The clever Xiao Tao had already gotten out of the car to inquire.
"Miss, it is said that the emperor's condition for letting Mr. Song return home is to let Mr. Song walk around the streets so that he can see for himself what kind of reputation he has among the people."
It doesn't matter what the emperor's original words were. What matters is that someone took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. Those who accurately hit Meng Shuang were all skilled practitioners. The old lady with trembling hands and dazzled eyes did not have that accuracy.
"What is this for? To humiliate Shouchang Hou Mansion?"
Even Suisui was angry. When he could use someone, he would push them out and use them as knives. But when they were no longer needed, he would start thinking of all kinds of ways to humiliate them?
Seeing that they were still one step away from the door of their home, the crowd that had gathered to watch the excitement suddenly rioted, and they were so crowded that they could no longer move forward.
Having received the news in advance, the Shouchang Hou Mansion sent their guards to squeeze into the crowd, trying to separate a road, but they were entangled by old, weak, women and children and hugged their arms and legs.
"Hitting people, Shouchang Houfu is beating people!"
The surroundings were in chaos and the situation was unclear. The guards were helpless and did not dare to make any decisions on their own.
Some people ran back to Shouchang Hou Mansion and came out with a basin of copper coins to scatter among the crowd. Some people squatted on the ground to pick up the coins. Some people took advantage of the chaos to cause trouble and intended to assassinate Song Jingwei.
There was a flash of cold light, and Lian Suisui's eyes widened.
"careful!"
She subconsciously opened the curtain and stood on the carriage. The killer was caught by Qin Hongye before he got close to Song Jingwei.
Even before Suisui's heart dropped, the thumping sound next to her ears made her squat down subconsciously.
The half of Qin Shiqiong's face that was exposed in front of people had a look of horror. She had two flying knives nailed to the position where she had just stood. Judging from the strength and direction, someone should have used the flying knives to open the other one.
Lian Suisui looked up and saw a cold-faced man in scholar's uniform, tightening his thin lips and looking in the direction of Song Jingwei.
Qin Shiqiong looked at him steadily, biting her lips and saying nothing.
Lian Suisui's eyes went back and forth between the two of them several times, and he suddenly realized that this was the fifth young master of the Shen family, right?
As expected, he is extremely handsome and has a unique temperament.
Although he was observing the situation in the crowd, he involuntarily moved closer to the carriage, looking around with alert eyes, always on guard against hidden weapons and cold arrows that might fly out.
With him around, Lian Suisui felt a little relieved and put away the silver needle in his hand.
Looking at the other side, the crowd was separated by guards. The killer who took advantage of the chaos saw that he was defeated, or escaped, or swallowed poison and died of poison. The people who picked up the money backed away in fear, confused and at a loss.
Qin Hongye obviously saw them too, and glanced at Fifth Young Master Shen, who came over.
"Miss Liansan, Miss Qin, the eldest son wants you to go in and talk."
They have already arrived in front of the Shouchang Hou Mansion, and it is not safe to drive them back.
Thanks to Qin Shiqiong, Lian Suisui got a lot of melons.
"Son! You have suffered!"
Everyone escorted Song Jingwei into the Marquis Mansion. Mrs. Shizi had been thinking about it all day and night, and her hair was almost turning gray with worry.
Song Jingwei choked up and said, "Mother is worried..."
"What exactly is going on?"
"As long as everything is fine, it's fine!"
"Come inside and talk!"
Everyone sat down in the living room. The master couldn't care about them at the moment. Meng Shuang went to the next door to change his clothes and came back. He sat down and started to complain.
"The Emperor clearly knows how many powerful people Brother Song has offended over the years. Since he feels sorry for Brother Song, he can either imprison him until the Chinese New Year or let him go quickly, and yet he still does this! Well, Brother Song has not yet taken office. , you have to deal with your own case first!"
Assassination of a court official in the street. Even though the killer is dead, the case still needs to be solved!
"From the Minister of Dali Temple to the Minister of Jingzhao Prefecture, although he only dropped one level, his status is very different. The Minister of Dali Temple is one of the three official and nine ministers, and ten Jingzhao yamen are not as good as one Dali Temple!"
Meng Shuang didn't dare to say anything too extreme. After all, this matter was quite a big fuss. There must be informants everywhere in the Shouchang Hou Mansion. If word got out that he shouldn't have said anything, it would not only be bad for him, but also affect the whole country. Shouchanghou Mansion.
"As soon as I got the news, I rushed over to escort Brother Song. This happened during the Chinese New Year. Fortunately, Brother Song is fine!"
Has Meng Shuang always been this virtuous?
Lian Suisui looked at him speechlessly, thinking that the original owner was indeed blind. There were so many good-looking men in the capital, so why didn't they have eyesight and still entangled with him for a while? She didn't dare to speak now to avoid embarrassment to him.
"Why did you come here?"
Qin Hongye looked at the two of them seriously, "If you Chengjun hadn't been here today, would you two still be alive?"
Even Suisui couldn't figure out why the killer attacked the two of them instead. Maybe he saw that the situation was not good and wanted to use them as hostages?
"Brother, I know I was wrong, can you..."
Qin Hongye made a face and didn't wait for her to finish.
"cannot!"
Qin Shiqiong's face fell.
"You didn't even hear me finish!"
"How could I not tell my mother that such a big thing happened? Besides, Cheng Jun is still here, even if I don't tell my parents, my parents will know!"
Qin Shiqiong looked at Shen Chengjun reluctantly and opened her mouth to beg. Thinking of his temper, she pouted and said nothing.
Shen Chengjun has handsome features. Although he is young, he is very calm.
"Every time you learn a lesson, you gain wisdom. Doesn't Miss Qin know where she went wrong?"
His voice was so pleasant that Lian Suisui lowered his head again to avoid involving her.
"I know, I know... I'm going to lecture you again! You don't need to complain, I will confess to my mother when I go home!"
Lian Suisui took the opportunity to ask Qin Hongye.
"Cousin, is the Song family's cousin okay?"
Qin Hongye's attitude toward Lian Suisui was okay, but judging from her expression, she probably wanted to have an attack, but was holding back.
"We all feel sorry for him. He didn't have much reaction, so he should be fine."
Even his father Song Wenkang couldn't compare to Song Jingwei's magnanimity and cultivation.
"It's okay."
They couldn't help if they stayed at the house, so they asked the servants to go and tell the master's family, and everyone left Shouchang Hou's house in order.
The people gathered at the door had dispersed.
"I'll take you home."
Lian Suisui waved his hand and said, "No, I can just go by myself."
Qin Hongye couldn't refuse and said: "I just happened to drop by to tell my aunt about the situation, so as not to worry her. Chengjun is here with Shi Qiong."
Qin Shiqiong was not very reliable, but Shen Chengjun was very reliable. Qin Hongye was relieved to leave his sister to him.
Shen Chengjun did not refute, but his sister's expression clearly resisted.
"Who wants to travel with a piece of wood! Brother, I will send my cousin off to Suisui with you!"
Lian Suisui's mouth twitched, and she became the meat of the cake.
"It's really not necessary. I can walk on my own. Who dares to do evil in the street under the emperor's feet? Why don't you kidnap me?"
"Bah, bah, bah! What are you talking about during the Chinese New Year!"
Qin Shiqiong turned to be a guest and wanted to go with Lian Suisui, but there was no other way, so the four of them set off together.
The breeze blew the curtains on the carriage open and closed, and Qin Shiqiong looked at Shen Chengjun who was riding a horse outside through the gap in the curtains.
Lian Suisui followed her line of sight and opened the car curtain, grinning and saying, "He is your fiancé. You can look at him as openly as you want!"
"Oh, what are you doing!"
People outside heard the noise and turned around. Qin Shiqiong hurriedly lowered the car curtain and pulled Lian Suisui aside.
Lian Suisui chuckled.
"It's not that you want to look at others, but you are still so timid... I think Mr. Shen Wu is quite good-looking."
Even Suisui didn't lower his voice deliberately. Shen Chengjun, who was very close, could hear the two of them whispering.
"How good-looking he is! He's not as good-looking as my elder brother! He looks like a piece of wood. He doesn't smile at all. He's so cold!"
Qin Shiqiong was obviously duplicity, and Lian Suisui was afraid that Shen Chengjun would misunderstand her for stirring up trouble, so he hurriedly brought the topic back.
"His family suffered a sudden change, so it's only natural for people to be stern."
Chu Zhiyi, who was sitting by the window on the second floor, watched the Lian family's carriage passing downstairs. His eyes fell on Qin Hongye and Shen Chengjun on both sides of the carriage, and he tapped his knuckles on the window lattice.
"Why did you forget that there is Qin Hongye..."
