I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 104 Testing the Knife
Ye Wanshu ate the meat with her hands in silence and ignored Gu Tingchen, but she guessed that this bastard must have already started to deal with Fu Mingchi.

Empress Dowager Gu has assisted in the government affairs for decades and has a solid foundation. It is not easy to ask her to return power to the emperor. I am afraid we really need to find a sharp knife.

Prince Qi is hypocritical, and Prince Yan is not a wise ruler. Since everyone says that Prince Yongning has the talent to govern the country, we might as well take this opportunity to try out whether Fu Mingchi's knife is useful or not.

Fu Mingchi, that bastard, has put so much effort into getting close to me, and I think he is the last one who wants to see her follow Gu Tingchen back to Lin'an. Now I just need to wait patiently for him to return to Jikang County. If he can come back safely, it means that my bet this time is right, and I can continue to be allies with him in the future.

Looking at Gu Tingchen nonchalantly, she said coldly: "The matter has been clarified. When will Ji Yunze be released?"

Gu Tingchen smiled and said, "Since he was framed, and my cousin is not someone who kills innocent people, I will send someone to release that nerd."

But he had to change the previous arrangement: "Wanwan, after hearing what you said just now, I think it would be safer for you to stay at the Pacification Commissioner's Office for the time being. I will have someone arrange your marriage as soon as possible, and we will return to the Duke's Mansion together after the wedding."

Ye Wanshu heard that he was on guard against her, and she was afraid that she would not dare to consider marrying Ji Yunze for the time being, otherwise who knows what danger he would face next time.

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Gu Tingchen. She smiled coldly and said, "Gu Tingchen, why do you have to deceive yourself? There is no love between you and me. Even if we get married, it will only torture each other. Do you like this kind of life?"

Gu Tingchen closed his eyes impatiently: "Wanwan, you have too deep a prejudice against your cousin. You have always been the only one in your cousin's heart. How could he not have any feelings for you?"

Glancing at her with a half-smile, Gu Tingchen said in a warning tone, "Don't play any more tricks. I can catch that nerd once, but I can catch him again. It's late, I'll let Caiju and Qiuli come over to help you rest."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

Not long after he left, Caiju and Qiuli walked in together from outside.

Seeing the two girls, Ye Wanshu instantly felt much more at home, and a faint smile appeared on her face: "Why did you two come with us?"

Qiuli smiled and came forward to pour her kumis: "The young master was worried that others would not be able to serve my cousin well, so he specially brought me and Caiju with him before leaving Lin'an."

Ye Wanshu didn't feel like drinking anymore and slowly stood up. "No more drinking. I want to go see Master Ji off."

The two maids looked at each other and nodded together: "Then we will accompany you."

Ye Wanshu walked out of the main hall quietly. Caiju and Qiuli followed her with lights on, heading towards the dungeon of the Pacification Commissioner's Office.

Under the pretext of going to the dungeon, Ye Wanshu secretly observed along the way and found that after leaving the mansion, the yard was full of soldiers.

It seems that escaping from the Pacification Commissioner's Office is not an easy task.

It is said that the Pacification Commissioner has stationed 50,000 troops in Jikang County. Although Xue Jiu went out to sea in full force this time, there should be quite a few troops left behind. In addition to Liu Zhang's patrol camp, there are at least tens of thousands of people. I am afraid that even if Fu Mingchi comes back, it will take some effort for her to escape.

But now is not the time to think about this matter. She has to wait patiently for the news of Qi Yunsheng and Liu Rouer's death to come, and completely relieve Ji Yunze's worries before she can plan this matter.

He led Caiju and Qiuli to a towering platform near the dungeon and silently watched the jailer bring Ji Yunze out.

He walked and stopped, as if he was searching for something, and kept looking around. Ye Wanshu asked the two maids to turn off the lights and hide in the dark without making any noise.

Although they are from the Rongguo Mansion, Caiju and Qiuli have always been much closer to their cousin than to the other young masters in the mansion.

Perhaps because they had been with her since childhood, seeing her look of loss, Caiju and Qiuli felt distressed: "Cousin, if you want to go and see him off, go ahead. We servants will be guarding him for you."

“No need.” Ye Wanshu shook her head.

Everything that needed to be said had been said in the dungeon, and his purpose of coming out was more to check on the situation of the Pacification Commissioner's Office.

As for Ji Yunze, she believed that he was not someone who could be defeated so easily.

"Go back." Ye Wanshu said lightly and turned around to walk back.

At this moment, her heart was more determined than ever. Since she could not live a peaceful life in a corner, she could only integrate into this unbearable world and go against the current to change it. This way, her life would not be in vain.

……

The night was silent. In the Qi family's courtyard, Liu Rouer and Qi Liu had just gathered enough money to send away the plague-mongering people from Prince Yongning's mansion. Only then did they dare to sit in the main room and breathe a sigh of relief.

"This bastard, I worked so hard to build up some family fortune, but today it was all squandered," Qi Liu cursed.

"After all, it's the Chu family's little bitch's dowry. If I can help my cousin solve his current troubles, all the injustices I've endured over the years will be worth it."

Liu Rouer said complacently, "Don't worry, Auntie. My cousin said that he's now married to a wealthy family and will soon be very successful. A mere five hundred thousand taels is nothing. Moreover, my cousin also said that the Ye family is quite wealthy. That little bitch from the Ye family helped Chu Yin plot against my cousin. Once my cousin gets promoted, he will get all the Ye family's wealth. That is far more than Chu Yin's dowry can compare to."

Hearing this, Qi Liushi felt somewhat relieved: "I hope so."

But as the sky grew darker, she suddenly felt uneasy: "That bastard Yun Sheng doesn't usually stay out this late. Why hasn't he come back today? Is he out flirting with other girls?"

"Why should I bother with this, Aunt?" Liu Rou'er didn't care at all. "As long as my cousin is willing to hand over the money to me and Aunt, he can go find another woman if he wants."

"You are quite magnanimous." Qi Liu curled her lips in dissatisfaction. When she was about to send someone out to check, the gate of the courtyard was suddenly kicked open, and then a group of soldiers rushed in.

"Confiscate all the Qi family's property, and kill everyone in the courtyard without mercy."

At Liu Zhang's command, the bright sword light became even colder under the illumination of the torch.

The soldiers raised their swords and swung them, and those who stepped forward to stop them fell to the ground.

Recognizing them as members of the Pacification Commissioner's Office, Liu Rou'er hurried forward, her heart in a state of panic, "Sir, what's the matter? My husband and I have rendered great service to the young master. Why have you trespassed upon my humble home and murdered us to silence us?"

"You have to ask your husband about this yourself," Liu Zhang said coldly.

Liu Rouer hurriedly asked, "Where is my husband?"

"You'll see it soon."

Liu Zhang knew the reason why the young master was so eager to execute this family. Qi Yunsheng even traded his beloved to please the young master, and the bitch Liu Rouer disregarded her own innocence in order to enter the Qi family. Such people with no bottom line would only be a disaster if they stayed in the world.

Without saying a word, he stabbed Liu Rouer in the lower abdomen, and Liu Rouer fell to the ground and died on the spot.

"Rou'er." Before Qi Liu could step forward, she was hacked to death. The whole yard was noisy for a cup of tea before returning to silence.

Liu Zhang wiped the blood off his sword and looked at the property confiscated by the soldiers, which totaled less than twenty taels of silver.

"Qi Yunsheng has plundered a lot in the past few years following Xue Jiu, so how come he only has this little property?" Liu Zhang asked in confusion.

The soldiers shook their heads.

"Forget it." Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Go back and report."

The purpose of this trip was not to confiscate the silver. After he took the soldiers and put seals on them, he rushed back to the Pacification Commissioner's Office at night, exhausted.

(End of this chapter)