All the assassins were caught, and the situation at the scene finally settled down.
Yuan Jin'er then boldly ran out of the room and looked at the wailing wounded people on the ground, as well as several seriously injured and dying servants nursing the hospital. She was frightened by such a cruel scene and quickly hugged the person next to her.
Sheathing the sword... Nie Yunzhu's body was still trembling slightly, whether it was fear or nervousness.
Li Mu comforted the two of them and came to Qin Siyuan: "Mr. Qin, are you okay?"
Qin Siyuan shook his head and sighed: "Nothing, I would like to thank you Liheng very much today."
As he spoke, he said with some emotion: "I've heard you say that you know martial arts a long time ago. I thought it was just talk, but I didn't expect that your skills are so powerful. Thanks to you and Yunzhu, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
Li Mu said calmly: "Mr. Qin, I'm so polite to you, that's right. Do you have any clue about where these people come from?"
Qin Siyuan looked at the captured assassins, frowned, and smiled with a complex expression after a while: "I have lived in seclusion in Jiangning for many years, and I haven't encountered anything like this for a long time. Looking at the attire and accent of these people, I am afraid they are from Liaoning.
people."
"Liao people..." Li Mu said: "These days, I have heard a lot of rumors about Mr. Qin. Mr. Qin has lived in seclusion in Jiangning for many years. The Liao people have not assassinated him for a long time and they have not assassinated him for a long time. Is it possible that they have heard those rumors when they assassinate him at this time?
"
Qin Siyuan smiled bitterly. There are rumors on the streets these days that he presided over the signing of the Blackwater Alliance as a trap for the Liao Kingdom. He not only corrupted the upper echelons of the Liao Kingdom, but also sow discord between the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom. This matter is going to require
When the news reached the Liao Kingdom, it was not impossible for someone to be angry and send someone to assassinate him.
Li Mu chatted with Qin Siyuan for a few words, and soon people from the government arrived. A group of soldiers took over the scene, followed closely by people from the Prince Consort's Palace who got the news. The leader was Kang Xian's confidant Lu Agui.
Lu Agui led the guards and quickly took over several assassins and found a lot of things from them, including business documents.
"People from the Liao Kingdom." Lu Agui took out the document, looked at it, and said solemnly: "Qin Gong has been living in seclusion for seven years, and these people from the Liao Kingdom dare to come and assassinate him. Damn it..." After that, he took people to interrogate him.
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Li Mu saw that the situation at the scene had completely calmed down. Yuan Jin'er and Nie Yunzhu could not adapt to such a bloody scene for a while, so they spoke to Mr. Qin and then took them to leave.
In the evening, Li Mu received the news that the matter was finally clear. The assassination of Qin Siyuan had nothing to do with the Liao court, which was normal.
In order to prevent the Wu Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom from uniting, the Liao Kingdom is currently easing its relationship with the Wu Kingdom. How could it be possible to send people to assassinate Qin Siyuan? What's more, the assassination process of these five assassins was quite random, unlike a strict organization and well-thought-out arrangements.
After interrogation and combining some of the things found on these people, a conclusion that made people laugh or cry was roughly deduced.
These five people are indeed from the Liao Kingdom. The noble young master leading them is a nobleman from the Liao Kingdom. There are angry youths everywhere. During this time, this noble young master came to the Wu Kingdom with his family generals in the name of trade and traveled around the mountains.
Water, it’s a lot of fun to play with!
Suddenly one day, rumors about Qin Siyuan spread everywhere. Naturally, this noble prince also heard about it. Thinking about the current miserable situation of the Liao Kingdom, it was possible that this man named Qin Siyuan was responsible for all this.
He was so passionate. For an angry young man, this was not bad. He immediately took action and vowed to kill this old thief.
He did what he said, so he led several of his men to Jiangning and decided to assassinate Qin Siyuan.
Thus, this confused assassination began.
That night, after practicing several rounds of the Great Music of Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang, Su Tan'er spread her long hair and lay on Li Mu's chest: "Today I heard that my husband encountered an assassin. Is it dangerous?"
Li Mu said: "You know my martial arts skills. I'm just a few assassins. How can I be in danger?"
Su Tan'er said: "Then you should be more careful in the future and don't get involved in anything dangerous."
Li Mu said: "Okay, don't worry, madam, if I encounter something that I can't handle, I won't meddle in it."
Su Tan'er said "hmm" and seemed to finally feel more at ease.
After a while, Su Tan'er spoke again: "It will be Qingming Festival in a while. I will go back with my husband and clean up the old house."
Li Mu knew that he was talking about the Ning family's old house, so he nodded and said, "Okay, listen to my wife."
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The next day, Li Mu was wandering around without anything to do and passed by the Qin Mansion. He wanted to go over and have a look and play two games of chess, but when he turned a corner, he saw that the entrance of the Qin Mansion was already busy with traffic, and there were many cars, horses and sedans parked.
Qin Siyuan has lived in seclusion in Jiangning for many years, and few people have visited him. Some time ago, rumors spread, and more people visited. Yesterday, there was another assassination, and even people from Liao were involved. Today, people from all walks of life have flocked here.
Li Mu looked at it for a few times. He was too lazy to participate in such a lively occasion, so he turned around and left.
Qin Siyuan's concubine Yun Niang happened to be passing nearby, saw Li Mu, and seemed to be leaving, so she hurriedly greeted him.
"Why don't Li Heng go in..."
Li Mu smiled and said: "There are many visitors from Qin today, so I won't go there. I'll come back to visit another day."
Yun Niang said: "What did Mr. Ning say? Mr. Ning saved my life yesterday and was a great kindness to the whole Qin family. If I leave like this, I am afraid that my wife will find out and blame me!"
As she said that, Yun Niang suppressed her smile slightly and suddenly said: "Yesterday, the situation was very dangerous. Young Master acted righteously, so that the old man could turn the crisis around. Please accept Yun Niang's respect."
As she spoke, she and the maid behind her bent down and bowed solemnly.
Li Mu had no choice but to accept this gift. It was not easy to go back at this time, so he had to follow Yun Niang into the Qin Mansion.
At this time, the Qin family indeed had many guests, including officials, Confucian scholars, and many scholars.
Li Mu came in, and there were many people who knew him. Some people heard that he saved Qin Siyuan yesterday and came over to say hello. Although Li Mu was not keen on socializing, he was very good at handling such occasions. He could deal with a few casual words and talk and laugh lightly.
After a while, everything becomes familiar and natural.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After being polite, we came to the hall, everyone sipped tea and started chatting about the assassins of the Liao Kingdom, the Liao Kingdom, and inevitably talked about it again.
On Qin Siyuan's body.
It is a matter of speculation whether the Blackwater Alliance and the layout of the Liao Kingdom are true. Some people believe it and some people do not. It is another discussion and debate.
Li Mu didn't like this kind of occasion very much, so he sat for a while before leaving.
After leaving Qin Mansion, we came to the Qinhuai River. It was now mid-February, the spring color was getting thicker, and emerald green appeared on both sides of the river bank.
Li Muru walked for a while and found a restaurant to sit down, eating and drinking while enjoying the view of the Qinhuai River.
At this time, several scholars at the nearby table drank a few glasses of wine and began to talk about romantic affairs. One scholar suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Have you heard? The oiran girl from the capital heard that she came to Jiangning.
.It is said that this girl has a beautiful face, beautiful scenery, and is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song. Such a strange woman, do you think we will have a chance to meet her?"
One person said: "I have also heard that this Miss Shishi is very famous in the capital, and many people have asked for her to meet her. It is said that Miss Shishi came to our Jiangning this time, just to meet friends, not acquaintances, I am afraid it is a rare meeting.
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Another person said: "That's right, I'm afraid if I want to meet outsiders, I'll only meet those powerful and powerful people!
The person from before said: "That's not necessarily true. Talented men like Cao Guan and Liu Qingdi can always meet each other."
Then he raised his hand to another person and said, "Brother Ji Chang has a long history of family education, and his uncle is an official in the government office. It's possible that he will be able to see you. But we are not so lucky."
"I just don't know if Mr. Li is known as the number one oiran in the capital. Is he worthy of his name or is he just hyped up? How does he compare with Qilan, Luo Miaomiao and others from Jiangning..."
Another person added: "A friend of mine once met Mr. Li in Tokyo and was amazed. I'm afraid Qilan and others are not as good as him."
"Furthermore, have you ever thought about whether we, Jiangning, will be overwhelmed by her this time? In today's Jiangning City, think about it, who can compare to Master Li."
"Let's just talk about the courtesan Qilan. Although she has an excellent figure, appearance, and talent, everyone knows that she was bought by the Puyang family with money, so she can't help but have a bit of a copper stench: Luo Miaomiao is more than gorgeous, but not grand enough; and there is Feng Xiaojing.
, known as the Orchid in the Konggu, has been discouraged since being forced to jump off the building by Cheng Yong, the commander of Wu Liejun, two years ago, and has rarely been in the limelight; it is the lively and pure Yuan Jin'er,
I heard that he also redeemed himself."
"Now in the entire Jiangning, I'm afraid there isn't anyone who can fight. There's no way they can compare."
A scholar suddenly said: "Tell me, could it be that Master Li deliberately chose this time to come here, saying he was just visiting friends, but in fact, he was provoking? He wanted to overwhelm our entire Jiangning in one fell swoop."
"If this is really the case, we and the Jiangning scholars must work together and not let her take advantage of her."
A scholar attacked the hand and said: "Brother Li is saying that this matter needs to be taken seriously, and we must not lose our Jiangning's reputation!"
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After talking to the end, several people came to such a strange point of view, and they all seemed to believe it. Although Li Mu was funny, he didn't care much, and just regarded it as being amused by what others said.
A few more days passed like this, and the Qingming Festival was getting closer and closer. It started to rain lightly in the sky. The cold spring rain washed the world clean and clear. The sprouting grass and trees, the budding flower buds, everything was so fresh, so
Colorful.
After all, in this era, Tomb-Sweeping Day is considered a big day and requires ancestor worship. Especially for large families, it takes it very seriously, and some people start preparing for it more than ten days in advance.
The Su family was the same. They began to prepare for the Qingming Festival, and the whole house suddenly became very lively.
Li Mu was as relaxed as ever. If the person who married into his wife did not change his surname, he would not be able to enter the ancestral hall, and he would not even have to participate in ancestor worship, which was good for him.
However, for people of this era, not entering the ancestral hall means not being taken seriously, but who in the Su family dares to ignore Li Mu. According to Xiaochan, several elders of the Su family discussed whether to find a way to allow Li Mu to participate.
In the ancestor worship ceremony, no result was reached after discussion. After all, everyone was worried about the clan rules. Li Mu didn't say anything, so this was the only way.
In this way, time flew by, and the Qingming Festival arrived. Li Mu took Xiao Chan all the way back to his old house. As for Su Tan'er, she had to participate in ancestor worship, so she had to go later.