The general asked them to protect Lady Jiang, and he also had the responsibility to protect her reputation.
There were only two female relatives in this temple, and the woman who had a secret meeting inside must be related to Jiang Ru. Yuan Lang had a sullen face and shouted back his subordinates who wanted to watch the fun.
"Then Brother Yuan must be careful and don't let the two of them escape."
It was dark just now, and they didn't see the appearance of the two of them clearly. Jiang Ru was wearing a gray cloak and disappeared directly into the night.
"Um."
Yuan Lang went in holding the knife. Inside, Tuoba Mingge had abandoned Jiang Ru and escaped. It was okay to hide his identity from Jiang Ru, but Jiang Zhe's soldiers had to deal with him a lot. Tuoba Mingge was afraid that he would be recognized.
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His horse was outside the valley. Tuoba Mingge pulled the reins and rode away.
The wind and snow at night became stronger and stronger, and the sound of horse hooves was lost in the rustling wind. Jiang Ru fell to the ground, and there was a man's voice in her ears.
"Ru'er, wait for me."
He left and left her behind.
Jiang Ru's face was very cold, but if she thought that Tuoba Mingge really wanted to take her away, she would probably not agree.
Jiang Zhe would not have a daughter who eloped with others. She wanted to return to the Jiang Mansion to inherit the family property, and her reputation on the surface must be maintained.
Jiang Ru tightened her cloak, took off all the hairpins on her head, and held the sharp golden hairpin in her hand. She listened to the footsteps behind her, and a murderous look flashed across her eyes.
Yuan Lang approached and saw the woman kneeling on the ground at a glance. He looked at the empty entrance of the cave. The wind was blowing in the snow, and the cold felt like it had penetrated into the seams of the bones, making people shiver.
The woman on the ground lowered her head and her hair was messy, making it impossible to see her true face.
Yuan Lang has never met Jiang Ru and doesn't know what she looks like, but based on his guess, the noble daughter of the General's Mansion is naturally dressed in fine clothes and mink fur, and has a gold and jade hairpin ring that is noble and dazzling. She is definitely not as handsome as the woman in front of him.
It looked dusty and there was no jewelry on my head.
He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it would be better if she wasn't Mrs. Jiang, otherwise Yuan Lang wouldn't know how to explain it to the general if he encountered such a thing when he first came here.
Jiang Ru listened to his footsteps getting closer and closer, and the golden hairpin in her hand hurt from her pinching. She silently calculated the distance in her heart. If Yuan Lang dared to approach again, she would hold up the hairpin and insert it into him.
But before she could make any move, Yuan Lang spoke in a deep voice.
"Are you Lady Jiang's maid?"
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Jiang Ru stiffened and raised her head suddenly.
When did she become a maid?
When Yuan Lang saw her reaction, he became more and more sure of his guess. This woman was the maid who took care of Madam Jiang.
In particular, Jiang Ru's appearance was just delicate. Without the decoration of hairpins and jewelry, and the cold wind blowing all night, she looked miserable and pale.
In Yuan Lang's mind, those noble girls from aristocratic families all looked like fairies, and they were definitely not as embarrassed as he was in front of him.
Jiang Ru didn't know where he was thinking, but her identity was not exposed. She breathed a sigh of relief, and the golden hairpin was put into her sleeve.
Jiang Ru nodded slightly, and Yuan Lang's face suddenly darkened.
"As Mrs. Jiang's maid, you just don't serve in front of the master, but you actually came to the back mountain to do this kind of thing. If we hadn't bumped into you, you might have succeeded..."
The more Yuan Lang thought about it, the angrier he became. How could a person as powerful as the general be allowed to be slandered at will? This little maid has no sense of shame. With her by Lady Jiang's side, she will only teach people to be worse.
They were ordered to protect Lady Jiang, and the maids around her naturally had to help eradicate her.
"What happened today has been discovered by the brothers. This is a smear on the general's face. For the sake of Mrs. Jiang's reputation, I can't keep you!"
Yuan Lang grasped the handle of the knife and was about to pull it out when Jiang Ru spoke urgently.
"You can't kill me!"
This reckless man actually dared to take her life.
Jiang Ru heard what he said and knew that these people were sent by her father, and that her affair with the man was all seen by them.
Jiang Ru's heart tightened and her whole body became panicked.
If her identity was not exposed, her life would be dead, but if her identity was exposed, the news of her affair would immediately reach Jiang Zhe's ears, and her already precarious reputation would be completely ruined. Jiang Ru closed her eyes and pinched her nails.
In the palm of her hand, the pain woke her up.
Losing her life or losing her reputation, she didn't choose either, she wanted to take a gamble.
"Why can't I kill you? You led Madam Jiang into trouble and did such an immoral thing. If the news reaches the ears of the general, you will only die. No one can save you."
The knife in Yuan Lang's hand was pointed at the tip of Jiang Ru's nose. The knife had a strong smell of blood, which was particularly pungent in the windy and snowy night. Jiang Ru tilted her head back as hard as she could, trying to distance herself from the knife.
Her heart was pounding, but her eyes were bold and firm as she looked at the man.
"My wife is sick and needs someone to take care of her. I am the only maid in this temple. If you kill me, who will take care of my wife?"
She took a gamble that the man in front of her was not familiar with the Jiang family. He couldn't even recognize her, so naturally he didn't know if she was sick.
Sure enough, Yuan Lang frowned and doubt flashed across his face.
"What disease? Why doesn't the general know about it?"
If the general knew that Mrs. Jiang was sick, he would definitely send a doctor over. It was very cold on this mountain and there was nothing but monks and pilgrims. Yuan Lang didn't know how cruel Jiang Zhe was to send his daughter to this place where no one can shit.
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Seeing that he had no suspicion, Jiang Ru's tense body relaxed a little. She stepped back, avoiding the tip of the knife, and only spoke when she saw that there was no longer a threat.
"My wife's face and body are covered with rashes, and she is shady. She is only willing to let me take care of her on weekdays. She is very resistant to others."
Jiang Ru made an excuse for herself. There was nothing more suitable than this disease. Since she pretended to be a maid, she could not cheat again later, so Jiang Ru must not be exposed in front of these people.
"Furthermore, the general has ordered that no one is allowed to send anything to the mountain. My wife closed her door to reflect on her past mistakes. The general asked her to make a complete change before she could return home."
Yuan Lang nodded lightly, this was indeed something Jiang Zhe could do, but with such a disease, there was no doctor on the mountain. Yuan Lang felt that Mrs. Jiang was too pitiful, and when he looked at the woman in front of him, he felt even more hateful.
"Since your wife is so seriously ill and you don't take care of her and just run out, I shouldn't take your life!"
The black knife was passed forward, and Jiang Ru felt that several of her hairs had been cut off. The blood all over her body had solidified. She came up with such an argument out of desperation.
"I came out to get medicine for my wife. The man promised to buy medicine from outside to treat my wife's illness. Who knew that before he even got the things, he was scared away by some men..."
