Chapter 52: Night Raid
"Miss! Miss! It's not good!"
The inner courtyard of Chen Mansion.
A maid called out and trotted into a small attic.
The maid Xiao Yuan stood in front of her with her hands on her hips, raised her eyebrows and scolded: "Why are you yelling so loudly! Can you bear to scare the young lady?"
"No, Miss Yuan..."
This maid seemed to be very afraid of Xiaoyuan.
"Xiao Huan, what's the matter?"
Miss Chen's voice came from the other side.
"snort."
Xiaoyuan glared at her fiercely before moving aside to let her in.
Miss Chen was sitting by the window in the room.
Turning her head, there seemed to be a trace of unremovable sadness between her beautiful brows.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Huan came in and showed a happy expression: "Miss, it's not bad, it's great! It's a great joy!"
"With the current state of the Chen Mansion, how can there be any happy event?"
Miss Chen turned her head indifferently and looked out the window.
Xiao Huan smiled and said, "Miss, it was that Mr. Jiang who sent someone to ask for marriage from the master!"
"What!"
Before Miss Chen could react, Xiaoyuan beside her jumped up.
He glared and asked, "Did the master agree?"
Xiao Huan covered her mouth and smiled, "Of course I agreed. I heard that Mr. Jiang is not an ordinary demon patroller. It is rumored that he is a talented writer who can surpass those students of Bailu Academy."
Xiao Yuan shouted angrily, "Just him? What literary talent? A mere demon patroller dares to covet the young lady? A toad wants to eat swan meat, he is dreaming!"
"Madoka."
Miss Chen called out faintly.
Xiaoyuan, who always looked very ferocious in front of others, was very obedient to her and could be made to shut up with just a gentle word.
But there was still an indignant look on his face.
Miss Chen said, "Xiao Huan, what's going on?"
Xiao Huan said excitedly, "Young Master Jiang asked Lieutenant You Xu of the Sujing Division to come and propose to the master, saying that he wants to marry you, young lady!"
Xiao Yuan listened with anger in her eyes and her chest heaving.
He just received a frown from Miss Chen and didn't dare to get angry.
His brows furrowed slightly as he asked in confusion, "Master Jiang?"
Xiao Huan said happily: "Yes, it's Mr. Jiang who just read the love poem to you, young lady!"
"Miss, although this Mr. Jiang is only a demon patrol guard with a low status, he is extremely talented. I heard that even the great scholars of Bailu Academy have high praise for him!"
"Better than the ones Miss had before..."
"shut up!"
Xiao Yuan cursed angrily, raised her hand and slapped her. With a snap, a clear palm print appeared on Xiao Huan's face.
After being slapped hard, she didn't dare to say a word. She covered her face, lowered her head in fear with tears in her eyes.
"Madoka!"
Miss Chen's gentle voice was filled with a hint of displeasure.
Xiao Yuan said angrily: "Miss, this bitch dared to talk nonsense, she deserves to die!"
Miss Chen shook her head, came to Xiaohuan, and touched the palm print on her face: "Does it hurt?"
Xiaohuan smiled while crying: "Miss, Xiaohuan doesn't feel any pain."
Miss Chen sighed: "Xiao Huan, you go down first, let someone get you some medicine to apply, and then go to the account office to withdraw two taels of silver."
"Yes, ma'am."
Xiaohuan didn't dare to say anything more. She covered her face and sobbed as she walked out.
Xiao Yuan looked aggrieved: "Miss..."
Miss Chen shook her head and said, "You, don't be so impulsive in the future."
Xiao Yuan pouted and said, "Miss, I am just angry."
"Who is that Jiang guy? A toad wants to eat swan meat?"
Miss Chen just stared out the window, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, as if there was something fascinating in the night.
Hearing this, she just said calmly: "Young Master Jiang is extraordinary. I have also read his poems and articles. He is indeed a man of great literary talent. Few people in the world can match him. It is not a bad thing to marry him."
Xiaoyuan's eyes widened in disbelief. She was about to speak, but she heard her say, "Xiaoyuan, you go down first."
"Yes, ma'am."
Xiaoyuan had no choice but to leave the attic obediently.
Looking back at Miss Chen who was leaning against the window upstairs, Xiaoyuan bit her lip and left reluctantly.
As he walked, he muttered angrily, "Humph, you stinky toad named Jiang, you dare to covet the young lady. Sooner or later, you will be punished by God like those six short-lived ghosts."
In the attic.
Miss Chen 's eyes showed a hint of doubt: "This Jiang Zhou is not a lustful person, what is his intention in doing this?"
…
Jiang Zhou was lying in a residential house in Wujun City at this time.
If his guesses were correct, Yu might become bait once a marriage proposal was made.
You may be bitten by the "fish" at any time.
If you are not careful, you will end up eating everything.
There is danger, but the idea was his own and he couldn't give up halfway.
This is the house that You Xu prepared for him. He will live here for the next three days.
You Xu is indeed more experienced than him.
Although he came up with this trick to lure the snake out of its hole, he did not take some details into consideration.
Living in Sujingsi, the murderer never had a chance to attack him.
The murderer has killed six sons-in-law of the Chen family at their weddings for six consecutive times.
After such a big fuss caused by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Supervision, the murderer might not dare to commit the crime in the same way again and kill him in front of the two departments on the day of the "wedding".
There is a high possibility that they will come to kill him in advance.
Living outside gives the murderer an opportunity.
The reason is not difficult to find. Even if he is a demon patrol guard, it is impossible for him to live in the office after getting married.
It is reasonable for newlyweds to live in a new house.
Mr. Chen has already agreed to You Xu's proposal, and the wedding is scheduled for two days later.
Very hasty.
However, You Xu explained that the time given by the governor was limited . If there was no suitable reason before that, they had no right to excuse the Chen family.
Mr. Chen was also aware of this and agreed readily.
He wanted to hold a grand ceremony, but was stopped by You Xu.
It is said that Miss Chen's marriage is already her sixth, so it is not appropriate to hold a grand ceremony.
All we have to do is wait for the auspicious time and take the bride away.
This was Jiang Zhou's request, and You Xu didn't care about it, so he simply agreed.
If he really had to follow the process, with three matchmakers, six bridesmaids, and a wedding ceremony, Jiang Zhou would never do it.
He didn't want to really marry Miss Chen.
It was dark and Jiang Zhou was lying on the bed.
He already regretted coming up with this bad idea.
Being the bait wasn't a pleasant feeling.
If he hadn't relied on Long Chu and Taiyi Wuyanluo, he would never dare to do this.
"call……"
There seemed to be wind outside the house, and a slight whistling sound came through the gaps in the doors and windows.
Um?
Jiang Zhou suddenly felt a chill behind his head, as if someone was blowing against his neck.
A chill ran up from the coccyx, and the entire back felt chilly and the hairs stood on end.
Then I smelled an extremely fishy odor, and my head felt dizzy for a moment.
As soon as the feeling of drowsiness appeared, a warm current rushed out from his heart, flowed through his whole body, and he became clear-headed again.
It’s really coming!
So fast!
Jiang Zhou suddenly opened his eyes.
I found that a dark shadow had been lying silently beside the bed, with his hands on the edge of the bed and his head resting on it.
A gray face was less than two inches away from him.
A pair of eyes without whites, as black as ink, were staring straight at him.
