Those mountain bandits had already been poisoned before they saw Ji Yanning, and the other mountain bandits were shocked.

Their boss died like this, and the other mountain bandits looked at each other, and when they saw the guards who had rushed over, some of them gritted their teeth and said, "This girl is evil enough, there is no need to take her own life!"

The rest of the bandits fled in all directions.

The guards stepped forward, not knowing who to chase for a while, and when they came to Ji Yanning's carriage, they had already disappeared into the hidden mountain forest.

"Is the eldest lady alright?" the lead guard stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the carriage.

In the carriage were also sitting Ji Yanning, who was expressionless, and Ziyu, who seemed to be frightened.

Ji Yanning glanced at the guard and said, "I'm fine, you send a few people back to report to the official, and the rest will continue to follow me to Zhuangzi." ”

Her breezy tone didn't seem like she had just been killed, as if everything was expected.

The guard didn't react for a moment, and was slightly stunned.

Ji Yanning frowned: "Something?"

The guard came back to his senses and arched his hand and said, "Miss, after this catastrophe, I don't know if there is an ambush on the road behind, if you have to send someone to report to the official......

"They won't come again. Ji Yanning interrupted the guards' words and said, "Their leader is dead, you ask the government to find out who they are, if it is a mountain bandit, just kill it." ”

When the guards heard Ji Yanning say this, they had to do it.

He sent one person back to find the people from the Yamen, and then divided a few people to stay here to guard the body of the mountain bandit, and the rest followed Ji Yanning to Zhuangzi.

The barricades had been cleared, and Ji Yanning's carriage procession continued to move forward.

Ziyu hadn't recovered from her panic yet, and her sweaty palms were slightly cold.

She said to Ji Yanning: "Miss, how do you know that there are no other killers on the road?"

Ji Yanning said lightly: "We went out with twenty guards, listening to the movement just now, there were more than thirty killers, they set a trap, they were originally determined to win my life, thinking that one blow would hit, how could it be possible to send people from behind to ambush again." ”

Ziyu nodded, understanding, but she still couldn't help but be stunned.

"Miss already knew that someone would ambush you halfway?" Ziyu asked.

Ji Yanning said: "It's just a guess." ”

Ziyu's eyes were worried: "Does that young lady know who did it? This blue sky and white day actually ambushed the killer in the suburbs, if they can't do it, I'm afraid they won't give up." ”

Ji Yanning said: "They obviously came prepared, and the people who wanted me to die were none other than those people, only when I died, they would have profits." ”

After listening to the young lady's words, Ziyu also guessed that the only people who are most unaccustomed to her own young lady now are the people in the Ji Mansion.

Thinking of the past such as the young lady and the young master falling into the water, as well as the second lady's poisoning in chicken soup, Ziyu felt cold behind her.

No wonder Miss said that she wanted to practice archery and pharmaceutical powder, which turned out to be for self-defense.

Today, with what happened just now, everyone became very cautious, for fear that there would be another killer on the way, and the rest of the time went exceptionally smoothly, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived at Zhuangzi in the suburbs.

This Zhuangzi is used to raise silkworms, silk is the raw material for making silk, which is very important for the quality of silk, and it is also one of the things that Bao Chang Kee values the most.

The carriage stopped outside Zhuangzi, and Ji Yanning stepped out of the carriage with the help of Ziyu.

Seeing that the two guards didn't know Ji Yanning, Ziyu stepped forward and said softly: "The eldest lady is here, why don't you call Steward Liu out quickly, is it difficult for the eldest lady to wait for him!"

When the two guards guarding at the gate of Zhuangzi heard this, they hurriedly bowed to Ji Yanning, and one of them hurriedly went to Zhuangzi to call Steward Liu.

Ji Yanning's eyes were indifferent, he glanced at them, turned his head sideways and said to the guards behind him: "You go to the courtyard to find a place to rest first, and Ziyu and Ji Jiu can accompany you." ”

Ji Jiu is the captain of the guards, and there is no need for too many people to follow in Zhuangzi, and the guards behind him answered yes one after another.

Ji Yanning walked straight into Zhuangzi with Ziyu and the guards.

At this time, everyone in Zhuangzi was busy with the things at hand, and when they saw Ji Yanning coming, no one stepped forward to greet her, but they valued her curiously, not knowing her identity, let alone why she came here.

But looking at what she was wearing, it shouldn't be something that people like them who do rough work can talk about.

Ji Yanning met their gaze, her eyes were a little soft, she stepped forward and walked towards them, looked at the silk they picked in their hands, and looked at it carefully.

"The silk looks good, but it doesn't look like there's a problem," she asked. ”

One of the mothers-in-law looked at the young lady in front of her who was both good-looking and kind, and said: "Most of our Zhuangzi are old people who do this work, and we haven't heard that there is a problem with the silk in our hands, this girl, don't listen to other people's nonsense!"

As soon as the woman's words fell, there was a rush of footsteps behind her.

"The eldest lady is here, the old slave is not welcome, please forgive the eldest lady!" Steward Liu stepped forward and bowed his head to Ji Yanning to make amends.

Ji Yanning turned to look at him and said, "Obviously, it was Shopkeeper Liu who asked Miss Ben to come, but it looks like an uninvited guest at this time, could it be that Manager Liu is sure that Miss Ben can't come?"

Steward Liu sneered: "The eldest lady's words really tormented the old slave, but the old slave was stumped by other things just now and couldn't leave for a while." ”

The other subordinates were surprised when they heard Steward Liu call Ji Yanning the eldest lady.

It turned out that this was their host's lady.

"Didn't Steward Liu say that there was something wrong with the silk on the Zhuangzi? I just asked, and it doesn't seem to be the case. Ji Yanning stared at Steward Liu's eyes, waiting for his explanation with a smile.

Steward Liu also heard the words of the woman when she came just now, in fact, it was just an excuse to let Ji Yanning come, as long as the eldest lady died on the road, who cared what she did when she came to Zhuangzi.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yanning came to Zhuangzi unscathed.

Steward Liu's eyes were a little evasive, and he explained: "Xu is the subordinate who passed the word misheard, and what the old slave said is that there are some discrepancies in the quantity of other shops." ”

Ji Yanning asked, "If that's the case, just tell Steward Wu directly, he can handle it." ”

Steward Liu sneered, saw that Ji Yanning only brought Ziyu and Ji Jiu, and then diverted the topic and asked, "Why did the eldest lady bring two people with her." ”

"I just encountered mountain bandits on the road, and some of them were injured. Ji Yanning said unhurriedly.

Steward Liu looked surprised: "There are actually mountain bandits?!"

Ji Yanning nodded, and looked at Steward Liu with a serious face: "Fortunately, I brought a lot of guards, and I beat them away and captured two of them, but both of them said that they were instructed by Steward Liu to rob and kill me." Steward Liu, can there be such a thing?"

Steward Liu's face turned pale suddenly, and he instantly regained his expression, hurriedly knelt down, and said, "How is this possible? The old slave is loyal, and it is impossible to do such a thing. ”

The rest of the people who were working were whispering, some shocked, some disbelieving.

Ji Yanning stepped forward to help Steward Liu up, and said gently: "I naturally believe in Steward Liu, so I have escorted those people to the government office, and under severe torture, Steward Liu will inevitably be returned to his innocence." ”

Steward Liu only felt a sudden tingling pain in his wrist, as if he had been bitten by an ant, and disappeared in an instant.

At this time, he didn't care about anything else, after all, what Ji Yanning said made a cold sweat break out on his back.

If those people have called themselves out......

Colluding with mountain bandits and murdering the master's family, this is not a crime he can bear, what the second lady asked him to do, he knows very well that she will not admit it, and he will only be planted when the time comes.

So far, it's better to ......

Steward Liu's eyes showed a trace of murderous intent, and the next moment, he pulled out a dagger from his waist, and then grabbed Ji Yanning's wrist with his left backhand and pulled it to his side, and put the dagger against Ji Yanning's neck.

Before everyone could react, Steward Liu had already kidnapped Ji Yanning.

"Miss!" Ji Jiu drew his sword and pointed at Steward Liu, glared at him angrily and said, "What do you want to do?"

Steward Liu snorted coldly and said, "Since you have discovered it, I can't sit idly by, right? You go and take all the money in the account room! Put it in the carriage, otherwise don't blame me for being unkind." ”

The sharp dagger was pressed against Ji Yanning's white neck like this, and because it was too forceful, a thin cut was made, and bright red blood was exposed.

Ji Yanning said: "Steward Liu is so skillful, it seems that he is a practitioner. ”

"It doesn't hurt to tell you, Lao Tzu was originally a grass bandit, and he has seen a lot of blood in his hands, if you don't know each other, don't blame my subordinates for being ruthless!" Steward Liu's tone became cold.

Although he has been in charge for two years, his work is not rusty.

The guards outside heard the movement and rushed over one after another to surround Steward Liu, but because he was still kidnapping Ji Yanning in his hands, everyone didn't dare to move.

"Let you take the money and put it in the carriage!" Steward Liu suddenly became angry and shouted loudly.

Ji Jiu glanced at the eldest lady, and was about to send someone to do what Steward Liu said, but at this time, the eldest lady spoke.

"My life is gone, what do I want money for. ”

Under the gaze of everyone, Ji Yanning pushed away Steward Liu's hand holding the dagger with his hand, and then slowly walked out of his restraints.

During the whole process, Steward Liu did not move.

"You...... What did you do to me?" Steward Liu found that his whole body was out of his control, and he froze in place, unable to even move his fingers.

Ji Yanning didn't answer his words, but said to Ji Jiu: "He can't move now, tie him up." ”

She pricked him with a poisonous silver needle just now when she was helping Liu to take charge, but it took a little time for this poison to attack.

Steward Liu's martial arts skills were a bit unexpected to her, but fortunately, he didn't immediately take her life, and it seemed that he would have to change some faster onset poison belts with him in the future in order to save her hard-won life.