Reborn to Be A Noble Wife - Chapter 222

Chapter 222 Have You Asked, or Are You Already Clear?

Seeing the people from Yamen coming over, the onlookers dispersed. Qu Moying also stopped in her tracks. The Old Lady gave Granny Wu a look. Granny Wu understood and went forward to deal with the matter.

Yu Dong followed her.

Several court runners came over to suppress them and prepared to take the assassin away.

“May I ask which Yamen you are from? Do you need these people to be witnesses? This person is trying to assassinate our young lady in broad daylight. I wonder why he did so?” Yu Dong was in front of Granny Wu. She bowed to the leader and asked.

“We aren’t clear on this matter yet. We will only know after we investigate it.” The leader was a middle-aged man in his thirties. He waved his hand impatiently.

“Sir, we are the family members of Vice Minister Qu’s Mansion.” Granny Wu stepped forward and said with a smile.

“Even if your Masters are the family members of Vice Minister’s Mansion, they can’t interfere with Yamen’s affairs before the matter is thoroughly investigated,” the middle-aged man said. He turned around and was about to leave with his men, not saying which Yamen he was from.

“Sir, which Yamen are you from? Why did you take the assassin away without asking a thing? Are you with the assassin?” Yu Dong stepped forward and stopped him. He acted like an ignorant young maid. He put his hand on his waist and glared at the court runner, refusing to let him pass.

Hearing her words, the people who were about to disperse immediately stopped.

“We are from the Ministry of Justice. This person is very suspicious. So we are taking him back for an investigation. If there is any progress, we will inform the Vice Minister,” he said. The middle-aged man became more and more impatient. He was being blocked by a maid, and what the maid said was reasonable. Even if the maid didn’t act properly, he could not reprimand her for the trouble she had caused.

“So it is the Ministry of Justice. Then, sir, please find out who is trying to assassinate our young lady. This is the first time that our young lady is going to attend a banquet. Who is the one so intolerable to our young lady as to hire an assassin to hurt her?” Yu Dong put down his hands and bowed respectfully.

He immediately changed his attitude to a respectful one.

“Naturally, we will find out.” The man from the Ministry of Justice became more and more impatient. Who would be willing to talk to a maid?

“Then I’ll have to trouble you, sir.” Yu Dong moved aside and was overjoyed to see a carriage coming from the corner of his eyes!

The Ministry of Justice’s men left with the assassin. After taking a few steps, they suddenly saw two guards coming from the opposite side. When they saw the cold and fierce eyes of the other party, the Ministry of Justice’s men immediately stopped.

“Why is there such a ruckus in front? It disturbed Lord Yun.” The first guard came over and looked at the petty official from the Ministry of Justice with a murderous look.

The petty official followed the eyes of the two guards and saw a wide carriage parked in the middle of the road. It was so wide that it almost took up half of the road. The curtain in front of the carriage was lifted and a lazy figure could be vaguely seen. The official was so scared that he immediately lowered his head and dared not look again.

That was Lord Yun. How could there be such a coincidence?

“Just now, there was an assassination.” The petty official hurriedly reported.

“Who was the target of the assassination?” The guard said coldly. His cold eyes fell on the petty official. Although the Ministry of Justice’s official was quite experienced, he was really nothing when confronting Lord Yun Mansion’s guards. He heard that each of the guards around Lord Yun had taken many lives. Although it was now broad daylight, he still felt gloomy when looking at them.

Moreover, this Lord Yun was also in charge of West Prison. He was a living Yama.

“I heard that it was a young lady. It might be a misunderstanding. After all, such a young lady would not provoke a bandit,” the petty official stuttered.

“Misunderstanding? Have you asked, or are already clear?” The guard asked coldly. Lord Yun Mansion’s guards were not so easy to deal with.

The petty official was so scared that he dropped to his knees and hurriedly explained, “I… I haven’t asked. It was just a guess.”

“Since it’s just a guess, why did you think it’s true? Our Lord will take the assassin away and send him to West Prison. He actually dared to assassinate a noble young lady. This is ridiculous. What’s next? The capital’s aristocratic families will be in a state of panic.” The guard waved his hand and another guard stepped forward. He walked behind the man who was pulled by the Ministry of Justice’s staff and heavily attacked the back of his neck.

The man who was still struggling fiercely immediately fainted and fell from the hands of the Ministry of Justice’s men.

The guard came over and pulled his collar backward like a dead dog.

The Ministry of Justice’s petty official’s hands and feet turned cold. He wanted to say something, but when he looked up and saw the cold eyes of the guard in front of him, he immediately lowered his head and felt a chill on his back.

Forget it, it was just a bandit. It was nothing. Even if he didn’t take the assassin back, with Lord Yun’s involvement, he could not escape.

He could not offend Lord Yun because of this matter!

That would be courting death. He would not dare to do that. Even if he was given more money, he would not dare. Originally, he had heard the news that there was a bandit. He had received the news and brought people here to catch the guy and do a deed of merit. Now that this bandit was taken away, he couldn’t do anything about it either. The reward brushed past him just like that.

He would just go back and report it to his superiors.

Qu Moying saw the situation from afar. She was so far away that she couldn’t tell what was going on. She only felt that the entire venue was very quiet. Some of the onlookers had left, and as for those who didn’t leave in time, they all lowered their heads quietly. No one dared to speak carelessly. She looked at the familiar figure and was basically sure that it was Pei Yuanjun.

Only this Lord had such a strong murderous aura.

It was very unexpected!

However, when she saw him take the assassin away, her eyes turned slightly, and she turned around to help the Old Lady walk toward the carriage in front.

The Old Lady also saw Pei Yuanjun’s carriage and asked Qu Mansion’s carriages to wait by the side with the crowd. Lord Yun Mansion’s carriage slowly came over.

She pulled Qu Moying’s hand hard and pushed her back.

The carriage slowly came over. The originally crowded street immediately became wide and quiet. Qu Moying followed behind the Old Lady and lowered her head slightly, waiting for the carriage to go over.

This Lord Yun did have great pomp and circumstance.

“Old Lady Qu?” A lazy voice came from the carriage. Qu Moying raised her head and saw that carriage had stopped in front of them. Inside the carriage, Pei Yuanjun sat up lazily. There was a couch in the carriage. He had been half-lying before. Now, he sat up straight and was looking at Old Lady Qu.

“Greetings, Lord Yun.” Old Lady Qu bowed, and Qu Moying who followed behind her also bowed sideways.

“Get up, Old Lady. You are too polite. I heard that someone tried to assassinate you just now. I wonder which lady of your family was the target?” Pei Yuanjun’s long and narrow almond eyes curved up, and his gaze fell on Qu Moying.

“It’s my youngest granddaughter.” Old Lady Qu held Qu Moying’s hand and stood up straight before answering with lingering fear.

“So the assassination target was Fourth Lady Qu. Very good!” Pei Yuanjun snorted coldly. His thin lips pursed slightly. He waved his hand and leaned back lazily. Then, the carriage moved forward. The wheels rolled past Qu Mansion’s people.

He did not ask anything else.

The Old Lady watched as Pei Yuanjun’s carriage disappeared into the distance. Her brows were tightly furrowed and she seemed to be deep in thought. These words did not sound like he actually meant that what happened was good. What exactly did Lord Yun mean?

“Grandmother, Moying, are you alright?” Qu Qiuyan’s voice suddenly sounded. Hearing her voice, the Old Lady came back to her senses. Qu Qiuyan and Qu Xuexin were running over in a hurry. Their carriage was behind that of Qu Moying’s. The two of them had not seen the scene just now. They had only heard of it.

“I’m fine. Grandmother, let’s go inside the carriage first!” Qu Moying nodded lightly at Qu Xuexin and helped the Old Lady walk towards the carriage in front.

“Moying…” Qu Qiuyan wanted to say something but saw that Qu Moying had already walked far away. She stomped her feet in anger and helplessly turned back to her carriage with Qu Xuexin.

The carriage which was originally taken by Qu Moying was now empty. It slowly followed behind the other two carriages of Qu Mansion on their way towards Duke Qi’s Mansion.

None of the Qu Mansion’s members was injured in the accident just now, so it was considered a small matter. As for why someone had tried to assassinate Qu Moying, Qu Mansion’s people all felt that the assassin might have made a mistake. It was impossible for someone to assassinate Qu Moying.

Anyway, now that the assassin had been caught, the whole thing would come to light soon.

In the other carriage, Qu Qiuyan’s face had been a little pale and sullen ever since she got into the carriage. Qu Xuexin looked at her a few times and saw that she was still frowning and in a daze. She said, “Qiuyan, what’s wrong? Are you scared? It’s okay. This matter has already passed. The assassin has also been caught. Moreover, Moying hasn’t been hurt at all.”

“Who is that assassin? Why did he assassinate Fourth Sister? Why did Lord Yun get involved? What does this have to do with him?” Qu Qiuyan asked thoughtfully.

“Maybe he just happened to pass by. I heard that Lord Yun is also in charge of the prison system.” Qu Xuexin comforted Qu Qiuyan softly, thinking that Qu Qiuyan was frightened by what happened just now.

Who wouldn’t be afraid of this kind of thing? A noble lady was born to be meek and to stay in her boudoir. She would never see this kind of thing. Now that it happened in front of her, Qu Xuexin also forced herself to look normal. At this time, she was also very scared, but she was an elder sister. Seeing that Qu Qiuyan was feeling ill at ease, Qu Xuexin suppressed her panic and tried to console her.

However, it seemed that the effect was not great. Qu Qiuyan was still in a bad mood and looked very flustered.

The journey was smooth sailing afterward. This time, there were no more accidents. The carriages steadily stopped in front of Duke Qi’s Mansion. With Duke Qi’s Mansion’s old maid leading the carriages forward, they finally stopped at a yard where carriages were parked.

After the carriage stopped, Qu Moying helped the Old Lady get off the carriage. On the other carriage, Qu Qiuyan and Qu Xuexin also came down. The two of them seemed to be in a bad mood and their faces were a little pale. They should also be frightened. Thinking of Qu Moying who barely avoided an accident, the Old Lady became more and more distressed and reached out to hold Qu Moying’s hand.

“Follow me close. Don’t go anywhere,” the Old Lady warned. Although Qu Moying had comforted the Old Lady in the carriage, the Old Lady was still uneasy. She was afraid that something unexpected would happen to Qu Moying again. When they were back home, she would ask her second son to look into this matter. Why would someone assassinate Ying? Was it really just an accident?

The Old Lady wouldn’t believe it!

“Are you the Old Lady of Vice Minister Qu’s Mansion? Our Madam invited you in!” A maid came over and bowed to Old Lady Qu with a smile.

Old Lady Qu was stunned for a moment. She had never had much contact with this distinguished Duchess Qi. This time, her second son had specially asked for the invitation. What was the meaning of sending someone to ask her over?