Ruan Mian cleaned up the child and handed them over to Mrs. Wang.
She continued handling the follow-up matters, until Mrs. Chen was out of life-threatening danger, and only then did she exhaustively walk out of the house.
At this mont, Zheng Yang’s corpse had already been dragged away for handling, and the man who killed Zheng Yang was still standing at the door waiting for Ruan Mian.
"Miss Ruan, are your family’s Young Madam and the child safe?"
Seeing Ruan Mian nod, the man breathed a deep sigh of relief and quickly said.
"It’s good that everything’s fine, it’s good that everything’s fine! It was truly a dangerous mont, and fortunately, you, Miss Ruan, anticipated sothing would happen today, otherwise... I wouldn’t have dared to take action..."
As Hong Wu spoke with so embarrassnt, his hands were still trembling even now.
It turned out that on the night Zheng Yang was burying his righteous brother, Ruan Mian also saw it.
That night she originally went to the hot spring to take a bath, unexpectedly, she returned and saw that scene, after Hong Wu and his people were threatened by Zheng Yang, she stepped in.
Zheng Yang told Hong Wu and them that if Vice Minister Dong and Ruan Qingsong were not in the house, they would go to the Ruan Family and eliminate Ruan Mian’s entire family.
At that ti, even if Ruan Qingsong and the others returned, there would be no evidence.
Sure enough, it wasn’t long before there was news of soldiers nearby, as expected, it was just Zheng Yang’s diversion tactic.
But he never expected that he was already under Ruan Mian’s control, only that Mrs. Chen’s labor was an unexpected situation.
Otherwise, she would have personally dealt with Zheng Yang.
Since the soldiers’ matter was Zheng Yang’s diversion tactic, it’s conceivable that Ruan Qingsong and the others would undoubtedly return empty-handed.
However, not finding any news about soldiers was also good news for them.
Yet on the other side, so people were full of distress.
Zheng Yang’s corpse was dragged by Hong Wu and his team to the forest and dumped.
Yuanxi followed closely, carefully afraid of being discovered, she initially thought if Zheng Yang still had a breath left, she could see if she could save him.
But after following them, she only saw two wild wolves feasting on his corpse.
Frightened, she almost couldn’t escape and managed to climb up a tree to avoid danger.
After the wild wolves had their fill, she stumbled back to the house, in the middle of the night waking Qi Nanfeng, with a trembling voice she stamred.
"My... my lord... that Zheng Yang, his assassination failed, he was fed to the wolves in the forest. I... I saw those wild wolves eating him with my own eyes!"
Just recalling the scene, Yuanxi couldn’t stop trembling, frightened to tears.
Qi Nanfeng clenched his fist tightly!
Then he pulled her into his arms, gently comforting her: "It’s fine, his failure was his own incompetence, being fed to the wolves was just his own fault, it has nothing to do with us."
"But my lord... if Zheng Yang failed, doesn’t that an we couldn’t make Ruan Mian suffer?"
"Don’t worry, I thought carefully yesterday, actually we just need to endure this period quietly. Once Wuheng’s coup stabilizes, naturally, soone will co to settle accounts with them!"
"All we need to do is provide them with her location."
You should know, Princess Chun’s plan to kill Xie Huai’an hasn’t been realized yet, she certainly won’t give up.
Besides... she said she would co to find , surely there’s still room to maneuver!
Hearing this, Yuanxi shyly leaned into his embrace, her face full of happiness...
anwhile, Ruan Mian quietly walked out of the house.
Today, she was stained with blood and had been busy all day, exhausted, she had long planned to go to the hot spring for a nice soak once it got late.
Enjoy so rare monts of solitude.
But when she arrived at the secluded hot spring, she discovered with a shock that soone was already soaking inside!
Her delicate brows furrowed, she imdiately hid and peeked through the gap in the bushes.
Realizing who it might be, Ruan Mian quickly turned and intended to leave.
Unexpectedly, a voice suddenly ca from behind.
"Miss Ruan, since you’re here, why leave?"
Ruan Mian’s steps halted, seeing that Xie Huai’an had noticed, she candidly stood her ground to reply.
"I’m sorry, I didn’t know that you were bathing here, I didn’t an to intrude, so I’ll take my leave and co back later..."
Before she could finish her words, the person quietly walked out of the water.
Ruan Mian heard the sound of water and instinctively turned back, only to see him bare-chested, walking directly toward her in the dim light.
She averted her gaze slightly, bent down to pick up the clothes not far away, and only when Xie Huai’an approached did she hand the clothes over.
When her eyes t his intense gaze, her heart suddenly started beating faster.
Although Ruan Mian had ti-traveled, the differences between n and won made such straightforward interactions a bit uncomfortable.
Hence, her eyes carried so embarrassnt.
Just then, a rustling sound ca from the nearby bushes, before Ruan Mian could react, Xie Huai’an suddenly rushed over with lightning speed, grabbing a stick and stabbing it into the mysterious noise!
In no ti, they saw a weasel impaled on the stick, dead.
Ruan Mian was utterly astonished.
"My lord... such skill..." She knew Xie Huai’an had martial arts skills, but she didn’t expect him to be this adept.
But... wasn’t he supposed to be in poor health? He always appeared frail in front of her.
Where was the faintest trace of weakness now?
Ruan Mian scrutinized him suspiciously: "Your health couldn’t have been good all along, could it?"
Hearing this, Xie Huai’an chuckled softly, suddenly his legs went weak, nearly falling.
Ruan Mian, quick-witted, imdiately supported him, preventing him from hitting the ground.
"Do I look like I’m okay? I was just worried it was pursuers, who would have thought it was just a weasel."
Ruan Mian calmly watched his poor acting, and unrcifully exposed it.
"Don’t joke with , my lord, I know you’re in great health, your previous frailty was all just an act, right?"
Xie Huai’an lightly coughed, seeing she had figured it out, he touched his nose and started putting on his clothes calmly.
"Mianmian, you truly are astute, nothing escapes you, but I acted for a reason, I hope... you’ll continue to cooperate with in the future."
"Cooperate?"
"Yes, continue taking care of , treating my illness, and giving special attention."
Although Ruan Mian didn’t understand why he insisted on this pretense, she chose to trust him.
"Since you’ve asked for my help, my lord, I naturally have no reason to refuse."
Xie Huai’an gazed at her, a smile involuntarily curling at the corners of his mouth.
As he saw Ruan Mian was about to leave, he suddenly stepped in front of her, wrapping the waistband around his eyes.
"Didn’t you co to soak in the hot spring? You’re stained with blood today and exhausted, you should relax. Go ahead, I’ll keep watch."
"Rest assured, I won’t peek like so people, if you don’t trust it, you can even wear your clothes in, it will still be comfortable."
"Who’s peeking? Don’t misunderstand, my lord! I just happened to stumble upon it, you..."
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