Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

424: Releasing the Tiger (2nd update)

Capturing this assassin and sending him to the Governor’s Office will unveil the Liang Family’s complicity.

But as for the Liang Family, Xie Zhinuan felt it was right to leave them to the capital’s Marquis residence to deal with.

The person the Liang Family killed was the daughter of the Marquis residence, Xie Nuan, not her, Xie Zhinuan. Her role was to add fuel to the fire when the Liang Family took action, to ensure they would have no chance to turn things around.

But…

She had killed someone.

She had killed this woman’s accomplice, perhaps her brother, perhaps her lover.

She was willing to let her go.

“I want to see your master,” the woman said softly.

Clearly, she did not regard Xie Zhinuan as the master of the Xie Mansion.

She did not recognize Xie Zhinuan either.

“The master is very busy, she won’t see you. Leave quickly, or else…” Xie Zhinuan hadn’t finished speaking.

Nuannuan had already grabbed a sword and climbed to the rooftop.

“Or else, the sword in my hand will taste blood!”

The girl might be softhearted, but it didn’t mean she, Nuannuan, was too.

This woman was clearly in league with the assassin.

She must have come to probe because she felt uneasy about leaving things as they were.

In her opinion, why bother talking nonsense with her? Just finish her with one stroke.

The girl was still too kindhearted.

“I… I just…” the woman was getting anxious.

She was barely able to defend herself against one expert, and now another appeared.

She understood in her heart that her husband was more likely dead than alive.

She needed to leave quickly.

“I just took a wrong turn, I will leave right away!”

As soon as she finished speaking, she quickly jumped down from the rooftop, disappearing into the snowy night.

“Miss, you know very well that she…”

Xie Zhinuan shook her head slightly, “Let her go. I’ve already killed a person, I can’t kill a second one. Nuannuan, tomorrow, post a notice saying I’ll take pulses for free. For those who come to have their pulse taken, I’ll give ten wen to those without ailments, and if they are ill, I’ll spend a tael of silver on their medicine. If they trust me enough to let me prescribe and prepare their medicine, I’ll pay for the medicine myself without charging a consultation fee. There’s just one thing: if they take the prescription I prepared, their fate is in their own hands!”

“…”

Nuannuan was silent.

She knew the girl was still unable to get over the hurdle in her heart.

The detestable Liang Family, the hateful assassin.

“Go back and rest,” Xie Zhinuan said, and then she climbed down from the rooftop.

That feeling of moving freely was somewhat unreal.

Yet the pain and disgust felt all too real.

Xie Zhinuan pursed her lips and returned to her room.

On the bed, Xie Yi slept soundly, pouting his small mouth and breathing gently.

“…”

Xie Zhinuan sat by his side, watching him.

Gradually, she smiled.

The woman returned to the inn, not daring to stay for long, quietly packed her belongings, and left with her son in tow.

There were few who knew of her arrival, and no one was aware of her departure.

Liang Family

The Lady of the Liang Family woke from her dream startled.

She had forgotten what she dreamt about, she just felt scared, extremely scared.

Anxious and fearful.

“Someone, come here!”

“Madam, what are your orders?”

“Where is the master?” the Lady of the Liang Family asked.

The maid hesitated before answering, “The master is with the new concubine!”

The head of the Liang Family had just taken a favored concubine, and he was smitten. The concubine was not only beautiful but also daring. She had fiercely dealt with those whom the Lady of the Liang Family sent to deal with her, angering the Lady to the point of nearly vomiting blood, yet the head of the family doted on her.

“How vexing!”

The Lady of the Liang Family cursed bitterly.

She couldn’t help but feel a tinge of sorrow.

Having borne three sons and two daughters, a fortune teller had told her she was destined for wealth and status, and she had always believed it to be true.

Especially after her daughter went to the capital, the Liang Family’s influence soared to new heights in Fengping County.

But then, Xie Zhinuan appeared.

With a face identical to the maid Nuannuan’s, even more delicate, more intelligent, and with a more powerful backing.

The mighty War King… something so many people didn’t even dare to dream of, yet she managed to establish a connection with him. @@novelbin@@

Chapter 426