A faint groan could be heard as the old lady slowly opened her eyes. The first person she saw was Qiao Liangjin. She frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"
Qiao Liangjin smiled and helped the madame sit up. Yun Chu hurriedly placed a blanket behind the madame.
Qiao Liangjin pointed to the person in the room and explained, "Last night, you, Madam, suffered from an emergency. The doctor said that because the weather outside is too cold, please stay in the room and don't move. Last night, my father, my brother, and Third Madame took care of you. That Second Uncle of mine … "Hai."
The madame's face turned cold. Although she favored her youngest son, she knew what kind of person her youngest son was. As far as she could see, the room was filled with people she didn't like. She helplessly closed her eyes and waved her old arm. She said, "You can all go back. It's good that I have Yun Chu here to take care of you."
Qiao Liangjin raised her eyebrows, waved her hand at the crowd and said, "The madame needs some rest, let's all go back to work. Father, I wonder what rewards you will get for your meritorious service this time?"
The madame who had her eyes closed opened them as soon as she heard the reward and looked at Qiao Zheng.
Qiao Zheng thought for a moment and said: "I do not know either. For this kind of matter, I only hope that His Majesty will not blame me. What other rewards can I ask for?"
Qiao Liangjin's face was filled with regret as she smiled and said, "Ah, madame, you heard it. Our family doesn't seem to have any more rewards. You should just take a good rest."
After saying that, he chased everyone out of the room and closed the door gently, leaving behind the two maids beside the madame.
Qiao Zheng looked at the door with worry and asked, "Is the madame really fine?"
Qiao Liangjin smiled lightly, rubbed her hands together and said, "It really is as cold as snow. Father, you and my brother should go take a rest before going out of the city to see the victims. I will go and take a look now to prevent anything from happening."
Qiao Ruo Ying shook her head when she heard that Qiao Liangjin wanted to see the victims herself. She firmly rejected her request and said, "You can't. Little sister, you are a girl. How can you go there? If you meet someone who harbors malicious intents, what should we do?"
Qiao Xinting spoke softly in an attempt to stop her, "Big sister, it's too dangerous …"
Qiao Liangjin patiently waited for them to finish talking to stop her. Then she made a silent gesture and said, "Okay, you guys should go rest. I'm going out now, don't say anything more."
Qiao Liangjin's voice was filled with determination. She was a rock that no one would be able to hit. This made her a little discouraged.
Qiao Zheng stroked his chin that was covered in green stubble and looked at Qiao Liangjin's resolute expression. He smiled. "Fine, Jin'er will take good care of herself. Go, Father believes in you."
Qiao Ruo Ying was about to say something when Qiao Liangjin cut her off with a meaningful smile. "Big brother, Shengcheng …"
Qiao Ruo Ying's pupils contracted. That's right, how could he forget about Sheng Cheng? His sister had gone to the enemy camp alone and brought back the marshal's head.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Qiao Liangjin turned around and strode out of the room.
She thought of what Ning Xi had said, that the Eastern Kingdom had sent assassins to kill Qiao Ruoying, and how much time had passed since then. She had been suspecting that the assassins from the Eastern Kingdom had already concealed themselves among the victims.
She wanted to investigate personally, and not let any dangerous factors appear at the side of her family.
Just as Qiao Liangjin's figure appeared at the city gate, he heard someone shouting, "Miss Qiao, you're here!"
Before she could react, a large group of victims surrounded her carriage. She was curious, how did these victims know that this was her carriage?
Pulling open the curtain, Qiao Liangjin got out of the carriage. She stood beside Bai, with her hands on her waist, and looked at the victims of the war.
The victims actually maintained their silence, looking at Qiao Liangjin who was standing on the carriage.
Qiao Liangjin scratched her ears and suddenly didn't know what to say. Greetings, it would be weird if they were better, would it be cold if he asked them? Isn't this nonsense? Although there was a place that could block the wind and snow, looking at the clothes of these people was not enough to resist the cold. Then what should she say?
After a moment of thought, she stretched out her arm and asked, "Do you all know me?"
An old man's voice could be heard, "The rumored courtesan from the capital, the young miss of the female pervert's residence, Qiao Liangjin. Everyone knows her, everyone knows her."
Qiao Liangjin's face immediately fell. So it was because of this reputation. She had thought that it was because of the efforts of the victims that she had settled down yesterday.
The old man's voice gradually drew closer to Qiao Liangjin. The voice came from far away and he said, "Everyone says that Miss Qiao is a fool. She is incompetent and wastes the food and air of the capital."
Qiao Liangjin's forehead twitched. What was going on? What was the meaning of this old man saying that she was so terrible? They must be here to destroy everything.
"However, I am here to represent all the victims of the disaster. I thank Miss Qiao for all that she has done for us." The voice suddenly changed, with a note of gratitude.
Only then did Qiao Liangjin see it clearly. A white-haired old man slowly walked through the crowd, leaning on a wooden cane.
Qiao Liangjin sniffed, smiled and waved her hand, "I'm not that great, this is all thanks to my father and brother, I'm just here to watch the show."
The old man answered stubbornly, "No, when the first minister came yesterday, he didn't know that we had a house here to settle us down. He also didn't know that food could be used to make hot porridge for us …"
Qiao Liangjin rubbed her nose, but didn't reply. She admired this old man who had seen a lot. She could actually see through such trivial matters.
With a "hong" sound, all the victims knelt down around the carriage.
Qiao Liangjin was shocked, she anxiously jumped down from the horse carriage and helped the old man up, then shouted to the victims kneeling in the snow: "You guys get up, I can't take this anymore, I'm the fat and lustful Qiao Liangjin, I'm not someone you have to be grateful to."
Qiao Liangjin helped up the old man and started to help everyone around. However, her eyes were very hot and something was quietly flowing down the corner of her eyes.
Zi Yan Ran Lan followed Qiao Liangjin and helped him up one by one. When Qiao Liangjin noticed that the people she helped up were kneeling behind her, she panicked and stomped her feet. She shouted, "It's so cold here, what do we do if you guys get sick? If you are truly willing to thank me, then live well and don't get sick. When the weather is better, go back and live well. "
Hearing her words, the elder's body trembled. He raised his hand towards the crowd and said, "Everyone, get up. Don't disappoint Miss Qiao's intentions …"
Qiao Liangjin looked back at the old man and everyone around him slowly stood up.
At the side, Zi Yan approached Qiao Lianjin and said in a low voice, "Southwest direction, there are four people who haven't kneeled yet …"
Qiao Liangjin raised her sleeve and lightly wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes. She turned around and said in an extremely soft voice: "Take Ah Kuan and Ah Bai and catch them. Remember not to disturb anyone."
Zi Yan nodded and left the crowd with Ah Kuan and Bai.
All the victims surrounded Qiao Liangjin, chattering about the cold weather and thanking her for her foresight.
Qiao Liangjin smiled as she listened to the chatter in the crowd. She knew that until today, she had finally done something that could stand shoulder to shoulder with Su Qingqing.
Side by side with Su Su Qing? Qiao Liangjin was startled by her own thoughts. Why would she think this way? Why were they standing side by side with Su Moyu?
Amidst the buzzing sounds next to her ears, Qiao Liangjin's smile disappeared suddenly. He saw a bright ray of light shooting towards her throat, and her fingers caught that ray of light. A sharp sword was just two inches away from stabbing into her throat.
Qiao Liangjin followed the direction of the sword and smiled, "You killed me in the middle of the crowd, what exactly do you think?"
Following the sharp tip of the sword, he saw an extremely ordinary-looking man, his eyes filled with surprise, he obviously did not know that Qiao Liangjin knew martial arts, perhaps he thought that killing their idol in the midst of everyone's worship, was something that would make everyone sad, and perhaps even make him famous.
The people around him were all stunned, but soon they realized that this man was trying to kill Qiao Liangjin, and the entire crowd seemed to explode. Some threw shoes, some raised their fists, some kicked with their legs, and almost everyone around Qiao Liangjin used all their strength to beat up the assassin.
Qiao Liangjin's finger cleverly tapped the assassin's shoulder, and she immediately hid to the side while screaming. She jumped and stomped while commanding: "This person wants to kill me, he's so scary, so scary."
Not far away, Su Qing, who was standing on top of the city wall and looking at her, suddenly shook her head and smiled.
Was she afraid? He could clearly see that her face was filled with excitement. He was curious, why did this woman have so many reasons for him to get close to her?
Qiao Liangjin used her sleeve to cover her mouth as she smiled at the assassin who had been beaten into a pile of mud. Only then did she dissuade the angry victims.
She made her way through the crowd and tried to get close to the assassin. The victims by her side were a little worried and tried to dissuade her. "Miss Qiao, be careful …"
Qiao Liangjin smiled and assured everyone. As she continued to move through the crowd, the victims all made way for her. She walked up to the assassin and slowly squatted down. She asked gently: "Are you an assassin from the Eastern Kingdom?"
The assassin was already coughing out blood. He raised his bloodied face to look at Qiao Liangjin and suddenly laughed. The laughter became louder and louder until he started to cough. The blood dripped from the corner of his mouth onto the snow.
Qiao Liangjin was not anxious at all. She quietly watched the assassin's smile. There were many scenes playing out on TV where the assassin would usually kill himself with a bite of poison or confess. However, before all of this happened, the assassin would definitely laugh out loud.
Qiao Liangjin was kind enough to pat his chest and help him calm down, so she asked: "How is it? Would it be more comfortable to laugh now? "
The assassin did not expect Qiao Liangjin to do this. He was stunned for a moment and then stopped laughing. With much difficulty, he raised his arm, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and asked: "What do you want to know?"