Chapter 39: Be ruthless and steady
The Marquis' Mansion has been extremely busy these past few days. Guan Yulan has to entertain several guests in a day, all of whom come to congratulate Xie Chengyi on his promotion. Of course, there are also some ladies from aristocratic families who come to hand over their daughters' birth dates. Ever since Guan Yulan revealed that she was going to find a wife for Xie Chengyi, the Marquis' Mansion has become the most lively place among the famous families in the capital.

Huo Aying has been trying to be cautious these days and go out less often. The more people there are, the more complicated things will be. She doesn't want to socialize or worry.

Fortunately, today the Marquis was on leave and took his family out to enjoy the autumn, so she was bored and wanted to go out for a walk.

"You've been here for so long, but the girl hasn't come out to play yet." Su Jian said with a smile.

"That's true. We have to go around. Otherwise, it will be such a pity." Huo Aying said faintly.

Su Jian thought Huo Aying felt that there were not enough places to have fun in autumn, so she smiled and comforted him, "Miss, wait until the New Year arrives, then there will be a lot more fun in the capital."

Huo Aying looked at the ginkgo leaves in the yard and murmured, "New Year's Day..."

She really didn't know if she could wait until the New Year.

It's just a moment of sadness, so who cares!
On the long street in autumn, the sun is not too hot and the wind is gentle.

Huo Aying was very happy looking at the shop full of dazzling goods. He chatted and laughed with Su Jian and bought a lot of things.

At this moment, she was just Huo Aying, a woman who loved life very much, with a smile so soft and so full of smiles...

Su Jian pulled Huo Aying towards a silver jewelry stall and said, "Girl, look, the silver jewelry is so beautiful."

Just as Su Jian was gesturing with a silver hairpin on Ah Ying's head, she suddenly heard a shrill voice shouting, "Ah!"

Turning around and looking in the direction of the voice, I saw a man's strong arms suddenly strangling a woman's neck, and a dagger shining silvery was lying across her neck.

A vicious voice exploded, "Everyone get out of my way!"

Su Jian grabbed Ah Ying and pulled her back, saying terrified, "Girl, don't come close! It's dangerous!"

The woman was so frightened that her face turned pale and she was speechless. The nanny beside her knelt down and looked at the unshaven, dirty-faced, vicious-eyed, and throbbing madman with horror. She begged for mercy with sobs and trembling, "Good man! Show mercy! Don't hurt our young lady!"

The madman immediately tightened his grip and said in a voice that was almost torn: "Don't come over here, if you come over again, I will kill her!"

Mammy was helpless and cried to everyone, "Please save my girl."

A Ying looked through the crowd at the kidnapped woman.

The woman was seen wearing a silver silk brocade dress embroidered with flowers, which showed off her graceful figure. Her face was so frightened that she was in tears and her eyes were filled with pain, but she was still pretty and lovely. No matter how you looked at her, she looked like a delicate peony.

And the unintentional glance at the waist made Huo Aying's heart move...

"Please, please save my young lady. Nothing must happen to her!" The nanny's head was bruised from knocking against the road, and her eyes were red and swollen.

"I just want everyone to know that I am from Jiangzhou and was forced here by the Jinyang Palace into a desperate situation! If I don't live well, no one can live!" The madman was about to lose his mind. The hand holding the knife was shaking a little bit, and he was afraid that if he didn't rescue the woman the next moment, she would faint.

There was a pair of eyes upstairs observing everything downstairs, waving the folding fan in his hand.

When the men were about to draw their swords and jump out, the man's eyes moved and he immediately stopped the men with his folding fan, "Wait."

"No, no, no! My young lady is..." The nanny said anxiously. Just as she was about to say her young lady's name, she was interrupted by the voice behind her.

"Wait!" Huo Aying said sternly.

Su Jian pulled Ah Ying in shock, and asked in confusion: "Girl, what are you doing? He is a vicious criminal!"

But looking at Huo Aying again, he just patted Su Jian's arm gently, signaling her not to worry.

"I am the cousin of the Marquis of Dingyang. The Crown Princess of the Prince of Jinyang you mentioned is my cousin. I will be in exchange for this girl. If you have anything to say, please speak nicely." Ah Ying was already extremely beautiful and her tone was so calm that the people present all praised her for being from the Marquis of Dingyang's family. Even the cousin was so magnanimous.

When the madman heard this, he immediately looked at Huo Aying carefully.

Huo Aying stood there gracefully, like a lily in the dust, and her fearless look left no room for doubt. "Don't worry, I don't know any martial arts. Besides, this young lady is almost fainted from fear. It won't do any good for you!"

The madman might have been touched by Huo Aying's identity. Instead of arresting an unrelated person, it would be better to kidnap the cousin of Dingyang Marquis Mansion to achieve his goal. So he said sternly: "Don't play tricks, come over slowly!"

The man upstairs watched with great interest.

"Master, do you want to take action?" The follower looked deeply.

The man waved his folding fan and said, "Look, do you need to do anything?"

The follower looked in the direction of the man's gaze and saw that the cousin of the Dingyang Marquis's family had a silver needle in her hand.

Huo Aying held the silver needle tightly in his hand and walked forward with a calm mind.

Then, the madman let go of the delicate woman and grabbed Huo Aying.

The nanny pulled her young lady and quickly checked her injuries, "Young lady, are you okay?"

The young lady just shook her head. Although she was trembling all over, she still looked at Huo Aying worriedly.

Ah Ying looked at the woman and said quietly, "Let's go!"

"Don't move!" The madman's heart suddenly became more confident and he became manic.

As soon as he finished speaking, the deep and penetrating voice of Wu Peng, the captain of the patrol battalion, came from a distance: "Catch him for me!!!"

When Wu Peng came closer, Su Jian hurriedly said to Wu Peng, "Sir, please save my girl! We are from Dingyang Marquis's Mansion!" Wu Peng was stunned, "Dingyang Marquis's Mansion? The general's people?"

Su Jian nodded repeatedly, "This is the cousin of the Dingyang Marquis's mansion. Nothing can happen to her. Please."

Wu Peng had a good relationship with Xie Chengyi to begin with. After hearing what Su Jian said, he could not let the madman off easily. So, he pushed aside the guards of the patrol camp, pointed at the madman with a righteous spirit and said, "Hurry up and surrender. If you don't repent, you will only commit an even greater crime!"

But how could a madman who was about to die surrender so easily? When he saw Wu Peng's anger ease, he knew that the bargaining chip in his hand was not an ordinary person, and he was determined to fight for his life. "Why regret? I did nothing wrong! It was because King Jinyang condoned his men to kill innocent people that we rebelled. You officials are all officials fighting against each other! Anyway, I can't live anymore, so it's not bad to drag a woman to take the blame!"

Wu Peng didn't dare to provoke him any further, and immediately comforted him: "Talk nicely, there's no rush! If you have any grievances, you can go to the Dali Temple, and they will definitely seek justice for you!"

The madman believed no one, "Trust you? I'm courting death! Let me go immediately! Otherwise I'll kill her now!"

As he spoke, the madman's eyes narrowed, and the blade instantly cut Huo Aying's neck, and blood oozed out in an instant.

Huo Aying felt like she was about to suffocate, and the next moment, she looked anxiously at Wu Peng.

"Don't! Don't! Don't! Don't kill our girls..." Su Jian was so frightened that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground, crying in fear.

Wu Peng did not dare to press too hard because of Huo Aying's status. He took two steps back and said soothingly, "Okay, I'll let you go. I'll let you go."

Wu Peng's expression changed, and he looked more sincere. "Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation."

When the madman saw Wu Peng's expression relaxed, he seemed to use his last bit of faith and asked, "Will it happen?"

Just when the madman was stunned for a moment, Ah Ying exerted his strength, grasped the silver needle tightly and stabbed it straight into the man's waist!

"Hiss!" The madman stared at Huo Aying with bloodshot eyes and said hatefully: "I will kill you!"

No sooner said than done, a chess piece flew down from upstairs and hit the dagger in the madman's raised hand.

Ah Ying then dodged to the side and broke free from the thug's hands.

Wu Peng leaped up and with extremely fast speed, he used his arm to break the madman's arm with a palm strike, causing the madman to feel miserable pain. The madman was not good at fighting, and before he could make two moves, he was kicked to the ground by Wu Peng and could not move.

Everyone immediately cheered for the patrol captain Wu Peng.

Wu Peng ordered his men to escort the madman away, then he bowed to Huo Aying and asked, "Miss, are you okay?"

Huo Aying only felt a slight pain in his neck, and there was nothing serious, so he said, "No problem, thank you, sir."

Wu Peng said solemnly: "It is Wu Peng's responsibility."

Then Wu Peng retreated.

Su Jian quickly handed Ah Ying a handkerchief, and trembling with fear, she looked at the blood on Huo Ah Ying's neck and said, "What should I do?"

Ah Ying tied it gently with a silk handkerchief and comforted Su Jian, "It's okay."

It was only then that the woman behind him said to A Ying respectfully, "Thank you so much for today, sister."

Ah Ying turned around and saw that the woman had adjusted her expression. He couldn't help but sigh, "Anyone who encounters this situation will help."

The woman was supported by the nanny, and looked at Huo Aying with bright eyes and sincere feelings, "My name is Yao Yulu, and my father is the Imperial Censor Yao Hongmiao. I didn't dare to speak because I ran away to play secretly. I didn't expect to encounter such a situation. If it weren't for my sister's rescue, I'm afraid I would be in danger."

The nanny was also full of gratitude and bowed to Huo Aying again and again, "Thank you very much, young lady, thank you very much, young lady..."

Ah Ying smiled, her eyes lit up, "Are you Sister Jin Xian's sister? My name is Huo Ah Ying."

Yu Lu was also delighted, "Do you know my sister?"

"I had the good fortune to meet Sister Jinxian in the palace. At that time, Sister Jinxian took very good care of me. I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence." Aying sighed.

After hearing this, Yu Lu felt that they had met too late. He couldn't help but hold Ah Ying's hand, stepped forward to look at her, and said worriedly: "This is too fate. But, Sister Ah Ying, is your neck okay? It seems to be bleeding... Can I accompany you to the clinic to have a look?"

Ah Ying shook her head. "It's okay. It's just a minor injury. It's nothing to worry about. Didn't you sneak out? Go back quickly and don't let Lord Yao worry. I'll go back to the mansion and apply some medicine."

When the nanny looked at the time, she was also anxious and tangled, "Miss, it is indeed late. If the master knew, he would punish you again."

"But Sister Aying was injured because of me, how could I be so ignorant!" Yu Lu frowned. At most, he would be scolded. He couldn't be so ungrateful.

Mammy is weak.

Ah Ying consoled him playfully, "I'm really fine. If you're worried, why don't you come to the Marquis's Mansion tomorrow and bring me some nourishing food?"

Seeing Ah Ying's expression, Yu Lu felt relieved and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Sister Ah Ying. Now it's settled. I will come to the Marquis' Mansion to see you tomorrow."

Ah Ying nodded with a doting smile, "Go back quickly."

Yao Yulu looked back at Aying every few steps before reluctantly getting on the carriage.

Ah Ying waited until Yu Lu's carriage disappeared before he looked towards the second-floor window.

At this time, the man was looking at Huo Aying with the corners of his lips curled.

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