Zhao's face was stunned, "Impossible! How could my son do such a thing?"
Jiang Mengyue snorted coldly, "Don't you know your son's virtues yourself? After taking the silver from me, he went to live and drink. He was so drunk that he didn't even recognize me, and he dared to look down on me."
Mrs. Zhao raised her face, "Silver? What silver?"
"Huh." Jiang Mengyue sneered. Apparently, Zhao didn't know about him asking for money. "Just a few days ago, eight hundred taels were taken away from me."
Zhao's thoughts were confused and she struggled for a moment.
Her eyes were red and she raised her face, "No matter what, it was you who pushed my son to death!"
After Jiang Mengyue panicked for a moment, she calmed down and said in a cold voice, "What else do you want? I'll give you five hundred taels. It's already a great kindness to let you leave."
"That beast, Mr. Zhao, actually wants to take advantage of me. Haha, if you sue the government, all of you will go to jail!"
Mrs. Zhao was stunned and speechless.
"You, you...you killed my son, how could you say such a thing!"
Jiang Mengyue looked at Zhao with cold eyes and murderous intent.
For her, there is no difference between killing one person or three people. If Zhao is let go and allowed to leave safely, if this matter is exposed one day, it will be a huge threat to her.
She just can't do it here.
Mrs. Zhao felt sad because her son's murderer was right in front of her, but there was nothing she could do.
The person in front of her was a high-ranking daughter of the Marquis family, with a noble status, but ignorant villagers like them could not compare. Besides, if it was really Mr. Zhao's drunken and frivolous actions towards Miss Jiang, she would be unreasonable if she wanted to cause trouble.
Zhao's balance was that people can't be resurrected after death, and their son is already dead, so she won't be able to survive even if she causes trouble.
In this case, those who live will still live.
Mrs. Zhao gritted her teeth and said, "Five thousand taels! As long as you give me five thousand taels, we will go back to the countryside and not pursue this matter further!"
If she has five thousand taels, she can buy a house in the town, buy a shop, and start a business. She doesn't have to work hard to farm anymore, and she can also provide Shun'er with education.
Mrs. Zhao was making good plans.
Jiang Mengyue just wanted to sneer, the whole Zhao family is greedy, Zhao Da slapped his nose on his face, and now the Zhao family opens her mouth like a lion, heh heh, they are really thick-skinned
"I have already given you a chance. Either take the five hundred taels and leave, or go to the court immediately."
"What would the magistrate think? Zhao Da wanted to take advantage of me. I pushed him in panic. Zhao Da couldn't stand upright and fell to death. It was Zhao Da who made the mistake first. He dared to scorn the daughter of the Marquis family. This crime is too heavy even if he dies ten times it won't be enough!"
Jiang Mengyue looked down at Zhao, her eyes dark, as if she could see through the heart of the person in front of her.
Mrs. Zhao broke into a cold sweat and became panicked. Her thoughts of revenge for her son were suddenly given up.
Jiang Mengyue said calmly, "Whether you take the five hundred taels and leave, or report to the official, you make your own choice!"
Zhao struggled for a while and finally decided to leave the capital with 500 taels.
She didn't have the guts to go against the daughter of the Marquis family.
If she reported it to the official, she might not be convicted.
Mrs. Zhao packed her luggage, hired a carriage, and left the capital.
Jiang Mengyue's face was cold and her eyes were full of coldness. She watched Zhao holding Zhao Xiaoshun's hand and leaving, and she tightened her handkerchief.
"This person cannot be kept."
Zhao learned her secret and it would be a disaster to keep them alive. Only the dead can keep the secret.
......
Zhao left in a carriage.
On the way, Zhao Xiaoshun cried at the top of his lungs, saying that a bad woman killed his eldest brother.
Mrs. Zhao was afraid of getting into trouble, so she quickly covered Zhao Xiaoshun's mouth to prevent him from crying, "Shh, you can't say such things again."
"Why? Mom, she pushed my eldest brother and caused him to bleed..."
Zhao felt sad and heartbroken, but she still endured it, "You can't say such things anymore, don't say a word! Otherwise we will all get into trouble!"
Zhao Xiaoshun refused to listen and cried hard. Tired of crying, he fell into a deep sleep.
Zhao held Zhao Xiaoshun in her arms and felt extremely regretful. She shouldn't have come to the capital. It was because she saw money and came to the capital that she became like this.
The carriage swayed as it drove out of the city gate.
Not long after they left the capital.
Suddenly the carriage clanked and stopped.
Zhao stumbled around and bumped into the car frame, "Ouch! What's wrong?"
With a swish sound, the cold long sword penetrated the carriage, directly piercing the position where Zhao was sitting just now!
If Zhao hadn't stumbled around because she couldn't sit still, the long sword would have stabbed her.
After Mrs. Zhao came to her senses, she was so frightened that she screamed, "Ahhhh..."
The curtain of the carriage was opened, and several gangsters surrounded the carriage. The big man leading the carriage looked at Zhao with cold eyes and said, "Kill her!"
The long sword slashed hard at Zhao.
Zhao's face was pale, she was too frightened to move, and she hugged Zhao Xiaoshun tightly.
Just as the cold sword was about to cut off Zhao's head, there was a whoosh, and an arrow flew past and pierced the gangster's hand.
In the woods, a ghostly black figure rushed out, holding a short sword, and coldly wiped the gangster's neck.
The gangster fell limply to the ground, lifeless.
"What's going on?"
The leader of the group panicked and looked around.
The black figure pounced forward again, harvesting a life with each blow, and his movements were ruthless.
The leader was so frightened that his spine trembled. He only collected three hundred taels to deal with a woman and a child. How could a master be protecting them secretly?
The leader hurriedly ordered, "Back off!"
This deal is not worth it!
The remaining people retreated quickly. Their kung fu was no match for the black figure. If they stayed here, they would only be killed. They immediately retreated cleanly.
Several bodies were lying on the ground.
The man in black stood quietly and looked into the carriage.
Mrs. Zhao was frightened and hugged Zhao Xiaoshun tightly. Her face turned pale with fright and her whole body was shaking.
The man in black whistled, and after a while, a carriage drove over.
Yu Er came from the carriage and saw the body on the ground. His face was slightly pale and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
The man in black pulled down his mask, revealing his delicate face, it was Shuang Yue.
Shuangyue said coldly, "Take them back."
"Yes, yes." Yu Er nodded, and his tone became respectful without realizing it, not daring to make any mistakes.
Yu Er pulled Zhao and Zhao Xiaoshun into the carriage and returned to the capital.
Shuangyue completed the task and went to report to the lady.
She used Qinggong to return to the capital faster than taking a carriage.
Marquis Mansion.
Jiang Ning listened to Shuang Yue's report with a calm expression, not too surprised.
"My lady's prediction was correct. The second lady really wanted to kill people and silence them."
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