The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Fortunately, when the assassins saw these officers and soldiers, they no longer cared about killing people and were anxious to escape.

But would the officers and soldiers let them go? The officers and soldiers rushed over and surrounded them, trying to capture them alive, but the assassins were clearly determined to kill themselves when they saw they were about to be captured.

Most of the assassins died in an instant, and only a few escaped with serious injuries.

Among the officers and soldiers, the leader was a young man.

Seeing him, Shen Qingtang's eyes suddenly lit up: "Shen Qingwei!"

The exclamation startled the young man. He followed the sound and saw Shen Qingtang, who was now covered in mud. "Sister?! You, you, you... why are you here!"

Xue Zhiyi's gaze lingered between the two of them for a while. The young man's appearance was indeed somewhat similar to Shen Qingtang. He must be Shen Qingtang's younger brother, Shen Qingwei, who was stationed in Jiangzhou with his father.

Shen Qingwei got off the horse and ran forward in two steps: "No... Sister, you are too naughty, aren't you? Did those thieves hurt you?"

"I'm fine." Shen Qingtang said, "I'm just worried about you and dad. Don't worry, I've already written to mom before entering Jiangzhou Prefecture."

As the brother and sister were talking, another group of people arrived late.

Shen Qingwei knew the group of people. When he saw them coming, he just shouted loudly: "Brother Tang, everything is fine here!"

Hearing this name, Xue Zhiyi's heart suddenly stopped. He saw that the man on the horse was tall, with dignified eyebrows and eyes, and his every move was gentle and elegant.

Sure enough, it was an acquaintance.

Tang Jinglei rode up on horseback. He was older than Shen Qingwei and much more stable. After getting off the horse, he politely asked the others, "Are you injured?"

Jiang Xu had rolled around in the mud, and his official hat had flown away. He managed to find it and put it on. He then put on his clothes and bowed to Tang Jinglei in a serious manner, "Thank you for saving me. I'm fine, but many of the officials who came with me were injured and need medical treatment urgently."

Hearing this, Tang Jinglei asked him, "Who are you?"

Jiang Xu replied: "I am Jiang Xu, the Left Junior Official of the Dali Temple. I have been ordered by the Emperor to investigate the case of the robbery of disaster relief grain."

Tang Jinglei suddenly understood and bowed, "I am Tang Jinglei, the governor of Jiangzhou Canal Transport, and I am honored to meet you, Mr. Jiang."

On this side, Huo Wuyou put away his sword after hearing this: "I am Huo Wuyou, the Right Junior Official of the Dali Temple. Thank you for saving me."

Tang Jinglei returned the salute, but also noticed Xue Zhiyi beside Huo Wuyou. His expression suddenly turned cold, and when he was about to say something, Huo Wuyou had already quietly stood in front of him.

"Mr. Tang, please take care of the wounded first."

Tang Jinglei's always warm face now showed some disgust towards Huo Wuyou: "Follow me first."

……

Shen Qingtang followed Shen Qingwei to the Shen Mansion, and the rest of the people were taken to the Tang Family by Tang Jinglei. The injured were all taken away for treatment.

However, outside the gate of the Tang Mansion, Tang Jinglei still had a serious expression on his face. He bowed to Huo Wuyou and Jiang Xu and said, "You have come all the way here, and I should have done my best to entertain you, but she——"

His eyes fell on Xue Zhiyi: "I'm sorry that the Tang Mansion won't entertain her. I'll have someone prepare a room for her in the inn later and accommodate her properly. However, she can't set foot in the Tang Mansion."

Hearing this, Huo Wuyou frowned and was about to argue with him, but his wrist tightened and was held back by Xue Zhiyi.

But Jiang Xu didn't understand the reason and kept asking, "Master Tang, why is this happening?"

"You'll have to ask her why."

As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Wuyou was about to explode again, but was stopped by Xue Zhiyi once again.

Xue Zhiyi knew that in Tang Jinglei's eyes, she was the sinner who harmed his father-in-law's family. He loved his wife so much that his malice towards her at this moment could be said to be very restrained.

Xue Zhiyi maintained his smile: "Thank you for your kindness."

Her clothes were stained with mud and rain, her hair was damp, and she felt cold and uncomfortable. She just wanted to change into clean clothes.

At this moment, a girl dressed as a maid came out of the gate of Tang Mansion and bowed to Tang Jinglei.

Xue Zhiyi recognized that this person was Su Xin who was beside Xue Ruoyu.

"Su Xin? But what did Ruoyu say?" Tang Jinglei asked her.

Su Xin only glanced at Xue Zhiyi coldly, and then said to Tang Jinglei respectfully: "My lord, what the young lady meant is that since the guests have come from afar, it is better to invite them in first, so as not to lose the courtesy of hospitality."

"But..." Tang Jinglei wanted to say something, but hesitated. He glared at Xue Zhiyi again, then sneered reluctantly and walked out of the room.

Su Xin still had a cold face and bowed to them: "Please come in."

Holding back his anger, Huo Wuyou originally wanted to take Xue Zhiyi away, but seeing her shoulders shivering involuntarily, he didn't want Xue Zhiyi to catch a cold because of his anger, so the two of them entered the Tang Mansion together.

Seeing this, Jiang Xu could only follow without knowing why.

……

After entering the Tang Mansion, they learned that the prefect of Jiangzhou was also here to discuss matters today. The severe flood and frequent accidents had already worried the officials of Jiangzhou.

Huo Wuyou and Jiang Xu simply changed their clothes and were hurriedly called away to discuss matters.

Xue Zhiyi felt cold and the rain made him feel uncomfortable. When Su Xin took him to the courtyard arranged for them by the Tang family, he thought he would just have a place to change into clean clothes, but he found that a vat of steaming water had already been prepared in the room and there was a cup of soup on the table.

Xue Zhiyi took a sniff and it was ginger soup.

She felt uncomfortable in her heart. Xue Ruoyu hated her and she should hate her, but she also understood her and knew that she was afraid of cold. She should take a hot bath and drink ginger soup after being caught in the rain, otherwise she would be sick for several days.

Regarding Xue Ruoyu, it has always been something she didn't want to face in her heart. Even when she came to Jiangzhou, she tried her best not to think about Xue Ruoyu in her heart and to ignore the existence of this person as much as possible.

But after all, the past ten years of life cannot be forgotten so easily.

After getting himself ready, Xue Zhiyi wanted to go look for Huo Wuyou when he saw that he hadn't returned yet. After all, they were not in Huajing, and there were undercurrents in Jiangzhou, so it would be better for them not to be alone as much as possible.

In her previous life, just one or two years after Xue Ruoyu got married, something happened to the Xue family, and she had no chance to visit the Tang Mansion.

Faced with an unfamiliar mansion, Xue Zhiyi wanted to find a maid to ask for directions first, but in the garden of the Tang Mansion, he saw several women talking in a pavilion. They were laughing and teasing a babbling child.

It was drizzling at the moment, and a woman in the pavilion noticed her and asked the maid beside her to hold an umbrella for her.

Seeing this, Xue Zhiyi had no choice but to step forward and pay his respects.

The woman was kind, holding a child less than a year old on her lap. She smiled and said, "I heard that a distinguished guest is coming to visit us today. I wonder which family the girl is from and why she is standing in the rain alone? What if she catches a cold?"

The woman didn't seem to recognize Xue Zhiyi, but Xue Zhiyi guessed her identity and bowed: "I, Xue Zhiyi, have important business to attend to. I came to Jiangzhou with the Dali Temple. I am sorry for disturbing you. I hope Madam Tang will forgive me."

The moment she heard her name, the smile on Mrs. Tang's face disappeared in an instant.

It was the woman next to Madam Tang who looked at Xue Zhiyi and asked in a gentle voice, "Is the girl surnamed Xue from Ruoyu's family?"

Another young woman in her twenties beside the woman asked the woman in a slightly pretentious manner, covering her lips: "Mom, does Sister Ruoyu still have family members now?"

Seeing Mrs. Tang's livid face, the woman finally realized and covered her lips: "I'm sorry, auntie, did Yue'er say something wrong?"