jdhmnovel Chapter 124 The Female Assassin with Terrible Reviews
Chapter 124 The Female Assassin with Terrible Reviews
Then, Li Tingxue continued to say to her with a worried expression, "Until this troublesome matter is completely resolved, I really dare not let my sister-in-law or brother-in-law bring my sons home!"
You wouldn't believe it, even when I went back to my parents' home today, I was accompanied by several strong and burly guards! Normally, I'm so scared I don't even dare to step out of the Shen family's gate.
Upon hearing this, Ji Wanru exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! Does anyone else in our family know about this?"
Li Tingxue shook her head gently with a worried expression and sighed, "How could I have the courage to say it? If my parents and Xingzhou knew about this, they would definitely force me to divorce Shen Xiuyan."
Ji Wanru nodded with deep sympathy and replied, "That's right. When faced with such a dangerous situation, anyone would want to stay far away from the danger, wouldn't they?"
Not to mention, the Shen family is now in such a precarious situation, how can you still stay there peacefully, elder sister?
At this moment, Ji Wanru couldn't care less about the troubles between herself and Li Xingzhou. After all, ever since she married into the Li family, she and her sister-in-law had gotten along quite well.
Therefore, both emotionally and rationally, she did not want to see her sister-in-law meet with misfortune.
So Ji Wanru earnestly advised Li Tingxue: "Big sister, even if you are reluctant to part with your brother-in-law, you can't risk your life!"
"For now, you might as well pretend to divorce, and after this disaster for the Shen family is over, you can... it won't be too late."
Li Tingxue sighed heavily, her face full of worry, and said, "Do you think I haven't considered the divorce? But the other party wants to wipe out the entire Shen family!"
Even if I successfully divorce Xu Shenxiu and leave the Shen family, what will happen to the children I have with your brother-in-law? Those children are all from the Shen family, and they certainly won't let them go easily.
If all the children meet with misfortune, what's the point of me living on alone?
"Then... then in that case, elder sister, even if you hide outside alone with the children, you probably still won't escape this calamity?!"
Li Tingxue nodded solemnly, then looked at Ji Wanru earnestly and said, "That's why I thought of asking you and Xingzhou for help."
Then, she told Ji Wanru all about her plans.
It turns out that if things get to the point where there's no way out, she will plan an "accident" for the children so that they can all escape.
After this so-called "accident," the children will become orphans with no connection to the Shen family. At that time, all that is needed is for Ji Wanru and Xingzhou to secretly take care of them.
After all, everyone knows that the Li family is her maternal family. If she were to suddenly adopt these children openly, it would probably put them in danger again, making them the focus of attention and thus being targeted by others again.
After all, if you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze. If you understand this yourself, how could those bad people not know it?
Therefore, she had to arrange everything carefully and meticulously, without revealing the slightest flaw, otherwise her children might suffer unimaginable persecution in the future.
However, if the Li family were simply acting out of kindness, occasionally donating food and drink to the orphans in the orphanage, then in this situation, it wouldn't arouse suspicion or vigilance from others.
After all, such acts of kindness are not uncommon among aristocratic families, and some families often deliberately seek to gain a good reputation.
They would often distribute porridge in the dead of winter or donate money and goods to orphanages to show others their charity; such things were commonplace.
However, at this moment, Ji Wanru's eyes instantly reddened after hearing Li Tingxue's words, which sounded like entrusting her child to someone.
As a mother herself, how could she not understand Li Tingxue's inner thoughts at this moment?
Clearly, Li Tingxue had prepared for the worst—to offer herself as bait and then use a deceptive tactic to deceive everyone.
The goal was to do everything in their power to secure even the slightest chance of survival for their children.
"Of course, this is undoubtedly the worst-case scenario. But if things really develop to that point, it would mean that we have been completely defeated."
Li Tingxue continued solemnly, "At that time, you must persuade your parents and Xingzhou to sever ties with me and the Shen family as soon as possible."
We should try to stay as far away as possible, ideally severing all ties completely.
"...Let's use this matter of dividing our family property as a pretext. We can announce to the outside world that I, a married daughter, actually dared to come back and try to seize the family business."
This led to irreconcilable conflicts between me and my younger siblings.
"And the more intensely and dramatically this conflict is publicized, the less likely you are to be implicated."
Only in this way can we perhaps ensure your safety and prevent you from being caught in the crossfire.
Just in case, Li Tingxue also advised Ji Wanru to make a backup plan, since that would be the safest option.
At this moment, Ji Wanru had no time to be angry with Li Xingzhou, because she had many things to do.
Li Xingzhou didn't know what his elder sister said to his wife after her sudden return. He only learned from the servants that the two had a heated argument and parted on bad terms.
As for the specific reasons that caused the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to have a falling out, the servants were unaware of them. The lady of the house was also speaking in a huff, leaving him completely baffled.
However, to his surprise, after his elder sister and wife had such a bad fight, his relationship with his wife inexplicably became closer.
Li Xingzhou: "..."
He was filled with doubt and couldn't help but mutter to himself: Could it be that Madam is deliberately trying to anger my eldest sister? He was getting more and more confused!
Jiang Mianmian couldn't help but give Li Tingxue a thumbs up, sincerely praising her: "My eldest daughter-in-law's move is truly brilliant!"
Not only did she successfully secure a way out for herself, but she also cleverly fostered a warmer relationship between her younger brother and sister-in-law—truly killing two birds with one stone!
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However, just after Jiang Mianmian arranged for people to investigate Wu Zhenmin, to her surprise, Gu Yunchen also noticed something unusual about Wu Zhenmin.
He even made a special trip back to the Marquis's residence to solemnly remind his family to be careful and ensure their safety recently. This action was completely unexpected by Jiang Mianmian.
At this moment, Jiang Mianmian turned her gaze to Gu Yunchen, her face full of barely suppressed curiosity, and asked, "How...how did you notice her unusual behavior?"
Gu Yunchen gently shook his head and calmly replied, "I just sensed something was off about her identity. You know she knows me, so it's not convenient for me to monitor her."
So I instructed my men to have one group monitor her every move and another group investigate her identity. After a preliminary and detailed investigation, they discovered that there were more and more things about her that were not right.
Moreover, during their investigation, they also stumbled upon a man from the martial arts world.
Based on the detailed description provided by this person, and the meticulously drawn portrait by an artist, a female assassin from the Assassin's Den bears a striking resemblance to Wu Zhenmin, making it highly likely that she is that female assassin.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mianmian's eyes widened in astonishment as she asked, "Just because of this, you've become suspicious of her?!"
So, where is your true love? It's vanished without a trace!
[Haha! ...What kind of true love is this!]
If this is true love, then your love is far too cheap!
Jiang Mianmian was immediately amazed, and at the same time, she was also very surprised by Gu Yunchen's so-called view of true love.
Gu Yunchen: "..."
"Also, ...that is the Killing Tower, which is very likely carefully cultivated by the royal family of another country, and Wu Zhenmin may be someone they planted in our Dayuan Kingdom."
You should know, this assassin organization has killed quite a few people. Even General Guo, who was guarding the border five years ago, probably fell victim to their organization; yet, no one has ever captured him alive.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mianmian gasped in shock.
[Holy crap, this female assassin is actually a spy from another country?! That's terrifying!]
No wonder, no wonder! That woman was so eager to seek revenge on the third brother as soon as she was reborn. Maybe in her past life, it was the third brother who discovered her identity and destroyed their stronghold, which is why she harbors such a deep grudge.
Jiang Mianmian stroked her chin and began to speculate. She couldn't help but look up at Gu Yunchen, a look of doubt on her face, and sighed softly.
Sigh! I'm in a bit of a dilemma. Should I praise that female assassin for her intelligence, or call her foolish? Perhaps it's just a case of 'too clever by half.'
[The fact that she came up with this mindless, roundabout, and bizarre method of "you love me, I don't love you, and then I cruelly abandon you" to torment the third child is utterly speechless!]
[Heh, if I were that female assassin, I would stop at nothing to kill the third brother first, eliminating everyone who might interfere with my fate.]
[Look at this female assassin, Wu Zhenmin! Tsk tsk tsk, she's so incompetent! If I were the head of the assassins, I'd give her a huge thumbs down!]
Upon hearing these words, Gu Yunchen's lips twitched involuntarily a few times, his face filled with helplessness as he thought to himself:
My dear mother, can't you wish for me to be a little better? But then again, shouldn't I be thankful that Wu Zhenmin, this female assassin, isn't good enough?
Wu Zhenmin, the female assassin whom the mother and son deemed unqualified, said: "Are you two, mother and son, polite?"
Gu Yunchen immediately shook his head slightly, trying to bring his thoughts back to the main topic. He muttered to himself that he had almost been led astray by his mother.