Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 591: Life-saving grace, no way to repay

Because they were so close, Jiang Lingzhou could even smell the faint fragrance coming from Shen Zhinian.

His expression couldn't help but feel a little unnatural, and his face turned red from his ears to his neck.

Fortunately, it was already late and the light here was dim, so Shen Zhinian didn't notice his abnormality.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but the footsteps outside finally faded away.

Shen Zhinian heard the sound of stones being thrown at the wooden door.

She had previously agreed on many signals with the Shen family guards, so that they could be used to convey information when it was inconvenient to talk.

This means it's safe outside.

Shen Zhinian raised his head and looked at Jiang Lingzhou.

Under the moonlight, the man's handsome face was a little pale, like a sickly young man who walked out of an ancient painting. He was handsome and elegant, and also pleasing to the eye.

Shen Zhinian had imagined many times before the scene of her meeting Jiang Lingzhou in this life, but she never expected it to be like this.

Jiang Lingzhou will become an important official in the future, so sooner or later he will know her identity.

She couldn't let anyone know what happened tonight or else she would find out.

Shen Zhinian hid the dark color in her eyes, blinked her big, charming eyes, and said with a little uneasiness in her fear: "Have those people outside left?"

The woman in front of him looked delicate and pitiful, like an innocent little white rabbit. Jiang Lingzhou's tone softened a little: "Don't be afraid, girl. The bad guys should have left."

girl?

Shen Zhinian then realized that she had her hair in a bun when she left the palace, but during her "escape" just now, her hair had all fallen apart.

No wonder Jiang Lingzhou treated her as an unmarried girl.

It was not the time to reveal his identity yet. Shen Zhinian pretended to be relieved and looked like he had survived a disaster: "That's good!"

"I thought I would die under the swords of those men in black today..."

At this point, she seemed to realize something and wanted to bow, but because she was too close, her nose hit Jiang Lingzhou's chest.

"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it..."

Jiang Lingzhou's eyes flashed with surprise: "...Miss, do you recognize Jiang?"

Shen Zhinian also thought about it carefully before calling out this name.

Because she saw with her own eyes today, Nangong Xuanyu and Jiang Lingzhou guessing riddles together, and someone in the crowd had already called out his identity.

If she pretended not to know at this moment, and one day Jiang Lingzhou found out that she was the virtuous concubine and recalled what happened when guessing the riddles, wouldn't her words be too false?

Shen Zhinian lowered his head and said, "Many people have seen the elegance of Mr. Jiang, the champion of the Jieyuan Sect, tonight. Naturally, I recognize him."

"I never thought that I would be rescued by you when I encountered a villain today."

Shen Zhinian walked a few steps to the side and bowed: "I have no way to repay you for saving my life. I will remember it in my heart and will never forget your kindness!"

She was still worrying about how to use the Shen family to establish a relationship with Jiang Lingzhou, and one piece of old mountain ginseng might not be enough.

It’s so great now, when I want to take a nap someone will bring me a pillow!

Jiang Lingzhou seemed to come back to his senses and wondered why the girl in front of him walked aside to salute.

Because just now in a hurry, in order to avoid the bad guys, he pushed her against the wall...

Jiang Lingzhou looked away unnaturally, and a suspicious blush appeared on his pale cheeks. "It's just a small favor, no need to thank me."

"As long as the girl doesn't blame me for being so abrupt just now..."

Shen Zhinian shook his head: "If you hadn't helped me just now, I would have been killed by those black-clothed men. How could I be so ungrateful?"

Jiang Lingzhou asked in confusion: "Why did those men in black chase after the girl just now?"

Shen Zhinian shook his head, a bit of confusion appeared in his big eyes: "This... I don't know either."

"Maybe my enemies saw that I finally got out and didn't want to see me go back alive..."

There were countless intrigues among the aristocratic families. Jiang Lingzhou had seen too many similar situations and did not ask about them.

Worried that the men in black would come back, Jiang Lingzhou wanted to send Shen Zhinian back.

But for a girl to be chased by criminals in the middle of the night and to be sent back by a strange man would be detrimental to her reputation.

Jiang Lingzhou changed the subject and said in a gentle voice, "Where are the young lady's family or guards? I will take the young lady there."

It was better to have the guard take her home than for a stranger to send her back.

Shen Zhinian still had a lot of things to do, so of course she wouldn't let Jiang Lingzhou continue to follow her and affect her plans.

Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she said in surprise, "I heard my maid calling me, they must be nearby!"

"Master Jiang, I'm leaving now. I'll thank you for saving my life another day!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Zhinian picked up her skirt and ran out.

When Jiang Lingzhou chased after her, her figure had disappeared around the corner.

He shook his head and suddenly saw a handkerchief left on the ground.

Jiang Lingzhou stepped forward and picked it up.

There is no special logo on it, except for a butterfly flapping its wings about to fly embroidered on the lower right corner.

"Oh my! My dear, I finally found you!"

The housekeeper ran over from the other direction with the servants who went out with him today. In such a cold day, his forehead was covered with sweat from anxiety!

"Who could have thought that on such a beautiful day, an assassin would appear on the busy streets of the capital. Sir, are you okay? Are you injured?"

Jiang Lingzhou retracted his gaze, calmly hid the handkerchief in his sleeve, and shook his head: "Uncle Lei, I'm fine."

"That's good! That's good!"

The housekeeper patted his chest and sighed, "Young Master usually stays at home all the time. I wanted to take advantage of today to let you go out for a walk. Maybe you can meet a young lady from a certain family and create a good story."

"I never thought that I would encounter such a thrilling thing!"

"Fortunately, the young master is fine. Otherwise, how can I explain this to the master and mistress who are far away in Jiangcheng?"

Listening to the housekeeper's words, Jiang Lingzhou didn't know what he was thinking about. He clenched the handkerchief in his hand, coughed lightly and said, "Uncle Lei, don't talk nonsense."

The butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "This old servant is not talking nonsense."

"You are not young anymore, and you won the first place in the imperial examination last year. It is time for you to marry a lady from a famous family."

The servants also knew that the young master had a good temper, so they all started laughing.

Jiang Lingzhou did not continue the topic. He looked at the butler and asked, "Lei Bo, do you know who the assassins who appeared today are?"

The housekeeper shook his head and said, "The Jingzhao Yin has been dispatched. He personally led three layers of people inside and three layers outside to surround the street where the incident happened. No one can get through."

"Look at this scene, the person they want to assassinate must be some important figure!"