The two people fighting were old and young.
The older one was the elder who had kidnapped Li Yue Shu earlier.
The other person was the man who had been tracking Li Yue Shu and was discovered by her.
Li Yue Shu looked at Shen Wei, who was not far behind her.
If she remembered correctly, this man should be Shen Wei's subordinate.
As Li Yue Shu was thinking, the elder in the midst of their struggle also noticed the two people who had appeared.
It seemed he wouldn't be able to make a move tonight.
With this thought, the elder wasted no more time and threw a handful of powder.
Xing He clearly knew the old man's abilities and quickly retreated to dodge.
By the time he reacted, the elder had already flown away.
Xing He was about to give chase when Shen Wei's voice suddenly sounded, "No need to chase."
Xing He immediately stopped, walked over, and glanced at Li Yue Shu hesitantly, then respectfully bowed to Shen Wei, "Master."
Shen Wei nodded faintly and looked at the person beside him, "A Shu, this is my hidden guard, named Xing He, and there's also Chai Yang. They are my most trusted and capable assistants."
As he spoke, he raised his hand.
The next moment, Chai Yang, who had been in the shadows, suddenly appeared and stood respectfully to the side.
Li Yue Shu was slightly stunned, not quite understanding why he was suddenly introducing these two people to her.
Shen Wei coughed lightly and explained, "They will always be here to protect you in secret. If you need anything in the future, you can command them as you please."
As soon as these words were spoken, even the usually composed Chai Yang couldn't help but widen his eyes.
They had been by their master's side since childhood, and in Chong Zhou, even members of the royal family had to show them respect.
The only people in this world who could freely command them, besides their master, were the future mistress.
In that instant, Chai Yang became even more certain of his inner thoughts.
He turned to face Li Yue Shu and respectfully bowed, "Your subordinate Chai Yang greets Madam."
Xing He also recovered and followed suit, bowing, "Your subordinate Xing He, I have offended you multiple times before. Please forgive me, Madam."
Chai Yang, Xing He...
She knew these two people!
In the original book, Chai Yang was Shen Ting Wen's confidant. Although Shen Ting Wen later became a famous corrupt merchant, he would discuss many matters with this Chai Yang.
And Xing He was Shen Zhi Yu's master, who had been secretly teaching him martial arts.
These two people were actually Shen Wei's hidden guards?!
Li Yue Shu's thoughts raced, but it felt like a tangled mess she couldn't unravel.
She lowered her eyes to look at the two of them, then turned to look at Shen Wei, her gaze deep.
Was Shen Wei telling her about their existence to show that he was beginning to trust her?
Li Yue Shu's lips curved slightly, and she nodded gently, "You two clean this up first. Don't scare everyone."
Whether it was Shen Wei or Chai Yang and Xing He, they were prepared to accept her questions but hadn't expected her first words to be this. They were momentarily stunned.
Li Yue Shu had no intention of saying more. She just looked at Shen Wei and, after a moment of hesitation, said, "We'll talk about the divorce after you've resumed your true identity."
She had actually thought of something. Even without Shen Wei writing a divorce letter, she could regain her freedom.
But she had no intention of telling Shen Wei.
This guy had tricked her for so long with three children, she wouldn't let this slide so easily!
Hearing that she was no longer seeking a divorce, Shen Wei's lips curved slightly, "Good."
Little did he know, the calmer things were in the beginning, the more turbulent they would be later.
After that, neither of them said more. They returned to their respective rooms, leaving Chai Yang and Xing He to deal with the traces of the fight and the bloodstains in the courtyard, making everything look as if it had never happened.
Meanwhile, a figure quietly slipped into a bedroom in Old Man Liu's neighboring house.
In the room, Wei Zi Miao sat at the head of the bed.
He hadn't lit a candle, but the dappled moonlight filtering through the window allowed one to vaguely make out the situation inside.
The next moment, Zhai Song pushed the door open and reported in a low voice, "Young Master, your subordinate has confirmed. The person who sneaked into the neighboring courtyard is the old man who kidnapped Madam Shen last time."
"Poyang Poison King?" Wei Zi Miao quickly stood up, his expression worried, "Is Madam Shen alright?"
Zhai Song shook his head, "Before your subordinate could make a move, someone else had already driven away the Poyang Poison King. Your subordinate was afraid of alarming the enemy, and seeing that the Poyang Poison King left alone, he did not enter."
Hearing this, Wei Zi Miao knew that someone had helped Li Yue Shu.
For some reason, the first person he thought of was Shen Wei, the man whose background he could never uncover.
Wei Zi Miao waved his hand, and Zhai Song retreated.
He remained alone in the room, contemplating for a long time.
In the following days, he observed the situation between Li Yue Shu and Shen Wei. As he had expected, the atmosphere between them was very harmonious.
There was even a hint of unspoken understanding between them.
Wei Zi Miao's heart felt a pang of sourness and swelling.
Now, it was time to make a decision.
...
During dinner, everyone gathered to eat.
Wei Zi Miao looked at everyone, then his gaze fell on his father.
Sensing his gaze, Wei Tong Hao nodded and put down his bowl, "Madam Shen, Young Master Shen, we have been bothering you here for so long. It's time for us to leave."
Everyone was surprised, clearly not expecting them to leave so soon after Ji Mo Bai had departed.
Li Yue Shu also put down her chopsticks, "Why the sudden decision to leave?"
Wei Tong Hao smiled kindly, "Zi Miao's health has greatly improved, and he has found Ling'er. Of course, we should return to Hong Ning City."
Hearing this, Li Yue Shu thought for a moment and nodded, "When do you plan to leave?"
Unlike Ji Mo Bai's situation, she couldn't forcefully ask them to stay.
"We'll leave tomorrow morning," Wei Tong Hao said. "There are many matters waiting for me to handle back in Hong Ning City. The sooner I return, the sooner I can resolve them."
Li Yue Shu hadn't expected them to leave so quickly and was stunned for a moment, "What about Ling'er?"
Wei Zi Miao looked at Wei Ling beside him, his eyes filled with tenderness, "We have already spoken with Ling'er. She will return to Hong Ning City with us."
Upon hearing this, Li Yue Shu wasn't surprised.
Ling'er was, after all, a child of the Wei family. With blood relatives alive, there was no reason for her to stay here.
However, seeing Wei Ling, who was looking down with a dejected expression, Li Yue Shu felt a pang of sadness.
In her opinion, Wei Ling's biological father was still alive, and the marriage contract was merely a guarantee to keep Wei Ling, not a bond that would tie her and Shen Yi Min's fate together.
Therefore, her initial arrangement of engagement between Wei Ling and Shen Yi Min was simply to put Wei Niang's mind at ease and to legitimately keep Wei Ling by her side.
In the original book, the two children were destined to be a pair of regretful lovers. To prevent unnecessary trouble in the future, she had abandoned the idea of adoption and opted for a childhood engagement.
But they were both children, and no one could predict what would happen in the future. Thus, she had specifically mentioned in the marriage contract that if either of the children refused the engagement when they grew up, it would be void.
This way, she could legitimately keep Wei Ling while giving the two children the greatest freedom.
However, as time passed and they spent more time together, she had unknowingly come to regard Wei Ling as her own child, just like Ai Yi and the others.
Now that she was leaving, Li Yue Shu naturally felt a sense of reluctance.