Jiang Sihe took the letter and naturally couldn't afford any delay. She sent the nanny from the He Mansion back first.
She turned around and went back, planning to figure out a way to leave the mansion.
Who would have thought that just as she entered the side gate, she saw two figures sneaking towards this direction.
She quickly hid herself in the bamboo grove beside.
"Auntie, it's so late. You'd better not go."
"Such nonsense..." Auntie Wei scolded and continued walking forward.
They were a bit far away, so Jiang Sihe couldn't hear or see clearly who they were. When they got closer, she pushed aside the bamboo leaves and looked out.
Auntie Wei?
Why did she want to go out through the side gate at this hour? What was she going to do?
"If this matter can't be resolved by tomorrow and gets known by the master, neither you nor I will end up well..."
Auntie Wei turned back and nagged again. Cuiwei shut her mouth and didn't dare to say anything more.
When they reached the side gate, Cuiwei couldn't help but be puzzled. "What's going on? Why isn't there a gatekeeper woman at the side gate today?"
"Most likely they've gone to be lazy at this hour. It saves us the silver for bribes if there's no one!"
After saying that, the two of them went out through the side gate. Jiang Sihe came out of the bamboo grove and saw through the side gate that they got on a gray carriage.
Auntie Wei was so suspicious. She must be up to no good. After she finished dealing with her own business, she would definitely look into her!
Back in the courtyard, she called Danfeng over. "Help me prepare a carriage. Don't alert Mother. I'm going out for a while!"
"Miss, what are you going to do? In case Madam asks, I need to make up an excuse!"
Jiang Sihe thought for a while. "If Mother asks, just say that my cousin invited me out to play. I'll talk to Cousin Qin later..."
Danfeng nodded.
Not long after, she came back and told Jiang Sihe that the carriage was ready.
"Is Miss going out alone? Let this servant follow you!"
"No, I'll be back soon. You stay here. In case Mother asks, you still need to cover for me. Xiuyue is too straightforward. I can't count on her!"
Danfeng nodded again, indicating that the miss was right.
Xiuyue really couldn't be counted on for this matter.
Jiang Sihe still wore the dark-colored clothes with a cloak and went out through the side gate.
The carriage was already waiting for her there.
When she got on the carriage, she deliberately took a look at the coachman. The coachman was also a smart one and immediately replied.
"Second Miss, this servant's name is Chang Shun. I'm from the same hometown as Miss Danfeng. She thought I was honest, so she asked me to drive the carriage for Second Miss. Miss, please rest assured..."
These words dispelled Jiang Sihe's concerns. She nodded. "Okay, the Yan Mansion!"
"Which Yan Mansion?" Chang Shun didn't understand for a moment.
"The Jinwu Guard, Yan Yiheng!"
Chang Shun took a breath. "Second Miss, that Captain Yan is not a good person. I heard that he likes to kill and torture people..."
"Those are just rumors. Don't believe them easily."
At this moment, Jiang Sihe couldn't help but be grateful that she had been reborn. She knew that Yan Yiheng was not as bad as the world said.
She remembered that during the years of war in the eastern border of the Great Jing, he finally fought to the death to protect the people in the eastern border. In the end, he was even posthumously named the General Protecting the Country by Pei Yanchao.
A military general who could sacrifice his life for the common people, she didn't think he would be the scourge that the world said.
Although Chang Shun thought it was not right to go, he didn't dare to disobey the master's order and still drove the carriage towards the Yan Mansion.
...
In the study of the Yan Mansion.
Pei Yanchao was sitting on a chair in a heavy robe, waiting for someone.
Yan Yiheng strolled over from the back courtyard and saw Pei Yanchao with a gloomy face in the study.
"What an honor today. Minister Pei actually condescended to visit this humble abode of mine?"
There were dark circles under Pei Yanchao's eyes. When he raised his eyes, he looked even more cold than usual.
"The He siblings are still useful to me. You can't act recklessly!"
Yan Yiheng sat down on the chair beside and smiled. "Is Minister Pei useful or is he showing pity on the eldest miss of the He family?"
"Yan Yiheng...?"
Pei Yanchao called his full name in a cold voice.
"Did I hit the nail on the head, Minister Pei? But I think that Miss He is indeed quite charming. Even Minister Pei has taken pity on her..."
"Cough... cough..."
Pei Yanchao was so angry by Yan Yiheng that he couldn't help but cough. Yan An quickly patted his back to help him catch his breath.
"Captain Yan, please stop angering our master. He has been staying up for several days in a row and his old illness has flared up again. Please show mercy!"
Yan Yiheng saw that Pei Yanchao's complexion was really not very good and also restrained himself a bit.
"It was Miss He who said that her younger brother couldn't go to the prison. That's why I brought the person back to the mansion..."
"You brought the siblings into your mansion so ostentatiously. There are no elders or wives in your mansion. Do you want the whole capital to scold the siblings behind their backs?"
"What does this have to do with whether there are elders or wives in my mansion?"
Yan Yiheng climbed up from the lowest level of the Jinwu Guard. He had no roots or foundation. His family had died when he was in his teens.
As for a wife... that kind of existence that would only disrupt his mind, he never wanted to have one.
Apart from him, the people in his mansion were just his brothers from the Jinwu Guard who had fought side by side with him. They would fight together when there was something to do and drink together when there was nothing to do. It was so carefree.
"So, what do you want to do by detaining the siblings in the mansion like this without any explanation?"
Yan Yiheng thought for a while. "I just thought that He Wenyu was quite interesting. A young lady from a noble family actually sold her own father and slapped me. It's really fun!"
Pei Yanchao sighed. He shouldn't have let Yan Yiheng do this for him today.
"She is now related to the matter of the He Mansion colluding with the Dongyue Kingdom. How can I act if you detain her in the mansion like this?"
Yan Yiheng sneered. "After all, Minister Pei is still here to ask for the person. You still say you're not showing pity..."
"Yan Yiheng, the evidence of the He Mansion colluding with the Dongyue Kingdom has been found, but do you know what they are going to do?"
"I don't know. But as long as we follow the trail of Lord He, we're not afraid of not finding out!"
Pei Yanchao tapped his fingers on the table. "The people from the Dongyue Kingdom will enter the capital in three days. Do you think Lord He will tell the truth at this time?"
"Then what do you mean?" Yan Yiheng was good at martial arts, but not so good at using his brain.
"He Wenyu must still be hiding something. If you keep her here, how can I make her hand it over sincerely?"
Hearing this, Yan Yiheng frowned. Was Pei Yanchao just after the evidence? He must be hiding some personal feelings!
"Captain Yan, a young lady from the Jiang Mansion is asking to see you outside!"
A subordinate of Yan Yiheng's at the door trotted in and reported in a low voice.
"A young lady from the Jiang Mansion?"
Yan Yiheng was a bit confused. He had no contact with the Jiang Mansion.
Moreover, at this hour, a young lady from a noble family came to see him. It was really unbelievable.
Pei Yanchao asked in a deep voice.
"Which young lady from the Jiang Mansion?"