“Alright.”

Jiang Chen stopped the guard, then sneered.

“Who sent them, need I say?”

The guard was stunned, then a little embarrassed.

Indeed, in Xizhou, apart from the Su family, there was no second force that dared to send someone to assassinate His Majesty.

Although the question had been answered, the guard became even more nervous.

He leaned closer and whispered, “Your Majesty, let’s return to the yamen.”

He was afraid that if something unexpected really happened, he would be guilty of ten thousand deaths.

“Return.”

This time, Jiang Chen did not refuse.

The reason he came out was to verify his guess.

Facts proved that he was right.

The Su family had that much guts!

Back at the yamen, Jiang Chen asked the guard to monitor the personnel coming and going from the Jiangnan area, while he read the files.

After reading for a while, Jiang Chen gained some understanding of the distribution of the Su family's power in Xizhou.

Then, he heard a strange man's voice from outside.

“Sir, I am Old Liu, the cook who makes meals for you.”

A sneer curled up at the corner of Jiang Chen's mouth. The Su family really lived up to his expectations.

The methods really came one after another!

Since they wanted to act, then let them act!

Jiang Chen said, “What is it?”

“It’s like this, this morning there was an old woman who specially sent a chicken over, saying she wanted to thank you, sir.”

“I stewed it into chicken soup, and now that it's ready, I specially brought it to you, sir.”

Chicken soup?

What a familiar scene.

Jiang Chen couldn't help laughing.

He said, “Come in.”

An old man wearing coarse linen clothes and a face full of smiles walked in with the chicken soup.

Placing the chicken soup on the table, Old Liu said, “Sir, this chicken soup is very nutritious, please drink it quickly.”

Jiang Chen nodded with a smile on his face, “Mm.”

With that, Jiang Chen sat down at the table.

A barely perceptible look of joy flashed in Old Liu’s eyes as he looked expectantly at Jiang Chen, who picked up a spoon.

Jiang Chen scooped up a spoonful of chicken soup and sniffed it.

“Fragrant, really fragrant!” Jiang Chen praised.

The joy in Old Liu’s eyes deepened as he said, “If you like it, sir, I’ll get you another bowl.”

Jiang Chen raised a hand, “Not in a hurry.”

Old Liu was stunned, looking at Jiang Chen with some nervousness.

“I’ll ask you a few questions about Su Mingtao,” Jiang Chen said.

Old Liu breathed a sigh of relief, then put on an angry expression.

“That Su Mingtao is really not a good thing! I remember once, because my cooking was a little bland, he hung me up and beat me.”

“I am really too happy that you, sir, killed such an evil person!”

“Oh.”

Jiang Chen showed a meaningful smile, saying, “It seems that this Su Mingtao is really guilty of many crimes.”

Old Liu nodded repeatedly, looking like he shared the same hatred.

At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly pushed the chicken soup in front of him forward.

“Su Mingtao is already dead, so he can’t let you vent your anger anymore. But I see that you, Old Liu, work so hard every day, so you should drink this bowl of chicken soup.”

The anger on Old Liu’s face instantly froze.

After a long while, his face twitched twice, forcing out a smile.

“Sir, how can this be? I am just a servant, how can I be worthy of drinking chicken soup?”

After saying that, fearing that this reason was not sufficient, Old Liu continued, “Besides, that old woman said that this was for you, sir, how would I dare to drink it?”

Jiang Chen smiled, “Since it was given to me, then it’s mine.”

“A servant must listen to the orders of me, this sir, and I order you to drink it.”

Old Liu’s expression changed several times in an instant.

Finally, he said, “Okay, I’ll drink it.”

With that, Old Liu stepped forward, reaching out his left hand to pick up the chicken soup.

Just as he was about to touch the chicken soup, his right hand, which had been drooping, suddenly lifted.

“Go to hell!”

A cold light flashed in the room, heading straight for Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was very calm, even smiling.

“Heh heh, is being asked to drink a bowl of chicken soup worth such hatred?”

While speaking, Jiang Chen had already grabbed Old Liu’s wrist, then squeezed it hard.

Clatter—

The dagger fell on the table, and Old Liu simultaneously let out a cry of pain.

“You guys really take every opportunity you can get.”

While speaking, Jiang Chen punched Old Liu in the mouth with his other hand.

In an instant, blood splattered, and teeth fell all over the table.

Old Liu did not expect Jiang Chen to be so ruthless. He said bitterly, “Kill me! I won’t say anything!”

Jiang Chen sneered, “Don’t worry, I don’t have anything to ask you. I know everything.”

“Then why won’t you let me kill myself?” Old Liu asked.

Jiang Chen continued to sneer, “It’s nothing, I just want you to taste what it’s like to be hung up and beaten.”

“Oh, with the chili peppers you put in the food when you cook.”

Old Liu shuddered, looking at Jiang Chen with a mixture of shock and fear.

“You… you are a devil!”

Jiang Chen grinned, “You’re right.”

“Someone!”

Jiang Chen shouted loudly, and soldiers immediately entered. Seeing the scene, they were all startled.

What exactly was going on?

How did the cook, Old Liu, get into such a miserable state?

“This person attempted to poison me, but I have already seen through it. Take him down,” Jiang Chen said indifferently.

The soldiers were shocked and quickly agreed.

“Also, get me a new table.”

Su Family Hall.

Today’s atmosphere was even more solemn than the previous days.

They received news that both assassinations had ended in failure.

More importantly, according to the details they received, all of their methods were within Jiang Chen’s expectations.

The Second Master of the Su family couldn’t help but say sarcastically at this time, “Brother, it seems that your so-called foolproof plan is nothing more than this!”

Su Jiande’s face turned cold, but in the end, he did not speak.

There was no way, his plan had indeed failed.

Su Zhengheng greatly disliked the Second Master of the Su family, who did nothing productive, and snorted coldly upon hearing this.

“It’s better than going to assassinate him directly! If there’s no way, then say less nonsense!”

The Second Master of the Su family was scolded by his father and felt extremely unhappy.

“At least it didn’t fail!”

Su Zhengheng and Su Jiande ignored the Second Master of the Su family and frowned as they pondered new methods.

The Second Master of the Su family was extremely depressed. He stood up and muttered, “Since you don’t need my ideas, I’m leaving.”

As soon as Su Zhengheng heard this, he angrily said, “Where are you going again?”

“To Xiangyi Brothel!”

“You scoundrel—”

Su Zhengheng had just opened his mouth when he was stopped by Su Jiande.

“Father, I have a plan!”

“What plan?” Su Zhengheng was stunned.

Su Jiande smiled with confidence, “I heard that this Majesty is very interested in women…”

Su Zhengheng was stunned, then smiled knowingly.

“Not bad, not bad, very good… Hahahaha…”

Xizhou, Yamen.

“Your Majesty, according to news from Commander Tong, they will arrive in Xizhou in two days!” the guard reported.

“Understood,” Jiang Chen said, “Anything else?”

The guard hesitated for a moment, then said, “Today, several carriages came from the Jiangnan direction. I observed them, and they seem to be several women…”