There was a carriage waiting downstairs, and with Old Qian as the driver, there shouldn’t be any worries. However, the recent attempt on Zhen Heng’s life made Jiang Si cautious.
“Aren’t you waiting for the master?” Long Dan asked.
“No need. He went after the assassin. If nothing had happened, he would have returned by now.”
Attempting to assassinate the champion during the official parade on the imperial street, Jiang Si sensed something unusual about it.
Just then, hurried footsteps were heard.
Yu Jin pushed open the door and entered, “A’Si—”
Seeing Jiang Qiao and the others in the room, he immediately fell silent. His eyebrows raised slightly as he surveyed the group before striding towards Jiang Si.
“Are you alright?” he asked softly when he reached Jiang Si, though his breathing was still rapid.
Jiang Si smiled, “What could happen to me? Did you catch the assassin?”
Yu Jin nodded slightly and directly addressed Long Dan, “Please ask the three young ladies to step out first.”
Long Dan immediately gestured to Jiang Qiao and her sisters, “Young ladies, please.”
Jiang Qiao glanced at Jiang Si before walking out.
Jiang Li lowered her eyes and curtsied before following.
Only Jiang Pei, upon reaching the door, couldn’t resist turning back for a quick look at Yu Jin before leaving the room.
Long Dan turned back to look at the three, “Young ladies, please wait over there.”
Jiang Pei leaned against the railing, her heart churning like boiling oil.
So that was Fourth Sister’s fiancé, Prince Yan.
So young, so handsome, so noble… Why did Jiang Si have such good fortune?
Inside the room, Yu Jin placed his hand on Jiang Si’s shoulder, “A’Si, something’s not right. That assassin was a foreigner.”
“You mean—”
“This matter might alarm Father Emperor, and your Third Sister is involved. She might be summoned for questioning later.”
This was also why he had made the split-second decision to jump out the window to save the champion.
First, a woman rushed into the middle of the road, causing the procession to slow down and the guards to be distracted. Then came the assassination attempt on the champion. He instinctively concluded that the woman’s appearance on the road wasn’t accidental—she was either an accomplice of the assassin or an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.
If it had been anyone else, he wouldn’t have cared about the woman’s fate, but since she was A’Si’s sister, he had to pay attention. Moreover, he couldn’t let anything happen to the champion.
If the champion, viewed as an auspicious sign, were to be harmed, A’Si, as the future princess consort, would surely be implicated.
Yu Jin pondered all this, stroking his chin.
He admired himself for being able to think of so much in such a critical moment. No wonder A’Si loved only him and no one else.