The Fourth Lady novel Chapter 61

Deng Yan didn't understand why a voice was coming from the air. Qingyan saw Deng Yan's surprised expression and pulled her hand to show her the roof of the carriage. And certainly there was a python curled on top of the carriage roof. But if others can't see it, then it won't be of concern. They'll only think it's a delicate sculpture.

But when Deng Yan looked over she immediately saw the python's head. Seeing the python, Deng Yan subconsciously took a step back and thought to herself: 'If in the beginning, she didn't agree to work with Su Qingyan, then the one to die a tragic death would probably be her.'

However, she was glad she chose Qingyan.

"Yiniang, don't worry. That python won't harm you." Seeing Deng Yan's expression, Qingyan happily curled her lip. Perhaps she was thinking now how glad she was to have not sided with Ning Siyao and Chai Yiyun. Else, Deng Yan might have been the first one she dealt with.

As for Jiang Mengrou, if Jiang Mengrou were to cross her, she would definitely not hold back either. After all, her only goal now was to overturn the entire Su manor. It'd be good to let Su Yun know just what kind of place the Su manor was.

"Fourth girl, I was just thinking, if in the beginning I were to go against you, you'd probably not let go of me, even not letting go of my children either." Deng Yan looked to Qingyan's expression and blatantly stated, "Seeing this python now, I'm truly glad that I agreed to letting you protect us."

After Qingyan confirmed that all the bodies were cleaned up, she once again returned to her carriage. She simply didn't care what Ning Siyao and Chai Yiyun were going to do, but she also didn't mind Ning Siyao telling the Jingguo Marquis manor about this matter. After all, those people did die in a bizarre manner. I suppose when the time comes the news will spread to the capital city. As for what the others thought, she further more didn't care.

"Miss, don't worry if we pick of the pace we will arrive at Ganyun Temple shortly." Qingdai replied as she drove the carriage.

"No matter, there shouldn't be anymore incidences along the way." Qingyan said as she started to flip through the book of poems. On it were clusters of her notes written all over.

"Miss, this time Ning Siyao and Chai Yiyun shouldn't have anything more to say! I reckon the gruesome deaths of these people will quickly spread to the capital." Chishao pulled back the curtain and said to Qingyan with a smile on her face, "Miss, if you're tried, you can rest for a bit.

Deng didn't expect that these servants by Qingyan's side were all first rate masters. However, they usually looked no different than regular servant girls, especially that unseen shadow guard just now.

The fourth miss before her eyes truly is no longer that weak and timid fourth miss.

"Yiniang, what are you thinking about?" Qingyan looked to Deng Yan with her head tilt.

She watched Deng Yan gaze to Su Qingxue and Su Qingcong and said, "Don't worry, fifth sister and Cong'er will naturally wake up in a bit. I just didn't want them to see those dirty things. Some things, just let me handle it. It's best if they can preserve their innocence."

Deng Yan never thought that this young girl before her would take so much into consideration. These kinds of things to them, perhaps didn't seem much, but for Su Qingxue and Su Qingcong, who'd grown up in the Su manor all their life, this was a bit cruel.

"Fourth miss, thank you for considering so much." Deng Yan stared at Qingyan for a while, unsure how to express her feelings. In the end, it just became a word of thanks.

"Yiniang, you don't need to worry for now. Since I promised you I would protect them, it's natural I would consider all this." Qingyan continued to flip through her book in hand, minding her own business. "Yiniang, if you're tired, you can rest for awhile. We should be able to arrive at Ganyun Temple shortly."

"Alright, then I'll rest for a bit. All the shaking from the road really is tiring." Deng Yan said as she leaned back onto the soft cushion and closed her eyes for a short nap.

Qingyan lighted the incense on the table and the carriage's inside quickly filled with the faint scent of the incense. Deng Yan gradually entered into a slumber amid this incense smell.

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Ning Siyao returned to her carriage, just thinking about that scene from earlier made her almost vomit out all her organs.

It was like as if the terrible state of those people was engrained into her mind. Furthermore, those words Qingyan said still ringed in her ears.

"Mother, just what did you see earlier?" Su Qingyuan looked to Ning Siyao and asked with a worried look, "You should know that I'm your daughter."

"Yuanyuan, those people your uncle sent to kidnap Su Qingyan have all died. Moreover, they died extremely gruesome deaths." Ning Siyao grasped Su Qingyuan's hand and said in a grave tone. "Those people, from the looks of it, definitely didn't seem to have been killed by a person. I don't know what really happened either."

Su Qingyuan listened to Ning Siyao's words and covered her mouth. She didn't want to imagine what kind of scene Ning Siyao witnessed earlier. Even by simply listening to her talk, she could already feel it was very horrifying, let alone having to witness it first hand.

"Mother, do you think the people uncle found killed one another, that's why there was such a horrible scene?" Su Qingyuan calmly started to analyze the situation, "Else, how could those people die all of a sudden?"

Ning Siyao looked to Su Qingyuan and shook her head, "I've also considered that possibility, but you have to know, everything was personally arranged by you uncle; it's not possible for this kind of slip up to appear."

Su Qingyuan looked to Ning Siyao and helplessly shook her head, "But along the way, we didn't run into anything strange, plus Su Qingyan was in front of us the whole time and had never stepped out of her carriage. Else, it'd really be as Su Qingyan says, those people saw something unclean*."

(*TN: Unsure if an explanation is needed but I'll add it just in case. The 'unclean' refer to things like evil spirits or demons, basically anything supernaturally bad. It goes back to the idea that anything evil is 'tainted' or impure.)

"Yuan'er!" Ning Siyao suddenly cried out, "There isn't any supernatural beings in this world. Those are just things people use to deceive others and to deceive themselves, that's all. If that really were the case, then I should have already descended into hell."

Su Qingyuan grabbed Ning Siyao's hands when she heard this, "Mother, what nonsense are you saying? How could mother go to hell, if someone needs to go to hell, it should be Su Qingyan. Mother would never go to hell."

Ning Siyao watched Su Qingyuan as she stroked her head, "My good Yuanyuan. Mother's greatest joy is that I gave birth to such a good daughter like you. If only your older brother could be here as well, he always has so many ideas."

"Mother, it'll be the year's end very soon, big brother will be back soon. If by then, we still haven't eliminated Su Qingyan, we can ask big brother to help us." Su Qingyuan very much depended on this older brother of hers, and Su Qingming also very much adored his younger sister. To Ning Siyao, he is a very devoted son as well.

Ning Siyao felt what Su Qingyuan said made sense. If when the time comes, they still couldn't eliminate Su Qingyan before the year's end, then they could only just let Su Qingming come to their aid.

No matter what, she can't let Su Qingyan get in Qingyuan's way.