Chapter 85: Clear Skies After Snow

The Finale

Shortly after Old Lady Zhang took away Suisui, Niannian, and Ping'an, Zhang Pingzhi arrived with a squad of Deer Call Guards to search the mansion. Because Zhang Pingzhi had specifically ordered that Jiang Xuesui not be disturbed, she was first searched by the Zhang family's maids and then invited to wait in a tea room. As for the military deployment map that Old Lady Zhang had given her, Jiang Xuesui had already memorized every detail and had burned it to ashes.

Sitting by the tea table, Jiang Xuesui pondered how to convey the military deployment map to Wen Qiao. The tourmaline ring that Wen Qiao wore, symbolizing the young master's identity, could mobilize the 130,000 Banban troops of the Shengze Jiang Clan. He Lanlin, who had accompanied Wen Qiao to Jiangnan to inspect the salt tax, could rally the feudal princes from various regions to lead troops to relieve the capital. As for the 110,000 Huayue River Troops of the Qiao Clan of Shaozhou and the 150,000 Shenyin Guards of the Xiao Clan of Lanling, if Wen Qiao stepped forward, Qiao Zhiyu and Xiao Wang would both lend their aid. But time was a problem, and the fact that she and her three children were trapped here was also a problem.

Jinping and Yu Ming, who had gone out to investigate the situation, returned with pale faces. Jinping said tremblingly, "The wet nurses of the three young masters were all killed by the Deer Call Guards. The other maids and servants are being interrogated, but fortunately none of them know the whereabouts of the young masters." Except for Jiang Xuesui, no one had actually seen Old Lady Zhang take away her three children. So as long as Jiang Xuesui didn't speak and didn't waver, Zhang Pingzhi wouldn't find Suisui, Niannian, and Ping'an.

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