The sudden appearance of assassins threw everyone into chaos; screams, shouts, and cries were mixed together, making one's heart race wildly.
Song Ci was also startled. Seeing her own guards approaching, she steadied herself, turned her head, and said to Madam Jiang, Madam Lu, and some ladies who hadn't left yet, "Don't run around, protect the children."
Song Lingjie stepped forward, shielding Song Ci as they moved towards the circle of ladies, and ordered the maidservants, manservants, and guards to encircle everyone in the center.
"Escort grandmother and mother away first." He calmly looked at the leader of the guards, Old Wang, heading this operation.
It wasn't that Song Lingjie didn't value lives; he didn't have such a notion. He just knew that the lives of masters were more precious than those of servants.
