After hearing Aunt Qiu's words, Su Yu no longer stubbornly tried to deal with Song Wei. She went before the Duke and said she had uncovered a secret of the Song family but needed to travel to Ningzhou to find some witnesses.
Duke Su did not suspect anything and allowed her to leave the residence directly.
However, less than half a day passed before someone returned with news. They said a large group of black-clad assassins had appeared near Mile Mountain, all targeting the Fourth Young Master. Fortunately, the eldest young lady happened to pass by and shielded him from a sword, but now she is seriously injured and hanging by a thread. They asked the Duke whether he wanted a doctor to be sent over.
The words "assassination" made Duke Su's eyelids twitch twice, and he looked at the messenger, "How is Little Four?"
"The Fourth Young Master is well, but the eldest young lady, she..."
