Jian Shujie turned to look at the group of people behind him, and ordered in a deep voice.
"Go to other parts of the Western Court to search and see if you can find any trace of the thief. Remember to act small and not make any noise, so as not to disturb the lady's rest."
The housekeeper hurriedly responded: "Here!"
Jian Shujie took a deep breath and pressed his hand on the door.
With a little force, the door was pushed gently, followed by a very slight creaking sound.
Jian Shujie took the lantern from the maid and walked into the bedroom.
The room was dark and silent.
The lantern in his hand emits a faint warm yellow light, and the area that can be illuminated is very limited.
As he walked towards the inner room, he called softly.
"Ma'am, are you awake?"
After a while, there was a little crunching sound in the room, like the sound of the cloth rubbing against the quilt.
Jian Shujie walked around the screen and walked into the inner room, just in time to see his wife lift the quilt and prepare to sit up.
"Ma'am, why are you up?"
He quickly put down the lantern, walked over quickly, and reached out to help the lady's arm.
As a result, the lady escaped.
Mrs. Jane is not yet forty, but because of her illness, her body is as thin as wood, her complexion is sallow, her cheeks are slightly sunken, and she even has a few strands of white hair on her temples. She looks like she is in her fifties. They all exude an unhealthy and frail air.
Her hair was disheveled, and she was wearing only a light-colored tunic. Her exposed wrists were extremely slender, as if they could be broken with a little force.
At this moment, she was looking at Jian Shujie with a terrified look.
"You, you go away, don't touch me."
Jian Shujie looked helpless: "Madam, I just care about you, and I have no ill intentions towards you."
Mrs. Jane pursed her bloodless lips and did not respond.
Jian Shujie sighed: "I don't understand, since two months ago, you have been avoiding me like a scorpion, why? Obviously we were so affectionate before, I admit that I have never let you down for so many years, why are you suddenly like Is it like changing a person, resisting me so much?"
Mrs. Jane clutched the quilt tightly, like the last straw.
The eyes she looked at Jian Shujie were full of fear and doubt, and she did not see the tenderness and attachment that her husband should have.
It seemed that standing in front of her was not her husband who had been with her for many years, but a stranger in her husband's skin.
Jian Shujie's tone was very gentle and full of love: "If I did something wrong, you can tell me, I will definitely change it, please don't do this again, okay?"
He stretched out his hand again, trying to hold the lady's hand.
Mrs. Jane hurriedly ducked back.
But the bed is so big, where can she hide
Soon she was unable to retreat and was forced to a dead end.
Jian Shujie held her hand involuntarily, and the expression on his face became more and more gentle.
"Okay, let's not make trouble.
I'll stay here tonight and watch over you until the thief leaves.
Don't be afraid, I am your husband, as long as I am here, no one will hurt you. "
Madam Jane tried her best to break free from his hand, her emotions became agitated, and the panic on her face became more intense.
"You let me go! You are not my husband at all! You are not!"
Jian Shujie's face sank instantly after hearing this.
But he still held Mrs. Jane's wrist tightly and didn't let go.
He stared at Mrs. Jane's eyes that were trembling violently with fear, and said word by word.
"I'm Jian Shujie! I'm your husband! I'm the county governor of Lu'an County! If you dare to say another word, I'll make you unable to say another word in your life!"
Mrs. Jane was so frightened that she shut her mouth.
She was trembling with fear, and her eyes turned red.
Seeing that she stopped talking, Jian Shujie's expression softened.
He stroked her hair and coaxed softly.
"You have to remember, no matter in the past, now, or in the future, I am your only husband, you must never talk nonsense again. As long as you obey me obediently, I will take good care of you, including our two child."
Hearing the word "child", Mrs. Jane couldn't bear it any longer, and her tears fell.
But she didn't dare to resist, she could only grit her teeth and not cry.
Jian Shujie wiped away her tears with a silk handkerchief, and said warmly, "Okay, don't cry, you are still sick, and crying too much is not good for your health."
Obviously his movements and tone are very gentle, but to Mrs. Jane, it was like being crawled over by a poisonous snake, which made her feel horrified.
Her body trembled even more.
Jian Shujie reassured: "Don't be afraid, just get a good night's sleep. When you wake up, nothing will happen."
With an unquestionable strength, he pressed Mrs. Jane back to the bed, forcing her to lie down.
Jian Shujie covered her with a quilt: "I'm going to see what's going on outside, so please don't move, do you understand?"
Mrs. Jane nodded with tears in her eyes.
Jian Shujie smiled with satisfaction: "That's the way to be good."
He helped his wife to tuck the quilt, and his movements were skilled and natural. If you ignore the fear on Madam Jane's face, the picture would look no different from an ordinary loving couple.
He straightened up and turned away.
At this moment, a breeze seemed to blow through his hair.
Immediately afterwards, he felt something cold against his neck.
He subconsciously wanted to hide back, but he heard someone talking to him.
"If you don't want to die, don't move."
Jian Shujie stood frozen in place, not daring to move.
With the faint warm light from the lantern, he saw a long sword attached to his neck, with a sharp blade and a sharp cold glow.
The person holding the hilt of the sword stood a step away.
Jian Shujie saw the other party's company clearly, and couldn't help but whispered, "Wen Old City!"
Wen Jiucheng was wearing a black night clothes with a face like a crown of jade. When he saw the other party calling out his name, he smiled softly, not like a cold-blooded and ruthless assassin, but more like a handsome gentleman.
"good night."
Jian Shujie asked in surprise, "Could it be that the thief who sneaked into the county governor's mansion tonight is you? But haven't you already left the city? Why did you suddenly appear here?"
Wen Jiucheng explained slowly.
"I haven't been out of town since the beginning.
I just found someone about my size, let him put on my clothes, pretend to be me, and left Fufeng City with Shang Kui and the others.
The real me has always been in the city and never left. "
The person who pretended to be the old city of Wen covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief the whole time, as if he had caught the cold and kept coughing.
He and Wen Jiucheng are similar in body shape. The handkerchief covers his dressed face, and he puts on a little make-up. People who are not familiar with him can't tell the difference between the real and the fake.
Those spies learned that Wen Jiucheng's throat was uncomfortable through eavesdropping the night before. When they saw him coughing so badly this morning, they would only think that his condition was getting worse, and they would not have any doubts about the authenticity of this Wen Jiucheng.