Chapter 869 - 188: Time Bomb
"I don’t know." Pei Qin still wanted to know who the hell did this to her and dared to use her daughter as bait.
Jiang Benxin looked at her angry expression and for a moment couldn’t speak either. Because he had also been investigating for about ten days and didn’t know who was behind the attack on Xiao Yi. What was the purpose of kidnapping Xiao Yi!?
Pei Qin looked at him, "Why doesn’t Sir Jiang take the Junior Provincial Official to live at the County Government Office for a few days? The guard there is strict and it’s safer. I have already sent a letter of apology to the Prince, I believe the Prince will send someone to take the Junior Provincial Official back soon."
Jiang Benxin’s heart shuddered, and he forced a smile, "Madam is joking! The Junior Provincial Official would be much safer with Madam than with me. The harvest season is coming soon, and the Government Office will be busy for a while, it will be chaotic, and there won’t be extra personnel for guard duty. Madam knows the caliber of those shrimp soldiers and crab generals at the County Government Office!" He joked! If Mo Heng were to hand over the Junior Provincial Official and then try to push him onto me, wouldn’t that be like hanging a sword over my head!?
"My family has a lot of land; it will take us at least ten days to gather the harvest. I can rush them into the fields," Pei Qin said, her eyes lowered.
Jiang Benxin quickly said, "The whole of Yuanyang County knows Madam gives excellent guidance. The Junior Provincial Official is definitely in good hands with Madam!" Chang Yonglin is simply a merchant’s son, he couldn’t compare to the Junior Provincial Official at all—driving the Junior Provincial Official into the fields... He dared not even suggest such a thing.
"Sir Jiang flatters me," Pei Qin said with a smile.
Jiang Benxin hurriedly said he wasn’t flattering her. Pei Qin indeed had a way with teaching children, she herself was fierce and domineering, yet cunningly brilliant. Several younger siblings and other people’s children she taught turned out quite well—it was certainly considered a skill!