After Jiang Qingyi left, Yan Ruxue drove the carriage back to the scene of the incident, then woke her mother, the maid, and the guards.
After Madam Yan woke up, she was startled and hurriedly asked whether something had happened to her daughter.
Yan Ruxue explained that they had encountered assassins, but fortunately an Immortal had happened to pass by and rescued them.
Only after hearing that her daughter was unharmed did Madam Yan let out a sigh of relief.
Madam Yan no longer went to Hundred Lantern Temple to meet the Buddha Girl. She hurriedly took her daughter back to the estate and told her husband what had happened.
Minister of Rites Yan Zhen immediately went to the Prime Minister's residence.
When Yan Shan'ao learned of it, he flew into a rage and ordered a thorough investigation.
Assassinating the family of an Imperial Court official was a grave crime—not to mention that the target was the future Empress of Zhou Kingdom!
He suspected that the other Aristocratic Clans were dissatisfied that the Yan Family's power was about to rise another step, and had therefore sent people to assassinate Ruxue.
As for the assassins' appearances, Yan Ruxue said they had been masked, so she had not seen them clearly.
As for why she had not mentioned Jiang Qingyi—
Yan Ruxue felt there was no point in doing so.
Jiang Qingyi was the sect master of Myriad Sword Sect. What could anyone else dare to do?
At present, she had no way to deal with Jiang Qingyi.
Jiang Qingyi also knew that she had no way to deal with Yan Ruxue.
Since that was the case, they would maintain this delicate balance for now. There was no need to make a great fuss over the matter.
As far as Yan Ruxue