Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 258 Elopement

Zhao Yunrong slowly turned around. The moonlight fell on him like a light veil, but it could not hide the suppressed anger and disdain in his narrow eyes.

"Hmph, the blessing of having multiple wives?" He sneered, his voice exceptionally clear in the silent night. "Even if he has such thoughts, we'll see if he has the fate to do so!"

Zhao Yunrong's gaze fell on Xiao Guo'er not far away, as if she were deep in thought.

Her mood shifted so quickly that it caught everyone off guard. Yesterday she seemed lost in thought, but today, after a trip out of the mansion, it was as if her soul had returned with her.

"Even if she were willing to become a concubine, she would never appear so completely without sadness or grief," Zhao Yunrong thought to herself, feeling that Xiao Guo'er's change was unusual.

Shen Jing, standing to the side, looked at his master, equally puzzled. He couldn't think of any other good method Tang Jingchen could use to make Xiao Guo'er recover so quickly. So, he could only look at his master with blank and questioning eyes, hoping to get some answers from him.

Zhao Yunrong frowned slightly, finding the possibility that had suddenly flashed into his mind rather unbelievable.

But... if things really turn out as he thinks, and after the fact, it's too late to fix things by sending people to search, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

He absolutely forbids the two of them from eloping!

His sharp eyes gazed into the dark night sky, seemingly able to pierce the thick blackness, and his authoritative voice carried a cold, hard chill: "Send someone to keep an eye on Tang Jingchen, and report to me if anything seems amiss."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

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Just past 3:45 PM, Xiao Guo'er appeared on Yongxing Street. She was rushing to the lottery shop. Since she was going to elope with Jing Chen, she had to arrange everything before leaving.

She needed to make sure Tang Xi at the rehearsal shop, as well as Yueya and Granny Zhou in Zhuxian Lane, were settled before she could leave with peace of mind.

Thinking about leaving this place, Xiaoguo felt a strong sense of reluctance, which then turned into deep self-reproach.

If someone as adrift and rootless as her still has so many things she can't bear to part with, then how difficult must it be for Jingchen, who has both parents and lives a life of luxury, to make such a decision?

It's all for being with her!

From now on, they must be happy, very, very happy!

Xiao Guo'er clenched her fists tightly, secretly vowing never to let Tang Jingchen down for everything he had done for her.

Lost in thought, she failed to notice the path beneath her feet and accidentally bumped into a woman dressed as a maid.

Xiao Guo'er suddenly realized what was happening, quickly took two steps back, and apologized repeatedly, "Sister, I'm so sorry, did you bump into me? It's all my fault for not being careful."

I thought the other party would definitely not give me a friendly look, after all, no one would be in a good mood if they were walking on the street and someone bumped into them.

Unexpectedly, the woman only hurriedly checked the medicine packet in her hand. Seeing that it was intact and undamaged, she rushed forward and even glanced furtively to the left and right.

Xiao Guo'er watched as the maidservant looked guilty and hurriedly disappeared from her sight, which puzzled her greatly.

This little maid... why does she look like she's stealing chickens and dogs? Could it be that she stole that medicine packet?

Although Xiaoguo'er was puzzled, she didn't intend to meddle and put the matter out of her mind. She was in a hurry to get to the lottery shop, and before leaving, she had a lot of things to take care of. She didn't have much time to deal with them.

To her surprise, she encountered that sneaky little maid twice in less than an hour today.

This time, on her way back to the Prince Zunyi's mansion, Xiaoguo encountered a maid whispering to a tree on a secluded path.

It was quite a coincidence that she had never walked this path before, but she was short on time today and thought that taking this path would be faster.

Isn't this... a special kind of fate?

Just as Xiao Guo'er was about to go up and greet the maid because of this special connection, she didn't expect that as soon as she got near the tree, she heard the maid's murmured voice, full of fear and apology.

"Aunt Wu, don't blame me. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. If you want revenge, go find Aunt Qian. She's the one who made me do this… You, a beautiful young lady from a wealthy family, how did you end up marrying into our household all the way from Huaiyang? It's all your bad luck! And to make matters worse… you got pregnant at this crucial moment. How could Aunt Qian tolerate you! I just hope you're lucky enough to take this potent abortion pill and survive. If you end up with both you and your unborn child dead, when you meet King Yama in the underworld, don't accuse the wrong person… In your next life, please don't be a concubine again. Look at you, with such good looks and a good background, why did you choose to be a concubine? Concubines and I, your maids, are the same—both are servants, both destined to be manipulated…"

Because of her guilt and remorse, the young maid was so focused on praying and repenting to the big tree that she didn't even notice the person standing behind her.

After listening for a while, Xiao Guo'er instantly understood why the maid hadn't blamed her when she bumped into her, but instead acted suspiciously—it turned out she was plotting to harm someone…

The concubine that the little maid was trying to harm was surnamed Wu, and she was from Huaiyang...

Xiao Guo'er quietly took two steps back without disturbing the maid, then turned and hid in a corner not far away.

After the young maid finished rambling about her guilty conscience, she finally stood up, dejectedly took the packet of abortifacient medicine, and returned to the mansion.

Xiao Guo'er followed cautiously behind until they reached a mansion with a plaque that read "Sun Family Mansion," where the little maid hurriedly entered.

Xiao Guo'er paused, hesitated for a moment, then resolutely strode towards the Sun residence.

Although Wu Qingqing was despicable, her crime did not warrant death, especially since she was carrying an innocent fetus. She simply could not stand idly by.

The Sun family was not an official family, but they were still quite well-off.

When the servant who greeted them learned that the young man before him was a relative of Wu, the most favored concubine in their household, he said ingratiatingly, "Since the concubine married into the family, no one from her maiden family has come to visit her. If they knew you were here today, they would be overjoyed!"

Xiao Guo'er cupped her hands in greeting, "My family was worried, so they sent me to check on things."

The servant led the way, saying, "Don't worry, Madam is doing well. She's the first one in our household to have such a wonderful baby, and she's pregnant again. Master is so happy that he's sending all the best things to Madam's room. We're almost there, so watch your step."

"Excuse me."

Wu Qingqing never expected that the relative from her maternal home mentioned by the servants would be Xiao Guo'er, so when she saw Xiao Guo'er, she was so surprised that her mouth couldn't close for a long time.

When Xiaoguoer saw Wu Qingqing, she felt very awkward. She felt that it was too saintly of her to show kindness to the bad person who had almost caused her and Tang Jingchen to break up.

But standing idly by could very well result in the death of the person in front of her and their unborn child... Oh well, let's just consider it an act of kindness!

“I’m here for no particular reason, I just wanted to remind you that someone wants to harm you… and the child in your belly, someone wants to give you abortion pills.”

Wu Qingqing was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Xiao Guo'er, who had a stiff face and an awkward tone, but was kind-hearted, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

"I understand... I'll be careful..."

"That's good, then I'll be going now."

As Wu Qingqing watched Xiao Guo'er turn around and gradually disappear into the hall, she suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and isolation. No one here really cared about her. The master only showed her more favor because she was young and beautiful. Who knew what would happen when she grew old and lost her beauty?

Wu Qingqing didn't know what she was thinking. She knew she shouldn't say certain things, but her mouth still involuntarily opened.

"Please wait a moment, I have something to tell you."

Xiao Guo stopped and turned around. She noticed an emotion in Wu Qingqing's eyes that she couldn't understand. It seemed like worry, or perhaps fear, but more clearly, there was a hint of determination...

"What do you want to say?"