sbdcsierra Chapter 133 Something happened
Chapter 133 Something happened
Xuancheng.
In less than two days, they returned to Xuancheng.
Nothing much had changed between Xuancheng and when they left.
After returning, they hurried to the inn, but when they arrived at the inn, they did not find the Gu brothers and sisters and Yulan.
Rong Su was just wondering what was going on and wanted to ask the waiter or the shopkeeper when a servant came running up to her.
"Excuse me, is this Doctor Rong Su?"
Seeing the servant's hurried look, Rong Su suddenly felt something bad, but she didn't show it on her face: "Yes."
"Great! I finally see you. I'm the eunuch in the household of Master Qian Zhang. My master asks you to come over quickly! Miss Gu and Miss Yulan are also at the Qian family compound."
Qian Zhang, by the way, is Yan Liang’s good friend in Dongzhou.
After remembering it, Rong Su nodded to the servant: "Thank you very much."
Led by the Qian family's servant, they crossed two or three streets and came to a house. The house was a little far from the city center, but it looked prosperous and was neither too big nor too small.
"Please come in, distinguished guests." The servant bowed slightly, made way and invited them in.
Rong Su looked around and was actually a little wary. After all, after experiencing the assassin's ambush, she began to become cautious.
"There is no ambush here." Shen Peiqing suddenly approached and whispered in her ear in a slightly low voice.
Feeling a slight itch in her ear, Rong Su glanced at Shen Peiqing's cold face. Since this martial arts expert said so, there should be no danger here.
After thinking about it, Rong Su walked in first.
Shen Peiqing, Shitou and Lianxin followed her.
After she went in, another servant led the way and took them to an elegant hall to sit in meditation.
After drinking about a cup of tea, a middle-aged man came hurriedly. He was dressed in somewhat luxurious clothes, with a body as bloated as a ball, a face like a round cake, and a very conspicuous and funny mustache. When he walked, it trembled, which was very interesting.
"Oh, oh, everyone, I'm sorry for being so rude. I'm busy with something and I'm sorry for neglecting you all!"
The middle-aged man came with an apologetic look on his face, and his bloated body seemed to make it difficult for him to walk.
As soon as he walked up to them, he was already sweating profusely. He took out a handkerchief and started to wipe his sweat. He sat down while wiping, and then picked up the teacup beside him and drank it in big gulps.
Rong Su waited for the other party to finish drinking before speaking slowly: "I am Rong Su, may I ask if you are Master Qian Zhang?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhang quickly put down his teacup and was quite polite to Rong Su, looking a little embarrassed: "Yes, yes, I am Qian Zhang. Miss Rong, you are Brother Yan's sworn sister, so just call me Brother Qian, just like Brother Yan!"
Since the other party said so, Rong Su naturally did not hesitate to ask, "Brother Qian, I wonder if my friends are in your place?"
Seeing Rong Su mentioned Gu Yu'er and the others, Qian Zhang quickly replied, "Ah, yes, yes, the two girls are staying at my place. I found out when Brother Yan sent me a message, and I immediately sent someone to the inn to pick them up. It's a pity that you, Miss Rong, were away at the time."
Knowing that Gu Yuer and the others were safe, Rong Su felt relieved, and then asked about the most important thing.
"I wonder if Brother Qian can find a way to attend the banquet hosted by the King of Jin'an?"
After hearing this, Qian Zhang thought Rong Su was trying to get close to Prince Jin'an. However, that was understandable. In Xuancheng, getting close to Prince Jin'an was something everyone wanted, so it was nothing new. He then said truthfully, "I've already received an invitation from the Prince Jin'an's mansion, so I'll take Miss Rong there when the time comes."
After hearing Qian Zhang's words, Rong Su felt much more at ease. It seemed that everything was going in an orderly manner. As long as everything went well, she would definitely be able to get the defense map before Rong Yingxin!
Then the next thing is to think about where the defense map is located in the Prince of Jin'an's Mansion. It seems that I need to discuss this with Aku.
Just as she was thinking, she heard Qian Zhang's hesitant voice: "Miss Rong, actually, actually, there is one more thing."
After hearing this, Rong Su couldn't help but look at the other person in confusion, waiting for him to speak.
Just as Qian Zhang was about to speak, someone walked in quickly from outside with a hint of tears in his voice, sounding extremely aggrieved.
"Wow, Sister Rong! Sister Rong! You're finally back! If you don't come back, I don't know what to do!"
Gu Yuer ran in crying. When she saw Rong Su, she rushed towards her and hugged her tightly.
Feeling that Gu Yuer was trembling and crying like a tearful person, Rong Su felt a little strange. She looked at Yulan who was following behind Gu Yuer and saw that her expression was also a little strange, and she looked very sad.
Feeling as if something had happened, Rong Su frowned, reached out her hand to help Gu Yu'er up, asked her to raise her head, and asked: "Yu'er, what happened? Don't cry first."
But Gu Yuer was crying so hard that she couldn't even speak clearly.
"Wuwu...I...wuwu..."
Unable to find out anything, Rong Su looked directly at Yulan behind Gu Yuer and could only ask her, "What on earth happened? Why is Yuer crying like this?"
The sadness on Yulan's face seemed to be tinged with guilt and shame. She lowered her eyes and began to speak, "Something happened to Brother Gu. He was imprisoned by the county magistrate of Xuancheng."
Hearing this, Rong Su was shocked: "What?"
When others found out, they were also surprised.
Shen Peiqing glanced sideways at Rong Su's nervous expression, a fleeting undercurrent flashing in his eyes.
"What exactly happened? Tell me everything that happened!" Rong Su frowned and looked at Gu Yuer, Yulan and the others seriously.
How could Gu Yun suddenly end up in jail? Did someone do this on purpose?
She didn't believe that Gu Yun would do anything bad, as he was such a kind-hearted man.
"Brother, in order to teach Sister Yulan and I a lesson for those who bullied us, you beat those people up, but you didn't seriously injure them at all, and those people also hurt you! But, but."
When Gu Yuer got anxious, she started to speak loudly with a crying voice, and you could tell her grievance from her voice.
She couldn't continue speaking and started crying again.
Yulan continued uncomfortably, "After Big Brother Gu helped us teach those people a lesson, the next day, people from the provincial government came and said that those who had argued with Big Brother Gu had suddenly died, and it was all caused by poisoning. The people from the provincial government also found out that Big Brother Gu was a doctor who knew how to make poisons. They even found a bottle of the same poison in his bag."
After hearing these words, Rong Su fell into deep thought. How could Gu Yun have poison? It was he who had advised her not to make or use poison.
How could such a person have poison in his bag?
All of this is just a frame-up!
"Wuwu, Sister Rong, please believe in brother. Brother will not poison anyone. He is innocent!" Gu Yuer's eyes were red with tears. She looked up at her, hoping to see proof of her trust in her brother on Rong Su's face.
Rong Su looked down at Gu Yu'er who was crying bitterly, reached out and stroked her head, and said softly, "Yeah. I believe Gu Yun would not use poison to harm others."
Gu Yuer sobbed, and when she heard Rong Su's words that she trusted her brother, she cried even harder. She hugged Rong Su and cried again. She was grateful to Rong Su for believing in her brother, and at the same time she was happy for her brother. Sister Rong believed in him and cared about him.
Finally, with the comfort of several people, Gu Yuer barely stopped crying, and Yulan also sent Gu Yuer back to her room.
"Miss Rong, if there is anything I can help you with, just tell me. I will do my best to help you." Qian Zhang's face showed sincerity. It was obvious that he said these politely for Yan Liang's sake.
Rong Su understood that it was already a big trouble for Qian Zhang to take them to the banquet, so it would be better not to trouble him with other troublesome matters.
"I will find a way to deal with this matter. Brother Qian has helped us a lot. I will definitely tell him about it." Rong Su nodded to Qian Zhang to express her gratitude.
Qian Zhang didn't expect that the young girl Rong Su should have heard the hidden meaning of his words. He was a little surprised, but since the other party said so, he didn't need to say anything. He clasped his hands together, said goodbye to Rong Su and the others briefly, and left the elegant hall as he had other things to do.
After Qian Zhang left, Shen Peiqing looked at Rong Su and asked softly, "Now that Gu Yun is in prison, what are you going to do next?"
In fact, what he wanted to ask more was whether she was thinking about how to save Gu Yun, but he couldn't ask that.
Rong Su was actually also very confused. She originally thought that everything would go smoothly, but it turned out not to be the case. Many things were being manipulated by others invisibly, which made her a little anxious.
Looking at Lianxin who was fidgeting beside him, Rong Su could only think of completing Lianxin's task first. Perhaps through Lianxin, Gu Yun's situation would turn around.
"Lianxin, would you like to go to the Prince of Jin'an's Mansion with me?" Rong Su looked at Lianxin.
Lianxin came to such a magnificent house for the first time. She felt uncomfortable and cramped, so she didn't dare to make any big movements, for fear of making a fool of herself and causing laughter, and even implicating Rong Su.
So from the moment she came in until she sat down, she kept her head down and didn't dare to do anything unnecessary.
Now Rong Su suddenly called her, she was slightly startled and quickly gestured: Sure.
Seeing Lianxin's panic, Rong Su understood why she was like that, so she raised her hand and patted her gently to comfort her.
Lianxin felt Rongsu's comfort and looked at her gratefully.
Shen Peiqing also saw Rong Su's intention, so he didn't ask any further questions.
At this time, a servant came in and said to them, "Dear guests. The master has instructed us to arrange accommodation for you. Please follow me."
After hearing this, Rong Su stood up from his seat, glanced around, and saw that one person was missing, so he asked Shen Peiqing: "Where is your loyal stone?"
Shen Peiqing glanced at Rong Su and felt unhappy immediately. She even cared about the stone, so why wouldn't she care about him?
"how could I know."
After hearing what Shen Peiqing said, Rong Su was a little confused. Why was he speaking in such an aggressive tone? She didn't offend him, right?
Seeing Shen Peiqing walking in front of her with a cold face, as if he didn't want to talk to her, Rong Su thought he was mentally ill, ignored him, and started thinking about other things.
In the west courtyard of Qian's house, Shitou followed Yulan and Gu Yuer all the way until they came to a room, where he hid behind a tree.
He waited until Yulan left before coming out from behind the tree. He looked at the room for a long time but was too afraid to go forward.
After hesitating for a long time, he walked to the door. When he got closer, he heard a very soft crying sound coming from inside.
Hearing this, his heart ached slightly. There was some discomfort in Shi Tou's eyes. He raised his hand to knock on the door, but stopped in mid-air, slowly put it down, and let it hang by his side.
Is there anything he can do, anything he can do to help her so that she won't be so sad?
With his head lowered, Shitou listened to the faint crying sounds from inside. He stood outside the door feeling uncomfortable and stayed with Gu Yuer.
Shi Tou stood there for a long time until the crying could no longer be heard and only the sound of even breathing remained. Then he turned and left.
Stone seemed to have made a decision in his mind, flew onto the roof, and prepared to go somewhere.
Just as he was about to move, a figure blocked his way.
Through the cold moonlight, Shitou saw clearly that it was Shen Peiqing and could not help but lower his head: "Master. Please let me go."
In fact, there was no need for explanation. Shi Tou understood why his master stopped him. Just as he would beg his master like this, he also understood that his master would not let him go easily.
Shen Peiqing turned around, his dark eyes gleaming with coldness. He spoke in a hoarse, chilling voice, "You won't be able to save Gu Yun if you go this way. You might even fall into the enemy's trap."
Shi Tou remained silent because he knew what his master said was right.
"But, are we just going to sit and wait for death?" Shitou felt sorry for Gu Yuer. He was afraid that she would keep crying like this and hurt her body, so he couldn't help but get anxious.
Shen Peiqing turned sideways, put his hands behind his back, looked into the distance, and said softly: "Gu Yun is the means by which that person restrains Rong Su, so Gu Yun will be fine in prison for the time being. Also, Shitou, if you have someone more important in your heart, then you should not follow me anymore."
Upon hearing this, Shitou raised his head in fear and immediately knelt down in front of Shen Peiqing: "Master! Please don't chase me away!"
Shen Peiqing was silent and sighed softly. No one knew that his heart was actually filled with unspeakable sorrow.
"Master, I will not forget my responsibility. I cannot leave! Please give me another chance!" Shi Tou was anxious. If the master really wanted to abandon him, wouldn't he be breaking his original oath? No matter what, he could not leave the master!
Shen Peiqing understood Shitou's loyalty, and also knew that Shitou's heart was already tied to something like his own. He had no choice, but at least Shitou had a choice. He could choose a safe and beautiful future, instead of walking a road paved with thorns like him.
"Shitou, when you have a choice, I hope you can choose a future with hope."
Shi Tou understood what Shen Peiqing meant, but he clenched his fists. He was conflicted and struggling inside. Meeting Gu Yuer was like suddenly seeing a beautiful rainbow in the endless sea. He wanted to get closer and keep watching her.
But he also has his own duties to fulfill. He cannot abandon his master and cannot forget his responsibilities.
"Master, I have made my choice." Shi Tou said solemnly.
Shen Peiqing lowered his eyes, sighed lightly, and said nothing more. He just looked quietly into the distance until the sun rose from the east and illuminated the entire Xuancheng.