Shuse Jinjia

Zisu followed Pei Yun to a corner, where Pei Yun pulled her aside and whispered, "Zisu, call Shuncheng out later and have him find two beggars, like this..."

She spoke her plan in a low voice, and concluded.

"Zisu, if Xie Zhaotang hadn't gone too far, I wouldn't have wanted to use such methods against her. But you saw her and the prince in the carriage that day... Now my third brother has developed those kinds of feelings for her again. If we don't teach her a lesson, we'll never have a good life in the future."

Zisu Sixteen has already become engaged to Pei Yu's servant, Shuncheng.

Previously, Madam Pei had promised her that once Pei Yun got married, she and Shuncheng would go and serve as maids to take care of Pei Yun.

Zisu and Shuncheng's future rested on Pei Yun's shoulders, and upon hearing this, they were filled with righteous indignation.

"Miss, since she's being unreasonable, we can't go too far with whatever we do. Don't worry, Miss, Shuncheng listens to me. I'll have him go find someone right away..."

Pei Yun instructed, "We absolutely cannot let Shuncheng reveal his identity. Make him disguise himself before going to find people. We can't let something like what happened to Auntie happen again..."

Zisu assured her immediately, "Miss, Shuncheng is very clever; he certainly won't ruin your plans."

The two discussed the details again, and Pei Yun made sure there were no mistakes before walking back with Zi Su.

While Pei Yu wasn't paying attention, Zi Su gave Shun Cheng a wink, and Shun Cheng understood and quietly left with her.

After a while, Zisu returned alone and nodded to Pei Yun.

Pei Yun's heart pounded wildly. If this plan could be successfully implemented, no one would compete with her for Duan Chengyu anymore.

She was a little nervous, after all, this was the first time she had done something like this, and it was much more difficult than giving advice to her aunt.

Please don't let anything go wrong!

Xie Zhaotang, who was in the hall below, was completely unaware of this. She was squeezed into a corner by people seeking shelter from the rain, surrounded by noisy conversations that were quite irritating.

Seeing that the heavy rain had been falling for an hour without stopping, Xie Zhaotang asked the waiter to buy her some food to fill her stomach. Not knowing if Zhou Sui was waiting for her, she asked the waiter to pack two more portions of food for her after she finished eating.

Another hour passed before the rain gradually subsided, and it was getting dark. If they didn't leave the city soon, they would have to stay there.

Fearing that Aunt Shen would worry, Xie Zhao braved the rain to run to the general store across the street, bought an umbrella, and hurriedly headed towards the city gate.

When she arrived at the city gate, she saw that Zhou Sui's carriage was still waiting for her. She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ran over.

Although there was an umbrella, it only covered her upper body; Xie Zhaotang's skirt was soaked.

Zhou Sui quickly found a clean handkerchief and handed it to her to wipe her face.

Xie Zhaotang asked Zhou Sui, who, along with the coachman, was trapped in the carriage by the rain and hadn't had dinner yet. Xie Zhaotang then offered the two the food he had brought.

They set off after the two finished eating.

Because it was raining and dark, there was almost no one on the road.

As the carriage continued its journey, it suddenly lurched and tilted as it passed through a grove of trees. Caught off guard, Xie Zhaotang was thrown against the opposite carriage wall, and the bottles and jars that Zhou Sui had brought inside were also jostled about.

"Sir, the wheels are stuck in the mud!"

The driver shouted and cracked his whip.

Xie Zhaotang felt the carriage move forward slightly, then back to its original position.

The coachman tried several times, but the carriage remained stuck in the mud.

"Uncle Zhou, let's go down and take a look."

Xie Zhaotang and Zhou Sui got off the carriage. The rain had stopped, but the ground was all muddy. All four wheels of the carriage were stuck in the mud, and the horses could not move it by their own strength.

Seeing this, Zhou Sui instructed, "Da Hu, we're not far from Baohua Village. Untie a horse and go to the village to find people to help push the cart."

The coachman, Da Hu, was a nephew of the Zhou family. Upon hearing Zhou Sui's instructions, he quickly untied a horse, mounted it, and sped off towards Baohua Village.

After the rain, the temperature dropped and it felt chilly, so Xie Zhaotang and Zhou Sui went back to the carriage to wait.

Zhou Sui helped her onto the carriage first. Just as she was about to get on, Xie Zhaotang suddenly saw a figure appear behind Zhou Sui, who slammed a stick into Zhou Sui's head.

Zhou Sui then fell to one side.

Have you been robbed?

Xie Zhaotang was startled and before he could figure out how to deal with it, another dark figure appeared and dragged Xie Zhaotang off the carriage.

Caught off guard, Xie Zhaotang dragged her thigh down and slammed it against the carriage shaft, causing her to feel dizzy from the pain.

The dark figure showed no mercy, grabbing Xie Zhaotang with one arm and covering her mouth with a handkerchief with the other.

Xie Zhaotang smelled an unusual fragrance on the handkerchief and immediately held her breath. At the same time, she reached for her waist.

Before she could even take out the medicine pouch from her waist, another dark figure stepped forward, grabbed her legs, and the two of them hurriedly carried Xie Zhaotang into the woods.

Without moonlight, Xie Zhaotang could only vaguely see the outlines of the two people as they entered the woods. She took out the medicine pouch from her waist.

As the two men placed her on the ground and one of them stepped forward to tear at her clothes, she did not hesitate and threw the medicine packet in her hand at the shadowy figure.

"what……"

The dark figure thought he had drugged Xie Zhaotang, but little did he know she was still awake. Caught off guard, he was sprayed with powder, and his eyes immediately stung.

He cried out in surprise, released Xie Zhaotang, and covered his eyes.

Hearing the sound, Xie Zhaotang kicked out, hitting the dark figure squarely in the stomach. The figure staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground.

Another dark figure sensed something was wrong and pounced. Xie Zhaotang rolled on the spot, grabbed a rock, and pretended to struggle to get up and run away.

The dark figure pounced again, and Xie Zhaotang let it knock her down. When the dark figure groped to tear her clothes, she saw the outline of the dark figure and struck the dark figure's head hard with a stone.

"Bang bang bang..."

She slammed the object several times, and the dark figure only had time to let out a scream before collapsing limply onto her.

Xie Zhaotang smelled a strong, sour stench, but she didn't move. She let the dark shadow cover her while listening to the sounds around her.

"You bitch, what drug did you put on me? What did you do to my brother?"

The shadowy figure whose eyes had been sprinkled with powder by Xie Zhaotang was in so much pain that he couldn't see anything. He covered his eyes and cursed.

Xie Zhaotang ignored his insults and listened.

Were there only two robbers? Or were there others in the shadows?

If there are still people who see their brother injured, they should show up by now!

She waited quietly for a while, but there was no movement from the shadows.

Xie Zhaotang still dared not act rashly. Her current advantage was the darkness. She could not see the people in the shadows, and the people in the shadows did not know what tricks she had up her sleeve.

Da Hu has already gone to the village to look for people. As long as they arrive, they will see Zhou Sui, who has been knocked unconscious, and will search for her. If they can stall for time, she can be rescued.

"Big Ox..."

The shadowy figure that was hit probably thought of Zhou Hu, who had left, and worried that he would come back. It called out anxiously twice but received no response from its brother.

He staggered to his feet, but his eyes hurt so much he couldn't see anything, so he could only run in one direction.

Xie Zhaotang saw a figure run out from the shadows, a flash of a knife in his hand, and he pounced on the shadowy figure who had been hit.

Xie Zhaotang's heart tightened; as expected, these two were not fighting alone, but had someone else in the shadows.

But why would this person kill his own people?

Are they not in cahoots?