Chapter 271: A Generation of Grand Secretaries (33)

Wen Wan nodded. "You're right. I have to stay and find out what happened to Lin Weiquan. I can't let him have a chance to hurt Gu Sui."

"But how am I supposed to investigate? They're all so tight-lipped, they're so well-trained, I can't get any information out of them."

System: [Good luck, host.]

Wen Yan: "..."

This is still that useless system; it's completely pointless.

In the following days, Wen Wan tried every means to get information out of the maids and guards, but she couldn't get any key information out of them. In the end, Wen Wan gave up and said, "Let's just run away and find Gu Sui first. The longer we delay, the more worried Gu Sui will be if he doesn't have any information about me."

System: Host, you're so useless. You're definitely not suited for this kind of thing.

The system eventually agreed, and they arranged a time for Wen Wan to drink the invisibility potion at night when the guards were least vigilant. Guided by the system, she left the Lin residence and escaped.

"Go find Gu Sui."

Where is Gu Sui now?

System: [We're on our way to the capital. Find somewhere to hide first.]

"The Shen family has shops in the capital."

You can't go, unless you want Lin Weiquan to find you immediately.

"Where should I go? I really don't have any money on me. I should have stolen some money from the Lin family before I came out, as compensation for my emotional distress." Anyway, she felt no guilt at all, after all, she had suffered a lot along the way.

Wen Wan was walking on the road. Soon the news of her disappearance would be known. Wen Wan quickly smeared some mud on her face and then walked to a more remote place. Finally, she got tired and hungry and stopped walking.

"Don't you have any ideas? I'm going to freeze to death tonight."

system:【……】

"Why don't you find a family to hide with? After all, there are more good people than bad in this world."

Wen Yan: "..."

Before Wen Wan could even complain about the system, she had no choice but to accept the suggestion and knock on a door.

An old lady opened the door. Wen Wan smiled and said, "Grandma, I'm lost. Could I stay the night? I'll pay you."

"Lost? Haven't you eaten yet?"

Wen Wan shook her head. "I haven't eaten yet, and I've lost my wallet. It's dark now, and I can't go anywhere. Can Grandma help me?"

The old lady opened the door and let Wen Wan in, saying, "Poor child, come in."

Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief. It seems there are still more good people in this world, and she was very lucky.

The old lady poured Wen Wan a cup of hot tea and gave her two steamed buns. "Young lady, stay here for now and leave tomorrow."

Wen Wan nodded. "Thank you, Grandma."

Afterwards, the old lady prepared a room for Wen Wan. "This is the room my granddaughter used to live in. She got married last year. If you don't mind, you can make do with it for now."

Wen Wan: "No problem, no problem, thank you Grandma."

I wouldn't dare to mind, after all, I almost ended up sleeping on the streets.

The old lady left the room, and Wen Wan couldn't sleep for a while. "I wonder what Gu Sui is doing now. He must be so worried. How am I going to tell him that I escaped?"

System: [There is a way.]

"What method?"

[Entering the dream.] The system explained to the host, after all, its host had used this skill before, and quite skillfully at that. [Each session only lasts five minutes, so hurry and let them know you're safe.]

"Okay, that's great."

Wen Wan quickly got into bed and covered herself with the blanket. "I'm ready, let's begin."

Wen Wan drifted off to sleep and, as expected, dreamed of Gu Sui. It happened in the Shen family's Mo Bai Courtyard, where Gu Sui was reading in his study. Wen Wan walked over and called out, "A-Sui?"

"Ah Jiao? Are you alright? How are you?" Gu Sui asked worriedly, and Wen Wan comforted him.

"I'm fine, I'm safe now. Have you come to the capital? I'm in the capital now. I've escaped, don't worry."

"Where are you?"

Wen Wan told Gu Sui where she was, and then the two exchanged some private words. Five minutes later, Wen Wan left Gu Sui's dream.

Then I went back to sleep.

On the other side...

Gu Sui suddenly woke up, remembering the dream he had just had. Gu Sui felt a sense of unreality, yet also felt that it was real.

"How much longer until we reach the capital?" Gu Sui asked a waiter on night duty as he walked to the door.

Waiter: "There are still two days left in the trip."

"Do you have a fast horse? Give me one, the price is negotiable." Gu Sui paid readily, so the waiter naturally did his best to arrange it and soon found a fast horse. "This horse is fat and strong, it can definitely run a thousand miles at night."

The idea of ​​running a thousand miles at night is an exaggeration, but Gu Sui doesn't mind, as long as he can reach the capital.

His Ah Jiao is still waiting for him there.

The commotion woke up Shen Yuechu, who was sleeping. Shen Yuechu came out and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go to the capital."

“Now? Brother-in-law, although I know you are very worried about my sister, you also need to take care of yourself! We have been traveling for two days and two nights straight without getting a good night's sleep. Your health is not good to begin with, and if my sister knew about this, she would be heartbroken.”

"I had a dream."

Shen Yuechu: "???" Why are we suddenly talking about my dream?

“Ah Jiao told me that she is safe now and has settled in a farmhouse. I have to go pick her up.”

Shen Yuechu: "..."

He touched Gu Sui's forehead. "You don't have a fever, so why are you talking nonsense? You think about things during the day and dream about them at night. Maybe you miss my sister too much, so you dreamed about her. Don't take dreams seriously. Get some rest. We'll set off early tomorrow morning, so it won't delay us."

"No, I'm not comfortable with that."

“If I say it’s okay, then it’s okay. I’m not only responsible for rescuing my sister, but also for your safety. Otherwise, why do you think Mother made me come along? She was afraid you wouldn’t take care of your health. If that happens, what hope will your sister have in the future?”

"But……"

"No buts. Listen to me, get a good night's sleep, and we'll be on our way tomorrow morning."

"Alright."

Shen Yuechu went back to sleep. When she woke up the next day, she asked the waiter to prepare some food and sent someone to call Gu Sui, but he was no longer in the room.

"They're gone? Where's the horse?"

The waiter took a look and said, "The horse has already been ridden away; it must have left last night."

Shen Yuechu: "..."

A man, and his brother-in-law who was in poor health, riding a horse through the night—this was bound to cause trouble! So he didn't even want to eat properly, grabbed a few steamed buns, and hurried on his way with his men.

If something happens to Gu Sui, how will he explain it?

Gu Sui is really too willful. How could his brother-in-law be like this? Couldn't he have waited? The journey has been so bumpy that even a healthy man like him couldn't handle it, let alone a sickly person like him. What if he dies on the way? These people are really worrying.

...

Wen Wan slept very well at night and woke up refreshed during the day. She was waiting here to meet up with Gu Sui.

"Girl, have some porridge. We don't have anything special to offer you here." The old lady handed over a bowl of porridge, which Wen Wan accepted reverently. "This porridge smells delicious. Thank you, Grandma."

"Young lady, your accent doesn't sound like you're from Beijing?"

“I came from out of town to find my relatives, but I didn’t find them and ended up in such a mess.”

"Poor thing, it's too dangerous for a little girl to be out there."

“Yes, so I’m really grateful to Grandma.” Wen Wan thought for a moment and handed the only valuable jade she had to the old lady. “Grandma, this is the only thing I have left. It’s worth about ten taels of silver. Consider it my way of repaying you for these past few days.”

"No, no, I can't accept such a valuable thing. I can't accept it, and I haven't done anything wrong. I don't need this much. How about this, you stay here for the next few days and help me feed my chicks and tidy up my room. Consider it rent."

"OK."

After Wen Wan left the Lin family, the Lin family quickly discovered it, but no one knew how she left. The guards at the gate had been on duty in shifts and had never seen her leave. There was no one at the main gate either, and there were no signs of forced entry on the doors or damage to the windows. It was as if she had simply vanished into thin air.

The Lin family sent people to search, but they didn't dare to do so openly, instead finding a pretext.

A maid in the Lin family stole her master's belongings and escaped.

They provided a portrait and offered a reward for finding it. They also sent people to inquire at every house. Soon they arrived at the old lady's house. The old lady looked at the portrait and then shook her head, "I've never seen it before."

"You really haven't seen her? She's just a pretty woman around twenty years old. She's a thief who stole the Lin family's treasure and fled. If you've seen her, you must tell me the truth."

The old lady looked at it carefully again, "I've never seen it before."

After everyone left, the old lady locked the door. Wen Wan felt a little apologetic. "Grandma, I'm not a thief."

The old lady said, "Grandma knows you have very clear eyes. You seem to be a daughter raised by a wealthy family. How could you possibly be a thief? Grandma is old, but I'm not so bad at judging people."

"Thank you, Grandma, for trusting me and helping me."

Wen Wan was really touched, so she helped the old lady with a lot of things, such as cleaning the house, feeding the chickens, and pulling weeds in the old lady's yard. She also brought some vegetables as a way of repaying her.

night.

Wen Wan lay in bed, unable to sleep again. She tried to find Gu Sui in her dreams, but it was no use.

"Why not?" Wen Wan asked the system.

The system replied, "The male protagonist is probably doing something urgent and shouldn't be interrupted."

"Alright."

The next day, the old lady went to the market to buy some eggs. Wen Wan was at home when there was a knock on the door. Wen Wan went to open the door, "Who is it?"

A strange woman looked at Wen Wan and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing at Granny Chen's house?"

"I am Granny Chen's distant granddaughter. What do you want with your grandmother?"

"I want to borrow something from her. Since Granny Chen isn't here, I'll wait until she comes before I come over."

The man then left.

After that person left, Wen Wan's eyelids started twitching.

I have a bad feeling about it.