Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Seeing Through
It turned out to be a fire gun with extremely strong lethality!
But why is the sound of this musket so strange and even more powerful than the muskets in the Shenji Camp?
In the end, he had implicated those two people. Yinzhen turned around with guilt and was about to look for them when he suddenly found a maid covered in blood running towards him.
"Walk!"
Chu Xian panted and held the scholar's hand tightly.
Remembering that the scholar had a leg injury, she bent down and carried him on her back again.
She raised her lips and smiled. She didn't expect that this scholar was so loyal. She saw the scholar turning back just now, so she thought he must be here to help her.
"Girls, you guys go ahead. I have difficulty walking, so I'll stay behind to cover your back."
"Don't worry, sir. The thief has been dealt with."
"We lured the thieves into a trap set by a nearby hunter and seized their muskets. They were all killed."
Chu Xian lied casually.
Yinzhen suppressed his shock. This maid who was lying was not telling the truth.
Although the tall and strong maid was very skilled, the maid named Lin Shu was not good at martial arts.
A flash of vigilance flashed in his eyes, and he feigned gratitude, "Thank you, young lady."
Chu Xian was exhausted. She just hummed lightly and said no more.
"Lin Shu, where are we going?" Xianrong followed the girl with a sword in hand.
"Return to Zhuangzi."
"Ah? Zhuangzi is not peaceful. Let's go back to the city early." Xianrong couldn't help but persuade.
"No! The safest hiding place right now is actually that manor."
No one would have expected that she would dare to return to the dangerous village.
Ordinary people believed that she would escape back to the city, and the assassin must have thought so too.
There will be ambushes set up along the way to the city.
She chose to do the opposite.
Yinzhen lay silently behind her. Lin Shu was very smart and realized that her thoughts coincided with his.
Xianrong said no more, waved her sword and walked ahead to clear the way.
In the early morning mist, the three of them arrived at the village entrance and saw Sui Qing crying and walking through the mist.
When Sui Qing saw the girl return safely, he immediately rushed over sobbing.
"Lin Shu, wuwuwu... I thought you were dead too. The manor is littered with headless corpses. I've been searching for you for ages, but I can't find you."
Sui Qing was still trembling with fear. She brought the soldiers to the village, but only saw the broken bodies in the village. She was terrified. If something happened to the girl, she would have to be buried with her.
"All seven members of Bao Sanchun's family are dead, all dead." Sui Qing sobbed in a trembling voice.
Chu Xian didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt.
Bao Sanchun colluded with bandits and has killed countless innocent people over the years.
How could Bao Sanchun's family be unaware of his evil deeds?
Since their family chose to condone evil, they must pay for the evil deeds committed by Bao Sanchun.
"Oh, I'll bury the three of them in the persimmon forest to make compost later."
"Let's go and search Bao Sanchun to see if he has hidden any ill-gotten gains in the manor."
The group stepped into the manor which was filled with a strong smell of blood.
Chu Xian carried the scholar to the warm kang in the west wing and called over Sui Qing, who was an expert in medicine.
"Sui Qing, come and see how Young Master Chi's injuries are."
Chu Xian was covered in sticky blood and smelly sweat, and hurried towards the door.
"Master Chi, do you have any relatives in the capital? I can go and get you back from them in a few days."
Yinzhen sat on the edge of the bed and bowed like a Han scholar: "Miss, there was a famine in my early years, and I am the only one left in my family."
"I came to Beijing to seek refuge with a distant relative, but I heard that he had moved to Shengjing a few years ago. He was robbed on the way and lost all his money. He can no longer go back to Shengjing. Sigh..."
Yinzhen pretended to sigh with regret.
Chu Xian stared at the scholar's neatly-cropped blue robe and felt pity for him.
The scholar's distant relative moved his family to Shengjing many years ago, but did not write to tell him, obviously not wanting to help this poor relative of the scholar.
I didn't expect that he was such a lonely and helpless person.
After hesitating for a moment, Chu Xian slowly said, "If you don't mind, you can recuperate in this manor."
"After you recover, I will recommend you to the master as the manager. Bao Sanchun deserved to die, and now that he is dead, there is no one to take care of this manor."
"Although I was sent here by the young lady, I still have some connections in the master's family and can recommend a few to you."
"To be honest, the mistress of the house originally wanted to replace the lazy Bao Sanchun, but she couldn't find a suitable replacement."
"The steward provides food and lodging, and the monthly salary is one ounce and two cents, which is quite generous."
Yinzhen pondered for a moment, then bowed his hands in thanks: "Thank you very much, young lady."
Lin Shu was very strange. He did not show any of the servile fawning of a maid. Instead, he acted more like a master.
If his guess was correct, Lin Shu was the lady from the host family.
This girl is not the daughter of a powerful person in Beijing.
The rich and powerful officials all lived in the southern foothills of Baiwang Mountain, where there was abundant water and grass, and would never live in such a barren place.
To show his sincerity, he presented the pass with both hands.
According to the rules, slaves had to keep their travel permits at their master's house to prevent them from escaping secretly, and sign a document.
Chu Xian had seen the scholar's pass a long time ago. The scholar's name was Chi Zheng, he was from Baoding, and he was sixteen years old.
At this time, he had wiped the blood and mud off his face, revealing a porcelain-white and handsome face, a sharp nose, and thin lips. He was clear-minded, handsome, and extremely elegant.
Chu Xian was stunned for a moment. She felt that his face was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.
Most beautiful people are similar.
At this moment, Yinzhen calmly held his forehead with his hand and looked at Lin Shu through his fingers.
She was a pretty girl from a small family, and her appearance was barely pretty. The two maids beside her were tall and strong, with extraordinary skills, and both were martial artists.
He lowered his eyes, and his gaze inadvertently fell on the girl's beautiful feet, and he was surprised.
She didn't bind her feet?
All Han women had to bind their feet, so why didn't she do that?
She never had her feet bound and was a lady, so she could only be a Manchu!
I don’t know which daughter of a Manchu official could be so bold and presumptuous.
"Miss, my name is Chi Zheng, also known as Yuanming. May I know your names? I also wonder who will be the master I will serve from now on?"
"My name is Lin Shu, her name is Xianrong, and this is Suiqing."
"The master...is the retired commander of the infantry, Lord Fei Yanggu."
Chu Xian revealed the master's family's information in a mixed way. Anyway, the scholar was just a commoner and could not go to her house to verify it, so there was no need to be afraid.
Everyone knew that the girl from Fei Yanggu's mansion had returned to her old house in Shengjing a few days ago to escape the summer heat and would never appear here.
"Oh, but I've never seen any gates to military officers' private residences outside the village."
Yinzhen lowered his eyes and hid his disgust.
It's really a narrow road for enemies to meet, it turns out to be Nala's manor.
She is actually Nara!
It was the wife that Khan Ama forced upon him, the ignorant, evil-minded fool Nara!
If Fei Yanggu and his daughter had not set up a trap to plot against him during the Mulan Autumn Hunt, Nara would have felt it was dirty to carry his shoes, let alone be his legitimate wife.
The Ulanara family relied on their relationship with him and used their power to bully others over the years, doing many evil things that brought shame to him.
Yinzhen lowered his eyes and suppressed his murderous intent. He felt dirty even looking at her for a second.
But even hearing her breathing made him burst with resentment and hatred. Yinzhen pursed his lips, clenching his fists in his sleeves until his knuckles turned white. "Hey... Young Master, why is your blood boiling?"
Sui Qing was giving acupuncture to the scholar. For some reason, his blood suddenly surged as if he was furious.
"I'm just excited and grateful to the three girls for saving my life."
Yinzhen suppressed his rage and forced out a faint, feigned smile.
At this time, Sui Qing was helping the scholar undress and treat his wounds.
Unexpectedly, Chi Zheng looked gentle and elegant in his clothes, but he actually had a thin body, smooth and beautiful hair, well-proportioned skin, and was solid and strong.
Chu Xian felt a burning sensation in her ears and hurriedly turned to look out the window.
"Xianrong, let's go find the private property that Bao Sanchun hid."
Chu Xian coughed lightly and walked out of the west wing.
"The manor is in such a mess. I wonder where Bao Sanchun hid the silver? I think it's buried in some corner."
"I'll go search his room first." Xianrong said, and walked towards Bao Sanchun's room.
Chu Xian stood in the yard, not searching aimlessly.
This was the only time she had come since her mother passed away.
Because this farm was not included in the dowry list, my father had no idea it existed and never sent anyone to inspect or check the accounts.
She didn't even spare any energy to pay attention to this small farm, which gave Bao Sanchun an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Over the years, Bao Sanchun has been in cahoots with bandits and must have saved a lot of stolen silver.
Silver ingots are eye-catching, so Bao Sanchun will definitely exchange them for silver notes. The paper silver notes need to be protected from moisture and insects and will never be buried underground.
The stolen silver must be placed in a moisture-proof box and hidden in a dry and most unexpected place.
Chu Xian was confused and frowned in thought, with a lot of thoughts in her mind, then suddenly she smiled and relaxed her brows.
"Xianrong, go search the toilet!"
The master and servant indeed discovered a secret compartment carved out on one side of the beam on top of the smelly toilet.
After carefully counting the silver, there was a huge amount of 2,200 taels.
Barely enough to fill a small part of her dowry.
At the same time, Yinzhen was quite puzzled. Nara's appearance was very different from the glamorous and ugly girl he hated in his memory.
Just as I was wondering, I heard the noisy sound of sawing wood outside the window.
He frowned and pushed open the window, only to see Nara-shi rolling up her sleeves and chatting and laughing with her maid while sawing wood.
The three of them were discussing who would cook lunch.
Nara had no dignity of a master at all, and even laughed and played rock-paper-scissors with the servants in a frivolous manner.
She lost the game of rock-paper-scissors and squatted by the well to cut vegetables and chop meat in a good-tempered manner.
She was very skilled with the knife. She was gutting and gutting a small fish that was only two fingers wide, and even made delicate cuts on the fish's body.
It was not until Nara came into the kitchen carrying a basket of vegetables and stood by the stove shoveling food that Yinzhen's tense expression softened a little. He took a long breath and lay on his back.
Not Nara.
Lin Shu was not Nara, who was pretentious, and Fei Yanggu doted on her to the utmost.
She had many servants around her, and she would never be so familiar with doing these rough work of serving others.
Nara would never have such courage and boldness, or such eloquence to deceive people.
Lin Shu was cunning and his words were both true and false.
He had not seen Nara for three years, but Lin Shu lied and said that Nara sent him here because he looked at her for one more moment.
If he hadn't been trapped here recuperating, he would have made sure someone found out everything about her.
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