Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Rescue
Baochai agreed to the request of Lady Wang and Aunt Xue, said goodbye to them and went to the Grand View Garden.
Not long after he left the house, he saw the maidservant beside Mrs. Wang hurried out. Knowing that she was afraid of offending the person behind the scenes, she ordered someone to call back the person she sent at noon, and he felt even more sad.
But apart from her, there was no one else in the Xue family who could be trusted, so she cheered herself up and went all the way to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Daiyu was sitting there in a daze, pondering what Wu Tianyue had said today, when she heard someone tell her that Baochai had arrived. She hurriedly asked, "Why don't you invite me in?"
After the maid went down, she brought Baochai in.
Daiyu smiled and said, "Sister, why would you just come in directly? Why did you send someone to tell her?"
Baochai said nothing and turned to look at the maid in the room.
Daiyu understood and sent them away: "We are just sisters talking, you should go out and do your work."
After the maids left, Baochai knelt down and bowed to Daiyu: "Sister, please save my brother."
Daiyu was startled and quickly stood up to help her up: "Sister, what are you doing?"
After hearing Baochai's words, he asked again, "Where did you get this from?"
Baochai stood up and, with tears in her eyes, recounted to Daiyu how the servant had returned, how Lady Wang had sent to the Censorate, how there had been no news from the Censorate, and how they had received the letter. She added, "My uncle is not at home, and now I am at my wit's end. I have only come to you for help. I do not ask you to save me, but only to mention it to the young master."
If Wu Tianyue had not told her everything at noon, Daiyu would have rejected Baochai and would not have used her relationship with Wu Tianyue to ask Wu Tianyue to do such a thankless task. But now that she knew it was Wu Tianyue who did it, she couldn't help feeling a little guilty towards Baochai, and after thinking about it, she agreed.
Baochai was prepared to be rejected outright, and thought that if all else failed, she would go to Grandmother Jia for help. Even if the Jia family and her aunt disliked her, she would still give it a try.
Unexpectedly, Daiyu agreed without saying much. Baochai was very grateful and took Daiyu's hand to thank her repeatedly.
"Don't worry, sister." Daiyu had never seen her so panicked before, so she comforted her, "Since they said they'll pay the money tomorrow, then Brother Xue will be fine today."
Baochai also knew this, but she couldn't help but feel flustered. However, she had always reminded herself to be dignified and steady at all times, and she didn't want to lose her composure in front of Daiyu at this moment, so she smiled and said, "Sister, you are right."
Seeing her forced smile, Daiyu thought for a moment and said, "It's still early, and the prince probably hasn't rested yet. I'll go to Yihong Courtyard."
Baochai's eyes lit up when she heard this, but she was afraid that Daiyu would be embarrassed, so she said, "It's okay, it's just the same if we go tomorrow."
"I have nothing better to do now than to sit still. If I go out and do some exercise, I'll sleep better at night." Daiyu said with a smile, "Sister, wait for me here for a while."
Seeing Baochai nod, Daiyu got up and went out. After asking Zijuan to serve tea, she went to Yihong Courtyard.
Wu Tianyue was reading in his study. When he heard Daiyu coming, he asked curiously, "Why are you here at this time?"
"What rare treasures do you have?" Before he could finish his words, Daiyu came in and said, "I can't come?"
"You know very well that's not what I meant." Wu Tianyue smiled and offered her a seat, then sent the waiter away. "Why do you insist on saying that to me?"
Daiyu smiled and sat down. She picked up the book he was reading. It was filled with names of people she had never heard of, and something about "modern military equipment" was written on it. Perhaps it was some rare military book, so she closed the book and put it back on the table. She said to Wu Tianyue, "I'm here to give you a message."
Wu Tianyue smiled and asked, "What news?"
"Are you still playing dumb?" Daiyu snorted. "You've hurt my brother like that, and you're not going to do anything about it?"
Wu Tianyue heard this and suddenly realized, "Her family has decided to come to me for help?"
"Don't you have any shame?" Daiyu glanced at him. "This is clearly an unprovoked disaster."
"Don't worry, sister." Wu Tianyue smiled, "There's no danger to his life. At most he'll suffer some minor injuries. Besides, Xue Pan has been bullying others for so many years. A few injuries can be considered as atonement."
Daiyu shook her head speechlessly and added, "We have to pay the ransom tomorrow. Don't do anything else. Auntie has been living a life of luxury all day long. She fainted again today and can't stand the torture."
Wu Tianyue nodded and said, "I know. Please reassure them. I promise to bring Xue Pan back safely tomorrow."
Daiyu heard this and stood up and said, "It's all right if you know."
"Are you leaving now?" Wu Tianyue was reluctant and pulled Daiyu's sleeve.
"Sister Bao is still waiting for news from me." Daiyu pulled out her sleeves. "Her eyes are swollen from crying. If you don't feel sorry for her, I do."
"Then why don't you feel sorry for me?"
Daiyu looked him up and down and asked, "What is there about you that could make me feel bad?"
"I haven't seen you for almost a year." Wu Tianyue said jokingly, "Isn't that enough to make you feel bad?"
Daiyu blushed and twisted his ear, saying, "You keep telling me these nonsense all day long."
Wu Tianyue kept shouting and saying that he was wrong, so Daiyu let go and said, "Even if Sister Bao is not here, it's so late. If I don't go back, Nanny Wang will come looking for someone."
After hearing this, Wu Tianyue had no choice but to send her back.
At the gate of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Daiyu stopped and said, "Let's stop here. It's late, and it's not convenient for you to go in."
Wu Tianyue nodded, and after seeing her go in, he turned around and went back.
I don't know whether the Xue family felt relieved knowing that Wu Tianyue would help, or whether Mrs. Wang asked someone to suppress the news, but in any case, there was no news at all in the Jia Mansion, and it was still as peaceful as before. Grandmother Jia even entertained a distant relative of the Wang family.
However, the fact that the incident did not become a big deal was very beneficial to Wu Tianyue's plan. At least it would not be known to others before it was accomplished.
The next day, a manager from the Xue family shop was waiting for Wu Tianyue in the study early in the morning.
Wu Tianyue practiced martial arts and then went to the Prince's Mansion. After dealing with the Prince, he had someone bring him here in the afternoon.
Wu Tianyue knew the whole story, so he just asked a few questions casually, pretended to understand, and personally led his men out of the city.
The manager was Zhang Dehui's eldest son Zhang Xing. He had thought that Wu Tianyue would randomly assign someone to go with him, but he didn't expect him to go in person. It seemed that Xue Pan still had some weight in his heart. While Zhang Xing was serving carefully, he was thinking in his heart that he should be more restrained in the future to avoid being liquidated.
The group rode out of the city at full speed and walked for another half an hour before arriving at the place the bandits had admired yesterday.
Fei Yan chose this place after walking here himself. It is neither far nor close to the village where Zhang Fu is, and it is spacious. If you want to run, you can just ride a fast horse. Those villagers cannot catch up with you on foot.
Wu Tianyue and others were late, and Zhang Fu had been waiting with everyone for two hours. The group was very tired and impatient, and since they were all idle, they started to make a noise.
Zhang Fu showed these people the things he had robbed from Xue Pan a few days ago, and said a few words about dividing the money after getting the ransom. With this carrot dangling in front of them, everyone waited patiently again, but they were still angry in their hearts, and they took it out on Xue Pan and others.
Fortunately, not long after, they saw fast horses coming from afar. Everyone was excited about the real money they would soon earn, but they were also afraid that the ranger had not made good arrangements and that the Xue family would bring soldiers.
However, the number of his own people plus the ones brought by the ranger was at least 10% more than the enemy's. Thinking of this, Zhang Fu felt relieved and ordered his men to come forward and talk.
A thin, small man took Zhang Fu's look and walked up to someone who looked like the leader and said arrogantly, "Did you bring the money?"
Wu Tianyue glanced at him without saying a word. Zhang Xing beside him hurried forward and opened the box he was carrying. Inside were neatly arranged gold ingots, which were dazzling under the setting sun.
Zhang Fu instantly thought of tearing up the treaty, killing people and running away, but then he thought that the Xue family could raise so much ransom in one day, and when the ranger surnamed Xue took over the Xue family, he would definitely get much more than this, so he quickly suppressed his greed and coughed lightly.
Wu Tianyue also waved his hand. Fei Yan received the signal from the two and rushed out with his men.
Zhang Xing and the people he brought thought they were encountering a situation of gangsters robbing each other. It was really a fight between gods and the devils suffering. They quickly squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands and quietly moved to the side.
The people on Zhang Fu's side were also frightened. When the minions saw that someone around them had turned against them, those who had resisted quickly turned around and tried to run away. Zhang Fu's confidants knew what was going on, so they pretended to fight a few moves and then pretended to be defeated and captured.
The fight seemed like a show to both sides, so it ended quickly. After a while, Zhang Fu and his accomplices were tied up.
He was just thinking about how to ask the Xue family for money in the future to make up for the suffering he was going through, when he saw Fei Yan come forward and salute Wu Tianyue: "Sir, I am glad to have fulfilled your mission."
Zhang Fu was stunned for a while, then his eyes were bloodshot and he struggled to stand up and say something, but something was stuffed in his mouth and he was held down by the guards. He could only whimper something on the ground and glare at Fei Yan fiercely.
When Zhang Xing saw this scene, he thought that Wu Tianyue went out this morning to make connections. He was even more convinced that this bandit had an unusual background, as it required a prince of a royal palace to arrange things so meticulously.
In his heart, he silently raised Xue Pan's status and hurriedly led his men forward to untie Xue Pan and others.
Xue Pan had suffered a lot in the past few days. When he saw Wu Tianyue, he was not like a mouse seeing a cat as before. Instead, he was like seeing a relative. He cried and crawled towards Wu Tianyue.
Fei Yan was briefly reporting the matter to Wu Tianyue when he saw him rushing over and quickly reached out to stop him.
Xue Pan was not angry when he was stopped. He sat down on the ground and wiped his tears.
His face was covered in tears and snot, which Wu Tianyue felt a little disgusted with. However, seeing that his face was bruised and swollen, he thought that he had been beaten up a lot in the past few days. This was also something he had planned, so he showed concern for Xue Pan for a while: "Okay, get up quickly, and go back to the city to see a doctor later."
Xue Pan cried for a while, and seeing that Wu Tianyue was getting impatient, he quickly got up and mounted the horse with the help of Zhang Xing.
Wu Tianyue ignored him after saying that and ordered Fei Yan, "Take him back to the city and give him some medicine. Don't let him escape."
"yes."
"Just work hard for a few more days, and then I'll give you a break after this."
Wu Tianyue was never stingy when it came to distributing welfare. When everyone heard this, they became very excited and quickly tied Zhang Fu and the others into a row and dragged them into the city.
The group hurried and entered the city before locking the door.
Fei Yan brought the bandits back to the house that Wu Tianyue had secretly ordered him to buy a few days ago and kept them under guard.
Wu Tianyue had Xue Pan sent back to the Xue family, and he returned to the Grand View Garden. Thinking of the injuries he saw on Chang Jian's body today, he ordered the imperial physician to go and take a look.
He also thought that even if he could fool the Chief Clerk of Prince Zhongshun by bringing people in with such fanfare today, he would have to think carefully about his excuses even if the Crown Prince wanted to question him. Tomorrow he would also have to bring the Crown Prince in, and he would have to think of a reason that would allow him to leave the city frequently.
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