Chapter 12: Plea
"Okay, I'll go right away." After hearing what Shen Jiao said, Qiongzhi turned around and ran out without saying much.
At this time, the maids who had gone back to their rooms to rest early in the morning also came out, looking around curiously, and the brave ones came over to ask directly.
Shen Jiao couldn't hide it even if she wanted to.
He was so worried that his head was about to explode, thinking: Xuan Youfu has become Xuan Que (Lame) Fu, and he didn't know if Xue Shun could accept it.
The place was in complete chaos. Qiongzhi, who had just run out, came back in a panic, gasping for breath and saying, "Sister, sister, there are so many people outside looking for the cat..."
Her gaze fell on Xuan Tong, or more precisely, on those eyes that were clearly different from those of an ordinary person...
Black with red is called black. You rarely see cats or people with eyes of this color. A casual glance at one can leave a deep impression on you, and when you hear someone mention it, you can immediately match it up.
Seeing the huge commotion outside, Qiongzhi was afraid of causing trouble, so she quickly ran back to tell her.
Shen Jiao was also afraid of trouble, so he said decisively, "They must be looking for him. He ran here on his own, so it has nothing to do with us. Just ask someone to take him away. Go find a doctor... If you see him, let me know."
Shen Jiao originally wanted to ask someone else to go, but anyone who met her eyes looked evasive and it was obvious that they were unreliable.
She had already gotten into trouble, and she didn't dare leave this rat's nest. She was also afraid of aggravating Xuan Youfu's injuries, so she had to trouble Qiongzhi to help.
Qiongzhi took a deep breath, nodded at her, and went out again.
Shen Jiao drove these people who only knew how to watch the fun back to sleep, but they were reluctant to leave, so she had no choice but to let them go.
Seeing so many people around seemed to make Xuan Tong a little unhappy. His whole face was puffed up with anger, and he looked at everyone with a bad look. He looked around and ran straight to the back window, probably intending to run away.
Shen Jiao quickly grabbed him and asked, "Where are you going?"
This time the one he caught started screaming "Meow, meow" again and waved his arms to hit her.
The maids who were blocking the window and door thought something was wrong and said with frowns:
"Be gentle."
"Don't hurt him."
"Why arrest him?"
It's all useless nonsense.
Shen Jiao pretended to be aggrieved and said, "I didn't use any strength."
"What's his name then?"
Shen Jiao went to see who said this, and let go of him without noticing, letting him run away. Xuan Tong pushed open the back window and was about to jump, but they all started shouting again, urging her to catch him.
"What are you yelling about? Just talking nonsense? How come I didn't know there were so many young ladies in Liao'e Courtyard who were bossy? Do you need a maid to serve you?"
Yinhua came back and started cursing.
Following behind were Xue Shun, who had a sullen face, and Jin Yu, who looked worried.
The Moon Clan woman, whom Shen Jiao had met once, stood behind them with her men.
The maids immediately stopped talking.
Shen Jiao sneered inwardly and held Xuan Tong in her arms, letting him kick and dig, pull her hair, and scratch her face. She carried him to the door in a rather embarrassed manner and called out guiltily, "Young Master."
Xue Shun had already heard what Qiongzhi had said about Xuan Youfu, and he was furious. He strode over, took Xuan Tong, and stuffed him into the arms of the Moon Clan woman, saying unhappily, "What are you all doing here? You've got nothing better to do, right? You can't even stop a child, what are you doing? My yard is full of dead people? You think I'm easy to bully, so you're just fooling around, right? Then get out of here! Find some human traffickers tomorrow and sell them all out. Go find whoever you think is the best!"
He kicked the door loudly, pushed Shen Jiao out, slammed the door, closed the window and ignored everyone.
The maids in the yard looked at each other in panic, and only became afraid when they heard the word "sold".
Jin Yu and Yin Hua glanced at everyone with gloomy expressions. The Moon Clan woman was also a little embarrassed, and no one said a word for a while.
Xuan Tong, who had been shouting just now, also became quiet. He hugged the Moon Clan woman's neck obediently and nestled in her arms.
After a long time, someone broke the silence and said:
"Madam is still waiting for us to retrieve Xuantong, so we'll leave now. We shouldn't have hurt the Seventeenth Young Master's beloved pet. It's because we didn't take good care of Xuantong that this happened. We'll report this to Madam and then apologize. Please tell the three girls to tell the Seventeenth Young Master."
"No trouble, no trouble."
Jin Yu and Yin Hua were very polite to the woman and sent her out. Shen Jiao vaguely heard them mention what Xue Shun had just said. The woman comforted them and said not to worry, and that it must have been said in anger.
When Jin Yu and Yin Hua came back, their expressions actually softened a little because of these words.
I guess he also thought that Xue Shun didn't dare to do it seriously.
This is how it is when people are weak, no one will take what they say seriously.
Shen Jiao was also skeptical. After all, Xue Shun still had to live his life. Falling out with the mistress of the house for a rat leg seemed... not worth it.
But he lost his temper in front of the Sixth Young Master's maid, as if he didn't care what the other party would think...
It is not impossible to act recklessly in the heat of the moment.
Jin Yu patted her arm. "Don't worry. Our contract isn't in the hands of the Seventeenth Young Master. Even if he wants to sell it, he'll have to get Madam's approval. He'll be fine. At most, he'll get a beating. After the Iron Leaf incident, Madam reprimanded the Seventeenth Young Master, forbidding him from causing any loss of life..."
Shen Jiao suddenly understood why they panicked for a moment, whispered a few words to each other, and then calmed down again.
It seems that he remembered these things.
Xue Shun is right. Everything is determined by fate and has no control over us.
He was originally the son of a prostitute, inferior to others, and was brought home when he was only a teenager. Naturally, those with shallow eyes wouldn't take him seriously. If his biological father didn't care about him, how could he expect his non-blood-related mother to treat him well? He might be able to keep his head between his legs and endure everything, but his temper was like this...
It was her fault, actually. She wasn't paying attention. If anything really happened, everyone from top to bottom would be in trouble.
Shen Jiao saw that the maids were looking at her with some dissatisfaction, so she had no choice but to follow Qiongzhi in after she brought Doctor Sun back.
The fruit cores on the table had not been collected yet, and the cage was placed next to the fruit cores. Xue Shun sat far away with his lips pursed and did not speak, his eyes a little red.
Doctor Sun was good at judging people, not rats, so he applied some medicine and tied the man's legs and called it a day.
Whether it can be cured depends on fate.
When Xue Shun said this, he didn't react much and looked depressed.
Seeing that he didn't want to pay attention, Shen Jiao sighed inwardly and stepped forward and said, "Thank you, Doctor Sun. It's troublesome for you to come here in the middle of the night. I'll have to trouble you to come and see me again in a few days."
"It's my duty." Doctor Sun was polite.
She smiled and said, "Qiongzhi, please send Doctor Sun out."
Shen Jiao secretly stuffed a piece of silver into Qiongzhi's hand, not knowing whether she could understand what it meant.
After the two men left, Shen Jiao carefully approached Xue Shun, knelt down and said softly, "This servant has done a poor job, please punish me, sir."
Xue Shun sneered: "Now you know that your work is not going well, what were you doing before? Didn't I tell you to stay with me?"
"I was indeed there, but I dozed off for a moment, and in the blink of an eye he came in and grabbed the cage. He refused to listen, and by the time I snatched it away, it was too late. It was all because I wasn't alert enough. The young master deserves to be punished, and I have no objections."
Shen Jiao said this sincerely, and when he heard footsteps, he said,
"It's just that the sisters in the courtyard have nothing to do with this matter. Please have mercy on them, sir..."
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