Chapter 51 The Third Prince's Lair
The yellowed paper turned out to be the letter of withdrawal of engagement between Mr. Lin and Aunt Zhou thirty years ago!
Shen Wan never dreamed that the kind-hearted Lin was actually the scholar Lin from that year!
But what puzzled her was that the two families had clearly been in a very bad relationship because of Aunt Zhou's broken engagement, so how could they be together?
Could it be that the third prince was involved in this?
Thinking of this, Shen Wan continued to flip through the pages.
But there were so many things that she couldn't figure it out for a while.
However, there is a wooden hairpin that is quite simple and unique, and it would be great for styling the villain's hair.
The rain continued to fall and the sky showed no sign of clearing up.
Early the next morning, the old housekeeper put on a human skin mask again and disguised himself as an old lady.
He twisted his bloated waist and deliberately went to the west wing, and asked in a pinched voice: "Girl, is Sister Zhou in your room?"
Shen Wan also pretended to be dumbfounded and looked at her blankly: "Didn't she sleep with you last night?"
"I thought she came to see you!" The old housekeeper raised his orchid finger and pretended to be shocked. "We did sleep together last night, but when I woke up this morning, she was gone."
"No, I have to go out and ask."
"If she really escapes, I won't be able to explain to the police!"
It would have been fine if she didn't know it at first, but after learning the truth, Shen Wan couldn't help laughing when she saw the old housekeeper pointing his orchid finger.
"Oh my God, she couldn't have really escaped!" she screamed deliberately. "To be honest, Aunt Zhou had this plan all along."
"It's just that the police were watching her closely, so she couldn't escape."
The old housekeeper was very satisfied with her reaction.
"Then I'll go ask." He said as he hurried out.
After hearing the "old lady's" question, Hu Dahai was so angry that he almost fainted.
Damn it, he had known for a long time that the woman surnamed Zhou was not a good person.
Just run away. It’s just a desolate mountain area. Even if she runs away, she won’t be able to walk out of the mountains alive.
"Sir, are you in a hurry?" the old housekeeper asked calmly, "I know a way down the mountain, but it's a little far from the county town."
Hu Dahai thought he was lucky because someone came to deliver a pillow when he was dozing off. He had no idea that this was all a conspiracy of the old housekeeper.
When he heard this, he was so excited that tears filled his eyes. He had no reason to disagree.
The old housekeeper looked at it and smiled, "There is a river in the back mountain. We can get there by just following the river."
"But we have no means of transportation, so everyone has to make some bamboo rafts themselves."
There were many bamboo forests on the mountain, and Hu Dahai and his men quickly cut down a large pile of them.
The convicts didn't know how to make a bamboo raft, so Scarface had to drag his sick body to start making one.
Xie Mubai was extremely smart, and he understood it after just a few glances.
He lowered his head to tie up the bamboo raft and asked calmly, "Is everything done?"
Shen Wan didn't even look up, just said "hmm".
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Xie Mubai didn't ask any more questions.
After working for a whole day in the heavy rain, the bamboo raft was finally completed.
The old housekeeper and his son brought a group of people to the back mountain. The originally calm river was now flowing rapidly, which made everyone feel frightened.
The hunter helped the old steward onto the bamboo raft and then looked at the others: "I can still seat seven or eight more people here. Who of you would like to come aboard?"
"I'll do it!" Upon hearing this, Sun rushed forward like a fly.
Although there were enough bamboo rafts, she did not trust the officers' skills.
This hunter has lived in the mountains for many years and is definitely more reliable than them.
Seeing that it was Aunt Zhou's daughter-in-law, the hunter smiled faintly: "I remember there are a few more people in your family, why don't you sit together."
After hearing this, Li quickly took Erbao and others to sit on it.
Inadvertently, the hunter's eyes fell on Xie Murong.
Among the exiles, the elegant and refined Xie Murong stood out like a pure lily.
He thought for a moment, then shouted, "That girl, come up too!"
When Sun heard this, she was so angry that she wanted to curse.
All men in the world are blind. I am obviously as beautiful as a flower, so why do they turn a blind eye to me?
Xie Murong seemed not to hear it, but walked straight to Shen Wan: “Fifth sister-in-law, can I go with you?”
"I've never paddled a bamboo raft before, aren't you afraid?" Shen Wan asked.
Xie Murong smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, I trust my fifth sister-in-law."
Seeing that this girl did have the intention to repent, Shen Wan looked at Xie Mubai and asked, "What do you think?"
"You have the final say." Xie Mubai said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Xie Murong became happy: "Thank you, Fifth Sister-in-law, thank you, Fifth Brother!"
Seeing Xie Murong boarding Chen Wan's bamboo raft, the hunter couldn't help but feel disappointed.
He lightly tapped the bamboo pole and the bamboo raft floated down the river.
Seeing this, Hu Dahai followed suit.
Soon, a row of bamboo rafts were floating crookedly in the river.
After drifting across a long river, the group finally reached the shore.
This place is barren and overgrown with weeds, and there is not even a village.
"It's still thirty miles from here to the county town," the hunter said with a smile, "If you're tired, you can go to the inn ahead to rest."
"Don't worry, it's owned by my cousin. I'll ask him to give you a discount when the time comes."
When they heard about the inn, Shen Wan and Xie Mubai couldn't help but look at each other.
If I'm not mistaken, that inn should be a hideout of the Third Prince, which is probably even more dangerous than the mountain.
"They're about to take action." Xie Mubai's face was gloomy and his voice was low. "If there's any danger, you must leave first."
He is just a useless person now. If they really fight, he will definitely become a burden to her.
"If I leave, you can marry another one?" Shen Wan glanced at him and said unhappily.
She ignored him and pushed the cart forward with the team.
Hearing that the innkeeper was the hunter's cousin, Sun jumped around beside the hunter all the way as if there were springs under her feet.
She was already extremely beautiful, and she was actively flirting with him, so the hunter couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Shen Wan looked at it and couldn't help but look disdainful.
In order to survive, the women of the Xie family really tried their best.
Sun can just show off, but it won't be long before she starts crying.
Sure enough, not far away, a small inn appeared in front of us.
Although Hu Dahai didn't have much money, the hunter was there, so the store owner was very generous and arranged a room for them.
The old housekeeper's target was Aunt Zhou's daughters-in-law, so he naturally arranged the best guest rooms for them, while Chen Wan could only squeeze into a dirty lower room with Wang Qi and others.
"You guys take a break, I'll clean up."
Although the girl's fever had subsided, she was still weak, so Xie Murong took the initiative to take on this task.
Shen Wan went to the kitchen, dried her shoes in front of the stove, and then fetched some hot water and returned to the house.
Seeing that they wanted to take a shower, Wang Qi and others found an excuse to go out.
The two of them wiped their bodies roughly and then changed into clean clothes.
"How much explosives are there?" Xie Mubai asked while tidying up his clothes.
Shen Wan thought for a moment and said, “About ten thousand barrels.”
Anyway, the villain has already discovered her abnormality, so there is no need to hide it now.
Upon hearing this number, Xie Mubai's dark pupils suddenly tightened.
After a long while, he smiled coldly: "So it's related to him."
"Is there any evidence hidden in the things you got from the Lin family?"
Shen Wan frowned slightly: “I haven’t found it yet, but I found this.”
As she spoke, she handed over the marriage certificate.
Xie Mubai just glanced at it indifferently and returned it to her: "If I'm not mistaken, Aunt Zhou is dead, right?"
Shen Wan was shocked.
This villain is really good at calculating and even knows this.
"That's not surprising." Xie Mubai sneered, "If she hadn't died, why would those two let us go down the mountain?"
"It's just that Aunt Zhou got away with it. She died so easily before my mother's revenge was even avenged."
Shen Wan couldn't help but admire someone's analytical ability.
Her eyes sparkled as she looked at him with admiration: "Brother, is there anything else you don't know?"
Xie Mubai hesitated for a moment and looked at her with complicated eyes.
After a long while, he slowly asked, "I don't know what I did wrong. Why have you been so indifferent to me these past two days?"
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