"Left? How is that possible? Don't lie to me with nonsense." Zhao Ningsong just thought that this was an excuse from Madam Xiao.
Wang, who was standing nearby, also scoffed at the sight: "Madam, you're probably lying!"
Madam Xiao said sincerely, "How dare I, an old servant, tell lies and deceive you two.
"It's said that Concubine Xu is quite sensible. She actually thought the same thing as you two. She also felt that it was not proper for them to stay in Tongxinyuan all the time, so they said goodbye this morning. As for where they are now, I really don't know."
After Madam Xiao finished speaking, she gestured to Xiangtao, who was hiding inside the courtyard gate and peeking.
Xiangtao received the order and immediately ran to the side room where Aunt Xu and Zhao Shuhua were temporarily staying.
After a while, Zhao Ningsong, who was arguing with Nanny Xiao at the courtyard gate, suddenly received a message from the servants saying that Xu had taken Zhao Shuhua to the back door, suspected of trying to escape.
Without bothering to argue with Madam Xiao anymore, he immediately led his men to the back door. Unfortunately, they only saw the backs of the mother and daughter getting into the carriage.
No matter how hysterical he was and how he used threats and inducements towards the figure from behind, the two still didn't turn around to look at him. He wanted to chase them, but Xiangtao immediately had the door closed, completely blocking his sight.
Zhao Ningsong pointed at her angrily and said, "I am the master, the master. Why do you, a cheap girl, have to lock me up?"
Xiangtao turned a deaf ear to his screams and went straight back to Tongxin Courtyard. Zhao Ningsong wanted to send someone to teach her a lesson, but unfortunately, when his people saw Chi Yong following Xiangtao, they were like mice seeing a cat and instantly became timid.
Zhao Ningsong was so angry that he jumped on the spot.
After leaving Duke Zhao's mansion, Aunt Xu and her daughter did not go anywhere else. Their carriage drove all the way to the Loyal and Brave General's Mansion in Fuming Lane.
Yunxu, who received the two, heard about what had happened from Lixiang, who had brought them here, and agreed to take in the mother and daughter without saying a word.
With a look of joy on her face, she pulled Zhao Shuhua and said, "Sister Shuhua, you're finally here. Sister Yuhong and the others are really good at acupuncture! Everyone was talking about you this morning, saying that you will definitely learn even better."
Zhao Shuhua looked embarrassed when she heard this. "Because of family matters these days, I haven't practiced seriously for a long time. I'm afraid my hands are really rusty now."
Yunxu realized belatedly that she had said the wrong thing and quickly made amends, "Sister Shuhua is so smart. Now that she can concentrate on practicing, she will definitely catch up with everyone soon."
Then he looked at Aunt Xu and said, "Aunt, now that you're here, you can teach Yunxu how to be a good housekeeper."
Seeing that her daughter and Yunxu got along happily, Aunt Xu felt relieved.
She just looked at Yunxu with an apologetic look on her face, "Thank you Miss Yunxu for taking Shuhua in, and thank you Miss Yunxu for not despising me.
But I have the nerve to show off my knowledge in front of Miss Yunxu! My status is too low to stay in the general's mansion any longer, so I will take my leave now."
After giving Zhao Shuhua a few more instructions, he said goodbye to them.
Zhao Shuhua was anxious. "Mom, aren't you staying here with me? Where are you going? Don't you want me anymore?"
Aunt Xu was also reluctant to part with her daughter. She hugged her tightly for a long time before saying, "Don't talk nonsense. Aunt Xu is not willing to give you up! But, Shuhua! You have grown up and it's time for you to learn to be independent.
You are your cousin's wife's apprentice. You can live here temporarily to study, but this is the general's mansion. You cannot stay here as a concubine, as it will cause gossip in the general's mansion.
Don't worry, auntie won't go far.
You forgot, I have two shops! One is quite close to here, so I'll stay there for the time being. I'll send someone to tell you when I'm settled.
When you miss your aunt, you can come and see her anytime."
To be honest, she was able to own these two shops thanks to Tian An. When Zhao Ningsong asked her to compensate Tian An and Gu Jinyan on behalf of Wang, she boldly took the opportunity to take over the two shops. Not only did they earn some money for the mother and daughter to spend on weekdays, but she didn't expect that they would become her shelter today.
Thinking about the current relationship between them and Tian An, she would have to find a chance to explain the matter to Tian An when he came back. Otherwise, if others found out one day, it would damage the relationship and that would be bad.
Zhao Shuhua was relieved to hear that her mother had already thought of a place to stay. "Then I'll take you there and come back later!"
Aunt Xu patted Zhao Shuhua's hand and said, "Why are you sending me back and forth? I'm not a child anymore. Are you afraid that I'll get lost?"
You're already way behind, why don't you hurry up and catch up? If your cousin comes back and sees you've fallen behind, I wonder how you'll explain it to her."
Li Xiang beside her also advised: "Don't worry, Miss Shuhua, Li Xiang will send Auntie to her destination safely before returning."
Zhao Shuhua's face turned red from being scolded by Aunt Xu, and after hearing what Lixiang said, she compromised and said, "Then I'll take my mother to the door!"
Yunxu accompanied Zhao Shuhua to see Concubine Xu to the door. Concubine Xu walked to the carriage and waved to the two of them, "You should go back soon! It's very cold today, don't catch a cold."
"Mom, I'll go back as soon as you get on the carriage." Zhao Shuhua said stubbornly.
Aunt Xu sighed, "This child." In the end, she had no choice but to go along with her and got on the carriage with Lixiang.
Watching the carriage gradually go away until it disappeared, Zhao Shuhua raised her head and forced back the tears in her eyes. She took the younger Yunxu by the hand and said, "Let's go back!"
"good!"
It can be said that except for Zhao Ningsong's family, almost everyone is looking forward to the return of Tian An and Zhao Yiming.
At this time, Tian An and his companions were facing the second wave of assassination attempts.
The reason why Zhao Ningsong and his wife believed that Zhao Yiming and Tian An were doomed to die was because they had spent almost all their family fortunes to place the highest-level killing order against them in the Dark Pavilion.
The characteristic of this hunting order is that once the Dark Chamber accepts it, it will use all its strength to assassinate the target for the employer and will not stop until the target is dead.
The previous wave of assassins were just the lowest-level killers in the Dark Pavilion. At most, they came to test the waters. To the Dark Pavilion, it didn't matter whether they succeeded or not.
After a night passed, they did not send any message back to the secret cabinet, which meant that the mission had failed and the entire army might be wiped out.
So that night, the Dark Chamber urgently sent out a second wave of assassins. If they failed, there would be a third and fourth wave.
They had to catch Zhao Yiming and Tian An before they could return to Beijing and kill them on the road. They were isolated and helpless at the moment, so this was their best chance. It would be difficult to kill them after they returned to Beijing.
After Jingyu killed the last assassin with a single blow, he spat on the ground in frustration, "Is this the end yet?"
He turned around and ordered his subordinates, "Search them carefully for anything useful, and then quickly destroy the bodies."
"Take turns to keep watch and be vigilant."
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