Chapter 124
Yu Ying could feel that she had been watched for two days.
He simply wanted to observe whether she was alone so that he could take action.
When the waiter brought the hot tea, she gave him the written note and asked him to pass it to the shopkeeper.
When Yu Ying went to the shed in the morning, she took the dagger that Fu Wei had left for her, as well as some medicine powder.
Itch powder and lime powder.
After leaving the guest room, she met the yamen runner downstairs. She just glanced at him and nodded imperceptibly, without calling out "Madam Yu" as usual. It was obvious that the shopkeeper had already reminded him.
Yu Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
When she went to the shed, some people followed her, but they didn't dare to act rashly in public.
When they arrived at the shed, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Su Liu was unaffected. However, he also reminded her again, "That woman from yesterday probably has accomplices. To avoid their retaliation, you should be careful."
Su Liu was only a girl of sixteen or seventeen after all, and her face turned slightly pale when she heard this.
Yu Ying was just trying to alert her, but she didn't mean to scare her, so she added, "Don't be too scared. Close your stalls early for the next few days. I'll have someone patrol the area. If there's no problem, I'll let you know."
Miss Su Liu nodded quickly.
After giving the instructions, Yu Ying glanced outside the shed. She probably knew where the hiding person was. She calmly withdrew her gaze and stopped looking outside.
I was on guard all night last night and didn't get any rest, so I feel drowsy today.
Seeing that the boss didn't seem to be able to rest well, Su Liu said, "Boss, why don't you take a rest first."
There were only a few people here and there now. Yu Ying sat at the table. Thinking that she still had to be on guard at night, she agreed and asked Su Liu to wake her up in half an hour.
The table and chairs were moved to the corner, and Yu Ying lay on the table and took a nap for half an hour.
The stall was closed at 3 p.m. in the afternoon. Yu Ying returned to the inn. People were coming and going outside the lobby of the inn. Even the door of the guest room where the yamen runners stayed was open, as if secretly telling her that they would keep an eye on those people.
Yu Ying breathed a sigh of relief, told the shopkeeper to have the waiter deliver the evening meal at 3:15 PM, and then returned to her room.
She had to rest for a while while it was still light, and then she had to stay awake all night.
These people did not take action last night. They were obviously scouting the area and observing for a whole night and today. It is very likely that they will take action tonight.
As the night deepened, the inn gradually became silent and the oil lamps in the guest rooms went out.
The door to the guest room was quietly opened, and a head popped out. After glancing around, he turned back and said to the person behind him, "Didn't we agree when we fled to Lingnan that we wouldn't be kidnappers anymore?"
The person behind him frowned, and said angrily: "If you keep fussing, you will never accomplish anything great!"
Then he continued, "We originally just wanted to extort some money, but that woman sent our mother to jail. She ran into it on her own, so it's not our fault. With a beauty like that, she could have been sold for a few dozen taels. With the money, we could bribe the yamen runners, and our mother would have a better time in jail."
They will also be better off.
The voice was exceptionally low, but they never thought that walls had ears.
Yu County's pressure difference also roughly guessed that the people in the next room would take action tonight, so he was on guard all night and kept an eye on the movements in that room.
When they heard the subtle sound of the door opening, no one made a sound. They all walked to the door with sticks, waiting to catch the thief and take away the spoils.
Some people had good hearing and could hear the sounds from next door intermittently while sticking to the wall. They heard the woman in the prison extorting dozens of taels of money and her beauty.
After hearing this, you don't even need to listen carefully to know what the two men want to do.
The anger suddenly grew.
Madam Yu is a respected person in their yamen, not to mention that Mr. Fu had specifically asked her to help take care of his wife before he left.
These two people are overestimating their abilities!
There was another slight sound from the door next door, and everyone immediately tightened their sticks.
Yu Ying, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, was always alert. Suddenly, she heard a slight sound of tiles shaking on the roof. Her expression changed and she immediately stood up with a small crossbow to protect herself. She then hid in the narrow space between the head of the bed and the wall, staying alert at all times.
She stared carefully outside the door, but heard a slight sound from the window. Yu Ying was startled and turned her head to look. She saw a dark shadow slowly pushing open the window with a gap for ventilation, then jumping into the house, followed by another person.
After the two of them stopped, they looked towards the bed vigilantly, and then tiptoed towards the bed with curtains hanging down.
Someone took a wet cloth and lifted the curtain.
The room was dark and I could barely see, but I followed my instinct to lift the covers.
But just as they lifted the quilt, the door was slammed open. Before the two thieves could react, four or five people rushed in at once. The two thieves, stunned for a moment, reacted immediately.
——Fell into a trap!
They wanted to escape, but when they went to the window, a bang of sticks came down, hitting them and making them scream. The people living on the first floor quickly put on their clothes and wanted to run up to see what was going on. However, they were stopped at the stairs by two tall men who said, "The government is investigating a case. Please keep out of the way." This made people even more curious about what was going on.
The candlelight in the house lit up, and Yu Ying came out and said to the yamen runner, "They must have accomplices. While they are still in the city, quickly force them to reveal their hiding place!"
The two men were beaten so hard that they were twitching and kept shouting for mercy. Perhaps they were beaten too hard and were afraid that they would confess, so they immediately revealed their hiding place.
There were seven yamen runners in the inn. Two of them were left to protect Madam Yu, one went to the government office to call for help, and the others took the thief to his hiding place.
In just half a minute, the second floor returned to peace and quiet. The innkeeper breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw the door that was kicked in, his face turned a little ugly, but he didn't dare to say anything.
The two yamen runners borrowed tools to repair the door from the shopkeeper. When they started to repair the door, the shopkeeper's face looked better.
The yamen runner repaired the door and said to Yu Ying, "Madam Yu, have a good rest. The two of us will guard outside tonight."
Yu Ying nodded, thanked him, then closed the door, locked it from the inside, moved a stool to block the door, and then closed the window tightly, confirming again and again.
After finishing all this, she walked to the bed weakly, sat down on the edge of the bed, then lay down on the bed and let out a breath.
How could she not be afraid?
I was just afraid that I couldn't help her or help her escape danger.
Yu Ying covered her eyes with her hands. She felt a little pain because she hadn't rested well in the past two days.
Although I can breathe a sigh of relief temporarily, I still feel a little uneasy.
Everything should go smoothly with Fu Wei, right?
*
Early the next morning, Yu Ying heard the yamen runner tell her about the two thieves last night.
According to the thief's confession, a house was found, which was guarded by two men.
Then there were two little girls, about eleven or twelve years old, who were emaciated from hunger. They were abducted and not only had to do rough labor on a daily basis, but also had to endure hunger and beatings.
There were two young women who were also abducted to serve the four men for their sexual pleasure.
The woman in custody was originally a human trafficker, but was expelled from the business due to a misdeed. She probably knew that human trafficking was profitable, so she became scheming.
He started the human trafficking business with his two sons and nephew, but because of failure, he was wanted and fled to Lingnan. He originally planned to stop human trafficking for the time being and just extort money, but he didn't expect to fail at the beginning.
This case was presided over by the chief clerk of the government office. Although the person was arrested by the Yu County government, the prefect was not there, so it was difficult to handle the commendation issue, so it was put on hold for the time being. However, someone was still sent over to give a few words of commendation.
As soon as the people from the government office left, someone hurried back to the inn.
Yu Ying drank some tea and prepared to go to the stall to ask Song Sanlang about the grain harvest. Just as she was about to go out, she saw Wu Xiaoyacha, who had accompanied Fu Wei away, running up to the second floor in a hurry with sweat all over his forehead.
Yu Ying was inexplicably shocked.
——Did something happen to Fu Wei? !
When Wu Xiaoyacha saw Yu Ying, he hurried over and said, "Madam Yu, hurry up and pack your things and go to Qinggong Mountain with me."
Yu Ying secretly clenched her hands, trying to stay calm, and asked, "What happened to my husband?"
Although he tried to remain calm, his voice was trembling.
Young Yachai Wu quickly shook his head and explained, "It wasn't Mr. Fu, it was Brother Fu Zhen. Mr. Fu asked me and Yachai Huo to come back and fetch Madam Yu. He also asked Madam Yu to prepare herbs for suturing and stopping the bleeding."
Although it was not Fu Wei, when Yu Ying heard it was Fu Zhen, she couldn't relax in her heart, and her palms were full of sweat.
Not daring to delay, she immediately packed her things and left a message with the inn's runners, asking them to go to the stall and tell Song Sanlang and the others that she had to go out for something.
After hurriedly getting on the carriage, on the way, Yu Ying heard Wu Xiaoyacha explain the whole story.
There was a traitor among Prefect Shen's men, and trouble arose during the hunting.
Prefect Shen went out to the hunting ground to hunt. Even though Fu Wei had a lame leg, he still hunted more than others, which made Prefect Shen find it interesting. From then on, he asked Fu Wei to accompany him.
After noon yesterday, when Prefect Shen was roasting his prey in the woods, some villains wanted to assassinate him. Fu Wei was standing by at that time, and Fu Zhen was also watching.
When the trouble broke out, everyone protected Prefect Shen, except Fu Zhen who protected Fu Wei. He was slashed from his arm to his chest, and was still unconscious when they came back.
When Yu Ying heard this, her face turned pale.
I didn't hear Wu Xiaoyacha lift Fu Wei's legs, so it was obvious that he was not exposed.
Yu Ying, who was in the carriage, took a deep breath and asked, "Don't hunting groups have doctors too?"
Before Wu Xiaoyamen, who was driving the carriage outside, could speak, Huoyamen, who was standing beside him, responded with a sullen face: "All the doctors surrounded the prefect Shen. They didn't care about the lives of small people like us. They just took a quick look and left."
This is a completely unprovoked disaster!
Upon hearing this, Yu Ying's face darkened.
After a moment's silence, he asked, "He was assassinated and should have returned to the city. Why is Governor Shen still in the hunting grounds?"
Huo Yacha said, "Shen Taishou's legitimate son is missing and the search is still ongoing."
Hearing this, Yu Ying didn't ask any more questions, but only asked: "When can we get to the hunting ground?"
Huo Yacha glanced at the sky and replied, "We should be able to arrive in the afternoon at 3 p.m."
Yu Ying was worried about Fu Wei and Fu Zhen, so she rode at full speed all the way. The ride was so bumpy that she almost vomited stomach acid, but she had no time to care about anything else.
When the carriage arrived outside the enclosure, it was stopped and not allowed to enter.
"Mr. Fu from Yu County brought it here. We went back to the city to get a doctor last night. He had a warrant when he came out."
"Even a warrant is useless. This afternoon, Mr. Yang ordered that no outsiders be allowed in to prevent assassins from breaking in!"
"Sir, Brother Fu is in imminent danger. Please be flexible and report this to him!"
"There's a doctor at the hunting grounds, but you're going all the way back to the county seat to ask for one. Who knows if he's up to something?"
When Wu Xiaoyacha heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he dared not say anything.
When she was so anxious that she was about to get angry, Yu Ying opened the carriage and looked at the guarding officers and soldiers.
"I'm Fu Wei's wife. I opened a clinic in Yu County and have some skills. This time I accompanied my husband to the county seat. My eldest brother was injured, and as his wife, I couldn't just stand by and watch. That's why they came back to the city to pick me up."
The officer looked at her, still indifferent: "Mr. Yang has ordered that no one is allowed to enter the enclosure."
"We can't go in, but the official can, right? We won't go in now. We just ask the official to tell my husband that I'm here. If anything happens, we can't blame the official."
When the officer frowned, Yu Ying said, "My husband is an aide to Yu County after all. This time, the governor personally ordered him here, so he can speak a few words in front of the governor. Maybe he can ask the governor to let us in."
When the officers and soldiers heard this, they also understood some other meanings.
Although the woman said that the prefect might show leniency, she was secretly reminding her husband that he had revealed his face in front of the prefect, and if Fu Wei's brother unfortunately passed away, he would probably hold a grudge against them.
Although he didn't believe this woman had any medical skills, after considering the situation, he said, "Wait a moment, I'll go and inform you now."
After instructing the guards to keep an eye on them, the officers and soldiers reported the matter.
After about a moment, the officers and soldiers came out and glanced at them: "Follow me in."
I thought to myself that it was a good thing that I went in and told him about it, otherwise he would really hold a grudge against me.
As soon as they entered the camp, someone behind them hurriedly carried a young man covered in blood, followed by seven or eight officers and soldiers who were injured to varying degrees, almost all of them covered in blood.
At this time, someone shouted: "The young master is back, the young master is back!"
Yu Ying looked at the injured people with mixed feelings, but did not rush forward to check on them.
Yu Ying knew very clearly which one was more important, her elder brother or these people. Besides, the young man was the prefect's legitimate son, and the doctors who came with him would probably all revolve around him, so she would not be needed at all.
Yu Ying, Yachai Huo, and Yachai Wu walked quickly to a tent.
When Yu Ying opened the tent, she smelled a strong smell of blood.
The first person Yu Ying saw was Fu Zhen lying on a simple wooden bed, his face pale, his upper body covered with a quilt, and his shoulders bandaged.
I turned around and saw Fu Wei.
Fu Wei also looked at her. It seemed that he had not slept all night since yesterday. His handsome face looked a little haggard, and there were bloodshot in his eyes.
He saw her, pulled the corners of his mouth apart, revealing the only expression he had in the past two days and a night, and smiled tiredly: "You're here."
His voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't had water for a long time.
Yu Ying nodded and walked to the bed.
Wu Xiaoyacha and Huo Yacha were waiting outside for orders.
Fu Wei looked at his elder brother, whose face was ashen, and said in a hoarse voice, "My legs were numb at the time, and I couldn't walk easily. But my elder brother risked his life to protect me."
At that moment, Fu Wei felt an indescribable complexity in his heart.
He did accept the people of the Fu family. In the final analysis, he accepted them, but because there was no friendship since childhood, there was always a layer of strangeness between them. However, no one broke this strange relationship, so they continued to get along like this.
But when he saw Fu Zhen protecting him like that yesterday, how could Fu Wei not feel complicated?
Not to mention that when Fu Zhen was awake, he said: You are my brother, so of course I have to protect you.
When Fu Wei heard this, his heart was shocked.
He had been staying by the bed since yesterday, not drinking or drinking, and he hadn't left. He was afraid that if he left, Fu Zhen would be left unattended and no one would know about his danger.
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