Chapter 117
After returning from Tongqing, my uncle first arrested Hanxiang, then dug up the Wen family's ancestral graves. Not long after returning to Jijing, he went to Shanzhou without stopping.
What kind of place is Shanzhou?
Wen Si Niangzi's maternal grandparents' home!
Zhu Zijin had made arrangements in Anyang and was about to come, but Hanxiang and Zhuang Yan also noticed something amiss and insisted on going with him.
Zhu Zijin had no choice but to agree.
He sent a letter to Pei Lingjun halfway there.
...
Outside the city.
The pharmacies of several suppliers to the Lu family were all located outside the city. With Lu Jiang's connections, it became much easier for Wen Shu to pick up the goods.
Two carts traveled along the main road, one after the other. The tree trunks on both sides of the road were bare, and the lush leaves of summer had long since fallen.
Wen Shu lifted the carriage curtain, her gaze passing over the servants leading the horses behind her, and looking at the carriage full of medicinal herbs. "With these medicinal herbs, this winter will be a little easier."
Lu Jiang sat opposite her, unable to see her perspective, and only smiled and said, "Speaking of which, since you went to Anyang, you haven't spent a New Year in Shanzhou. Grandmother often misses you. Will you bring your aunt back this year?"
To be honest, it had been a long time since she had returned to Shanzhou to spend the Lunar New Year with her maternal grandmother. She must be happy to spend the New Year together this year.
“Okay,” Wen Shu smiled, her eyes crinkling. “We’ll definitely go to my maternal grandmother’s house for the New Year.”
Lu Jiang smiled and agreed. Just then, the carriage suddenly stopped, and Wen Shu almost fell to the ground.
"What happened?" Lu Jiang helped Wen Shu steady, frowning as he scolded her.
"Oh no, my lord! Someone is blocking the road!"
The driver offered a weak explanation, and immediately a rough male voice rang out from outside, "Everyone get off the carriage!"
Lu Jiang lifted the carriage curtain and saw a dozen or so people wearing black masks appear on the road. His brow twitched, and he reassured Wen Shu, "I'll go take a look first. Don't come out."
"cousin..."
"Don't worry, it's alright."
Lu Jiang patted her shoulder and calmly got off the carriage. "Who are you? What do you want?"
The fat man at the head of the group turned his head and spat out a jujube kernel, grinning maliciously. "You big guys have been bandits, and you're just unlucky to have run into us today... But you've got a beauty hidden in your carriage. If you want the goods behind you, you'd better hand her over!"
"Don't even think about it!" Lu Jiang clenched his fist. The other party's attire was nothing like that of a mountain bandit. Moreover, in all his years in Shanzhou, he had never heard of any mountain bandits in Shanzhou.
Lu Jiang glanced at the carriage behind him. Wen Shu had only been in Shanzhou for a short time, and the only grudge she had made was with the He family. The young master of the He family was a playboy who was notorious for womanizing. He wanted Wen Shu right away, so he probably had ulterior motives towards her.
He cursed inwardly and said angrily, "Do you know that Shanzhou City is just ahead? Aren't you afraid of being caught and punished for your evil deeds here?!"
"Asking for accusations?" The leader sneered, his smile fading. "You, a refined and cultured doctor, what? Trying to be a hero and save the damsel in distress? Stop wasting words with him! Attack!"
A group of people rushed straight towards the carriage with a clear objective.
The servants were no match for them. Lu Jiang was held down by two dark-faced men and could only watch helplessly as Wen Shu was dragged out.
A magnificent carriage with a canopy drove up from the opposite direction, and several people pushed Wen Shu into the carriage. From inside, a man's teasing voice came: "Slow down, it won't look good if this beautiful lady gets bumped or hurt."
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