Chapter 284 Can’t Stay in the Zhao Family
"Miss, it's late, it's time to rest."
Su Cheng stood in the corridor, wearing a simple and clean skirt, looking up at the moon. Her porcelain-white face without any makeup looked soft in the moonlight.
Qing Shuang came over with a lantern and stopped slightly behind her, a worried look on his face. "Young lady, you've been standing here for half an hour. Is there something on your mind?"
"The weather is getting colder. I'll make some new clothes for you and Cailian tomorrow." Su Cheng smiled, looked somewhere, and raised his chin slightly.
Qing Shuang's smile faded, and he gently placed the lamp in his hand next to his master and quietly retreated.
About an incense stick of time passed, and suddenly a scream came from the eaves, and a black object was thrown into the yard from above.
Looking closely, I saw a man in a nightgown, his hands and feet were twisted off, and even the hemp rope was useless.
Qing Shuang flew down, stepped on the man's head, and said in a deep voice, "You dirty thing, you dare to climb the wall in the Zhao family? Tell me, who is your master!"
The man was in so much pain that he couldn't speak. He wanted to shake his head, but Qingshuang was still stepping on his head tightly. "It's unfair... I am innocent!"
A fierce light flashed in Qing's eyes, "You still dare to quibble? I think you are——"
"Qing Shuang." Su Cheng waved his hand, signaling her to leave.
"Miss?" Qing Shuang was confused, but still did as she was told.
Su Cheng squatted down and looked at the man with a smile, his face twisted in pain. "Your hands and feet are twisted like this, and you're still stubborn?"
"I'm not being stubborn!" The man wanted to cry but couldn't, his limbs paralyzed. "I really don't have a master. I just took someone's silver ingots and did something for him. He hired me and just told me to keep an eye on you. He didn't say I would get hurt!"
Qingshuang frowned and whispered, "Miss, the thief's words cannot be trusted."
"Everything I said is true!" The man hated that telling the truth these days would get him beaten. He cried out, "If you don't believe me, you can search my pockets. I hid my silver treasure in there!"
"You despicable bastard." Qing Shuang kicked him in the stomach and cursed, "Who wants to look through your pockets?"
The man gasped in pain and cried even louder.
Su Cheng's face was filled with displeasure. "Shut up, or I'll let Qing Shuang beat you to death."
The man was sensible and closed his mouth in disappointment, but tears were still on his face.
Su Cheng glared at him and said lightly, "I believe you."
Qing Shuang frowned, her eyes full of disapproval, "Miss, you..."
"Listen to me," Su Cheng looked at the man lying on the ground, tapping his toes lightly on his heavy trouser pockets. "He's probably an amateur, hiding behind the wall to watch me. I was discovered several times before I stood in the yard for half an hour. He can't even fool someone like me who has no martial arts skills, so he's definitely not someone's assassin."
The man was stunned when he heard it, "That..."
The girl seemed to be scolding herself.
Su Cheng smiled as she looked at him with her chin in her hand. "If you are willing to reveal the mastermind, I will cover all the medicine and maintenance expenses. I will double the amount of money the mastermind gives you."
"Really?" The man hesitated and asked in a low voice, "You didn't lie to me?"
"It's just a small amount of money, I won't lie to you." Su Cheng's tone was gentle, but it made people feel a chill down their spine. "If you agree, I will give you a lot of benefits, but if you don't..."
Su Cheng slowly straightened up, pursed his lips and smiled, "Qing Shuang."
The next moment, the dagger was pressed against the man's neck.
Qing Shuang looked at him coldly, and said with great care, "No, go to hell."
The man shuddered with fear and spoke hurriedly, "I'll tell you! I'll tell you... When that person found me, he was masked, so I couldn't see his true appearance clearly. But there was a red mole at the end of his eyebrow, which was very conspicuous. Judging from his voice and figure, he was a man. I don't know the rest. Miss, why don't you think carefully about who you have offended?"
The smile in Su Cheng's eyes did not reach the bottom of his eyes, and he spoke lazily, "I have offended many people, but they are all dead."
The man was speechless for a moment, his fear doubled. "I really confessed everything, without leaving out a single detail! Please, miss, spare my life..."
Su Cheng lowered his eyes, a gentle smile on his lips, "Qingshuang, go find two trustworthy servants and carry him to a nearby clinic that's still open."
"yes."
The night grew deeper, but the lights were still on in Lixiang Garden.
"Miss, do you have any guesses about the person behind this?" Qing Shuang took another new candle, borrowed some light, and placed it on the table.
The flickering candlelight illuminated Su Cheng's profile. She tilted her head slightly, her loose long hair covering half of her face. "Sui Yunchuan, he has a red mole at the end of his eyebrow. I saw it clearly when I first met him."
"I didn't go out with you today, but I heard Cailian mention that this Sui is the biological father of the third young master Xie." Qingshuang didn't understand what Sui Yunchuan was doing, but he had offended his master, which was already a capital crime.
"Miss, do you want me to take action in advance?"
"That's not necessary. If he really had the skills, why would he just pull someone who knows a little bit of martial arts to ambush us?" Su Cheng lowered his head, his attention focused on the paper and ink in front of him. "You just need to send someone to keep a close eye on him. After all, he is Jinyu's father. Only Jinyu can decide his life or death."
"yes."
"Miss!" Cai Lian pushed the door open and walked in. The night wind blew the candles, and even the light in the room flickered.
"Be careful!" Qing Shuang quickly protected the candlelight on the round table and glared at her angrily, "It's windy today. You rushed in so recklessly, aren't you afraid that the candles will be blown over?"
"I'm just too impatient." Cai Lian stuck out her pink tongue, walked quickly inside, and handed the note to her master. "Miss, this is what I found on a carrier pigeon. The words on it are related to Mr. Xie San. I didn't dare to delay for a moment and brought it to you immediately."
"Is it related to Jinyu?" Su Cheng frowned, raised his hand to take the rolled-up note, unfolded it and saw only one sentence written on it.
——Don’t reveal the whereabouts of the second son of the Sui family. Be careful of Sui.
Looking at the words on the paper, Su Cheng's heart sank to the bottom. She instantly guessed who had sent the letter by carrier pigeon in the middle of the night.
Cai Lian stood beside her, stretching her neck and whispering, "Miss, not many people know about this matter. The handwriting on this paper is beautiful. I dare to guess that it is the Yuan family I saw during the day."
"You guessed right." Su Cheng clutched the note tightly, watching the candle flames engulf it. "Sui Yunchuan sent someone to follow me, and Yuan Shaoqing, who wanted to be his wife, sent me a letter late at night. It's clear that the two are estranged."
"She can send a pigeon letter, which means she knows where I live. I have nothing to hide."
"Then it would be better for me and Qing Shuang to cut the necks of both of them with a knife."
Cai Lian spoke angrily, and Qing Shuang nodded beside her, looking eager to try.
Su Cheng pondered for a moment, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes. "You two, pack your belongings and follow me out. We'll leave soon. We can't stay at the Zhao family. Send a message to Manager Liu and ask him to tell my father to be careful."
The two little maids looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
"Miss, where are we going?"
Su Cheng raised his lips, "You two must remember that the most dangerous place is the safest place."
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