Chapter 20 Chapter 20
Chapter 20
The tragedy happened too quickly. Young Master Cui's eyes were still following the back of the eldest lady. Due to years of illness, her body became sick and she looked frail.
It seems like it will fall down at any time.
Sometimes the more you worry about something, the more likely it is to happen. Seeing her suddenly collapse in Qi Niangzi's arms, Master Cui's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously caught up with her, "A Ling..."
"Broken plank!" Qian Tong no longer wanted to hear that disgusting sound. He pulled himself out of his grief and said hoarsely, "Retreat!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the plank connecting the two ships was pulled up high.
Young Master Cui hurriedly called out, "A Ling!" What happened to her?
Qian Tong raised his head, his crimson eyes fixed on the hypocritical man standing on the edge of the deck. He said bitterly, "She already promised me to divorce you. She came to find you, so why did you bring up the past with her?"
"When you saved her, you were planning to use her today, asking her to find a way out for you, or just live a miserable life?" Qian Tongzhi asked, "Cui Wanzhong, how has she wronged you? You already have a concubine and a child, so why did you take her away..."
"No..." A voice suddenly interrupted from the side.
It was Chunliu, the maidservant beside the eldest lady.
Chunliu accompanied her all the way from Yangzhou to the sea, and thought that once they returned to the Qian family's boat, the lady would be completely saved. But who knew that the lady would choose to sacrifice her own life.
"The child isn't the eldest young master's!" Seeing her wife dead, Chun Tao had already collapsed. She cried heartbreakingly to the eldest young master, Cui, who was standing across from her. "My wife knew everything... She knew the child wasn't the eldest young master's. When the eldest young master saved my wife, she knew he would never have children of his own... You proposed, and she still agreed. She knew everything about your illusory fragrance on your wedding night and everything you did to cover it up afterwards. When you pushed my wife out to save your own status and face, she bore all the pain for you. She drank bowl after bowl of medicine to repay you for giving her her life..."
The distance between the two ships was gradually increasing, but Chunliu's shrill voice could be clearly heard on the other side.
The shocking truth.
Even the Cui family was stunned. Their subordinates quickly reacted and stepped forward to remind Cui Wanzhong, "Master, the overall situation is more important. The eldest grandmother has passed away. This situation is not good. The Seventh Lady has a grudge in her heart and will not let us go..."
Cui Wanzhong didn't move at all, as if he had been possessed, his face was as pale as if it had been soaked by the waves.
The Qian family's ship was getting farther and farther away. His subordinates didn't care about anything else and dragged him inside. "Retreat, retreat! Prepare your bows and arrows, ammunition..."
Qian Tong watched them struggle to death coldly.
She hated it so much that her heart ached. What was the point of her sister living for ten more years? It was all suffering.
How did she meet this scumbag Cui Wanzhong?
You are a bunch of cowards, go to hell.
The ships on the opposite side were busy setting up their bows, and a fight was about to break out. Qian Tong calmly pulled out a flare from his pocket and called out to Master Cui for the last time, "Cui Wanzhong, who hasn't seen fireworks? My Qian family will give it back to you tonight!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a beam of light quickly shot out from above her head, and brilliant fireworks streaked across the night sky. The red light shone on her face, and her eyes, soaked in red by the mist, were as cold as a knife.
——
In the dark sea in the distance, several official ships have been lurking for a long time.
I thought the Qian family would fight the Cui family, but I don't know what happened. No one opened fire, and the two ships were stuck together for a while. Although the four families were secretly fighting each other, they were more or less involved with each other. I was afraid that the two families were plotting something, so Wang Zhao asked, "Prince, should we take action?"
Only by capturing the eldest son of the Cui family can we investigate the smuggling matter.
Ahead was the Park family's territory. If the Choi family's ships crossed over, the official ships would formally engage the Park family. Before that happened, Song Yunzhi said, "Beat the drums to warn the Qian family's ships to approach..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw a bright light rising from a distance. Brilliant colors instantly illuminated the sky above the deep sea. The light condensed together, and the shape of a copper coin could be clearly seen.
Once the flare is fired, something big is bound to happen.
Wang Zhao couldn't guess whether it was the Cui family or the Qian family who was asking for help.
Song Yunzhi stared silently at the distant sea. As soon as the firelight came on, his face changed. "Retreat!"
Just as he finished speaking, "bang——" a ship in the Black Sea suddenly exploded. Before everyone could come to their senses, they saw a shocking scene. Clusters of flames were like stars in the night sky, lit up one by one, and the Cui family cargo ships that had originally stayed on the sea exploded one after another. The eleven cargo ships illuminated the entire golden corridor of the strait like daylight, forming a long sea of fire.
Shen Che, who was pushed into the sea, felt that he was about to die.
Today it was his turn to keep watch on the deck of the Cui family, and he was watching the fireworks on the boat.
The female thief next to him grabbed his clothes and said, "Young Master Song, let's go!" Then she pushed him into the sea.
"Bold dog..." The bone-chilled sea water instantly drowned him, some of it choking his mouth and nose. He struggled to get out of the water, and there was another sound of a heavy object falling into the water in his ears.
Chen Che turned around and saw the man who had pushed him into the water had also jumped out. Before he could start scolding him for what was wrong with him, he saw him pushing a piece of driftwood towards him and said urgently, "Hold on to the driftwood, use all your strength, and swim forward!"
Shen Che was stunned and immediately realized that something was wrong.
The moment he grabbed the driftwood and turned around, the ship behind him exploded, and debris of all sizes fell around him like raindrops. The heat wave rushed to the back of his neck, his head felt like it was on fire, and his lower body sank into the cold sea water.
The waves were several feet high and he couldn't see anything.
On land, he could still use his fists and feet, and when he was dying, he would pull his opponent to die together. But this was not possible in the water. He didn't know how long he had been swimming, but his limbs were numb and his chest was about to explode.
When his consciousness was blurred, the hand came towards the back of his neck again.
He couldn't struggle any longer.
Father and Mother, I am an unfilial child, so I will go first.
He sacrificed his life for his country and his death was worth it. They don't need to feel sad for him. My aunt will never call him a waste again this time. I hope the prince can be safe and sound and kill the female thief as soon as possible to avenge himself.
——
Even from several miles away, everyone could feel a heat wave hitting them.
Looking at the Cui family's cargo ship burned to ashes, Song Yunzhi's face turned pale. After retreating to the safe sea area, he ordered Wang Zhao, "Stop the people and capture the Qian family's seventh lady for interrogation."
Tonight's battle, whether it is gunpowder or manpower, is enough to shock the court.
How capable is she?
She wants to make a big splash?
The crucial point is that all the Cui family's cargo ships were burned, and the evidence of smuggling was also completely destroyed.
At dawn, Wang Zhao blocked the Qian family's boat and shouted to the people on board: "The court's Dali Temple is investigating a case. Please, Miss Qi, accompany me."
But the person who came out was not Qian Tong.
Song Yunzhi sat in the cabin, observing secretly through a window. He knew this person, another one of the four door gods of Qiantong, named Azhu. The name sounded like a girl, but he was actually a burly man.
"Your humble servant greets the officer." Ah Zhu knelt down and saluted as soon as he came up. He seemed confused as to why the official ship stopped him. He asked politely, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
Wang Zhao asked, "What about the Qian family's boat?"
"Yes, I am a fisherman from the Qian family."
"Where's the Seventh Lady?"
Ah Zhu was stunned. "Seven, Miss Qi is not on the boat. What do the officials want from her? My Lord, you can go directly to the Qian family to look for her. Young ladies like her usually stay at home."
Not here?
Wang Zhao wanted to look behind him, but he held back and asked, "Was it your Qian family who bombed the Cui family's cargo ship?"
"How is that possible!" Ah Zhu seemed frightened by his words and shook her head. "We are just ordinary fishermen, honest and hardworking. Even if we wanted to, we don't have the ability..."
Wang Zhao snorted coldly and asked, "So, you didn't know about the Cui family's boat accident last night?"
"I know." Ah Zhu's expression suddenly turned sad, and she cried, "The Cui family is completely heartless. I pity my Qian family's mistress, such a good master..."
"Your Excellency doesn't know that before the Cui family incident, the eldest lady wanted to divorce, but the eldest son of the Cui family disagreed and secretly took her away with him when he escaped. We only learned the news at the alley entrance and rushed to catch up overnight, but we were still a step too late. The eldest lady took poison to escape the Cui family. Seeing that the eldest lady would rather die than follow him, the eldest son of the Cui family was heartbroken and died with her..."
It's totally fabricated!
Song Yunzhi couldn't stand it anymore and sent a message to Wang Zhao outside.
"Search the ship!"
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