Chapter 57 Chapter 57 [VIP]
Chapter 57
Qian Tong was taken to a courtyard by Mrs. Park's maid and settled there.
Just as the eldest lady said, the room had been packed up, with all the food and daily necessities in place, and the clothes for changing were stacked together in a tall pile, enough for her to change for ten days to half a month.
The Duke arrived home in the middle of the night.
When I came in, Qian Tong was still awake. She had washed up, changed into clean clothes, and was sitting on the couch reading the book prepared for her by the lady.
Hearing the greetings of the servants outside and the hurried footsteps, she knew who it was, but she did not move and continued to sit on the couch.
A moment later, Park Da Gong, his sleeves wrapped in the night breeze, stepped into the room. Looking at the quiet girl under the lamplight, he frowned and said, "You shouldn't have come."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door behind him could be heard being locked.
Mr. Park turned around, looking as if he was ashamed of such behavior, with an unhappy look on his face.
Qian Tong wasn't surprised. She replied, "You know you shouldn't be here, but you're here now, aren't you?" She put down her book and called out to Park. "Since you're here, please sit down. Even if you stand all night, they won't open the door."
As long as she doesn't give in, Mrs. Park will not let her go.
Park Seung-woo didn't move, as if he didn't know how to face her. After thinking for a while, he could only say the two most useless words: "Sorry."
"I came here on my own. It has nothing to do with you." He refused to sit down, and Qian Tong ignored him. He stood up and said to him, "There's tea in the teapot. If you're thirsty, drink it yourself. I've been traveling non-stop all the way and am a little tired. I'm going to rest first."
Park Seung-woo said, "Okay."
After that, he sat down on the futon where she had just sat. He could hear the sound of the girl going to bed behind him. He never turned around, but just stared at the teacup in front of him. After drinking two cups, he sat still.
There was no sound the entire night.
The door was opened the next morning.
The maid brought breakfast for the two of them and conveyed the eldest lady's words, "The eldest son and Qi Niang haven't seen each other for many years. Take advantage of this rare encounter and get along well with each other. As for other matters, the eldest son can rest assured. She will take care of it for him."
"absurd!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard the Duke say angrily, "Is she confused? Does she know what she is doing?"
The servants working in the Park family all knew that the Duke had a good temper and never said a harsh word to his subordinates. He suddenly became angry. The maid didn't react and was stunned for a moment. She quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Master, spare my life."
The Duke's face turned pale, but he controlled his anger and said to her, "Tell the Madam that if she doesn't want to make any more mistakes, she should withdraw her people and let Qian Qi Niang return to Yangzhou."
Soon the eldest lady's reply came.
"Two years ago, you two were in love and were planning to secretly seek the help of the elders of the Park family to officiate your wedding. It was me, your mother, who didn't understand my own sons and intervened. I had your legs broken and Qinniang driven away, playing the villain. For two years, you've inflicted all the punishment I deserved on me. You refused to live under the same roof with me, refused to see me, and even refused to speak to me. Now, after enduring so much pain, I've finally decided to bow my head and help you two be together. Why, you're unwilling now?"
The Duke showed no appreciation and said coldly, "If mother continues to be stubborn, I will never see you again in this lifetime."
The eldest lady smashed a teacup in anger and said, "I think he's been blinded by love. It's been two years, and he hasn't made any progress at all!"
Mrs. Park did not mind his threat. Not only did she not release the man, she also added more manpower outside the courtyard.
Grand Duke Park was an expert in pharmacology and a genius in business, but he lacked a kung fu skill. Qian Tong saw him tinkering with the herbs and sat quietly watching. Suddenly, he said, "If we hadn't been discovered two years ago and had each defected from the family and lived our own lives, would we have ended up like this?"
Park Seung-woo paused in his action of chasing the medicine and was too embarrassed to look up.
She continued, "With your ability, coupled with my diligence, we might have achieved something by now. We've both suffered enough in business. Our future children don't have to follow our path. Let's rent a piece of land, you sell medicine, and I weave cloth. We can become farmers and send them to private schools. It might be harder, but there's a bright future ahead."
Park Seung-woo said in a hoarse voice, "Tong'er."
She asked, "Do you like it, Grand Duke?"
Mr. Park did not answer, as if he had a premonition of something, and his heart was tense.
Qian Tong said, "It seems this isn't what we want either." When Park Da Gong looked up at her, she lowered her head again, staring at her shoes, and whispered, "Mingyi, I suddenly realized that I'm like an insatiable woman."
She said, "If there was a shortcut offered to me, I would be tempted and ask myself, why can't I take it?"
"For this breath, I worked hard to climb up, wanting to prove to her that I was not unworthy of you. But when that day finally came, I couldn't stop. I wanted more, I wanted a lot of light to shine on my head. I didn't want to wait, and I didn't want to gamble." She raised her head and looked at the road opposite, wanting to pray for his forgiveness, "Does this count as betrayal?"
Pu calmed down, all his forbearance was no longer concealed at this moment, and he looked at her with deep and sad eyes.
Qian Tong lowered his head in shame and asked, "Doctor: Mingyi, do you think I should agree?"
Park Seung-woo didn't answer, but she could feel an extremely low air pressure.
Qian Tong didn't dare to look at him. She said, "There won't be any good results. When you painted my portrait, it was clearly for my own good, but now I want to abandon you."
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On the second night after Qian Tong left, Song Yunzhi received a letter via carrier pigeon: [Lan Yizhi has reunited with Princess Mingfeng, and Park Chengjun is in the Princess's care.]
On the fourth day, I received the second letter: [Qiniang has arrived in Haizhou.]
After Chen Che came back from that night, he still couldn't get over the fact that Park Chengjun was kidnapped, and he scolded Wang Zhao harshly.
Wang Zhao didn't say a word. He was not as skilled as others and he deserved to be scolded.
That night, after Song Shile and Shen Gongle left, the old lady of the Qian family came with Wu Niang, saying that she wanted to send some clothes to Qian Tong. Wang Zhaosheng was afraid of accidents, so he asked them to leave the things behind and he would personally deliver them to Qi Niang. However, the old lady Qian said that these were her daughter's personal belongings and it was inconvenient to let others take them.
Fearing that he would be worried, Old Madam Qian left herself in the care of Wang Zhao and sent Qian's fifth wife to the dungeon alone.
Wang Zhao was well aware of Qian Qinnan's cunningness, and had been warned by the world beforehand, so he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. At this time, he was still cautious and asked someone to entertain Madam Qian, and he followed Wu Niang in.
After arriving at the cell, Wu Niang and Qiniang talked for a while.
Wang Zhao heard every word that was said.
Wu Niang said, "Second uncle has woken up. Second aunt has taken him home. He will recover after a few days of rest. Seventh sister, don't worry. But you, Seventh sister, will probably suffer a lot. Grandmother said that the prefectural government is no longer the same as before. The adults there are fair and just and will not wrongly accuse us. Don't be impatient, just wait here for the adults to find evidence and clear the Qian family's name. Then, Seventh sister, you can leave here with a clear conscience."
Qi Niang nodded, "Grandma said so, what else can I do?"
Wang Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Wu Niang handed the bundle in her hand to Qi Niang, "Grandmother has fumigated this dress with incense in front of the Buddha. Seventh sister, put it on to get rid of the bad luck on your body."
The two of them went behind the screen to change clothes. Wang Zhao couldn't go in and watch them, so he stood guard at the door.
Then Wu Niang came out and pulled Qi Niang, who had changed her clothes, and said, "It's getting late. I'll leave first. Take care, sister."
Wang Zhao personally saw Wu Niang come out with a lantern. Before leaving, Qi Niang inside said to the head of the Lu family across the street, "Master Lu, is there anything you need? I'll bring it in for you next time I come."
The head of the Lu family thanked him politely, "Seventh Lady, you are so thoughtful. I am a lonely man, and I feel that even breathing a breath is redundant, so why would I need material possessions?"
After the person left, Wang Zhao didn't realize anything was wrong.
Until Song Shile and Shen Gongle came back.
Shen Gong rushed to the dungeon angrily and pulled out the "fake".
Wang Zhao rushed over after hearing the news, and Shen Che was already interrogating him: "Qian Jia Wu Niang, what is your name?"
Wang Zhao looked at the girl who was kneeling on the ground and curled up in a ball. She looked very much like Qinniang, but she was not Qinniang. His brain exploded with a "buzz".
Qian Wuniang was older than Qinniang, but her temperament was much more immature. She was frightened by Chen Che and trembled all over. She bit her lips tightly and refused to tell her maiden name, "I, your name is Wuniang..."
Chen Che was so angry that he wanted to kill someone. "Does the Qian family really think that the government can't do anything to you? Aiding others in escaping from prison is the same crime as the prison escapee. Tie her to the rack and let her go when Qian Qiniang comes back."
Before the police could take action, Qian's fifth wife's eyes widened.
I fainted from fright.
——
Park Er was not caught, and Qian Qinnan, the suspect, escaped from prison again. She never appeared again after that day, and even Qian's family didn't know where she went.
Chen Che searched all over Yangzhou looking for someone.
Look for the second master of the Pu family and the seventh daughter of the Qian family.
They even blocked the city gates and there was no news at all.
On the fifth day, Song Yunzhi received another pigeon message: [Grandpa Park has returned]
Song Yunzhi didn't wait any longer. He hurriedly told Shen Che, "I'm going to Fuzhou for a few days." Then he went to the dungeon and kicked open two cell doors one by one. Looking at Ah Jin and Fu Yin who looked stunned inside, he said calmly, "Come out and follow me."
The two men have been detained for several days and have been shouting for justice until their throats are hoarse, but no one has come to them.
The people in the prefectural government didn't know if they were targeting them intentionally, so there were two guards guarding the door, and they would take turns at the appointed time. They also added several extra locks to the prison door, making it clear that they would not give the two men any chance to escape.
Seeing Song Yunzhi, Ah Jin wanted to cry, "Sir, you are finally here. We were really wronged. When my mother and we arrived, the Lu family had already been slaughtered. It was the second son of the Lu family who was hanging on to his last breath and begged me to save his son. My mother was soft-hearted and went to save him, but who knew that it would play into their hands..."
Seeing Song Yunzhi coming alone without any members of the Qian family, he asked, "Where's mother? Has your son-in-law gone to see her? She can't stand being wronged. She's afraid that she'll get hurt. Oh... how did your son-in-law get in? Have we cleared our grievances?" Ever since Song Yunzhi arrived at the Qian family, Ajin had been serving him, acting as a sort of personal servant. The two of them were familiar with each other, and Ajin had no scruples. He couldn't help but complain, "I think that so-and-so who came from the court this time isn't any good. He didn't use his brain and locked people up here without knowing right or wrong..."
Song Yunzhi ignored him and turned to walk out.
Ajin and Fuyin followed closely behind.
Ah Jin wanted to ask if Mr. Qian had woken up, and where Qi Niang was, but "Girl..."
The guard standing guard in front suddenly bowed and saluted the son-in-law in front of him: "He is dead."
Song Yunzhi nodded.
Then, Ah Jin and Fu Yin were struck by lightning, unable to move. Ah Jin turned his head stiffly, and Fu Yin happened to look at him. He asked, "What did he just call?"
Fu Yin knew that she had heard correctly.
This time, the two of them could not move forward any further, and their steps became weaker and weaker.
Song Yunzhi walked for a while, but didn't see the two people following him. He turned around and glanced at the two people who were stunned. He said coldly, "Are you leaving or not?"
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Due to the climate and geography, the neighboring country eats meat all year round. Without tea to eliminate the meat and fish in their bodies, they would easily get sick. Therefore, the neighboring country first used war horses to exchange tea with Dayu.
As Dayu grew stronger, it stopped trading horses and turned its attention to smuggling.
The Cui family in Yangzhou was the largest tea smuggler. After collecting tea from Shuzhou, they secretly sent it to neighboring countries through the Yellow Sea, which was beyond the control of the court, without the knowledge of the Park family, to make huge profits.
This year, all of Cui's tea sank to the bottom of the sea, which was equivalent to cutting off the lifeline of the neighboring country.
But it’s not that there is nothing. The tea warehouses in Shuzhou are indeed empty, but there is still Jian tea in Fuzhou.
Jian tea was a tribute and was very expensive.
Qian Tong once gave Song Yun a piece of Xiaolongtuan, which was the best quality Jian tea. Due to the high domestic demand and small quantity, only a part of it was carried when smuggling.
Most of the remaining goods have been consumed domestically in previous years.
The situation this year is special. Neighboring countries will definitely set their sights on Jian tea. Song Yunzhi had already sent people to keep an eye on it, so when he first negotiated with Qian Tong, he had already made it known not to let her touch the tea.
Today, people from the Qian family came to the door.
Ah Jin walked up the steps in front of the teahouse, grasped the iron ring on the door, knocked three times, and shouted inside, "I am the Qian family's Qi Niang Le's man. I came here today to discuss a business deal with the Grand Duke Le."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Seventh Aunt who was disguised as a servant... No, Song Shile smiled dryly and asked with his eyes, "Is that what you meant?"
The three of them had been traveling non-stop all the way from Yangzhou. The sweat on his vest had been getting wet and dry again, and now it was sticking tightly to his body, making him feel chilly when the wind blew.
Song Yunzhi nodded.
Ah Jin felt relieved, turned around and continued to shout: "I am the Qian family's seventh daughter's man..."
After calling three times, the door finally opened and a steward came out. He greeted Ah Jin and said politely, "Since you are Qi Niang's people, please come in quickly. However, you have come at a bad time today. It's not good for you..."
Before he could finish his words, a knife appeared on his neck.
More than a dozen secret guards rushed into the teahouse.
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