Wei Jianjia looked up and saw the conical hat and long robe on the first page. She thought it was something else and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Su Hua turn the drawing over. Even in the moonlight, she recognized the person drawn on it at a glance.
Qiu Shuang's face turned deathly pale at just one glance. If it weren't for the nearby tables that held her up, she would have collapsed to the ground by now.
These two knocked out one of her teeth the first time they met, and just now they cut off a piece of her flesh. Now that they know the bandit den was their doing, they might not kill the young lady, but she, as a servant, has absolutely no chance of survival.
Su Hua stared at the two of them for a moment, her almond-shaped eyes reflecting the cold moon. "Actually, the reason I came here today is to ask Miss Wei a question. I can count the number of times I've met Miss Wei on one hand. Why do you need to go to such lengths to harm me?"
Wei Jianjia dug her fingernails into her palm, forcing a smile. "Although I can tell from Miss Su's painting that it depicts my maid, I truly don't understand what you're saying..."
"Still don't understand?" Su Hua smiled coldly, no longer bothering to talk to her. She picked up a broken piece of wood from the ground and banged it against the carriage, knocking the two of them to the ground.
Then, he stepped on Wei Jianjia's right wrist, saying, "Now, can you understand?"
"Su Hua! Are you crazy? Move your foot away! Move it away..." Wei Jianjia was knocked so hard that her hair was disheveled and she was lying on the ground. Looking at the sole of the shoe on her wrist, she finally turned ashen with anger.
Over the years, she has managed to become one of the four most talented women in Beijing thanks to her painting skills. Now that her dream of marrying Qin Yucheng has been shattered, if her hands are also ruined, she will have nothing left.
"Su Hua, I advise you to let go immediately. I can let bygones be bygones for what happened tonight."
But if you dare to lay a finger on me, when I return to the capital, I will make sure your entire Su family is buried with you…
But he hadn't finished speaking.
Suddenly, a 'click' sound came from beside my ear.
In an instant, I felt a sharp pain in my wrist, as if it had been broken. My hand below my wrist was like a lump of mud, limp and unable to move at all.
Wei Jianjia's eyes widened, and the anger in her eyes gradually turned to ashes. It's over, it's all over.
Qiu Shuang trembled and instinctively reached out to help her, but when she touched the exposed bone on her cheek, her outstretched hands froze in place.
The group of subordinates in black silently swallowed, realizing that Miss Su's style of doing things was completely in line with their master's.
Su Hua slowly moved her foot away. "When you return to the capital, you want my entire Su family to be buried with you? According to you, as long as you can't return to the capital, my Su family will be safe and sound?"
"Su Hua, what do you mean by that?" Wei Jianjia gritted her teeth, her eyes glaring at Su Hua as if she could devour her. "You just said you wouldn't take my life today. Are you going to go back on your word?"
"So what if I go back on my word? I never claimed to be a gentleman." Su Hua threw away the broken wood, glanced at Qiu Shuang who was silent beside her, and then lowered her head to be at eye level with Wei Jianjia.
"But you two, master and servant, caused me to be kidnapped and taken to a bandit's den, and now you keep saying you want to harm my family. It would be too easy for you to die like this."
"What bandit den? I don't understand a word you're saying! Don't accuse me of something." Wei Jianjia turned her face away, but quickly calmed down after her initial anger subsided.
As long as I survive, I can return to the capital and ask my aunt to have the imperial physician treat my hand. In that case, I can no longer admit to being a bandit.
Seeing this, Su Hua raised an eyebrow. "The head beggar at the Earth God Temple said that Qiu Shuang paid them ten taels of silver to spread news about me, so that the bandits of Black Wind Village would keep an eye on me."
Since you were unaware of this, does that mean it was all Qiu Shuang's idea?
“Miss…” Upon hearing this, Qiu Shuang suddenly looked up at Wei Jianjia.
But the latter shook her head, her brows furrowed with confusion. "Qiushuang, is what Miss Su said true?"
Why are you so foolish? You actually did something like this to harm Miss Su just because of a tooth that was knocked out back then!
You are clearly trying to frame me unfairly.
Qiu Shuang was filled with shock. "Miss, how could you say that? It was clearly you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Wei Jianjia grabbed her by the throat. "Miss Su, it is my fault for not managing my servants properly, which allowed this servant to bully her master. I will deal with her today as an apology to Miss Su!"
After saying that, without waiting for the others to react, he pulled out a small knife from his sleeve and rushed towards Qiu Shuang's chest.
Qiu Shuang's throat was constricted, and she was completely unable to move.
She could only watch helplessly as the blade drew ever closer. Gazing at the murderous intent filling Wei Jianjia's face, her heart sank to the bottom.
Just when she thought she was about to die—
Clang!
A pebble flew from behind Su Hua, striking her and breaking the knife on the ground. It also made her hurriedly break free from Wei Jianjia's grasp.
Wei Jianjia's expression stiffened, and she frowned as she looked at Xiao Jinhan, "What does Young Master Xiao mean by this?"
The man didn't even raise his head when he heard this; he simply stood a step further behind Su Hua.
Meanwhile, after gaining her freedom, Qiu Shuang knelt down in front of Su Hua with a thud and kowtowed heavily, "It's Miss! Miss wholeheartedly wants to marry Young Master Biao, but Young Master Biao only has eyes for you."
Therefore, the young lady instructed her maid to spread the word that the bandits of Daheishan Mountain had kidnapped the girl. The Qin family had been noble for generations, and once the girl lost her chastity, the Qin family would never allow her to enter their home again.
Even the previous Hundred Flowers Banquet was something the young lady specifically organized to ruin the reputation of the young lady and her elder brother…
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