Chapter 548 Chi Heng: I'm going to save people!
"It should be alright, right?" Yu Chuan also seemed unsure. "Don't listen to the Duke's nonsense. Since General Li didn't entrust it to Duke Chi, but to Physician Jiang, it means Physician Jiang is definitely more reliable than Duke Chi. We must stand on Physician Jiang's side. You can't hesitate."
The young princess frowned. "That's what they say, but it's been three hours already, and Sister Nuan hasn't made a move or fired a signal flare. That's Xiao Yuanshan's residence, a den of wolves and tigers. How can Sister Nuan, a weak woman, possibly cope?"
"The fact that no signal flares were fired means that Dr. Jiang should be alright."
As she spoke, she frowned and said, "Pass down the order: if there is still no news of Sister Nuan at Xiao Yuanshan's residence within two incense sticks' time, then take action!"
"yes!"
After giving the instructions, the young princess became even more restless.
As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Chi Heng staring wide-eyed at the old steward standing guard in front of the Grand Preceptor.
"Hey, what's wrong with you two? You saw us two were unconscious, why didn't you wake us up? Your wife went to Xiao Yuanshan's residence, why do you still have the leisure to brew tea here!"
"Why should I call you?" The old steward didn't even lift his eyelids. "Physician Jiang isn't here. You should be grateful I didn't kill you!"
Chi Heng glared angrily.
He glanced at the still unconscious Li Rong and the Imperial Advisor, and said angrily, "Fine, you can ignore me, I'll save my sister-in-law! Wei Ke, let's go!"
He stormed out, only to find a row of people sitting on the doorstep.
Xiao Er, Xiao Baozhu, Lü Shizhu, Xin Bo, Lin Chun, Chen Shu, and even the big black dog sat upright, eagerly looking towards the door.
Upon hearing the commotion, everyone almost instinctively turned around to look.
Chi Heng was stunned: "What are you doing?"
"Waiting for Mother."
"Waiting for Madam."
Chi Heng gritted her teeth: "Are you just going to sit here and do nothing?"
“I didn’t wait around,” the waiter said. “I’ve prepared all the medicinal herbs that Mother instructed me to, and I’ve also cooked them. Mother said she’ll need them when she gets back tonight.”
Lin Chun: "I have also prepared the meal and bought a batch of young maids, just waiting for Madam to come back and take a closer look."
Baozhu held the basin: "Mother said she would come back after I finished picking this basin of red beans and mung beans. I'm almost done picking."
Lu Shizhu said, "I've already heated the bathwater and kept it warm so that when Sister Nuan comes back, she can take a nice hot bath."
As she spoke, she pointed to Uncle Xin beside her: "Uncle Xin has read through the account books left by Sister Nuan twice."
Chi Heng listened in a daze, then frowned and looked at Chen Shu.
Chen Shu immediately stood up: "Master, Doctor Jiang instructed me to sweep the yard before he left. I didn't slack off at all and cleaned it several times."
Chi Heng gritted her teeth: "Who asked you that? I meant, you saw I was drugged, why didn't you wake me up!"
Chen Shu shrank back: "Dr. Jiang won't allow it."
Chi Heng pinched her philtrum in exasperation: "Where's Sun Wen? Where is he?"
After calling out several times without hearing a response, Chen Shu, who was beside him, said, "Sir, Sun Wen has been taken away by Doctor Jiang. We don't know exactly what he's going to do with him."
"Uncle Chi, please be quiet." Xiao Er's little brows furrowed. "There's only two incense sticks' worth of time left until the time Mother made with us. Mother said she would come back, so we shouldn't go and cause her trouble!"
Chi Heng then noticed that there was an incense burner in front of everyone, and everyone was obviously staring at the incense burning on it.
"Fine, you can just sit here and wait to die!" Chi Heng said angrily, turning to Wei Ke: "I'm going to rescue people. Are you coming with me, or are you waiting with them?"
Wei Ke grabbed Chi Heng's hand: "Let's go together!"
"Alright! Where are the guards?"
As soon as he said that, the surroundings fell silent.
Chen Shu weakly said, "Master, all the guards have been transferred away by Physician Jiang. Now only the people left in the manor are us."
Chi Heng was taken aback: "Fine, it doesn't matter if you don't have it. Wei Ke, we're brothers, how about we fight side by side today?"
"Yes, sir!"
The two men's powerful voices echoed in the night sky of the Eight Great Hutongs, and several neighboring houses that had already turned off their lights turned them on again.
"What's wrong?"
"Who knows? There are quite a few men patrolling outside. I wonder what happened in this house."
"I really want to go and see it."
"Who can argue with that?"
Despite their chatter, the people were so frightened by the noise that they dared not even pat the wall anymore, and immediately hid in their own yards, not daring to make a sound.
Both Chi Heng and Wei Ke had a resolute look on their faces.
However, before the two even left the Eight Great Hutongs, they realized something was wrong.
"What are you two doing here! Weren't you supposed to be protecting your sister-in-law?!"
Upon seeing Sun Wen and Sun Wu standing before him with their guards, Chi Heng's voice suddenly changed.
Sun Wen was stunned for a moment: "Master, you're awake? It was Physician Jiang who instructed us to guard this place, saying that he was afraid someone might lure us away from the mountain, and that we should be on high alert."
"You! You're such a blockhead! Your sister-in-law told you to wait here, and you actually waited here?!" Chi Heng slapped Sun Wen on the head: "Let me ask you, how many people did your sister-in-law take with her when she went out?"
Sun Wen swallowed hard: "Doctor Jiang only brought Dongzang and an old man in black. There's no one else."
As he said this, seeing that Chi Heng's expression was not right, Sun Wen immediately added, "Well, Master, the Princess said that she sent the Golden Feather Guards to protect Physician Jiang."
"Golden Feather Guard? Where are they? Have you seen them?"
Sun Yat-sen choked and shook his head.
Chi Heng's face turned deathly pale in a daze: "My sister-in-law doesn't want us to put ourselves in danger, so she's sacrificing herself to protect us!"
As he spoke, his voice trembled slightly, and his eyes reddened.
"Sun Wen, listen to my command! Everyone, follow me and storm the Regent's Palace! Even if we die, we will bring my sister-in-law back!"
"yes!"
"No!" Wei Ke exclaimed, grabbing Chi Heng in a daze.
Chi Heng squinted at him: "If you chicken out, then go back by yourself!"
Wei Ke frowned: "How many times have I risked my life alongside the general? When have I ever backed down?"
"What I mean is, even if we went to Xiao Yuanshan's residence, we wouldn't be enough for the Ghost Feather Guards to kill us in one round! We'd still need to rely on external forces!"
Chi Heng's fists clenched so tightly they cracked: "In Kyoto today, who dares to stand against Xiao Yuanshan?"
Wei Ke pursed his lips: "There is one person."
Chi Heng suddenly looked at him, then her eyes widened sharply: "You mean..."
"Grand Tutor Fang!"
The two of them said the last three words in unison.
Wei Ke nodded: "If Grand Tutor Fang is willing to help us, there may still be a chance! At least, with him present, Xiao Yuanshan will definitely restrain himself."
Chi Heng's eyes were red: "But it's already been three hours. Besides, if we go to ask for help now, will we still have time to save my sister-in-law?"
Wei Ke said in a hoarse voice, "Yes, it's been three hours already. Chi Heng, it's been three hours already! Even if we go now, it will probably be too late."
(End of this chapter)
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