Upon hearing this, Su An's initial joy plummeted.
But seeing that the two people in front of him already had red eyes and were emotionally agitated, Su An had no choice but to suppress his own melancholy and force himself to calm down.
"Don't worry, Mother will be alright."
But even she herself didn't believe what she said.
After a moment of silence, she settled the three dolls, bent down and walked to the carriage, calling for An Yi to stop.
"Stop! My mother is in their hands. I have to go back and save her."
An held the reins in one hand, but showed no intention of stopping. He just frowned, glanced at Su An, and advised with pursed lips, "Miss Su, you have no skills to protect yourself. Even if you go, you won't be able to save Madam."
As they were talking, Su An had already reached his side and was about to jump off the carriage.
An Yi was startled and quickly pulled on the reins to slow down.
He grabbed Su An's arm, held the reins in his other hand, and sighed helplessly.
“Miss Su, the Prince has not yet returned. He is trying to find a way to save the Madam. If you go now, not only will you not be able to help the Prince, but you will also cause him unnecessary worry. Does Miss Su not trust me, but also the Prince?”
At this point, Su An was also stunned.
Yes, she doesn't know martial arts, so even if she went, she would only be a burden.
After much deliberation, she finally sighed and yielded to An Yi.
“You’re right, I should trust Fu Zhun, and my mother will definitely be alright.”
She muttered to herself, as if trying to convince herself.
Seeing that she seemed to have taken his words to heart, An Yi breathed a sigh of relief and continued to persuade her, "Miss Su, you should sit in the carriage. It's not safe to stay outside any longer. It would be best to return to Fuyou County as soon as possible."
Su An glanced back anxiously in the direction of the capital before nodding and getting into the carriage.
That's all we can do now.
The carriage sped off towards Fuyou County.
As the horses' hooves flew, they kicked up chunks of snow, leaving tire tracks on the snow-covered ground.
Inside the carriage, Su An spent a long time coaxing the three children to sleep.
Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, she suddenly heard the horse in front of her neigh loudly, and the entire carriage stopped abruptly.
"Miss Su, I know it's you inside, there's no need to hide anymore!"
Immediately afterwards, a rough voice came from outside.
The three children were immediately awakened, their eyes wide with fear as they stared toward the carriage door.
"Don't be afraid, stay in the carriage and don't move. I'll go out and take a look."
Su An paused for a moment, then lowered her voice to reassure them before lifting the curtain and looking at the newcomer with displeasure.
A group of elite soldiers had surrounded them. The leader, a man with a thick beard and a fierce expression, was riding a tall horse and arrogantly blocking the carriage.
Su An didn't recognize this person, but An Yi did.
This man was in charge of training elite troops to protect the capital and was also the leader of the Imperial Guard, known as General Wu.
Unexpectedly, that person actually sent out General Wu. He really went to great lengths to capture Miss Su!
An Yi muttered to himself, a wary glint in his eyes. He carefully shielded Su An behind him, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a sentence through his clenched teeth.
"I'll hold them off for a bit, Miss Su, you take them and leave first!"
Before Su An could reply, General Wu spoke first.
"Miss Su, you've really made us search high and low. If you're willing to leave with us obediently, I might be able to treat you a little more gently. But if you insist on resisting, don't blame us for being impolite!"
General Wu raised an eyebrow and snorted softly.
As he spoke, he suddenly seemed to remember something, took a cloth bag from his waist, and threw it toward Su An's face.
At the same time, he laughed heartily.
"However, I believe that after seeing this, Miss Su will obediently leave with us without us having to lift a finger!"
Su An instinctively raised her hand and grabbed the cloth bag.
After opening it, her expression immediately changed drastically.
As she looked down, she saw that the cloth bag contained not the murder weapon, but a bloody severed hand.
Perhaps because it had been separated from her body for a long time, the severed hand had lost its color and looked extremely pale, but the shape of the hand and the rough calluses on the palm were very familiar to her.
This hand belongs to Li Guihua.
Instantly, her hands holding the cloth bag trembled, and endless hatred gathered in her eyes.
She could forgive everything he had done in the past, but now he had gone so far as to have someone cut off Li Guihua's hand. She was determined to fight this dog emperor to the death!
"Okay, I'll go with you!"
She rewrapped the cloth bag, looked up at General Wu, and her voice was filled with coldness.
As she spoke, she was about to get off the carriage.
An Yi anxiously grabbed her arm and hurriedly tried to dissuade her.
"Miss Su, please don't act rashly. If you go back with them now, everything the Prince has done will be in vain!"
Even so, Su An couldn't bring himself to ignore Li Guihua.
She had no doubt that as long as she didn't appear, Chu Yi would continue to torment Li Guihua until she died.
Although Li Guihua is not her biological mother, she has received just as much care and attention from Li Guihua as from her own mother over the years, and in her heart, she has long regarded Li Guihua as her mother.
Chu Yi's target is her; as long as she returns, Li Guihua and the three children will be safe and sound.
Su An took a deep breath, raised her hand and pulled An Yi's hand away, her tone resolute.
“My mind is made up, you don’t need to persuade me anymore. You are highly skilled in martial arts, you must have a chance to escape. If you can find a suitable opportunity, you should leave and don’t worry about me. This is my own decision, and Fu Zhun will not blame you.”
As she spoke, she lifted her skirt and stepped down from the carriage, standing in front of General Wu.
"Can we go now?"
General Wu snorted and raised an eyebrow, beckoning to the elite soldiers beside him.
The next moment, hundreds of elite soldiers gathered in the direction of An Yi, ready to take him down.
An Yi was a man of principle. Since Fu Zhun had ordered him to protect Su An, he was determined not to let Su An be in any danger. He would rather die today than be a deserter.
Almost instantly, his eyes darkened, he drew his sword, and confronted the elite soldiers.
An Yi's skills are indeed good, but after all, two fists can't fight four hands.
In just a short while, he was captured by elite soldiers.
"I had long heard that Your Highness had a highly skilled bodyguard, and seeing him today, I can confirm it. It's just a pity he followed the wrong master and took them all with him!"
General Wu scoffed dismissively, tugged at the reins, and turned to leave.
The elite soldiers behind them escorted An Yi and Su An back towards the capital.
The three children inside the carriage covered their mouths tightly, not daring to make a sound. They could only watch helplessly as Su An was taken away through the gap in the carriage curtain.
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