Chapter 347: "Walking into a Trap"
"Know~Know~"
The crisp chirping of summer cicadas echoed in the air. The bright sunshine illuminated the alley, and also fell on the pair of embroidered shoes covered with mud and the slightly swaying green skirt.
The woman who was turned away was Song Li.
The person inside the door should be the man she loved before she was sold to Zuichunlou.
"Brother Liu, what are you talking about?"
With a "thump" he fell on the wooden door, with a trace of smile still on Song Li's face.
However, unlike the genuine joy before, this smile now seemed more like an embarrassing self-consolation.
"Li, Li'er, I really don't dare to open this door. If you want to blame someone, just blame Brother Liu for being incompetent."
The voice coming from inside the door was also somewhat bitter: "Li'er, I don't know how you escaped, but you should always think about your parents and the people around you."
"How can people like us afford to offend Zuichunlou? If they find you here, then..."
"Hey, go away quickly!"
“.”
The breeze was just right, and the man's words were heartless.
It was obvious that this person thought Song Li had secretly escaped from Zuichunlou.
In fact, it is not surprising that he would make such a judgment.
After all, Song Li had only been in Zuichunlou for a short time, and it was absolutely impossible for her to save enough money to redeem herself.
But if someone else redeemed her, why would Song Li come here? Therefore, the most likely scenario is "escaping secretly".
This means that Zuichunlou will definitely send people to search for her whereabouts and will definitely severely punish all those involved in this matter.
Therefore, the man didn't dare to open the door no matter what.
“.”
The hand holding the wooden door slipped down little by little, as if all the strength was drained away in an instant.
Song Li slowly fell to her knees, her eyes somewhat empty.
Of course she knew what the person on the other side of the door was worried about.
It is precisely because she knows this that she is so confused and helpless now.
Why? Why didn't he hide me and take me away, but drove me away? Was he so afraid that I would bring trouble to him? I had done so much for him. If he hadn't agreed, I wouldn't have ended up in a brothel . That's right, the story that Song Li told Chu Xianping last night about her "falling into the dust" was actually only half of it.
Her father really wanted to sell her in order to pay off his gambling debts.
But at that time, Song Li had already made an engagement with a man in the same family. Although they had not officially married yet, she naturally had to obtain the consent of her "fiancé".
Looking back now, the man’s choice is already very obvious.
The total amount is one hundred taels, seventy taels for father and thirty taels for the man, and the engagement is also annulled.
This was a choice that made Song Li completely despair, but just before she was about to enter Zuichunlou, the man made a sincere promise to her -
Li'er, I will redeem you when I have saved enough money. Please wait for me.
It was because of this sentence that Song Li's hope was not completely shattered.
But just now, all hope was extinguished.
"Pear? Pear?"
"Even if you don't think about me, you should think about your parents!"
"Listen to Brother Liu and go back quickly!"
“.”
On the other side of the door, the man was still persuading hurriedly.
However, Song Li only felt that his voice was getting smaller and smaller.
Thinking of you Oh, I have thought too much about you, so much that I can even give up my chastity, reputation, and body.
So now, do you want me to give you my life as well?
Slowly standing up from the ground, Song Li did not tell the truth to the man. She just wiped the mud off her shoes and skirt without saying a word, and then tidied up her messy hair.
After doing all this, she slowly turned around and walked away along the way she came without looking back.
From now on, I will only think about myself.
Half an hour later.
Bidding farewell to the muddy dirt alley, to the man who had nothing to do with her anymore, and to the past, Song Li had returned to Zuichunlou, ready to try to find out something about Chu Xianping, and then go look for the latter.
As to whether she wanted to "repay a favor" or had other intentions, it is still unknown.
And just as she walked into Zuichunlou again, at the gate of the night watchmen's office about ten miles away, a man in fish-dragon brocade clothes also stepped over the threshold and slowly walked towards a small building amid the bows of the surrounding servants.
"Master Guan."
"Commander-in-chief."
“.”
The man had an indifferent expression and did not respond to the greetings from the officers, and everyone seemed to think this was normal.
Because this person was the commander of the night watchmen, Guan Jingzhong.
Or maybe it could be said that he was the Gu Diao that transformed into the appearance of Guan Jingzhong.
Bai Youheng decided to let Yan Luo transform into the head night watchman to obtain information after much consideration.
Although the "Eye of Yama" can confuse other people's minds and even control them for one's own benefit, it seems simpler at first glance.
But in fact, this contains huge risks.
This is because the Eye of Yama is not 100% capable of successfully bewitching people, and once it fails, Yama will undoubtedly be exposed.
Furthermore, ever since Pei Dajun's affair was exposed, the night watchmen had taken precautions against it, which undoubtedly added to the difficulty.
Therefore, it would be better to transform himself into Guan Jingzhong and directly ask Du Chang what he wanted.
This approach naturally has risks, but it is the safest method Bai Youheng can think of.
Firstly, as a night watchman himself, Bai Youheng knew Guan Jingzhong quite well and was confident that he would not reveal anything through his words or actions.
Secondly, this would give him direct access to Du Chang, who definitely knew all of Wei Changtian’s “plans”.
Finally, if everything went well, he would be able to get the information he wanted in a very short time. Although he would definitely be exposed later, it would not matter by then.
Therefore, as long as he was not suspected in the next quarter of an hour or so, this plan would be perfect.
"clatter."
"Master Guan, Master Du is inside."
The officer leading the way stopped and looked back at "Guan Jingzhong": "I have already informed you that Master Du said you can go in directly."
"Um."
Nodding slightly, "Guan Jingzhong" reached out and pushed open the door.
This action is no different from when an ordinary person pushes the door, and it is perfectly normal.
But in fact, his fingers did not really touch the door, and the reason why the door opened was because of the true energy surging from his fingertips.
Such minor details could only be noticed if someone observed extremely carefully, so the officers behind him did not suspect anything.
Including Du Chang in the house.
The latter just looked at "Guan Jingzhong" who pushed the door open and asked casually: "Master Guan, you are back from the palace so soon?"
"Well, the emperor had something urgent to deal with, so he just asked a few questions casually."
Bai Youheng manipulated Yan Luo to answer, and then pretended to be casual and said: "Mr. Du, the emperor asked me today when we can find Yan Luo's whereabouts, and also asked us if we are sure."
"Alas, I wonder what Master Wei is planning."
As he spoke, he walked over and sat down opposite Du Chang.
Based on all the previously known information, Bai Youheng was confident that there would be no problem with this explanation.
But he could never have imagined that everything he knew was actually a trap.
He probably would not have thought that just after he said the first sentence, Du Chang had already quietly heated a piece of mother-and-child jade hidden in his sleeve.
Less than ten breaths after Du Chang did this, several figures rushed out from the princess's mansion and headed straight for the night watchman's office at the fastest speed.
(End of this chapter)
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