Chapter 315: Returning to the City and Encountering an Ambush
The cook was delighted. She asked in surprise, "Princess, can this servant do this?"
Being able to serve the princess is the highest level that servants like them can achieve.
Su Yue affirmed: "Of course, the food you cook is so delicious and suits my taste very well. Come with me when we leave this afternoon."
"Okay, thank you, princess."
The cook bowed to Su Yue and went back to pack her luggage.
The cook walked briskly, and people felt as if she was floating. They never thought that this day would come to her.
It is said that the prime minister is a third-rank official, so the servant beside the princess must be a fourth-rank official, right?
It’s not that she wants to do anything, but it will make her feel proud if she says it out loud, so that those who are arrogant will not look down on others.
She has been a slave for more than a year or two, and has experienced enough bullying and contempt. She only hopes that she can suffer less and live a less hard life when she arrives at the Prince's Palace.
Su Yue asked the black shadow to take her to see the servants' quarters. The houses here were very simple, all made of wood, with drafts leaking from all sides. If you lived in such a house in winter, you would freeze to death.
She also knew that time was a bit tight, and it was already very fast for Black Shadow to build such a house in such a short time.
"Black Shadow, hire some more people to tear down this row of houses and rebuild them into brick and tile houses. If you're worried about having nowhere to live, you can rent from the villagers nearby. Money isn't a problem."
This farm will need someone to take care of it for a long time in the future, and the house must be built. Fortunately, the farm has a wall, which saves her a lot of effort.
The shadowy figure said, "Yes, Princess, I will do it tomorrow. I originally wanted to finish building the sheds in the manor before starting to build the house. This house is really uncomfortable to live in."
"Well, if you don't have enough manpower to handle all the work on your own, you can find two servants to help you."
The black figure waved his hand and said, "I am indeed a little overwhelmed. None of these servants can help. I will return to the city tomorrow and hire a few more people. I will find a manager, an accountant, and a cook."
"Sure. If you don't have enough manpower, just buy them. If you don't have enough money, just tell me."
"I have enough silver. I haven't even used up the 20,000 taels of silver the princess gave me last time."
Su Yue nodded and roughly estimated in her mind the expenses of the two farms. Twenty thousand taels of silver would indeed be enough for a long time.
She gave some instructions here and then returned to the house, where the cook had already packed everything and was waiting for her.
"Get your things and let's go."
It was getting late, Su Yue was about to go home and said to the cook.
“Hey.”
The cook responded happily, picked up the bag and hung it on her shoulder, then followed Su Yue.
Su Yue said something to the black shadow, took the cook and the secret guard out of the house, then got on the carriage and sped away.
On the way back to the capital, we had to pass through a deserted official road that was ten miles long.
There used to be a group of bandits living on both sides of this road. Later, when the official road was built, they were all wiped out, and both sides became deserted mountains and forests.
When the carriage arrived here, Su Yue immediately asked the secret guard to stop the carriage.
As early as when she entered this section of the road, her mental power had already covered it.
Nothing happened when we came here, but when we came back, there were people lying in ambush in the woods on both sides.
The target is naturally her.
"Princess, what can I do for you?"
The secret guard stopped the carriage and asked Su Yue, thinking that she wanted to go to the bathroom.
The person in ambush was hiding very well, so how could the secret guards see him with their naked eyes?
"Pull the carriage to the side of the road, in a secluded place, so as not to expose us."
When the secret guard heard Su Yue say this, he knew that she must have discovered something wrong. He quickly parked the carriage behind a big tree and then looked around attentively.
"People are coming, get ready."
A dozen breaths later, Su Yue saw in her spiritual power two pairs of men in black coming from the woods on both sides towards the location of their carriage. Each of them was holding a long sword. Although they were wearing veils, one could still tell that they looked ferocious.
On the surface, they look like bandits, but upon closer inspection, you can see that they are well-trained killers.
Su Yue snorted coldly, wondering who would dare to attack them here.
Is he Murong Li’s man?
Or is he Chen Fanghua's man?
As the legitimate daughter of the old Duke, Chen Fanghua naturally has the ability to find a killer.
Isn’t there a killer organization called Mingyue Pavilion in the capital?
But we can't find out who the boss behind the scenes is.
However, no matter who sent them, now that they are here, they can't expect to go back alive.
She glanced at the somewhat nervous cook beside her and said, "Don't be nervous. Just stay in the carriage and don't move."
Chu Niang shuddered, nodded, and sat in the carriage with her lips tightly pursed. It was obvious that she was very nervous at the moment.
Su Yue had no time to pay attention to her. When the men in black on both sides were not far away from them, she quickly attacked and knocked one of them down.
If he doesn't take the initiative to kill a few people, it will be difficult for the secret guard to deal with more than ten of them alone, even if he has great martial arts skills.
Then, before the killers could react, they killed three or four more people one after another.
The five people fell down inexplicably, and after twitching a few times, they lost all their breath. They died inexplicably just like that.
The surviving killers looked at this strange scene, and they immediately stopped and looked at Su Yue's carriage vigilantly.
When the killers came out of their hiding place and walked towards their carriage, An Yi discovered them.
People who practice martial arts have sensitive ears. When An Yi heard the thud of someone falling to the ground, he was a little confused. How could the person fall down before the fight even started?
He didn't know what exactly happened, and he couldn't leave to see, so he could only prepare for battle.
After a while, he heard them all stop and stand still. An Yi was really confused now. He had never encountered such a procrastinating killer. Should he continue to fight or not?
He asked Su Yue doubtfully, "Princess, has something happened to them? Can I go and take a look?"
"No, just stay here."
Su Yue's eyes were serious. She knew that being afraid of death was easy to deal with, but she was afraid that they were not afraid of death and would use some means to attack them regardless of their lives.
There are trees everywhere here, so using fire is the best way to roast them into roasted pigs.
She and the secret guards were not afraid, but she also brought a cook with her.
She hasn't been brought back to the palace yet, and hasn't even been cooked for a meal. We can't let her die here.
After Su Yue finished speaking, she quickly launched another attack and knocked down three or four more people.
There were originally only fifteen killers, and nine of them died in a short while. The remaining six were panicked, and there were only three people left on each side. They were so scared that they had to flee.
(End of this chapter)
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