Chapter 279 Abao is captured by Yunxiu
One hour ago.
Abao paced anxiously back and forth in the backyard of Yunshang Pavilion, his emerald eyes brimming with tears.
The thought of her mother forcing a smile because of the rumors made her heart ache as if it were being torn apart.
"No! Abao is going to find Brother Yeming and ask him why he won't marry my mother!"
Once the thought arose, it could no longer restrain itself. Taking advantage of Dongrou's unpreparedness, it quietly slipped out through the crack in the door.
Dongrou realized something was wrong when she saw that Abao was nowhere to be seen.
She hurriedly put down her work and rushed out to look for him.
Based on his memory, Abao ran towards the direction of Anzhai, where Xiao Yeming might be. He was anxious and did not notice a magnificent carriage approaching from the street corner.
"Hey! Where did that stray cat come from? Get out of here!"
The driver shouted angrily and suddenly tightened the reins.
The horses reared up and neighed, and the carriage suddenly came to a stop.
Startled, Ah Bao nearly got trampled by a horse's hoof and tumbled awkwardly to the side of the road, covered in dust.
Inside the car.
Lady Yunxiu, who was resting with her eyes closed, was startled by the abrupt pause and frowned in displeasure.
The maid Shiliu peeked outside, then quickly turned around and whispered, "Your Highness, it's a white cat that suddenly appeared out of nowhere and is blocking our way."
Yunxiu didn't even lift her eyelids, and said contemptuously, "Since they are troublesome wild animals, just get rid of them. Don't soil my carriage."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Shi Liu obediently agreed and nimbly lifted the curtain to get out of the carriage.
Beside the road, Abao had just struggled to its feet. Recognizing that this was the carriage of Lady Yunxiu, it sensed something was wrong and turned to flee...
Shi Liu glanced around and gave a look to the two burly women accompanying the carriage: "Didn't you hear the princess's orders? Why don't you finish off this eyesore of a beast right now!"
The two old women understood and immediately stepped forward.
A person stretched out a foot wearing hard-soled cloth shoes and stomped hard on Abao's tail.
Without hesitation, the other man raised the fire stick he was using to drive away bystanders and slammed it down hard on the struggling, snow-white body with a whooshing sound!
"Waaah!"
Ah Bao let out a bloodcurdling scream, his small body convulsing violently.
It tried to struggle, but its tail was firmly pinned down by that foot, as if nailed to the ground. It could only helplessly paw at the ground, letting out intermittent, extremely painful cries from its throat.
"Isn't that the white cat that Lady Lu of Yunshang Pavilion keeps?"
In the crowd, a sharp-eyed woman suddenly cried out in surprise.
"Oh dear! It really is! Pure white with bright green eyes, it's Lu Niangzi's cat! How did it end up suffering like this here!"
Another person echoed this sentiment, their words filled with pity and astonishment.
Although the murmur was not loud, it clearly reached Shi Liu's ears.
Her expression changed slightly, and she quickly walked back to the carriage, leaned close to the window, and whispered urgently, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Some people on the roadside recognized that this beast... is Lu Zhaoruo's cat!"
The carriage curtain remained motionless, and there was a moment of silence inside before a cold chuckle came from Lady Yunxiu: "Oh? It's her cat? Then... even better."
She remembered what her father had said yesterday...
A smile played on her lips as she lifted the carriage curtain, her gaze falling on A Bao. She said calmly, "Arrest this ignorant beast and take him back to the manor."
"yes!"
Shiliu immediately responded and then ordered the two old women from before to grab Abao.
The old woman who was stepping on Abao's tail picked it up.
"Stop! Please stop!"
Dongrou caught up, panting, and was shocked to see what was happening. She quickly bowed deeply to the carriage and pleaded, "Your Highness, please forgive me! This cat is my wife's beloved pet. It is unruly and had no intention of bumping into Your Highness's carriage! Please, Your Highness, have mercy and forgive it this time!"
The carriage curtain was lifted.
Yunxiu glanced at Dongrou, her tone contemptuous: "Let her off the hook? How can you lightly forgive her for the crime of disturbing my carriage?"
She changed the subject: "However... since it is your wife's beloved pet, I will give it some face."
She sneered, "Go back and tell your mistress that if she wants this unruly cat back, she should come to my Grand Princess's residence to pick her up herself."
She emphasized the word "personally" and continued, "Remember, only she is allowed to come. This is the only way to show sincerity."
Just before lowering the carriage curtain, she uttered her last words, her voice low but chilling: "If you arrive late, or bring people you shouldn't have... I can't guarantee that this cat will be able to return unscathed."
Having said that, the carriage curtain fell, and the carriage drove straight away.
The old woman roughly grabbed Abao and followed closely behind.
Dong Rou stood frozen in place, watching the departing carriage, a huge sense of unease welling up inside her.
The Lady of Yunxiu's actions were clearly a sinister trap set for the lady!
Worried about Abao, she immediately turned back to tell Lu Zhaoruo.
Abao struggled in the old woman's hands.
Enraged, the old woman grabbed its neck tightly and yelled, "You beast, behave yourself, or I'll strangle you!"
Yunshang Pavilion.
As Lu Zhaoruo's left arm injury healed slightly, she picked up a needle and thread, intending to use embroidery to calm her mind.
However, the moment his fingertips touched the silk, his heart suddenly clenched without warning!
The embroidery needle slipped and pierced the fingertip, causing a drop of bright red blood to seep out, staining the white silk with a striking vermilion.
She stared blankly at the bright red stain, a strange palpitation washing over her like a tidal wave, waves of unease gripping her mind.
"Ah Bao... Ah Bao?"
She put down her needle and thread and called softly.
Normally, a simple call would entice that snow-white figure to leap gracefully into his arms.
But today, despite calling out several times, there was only silence in the room.
Something must have happened to Abao.
Just then, Dongrou rushed in, her face ashen, her voice choked with sobs: "Wife! Something terrible has happened! Abao, it, it..."
Lu Zhaoruo's heart sank, but she forced herself to remain calm: "What's wrong with Abao? Tell me slowly."
Panting, Dongrou recounted in detail how Abao sneaked out of the house, how he bumped into Yunxiu County Lady's carriage, how she pleaded for him, and Yunxiu's threat to "let Lady Lu come and take him away in person, alone."
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhaoruo's face instantly turned frosty.
She slowly rose, her gaze sweeping over her still-healing left arm before turning towards the direction of the Grand Princess's residence outside the window.
Yunxiu repeatedly tried to invite her to his residence under various pretexts, but she always politely declined.
Now, taking advantage of A Bao's clashes, they are clearly trying to force her into that dangerous and dangerous situation.
This happened so suddenly that she hadn't yet come up with a proper solution.
However, to her, Abao was not a plaything, but a child with whom she had been companions for two lifetimes and were bound by blood.
Yunxiu's move precisely targeted her vital point.
There was no time to hesitate, and no way to retreat.
She straightened her clothes briefly, without even changing them, and stepped outside.
"My lady! Your injuries... That Lady Yunxiu clearly has ill intentions. If you go alone, aren't you just throwing yourself into the lion's den? Should we inform General Xiao or..."
Dongrou grabbed her sleeve in a hurry.
Lu Zhaoruo gently brushed her hand away, shook her head, and said with a clear and resolute look in her eyes: "Since she has specified that I go alone, I will go alone. If I bring another person, Abao will be in more danger."
"Don't worry, even if the Grand Princess's residence is a den of dragons and tigers, Yunxiu wouldn't dare to openly do anything to me in broad daylight."
She feared that if she arrived even a moment later, Abao would suffer even more.
She couldn't even bear to imagine that scene.
She felt even more guilty. If Abao hadn't been worried about her, how could she have secretly run away to look for Xiao Yeming and caused such a disaster?
After saying that, she didn't say anything more and went straight out the door to get into the car.
The carriage rumbled to life and headed toward the imposing mansion.
Inside the carriage, Lu Zhaoruo closed her eyes slightly, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the wound on her left arm.
The future is uncertain, but for Abao, the child who accompanied her through thick and thin for thirty years in her previous life, she must brave any danger ahead.
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