Chapter 406 What a coincidence, Madam
In the next few days, Song Wan'er was not so much being watched as being diligently served by a large group of servants and maids. Delicious and fun things were continuously delivered to the yard.
She doesn't have to see Jiang Hao, which is quite comfortable for Song Wan'er.
But she was only thinking about going to Xizhou to reunite with the princess and her sister, and she was not very happy with such a comfortable life.
Song Wan'er pretended to be well-behaved for a few days and asked Jinshu, Luoshang and others to investigate. They found that Jiang Hao had been very busy these days and was not at home much.
Butler Liu was ordered to watch over her and came three times a day, also at a fixed time and place.
On the evening of the fifth day, after Liu Yi came to greet her as usual and left, Song Wan'er asked Jinshu to change into her clothes and stay in the house pretending to be her. She then put on Jinshu's clothes, dressed up as a maid, and secretly slipped out of the house through the back door.
This time the escape went exceptionally smoothly.
Song Wan'er took advantage of the evening when there were many people to leave the city, thinking that even if Jinshu was exposed and discovered by Jiang Hao, the city gate would be closing soon. By the time Jiang Hao found out that she was not in the house and chased her out, he would be stopped by the city curfew and would not be able to leave the city until early tomorrow morning.
She planned to travel overnight. By the time the city gates opened at dawn tomorrow, she would have already run hundreds of miles away. Even if Jiang Hao chased her, he would not be able to catch her.
Song Wan'er thought happily that although she had sneaked out this time and could not bring anything for the princess and her sister, she had a whole stack of banknotes in her pocket, and she could buy whatever she wanted when she arrived in Xizhou.
What's more, the princess and her sister would definitely think it was the best gift as soon as they saw her.
Song Wan'er got on the carriage at a place that had been arranged outside the mansion and asked the driver to leave the city immediately without wasting a moment.
The coachman was from the Song family. Upon hearing the young lady's instructions, he immediately responded and drove the carriage out of the city.
Song Wan'er sat in the carriage, her heart in her throat, fearing that something unexpected might happen. It was not until she left the city gate that she breathed a sigh of relief.
The sky gradually darkened and the carriage sped along the official road. After a long time, Song Wan'er opened the water bag and drank a sip of water.
The moon is covered by dark clouds tonight, and the road is difficult to walk on.
The driver was extremely cautious when passing through the mountains and forests, for fear of encountering robbers.
But there was no danger ahead, instead a group of people suddenly came from behind.
The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. Song Wan'er lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw that the person leading the group was a shiny bald man.
It’s Butler Liu.
Liu Yi was only in his early twenties, but he became bald at a young age, with only a few hairs left. He simply shaved his head. He usually wore a hat when he was in the mansion, so others could hardly notice it.
But after Song Wan'er married Jiang Hao, she made trouble for everyone in the general's mansion. Butler Liu was also troubled. He was in such a miserable state that he couldn't even keep his hat because she found out that he was bald.
While riding on horseback at night, Liu Yi couldn't keep his hat on, and Song Wan'er recognized him as Butler Liu at a glance.
Riding in a carriage is never as fast as riding a horse. They all caught up with her, and it was difficult for Song Wan'er to get rid of them at this time. She simply asked the driver, "Stop."
"Yes, miss." The driver stopped.
Butler Liu led his men to secretly escort the lady all the way, not daring to follow too closely, nor too far away. But while they were chasing, the carriage the lady was in suddenly stopped.
He and his guards quickly reined in their horses and stood still. Just as they were thinking of finding a forest to hide in, they saw the man in the carriage in front lift the curtain and look at them.
Song Wan'er didn't have the slightest idea that she had been caught sneaking out. Instead, she was very arrogant and said, "Why are you so far away from me? Come here!"
The guards looked at each other, and finally, they all pushed Butler Liu out. "Butler Liu, the Madam wants you to come over."
Liu Yi bravely rode forward, came to the side of the carriage, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "What a coincidence, Madam."
"Is it a coincidence?" Song Wan'er said, "Aren't you chasing me out of the city to take me back?"
Butler Liu quickly said, "No, no, no, how dare we disrespect the Madam? We are following the General's orders to escort the Madam to Xizhou."
"He would be so kind? I don't believe it!" Song Wan'er clearly didn't believe it. "You'd better go back to where you came from. I'm going to Xizhou this time. Anyone who dares to block my way will suffer the consequences!"
Liu Yi swore to the heavens, "We are truly here to escort the Madam to Xizhou. Heaven can bear witness to this. If I tell even a single lie, I will be struck by lightning—"
Before he finished speaking, lightning and thunder suddenly appeared in the sky.
Butler Liu was shocked. "God doesn't distinguish between loyalty and treachery—"
"You're still quibbling! It's obvious that even God can't stand your lies." Song Wan'er said angrily: "Are you leaving or not? If not, I'll poison you!"
"No, no, no—" Butler Liu saw Song Wan'er taking out the medicine bottle to sprinkle the poison powder and immediately took several steps back. "Didn't we agree that if you poison the general, you can't poison me? How can Madam go back on her word?"
Seeing Liu Yi retreat so quickly, Song Wan'er snorted softly, "If you're sensible, take your men out for a walk. Go back tomorrow and tell Jiang Hao you didn't catch up with me. Otherwise, I'll make you all lie down here, unable to go back even if you want to."
"lady……"
Liu Yi wanted to say something else when there were continuous lightning and thunder in the sky, and suddenly a flash of silver light flashed between the mountains and forests.
Something's wrong.
Butler Liu's expression instantly turned serious. He said to Song Wan'er, "Madam, this place is dangerous. We can talk later. You stay in the carriage. I will bring people to protect you."
"What kind of crisis could there be here? Stop trying to scare me."
Song Wan'er felt that Butler Liu was addicted to acting. This place was remote and quiet, and no one would come here in the middle of the night.
It must be Liu Yi playing tricks again.
Song Wan'er opened the medicine bottle and said to Liu Yi, "Are you going back or not? If you don't, I'll be rude to you!"
"Madam!" Liu Yi said solemnly, "I didn't lie to you, Madam. Here..."
Before he could finish his words, hundreds of masked men in black suddenly surrounded them from both sides.
Liu Yi immediately stood in front of the carriage, and a group of guards from the general's mansion immediately rode forward to protect the carriage.
When Song Wan'er saw those people surrounding her under the cover of night, she was immediately shocked. "Who are you? Why are you arresting me?"
The leader, also wearing black and a mask, came to the front of the carriage and said, "You'll know the destination when we get there. Now, please come with us, Madam Jiang."
"If I don't go with you, what else can I do?" Song Wan'er acted extremely scared and surrendered directly. She negotiated with the black-clad leader: "I will go with you. Please don't kill anyone. I am very timid and cannot bear the sight of blood."
She even took the initiative to ask Liu Yi and others to surrender.
Butler Liu and others still wanted to protect the lady at all costs.
They had promised the general that they would send the lady safely to Xizhou and bring her back safely.
How could he be robbed just after leaving the capital?
Seeing that Liu Yi and the others were disobedient, Song Wan'er angrily asked, "Don't you all listen to me?"
As she spoke, she winked at Liu Yi.
The latter received it, hesitantly dropped his sword, and told the guards to do the same.
Although everyone was puzzled, they still did as they were told.
"Mrs. Jiang really knows how to handle the current situation."
The leader in black led the crowd forward to capture Song Wan'er.
When he got on the carriage, Song Wan'er threw poison powder at him and shouted, "Liu Yi, catch him!"
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