Almost simultaneously, the Gu family father and daughter rushed out.
Lu Zheng fell off his horse, but just as he regained his footing, he sensed an attack. As he prepared to fight back, the horse that had been tripped by the rope and knelt down also regained its footing. Startled by the pain, it panicked and turned its head towards Lu Zheng's direction, then galloped away.
Lu Zheng was knocked down by the startled horse and fell again in the dark and stormy night.
The Gu family father and daughter froze for a fleeting moment, but only for a moment.
Gu Shouxin rushed forward and easily subdued Lu Zheng. Before Gu Nian could step forward to trap him, Lu Zheng struggled and resisted. Gu Shouxin freed one hand and punched Lu Zheng in the stomach.
Lu Zheng let out a muffled groan, and then Gu Nian firmly trapped him.
Gu Nian was quick; she tied the man up in a tight knot, stuffed a prepared wad of cloth into Lu Zheng's mouth, and then blindfolded him with a piece of cloth.
Gu Shouxin carried the person and headed towards the village.
Gu Nian followed behind.
"Don't move, or I'll kill you!" Gu Shouxin said impatiently. He didn't use a man's voice, but the high-pitched, shrill eunuch voice he had learned from the old eunuchs in the palace when he first became a eunuch.
"Ah!" Gu Nian was so startled that she stumbled and fell into a small ditch on the road, splashing water everywhere.
She reacted quickly, her voice automatically becoming a few decibels deeper, completely unlike her usual voice.
Gu Shouxin stopped and turned around: "How are you? Are you alright?"
Gu Nian suppressed a laugh, got up, and said in a very bold and rough voice, "It's okay, let's keep going!"
She believed it; her father was a high-ranking eunuch, the Ninth Prince!
The little voice inside her laughed wildly: Hahahaha...
Lu Zheng quieted down. A eunuch?
Who sent this person?
Why was he kidnapped?
Was the letter just now a setup by these people? Then how do they know about Xin Xin? Is it because they saw me getting closer to the Gu family?
No, even though I've gotten closer to the Gu family, I've never shown any concern for Xin Xin. How did they know?
Could it be that there's a traitor on my maternal grandfather's side?
That doesn't make sense either. Even if they knew my identity, how could they possibly know my feelings for Xinxin? Would they use a letter like that to lure me into this mess?
Lu Zheng's mind was in a bit of a mess.
He was quickly overcome by the pain, and his mind cleared instantly.
Gu Shouxin threw him into the corner. He was in so much pain that he wanted to curse, but his mouth was gagged and he couldn't utter a sound.
This is a wooden house controlled by the village. A young couple used to live there. The husband died, and the wife remarried a traveling merchant with her child, so the house became empty.
"Lu Zheng?" Gu Shouxin took off his raincoat, first looked at Gu Nian, and seeing that she was in good spirits and should not have been hurt from the fall, he squatted down and lifted Lu Zheng's chin.
Lu Zheng did not resist at this moment.
“Your Excellency, we’ve got him gagged! He can’t answer.” Gu Nian’s rough male voice rang out again.
Gu Shouxin smirked. The girl's voice was even more manly than his own when he spoke normally!
If I change into men's clothing and go out to flirt with young girls, probably no one will suspect anything.
He shook his head, trying to ignore the bizarre scene, and removed the gag from Lu Zheng's mouth.
"Cough cough cough, cough cough cough cough, who are you?" Lu Zheng coughed a few times, feeling much easier to breathe.
"We're asking you a question! Are you Lu Zheng?!" Gu Nian punched Lu Zheng in the back and said in a rough voice.
Gu Shouxin sighed: Future son-in-law, no matter who you are or where you are, remember to be obedient in the future.
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