Gu Hui was pondering where to put Peng Mu when she heard a noise outside. It was a maid and a servant who didn't intend to come into the small Buddhist hall; they were just talking outside the courtyard wall.
At first, the two simply poured out their hearts to each other and then kissed and made out. After that, they started talking about things outside.
"Everyone in the manor who has free time will go to see the excitement. Xiao Hong, you're off today, let's go take a look too! I've never seen a notorious bandit before!" This was the servant saying.
"Let's not do it! Isn't the yamen's goal to lure out the escaped female thief? If she doesn't show up, the yamen will definitely kill her directly. I heard Chunhong, who serves the First Madam, say that these notorious thieves are on the wanted list and can be dealt with by Lord Yang." The maid named Xiaohong was a little afraid of the bloody scene.
“If you’re not going, then I’m going,” the servant said.
"Don't go! What if you get killed? Wouldn't that be a nightmare?" Xiao Hong said worriedly.
"It's nothing, I just had a nightmare and came to find you. Hehe..." The servant let out a lewd laugh. "Alright, my darling Little Red, you wait here in the manor, I'll tell you the story tonight. I'm getting ready to go out, otherwise I can't wait to see the show!"
Gu Hui stopped paying attention to their conversation. She clenched her fists, then relaxed them, then clenched them again.
This is one of her ways of relaxing.
After glancing at the quiet box, Gu Hui left.
Peng Mu's belongings will remain undiscovered for now; she needs to go to the yamen (government office) to check.
She believed that the man surnamed Yang was really capable of doing such a thing; perhaps Peng Mu had made some promise to him beforehand!
To get from the Long family to the yamen, she had to pass through the Song family. She walked towards the yamen with the crowd and didn't look strange at all.
As she passed the alley where the Song family lived, she glanced over instinctively and saw someone carrying a sack onto a carriage. Then, thick smoke began to billow from the inner courtyard of the Song family. Her pupils contracted, and she could almost immediately conclude that Cheng Huaiyu had been arrested.
For the first time in her life, Gu Hui felt like cursing at every moment of the same day.
When she went to the Song family this morning, Cheng Huaiyu was smiling and telling her that everything was fine, that Peng Mu's people wouldn't find out, and that she had only gone to steal the key, forged the pass, and then went to the Long family. Was Cheng Huaiyu arrested?
This trip to Fuzhou was really unsuccessful, and they all underestimated Peng Mu. This kid really made a lot of preparations!
At this moment, she couldn't care less about chasing after the carriage. Peng Mu's men probably wouldn't do anything to Cheng Huaiyu for the time being, but the man surnamed Yang might kill Princess Jinghe and He Sanniang.
She had to go and save people.
Upon arriving at the yamen gate, General Peng Si, his two men, Princess Jinghe, and He Sanniang were tied up, gagged, and hung from the waist on a specially made frame.
When Gu Hui arrived, she saw a man dressed as a yamen runner holding a large knife. With one stroke, he beheaded one of General Peng Si's men.
The scene was eerily quiet; everyone was terrified.
Gu Hui held the hidden weapon in her sleeve, her heart pounding as she watched the man walk to He San Niang's side.
With a face full of patriotism and concern for the people, Yang Chengyi, the prefect of Fuzhou, said righteously, "Listen up, you escaped female thief! If you do not return the hostage, I will behead all four of you here!"
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