The guard had a bruised and swollen face, and everyone could tell at a glance that something must have happened. He was holding a letter in his hand, written by the kidnappers.
Chuan Hai quickly took it and unfolded it to look at it, but as he looked at it, he became puzzled.
The letter said that if you wanted 'Xu Yan' to come back alive, you had to do as he said.
Everyone was puzzled when Chuanhai looked at Xu Yan after glancing at the letter. Marquis Changxing took the letter and read it aloud, and then the whole family was stunned, their eyes all falling on Xu Yan.
"Mother, have you been kidnapped?"
Chuanwen cracked open a pine nut and asked Xu Yan curiously.
Xu Yan was completely bewildered: I've been kidnapped?
It was obvious that it wasn't Xu Yan who had been kidnapped, but Wang Shi, who hadn't returned all day.
Moreover, judging from the situation, the kidnappers should have wanted to kidnap Xu Yan, but somehow they kidnapped Wang instead.
The family quickly understood what was going on, and Marquis Changxing hurriedly continued reading the letter, eager to see what the kidnappers wanted them to do.
This sight was quite alarming; my legs went weak, and I only managed to stay upright because Chuanrui and Chuanhai caught me.
The kidnappers wanted Chuanwen to poison the emperor.
Chuanwen was stunned after hearing this. [What's going on?!]
[The emperor has so many people around him, why was I chosen?!]
She'd only had a few good days before trouble struck—the kind of trouble that would wipe out her entire family! Was this the fate of a cannon fodder female supporting character, destined to die?
Marquis Changxing and his group guessed that although the emperor had many people around him, only Chuanwen could freely enter and leave the palace.
So, the kidnappers couldn't contact anyone in the palace, so they had to start with the messenger. That probably means the kidnappers don't have any connections, or at least no influence within the palace.
The letter stated that they could not make a fuss or report it to the authorities, otherwise they could not guarantee Xu Yan's safety.
However, the whole family looked at Zheng Yan, who was always by Chuanwen's side, and thought that the kidnapper's background was not good and his intelligence was not good either. Didn't he know that there were people from the emperor following Chuanwen?
Zheng Yan looked serious. This matter could be kept quiet, but the emperor could not be unaware of it!
Chuanwen didn't care what they thought anymore; her mind was a mess, and she kept muttering to herself, "What should I do? I've never poisoned anyone before, I'm not very skilled..."
[I'm so clumsy, I'm sure I'll be discovered! Will Zheng Yan kick me away on the spot?!]
Zheng Yan, who was called upon, straightened his expression...no way...
[After being kicked away, I coughed up a mouthful of blood, then suffered a miserable fate in prison! I died a tragic death! My parents and the Marquis of Changxing's mansion were all to be dragged out and beheaded!]
Chuan Rui, Xu Yan, and the Marquis of Changxing suddenly felt a chill on their necks and broke out in a cold sweat on their backs. Just as they were feeling panicked, they heard Chuan Wen exclaim with a sudden realization.
Why should I listen to the kidnappers?
The kidnappers kidnapped my aunt, not my mother!
The crowd was stunned for a moment, so you're planning to stand by and do nothing?
Xu Yan felt a little guilty. After all, the kidnappers wanted to kidnap her, and she felt bad about dragging others into it. Just as she was about to persuade her daughter to save the unlucky guy, she heard her daughter's inner voice again.
[How about I just poison him? If I poison the emperor, won't I be remembered in history? Hehe, it won't be a good reputation, but a good reputation or a bad reputation is still a reputation, right? Just thinking about having my name in history books hundreds of years from now is kind of exciting...]
No, no, my legs are about to give way again. Marquis Changxing is even having trouble breathing. Meanwhile, Chuanhai is staring at Chuanwen with wide eyes!
The way he looked at her was as if he were looking at some extremely dangerous person, as if he wanted to pack her up and stuff her into the house and lock her up with eighteen locks!
Chuanwen cautiously reminded him, "Uncle, it's not that I want to poison the emperor, it's that the kidnappers want me to do it."
So could you please stop staring at me like that? It's creepy.
Although Chuanwen was right, it seems she herself also quite wanted to poison the emperor, right? For the sake of leaving her mark on history!
Chuan Hai took a deep breath to calm himself down, while Chuan Rui and Xu Yan covered their faces in exasperation. "Daughter, how did you even get into that mind? Why do you always think so differently from everyone else?"
"Daughter, you must think twice before you act. Your parents want to live a few more years."
Chuanrui was practically begging his daughter, but Chuanwen glanced at Chuanhai beside her, blinked, and said, "What does my dad mean? He doesn't want me to listen to the kidnappers and poison the emperor? But Dad, can we talk about this in private? It's not right to say we won't save someone's wife in front of Uncle."
Sure enough, Chuan Hai, who had just taken a deep breath and looked a little better, looked bad again. He looked at Chuan Rui, and Chuan Rui also looked at Chuan Hai. The two exchanged a glance.
Just then, a message came through: "See, your cheap uncle figured out what you meant, now how are you going to explain this...?"
"I...I didn't mean that..." Chuanrui was inwardly distressed. He meant that he didn't want his daughter to poison the emperor in order to make a name for herself in history, but before he could finish speaking, Chuanhai patted him on the shoulder and said, "I understand."
Chuanrui paused, then saw the sympathy in Chuanhai's eyes, as if to say, "You've raised such a daughter to adulthood, it must have been so hard for you!"
Chuanrui felt a surge of warmth in his heart. Who could understand the pain of his daughter being caught stealing sweet potatoes from the neighbor's house, only to be accused of instigating him, and then being scolded by the neighbor auntie at the village entrance for an entire afternoon?
Who can understand the misery of a daughter knocking over her wife's cosmetic box, then pointing the finger at him and accusing him of knocking it over, only to be chased and beaten black and blue by his wife?
Such incidents are countless!
Today, finally someone understands him. Chuanrui's eyes welled up with tears. "Brother~"
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