Chapter 49 This is their third meeting [14]
The bandits pulled aside the maids and servants blocking the carriage and came in to arrest A-Chu.
Of course, Madam Rong refused; this was her only biological daughter!
She held onto Achu, preventing her from being kidnapped by the bandits.
Shen Jingya pretended to help from the side, but actually sabotaged things by pulling Rong's hand away from A Chu's.
During the struggle, Rong was patted on the shoulder with the back of a bandit's knife.
Rong was in pain and finally let go.
Achu was also pulled out of the carriage.
"Tan'er!—"
"mother!--"
"younger sister!--"
The bandits, having kidnapped the man, laughed heartily and led a few of their brothers on horseback into the nearby woods.
Rong got off the carriage and tried to chase after them, but Shen Jingya stopped her.
"My Tan'er!"
"Mother! They're on horseback, we can't catch them! Besides, they're bandits, what good would it do if we chased after them?"
Rong broke down in tears, her face streaked with grief: "Then my Tan'er..."
Shen Jingya quickly comforted her, "Let's go back to the city and report to the authorities so we can find someone to rescue Sixth Sister!"
Rong immediately said, "No! We absolutely cannot report this to the authorities!"
If we report this to the authorities, my daughter's innocence will be ruined!
But Rong felt that Shen Jingya was right about one thing: they had to call for reinforcements.
She turned back to the carriage and instructed the old woman, "Hurry back to the city!"
Rong planned to go back and gather all the guards from the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion to rescue Achu.
Shen Jingya and Rong Shi got into the carriage.
She lifted the carriage curtain and glanced at the woods.
She silently said to herself: Sixth Sister, I'm sorry, I can't tolerate any threat, not even a potential one.
Shen Jingya lowered her hand and turned to reassure Rong Shi with a sincere expression, "Sixth Sister will be alright!"
Over there, Achu sat on horseback, with the fierce-looking bandit behind him.
The bandit initially only swore, but once inside the forest, he began to grope and assault Achu.
Although Achu is supposed to portray herself as weak, she is not actually weak.
She took out the chili powder she had prepared in advance, covered her mouth and nose with one hand, and used the other hand to smear the chili powder into the bandit's eyes.
The bandits were completely unprepared for Achu's attack. When their eyes were covered in chili peppers, they immediately felt a stinging pain.
"ah!--"
The bandit cried out and instinctively wiped his eyes with one hand.
Achu pulled out the sharp-tipped hairpin from her head and plunged it fiercely into the bandit's other arm.
After inserting it, she even twisted it a little.
The bandit cried out in pain again, and instinctively loosened his grip on the reins.
Achu held the reins with one hand and pushed the bandit off the horse with the other.
The bandits were blind and their arms ached.
Due to inertia, he fell heavily off the horse.
The four bandits following behind shouted, "Boss!"
Without even glancing behind him, Achu grabbed the reins with both hands, spurred the horse on with his legs, and started running.
The direction she was heading was clear: it was the path Si Jinye would take.
Ah Chu ran out of the woods and came to the official road.
On the official road, a carriage that looked extremely luxurious was traveling.
There were four mounted guards with swords in front and behind.
The sound of horses' hooves attracted the attention of the guards, who all looked over.
When Achu saw the carriage, it was as if he had finally seen his savior.
She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Help! Help me!"
Si Jinye, who had been leaning against the carriage with his eyes closed, opened them after hearing the voice.
He sat up straight, parted the carriage curtain, and peeked out.
Ahead, Ah Chu, with disheveled hair and clothes and a pale face, rode on horseback.
She rode her horse this way, glancing back every now and then.
Judging from her clumsy riding posture and swaying appearance, it seemed as if she was about to fall off the horse at any moment.
Si Jinye raised an eyebrow.
This was their third meeting.
Why does this woman always need help every time we meet?
Two days after returning from the suburbs, Si Jinye still felt that there must be something wrong with A Chu.
So he sent people to investigate.
The investigation didn't uncover anything about Achu's unusual behavior, but it did uncover the secrets of the Marquis of Zhongyi's mansion.
And this Miss Shen, it seems, has no problems at all.
But Si Jinye didn't believe it.
Achu saw Si Jinye, and her face lit up with joy: "Young Master! Save me! Bandits are chasing me!"
"Your Highness, should we stop her?" the guard asked Si Jinye.
Si Jinye said calmly, "No need."
With his permission, the guards did not stop Achu from approaching.
Achu rode his horse to the carriage.
When she was still a step away from the carriage, she seemed to lose her strength and fell off the horse.
Unsure of Si Jinye's intentions, the guards did not go to answer the call.
Achu fell off her horse. It looked like a hard fall, but she had actually learned how to fall off a horse and knew how to only suffer minor injuries.
She is the most dedicated actress, never using a stunt double, whether it's for action scenes or any other type of film.
After falling from his horse, Achu let out a weak cry of pain.
Just then, the bandits caught up with them.
"She's there! Go and catch her!"
Achu was still sitting on the ground when he saw the bandits chasing after him, and his face showed fear and panic.
She looked up at Si Jinye, who had somehow lifted the carriage curtain: "Please, young master, save me!"
Si Jinye looked down at A Chu, his indifferent gaze revealing nothing of his thoughts.
Just then, another group of people rushed out from the woods on both sides.
They appeared to be part of the bandits, but in reality, they were assassins sent to kill Si Jinye.
The assassins thought the bandits were with them, and when they saw them rush out, they took it as a signal to begin their operation.
The guards in front of and behind the carriage immediately drew their swords and protected the carriage.
The lead guard shouted, "Protect His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Ah Chu didn't know if it was because of the address "Your Highness" or the sight of so many "bandits" that he seemed to be stunned and sat frozen on the ground.
An arrow, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, shot straight toward Achu.
With a "clang," a sword knocked the arrow away.
Achu's arm was pulled up, and she was lifted into the air, landing in the carriage in the next instant.
Si Jinye held a sword in one hand and A Chu's arm with the other.
Her clothes were already somewhat disheveled and loose, and Si Jinye had just roughly pulled her, tearing her clothes to shreds and revealing a large expanse of her fair shoulders.
That fair and tender skin almost dazzled Si Jinye's eyes.
Achu was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly tried to pull her clothes back.
But her clothes were already torn, and no matter how she pulled them, she couldn't cover her shoulders.
Ah Chu was so anxious she almost cried.
A cloak was pulled over his head, carrying the man's clean, crisp scent.
Ah Chu, wrapped in a cloak, huddled in the corner of the carriage, her face both red and white, her eyes also red.
She was weak, helpless, and pitiful.
When Si Jinye saw her like this, it was as if he had bullied her.
He also heard Achu whisper, "Mother said that I can't let any other man see my body, only my husband can..."
Si Jinye chuckled.
He leaned over, reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to look up.
Si Jinye spoke softly, "Are you saying that because I saw your body, I have to take responsibility for you?"
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