On the way back, Yuan Zhao was still thinking about his elder brother's words.
Rong Ruo approached her for the sake of the Yuan family.
The elder brother was unaware of Rongruo's physical condition, so his speculation was unfounded.
However, was Rong Ruo really not involved in the extermination of the Yuan family in his previous life?
She still remembered that in her previous life, her appearance was disfigured, but Rong Ruo would still summon her every month. At that time, the people in the Marquis's mansion said extremely nasty things, saying that even though her face was ruined, the Eunuch still took pity on her. They wondered how skilled she was in bed, that she could even bewitch a eunuch.
She had thought about dying back then, but she always managed to survive. Now that I think about it, it must have been Rong Ruo who had people watching over her to prevent her from dying.
Before her father and brother's accident, Rong Ruo suddenly stopped asking her to go. She was relieved at the time, but less than two months later, her father and brother's accident happened.
Rongruo knew that his father and brothers were bound to get into trouble; the only question was whether he had played a role in making things worse.
Yuan Zhao was deep in thought when the carriage suddenly stopped.
"What happened?"
Yuan Zhao asked.
Wenfeng peeked out and reported back:
"Miss, there are people causing trouble up ahead. There are too many people blocking the road."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao lifted the carriage curtain and glanced over there. Then he frowned slightly and saw several thugs beating someone not far away. The person was curled up, covering his head and protecting his genitals.
There were quite a few onlookers, but no one stepped forward to help.
Yuan Zhao frowned:
"Go and see what's going on."
Upon hearing this, Linglong jumped off the carriage and returned shortly afterward.
"Miss, the person who was beaten seems to have lost money gambling and has no money left."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhao decided to drop the matter; gamblers were the least deserving of sympathy in the world.
She was just about to lower the carriage curtain to wait for the commotion to subside when, unexpectedly, a casual glance revealed the face of the man curled up on the ground.
Yuan Zhao sat up straight immediately. She gripped the carriage curtain tightly, and after confirming the face again, she lifted the curtain and got off the carriage.
Ahead, several people were surrounding the man on the ground and beating him mercilessly, as if they wanted to kill him.
They were hitting and cursing at the same time:
"He dares to enter a gambling den without money."
"You actually think we're all pushovers? You actually think we're all pushovers?"
The burly man at the head of the group raised his fist again, ready to smash it down, but at that moment, his arm was entangled by a whip.
"who?"
He shouted loudly, then looked closely and saw a woman wearing a long silk dress embroidered with gold thread holding a whip, which had entangled his hand.
This burly man was not a reckless person. He could tell from Yuan Zhao's clothes that she was a member of a wealthy family, although it was extremely rare for a woman to use a whip.
Even so, he dared not underestimate Yuan Zhao and could only respectfully ask:
"May I ask what advice this lady may offer?"
“If you hit him again, you will kill him. I will pay off his debts.”
Upon hearing this, not only were the burly men stunned, but even those curled up on the ground lowered their hands and stared at Yuan Zhao in astonishment.
The burly man hadn't expected such a good thing and immediately said:
"Not much, just three taels of silver."
"You're too cruel to beat someone to death for just a few taels of silver."
Linglong couldn't help but say that although she also looked down on these gamblers, it was really too cruel to take a life just for San Niang's money.
"Linglong, give them the silver."
Yuan Zhao put away his whip. The burly men, having received the money, didn't cause any trouble and left immediately. As they were leaving, the leader of the group kindly said to Yuan Zhao:
"Madam, you have a kind heart, but some people are not worth saving."
After saying that, he ignored Yuan Zhao's reaction and left with his men.
Yuan Zhao looked at the disheveled man on the ground and slowly said:
"I'll give you a way out, do you want it?"
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