The constables immediately drew their knives and gave chase.
The shop was in a mess. Qiao'er had been stabbed and was unconscious. Emerald and Caiyue were also injured.
Qin Sheng immediately sent someone to fetch a doctor.
He then instructed the shop assistants who had only suffered minor injuries to help the seriously injured man to his feet, and everyone waited in the shop for the doctor to arrive.
After everything was arranged, Qin Sheng wiped the sweat from her forehead and then remembered to thank the young man.
"Many thanks to the brave warrior for saving me today."
The young man frowned at her, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
At this moment, Emerald, enduring the pain, came over and said, "My lady, this is the brave man who sold himself into servitude to bury his father back in Bixia Town."
"..."
Qin Sheng was taken aback. She looked at the man with strong features in front of her, and slowly, a vague impression formed in her mind.
It was him.
"My name is Lü Qingfeng." The young man clasped his hands and said to Qin Sheng, "Back in Bixia Town, since you sent someone to give me twenty taels of silver, Lü Qingfeng is now your man."
"..." Qin Sheng was shocked and almost choked on his own saliva.
However, since the other party had saved her today, she said, "Hero Lü saved so many of us today, so consider the twenty taels of silver as compensation."
“That won’t do.” Lü Qingfeng frowned and said seriously, “We agreed that I would sell myself to bury my father. Since you’ve given me the money, I will serve you like a slave from now on and do whatever you ask.”
He was originally supposed to leave with them that day, but he had to stay home to take care of his father's funeral arrangements, which is why he was a few days late.
Just then, the doctor arrived.
Qin Sheng had all the doctors in the vicinity invited over.
Before long, Magistrate Hou of Ningzhou County also arrived. To Qin Sheng's surprise, not only Magistrate Hou, but also Marquis Wuping came.
Qin Sheng hurriedly went out to greet them.
"Oh dear, Mr. Qin, you've been frightened." Magistrate Hou hurriedly said, "Is Mr. Qin alright? Don't worry, I will definitely have those villains apprehended and brought to justice!"
"Then thank you very much, Lord Hou." Qin Sheng gave him a slight bow.
She bowed to Marquis Wuping again, and Marquis Wuping quickly said, "Madam Qin, there is no need for such formalities. Those villains dared to attempt an assassination in broad daylight. I will not allow them to leave Ningzhou Prefecture alive."
Then Magistrate Hou asked Qin Sheng some routine questions, such as whether she had made enemies with anyone recently.
Qin Sheng answered them one by one.
She believed that she had not offended anyone since arriving in Ningzhou Prefecture.
Moreover, those people---
Qin Sheng felt uneasy. After seeing off Magistrate Hou and Marquis Wuping, she turned and went into the shop.
Jade and Rainbow only suffered minor external injuries, which have already been treated.
Qiao'er's injuries were more severe; the knife had struck her shoulder, leaving a deep wound that exposed the bone.
The person had been moved to the back lounge, which was where Qin Sheng usually came to look at the accounts.
When Qin Sheng went in, the girl was still asleep.
The old doctor said that the girl was only holding on by a thread, and only dared to relax after seeing that Qin Sheng was alright.
Qin Sheng waited patiently for the old doctor to finish treating Qiao'er's wound.
Qiao'er's body is not suitable for further movement now, so let her stay here for the time being. We'll talk about it again in three to five days, once her wounds have healed a bit.
Qin Sheng listened attentively to the old doctor's instructions, nodded, and indicated that she had remembered them.
After seeing the old doctor out and returning, she remembered that Lü Qingfeng was still in the shop.
“Young Master Lü…” Qin Sheng thought for a moment and was indeed a little afraid that those people would return, as their purpose seemed to be with her.
She said to Lü Qingfeng, "How about this, I'll give you ten taels of silver every month and hire you as my bodyguard, what do you think?"
Ten taels of silver a month is quite a lot.
It should be noted that the guards Qin Sheng brought from the Qin family only received a monthly salary of five taels of silver.
To everyone's surprise, Lü Qingfeng frowned.
“As I said, since I have already received twenty taels of silver from you in Bixia Town, I am already your man. It is only right that I serve you like a slave, and I will not ask for any additional money.”
"..."
This person is incredibly stubborn.
Qin Sheng nodded and said, "Okay, but I'll keep the money for you. If you need it, you can just ask me for it."
After she finished speaking, she called over the uninjured shop assistants, and together they tidied up the messy shop.
"My wife..."
While Lü Qingfeng went to help tidy up, Emerald came over and whispered, "Does Madam really want to keep this Young Master Lü here?"
This Lü Qingfeng doesn't seem like a bad person, and he's highly skilled in martial arts. With him around, my wife's safety can be guaranteed.
Qin Sheng nodded, "Yes, otherwise what if those people come back?"
"But Lord Hou has already sent men to pursue them, hasn't he?"
Qin Sheng shook her head and didn't speak. She had a very bad feeling. She didn't know who those people were.
Or... are they from Da Xiang?
Qin Sheng sat down and went through the whole thing in her mind twice. Her heart skipped a beat.
Yes, the guards usually stay in the manor. If Qin Sheng wants to go out, she usually only takes two guards with her so as not to appear too conspicuous.
If those people came for her---
They dared not openly barge into the mansion, nor could they climb over the wall, because not only were there guards patrolling the mansion, but even if they did climb over the wall, they wouldn't know how to navigate the mansion or where she lived.
The only way is to lure her out.
Qin Sheng stayed in the shop until almost dark.
Sure enough, several constables from the county government came over and said that the villains had not yet been caught. In order to protect Boss Qin's safety, Lord Hou specially ordered them to come and escort Boss Qin home.
Emerald stayed behind to take care of Qiao'er, while Qin Sheng took Caiyue and Lü Qingfeng back.
I don't know if it's because of what happened today, but as night fell, the streets were much quieter.
The carriage moved along the street, guarded by more than a dozen constables. Lü Qingfeng and Awei sat outside the carriage.
They soon returned to the Qin residence.
The whole mansion already knew what had happened at the pastry shop, and the entire Qin mansion was placed under martial law.
When Qin Sheng brought a strange man back to the manor, the captain of the guards, Bai Feng, did not approve. Even though he knew that the man was the young man from Bixia Town who had sold himself into servitude to bury his father, Bai Feng was still very wary.
"Let him stay in the outer courtyard," Qin Sheng said, "with the guards."
Of the two guards who were protecting Qin Sheng at the shop today, one was dead and the other was injured. Qin Sheng was also worried about the group of people from earlier in the day coming again, so he had no time to worry about anything else.
Bai Feng also learned about what happened during the day, and finally nodded: "Then I will arrange it myself."
After all, he was an outsider, and just to be on the safe side, he felt he should keep an eye on that person himself to put his mind at ease.
...
Qin Sheng stayed at home for three days in a row.
Awei was out gathering information, while Yu Fu was busy with shop matters.
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