Wu Xinxin already knew Zhou Qingqian's feelings for Yun Tianbai and had been wary of her. How could she easily agree to go out with her?
Zhou Qingqian also mentioned that Guangxiao Temple is very effective for praying for children.
Wu Xinxin touched her flat stomach and still cautiously refused.
Zhou Qingqian had no choice but to leave in disappointment.
On the surface, he was disappointed, but secretly he sent people to keep an eye on the Yun family's movements.
Three days later, Wu Xinxin secretly led her people to Guangxiao Temple.
Shi Wenxia, who had been keeping an eye on the situation at Lanxiang Courtyard with Pei'er, learned that Wu Xinxin was going out and had her servants prepare incense and offerings, so he guessed that she was going to Guangxiao Temple.
Then she thought of her younger brother who had traveled a long way, and thought to herself that she might as well follow behind him to ask for a good luck charm for him, and also see if Zhou Qingqian had actually made a move against Wu Xinxin.
So she and Pei'er quietly followed behind.
To avoid revealing herself, she specifically asked Pei'er to rent an inconspicuous carriage at the street corner.
Upon arriving at the entrance of Guangxiao Temple, she recognized the Zhou family's carriage and guessed that Zhou Qingqian had also sent people to keep an eye on Wu Xinxin's movements. The corners of her mouth curled up even more.
She prayed devoutly while searching the area out of the corner of her eye.
A little while later, Pei'er came over and quietly told her that she seemed to have seen the Zhou family girl walking towards the back mountain.
Shi Wenxia was even happier, thinking that Zhou Qingqian must have led Wu Xinxin to the back mountain.
So she also headed towards the back of the mountain.
But as soon as he turned around the crescent-shaped gate, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of his head and then lost consciousness.
Just then, Pei'er "coincidentally" dropped her handkerchief. She turned around to pick it up, and after returning it, she turned through the crescent-shaped gate and was "surprised" to find that her mistress was gone. She called out softly twice, then muttered to herself, "Strange, didn't the mistress come over? Where did she go?"
After saying that, she turned around and continued searching back the way she came.
Hidden in the corner, Su Youran smiled. Pei'er's acting skills were quite good; it was worth it for her to pull her out of the fire.
Zhou Qingqian had the gardener knock the person unconscious and drag them away quickly. Seeing that Pei'er hadn't seen her or searched for her in the direction of the back mountain, she was secretly pleased, as this saved her the trouble of dealing with the little maid.
The gardener was strong and quickly stuffed the person into a sack, then ran down the mountain from the back and threw him into the carriage.
Shi Wenxia woke up in pain when he was thrown into the woodshed, his head full of troubles.
When she came to her senses, she was completely stunned. This was... that bitch Zhou Qingqian had kidnapped her?!
Just like in her previous life, she hinted to Zhou Qingqian to kidnap someone, but she didn't mean to kidnap herself!
That slut Wu Xinxin is the Crown Prince's wife, isn't she?!
She clearly implied to Zhou Qingqian that she should kidnap Wu Xinxin, not only to get rid of this thorn in her side, but also to extort tens of thousands of taels of silver by pretending to be a kidnapper!
This will be just what the Crown Prince needs in his time of need!
Tying her up won't get you anything!
But in the end, why did this foolish woman end up tying herself up?
"Zhou Qingqian, you idiot! Why aren't you letting me out?!" Shi Wenxia shouted hoarsely.
Zhou Qingqian remained silent, knowing that Shi Wenxia must have guessed it was her.
But letting people hear this isn't a solution either.
So she asked an old woman in the village if there was a place where she could shout without being heard.
The old woman then pointed to the cellar next to her.
The door to the woodshed was opened, and Shi Wenxia was delighted, thinking that Zhou Qingqian had opened the door to let her out.
Unexpectedly, an old woman came in, said nothing, knocked her unconscious again, and threw her into the cellar.
Su Youran followed them all the way to this manor and finally realized that the place where she was imprisoned in her previous life was right under the nose of the Duke's mansion.
This estate is only twenty miles from the outskirts of the capital, and it is just a row away from the estate I bought.
An overwhelming sense of hatred surged forth.
Coincidentally, when Zhou Qingqian came out full of pride, she saw a dirty, ugly, sickly, and weak beggar by the gate of a dilapidated temple by the roadside.
In an instant, another idea struck her, and she immediately ordered the coachman to throw the beggar into the cellar.
Su Youran watched all of this quietly, unmoved.
Could Shi Wenxia's screams and despair compare to those of his past self?
Shi Wenxia's actions were a consequence of his own misdeeds.
Zhou Qingqian made the same choice in the same situation.
She will not let either of the two murderers who harmed her in her previous life get away with it.
The one who remains is the beggar from the previous life.
Knowing this place and this dilapidated temple, she should be able to wait for that beggar here in a few years.
...
When Su Youran returned to the Yun residence, Pei'er was kneeling on the ground, anxiously saying to Madam Su, "This servant doesn't know how the eldest young mistress disappeared in the blink of an eye. Really, it was just a blink of an eye. This servant searched the temple again and again, but couldn't find her, so I came back for help."
Madam Su's expression was also not good. "Why did you go out without even saying goodbye? And without using the manor's carriage?"
Pei'er cried, "It was the eldest young mistress who instructed me to rent a carriage outside, saying that she wanted to secretly follow the young master's wife... We followed the young master's wife's carriage all the way to Guangxiao Temple, and then the eldest young mistress said that she also wanted to ask for a peace charm for the young master."
She took out a talisman from her bosom. "Madam, look, she asked me to keep this peace talisman. She wants to give it to the young master herself when we return to the manor."
Before Su could ask anything more, she looked up and saw her daughter had returned. She quickly waved to her, "You Ran, where have you been?"
Su Youran smiled faintly, "I went to see the estate we bought in the suburbs of Beijing. I'm thinking of building a big pond there to raise some silver fish to supply Fuxilou."
As she spoke, she walked over and sat down next to Madam Su. "Mother, what happened?"
Madam Su said, "You asked about Sister-in-law Xia's disappearance. Mother has already sent people to look for her and is asking Pei'er for some details."
Su Youran said, "She just said that they went with Sister-in-law Xinxin. Why don't we call Sister-in-law Xinxin over and ask her if she saw them?"
Ms. Su nodded, "That's fine."
After saying that, he instructed Hongyu to leave.
Before long, Wu Xinxin arrived with Hongyu, supported by her maid.
Madam Su was also taken aback when she saw this. "I usually don't require you to wake up at dawn and dusk, but if you have a headache or fever, or if you have to go out to run errands, is it so hard to just tell me?"
Wu Xinxin immediately knelt on the ground. "Mother, I had a terrible headache just now. When I heard you summoned me, I came right away."
Madam Su sighed, "Alright, get up. I called you here to ask you two questions. When you went to Guangxiao Temple, did you see Wenxia?"
"Wenxia, my sister?" Wu Xinxin helped herself up with her maid's hand. Her face was a little pale, but she couldn't hide the surprise on her face. "Why does Mother ask like this? I went to Guangxiao Temple to pray for a peace charm for my husband. I didn't want her to know... I didn't know that Wenxia, my sister, also went to Guangxiao Temple. I didn't see her."
Mrs. Su nodded, "It's done, you can go and rest now."
Su Youran looked at her weak figure, wanting to say something but holding back.
How can I remind her?
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