Chapter 138: Golden Ruler, Resentment
There was a sense of impending storm in Kyoto, but Shang Yuwan's side was unusually calm.
The imprisoned Doctor Su and Gu were both found, and fortunately, Yin'er hadn't been drugged to eliminate her memory, finally reuniting the family. Nearly all the children from Dark Moon Pavilion pleaded for Miao Gu and Cui Xing, temporarily preventing the secret guards from killing them. As for the other maids from Jishitang and Dark Moon Pavilion...with the exception of the innocent Yu Nianqing, all were quietly executed.
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu were taken away by the people from Baijialou, and Yanmen City, Dark Moon Pavilion and Jishidiang were handed over to the secret guards.
Because Shang Yuwan's wound was a little inflamed, he developed symptoms of high fever after a little relaxation. In addition, the secret guards would not let them leave for the time being, so Xiao Qingxu and others had to book an inn in Caixia Town to stay there first.
When the innkeeper and the waiter saw this huge group of people and the secret guards whose glances could kill people, they all hid in the corner and trembled.
The entire Caixia Town was surrounded by secret guards, and all the Caixia people who had been away for many years were gradually called back. They heard that the story of Caixia Town's women being sold had spread, and they dared not even accept a single copper coin from Baijialou.
In the upper room, Xiao Qingxu, whose clothes were half taken off, had been pricked by Ji Suxian with a thick silver needle for half an hour.
But this time he was in the wrong first, so he could only accept Ji Suxian's "little revenge" silently.
Lu Heying couldn't bear to watch it any longer, "Junior sister, the host has his own..."
Ji Suxian turned around slowly upon hearing the voice, her eyes covered by a white cloth. "Hmm?"
She uttered a word, and Lu Heying cleverly changed the subject: "He has his things to do, and I have things to do. You guys are busy, I'll go see how Commander Yue is doing."
Lu Heying took a deep breath, lightened his body, and disappeared in a flash.
"Where's Wanwan?"
After Ji Suxian finished taking the pulse and removing the needle, Xiao Qingxu quietly put on his clothes before he dared to speak.
When Ji Suxian mentioned Shang Yuwan who was running around with an inflamed wound and high fever, she became furious again.
She pulled off the blindfold and said angrily, "I went to see her Uncle Yang. Master is watching over there too. Last time you fell off a cliff and disappeared, we risked our lives to kill those people from Langjiang who would reveal your identities. When they saw you were gone, they wanted to kill Yang Qianmo to silence her. Yue Zhu suffered a lot of injuries protecting him, and Yang Qianmo also took several blows for Yue Zhu and still hasn't woken up."
"Have you finished killing?"
"No, a few got away. They're amazing. They killed half of us and still managed to escape."
Xiao Qingxu lowered his eyelashes. No wonder his identity had been leaked. Those women were truly formidable. If it weren't for...his secret guards coming to help, rescuing them would have taken a lot of effort and cost him a lot of manpower.
"How are Lord Baili and Yuan Ji?"
"We're fine. Except for Yang Qianmo and Yue Zhu, and those guests who risked their lives to protect their master, none of us are seriously injured."
"That woman who came to us with the medicine box must be from Langjiang, right? She's also been captured by the secret guards, and we can't save her. Please keep an eye on my sister-in-law and tell her not to talk nonsense. It would be bad if that old man's people catch her."
"How did those people find you, and how did they find us?"
"I don't know. Judging from that old man's temperament, his people showed up so promptly. I guess he's been watching us from behind for a long time."
"Your mask was washed further downstream by the river. We were still searching for you there when they suddenly showed up, claiming their men had spotted you in Caixia Town. They had no evidence, but they brought a golden ruler and ordered us to follow you overnight to rescue you."
Xiao Qingxu was shocked. "Seeing the golden ruler is like seeing the emperor's golden ruler?!"
The golden ruler was passed down from the emperors of Dayu, and was specifically used to admonish the emperor not to ruin the country and its people due to his lust for power.
"Yeah, that's quite a big deal. I wonder what my sister-in-law will think."
Ji Suxian was packing her medicine box when the expression on her face suddenly dimmed.
“There are more graves in the building.”
Some businesses at Baijialou are life-threatening, with half the staff living on the edge of a knife. Ever since Shang Yuwan arrived at Baijialou, batches of guests have died. If it weren't for the large number of people, they'd probably have to travel light every time they set out.
Xiao Qingxu also fell silent and said nothing more.
"Give them all a good burial. This is all we can do."
He straightened his white coat and said, "I'm going to go see Wanwan."
Ji Suxian hummed, "After visiting her enough, tell her to rest. If she doesn't rest well, she will develop a hidden disease."
But after just a short rest, he was dragged around to work hard again. These two people are a perfect match, both of them are destined to work hard.
"......etc."
Ji Suxian didn't know what she was thinking about as she lowered her eyes, and suddenly called out to Xiao Qingxu who had just stepped out of the door.
Xiao Qingxu turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ji Suxian hung the medicine box on her shoulder and said, "I'll go with you. My master and I still have something to ask her."
A hint of doubt flashed across Xiao Qingxu's eyes: "What?"
Ji Suxian paused, without turning his head, and was silent for a moment, then said, "Brother Xiao, wait until we find out, and then we'll think about whether we can tell you."
During the interval between her and her senior brother looking for someone, Yao Lao once came to her to talk about Shang Yuwan's damaged heart meridian.
The inferred [result] was too heartbreaking, and Ji Suxian didn't dare to tell Xiao Qingxu about it yet.
On the other side, Shang Yuwan stood beside Yang Qianmo's bed with frowned eyebrows.
She asked, "When will Vice General Yang wake up?"
Yao Lao placed his fingertips on Yang Qianmo's wrist, looked at her, sighed, withdrew his hand, and remained silent.
Twelve supported Shang Yuwan, and his expression was not very good.
That day, she saw that it was hopeless to ask Zhao Qinglian for help, so she planned to go back and think of another way, but she was caught up by Zhao Qinglian holding a token. After she explained her purpose, Twelve refused to let her follow him back to save Shang Yuwan.
She is the empress of Langjiang, how could she be kind enough to save Shang Yuwan?
Later, when Zhao Qinglian saw that Twelve was resisting and was about to use a knife to fight her, she went back on her own initiative.
Twelve felt a pain in his heart as he watched Shang Yuwan couldn't help but keep asking Yao Lao questions.
She originally thought that Zhao Qinglian had gone back just like that, but she didn't expect that the man secretly sent people to rescue Shang Yuwan and the owner of the building... Shang Yuwan explained to him everything that had happened on the way back to the inn. Twelve didn't dare to imagine what kind of danger Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu would be pushed into without the help of these secret guards.
Twelve's eyes dimmed.
Although Shang Yuwan specifically said that Zhao Qinglian had no intention of harming her, Twelve's trust in Zhao Qinglian, which was already very little, was now even less.
"Master Yao, please say something!" Shang Yuwan finally became anxious.
"It will take at least three months for him to wake up." Yao Lao's eyelids drooped. "Although I helped him suppress the poison in time and later extracted it, the poison had already penetrated into his bones."
"Langjiang's Yama Poison is much more sinister than the Moon Poison Needle. Even if he wakes up, he won't live long."
Shang Yuwan's heart trembled and her legs went weak. If Twelve hadn't held her tightly, she would have fallen to her knees.
Yao Lao stared at Shang Yuwan's eyes, which were beginning to turn bloodshot, for a while, and asked Twelve to help her sit down.
"Go out first. I have something to say to your young lady."
Twelve looked at Shang Yuwan.
Shang Yuwan quickly calmed down and nodded.
Twelve didn't stay long. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Ji Suxian coming towards him.
"Go check on Commander Yue first, we're here."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Suxian didn't even look at Twelve's face, which turned as dark as ink when he heard the three words "Commander Yue". He just walked in and closed the door with his backhand.
She intentionally sent Twelve away, and Twelve understood the implication of her words.
"What are you standing there for?"
Ji Suxian walked too fast. Xiao Qingxu just came here when she entered.
Twelve turned his head to look at him with a dark face. Although he couldn't open his mouth to speak, his eyes were clearly malicious.
Xiao Qingxu: "......"
Yes, when Shang Yuwan died in his previous life, he arrived too late and could only hold the corpse in his arms, speechless. At that time, Twelve was restrained by the Longwu Army, holding his arms and unable to move. He knelt on the ground, crying heartbreakingly and cursing him several times.
Now that the news that he was the King of Qi could not be hidden from Twelve, he naturally would not be in a good mood towards him.
Twelve twitched his lips, clasped his fists and took his leave, going to see if Yue Zhu's injuries had healed. After all, he was still the commander of the Longwu Army, so he couldn't just ignore it.
It is impossible to say that she has no hatred towards Xiao Qingxu, but it is more of resentment and anger.
A man who can't even protect his own wife is the most useless waste in Twelve's eyes, but the young lady has liked him since she was a child!
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