Chapter 46: Risky move, hitting the mark
Shang Yuwan walked into the room, her palms tied with a hairband, stained red.
"Is this old man alright?"
Ji Suxian was writing a prescription on a piece of paper. "She's been frightened, so she'll be fine after a good sleep. Take three doses of this prescription tomorrow, once in the morning, noon, and evening. It'll be good for her heart and lungs."
Song Pingsheng accepted the prescription and bowed to express his gratitude. Ji Suxian hurriedly returned the gift.
"This is our business and shouldn't affect the people. We should be the ones to apologize. Sir, there's no need to do this."
Song Pingsheng looked at Shang Yuwan and said, "The girl's hand is injured. Please bandage it quickly."
After this incident, Song Pingsheng could no longer treat Shang Yuwan as a maid.
Shang Yuwan did not have the imposing aura she had outside just now, nor did she have the condescending attitude of an ordinary noble looking down on the common people. Only then did Song Pingsheng dare to look her in the eye.
Ji Suxian naturally did not miss her. She pulled her to her side, removed her hairband, and applied medicine to stop the bleeding.
This is Twelve's headband. Why put it on her? Isn't she here?
I just can't bear to see Shang Yuwan bleed.
Ji Suxian's heart tutted, and he reached out to feel his pulse, "Are you injured in anything else?"
Shang Yuwan said calmly: "I won't show off. Don't worry, there's no more."
Ji Suxian, whose fingertips were still on her wrist: "......"
Is she really not going to show off? If they hadn't come after her, she really couldn't imagine what exciting things Shang Yuwan would do.
Xiao Qingxu, who came in after taking the medicine and wanted to sit down and rest for a while, was also silent for a while.
Shang Yuwan really meant what he said.
"Okay, you're fine."
Ji Suxian felt Shang Yuwan's pulse and found nothing wrong except for some lingering heat. She bandaged Shang Yuwan's wound and left with her medicine box.
These two people have the same personality. They can't sit still when something happens. The old woman is still in a coma and will not wake up tonight. She should go and see Bai Xiaoye and her senior brother instead of staying here and being an eyesore.
"Anyone else want some medicine or gauze?"
Ji Suxian shouted, and only Twelve came up.
Those killers couldn't beat her, but she was not completely unharmed. She just didn't want to make Shang Yuwan worry, so she kept enduring the pain.
Bai Xiaoye was taken to the guest room next door, where Lu Heying was guarding him. Cheng Yishui and his men were guarding Mingshu and Xiaoman. Lu Heying had shown Xiao Qinggu that, aside from the bruises on her knees and below from Shang Yuwan's sudden fall, even her neck, which had been pinched for a while, was uninjured.
Shang Yuwan looked outside, then looked at Song Pingsheng who had been waiting for her to speak.
Before he could say anything, Xiao Qinggu walked in.
She bowed deeply to Song Pingsheng and said, "I'm sorry for scaring you and almost causing you harm."
Song Pingsheng had just recovered when he was startled again by this bow. He quickly stood up and helped Xiao Qinggu up.
"Princess, this is absolutely unacceptable!"
Xiao Qinggu straightened up and smiled, "We accidentally hurt the gentleman and the old man. It is indeed our fault. We should apologize."
Before Song Pingsheng could say anything, Shang Yuwan also bowed, and Xiao Qingxu, who was standing next to her, also bowed.
One of them was helping the princess become emperor, the other was seeking revenge for the Shang family, and neither wanted to harm the lives of ordinary people. Shang Yuwan felt even more guilty.
Based on the scent of the camellia "Eighteen Scholars", she guessed that the person behind the prince was the eldest princess Xiao Tong. She originally planned to just give it a try, but when she saw the fire gradually getting bigger in the distance, her intuition told her that it was Xiao Qingxu who brought people here, so she changed her mind.
Continuously battling Xiao Qingji openly and covertly was too time-consuming and exhausting. Luzhou City's lord, Gao Zhu, was a traitor who embezzled disaster relief funds under his orders. Luzhou City couldn't afford this, and the refugees couldn't withstand a protracted war. Shang Yuwan planned a risky move, using the princess to provoke Xiao Qingji into hunting her down. She then brought Xiao Qinggu to the bamboo hut, hoping to expose Song Pingsheng to Xiao Qingji's sinister nature and prevent him from using her in the future.
This time she was wrong, and Shang Yuwan would not deny it.
"Please take your seats, all three of you."
Song Pingsheng gestured for them to come over and sit down, and the four of them sat in a circle.
"I don't know what to call the girl?"
Shang Yuwan replied, "Sir, just call me Miss Shang."
Song Pingsheng nodded, not wanting to use her name to find out her true identity, "Miss Shang."
He turned to Xiao Qingxu, who was wearing a mask and hiding his true face, and asked, "What about this person?"
Xiao Qingxu responded, "Master of Baijialou."
"You guys must have some other motive for being like this tonight. Why don't you just be frank and speak directly?"
Song Pingsheng didn't ask why there was such a chaotic situation just now. There were some things he should pretend not to see even if he saw them, and he should pretend not to know even if he knew them. He could only survive by keeping his mouth shut.
Song Pingsheng pointed at Bai Xiaoye who was still in a coma, "To save time for that girl and the host's friend, he can be taken back home to recuperate early."
Shang Yuwan looked at Xiao Qinggu, and Xiao Qingxu was also waiting for her to speak.
Song Pingsheng followed their gaze and looked at Xiao Qinggu.
Xiao Qinggu knew what the two people were thinking, and she was not shy, "Mr. Song, Luzhou City needs you."
Song Pingsheng was silent for three breaths, then he said, "Even if we save the people of Luzhou City this time, what will happen?"
"Just as Miss Shang said outside the house earlier, the Crown Prince embezzled the disaster relief funds, and the Lord of Luzhou City must have been involved. I discovered this five years ago, and the three of you must have found out as well."
Song Pingsheng pulled the corners of his mouth and revealed an ugly smile.
"The villain saved them, and as long as they live, they will continue to endure endless exploitation by those people. Why bother?"
There was a gleam in Xiao Qinggu's eyes. Shang Yuwan could see what she was thinking, but he didn't speak for her.
"So, sir, what you're saying is that we should just die in this natural disaster, the flood, and just go with the flow and leave everything to fate?"
Song Pingsheng was silent for a long time before he responded to Xiao Qinggu: "Isn't the end of life death? I have considered resisting, but I am powerless and cannot eliminate those parasites who prey on the people. My wife also lost her life for the people. Why bother with any more meaningless struggles?"
Song Pingsheng moved his gaze to the lower left, avoiding the gazes of the other three people. He felt lonely, sad, and helpless.
"It is better to suffer a short pain than a long one, and die early to be reborn sooner."
"Does your wife think so too?"
Xiao Qinggu hit the nail on the head and said bluntly, "Your wife, the one who loves you deeply, the one you love deeply, did she also think this way before she died?"
Song Pingsheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.
"No, my wife is not as cowardly and spineless as me."
"For the livelihood of the people, she never bowed to the city lord until her death. She was a woman with a fiery temper."
Song Pingsheng's eyes gradually turned red. "If it weren't for my prestige in Luzhou City, the city lord would have killed me long ago in order to avoid being discovered."
"It's a shame that this villain is a coward who didn't follow his wife."
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Xiao Qinggu blinked and tilted his head in confusion.
"Sir, you are clearly worried about the people of Luzhou City. How can you be afraid of death?"
Xiao Qinggu said this very seriously.
"Your beloved died at the hands of a traitor for the sake of the people. As long as the city's parasites remain, you can't let go of either your wife or the people. Is that why you've stayed in Lianlian Village?"
Song Pingsheng was stunned immediately.
Shang Yuwan silently gave a thumbs up in his heart.
She began to understand why the poster wanted to help Xiao Qinggu become emperor.
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