Chapter 35: The Flower Thief (Part 1)
The rain was still falling, but a little lighter. The sky was gloomy and there were gusts of cold wind, as if foreshadowing something bad was going to happen.
"Second Miss, we are just ahead of the city gate. You should take a rest for a while." Butler Su drove the carriage, wanting to get into the city quickly. After all, it was already very late.
Su Yue was sitting drowsy in the carriage. Suddenly, the horse neighed violently, and the carriage came to a sudden stop.
"Who are you? How dare you stop the Prime Minister's carriage?" Butler Su's voice was heard outside. It was obvious that the carriage was forced to stop by someone.
"Old man, I advise you to mind your own business. We are not looking for you. Get away from me and leave the girl in the carriage."
A gloomy voice came, it was not as panic as imagined, but rather a bit uncouth.
Obviously, the person was not surprised that Butler Su mentioned the name of the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it was very likely that the person was coming for her in the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Su Yue narrowed her eyes slightly. Even though the people outside had never seen her, she knew there was a woman in the carriage, which meant that these people knew she was sitting inside.
Not many people knew that I left the Prime Minister's Mansion at night. Who wanted to harm me?
"You are so bold that you dare to rob people under the feet of the emperor?" Butler Su pretended to be calm and tried to drive away the three masked men in black.
The one among the three men in black looks the strongest and should be the leader of the group. The one on the left is thin, and the one on the right is fat.
"Brother, don't waste time on this old man. Since he doesn't know what's good for him, just beat him half to death and go back to report the news..." The thin man on the left stared at Butler Su with a vicious look.
"That's right, the third brother is right. It's raining in such a cold day. Why are you talking so much? Let's finish this quickly." The fat man on the right also agreed.
"Butler Su, don't panic. If the warriors outside want to rob us, we can voluntarily hand over all the silver we have, and even this carriage."
Su Yue tried her best not to sound panicked. After all, they were still outside the city, and because of the continuous rain, there was no one in sight except their carriage.
"Who wants your broken carriage? We want you!" An extremely sharp male voice came from outside, and Su Yue felt very uncomfortable hearing it.
The purpose of the three people outside was very clear, and they wanted to keep Butler Su alive to report the news. It seemed that his life was not in any danger. After all, if they wanted to kill him to silence him, why would they keep someone alive to report the news?
Thinking of this, Su Yue walked out of the carriage and saw three men in black standing in front of the carriage, all of them holding shining swords in their hands.
"Butler Su, their target is me. You listen to them and go back to report." She instructed Butler Su in a voice that only two of them could hear, her eyes staring at the three people in front of her cautiously.
"But, Second Miss, how can I abandon you!" Although Butler Su is old, he is loyal after all. How could he allow himself to leave Second Miss without doing anything?
"Butler Su, listen to me. You are old. If you conflict with the three of them, not only will you be unable to help, but you will also suffer a great loss. It is better to leave now.
They kept you alive so that you could go back and report the news. Since they asked you to report the news, they would definitely not harm my life. They must have some other intention. ”
Su Yue calmly analyzed the situation for Butler Su. After listening to Butler Su, he couldn't help but admire the Second Miss. In this situation, it was very good that she did not lose her composure. She even analyzed the other party's thoughts.
"Second Miss, you hold on, I will go and come back quickly." Butler Su stared at the three people in front of him. He really couldn't beat them, so he might as well go and report the news now. He would be able to run faster if he was not injured.
"Hmph, the Prime Minister's housekeeper is just so-so. When encountering danger, he runs away quite fast." The thinner man in black stared at the back of housekeeper Su and couldn't help but sneer.
"Okay, third brother, let's stop talking. Let's hurry up and go to the ruined temple." The burly man in black jumped onto the carriage, turned it around and headed towards the ruined temple.
The two men, one fat and one thin, put their knives directly on Su Yue's neck and forced her back into the carriage.
"Behave yourself and don't try to play tricks on me. We can still spare your life." The thinner man spoke in a sharp voice as he tied her hands tightly behind her back with a hemp rope.
Su Yue caught a glimpse of a teacup on the table in the carriage, so she took advantage of the two men's inattention and hid the cup in her sleeve unnoticed.
"Brother, this carriage is pretty good. Why don't we just do it? Why go to a crappy temple?" The fat man looked at Su Yue with a lewd smile, and it was obvious that his intention was very clear.
"They said it must be held in the dilapidated temple, so let's go to the dilapidated temple. Why are you talking so much? Can't you bear it for such a short distance?"
The man driving the coach outside scolded the fat man a few words. The fat man stopped talking, but his rat eyes looked at Su Yue slyly.
Su Yue secretly thought that this was not good, it seemed that these three people were instructed by someone and wanted to clear her name. She could not handle three people by herself, so she had to find a way.
The dilapidated temple was not far away, and the carriage arrived there after a while. The fat man kicked the door of the dilapidated temple open and threw Su Yue to the ground.
She took advantage of the momentum to take the cup in her sleeve and crushed it directly in her hand. The broken porcelain pieces pierced her palm, and the stinging pain and sticky feeling came from her palm. Su Yue had no time to take care of it.
"Are you being instructed by someone in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" She grabbed a piece of broken porcelain and cut the hemp rope on her wrist bit by bit, while talking to divert the attention of the three people.
"You are smart. Someone has indeed paid to buy your innocence." The fat man obviously felt that Su Yue was like fish on a sticky board, ready to be slaughtered by him. So what if she told the truth?
"Although she's dry and has no charm, she's a virgin after all." The fat man gave a lewd smile and was about to pounce on Su Yue.
"Fatty, hurry up." The thin man was obviously unwilling to accept the fat man's behavior and shouted.
"I know. Why are you so anxious? We agreed to take turns. Weren't you the first one with that chick before? Big brother didn't say anything." The fat man was obviously a little unhappy when the thin man urged him on, and he cursed a few times.
However, just these few sentences made Su Yue realize that the three people in front of him were specialized in kidnapping decent women and defaming people's innocence. To put it bluntly, they were flower thieves who took money to do the job.
"You just want money, I'll offer you double, not triple the price, just don't touch me." Su Yue pretended to be calm. He must not show his cowardice at this moment, otherwise he would be doomed.
"Brother, this..." Hearing Su Yue say triple the price, the fat man hesitated and turned to look at the sturdier man in black.
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