Chapter 49: Draw a clear line with her
Su Rui quickly opened the curtains and looked outside. Outside the lonely official road, only the summer breeze swayed the leaves, and there was no human figure in sight.
It seemed as if she had just had a momentary illusion.
"parking!"
Su Rui hurriedly stopped the carriage.
The groom was so frightened by her that he quickly pulled the reins.
Mother Kang, who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage, was about to turn around to ask what was going on, but Su Rui had already lifted the curtain and crawled out from the inside. After jumping off the carriage, she pulled out the dagger hidden in her boots and slashed the horse's butt with it.
The horse felt pain and kicked its hooves to run away quickly.
While Mother Kang and the coachman were frantically grabbing the reins, Su Rui took advantage of the shelter of the carriage and turned around and ran into the woods.
As she ran, she looked back to observe the situation.
The moment the carriage rushed out, seven or eight figures moved in the woods on the other side.
They were well-trained men, and were accustomed to mountain roads. They could walk on the winding mountain forests as if they were on flat ground, not much slower than horses. Moreover, there were quite a few of them, and soon the neighing of horses being stopped was heard.
The people in the woods appeared, all wearing leather vests, coarse cloth trousers, and machetes hanging around their waists. They were bandits!
After stopping the carriage and seeing someone immediately lift the curtain to check, Su Rui realized that they were not just intercepting the carriage, but were coming for her.
Without even looking at it again, he gritted his teeth and ran towards the Fahua Temple.
The distance from here to Shengjing and Fahua Temple is the same, but there is no guarantee that there are no guards on the way to Shengjing. There are guards at the foot of the Fahua Temple mountain, so the chance of being rescued is higher.
But Su Rui didn't expect that these bandits would react so quickly and chase her so skillfully. She smelled the blood again more than a minute after she ran away.
Following the wind, it becomes clearer and clearer.
Damn it!
Su Rui only regretted that she didn't have two more pairs of legs.
Judging the distance between himself and the person behind him based on the smell of blood, when the distance was almost right, Su Rui sniffed out a handful of incense pills, crushed them into powder, and threw them behind him.
The bandit didn't expect she had something, and was caught off guard and had it splashed all over his face. He immediately started sneezing and couldn't open his eyes.
"waste!"
The person who came after him cursed, and Su Rui felt that the voice was familiar.
Before I could think, I heard the sound of breaking air behind me.
The speed was too fast, and Su Rui had no time to dodge. She only felt something hit the back of her head heavily, and then her body lost balance. The world spun rapidly in front of her eyes, and then she fell into darkness.
"You bitch, you can really run!" The man who caught up with her was about to kick Su Rui in anger.
The leader grabbed him, looked around vigilantly, and whispered, "Don't dawdle here. Take him back and we'll deal with him when the others arrive."
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Feiyun Pavilion.
Yun Ji was feeling particularly uneasy today and couldn't concentrate on reading the scriptures at all.
I haven't seen Su Rui these few days, and my anxiety has eased a lot. Why did it come back again today?
He glanced at the Black Bodhisattva lying beside him and licking his fur. Could it be that the Black Bodhisattva didn't bring anything today?
In the past few days, Black Bodhisattva always brought the things Su Rui gave it after noon, but not today.
Did she give up?
Won't.
Su Rui is the kind of person who will not turn back even if he hits a wall. He will never give up just because of a few days of failure unless he finds a better way.
But now it's almost three hours and there is no movement.
He wanted to ignore it, but now it seems that he can't do that.
"Zhuiyue, where is Miss Su?"
Zhuiyue jumped in from the window and reported, "At 9:00 PM, someone from the Yong'an Marquis's residence came to ask Miss Su to return home."
Returning to Yong'an Marquis Mansion?
Yun Ji glanced at the gradually darkening sky outside the window, pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion to see if she is there."
Zhuiyue took the order and did it.
At this moment, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion was already in chaos.
In the main hall, Marquis Yong'an, who had just learned the news, sat at the top with his head as big as a bucket. His wife, Mrs. Liang, had tears in her eyes and was holding Zhou Yao's hand and crying uncontrollably.
"What is going on? Wasn't she in the Fahua Temple? How could she be captured by bandits?" The old lady came and asked anxiously as soon as she entered the room.
"It's all my fault! It's my fault! Two days ago, I discovered that a thief had taken my sister's dowry. I didn't have any orders, so I asked someone to ask Rui'er to come back and take a look. Who would have thought that we would encounter bandits in broad daylight? Rui'er... Rui'er is in trouble. Oh, God, how could you be so cruel?"
"Mom, don't take all the blame on yourself. Su Rui must have done something to offend those bandits. Otherwise, how dare they come out in broad daylight to intercept people outside Shengjing? And they only arrested her? They're clearly seeking revenge. In my opinion, it must be because of the trouble she caused in the border areas in the past, and those people chased her all the way to Shengjing."
Su Ye was really fed up with Su Rui, who was always causing trouble.
"No, how could Rui'er be involved with the bandits? Besides, even if she was, saving people is the most important thing. Rui'er is a girl. If she stayed overnight, what would happen to her reputation?"
As she said this, Liang covered her face and started crying again.
"What kind of reputation does she have as a girl? There are fewer bandits than men from the border areas." Su Ye didn't care at all about what Su Rui was going through now. She was familiar with it anyway.
"Brother, this is not at the border, it's in Shengjing. I'm afraid the whole Shengjing knows about it now." Zhou Yao said softly, but it reminded everyone.
In Shengjing, Su Rui is the legitimate daughter of the Yong'an Marquisate and is connected to the Marquisate. If she loses her reputation, it's not only her own fault but also that of the Marquisate. I'm afraid everyone is targeting the Marquisate now. If she is charged with colluding with bandits, even the Yong'an Marquisate will not be able to withstand it.
"What a troublemaker!" Su Ye gritted his teeth in anger. It would be fine if she harmed herself, but she always dragged them into it. It would be so much better if she were not around!
Thinking of this, Su Ye had an idea and said, "Father, Su Rui's reputation is ruined now anyway. Why don't we take this opportunity to tell the public that she has connections with the bandits and draw a clear line between us? That way, even if something goes wrong, our mansion won't be implicated by her."
"Ye'er, what are you talking about? Rui'er is your biological sister. How can you abandon her at this time?" Liang stood up angrily and slapped Su Ye.
"That's the truth. Otherwise, why would the bandits capture her alone and not send a letter asking for ransom for so long? They're coming for her. How could it be possible that she's fine?"
Liang Shi couldn't argue with Su Ye, so she turned to the Yong'an Marquis and pleaded, "My Lord, you can't do this. Rui'er finally came back. Even if she caused trouble, you can... you can..."
As if she didn't know how to save Su Rui, Liang couldn't say anything more and threw herself into Zhou Yao's arms and cried.
Seeing her like this, the old lady thought about Su Ye's words and said in a deep voice, "Ye'er is right. Ever since that girl Su Rui came back, she has caused so much trouble and brought shame to our mansion. Your military achievements are also lost because of her. She is a disaster. Now is also an opportunity. If we sever the relationship, the emperor won't say anything. Boss, make a decision when necessary."
In the old lady's heart, the prosperity of the Marquis's Mansion comes first, and she comes second. Su Rui steps on these two points, and there is absolutely no room for her.
"Father, it's better to do it sooner rather than later." Su Ye urged anxiously.
Marquis Yong'an thought for a moment and finally nodded with difficulty.
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