"What...what do you want to do?"
Faced with Su He's approach, Su Xuerou panicked, especially since she was currently tied up. No one knew what crazy things this madwoman Su He would do.
"What are you doing?"
Su He snorted coldly, her tone revealing her disdain for Su Xuerou.
"I warned you before not to try to be clever in front of me, but Su Xuerou, it seems you didn't listen to me."
As Su He spoke, she took out a dagger that she had prepared beforehand from her sleeve.
A scream was heard.
Su Xuerou's face was slashed with a long, bloody gash by a sharp blade.
Cui'er stared in shock, almost exclaiming, "Second...Second Madam, your face!"
Su Xuerou was completely bound, and could only see her current appearance through Cui'er's eyes.
Her face was ruined by Su He!
Pain instantly overwhelmed Su Xuerou's entire body, and she looked at Su He with hatred in her eyes.
"Su He, you will pay the price for what you've done!"
"cost?"
Su He scoffed, "You should know that you're still in my hands. Even if I ruin your face or kill you, no one will come to save you."
"What, not satisfied with the left cheek, you want a slice on the right cheek too? If that's the case, I might grant your wish."
Seeing Su He about to point her sharp blade at her right cheek again, Su Xuerou felt endless fear. Her face was her greatest pride.
It was probably because of this that Brother Mu Bai became interested in her.
Now that my face is injured, what will Brother Mu Bai do...?
Thinking of this, Su Xuerou panicked. Although Cui'er was afraid of what had happened, she still spoke up.
"Young Miss, please spare the Second Madam."
Su He glanced at Cui'er, who was pleading for Su Xuerou, and snorted coldly.
"You are indeed loyal, but today I only have Su Xuerou to deal with."
As for why Cui'er was also captured, it was entirely because she was implicated by Su Xuerou.
Seeing that Cui'er was about to speak again, Su He warned fiercely, "You'd better shut up, or I'll make you just like Su Xuerou!"
Hearing Su He say that the target was not her, Cui'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she was also worried. She knew that if she did nothing in the current situation, Su Xuerou would definitely not let her go once she was free.
She will definitely be tortured terribly by then.
Cui'er felt scared when she thought of Su Xuerou's methods.
Just then, the door of the cabin was pushed open.
A guard came to Su He's side and said something to her, but Su He's expression suddenly changed.
He then looked at Su Xuerou on the ground with disdain.
"I have other matters to attend to today, so I'll let you off the hook for now. But this score isn't settled yet, and you're not getting away!"
After making those harsh words, Su He left the small wooden house with the guards.
As soon as the person left, Cui'er asked Su Xuerou with a concerned expression.
"Second Madam, how are you feeling now?"
Su Xuerou's face burned with pain, not only from the cuts caused by the sharp blade but also from additional pain.
Feeling Cui'er staring at her like that, Su Xuerou immediately scolded her.
"Don't look at me like that!"
Cui'er quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at Su Xuerou again, and whispered, "Second Madam, what should we do now? With the eldest young lady's temperament, I'm afraid she won't let this go."
Su Xuerou endured the pain, and although she was annoyed, she understood that what Cui'er said was not without reason.
She had to find a way to get out of this predicament.
Otherwise, if Brother Mu Bai really came to save her, she would be tortured to death by Su He in the process.
What Su Xuerou couldn't understand the most was how that bitch Su He, who was clearly dead, could suddenly come back to life.
But she hadn't heard a word about this at all.
If she had known that Su He might still be alive, she would never have been so careless.
Looking back now, Su Xuerou is both angry and annoyed.
I should have listened to Brother Mu Bai from the beginning and never acted on my own.
Otherwise, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.
Seeing that Su Xuerou remained silent, Cui'er, feeling uncertain, tentatively asked in a low voice, "Second...Second Madam?"
"Shut up! I'm trying to figure out a solution."
Jiang Mubai, on the other hand, also had no clue about Su Xuerou's whereabouts.
He couldn't understand why a perfectly healthy person would just disappear like that.
Upon seeing the guards return from their investigation, Jiang Mubai hurriedly asked, "How did it go? Are there any clues at the Minister's residence?"
The guard shook his head. "My lord, there's no news from Minister Su either."
Jiang Mubai frowned upon hearing this, becoming increasingly agitated. Just as he was pondering how to handle the situation, the guard spoke again.
"but……"
"But what?"
Seeing the guard speak hesitantly, Jiang Mubai became even more annoyed.
"Explain yourself clearly. If you dare to conceal anything from me, I will hold you accountable!"
Jiang Mubai angrily rebuked the guards.
The guard was clearly startled by Jiang Mubai's sudden aura and hurriedly spoke.
"I've also heard some news. It seems that the eldest daughter of the Minister's mansion who supposedly died isn't actually dead. I heard she's even married to..." The guard realized something was wrong and quickly changed his words.
"I heard that it was Miss Ye from Huishengtang who saved her."
"What?"
The lack of news was absolutely shocking to Jiang Mubai.
When he learned that Su He's death was related to Su Xuerou, he sent more people to destroy all the evidence related to it, and even intended to point all the finger at Ye Jintang.
But what's going on now?
Jiang Mubai's feelings became extremely complicated, and he actually told him that Su He was not dead.
Even with Huishengtang... Jiang Mubai's body stiffened.
In that instant, Jiang Mubai suddenly understood why Minister Su had kept quiet about this matter all this time.
Their decision not to continue attacking Ye Jintang might also be because they knew that Su He was not dead.
Could Xue Rou's disappearance be directly related to Ye Jintang?
Realizing this, Jiang Mubai gradually went from guessing to being certain.
No, although he has feelings for Xue Rou, to some extent, this woman also knows too many of his secrets. If Su Xue Rou is really captured by that poisonous woman Ye Jintang...
If he couldn't hold back any longer and said something he shouldn't have, the consequences would be far more serious than just poisoning Su He.
He will suffer as a result.
Jiang Mubai clenched his fists; he absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.
Her immediate priority was to get to Huishengtang and get to the bottom of everything. She needed to know if Ye Jintang's disappearance was related to Su Xuerou's.
"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and prepare the carriage. I'm going to Huisheng Hall right now!"
Jiang Mubai, with a cold face, sternly reprimanded the guards beside him.
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