Chapter 270 Su Xuerong betrays Su Chengzong
The maid gently placed Su Xuerong on the ground and kowtowed to Sun Chu continuously.
"I know I am wrong, please save my young lady!"
Every time she spoke, she kowtowed.
When Sun Chu walked up to her, her forehead was swollen and blood was oozing out.
Sun Chu squatted down with satisfaction and helped Su Xuerong up.
He lifted her chin, pressed his thumb to the center of her chest, and slid it down.
Again and again.
To others, this action seemed like Sun Chu was deliberately taking advantage of Su Xuerong.
The maid thought the same as the common people and felt that Sun Chu was taking advantage of the young lady.
She opened her eyes wide and stopped bowing her head, wanting to stop Sun Chu's obscene actions, but was afraid of delaying the rescue.
I was so anxious that I broke out in a sweat.
Sweat flowed into the wound, causing her eyes to turn red and her body to tremble with pain.
"You...you...why haven't my lady swallowed the pill in her mouth yet?"
What you mean is, are you deliberately bullying my young lady?
When Sun Chu saw Su Xuerong swallowing, he stopped immediately.
He pinched Su Xuerong's jaw with his hand and forced her to open her mouth.
"Look carefully, are the pills still there?"
After the maid confirmed that Su Xuerong had swallowed the life-saving pill, she felt relieved.
She kowtowed to Sun Chu sincerely and said, "Thank you for saving my life, sir. When my young lady wakes up, I will definitely prepare a generous gift to thank her."
"I wonder what your name is, and where you live?"
As soon as the maid finished speaking, the accompanying guards rushed over in a hurry and knelt down to apologize.
Sun Chu took the opportunity to cover his neck and left, and went to Wanfu Temple.
If you give your name and address, you will be at a disadvantage.
Anyway, given how favored Su Xuerong is, it would be easy for her to find him through Su Chengzong.
After the maid scolded the guard, she found that Sun Chu had disappeared.
She knew that she had misunderstood Sun Chu and the bad guys before, and felt very guilty.
So he hurriedly asked the people.
"Does anyone know the young man who just saved my young lady?"
After saying this, she took out all the change from her sleeve pocket.
"Take all that I can tell you."
A woman hesitated for a while and said, "The young man just now seems to be the owner of Qianjin Casino."
Her husband is a gambler. Yesterday when she went to the gambling house to catch someone, she heard him say that the boss was gambling with someone, so she insisted on taking him to watch.
But there were too many people watching the gambling, and her husband couldn't squeeze in at all, so she could only watch from a distance.
The maid gave the woman a piece of silver.
"Whether the young master just now is the owner of Qianjin Casino or not, I am very grateful to Madam for telling me."
Just as he finished speaking, the doctor, sweating profusely, came trotting over.
The doctor immediately took Su Xuerong's pulse.
"The young lady's heart disease was very serious. Fortunately, she took the medicine in time, otherwise she would be beyond help."
When the maid heard this, she felt a little scared.
After the doctor finished speaking, he took out three silver needles and inserted them into the Ren Zhong, Bai Hui and Tan Zhong acupoints respectively.
Soon, Su Xuerong woke up slowly.
The maid cried with joy.
"Miss, you finally woke up, how great!"
Su Xuerong recalled what happened before she fell into a coma. Her eyebrows slightly frowned, and a hint of anger appeared on her pale face.
She was just about to ask where the man who beheaded the horse and forced the carriage to stop had gone when the doctor took away the needle.
"Miss is fine now. She just needs to rest. I will go treat the other injured people."
He stood up with his medicine box slung over his shoulder, ready to treat the civilians who had been hit by the carriage, but was stopped by the guards.
"You can't go anywhere until the lady speaks!"
Su Xuerong listened to the wailing sounds that came one after another, and her pale face almost turned transparent.
She hurriedly said, "Tao'er, pay the consultation fee and let the doctor go save the patient."
The maid gave all the change to the doctor.
"Doctor, please make sure you treat them. If the consultation fee is not enough, I will send money to the clinic later."
The young lady just went out to burn incense today, and donated all the money for incense, leaving only some change for emergencies.
The doctor nodded, took the change and left.
Chuntao helped Su Xuerong up.
The head of the guard said, "Please wait here, young lady. I will rent a carriage nearby right away."
Su Xuerong shook her head, "I will not return home today. You go and inform my father that I will stay in Wanfu Temple for a few days to pray for him."
"Yes, miss."
"Today's criminals must be caught."
"I obey your command!"
The maid reminded the head guard, "The young lady's medicine was broken. Go to the storehouse and withdraw fifty-five taels of silver. Use fifty taels to buy a bottle of medicine for heart disease from Doctor Wan, and give the remaining five taels of silver to the doctor who treats the people."
"Yes, Miss Chuntao."
The head guard arranged a guard to return to the Su Mansion to report the thrilling incident that had just happened. .
Leave two guards behind to deal with the dead horses and broken-down carriages.
The remaining guards sent Su Xuerong to Wanfu Temple.
Su Xuerong felt extremely guilty when she saw the people who were injured because of her.
"Chun Tao, please count the number of people and give them some silver from my private treasury later based on their injuries."
"Yes, miss."
"Did you get your forehead hurt when you fell out of the carriage?"
Hearing this, Chuntao remembered that Su Xuerong and Sun Chu had physical contact in public.
She immediately stopped and said to the head guard, "Tell everyone present today not to talk nonsense and affect the young lady's reputation."
"I will do it immediately!"
After the head guard left, Su Xuerong grabbed Chuntao's arm and asked, "What happened after I fainted?"
Chun Tao hesitated to speak, "Miss, I will tell you in detail when we get to Wanfu Temple."
Su Xuerong guessed that what Chuntao was going to say was not good, and the little bit of color that had just returned to her face disappeared again.
It takes about half an incense stick of time to walk from the beginning to the end of the alley.
The group soon arrived at the gate of Manpukuji Temple.
The monks in the temple were walking out, some were going to the alley to rescue people, and some were going to look for those who wanted to capture Su Xuerong.
Su Xuerong almost got into trouble at the temple gate, so they had to take some remedial measures.
Wanfu Temple cannot afford the price of angering General Su!
When the monks saw Su Xuerong returning, they bowed and apologized.
"Miss Su was frightened. It's Wanfu Temple's fault. We will definitely strengthen our protection in the future."
Su Xuerong shook her head slightly, "It's none of your business. I'm going to stay in the temple for a few days."
"Please, Miss Su, the side room of the Lake Center Pavilion has always been cleaned for you."
"Thanks."
After saying that, she entered Wanfuji Temple.
Due to the martial law in Ningzhou City, not many people come to the temple to burn incense recently.
The century-old trees in the courtyard are hung with ribbons of prayer for blessings, which flutter in the wind.
All the monks in the temple knew Su Xuerong and bowed to her.
If it were usual, Su Xuerong would definitely return the gifts one by one, but today she was in a restless mood and ignored everyone.
After passing the main hall is where the monks do their morning prayers.
Further back are the rooms where pilgrims stay.
Chuntao looked at Sun Chu who came out of the side room and her eyes widened in surprise.
"Why are you here?"
It was too much of a coincidence, and she began to suspect Sun Chu had bad intentions.
Sun Chu saw through Chun Tao's thoughts and said, "I didn't know you were going back to Wanfu Temple."
After saying that, he left quickly.
Chun Tao quickly called out to Sun Chu, "Sir, please stay."
She walked quickly to Sun Chu and said, "It was wrong of me to doubt you, please forgive me. Thank you for saving my lady."
When Su Xuerong heard this, her eyes fell on Sun Chu.
Sun Chu's collar was stained with blood, his injured neck was wrapped in white cloth, his clothes were covered in dust, and he looked a little disheveled.
"Did you get hurt because you saved me, sir?"
Su Xuerong knows a little martial arts.
She had already thought about it. With so many people on the street, the horse would be forced to stop.
If someone can control the horse, that would be great.
If it cannot be controlled, the horse will be killed and the carriage will stop suddenly.
She first used the force to get out and then caught Chuntao.
In this way, neither the master nor the servant will be hurt.
As a result, plans cannot keep up with changes.
Sun Chu appeared too quickly, causing the two to accidentally collide.
Su Xuerong already had a heart disease. After being shaken all the way in the carriage and then hit, she immediately became ill and fainted, and almost died.
She knew she couldn't blame Sun Chu, but she still felt a little uncomfortable.
Sun Chu met Su Xuerong's clear and concerned eyes, shook his head and nodded.
"I guess so. My neck was injured before I rescued the girl, but it just got worse."
He had a feeling that this woman, as pretty as a lotus in clear water, was a complete villain!
Su Xuerong has a slender figure, skin as white as snow, delicate features, and is even more gentle and charming than southern girls.
She folded her hands at her waist and bowed slightly.
"Thank you for saving me, sir. I am deeply grateful. When I feel better, I will come to thank you."
"Miss Su, there's no need to be so polite. Your father and I have a close relationship, so it's my duty to save you."
Sun Chu didn't know that the person in the carriage was Su Xuerong before he took action.
Because the carriage was very ordinary and did not have the Su Mansion's logo.
Su Xuerong stood up, a look of surprise appeared on Furong's face.
"Sir, do you know this little girl?"
Sun Chu looked at Chun Tao, "Your maid said so."
When Chun Tao was mentioned, she quickly asked, "Is the young master the owner of Qianjin Gambling House?"
"Yes, Sun Chu."
Su Xuerong knew Sun Chu. After all, the Su family had received a large amount of income from him in the past three years.
Su Chengzong also often used Sun Chu to criticize his sons.
"Look at Sun Chu, then look at yourself. You are about the same age, but how come he can make a fortune while you are just a bunch of good-for-nothings who only know how to spend money!"
When she heard it, she really wanted to say something back.
"If you give birth to a child but don't raise him or teach him, isn't it normal for him to grow up to be a good-for-nothing?"
Unfortunately, she is a considerate and obedient girl and cannot say this.
Thinking of this, Su Xuerong said, "I often hear my father talk about Master Sun and praise him highly. Today I am fortunate to meet him. It is true that heroes emerge from youth."
"I am full of money and I don't deserve Miss Su's praise."
"Everyone in the world is after profit, but only businessmen put it out in the open."
This surprised Sun Chu a little.
Could it be that I'm meeting another time traveler?
"Palace Jade Liquor."
The sudden change of topic made Su Xuerong a little confused, and confusion appeared in her clear eyes.
"I am a stupid girl, please explain clearly, Master Sun."
Sun Chu complained in his heart: I told you, where do so many time travelers come from!
He made up a story, "Not everyone can drink the imperial wine. I hope that one day, thanks to General Su, I, a mere businessman, can step into the palace and drink to my heart's content."
This was said in a tactful way, but Su Xuerong understood it.
She remained expressionless on the surface, but in her mind she was analyzing what Sun Chu meant by what he said to her.
It is said that businessmen have sharp minds and piercing vision. It seems that Sun Chu has already discovered that Su Chengzong is planning to take over the world.
But why did he use this to test her?
What benefit did he want from her?
A light bulb suddenly lit up in Su Xuerong's mind, and two words popped up.
Marriage!
That's why I was saved!
Want her to pledge herself to him!
Thinking of this, Su Xuerong began to suspect that what happened today was arranged by Su Chengzong.
After all, her father is selfish and willing to sacrifice anything!
In order to realize his ridiculous dream of becoming emperor, he plotted against her, married her to Sun Chu, and then got the money to recruit soldiers and buy horses. It was something he could do!
"Mr. Su has a talent for business. If he can become an imperial merchant, he can enter the palace and enjoy tribute wine."
No matter what Su Chengzong's plan is, Su Xuerong will not sacrifice herself.
She decided to bring forward her plan of escape.
For the rest of her life, she will live for herself!
When Sun Chu saw that Su Xuerong's words deliberately avoided Su Chengzong, he knew that she knew that Su Chengzong was planning a rebellion.
"With Miss Su's good words, I will definitely become an imperial merchant, standing at a high position as a merchant, and people will not dare to look down on me."
Su Xuerong looked at the burning light in Sun Chu's eyes and understood why he supported Su Chengzong.
Ambition can make a shrewd person blind and turn him into a gambler!
She sneered in her heart, but still spoke gently.
"I hope Mr. Sun's wish will come true."
After saying that, she glanced at Chuntao inconspicuously.
Chun Tao understood and said quickly, "Mr. Sun, my young lady is ill. She is going to rest first. I will come to thank you another day."
Sun Chu noticed Su Xuerong's coldness and guessed that she might have misunderstood the meaning of his words.
"Miss Su, you don't have to be so polite. We will be a family soon."
Before she could finish the next sentence, "I want to marry your sixth brother," she was interrupted excitedly by Su Xuerong.
"Master Sun, my health is not good and I don't have much time left to live. I don't need to repay you for saving my life by giving myself to you, so as not to pass on bad luck and illness to you."
Sun Chu looked at Su Xuerong, who was trying to avoid him, and confirmed that she and Su Chengzong were not of the same mind.
Otherwise, she would definitely try every means to win him over.
He smiled and said, "Ms. Su misunderstood. I do plan to marry a member of the Su family, but not you."
Su Xuerong did not let down her guard because of Sun Chu's words.
She asked, "Who is it?"
Sun Chu did not answer immediately, but looked up at the dazzling sun.
"It's almost time for lunch. If Miss Sun doesn't mind, we can eat and chat in the dining hall later."
Su Xuerong thought that Wanfu Temple was her territory, so she agreed.
"There are too many people in the dining hall to discuss matters. When the monks have their fast, you can go to the pavilion in the back garden and wait for me."
"Okay, see you later."
After Sun Chu finished speaking, he went to the main hall in front to donate incense money.
As long as you pay enough money, it will be much easier to get information.
After Su Xuerong and the others saw Sun Chu disappear, they turned and walked towards the island in the middle of the lake.
Chuntao followed immediately.
The guards were stationed at the entrance to the island in the middle of the lake.
There is a small palace on the island in the middle of the lake, and there are gardens around it, with a pleasant scenery.
After Su Xuerong entered the boudoir, she took off her soiled clothes and asked Chuntao, "What happened after I passed out?"
Chuntao quickly knelt down and explained in detail how Su Xuerong fell on Sun Chu and how Sun Chu helped her take the medicine.
"Miss, it is because of my incompetence that I allowed you... allowed you to be flirted with by Master Sun."
Although we had to take emergency measures, a bad reputation is a bad one.
Su Xuerong doesn't care about so-called reputation.
Su Chengzong is addicted to lust. There are so many people talking about him behind his back, but he still does what he wants?
Life is short, enjoy it while you can.
"Get up, you did the right thing. It's better to live a miserable life than to die."
Chuntao got up and helped Su Xuerong put on her new clothes.
"Miss, what just happened will surely spread quietly, and your future marriage will certainly be difficult. Why don't you go with the flow and marry Mr. Sun?"
Su Xuerong opened her arms and let Chuntao serve her.
"Do you think Sun Chu is so wealthy that he can use the best medicine to treat a sickly person like me and let me live a few more years?"
"Pah, pah, pah, miss, please don't talk nonsense. You will definitely live a hundred years!"
Chuntao spoke firmly, but she felt very uncomfortable in her heart.
The doctor said that the young lady will not live past the age of 20.
Although Su Xuerong didn't want to die, she had long since become indifferent to life and death.
Since she could remember, she had been to the gates of hell no less than a hundred times.
"Chun Tao, I'm afraid there will be a war in Ningzhou City. You should pack up quickly. I will find a suitable opportunity to leave."
Hearing this, Chuntao's breathing stopped and her heart was pounding.
"Miss, can we get away?"
After changing her clothes, Su Xuerong opened the window, looked at the sparkling lake, and raised the corners of her mouth.
"If you don't take a gamble, you've come to this world in vain."
She's had enough of being a caged bird!
The lake is connected to the river outside. If you swim for about a quarter of an hour, you can escape from the cage.
For this day, she dragged her frail body to practice martial arts every day to strengthen her body, and practiced holding her breath despite the risk of a relapse of illness.
Finally, I will see the light of day and be free.
Chuntao knew very well how hard her young lady had lived over the years.
She smiled and said, "Whether it's life or death, this servant will accompany you, young lady."
Although she has no martial arts skills, she is a great swimmer!
Su Xuerong tidied her appearance in front of the mirror.
"Chun Tao, when I go to dine with Sun Chu later, I will ask him some questions. Please cooperate with me."
"I obey your command!"
"Once you leave Ningzhou City, you will no longer be a slave. Let's go."
When the master and servant arrived at the garden pavilion, Sun Chu had not arrived yet.
“Boom!”
The dinner bell rang.
Chun Tao asked, "Miss, should we serve the meal first, or wait for Master Sun to come?"
"Go serve the food, Sun Chu should be here soon."
"Yes, I will go to the kitchen right away."
Not long after Chuntao left, Sun Chu came to the pavilion under the guidance of the monk.
The monk left only after confirming that Su Xuerong wanted to have dinner with Sun Chu.
Sun Chu sat down opposite Su Xuerong.
He spent 12,000 taels of silver and, in the guise of Su Chengzong's son-in-law, got some information from the abbot.
Although Su Xuerong has always been very cautious and the abbot doesn't know much, he has extracted two key pieces of information.
First.
Su Xuerong, a person with serious heart disease, has been practicing breath holding for a long time.
The explanation she gave was that it increased the strength of the heart.
At first glance, there's nothing wrong with it.
But holding your breath for a long time will increase the burden on your heart, which is courting death!
second.
Su Xuerong lit a perpetual lamp, and the birth date under the lamp holder was her mother's.
Although it is common to light eternal lamps for living people, Aunt Fang and her fiancé were born on the same day!
Although these two points cannot prove that Su Xuerong is not Su Chengzong's child, they can show that Su Xuerong and Su Chengzong are not of the same mind.
She has a problem!
Su Xuerong saw that Sun Chu was staring at her, as if he wanted to see through her.
She tucked her hair at the temples uncomfortably and asked, "Why is Mr. Sun staring at me?"
Sun Chu did not ramble on, but went straight to the point.
"Let's see how long Miss Su is going to pretend?"
Su Xuerong frowned slightly, and a hint of anger appeared on her fair and delicate face.
She didn't know why, but she felt as if she was being seen through.
"If Young Master Sun is here to cause trouble, there is no need for us to have this meal together."
After saying that, she stood up and left.
Sun Chu said quickly: "If Miss Su leaves, General Su will immediately know that his most beloved daughter has been trying to escape from him. Holding her breath is not to exercise the strength of the heart, but to swim out of that lake."
These words made Su Xuerong's heart beat like a drum, and she felt as if she was about to get sick.
She was very glad that the guards did not provide close protection.
Otherwise, if these words were to reach Su Chengzong's ears, even if he didn't believe it, he would eliminate this possibility.
Let her lose the chance to escape!
Su Xuerong knew very well that Sun Chu was not sure that she was going to escape dead, but was just testing her.
She should have pretended she didn't hear anything, or even sneered: "If you don't tell my father, you are the grandson!"
Use indifference or a tough attitude to dispel Sun Chu's temptation.
But on the other hand, she didn't dare to gamble.
On the other hand, I want to take a bigger gamble.
Sun Chu looked at Su Xuerong who had stopped walking, and said, "Miss Su, I have no ill intentions. Sit down and talk."
His tone softened a lot, no longer aggressive.
After Su Xuerong tried hard to calm her frantic heartbeat, she returned to her original seat and sat down.
She took off her gentle and innocent disguise and stared at Sun Chu coldly.
"Who are you? What do you want?"
Just as Sun Chu was about to answer, Chuntao came with a pot of tea and some monks who were delivering food.
After the food and tea were put down, the monk left and he asked Su Xuerong.
"Is your maid reliable?"
What this means is, can Chuntao listen to their conversation?
Su Xuerong nodded, "Reliable."
After saying that, she looked at Chuntao.
"Chun Tao, you stay outside the pavilion. If you see anyone approaching, alert me immediately."
Chuntao noticed Su Xuerong's nervousness and a look of concern appeared on her face.
"Miss, has something happened?"
"You'll know in a moment. No matter what you hear, don't say anything and don't let anyone see that you're in a bad mood."
Chuntao became even more nervous because of this, and her heart was pounding.
But like Su Xuerong, she had already mastered the skill of controlling her facial expressions.
The corners of her mouth turned up, her smile sweet and relaxed.
"Yes, miss."
After saying that, she left the pavilion.
Su Xuerong raised her chin towards Sun Chu, indicating that he should continue what he had not finished saying.
Sun Chu did not answer Su Xuerong's previous question, but instead asked: "Miss Su, what do you think of General Su's intention to rebel?"
These words frightened Chuntao, who was standing outside the pavilion, so much that she almost couldn't hold back her expression.
Su Xuerong sneered and said bluntly, "My father is always surrounded by women. He has no ability, no money, and no brains, but he still dreams of conquering the world. It's ridiculous!"
Chuntao almost cried.
Miss, can you tell this to outsiders?
Sun Chu agreed with Su Xuerong's comments.
"Why don't you persuade him?"
Su Xuerong didn't know what Sun Chu's purpose was, so she naturally wouldn't reveal her thoughts.
"Mr. Sun, I have answered your question. Now it's your turn."
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