Chapter 897: The beloved cousin escaped from control (23)
Old Madam Zhao stayed in the Princess's Mansion for about half an hour, and talked to Du Shichu about her father and mother's youth. Du Shichu listened with great interest, and when Old Madam Zhao and Zhao Hui left, she felt reluctant to leave.
"Princess, if you... want to choose a county horse, it's best to ask His Majesty to help investigate. His Majesty will never harm you. But you have to be more careful with other people. Sometimes, what you see and hear may be false. It's just what others want you to know. Also, blood relatives and kinship are not very reliable." When Du Shichu sent her out, Old Lady Zhao hesitated to speak, and finally said these words to her with a hint of meaning.
"Thank you, madam. I understand." Du Shichu thanked her sincerely. Madam Zhao reminded her like this because she obviously knew that many people were targeting her and was afraid that she would be deceived.
Finally, Madam Zhao nodded to her and left with Zhao Hui.
Du Shichu no longer had to observe mourning, but she would sometimes go back to the Huguo Temple outside Beijing to burn incense and pray for her parents.
That day, she was returning home after burning incense at the Huguo Temple. When she passed a relatively remote mountain road, a group of masked men suddenly appeared and rushed towards her carriage, shouting as they rushed, "Robbery! Don't struggle or shout if you know what's best for you! Otherwise, we will not show mercy with our swords!"
Du Shichu was stunned. She never thought that someone would dare to rob on this road. Did these bandits want to die? Although this road was remote and quiet, it was the only way from Huguo Temple back to the capital, so it was always safe and there were almost no accidents.
Du Shichu actually encountered this accident that had not occurred in a hundred years. I don’t know if she is too unlucky.
"Everyone in the carriage, get out!" a gruff voice shouted, lifting the curtain with the blade of a knife. "Don't dawdle!"
Du Shichu grabbed Zhichun, who was already pale with fear, and got out of the carriage obediently.
When the leading robber saw Du Shichu's face, he was stunned for a moment. After a while, he stammered, "You, you take out all the valuable things on you!"
Du Shichu expressionlessly took off the hair accessories on his head, the necklace, earrings and bracelets on his neck. Zhichun's hands were shaking due to fear, and she tried hard but failed to take off the earrings. She was panicked and anxious, and almost cried, so Du Shichu had to help her take them off.
"We have given you all the valuables. Can we leave now?" After Du Shichu, Zhichun and Ma Cheng took out all their belongings, they said to the robbers.
Those robbers didn't expect that Du Shichu and his two companions would be so efficient. They handed over all their property without any resistance. They were simply the most exemplary victims. Logically speaking, if they were just ordinary robbers who only wanted to rob money and didn't want to go too far and attract the government's relentless pursuit, then they should have left happily now that they had obtained the property.
But these people did not leave immediately. After looking at each other for a while, they stayed.
"Why haven't you taken your belongings and left yet? Are you afraid that we will report you to the police? Don't worry, we won't. Besides, you are masked and we don't know what you look like. It will be useless even if we report you to the police." Du Shichu said to them tentatively again.
After several robbers looked at each other for a few times, they seemed to have made up their minds. The leading robber suddenly looked Du Shichu up and down with ill intent in his eyes. He deliberately approached her, looked at her with lustful eyes and said, "This girl is so beautiful. Suddenly, we not only want to rob her of her money, but also rape her... hehe..."
Du Shichu's face suddenly darkened, his eyes turned cold, and he said, "Think carefully, if you just want to rob me of my money, then you can still leave with your life, but if you want to rob me of my body, then you must plan to leave your life behind."
"Haha! You little bitch actually said you can save our lives? How? Are you bragging with your mouth?" another bandit laughed and mocked.
"Brothers! This woman is beautiful and has a hot temper. She's quite attractive! We've really found a treasure this time! We must taste her properly."
"That's right! I haven't tasted the taste of these rich girls yet! Damn it, they wear gold and silver, order slaves around, and act like fairies. Now, the fairies have fallen into our hands, hehe..."
What the robbers said was simply unbearable to hear. Du Shichu lost her patience and kicked the leading robber in front of her out. It was not known whether the robber's martial arts skills were not good enough or Du Shichu's attack was too unexpected, but he felt a pain in his chest before he could react, and then he felt dizzy and flew several meters away.
"Brother! Let's fight you! Bitch..." When the robbers saw their brother being kicked away by Du Shichu, they were furious and rushed towards her.
Zhichun was so scared that he was trembling with fear, but he did not forget his duty and stood in front of Du Shichu to protect her.
Du Shichu took her aside by the collar and said, "Just take care of yourself and don't interfere with me."
Du Shichu thought that a big battle was about to begin, but he didn't expect that at this very moment, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves in the distance, followed by a loud shout: "Stop! Who dares to rob here?!"
Du Shichu narrowed her eyes and looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw Zhou Yizhui, who had not appeared in front of her for some time.
He was riding a horse, with a group of people following him, and he was galloping towards us with a righteous look on his face.
"Leave now if you know what's best for you! Otherwise, you will be left here too!" The robbers were still aggressive when they saw these people appearing. They were not intimidated at all and sneered, "Just a few pretty boys, you want to be heroes and save the damsel in distress?"
A hero saves a beautiful girl? When Du Shichu heard these four words, his mind raced several times, and he had figured out what this drama was all about.
No wonder, she said that no robbers had dared to block the road for hundreds of years, but there were robbers when she passed by. Moreover, these robbers not only robbed money but also wanted to rape. This was too bold and did not conform to their principle of saving their lives.
Of course, what made her most suspicious was Zhou Yizhui, who happened to appear at this time and place.
Who is Zhou Yizhu? He is an unscrupulous person who has never given up on using her as a ladder to climb up.
Du Shichu immediately sneered and crossed his arms to see how they were going to continue this drama.
Zhou Yizhu seemed to have just discovered Du Shichu. He looked at her in surprise and said, "Cousin? Why are you here?"
(End of this chapter)
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