Chapter 179 Shen Qingnian is no more in this world
The man sitting opposite her, dressed in a blue robe and holding a folding fan, smiled and said, "Miss Chen, the scenery in Suzhou is indeed much better than that in the capital."
"Thank you for saving me, young master." Shen Qingnian picked up a cup of tea, bowed slightly to the man, and spoke sincerely.
The young man smiled slightly and waved his hand: "Miss Chen, you don't need to be so polite. I should thank you for saving my life in the carriage that day."
As he spoke, he also picked up a teacup to toast Shen Qingnian, and the two smiled at each other.
It turned out that after Shen Qingnian was drugged and placed in a box that day, she woke up to find herself in a carriage.
His eyes were blindfolded and his hands were tied.
The carriage stopped after a while, and she immediately lay down on the couch, continuing to pretend to be unconscious.
At that moment, she noticed someone lifting the curtain to peek out; it must have been the person driving the carriage.
Seeing that she was still unconscious, the man got out of the car and left.
Seeing this, Shen Qingnian's mind raced, trying to figure out how to escape.
Just then, she noticed someone else getting on the bus, and the person grabbed her hand.
"Let me go!" Shen Qingnian shouted as she struggled.
"Girl, we meet again," the man called out.
Shen Qingnian heard the voice and felt it was somewhat familiar, and the person's scent was also somewhat familiar, but she just couldn't remember who it was.
“It seems like you’re in trouble now.” The man said to himself, as he untied the rope binding her hands.
Shen Qingnian tore off the blindfold and looked at the man in front of her. She felt like she had seen him somewhere before.
The man noticed her somewhat bewildered and wary expression and knew she didn't remember him.
The man took out a porcelain bottle from his robes: "Does the young lady still remember this?"
Upon seeing the porcelain bottle, Shen Qingnian finally remembered that the person in front of her was the man who had been injured and hiding in the carriage that day.
"It's you!" Shen Qingnian felt a little relieved.
"Let's go quickly." Shen Qingnian said, leading the people out of the car.
The man grabbed her, lifted the curtain, and pointed to the coachman not far away, saying, "That's the man who brought you here. It seems he intends to hand you over to the madam over there."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian frowned slightly, wondering for a moment who wanted to kidnap her and come up with such a vicious plan to sell her to a madam.
She quickly curtsied to the man and said, "Thank you for your help today, sir." Then she got out of the carriage.
After taking two steps forward, Shen Qingnian stopped and turned to look at the man following behind her.
The man smiled and said, "I can help you."
Shen Qingnian was somewhat surprised; he knew what she wanted to say before she even spoke.
"Don't you want to go back?"
"I have a method, would you like to try it, young lady?" the man said with a smile.
Shen Qingnian was stunned. This person not only knew what she was thinking, but also seemed to have thought of what to do for her.
She was originally thinking about how to leave the Jingnan Marquis's mansion, but now she has been kidnapped, which means she is free.
Now that we've already left the Marquis of Jingnan's residence, why go back?
Moreover, Xie Yanzhi would not take his anger out on Ling'er and his aunt.
After all, this time she didn't run away on her own initiative; someone kidnapped her. This was a rare opportunity!
But can this person really be trusted? They only met once.
Just as the coachman was about to turn back, Shen Qingnian tensed up, afraid of being discovered, and hid behind the man.
The man winked at the people beside him, and two of them went up, one of whom bumped into the coachman's shoulder.
"How do you walk? How dare you bump into an old man!" With that, the two men started fighting with the coachman.
"You dare hit me? My master is General Li..." The coachman was pinned to the ground by the two men, and he wanted to mention General Li's name to scare away the two troublemakers.
But considering that this was something the young lady had ordered, something that couldn't be done in the light of day, she couldn't reveal her family's identity.
Upon seeing this, the man said, "It seems that you have offended someone surnamed Li, and he wants to get rid of you."
Shen Qingnian had also heard it; the coachman seemed to be referring to General Li's residence.
Then... someone came to mind.
Li Huiyan!
That dignified and gentle Lady Li!
The man urged, "Miss, please decide quickly, the coachman is coming soon."
Shen Qingnian glanced in that direction again and said resolutely, "Please help me, young master."
Regardless, let's deal with the immediate problem first.
Upon hearing this, the man immediately led Shen Qingnian to a nearby alley: "Miss, please forgive me."
Before Shen Qingnian could react, he reached out and took the hairpin from her head, then tore off half of her skirt.
He then handed the two items to his entourage and gave them a few instructions.
A moment later, the man pointed outside and said to Shen Qingnian, "Miss, please look."
Shen Qingnian peeked out and saw that the carriage was on fire, and the horses had started running away in fright.
The coachman kept chasing after her, completely unaware that she was hiding in the alley.
Shen Qingnian asked curiously, "What did you do, young master?"
The man laughed and said, "When the carriage is found, you will find that the girl is already a charred corpse."
Upon hearing the man's words, Shen Qingnian took two steps back, her face filled with shock!
Upon seeing this, the man burst into laughter: "Is the young lady afraid of me? Afraid that I will really make her disappear from this world?"
Shen Qingnian frowned slightly. Shouldn't she be afraid of him?
Someone came to help her for no reason and was able to arrange for her to fake her death in such a short time.
How did he know she wanted to leave the Jingnan Marquis's residence?
This series of questions forced Shen Qingnian to become wary of the person in front of her.
"Don't be afraid, Miss Shen!" the man suddenly called out Shen Qingnian's name.
Shen Qingnian was startled again! She had never told him her surname.
"How did you know my surname is Chen?" Shen Qingnian couldn't help but ask.
The man grinned and took something out of his sleeve, holding it up to Shen Qingnian.
Upon seeing the object, Shen Qingnian's pupils constricted slightly. It was the jade pendant that Xiao Huaiyi had once given her.
"My name is Liu Hao. Entrusted by Brother Xiao, I have been looking for an opportunity to rescue Miss Shen from the capital."
"So today, as soon as my men discovered that you were being carried out of the manor, they followed us."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian's eyes welled up with tears. "Brother Xiao must be Xiao Huaiyi."
She said those hurtful things to him, yet he still thought of helping her. Shen Qingnian was at a loss for words.
“Miss Chen, I heard from Brother Xiao that your ancestral home is in Jiangnan. I’m going south anyway, would you like to come with me?”
Shen Qingnian held the jade pendant, nodded, and followed him to Suzhou.
Along the way, Shen Qingnian also learned that he was Liu Hao, the eldest son of the Minister's mansion.
At this moment, Liu Hao took out a household registration document from his sleeve and pushed it in front of Shen Qingnian, "Miss Shen, from now on you will be called Su Wu."
"This is your new household registration. You can live a peaceful life from now on."
Shen Qingnian took the household registration certificate, her eyes filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Young Master Liu."
From this day forward, there will be no more Shen Qingnian in this world; there will only be Su Wu.
Shen Qingnian stroked the two characters "Su Wu" on the household registration with her hand, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
She never imagined that she could leave the capital and escape Xie Yanzhi so soon.
It all feels so unreal.
Shen Qingnian looked up at the distant river, its vast expanse of water shimmering with golden light under the setting sun, giving her a sense of tranquility and comfort.
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