Chapter 328 Take off your clothes, I want to inspect them.
Su Wan'er contacted the shopkeeper of the Su family's upper shop and asked him to make her a fake travel permit so she could set off north the next day.
The night before, she came to Zhao Jiu to say goodbye. "Zhao Jiu, are you sure you don't want to come to Lin'an with me? I'm worried that if the fact that you took me away is exposed, it will implicate you."
Although Zhao Xuan was exiled, he was still a prince and had some power, so the officials here gave him some face.
Zhao Jiu shook his head: "No, I have no relatives or friends in Lin'an, what would I do there? I'm doing fine with Brother Liao and Brother Feng in Lingnan, so you don't need to worry about me. When you go back to the Su family and become the eldest daughter, you must live a glamorous life. If I ever can't make it in the future, I'll come back to you."
Their lives were saved by Prince Xiao, and they planned to stay and serve the Xiao family to repay their life-saving grace, even at the cost of their lives.
He will not leave his brothers at this time.
Su Wan'er still liked him a little, but her marriage was never her decision. She secretly ran away back to her parents' home, and she may never be able to show her face as Su Wan'er again in this lifetime.
Her future is uncertain, and she can't give Zhao Jiu any guarantees.
"Okay, I understand what you mean. Take care. If you encounter any difficulties, take this token to the Su family's silk shop, mention my name, and they will help you."
"I can't accept it. I'm a grown man with hands and feet. If all else fails, I can work as a porter at the docks. I won't starve. Don't worry about me. Take it back." Zhao Jiu refused.
As the two were talking, a knock came at the door.
Hu Feng whispered a reminder, "The Prince of Xuan's men have arrived."
Su Wan'er turned pale with fright and instinctively hid behind Zhao Jiu, gripping his arm tightly. "How did they find their way here?"
Zhao Jiu quickly thought of a key person, "You said you saw Liu Yiyi during the day? She must have betrayed you, you've been betrayed."
"No, Yiyi was once saved by my life. How could she betray me? I believe she wouldn't betray me."
"Don't be silly, people can change."
"Let's not talk about that now, what do we do?"
Su Wan'er looked under the bed and then at the cabinet, anxiously wondering where she could hide to be safe.
"There are no places to hide inside the house, so there's no way to hide. There's only one way: jump out the window."
"Jump out the window?" Su Wan'er looked out the window; it was quite high, and she was scared.
They are currently in a regular private room on the second floor.
"If you don't jump, are you going to wait for them to come and take you back?"
"I'll go down first. You jump down in a bit, and I'll catch you. You'll be fine, trust me." Zhao Jiu said seriously, giving a few instructions before quickly jumping down from the windowsill. He landed safely and reached out towards the window, saying, "Jump down quickly."
Hearing the commotion outside, Su Wan'er didn't care about anything else. She stretched her legs out the window and said again, worried, "You have to catch me."
Hu Feng and his men outside were making a commotion, which attracted the attention of the guards. The guards searched that side, but when they couldn't find it, they rushed into this private room to look for it.
The door was pushed open just as Su Wan'er jumped down.
The guard saw the window being pushed open and rushed to the window. He saw the backs of the two people running away below, used his lightness skill to quickly leap down, did several somersaults in the air, and landed in front of them.
"Madam Su, the Prince has ordered me to take you back."
Su Wan'er pulled the cloth covering her face.
"You've mistaken her for someone else; she's not Lady Su."
Five guards surrounded them, drawing their swords and pointing them at Zhao Jiu.
"His Highness orders his men to kill anyone who abducts Lady Su!"
Just as the guards were about to attack Zhao Jiu.
Several figures rushed out of the inn and surrounded the guards.
"Let's see who dares to bully my brothers!" Old Liao had already found out that it was Xuan Wang's men who ambushed and killed several of their brothers on the way.
They had an irreconcilable hatred for King Xuan, and if they didn't avenge this hatred, when would they ever get another chance?
Let's kill these few today, and then we'll wipe out all of King Xuan's elite guards later.
Su Wan'er covered her face with a veil and shook her head repeatedly. She couldn't go back; if she went back, she would die.
One of the guards who had been following the exile procession recognized Old Liao. "Officer Liao, are you trying to oppose our Prince?"
"Oppose us? You were the ones who were ruthless and unjust first, plotting behind our backs and killing several of our brothers. We'll settle this score with you now."
The guards vehemently denied it, coldly scoffing, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
At that moment, a low-key yet luxurious carriage stopped in the backyard of the inn.
Zhao Xuan got off the carriage. He was worried that if Su Wan'er escaped back to Lin'an and told the head of the Su family about her experience, he would lose the Su family's support and his business expansion in Jiangnan would be suppressed by the local gentry.
He and his guards went out together, first to the county magistrate, when they received news that he was at the inn, so they immediately rushed over.
Surrounded by a dozen guards and attendants, they entered the backyard of the inn. The torches held by the attendants illuminated the backyard as if it were daytime.
"Lord Liao, why did you abduct my concubine? Are you trying to blackmail me with her? What exactly do you want?"
Old Liao, "..."
He had no interest in women; all he wanted was revenge.
But Zhao Jiu did indeed abduct the other party's woman.
This left him speechless.
When Zhao Xuan saw Su Wan'er hiding behind a man, his face darkened, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Wan'er, come here!"
Su Wan'er trembled with fright, and her feet moved out of her control.
Zhao Jiu grabbed her wrist, "Don't go over there..."
"open!"
Su Wan'er knew how ruthless Zhao Xuan was and didn't dare to go against him. She didn't want to die, nor did she want to implicate others. Since this matter started because of her, she should be the one to resolve it.
"Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with them. I begged them to help me by releasing them."
Seeing him cry, Zhao Xuan felt irritated. He grabbed her wrist, pulled her over, tore off her veil, pinched her chin and lifted her up. His eyes narrowed, and his sinister brows were filled with a murderous ferocity.
He warned in a low voice, "Stop crying. I haven't even said what I'm going to do to them yet. Don't forget, whose woman are you!"
When Zhao Jiu saw Su Wan'er being treated roughly by him, his heart tightened and he stepped forward to save her, but Lao Liao pressed down on his shoulder and shook his head slightly.
Going there now would not only fail to save her, but would also implicate her and give others leverage against her.
Su Wan'er blinked, forcing back her tears. "Yes, I won't cry anymore. I just don't want to drag others down with me."
"If you don't want to drag them down, come back with me."
"Okay, I'll go back with you and let them go."
"Men, teach them a lesson!" Zhao Xuan pulled Su Wan'er onto the carriage and gave the order to his men.
"Your Highness, please don't hit them! I begged them for help..."
"Shut up! What kind of spell did that brat cast on you?" Zhao Xuan roughly shoved the man into the carriage.
The sound of clashing weapons came from the backyard, "Clang! Clang!..."
Zhao Xuan had secret guards and bodyguards on his side, while Lao Liao and his group only had seven or eight people, and they were quickly defeated.
Zhao Jiu, who was almost half-dead from the beating, was inside the carriage when Su Wan'er heard their muffled groans. "Stop! Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him! You're not allowed to hit him anymore! I order you to stop..."
They only obey Zhao Xuan; Yun Jiaoyue, as the princess, cannot command them, and besides, Su Wan'er is just a concubine.
Su Wan'er lowered the curtains, rushed over and grabbed Zhao Xuan's arm to plead, "Your Highness, please make them stop, stop hitting them, people will die if they keep fighting."
"Why are you so concerned about him? What's your relationship with him? Have you already given yourself to him? Tell me!" Zhao Xuan pinched her chin again.
Su Wan'er shook her head with tears in her eyes, "No, no, he and I are completely innocent."
"I will investigate. If you are telling the truth, we will spare him. If he really touched you, I will grind him to dust!"
"What are you standing there for? Take off your clothes."
"There are people outside..."
Zhao Xuan, "Someone come here..."
Su Wan'er was desperate. "No, I'll take it off."
If Zhao Jiu were beaten to death today, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.
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