"Were you bullied?"
Yang Cui shook her head: "I'm fine, you arrived just in time."
Kang Yanfang, being perceptive, immediately said, "We didn't lay a finger on Miss Yang. She fainted from heatstroke when we arrived here yesterday. I called a doctor for her and assigned someone to take care of her. I'm telling the truth!"
Upon hearing that Yang Cui was ill, Cen Xiao's eyes were filled with heartache.
Wei Shengjin spoke up at the right moment: "Master Xiao, Miss Yang, this is not the place to talk. Why don't we move to the Star Gazing Tower and rest for a while?"
"Wait a minute," Yang Cui said. "Aunt Fang, I need to redeem Piaoxiang and Jinqiu from their servitude."
When Piaoxiang and Jinqiu saw that Yang Cui had been rescued, they were still worried that Yang Cui might betray them. But when they heard Yang Cui say that she would redeem them, the two sisters finally breathed a sigh of relief.
“This…” Kang Yanfang looked troubled.
"Dao Ba, go to the yamen and call Du Leisi here."
Who is Du Leisi? He is the magistrate of Gaoxin County, the highest-ranking official in the county, yet this man in front of him is calling Du Leisi by his given name!
But what's even more terrifying is Cen Xiao's next sentence: "Tell Du Leisi that the Qunfang Pavilion harbors remnants of the previous dynasty..."
The words "remnants of the previous dynasty" nearly terrified Kang Yanfang. A single disagreement could lead to the execution of her entire family—how terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!
"No, no, no, let's talk this out, let's talk this out."
Kang Yanfang knew that Yang Cui was the only one who could save her, so she knelt down in front of Yang Cui with a thud and slapped herself twice: "I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness, Miss Yang. You don't need to redeem them. You can take them with you. I will give you their indentures right now."
Kang Yanfang immediately got up and ran back to her room, taking out Piaoxiang and Jinqiu's indentures and giving them to Yang Cui.
"Take a look, is this your indenture?" Yang Cui handed the indenture to the Piaoxiang sisters.
Piaoxiang burst into tears of joy: "Yes, yes, thank you, Miss Yang."
After saying this, the two sisters knelt down and were about to kowtow to Yang Cui.
Yang Cui reached out to help him up: "Everyone takes what they need, there's no need to go to such lengths..."
Your hand!
Yang Cui was interrupted by Cen Xiao before she could finish speaking, because he saw the red mark on her wrist.
He rushed over, grabbed her hand, and lifted her sleeve, making the marks from the ligature even clearer.
Yang Cui could feel the surge of anger emanating from Cen Xiao.
She said, "They were afraid I would run away, so they tied me up in the carriage. These are just marks from the ligatures, it's nothing serious."
"From now on, wherever you go, you must have someone accompany you!"
He can't take that kind of fright anymore!
Afterwards, Cen Xiao held Yang Cui's hand tightly and headed straight for the clinic.
Everyone: "..."
Wei Shengjin laughed at Dao Ba and said, "Guard Dao, why don't you come with me to the restaurant first?"
"Okay, I've been starving on this journey. Quickly, have someone prepare some food."
...
Cen Xiao took Yang Cui to the clinic, had the doctor examine her injury, bought the best medicine, and personally applied it to her. Seeing his careful manner, Yang Cui felt a warmth in her heart.
After applying the medicine, the two arrived at the Star Gazing Tower, where Wei Shengjin arranged a table full of food.
Wei Shengjin was a perceptive man. After the food was served, he said with a smile, "Then I'll go down and greet the guests first. I won't disturb you any longer. Please feel free to ask if you need anything."
Yang Cui: "Thank you, Manager Wei. I'll give you the recipe later."
"Miss Yang, you're too kind. I haven't been able to help you at all."
"But you still came. I won't go back on my word. A person can't stand without integrity, and business people should be honest and trustworthy."
Wei Shengjin was overjoyed: "Then thank you very much, Miss Yang. But don't worry, our Star Gazing Tower won't let you work for nothing, hehe."
After Wei Shengjin left, Yang Cui asked Cen Xiaodao, "How did you end up here?"
Dao Ba replied, "We were originally going to Gusha Village to find you, but we ran into Cross-Eyed on the way. It was he who told us to come. After receiving the news, we rushed here as fast as we could."
The cross-eyed man was kicked off the carriage by Liu Laotuo and was furious. Since he had no means of transportation, he had to walk back. He was full of resentment and cursed as he walked. By sheer coincidence, he ran into Cen Xiao and Dao Ba.
The reason why he is called "Cross-Eyed" is because he has a pair of cross-eyed eyes, which are very distinctive. In addition, he is the one who specifically insulted Liu Laotuo. Even if Cen Xiao and Dao Ba did not know what he looked like beforehand, they could guess that this "Cross-Eyed" was the one they were looking for.
Afterwards, Cen Xiao told Yang Cui about what he had found out.
“I always thought that the person who kidnapped me was that mysterious woman who had been in contact with Lin Chunmei, but I never expected it to be Liang Xinrong.” Yang Cui sighed softly. “She did this not only because she couldn’t swallow her anger, but mainly because of Lin Shikang.”
He's just a scumbag, so why are so many women still falling for him?
"Liang Xinrong and Lin Shikang's affair is very secretive, how did you know?"
Forehead……
They've been exposed again.
"I've seen them on a date before." He could only make it up.
Yang Cui knew he didn't believe her, but thankfully he didn't press her for an answer.
"How do you intend to deal with Liang Xinrong?"
"She framed me like this, I definitely won't let her get away with it. I'll deal with this when I get back to Wan'an. This kidnapping of me will definitely have a big impact on my reputation, won't it? Will it affect Qiuqiu's studies?"
"Don't worry about that, Su Murong has already made proper arrangements."
"He can keep the entire city quiet?"
"He only needs to prove to people that you have not been kidnapped, and the rumors will fall apart on their own."
When Cen Xiao learned that Yang Cui had been kidnapped, he knew that her reputation would inevitably be affected. So when he questioned Su Yutang, he told Su Murong to announce that Yang Cui had been invited by the Star Gazing Pavilion to teach how to cook a new dish in Gaoxin County. Coincidentally, Yang Cui was indeed in Gaoxin County.
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