The woman in white rushed over in a panic, reached out and grabbed his sleeve tightly, her voice full of helplessness and fear.
"Master, please save me! They are human traffickers. They targeted me because I got separated from my maid. I am Song Yuan, the legitimate daughter of the Song family. I have nothing to do with them."
...Song Yuan?
Lin Chenghe looked down, frowned slightly, reached out and held the man behind him to protect him, looked at the big man who was chasing him, and didn't wait for him to speak.
The two men shouted fiercely, "Get out of the way! We advise you to stop interfering. That girl is the most beautiful girl in our Chunxiang Tower. She actually dared to escape during the chaos this time. She is simply courting death."
"Miss Baizhi, I advise you to be more sensible and not implicate innocent people."
Song Yuan grabbed Lin Chenghe's sleeve, her knuckles turning white, obviously she was holding on very tightly. She didn't dare to let go and couldn't let go, otherwise she would be caught by these two people.
Then her reputation would be completely ruined, and she couldn't let go even if she kept pestering him.
She pleaded softly, "Master, please save me. As long as you send me to the Song Mansion, you can ask for any amount of silver."
Lin Chenghe's eyes flickered and he hummed softly.
After receiving the other party's affirmative "hmm", Song Yuan felt relieved. After she returned home, she would definitely check whether it was her good sister who did this good thing.
Song Yuan clenched his fists, his eyes filled with coldness.
Seeing that he didn't move, the big man looked at each other and rushed forward to grab the man: "Since you insist on meddling in other people's business, don't blame me for being rude."
Leng Feng saw the other person rushing towards him with a dagger, and thought he was trying to assassinate him, so he kicked him away, his eyes full of murderous intent: "How dare you, you are looking for death!"
"Come here, take these two men back to the yamen jail and interrogate them thoroughly."
Just as the captain was about to take action, a red figure ran over, shook the embroidered handkerchief in his hand, and wore an exaggeratedly large red flower on his head. It was obvious what his business was.
"Oh my, oh my, what's wrong, sir? These two thugs of mine were disobedient and offended you. It's all because of my poor discipline."
"Sir, here are twenty taels of silver. I, Wang Po, am sorry for that. Are you two blind? Miss Baizhi looks like this, how could you have mistaken her for someone else?"
He raised his foot and kicked the two men twice.
The two men immediately understood what was happening and quickly knelt on the ground begging for mercy: "Sir, please spare us, please spare us. A girl from our building is missing, so we came out to look for her."
"Maybe... I saw the wrong person. It's all our fault. Please don't send him to jail."
Song Yuan secretly stuck his head out and took a look at the captain's attitude towards this man, and had some guesses in his mind.
So this is the prefect, so handsome.
Her cheeks felt hot, and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to look again. She listened to the wailing sound, and when it faded away, she whispered, "Thank you so much... Thank you for saving my life, sir."
Lin Chenghe glanced at her, his tone gentle yet distant: "Nothing, where is the young lady's maid? I'll take you there."
"Yes, on the other side of the bridge. We got separated on the other side of the bridge. Maybe they are still waiting there."
"Okay, then I'll take you there."
"Doctor Yang, could you please wait a moment? I'll be back soon to take you to the tower to see the Kongming lanterns."
Jiang Sheng smiled and waved his hand, his eyes carrying some meaning: "Brother Lin, you are too polite. Go and do your own thing. I can go up just as well by myself."
Lin Chenghe felt a little embarrassed. He brought people out to watch the lantern festival, but accidents happened one after another. He should have hired more constables to patrol.
"Okay, then Doctor Yang, go up first, I'll be there soon."
"Understood, Brother Lin, go ahead."
Jiang Sheng looked at the backs of the two people, one black and one white, who matched each other very well. He smiled and said, "Leng Feng, your family's marriage is coming soon. Look how well-matched they are."
Leng Feng: "...Yes, I didn't notice it."
"Haha, let's go up the tower."
*
Lin Chenghe walked beside her without saying anything. When they were almost at the bridge, two figures trotted over and asked worriedly, "Miss, how are you? Are you hurt?"
Song Yuan shook her head, a little embarrassed: "It's okay, thanks to...thanks to Master Lin for saving me, otherwise I would have been in trouble today."
"Since everything is fine, it would be better for the three of you to go back early. As for what happened today, for the sake of the young lady's reputation, please don't tell anyone."
"Yes, I understand. Thank you for saving my life."
Lin Chenghe nodded and watched them walk away before turning around.
Song Yuan whispered, "Chun Tao and Qiu Ju, please check if Lord Lin has left. Please help me check."
"Miss, Master Lin has already left. Let's go back home quickly. If the master finds out that you sneaked out, today will be a long day."
"By the way, does Lord Lin know your identity?"
"...I understand. I just told him everything in order to get rid of the trafficker. I was afraid he wouldn't save me."
Chun Tao looked worried and said, "Lord Lin won't tell anyone about this, right? If it gets out, your reputation will be ruined, young lady."
Song Yuan shook his head and said with certainty, "No, Lord Lin also told me not to spread the news about what happened today."
"Let's go back quickly. The disaster I encountered today is definitely not accidental. It must be my half-sister who is causing trouble."
"...Second Miss, how is this possible? If the young lady is caught by the brothel and her reputation is ruined, it will not do her any good."
Chuntao was puzzled. How could someone do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit themselves?
Song Yuan's eyes were a little complicated, and she whispered, "No, think about it, if something really happened, would my parents spread the news? No, so I would be the only one to die."
"Of course my concubine sister can stay out of this. She likes my fiancé, so I will help her this time."
"Come on, when you get back, both of you keep your mouths shut. No one is allowed to tell anyone about what happened tonight, or don't blame me for being ruthless."
The two said in unison: "Yes, Miss, I understand."
*
Four people stood on the tower
There were continuous sky lanterns rising outside, like little stars, which made people unable to take their eyes off. Soon, more and more sky lanterns rose into the sky.
Jiang Sheng watched intently, the scene etched in his mind. He exclaimed in admiration, "It's truly beautiful! You wouldn't see so many Kongming lanterns in the capital."
Lin Chenghe hummed, "There's a custom here in Qiandeng Town. Every year at this time, almost every household releases Kongming lanterns to pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year."
"Of course, there are also people praying for love and marriage. As more people release Kongming lanterns, naturally more people come here to see the lanterns every year."
"I see, no wonder it's called Qiandeng Town."
They watched for a long time. The cold wind kept blowing in, and they all felt a little cold. Jiang Sheng coughed lightly and said, "Brother Lin, why don't we go back?"
"good."
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