Chapter 233 Where is this?
After Zhong Min and Xier fell asleep again, a group of people quickly came in from outside, helped them up again, took them out and put them on the carriage that had been prepared outside. After a while, the carriage set off again and headed for its upcoming destination.
Zhong Min had already fallen asleep again, unaware that she had already been away from Muzhou for six days. Yesterday was supposed to be her wedding day with Xiao Mingzheng. She also had no idea how these people had gotten them out of Muzhou City. At this moment, she didn't even have the slightest thought of resistance. She could only sleep, as if it were an endless slumber.
When he woke up for the last time, Zhong Min was already lying on a gorgeous carved bed. The pink gauze came into view, making people feel unreal.
Was I still dreaming? My body was still limp and I had no strength, but this time I seemed much more conscious than before. I didn't feel like I was in Chuzhong.
But where was she? With great effort, he pulled himself up and looked around. The unfamiliar, yet unusually elaborately decorated room gave him an indescribable sense of dread. Xi'er wasn't there either. Besides her, there wasn't a single other figure in the entire house.
She took a few deep breaths and quickly adjusted herself. She seemed to have regained some strength, no longer feeling as weak as before. She got out of bed and carefully looked around, holding onto the table beside her. But aside from feeling unfamiliar, she found nothing else to discover.
This should be the destination where she was captured this time. Otherwise, if it was just a temporary pause, it would be impossible for her to stay alone in such a gorgeous and leisurely place.
Just as she was thinking, there was a sudden movement outside the door. Soon, several maids filed in. The leading maid saw that Zhong Min had woken up and hurried forward to help her. "Miss, are you awake? Please sit down quickly. You haven't fully recovered yet, so you shouldn't stand for long."
Zhong Min waved her hand, not wanting the maid to help her. She moved along the table and sat down on a chair beside it. Then she asked the maid, "Where is this?"
The maidservant didn't care and continued smiling: "To answer the question, young lady, this is Qingyu Garden, a villa of my master here."
"Who is your master?" Zhong Min saw that the maid's tone of voice was completely different from that of the people who met her earlier, so she knew that these people must have received orders and at least did not dare to do anything excessive to her.
"You will know who my master is later. My master already knows you've arrived and is on his way." The maid said in a deep voice, "I, Xiao Qiao, will be your personal maid from now on. You can ask me for anything you need, and I will do my best to serve you."
Xiao Qiao's words made Zhong Min feel very uncomfortable. This seemingly well-behaved and obedient maid was actually just someone sent to monitor and guard her. Now, she has completely lost her personal freedom. Just like last time, she was locked up again. However, this time it seemed to be even more troublesome than the last time, because she was captured directly from Muzhou, from Xiao Mingzheng's territory.
Regardless of who had captured her, she was deeply puzzled by one thing: Xiaowu and Xiaoliu should have known about her disappearance immediately. At that time, she was sure Xiaowu and his men would have sealed all the city gates and searched door to door for her. Under such circumstances, they were still able to successfully take her and Xier out of Muzhou. It was truly bizarre. It seemed there must be something else going on; it couldn't be that simple.
But at this moment, it was useless for her to say anything else to Xiao Qiao in front of her. She still understood the principle of being controlled by others. Therefore, before meeting the master Xiao Qiao mentioned and before figuring out everything, she would not act impulsively.
She had no idea how many days had passed since she was captured, but she knew in her heart that Xiao Mingzheng must be frantically searching for her. The search in Muzhou City had only lasted for the past two days at most. If there had been no results, Xiao Mingzheng, with his intelligence, would have surely assumed she had been moved out of the city and sent elsewhere. At that point, he would have mobilized his intelligence network across the country to locate her.
In this case, with Xiao Mingzheng's strength, she believed he would definitely be able to find her whereabouts. It was just a matter of time. Once he knew her whereabouts, she also believed that he would come to rescue her immediately. So, now, all she had to do was take good care of herself and persevere until the day he came to find her!
"Xiao Qiao, I know there are some things you are not convenient to tell me now. Don't worry, I also know that as a maid you naturally have your difficulties, so I won't force you. But some things should not have any impact on you, and are not within the scope of your confidentiality, so I would like to ask you to tell me the truth." Zhong Min looked calm, without the fear and uneasiness that most people who were captured in a strange place would have. After all, he had seen this kind of world more than once, so he had some advantages.
After hearing this, Xiao Qiao nodded repeatedly and replied softly, "My lady, please understand. I am very grateful. If you have any questions, please tell me clearly. If I can answer them, I will answer them for you."
Zhong Min nodded, and without hesitation, he asked in a deep voice, "First of all, I'd like to know what day it is today. Should this be okay?"
"Miss, today is the fifteenth." Xiao Qiao knew that Zhong Min was just asking about the time, so she told him without thinking too much. In her heart, she knew that Zhong Min asked this because she wanted to calculate how many days she had been captured, because when she was just sent here, Zhong Min was basically in a coma all the way.
After hearing the reply, Zhong Min quickly calculated in her mind. The day of the accident was the third day of the Chinese New Year, and now it has been twelve days. The ninth day of the Chinese New Year was originally the day for her wedding with Xiao Mingzheng. She didn't expect such a sudden change to happen.
She suddenly felt an indescribable sadness in her heart. Thinking of the wedding that was supposed to take place and Xiao Mingzheng who must be extremely worried, she felt extremely depressed for a moment, her heart ached slightly, and she couldn't let it go.
Seeing that Zhong Min seemed to be acting strangely, Xiao Qiao quickly stepped forward and asked, "Miss, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Zhong Min shook his head but said nothing.
"Oh, right, I've had some hot water prepared. Miss, you've had a bumpy ride, so taking a bath to relax will make you feel much better." Xiao Qiao added, "I've put some relaxing and blood-activating scented lotion in the water. A bath there will do you good."
"Xiao Qiao, where is the girl who was captured with me now?" Zhong Min ignored Xiao Qiao's suggestion and asked about Xier's whereabouts.
The last few times she woke up on the road, she'd always seen Xi'er by her side, but this time, she didn't see her. She didn't know what they had done with Xi'er, where she was now, or if she'd been in any trouble. Thinking of Xi'er, she felt bad. She felt incredibly guilty for having implicated this girl again for no reason. If Xi'er was safe, she'd be a little relieved. If anything happened because of her, she'd never be able to forgive herself.
Hearing Zhong Min mention another girl, and still using the word "catch," Xiao Qiao felt a little uncomfortable for a moment, but after a moment she said, "Don't worry, young lady. The other person you are talking about is Miss Xier, right? She is here now, and everything is fine. She has not suffered any injustice. She is just resting somewhere else. After you meet the master, you will naturally meet Miss Xier."
"Why don't you let me see her now? Are you still worried that we can escape from here together? If so, you overestimate me." Zhong Min frowned slightly, obviously a little angry.
"Miss, that's not what I meant. It's just that Miss Xier is just like you. She has been very tired along the way and hasn't recovered yet, so let her rest for a while." Xiao Qiao had a very good temper. No matter what Zhong Min said, she greeted her with a smile and didn't dare to be negligent at all.
Seeing this, Zhong Min didn't want to say anything more. Thinking about what Xiao Qiao said about the perfume added to the bath water, she probably thought it was an antidote for the medicine that had been taken from her body before. So after thinking about it, she decided to take a bath first, at least to let herself recover and be able to maintain the most normal physical condition at all times, instead of just sitting here motionless like now.
Seeing that Zhong Min finally stopped talking and agreed to take a bath, Xiao Qiao seemed very happy and immediately ordered someone to come and help Zhong Min to the bath. After soaking in the water for a while, Zhong Min suddenly felt like a different person. No longer as weak as before, he had returned to normal. He thought that after eating something, his physical strength would be fully restored.
It seems that the people who brought them here must have been giving them some kind of drugs to control their condition these days, which is why they had such reactions. Now that they have arrived at their destination, they are not afraid that they will have any more accidents, so they gave them the antidote.
After washing, he changed into clean clothes. The clothes were all brand new and made of extremely expensive materials. Most importantly, the size fit him perfectly, as if they were tailor-made.
Zhong Min let Xiao Qiao tidy her up, and wiped the water off her hair. After combing it, she let the three thousand strands of hair spread freely behind her head to dry naturally, and no longer paid any attention to it.
After taking care of everything, Xiao Qiao had meals delivered, mainly soups and porridge, with a few easily digestible side dishes. This was probably prepared considering the impact of Zhong Min's condition on his stomach during the past few days.
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