Chapter 196
Chapter 196
"Help……"
As the wheels of the carriage turned, there was also the sound of raindrops hitting the roof and walls outside. In such a noisy environment, Huangzhou, with his back to the corpse, actually heard a faint sound.
At this moment, his hair stood on end and sweat broke out all over his body.
He hardly dared to look back, thinking it was a zombie, or an auditory hallucination. No matter which one it was, his fear surged from the soles of his feet to the top of his head in an instant.
If she hadn't tied her hair into a bun, I'm afraid her hair would have stood out.
"Help……"
Another weak voice came, he covered his mouth with both hands, slowly turned around, and saw that the body that was originally lying on its back was now lying on its side, "Help——"
Huang Zhou could no longer bear it, he lifted the curtain and slapped the driver's shoulder, "Pretend to be dead! Pretend to be dead!"
About an incense stick later, Huangzhou and the servant tied up the woman's hands and feet, and cut a piece of cloth from her inner robe to stuff into her mouth.
"I won't ask you who you are, and you can forget what happened in the past few days, how about that?"
The woman nodded desperately.
Huang Zhou sighed, "I am a gentleman and I will not kill anyone. You are committing suicide, and it has nothing to do with us!"
The woman's face was swollen, and her eyes were almost squinted, but she still had a pretty face. After hearing what Huang Zhou said, she struggled. Huang Zhou couldn't bear it, so he took the cloth out of her mouth and said, "Go ahead, to make a long story short, if you are smart, I will send you out, but as long as you are not in the capital, I will not care."
"Thank you very much, sir. Please take me out of the city."
Huang Zhou waved his hand, "I am not a benefactor, but I beg you to forget the past and live a good life."
The woman nodded heavily, "Don't worry, sir. I know. I beg you to have mercy on me and let me live. I will be grateful!" If she hadn't been tied up, she would have struggled to get up and kowtow to Huangzhou.
Since they had to deliver the goods to the city gate, they could have gone around the moat, but the servant scratched his head and said, "It has rained a lot recently, and the moat has flooded several times. They say the road has collapsed."
I had to go through the city.
After finally avoiding the crowd, Huangzhou sent the woman to a remote place outside the city. After dropping her off, he rode back to the city without stopping.
When they arrived at the Huang Mansion, the servant said tremblingly, "Master, if the second and third masters want to punish me, you must save me. I'm a poor boy, without parents..." As he spoke, he began to cry. Huangzhou had told him many times that he should keep the matter today to himself.
Huangzhou sighed, "Forget it, don't feed the horses in the stable, come to me and be with Bao'er."
The servant quickly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you very much, sir. I will definitely do my best."
"Everything rots in the stomach!"
The servant nodded heavily, "If the second or third young master asks, just say that the woman jumped into the moat and died."
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It was almost noon, and there were few people on the only main road in the town because of the rain. But today, I saw a few burly men riding horses and escorting a carriage with a black nanmu body slowly approaching.
The carriage was decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, and was exquisitely crafted. However, its colors were solemn and low-key. Although it was not eye-catching, it should not be underestimated.
A shopkeeper pushed open the door and came out, looking around for a few seconds, then turned back and said in amazement, "It must be some noble family coming to our town. Look at that large carriage with two horses, it's so majestic." Someone else poked his head out and said, "It really is. I wonder if they are passing by Aiqi Town or are they staying here?"
"Just follow and see, won't you know?"
The townspeople were curious and followed the carriage intentionally or unintentionally.
Not far away, the carriage stopped and the man on the leading horse, who had a full beard, jumped down holding the reins with one hand. He led the horse towards the passerby. The passerby saw that he had been discovered and wanted to leave, but was stopped by someone who called out, "Sir, is there a Fang family here?"
When the people who were called heard it, they quickly pointed to a place not far away, "Reply to the knight, there is a courtyard with weeping willows at the end of the street. That is the home of Shopkeeper Fang. In front of his house is a shop called "East Come West Go", which is a pawnshop and a mountain goods dealer."
Linshan looked in the direction of the finger and nodded slightly.
"Thank you sir."
The word "sir" made the old man who was talking to him feel hot. He was just a rough man and was not worthy of being called such a sir.
So he became even more enthusiastic and said, "Why don't I lead the knight over there?"
After that, Guangming Tanghuang led the way to the shop. Although it was a rainy day, the door was still open. The old man went in first. Under the high window inside, the worker shouted, "Uncle Sun, why are you here again today?"
Uncle Sun pretended to be polite and asked, "Is your shopkeeper here?"
The clerk exclaimed, "Yes, it's in the backyard. If Uncle Sun wants to look for it, just go in through the gate." Normally he was always straightforward, but today he suddenly became particular and came to the shop to ask.
Uncle Sun led the two of them out of the door and walked to the end of the next courtyard wall. There was a wooden door facing north with two iron noses on it. He reached out and knocked a few times. After a few breaths, someone came to open the door.
"Uncle San, what's the matter?"
Every day he came to Fang Jiusheng to play chess, but strangely, the Fang family refused to receive him these days. The gate that he used to enter was closed these days. He came to look for him several times and it was always like this.
"Erlang, there are distinguished guests at your house."
After saying that, he half moved aside. Fang Erlang felt dizzy when he saw him. Seeing that he was in a daze, Uncle Sun quickly pushed him and asked, "What's wrong?" Fang Erlang quickly came to his senses and stepped out of the threshold. Linshan had already dismounted and walked up to him.
"May I ask if this is the Fang family that came from the old county?"
Fang Erlang looked at the heroic guards and the two-horse carriage behind them. He thought of the Duke's Mansion that his father had been talking about these days, and feared that it might not be far away.
He stood there stupidly and nodded.
"I wonder if the young master and young lady of the Xu family are staying in your house for a while?"
Fang Erlang didn't know how to respond. Linshan kept watching his expression and saw that he was feeling guilty. He thought that the disappearance of his cousin might be related to this mansion.
"The Xu brothers and sisters are cousins of my young mistress. The mansion had been expecting distinguished guests to come some time ago, but they were nowhere to be seen. My young mistress missed her cousin so much that she had to come uninvited. I hope you can tell the master and his wife to forgive them."
It turned out to be the young lady of the mansion!
In the past few days, Fang Erlang has been to the capital city to inquire frequently. In addition to looking for the whereabouts of his cousin, he also asked about the fourth young master's wife of the mansion. He didn't know until he asked, and he was shocked.
This is a fierce woman who can fight a prostitute at her doorstep without any scruples!
Just when Fang Erlang was at a loss, Liu's voice came from inside, "Erlang, is Old Sun here again? Tell him to come back a few days later--"
Fang Erlang was stunned and didn't know how to respond. Lin Shan had a full beard, which made him look even more fierce, but his tone was still gentle, "Please come into the mansion to report. My young mistress has traveled a long way and is very tired."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Fang Erlang ran in without closing the door, pushed open the main door of the hall, and looked at Fang Jiusheng, who looked much older, and said, "Dad, the young mistress is here."
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