After Xiaoying left, Mama Yu thought about it alone for a long time, and still went to the Qi Palace.

And there was also a carriage outside the Qi Palace, and he didn't leave until he saw her inside.

Ninghou Mansion.

Chu Yueyun found Chu Yue'an, pulled her into the house and said, "The matter has been done, will Lord Zhi seize this opportunity?" ”

"Jealous women are crazy." Chu Yue'an smiled slightly, "She can do anything." ”

"It's okay, we don't need to worry about things over there for the time being, and then, I just need to take care of our aunt." Chu Yueyun smiled lightly, "I heard that my aunt is coming, the one in the second room is very happy, I remember that she and her aunt are very close to each other, and the two of them couldn't get used to Zhao Qianru at that time, so they joined forces to deal with her, now that Zhao Qianru is gone, presumably the hostility of the second aunt will naturally transfer to the mother's body, she was pressed before and had no chance, and she can't seize the opportunity to toss at this time." ”

"I can't make any big waves." Chu Yue'an comforted, "We are here." ”

Subsequently, Chu Yue'an found Chu Yuan again, and told him the reasons behind these things that happened at home recently, Chu Yuan didn't want to believe that he was cheated by his favorite daughter before, but he couldn't find a better explanation.

"All in all, my father has been a little careful lately, there must be a lot of people staring at you, and the slightest mistake will be infinitely magnified." Chu Yue'an said, "But after all, this matter also involves the eldest princess, and my father doesn't know what to do at the moment, so don't pursue the matter of Wushisan." ”

Chu Yuan stared at Chu Yue'an, frowned, and said, "But how did you know about this?" ”

"Father doesn't have to worry about that." Chu Yue'an said softly, "Anyway, this matter will be solved in the end, so you should be careful recently." ”

In fact, when facing Chu Yuan, Chu Yue'an's heart was also mixed, others were not father and daughter, so he had no obligation to love this child who was not his own flesh and blood, although he was partial to Chu Yuezi over the years, in the end, he still raised her and Chu Qinghua without worrying about food and clothing, whether it was afraid that King Qin would pursue it, or for other reasons, she still had to repay this nurturing grace after all.

These days, there have been too many things happening in the Hou Mansion, Chu Yuan is a little tired of coping, anyway, he is now a laughing stock in the mouths of his colleagues, the current situation is unclear, it is better to take this opportunity to rest for a while, he thought for a while and said: "Do more wrong, don't do it well, I will find a chance to say a sick leave to the court." ”

"It's good that my father can think so." Chu Yue'an said, "I'll retire first." ”

Chu Yuan stared at Chu Yue'an's back, and felt more and more that she was a little terrifying, she was just a little girl, why did she have so much energy now? There is one thing, he also faintly heard that King Zhao wants to ask her to be a side concubine, it is really ridiculous, this Chu Yuean is King Zhao's cousin, how can he ask his cousin to be a side concubine? It's ridiculous these days!

As soon as Chu Yue'an came out of Chu Yuan's study, Cai Xing ran over and said breathlessly: "Oh no, Second Miss, the Seventh Prince was injured." ”

"What?" Chu Yue'an was shocked, "How is he now?" ”

"I've been carried back, I don't know what the injury is right now, Miss, go over and take a look." Cai Xing hurriedly said.

Chu Yue'an hurriedly went to Chu Qingbai's yard, it's good, how could someone else beat him? Could it be that this matter is also related to the recent series of things in the Hou Mansion?

Chu Qingbai was lying on the bed with a blue nose and swollen face at the moment, and the corners of his mouth were still dripping with blood, Chu Yuean hurriedly stepped forward to check the wound for him, fortunately, although it looked serious, it was all skin trauma.

"Second Sister ......"

"Don't speak, I'll heal you first." Chu Yue'an said, and hurriedly ordered someone to cut Chu Qingbai's clothes and deal with all the injuries on his body, the other party was very ruthless, all caused by punches and kicks, but the most serious was the right hand, which was broken.

At this time, the old lady Chu Yuan or Aunt Xiang also rushed over, after all, it was her own flesh and blood, and she was a grandson with high hopes, and the old lady was very distressed: "Who did this, he actually gave such a heavy hand!" ”

Aunt Xiang held her stomach and persuaded: "Old lady, your body has not recovered yet, go back and rest first, the second miss is here here, the second lady has excellent medical skills, there will be no problems." ”

Chu Yuan called Chu Qingbai's handmaiden over and asked about the situation.

The little guy was also not lightly injured, knelt on the ground and said: "The slave and the seventh prince went to the ink smoke shop to buy pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and met Qiu Gongzi on the way, Qiu Gongzi said that he knew a shop that sold Gongzi's favorite hookah ink, but on the way there, he was suddenly stopped by several people, and he couldn't help but say that he beat the slave and Gongzi. ”

"Could it be that this is an ambush set up by that Qiu Gongzi?" Chu Yueyun asked, "Has the seventh brother offended him before?" ”

"No, not only did he not offend him, but he is also a member of the poetry club, and his relationship with Childe is not bad." The little guy said.

"The other party only beat the seventh brother with you, or did he even fight with Qiu Gongzi?" Chu Yueyun asked again.

"I don't know, it was too chaotic." The servant said, "The minions didn't pay attention, and after those people finished fighting, I only saw Gongzi lying on the ground." ”

"Young Master Qiu is gone?" Chu Yueyun frowned and said, "This matter must be related to him, I'll go to him now." ”

"Yueyun, don't be impulsive." Chu Yue'an said, "When Xiao Qi's injury is stabilized, you will stay at home obediently and don't go anywhere." ”

"Okay." Chu Yueyun sighed, "How is Xiao Qi's injury?" ”

"Except for the serious injury to the right hand, the rest of the place is fine." Chu Yue'an said, "But I still have to lie in bed for ten days and half a month." ”

Chu Yue'an dealt with Chu Qingbai's injury, got up and said to the old lady and Chu Yuan: "Xiao Qi's injury has been stabilized, it's no big deal, you can rest assured." ”

"Hey, it's the bad year." The old lady sighed, "What is this?" ”

Chu Yuean said again: "Father, my grandmother's body has not recovered yet, you can send her back to rest, just call me and the fourth sister here." ”

"Well, Xiao Qi will be taken care of by you." Chu Yuan nodded, "Mother, Qingbai has so many people to take care of, there will be nothing wrong, don't worry, your body is important, go back first." ”

The old lady nodded helplessly: "People are useless when they are old, Xiao Qi woke up and sent someone to tell me." ”

Chu Yuan helped the old lady out, the old lady still remembered her daughter in her heart, and said: "It's a shame that your sister has filial piety, and she wants to come back to see me, I don't know when my body will be gone, I'm really afraid that I won't be able to see him for the last time." ”

"Mother, don't talk nonsense, you are in good health, and you will definitely be able to live a long life." Chu Yuan comforted.

"Your sister wrote to me that in addition to visiting me in the capital this time, she also came to the capital for Youming's marriage, but the Hou Mansion is now in a mess, how can she worry about it? Now that something like that has happened to Yuezi again, she can't find a satisfactory in-law. The old lady sighed deeply, "I was really affected by that little beast." ”

"Mother don't worry about these things first, just concentrate on recuperation, everything is with her son."

After the mother and son walked silently for a while, the old lady opened her mouth and said: "Although Chu Yue'an is not your own child, I see that only she can solve the current predicament of the Hou Mansion, could it be that everything is providential?" ”

"Let's take one step at a time." Chu Yuan said, "The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, our Ninghou Mansion has experienced so many things, what is it to discount the small wind and waves?" ”

Inside the house.

Chu Yue'an covered Chu Qingbai with a quilt, and Chu Yueyun asked worriedly, "It's been two hours, why haven't you woken up yet?" ”

"I gave him painkillers, and he will sleep more soundly than usual, so he should wake up at this time, just wait." Chu Yue'an said, "Don't walk around, my eyes are spent." ”

"Is this really the case? Aren't you avenging Xiao Qi? Chu Yueyun asked.

"How is it possible?" Chu Yue'an narrowed her eyes, "But before you start, you have to figure out the ins and outs, and then wait for Xiao Qi to wake up and ask if you understand." ”

"I remember, the one surnamed Qiu, when the last son was in Meishan, he was also there, and the relationship with the Shangguan family was not bad." Chu Yueyun said, "It stands to reason that there should be no grudges with us." ”

After a while, Chu Qingbai woke up slowly: "Water, I want to drink water." ”

Chu Yueyun hurriedly poured a glass of water, Chu Yuean helped Chu Qingbai get up, and slowly drank the water.

Chu Yueyun asked impatiently, "What's going on with Xiao Qi, who hurt you like this?" ”

"I don't know." Chu Qingbai reacted silently for a moment before saying, "I don't know those people. ”

"Weren't you with Qiu Gongzi at the time?" Chu Yueyun asked, "Is this matter related to him?" ”

"Probably not." Chu Qingbai thought for a while and said, "I have never offended him, and he has no reason to beat me." Second sister, how are my injuries? ”

"The right hand is broken, and everything else is skin trauma." Chu Yue'an said, "But I have already connected your right hand for you, although it may not be as flexible as before, but there is nothing wrong with normal functions." For other injuries, take good care of them and you'll be fine. ”

"Thank you, second sister."

At this time, a maid entered the interior and reported: "Second Miss, Fourth Miss, the Qiu family is here." ”

"The Qiu family?" Chu Yueyun glanced at Chu Yue'an, her eyes full of doubts, "What are they doing?" ”

"Just check it out." Chu Yue'an said, "Xiao Qi, you have a good rest, let's come when we go." ”

In the hall, Chu Yuan was already receiving the people of the Qiu family, and the person who came was the head of the Qiu family, Qiu Peng, who was also the father of Qiu Gongzi.

He saw Chu Yue'an and asked with concern, "How is the seventh prince's injury now?" ”

"It's not a big deal." Chu Yuean said, "It's just that my brother was with Qiu Gongzi when he had an accident, I don't know if Qiu Gongzi knew what happened at that time?" ”

"That's what I'm here for." Qiu Peng said, "Let's take a look at this letter first. ”

As he spoke, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Chu Yuan, who read it and handed it to Chu Yue'an and Chu Yueyun.

"Kidnapping?" Chu Yue'an frowned, "At that time, the target of that group of people was only Qiu Gongzi, was Xiao Qi just implicated?" ”

"Your son has been kidnapped, do you still have the heart to care about our Xiaoqi?" Chu Yueyun said sarcastically, a little unconvinced of the content of the letter.

Qiu Peng took out another letter and said: "The first letter was sent three hours ago, and the second letter was sent one hour ago. ”

The words made everyone even more confused, Chu Yuan took the second letter and looked at it again, with a look of shock on his face, and then handed the letter to Chu Yue'an.

Chu Yue'an glanced at it, and his eyes were puzzled: "Let Xiao Qi pay the ransom, what does this mean?" Xiao Qi is still lying on the bed now, what does the other party want to do? ”

Qiu Peng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "I have prepared the ransom, I hope that the seventh prince can go and redeem my son, I am such a son." ”

"What a joke!" Chu Yueyun directly refused, "Xiao Qi was originally the one who was involved, and now you have to let Xiao Qi pay the ransom?" Xiao Qi is lying on the bed now and can't move! You can figure it out for yourself, and we can't do anything about it! ”

Chu Yuean frowned, is this matter really that simple? Why did the other party make this request? Or is it that the other party is all this for Ninghou Mansion?

Qiu Peng suddenly knelt down at Chu Yuan: "Master Hou, I only have such a son, if he has any three strengths and two weaknesses, I don't want to live, Master Hou will save my son for the sake of our decades as an official in the same dynasty." ”

"Lord Qiu, you get up first, get up and speak." Chu Yuan said, "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that my son is lying on the bed now and can't get off the ground." ”

Chu Yue'an said: "Ask Xiao Qi what he means about this matter." ”

As soon as the words fell, Chu Yuean rushed to Chu Qingbai's room and told him the reason for the matter: "I suspect that this matter is not so simple, whether to go or not to go, you decide for yourself." ”

"The second sister also wants to figure out this matter, right?" Chu Qingbai narrowed his eyes, "Me too, I'll go." ”

"Okay, I'll go tell Lord Qiu about this."

Back in the lobby, Chu Yue'an said, "Lord Qiu, my brother is willing to go." ”

"Second sister." Chu Yueyun said with some complaints, "Why don't you persuade him, how dangerous this matter is." ”

"It doesn't matter." Chu Yue'an gave Chu Yueyun a reassuring look, and said to Master Qiu, "It's just that Xiao Qi's injury is serious, I don't worry about him going alone, I want to go with him." ”

"The letter doesn't say that no one can accompany you." Qiu Peng was grateful, "Thank you, thank you for the righteousness of the little seventh son, I am going to get the ransom." ”

Saying that, Qiu Peng left in a hurry, and Chu Yueyun was still very worried: "Is there really no problem?" ”

Chu Yue'an smiled lightly: "With me here, I will follow Xiao Qi and protect him." ”

"I don't agree with Xiao Qi to go, this is what you have to let him go, then you have to bring Xiao Qi back to me safe and sound." Chu Yuan said that he only had such a son now, and he couldn't let the roots of the Chu family be broken.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine."

Because Chu Qingbai couldn't get out of bed, he had to be sent to the carriage by two people carrying a stretcher, accompanied by Chu Yue'an, Qiu Peng had already brought the ransom over, and he was very grateful to Chu Qingbai, hoping that he could bring his son back safely.

The place mentioned in the letter was in a dilapidated City God Temple on the outskirts of the city, and the carriage was a little bumpy along the way, Chu Yue'an was still quite distressed when he saw Chu Qingbai's painful appearance, and regretted a little: "I shouldn't have let you come out to take risks." ”

"Qiu Gongzi is my good friend, if something happens to him, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to feel at ease, and I can't stop coming this time." Chu Qingbai said, "What's more, you and I also know in our hearts that the robbers may have come to the Hou Mansion for such a strange condition, so this trip is even more indispensable." Second sister, don't worry, I'm just a minor injury, don't worry. ”

About half an hour later, the carriage arrived outside the City God Temple, and the two servants helped Chu Qingbai to the stretcher and walked towards the City God Temple.

Chu Yue'an was keenly aware of the dangerous aura inside at the door, this was the intuition she had cultivated in her previous life when she was on a mission, she waved her hand and said, "You two take the Seventh Prince to wait here first, and I'll go first to take a look." ”

As he spoke, Chu Yue'an took the box containing the ransom money and walked into the gate of the City God Temple, which had been abandoned for a long time, and it was full of dust and cobwebs.

Chu Yue'an quickly glanced inside, found Qiu Gongzi who was tied to a pillar with his backhand in a corner, hurriedly took a few steps forward, and asked, "Are you the only one here?" What about robbers? ”

"Second Miss Chu, why did you come back here?" Qiu Gongzi said in surprise, "You get out of here quickly, it's dangerous!" ”

As soon as his words fell, he saw a row of flying arrows shooting in her direction, Chu Yue'an hurriedly flew to dodge, and as soon as he retreated to the side, he touched the mechanism on the side, and a row of darts shot straight at him.

The silver needle in Chu Yue'an's hand shot out, and those darts were inserted into the beam in a volley, she glanced at the inside of the room with cold eyes, and sneered: "Laying so many traps, is it for me?" In that case, why do you hide and hide, come out! ”

As he spoke, several black shadows flashed, and his skills were extremely fast.

Chu Yue'an pulled out the dagger in his hand, cut the rope in Qiu Gongzi's hand with a knife, and said, "You find a place to hide by yourself, I have a fight with them, and I may not be able to take care of you." ”