Chapter 251: Secret Letter
Zhao Yuanbai came over, in addition to apologizing for his father's matter, he also brought news of Xiuniang and her mother.
This guy acted quickly, but in just a few days, he renovated the small courtyard where Xiuniang's family of three lived, and the ones that should be added were also purchased for them, which made Suning'er feel a lot better.
That day, when I went to Chonghuafang, I saw Xiuniang's family living in such a simple house, for fear that it would rain heavily recently, so that they would not be able to live unstable, but now that the house is repaired and there are people from the Persian caravan to take care of it, she thinks that there will be no chaos for the time being.
During these days, the thing she has been worried about is the safety of the saint and Xiuniang's family, and now everything is going well, but it can be regarded as a quiet time, and then she will prepare to get married in a down-to-earth manner.
It's quite evil to say, she always thinks about seeing Zhao Yuanbai more now, and she feels like her consciousness is being dominated, and she always feels that she has a lot to say to him.
In fact, the Su family's family style is not very strict, and the two of them are childhood sweethearts, so Su Jing and the Qi family are even more lazy to care about their private meetings.
But what made Suning'er wonder was that this stunned young man had suddenly become reserved recently, and he didn't come to the house at will.
While packing up the things she was going to bring to the Zhao Mansion, Suning'er was thinking about the day of her marriage.
Seeing that the auspicious day was approaching, the day before she got married, Suninger suddenly received a secret letter, which did not contain any textual content, just a painting, on which a courtyard was painted, and there were three people in the courtyard, two women with long hair and a young child.
Suning'er looked at the courtyard very familiarly, and immediately thought of Xiuniang, and immediately had a bad premonition in her heart.
The messenger had disappeared without a trace when he handed the letter to Suning'er, and she had no way of knowing who delivered it.
But she didn't expect that it was Wen Jiqing who did it, if Wen Jiqing noticed this, he could only kill Xiuniang's family, so why bother to come out like this.
She was a little worried, called Yin Xiu, set up the carriage, and the master and servant went straight to Chonghuafang.
At this time, it was evening, but the Chonghua Fang, which should have been lively, was unusually quiet and eerie.
Suning'er's heart was pounding, and she unconsciously became a little vigilant.
Yin Xiu also seemed to notice something abnormal, and gradually slowed down the horse's speed.
Suning'er lifted the corner of the curtain, poked around, and asked softly and uneasily, "Yin Xiu, are you almost there?" ”
Yin Xiu stared at an old courtyard in front of her with a dull gaze, and calmly replied: "Yiniang, I have arrived, but the door of this courtyard is closed, and the slave maid sees that something is wrong. ”
Suning'er frowned and whispered, "You have to be careful." ”
Watching Yin Xiu jump out of the carriage from the gap in the curtain, he walked lightly to the edge of the courtyard wall, and turned over with a vertical body, and then sighed softly.
Thanks to Yin Xiu, otherwise he would have been scared to death by this oppressive atmosphere.
It's just that what makes her wonder is why this Chonghua Workshop suddenly became silent, and she couldn't even see a living person.
She heard Zhao Yuanbai say that there were many merchants of Persian caravans living in this place, as well as guards sent by the Holy Maiden of the Evil Moon, but why couldn't she even see a single figure.
was hesitating, suddenly a bright light flashed from the curtain beside her, she didn't fully see it, only felt a burst of breath in her chest, and she didn't scream out of an exclamation pressed in her throat, and she suddenly lost consciousness when it was dark in front of her.
I don't know how long later, she opened her eyes in a daze, her brain buzzing, as if she had been hit on the head.
Looking around, I came to a house.
The room was empty, and a candle burned slowly on the candlestick not far away, emitting a dim light.
"Anyone?"
She asked, grunting her eyes and trembling.
"Who brought me here, please show up."
A person muttered for a long time, and finally heard a "creak" knock on the door, and a burly middle-aged man walked in slowly.
And this person looked very familiar, and he looked at it, it was none other than Tao Dingqian.
Su Ning'er squinted her eyes and pretended to be calm: "It turned out to be Uncle Tao, I don't know what Uncle Tao brought the slave family here?" ”
Tao Dingqian walked up to her slowly, and said with a dark smile: "Niece, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't come unharmed." ”
Su Ning'er had a lot of questions in her heart, and she didn't know how this guy learned the whereabouts of Xiuniang's family, and how she brought herself out of Chonghuafang unconsciously, but I was afraid that Yin Xiu found that she was missing at this time, and she was already in a hurry.
She raised her eyes and looked at Tao Dingqian, and said slowly: "Uncle Tao, what does this mean, could it be that he knows that the slave family will get married tomorrow, and specially called the slave family here to say hello to the slave family alone?" ”
"Hmph, Dao Xi", Tao Dingqian seemed to be smiling, and an inexplicable sourness burst out of his eyes: "Niece, Tao has no ill will towards you, but you shouldn't have made the wrong marriage, Tao definitely can't watch you marry the Zhao family." ”
"Oh, heh, it turned out to be because of this", Su Ning'er was still calm and relaxed, and asked unhurriedly: "I'm a little puzzled, how did Uncle Tao enter Chonghuafang, and how did he bring the slave family here?" ”
"What's so difficult about this", Tao Dingqian's eyes were even more gloomy, and he smiled: "Tao is also a famous person in this Chang'an City, although he is not powerful, but as the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, as long as you are willing to work hard, there is nothing that can't be done." ”
After a pause, he continued: "I want to come to my niece and have heard a little, in the past, Tian Yuhou in the Beiya was a human tooth trader, and he could sell his beloved people to all parts of the country, so he naturally had to have some strength, although Tian Yuhou has passed away, but these dark piles and teeth he left behind still have a way to live, Tao has always been kind-hearted, and he couldn't bear to watch them lose their jobs, so he had to take them over, these people are all outlaws, as long as they promise heavy profits, they can risk their lives to do things for you, but they are much more useful than those soldiers in the army, Hehe. ”
Hearing him say this, Suning'er suddenly realized, and finally knew why King Xi's entire caravan was sold to Chang'an City from the coastal area before, but he was afraid that the force behind Yaxing was very strong.
Yin Xiu's strength, she has already seen it, can defeat Yin Xiu, and those Persian caravan thugs may not be the opponents of these people.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but worry about the safety of Xiuniang's family, and said worriedly: "Uncle Tao wants to prevent the slave family from marrying San Lang, but there is no need to take such painstaking efforts, then Zheng Guogong's family has been pardoned by the saint, does Uncle Tao want to disobey the holy order?" ”
"Tao naturally won't do foolish things", Tao Dingqian smiled indifferently: "Besides, niece, the little maid next to you is very agile, and she actually rescued Zheng Guogong's family, but I was negligent." ”
When Suning'er heard that Xiuniang's family was safe and sound, her hanging heart finally fell, and now she had to think about how to get out.