Chapter 16: Destruction
Luo Qiushui glanced coldly at the Sifang Inn, then got into the carriage and shouted, "Go to Yangzhou!"
When Zhao Si'er heard this, he spurred the horse hard, only to see the horse crying softly and galloping, completely ignoring the safety of pedestrians on the street!
"Slow down, it's not that rushed!" Chunhua hurriedly poked her head out.
"Okay!" Zhao Si'er let out a soft cry and immediately slowed down his horse's speed.
The carriage continued to look north, and after about a cup of tea, only to hear a loud "click", Luo Qiushui only felt that the body was crooked, and the whole body involuntarily fell to the side!
"Oh no, Childe!"
Zhao Si'er hurriedly jumped out of the carriage, and then, the left wheel of the carriage took off the axle and rolled to the side alone, and the whole carriage lost its center of gravity, and was immediately dragged by two horses to wipe the ground.
Zhao Si'er hurriedly pulled the frightened horse, but at this time, Luo Qiushui and the others in the carriage had already jumped down from the carriage, and their faces were full of fear!
"Fuck! Who is so immoral that he dares to do anything in the carriage!" Lei Laohu scolded angrily.
"Childe, it seems that someone is deliberately trying to hold us back, what should we do next?" Chunhua urged.
Luo Qiushui frowned and pondered for a long time before saying, "The more they want to keep us, the more we have to leave here immediately!"
"How to do it, please show me the way!" Qiu Yue said.
"Zhao Si'er, how long will it take to fix the carriage?" Luo Qiushui said.
"It's going to take at least three days!" Zhao Si'er said.
"What about buying one?" Luo Qiushui asked.
"It's hard to say! Because things like carriages are generally used by large families or people with status, and they are all custom-made, if you buy them now, I don't know if you can buy them, and even if you can buy them, you may not have this carriage to take advantage of!" Zhao Si'er said.
Luo Qiushui glanced at the passers-by on the side of the road, and said very calmly: "No matter what, we must leave here today!"
"Don't worry, as long as you are willing to give up the money, there is nothing you can't do!" Zhao Si'er said with a smile.
"That's right, I'll go buy a carriage with you!" Lei Laohu said and walked towards Zhao Si'er.
Luo Qiushui said with a smile: "In this way, there are two Lao." Let's go to Yaxiang Kotsu first, and when the time comes, let's meet there!"
"Yaxiang Xiaozhu, what kind of place is that?" asked Lei Laohu.
"It's in Dongcheng, it's the former Willow House, and when the time comes, you'll know as soon as you ask. "Luo Qiu waterway.
"Okay, when the time comes, we'll go to you!" Lei Laohu said, patting Zhao Si'er on the shoulder, "Let's go?"
At that moment, Zhao Si'er took Lei Laohu to buy a carriage, but Luo Qiushui took Chunhua and Qiuyue to Yaxiang Xiaozhu together!
Hearing the news of Luo Qiushui's return, Liu Ruyue actually greeted the door in person, she still had that kind of soft smile, but when she saw the spring flowers and autumn moon, her smile was a little stiff!
"I'm bothering the girl again!" Luo Qiushui said with a smile.
"This is your home, didn't we say okay? So, it can't be bothered!" Liu Ruyue stretched out her hand and pointed at Chunhua and Qiuyue and asked, "Who are these two beautiful girls?"
"They are my two maids! Chunhua and Qiuyue, haven't you seen Miss yet?" Luo Qiushui looked back.
"Chunhua has seen Miss!"
"Qiu Yue has seen Miss!"
Liu Ruyue smiled slightly: "Please inside!"
Luo Qiushui didn't come this time like last time, there was no one to serve, the housekeeper Zhou Dequan had already invited ten subordinates to the house according to his instructions, and as soon as they sat down at this moment, a maid brought tea.
"Steward Zhou is really careful, not only invited people to serve left and right, but also added some furniture to the house, and now he is arranging for people to clean the courtyard, and when he is done, I will ask him to come over to see you. Liu Ruyue said, and poured Luo Qiushui a cup of tea herself.
Luo Qiushui smiled slightly: "That's very good!"
Liu Ruyue sat aside after pouring tea for Luo Qiushui, and then Chunhua smiled and said: "Why does Miss only pour tea for my son-in-law, but not for the two of us? Could it be that Miss is the only one in my eyes?"
Liu Ruyue suddenly heard this, and her pretty face couldn't help but turn crimson with shame, Luo Qiushui saw this, and immediately angrily reprimanded Chunhua and said: "Presumptuous! How dare you talk to Miss like this, and don't you apologize quickly?"
Chunhua hurriedly got up, lowered her head and said, "Miss, I'm sorry, the slave is just joking, if there is any offense, I hope Miss will forgive me!"
Chunhua said that she hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Liu Ruyue and respectfully brought it to Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue blushed at this time, and saw that Chunhua brought the tea, so she had to take it: "Where is it, I am too careless!"
Liu Ruyue gently put down the teacup in her hand and said very seriously: "I have always rarely interacted with people, and I am not very good at taking care of people, and I don't know much about human feelings, so please forgive me for my neglect!"
"Miss said this, and the slave maid was even more embarrassed!" Chunhua heard this, and hurriedly knelt down for Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue picked up Chunhua and said: "The girl is going to do this big gift, if so, Ruyue is really ashamed!"
"Okay, okay, a cup of tea has caused so much trouble!" Luo Qiushui gently picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip gently, "It's all your own people, don't engage in those politeness, whoever wants to drink tea, just pour it yourself, don't be too angry!"
As soon as this sentence came out, everyone was finally able to step down with dignity.
"Young Master Luo, how long do you plan to stay this time?" Liu Ruyue said tentatively.
"We'll be gone in a moment. "Luo Qiu waterway.
"Oh, why are you in such a hurry?" Liu Ruyue's brows furrowed.
"Don't hide it from the girl, the current situation is quite unfavorable for us, only by leaving this place as soon as possible, can we ensure safety! I can't tell the truth for a while, and when he comes back one day, I will talk to the girl one by one!" Luo Qiushui said and poured himself another cup of tea.
"Miss, as soon as our son said that he wanted to leave here today, someone poisoned and killed our horse, and later, not long after leaving the inn, someone moved on our carriage, and the current situation is very complicated, we can only leave here as soon as possible!"
"So that's the case, it seems that these people are really getting bolder!" Liu Ruyue said.
"I wonder who the girl's 'these people' refer to?" said Qiu Yue.
"Of course, it refers to those who want to harm you!, but what I don't understand is, why do they want to deal with you so deliberately?" Liu Ruyue said this, confused.
"Magic Jade Bead, it's all for Magic Jade Bead!" Chunhua said.
When Luo Qiushui heard this, he coughed lightly: "What kind of tea is this, why have I never drunk it?"
When Liu Ruyue heard this, she hurriedly smiled and said: "This is the best Ruilong tea, produced in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, but I changed it slightly and added the nectar of magnolia flowers, so the taste is a little special." ”
"Oh, there are magnolia flowers in the tea, no wonder the taste is a little special, does this tea have a name?" Luo Qiushui said with interest.
"Not yet, so please give me a name. Liu Ruyue said with a smile.
"This tea is clear and transparent, full of floral fragrance, smooth in the mouth, and endless aftertaste, so it's better to call him Jade Dragon Tea!" Luo Qiushui said with a smile.
"The jade is as beautiful as a dragon, and it is full of energy, okay! Just call it Jade Dragon Tea!" Liu Ruyue clapped her hands and said quickly.
Chunhua picked up the teacup, took a sip gently, and praised: "It's really good tea!"
"It turns out that everyone is a tea lover, it's really fate!" Qiu Yue smiled.
At this moment, only a noise came from outside the door, and everyone couldn't help but stand up together.
"I'll go see what's going on, you guys can sit down for a while!" Liu Ruyue said and walked out.
"I'll go out and have a look, you two will wait here first!" Luo Qiushui also followed out after speaking.
As the noise got closer and closer, Luo Qiushui finally saw the truth.
It turned out that Lei Laohu and Zhao Si'er bought the carriage and rushed straight to the rendezvous, but Zhou Dequan blocked Lei Laohu's drive because Liu Ruyue was entertaining distinguished guests, and Lei Laohu explained several times, but Zhou Dequan just didn't report it, and the two quarreled at the moment.
Seeing Luo Qiushui and Liu Ruyue chasing after him, Zhou Dequan hurriedly lowered his head and stood sideways.
"Brother Luo, you finally came out, if you don't come out again, we have to fight!" Lei Laohu gasped.
"The villain didn't want to disturb the young lady and the son's Yaxing, so he blocked the master's drive, but I didn't expect to disturb the two, the villain should be damned!" Zhou Dequan hurriedly explained.
"It's just a misunderstanding, I don't think about this matter anymore!" Luo Qiushui greeted, came over and took Lei Laohu's hand, and said to Zhou Dequan: "This is Lei Laohu, he is my good brother, don't recognize the wrong person in the future!"
Zhou Dequan hurriedly nodded like pounding garlic: "The villain remembers, the villain will never dare next time!"
Lei Laohu glanced at Zhou Dequan coldly and said with a smile: "I don't blame you, you did the right thing, as a housekeeper, you should think about the master like this!"
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly: "It's still Lei Ye who speaks cheerfully, please inside!"
"Time is pressing, I don't think we're going to go in. Brother Luo, the car has been bought, should we leave immediately?" said Lei Laohu.
"It's good to start immediately, the more dangerous it is to stay in the current situation. Steward Zhou, you go and call my two maids, and say that we are about to leave and let them come and gather!" Luo Qiushui commanded.
"Young Master Luo, do you really want to be in such a hurry?" Liu Ruyue glanced at Luo Qiushui with a little reluctance, "Thanks to Young Master Luo's full care, the little woman can't repay it, but please stay for a while, so that the little girl can prepare a little wine to see off the son!"
"We ate late in the morning, and now we're not hungry. Lei Laohu laughed.
Luo Qiushui was just silent and didn't say a word.
At this moment, the housekeeper Zhou Dequan ran over quickly, saw Luo Qiushui, and gasped and said, "Luo Gongzi, it's not good, the two girls are gone!"
"What?" Luo Qiushui heard this, and hurriedly rushed into the courtyard.
Seeing this, Lei Laohu, Liu Ruyue, the housekeeper, and Zhao Si'er followed in almost at the same time.
The tea on the table is still hot, and the room is surprisingly quiet, but at this time, there are no spring flowers and autumn moons!
Luo Qiushui carefully looked at everything in the room, and then moved his eyes to the window, at this time, there was a pair of clear footprints on the windowsill, Luo Qiushui couldn't help but say very frustratedly: "The murderer must be a man!"
"What the hell is going on? Fuck, since I came to Hangzhou City, strange things have happened one after another, these bunnies are like ghosts, they can't be guarded against, I'm really fed up!" Lei Laohu only felt the anger in his chest, and he almost felt an urge to hit someone, but it looked like there was no one standing in front of him who should be beaten.
"I really didn't expect that they should come in and kidnap people so arrogantly in broad daylight!" Liu Ruyue slapped her palm on the table casually, only to hear a "bang", and the corner of the table was cut off by her palm!
"It seems that they have made up their minds and don't plan to let me leave Hangzhou!" Luo Qiushui turned around, his cold face was a little more resolute at this time, "Since this is the case, then I have to stay here and continue to fight with them!"
"Okay, I also want to see what those bastards are! Those who have the ability to do it with real knives and guns, and they are always playing tricks on people like this, they are almost suffocating people!" Lei Laohu said angrily.
"Butler, go and clean up a few clean rooms for Son-Roe and his friends to stay, and bring in the carriage by the way, and take care of Childe's horses. Liu Ruyue commanded.
"The villain will do it immediately!" Zhou Dequan said this, and hurriedly retreated.
"Childe, what are you going to do next?" asked Liu Ruyue.
"I'm in a mess now, let me think about it again!" Luo Qiushui said and walked to the table and poured himself a cup of tea.
"As long as there is a place to contribute, Luo Gongzi can command at any time, and I will definitely help!" Liu Ruyue said.
"Thank you for your kindness, if there is a place where you need the girl's help, you will definitely not be polite!" Luo Qiushui said.
"Then what should I do now? I won't wait here, right?" Lei Laohu was so angry that he sat down at the table, "Brother Luo, do you see if it's my fault, you see that since I saw you, you have been in constant trouble, if that's the case, I'll just leave here now!"
"Brother Lei, don't say that, these people's motives are not clear at the moment, your appearance is just a coincidence! Come, have a cup of tea and calm down!"
Luo Qiushui said and poured a cup of tea for Lei Laohu, and said very calmly: "Right now, we must not mess with ourselves, otherwise we will fall for the enemy's tricks." ”
"That's right, we must be calm and think things through well, only in this way will we not do anything wrong. Liu Ruyue said.
"Why don't you talk first, and I'll go out and get ready. Zhao Si'er said.
"Good. Luo Qiushui then instructed: "During this time, there are always people secretly targeting us, you should also be careful, don't give them a chance!"
"Yes, the villain will definitely be very careful!" Zhao Si'er said this, and retreated.
Lei Laohu waited for Zhao Si'er to exit the room before he lowered his voice and said: "Brother Luo, do you see if there is anything suspicious about him?" In the morning, he was the first to find that the horse was poisoned, and later he also went to prepare the carriage, but the carriage fell apart before it went far, so I suspect that he is suspicious!"
Luo Qiushui smiled faintly: "It can't be him, absolutely impossible!"
"How can you be so sure?" said Lei Laohu.
"Because he must know very well that if I want to go, I can leave Hangzhou without a carriage. "Luo Qiu waterway.
But this reason doesn't make sense. Lei Lao Tiger immediately refused.
"He's not a good coachman, and he's not a good horse breeder. Luo Qiushui turned the teacup in his hand and said.
"Why do you say that?" said Lei Laohu.
"Do you remember when we first got into the carriage, he drove the carriage so fast?" Luo Qiushui gently put down the teacup, "If he really knows how to drive, how can he pump the horse so heavily in a crowded place?"
A seasoned driver should know where and at what speed. It's because he can't drive the carriage so fast!" Lei Laohu looked at Luo Qiushui with great admiration, "But this can't clear his suspicion?"
This shows that he doesn't know much about carriages, so he has been preparing for most of the day. "Luo Qiu waterway.
"I see! Are you trying to say that since he doesn't know the carriage, he can't do anything with the carriage, and it's impossible to just time it to get the carriage to fall apart in time?"
Luo Qiushui smiled slightly: "That's right!"
"Then he can't drive, so why is he following us?"
"I think he's just here to eat!" Luo Qiushui smiled faintly.
"If you don't see it through, you're still good friends!" Liu Ruyue couldn't help laughing when she heard this.