bayedsolid Chapter 258 Deserve it
Chapter 258 Deserve it
"Master," Qiu Niang cried bitterly. She felt unbearable pain and itchiness on her body. She could only beg Lu Yuqi, "Please be kind and let this young lady give me the antidote!"
Lu Yuqi remained silent, just staring at Qiu Niang, his eyes as cold as a knife, as if he wanted to cut her into pieces.
Qiu Niang was so frightened that she trembled all over and huddled into a ball, begging for mercy: "Master, please spare my life! I know I was wrong. Please don't bear grudges and forgive me..."
However, Lu Yuqi remained unmoved and said coldly: "You deserve this for everything. You have done so many bad things, and you deserve this."
After saying that, he turned and left without looking back, leaving Qiu Niang shivering in the woodshed.
Seeing that Lu Yuqi had left, Qi Wuyou and others no longer paid attention to Qiu Niang, but silently followed Lu Yuqi out of the woodshed.
They understand that there is no need for sympathy or mercy for such evil people.
Several people came to the restaurant lobby again and continued to wait for the arrival of the people sent by the Yangzhou prefect.
About an hour later, the person sent by the Yangzhou prefect finally arrived.
Lu Yuqi exchanged a few pleasantries with the visitor, briefly explained the situation, and handed Ma Laosan and Qiu Niang over to him.
Afterwards, the group went back.
When they returned to their residence, it was already dark.
As soon as they stepped into the inn, they saw Xuan Yelan with a gloomy face sitting quietly in the lobby, as motionless as a sculpture.
Xuan Yelan glanced at Lu Yuqi, who was walking in front, with a hint of dissatisfaction and blame in his eyes.
He frowned slightly, then stood up and walked upstairs without hesitation.
When everyone saw this, they felt nervous. Knowing they were in the wrong, they did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and followed Xuan Yelan upstairs.
After entering the room, Xuan Yelan quickly closed the door and asked in a calm but dignified tone, "Where did you go?"
Although his tone seemed calm, the storm contained in it made everyone feel uneasy.
Everyone understood that there might be enormous pressure and consequences hidden behind this question, and no one was willing to test Xuan Yelan's mood at the moment.
Faced with Xuan Yelan's questioning, Lu Jiu did not hesitate to push the responsibility onto Princess An Ning.
He said innocently, "Princess An Ning instigated the Queen to go out and play, and my father went to look for them and came back."
These words made Princess An Ning's eyes widen, and she angrily retorted: "You actually slandered me!"
Princess An Ning turned her head and looked at Xuan Ye Lan anxiously. She said excitedly, "Your Majesty, it was Lu Jiu who kept whispering to the Queen and me about helping the weak and the weak, and he also kept exaggerating Ma Lao San's evil deeds. He was the one who instigated it."
However, Lu Jiu seemed a little flustered. He quickly denied it and warned Princess An Ning to have evidence before speaking.
At this moment, Qi Wuyou sighed helplessly and raised his hand silently, indicating that he agreed with Princess An Ning's statement.
She admitted that it was Lu Jiu who said those words, but at the same time she also emphasized that it was she and Princess An Ning who sneaked out of the palace secretly.
Lu Yuqi sighed, and slapped Lu Jiu who wanted to continue to quibble, and said sternly: "I said, how come you seem to know where the queen and the princess went, and went straight to that alley."
Lu Jiu was frightened. He swallowed nervously and stammered, "I... I just guessed that they might go there. I didn't expect that I was right."
Lu Yuqi stared at Lu Jiu and said in a serious tone: "You still dare to quibble? Do you think I don't know what you are thinking?"
Lu Jiu lowered his head and dared not speak any more.
He knew that Lu Yuqi had seen through his thoughts, but he did not regret it.
The thing he most desired in his life was to be a hero and to fight against evil and protect the good. This time, he got his wish fulfilled with the help of the Queen and Princess An Ning.
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming tense, Qi Wuyou hurried out to smooth things over.
She smiled and said, "Alright, alright, stop arguing, both of you. We managed to escape without any danger this time, and we even had an unexpected gain."
Xuan Yelan raised his eyebrows and motioned Qi Wuyou to continue.
He wanted to see what their so-called unexpected gain was.
Qi Wuyou and An Ning looked at each other, and then began to describe the day's itinerary in vivid detail.
They talked about how to deal with Ma Lao San, then went into the black shop for dinner, and finally, they mentioned Qiu Niang's identity - Prince Yu's concubine.
"Oh?" Xuan Yelan's eyes flashed with surprise after hearing this. He turned to look at Lu Yuqi and asked, "Where is Qiu Niang now? Has she been properly dealt with?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuqi quickly replied, "Your Majesty, I have already arranged for Qiu Niang to be in a safe place. I have discussed this with the governor of Yangzhou and have asked him to be in charge of keeping Qiu Niang. This man is trustworthy and you can leave him to him without any worries."
Xuan Yelan nodded to show his satisfaction.
He said to Lu Yuqi: "Let's keep this matter secret for now. I will make a decision after I return to the palace."
"Yes," Lu Yuqi and Lu Jiu responded.
After taking a quick look around, Xuan Yelan said, "Then let's get ready to set off early tomorrow morning."
After everyone bowed to him and said goodbye, they returned to their rooms to rest.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Xuan Yelan lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep.
He recalled what Qi Wuyou had said to him just now, and was thinking about meeting the woman named Qiu Niang.
After some thought, he finally made up his mind to go meet her.
So he quietly got up, put on his clothes, and sneaked out of the room.
Xuan Yelan came to the backyard of the restaurant, found an unguarded place, easily climbed over the wall and entered the restaurant.
However, when he just landed, he was suddenly discovered by the people guarding the restaurant.
In an instant, flames spread out, illuminating the entire backyard. A guard shouted, "Who is it?"
Xuan Yelan secretly groaned inwardly. He didn't expect that there was someone in the Yangzhou government office with such superb skills that could easily detect his whereabouts.
In order to avoid exposing his identity, Xuan Yelan turned around and ran away without hesitation.
But the man still followed him closely, and didn't seem to be planning to give up.
Xuan Yelan secretly groaned in his heart. He originally wanted to get rid of this person, but he didn't expect that the other party would be so difficult to deal with.
Seeing that he was about to reach a dead end, Xuan Yelan stopped helplessly and turned to look at the person who was chasing him.
"I am only here to ask the prisoner a few questions. Why do you have to pursue him so relentlessly?" Xuan Yelan asked with a frown.
The man stopped at the entrance of the alley. With the bright moonlight, Xuan Yelan was finally able to see the other person's face clearly.
This is a very young face, appearing to be no more than twenty years old.
However, Xuan Yelan felt that this face was inexplicably familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.