Tianliangyuan

Chapter 37 An Unexpected Warning

The fact that Sun Yuanshan was raped by four men in a dilapidated temple is truly shocking!

Liu Bo, who lived in the town, was terrified when he heard the news.

Although he was also a playboy, this was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing, so he was inevitably a little scared.

"Have you found out everything?"

"Reporting to Young Master, I have learned that two of these four burly men are guards hired by the Sun family. Logically, their duty should be to protect Young Master Sun, not to act this way. Moreover, I have also learned that these four men went towards the Hundred Fruit Garden today, but returned shortly afterward, and then attacked Sun Yuanshan directly in the dilapidated temple."

Liu Bo felt a chill run down his spine.

Were these four people heading to the Hundred Fruit Garden?

He certainly knew whose place it was, after all, his original intention was to take action against Xu Zhaozhao.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Xu Zhaozhao to have arrived in this town before her.

Four burly men went to the fruit orchard?

Liu Bo was not the kind of naive young master who was ignorant of the ways of the world, so he immediately understood what Sun Yuanshan wanted to do.

"Send someone to inquire again and see if anything happened at the Hundred Fruit Garden today."

"Reporting to young master, I have already inquired and there is nothing unusual. Just now, I heard that Miss Xu was eating roasted wild game with her servants."

Liu Bo slumped back into his chair.

How could he forget that Xu Zhaozhao came with a personal guard!

In Daxing, marquises were allowed to have personal guards.

According to the laws of Daxing, a marquis could have two guards: the Imperial Household Department and the Imperial Guard Department.

The Imperial Household Department had sixteen guards and sixteen cavalrymen under its command. The guards were the commanders of the archers, and the cavalrymen were the commanders of the cavalry.

In addition, the Imperial Household Department had 333 personnel, whose duties were archers and cavalrymen, and who were respectively commanded by captains, brigade commanders, squad leaders and deputy squad leaders.

The inner tent was staffed with 667 men, all of whom were infantry. These personal guards were organized in the same manner as the imperial household guards, and their primary duties were to protect the marquis's safety and maintain order within his territory.

The title of Marquis Anxin was a legitimate one conferred upon those with military merits, and it was a founding marquisate. Therefore, the personal guards of the Marquis Anxin were absolutely formidable, and a large portion of them had been serving the Xu family since their ancestors' time.

So how was Sun Yuanshan so certain that he could harm Xu Zhaozhao with just four petty thieves?

Well, that's it, we've really messed up.

Not only did they fail to harm Xu Zhaozhao in the slightest, but they also caused Sun Yuanshan to suffer the consequences of his own actions.

Liu Bo suddenly shuddered.

This kind of disastrous consequence is just too horrible!

However, Liu Bo suddenly changed his opinion of Xu Zhaozhao.

He didn't believe that Sun Yuanshan's affair was accidental, and he wondered how these four grown men had been turned by Xu Zhaozhao.

Not right either!

Even if they were turned, why would these four grown men suddenly become interested in one man?

So, does this Xu Zhaozhao possess some kind of sorcery?

At this moment, Liu Bo felt disgusted that Sun Yuanshan, a dignified man, would try to use such despicable means to deal with a woman, while at the same time he felt fear towards Xu Zhaozhao.

To be able to turn the enemy against their side in such a short time and leave the mastermind speechless with grievances, this is definitely not an ordinary person!

After sitting there for a long time, Liu Bo suddenly let out a long sigh of relief: "Thank goodness I didn't have time to make a move against Xu Zhaozhao. Thank goodness! Otherwise, I don't know how she would have retaliated against me!"

Liu Bo's attendants were also stunned: "You mean this was all done by Miss Xu?"

Liu Bo nodded, then quickly shook his head: "No! There's no evidence, and these four people were brought by Sun Yuanshan himself. No matter what, the blame can't be pinned on the Xu family. Tsk, Grandfather is right. I really am ignorant and need to read more and travel more."

Xu Zhaozhao had no idea that her move would serve as a warning to others.

The next day, Xu Zhaozhao was greeted by her mother and third brother.

"What brings you here? Mother, please come inside and see how my garden is doing."

In fact, houses built in such mountainous areas are relatively simple, as they are in a rural style and not suitable for building a luxurious mansion; the style just doesn't match.

"Hmm, not bad. How have you been these past few days? Have you encountered any trouble?"

Xu Zhaozhao shook her head, looking obedient: "Since I arrived, I have been wandering around the garden and have never gone out, so naturally I have not encountered any trouble."

She brought quite a few people with her on this trip, which is why Wang Ruolan felt comfortable letting her come.

"Jun Ting, why don't you wander around for a bit? I'll talk to your sister."

"Yes, mother."

Xu Junting knew what his mother wanted to say, but there were some things he found difficult to say, so avoiding the topic was the best option.

After dismissing the servants, Wang Ruolan took her hand and anxiously asked if she had encountered Sun Yuanshan.

Xu Zhaozhao realized that news of Sun Yuanshan must have already spread, and she was slightly surprised: "Why would Mother mention this person? I have never met him. No, that's not right, I don't know him very well to begin with, and even if I did meet him, I probably wouldn't recognize him."

Xu Zhaozhao and Sun Yuanshan did not meet often, and the few times they did meet were probably at Sun's residence.

"It's good that I haven't seen it."

Wang Ruolan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about those sordid things. She was both ashamed to talk about them and felt that she couldn't hide them from her daughter.

Seeing her like this, Xu Zhaozhao knew that her mother didn't know how to start the conversation.

"Mother, are you referring to the incident two days ago when Sun Yuanshan was forcibly raped by several men?"

Wang Ruolan stared wide-eyed, and seeing her daughter's bewildered yet shy expression, she knew that her daughter had already heard about it.

"Alas, this matter has caused quite a stir now. Originally, there were only rumors in the capital that Sun Yuanshan had suddenly fallen ill, and no one thought much of it. But yesterday, rumors began to circulate that he was having an affair with four men in a dilapidated temple and had to be carried out by his servants."

When I heard about this, the city gates were already closed. I rushed over this morning with your third brother to make sure you weren't in any trouble. Some people outside are speculating that Sun Yuanshan was targeted in retaliation, and I was especially worried because I learned the incident happened so close to Baiguoyuan.

"It is my fault for causing you so much worry, Mother. But I have never met this person, and I have no idea why he got into trouble or who retaliated against him."

Wang Ruolan's complexion finally returned to normal. As long as her daughter was alright, everything else was negotiable.

Moreover, the incident involved the Sun family, and had nothing to do with them.

She was worried that there might be thieves committing crimes nearby, or that some powerful person might be carrying out some revenge plan, and that her daughter might be implicated.

Now that everything is confirmed to be alright, it's all over!

The mastermind behind all this turned away somewhat guiltily, thinking that if he had known he would frighten his mother like this, he should have prepared more thoroughly.

I was careless this time. I'll learn from this experience and improve next time!

However, she was still very curious about just how famous Sun Yuanshan was now.