Daughter of aristocratic family

Chapter 405 Encounter on the road
The carriage was pushed out, and the person sitting in the carriage opened the door. A beautiful girl in blue clothes stuck her head out and said, "Thank you for your help, sir."

The person she should have thanked was Wu Cheng, but her eyes were on Yun Hao who was sitting in the pavilion.

Yun Hao slightly side-glanced at her indifferently, then retracted his gaze. He was not attracted by her appearance as she thought.

"You're welcome, young lady. This is what we should do." Wu Cheng said with a simple smile.

The girl seemed a little disappointed, lowered her eyelids, nodded slightly, and sat back in the carriage, "Let's go."

The carriage slowly drove away and gradually disappeared in the rain.

"Sir, it looks like the rain will continue for a while. What should we do?" Wu Cheng asked worriedly as he watched the rain getting heavier.

"Don't worry, the rain will stop." Yun Hao looked at him, "Why, do you want to chase after them?"

"Oh, is our Master Wu interested?" Others started to tease Wu Cheng.

Wu Cheng blushed and waved his hands, "Stop making trouble."

"That girl is so beautiful, Ah Cheng, I advise you not to even think about it. She won't look down on rough guys like us." Someone advised seriously.

"Get out of the way, you are the rude one." Wu Cheng scolded with a smile.

The rain dripped along the eaves of the pavilion, forming curtains of water, hitting the bluestone slabs, making crisp sounds.

Yun Hao closed his eyes and rested, as if the noise around him had nothing to do with him.

After a quarter of an hour, the rain gradually subsided and then stopped, but the air was filled with water vapor.

Yun Hao opened his eyes, stood up, and said, "Let's go."

The group walked out of the pavilion and mounted their horses, but before they had gone far, they saw the black-roofed, blue-brimmed carriage parked on the side of the road.

Someone teased Wu Cheng, "Master Wu, hurry over there, they are waiting for you."

The girl was indeed waiting for someone, but she was not waiting for Wu Cheng, but Yun Hao.

She got off the carriage, walked gracefully to Yunhao's horse, looked up at him, "Sir, may I talk to you for a moment?" Her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of pleading.

Yun Hao raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, and said coldly: "Just tell me what you want to say."

He would not be alone with any woman other than his wife, let alone a strange woman who appeared out of nowhere.

The girl bit her lower lip, tears in her eyes, and looked at him pitifully, "Sir, I...I have something to ask of you."

"What's the matter?" Yun Hao asked

"I... I ran away from my marriage and now I have nowhere to go. Can you please take me in?" the girl asked.

Yun Hao only looked at her straight in the eye at this time, but his eyes were full of scrutiny, "Did you run away from your marriage?"

The girl nodded and said with tears in her eyes, "Yes, my family forced me to marry someone I didn't like. I didn't want to, so I ran away. But I have no money and nowhere to go, so I can only ask you to take me in."

"Who sent you?" Yun Hao's tone suddenly became cold, and his eyes were like knives, shooting straight at the girl.

The girl's heart trembled when she was looked at by him, as if her thoughts were seen through, and her face turned pale instantly.

"I...I don't know what you're talking about." The girl stammered, with a hint of trembling in her voice.

"The torture instruments will let you know what I mean." Yun Hao said coldly. His voice was filled with unquestionable firmness, and he ordered: "Catch him and interrogate him strictly."

When the girl heard this, her face turned even paler and she turned around and tried to escape, but she was held tightly by two guards and could not move.

The girl stepped back in fear, her eyes full of despair and helplessness. She said in a trembling voice: "Sir, I really don't know what you are talking about. I am just a poor homeless person. Please let me go."

Seeing this, the coachman wanted to drive away, but before he went far, he was pulled back and thrown in front of Yun Hao's horse.

"Take them together." Yun Hao said coldly.

The driver and the girl were tied up, gagged, and stuffed into the carriage.

In the evening, Yun Hao and his party arrived at Pingnan County. The Pingnan County Magistrate was waiting at the city gate with the county officials. He said with a big smile on his face, "I have been waiting for you, Lord Yun, for a long time. Please go to the county government office to rest."

"No need to bother, let's go to the post station." Yun Hao wanted to interrogate the coachman and the girl.

"Sir, it's like this. The post station suffered a fire a few days ago and is still under repair. But please rest assured, the county government office has been cleaned up and it is definitely no worse than the post station." The Pingnan County Magistrate explained with an embarrassed smile on his face.

Yun Hao frowned slightly when he heard this and nodded, "Thank you, County Magistrate."

The group entered the county government office in a mighty procession. The coachman and the girl were temporarily detained in the jail. The magistrate of Pingnan County had already ordered people to prepare a banquet to welcome Yun Hao and his group.

During the banquet, the Pingnan County Magistrate repeatedly toasted Yun Hao. Yun Hao only drank the first cup and then found an excuse to refuse. "I have to travel tomorrow and should not drink too much. I hope that County Magistrate Chen will forgive me."

Seeing this, Pingnan County Magistrate Chen Chang had to give up, but he did not give up the opportunity to get closer to Yun Hao.

He then introduced the customs and special food of Pingnan County to Yunhao, hoping to take this opportunity to give Yunhao a good impression of Pingnan County.

"Lord Yun, Pingnan County is small, but it has beautiful scenery and many outstanding people. The tea here is especially unique. Before you leave tomorrow, I will ask someone to prepare some top-quality tea for you to taste." Chen Chang said with a smile on his face.

Yun Hao nodded slightly to express his gratitude.

He knew in his heart that the reason why Chen Chang was so enthusiastic was simply to curry favor with him in order to obtain his protection in the future.

He was no longer surprised by these tricks in official circles. This was simply a way of survival in official circles.

Chen Chang did not ask too much about the coachman and the girl. He knew very well that Yun Hao's identity was extraordinary and there were some things that were not his business.

After the banquet, Yun Hao said that he wanted to go to the prison to interrogate someone. Chen Chang personally sent him there and then took his leave.

Yun Hao praised him for his knowledge and interest, saying, "Mr. Chen has governed Pingnan so well and has made good achievements. I think he will have a prosperous career in the future."

Chen Chang was delighted when he heard this and said, "Thank you for your advice, sir."

He left happily, and Yun Hao sat down on the chair in the torture room. Looking at the two people sitting on the torture chair, he said coldly: "Who are you? What are your names? Why are you doing this?"

"Sir, you have caught the wrong person. I am just a coachman. She rented my coach and asked me to take her to Pingnan to find her relatives." The coachman spoke first.

The girl said, "Sir, I am a good girl. I ran away from my marriage and want to go to my aunt's home in Pingnan."

Yun Hao didn't believe what the two said, and pointed at the girl, "Torture her."

Yun Hao wanted to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, but the chicken he chose was different from the others.

Women who can come out to carry out missions are all relatively capable, especially this pair. It is obvious that the girl's status is higher than that of the driver.