The Rebirth of Space: the Lucky Girl From a Farm Family

Chapter 139 Assassination

Liu Shi poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, looked up at Hua Xu, and said calmly: "Master, there is a Dragon Shadow Guard behind you.

 Would they leave Ming Geer's marriage affairs alone? The master doesn’t really think that the sixth lady of Wang Xiang’s family is the concubine’s favorite, right? "

Hua Xu fell back into the group chair, stared blankly ahead, and didn't speak for a long time.

After a while, Mrs. Liu broke the silence first, "If the master is in trouble, I have an idea."

Hua Xu turned to look at Liu, waiting for her to continue.

Liu Shi said: "I can record Brother Jun in my name, give Brother Jun the status of his legitimate son, and let Brother Jun marry Chen Xue."

Hua Xu straightened up and asked, "What are your conditions?"

Liu Shi said: "The position of commander of Longying Guard must be passed on to Brother Ming. Brother Jun will assist Brother Ming for the rest of his life."

Hua Xu thought for a while, nodded and said, "This is a good idea. Let me think about it again. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After Hua Xu left, Mrs. Liu said to the eldest maid Banqin: "Go to the British Duke's Mansion, give this post to your cousin, and ask her to go to the Guanyin Temple to offer incense tomorrow morning."

Banqin bowed his knees and went to the British government with Liu's post in hand.

Liu's family name is Liu Ziyan, and she is the concubine of Liu Hongsheng, the young minister of Taichang Temple.

His aunt Liu Hongli was the wife of Li Yunzhen, the minister of Taifu Temple. Liu Hongli's daughter Li Yihui was the wife of Lu Dingning, the British duke.

 Liu Hongsheng and Liu Hongli are siblings from the same mother.

 When Liu Ziyan was young, she was often abused by her aunt.

 Liu Hongli sympathized with Liu Ziyan and often took her to live in his house. Therefore, Liu Ziyan has been friends with Li Yihui since childhood.

 The marriage between Liu and Hua Xu was facilitated by Li Yihui.

Liu Ziyan respects Li Yihui very much and always looks to Li Yihui for advice when encountering problems.

 Hongcheng, in the following days, Gu Huayu went to Zhuangzi every day.

On this day, Gu Huayu had just returned to the city when Chaoyang came over and reported, "Miss, the Second Young Master Li came over again today with his retinue."

“Oh, did he want to see me for anything?” Gu Huayu raised her head and asked.

Chaoyang leaned forward and said, "I said I came to say goodbye to the lady.

Seeing that the lady is not there, I asked her when she will return? The servant doesn't know the time when the young lady will come back, so she can't go back to Mr. Li.

Mr. Li said he would come back to look for the lady later, and then left with his entourage. "

Gu Huayu nodded, "I understand."

 In the evening, Li Tao came to the door again with his followers.

When Gu Huayu received Qing Yu's report, she was leaning on the soft couch and thinking wildly.

Gu Huayu asked: "Where is the person?"

Qing Yu said: "Go back to the girl, we are in the living room. The shopkeeper has not come back yet, and Aunt Wang is accompanying the guests in the living room."

"I know, let's go." Gu Huayu stood up and walked to the living room.

When Li Tao saw Gu Huayu come in, he immediately jumped up from his chair and scolded: "Hey, Gu Xiaoyu, what are you busy with all day long? I can't always find you."

"I'm busy shopping, what do you want from me?" Gu Huayu asked.

Li Tao sat down next to Gu Huayu, "Hey, you go shopping every day without taking me with you? Isn't it interesting enough?"

Gu Huayu curled her lips and said in disgust: "A girl is going to a shop that sells rouge, gouache, bead rings and hairpins. What's the deal with a man like you?"

Li Tao said unconvinced: "Why can't my husband visit these places? I also went shopping when I was in the capital..."

 Li Tao suddenly stopped when he said this.

Gu Huayu raised her eyebrows and said, "Say, why don't you say it?"

Li Tao once visited the Silver Building with Hua Ruiming and Lu Zixun. Accompany Hua Ruiming to buy a face for the young oiran of Qunfang House.

How can you say this to Gu Huayu?

Li Tao waved his hand and said: "There is nothing to say. By the way, I came to see you today to say goodbye to you. You said that day that you would go to the capital in the future. Right?"

Gu Huayu nodded, "Yes, I will go. But not now, I have to live some time."

Li Tao took out a jade pendant from his purse and handed it to Gu Huayu, "Take this. If you come to the capital, take the jade pendant to the Li Mansion in Baokang Gate and find me."

 Everyone is given a jade pendant. Is it popular nowadays to give jade as a gift?

Gu Huayu looked at the jade pendant in Li Zhan's hand, wondering whether to take it or not.

"What are you doing standing around? Take it! If you come to the capital, I will take you to eat delicious food. How about that?" Li Tao urged when he saw that Gu Hua was still.

Gu Huayu hesitated, then reached out to take the jade pendant, "Okay, I'll accept it."

Li Tao smiled and said, "That's how you behave! Okay, I'm leaving. We'll see you later! Hey, Gu Xiaoyu, what you told me is true, right? You will come to the capital, right?" At the end, Li Tao asked again worriedly.

Gu Huayu nodded, "Yes, I will."

 “That’s okay, we’ll meet later!” Li Tao cupped his hands and said.

Gu Huayu said happily: "See you soon. I wish you a smooth journey."

Gu Huayu sent Li Tao to the gate and watched him ride away before returning to the courtyard.

Gu Huayu and his party stayed in Hongcheng for more than a month. At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, they straightened out Zhuangzi's affairs before deciding to return to Shicheng.

Gu Chenglin and Qing Yu stayed behind to continue taking care of Zhuangzi, and all the maids and wives stayed behind.

 There was no stopping along the way back, and it took about ten days to arrive at Shicheng.

As soon as the boat docked, Hu San ran over excitedly and waved to the people on the boat, "Boss, you can come back."

Qingzhu glanced at Hu San with disgust and said to Gu Huayu: "Girl, this person is like a fool and has no eyesight."

Gu Huayu smiled and did not answer.

Wang Qin reached out to support Gu Huayu, "Girl, let's go down."

Hu San put up the planks, bowed and said, "Boss, please!"

Gu Huayu got off the boat, looked at the busy people at the pier and asked, "Are you busy here? Where are my father and the others?"

Hu San bowed and responded: "Back to the boss, Mr. Gu is in the city today and has not come over. Let me keep an eye on you."

Gu Huayu nodded and asked, "Is everything going well?"

“It’s fine here at the pier, but not so good at Huang Ji’s. In the middle of the night, it’s said that many men in black came and many guys were injured,” Hu San replied.

 Gu Huayu and Shopkeeper Huang looked at each other quickly and said, "Get the car ready and go back to the city!"

Hu San bowed and responded: "Yes, I'll prepare the car now."

Shopkeeper Huang then ordered: "Qingzhu, go check it out."

Qingzhu bowed down and turned to leave.

Wang Qin saw Hu San pulling the carriage and said, "Let's get in the carriage first."

 Shopkeeper Huang took the reins from Hu San's hand.

Before getting on the car, Gu Huayu told Hu San: "Let someone help unload the goods first. You should keep an eye on this side of the dock."

 “Don’t worry, boss, I understand, little one.” Hu San bowed and responded.

On the way back to the city, Gu Huayu fell into deep thought. In her last life, she had never left Shangtai Village until her death, and she did not know Huang Xiao's existence, so she had no way of knowing what they had experienced in that life.

"Girl, I'm afraid the second master is taking action." Shopkeeper Huang said after a while while driving the car.

 “Yeah!” Gu Huayu responded.

Wang Qin took over the words, "It's not surprising, the second master has sent people to keep an eye on a few old priests.

This time Zhu Lao is traveling, the capital must have received a letter, so there will be this assassination. "

Gu Huayu asked in confusion: "The old priest at the old house is not under the control of the capital?"

Shopkeeper Huang replied: "The people in the old house only obey orders from the head of the house. And the head of the house is the one who holds the dragon-marked order.

 This is also the reason why the second master has been in charge of Longyingwei for ten years but has been unable to intervene in the affairs of the old house. "

Wang Qin suddenly thought of something, "By the way, if someone in the capital knows about the girl's existence, I'm afraid..."

Gu Huayu said calmly: "It doesn't matter, the soldiers will come to stop it. There is nothing to worry about!

 I originally wanted to hibernate for a few years and proceed step by step according to the plan. Now that they are coming to your door, act accordingly and adapt to circumstances. "

"The girl is here." Shopkeeper Huang parked the car in the yard and turned around and said.

When the waiter saw Shopkeeper Huang, he shouted happily: "The shopkeeper is back."

Fugui heard the sound and hurried out to greet him.

Gu Huayu jumped out of the car and walked into the house while asking Fugui who came out, "Where is Su Min?"

Fugui hurriedly leaned over and said, "Go back to my lady, the second shopkeeper is in his room."

Gu Huayu ordered Chuntang who was coming over: "Go to Lanshi to get my medical box and bring it to Su Min's house."

Chuntang nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Gu Huayu went upstairs to Su Min's room.

There were many people standing in Su Min's room. Gu Chengzhang saw Gu Huayu first and shouted happily: "Xiaoyu is back?"

 Everyone in the room turned their heads to look over.

Gu Huayu nodded to everyone and said softly to Wang Qin: "Let everyone get out and don't block the room."

Wang Qin understood and raised his voice: "The injured needs to rest, let's get out first."

Shopkeeper Huang came in later. After listening to Wang Qin's words, he knew what Gu Huayu meant, "We can't help here, so we should leave first."

Everyone retreated, and Chun Tang came in carrying a medical box.

Chuntang put the medical box on the table and reported to Gu Huayu, "Yinshi invited Doctor Wang from across the street to see him. Doctor Wang said that shopkeeper Su Er's injury was too serious and asked us to be prepared."

Gu Huayu stepped forward to check Su Min's wound and said: "Go and prepare some hot water. Use a pot without oil to heat it. Let it boil and let it cool. Tell Uncle Huang, don't let anyone come in and attack me."

Chuntang bent his knees in response, turned around and went out.

Gu Huayu took out a pill from the space and gave it to Su Min to take, and then began to treat the wound.

In the room next door, Liu Guang reported to shopkeeper Huang: "Last night, around the second quarter of the Chou lunar month, about twenty men in black came down from the roof and killed everyone by surprise.

 Fortunately, Shopkeeper Shen of Chang'an Restaurant brought people to help. Later, Inspector Liu came over with his servants, and the men in black retreated. "

Shopkeeper Huang listened silently and asked, "Have you found out the origin?"

Liu Guang lowered his voice and said, "The leader holding Shahua should be Chen Liang. The other should be Deng Jiayu. The rest, judging by their skills, are all at the level of Xuan Qing."

 Chen Liang is good at swordsmanship, and Shahua is his sword.

 The people of the Long Shadow Guard are divided into four levels: Yuebai, Snow Qing, Xuan Zi, and Xuan Qing.

 Xuan Qing is a top expert.

Shopkeeper Huang sneered and said, "Let Chen Liang and Deng Jiayu come over at the same time. Chen Song can't be bothered. How many casualties do we have?"

Liu Guang replied: "Three guys were killed, seven or eight were seriously injured, and a few were slightly injured. The doctor has seen them all."

Shopkeeper Huang said: "I understand, you go back and rest first. They didn't succeed last night, and they will come again tonight. Only after you rest can you have the strength to fight."

Liu Guang nodded, "Okay, I'll take my leave."

Shopkeeper Huang followed Liu Guang out, looked at Su Min's room, and asked, "The girl hasn't come out yet?"

Wang Qin shook his head, "Not yet."

Shopkeeper Huang glanced at the closed room and said, "You wait here. When the girl comes out, tell her that I will go to the Yamen."

Wang Qin nodded in agreement, "Okay, I understand."

Shopkeeper Huang came back from the Yamen and saw Wang Qin still waiting outside the door, "Miss, haven't you come out yet?"

Wang Qin shook his head.

Shopkeeper Huang looked at the house worriedly and guarded the door with Wang Qin.

Wang Qin was about to ask about the situation at the Yamen when the door opened from the inside.

Shopkeeper Huang stepped forward to greet her, "Girl, how is Su Min?"

 “Don’t worry, there’s no need to worry about your life.” Gu Huayu replied tiredly.

Shopkeeper Huang breathed a heavy sigh of relief. Seeing Gu Huayu's face pale, he said, "Girl, I'm tired. Let's go and have a rest. If you have anything else, we can discuss it later, okay?"

Gu Huayu shook her head, "It's okay, I can hold on. Where are the other injured? I'll go take a look."

 Shopkeeper Huang turned to look at Fugui.

Fugui took a step forward and said, "Girl, follow the younger one."

Gu Huayu looked at the few people watching and ordered: "You guys go down and have a rest first, as long as Aunt Wang is guarding here."

Junjie and the others bowed to express their thanks and retreated.

Gu Huayu followed Fugui downstairs, shopkeeper Huang following beside him.

Fugui said as he walked: "A total of thirteen people were injured, eight of them were seriously injured, and Shopkeeper Su Er was the most seriously injured..."

Gu Huayu followed Fugui into the room downstairs. The room was filled with the smell of blood and herbs, which made people feel sick.

Gu Huayu looked at the wooden beds lined up in a row, frowned, and said, "Open the window.

Moreover, clear out the rooms next door and move some of the people there, so that two to three people can be placed in each room. "

Shopkeeper Huang turned around and ordered: "Hurry up and do as the girl tells you."

 After a while, the people in the room were assigned to other rooms.

 After checking them one by one, Gu Huayu gave each person an anti-inflammatory pill. He said to Shopkeeper Huang: "It's nothing serious. He will recover after a few days."

Shopkeeper Huang nodded and said, "Thank you, girl. I see that the girl is very tired. She should go and have a rest first, okay?"

Gu Huayu knew that there was a tough battle to be fought next, and it was very important to be energetic. So he nodded, "Okay, wake me up in an hour."

 Shopkeeper Huang bowed and stepped down.

Gu Huayu returned to the orchid room, immediately entered the space, went directly to the storage room, opened the top row of drawers on the left, and took out the two pieces of cartilage from the cabinet.

  She made this for A Tong before, using modern purification methods. She made a box for A Tong and kept the remaining two for herself.

　Judging from everyone’s injuries, the person who came was not only evil, but also very powerful.

 She had to make some preparations in case something unexpected happened.

 Gu Huayu put the cartilage powder and antidote together into the brocade bag, then opened the third drawer in the second column on the right, took out a box of silver needles and put it into the brocade bag.

Gu Huayu turned around and left the storage room, entered the trading hall, and collected the message Qin Feng left for her and the elixir left behind.

 (End of this chapter)