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    In order to hold Fan Mo back, Yan Shu drank a lot and almost went all the way to Fengmanlou.

    Fengmanlou looks like an ordinary restaurant from the outside, but it is actually an information selling point for the Qianji Pavilion Feng family. Because the work is kept strictly confidential, many people come here to do some shady business.At this time, the main gate of Wu Gen was locked for rest.

    Yan Shu walked to the side door and took pictures for a long time before anyone responded.

    The waiter in the shop was bleary-eyed. When he opened the door and saw Yan Shu, he immediately cheered up.

    “Isn’t this Young Master Yan? Why are you here to stay at the hotel at night?”

    Yan Shu leaned on He and walked inside. The waiter in the store supported an adult male protagonist without any difficulty, and took him directly into a small room with brisk steps.

    “That’s it, Mr. Yan. Do you want me to get you some water to freshen up?”

    Yan Shu shook his head, took out some broken silver and gave it to him, and waved his hand to make him leave.

    “Okay, Mr. Yan, please have a good rest.”

    Yan Shu sat for a while and felt that his head was not so dizzy before walking towards the bed.It took me a long time to touch the secret compartment, which contained pens, ink, paper, and leather bags.

    He wrote his demands on paper and stuffed it into a bamboo tube, then put the silver coins together into a cowhide bag, opened the compartment and threw it away.

    After a while, he heard the bell ringing, which was accepted.

    After doing this, Yan Shu lay down completely relieved.

    After sleeping like this, it was noon. When Yan Shu came up, he checked the secret compartment and found that the cowhide bag had returned.

    Yan Shu felt that the weight was wrong, and most of the silver inside was still there. Normally, if the mission failed, Feng Manlou would only take a tenth of it.

    Yan Shu quickly opened the paper in the bamboo tube and found another line of words written inside.

    Su Nu has left the city at the fifth watch and her mission failed.

    Yan Shu was so angry that he tore off the paper and immediately picked up the pen and wrote quickly.

    “Be sure to bring Su Nu back, Yin Liang will discuss it.”

    This time I received a reply soon, charging 5,000 taels and bringing Su Nu back within five days.

    Yan Shu was a little dissatisfied that it took five days, but there was nothing he could do.Su Tao got up and went to Hangzhou, and he must have hired an escort to escort him along the way. Not to mention that he couldn’t reveal his identity, even if he brought his servants to chase him, he would definitely not be able to defeat the people from the escort agency.

    Su Tao had no intention of falling asleep that night, so she got up at the fourth watch to wash up and get ready for leaving the capital today.

    Mrs. Su was reluctant to give up and cried while holding her.

    It also made Su Tao sad. In fact, she was not willing to leave the protection of her parents and go to Suzhou and Hangzhou alone. But she was really afraid. The two of them entered her boudoir as if they were alone, and now they find that they don’t know how to humiliate her later.

    What if the incident becomes public knowledge?

    Su Tao didn’t dare to say anything when she looked at Mrs. Su. The situation in the family had changed too much recently and people couldn’t leave. She was already enough to worry her parents, so she didn’t dare to say anything more to make people worry.

    “Listen to me, listen to your aunt when you get there. I have written a letter asking her to take care of you. I will also go back to help you when you get married. Don’t worry, you know.”

    Su Tao nodded sadly, but she didn’t yearn for him. How could she find a good husband now that she was in ruins?

    Mrs. Su was afraid that her daughter would have an accident on the way, so she hired a team of ten escorts from the Dragon and Tiger Escort Agency. Together with the maids and servants, the driver, a whole team of sixteen people left the city in a mighty manner.

    After leaving the city gate, Su Tao breathed out slowly.

    I can finally stay away from those two devils.

    In the first four days, we could still find places with towns, but from the fifth day onwards, they were in the wilderness. Fortunately, Dragon and Tiger Escorts found a ruined temple to rest.

    Su Tao, Liu Er and Nanny Su lived in the temple, while the other men were guarding outside.

    After entering the temple, Su Tao took off the power hat and asked Aunt Su with some hesitation, “It’s so windy outside, why don’t we let you guys come in and have a rest? I see that the temple is quite big. We can put up a screen.”

    “This is absolutely impossible.” Nanny Su vetoed it outright, “Miss Su, who is so rich and has not yet left the palace, can she be in the same room with a group of men. Later, Liu’er and I will prepare some ginger tea for them to send out.”

    Su Tao blushed, “I’m bothering Grandma Su.”

    When Su Tao and Liu Er went out to deliver ginger tea, Su Tao suddenly heard a cough in the temple.

    He sat down in shock and looked around, “Who is a human or a ghost?”

    “Ahem, don’t panic, girl.” I saw a man with picturesque features walking out from behind the Buddha statue. At first glance, he looked like a god descending from heaven, and his behavior was calm and measured.

    “My friend, Su Shining, is from Suzhou. I passed here on my way to Beijing to take the exam. I didn’t mean to disturb the girl. I was just resting alone in the temple. When I saw a girl coming in, I should have avoided suspicion. But I have been weak since I was a child and cannot be exposed to the cold, so I had to hide first, hoping that the girl would blame me.”

    Su Tao saw that he was tall but slender, and said quickly, “Young Master Su has to go to Beijing to take the exam, so you have to take care of yourself. Besides, you are the one who came in first, so how can I drive you away. But I can’t let my grandma know about this matter, and I have to wrong you and hide it.”

    Su Shining smiled lightly, becoming more and more charming, “Thank you so much, girl. She is kind-hearted. I will keep today’s events in mind and will never reveal anything.”

    “Thank you, Mr. Su.” Su Tao was a little shy. The young man’s smile was too pretty. Although she had seen many men with handsome faces, in comparison, he didn’t look like an mundane thing.

    “Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh”

    “Who”

    Suddenly there was a loud noise outside the temple, and an arrow was shot through the window, nailed to the wall, and the arrow tail made a buzzing sound.

    “Quick, protect Miss Su, don’t let them in”

    “Oh help”

    Su Tao finally realized, “It’s Liu’er’s voice.”

    As she was about to run out, Su Shining quickly stopped her.

    “Miss Su, these people are here for you. You hide behind the Buddha statue first, and I will help you go out and take a look.”

    Su Tao subconsciously held He’s hand, “You, how can you, a scholar, know martial arts? It’s better not to go out.”

    Su Shining slowly took out his hand and said, “Don’t worry, Miss Su. I’ll go to the door and take a look and then come in.”

    Su Tao retracted her hands into her cuffs and wanted to say something, but Su Shining had already walked to the door.Hearing the sound of weapons clashing outside the door and feeling anxious, he could only hide behind the Buddha statue and lean out half of his body to observe the situation.

    “Wow.”

    A man in black broke the window and rolled in. Su Tao was so frightened that he hid quickly and felt his heartbeat pounding.

    “Miss, don’t be afraid, Su San is here to rescue you.”

    “Hey, where’s the lady?”

    “Who are you?”

    “You ladies are safe, don’t worry.”

    When Su Tao heard the conversation outside, she wanted to stick her head out and speak clearly, but the sound of fighting made her dare not act rashly.

    After a while, the sound of fighting finally stopped, and Liu’er was almost crying.

    “Where’s the lady? Has the lady been taken away?”

    “Liu’er, I’m here.”

    Su Tao walked out from behind and saw a few men in black lying on the ground with blood, and couldn’t help but take two steps back in fright.

    Liu’er and Nanny Su ran over.

    “Miss, are you okay?”

    Su Tao shook his head.

    Chen Silong, the captain of the Dragon and Tiger Escort Agency, stepped forward and said, “My lack of protection has frightened Miss Su. This group of people are highly skilled in martial arts and have a certain degree of advance and retreat. Fortunately, with the help of this young master, we were able to repel the enemy.”

    Su Tao looked at Su Shining and saw that he was wearing a clean white robe, and it looked as if he had been through a fight.

    “Thank you Mr. Su for your help.”

    Su Shining clenched his fist and coughed lightly, his face was a little pale, and he looked like a frail scholar.

    “Miss Su, please be polite. These guards are all brave and good at fighting. I’m just doing my best to help them.”

    Su Tao then saluted everyone again, “Thank you all for your help tonight. Su Tao is very grateful. I hope everyone will stay in the temple to rest tonight.”

    “Miss,” Nanny Su wanted to stop her.

    “Mommy, stop talking. The three of us can rest in the carriage tonight.”

    Liu’er always listened to Su Tao, “Whatever the lady says is fine.”

    Aunt Su had no choice but to respond.

    When Su Tao woke up the next day, Su Shining had left.

    I don’t know why Su Tao felt a little disappointed, maybe because there was no farewell.

    After breakfast, Chen Silong came over and said, “Miss Su, Mr. Su is also from Suhang. He left some words for the lady.”

    “What did he say?” Su Tao looked forward to it.

    “Mr. Su said that when he came, it rained heavily for ten consecutive days in Suzhou and Hangzhou. The Yangtze River swelled and there was waterlogging everywhere. He was separated from his servants when he was crossing the river. He told us to be extremely careful along the way.”

    Liu’er worriedly said, “Ah, we have to take the water route later, what should we do?”

    Chen Silong added, “Mr. Su said this happened about a month ago. Maybe the river has receded now.”

    As we headed south, the climate became increasingly humid, with light rain falling continuously for two days in a row.Unfortunately, they couldn’t find a village in the past two days, so they had to sleep in the wilderness.Their clothes were wet and stuck to their bodies, and they felt cold and uncomfortable. Several people could not bear to fall ill and had no choice but to continue on their way.I just hope that I can get to the next city as soon as possible so that I can find a store to rest and take care of myself.

    “It’s only half a day’s walk to Yicheng. We need to change boats there and take the waterway to Suzhou. But now, with the rain, we may not be able to rent a boat.”

    Aunt Su said nonchalantly, “Our wife has already arranged a boat, so there is no need to worry about this.”

    Seeing this, Chen Silong was relieved. The waterway was certainly much more comfortable than the land route.If we had to go to Hangzhou in this kind of weather, one or two of the He brothers might die of illness on the way. If Miss Su had another accident, the deal would be a huge loss.

    They didn’t arrive at Yicheng until it was almost dark. Chen Silong sent someone to inquire about the restaurant.

    As a result, people who came back said that all the restaurants in Yicheng didn’t have so many vacancies.

    Chen Silong had no choice but to go to Fengmanlou, the largest restaurant in Yicheng, to make arrangements.

    Liu’er was a little surprised, “There are also Fengmanlou and the one in Jingcheng here. I have been lucky enough to eat with you several times. The food is really good.”

    “It’s the same restaurant. Fengmanlou is a chain of restaurants that can be found in larger towns. If Fengmanlou can’t accommodate people like us, it’s even less likely that other restaurants will have vacancies. Let’s see if we can rest in the stable.”

    Su Tao couldn’t bear the thought of the long journey, “If there’s not enough room, let someone go to a nearby restaurant to rest for the night. We all have worked so hard and deserve a good rest.”

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