nucmednet Chapter 171 The Maid Who Married in Place 5
Chapter 171 The Maid Who Married in Place 5
After exchanging memories with Muchen, Sirong gave the money bag left by Shen Jingshu to Muchen.
She had to hurry and catch up with the eldest lady. As for what to do next, she would ask Xiao 5 to set up a call between her and Muchen, and they would discuss it then.
When Sirong rushed over, Shen Jingshu was using the hairpin on her head to hold her neck, blocking the middle of the road to prevent the housekeeper and others from chasing Mu Chen and Sirong.
"I'll go back with you guys, don't chase me anymore!" Shen Jingshu shouted with tears in her eyes.
Sirong came over from behind Shen Jingshu, supported her young lady, and said loudly to the old housekeeper: "Housekeeper Liu, the escaped slave Zhenrong eloped with a man outside and has fallen and drowned. Tell everyone not to chase him back!
I have found the treasure that was stolen from the mansion."
In order to facilitate her escape, Shen Jingshu was wearing the original owner's maid's clothes today, which was not so eye-catching. In addition, it was night and there was no one else around.
The housekeeper immediately understood what Sirong meant, and asked someone to get cloaks for Sirong and the others, preparing to go back.
This confirms that they came out this time to chase down fugitives, not to look for any young lady.
As for why they mobilized so many troops in the middle of the night for a runaway slave, it was of course because she had stolen the property of the masters in the mansion.
In order to avoid the Marquis' suspicion, when she just separated from Muchen, she still made a feint, pretending to stab Muchen with a dagger, and then pushed him into the river.
Muchen can float and stay underwater for a long time.
There was no way out. The original owner's resentment was all in Prince Duan's Mansion, and she had to marry her young lady there on behalf of her family, just like she did in her previous life.
Sirong was afraid that if she released Muchen, it would change the Marquis's mind, so she cooperated with Muchen to stage this scene.
The Marquis knew in his previous life that she had killed Cheng Yuanzhi. It seemed that someone among those who chased after her today must have seen it.
This is not surprising. At that time, the Marquis sent two of his secret guards. These people were very skilled in martial arts, and because they were secret guards, they were also good at hiding and investigating.
A little maid like the original owner, who had no foundation in martial arts, naturally didn't realize that she was being monitored.
Moreover, the abduction of Shen Jingshu failed this time. Prince Duan will definitely vent his anger on Cheng Yuanzhi, and Muchen and his mother will not be able to live in the capital with their current identities.
He simply faked his death to escape, and took Cheng Yuanzhi's mother to another place for a while, and then came back after the storm gradually subsided.
In order to catch up with them, the housekeeper Wang and others in the mansion did not prepare a carriage, but rode horses all the way to chase them.
Sirong and her companions did have a carriage, but when the housekeeper and her companions caught up with them, several of them jumped out of the carriage and asked the coachman to drive away first.
The carriage and the coachman were rented by Cheng Yuanzhi with money. The coachman felt unlucky enough to have encountered such a thing, so he would not wait for them and would naturally run as far as he could.
If you accidentally hear something you shouldn’t, you may not see the sun tomorrow.
At that time, Sirong and Muchen had not yet come through, and Cheng Yuanzhi's idea was to let the housekeeper and others chase the empty carriage.
Then they can take the opportunity to escape in other directions.
Of course, it doesn't matter even if he can't escape. This time, Shen Jingshu and he were found outside the city late at night, and her reputation has been ruined.
So whether he could catch up with them or not, he had already fulfilled the requirements of Prince Duan.
The difference was that now that he was caught, he and Shen Jingshu hadn't finished their good deeds yet, and he didn't know how the Anyuan Marquisate would deal with them. If he wasn't careful, his life would be in danger.
The best outcome, of course, is that Shen Jingshu and her maid successfully elope with him.
They first found a place to settle down and got married to Shen Jingshu. It would be even better if she was pregnant.
By that time, he would bring Shen Jingshu back to the Marquis' Mansion to meet her.
The Marquis and his wife, if they still care about Shen Jingshu, they must accept him as their son-in-law.
If anything happened to him, their precious daughter would become a widow and the baby in her belly would be fatherless.
The abacus beads clattered together, and he never expected that he would end up sinking to the bottom of the river.
This meant that Steward Wang and his group didn't have a single carriage.
In their previous life, Zhenrong and Shen Jingshu both could not ride horses, so they had no choice but to be escorted back by the Marquis's secret guards on horseback.
Although he was covered by a thick cloak, such behavior was still inappropriate and ungentlemanly in an era with strict etiquette.
So this time, Sirong chose a horse without hesitation and nimbly jumped onto its back. Then, she reached out and pulled the eldest daughter up, quickly wrapping them both tightly in the large cloak.
Leading the seated horses, he walked to the middle of the team.
When Butler Wang saw that Sirong could ride a horse, his eyes suddenly lit up. This solved a big problem for him.
It was also his fault for not thinking carefully enough at the time, as he had not even considered bringing a carriage with him.
When I go back to see the Marquis, I'm afraid I'll be punished.
The group returned to the Marquis' Mansion, and Shen Jingshu was taken back to her own courtyard. Let's not talk about that for now.
Sirong was led directly to the main courtyard by the nanny beside the Marquis' wife and started to change her clothes.
This is the same as in the previous life. At this time, Prince Duan should have arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, and Lord Shen is dealing with him in the front hall.
Sirong quietly cooperated with the maids to help her change into the clothes of a young lady.
Following Nanny Li to the door of the front hall, the Marquis's wife saw Sirong and grabbed her hand.
He took her behind the screen in the side hall of the front hall and watched Prince Duan and the Marquis clamoring to cancel the engagement.
Prince Duan put the teacup on the table relentlessly: "The Marquis has dealt with me, so I guess I won't be able to see Miss Shen today."
"Your Highness, you are joking. You came here so late at night without a visiting card or anyone to inform us in advance, yet you said you wanted to see my daughter.
Let’s not talk about whether this is polite or not. Since you two are engaged, it’s okay for you to meet each other.
Even though my daughter has already gone to bed, why can't the prince even give her time to wash and dress?"
The old marquis calmly retorted without any sign of anxiety on his face.
"Oh! Lord Shen really doesn't know why I visited your mansion so late at night. To be honest, I received news that Miss Shen has eloped and fled the city with a scholar named Cheng.
May I ask, Lord, can I still meet Miss Shen?"
The Marquis's wife, who was hiding in the outer room with Sirong, was so angry when she saw the expression on Prince Duan's face that she grabbed Sirong's hand and was shaking.