ebookland Chapter 534 Rescue
Chapter 534 Rescue
Li Taohua grabbed Song Ruize's arm and looked at him anxiously.
"Bai Qiu is a descendant of the Puyang family?"
"Yes, his real name is Puyang Qiubai."
Li Taohua was stunned on the spot.
She tried hard to recall Puyang Qiubai's appearance and murmured, "No wonder he seemed familiar to me when I first saw him. It turns out he's the descendant of an old friend."
Why didn't she ask a few more questions? If she had asked a few more questions, maybe she could have known their identities sooner, and then she could have taken better care of them.
Fortunately, because of Yinyin, she treated them kindly, so it wasn't considered neglect. However, this meant they missed the chance to meet Yinyin.
"They are descendants of aristocratic families, and now they are doing things against the imperial court. If Yinyin is with them, it will be very dangerous."
After Song Ruize said this, Li Taohua's passion after learning about her old friend was like being poured with a bucket of cold water, and it cooled down completely.
Yes! They are the remnants of aristocratic families, fugitives sought by the imperial court. If Yinyin recognizes them, won’t she also be implicated?
Thinking about it this way, it's better not to let them recognize each other. Even if Yinyin doesn't have her biological brother by her side, she still has her stepbrother Tang Yichen and her lover Song Ruize. Besides that, she has many relatives and friends who care about her. If her biological brother turned out to be a traitor, how would she cope?
"We have to find Yinyin, but you have to understand one thing. Puyang Qiubai is very likely Yinyin's brother." Li Taohua looked at Song Ruize. "If they didn't know Yinyin's identity and took her away, it means that Yinyin has something they are plotting against. Don't reveal Yinyin's identity yet. Find out what they want Yinyin to do first. Otherwise, if you expose their relationship, they will use this blood bond to restrain Yinyin."
"Even if they are descendants of old friends, I will never allow them to harm Yin Yin, plot against Yin Yin, or use Yin Yin."
"I need to go look for Yinyin, so I have to leave the capital for the time being. Tang Yichen is not here, and I have to leave the capital again. Can you handle the Jiang family?"
"Brother Chen will be back soon. Don't worry about us. Find Yinyin first." Li Taohua said anxiously.
"Mother-in-law, you have to remember that Yinyin was attacked by an assassin on her wedding day and was seriously injured. She has to stay at home and recuperate during this period. If anyone comes to visit, just say she needs to rest."
For the sake of Yinyin's reputation, she "cannot" leave the capital, and "cannot" have anything to do with those rebels, so there must be "Qin Huiyin" in the capital.
Chen Yong walked in from outside and said to Song Ruize, "Officer, there's a message from the Eastern Palace asking you to come over."
"Just say my wife is seriously injured and I need to accompany her..."
"Minister, we haven't completely gained the trust of the Eastern Palace yet. If we displease the Eastern Palace, I'm afraid the position you've worked so hard to secure will be replaced by someone else."
"Song Ruize, judging by Bai Qiu and Cong Feng's previous attitude towards Yinyin, Yinyin is at least safe in their hands. Don't be impatient, take your time, and hold on to the power you hold first. You've seen that the waters of this capital are too muddy, with tigers in front and wolves behind. If you lose your power, you won't know how you died."
"I want to bring Yinyin back as soon as possible." Song Ruize didn't want Qin Huiyin to be with such dangerous people, even if those people had a special relationship with her.
"I want to, and I'm anxious, but everything has its priorities. You can leave the capital to find Yinyin, but only if you hold on to the power you hold. If you lose that power, the Princess will devour you alive, and how can you possibly find Yinyin? Therefore, my suggestion is to appease the Eastern Palace first, and then find a chance to find Yinyin."
"Thank you for your advice, mother-in-law." Song Ruize bowed, "Then I'll go get busy first."
Chen Yong breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected of Huiyin's mother, she actually managed to get their boss to listen to her advice. You know, without Huiyin, he must have been devastated. Logically, no one's advice would have worked for him. Besides finding Huiyin, he couldn't listen to any other advice. Now, at least they didn't have to rack their brains to persuade him.
Qin Huiyin was woken by the shaking. When she woke up, her whole body felt like it was falling apart, and her throat felt like something was blocking it, and she felt like vomiting.
She got up, opened the door of the carriage next to her, and retched outside. After a while of retching, nothing else came out, and her head was dizzy.
She looked around in confusion, looked at the sky, and then stepped back to look at the person who had been by her side just now.
"What's going on? Where am I and where am I going?"
Zhuge Congfeng poured her a glass of water and handed it to her: "Moisten your throat."
Qin Huiyin took it, but didn't drink it. Instead, she looked at Zhuge Congfeng with suspicion.
Zhuge Congfeng raised his eyelids and said calmly, "Don't look at me like that. I saved you. Is that wrong?"
"You saved me? Tell me, how did you save me? I was clearly in the wedding sedan, but when I woke up I was in a carriage and ended up in some unknown place?" Qin Huiyin said, took a sip of water, and sat down opposite him.
Zhuge Congfeng said, "The Jiang family has tampered with your marriage. You just got into the bridal sedan. Did you smell a strange fragrance inside?"
"Yes."
"You don't know anything after that?"
"Yes. And then?"
"When the sedan was halfway through, an old man pushing a cart passed by. The people carrying the sedan were from the Jiang family, and they wanted to exchange you. I was about to leave the city and saw the Jiang family's actions with my own eyes, so I arranged for my men to rescue you. I originally wanted to send you back to Song Ruize, but..."
"What's the result?"
"Those Jiang family members are despicable. They actually used the power of the imperial court to issue a city-wide wanted notice for us. Our current identities are not to be revealed, so we can only take you with us to avoid the Jiang family's pursuit. I originally thought of settling you down after escaping the Jiang family's influence, but those who are chasing you are extremely persistent. No... listen to this..."
Qin Huiyin lay on the carriage, listening to the movement behind. As Zhuge Congfeng said, there were many sounds of horse hooves. It was obvious that many pursuers were chasing her relentlessly. She could also vaguely hear words like "They are right in front, catch up and kill them without mercy."
"Why is my luck so bad? You too, can't you just find a place to drop me off? Now we're getting farther and farther away from the capital, and there are pursuers behind us. I wonder how worried Brother Ruize would be if he saw that his bride was missing, and how worried my mother would be too."
"Don't worry, though I wasn't able to get you down in time because of the pursuers, I sent someone to leave a letter for your groom. He knows I rescued you and won't worry too much. I'm just sorry to have to separate you two for a while. Once I'm free of the pursuers, I'll send you back."