Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 263 Searching for someone

No matter how desperately Xiaoguoer swung her fists, raining blows at the soldiers, or how fiercely she threatened them, they remained as immovable as a wall of bronze and iron, showing no intention of making way.

Under the officers' insistence, the boatman sighed helplessly and had no choice but to start rowing again, slowly navigating the boat back to shore.

Once the officers and soldiers and Xiaoguo'er had all disembarked, the boatman finally breathed a sigh of relief. He shook his head and sighed, lamenting his bad luck that he had encountered such a thing. He then hurriedly packed his things and prepared to set sail again.

The girl on the boat, who had been indignant earlier, was now staring intently at Xiaoguo'er's face after witnessing the whole thing. Her gaze was filled with curiosity and inquiry. So they weren't gay after all; they were actually quite well-matched. This girl was so beautiful it made one envious...

Xiao Guo'er was completely oblivious to the girl's gaze. She looked at the soldiers who had surrounded the shore and couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Just then, the sound of wheels rolling came from afar. Xiao Guo'er turned her head and saw a magnificent carriage slowly approaching, followed closely by dozens of imposing guards.

When Xiao Guo'er saw the carriage, her eyes suddenly turned unusually fierce.

She glared fiercely at the person who leaped off the horse and slowly walked up to her, her voice hoarse with extreme anger.

"Shen Jing! Tang Jingchen fell into the water, and your men stood by and did nothing to save him, even trying to stop me from rescuing him. If anything happens to him, the Tang family will never let this go!"

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Shen Jing's heart skipped a beat. If Tang Jingchen really got into trouble, it would be a considerable problem for the prince, since the Tang family still had some influence with the emperor.

"Get everyone into the water to search for him. We need to find him alive or dead."

In an instant, all the officers and soldiers who could swim jumped into the river one after another, like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.

The fine rain, like silver threads, fell densely, blurring people's vision like a thin veil.

Although they were only a few steps apart, Shen Jing still couldn't see Xiao Guo'er's expression as she gazed at the river.

Was he seeing things? Why did the expression on Xiaoguo'er's face just now seem less like worry and more like calm and composed?

"Lord Shen, are you staring at me like that because you have something to say?"

Shen Jing quickly looked away, "The prince is waiting for you in the carriage."

Xiao Guo'er glanced coldly at the silent carriage not far behind her, seemingly blending into the thick black night, mysterious and ruthless.

She walked towards the carriage, and as she passed Shen Jing, she paused slightly, letting out a cold laugh. "Lord Shen doesn't seem too surprised that I'm a woman?"

Shen Jing was startled. Before he could answer, Xiao Guo'er had already walked past him toward the prince's carriage.

The carriage curtain was lifted from the inside, but Xiao Guo'er did not go inside.

"This servant is dirty and may soil Your Highness's carriage, so this servant will listen to Your Highness's teachings from below."

His seemingly humble and respectful words were actually full of dissatisfaction and sarcasm.

A sense of unease rose in Zhao Yunrong's chest, and her already bad mood, which was already aggravated by the fact that the two dared to elope, became even worse.

But when Ke Que's dark eyes saw Xiao Guo'er standing beside the carriage, soaked to the bone but with a stubborn expression, the violence that had been raging in his heart quietly dissipated.

"You left without saying goodbye, completely violating your agreement with me. I haven't even punished you yet, and now you dare to disobey me."

"This servant is guilty, Your Highness, please punish me. But this servant is of lowly status and is dirty. If I were to soil Your Highness's carriage, wouldn't that make my crime even more serious?"

The word "lackey" carries a pointed and forceful connotation.

Is she going to stick to her guns with him to the end? Zhao Yunrong sighed helplessly, her tone softening a bit, "It's cold, you'll get sick if you get soaked in the rain. If you faint, then no one will be able to save Tang Jingchen in the water."

Words that were half coaxing and half threatening finally changed Xiaoguo'er's attitude.

The pattering rain pattered against the leather roof of the carriage, making a "drip-drip-drip" sound. What should have been a peaceful and pleasant setting was instead filled with the ulterior motives of the two people inside.

Zhao Yunrong sat expressionlessly in a corner of the carriage, his deep eyes fixed on Xiao Guo'er, as if trying to see through her appearance to her true thoughts.

A moment later, Zhao Yunrong tossed a dry cloak to Xiao Guo'er, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"

Little Guo'er caught the cloak with some surprise, her body trembling slightly from the cold.

In this kind of weather, she had just swum around in the river and was already soaked to the bone, with the chill constantly creeping into her body.

She already harbored resentment towards Zhao Yunrong, and just now, under the carriage, she was even more furious. She didn't want to see him at all, nor did she want to accept his ill-intentioned concern.

However, she knew that it was unwise to go against her body, and she couldn't afford to get sick right now, so she silently put on the cloak.