Chapter 251 Her target is Shen Qingtang
Chapter 251 Her target is Shen Qingtang
Facing Jiang Xu's sudden loss of composure, Shen Qingtang was a little frightened, but still questioned him in a panicked voice: "Why...are you yelling at Zhiyi!"
Looking at Shen Qingtang, the only one among the four who didn't understand what was going on, Xue Zhiyi sighed, then smiled and said, "Master Jiang, are you planning to go out with us?"
Jiang Xu's expression changed again and again. He blinked rapidly, and his eagerness just now seemed a little guilty now: "...Yes, thank you Miss Chai for the invitation."
Chai Yue, who was still in shock at the moment, regretted her impulsive words. She was even more shocked that Xue Zhiyi had guessed their intentions against her. She gritted her teeth and forced a smile: "Master Jiang, you are too polite."
Shen Qingtang didn't understand what was going on. She just felt that the atmosphere among them was extremely weird, so she held Xue Zhiyi's hand even tighter.
Jiang Xu withdrew his wandering gaze, but happened to meet Shen Qingtang's eyes. Shen Qingtang had a dark face and her eyes were full of warnings, as if she would bite him if he dared to get close to Xue Zhiyi.
Shen Qingtang bit her back teeth, her cheeks trembling slightly around her nose. She warned Jiang Xu with a vicious look: If he dares to ask Zhiyi those unbearable words, don't blame her for being rude!
……
Outside the Tang residence, there was only one car ready. Chai Yue said, "I didn't know Lord Jiang wanted to go with us. The servants who were preparing the car neglected it. Please wait a moment."
Having said that, he asked people to get ready.
At this point, Xue Zhiyi was completely certain that Chai Yue had no good intentions in this visit.
According to the rules of the wealthy families, women are not allowed to ride with men outside their families. It’s just that Huo Wuyou has always been disrespectful to her on weekdays, but she hasn’t forgotten even this.
There was only one car prepared, it seemed that Chai Yue had intended to send Shen Qingwei away from the very beginning.
Glancing at Shen Qingtang beside her, Xue Zhiyi couldn't help but feel a little worried: If Shen Qingtang hadn't taken the initiative to invite her, she, Xue Zhiyi, would not have been included in this travel plan, so Chai Yue's target could only be Shen Qingtang.
"Let's call another one." Xue Zhiyi suddenly said.
Hearing this, Chai Yue looked at her unfriendlyly: "Oh, you are so arrogant?"
Shen Qingtang just thought that Xue Zhiyi didn't want to ride with Chai Yue, so she took the initiative to say, "Miss Chai, this is what I meant. It was like this when I was in Huajing. The car was too crowded and I couldn't get used to it."
She is also rarely spoiled.
Chai Yue just wanted to get out as soon as possible, so he didn't refute and just sent his servants to harness the carriage.
In the car, Shen Qingtang was still worried that Xue Zhiyi would take Chai Yue's words to heart, so she comforted him, "Zhiyi, I don't want to make things too awkward with her, I'll just deal with her, and you don't have to pay attention to her later, just talk to me."
After that, she sighed in annoyance again: "If I had known, I wouldn't have asked you to come. How could I have known that Miss Chai had such a temper?"
Xue Zhiyi was still thinking about what happened just now. Suddenly, she said, "Your clothes are nice."
"What?" Shen Qingtang blinked and looked at the light yellow shirt embroidered with white gardenias on his body: "I wore this before, have you forgotten it?"
Xue Zhiyi just smiled and said, "I didn't forget, I just suddenly wanted to change clothes with you."
She was wearing a light purple short-sleeved shirt today with a pair of magpies embroidered on the shoulders.
Shen Qingtang didn't understand why, but couldn't resist Xue Zhiyi's request and changed it anyway.
……
Speaking of this.
In another carriage fully loaded with goods, Huo Wuyou, who was supposed to be recuperating in the Tang residence, was sitting in it with a full beard and wearing a coarse linen shirt. In front of him sat a trembling Fu Zixian.
"This warrior?" Fu Zixian said cautiously: "After I take you to the Chai family to deliver this batch of goods, can you really give me the antidote?"
"It's natural."
He agreed casually, but his hands were bored and were weaving a ring with wild grass that he had picked from somewhere.
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When Xue Zhiyi and Shen Qingtang got off the car, Chai Yue saw them exchange clothes and his expression suddenly changed: "Why are you..."
Although Chai Yue didn't know why Xue Zhiyi acted like this, she felt that she had her reasons for doing so, so she smiled and said, "My relationship with Zhiyi has always been like this. We always wear jewelry and clothes together, without any distinction between you and me."
After that, she took Xue Zhiyi's hand and said, "Look over there, let's go and take a look."
Seeing the two of them like this, Chai Yue became more and more uneasy. She twisted her fingers anxiously, but her eyes seemed to be looking around for something.
Looking at the street market here, Shen Qingtang said: "Miss Chai is right. Although there is a flood now, this street is still bustling."
Although this place is not as prosperous as the capital, the buildings along the street are all magnificent. No matter whether they sell calligraphy and paintings or pearls and jade, or run restaurants or theaters, they all look like expensive places. The passers-by are all dressed in gorgeous clothes, surrounded by servants. They must be either rich or noble.
The scenery here is like two completely different worlds compared to the places where disaster victims live that Xue Zhiyi has seen these days.
It seems that as long as one is rich, his life will not be too bad no matter where he goes or what season it is.
There are many things with local characteristics on this street. Shen Qingtang found them interesting and bought quite a few of them.
Xue Zhiyi picked up a red lacquer mask inlaid with gold foil and examined it carefully. Shen Qingtang came closer to her and said, "Do you like it? I think it's unique too."
Xue Zhiyi picked up the mask and looked at Shen Qingtang's face. She suddenly smiled and said, "If you think it's good, I'll give it to you."
Here, Jiang Xu followed a few people absent-mindedly, and finally waited until Shen Qingtang entered a jewelry shop to choose jewelry. Only then did he get the chance to approach the figure in purple clothes and mask.
"Ms. Xue." He hesitated, "May I have a word with you?"
Unexpectedly, after the mask was taken off, what he faced was Shen Qingtang's righteous and indignant face.
He quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Miss Shen, Jiang is abrupt..."
Seeing that Jiang Xu still dared to look for Xue Zhiyi, Shen Qingtang became furious. Just as he was about to explode, he heard a sudden commotion in the Zhuyufang.
Suddenly, a group of people appeared from some corner. They were dressed like ordinary guests, but each of them was carrying a sword and rushed towards one person with a clear goal.
Shen Qingtang almost fainted from fright: "Zhiyi... Zhiyi!"
The panicked passers-by stumbled and bumped into her accidentally. She was already frightened and her legs went limp, and she twisted her foot. If she hadn't been supported by the maid, she would have fallen to the ground.
Such a situation made Jiang Xu's pupils tremble and his expression suddenly changed.
Chai Yue was also panicked. Xue Zhiyi and Shen Qingtang changed their clothes so suddenly that she didn't have time to explain to those people. If she caught the wrong person, how could she fulfill her father's instructions?
The guards brought by the Tang family tried to protect Xue Zhiyi, but they found that those people were all very skilled and they were no match for them at all.
Looking at these people, Xue Zhiyi clenched his teeth and held the silver fox hairpin in his hand even tighter.
She only knew that the Chai family wanted to attack Shen Qingtang, so she deliberately changed her clothes and covered herself with a mask in an attempt to confuse people, but she didn't expect them to be so bold.
But she also discovered that these people did not want to take Shen Qingtang's life at all, but wanted to capture him alive.
This way, she would have more opportunities to escape.
After one of them rushed up and twisted her wrist, she pulled the trigger without hesitation, causing the man to fall to the ground unconscious under the effect of the poison.
Turning her head away from this person, she looked sideways and met Chai Yue's panicked and guilty gaze.
She sneered, ran forward, grabbed Chai Yue before she could react, hid behind her, and let the culprit block the knife for her.
Chai Yue was so frightened that she screamed, "Bitch! Are you crazy!"
Xue Zhiyi behind her, however, put all his strength into it, wishing he could pierce through the clothes with his nails, and twisted Chai Yue's arm tightly, not giving her any chance to escape.
As the victim, Xue Zhiyi was merciful for not killing Chai Yue with a hairpin. What's wrong with scratching her in the chaos? It would be better to make her die of pain.
Sure enough, with Chai Yue blocking the way, those people became cautious, fearing that they would hurt Chai Yue when kidnapping Xue Zhiyi.
But at this moment, Xue Zhiyi saw that Jiang Xu tried to rush forward regardless of everything and pushed down a killer, a weak scholar, who was trembling with a bench and yelling at the top of his voice: "Get out! Get out!"
Jiang Xu's behavior made Xue Zhiyi confused for a moment.
At this moment, the scene was in chaos, and Xue Zhiyi did not notice that someone was quietly approaching behind him.
Jiang Xu was pushed and stabbed in the fight. His shoulder was stabbed. When his eyes met Xue Zhiyi's, his face turned pale and his eyes widened. He shouted at the top of his lungs: "Awan!"
Before he could hear what he said, Xue Zhiyi felt someone hit him hard on the neck, and suddenly, everything went dark before his eyes...
When she fell to the ground exhausted, Chai Yue was also confused. Looking back, even the man who attacked Xue Zhiyi had disappeared in the crowd, and it was difficult to find any trace of him.
She didn't remember arranging this person...
She remembered something and was about to remind them that they had kidnapped the wrong person, but those people had already picked up Xue Zhiyi and carried him around the waist on their shoulders.
Chai Yue wanted to warn them, but was afraid of exposing himself, so he hesitated for only a moment. Then those people thought they had succeeded, looked at each other, and prepared to leave.
Everything happened too fast. Jiang Xu ignored his injuries and tried to catch up, but he had only known studying since he was young and could not even carry firewood, let alone catch up with those masters.
Blood flowed down his arm and into his palm, but he felt no pain at all. He only felt as if his soul had been ripped out...
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