At the critical moment, Su Qingru subconsciously protected Aunt Qin behind her, wanting to use her body to block the drunken man.
She closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the severe pain to come.
But she waited for a long time, but there was no movement on her back.
Su Qingru tentatively opened her eyes, turned around and glanced back.
Only then did she realize that the wooden stool that had not hit her back was held firmly by a tall man.
"How dare you commit murder in broad daylight!"
The man looked bookish, but his aura showed that his identity must be extraordinary.
Especially the sharpness of his words made Su Qingru and the others curious about his identity.
"Who are you, how dare you prevent me from teaching this bitch a lesson!"
The drunken man waved his fist and was about to greet the man in the face. Unexpectedly, he was lightly pushed by the attendant beside the man, and he fell to the ground in an instant.
The man clapped his hands and put his hands behind his back.
Although Su Qingyu could only see the man's back, she could tell from his clenched hands that he was angry at the moment.
"I am an official of the imperial court. How can I allow you to oppress women and children like this while I am here!"
"Come here! Tie him up and escort him to Jingzhao Mansion!"
"yes!"
After the big man was kidnapped and cursed, the man turned around.
"Thank you, sir, for helping me. I wonder if you..."
After all, he was a strange man. Even though he had just saved Su Qingyu, Aunt Qin still dragged Su Qingru to protect her.
"My lord is the Deputy Superintendent of Qintian Prison..."
Wen Xuegu turned around to stop his entourage from speaking, and instead used his typical literati face with a wise light in his eyes, and said with a smile:
"My surname is Wen. If you don't mind, I can send someone to take you back home."
Aunt Qin hurriedly pulled Su Qingyu, who was a little stunned, to kneel down and thank her: "Thank you, Mr. Wen, for your generous intervention. My mother and daughter will come to the door with gifts to say thank you in the future."
Wen Xuegu turned slightly to avoid the gift from Aunt Qin and his daughter, with a slight apology on his face.
"I am an official of the imperial court. No matter what position you hold, if you encounter a situation like today, you should take action to stop it. Madam, you don't have to do this."
Aunt Qin couldn't help but glance at Wen Xuegu in surprise.
Although she was a concubine in the backyard, thanks to Su Yuanrong, she had met many officials who were in cahoots with Su Yuanrong.
This was the first time she had seen someone as upright as Wen Xuegu.
"lady?"
Aunt Qin quickly looked away: "The housewife's family lives nearby, so I won't bother Mr. Wen."
Until Wen Xuegu led the people away from the teahouse and walked away, Su Qingru still stood there blankly.
In her mind, it was Wen Xuegu who was always protecting her...
"Qingru? What's wrong with you?"
Aunt Qin took Su Qingru's hand and touched her forehead gently with concern.
"Are you scared? Are you uncomfortable?"
"You girl, why are you so reckless at the critical moment? You just need to remember that protecting yourself is the greatest filial piety to your mother!"
Su Qingru quickly shook her head: "Mom, I'm fine. Let's go back quickly. We have to tell eldest sister these things."
It is better for her family to tell this than for Su Qingyu to hear it from outside.
Aunt Qin warned the little girls in front of her all the way, telling them repeatedly, for fear that what happened today would happen again.
Caiwei said gloomily: "If you ask me, what Xiaocao did today was right!"
"We girls are so talkative, that's why we are always bullied like this!"
Xiaocao, who had been scared just now, suddenly became less scared after hearing what her sister Caiwei said.
"Sister Caiwei is right! The county master is too kind and gentle. He never speaks loudly to us. How can he fight against these bad guys!"
Su Qingru, who had been silent all this time, twitched the corner of her mouth strangely.
The eldest sister in her family would like to show her heart to everyone when she faces someone who is good to her.
But she has never been soft-hearted when it comes to those who make things difficult for her.
For example, when she first learned that she had been kidnapped by Princess Yongjia, she saw with her own eyes how her eldest sister tricked and taught Yongjia a lesson.
The eldest sister is someone who can even hurt herself if she is ruthless, let alone these rabble?
She just had to worry too much, so these people took advantage of her because she was timid...
As soon as they returned to Su Mansion and entered the door, they met Lu Yuncheng who was about to leave.
Lu Yuncheng has always been good at observing words and expressions. With just one glance, he knew that something was not right about these people.
"I have met His Highness Prince Ling."
"Didn't you go to inspect the shop? What's going on..."
Aunt Qin was a little embarrassed for a moment when Lu Yuncheng asked her this question.
After all, this is related to Su Qingyu's good reputation. I wonder if King Ling will have other thoughts in his heart after hearing this...
But before Aunt Qin could decide, Caiwei, who was following behind, immediately said:
"Aren't those gossips going around ruining my girl's reputation?"
"These people just have big mouths and can act like rain when they hear the wind. They have completely ruined the girl's reputation!"
When it came to Su Qingyu, Lu Yuncheng's expression turned cold instantly.
At his signal, Caiwei recounted all the rumors on the street, and did not forget to include Wen Xuegu, the hero who saved the beauty.
"Master Wen? Is Wen Xuegu?"
Aunt Qin shook her head: "The common woman only knows that he is Mr. Wen, but I don't know if he is the Wen Xuegu that His Highness said."
Lu Yuncheng pondered and then said bluntly: "Don't tell Qingyu about the rumors for the time being."
"I, the king, will take care of this matter myself."
It wasn't until Lu Yuncheng strode out of the Su Mansion that Aunt Qin knew that she had done this without Su Qingyu's consent, and in a daze, she placed the responsibility for solving the matter on Lu Yuncheng.
After much thought, she felt something was wrong.
So he went alone to the courtyard where Shen Huaide's guest room was.
At that time, Su Qingyu was talking to Shen Huaide.
"Have you really thought it through?"
"After all these years, I have actually figured it out a long time ago. It's just that I was bound by the friendship back then and deceived myself."
Seeing the helpless smile on Shen Huaide's face, Su Qingyu felt uncomfortable.
She had also experienced being stabbed in the back by the person she trusted the most.
Moreover, it was at the cost of life.
Now when facing Shen Huaide, I inevitably have a little more understanding in my heart that others don't have.
"Okay, I'll take care of this for you."
Shen Huaide finally regained some energy, and when he heard what Su Qingyu said, he suddenly became excited.
"This is the old man's own business. Why are you meddling in it? Do you still think you are not embarrassed enough in front of him?"
Su Qingyu raised her lips and smiled.
This smile is calm and calm, and more of a joy.
Fortunately, Shen Huaide did not die from a back stabbing like him.
"Don't worry! No matter what happens, I have always been the one with the most solutions!"
"You have many methods, but you don't have many lives! I won't allow this matter..."
"Girl, someone is coming from the palace."
Mingyue stood at the door, looked at Aunt Qin outside the door, and then at the two people inside.
Su Qingyu looked at Shen Huaide's stunned expression and said in an eccentric way:
"Look, this trip to the palace is impossible even if I don't go."
