The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

No one made things difficult for her along the way. Lu Yun was very obediently taken to the house at the "east end of the village" as the leader mentioned. Several people pushed her into the house, closed the gate of the yard and left.

Lu Yun walked around the yard with her hands behind her back, anchored herself on the wall she was going to climb, exerted a little force, and the hemp rope tied around her wrist broke and fell to the ground. She pulled the cloth out of her mouth and moved her shoulders a few times.

Lu Yun took a few steps back, accelerated her sprint, grabbed hold of the wall, and looked outside.

Very good, there are people outside, and they are all acquaintances.

"Princess." Zhou Boli waved at her, as if to say that the weather was nice today. Following behind him was none other than the bandit leader with fox clothes and scar on his face.

Lu Yun jumped off the wall and said sarcastically, "Mr. Zhou has great acting skills. I only knew that you were from a wealthy family, but I never thought you were also involved in the business of robbery."

Zhou Boli noticed the two red and swollen scratches on her wrists and frowned. He stepped forward and grabbed her wrists. "I will explain this to the princess. The princess is precious, how dare we, the common people, bully her? Sixth son, bring the ointment."

Lu Yun felt aggrieved and angry. She was jumping up and down like a monkey. He must have seen it all, but he pretended to be nothing in front of her. How unreasonable!

Being pulled back into the house, Lu Yun stared at the man who was applying medicine to her. He dipped his slender fingers into the ointment and carefully applied it on the wound. There was a cool and numbing feeling on the touch.

Lu Yun couldn't help but move her fingers, which earned her a light rebuke: "If you move again, half of this year's dividend will be deducted."

"Did you send someone to follow me from the beginning? You know everything I do?"

"Yes."

"Did you already know that my mother was hiding in Huangfeng Village? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Yes, but this is really not what I want to do. Your mother and uncle specifically asked me to keep it secret from you." While applying the medicine, Zhou Boli shifted the blame to clear himself of suspicion.

Zhang Yulin, who was under pressure from various groups of people and had to sleep in the open air, suddenly sneezed.

To draw the attention away from his sister, he pretended to flee with evidence of the private sale of government salt, leaving clues along the way that practically drew the enemy's full attention. Zhang Yulin wiped his face wearily. The closer he got to Kyoto, the more assassins there were. Damn it, he had to rest up once this was over.

Liuzi, Ada and the scarred man were all squatting at the gate of the yard.

"Brother, who is this girl?" Scarface asked cautiously.

Ah Da's face was full of vicissitudes. "Second son, haven't I told you several times to be polite to her? Do you have donkey hair in your ears?"

"No, big brother." Dao Er put his hands in his pockets with grievance, "I just had her hands tied and her mouth blocked. I didn't do anything else. I even made a good empty room for her." According to the original plan, he would wait for the master to come and then release her. Who knew that this girl would climb over the wall.

"You're being unreasonable. Do you know that she's the master's adopted sister? She could easily beat up five people like you, let alone a piece of hemp rope." Ah Da angrily slapped Dao Er. "Don't even think about going back for the New Year this year."

When Liuzi heard the word "godsister", he could no longer hold back and said, "Big brother, second brother, have you ever thought about why you still can't get married?"

The two turned their heads at the words. Ah Da chuckled and raised his face proudly. "I don't have a wife. It's because I'm away from home all year round working for my master. How can I have time to think about this? You, a child who hasn't even grown a hair yet, don't know shit. A man should naturally establish a career before starting a family."

Liuzi “——”

"I want to see my mother." Lu Yun looked at him.

Zhou Boli rejected it outright. "No, you can't get involved in this matter. This is what your mother wants."

Lu Yun couldn't hide her disappointment, muttering quietly, "I'm a good fighter." Holding on to a last glimmer of hope, she looked at Zhou Boli and pleaded softly, "Can't you even take a look?"

Zhou Boli's heart softened almost immediately, with tenderness hidden in his eyes. He said helplessly, "Then I can only watch from afar."

After Jin He returned, he whispered a few words in Zhang's ear. Zhang's eyes flickered, and she looked at her children gathered around her and smiled, "Nothing, it's your uncle Zhang's daughter who married into another village. Today she and her husband are back to visit her parents. The weather is nice outside today, and mother wants to go out for a walk."

Uncle Zhang's house was four or five houses away from theirs. Lu Rong supported her mother and walked a few steps forward, and saw a young stranger standing at the door of Uncle Zhang's house.

The woman was wearing a veil and standing next to her husband. They were very close to each other. The man was smiling and talking to his wife with his head down. They looked very affectionate.

Zhang stopped and stood for a moment before turning back. "Your uncle Zhang's sister has wine pimples and is afraid of the sun."

Fang Hao was a little envious. "Sister Zhang's husband must be a hunter. Although he is a little dark, he is quite handsome and seems to be very good to Sister Zhang."

Lu Rong thought of the marriage her mother had arranged for her. She was with Lu Song, the youngest son of Lord Lu from the Imperial College. Before leaving Beijing, the two families had exchanged engagement letters, and the Lu family would come to propose marriage in the early spring of next year.

She had met Lu Song at the outing; he looked like a gentleman with a refined manner and ordinary appearance. Her mother had told her that Lu Jijiu's wife had died young and he had never remarried. Lu Song had already passed the imperial examination at a young age, so if she married him, she would be able to take charge of the household without being controlled by her mother-in-law. It was a rare and good match.

But in her heart, she envied her younger sister more, who was able to be free and did not have to consider getting married when she reached a certain age. Thinking of the scene she had just seen, Lu Rong felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart if Lu Song could be as considerate as Sister Zhang's husband.

It was no longer a secret in Beijing that Lu Tongzheng's wife Zhang and their children disappeared on their way back to Beijing.

Lu Jijiu was also worried when he thought of his future mother-in-law. The Chinese New Year was approaching, and he had planned to send someone to propose marriage as soon as next spring, but now this kind of thing happened. Alas, it really made him worried.

"Master, my aunt is back." The old housekeeper came in to report.

Lu Jijiu couldn't help but frown. "Why doesn't she stay at her husband's house and always go back to her parents'?" As soon as he finished speaking, a young woman walked in from outside. The woman was about thirty years old, with willow-shaped eyebrows, narrow eyes, high cheekbones, and a tightly closed mouth. She looked very serious.

"Greetings, father." The woman saluted formally.

His wife died early, and the eldest daughter has been responsible for taking care of household affairs over the years. She has developed a lonely and helpless personality at a young age. Sometimes, Lu Jijiu himself can't handle it and waves his hand to let her get up.

Lu Rong then sat down properly and looked at his father. "Father, do you know about Madam Zhang's disappearance?"

Lu Jijiu sighed, "Father naturally knows. I even had a few words with Lord Lu this morning. Lord Lu was vague about what he said, so he probably hasn't found it yet."

Lu Rong's expression darkened. "In that case, please forgive me, father, for being so bold. Madam Zhang has been missing for over a month, and no one knows what happened during that time. In my opinion, the marriage with Lu Tongzheng's family requires further careful consideration."