The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Li Wei presented the letter with his left hand, while his right hand hung limply at his side.

Duan Jingzong's chest heaved violently, his emotions surging. He stepped forward, snatched the letter, and opened it hastily.

This!

"Yuzhi's letter!"

Duan Jingzong took a quick look, asked someone to invite Old Xu, and ordered the servants to help Li Wei up and take him to the side pavilion.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Mrs. Lu sent several children to the backyard when Li Wei came in.

Song Shengfu took the letter. The writer seemed to be in a very urgent situation at the time, and the handwriting was sloppy and messy.

The bright red handwriting was shocking.

Duan Jingzong was a little anxious and breathless. He wanted to say something but kept coughing.

Duan Jing'an saw this and stepped forward to ask.

"Tell me what happened quickly."

Li Wei was lying on the small couch, his face covered in blood and there was a hole on his forehead.

"My Lord, my Lord..."

On the last day of July, Shen Xianli and several followers passed by Wanchuan and planned to rest for a night.

"We still have five days of walking to go, so everyone should take a break."

Shen Xianli was no longer as elegant as before. He was a little tired after running around for days.

Li Wei picked up the tea that the waiter had just brought and poured a bowl of tea for the master. Shen Xianli picked up the bowl and started drinking.

The coarse country tea may not be very delicious, but it is very thirst-quenching.

After a few large bowls, everyone was somewhat satisfied. It was rare to encounter Hezhi on the road these days, and when we did, it was only to moisten our mouths.

"We drank tea, bought some water from the shop and continued on our way."

Shen Xianli and his group did not stop. They had already prepared some dry food for their journey.

The only reason they stopped now was because of the lack of water. They even went to the town to find a teahouse, as they were afraid that the world would be in ruins and someone would take advantage of the situation to rob them.

They had a good idea. Although some people in the town were living in poverty, they were under the control of the government and there would be no chaos.

But if nothing unexpected happens, there will be an accident

"As soon as we left Wanchuan, we felt completely exhausted. Even our horses fell to the ground and we couldn't move anymore. We realized we had been tricked. The master was about to take us into hiding when a group of men and horses surrounded us."

Then when they woke up again, they were in a dim room.

Shen Xianli looked at his tied hands. This way of tying was unique to Xiyang, and now he was in Dongyang. Excluding other factors, Shen Xianli felt gloomy in his heart.

Hearing the sound of drinking coming from next door, Shen Xianli kept bumping into Li Wei who was lying beside him.

He drank less tea, but those who practiced martial arts naturally drank more than them, which also resulted in a larger dose for them.

"After I woke up, the master told me not to make any sound. He had a hairpin in his arms, and he used it to rub the rope off my body."

This hairpin belonged to his deceased wife. As he missed her often, he always carried it with him and kept it secretly in his sleeve.

The person who took the bag did not check it carefully, which gave them the opportunity.

Li Wei was excited when he saw that the rope was about to be untied, but he never expected that someone would come at this time.

And they were all very familiar with this person.

"Zhang Zhisheng, is that you?!"

Shen Xianli couldn't open his eyes because of the light coming in from the open door, and he looked at the person at the door with empty eyes.

"Hey, isn't this our Master Shen? He woke up so quickly."

Zhang Zhisheng walked in triumphantly. "You didn't expect that Shen Zhipan and I would meet here today."

Shen Xianli lowered his eyes slightly and his voice was calm.

"I didn't expect that someone who should have been enjoying his old age in the Shuzhou prison would fly out to see me."

Zhang Zhisheng was choked by these words, his face turned gloomy, then he thought of something and forced himself to keep a smile.

"Master Shen is still so unreasonable when he speaks."

Shen Xianli twisted his body and leaned on Li Wei. Although he was the one tied up, Zhang Zhisheng felt that this person was still so superior, just like the day of the trial.

"You said I was right, so I can't be wronged."

"Hahaha, I'm afraid that Master Shen will have to suffer for quite some time."

Zhang Zhisheng waited for Shen Xianli to respond, but Shen Xianli stopped talking.

He really treats this place as his home, so leisurely.

Zhang Zhisheng began to lose his temper and revealed his true face. His eyes were as big as copper bells and his expression was ferocious.

"Shen Da, oh bah! Old thief Shen, you better understand that you are my prisoner now. If I am unhappy, watch out for those hands that write the verdict!"

Hearing Zhang Zhisheng's threatening words, Shen Xianli looked up at him.

"Really? Some guy went to so much trouble to tie me up just to get these two hands of mine. It's hard for him to think highly of me."

Zhang Zhisheng was so angry that he jumped up and down. He had never been educated and could not win the argument.

A short and capable man standing nearby couldn't bear to watch any longer and looked at Shen Xianli with gloomy eyes.

Shen Xianli had noticed this person a long time ago. He had been observing this person just now, and it turned out that he was the mastermind behind the scenes.

"Master Shen, I won't waste my time talking to you. Hand over what you have in your hand, and I will spare your life."

"The man asked the master to hand over the things, but the master just denied it, and then we were locked up."

Li Wei was a little out of breath as he spoke, but he still managed to keep going.

"Luckily, the door was locked and there was no one guarding the house. The group had gone out to drink. I took advantage of this opportunity to untie the ropes. I untied the master and the others, set the house on fire, and escaped in the chaos."

"But the enemy was outnumbered, and before I could even get a mile, my hiding place was about to be discovered. The master wrote a letter to me, asking me to do everything I could to escape and deliver it to the capital."

Shen Xianli hid in the corner, used blood as ink and grass roots as a pen, took out the letter paper in his arms, and wrote a few strokes in a sloppy manner.

Li Wei hid in the dark with the letter. Shen Xianli broke his leg and knew he couldn't escape, so he stayed where he was.

"I don't know what happened next. When I was escaping, I was caught up by the people behind me. I accidentally fell off a cliff and was rescued by a farmer. But I was able to get rid of them. After I woke up, I rushed to the capital."

Old Xu was setting his bones, and Duan Jing'an roughly understood what was going on. It seemed that Shen Xianli must have brought something with him when he came to the capital this time.

No wonder he came to Beijing to report on his work so suddenly. Duan Jing'an felt relieved after hearing this. He came prepared. As long as the things were still there, Shen Xianli's life would be safe.

Duan Jingzong was not idle either. He used his identity to pass a sign to the palace.

Shen Xianli's return to Beijing to report on his work was an order issued by His Majesty, which means that what Shen Xianli was going to do was manipulated by His Majesty behind the scenes.

If something happens this time, I must quickly seek help from my superiors.

"Brother, mother has suddenly fallen ill and is bedridden. As a filial son, I will always be by her side."

Duan Jing'an looked at his elder brother and said this.

Duan Jingzong covered his mouth with a handkerchief. He had not controlled his emotions just now, and now his throat was dry and itchy, and he couldn't stop coughing.

Holding a mint pill in his mouth and looking at Duan Jing'an, the two brothers felt a sense of empathy at this moment.