Noble Lady

"There were traces of baggage being transported in Miaoshan Village, and the remaining footprints vaguely showed the presence of standard boots. However, a rain washed away all traces, leaving only half of the footprint, making it impossible to trace."

"There's a plank road in the back mountain. Unfortunately, when we got there, they blew it up to destroy the evidence."

Upon hearing this, Situ Zhen's face turned gloomy.

From the beginning they suspected that the mastermind had backers in the court.

The disaster relief situation has always been under the surveillance of the other party, and even the actions of Xue Chenyu and his group have been arranged clearly.

What Marquis Xue said was consistent with his previous suspicions.

There is a very powerful person behind the scenes who can almost cover the sky with one hand.

It is definitely not an easy task to transport such a large amount of food and evacuate the people in just two or three days.

Unless they have the manpower and resources to do so.

And they were wearing standard boots, so they couldn't be a mob of bandits, but a well-trained army.

They blew up the plank road, which means they still had gunpowder!

Situ Zhen seemed to have thought of something. He stood up, picked up a scroll from the desk, and unfolded it with a "swish".

He pointed to the area circled in red and said, "In the past, an army came here and then completely disappeared. Over the years, no one has been seen alive, and no one has been found dead."

Marquis Xue was shocked and recalled the famous army of that year.

But, could it be them?

"How far is it from here to Haicheng County?"

Xue Hou's location is at least two hundred miles away from Haicheng, and even farther from the county seat of Haicheng County.

Because the area is mountainous, with several mountains in between, unless you cross the mountains, you can save time. If you take a detour, without a horse or carriage, it will take more than two or three days.

"What if we go through Miaoshan Village in Dongshui Town?" Situ Zhen pointed to the village at the foot of the mountain.

Marquis Xue couldn't help but shudder, "Could it be that this plank road is..."

"It is very likely that they dug through the mountain to build this." Chen Mingxuan also said with a serious face.

A mountain was dug through and a plank road was built.

Then it blew up again.

What a big gesture.

……

Xue Chenyu didn't know what was discussed in the study afterwards. She left the study and went to look for Xue Luoyan.

As expected, the little girl relied on her agility to climb up the tree.

"Xue Luoyan, let me count to three, one, two..."

"Three!" Miss Xue counted to three and jumped down.

Xue Chenyu looked at her with a headache. "It's a good thing the trees here are still green. If it were Shengjing City, the leaves would have fallen by now. How could you hide among them?"

"Don't worry, sister. I will adapt to local conditions."

Xue Chenyu: Is this how we use the principle of adapting to local conditions?

Never mind, it wasn't her fault that she was so active.

Xue Chenyu gave up preaching and brought up something that interested her, "Do you remember the note you found under the command box in the lobby?"

"remember."

"The person who wrote the note is back. Do you want to meet him?"

Xue Luoyan thought for a moment, "The one who just came back? He's skinny and not as good-looking as Xue Huai. I won't look at him."

"Since you don't want to watch it, then follow me out."

After getting Xue Luoyan's assurance, Xue Chenyu pulled her away with peace of mind.

With her own promise, she probably won't make fun of Lord He again.

……

This time when she went out, Xue Chenyu called Du Jingyuan along.

Everyone's feet are almost healed, it's time to go out for a walk.

She also brought Yuzhu and Xiahe with her, plus Xue Chenyu herself and Xue Luoyan, a total of two people, who barely squeezed into a carriage.

Then, a carriage at the back was filled with clothes, fabrics and food.

Go straight to the Salesian Home.

When Chu Yao received the news, Xue Chenyu and his group had already arrived at the gate.

"Miss Xue, why are you here?"

"I'll bring you something." Xue Chenyu said.

"How can I let you spend money on this?" Before Chu Yao could finish her words, Du Jingyuan stepped forward and said, "I've heard Xue Xiaoyu mention Miss Chu before. Seeing is believing."

Chu Yao looked at Xue Chenyu a little flattered.

Xue Chenyu then introduced, "This is my good sister from childhood, her last name is Du."

"Miss Du, I've long admired you. Chu Yao only did what she could, and doesn't deserve this praise."

Seeing her being so shy, Du Jingyuan couldn't help but pat her shoulder. "Did you also feel like saying something literary when you met Xue Xiaoyu?"

Chu Yao: I didn’t dare to move, but what she said seemed to make sense.

In front of Miss Xue, she would subconsciously be a little tense.

Du Jingyuan continued, "Don't worry about her, just be yourself. You're so amazing, what praise can't you deserve?"

Xue Chenyu smiled and said, "Please forgive me, Miss Chu. A Yuan has always been like this. If I have offended you, please forgive me. As for the things we brought, they are all needed by the orphanage, so please don't be polite with me."

Chu Yao hurriedly said no, then said sheepishly, "Ms. Xue has been so generous. I would like to thank you all on behalf of the people at the Salesian Home."

Du Jingyuan was not shy and asked her if she needed any help as soon as they met, saying that she was quite strong.

Chu Yao hurriedly said no, there was no reason to let the guests do it.

But when he turned around, he saw Xia He and Du Juan helping to unload the goods without stopping.

Even the little girl who was not much taller than the carriage was helping. Chu Yao was scared to death and quickly called a few people to help.

"Ms. Xue, how can I bear to let you spend all this money and effort? It's really..."

"It's okay, let them do it if they are willing to do it, especially Luoluo." Xue Chenyu said, pointing specifically to her own sister.

"This girl is tough. When she has nothing to do today, she's bound to be naughty. Finding something for her to do will help her be more at peace."

Chu Yao didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Today, I am also here to return the property to its original owner." Xue Chenyu took out the purse from his arms.

Chu Yao looked at it with a tremor in her eyes, but she still took it with both hands, "Then I'll accept it on behalf of Sister Nian. That person..."

"He will pay the price he deserves." Xue Chenyu said ambiguously.

Chu Yao also knew in her heart that the man did not deserve sympathy.

But thinking of Sister Nian, she mustered up the courage to ask, "Miss Xue, would you like to meet Sister Nian? She asked me to ask you. If you are willing, I will go and call her."

"I thought that young lady didn't want to see me. It would be great if we could meet."

It was because Xia He had found out some things about Zheng Duoqi from Chu Yao that she was able to get Zheng Duoqi to speak so smoothly.

There was no reason for her not to see her benefactor.

after that.

Everyone unloaded their things and went into the main room to drink tea.

The young girl didn't seem to want to see anyone else, so Xue Chenyu took Xia He there alone.

A dimly lit room.

Pulling the heavy curtains.

"I'm sorry to have invited you to my little place." It was a very pleasant female voice, melodious and beautiful, like a yellow oriole singing out of a valley.

Even though you can tell she's not young anymore, her voice is still charming.

Xue Chenyu looked at Chu Yao in surprise, "This young lady has a really beautiful voice."

Chu Yao nodded and said softly, "Sister Nian was also a famous singer in the past."

Singers, unlike ordinary brothel girls, sell their art but not their bodies.

Although Xue Chenyu didn't know the story between this young girl and Zheng Duoqi, she had probably guessed about four or five points.

Afterwards, the bed curtains were slowly drawn open, and a woman with thick bangs covering half of her face slowly stood up and walked towards them.

"Nian Susu, nice to meet Miss Xue."