A husband found in the village? I bought a regent for a penny!

The female kidnapper sneered, "No wonder they say you're cunning and can't stand seeing others do well! You deliberately instigate couples to break up and abduct wives to escape. I think you're just a liar, a habitual criminal!"

Dou Rongshan was utterly bewildered and pointed at herself excitedly, saying, "You, a kidnapper, are calling me a liar? A repeat offender?"

"I don't know you at all, and I don't understand what you're saying!"

"Do you know who my father is? General Dou! If you know what's good for you, release me right now!"

The female kidnapper looked down at her with disdain, "Oh my, your father is General Dou? I'm General Mi!"

"You're still pretending, right?"

"You made the mother abandon her husband and child, causing the baby, who is only a few months old, to have no milk and cry every day!"

"Now you're even trying to push your friend out to take the blame, you're absolutely wicked!!"

Because of her own experience, the female kidnapper hated people who abandoned children the most, and by the end she was filled with righteous indignation.

Gu Xixi thought to herself, "I didn't expect this robber to be so righteous?"

Perhaps this can be used as a tool.

"Huh?" This was the first time Dou Rongshan had ever questioned the meaning of life like this.

She had no idea what had happened; she was just following behind Gu Xixi, and when she woke up, she was like this.

Dou Rongshan finally realized that she was in a situation where she was at the mercy of others.

She softened her tone and said with a forced smile, "My lady, I think we might have a misunderstanding."

"I really didn't do any of those things you're talking about."

“And then there’s me and her,” Dou Rongshan turned to Gu Xixi, “we’re not friends.”

The female kidnapper crossed her arms and sneered, "Do you think I'm stupid? If you weren't friends, why would you be together?"

"If she's not a friend, why would she let you throw mud at her and take the blame for her?"

Dou Rongshan was speechless and on the verge of tears, so she could only bump into Gu Xixi with her body.

"Gu Xixi! Explain yourself to her right now! Are you trying to get me killed?!"

The female kidnapper glanced at Gu Xixi and saw that she kept her head down the whole time, looking like an honest person resigned to her fate.

This made her even angrier. "If I don't teach you a lesson, I'll see you're really not honest!"

He then raised his hand high.

Dou Rongshan was so frightened that she shrank back and closed her eyes to avoid it.

Gu Xixi suddenly spoke up, "Wait a moment, heroine!"

The female kidnapper actually stopped. Although she still had a cold face, her eyes were much calmer than when she looked at Dou Rongshan.

"You don't need to be afraid."

"The person we were looking for wasn't you in the first place."

“I already know you were implicated because of her. I’ll talk to the boss later and see if we can let you go first.”

Dou Rongshan opened her eyes anxiously and said, "Are you looking for Gu Xixi?"

"She is Gu Xixi. If you're going to release her, you should let me go first!"

The female kidnapper's expression instantly turned fierce when she looked at her. "If you say another word, believe me, I'll slap you."

Dou Rongshan didn't want to be beaten, so she could only shut up in grievance.

She was absolutely filled with regret!

As luck would have it, Dou Rongshan came out of the bookstore and saw Gu Xixi riding in the carriage of the He family.

Accompanying them were several officials from the Ministry of Revenue, led by He Jinghui.

So, as if possessed, Dou Rongshan followed Gu Xixi all the way out of the city.

More than her cousin's resentment, she was curious.

It is said that if you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

Dou Rongshan was eager to know what made Gu Xixi, a commoner, so extraordinary.

Why is it that not only Mu Nanzhao values ​​her, but even the Minister of Revenue takes her with him when handling official business?

We arrived at Fairy Fruit Village.

Dou Rongshan secretly followed Gu Xixi, observing her closely.

They found Gu Xixi out in the fields with the farmers, bending over to pull weeds, grabbing handfuls of soil, and even picking up disgusting insects and holding them up to her eyes to look at them...

Aside from being all dirty, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it.

In the afternoon, Dou Rongshan watched Gu Xixi head towards the grove.

Dou Rongshan assumed that Gu Xixi was in a hurry to use the restroom and that's when she had the idea to play a prank.

She left her maidservant at the carriage and tiptoed into the woods.

Little did she know, Gu Xixi had already spotted her and had deliberately lured her out from the front.

Even more unexpectedly, she lost consciousness after saying just one sentence to Gu Xixi.

Now look what's happened! Before we even had a clear understanding of the enemy's situation, we've ended up getting ourselves killed.

At this moment, Dou Rongshan was crying with regret.

Gu Xixi looked up at the female robber, her eyes resolute. "Thank you for your kindness, heroine."

"But I can't leave her alone. I promised someone I would take good care of her."

After all, he was Mu Nanzhao's relative, and had some social standing.

They followed her here, but something bad happened to her; this will definitely cause trouble later.

Moreover, the mastermind is about to reveal himself, so she needs to stay here and wait for him to come to her.

Dou Rongshan looked at Gu Xixi in disbelief.

Her eyes were brimming with tears, and she couldn't tell whether they were from being moved or excited.

The female robber was also moved, saying, "You're a kind person."

"Fine, if you want to stay with her, then stay with her."

"Once we hand over the money and the person, no one will care where you go."

The female kidnapper turned and walked away.

After waiting a while, Gu Xixi saw that no one was paying attention to them and whispered, "You'd better calm down and save your energy."

"If you can't walk when you come down the mountain, there will be no one to carry you."

"It's none of your business!" Dou Rongshan retorted instinctively.

He quickly realized what she meant, "You have a way to escape?"

Dou Rongshan was overjoyed, "You should have said so earlier! Did your maid go to ask for help?"

"The people from the Ministry of Revenue will definitely come to our rescue!"

Gu Xixi said calmly, "You'd better raise your voice and attract these kidnappers over here again."

"See that? Besides that woman, there are four men too."

“They don’t seem that easy to talk to.”

Seeing Dou Rongshan's face turn pale with fright, Gu Xixi wasn't satisfied and gave her a sinister smile.

"Kidnapping for money is one thing, but what if they suddenly decide to rob someone of their virtue while they're at it..."

"A delicate and tender girl like you..."

Dou Rongshan trembled, not daring to look at Gu Xixi, "I'll listen to you, I'll listen to everything you say, okay!"

"I'll take a good rest and recharge my energy."

Finally, there was peace and quiet.

Gu Xixi pretended to close her eyes and rest, but in reality, the rope behind her back had already come loose.

She glanced at the kidnappers by the fire.

They were probably certain that two frail girls tied up wouldn't cause any trouble.

The kidnappers were eating meat and drinking alcohol, and nobody was even looking this way.

So Gu Xixi slowly reached out and took out the poison and ring hidden in her sleeve pocket.

The ring was custom-made for her by Madam Meng.

I didn't wear it on my wrist because I was afraid someone would take it on the street.

The poison was the same one that had been used against the Northern Li soldiers. She casually mixed it up during her leisure time in the capital, and unexpectedly, its efficacy was greatly enhanced.

Gu Xixi put on the ring, clenched a bamboo tube in her palm, and continued to keep her arms behind her back, pretending that she was still tied up.

Not only were the robbers in the distance unaware of this process, but even Dou Rongshan, who was standing right next to them, was completely oblivious.

Gu Xixi closed her eyes to rest until the moon was high in the sky, when she finally heard a noise.