Cold-faced Empress

Fu Siying asked, "What are you taking them for?"

"We'll do nothing but trap you and then dump you at the city gate in two hours."

This ridiculously simple request truly surprised Fu Siying. Just to trap her? Why?

“However,” the gangster added, “there was a specific emphasis on making you look disheveled, like you were being insulted.”

Fu Siying raised an eyebrow, pondering to herself.

If someone were a fool, this would be nothing more than having the desire but not the courage, only thinking of scaring her and ruining her reputation. But... since the other party has already made their move, how cowardly could they be? Since they intend to ruin her, they can't possibly be soft-hearted and spare her innocence.

Therefore, the other party must be a cunning and scheming person!

Anticipating that the bandits wouldn't let such a beautiful woman go and would surely humiliate her, she deliberately instructed them not to harm her, simply to have a backup plan in case things were exposed later. She was guilty, but the real culprits were the bandits, not the other woman.

"Besides your eldest brother, who else knows who in the city sent the letter?"

Because it was a message delivered by someone from the city late at night, the bandits all shook their heads to indicate that they did not know.

Huang Hu thought for a moment and stepped forward: "I can recognize the person who delivered the message."

Fu Siying glanced at him: "Alright, you have made many contributions. Not only will the government reward you, but I will also reward you."

"Thank you, miss!"

"Now, there is one last thing I want to tell you."

……

When the bandits left the Fu family's convoy, they tied everyone up tightly with ropes.

By the time Rong Chen managed to break free of the ropes, the hoofprints left by the bandits' fleeing horses were almost washed away by the rain.

Rong Chen casually untied a guard's ropes, ordered the guard to quickly send a message to the governor of Pingcheng, and then mounted his horse: "Father, Mother, I'm going to save my elder sister!"

"You're not allowed to go!" Prime Minister Fu, who was being untied by his servants, shouted in alarm. "Wait for the Prefect of Pingcheng to send troops to search. Your elder sister's whereabouts are unknown. If something happens to you, what will your father do!"

"Once the city sends troops, they'll vanish without a trace!" Rong Chen shouted hoarsely. With that, ignoring Prime Minister Fu and Madam Li's attempts to stop him, he rode off and disappeared into the fine drizzle.

News of the Fu family's caravan being robbed by bandits and the abduction of Miss Fu quickly reached Pingcheng. The governor of Pingcheng was greatly alarmed and urgently dispatched soldiers out of the city to rescue her.

The Bai family soon received the news. Without a second thought, Bai Qingyu spurred his horse and galloped out of the city, even faster than the governor and his troops.

Upon encountering the Fu family's convoy returning to the city, Bai Qingyu didn't even bother to dismount and offer any words of concern to Prime Minister Fu. After inquiring about the direction, she vanished in the blink of an eye.

In the bandits' hideout, Fu Siying had just finished making detailed arrangements for the bandits when she suddenly heard a deafening "bang" like thunder.

what sound!

Immediately afterward, they were dumbfounded. They saw Fu Rongchen riding a horse and smashing open the village gate in a very fierce manner. He brandished a large sword and charged straight in.

"Rong Chen?!"

Filled with grief and indignation, Fu Rongchen rushed into the mountain stronghold, ready to wreak havoc. But upon closer inspection, he saw his eldest sister sitting on a rather imposing chair under the eaves of a thatched house opposite the rain curtain, with a mangled corpse at her feet and a line of bandits on either side of her.

The key point is that these bandits are all incredibly cowardly.

Fu Siying's ferocity shrouded the young Fu Rongchen in an unfathomable aura of menace.

In the eyes of these bandits, Fu Rongchen, who suddenly burst through the door, had the aura of a war god arriving. They were very glad that they had followed Fu Siying's advice earlier, otherwise they would not know whether they would be alive or dead.

"Eldest sister, are you alright?"

Fu Rongchen dismounted, looking bewildered, and stared at the group of bandits. The bandits waved their hands repeatedly, avoiding his gaze, leaving him completely confused.

Eldest sister...you subdued the bandits?!

Seeing Rong Chen's expression as if he had seen a ghost, Fu Siying felt extremely embarrassed. In front of the bandits, she couldn't tell Rong Chen the truth, so she could only briefly explain to him the story she had made up and assured the bandits before.

Rong Chen was skeptical, but he wasn't stupid. He knew this wasn't the time to pry, but rather to cooperate fully with his elder sister. After all, they were both in a den of thieves, their skills were lacking, and they needed to be cautious.