Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

Chapter 333 Burn the Yard

As arranged, Steward Li led Ren Shuqing back to the village in a carriage, while the rest of the group drove another carriage to the west of the city. After inquiring, they successfully located the Yang family's villa in the west of the city.

This was a trivial matter that Cang Ling could handle easily by herself, so Gu Nanzhi could order her around without any trouble.

"Cang Ling, climb over the wall and see if anyone's guarding it. Knock them out, then take Shu Yi to find someone."

"Yes"

This villa in the west of the city is a quiet place, with a screen wall. In this location, few people would usually come to the door, so it's no wonder it was used to 'raise people'.

Gu Nanzhi and her companions parked their carriage at a corner of the alley and sat inside, waiting for news from Cang Ling.

Ren Shuyi was unable to contain his tension and worry, but he had to follow the arrangements and not cause trouble for his benefactor. So he got off the carriage and looked from afar at a small face filled with anxiety in the villa.

So many days have passed, and he still doesn't know how his older brother is doing.

Big brother, you absolutely must be alright...

Cang Ling flew in effortlessly into the courtyard. This small courtyard was indeed guarded, but for Cang Ling, these two or three servants were nothing more than a flick of her finger.

By the time they noticed Cang Ling, she had already been knocked unconscious.

Yang Yinzhen was attracted to Ren Shuyuan's scholarly face, so she forcibly brought him back to her residence, intending to subdue him. She thought that someone with such a scholarly appearance would be easy to win over, but she didn't expect him to be such a stubborn person who refused to submit no matter what she did.

Facing death without fear,

Even if it meant being beaten to death, he refused. Helpless, Yang Yinzhen lost patience and sent him to another courtyard, assigning three people to guard the place.

Teach him the rules slowly, I don't believe he's that stubborn.

However, those who are abandoned by their masters and disobey them are the ones to be bullied in the hands of these three. How could they possibly let them have an easy time?

At first, things were probably fine, but as time went on, Yang Yinzhen no longer remembered that she was supporting such a person, and he never came to visit her.

These three then turned the tables and became the masters.

They frequently beat and scolded Ren Shuyuan, made him do chores, and didn't give him food, etc.

When Cang Ling appeared, a man in the woodshed was scolding a person lying on the ground. Even though the person was motionless and unresponsive, the man kicked him a few times, then cursed and prepared to leave.

But he was knocked unconscious by Cang Ling as soon as he turned around.

Cang Ling searched the courtyard, killing three people. Besides that, the only other person found was the one in the woodshed who had been beaten silent; it was confirmed that he was still alive.

Looking at that lifeless face, which bore a slight resemblance to the child outside, I figured this must be it.

Cang Ling, without any disgust, led the person out of the courtyard and to the outside of the carriage, bringing the person closer to Ren Shuyi.

"See if it's your older brother?"

Ren Shuyi was extremely nervous. Seeing Cang Ling bring back the person, he approached. Even though the man's hair was disheveled and he was emaciated, he immediately recognized him as his elder brother, Ren Shuyuan.

That innocent little face finally broke down in tears.

"Big brother, big brother....."

"Brother..."

Was he too late? Was his older brother also going to abandon him and his sister?

Sitting in the carriage, Gu Nanzhi was speechless upon witnessing this scene. Cang Ling was quite direct, simply pushing that corpse-like person close to the child.

See? Looking like this, the child probably thinks the person is dead.

Cang Ling knew the child had misunderstood, and spoke up to remind him.

Your older brother is alright.

"Brother..."

Ren Shuyi continued crying, but upon hearing these words, he quickly recovered and knelt down before Gu Nanzhi again.

"Miss, please save my brother, I beg you..."

"Put the person up here,"

Gu Nanzhi spoke up.

Cang Ling placed the person on the carriage, and Ren Shuyi, disregarding everything else, climbed up after him, supporting Ren Shuyuan.

Gu Nanzhi then took his pulse, and then took out two pills from her sleeve and handed them to Ren Shuyi.

"Feed it to your older brother. Don't worry, he won't die."

"Thank you, miss, thank you."

Ren Shuyi still knew to express his gratitude and had no doubts about the pill. He took it, pried open Ren Shuyuan's mouth, and put the pill in.

"Big brother, big brother, take your medicine, you'll be fine if you take the medicine, big brother..."

Ugh, the kind-hearted Gu Nanzhi was quite displeased by this scene. She glanced again at the separate courtyard, a detached house unlike any other...

Just right,

"Cangling, go burn this house down,"

This instruction was somewhat unexpected. Standing in front of the carriage, Cang Ling subconsciously glanced at Jun Yanchen, who didn't seem to find anything amiss. Beside Gu Nanzhi, his eyes only saw Gu Nanzhi.

"Yes"

Seeing this, Cang Ling turned around and returned to the other courtyard.

When he returned, Gu Nanzhi and Jun Yanchen were already seated in the carriage. The two sat on the left, while Ren Shuyuan was reclining on the right, his upper body leaning against little Ren Shuyi.

Although she was a little small, Ren Shuyi's eyes, still brimming with tears, held a newfound determination as she used all her strength to steadily support her brother.

"Come back home"

"Yes"

Cang Ling returned, got into the carriage, and pulled the reins.

"drive"

The carriage departed and headed out of the city, thick smoke rising from the villa behind it...

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Ren Shuqing, who had returned home first, had already had her injuries examined by He Mobai, who also gave her ointment for Xia He to apply and prepared a medicinal decoction for her to drink.

Uncle Li had originally asked Xia He to take her to her room to rest, but Ren Shuqing refused, insisting on waiting.

In the end, we could only let her have her way.

Meanwhile, everyone at home learned about Ren Shuqing from Butler Li.

So it wasn't surprising at all when Gu Nanzhi and the others brought two more people back home.

"Uncle Li, boil some water and wash them; they're dirty."

"Dr. He, Bai Zang, I'm entrusting the treatment to you."

As expected, Gu Nanzhi handed the person over to them after getting off the carriage. When she mentioned the person was dirty, there was no disgust in her expression; she was simply stating a fact.

After spending so much time together, they all knew that the lady had a cleanliness obsession, and coincidentally, their master also had one.

These two are strange; they've both climbed out of poverty, yet they manage to stay completely clean...

They knew the hot water would be ready in the next second.

"Xiahe, get me some hot water,"

See? That's how it is.

"Yes, miss"

These two masters are such a perfect match. They're both germaphobes, yet when faced with people like Ren Shuyuan and his sister, they're willing to help instead of turning their backs.

Many of the wealthy young men and women they met seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness that was simply a matter of snobbery...

But their master's fastidiousness was not.

They are fastidious, yet they can survive in mud, keeping it as clean as possible...