My wife wants a divorce; if she ruins my life, I'll leave.

The two seemed to have scouted the terrain beforehand, and ran down the mountain along an inconspicuous path.

Aunt Xu quickly returned to the mansion behind them. She first launched the signal flare in her arms, and then pulled Xu Pingping and Yang Liu to get up.

"Wait for them to come, I'll go after them first." After saying that, Aunt Xu ran off in the direction where the two had disappeared.

Since they were on a mountain, in a spacious area, the incense had little effect, only temporarily numbing their weakness.

Xu Pingping recovered and kicked the weak San'er, asking, "Do you know that person?"

San'er's eyes flickered. He looked up, then lowered his head again, saying nothing.

Yu Ye said weakly, "That's her aunt."

Xu Pingping and Yang Liu were both newcomers and didn't recognize the old woman. The old woman used to serve in the Meng family. A few months ago, Fang Ling and Uncle Meng screened the servants in the mansion and found that the old woman and the men in the family loved to gamble. So Fang Ling ordered them all to be kicked out.

Seeing that Yang Liu had recovered, Xu Pingping threw down a sentence and ran towards Aunt Xu's direction, "Keep an eye on her and find out what happened."

Xu Hui and Xu Yuan arrived later and followed Yang Liu after hearing her account of what had happened.

Meng Ruohua was carried down the mountain by the two men, and there she saw a blue cloth carriage parked at the foot of the mountain.

However, standing next to the carriage were two masked men of medium build who appeared to be skilled in martial arts.

The old woman and the man in gray placed Meng Ruohua three or four feet away from the carriage, and asked in a deliberately calm voice, "Where's the money?"

One of the masked men threw over a bag of silver, saying, "This is two hundred taels. The third hundred taels will be given to you once Second Master sees the person."

The old woman said in her usual shrewish tone, "You never said it would be paid in two installments. How come you changed your mind after bringing the person here?"

The masked man shouted, "Enough nonsense! Do you think Second Master would deny it to you? If you don't want it, get lost!"

She was sold for five hundred taels?

Meng Ruohua moved her hands and feet, feeling her strength return; the effects of the drug had worn off. But when she looked at the four people in front of her, even though she could move, she had no confidence that she could outrun them.

She looked around, trying to think of a way to escape, but the surroundings were desolate and overgrown with weeds that were half a person tall.

How come there are such desolate places near Guangsheng Temple?

Suddenly a figure appeared in the distance, followed by a few quick leaps and dodges, and the person got closer and closer.

Sun Wei?

Meng Ruohua frowned slightly and squinted, trying to see more clearly.

Sun Wei noticed Meng Ruohua's gaze, gave her a reassuring gesture, and prepared to rush out to save the person.

In a flash, Meng Ruohua shook her head slightly, signaling him not to act rashly.

It wasn't that she was worried Sun Wei couldn't beat these people; she just wanted to see why they kidnapped her and whether it was Song Chen'an who ordered it.

Is Song Chen'an out of his mind, causing trouble again and again?

Just then, one of the masked men ordered, "Tie her up."

The old woman muttered, "You only said you needed people and would help transport them down, why do we have to do the work too?"

The masked man shouted sternly, "Stop talking nonsense, just do what I tell you!"

Meng Ruohua also stared at the two people talking. The more she looked at the old woman, the more familiar she seemed, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

Seeing Meng Ruohua's probing gaze, the old woman panicked for a moment. She grabbed a handful of weeds from the side, stretched and tugged at them a couple of times, and finding them to be fairly sturdy, she walked towards Meng Ruohua.

Weeds binding people?

This was because she was certain that she couldn't break free of a handful of weeds with her strength.

It's already autumn, and the roadside weeds have turned greenish-yellow, but haven't completely dried out yet.

This kind of grass is the most resilient, especially a small bunch. If tied well, it is not easy for it to break free.

Meng Ruohua was unaware of these things; she only noticed that the weeds were rough and that if she tied them to her hands, they would surely chafe her skin.

She looked at the approaching old woman, deliberately frowning in disgust, and said, "Don't touch me with that filthy thing!"

The old woman paused for a moment, as if recalling the scene before her, then her face hardened again. "You still think you're some pampered young lady? You won't be in a moment!"

As he spoke, he roughly tore off the mat covering Meng Ruohua and squatted down to tie her hands.

Meng Ruohua rolled to the side, "You don't need to tie me up. I can't escape on my own, and I'm not going to run away."

She sat up abruptly and said, "I can tell you're just following orders. Let's be amicable and not make things difficult for each other. I'll cooperate and get the job done."

The man in gray grinned lewdly, "Oh, as expected of a well-educated young lady, you know how to be pragmatic."

When the old woman saw Meng Ruohua staring at her with her eyes open, she worried that Meng Ruohua would remember her, so she guiltily turned her head away to avoid Meng Ruohua's gaze.

Meng Ruohua noticed her guilty conscience and deliberately said, "This mother, where have we met before? You look familiar."

The old woman turned her head and glared at her fiercely, "If you behave yourself, you'll avoid some physical pain."

"Yes, yes, I will definitely cooperate."

The two masked men exchanged glances. After all, she was a young lady from the General's Mansion, and their master didn't intend to do anything to her. Besides, she was just a delicate and weak woman who couldn't escape anyway, so they didn't force her.

The masked man, whom we just mentioned, then instructed the old woman, "Get her into the carriage, and you will come with me to see the Second Master."

Another masked man nudged him twice with his elbow, his eyes showing displeasure.

He keeps calling me "Second Master," as if he's afraid others won't know.

Meng Ruohua gave Sun Wei a look, signaling him not to act rashly. Sun Wei first frowned and shook his head in disagreement, but then reluctantly nodded under her insistence.

She didn't need the old woman to urge her; she got up and climbed into the carriage on her own.

The old woman followed, and the man in gray and two masked men sat on the carriage shaft before driving away.

Now that Sun Wei has come along, she has nothing to worry about.

She also wanted to see who was behind it all, sending people to kidnap her time and time again. Wasn't that annoying?

If there's something you can't say face-to-face, why make such a fuss?

And that old woman, she was clearly on the same side as the man in gray, but she was definitely not familiar with the person behind the scenes, otherwise they wouldn't have bribed her with money.

Meng Ruohua calmly considered the old woman's identity, recalling her earlier actions and expressions, guessing that she must have served in the Meng household. Suddenly, she remembered San'er's unusual behavior...

She couldn't help but glance at her sideways, finding the face strangely familiar.

She bears a striking resemblance to San'er!

Could it really be related to San'er? Is she her relative?

Meng Ruohua only knew that San'er was a servant born into the household and had lost her mother at a young age, but she did not know who her relatives were, let alone that San'er's aunt was among the servants who had been kicked out of the household some time ago.

She didn't ask any more questions. In any case, whoever was able to scheme to bring her here should think carefully about whether they could escape the Meng family's revenge!