mtlumby2d Chapter 42 Official Post Station
Chapter 42 Official Post Station
The little girl serving her in the carriage was much more cruel than the man in black. She twisted her chin and gave her a pill before untying the ropes on her body and changing her clothes.
It was not until he was thrown onto the soft pillow that he realized the medicine he had just taken was a muscle softener, and a strengthened version at that. Not only had his body become as soft as noodles, he couldn't even speak.
This little girl obviously didn't know how to serve others. After changing her clothes, she sat aside and ate snacks comfortably, as if she was on vacation and not kidnapped.
The road is getting smoother and smoother. It's time to get on the official road. I'm going to take the official road openly. I don't know if it will have any unexpected effect.
The guards following Jiang Mingxuan, the men in black who held her hostage, Dali Temple Minister Chang Xu, and the replaced medicine bottle, all seemed to be aimed at her, with a very clear purpose.
The person who planned all this should have known that her internal strength was suppressed, otherwise the man in black would not have only tied her hands along the way.
Besides Xiao Yunjin, the person who changed the medicine bottle also knew that she had no internal strength.
The Fusheng Restaurant was packed that day, including the Second Prince, the Sixth Prince, Xiao Yunjin, and An Yutang.
An Yutang has always been a die-hard supporter of the emperor. In the fight for the throne, he did not occupy a position, but was able to firmly sit on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. None of these people is a simple character.
With just a picked-up medicine bottle, they were able to react quickly, but why did they kidnap her? What was the purpose?
Just as she was thinking about it, the carriage stopped and her body was thrown up by inertia and fell back into the soft pillow, knocked unconscious.
This feeling is really disgusting. Xiao Yunjin is a bastard, otherwise she wouldn't have to be so passive.
"Miss, we are here."
Su Muxi was helped out of the carriage. It was already pitch dark, and a veil was placed over her head.
The dim candlelight came closer and closer, and she could barely make out their outlines. Although they were avoiding her, she could roughly understand from the few words occasionally leaked by the disguised servant that they had entered the official inn. How bold they were!
She pretended not to feel anything and let the maid help her into the room upstairs.
The veil above her head was taken off and her sight returned to the past. The room was rather simple, but the layout was the one she was most familiar with. It was a government-run post station with a unified style.
The Dayun Dynasty was founded less than a hundred years ago. Although it does not have a deep foundation, it is upright and prosperous. This official post station is its representative. There must be a stop between cities in a day's journey. Although it is nominally an official post station, it is open to ordinary people, such as traveling merchants or students. In short, it is a matter of benefit to the people.
When there was no war in the northwest, she liked to survey the terrain the most. There were many official post stations in the northwest, all of which were selected and built by her.
She looked around and found that it was similar but not entirely the same, so she was not heading northwest, but south.
After finding out which route the other party was from, this unfamiliar post station actually felt somewhat familiar.
But the little girl seemed to be unable to bear to see her doing well, and as soon as the door of the room was closed, she was thrown onto the bed.
"what are you doing?"
"Does this make you feel bad?"
The disguised servant snorted coldly, "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you."
He helped Su Muxi up and laid her down on the bed. Then he met a pair of clear eyes that reflected his appearance. He was stunned and said, "Don't play tricks on me."
Su Muxi blinked. She didn't mean to play tricks, she just thought his disguise skills were really good. At such a close distance, she couldn't tell anything fake about him.
The disguised servant obviously didn't understand the meaning of her wink. He was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said to the arrogant little maid: "Watch carefully, don't ruin the adults' business, I'm next door."
The little maid was sitting at the table drinking tea, watching them flirting with each other, feeling very disdainful. Only after they left did she smile and walk to the bedside, looking down at Su Muxi with a cold light in her eyes, and even the dagger in her hand seemed a little colder.
The sharp tip of the knife moved across Su Muxi's pretty face, and the red blood danced along with the tip of the knife. The little maid looked at Su Muxi with a cold face, not blinking. "Aren't you afraid? Your little face is already scratched."
There was a slight itch on her cheek, but it wasn't very painful. Su Muxi had suffered too many injuries in her previous life, so this pain was almost negligible. She just concentrated on observing the other person. This person gave her a very familiar feeling, just like the guard disguised beside Jiang Mingxuan.
She had seen disguised servants posing as guards, but she had never seen them dressed like this. At this time in her previous life, she and Xiao Yunjin had already set up camp in the northwest.
The person who had been seen on the northwest battlefield appeared beside Jiang Mingxuan and now wanted to take her south.
What a big net.
Seeing that Su Muxi ignored her, the little maidservant was a little annoyed and patted the clean face on the other side with the back of the knife, "You have backbone. I wonder how long you can last."
Su Muxi blinked, and the meaning was very clear: I'll wait.
With a cold snort, the little maid stood up, swung the dagger, and it flew past the candlelight and toward the opposite wall, and the room suddenly became dark.
Overnight, Su Muxi had a completely new identity, from the prince's wife to the merchant's wife. Now she was seriously ill and had to go south to seek treatment from a famous doctor.
Su Muxi hadn't eaten or changed clothes last night and was grabbed at dawn. With half of his face covered in blood, he appeared in front of the disguised servant.
He was startled and turned to look at the culprit. The little maid showed no mercy and sneered, then turned around and tidied herself behind the screen.
The disguised servant only said the word "you" and then stopped talking.
He helped Su Muxi sit down and said, "I'll get you some water."
Su Muxi nodded. She was actually very curious about how these two people, without any tacit understanding at all, could team up to hold her hostage.
The woman obviously wanted to kill her, the look in her eyes could not be hidden at all, and the man was a little surprised, she actually sensed it from his actions, and was cautious.
The warm towel gently brushed across her face, removing the dried blood scabs. The cold medicine soaked into her face again, and Su Muxi felt comfortable all over.
She opened her mouth and silently said "hungry". The man frowned slightly. I don't know if he understood what she meant. Instead, he took the basin of water and left.
Su Muxi actually just wanted to confirm it, but when he really brought the bowl of porridge over, she still felt a little surprised.
This time he did not arrange for a maid to serve her, but did it himself.
I fed it into her mouth spoonful by spoonful, the temperature was just right.
The little maid first made sarcastic remarks, and then urged her in a deep voice.
But the disguised servant ignored him and fed him slowly. Su Muxi ate in silence, and for a moment he even felt some warmth while eating.
While observing the two people, Su Muxi tried to figure out their identities and who was behind it.
After all this trouble, when I went out, it was already bright. The shop owner was sitting behind the counter, calculating with an abacus, and there were already some guests eating breakfast in the hall.
Su Muxi was carrying the curtain as usual. The maid was probably angry and didn't hold her carefully. When she reached the corner, she took a wrong step and fell forward. The maid had no patience to begin with and she just happened to be in the wrong position, so she could only grab the cloak.
The skirt was delicate and intricate, and the cloak was just draped over the body. It was useless to hold on to it, and the person had already fallen down. It was only the servant at the back who helped him to avoid rolling down the stairs.
The noise was so loud that it alarmed the guests who were eating there. They looked over with inquiring eyes. It was obvious that they had never seen such a thing as the lady falling down when the maids and servants were all there.
The diners couldn't see clearly because of the angle, but the shop owner saw it clearly. The face under the curtain was covered with bruises. The wounds were very fresh and the scabs were still bright.
This is obviously not a lady going south to see a doctor. It is more like a lady encountering robbers.
He was so frightened that he tried to stay calm. Now that he had stood up, he walked out from behind the counter and asked, "Did the customer fall down? There is a doctor living behind the shop."
The little maidservant was furious but held back. She stepped forward to help Su Muxi up, being very cautious. She said "Madam, please forgive me" and followed the shopkeeper's instructions to ask her where she was injured. However, she lifted her up with force and held her vitals.
Su Muxi fell quite hard and felt very weak. She could only breathe softly to relieve the pain. She leaned on the maid, raised her hand and waved it slightly, following their wishes to show that she was fine.
Anyway, she has achieved her goal by falling.
The servant told the shopkeeper that it was not necessary and asked the maid to help Su Muxi get into the car first. He stayed to settle the money. He glanced at the corner of the stairs a few times but found nothing unusual.
He lurked beside Jiang Mingxuan for a long time and no one noticed anything unusual, but Su Muxi saw through him at a glance, including his obedience in the prison. Everything was too smooth, so smooth that it made him a little scared. He always felt that there was something he had not expected.
As the carriage moved farther and farther away from the official inn, the innkeeper finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had asked carefully just now and knew that even if the other party was injured, he would not stay to see a doctor, but he was still holding his breath, and now he finally relaxed.
The lobby of the inn returned to its usual appearance. Two familiar people were together, discussing what had just happened. A thin figure, limping on one leg, slowly moved outside the inn and looked at the carriage that disappeared at the end of the road.