readytorunbook Chapter 123 Rescue
Chapter 123 Rescue
The couple who came to see Qiao Xi were a middle-aged couple with bruised faces and noses, and their true appearance could not be seen.
When the woman saw Qiao Xi, she fell to her knees and said, "Princess, please save my children."
Qiao Xi looked at the two of them, "Who are you?"
The man, whose right arm was suspended by a cloth strap, also knelt down and said, "Princess, my name is Zhou. The woman called Jinhua who combed your hair when you married the prince is my mother."
Grandma Jinhua’s son and daughter-in-law?
That was indeed an old friend.
"Why are you in the capital?"
Qiao Xi asked, "What about saving your children?"
The woman cried, "When you got married, our whole family followed your mother-in-law out of the mountains.
My husband started some business with a relative. Later, the relative who was in business with us moved to the capital with his family along with his son who was studying.
My son has been a good student since he was young. He passed the imperial examination at the age of twelve. My husband and I thought that there are many learned people and good academies in the capital. After all, business can be done anywhere, so we followed him to the capital..."
At this point, the woman covered her face and burst into tears.
The man's eyes also turned red, and he continued, "When we arrived in the capital, my son Lin Ge was admitted to a good academy.
The teacher also praised him a lot, which was a good thing, but the teacher's daughter fell in love with Lin Ge'er and wanted him to marry into her family.
Brother Lin didn't have such an idea and declined politely, but the teacher was not displeased by this.
But this made another student unhappy, and he made things difficult for Lin Ge.
A few days ago, that student even took advantage of my daughter Taoxin's delivery of food to her brother and made advances towards her.
How could Lin Ge'er bear to see his sister being bullied, so he took action. Lin Ge'er was no stranger to violence, but the other party insisted that Lin Ge'er committed premeditated murder and sent him to jail.
The student's family also said... that Tao Xin seduced the student and wanted to be his wife. After he disagreed, Lin Ge'er beat the student so badly that he fell into coma.
Yesterday they captured my daughter Tao Xin, saying they wanted to find a concubine for that student.
We went to look for him, but were beaten out. The student's family was an official, and I heard that he had the support of some nobles in the palace.
We really have no other choice. Yesterday we heard that the princess had entered the capital, so we shamelessly came to you for help.
Looking around the capital, you are the only one we can ask for help. Please save my two children."
"Yes, Princess, considering that my mother-in-law has been selling sesame cakes in front of the Qiao family for many years and the two families have some old ties, please save my Lin'er and Tao Xin."
The woman pulled her husband and slammed him to the ground, "Brother Lin, if you are charged with murder, your life will be ruined.
And my poor Tao Xiner, we hid under the wall and could clearly hear the student's voice.
He wasn't unconscious at all, but he wanted me, a pure and innocent girl, to go to celebrate the wedding. My Tao Xin hasn't even reached the age of marriage yet..."
After understanding what happened, Qiao Xi asked the two of them to get up first and sent someone to investigate.
The matter was not difficult to find out, and soon the person came back.
The student's surname is Wang, and his given name is Junjie. His father is a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice. He is not a high-ranking official, but he is a distant relative of Concubine Yu.
After the Queen's death, Concubine Yu became the most respected person in the harem, and the Yu family also rose in status.
Wang Junjie often relied on the power of the Yu family and the imperial concubine to show off his power and bully the people.
He fell in love with the teacher's daughter and wanted to take her as his concubine, but the teacher's daughter looked down on him.
The master was also a native of Beijing and had some power behind him, so Wang Junjie didn't dare to act recklessly.
Just at this time, Zhou Lin came and rejected the girl he couldn't get. Wang Junjie hated Zhou Lin and this incident happened.
Just as the Zhou couple said, Wang Junjie is indeed fine at the moment and is having fun at home.
Qiao Xi asked the Zhou couple, "What is the Master's attitude?"
The Zhou family's wife said, "After Brother Lin got into trouble, the master had his things returned to him. We came to his house to ask for his help, but the doorman wouldn't let us in."
Qiao Xi sensed something was wrong.
She looked at the anxious couple and pondered for a moment before standing up and saying, "Let's go. I'll go with you to the Wang family to get Tao Xin back."
On the day of her wedding to Su Heting, Granny Jinhua combed her hair and treated her to sesame oil cakes on behalf of the Qiao family. She remembered this kindness.
At that time, Tao Xin accompanied Grandma Jinhua to the King's Mansion in Northern Xinjiang. Although the two had never spoken to each other, Qiao Xi remembered that she was a shy and timid girl.
You shouldn't become a plaything of a bully.
And she should also make some noise in the capital to let her fourth brother know that she is back, if her fourth brother can receive news from outside.
However, before she stood up, she winked at Lu Jiang, who was hiding in the dark. Lu Jiang understood and knew that she wanted to investigate further.
He hurriedly took his men and left.
Seeing that Qiao Xi was willing to help save people, the Zhou couple cried with joy.
Today is Su Heting's first day in the capital. After he revealed his weaknesses at the city gate, he became the target of everyone's scramble to win him over. When they learned that he had left the palace, many people came to visit him.
When Qiao Xi met the Zhou couple, he was also meeting guests.
After learning about this, he knew Qiao Xi's purpose, and he also knew that she would save the Zhou brothers and sisters for the sake of Jinhua Granny, so he didn't say much, but only asked two secret guards to follow him and come back to report the situation at any time.
He also sent people to stop the person who was going to report the news to Lord Wang on the way to the Ministry of Justice.
Without the male master around, the women in the family and the useless young master could not bully his Xibaoer.
The Wang family was some distance away from the Second Prince's residence, and the carriage took nearly half an hour to arrive.
When the Wang family's doorman saw that the Zhou family couple had brought someone with them, although the carriage looked quite luxurious, it was a woman, so he did not take Qiao Xi seriously.
They had already inquired about it and found out that the Zhou family was just a small merchant family. They had only one relative who was also a merchant like them and had no roots in the capital at all.
For a family like this, what kind of powerful people could the reinforcements that came at this time be?
He said in a bad tone, "Why are you here again? Our young master was seriously injured by your son. I didn't take your son's life, but just let your daughter get married. This is already very kind of you.
Why are you so ungrateful and bothering me again? Go away, don't ask for trouble."
Tao Xin didn't know what was going on. Qiao Xi didn't want to waste time in the lobby, so she glanced at Lou Xin.
Lou Xin understood, strode up the stairs, pushed the door open, and led his men straight to the backyard.
Qiao Xi also got off the carriage and took the Zhou couple into the Wang family.
"You, you are so bold, trespassing into the official's residence."
The doorman tried to reach out to stop them, but was pushed away by the guards around Qiao Xi. He had no choice but to threaten them while running into the mansion.
The master is not at home today, so he has to quickly inform the old lady and the young master, and tell him to lie down on the bed immediately to avoid being caught red-handed.
But how could he catch up with Lou Xin and his companions? When Lou Xin found them, Wang Junjie was blindfolded in the backyard, playing with concubines and maids.
He winked at the others, asking them to go look for Tao Xin, while he walked towards Wang Junjie.
Wang Junjie often brought his friends to play in his house, and the women saw a man suddenly appear in the backyard.
And the man walked towards Wang Junjie with a smile, so he just thought he was another playmate invited by his young master.
Until they saw the smiling man take out a rope from somewhere and tie Wang Junjie's arms behind his back.
"Who, who is so bold as to kidnap this young master?"
Wang Junjie was so angry that he wanted to tear off the black cloth on his eyes, but his hands were tied, so he was unable to do anything. He could only ask, "Who dares to do this?"
The hands that tied him were a little rough, so he knew they were not the women in the courtyard, and these women would not dare to do so.
"Were you sent by my father?"
Wang Junjie asked again.
He had gotten into some trouble recently and was locked up by his father as punishment, but he was really bored, so he came to the backyard.
The bad thing is that his father couldn't stand his mischief and sent people to arrest him.
Lou Xin said nothing and pushed Wang Junjie towards the front yard.
Two concubines boldly blocked Lou Xin's way, "Where are you taking our young master?"
Lou Xin smiled, "You'll know in a moment."