lcionline Chapter 141 Blocking the Road
Chapter 141 Blocking the Road
Chapter 141
This time, besides the coachman, she only brought Chun Xing and Zhuangzi with her. Zhuangzi, who couldn't sit still, naturally wouldn't stay in the carriage with them. He was sitting on the shaft with the coachman, chatting and laughing as they hurried along.
When Chun Xing saw her young lady lifting the curtains and looking out, she began to imitate her and lifted the curtains to look out.
Outside, the sky was blue, the grass was green, and the trees were tall. With her limited knowledge, she felt a sense of shock, but she couldn't express it, so she could only exclaim in amazement.
After hearing her voice, Luo Shuiyao lowered the curtain, turned around and looked at her ignorant look, but did not make fun of her. Instead, she patted her shoulder gently with heartache.
Such scenes were indeed rare for women in deep houses. She felt sorry for these girls, who were trapped in deep houses in their prime years, trapped for most of their lives, unable to see mountains and rivers, and unaware of the vastness of the world.
They are like prisoners trapped in the backyard, fighting to the death for a man all their lives, and that man may not be worth it.
Chun Xing felt the young lady patting her, and looked back in confusion, only to see her young lady smiling with a gentle look, which made her cheeks blush unnaturally.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that the young lady was particularly gentle to them. At least in all the years she had been a servant, she had never heard of any young lady treating the maids around her like this, teaching them to read, making them sensible, and even taking them out to broaden their horizons.
When Chun Xing thought of this, she felt extremely lucky, so she pursed her lips, looked back at her and smiled.
After she finished laughing, she felt a little regretful. "It's just that Dujuan and Chuntao were busy, so I didn't bring them out. If they could see such a beautiful scenery, they would definitely be very happy."
Luo Shuiyao touched her drooping hair and comforted her, "It's okay, there's a long way to go. They've been busy lately, so I can't bring them out this time, but there will always be a chance in the future."
Chun Xing sighed casually, and when she heard the young lady comforting her, she laughed. "I wonder how envious they will be of me when I go back and tell them about this."
Luo Shuiyao laughed, "Then be careful with your skin and don't get beaten."
Chun Xing's eyes curved when she heard that. "Don't worry, they can't beat me."
For a moment, the master and servant laughed together in the carriage.
At this time, they didn't know that on the slope not far from the carriage, on the only way to the village, two people were lying in the grass and looking at them furtively.
When they saw the carriage they were waiting for appear, one person said to the other, "Go and inform Master Liu Er quickly. I'll keep an eye on it from here."
Behind the grass on the hillside, under a big tree not far ahead, there were several people standing, led by a handsome young man.
The young man had his hands behind his back, his eyes looking off into the distance, his mind lost. That was until he heard someone calling him, "Second Master Liu, I'm coming, I'm coming!"
Liu Xiangdong turned around and scolded, "Don't make a fuss, someone might hear you. Tell me first, where are they going now?"
The visitor took a few deep breaths before saying, "It's just around the bend not far ahead. It will be here in half an incense stick of time at most."
He narrowed his eyes and said, "Go check it out. Don't let anyone discover the trap."
Then he instructed the people behind him, "Two of you block the way. Don't let anyone pass through this road within this hour."
Two people stood up behind him, scratching their heads and saying, "Young Master Liu, this is the official road leading out of the city. Why should we stop others? If they are just ordinary people, what should we do if they are wealthy families?"
Liu Xiangdong frowned, his tone filled with anger. "What a waste! If he were a commoner, I would have just found a random excuse to get rid of him. If he were a wealthy family, wouldn't you have left one person to hold him back and have one come to inform me as soon as possible?"
The two were street hooligans, used to being scolded, and now they were taking money. They were just being scolded, but they didn't get angry. They just nodded and bowed repeatedly: "Yes, yes, we will go now."
Then the two of them walked along the grass by the roadside towards the road ahead.
Outside the carriage, although Zhuangzi was chatting and laughing with the driver, he was actually following the young lady's instructions and paying attention to the movements in all directions.
Soon, he noticed someone spying on them not far away.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and knocked on the carriage. "Miss, can I come in?"
"Come in." Luo Shuiyao shouted when she heard Zhuangzi's voice.
Zhuangzi lifted the carriage curtain, bent down and got in, then whispered, "Miss, there's someone spying on us near the big tree at the bend ahead."
Luo Shuiyao narrowed her eyes upon hearing this and asked, "Are you sure that Yang Wei and the others are following us?"
Zhuangzi was certain. "Of course. I communicated with them when I left. They were no more than a hundred meters away from the carriage. They were former soldiers, after all, so their stealth skills are certainly acceptable. Don't worry, young lady. If they don't reveal themselves, ordinary people won't be able to easily discover them."
Luo Shuiyao then nodded with relief.
Even though Zhuangzi and Chunxing were both skilled fighters, and she herself had recently learned some self-defense techniques, she couldn't afford to be careless. She instructed Zhuangzi, "Go out now. Watch the road and make sure no one tampered with you. After all, we need a carriage to get to Zhuangzi, and we can't let this matter cost us our trip out of town today."
Zhuangzi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and keep an eye on it now. Miss, please sit down inside. If anything happens, Chun Xing and I will definitely protect you."
Chun Xing sat quietly aside, listening to the conversation between her young lady and Zhuangzi. She didn't understand what was going on and was quite puzzled.
After seeing Zhuangzi leave, she whispered, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Luo Shuiyao curled her lips slightly: "Nothing, it's just that some rats in the gutter will eventually capsize today."
Sure enough, not far after turning the corner and going uphill, Zhuangzi signaled the driver to stop.
Luo Shuiyao felt the carriage stop, and even though she had a plan in mind, her heart tightened slightly. She did not show her head first, knowing that Zhuangzi would tell her if there was any situation.
Chun Xing stole a glance at her young lady, who just sat there obediently without saying a word. But if you look closely, you will find that her hand is tightly gripping the teacup on the carriage table, and the teacup has been crushed in her hand without her noticing.
Zhuangzi's high-pitched voice came from outside the carriage: "Miss, I don't know which fool, born without a mother, threw a tree in half in the middle of the road. Our carriage can't pass."
"If we want to get through, we can only move this big tree. But this tree is as thick as half an adult's arms, I'm afraid we can't move it." Zhuangzi continued.