It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

Chapter 129 We Will Return to Find the Master

Su Man glanced at the cold faces of Fu Si and Fu Qi, and secretly signaled to them not to be impulsive.

The woman in pink quickly left with her maid, and on the surface it looked like they were just here to buy clothes.

Su Man wanted to follow to see what was going on, but Fu Qi was faster than him and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Su Man didn't expect Fu Qi to be so understanding, but it's understandable. For a secret guard, how could he not understand this?

"Those two people came with bad intentions." Fu Si said, his tone seemed a little cold.

"I see. I've never seen them in town before. I don't know how I offended them. But what I can't figure out is, are these two people just here to ridicule me?"

Su Man looked at the door and thought.

"I'm afraid it's not because of you, ma'am."

"What?" Su Man turned sideways and looked at Fu Si. "What do you mean it's not because of me? Is it because of you? Do you know her?"

"I don't know her, but..." Fu Si hesitated before continuing, "But the embroidery thread and material of the clothes she wears are not something that ordinary people can use."

Su Man was slightly startled, and after hearing this she understood a little bit.

"So... it's because of your master?"

"Well, I just don't know why the master has wiped out the traces so cleanly, but it was still discovered. But all this is just my guess. Let's wait until Fu Qi comes back to tell everything."

"So Fu Qi followed him out because he saw that he was not an ordinary person?"

Fu Si nodded.

Su Man: “…” She thought that after living together for such a long time, they had developed a tacit understanding with him, but she didn’t expect it to be like this.

Fu Si's face showed a hint of sadness. Su Man looked at him, smiled, and said something to comfort him.

"You don't have to worry so much. As long as you handle your own affairs, I can take care of myself. I'm not as useless as you think. At least I have the ability to protect myself."

Fu Si still looked at her, hesitant to speak. Of course they knew that the Madam had the ability to protect herself, but those people in the palace were not vegetarians either. What if...

Su Man originally wanted to say a few more words of comfort, but the customer over there was calling, so Su Man had to leave a few words and go to take care of the customer's business first.

"Don't worry, we'll talk about it when we get back tonight. We can make all the decisions after Fu Qi comes back. Now we should do the things at hand well. At least we can't lose our composure. Maybe someone is just trying to disrupt the morale of the troops."

This time, Fu Qi waited until the moon was at the top of the mountain before returning.

Su Man and Fu Si had been waiting for him. As soon as she saw him come back, Su Man went to the kitchen and brought him a bowl of brown sugar ginger soup.

"Drink some to warm yourself up."

Although it is already past the New Year and it is not that cold, the weather is still quite cold in the morning and evening. Fu Qi must have skipped lunch when he went out.

"Thank you ma'am."

Fu Qi was not polite either. They had been following Su Man these days and already knew what kind of person Su Man was. If they were too polite, Su Man would get angry.

After Fu Qi finished drinking, Su Man asked the two to follow her into the room. Some things should not be said in the yard.

Although there are not many other people here, but just in case.

"Why did it take so long? Is it difficult?" Su Man asked after sitting down.

"It's not difficult. I walked with them for a long time and they left the town." Fu Qi and the others also sat down.

"They left the town?" Su Man frowned. "They just left like that? Did you find out where they are from? Or are they relatives of a family in the town?"

"I found out about her, but she is not from this town. She came from somewhere else. She just came to this town two days ago and has been staying at Yuelai Inn. She has not been out. Her maid went to Youranju and Xiaqiulou to buy things a few times. Today, she went to Xiaqiu Pavilion to buy two pieces of clothes. Then she got on the carriage and left the town directly. It seems..."

"You came for me." Su Man directly said what Fu Qi had not finished.

Things are so obvious, she is not a fool, how could she not understand even after what has been said to this point.

Fu Si's face looked a little ugly.

"Xiao Qi, what do you think about this?"

"People from the imperial city." Fu Qi gave a direct answer. It was no different from what Fu Si said during the day, except that it was more straightforward.

Su Man looked at the two of them and asked,

"Are you sure?"

"Sure, the material there is only available in the palace, not outside." Fu Si said affirmatively.

Su Man was silent for a moment, tapping her fingers lightly on the table, which was her usual action when thinking.

"Since you can recognize that this is fabric that is only available in the palace, then you have no impression of that woman at all? Not even a little bit of familiarity?"

Su Man asked the two of them. Now she was not sure what was going on.

This woman came from the palace, which made them wary, but did they come all the way here just to see her? She didn't think she was good-looking, and it was even more impossible for her to think that You Ran Ju and Xia Qiu Lou were so attractive.

They both shook their heads.

Fu Si said, "Madam, to be honest, among the seven of us, only my eldest brother lives in the sun, accompanying the master and serving as the master's personal guard. The other six of us live in the dark, handling some matters. We do know about those people in the palace, but there are also some we don't know. Moreover, we have been away from Beijing for more than two years, and many people may have changed."

Su Man also understood them. She felt relieved that the two of them were willing to tell her these things. At least they did not hide it from her and treated her as their own.

However, apart from not telling her the news about the father and his two sons, the two of them really told her everything they knew.

"Fu Si, Fu Qi, there are some things I originally didn't want to participate in or talk about, but now things have come to this point, I have to say it, and you must tell me the truth, otherwise we can only passively wait for others to come and wipe us out."

They both looked at her, waiting for what she would say next.

"Since you are all sure that this woman came from the palace, then there is only one possibility, that is, someone has noticed us and even knows our relationship. Now they just sent someone to find out, and then they can discuss how to deal with us after returning.

Or, they might not harm me after they go back, because they might feel guilty and think I am innocent and won’t harm me.”

When Su Man said this, Fu Si and Fu Qi were about to speak, but Su Man smiled at them and did not give them a chance to speak, but continued to finish the rest of her words.

"But that's obviously impossible, isn't it?"

The two men breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment they were worried that the lady would think that everyone there was a good person. If that was the case, it would be difficult for them to do what they were going to do next.

Su Man took in both of their emotions, and at the same time, she found it a little funny.

To be honest, she is essentially no different from Fu Si and the others. She also used to live in darkness, but she just has another identity on the surface.

Thinking of this, she suddenly couldn't help wanting to laugh, a helpless and sad laugh. She didn't expect that even after living in a new world, she still couldn't get rid of these troubles. It seemed that she would not be long before she returned to her old job.

Fu Si and Fu Qi were somewhat confused when they saw Su Man's smile.

"Madam, the situation may not be good now. We..."

"I know." Su Man interrupted Fu Si, "Since they can find this place, it is very likely that your master is no longer able to control the situation, otherwise he would not let anyone find me."

Fu Si was shocked, "Madam, how...how did you know?"

"Is this hard to guess?" Su Man was somewhat helpless. "Since your master didn't want to drag me into this from the beginning, and you also said that you had wiped out all traces, I'm afraid your master's affairs have been leaked. This can only prove one thing, that your master and his men are now too busy to take care of themselves."

Fu Si and Fu Qi were silent again. To be honest, every word Su Man said was what they wanted to say. It was only at this moment that they realized that the lady was much more capable than they had imagined.

Fu Si said, "Madam, your guess is correct, but we still can't act rashly. We can only pretend that we know nothing. If we make any move at this time, it might involve the master and put the master and his men in greater danger."

Su Man was slightly stunned and didn't say anything.

Fu Si took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

"Ma'am, don't worry. We will protect you. We will never let anything happen to you. If they want to harm you, they will have to walk over our dead bodies."

Su Man looked at the two of them and her expression suddenly became much more serious.

"You think I'm afraid for my life? You think I'm scared?"

Neither of them said anything, they were indeed a little worried.

"Ma'am, we are not imagining things, but it is normal for you to be worried in this situation. You have never experienced this before, so it is normal for you to be afraid."

Su Man thought it was a little funny, and wanted to be angry but felt it was unnecessary. She couldn't be angry about what Fu Si said just now, because in everyone's eyes, she was just a peasant woman, at most a little smarter, and she would still be afraid if she encountered something that really threatened her life.

So she didn't blame these two people for misunderstanding her.

She rubbed her temple and said,

"First of all, I understand that you are worried about me. But have you ever thought that if I was really that afraid of death and being involved, I would have already taken the things your master gave me and fled far away. How could I stay here obediently? I am so bored?"

The two of them seemed to have not expected her to say that, and were a little unresponsive for a moment.

Su Man looked at them and started talking again.

"I've said before that I'm never afraid of trouble, but now that trouble has come to us, there's no point in hiding. Similarly, I understand what you just said to me, and I cannot deny that I agree with what you just said. At this time, we really should keep our composure and not lose our composure or have anything."

Now, the two of them understood completely, especially Fu Si, who had just said those words, his face was full of embarrassment.

"Ma'am, I'm sorry. I...I didn't mean to say that you were timid. I just...I was afraid that you would be scared because you haven't experienced these things before."

"I understand, so I'm not angry." Su Man said helplessly, "Let's just wait and see what happens next. We just need to be alert at all times."

The two nodded. Now they completely believed that Su Man was not afraid at all. They had a deeper understanding of Su Man and admired her a lot more.

It seems that the master has a good vision and actually found such a good person like the lady.

"But..." Su Man looked at the two of them again, "There are some things you must tell me."

The two looked at each other and were inexplicably nervous, because they seemed to have guessed what it was.

"Really... want to tell me?" Fu Si asked.

Su Man twitched her lips, "Do you think it's okay to not say it at this point?"

Fu Si remained silent, agreeing with what Su Man said.

"First of all, has your master ever told you what to do if someone finds this place? Is there any way to deal with it?"

"Yes." Fu Si answered truthfully.

Su Man continued to ask, "What did he ask me to do?"

"The master said... if you don't encounter any danger, then... pretend you know nothing. If you find any suspicious people, take you away immediately. No matter where you go, don't tell him. Just let the two of us protect you well."

Su Man was stunned again. She never expected that the bastard would do so much.

She took a deep breath and suppressed her emotions.

"Then what do you think? Are you really going to do this according to his words? Didn't you grow up together? Can you bear not to go back and save them?"

The two fell silent again, and Su Man did not urge them.

After a long while, Fu Si slowly spoke,

"We won't abandon them, but we won't leave you alone either. You are the one the master is most worried about. If we don't protect you well, we won't be able to face the master. So we plan to escort you to a completely safe place and then go back to find the master."

Su Man also fell silent. Although she had long expected that these two people would not ignore the bad man, but now when she heard with her own ears the words "You are the person the master is most worried about", she still had an indescribable feeling in her heart.

"Your idea is not wrong, but..." Su Man opened her mouth and immediately attracted the attention of the two.

"Madam, you...you don't blame us for disobeying the master's orders?" Fu Si asked hesitantly.

Su Man smiled, "If you really listened to your master, I might not be so happy, but since you have the idea of ​​not giving up your brothers, I am afraid I am very happy. What is there to blame?"

Hearing this, both of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, as secret guards, they were absolutely not allowed to disobey the orders of their master.