However, no one noticed that there was a slight rustling sound on the roof not far away. It was as if the wind was blowing.
It was the sound made by Huo Wujiu, who was holding Lou Wanjun hostage.
He held Lou Wanjun's hands behind her back with one hand and covered her mouth with the other. He only let go of her after he coldly watched the ruffians disappear from his sight.
"Why are you holding onto me!" Lou Wanjun wanted to hit Huo Wujiu. Huo Wujiu lazily raised his hands a few times and blocked all her moves.
"Do you like to alert the enemy that much?" Huo Wujiu asked.
"What do you mean alert the enemy!" Lou Wanjun was both anxious and angry.
"Have you ever thought about why there are no hidden guards around and why the people below are all street ruffians?" Huo Wujiu asked.
Lou Wanjun blurted out, "What other reason could there be? That brat surnamed Du didn't take my words seriously. He needs to suffer a bit more to learn his lesson! "
Huo Wujiu's expression was cold. He still hadn't recovered from the unsightly expression that had been caused by the interruption an hour ago.
He was already angry to begin with, and now he didn't have much patience.
"Then why did they say that he seduced a young lady?" Huo Wujiu asked coldly.
Lou Wanjun didn't seem to notice. "What other reason could there be? Isn't it because … "
As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized that something wasn't right.
She looked at Huo Wujiu in shock.
"His Highness the Crown Prince?" She asked in astonishment. "Other than that brat, only His Highness the Crown Prince was present at that time. … His Highness the Crown Prince wouldn't do such a thing, right? "
"Isn't this the reason why he dared to hire these ruffians to deal with this pretty boy?" Huo Wujiu glanced at her indifferently. "If it wasn't for this ruffian's quick mouth, who would believe that he was the one who hired these people?"
Lou Wanjun scratched his head in confusion.
"It can't be …" She said. "Why would Your Highness have such thoughts about me?"
She looked embarrassed and doubtful.
Huo Wujiu frowned.
He had been dragged out of his bed in Jiang Suizhou by Wei Kai because of this trivial matter. He was already furious. Now, it was the middle of the afternoon and the scorching sun made him even more irritated.
Right now, she still had to explain to that blockhead Lou Wanjun that Huo Yuyan had ulterior motives towards her.
His troubles were all piled up into one day.
"I heard that Huo Yuyan touched your hair?" Huo Wujiu interrupted her thoughts and said coldly.
"Yeah," Lou Wanjun replied.
"What if I touch your hair?" Huo Wujiu asked calmly.
Lou Wanjun had a look of disgust on his face and almost jumped up. "Aren't you disgusting!"
Huo Wujiu looked at her indifferently.
After a moment, Lou Wanjun came back to her senses and gasped. "That's true …"
"So, you looked at that pretty boy a few more times and Huo Yuyan wanted to chase him away," Huo Wujiu said indifferently. "If it weren't for my spy in the city who noticed and asked Wei Kai to inform him, I'm afraid this person would have disappeared without a trace."
Hearing the words "pretty boy", Lou Wanjun suddenly came back to her senses.
"Let's put this matter aside. Wait for me first," she said.
"What are you doing?" Huo Wujiu frowned in confusion.
Lou Wanjun leaped from the top of the three-story pavilion into the alley with ease.
— —
Nie Cong looked up when he heard the noise and saw such a person.
The girl must have been standing there for a long time. Her face was pale from the sun. Even the hair on her temples was wet with sweat and stuck to her cheeks.
At this moment, Nie Cong was bending over to pick up the few pieces of luggage on the ground. He had already helped his blind grandmother to the side. Nie Cong had just looked up when he saw Lou Wanjun striding forward to help him pick up the things on the ground.
Nie Cong immediately reached out to stop her.
"Miss, you don't have to." His voice was steady and clear. It was especially pleasant to the ears.
Lou Wanjun looked up and said apologetically, "I'm sorry … I didn't know I would cause you so much trouble."
Then, without waiting for Nie Cong to speak, Lou Wanjun hurriedly said, "But don't worry! I definitely won't let him have his way, and I definitely won't let you lose your homes. "
Such a straightforward and valiant girl couldn't hide her thoughts from her face. Nie Cong looked over and saw that her eyebrows were furrowed. She looked apologetic, as if she didn't know where to put her hands. Her hands were clasped together uneasily.
Being stared at by her sincere eyes, Nie Cong felt inexplicably helpless.
He wanted to tell her that it wasn't a big deal. His family had declined since he was young, and the elders in his family desperately supported his education. He had seen too much of the world's cold shoulder and bullying, and gradually, he didn't take it to heart. He knew that there were many noble people in the world. Stepping on them was easier than stepping on an ant. This was the way of the world. He only cared about doing his own thing. He never held any grudges.
— — He also wouldn't blame today's matter on a little girl who saw injustice.
When Nie Cong heard her words, he smiled faintly and said, "Miss, you don't have to take it to heart."
At this moment, the old woman's voice came from the side.
"Cong 'er, who is this girl?"
The old woman's hands rested on the wooden stool she was sitting on. She was a little ill at ease, and her voice was trembling.
Nie Cong looked up and saw that Lou Wanjun had already taken large strides forward.
— — She was truly a woman who moved like the wind. Every move she made was like a gust of wind.
Nie Cong's gaze imperceptibly paused on her body.
She squatted down in front of the old woman and softly said, "Huahua, don't be afraid. Those are just small fries who use their power to bully others. They have nothing to do with the two of you." "He's also not some pretty boy. Huahua, don't listen to the nonsense of those scoundrels!"
Nie Cong's expression did not change, but his gaze fell on her body once more.
She was just an ordinary girl, nothing special about her. But in this simple and crude alleyway, she was like a little sun that had crashed into it.
He heard Lou Wanjun say, "Don't be afraid. I'll definitely compensate you. I'll immediately find a place for the two of you in the city. I definitely won't let them find you!"
Nie Cong paused for a moment, then blurted out.
"There's no need, Miss," he said.
He had never felt that being bullied was shameful, but when he heard that the other party wanted to help him, he felt a little ill at ease.
He had never been willing to stand in that position and extend a hand to others. Now that it was this girl in front of him, his unwillingness seemed to have deepened.
Lou Wanjun thought that he did not want to accept his kindness. He turned his head to look at him and hurriedly said, "How can this be? This matter was caused by me in the first place. "
Nie Cong slowly said, "It's not Miss's fault. Today, Miss was righteous. The money you had that person compensate me is already more than the value of my letter stall. Miss, there's no need to blame yourself. There's also no need for you to compensate me. My family has an old residence in the countryside outside the city. We definitely won't sleep on the streets. "
"But … …"
Lou Wanjun was about to speak when he heard Huo Wujiu's voice from not too far away.
"No buts," he said. "You send people to safely escort them out of the city. That's more important than anything else."
Lou Wanjun looked over and saw Huo Wujiu leaning against the wall in the alleyway with his arms crossed.
He looked at Nie Cong, then between the two of them. Then, he looked at Lou Wanjun with an ambiguous smile and said, "They have arms and legs. Why would they want your money?"
Lou Wanjun gritted his teeth, "It's easy for you to talk while you're standing there!"
She already disliked Huo Wujiu. She was about to scold him again when she felt a withered hand gently land on the back of her hand.
She looked up and saw the old woman. Although her eyes were empty, she was looking somewhere in front of her. She lowered her head and looked at her.
"Thank you, Miss," she said with a smile. "However, Cong 'er is stubborn. She never wants money for free. No one can persuade her otherwise. We have a house outside the city. Miss, you don't need to worry. "
Lou Wanjun opened his mouth and looked at Nie Cong.
He saw Nie Cong smile faintly at him and nod as if he was comforting him.
"Then … … alright." Lou Wanjun could not say anything else. He could only compromise.
— —
After Huo Wujiu was called away, Jiang Suizhou was completely quiet.
He had a good night's sleep and was finally able to relieve some of his fatigue. When it was dusk, he was finally able to get out of bed.
Huo Wujiu also returned at this time.
Interesting. When Huo Wujiu left, his expression was extremely dark. He looked at Wei Kai as if he was going to pull out a knife and kill him in the next moment. Now that he was back, his expression was a little more cheerful.
Jiang Suizhou could not help but ask curiously, "What happened just now?"
Huo Wujiu sat next to him and told Jiang Suizhou everything that happened just now, including what happened in the morning.
Jiang Suizhou was a little stunned when he heard this.
"Huo Yuyan actually went to this extent?" he asked.
Huo Wujiu sneered. His tone was full of sarcasm, "Isn't that so? He wanted to use Lou Wanjun. He did everything he could, but in the end, Lou Wanjun did not see it at all. Don't you think he's anxious? "
Jiang Suizhou frowned and said, "But he can't bully and humiliate the common people like this, right?"
"He doesn't care about the common people." Huo Wujiu sneered. "He's only worried that someone will beat him to it and let Lou Yue's 300,000 soldiers fall into the hands of others."
… … This was a kind of petty-minded person measuring the heart of a gentleman with his own mean heart.
Jiang Suizhou was momentarily amused.
"Then what happened?" he asked.
Huo Wujiu leaned back and said, "Then Lou Wanjun insisted on sending them out personally? How could that be? She's so conspicuous. If she was seen on the way out of the city and Huo Yuyan found out, how could those two still be alive? "
Jiang Suizhou heard this and nodded. "That's how it is."
"I stopped her and asked a few of my spies to secretly send them out safely," Huo Wujiu said.
Jiang Suizhou also breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
Huo Wujiu changed the topic and said to Jiang Suizhou, "But, it's quite fun." "Lou Wanjun is a donkey. My words never work. That pretty boy, on the other hand, after a few words of advice, he smoothed out her hair and did whatever she was told to do. That pretty boy as well. I always feel that his eyes are not honest. He looks gentle and refined, but he keeps glancing at Lou Wanjun. "
This matter was interesting, but what was more interesting was Huo Wujiu's beaming face.
Jiang Suizhou laughed.
Huo Wujiu did not notice that Jiang Suizhou was laughing at him. After laughing for a while, he continued, "Today, I brought Lou Wanjun to watch a good show. I also let her see clearly what kind of person Huo Yuyan is."
"I want to go with the flow and ask Lou Wanjun to do me a favor and set him up."
Jiang Suizhou asked, "What do you plan to do?"
When Huo Wujiu heard this, a mysterious look appeared on his face and his lips curled into a smile.
"Just watch the show," he said.
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