Jun Jiuling - Chapter 174

Chapter 174

Concubine Yuan was pacing back in forth in front of the doorway while wringing her hands together .

"What are you doing?" asked Old Lady Fang .

Concubine Yuan trembled in fright for a moment before coming in .

"N-nothing," she stammered .

There were only two concubines in the Fang Family, and she would have never thought that the villain who sought to destroy the Fang Family was actually Concubine Su .

Honest Concubine Su, never desirous or covetous Concubine Su .

She did not look the part at all .

If she had to say, she was the more likely one out of the two .

"The perpetrator should have been me," sighed Concubine Yuan .

Old Lady Fang glared at her .

"You? Stop imagining that your love was reciprocated . You only think about yourself and what’s best for you . No one would trust you if you were also a villain . When it came to it, there would be no need for threats; you would be the first to give yourself up for your own advantage," she remarked .

Concubine Yuan was embarrassed .

"Old Lady, are you praising or mocking me?" She laughed weakly .

Old Lady Fang ignored her, continuing to read the letter with worry in her eyes .

This was the first time she had shown worry after resolving the matter with Concubine Su .

Of course, it was not because someone so close to her had betrayed her that she was feeling sad and disappointed .

Old Lady Fang had long since accepted that someone so intimate had stabbed her in the back .

"Is this really okay?" she muttered to herself . "It won’t waste all our previous efforts?"

Concubine Yuan’s face immediately filled with concern .

"Yes, yes, is it okay for Lady to go on her own? And we just caught the perpetrators; wouldn’t it be better to let Young Master hide for two more days until everything has been picked up," she said .

Old Lady Fang snorted .

"Your thinking is not wrong," she commented . "As expected, we should have them return so that all those demons and monsters can pop up and we can clean them up all at once . You happy?"

Although it was now known that Concubine Su was the main criminal, her accomplices still had not been fully unmasked .

Concubine Yuan had always been intimate with Concubine Su . Though she hadn’t been arrested, perhaps she was the number one criminal in Old Lady and Lady Fang’s minds .

Concubine Yuan felt embarrassed again . She did not dare to speak and watched Old Lady Fang throw the letter into the incense burner .

She didn’t know what she had read . Who had written it, for Old Lady to act on the words of a letter?

As Concubine Yuan was lost in thought, some guards came in quickly .

Concubine Yuan took several steps backwards . She saw the guard whisper something into Old Lady Fang’s ear . She then smiled coldly, and got up .

"Let’s go," she said, quickly exiting the room .

. . . . . .

When the manor came in sight, thee sky was already dark . The guard in front of Lady Fang’s carriage lit a torch .

"Lady, we’ve arrived," he said quietly .

Lady Fang lifted the curtain and looked around .

"Don’t go in . Directly take it out," she said quietly .

The carriage stopped in front of the manor . One of the guards knocked on the door three times, then cried like a bird thrice . Right after, the door opened . Two lanterns appeared, glowing in the darkness, one illuminating a stretcher and a delicate figure wrapped in a quilt following right after .

A row of people quickly reached the carriage, and it galloped away speedily .

Only the sound of horse hooves could be heard on this lonely mountain road . As the night grew deep, the torches became muffled by darkness .

Suddenly, a bright light flashed in front of them, like stars had fallen to earth, like dry grass had been set alight .

The guards in front reined in their horses and lifted their arms . The carriage also stopped, and the guards looked around vigilantly .

"What is it?" Lady Fang poked her head out from the carriage .

"Lady, there looks to be someone here," reported a guard quietly .

Lady Fang clenched her fist . The sound of horse hooves came as expected .

"Eldest Daughter-in-law," came a decrepit voice .

The guards in front of Lady Fang's carriage blocked the way .

A team of horsemen emerged from the darkness . Their bright torches illuminated the area like it was daytime .

"Second Uncle Song," she replied, watching the approaching old man with surprise and anxiety . "Why are you here"

The guards around the carriage began to feel indescribably nervous . They looked at the people in front of them warrily .

Head Shopkeeper Song was not smiling at all atop his horse .

"I know everything that happens in the house," he commented, looking at Lady Fang's carriage . "Is Chengyu all right?"

Of course matters of the household were told to him . For such a big matter, Old Lady definitely asked him for help .

Lady Fang nodded .

"He's fine," she said .

Head Shopkeeper Song did not step forward and ask to see Chengyu .

"Don’t return home first . Wait here for a few days first," he said .

Lady Fang nodded .

"We were going to do that . The manor is being prepared now," she said .

Head Shopkeeper Song nodded .

"Okay, let’s go there quickly . Once we get Chengyu settled, we can discuss other matters of when we return . "

Lady Fang sat back down in the carriage . The horses were urged forward, and Head Shopkeeper Song had his people surround them .

Because there were so many torches and people, the carriage was illuminated brightly, casting Lady Fang’s face half in light and half in shadow . Her expression was complicated . She seemed like she wanted to cry but was also very fierce . Soon the carriage stopped again .

"We have arrived," said the guards outside .

Lady Fang covered her face and lifted the curtains .

It was a small manor, at the outermost edge of a village . Their group of people arriving in the night summoned a lot of barking .

Lady Fang got off the carriage and watched the guards open up the lock, which was covered by a thick layer of dust .

"In order to keep the secret, we temporarily rented a room," she explained to Head Shopkeeper Song quietly .

Head Shopkeeper Song grunted but didn’t say anything .

Lady Fang watched the carriage be led away, then she entered the courtyard herself .

"Go clean up a room and light some lanterns," she told the guards . "Be careful . "

A cloaked girl had come down first, before the guards carried Fang Chengyu out .

It was a bit cramped with all the people crowded in front of the carriage .

Lady Fang thought of something then looked out the door .

Head Shopkeeper Song stood outside it .

"Second Uncle, hurry up and go in," she said . Then she asked, "What other instructions did mother have?"

Head Shopkeeper Song nodded .

"Eldest Sister-in-law said…" he started, then waved a hand . "You should die . "

What?

Lady Fang stared in shock . The guards in front of Head Shopkeeper Song suddenly took out bows and arrows and lit their heads in flame .

"Lady, be careful," Fang Family’s guards shouted, pushing Lady Fang behind them .

Then came the whooshing of arrows .

However, the arrows were not aimed at Lady Fang, rather, they were aimed at the carriage .

The people next to the carriage had already scattered, so only the carriage went up in a conflagration .

Fang Chengyu was still in the carriage .

But Lady Fang was not sobbing wildly in the courtyard .

Pushing aside the guards covering her, she glared at Head Shopkeeper Song with righteous fury .

"Second Uncle!" she shouted, her voice choked with tears . "What do you think you’re doing?"

He looked as stoic as ever .

"What do I think I’m doing? What do you think you’re doing? Did you bring me here so you can hack me to death?" he asked . "Could it be that your second uncle is just an old decrepit man in your eyes?"

He lifted his hand again .

Something like stars sparkled in the dark . Guards seemed to arise from the earth, with bows and arrows pouring into the small courtyard .

"Did you think this idiot’s trick would get me?" Head Shopkeeper Song stood at the center, scorn and fury in his eyes . "I am no idiot . "

As he shouted, countless more arrows rained down onto the manor like shooting stars .

Lady Fang shrieked once . She was shielded again by the guards, but the fire arrows were not targeted at her .

The simple and crude building was set alight by the fire arrows . Tens of guards came running out, their weapons and shields out as they formed a tight guard around Lady Fang .