Although Xing Qige didn't speak, his thoughts were similar to Xing Liu's.
But no one expected that as soon as they thought this, they saw the guard beside the carriage suddenly coming forward and about to take the girl on the ground away.
Xing Qige's expression changed and he stepped forward to stop him: "Stop! What are you going to do?"
In the carriage, Bai Muzhi was angry at the girl's "rude" request when he suddenly heard a familiar male voice coming from outside. He subconsciously lifted the curtain and looked over.
"Brother Xing, is it really you?"
Xing Qige was talking to the leading guard when he suddenly heard the call. He turned around and saw the person's face clearly and was surprised: "Bai, Miss Bai, it's you."
He subconsciously showed a gentle smile: "I planned to go out of the city to pick you up, but I didn't expect you to come so quickly..."
"Uh, uh uh..."
Before Xing Qige could finish his words, he was interrupted by the sound of struggling and sobbing beside him. Only then did he remember what he was doing in the first place.
"Miss Bai, why did you arrest this woman? Is there some misunderstanding?"
Hearing Xing Qige's question, Bai Muzhi's smile paused slightly. He glanced at the girl with tearful eyes and flushed face. She turned her face sideways, her expression a little forlorn.
There was something unspeakable about this, which made Xing Qige's heart skip a beat. Could it be that he said something wrong to make Miss Bai sad?
"Miss, Mr. Xing has already asked, so just tell him the truth."
The maid Xia He on the side frowned and tried to persuade her. Seeing her young lady shaking her head and saying nothing, she was so loyal that she simply spoke on her own:
"Master Xing, the thing is like this. When my young lady saw that this girl was being sold by her father, she was kind-hearted, so she paid to save her and didn't want her to follow us. Who knew that instead of repaying the kindness, she actually relied on her?
My young lady suddenly rushed out and stopped the carriage. Not only was my young lady injured, but she also kept shouting that she wanted to go back to my family to be a maid."
Xia He's voice was clear and loud, and his words were clear, allowing the onlookers to understand what was going on. For a moment, everyone looked at the girl with eyes full of condemnation:
"People are kind enough to save her, but they still don't want her to sell themselves. What's not to be satisfied with?"
"Isn't it because the lady is rich that you want to rely on her?"
"Where are you from, so thick-skinned!"
"..."
The harsh words of condemnation came one after another, and the girl's already red face turned even redder at this moment. She shook her head desperately as if she wanted to refute, but her mouth was tightly covered by the strong and powerful guard, and she could not make a sound at all.
"I spent money to save her because I couldn't bear to be separated, but I didn't expect that she would..."
Bai Muzhi finally spoke, with a hint of sadness in his eyes: "I don't like ungrateful people, so I want the guards to send her home. Brother Xing, do you think I did something wrong?"
Seeing the girl's bright and determined eyes, Xing Qige almost blurted out: "You are right, it was me who was wrong."
However, although he did not speak, the people watching could not help but answer:
"Of course you are right! What is wrong is this kind of vain woman!"
"Yes! Miss, you are kind-hearted and want to save people. You are right!"
"Good people shouldn't be left alone!"
A shy smile appeared on Bai Muzhi's face: "It's just a small effort. I just hope she can understand my good intentions and that filial piety comes first. As a child, you should never abandon your parents because of your own selfish desires."
While speaking, Bai Muzhi glanced at the girl whose mouth was covered, with a hint of dissatisfaction and condemnation in her eyes.
People around her were praising her for what she said: "Well said, women should obey their fathers at home and observe filial piety! She actually abandoned her parents for the sake of glory and wealth. She deserves to be damned! Bah!"
While talking, some people deliberately spat at the girl.
"Miss, the inn is right in front of you, why don't you get off the car first?"
Xia He spoke at the right time, and Bai Muzhi also looked at Xing Qige: "Brother Xing, do you want to come with us?"
The treatment of the woman seemed to have come to an end. Seeing that no one was stopping her, the guards wanted to take her to the place where they were just now.
"I think,"
Xing Qige's eyes were attracted, and when he met those red eyes full of despair, he said: "Why don't you let her go first and listen to what she said?"
Bai Muzhi's originally gentle and smiling face suddenly became stiff because of the man's words.
However, Xing Qige had already turned around: "The verdict also requires consistent confessions. If she can't give a good reason, there is no need for Miss Bai to send her home. Lieutenant Ben will send her to jail first to sober up. Huai'an Prefecture cannot tolerate it.
Such a blackmailer! What do you think, Miss Bai?"
The young man's eyes as bright as night stars looked straight at her. Bai Muzhi felt as if something was burning in her heart. She subconsciously frowned and tried to avoid it: "Brother Xing, don't you believe my words?"
She lowered her eyes and gave a somewhat bitter smile: "In that case, I have nothing to say."
"No, I don't believe you! I just think there might be some misunderstanding!"
Xing Qige didn't expect that his words would almost make Miss Bai cry. He felt a little annoyed and felt that he deserved to die.
But at the same time, he was a little confused. He just wanted this woman to say something. As for such a big reaction?
If it were that woman, she would definitely not cry, but would...
Realizing that his thoughts were going astray, Xing Qige hurriedly forced himself to stop.
"Since Miss Bai agrees, please let this guard go and let everyone listen to what she has to say."
Bai Muzhi subconsciously held her palm, intuitively knowing that the next words would not be what she wanted to hear.
Sure enough, as soon as the guard let go, the woman knelt on the ground with a plop:
"Sir, the girl is unjustly accused! This lady is the savior of the girl. The girl would never dare to blackmail someone intentionally. It's just that my father wanted to buy me into a brothel, so I had no choice but to go out and stop the car...
"
Then, the girl burst into tears and talked about the situation just now.
Bai Muzhi gave him thirty taels, but it was not enough for the man to pay off his gambling debt.
Her father was caught by debt collectors, robbed him of money and was beaten, so he turned his attention back to her.
And this girl also has some wit and courage in her body. She thought that the noble man who saved her just now was surrounded by strong guards, so she wanted to use her to threaten her father.
Unexpectedly, before he could say a few words, his mouth was covered and he was tied back.
The girl's words matched what the shopkeeper told him, and Xing Qige's face became a little ugly.
"...I really have no choice but to do it! A civilian girl doesn't dare to ask the young lady to save me anymore. I just ask you not to send me back..."
The girl cried miserably, and the attitudes of the people around her also changed as she cried:
"This father is not a human being! He even sells his wife and children! He is simply a beast!"
"Gamblers are not human in the first place! This girl is also a pitiful person."
"Why don't we let this young lady save her? Anyway, she has money and is not short of food..."
"That's right, it's all fate. Why don't you just accept her?"
The direction of the wind changed too quickly. Just now, the crowd who had just accused the woman of being ungrateful now came to persuade Bai Muzhi to "be a good person and do it to the end" to save the innocent girl.
Bai Muzhi's face became paler and paler, as if he was going to faint in the next moment.
"Miss, miss! Are you okay?"
When Xing Qige was embarrassed by the dispute between himself and Jiang Tang, Xia He's nervous voice suddenly came to his ears. When he turned around, he saw that Bai Muzhi had fainted for some reason.
"Master Xing, could you please clear the way for my young lady to go to the inn to rest first? My young lady is very fragile. She has been running all the way to catch up with your birthday party and has not been able to eat or sleep well. Now she is so popular...Miss,
"
As Xia He spoke, tears flowed freely: "Miss, nothing can happen to you, don't scare me."
Xing Qige's face also turned ugly. He turned around and shouted sternly: "Get out of the way!"
The crowd subconsciously gave way to the road, and the coachman drove the carriage forward knowingly.
He subconsciously wanted to chase after her, but was stopped by his sleeves: "Master, this girl..."
Xing Qige paused and was about to say send the person back, then he realized something.
There was silence for a moment: "Take the person back to the Governor's Mansion, and then find someone to arrest her father!"
The girl on the ground was originally afraid of despair because she was "stunned" by her benefactor, but when she suddenly heard these words, her eyes suddenly brightened.
"Don't worry, I will take care of this matter to the end. I won't let your father sell you out."
After saying this, he stepped up to catch up with the carriage that was already in front.
The girl was stunned for a moment and almost fainted from the huge surprise. Regardless of the person leaving, she kowtowed and thanked: "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"
"Okay, get up, my young master has left."
Xing Liu stepped forward and helped the girl up: "And to be precise, there is actually one person you should thank. If it weren't for him, the young master wouldn't have saved you."
The girl's eyes were dazed for a moment: "Is that the nobleman in the carriage? I know, if it weren't for her..."
"No, it's another one."
Thinking of what he just heard, Xing Liu showed a gentle smile on his face: "Live well, maybe you will have a chance to see other relatives."
The girl tilted her head, and then her eyes suddenly widened...
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"Doctor, how are you? Is Miss Bai okay?"
Xing Qige asked nervously.
The doctor who was pulled by him did not answer immediately, but glanced at the door behind him, and then spoke carefully:
"This girl is tired from running around and is a little short of energy and blood. She needs to take good care of herself. I will prescribe a medicine and you can go to the medical center to get it."
"Okay! Xing Liu!"
After Xing Qige finished calling him, he remembered that Xing Liu had been asked to make arrangements for the unlucky girl.
"Let the guards go."
Xia He walked out of the room and said to the doctor, "Excuse me, doctor."
Then he said to Xing Qige: "Master Xing, my lady is awake, please come in."
Xing Qige naturally agreed and walked in: "Miss Bai, are you okay? Everything today is all my fault..."
After everyone left, Xia He looked at the doctor in front of him and handed over a small purse: "I'm sorry to trouble you today, doctor."
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"Uu~be careful!"
The sound of the carriage stopping urgently attracted the attention of a man who was drinking tea at a roadside tea stall.
"Old man, you have to look in front of you when walking, otherwise you will be injured and fall, and you will be the one to take the pain and drink the medicine." The coachman joked with a generous smile. Seeing that the old man was fine, he reined in the reins and drove the carriage forward.
.
"Whose carriage is that?"
He just saw clearly that the old man accidentally fell down, and in order to avoid him, the carriage knocked over the stall next to him and lost money.
Not only did the coachman not get angry and curse, but he also reminded him in a friendly manner. Such behavior made people curious about what kind of master could bring out such a servant.
"Hey, are you from out of town?"
The people drinking tea nearby heard it: "That's Boss Jiang's carriage. That means it was him we bumped into, otherwise the old man might have been beaten."
"Boss Jiang, who is it?"
A magnetic and melodious male voice sounded. The guest who had just been joking with others turned around and faced an extraordinary and handsome face. For some reason, he suddenly felt very stressed and didn't know where to place his hands and feet.
"Um, Boss Jiang, Boss Jiang is..."
Seeing the guest suddenly stuttering and unable to speak, the man just now - Cui Shuwang, patted him on the shoulder:
"Brother Harm, don't be afraid. He has such a cold face, and we usually don't like to talk to him. Tell me, who is this Boss Jiang?"
Sure enough, after looking at Uncle Cui, the guest's attitude became more natural:
"Boss Jiang is a well-known philanthropic person in Huai'an! He is also the richest person! Speaking of her things, there are many things to say. For example, when she first entered Huai'an, she spent a lot of money at the auction house to make a name for herself.
,."
"What else? You said you said..."
Cui Shuwang originally asked Xiao Yinhan just because he was curious. He had no choice but to do so. He had become calm in the past six months, but his aura had become stronger and stronger. Most people did not dare to talk to him.
If he keeps asking, he's afraid he'll just run away.
But as he listened, he began to find it interesting.
"There is actually such a person? Donating food and money everywhere just to show off that he is rich? Is there anything wrong with his mind?...Hahahaha, I kind of want to get to know him. What else? Keep talking..."
Xiao Yinhan didn't speak, but he listened to the conversation between the two of them.
But Boss Jiang...
In his dreams, this person never existed...
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Tang had closed his eyes to rest in the car. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the back of the car with a dazed expression. The young man in the car immediately touched the soft sword on his waist and looked over defensively: "Is something wrong?"
Jiang Tang didn't speak, still recalling the sudden crisis and shuddering, as if he was being targeted by some ferocious beast.
"Nothing, I just thought of something."
She leaned back on the soft cushion, and while comforting the boy, she began to call the dog system in her mind.
But just like before, no matter how she called, it pretended to be dead and didn't respond.
Jiang Tang:...I will complain to you sooner or later!
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"Boss Jiang is really interesting. It makes me want to see how weird he is." Cui Shuwang smiled and looked at the man who was laughing:
"How about it, it's getting late, do you want to go back? Sister Bai is alone in the inn, she's afraid it won't be safe."
"If you want to meet, then go and meet."
Xiao Yinhan suddenly said such a sentence, which made Cui Shuwang feel confused for a moment. After reacting, he said: "Hey, you are also interested? I thought you were too stupid to do the office work..."
