blogombal Chapter 1985 The girl rushes
Chapter 1985 The girl rushes
Qinglin waited quite a while in the palace.
He wasn't afraid of anything, but he always remembered that the prince had promised to return to the manor in the afternoon.
It's almost dusk.
Zhou Shiyue sat in the carriage, closed his eyes, and said, "Drive, stop talking so much."
Qinglin mouthed, "The prince must be scared too." Qingfeng glanced at him and quickly drove away.
As the carriage passed through the long street and turned the corner to cross the market street, a person hurriedly ran over, seemingly being chased by someone.
"You stop!"
"Help!"
Zhou Shiyue opened his eyes.
Qinglin and Qingfeng looked at the people running out of the alley ahead and felt that the scene was somewhat familiar.
With a head injury and a frail body, she stumbled and ran ahead, while he chased after her viciously, cursing and swearing.
Qinglin looked at Qingfeng, his eyes making it crystal clear—
This is so similar to the scene from a few years ago when the princess first appeared and climbed onto the prince's carriage.
Qinglin cursed under his breath and suddenly raised the riding whip in his hand.
Qingfeng also adopted a defensive posture.
"Help!"
The delicate girl rushed over, but seemed to trip and fell in front of their carriage.
Qinglin's pupils contracted.
"Qingfeng, you're here."
"Shut up, and watch out," Qingfeng immediately hissed.
The girl struggled to her feet, turned around, and ran pitifully toward the carriage.
"Big brother, save me! They're trying to force me..."
The girl had a red, swollen bump on her head, and blood was flowing from the wound. The bright red blood flowed down her cheeks, making her face look even paler, and her eyes looked even more pitiful.
She was very thin, with a waist so small you could wrap your hand around it; it looked like a gust of wind could blow her away.
Seeing her like this, Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat.
This really left him no choice but to think things through, because the girl's current state was very similar to that of the princess from a few years ago.
It's not that her facial features look alike, but rather that her figure and circumstances are truly similar.
They couldn't help but stare at the pitiful girl, lost in thought.
While they were still stunned, the girl had already scrambled up onto the carriage, using both her hands and feet in a flurry.
Just as she was about to climb up, Qinglin suddenly reached out and pushed her.
"Go down!"
The girl was suddenly pushed by him and fell to the ground, scraping her palm and drawing blood.
The horse seemed startled by the commotion, its hooves treading backward and neighing softly.
Qingfeng shivered.
He suddenly came to his senses.
I can't quite understand why they were so distracted just now, and that they almost let this girl climb onto the carriage.
"Still running? You little wench, you're making it hard for us to catch you!"
Two men rushed over and grabbed the girl, their large hands clamping down on her arms. The stark contrast in size and strength was somewhat frightening, as if they could break her arms with the slightest effort.
It even looks like it's being abused.
The girl started crying and struggled desperately.
"Let me go! I haven't sold myself! I won't go back with you! Sir, save me, sir!"
She cried and called out to the carriage, then looked pitifully at Qinglin and Qingfeng.
"Big brother, save me! They're bad guys, they're thugs from the gambling den..."
The girl cried out, "The new emperor has ascended the throne and granted a general amnesty, but are the bullies also to be released? Is this forcing me to die?"
There was no movement inside the carriage until she called out those words, at which point Zhou Shiyue lifted the curtain.
His gaze was cold and clear as it fell upon the girl's face.
At this point, quite a few people had gathered around to watch.
Although there weren't many people on the street at this hour, there seemed to be at least ten.
However, these people all looked like ordinary citizens from the city, and none of them dared to step forward when they saw the two strong and fierce gambling den thugs.
Upon realizing that this carriage was not for ordinary people, even the onlookers dared not get too close, keeping a slight distance.
The girl was stunned when she saw Zhou Shiyue.
It was as if they had never expected that there was such a person in the carriage.
The two thugs from the gambling den clearly recognized Zhou Shiyue, and immediately released the girl and knelt down.
"This humble subject greets Your Highness, Prince Jin!"
“Your Highness, we did not abduct any women or force any women into prostitution! It was this young lady’s father who borrowed money from our master, gambled it all away, and has been in arrears for half a month without paying back a single copper coin.”
"Oh?" Zhou Shiyue gave a faint "oh".
"Really, Your Highness, we wouldn't dare lie to you. We originally went to collect a debt from her father. It's only right to pay back debts, isn't it?"
“Hmm.” Zhou Shiyue nodded.
The girl's eyes were red and tears were streaming down her face. She looked like a delicate flower in the wind and snow.
How pitiful.
“But we can’t find her father. Besides, her father put his fingerprint on a pledge to pay back the money. If he can’t, he’ll give his daughter to us as payment. We’re not forcing her to do anything. She’ll just have to drink with the guests and sing some songs. Isn’t that a way to pay off the debt? Our master is being very generous.”
The two thugs were incredibly eloquent.
"Your Highness," the girl looked at Zhou Shiyue, tears streaming down her face. Perhaps it was a natural advantage, but her eyelashes were exceptionally long and thick; the tears that welled up were large and glistening, rolling down her dark lashes in a poignant and beautiful way. "It's money my father borrowed. I don't know how much. I just wanted to wait for him to return so he could find a way to pay off the debt..."
She sobbed softly, her voice broken, "They said I was going to drink and sing with those gentlemen, but how could they let me leave unscathed from a place like that..."
Qinglin sized her up.
"Just go and report it to the authorities."
Qingfeng also said, "That's right. Since they really owe money and won't pay it back, let's report it to the authorities."
They looked at the two thugs and said, "Did you hear that? Go report to the authorities. You can report to the authorities and have Lord Chen arrest her father, but you are not allowed to arrest this girl."
The two thugs exchanged a helpless glance, but still got up and responded.
"Yes."
"This humble servant takes his leave."
They turned and ran away.
It was as if they dared not be presumptuous in front of the Prince of Jin.
Zhou Shiyue lowered the carriage curtain.
"Go home."
"Yes."
Just as Qinglin was about to drive away again, the girl's body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.
"Your Highness, she has fainted..." Qinglin's eyes widened.
Moreover, the girl fainted in front of their carriage.
Zhou Shiyue frowned inside the carriage.
He didn't want to just pick up any girl on the street and take her home.
He had said before that this kind of thing would only happen once in a lifetime, like Lu Xiaoer's experience.
"Your Highness~"
Lord Chen's voice drifted on the wind.
Zhou Shiyue raised the corner of his lips, "Chen Deshan's arrival this time is just in time."