Chapter 255: Heading to Wen City

Chapter 255: Heading to Wen City

Su Rong, that little girl, had been learning business management from Su Youyue for some time and clearly showed great talent. Now she managed the few small shops given to her by Su Youyue in an orderly manner.

With money came confidence, and gradually, she no longer felt as anxious or fearful as before.

Sometimes she even thought that living like this for the rest of her life would be fine; why bother marrying a man?

For other girls, saying such things might lack conviction, but the Su family was different. With no male heir to inherit the family, they were more lenient with their daughters.

Because of her recent insights into business, Su Rong quickly engaged in lively conversation with Mei Xue and Wen Qingyu, chatting happily.

Su Youyue let them chat freely in front of her.

In her previous life, she had worked tirelessly to earn money for the Lu family. This time around, her wealth was already more than enough for a lifetime, and she wanted to spend more time enjoying life.

After a while, Mei Xue suddenly realized that they had come to talk to Miss Su, yet ended up chatting with Miss Su San instead, inadvertently neglecting Miss Su.

Fortunately, when she turned around, she saw Su Youyue smiling gently, which put her at ease.

When they said their goodbyes, both Mei Xue and Wen Qingyu still looked eager to continue talking, and Su Rong had even started calling them "sisters."

Once outside, they praised the two sisters of the Su family.

"Eldest Sister, I never expected the two young ladies of the Su Mansion to be so charming. There were rumors about them before, which led me to misunderstand them."

Mei Xue sighed, "Our families also have other sisters, so we should understand some people's tactics. It seems that the reputations of these two ladies only improved after Second Miss Su was sent to the countryside."

Wen Qingyu nodded, then added, "Speaking of which, Miss Su San looks completely different from Miss Su. She is adorable and sweet. If I saw them on the street, I wouldn't recognize them as sisters."

Su Youyue's appearance was bright and cheerful, even when she occasionally acted coquettishly. Su Rong, on the other hand, was purely delicate and cute, entirely different from Su Youyue.

Actually, Wen Qingyu had more to say.

After observing Miss Su San today, she felt she bore a striking resemblance to someone she had once met...

While it was rare for two people to look alike, it did happen sometimes. Moreover, the person she was thinking of wasn't an important acquaintance and had a very unfortunate fate, now long gone. It wouldn't be appropriate to mention it.

Since Miss Su San had grown up in the Su Mansion and couldn't possibly be related to that person, Wen Qingyu decided not to bring it up and quickly dismissed the thought.

After returning, both Mei Xue and Wen Qingyu kept an eye on news from the Xie Mansion, hoping to meet Xie Yuan soon. However, the news from the Xie Mansion was that the Emperor had appointed Xie Yuan as an envoy to deal with the bandit problem in Wen City.

In recent years, the Great Shen's military had weakened, leading to rampant banditry, especially in the central region around Wen City. These bandits burned, killed, and looted, committing all sorts of atrocities. For over a decade, the local authorities had been powerless against them.

During the reign of the previous Emperor, although a government crackdown was attempted, it ended in a disastrous defeat with heavy casualties. Since then, the previous Emperor never mentioned another crackdown, which emboldened the bandits further, causing widespread suffering among the locals.

Now, with the new Emperor having just ascended the throne, he revived the plan to clear out the bandits in Wen City. Initially, the old officials in court stubbornly opposed it, fearing heavy losses. But when Bai Li Hongxuan appointed Xie Yuan as the envoy, those officials fell silent.

Xie Yuan...

Even Dongrong Country's top warrior couldn't match him. He truly had the capability!

Time was of the essence. Every day delayed meant more suffering for the people. The Emperor immediately ordered Xie Yuan to go to Wen City as an envoy to eliminate the bandits.

After a secret meeting with the Emperor in the palace, Xie Yuan emerged under the night sky. Zheyin followed closely behind him, step by step. "Sir, the arrangements for the Su Mansion are complete. The brothers will protect Lady's safety at all costs, ensuring nothing like last night happens again."

Although there had always been guards protecting Lady's safety, their vigilance had relaxed due to the lack of incidents, leading to a near disaster when they were lured away.

Xie Yuan nodded, his gaze turning toward the direction of the Su Mansion in the night.

"Sir, are you going to see Lady?" Zheyin asked instinctively.

Xie Yuan's eyes lowered. "I'll visit later."

With that, he walked deeper into the night.

Zheyin seemed puzzled but didn't question his master's decision and followed closely.

If he couldn't figure out what Sir intended with Lady, he could always ask Zhe Jing, who was adept at understanding such matters.

Under the dark night, Zhe Jing sat on the blue tiles, one leg bent and the other flat, quietly gazing at the hazy clouds above. A moment later, a shadow flashed past him, leaving a low whisper that Sir had gone to Wen City to eliminate the bandits, and handed him something before swiftly departing.

Upon receiving the message, Zhe Jing knew Sir was leaving him behind to continue watching over Doctor Ji.

But since Sir was going to Wen City to eliminate the bandits, which would take at least two months, why didn't he come to see Lady first?

The young man didn't ponder this for long. He quickly understood that Sir wanted Lady to learn the news tomorrow to avoid worrying tonight.

Looking at the bag of candy in his hand, Zhe Jing smiled.

Lady appeared more mature than other girls her age, but Sir always treated her like a child.

This realization gave Zhe Jing an idea.

Initially, he thought Jin'er was infatuated with him. After spending a few days together, he realized she simply admired his face...

And she was even more oblivious than Lady...

Zhe Jing suddenly felt that his pursuit of a wife wasn't much better than Sir's.

But looking at the bag of candy Sir had given him, remembering Jin'er's love for snacks, a lightbulb went off in his head, and he knew what to do.

The next morning, Zhe Jing informed Su Youyue that Xie Yuan had already left for Wen City and handed her the bag of candy.

Su Youyue had been wondering why Xie Yuan hadn't come yesterday as promised. Hearing this, she suddenly remembered that in her previous life, Xie Yuan had also been dispatched to Wen City to eliminate the bandits.

Although they successfully eliminated the bandits in the end, Xie Yuan almost lost half his life in the process.

They had not underestimated the strength of the bandits in Wen City, but they never expected that these bandits were far more complex than they had imagined.

Behind those bandits stood the Rong Wang... who was Su Qian's husband in her previous life.