Quick Wear: The Wronged One Becomes Rebellious

Chapter 148: Traveling through the Prince's Mansion 27

After a moment's recollection, Gu Li knew where the purse was lost. She turned and pointed to the alley she came from, "Chase him. He shouldn't have gotten far."

Gu Li pulled Bai Shuang and ran inside.

Chu Yansheng stopped her, a little annoyed, "It's just a purse, the county lady probably doesn't need that little thing, there's no need to chase the thief in person."

There were quite a lot of thieves living on this street. Chu Yansheng couldn't help but feel lucky that the silly county lady only lost a purse during her walk in there, so she was safe.

Where thieves gather, and good and bad people mix together, there are no good people living there.

But Gu Li didn't think so. She pulled her maid, waved away Chu Yansheng's arm, and ran inside.

Chu Yansheng didn't give in and continued to stop the man. "The soldiers from the Military Affairs Department are arresting people on these two streets. It's not safe inside. County Lady, you'd better not go in yet."

Gu Li stopped walking when she heard this. "Is the base of the beggar's foster father near here? Has he been caught?"

Chu Yansheng shook his head, "I followed the two kids here and saw them slip into a yard. Just as I was about to go in to search, I heard your maid shouting, looking for you everywhere. I had no choice but to send a signal and wait for the people from the military to come and look for you." Then he also joined the people looking for Gu Li.

Gu Li looked at the street surrounded by soldiers from the Bingmasi, and then looked at the alley where they were standing. Suddenly, a light flashed in his mind.

The soldiers from the military department were searching for suspicious persons on the street next door, and the narrow alley she had just walked through was just behind that street, separated only by a row of low houses.

That low house was not even as good as the shed where servants of a wealthy family lived. Looking back now, it was more like a woodshed built outside one's own yard.

No wonder the alley was so narrow. Even if she stuck to the wall, she was almost scratched by the泔水桶.

Gu Li suddenly looked up and asked Chu Yansheng, "Has the beggar's foster father been caught?"

Chu Yansheng glanced at the busy soldiers of the Bingmasi in the distance and speculated: "He must have run away." Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken such a long time for the deputy commander to come out.

Gu Li was so excited that she pulled Chu Yansheng and ran into the alley, "I think I just ran into that beggar godfather. Let's chase him, he shouldn't have run far."

The county lord's men went to the Bingmasi to report the case, and almost all the men from the West City Bingmasi, led by the deputy commander, went out.

The three nearby streets were cordoned off, and the man carrying the swill bucket had to walk normally if he didn't want to attract attention.

If he tried to abandon the swill bucket and run away, he would soon be discovered by the patrolling nearby.

The泔水桶 was both his cover and his burden.

Gu Li told Chu Yansheng about the man's clothing and appearance while running, "My Lord, you run fast, hurry up and catch up with him."

"I can't leave you alone."

Gu Li wanted to roll her eyes, "I still have Bai Shuang. If I don't chase him, he might get away!"

Chu Yansheng glanced at Bai Shuang. Although he didn't say anything, both Gu Li and his servant knew what he meant.

The presence of white frost is the same as having nothing. Didn’t we lose it just now?

Bai Shuang supported the young lady's arm and said, "Don't worry, my lord. I will definitely follow you closely this time."

Chu Yansheng waved to the distance and called the patrol soldiers nearby, "This is the Princess of Anping County. You must be responsible for protecting her safety at all times. If anything unexpected happens, you will be held responsible!"

"Yes." Two guards holding water and fire sticks stood nervously behind Gu Li.

Gu Li was so anxious that she jumped up and down, "Don't waste time." If she had said a few more words, the man would have escaped to who knows where.

Chu Yansheng used his Qinggong skills and jumped away for a long distance.

Seeing his speed, Gu Li was shocked. She didn't know how she had the courage to think that her two short legs could catch up with him.

Gu Li brought Bai Shuang to the West City Military Department in advance, and was invited into the back hall, where they waited for the results with good food and drink.

After a cup of tea, someone came back to report that the beggars' adoptive father had been captured. Then Chu Yansheng came in.

Without being invited, Chu Yansheng sat down next to Gu Li and drank two cups of tea before stopping his gushing spree.

"How did the county lady find out that the man was the adoptive father the little beggar mentioned?" Chu Yansheng's eyes were dark and bright, with a slight upward arc.

The man had already escaped from West Third Lane and thought he could get away, but he was still caught up by Chu Yansheng. He took off his bamboo hat, and someone who was watching nearby immediately recognized him.

It was said that the man was called Lao Ba, and he was a servant in the kitchen of Wan Guan Gambling House. His job was to collect swill. No wonder he was able to escape the search of the guards, as he almost ran away.

Gu Li: "I happened to run into that person in the alley. He didn't look at me at first, but lowered his head slightly. Normally, when someone asks for directions, how can you not look at their face?"

"Maybe he knew you were of a high status based on your clothes and didn't dare to look at you directly?" Chu Yansheng asked back.

Gu Li nodded. At first, she also thought that the man was suppressed by the majesty of the county lady and could not raise his head.

"But his tone was not respectful when he gave me directions." Gu Li guessed that if there hadn't been soldiers searching outside, the man might not have let her go so easily.

He probably showed her the way so that she could go out and divert the soldiers.

“When I discovered that my purse was missing, I realized that the man lowered his head not because he was afraid to look at me, but because he was looking at the purse hanging around my waist.

Think of an old thief who can set up traps for children to steal other people's wallets. He must be good at stealing. He couldn't help but look at the wallet on me. It was almost a subconscious action. "

Bai Shuang tied her purse very tightly, so it was impossible for it to fall off automatically for no reason. The only possibility was that it was stolen and cut off by someone.

And the only person she met and spoke to during the whole process of pursuing the man was the man carrying swill.

Chu Yansheng took out a purse inlaid with pink pearls from his lapel and opened his palm. "This belongs to the county lady, right?"

What an ill-fated purse. I don't know how many stinky men have touched it, and now it's being taken out from someone's lapel.

Gu Li was very disgusted.

"Yes, yes, it belongs to our county lady." Bai Shuang quickly took it.

Gu Li lowered her eyes and said, "Take out the amulet that my aunt asked for me, and the rest will be considered as my donation to Jishan Hall."

"Yes, miss." Bai Shuang moved swiftly and took out a yellowish talisman folded into a triangle.

At just one glance, Chu Yansheng recognized that it was the amulet that could only be found at Master Liaowu in the Fahua Temple.

The birth date of the person to be blessed must be written on the talisman paper, and then the monks in the temple will chant sutras for 49 days to fulfill the blessing.