dognovel Chapter 39 Meeting Danzhu
Chapter 39 Meeting Danzhu
"Girl!" Zi Guang cried out in alarm as the drunkard was about to rush at Long Chuqing.
Although his leg was lame, he could still move his hand. Just as Long Chuqing was about to slap him away, she saw the drunkard being grabbed and then kicked away.
The drunkard crashed heavily onto the pile of empty wine jars in front of the restaurant. With a sound of shattering porcelain, he clutched his chest and collapsed to the ground, howling and groaning.
"Are you alright, young lady?" the man who kicked the drunkard away asked as he turned around.
The man was dressed in a dark blue brocade robe with wide sleeves. He was tall and slender, with a handsome face, gentle and modest demeanor, and an extraordinary temperament.
Long Chuqing looked in the direction where the drunkard had fallen, then turned to look at him and said calmly, "It's nothing, thank you for your help, young master."
After the man saw the person in front of him clearly and met her gaze, he stared at her intently for a while before coming back to his senses.
"It's good that the young lady is alright," Zhu said, turning around in a flustered manner and instructing his bodyguard to take the drunkard to the yamen.
After giving instructions to the guards, the man turned to Long Chuqing and said gently, "Does the young lady wish to enter Juhong Tower?"
Long Chuqing was in a bad mood and nodded casually, "Mm."
After all that, she lost her appetite. She sighed, "It's not a good day to go out!"
At this moment, a man and a woman came out of the building. The woman ran over and grabbed the man's arm, calling out cheerfully, "Cousin Prince Jin, what are you doing standing at the door? Why don't you come in?"
The man was Prince Xiao Yue of Jin, who had just come out of the palace. He pushed the woman's hand away and said, "I just arrived and encountered some drunk people causing trouble at the gate."
The two who came out were a man and a woman. The man was Fang Qiubai, the heir of the Marquis of Ding'an, and the woman was his younger sister, Fang Qiuyu, Xiao Yue's mother. Empress Fang was the younger sister of the Marquis of Ding'an.
Fang Qiubai inquired, "Is this true? Has the drunkard been apprehended?"
"It's already been sent to the yamen (government office)."
Upon hearing that a drunkard was causing trouble, Fang Qiuyu anxiously asked, "Are you alright? Did he hurt you?" As she spoke, she tried to grab the Prince of Jin's hand, but he dodged her.
Xiao Yue said calmly, "It's nothing."
Long Chuqing didn't recognize them and didn't want to listen to their conversation. She was about to pull Ziguang around them and walk inside.
Xiao Yue noticed and looked at her. Long Chuqing smiled and nodded, indicating, "You two chat slowly."
Then the two walked into the building, where a waiter greeted them and led Long Chuqing and Ziguang inside.
Fang Qiuyu noticed that Xiao Yue was staring straight ahead in the direction the two women had gone, and a sense of unease arose in her heart.
"Cousin, who are they?!"
Fang Qiubai was also curious, as it was the first time he had ever seen the Prince of Jin so lost in thought, though the woman from earlier was indeed stunningly beautiful.
Xiao Yue withdrew his gaze, did not answer her question, and said calmly, "Let's go inside first!"
The waiter led Long Chuqing and the others to a small private room on the first floor. This restaurant has many small private rooms that can accommodate three or four people.
The waiter enthusiastically introduced the restaurant to them, saying that their restaurant had three floors. The first floor had a main hall and a few small private rooms, the second floor had large private rooms and small private rooms, and the third floor had large private rooms.
After they were seated, the waiter handed them a menu, which Long Chuqing took and looked at with Ziguang.
After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Han went to Qinli Courtyard to change out of his court robes.
Soon after, Granny Liu brought in lunch, and he sat down to eat.
Uncle Zhong came in and reported, "Miss Long and her maid left the manor today."
Xiao Han listened to the report while eating. He swallowed a mouthful of food and asked, "Did she say what she was going out to do?"
"They said they were just going out for a stroll, but when they left, they asked me to change to an ordinary horse-drawn carriage."
"Wander around? With her legs injured, why would she wander around?" Xiao Han paused, picking up food from her chopsticks, and thought for a moment before continuing: "She has no money."
Uncle Zhong raised his curious eyes: "No way! If he didn't have any money, he should have been back by now at mealtime."
Granny Liu chimed in, "The day Miss Long arrived, she chatted with Doctor Yuan in the pavilion for over an hour in the morning about some kind of prescription. In the end, I saw Doctor Yuan happily give her a silver note."
Xiao Han's lips curled slightly after hearing this, and he shook his head helplessly: "There really is someone like her." Then he continued eating.
After hearing this, Qing Tong exclaimed in amazement: "This works? You can make money just by chatting, and it's even in silver notes. I'm so envious."
Granny Liu continued, "I see the face value of those silver notes is quite large! It must be a thousand taels."
Bronze sighed softly and shook his head: "I can't envy it, I can't envy it."
Uncle Zhong glanced at the bronze and indicated that he shared the same thought.
After finishing his meal, Xiao Han went to the dark prison with Qing Tong. Dan Zhu had been captured for some time, and although they had interrogated her, Xiao Han had not yet seen her. Today, he would go and meet her.
Later, they locked Danzhu in a small, dark secret room, without any light, except when the guards brought her food.
People who are in darkness for a long time will feel fear, which can break down her psychological defenses.
Suddenly, a bright light appeared in the dark room. Danzhu hurriedly closed her eyes and shielded them with her hands.
At this moment, Danzhu looked haggard and disheveled, having long lost the confidence and charm of her former self.
She paused for a moment, gradually adjusting to the light, and slowly opened her eyes. When she saw who was in front of her, she lunged forward like a madwoman, causing the chains to rattle.
He shouted, "Xiao Han, you bastard, you son of a bitch, you'll die a horrible death! You think I'll submit just because you locked me up here? You're dreaming! Don't even think about getting any information from me, ptooey!"
"Slap him," Xiao Han said casually.
After saying that, Qingshan slapped her several times across the face, the sound of the slaps echoing: "Serves you right for being so foul-mouthed."
Blood immediately seeped from the corner of Danzhu's mouth, and several large handprints appeared on her face.
Just kidding, Qingshan's braised pork knuckle wasn't for nothing; those few blows were quite powerful, they should have left her dizzy and disoriented.
Danzhu was knocked to the ground. After lying there for a while to catch her breath, she slowly raised her head, spat out a mouthful of blood, and glared fiercely at Xiao Han.
After being hit, she didn't dare to curse anymore, since it really hurt. She could only wait and see what they were going to do to her.
Xiao Han slowly walked over, lifted his foot and stepped on her face, grinding it into the ground twice. He looked at her with disdain and said in a very calm tone, "Stop shouting, save your energy. This is just the beginning."
He withdrew his foot, walked back to the door, turned around and said, "Feed her," before walking outside.
Upon hearing this, the guards went over, twisted her hands, pried open her mouth, poured in three packets of medicine powder, and then forced her to swallow it with water.
Danzhu struggled in terror, trying to pry her mouth open, but the guards held her down. She screamed, "What did you feed me? Cough cough cough..."
She tried to vomit and kept spitting out saliva, but the guard held her chin to stop her from spitting out until she swallowed it all before letting go of her.
Qingsong smiled dismissively, "This is a gift from our prince. He specially went to the ghost market to collect good things for you. He hopes you will be satisfied. Just enjoy it!"
Upon hearing this, Danzhu's eyes widened in horror; she could guess what it meant.
"Let's go." After saying that, the group locked the door and left the dark prison, leaving behind the clanging of chains and Danzhu's curses.
No matter how much Ren Danzhu cursed, struggled, and screamed, no one responded; all that remained for her was darkness.
Only she herself knows what kind of torment she has gone through!