On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 2174 "Assassins" (3 people)

Su Shengsheng carried a single-edged sword, his face showing a mixture of pride and nervousness.

She curtsied to Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe, her voice clear and melodious: "I secretly followed you here."

"Sneaking after him?" Yan Ruyu was both amused and exasperated. "If your father found out, he'd be terribly worried."

"You're just a young girl; the journey is long and dangerous. How dare you chase after me alone?"

Su Shengsheng put down his single-edged sword and looked at Yan Ruyu with a determined gaze: "I've already made up my mind to follow you."

Previously in Rongzhou, I witnessed firsthand your efforts in saving lives and your strategic planning, and I truly admire you.

I want to stay and serve you, even if it's just serving tea and water or doing odd jobs. Please accept me!

As she spoke, she was about to kneel down when Yan Ruyu quickly reached out to help her up, shaking her head helplessly: "You're really too bold."

"Alright, we've already come. We can't very well send you back, and the journey would be inconvenient. You'll stay with us for now, and we'll make further plans once we reach Youcheng."

Upon hearing this, Su Shengsheng's eyes lit up instantly, and her face was full of joy: "Thank you! I will definitely behave well and will not cause any trouble!"

Huo Changhe said to Yan Ruyu, "Have Xiaolan send a message to the envoy of Su City, saying that Shengsheng has safely reunited with us, and that he need not worry."

"it is good."

Yan Ruyu instructed Yin Ding to make the arrangements.

She turned to look at the three men in black who were being held down on the ground and said to the guards, "Bring them in. I want to question them myself."

Wu Liang stepped forward and escorted the three men in black into Yan Ruyu's room.

The room was brightly lit by candlelight, illuminating the figures of the three people.

Yan Ruyu carefully examined the three people under the lamplight and found that they were indeed not villains.

Their clothes were made of rough fabric and showed signs of wear. The masks covering their faces had fallen off, revealing faces that were not fierce, but rather simple and honest.

The three of them looked travel-worn, with sunken eyes and faces full of exhaustion and dishevelment, clearly having gone through a lot of travel.

"Who are you people? Why are you sneaking into the post station in the middle of the night and following us? What do you want?" Yan Ruyu asked.

The three men exchanged glances, and the one in the lead took a deep breath and said, "We are from Zhongji."

"Zhongji?" Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe exchanged a glance, a hint of surprise flashing in their eyes.

Zhongji and Rongzhou are far apart, so why did they come here and follow our group?

Huo Changhe asked, "Where in Central Hebei do you come from? Why are you following us?"

The leader lowered his head, his voice tinged with bitterness and indignation: "My name is Yang Ji, and I was originally a blacksmith in Zhongji Town."

About six months ago, a group of people approached me and asked me to make a batch of horseshoes, offering a high wage.

My family isn't well-off, and I thought this was a good job to earn money, so I agreed.

"They took me to a remote valley where there were a dozen or so blacksmiths like me, all of whom they had hired at high salaries."

There were many horses in the valley, all of them appearing to be fine warhorses. We worked day and night, spending ten days to shoe all the horses.

Yang Ji paused, his throat moved, and continued, "I thought I could get paid and go home after finishing the work, but I didn't expect that those people would show their true colors on the very night we finished."

They said we knew too much we shouldn't have known, and they wanted to kill us to cover it up.

At this point, Yang Ji's voice choked up and his eyes reddened: "Most of those dozen or so blacksmith brothers didn't manage to escape and were brutally murdered on the spot."

I managed to escape with my life by crawling out through a dog hole in the valley amidst the chaos.

When I secretly ran back to town, I found my house burned down and my family nowhere to be found. I suppose… I suppose they've also met their demise.”

The other two men in black also had tears in their eyes. One of them whispered, "We're also from Zhongji. I'm a veterinarian, and he's in charge of feeding the horses. We were both tricked into going there, just like Brother Yang, and we managed to escape by luck."

My home was destroyed by those people, and I'm homeless.

Yang Ji took a deep breath, suppressing the grief in his heart, and looked up at Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe: "When we were working in the valley, we overheard people talking about how these horses came from Rongzhou."

We were homeless, and our only thought was revenge, so we inquired along the way and made our way to Rongzhou.

"We saw your group as soon as we arrived outside Rongzhou City."

I remember that among the horses you rode, three had the same coat color and size as the horses in the valley.

We assumed you were in cahoots with the murderers, so we followed you, hoping to find a chance to uncover the truth and avenge our fallen brothers and families.

After saying this, Yang Ji kowtowed heavily: "We did not mean to offend you. We were just eager for revenge, which is why we followed you."

Hearing this, Su Shengsheng couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "With skills like that, he's still thinking about revenge? I took him down in no time."

Her voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the quiet room could hear it clearly.

Yang Ji and the other two men in black immediately showed some shame on their faces and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

Yan Ruyu glanced at Su Shengsheng, signaling her not to say anything more, and then said to Yang Ji, "Your plight is indeed pitiful, but revenge also requires the right methods. Acting so impulsively will not only fail to avenge you, but may also put you in danger."

Huo Changhe interjected, "Those people you're talking about are elusive and dare to openly kill to silence witnesses; they are no ordinary people."

If you trust us, please tell us the details of this matter, and we may be able to help you find out the truth and seek justice for the dead.

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Yang Ji's eyes, but he remained somewhat wary.

Wu Liang sneered: "Do you know who is standing before you?"

The three shook their heads.

"This is the Prince of Zhennan, and that is the Princess Consort. If you have any grievances, you may wish to speak them directly. If they cannot resolve the issue for you, then you will probably have no choice but to go to the Emperor."

Upon hearing this, Yang Ji and the other two's eyes lit up instantly, and they quickly kowtowed repeatedly.

"Your Highness, Your Highness! Please stand up for us!"

“Get up and speak,” Yan Ruyu instructed, “Prepare some food for them.”

These three people had traveled through wind and rain, sleeping outdoors, and certainly hadn't had a proper rest or a proper meal.

Yang Ji and the other two were a little anxious, but Wu Liang said, "Alright, come with me. Let's eat first. There's no need to rush your revenge."

The three men agreed that this made sense, so they kowtowed, got up, and followed Wu Liang.

Su Shengsheng also went to find another room to rest.

At this moment, Yin Ding came to report: "Your Highness and Your Highness, Xiao Lan has already set off for Rongzhou."

They didn't go too far, just a day and a half's journey, so Xiaolan should be able to get back early tomorrow morning.