CHAPTER 79: CHAPTER 77: MEETING LORD ZHOU SEVEN

Someone was knocking at the door of the courtyard under the Huang Jue Tree.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Chun An opened the door and saw a stranger, a brawny man, and quickly asked.

"I’m looking for Xiao Chunnuan."

Chun An... He looks quite fierce, should I let him see our sister or not?

"Master Zhou Qi wants to see her."

The visitor’s voice was cold, more like a threat than a polite request.

"Please, wait a moment." Chun An slammed the door shut and quickly ran to find his sister.

"Sister, sister, someone named Master Zhou Qi wants to see you."

Chun Nuan was in the middle of processing herbs, and upon hearing this, her hand trembled, dropping the herbs all over the ground.

It pained her to see that.

She had no choice but to leave it there for now; she had to go see what was happening outside.

"Are you Miss Xiao? The Seventh Young Master wants to see you. Please come."

The visitor was a middle-aged man, his face dark and brawny, allowing her no thought of resistance.

Chun Nuan felt that if she disagreed, he would probably knock her unconscious with one strike and take her away.

"Uncle, do you know why Master Zhou Qi wants to see a little woman like me?"

Master Zhou Qi wanted to see her?

It probably wasn’t for anything good.

Thinking of what Qingsheng and Zhao Minghua had said, Chun Nuan felt even more uneasy.

"Miss Xiao, please."

"Wait a moment, allow me to change my clothes."

The most urgent matter was to buy time: "Since our house is full of women and children, it’s inconvenient to invite you inside, please forgive us."

After speaking, Chun Nuan also slammed the courtyard door tightly shut.

The middle-aged man... had been working for the Seventh Young Master for so many years, and never had he faced two slamming doors in one day.

This Xiao family was truly different from others.

While changing into the most ordinary clothes, Chun Nuan was thinking of a plan.

In the end, she had no choice but to prepare a defensive concoction and dab it on her face.

No matter what, she must first preserve her life and innocence.

After changing her clothes, Chun Nuan came out with her face all red.

"Sister, why is your face so red? Are you feeling unwell?"

"A little, maybe I’m getting sick."

It was not just a little; it was very uncomfortable, her face about to erupt in red spots, both red and swollen, looking frighteningly alarming.

If beauty is a fault, then it was better concealed.

"Sister, let’s go see a doctor, and have the doctor prescribe some medicine for you."

Chun An was concerned for his sister and quickly held onto her hand: "Sister, don’t go out, don’t go anywhere."

"But someone’s waiting for you outside."

Of course, Chun Nuan did not want to go.

But the people of Master Zhou Qi were clearly not to be trifled with; they were determined to make her go, and there was no way to avoid it.

"Chun An, Brother Ning is not home, can you help your sister with something?"

"Sister, just say it, whatever you ask, Chun An will surely accomplish it."

"Okay, once I leave, you must quickly go to Hundred Herbs Hall and see Master Zhao, tell him I’ve been taken away by Master Zhou Qi’s people." Chun Nuan didn’t dare to say more, mainly to avoid scaring the family: "Do you remember?"

"I remember, find Master Zhao, and tell him sister has been taken by Master Zhou Qi’s people."

Yes, that’s correct; there’s no mistake, that’s how it should be.

Chun Nuan was betting that Zhao Minghua, seeing that they were partners and she could make him money, would come to save her life.

As long as she could delay long enough, there would be time for Zhao Minghua to save her.

Chun Nuan opened the door.

"Could you tell me where Master Zhou Qi is?"

"Just follow me, and you’ll find out."

"If you don’t tell me, I won’t go."

"You..." A Zhuang was exasperated: "The Master is at Liu Xiang Garden, hurry up, don’t dawdle and let him wait, or there will be consequences!"

"And what kind of place is Liu Xiang Garden?"

Chun Nuan was pondering how to relay the words ’Liu Xiang Garden’ to Zhao Minghua.

"Just go where you’re told, why all the fuss?"

Was Liu Xiang Garden a place she should know?

The person residing there was the real focus of the Seventh Young Master, Miss Liu. Unfortunately, she was frail, often sick, and dared not leave the courtyard; when the Seventh Master missed her, he would come to the town to see her.

Chun Nuan was annoyed as she couldn’t extract any information to relay this location.

The only advantage was that they weren’t riding a carriage, just walking.

It seemed that Liu Xiang Garden was quite close.

She just hoped to run into someone familiar on the way, someone she could relay her message to.

And indeed, Chun Nuan thought her luck was good; she soon saw Aunt Zuo, the landlady from the village.

"Aunt Zuo, going to town? What did you buy?"

"Just a pound of salt," Aunt Zuo said, noticing Chun Nuan was out alone: "Where are your younger siblings?"