Chapter 136: Be Saved

Chapter 136

After Qin Chuqin and Qin Ziyu were sent to the Qin residence, the Qin family sent out a large number of people overnight to look for Qin Chuyuan and Gong Xiaohua.

Except for Zhao Rou, who needed to comfort the frightened Qin Ziyu, the rest of the people in the Qin family's third house did not sleep all night, waiting anxiously for news.

When the sky started to light up, the housekeeper hurried in from outside.

Qin Chuqin went up to him: "How is it?"

"Miss, Master, Mistress, Young Master and Young Mistress have not been found yet."

Hearing this, Qin's third wife could no longer sit still. She stood up from her chair and anxiously walked up to the housekeeper: "What about the Dali Temple? Do they have any news?"

The housekeeper shook his head: "No."

"It's been a whole night, so many people went out to search and they still haven't found Chuyuan and them. What should we do, dear? Could something dangerous have happened to them?"

Qin's third master waved his hand at the housekeeper to signal him to withdraw, while reassuring his wife, "That won't happen. Xiaohua is by his side, she will definitely protect Chuyuan." Though he reassured his wife with his words, he was also extremely worried himself.

"I hope so. She's shown some conscience this time, knowing to immediately jump down after Chuyuan to save him."

Soon after, Zhao Rou came in from outside and paid her respects to the couple: "Father, Mother."

"Sister-in-law." Qin Chuqin and Zhao Rou greeted each other.

"Rou'er, no need to be so courteous. How is Ziyu?" As soon as she saw Zhao Rou come in, Qin's third wife quickly asked about Qin Ziyu's condition. She had been worried about Chuyuan all night and hadn't paid much attention to her grandson's condition.

"Don't worry, Mother. Ziyu is fine, he was just a little frightened. He fell asleep at the hour of zi last night. He's still sleeping now."

"That's good to hear. It was also hard on the child to see such a scene, yet he didn't cry when he came back, instead he kept asking if his uncle and auntie had come back."

"Last night before falling asleep he kept asking if his uncle and auntie were back yet! Mother, is there any news about Chuyuan and Xiaohua?"

"No, not yet."

Seeing the exhausted faces of her father- and mother-in-law and sister-in-law, Zhao Rou said, "Father, Mother, and sister, you've also been waiting here all night. Please go rest first, I'll stand guard here. If there's any news, I'll notify you right away."

"What?"

"Oh, nothing. Don't trouble yourself, I've cultivated a group of skilled intelligence gatherers. They should be able to find us today."

"You really are not as simple a young master as you appear on the surface. I want to ask, with the obvious assassination attempt yesterday, is your Qin family involved in the struggle for the Crown Prince's position?"

"You really are clever. You could say the Qin family is involved, you could also say we're not involved at all."

"What do you mean?"

"The Qin family has stood for a hundred years precisely because we never participate in the struggle for the Crown Prince's position. However, because my father is exceptionally learned and disinterested in court politics, His Majesty granted him the role of Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince. So even though our family, or at least we three houses, have never been involved in any factional struggles, in the eyes of others we would still seem to be aligned with the Crown Prince's party at the minimum." Qin Chuyuan frowned.

"Your house really has endless troubles."

"I'm sorry to have implicated all of you."

"I don't want to get involved in your court affairs, but if it affects and harms my family and my uncle, I hope you can arrange for them to withdraw ahead of time. They are just ordinary low-ranking officials and commoners, don't let this calamity reach them."

"Don't worry. If it comes to that, I will naturally arrange a way out for them. What about you then?"

"As Daye's general, how could I fear death? Of course I won't just stay in place waiting to die either."

"I believe you don't fear death of course, but still, I hope that if the situation really turns against us, you can live well and help me take care of Mother and the others. With you there, I'll feel reassured."

Hearing Qin Chuyuan's words that sounded as if making final arrangements, Gong Xiaohua felt very uneasy: "They should still rely on you to take care of them."

In the late morning, people did come to find them as expected. The arrivals were all dressed in black with fierce devil masks, concealing their true appearances.

"We are late serving you, Master. Please punish us."

"All rise."

"Thank you Master."

"Xiaohua, these are the people I secretly cultivated to gather intelligence throughout most of Daye. Not even my grandfather knows about them. From today onward, you are also their master."