After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Chapter 253 Wait

Cheng Susu nodded hurriedly, "I believe you! Of course I believe you."

“Alright! Since you trust me, then listen to me and come with me to Yangzhou first,” Bai Wanqing said firmly.

“No!” Cheng Susu quickly refused, then explained, “Wanqing, I believe you, but I have something to do right now.”

"I can't go to Yangzhou with you."

"So you're going to Northwind City?" Bai Wanqing asked, frowning.

Cheng Susu was surprised that Bai Wanqing knew her purpose. She stood there stunned for a moment, "Wanqing, how did you know?"

Bai Wanqing couldn't tell Susu about Lin Yunche yet, so she said, "The only person who could make you disregard your life like this is Lord Cheng."

"And in the northern part of this Shang Kingdom, the only person who can pose a threat to Lord Cheng is in Beifeng City."

Cheng Susu hadn't expected Bai Wanqing to guess so deeply, so there was no need for her to hide it anymore.

She ran over and hugged Bai Wanqing tightly, then broke down in tears.

Bai Wanqing looked at Cheng Susu, who was crying uncontrollably in her arms, and suddenly felt a little lost.

"Susu, what's wrong?" Bai Wanqing wondered if she had said something she shouldn't have, something that had frightened her.

Cheng Susu didn't care about anything else and continued to wail and cry while holding Bai Wanqing.

After crying for a long time, Cheng Susu finally cried herself to sleep. She took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears and snot.

"I'm sorry, Wanqing, I've been feeling really stifled these past few days."

"I couldn't help it for a moment, please don't mind."

Cheng Susu felt embarrassed when she saw that Bai Wanqing's shoulder was wet with her tears.

Bai Wanqing naturally didn't mind. She used her sleeve to wipe the areas that Cheng Susu hadn't been able to clean, and then said to her, "I'm sorry, my clothes may not be very clean either, please don't mind, Miss Cheng."

Cheng Susu knew Bai Wanqing was teasing her, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Wanqing, it must be you! You still have the mind to make me laugh at a time like this."

“I know you mean well, but I really still have to go to Northwind City.”

"My father has been captured by the Prince of Huai, I have to go and save him right away!" Cheng Susu said again with a worried look on her face and her voice trembling, "I have to go and save him."

Bai Wanqing gently patted Cheng Susu's shoulder, "Susu, your father will be fine for now."

"But what if you accidentally fall into the hands of Prince Huai? What will Lord Cheng do then?"

"How long could he hold on then?"

Cheng Susu bit her lip and said, "I...I will be careful. If I really fall into the hands of Prince Huai, I'll just die."

"I will never allow the Prince of Huai to use me to blackmail my father."

Bai Wanqing understood Cheng Susu's anxious feelings, "Susu, some things can't be solved just by having courage."

"How confident are you of saving your father if you go to Beifeng City?"

"Do you know that in Northwind City, there are countless assassins like the men in black we encountered before?"

"Don't just say it's just you, all of us have gone now."

"I'm afraid they'll definitely not gain any advantage."

Cheng Susu's eyes reddened again upon hearing this. When she inexplicably received a note in Kyoto, she knew that this trip was likely to be fraught with danger for her.

But her father was in the hands of the Prince of Huai, how could she not come!
The Prince of Huai promised on the note that he would spare her father if she came.

In reality, as soon as she appeared in the North, a group of men in black followed her.

These men in black clearly wanted to kill her!

Perhaps Wanqing is right; she was too reckless! She actually listened to the Prince of Huai's words and came alone to her death.

"Wanqing, what can I do now!" Cheng Susu suddenly felt a strong sense of powerlessness, a powerlessness that almost made her breathless.

"Wait!" Bai Wanqing said firmly, looking at Cheng Susu.

Cheng Susu's eyes widened slightly as she looked at Bai Wanqing in disbelief. "Wait?"

For Cheng Susu now, the word "wait" is equivalent to torment and pain; she seems unable to convince herself to continue waiting.

“Yes! All you can do now is wait,” Bai Wanqing said earnestly.

"What are we waiting for? If the Prince of Huai kills my father in a fit of anger, then it will be too late for anything," Cheng Susu said anxiously.

"Susu, as I just said, the Prince of Huai will not kill your father for the time being."

"Your father is still useful to him."

Cheng Susu didn't understand, "What's it for?"

“Lord Cheng came to Beifeng City on orders, which must have touched a nerve with Prince Huai,” Bai Wanqing said.

“In the territory of the Prince of Huai, it is very easy for him to kill an official of the imperial court.”

Cheng Susu naturally knew this was the case, which was why she was in such a hurry.

"But this time Lord Cheng's mission is different, and Prince Huai will not kill him for the time being."

"What mission?" Cheng Susu asked.

Bai Wanqing shook her head slightly, "I'm sorry, I can't tell Susu right now."

Cheng Susu swayed slightly. She wasn't stupid, and she knew many close friends in the palace while she was in the capital. Before she left, she had gone to the palace to see Consort Xian.

Could the rumors circulating in the palace be true?
Is the Prince of Huai really plotting a rebellion? And is her father the official investigating this matter?

Upon thinking of this, Cheng Susu turned pale and almost fainted. This was the truth she had been most afraid to know for days.

Bai Wanqing could tell from Cheng Susu's expression that Cheng Susu had guessed most of it.

She didn't force her to make a decision immediately, but quietly stayed by her side, waiting for her to slowly sort out her thoughts.

The two sat there for a long time, and Cheng Susu's heart finally calmed down. "Wanqing, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I want to know, if we're waiting, what are we waiting for?"

"Wait for the right opportunity." Bai Wanqing slowly raised her eyes and looked out the window at the sky.

Cheng Susu followed Bai Wanqing's gaze and looked out the window. The setting sun and evening glow seemed to dye half the sky red like blood.

At that moment, Cheng Susu seemed to understand something. She didn't ask any more questions, but said with a firm look in her eyes, "Okay, Wanqing, I'll listen to you. I'll wait!"

Bai Wanqing was somewhat surprised that Cheng Susu could make up her mind so quickly, but she was more pleasantly surprised. Perhaps only adversity can truly make a person grow up quickly.

For Cheng Susu, the word "wait" is not easy.

Next, Cheng Susu decided to go to Yangzhou with Wanqing.

Bai Wanqing and her group hurriedly packed their things that night and decided to set off the next day.

This time, Bai Wanqing did not delay on the road, but instead had Steward Du head towards Yangzhou.

Finally, three days later, they entered Yangzhou City.

Upon arriving in Yangzhou, Bai Wanqing instructed Du Guan to meet with Ruixin beforehand, and they all stayed at the Du family's villa in Yangzhou.

Because it was probably at the Du family's residence, Steward Du was able to handle the arrangements with even more ease.

The servants at the villa were very efficient; in just half a day, they had tidied up the villa perfectly.

After seeing that everything was almost arranged, Steward Du came to talk to Bai Wanqing.

“Madam, we just heard from our servants that as soon as we entered this villa, someone went to inform us.”

"Should I go to the cloth shop right now and take control of all the accounts and people?"

"That's good, it will make it easier for us to find out the truth."

Bai Wanqing understood what Steward Du meant. As the saying goes, speed is of the essence in war. However, what Steward Du didn't know was that Yangzhou was Fang's territory.

Their two families had clashed before.

The Fang family used such a clumsy method simply to lure the Du family here.

Now that the Du family has arrived, they're probably about to make their move.

"No need, we don't need to do anything!"

Manager Du was completely baffled by Bai Wanqing's actions, but he had no choice but to comply.

Meanwhile, in the council hall of the Fang family in Yangzhou.

The eldest and second eldest members of the Fang family have already received news of the arrival of people from the Du family.

"They're here! They're here! They've finally arrived," said the second master of the Fang family.

Grandpa Fang smiled and said, "Yes! I thought the Du family really had money to burn!"

"They've been completely indifferent to the huge deficit they've incurred."

"It seems that I can't sit still any longer."

The second master of the Fang family said to the eldest master of the Fang family, "Brother, now that everyone has arrived..."

"Shouldn't we make our move?"

"Haha, now that everyone's here, we can't wait any longer."

"Tell our people to collect another large sum of money before taking action."

Second Master Fang laughed heartily, cupped his fists at First Master Fang, and said, "Brother, you're ruthless enough."

"If we order another big order, even if the Du family's fabric is cheap this time, they still can't afford to lose money!"

Cheng Susu and Bai Wanqing, who were watching all this from the rooftop, silently put the tiles back in their original positions. Cheng Susu then leaped over the back wall of the Fang family's backyard with Bai Wanqing.

Cheng Susu was sullen the whole way.

Once back at the villa, Cheng Susu couldn't hold back any longer.

"These old men are really wicked. They can't do business as well as others, so they resort to these dirty tricks."

Bai Wanqing chuckled lightly, "The business world is like a battlefield; that's how it should be."

Cheng Susu rolled her eyes. "You're so calm. Don't you even know who I'm standing up for?"

Bai Wanqing replied blankly, "Thank you!" leaving Cheng Susu both amused and exasperated.

"So what do you plan to do?" Cheng Susu asked.

Bai Wanqing thought for a moment, then couldn't help but smile and say, "Naturally, we should treat them the way they treat us."

"So how exactly do you do it?"

Bai Wanqing deliberately kept everyone in suspense, saying, "You'll find out when the time comes."

The next day, Bai Wanqing instructed Steward Du to keep an eye on the people at the Du family's cloth shop.

Cheng Susu also volunteered to go, saying, "Some of the servants in the Du family are not as skilled as me. Why don't you ask me to do some things too?"

Bai Wanqing smiled and said, "The people at the Du family's cloth shop are fine with Manager Du."

"Take me to the Fang family!"

Cheng Susu was still a little excited thinking about the thrill of last night.

The idea of ​​sneaking into someone's house at night was a story she had read in storybooks since she was a child, but unfortunately, she had always lived in Kyoto and had never had the opportunity to experience it herself.

Now she's had her fill of fun in Yangzhou.

"Okay! Then tell me, which night shall we go?"

"No rush, let's wait for Steward Du's news."

(End of this chapter)