allonlinenovel Chapter 681 Recognizing the thief as his father
Chapter 681 Recognizing the thief as his father
Chapter 681 Recognizing a Thief as Father
On the streets of Shengjing, Liu Rushi wandered around with a solemn expression.
Liu Rushi was in a bad mood. That scoundrel Wang Wenzhou was spewing nonsense. He was the one who sent people to kill her, which was why she faked her death. And yet, he still claimed to love her deeply and to be heartbroken by her death. What a damned liar! Who is he trying to fool?
Suddenly, Su Mo'er blocked Liu Rushi's path and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, we've finally found you! Let's go back to the palace quickly."
"Huh?" Liu Rushi was completely confused. She said softly, "Miss, you've mistaken me for someone else!"
"Sigh..." Su Mo'er sighed. Her empress had only given birth to the little prince a few days ago when she stormed off after arguing with the emperor. The emperor and empress were furious. If the empress hadn't been her empress's aunt, they would have already gone to the sea to arrest her.
Su Mo'er is actually Su Mala Gu. She mistook Liu Rushi for Dayu'er. Actually, you can't blame her. Liu Rushi and Dayu'er do look alike. In addition, Liu Rushi is now dressed as a scholar, which is completely different from Dayu'er's previous clothes. That's why Su Mo'er mistook her.
Liu Rushi ignored Su Mo'er and continued forward.
Su Mo'er immediately realized this wouldn't do. She had finally found the Empress; she couldn't let her wander off again. She'd heard that women become somewhat foolish after childbirth, a saying that goes, "pregnancy makes you stupid for three years." She suspected her Empress was acting this way because she had just given birth to the little prince.
"Guards! Quickly escort Her Majesty back to the palace!" Su Mo'er saw that Her Majesty was disobedient and wanted to run away from home, which was unacceptable.
In an instant, a group of imperial guards rushed out and respectfully surrounded Liu Rushi, trying to persuade her to return to the palace.
Upon seeing this, Duan Mingzhe immediately shouted, "Quick! Protect Mr. Liu!"
"Whoosh!" Liu Rushi's dozen or so personal guards drew their weapons and rushed forward.
"Quick! Protect Her Majesty and get her back to the palace!" Su Mo'er's face turned green with fright when she saw it; there was an assassin!
In an instant, both sides fought each other recklessly to protect Liu Rushi.
For these imperial guards of the Qing Dynasty, if the Empress died, they would not survive either, so they fought desperately.
For Duan Mingzhe and Liu Rushi's guards, Ms. Liu could not die, so they risked their lives.
"Make way! Make way! Who are you?" Liu Rushi did not recognize Su Mo'er, nor did she recognize the imperial guards who had risked their lives to protect her.
"Sigh..." Su Mo'er sighed. Her Majesty is really too willful. Even at this time, you still don't want to return to the palace?
After thinking for a moment, Su Mo'er realized that for the Empress's safety, she had no choice but to use force! Su Mo'er was a Mongolian girl; although she was beautiful, she had practiced martial arts and was quite strong.
Su Mo'er raised her hand and knocked Liu Rushi unconscious with a single blow, then carried her on her back and shouted, "Stop fighting! Quickly escort Her Majesty back to the palace!"
The imperial guards immediately obeyed the order, fighting and retreating, firmly protecting Su Mo'er and Liu Rushi as they boarded the carriage, which then sped away.
Duan Mingzhe was so anxious that tears welled up in his eyes. He shouted frantically, "Someone has kidnapped Mr. Liu! Go after them! Go after them now!"
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In Guang'an Prefecture, Sichuan Province, Shui Yu held Jiang Xuyang's hand as they walked down the street.
That day, to protect his mother Liu Rushi, Jiang Xuyang rode his battle pet giant panda and charged headlong into the assassins. As a result, he was separated from Liu Rushi.
Later, Shuiyu found Jiang Xuyang, and the two wandered together. They originally planned to return to Hanshan, but on the way they learned the devastating news that Liu Rushi had died.
The two were heartbroken. Shuiyu had been adopted by Liu Rushi since childhood, and was nominally Liu Rushi's maid, calling Liu Rushi "elder sister," but in reality, she was Liu Rushi's adopted daughter. As for Jiang Xuyang, needless to say, with Lanlan's mother dead and Ruru's mother dead, he suddenly became a motherless child.
Shuiyu suspected that the assassin who killed Liu Rushi was most likely sent by Wang Wenzhou. This wasn't Shuiyu's fault; it was because Liu Rushi frequently mentioned that Wang Wenzhou wanted to kill her.
Now that Liu Rushi is dead, Shuiyu doesn't want to return to Hanshan; she only wants to avenge Liu Rushi. As for Jiang Xuyang, he believes that Rushi's mother was definitely not killed by their father, Wang Wenzhou, but Shuiyu insists on thinking so, and he can't persuade her otherwise.
In addition, Jiang Xuyang liked Sister Shuiyu, so he followed her instead of returning to Hanshan alone. Along the way, Jiang Xuyang was very glad he did so. If he hadn't followed Sister Shuiyu, this silly sister would probably have been sold by human traffickers on the way.
Jiang Xuyang tilted his head and looked at Shuiyu, saying, "Sister Shuiyu, are you really going to become a thief? If Ruru's mother knew you were doing this, she would be heartbroken!"
"Sigh..." Shuiyu sighed and said helplessly, "I don't want to do this either, but now I have no choice but to become a thief to avenge my sister!"
Jiang Xuyang quickly said, "Sister Shuiyu, to avenge Ruru's mother, we should return to Hanshan. Father must also want to avenge Ruru's mother!"
"Pah!" Shuiyu said irritably, "Jiang Xuyang, listen to me carefully, I am not your Shuiyu sister. How many times have I told you? My name is Li Dingguo! If you continue to recognize a thief as your father, we will never meet again!"
Jiang Xuyang pouted, feeling wronged, and dared not speak. My silly sister, how silly are you? My father loved Ru Ru's mother so much, how could he bear to kill her?
But Jiang Xuyang knew that although Sister Shuiyu was silly, she was stubborn and wouldn't listen to reason. In order not to upset Sister Shuiyu, he could only keep quiet.
Shuiyu—oh wait! It should be Li Dingguo now. Shuiyu's original surname was Li. To avenge Liu Rushi, she decided to disguise herself as a man and join the righteous army, hoping one day to point her sword at Hanshan and kill that scoundrel Wang Wenzhou. Since she was disguising herself as a man, she should have a man's name, so Shuiyu adopted the alias Li Dingguo.
Li Dingguo took Jiang Xuyang's hand and led him to the righteous army's recruitment office.
Li Dingguo looked at the veterans at the recruitment office and said, "Brother, I want to join the righteous army."
The veteran sized up Li Dingguo and Jiang Xuyang; they were just two children. Unable to bear watching them go to their deaths, he quickly said coldly, "Do you think a child like you can join our righteous army? Go back to where you came from!"
Li Dingguo's eyes reddened, and he immediately panicked. How could they do this? He had traveled thousands of miles to Sichuan to join the righteous army and avenge his sister. If they wouldn't accept him, how could he avenge his sister? Join the Ming army of their enemy, Zhu Youjian? That wouldn't do! And he certainly couldn't go and join the Tartars! His sister hated the Tartars the most!
The veteran softened his tone and said earnestly, "Go quickly, this is not a place for you to stay in the rebel army. I'm doing this for your own good!"
"Waaah..." Li Dingguo burst into tears. What could he do? Heaven was blind, and there was no way to seek revenge!
Just then, Zhang Xianzhong happened to ride by. He looked down and saw a handsome young man leading a child who was crying pitifully.
Zhang Xianzhong laughed and said, "A man doesn't easily shed tears. Why is a grown man crying?"
Li Dingguo glanced at Zhang Xianzhong. Judging from his attire, he must be a general in the rebel army. After thinking for a moment, she said sarcastically, "I am weeping for the people of the Ming Dynasty. It is a great pity for the people of the Ming Dynasty that I cannot join the rebel army!"
"Haha!" Zhang Xianzhong asked with a laugh, "What's your name? Have you been to school?"
Li Dingguo wiped away his tears, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Reporting to the general, I am Li Dingguo, and I have some schooling!"
Zhang Xianzhong was very fond of the well-educated and reasonable young man in front of him. Although he was still immature, he called himself a young general, which suited his temperament.
"Haha!" Zhang Xianzhong laughed loudly, "What an ambitious young man! It's not difficult for you to join the rebel army. Just acknowledge me as your godfather, and I will let you join!"
Li Dingguo immediately knelt on one knee and kowtowed, saying, "Young General Li Dingguo greets his godfather!"
Jiang Xuyang was furious. "Sister Shuiyu, is this really okay? You're the one who's recognizing a thief as your father!"