Compared with Feng'an City, Qingtai County has the gentleness of the south, and is quite a bit like the water town in the south of the Yangtze River in Qi State.
There is a very famous place in Qingtai County, which is Huajie Alley.
Most of the brothels in Huajie Alley are red houses. Different from the brothels in other places, the brothels in Huajie Alley in Qingtai County are sought after by literati because there are rare Qing courtiers here who are good at performing arts but not selling themselves.
After dark, other places in Qingtai County become quiet, but the flower streets and alleys begin to become lively, with warblers, swallows, and laughter everywhere.
Occasionally, there would be calls for help and screams, but no one paid attention, and they were soon drowned in the sound of laughter and music.
In a place like this, such shouting is too common, and some customers may even like to play like this.
But one person noticed it, and when he was about to walk out, he suddenly heard it.
Shen Cangzhu suddenly turned around and went back, with an unpredictable look on his face. Regardless of the Madam's obstruction, he ran over and kicked away the room where the unusual sound came from.
Three days and four nights passed, and Shen Cangzhu never closed his eyes again. Based on his intuition and inferences, he traced the clues all the way to Qingtai County, but there was no news, which made him suspect that he was chasing the wrong one. .
But in the end he found another clue, but unfortunately the only clue pointed to the brothel he least wanted to face.
Shen Cangzhu has been eager to find Chu Xingchen, but after stepping here, the first thing he hoped was that his clues were wrong, otherwise...he didn't dare to think about it.
I don’t want to think any further.
The search was fruitless, and just when he was about to give up, he suddenly heard a sound.
At that moment, heaven and hell came at the same time.
When Chu Xingchen was in despair, the door was suddenly kicked open.
It's not Zhou Buyan, nor Xiao Wang, but Shen Cangzhu.
Shen Cangzhu looked at everything in the room, his eyes were about to burst, he took out the dagger from his sleeve and rushed forward.
He was dripping with blood and screaming and struggling, but he still didn't stop. Shen Cangzhu had never been so out of control.
The madam screamed and tried to call someone, but was dragged out by the people brought by Shen Cangzhu.
The person in his hand was silent. Shen Cangzhu suddenly calmed down after seeing Chu Xingchen's face.
Looking at Chu Xingchen, who was covered in mess, with tears on his face and a few drops of blood splashed on it, Shen Cangzhu felt his heart twisting for the first time.
He took off his clothes and covered her, "It's okay, Your Highness, it's okay."
He comforted her, carefully untied the rope that tied her and helped her up, "It's okay. I'm here. Your Highness, don't be afraid."
Chu Xingchen took Shen Cangzhu's hand and actually touched him, which gave her a sense of reality and she was saved.
Chu Xingchen stretched out his arms and hugged Shen Cangzhu, and finally burst into tears, "Shen Cangzhu, I'm so scared."
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm here." Shen Cangzhu hugged her and kept comforting her, "It's okay, I'm here."
"Why did you come, why did you come..."
"It was my fault. I came late. I will definitely arrive early in the future, okay?"
Shen Cangzhu swallowed the fishy sweetness in his mouth, suppressed the uncontrollable murderous rage, apologized and admitted his mistake in a gentle voice, and after Chu Xingchen calmed down a little, he dressed her in his clothes and put on his hat, "Your Highness, we Get out of here first."
After saying that, he picked up Chu Xingchen. When he passed by the beggar, he unexpectedly found that the beggar was still alive.
As soon as the guard opened the door, Shen Cangzhu said, "He is very lucky, remember to cut him into pieces."
What he wants is to literally tear his body into pieces.
Listening to Shen Cangzhu's cold and murderous voice, the guard lowered his head and responded, "Yes."
The beggar had no clothes on, and the messy wounds on his body were very conspicuous. Blood was flowing all over the floor, but he was still alive.
This time I suffered a lot.
Shen Cangzhu hugged Chu Xingchen and left the brothel smoothly under the guidance of the guards.
Huajie Alley is extremely lively, and drunk people bump into it from time to time. When meeting such a person, Chu Xingchen will subconsciously shrink into his arms. When he comes out of Huajie Alley and sees the beggar on the corner, he immediately freezes up and holds his hands tightly. Pulling on his clothes.
Shen Cangzhu's eyes hurt. It was useless for him to be a step too late, otherwise he wouldn't have...
He hugged Chu Xingchen tightly, like a lost treasure.
In the busiest and largest inn in Qingtai County, Shen Cangzhu opened an upper room, waited for the bathtub to be brought up, and stayed outside to let Chu Xingchen bathe.
Chu Xingchen then remembered that her body was smelly. She wanted to wash it off, but she didn't dare to take off her clothes and get in the water.
"Madam, I'm outside. If you need anything, just call me."
Shen Cangzhu's gentle voice sounded, reliable and steady, making Chu Xingchen's heart slowly calm down.
"good."
"I asked the shopkeeper's wife to help buy clothes. They should be delivered to you after you wash them. Don't worry."
"Um."
Chu Xingchen took a sneak peek and found Shen Cangzhu standing outside the door with his back to her. She breathed a sigh of relief and finally felt relieved.
Shen Cangzhu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of water.
Chu Xingchen took a bath, and he couldn't help but want to wash himself clean, rub himself clean, and wash all the places he had touched, wishing he could take off a layer of skin.
When Chu Xingchen reacted, she found that her skin was almost broken. She reacted suddenly, controlled herself to stop, and told herself that she was not dirty, and she was not the one who was dirty.
She was stunned for a moment, the surroundings were so quiet, she couldn't help but ask.
"Shen Cangzhu, are you still there?"
"I'm here, I've always been here." Shen Cangzhu said immediately, his voice was slightly hoarse, but full of comfort, "Madam, let me carry a book for you."
Shen Cangzhu's voice is very nice. Even though it is hoarse at the moment, the rhythm is comfortable and has a lot of charm.
Chu Xingchen's mood calmed down little by little in the sound of his endorsement.
After memorizing the books, the shopkeeper's wife also bought the clothes.
"Madam, I will open the door and bring the clothes in. Don't worry, I will never open my eyes."
Chu Xingchen hummed and huddled on the tub, watching Shen Cangzhu open the door with his eyes closed and his back to her, carefully put down his clothes, and closed the door again.
Chu Xingchen put on the newly bought clothes. Because she was taller, her sleeves were a little short, and the traces of the rope on her hands became more and more obvious.
Her skin is white and looks shocking.
Although Chu Xingchen was afraid of the pain, he was not that squeamish. He even took care to pull it down a little so as not to worry Shen Cangzhu too much.
She only noticed her hands, but forgot that her face had also been hit. By this time, there were obvious slap marks.
Shen Cangzhu had seen it before, but it wasn't so obvious at that time. When he saw it again now, he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.
The person they couldn't bear to lay a finger on was beaten like this.
He suddenly felt that being cut to pieces would be easier for him.
"Come here and help you apply medicine."
Chu Xingchen felt like he had pulled off his clothes, "Actually, it doesn't hurt that much anymore..."
Before she finished speaking, Shen Cangzhu suddenly reached out and held her chin.
Chu Xingchen was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to step back, Shen Cangzhu gently pushed her wet hair behind her ears, and his eyes fell on her cheeks, his eyes darkening.