When one person said that Young Master Zhu was seriously injured and dying, Ah Liu just frowned slightly. When three or five people said so, he was just a little suspicious. But along the way, he heard a lot of such arguments. Some people even described the charm of the crossbow and arrow in vivid detail. As the saying goes, three people make a tiger, and many words can melt gold. He couldn't help but change color.
When he thought that Zhang Shou's car was not like the one the emperor usually used when traveling incognito, which was lined with steel plates for protection, and when he thought that Zhang Shou was now at the public school, and he didn't know whether the people protecting him were doing their best, he almost wanted to turn his horse back. Fortunately, he remembered that the Fourth Prince was also at the public school, and there were always a lot of people from the South City Military Department and the Imperial Attendants nearby, so he was able to hold back.
But even so, he could not help but speed up his horse, which was originally just a trot. Although he did not violate the prohibition of galloping, he was able to flexibly shuttle between the carriages and horses in the middle of the avenue, and soon left many carriages and horses behind. Although many people did not know him, some people recognized him, and all kinds of discussions increased.
When Ah Liu finally arrived at the gate of the Duke of Zhao's mansion, he saw that the gatehouse, which used to be well-organized, was now as chaotic as an ant on a hot pot. No one noticed him getting off the horse. It was not until he led the horse forward that someone recognized him and quickly stepped forward to take the reins.
"Sixth brother, why are you here? Did Master Shou ask you to come visit the eldest master? This is simply lawless. Someone actually used a crossbow to assassinate the eldest master in broad daylight..."
Everyone was talking so long-winded that Ah Liu was too lazy to listen any more. He threw down the reins and strode inside. After entering the door, he even felt that walking fast was still too slow, so he simply ran as fast as he could while picking up the four-color supplement.
He was a person who came and went frequently, and although others were surprised to see him passing by like a gust of wind, they would not stop him. He was also very familiar with the layout of the Zhu family in the Zhaoguo Mansion. Except for the courtyards of Zhu Ying and Jiu Niang, he had never been to other places. Therefore, he was taken to other places by others, so he knew them by heart.
So in an instant, he stopped outside the gate of Zhu Tingfang's Haoran Residence. The servant waiting at the door just blinked, and suddenly there was such a person in front of him. He was so scared that he almost screamed out loud. Fortunately, when he heard the word "ah", he recognized that it was Ah Liu, and he quickly covered his mouth.
Ah Liu glanced at the man, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping him, he walked straight in. As he gradually approached the main house, he suddenly sniffed and found that it was a pungent smell of medicine, and some of them were obviously medicines for stopping bleeding and promoting tissue regeneration, so his brows furrowed even more.
When Zhu Yi, who was guarding the door, saw Ah Liu getting closer, he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart and hurriedly reported, "Master, Master Shou's sixth brother is here!"
"Let him in."
Hearing the voice clearly coming from the Madam, Ah Liu saw Zhu Yi's expression frozen, so he walked past everyone and walked in without a care. When he crossed the threshold, he walked quickly while squinting his eyes and quickly glanced around.
It was still the same layout as when I came last time. The three large rooms were not divided. In the middle was a large rosewood desk. A pair of swords hung on the west wall. The antique shelves on both sides did not have any valuable furnishings, but were filled with piles of books. On the east wall was a black lacquered carved step-out bed. On a chair next to the bed sat the Madam. On the brocade cushion next to it sat Ninth Lady.