C217 (1/2)
Zhao Dasong was unable to tell what was wrong with these people, but Red Cloud was someone who had experienced that kind of thing and had a certain level of discernment. Coupled with the fact that she was also in the courtyard, he could tell that there was something wrong with this large family.
Red Cloud looked at the people Zhao Daxuan had brought into the courtyard with a cold expression and said coldly, ”Are you really the ones who escaped?”
Hearing his entire family being questioned, he knew that it was best to show weakness and pity them as much as possible. After all, they had tracked them down here based on the fruit trees and the seedlings had all come to this courtyard, and this courtyard did not look simple at all. That was why he had to investigate everything, otherwise, it would be very difficult to report back.
”Miss, we are all from the south, and our hometown has suffered a disaster. Our family's fields have all been flooded, and we don't have any food to eat, so everyone in the village has all come out to escape. This isn't like our family has come here, and when we saw how big the courtyard is, we all thought that if we could come in and beg for food, all of us adults would be fine, but our children are just too hungry …” May I ask the lady to please do the best to save the children? ”
The housekeeper knew that the hearts of the people were very hard, but the hearts of women were relatively soft. Especially towards weak children, they would have a great deal of compassion.
The housekeeper's guess was right. Under normal circumstances, Red Cloud would indeed take pity on these pitiful children. However, right now, she was still very concerned about that little child. She really couldn't understand how these people could be so heartless. Using a child as a bargaining chip? What on earth are they trying to do?
Hong Xia knew that these people must have come with some sort of motive, but she just couldn't understand why. She could say that she had witnessed Wanqing's entire journey and wouldn't offend any important figures.
Hong Xia raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhao Dagang, saying, ”Since you were the one who brought them in, you should take them to the cafeteria for a meal. No matter what, you shouldn't starve to the point of starving.”
It was true. No matter what, those kids, Red Cloud, really couldn't bear to let them starve like that. It was clear that they hadn't eaten for a long time, but they didn't know if this family was letting their children have their fill or what. However, they looked extremely thin and hungry, but there was no desire for food in each of their eyes. That was because when Red Cloud mentioned how Zhao Dasong would take them to eat, the child didn't look excited at all. Instead, he looked unhappy, as if he despised them.
At first, Zhao Dasong was thinking that he would make the steward unhappy just because he pitied the family and brought them in, but the steward was also a warm-hearted person, so he happily thanked Hong Xia and took her to eat. Then, he took his people and left, but Zhao Daxuan would never have thought that his good intentions would lead to such a bad thing.
The scent was so strong and pure that even in the entire capital city, he had never smelled it before. He immediately looked towards his eldest son, who had been raised as a leader in the new prince's mansion since he was young, so naturally his eldest son knew what his father was thinking when he saw his father looking at him. While his eldest son lightly nodded his head, he took the opportunity when his father did not notice, and directly walked towards a secret direction where the smell was the most concentrated, believing that he would be able to find out what he was doing in the new prince's mansion.
However, this eldest son did not know that due to his own self-confidence, he had brought about a fatal disaster to himself. This was because all of his actions were being monitored by a group of people.
Red Cloud frowned as she watched the man leave. She turned around and walked towards the courtyard of the winery, unaware that he was missing a person. After all, he did not know any martial arts. So what if he was smart? There were still areas that she couldn't take care of, such as her perception.
In the past few days, they had also brewed several types of wine, so today, they came to retrieve the wine, intending to place it in the winery to test its effect. During this time, they had been thinking of moving their business to the towns and other towns, and as for the manpower, Red Dawn was training these days.
He had been walking toward the winery and saw that person easily dodging all the defenses of the courtyard again and again. Although it was not as big as those palaces in the capital, it was still very big and his defenses were very tight because of his presence. However, he didn't expect that someone would be able to reach the entrance of the third courtyard so easily under their watchful eyes.
At this moment, when Jiu Zun was by his side, with a single glance, Jiu Jiu knew what to do. He silently stepped forward and with a single hand, knocked the eldest son unconscious on the ground.
His eldest son had never thought that there would be such a strong person in the yard. Before he fainted, he only felt regret. Why was he so careless?
Red clouds coincidentally came over at this time. Seeing the person on the ground, she felt pain in her temples. ”Why is this person here?”
He turned his head to look at Red Cloud and frowned, ”Does the butler know who this person is?”
”Yes, it's someone who came to ask for help. Zhao Dasong let him in directly, but I felt that something was wrong with them. I wanted to find you guys to find out what happened to them, but I didn't expect him to be here.” The red clouds arrived.
”Hmph, looks like the people over there have changed their plans. Boss, what do we do?” To kill him directly or to do nothing? ” Jiu Zun originally had a rough appearance, but when these words came out of his mouth, he always felt a little cold.