The Sickly Emperor Is Only Immune to Me-Chapter 134 - Gaining Trust
Chapter 134: Chapter 134 Gaining Trust
The searchers arrived too quickly.
“Help, save—”
Sang Yan cried out in alarm, but after only three words, her mouth was hastily covered by Jiang Ke.
She didn’t give up, and bit down hard on Jiang Ke’s hand.
Her teeth were sharp, and beads of blood immediately appeared on his hand.
Jiang Ke, pained by the bite, pressed her mute acupoint and continued to cover her mouth without releasing his grasp.
Sang Yan struggled to breathe, her face turning red.
It was Tan Yunjian who noticed something was wrong and promptly pulled Jiang Ke’s hand away, rebuking in a low voice, “Are you insane? You almost suffocated her to death!”
“Cough cough cough—”
Sang Yan gasped for air, breathing heavily, and large tears rolled down her cheeks.
It was then that Jiang Ke realized he had acted improperly, filled with regret, he hastily apologized, “I’m sorry, Ah Yan, I didn’t do it on purpose, I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
He helped her up and soothed her breathing.
Sang Yan looked terrified, her tears flowing endlessly.
She truly almost suffocated just now.
“Enough dawdling, the searchers will be here any moment.”
Tan Yunjian couldn’t stand to watch anymore, thinking that Jiang Ke could be unreliable at times.
Was this really the time for sentimentality?
Jiang Ke, spurred by the reminder, snapped back to reality, and asked, “What do we do now?”
“We leave by sea immediately. I will take your place. There’s a carriage at the back door.”
Tan Yunjian spoke as he tore a piece of Sang Yan’s skirt, put it in the blanket, then rolled up the blanket and covered it with a black cloth, before heading downstairs.
Understanding his intent, Jiang Ke cooperated and, as Tan Yunjian engaged with the soldiers below, he carried Sang Yan out the back door.
Sure enough, there was a carriage waiting.
The carriage was also stocked with food, silver taels, and other supplies.
Jiang Ke hadn’t expected Tan Yunjian to be so well prepared, and at that moment, he truly appreciated his help.
Without his warning, he would likely have been captured by now.
“Ah Yan, we’re heading out to sea now, don’t be afraid, okay?”
Jiang Ke placed her into the carriage, said those words, and then drove the carriage away.
Sang Yan shed tears of despair inside the jolting carriage.
What should she do?
Was she going to miss her chance to escape again?
He Ying, He Ying…
*
He Ying, upon receiving the message carried by a homing pigeon, learned that Sang Yan’s whereabouts had been discovered in Quanzhou, but unfortunately, the person herself was not found.
He could not sit still any longer.
He immediately mustered his troops and personally went to Quanzhou.
Near the sea in Quanzhou.
He Ying sat on the long couch in the State Official Mansion, examining the local map of Quanzhou and pointing to the seaport, saying, “You haven’t found them these days, which naturally means they’ve gone out to sea. Have people been sent to search the sea?”
Gao Wenliang, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, timidly replied, “We have already sent out a search party. However, the ships at sea come and go frequently, so it may, it may take some time.”
“Of course it will take time.”
He Ying was fairly satisfied with Gao Wenliang’s efforts, at least he had provided a clue for the search.
He had been waiting for too long and even the slightest bit of news was a relief to him now.
“Be diligent. Your Gao Family was high officials in the Capital City during the times of my ancestors.”
He would reward him.
But not yet.
Gao Wenliang understood the Emperor’s intention, excitedly kneeling down, “Your servant will find the Lady for the Emperor.”
He Ying nodded, stood up, and sighed, “Take me to the place where she was found.”
“Yes.”
Gao Wenliang led the Emperor to the Quanhe Inn.
In hushed tones, he described the events of that day, “It was at night when we searched the Quanhe Inn and saw a dark-clad hero carrying a blanket, escaping. His swordsmanship was powerful, injuring many of our men. We pursued him for a long time, but still didn’t catch up, though we did shoot him in the leg. Believing he would need medicine, we stationed people to watch the pharmacies…”
He Ying listened quietly, picturing the scene, sharing their belief that the person wrapped in the blanket was Sang Yan.
His Ah Yan, oh!
“Have everyone from the inn brought here.”
“Yes.”
After Gao Wenliang confirmed that the people were at the Quanhe Inn, he immediately detained everyone from the inn.
Including the guests.
Regardless of whether they knew anything or not, they had surely seen the Lady, and for the Lady’s reputation, they couldn’t be let go.
“Go, bring in everyone who has seen the Lady. The Emperor wants to question them.”
He instructed his bodyguards.
He Ying then pushed the door and entered the room.
The room still looked the way it did when Jiang Ke and the others had left.
Because they left in a hurry, many clothes and jewelry were not taken.
He sat on the bed and noticed a few strands of jet-black long hair on the crumpled bed sheets. He picked them up, one by one, placed them in the palm of his hand, and then clenched them tightly.
Pei Muyang saw this and opportunely offered him a wallet.
He had long noticed that the Emperor had a collecting habit, especially when it came to things related to the Lady.
Sure enough, the Emperor took the wallet from him, put the hair inside, and continued to pick up hair from the bed.
Gao Wenliang was there too, watching with his mouth agape.
Pei Muyang felt that his gaze was improper and gave him a glance: Still looking?
He got the hint, smiled ingratiatingly, quickly averted his eyes, touched his forehead, and rubbed his nose, inwardly sighing: The Emperor… is he ill? Lovesick to the bone? To actually do such a thing!
He Ying finally gathered all of Sang Yan’s hair.
He placed it in his chest, eyes closed, as if he could feel the touch of her hair brushing across his face.
Alas, that was a thing of the past.
“Thump thump—”
Heavy footsteps sounded from outside.
The next moment, a voice came from the doorway: “Emperor, Mr. Gao, everyone from the inn who has seen the Lady has been brought here.”
Hearing this, Gao Wenliang glanced at the Emperor, received a signal, and then looked towards the doorway, nodding his head, he spoke: “Come in.”
Those people entered, trembling all over.
They were all commoners who had been locked in prison for a few days, unaware of any charges, and were quite frightened.
“Emperor, your humble subject has done nothing wrong.”
“Emperor, your humble subject too, I haven’t even killed a chicken, no, not even an insect, please see the truth, Emperor!”
“Emperor, your humble subject—”
…
They fell to their knees, crying and wailing, eagerly proclaiming their innocence.
The scene was very noisy.
He Ying frowned: “Quiet.”
The room instantly fell silent.
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They stifled their sobs and closed their mouths.
He Ying continued, “We will not kill you. We called you here just to ask about the people who stayed in this room.”
At these words, they exchanged glances, scared to speak out.
They were imprisoned because of the people from this room.
Heaven only knows whether those people were criminals or nobles, especially when connected with the Emperor, where a single wrong word could lead to the execution of their entire families.
He Ying saw their hesitance, smiled gently, “Speak boldly and truthfully. We have said, we will not kill you. We are as good as our word, but if you do not report the truth, do not blame us for being merciless.”
He mixed kindness with severity.
Those people hesitantly began to speak:
“I’ve seen her a few times; the girl seems to be mute and her movements are hindered, she’s always lying on the bed.”
“No, no, you’re wrong, she can walk, I’ve even seen that man take her out shopping.”
“That’s right, I’ve seen it too.”
“Actually, I think I’ve heard her speak.”
“Anyway, it was strange.”
“That man was odd too, doing nothing all day, just staying in the room, not sure what he was up to…”
…
That last comment, “just staying in the room, not sure what he was up to”, really struck a nerve.
He Ying clenched his fists, his expression turned frosty, his eyes reddened, teeth clenched in fury: Jiang Ke! For kidnapping my wife, demeaning my love, once I find you, I will have you hacked to pieces and executed by lingchi!
