Chapter 956: Shu Yu's Rare Item Sold (Patreon)

Chapter 956: Shu Yu's Rare Item Sold

Jiang Gongzi understood and glanced back at the bamboo forest. He lowered his voice and said, "You don't know, but last year, there was a rare item in the black market in Jiangyuan County."

A rare item? How rare was it?
Jiang Gongzi replied, "It was a mirror with a smooth surface that could reflect a single strand of hair on a person's body. It was said that the mirror was sent to the capital city and eventually bought by the third prince's consort. Many wealthy ladies and young misses were envious at the prince's feast and inquired about where they could buy such a mirror."

Shu Yu said, "...So, this rare item is something I sold myself?"

She felt slightly uneasy and looked into the distance.

Jiang Gongzi continued, "The mirror was taken out of the black market in Jiangyuan County. According to the manager here, someone deliberately brought it to sell. The manager said that the other party would bring more good things to the black market in the future. As a result, many households came to inquire after hearing the news. A few months ago, things became chaotic, so they had to increase the guards."

Shu Yu exclaimed, "Huh?" When did she say that more good things would be brought to the black market?

It seemed that there was competition between the different black markets. That manager clearly intended to make the black market in Jiangyuan County stand out by saying that.

It was pitiful that she had ended up taking the blame. And now, the black market itself had increased its guards to maintain order. It served them right.

Shu Yu was deeply ashamed of this, but now that she understood the reason behind it, she felt relieved. In the future, if she needed money and wanted to sell rare items, she wouldn't come to this black market.

As they walked and talked, they reached the far left of the bamboo forest. This side of the mountain slope was a bit steep, and a careless step could result in falling down. It wasn't easy to climb up either.

Shu Yu noticed signs of a landslide on the ground with a start. She squatted down and examined it. Indeed, someone had fallen down.

"Could it be Little Ya'er?" Jiang Gongzi also noticed.

He glanced ahead and thought it wasn't too high, but it wasn't low either.

"Lady Lu, is there any rope on your cart? If not, could you please ride the carriage back to the manor and bring two ropes? I'll tie one to myself and go down to take a look."

Shu Yu had initially intended to go down herself, but she didn't expect this young gentleman to be quite chivalrous. At the sight of someone potentially being there, his first thought wasn't to go back and call for help but to go down himself.

She nodded. "There is a rope on the carriage. Ying Xi, go and get it."

"Yes."

Ying Xi ran back quickly and soon brought the rope.

Shu Yu tied one end of the rope to a thick tree trunk nearby and the other end around Jiang Gongzi's waist. She watched him carefully as he went down.

After a short while, a joyful voice came from below. "I found her."

Shu Yu breathed a sigh of relief. "Can you bring her up?"

"Yes." Little Ya'er was only five years old and had become thin due to chronic malnutrition. She was very light.

Jiang Gongzi separated a portion of the rope and tied the girl to his back. He then climbed up, bit by bit.

As soon as he stood steady, he quickly said, "She's unconscious, and her forehead feels very hot. She has a high fever. I don't know how long this has been going on. We need to take her back to the manor and have Hu Bo take a look at her."

Shu Yu quickly took the girl off his back. Indeed, she was running a high fever.

"I have fever-reducing medicine in the carriage. Let's bring her over and give her some."

After speaking, she carried the girl and started walking. Jiang Gongzi sighed helplessly and had no choice but to untie the rope himself.