Chapter 757: Chapter 757: Reunion with Madam Hou Chapter 757: Chapter 757: Reunion with Madam Hou By the time the mule carriage stopped in the courtyard of the courier station, Shu Yu had sent away the staff member who had led her in, and then she said to Cheng Dong, “Guard Cheng, wait for me inside the carriage for a moment. I’m going to find Madam Hou and get a curtain hat. Don’t worry. I won’t let her know who you are.”
Seeing Cheng Dong’s agreement, Shu Yu quickly got off the mule carriage and ran to the front courtyard to find Madam Hou.
Madam Hou was startled when she saw her and was just about to greet her with a surprised welcome when Shu Yu pulled her aside and whispered a few words.
Madam Hou immediately understood and nodded, “Wait here for me.”
It wasn’t long before Madam Hou came out with a curtain hat and a set of dusty clothes.
Shu Yu took the curtain hat and walked back to where the mule carriage was parked, but when she lifted the carriage curtain, it was empty.
Shu Yu was not surprised at all; Cheng Dong was a cautious man, how could he possibly wait obediently outside?
But after she lowered the curtain, she still anxiously looked around and asked, “Where is he? How come he’s disappeared? Could it be that he’s encountered assassins again?”
“Lady Lu, I’m here.” A figure silently emerged from behind a corner not far away.
Shu Yu was relieved and hurried over, “It’s good you’re okay. Put on the curtain hat now.”
Then she handed him the dusty clothes, “Guard Cheng, your clothes are stained with blood. It would be fine if we didn’t encounter other people on the road, but if we did, it would certainly cause panic. These clothes may not fit you well, but you can drape them over yourself to cover the bloodstains. Please bear with it for now.”
“Let’s go.” After draping on the clothes, Shu Yu led him through twists and turns to a secluded house farthest from the front courtyard.
Madam Hou was already standing at the door waiting for them. Seeing Shu Yu and Cheng Dong, she glanced at Cheng Dong and said, “Come on in. This area is the one I clean; usually, no one comes here, and this house is currently unoccupied. You can rest assured it’s safe.”
Shu Yu smiled, “Thank you.” Then she helped Cheng Dong inside.
She could clearly feel Cheng Dong was barely holding up. It was good that he did; it justified her having deliberately taken him the longer route.
After helping Cheng Dong lean against the bedhead, Shu Yu turned to Madam Hou and said, “Get me a basin of hot water, some warm drinking water, and a clean handkerchief.”
Madam Hou left, and Shu Yu closed the door and asked with concern, “Guard Cheng, how are you holding up? Are you sure you don’t need a doctor?”
Shu Yu had no choice but to give up, “Then, what’s next? Should we notify Lord Cheng?”
Cheng Dong was actually quite impatient, but he knew that if he didn’t respond, the person in front of him might ‘do-gooders do ill,’ and she was still useful to him.
“Don’t do anything. Lord Cheng is safe for now. Besides, there are people watching over him; we couldn’t reach out to him even if we wanted to. Rather than that, we’d better go elsewhere for help. I need to rest now. Once I wake up, I will tell you what to do.”
Shu Yu nodded repeatedly, “Okay, I’ll follow Guard Cheng’s lead.”
Cheng Dong leaned against the wall, drowsy, as if he had passed out.
Madam Hou came in carrying things, and upon entering, she saw Cheng Dong seemed motionless and immediately whispered, “Yu, who exactly is this? What happened to him?”
“He’s a friend of my brother’s. Don’t worry, he’s not a bad guy. He just ran into some trouble. He’ll leave once his wounds get a bit better.”