Chapter 333: Keep Her Alive_3

Even though she thought this way, Marchioness Cheng’an still opened the lid of the box.

“Ahhhhh…” Marchioness Cheng’an screamed as she saw the face-skinned Tong Qianbi.

Tong Qianbi had just been skinned, her flesh a bloody mess, and a lot of blood had already soaked through the box, now seeping out and filling the entire room with a strong smell of blood.

“What is going on here?” Marchioness Cheng’an dared not look that way.

“Madam, it seems to be… Miss Tong.” The old matron next to her said, “That’s the outfit she wore when she went out today.”

“Yes, yes, it’s Miss Tong, and the hair ornament she’s wearing was gifted by you, madam!”

Marchioness Cheng’an leaned over and dry heaved, “Is she dead?”

A servant, gathering some courage, checked her breath and said, “Madam, she’s not dead yet.”

“But with so much blood lost and her face gone, even if she survives, it will be a fate worse than death.”

Marchioness Cheng’an realized, “Those two scoundrels deliberately sent her here to warn me. It’s just that I don’t know how much they’ve discovered. Could they already know about our plan to swap faces with them?”

Xia Zhen’s appearance was ruined, with multiple burns on his body that regular medical skills couldn’t cure.

Recently, a mysterious healer appeared claiming to have a skin-swapping technique, able to exchange the skin of two people, even turning one person into another.

Marchioness Cheng’an of course wanted it, after all, Xia Zhen’s current appearance was unpresentable and he couldn’t possibly inherit the title.

Thus, she had Tong Qianbi get close to Su Yaoguang, planning for Tong Qianbi to first transform into Su Yaoguang, and then find an opportunity to transform Xia Zhen into Zhou Wangshu. Only this way could the two of them replace the others undetected.

Tong Qianbi played the self-sacrifice card during this time, not only to make Su Yaoguang trust her so she could get close but also to observe her closely, understand her likes and dislikes, and watch her every move, so as not to slip up when impersonating her.

“Failed… failed… with those two’s nature, they definitely won’t let this slide.”

“Madam, don’t be anxious. As long as you insist you know nothing, they can’t find evidence,” the old matron reminded.

“You’re right. I spend all day in the back courtyard, how could I possibly know what’s happening outside? Besides, such a thing as face-swapping, speaking of it would only invite ridicule.”

Zhou Wangshu brought Su Yaoguang back to his Hui Courtyard.

“Someone, prepare hot water.”

The servants immediately started preparing the bathwater for Su Yaoguang.

Su Yaoguang made a mistake today, making Zhou Wangshu angry. She was obedient like never before, agreeing to whatever he said.

As Su Yaoguang soaked in the bath, Zhou Wangshu washed her back, massaged her shoulders, and wiped every inch of her skin.

The events of the day had indeed been thrilling. Su Yaoguang lay in the bath, relaxed, starting to doze off.

She vaguely heard Zhou Wangshu speaking to someone.

“Xia Zhen still doesn’t know that Tong Qianbi’s true identity has been uncovered by us. If I calculate the time, the one from Cong’an Courtyard should have seen Tong Qianbi by now; next, Xia Zhen should be allowed to see her. If he doesn’t see Tong Qianbi’s current appearance, how can he give up?”

“I will get to it immediately.”

Zhou Wangshu lifted Su Yaoguang from the water.

He looked at her sleeping against his shoulder, his eyes filled with pity, “Relying on your slight strength to act recklessly, to those ruthless murderers, your innate divine strength is nothing. Being unruly all day, do you want to scare me to death?”

Zhou Wangshu placed Su Yaoguang on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

From outside came the voice of his subordinate. He walked out the door, closing it behind him.

“Master, the mysterious man escaped; we couldn’t catch up.”

“The mysterious man escaped, but that secret chamber won’t run away; did you find anything?”

“The secret chamber is large, leading into the city; we don’t know which residence it leads to, and they are still investigating.”

“Was there nothing at all in the secret chamber, nothing to trace a clue?”

“Does treasure count?” the subordinate asked, “Plenty of treasure.”

Zhou Wangshu, with a playful look, “Oh? Since there are things, that makes it easier to investigate.”