Are you serious?

The reason Mu Yunniang came early this time was to bring Yan Xiao some news.

After hearing the news brought by Mu Yunniang, Yan Xiao's expression was as if he had been struck by lightning, and he remained stunned for a long time.

It wasn't that she didn't trust Mu Yunniang, but rather that if this were true, the plot would be so completely distorted that even the author wouldn't recognize him. All subsequent developments would no longer be controlled by the plot, and she would lose the ability to take precautions in advance.

Seeing Yan Xiao's reaction, Mu Yunniang was a little worried, thinking that she didn't believe her, and quickly replied:

"Madam, everything I said is true."

She hesitated slightly at this point, glanced at Yan Xiao, and then continued:

"My husband just happened to come back today and we bumped into each other by chance. My husband is a businessman, and he knows a lot of people because he travels all over the country."

He said he saw Doctor Jiang and a trusted confidant of the city lord of Yanyun City in the suburbs, so it must be true. And judging from what my husband said, Doctor Jiang didn't seem to have been kidnapped; it seemed he was there voluntarily.”

"I... I don't distrust you, I'm just too surprised. Let me process this for a bit first."

Yan Xiao waved his hand, picked up his water glass and took two big gulps, his mind a little confused.

When Mu Yunniang arrived, she told Yanxiao that her husband was back on business today, and she mentioned to him the business deal with Yanxiao.

After exchanging a few more words, her husband, who was chatting casually, mentioned that he had run into Jiang Xinrui on his way home that day.

She felt that this matter could be a big deal or a small deal, which is why she came to talk to Yanxiao, wanting to remind Yanxiao to prepare in advance.

Yan Xiao learned from Shen Muzhi that Duobaolou was not simple, and also knew that Mu Yunniang's husband was not a simple person. In addition, she was close to Mu Yunniang, so as long as Mu Yunniang's husband was not mentally unstable, there was no reason for him to do such a lie.

As for Mu Yunniang's claim of "coincidentally meeting," take that with a grain of salt; Mu Yunniang probably didn't even expect Yanxiao to reply.

Just as Yan Xiao thought, Mu Yunniang's husband already knew about their business dealings, but he had no objections and let her do as she pleased.

After learning about some of Yanxiao's ideas, her husband praised them highly, feeling that Yanxiao's thinking was imaginative and that she was a natural-born businesswoman.

If Yan Xiao's identity weren't so special, he would have liked to get to know her personally.

As the two were talking, the conversation turned to Yan Xiao, and they mentioned the arrest warrant that Yan Xiao had just issued.

Mu Yunniang's husband said it in a joking tone; his exact words were:

"I heard as soon as I entered the city that the general's wife is a ruthless woman. She shows no mercy to any woman who dares to covet her man. She even issued an arrest warrant for her and doesn't care whether she lives or dies?"

Mu Yunniang now blindly worships Yanxiao, so naturally she would defend him upon hearing this, and quickly retorted:

“How could Madam issue a warrant for arrest over such a small matter? There must be another reason; there must be something hidden here.”

Mu Yunniang had always been obsequious and accommodating to her husband before, and had never contradicted him like this before. This surprised her husband, who raised an eyebrow and smiled:

"I didn't say anything, why are you getting so agitated? It seems you value this general's wife quite a bit?"

When Mu Yunniang defended Yanxiao, she hadn't thought much about it. Hearing her husband's words, she was stunned for a moment, and before she could speak, her husband continued:

"However, your judgment is indeed quite good now. This general's wife is not simple at all; she seems to have the ability to predict the future."

But she's ruthless enough, and Jiang Xinrui isn't some innocent lamb either; this is going to be quite interesting.

"Husband, what do you mean by that?" Mu Yunniang asked, puzzled.

Her husband didn't keep her in suspense, tapping Mu Yunniang's nose and replying in a teasing tone:

"Since you're so curious, I'll tell you."

At this moment, Jiang Xinrui, who was wanted by the authorities, was with a confidant of the city lord of Yanyun City, and she was not being held hostage, but rather doing so voluntarily.

The military doctor from Jiangbei City secretly followed the people from Yanyun City in the middle of the night. Isn't that treason?

If you consider the timeline, the general's wife's arrest warrant hadn't been issued yet, so there was no possibility that she was forced to defect to the enemy.

I bet that the general's wife really didn't know where Jiang Xinrui was at this moment. Otherwise, given her past actions, if she had known where Jiang Xinrui was, she would never have let Jiang Xinrui leave Jiangbei alive.

"Given that, without knowing anything, and simply because Jiang Xinrui left without saying goodbye, she disregarded her own reputation and issued an arrest warrant. Don't you think this general's wife is incredibly shrewd?"

Mu Yunniang was not at all surprised or suspicious that her husband knew so much about this.

This news surprised her and made her feel extremely uneasy.

She had met Jiang Xinrui before. Before Jiang Xinrui stood up for Li Mama and her daughter, she thought Jiang Xinrui was as beautiful, kind-hearted and benevolent as rumored.

Even after Jiang Xinrui did that, she only thought that Jiang Xinrui was an ordinary person with emotions and desires, and that she was just temporarily blinded by jealousy. She never expected that Jiang Xinrui would choose to betray Shen Muzhi by colluding with the enemy.

Although they haven't done anything to harm Jiangbei City yet, they've already joined the enemy camp, so how far away can other things be?

Upon receiving this news, Mu Yunniang immediately wanted to tell Yanxiao, but she didn't know how to explain how a businesswoman like herself knew about it, since her husband's identity was not something that could be revealed to outsiders.

Her husband, as if sensing her inner turmoil, watched her anxiously pacing back and forth until she could no longer contain herself and finally spoke up:

"You can talk to the general's wife about this. Just say that I happened to run into her when I came back. Consider it as me buying her a ticket in advance."

"Huh? Will this really work?"

Mu Yunniang felt that this explanation was too far-fetched. People who are wanted must try to avoid being seen, so how could they be run into so easily?

As she was wondering, her husband continued:

"Yunniang, you used to be quite clever, how come you became so stupid when you met this general's wife?"

You don't really think that the general's wife knows absolutely nothing about us, do you?

Mu Yunniang was truly dumbfounded upon hearing this:

"Husband, do you mean that my wife already knew?"