Jingyu and Jifeng were talking to each other, glancing at the place where Su Qinghe and her servant were hiding from time to time.
I just hope that Su Qinghe can save her face and give up when she realizes the difficulty. The two of them should leave quickly because they have to set off back to Beijing at dawn. I still want to go back and catch up on some sleep!
But as Su Qinghe listened to what the two said, even though the color faded from her face and her hands were clenched tightly together, she remained unmoved.
If it weren't for her father's reasons, perhaps she would have given up.
However, she had no way out now. If she could not capture Zhao Yiming before he returned to Beijing, and he reported the Meixian incident truthfully after returning to the capital, his father would be demoted and dismissed from office at best, or sentenced to prison, have his property confiscated, or even exiled.
She didn't know that her every move was being seen by others, so she continued to hide quietly in the same place, praying that the two people in front of the tent would leave quickly so that she could complete her plan as soon as possible.
When Jingyu and Jifeng saw that the two men were reluctant to leave, they realized that the other party was determined to stick to their master.
I immediately felt annoyed. They were so shameless. If that was the case, don't blame them for not knowing how to control their strength.
Without thinking twice, he gestured towards the darkness.
Su Qinghe only felt a pain in her neck, and lost consciousness the next second.
Jingyu and Jifeng walked up to the master and servant, looked coldly at the two people lying on the ground, with a flash of contempt in their eyes. They took out a bottle of pills from their arms, poured out two pills for the two men to take, and waved their hands at their subordinates, saying, "Throw it back to where it came from."
When the sun rose again, it was already New Year's Day.
Zhao Yiming had already woken up and asked Jingyu to take people to the county government office to pick up the prisoner and prepare to return to Beijing.
When the first citizen pushed open the door, the tents that were originally arranged in an orderly manner on the open space had disappeared without a trace.
He thought he was still sleepy and had seen things wrong, so he rubbed his eyes a few times and looked again. Only then did he realize that Lord Zhao and his team had really left.
He hurriedly opened the door and prepared to go out, but the door was blocked by something. He hurriedly looked down and saw a cloth bag at the door.
I squatted down and opened the cloth bag, and found that it was full of white grain, half a bag!
He realized something and hurried to look at the doors of other houses. Sure enough, he saw a bag like this at the door of every household.
He immediately picked up the cloth bag, held it in his arms like a treasure, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Everyone, come out quickly! Lord Zhao has left, and he also left food for everyone..."
With a loud shout, all the nearby residents ran out to check what was going on.
"Where did Lord Zhao and the others go?"
"You won't go back to the capital!"
"Lord Zhao is a good official! Not only did he drive away the disease for us, he also prepared a New Year's Eve dinner for us, and now he has left food for everyone."
"We can't let them leave in obscurity!"
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Everyone discussed it at once, and finally decided, "We can't repay such a great favor, let's go see Lord Zhao off!"
"Yes, it's so early, the city gates haven't opened yet! Let's go to the city gates quickly, they must not have left yet."
"Yes, yes, yes, let's go to the city gate. Everyone, hurry up, it will be too late if you are late."
So everyone ran towards the city gate.
When people on the street heard the noise, they thought something big had happened! But when they asked, they found out that they were going to see Lord Zhao off from the capital, and without saying a word, they immediately joined in.
Everyone ran along the way, attracting more and more people, and finally almost everyone in the city was rushing to the city gate.
At the city gate, the county magistrate had drunk too much the day before and had not yet woken up, so the handover of the prisoners was handled by the legal advisor and others who met with Jingyu.
He had just sent Jingyu and the others to meet Zhao Yiming at the city gate and was waiting with them for the gate to open when he heard a noise in the distance.
Jingyu and others could hear the difference in the footsteps from a distance, and thought a riot had broken out, so they immediately drew their swords and stood on guard.
When he saw familiar faces at the end of the road, he slowly relaxed his guard.
The person at the front saw the tense atmosphere ahead, looked back at his side, finally realized something was wrong, and gradually slowed down his pace.
And they shouted loudly: "Master Zhao, we are here to see you off."
Seeing this, Zhao Yiming asked Jingyu and the others to put away their swords.
After everyone arrived, Zhao Yiming stood in front and said goodbye to everyone, "It's cold and the road is slippery, let's just send everyone here! Let's go back!"
"Thank you, Lord Zhao, for the gift of food. I have no way to repay you. I just wish you a safe journey." The man walking in front said sincerely.
"Thank you, Lord Zhao, for saving us from our illness. I have no way of repaying you. I wish you good health and happiness."
"Thank you, Master Zhao..."
The people were very kind and spoke highly of Zhao Yiming's good deeds one by one, their mouths full of wishes for him.
Zhao Yiming raised his hand and pressed it down until everyone was quiet before saying, "I appreciate your kindness. It's getting late, and we have to leave for Beijing. Everyone, go back quickly! Don't catch a cold."
I wish you all a happy new year, a new beginning, good weather, a good harvest, thriving livestock, abundant wealth, and plenty every year.”
With that, he waved his hand, and the team began to leave the city.
When the troops started to leave, the common people stopped chasing them and stood where they were, shouting, "Master Zhao, have a safe journey."
"Take care, Mr. Zhao..."
It was not until Zhao Yiming and his team left the city gate and walked away, and their figures could no longer be seen, that the people stopped and slowly dispersed.
At the back door of the county government office, a nanny who had gone out to purchase something opened the door and saw her own carriage parked there. She went forward and saw the driver leaning against the rut and sleeping soundly.
She went forward and shook the carriage several times until she accidentally pushed the driver off the carriage. The driver was hurt and woke up.
"Why did you drive the carriage here so early in the morning and fall asleep?"
The driver was startled and looked around subconsciously. When he saw where he was, he became anxious, "Miss..."
"Miss? Is she in the carriage?"
The nanny frowned, and her hands moved faster than her mouth. She pulled open the carriage curtain and saw two maids and Su Qinghe lying in a mess in the carriage.
"Hey, you two little bitches, how can you serve the lady?"
The nanny howled and hurriedly climbed onto the carriage to rescue Su Qinghe, who was pinned underneath by the maid.
After being carried into the house, Su Qinghe was still fast asleep. When she woke up, it was already evening. Her head was still not clear when she heard the county magistrate, who had woken up half an hour earlier than her, crying beside her bed, "It's over, it's all over now."
He had someone examine Su Qinghe's body, and found her to be a pure and innocent virgin, which meant that Zhao Yiming had never touched her.
What's even worse is that Zhao Yiming left while he was sleeping, so his plan failed and he no longer had any chance.
The county magistrate was only concerned with lamenting the impending loss of his official position, but he didn't know that the matter of Su Qinghe's physical examination had been spread by the gossipy servants.
Add to that the nanny's shout in the morning and what Su Qinghe did on New Year's Eve.
The scandal immediately spread in the market that the county magistrate's daughter, who appeared cold and aloof on the surface but was passionate inside, offered herself to a man but was rejected.
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