After Lin Tong left, Zhen Wanwan and the other two escorted Xu Qingli back to the Xu family's carriage.
"Thank you very much for your help, Miss Xu. If you ever need anything in the future, please feel free to come to me."
Zhen Wanwan was very grateful for Xu Qingli's help. If they hadn't met her, they didn't know when they would have been able to see Grandpa Zhen and Zhen Fugui again.
Xu Qingli smiled politely and shook her head: "Zhen Niangzi is a good friend of my second sister-in-law, so she is Qingli's elder. Besides, it's just a matter of delivering a message, there's nothing wrong with it."
Looking at such an understanding, gentle and sensible girl, Zhen Wanwan glanced at Qu Huaiyuan with a face full of regret.
It seems Qu Huaiyuan is not fortunate to have such a good-natured girl.
The three bid farewell to Xu Qingli and went to wait in a corner at the city gate.
About half an hour later, a burly figure was seen rushing hurriedly towards the city gate.
The person who arrived was Zhen Fugui. Zhen Wanwan shouted loudly, "Big brother! We're here!"
Zhen Fugui paused, looked in the direction of the sound, and was delighted to see the three of them.
"Little sister! Mr. Qu! Yue! What brings you here?"
He ran up to Zhen Wanwan and the others, and Zhen Wanwan looked him up and down.
I noticed that my clothes were a bit dirty, and there was some kind of grime mixed in with them.
Noticing Zhen Wanwan's gaze, Zhen Fugui gave an awkward smile, trying to cover it up.
"Little sister, it's not convenient to talk here, let's go into the city first!"
As she spoke, Zhen Fugui led the three of them, Zhen Wanwan, toward the city gate. The general guarding the gate was very familiar with Zhen Fugui.
After all, these were his providers, and every time this guy came, he would bring them food and occasionally bring them lots of novel snacks.
Therefore, the goalkeeper respectfully stepped forward to greet him.
"Lord Zhen! Didn't you go into the city? Why are you out again? Is there something you need? Do you need my help?"
When Zhen Wanwan saw the goalkeeper's attitude completely change, she was quite amazed.
Indeed, one must have some power before others will be willing to break the rules for them.
Zhen Fugui, unaware of what Zhen Wanwan and the others had just experienced, pointed to them and introduced them to the goalkeeper one by one.
"This is my younger sister, and this is Mr. Qu, who teaches at the academy in the prefectural city! This is A-Yue... If you see them coming to the prefectural city in the future, don't stop them!"
Zhen Fugui commanded in a rather imposing manner.
Now, he is a well-known figure in Anqing Prefecture, Guangling County, and even several surrounding counties.
Wherever he went, people fawned over him, and gradually he became more assertive.
Now, when facing officials and yamen runners, he is no longer timid and he is at ease with them.
When Zhen Wanwan saw this, she was also very happy for him.
This kind of older brother seems to be living his true self.
No wonder people say that men and women who are career-oriented are very attractive!
Zhen Fugui led Zhen Wanwan and the other two straight to the house where Zhen Wanwan had been staying temporarily in the prefectural city.
From afar, Zhen Wanwan could see the servants standing at the entrance of the house.
After she landed, we bowed respectfully and greeted her.
Since Zhen Wanwan arrived late and didn't bring any gifts, she asked A Yue to give them a few taels of silver as a reward.
Inside the main room, Grandpa Zhen sat in a chair drinking tea.
Seeing Zhen Wanwan and the others arrive, he put down his teacup.
He looked at Zhen Wanwan disapprovingly and said, "Wanwan, this city isn't what it used to be. Why are you acting recklessly?"
No one can guarantee that there aren't enemy spies in the city now.
After all, they had just caught the enemy's scouts. What if there were other such people in the city who might threaten his precious daughter?
Isn't this going to kill the elderly couple?
Zhen Wanwan knew that Grandpa Zhen was concerned about her, but she also came here at great risk because she cared about them.
"Father! Elder brother! I heard from Wang Fu that you were attacked on the road?"
A hint of panic appeared on Zhen Fugui's face. After all, he had not experienced much in life and was not as experienced as Old Master Zhen.
Grandpa Zhen looked at his eldest son and sighed helplessly.
He looked at his daughter, who was concerned about him, nodded, and replied, "Yes, we did encounter something, but it wasn't anything serious, and it's all been resolved."
As for how it was resolved, Grandpa Zhen did not elaborate.
After all, in his heart, Zhen Wanwan was still a little daughter who needed to be protected.
"Father, what happened?"
She noticed that Grandpa Zhen's clothes were also quite dirty, and her doubts reached their peak.
If it weren't for the fact that neither of them had any injuries, she wouldn't be sitting here so calmly.
Besides Zhen Wanwan, Qu Huaiyuan also looked puzzled.
"Uncle Zhen! Can you tell us what happened to you? Who were those who attacked you? What was their purpose?"
Qu Huaiyuan asked several questions in a row, silencing the old man Zhen who was about to make excuses.
Seeing that Grandpa Zhen didn't say anything, Zhen Wanwan turned her gaze to Zhen Fugui.
Zhen Fugui suddenly felt uncomfortable. He looked at Grandpa Zhen again and again, and finally couldn't help but say, "Father? Should I tell you?"
Grandpa Zhen nodded in agreement: "Let's go and take a look around first!"
Zhen Fugui understood, so he took A Yue out to check around. Finding nothing unusual, they returned.
To ensure everything went smoothly and no one heard, Ah Yue was made to stand guard at the door, and the doors and windows were sealed off.
Watching his actions, Zhen Wanwan's unease grew stronger.
Judging by their demeanor, it would be a shame if they didn't have a major secret!
After Zhen Fugui finished his rounds, he took out the parchment and other items that had been searched from the Northern Hu people.
"This was found on the Northern Hu people who attacked my father and me today!"
Zhen Wanwan was surprised. Are the Northern Hu people really that awesome?
They actually managed to get past all the defenses and into the city gates.
Zhen Fugui continued to explain, "We originally planned to deliver the grain to the military camp and then give these things to Xiao Yuan, but who knew he hadn't been in the camp for the past few days."
Zhen Wanwan raised an eyebrow and pondered for a moment.
The letters that Zhu Yuan sent back earlier vaguely revealed what he wanted to do.
At this moment, he has probably already led his men to infiltrate the enemy's camp.
Wait for the right moment, and strike decisively.
Unexpectedly, the Northern Hu people shared the same idea as Zhu Yuan, both wanting to break through the opponent's defenses from the inside.
If her father and elder brother hadn't stumbled upon the Northern Hu scouts, things would likely have gotten very chaotic in Anqing Prefecture.
"Little sister, Father and I both feel this matter is very urgent. You've come at the right time. Do you see if there's any way to send these things to Xiaoyuan?"
Zhen Fugui placed the parchment in front of Zhen Wanwan and laid it out.
Qu Huaiyuan was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that the reason for the Zhen family's sudden attack was so!
According to their guess, the group of scouts came in with them when Anqing Prefecture was accepting a large number of refugees.
I didn't expect those people to be planning so far ahead.
At that time, everyone's attention was focused on the struggle between the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince.
To their utter surprise, someone had already planted seeds in their Anqing Prefecture.
Zhen Wanwan gently stroked the edge of the sheepskin. This thing is indeed a good thing!
However, it was somewhat difficult for her to quickly pinpoint Zhuyuan's location.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, and she remembered something.
There was something she had left unused on the shelf in her space for a long time!
Back then, this treasure led her to an iron ore mine, right across from her house!
The All-Purpose Exploration Device, since it's called the All-Purpose Exploration Device, does that mean it can find anything?
Thinking it over, Zhen Wanwan pretended to take out that familiar lump of iron from the bag she always carried.
Upon seeing the metal lump, Zhen Fugui stood up excitedly and said, "I remember this thing!"
"It was when we first went to reclaim the land that my little sister used it to locate the iron ore mine!"
Everyone had heard them mention this, but no one really paid much attention to it.
They just thought it was a coincidence.
I didn't expect what the boss said was true!
"I wonder if it's possible to detect this in a person?" Old Master Zhen asked with some doubt.
If they could, finding Zhuyuan would be a piece of cake.
The three of them turned to look at Zhen Wanwan... at the all-purpose exploration device in her hand.
Zhen Wanwan smiled helplessly, but this was also her problem.
So after the others suggested it, they searched for information on their own.
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