Chapter 10: You bitch, how dare you hide money?
Ruan Mian saw a glimmer of light around her waist and his eyes turned slightly cold.
Then she stepped forward decisively and pulled off Ruan Jiao's belt!
I saw more than a dozen gold leaves falling from the thick belt.
Others were shocked, and Ruan Jiao knelt down again with a pale face.
"How dare you, you slut, hide money?!"
After saying that, he picked up the gold leaves, which made Ruan Jiao very sad.
But she didn't dare to say anything at this time.
The next moment, the officer called the other two people over: "Search! Don't miss any place!!"
Ruan Jiao was a woman after all, how could she endure such a humiliating body search?
She glared at Ruan Mian angrily.
If it weren't for her, how could I have fallen to this point?
She was with Prime Minister Xie Huaian that day, and the Crown Prince was taken away by the Ministry of Justice the next day. She must have been the one fanning the flames and saying something!
It was clear that yesterday she was still living in the mansion, wearing gold and silver and having everything she wanted. Even though she was a lowly concubine, she had no worries about food, clothing, housing and transportation.
But now they have become prisoners, and are being scolded by these stinky men on duty. They have been detained all the way here, and countless people have insulted and spat on them, as if they have been brought down to the dust.
Such a drastic reversal was unbearable for anyone, let alone the spoiled Ruan Jiao.
However, no matter how much resentment she felt, Ruan Mian didn't care.
Being exiled was what they deserved.
In the original book, they lived a good life for such a long time!
Now is the path they should take.
In order to facilitate the journey, and since the three teams were all exiled to the bitter cold land of Wu Heng, they simply merged into one team and set off.
When they left the city, it was time for the officials who escorted them out of the city to go back.
Among them was Minister Dong, who was delivering the message for the Prime Minister.
Ruan Mian had just heard others call him like that and realized that he was actually the Prime Minister's right-hand man.
She called out to Minister Dong, stepped forward quickly and bowed, "Minister Dong, wait a minute."
"Madam Ruan, is there anything else?"
Ruan Mian took out a piece of high-quality obsidian from his purse and placed it in Minister Dong's hand.
"Thanks to the Minister's protection today, our family has been spared a lot of suffering. I hope you will accept this small token of my gratitude. I also want to thank the Prime Minister for his behind-the-scenes arrangements. I will always remember this kindness. As a token of my gratitude, I hope you will pass on a message to the Prime Minister when you return. On the day of the sacrifice, the Prime Minister may be in danger of a bloody disaster. Please do not go near any temples. Remember this."
Minister Dong looked at her in surprise: "Madam Ruan, what do you mean?"
Ruan Mian smiled faintly: "Just tell the adults what I said truthfully."
After the nursery rhyme incident, Xie Huaian would definitely take what he said seriously.
In the original book, Xie Huaian was assassinated on the day of sacrifice, his life hanging by a thread, and he almost died in Hongguang Temple on the outskirts of the city.
Now, considering that he had helped her several times, Ruan Mian gave him some advice. If he had been a cautious person, perhaps the outcome of that day could have been changed.
However, when Minister Dong saw Ruan Mian's mysterious look, he always felt that something was wrong.
After returning that day, he went to Xie Huaian's study first.
I told him what happened during the house search today, and also relayed Ruan Mian's original words.
Hearing this, Xie Huaian, who was holding the brush, paused.
Minister Dong was also puzzled: "Sir, I think this Miss Ruan is not an ordinary woman. Is what you said true?"
Xie Huaian's brows knitted slightly, then relaxed after a moment. He simply said, "Whether it's true or not, just take it as good advice. Go and ask about this Miss Ruan in the next few days."
A woman who had been a widow in the Qi Mansion for three years and was divorced after paying her dowry, actually had the courage to negotiate with him, and even knew so many secrets about Li Shen, and now she wanted to hide from him?
Is she related to the Yan Wang faction?
Thinking of this, he picked up his pen and wrote a letter.
On the other hand, Ruan Mian and his group were exhausted after traveling for several hours.
As night fell, the wind and rain grew stronger.
There were some ice fragments mixed in with the drizzle.
Fortunately, they arrived at the post station smoothly before dark.
But this group of people all came from official families, so they had never traveled such a long distance.
Among them, the Qi Mansion and the Bo Mansion were all occupied by female relatives, who usually never went out of the main door or the secondary door. After walking for a while, they were so tired that they didn't even have time to enter the post station. They collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath.
Ruan Mian was also a little tired. When she saw that Zhang Shi could no longer move, she hurried over to show her concern.
Ruan Qingze said to her with tears in his eyes, "Sister, Mom... she already has difficulty walking. I'm afraid she can't stand such a long journey. Look, her legs are swollen now."
After saying that, he lifted up his trouser legs and saw that his calves were indeed swollen.
She thought for a moment and looked at the officer.
When the officers arrived at the post station, they divided the work and cooperated with each other. The one with the strongest muscles, Guo Yong, was left to guard them.
She walked up to the official, avoiding the crowd's gaze, took a gold leaf from her sleeve, and handed it to Guo Yong.
"Sir, you've worked hard on this journey. I'll use this small gift to buy some delicious food at the post station."
"Are you Madam Ruan?"
He pushed away Ruan Mian's golden leaf and said, "The Prime Minister is now a favorite of His Majesty and has brought great benefits to the people. Your acquaintance with the Prime Minister is a blessing you earned in your past life. For the Prime Minister's sake, we will not embarrass you."
Ruan Mian was slightly stunned, obviously not expecting that the Prime Minister would even help to take care of the officials.
But she still insisted on giving the gold leaf to him. "I appreciate your kindness, sir. But my mother is not feeling well right now. I wonder if you could let me boil a pot of hot water for her while you guys cook?"
Seeing this, Guo Yong did not refuse: "Brothers, after you finish your meal, the stove will be empty anyway, so just be diligent."
"Thank you, sir."
Ruan Mian knew very well that in the current situation, being more diligent would only bring them benefits.
So after the officials had finished using the stove, she immediately went forward and borrowed their spare clay pot to boil water.
It is also time for everyone to eat.
They are so exhausted and are counting on this meal!
But when they saw the steamed buns and the "vegetable soup" with a few vegetable leaves floating in it, they were extremely disappointed.
Only the people from the Ruan Mansion brought their own dry food.
Some people ate steamed buns, some ate pastries. What was even more outrageous was that Ruan Mian took out a bag of dried meat from his bag and just chewed it, the aroma of the meat filled the whole room.
Ruan Mian wrapped up the remaining half package of dried meat, and in an empty corner, he took out some golden peanuts from the space and stuffed them into the dried meat.
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