Chapter 74 Ah... Aunt
Little did he know that these words sounded ridiculous to Ruan Mian.
She squatted down and looked at Ruan Jiao's miserable appearance, without a trace of emotion in her eyes.
"Have you forgotten what you said when you were exiled? And how did Concubine Chen die? Do you think I don't know? Was it you who took the initiative to stick to Qi Nanfeng, or was he the one who stuck to you? Do you think I don't know?"
"To be more specific, why did that vicious dog block my way yesterday? Do you think I could pretend not to see it?"
There was a coldness in her cold eyes, which made Ruan Jiao feel scared for no reason.
Before she could speak again, Ruan Mian had already pinched her chin: "Tell me, how can I help you cure your illness?"
She shook off Ruan Jiao's face and was about to speak when suddenly a noise came from outside the post station.
Cuizhu hurried over and whispered to Ruan Mian.
"Girl, there's a group of people outside. We need to give up the living room."
"How many people are there?" Ruan Mian asked her. Thinking about what the stationmaster had said to her, she always felt that this group of people came at an inopportune time.
Cuizhu thought for a moment and said, "I don't know exactly how many people there are. I just heard the official say that we should give up the living room for those people to rest, so we moved to the woodshed."
All of this was indeed part of the webmaster's plan.
Cuizhu said, "I don't think the group is large enough to be exiled like us. But if they are officials or merchants, they shouldn't be staying in the same low-class halls as us."
This is contradictory.
Ruan Mian wanted to go and see what was going on, but they were blocked by a group of officials who shouted at them to move their belongings to the woodshed in the backyard of the station.
By the time we finished cleaning up, it was already evening.
For the first time ever, the police brought them a pot of charcoal fire, which was burning brightly.
Even Ah Shun was surprised: "This Runing is indeed a big city. Although the post station officials are a bit fierce, they didn't skimp on our food and daily necessities. Look, there's even charcoal."
No one else noticed anything, but Ruan Mian noticed something was wrong.
She looked around vigilantly, and while no one was paying attention, she began to walk around in the small woodshed.
There was nothing unusual on the wall, behind the firewood, or what I smelled or saw.
I thought of going to the living room to check after my family fell asleep.
As everyone fell asleep one after another, Ruan Mian worried that the space was too enclosed, so he went forward to open the only window.
However, when she reached out, she suddenly found that the window was locked.
She frowned and immediately walked to the door to pull the bolt. Oh my god, the door was also locked from the outside.
Even the outside of the paper-covered windows was sealed with oilcloth.
She took one look at the thick pot of charcoal and sneered.
Did the people at this post station want to poison them to death by burning charcoal?
Her eyes sank, and she decisively put the charcoal fire into the space. Many of the other people had already fallen asleep.
Ruan Mian took out a dagger, moved the wooden bolt outside little by little, opened the door and then closed it safely.
At this moment, the inn was quiet, without any fire or human figures.
Ruan Mian rushed towards the hall. When he passed the duty room, he saw the officer who had delivered charcoal to them sleeping soundly there.
She did not disturb him at this moment, but came to the side of the living room and found that the windows here were also sealed.
Just as he was about to open it, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out from behind him!
She keenly sensed the movement, gripped the dagger tightly, turned around and stabbed behind her.
The man was quick-eyed and quick-handed, with the blade against his throat. The next moment, when he saw the familiar face, Ruan Mian was stunned.
"Minister Dong?"
"Mrs. Ruan?"
It turned out that this person was Minister Dong, whom I had not seen for a long time.
Ruan Mian had originally wondered whether this group of newcomers to the post station might be related to Xie Huaian, and now it seemed to be the case.
So she asked, "Where's the master? Is he still in there?"
Minister Dong led her into the darkness and said softly, "There's a scam in the post station. Your Excellency has already left. The person inside is a replacement I found."
"Did you know from the beginning that someone would attack you at the post station?"
"It's a long story. The side door to the backyard is ajar. If there's a fire in the station, you and your family will run out through the backyard."
If he hadn't seen Ruan Mian now, Minister Dong would have gone to find Ruan Mian and taken her away from here after realizing their plan to silence her.
But Ruan Mian held him back: "Do you want to burn this place down?"
Then she smiled and said, "How about I add some firewood for you?"
Without any combustible materials, it would be too slow for him to light the fire by climbing over the eaves and walls alone, and it would also give some thieves room to escape.
Since those people want to poison them silently, let them taste the consequences of their own actions!
Ruan Mian came to an empty room, and while Minister Dong was not paying attention, he touched the jade bracelet and quickly took out a few buckets of palm oil from the space.
Just like the last time when the Xuanjia military camp was burned down.
When Minister Dong saw the palm oil, he was surprised and asked, "Where does this come from?"
Ruan Mian didn't explain much, just said: "You go ahead and burn it, I'll go over and move my family first."
After seeing him nod, Ruan Mian immediately walked out of the room. However, she did not go back immediately, but went straight to the warehouse and backyard of the post station.
Let’s move these supplies first!
There was plenty of food in the warehouse, as well as post horses and donkeys, all kept by the royal family. They were galloping and could reach the whole world. They were much better than what you could buy at the livestock exchange.
The post donkey is also of great quality and appearance. In addition, there are some post boats stored in the nearby water post.
She put them all into the space!
At this moment, there was already a raging fire outside... With the shouting of the servants in the post station, everyone was awakened.
Ruan Mian rushed to the woodshed and found that Ruan Qingsong had brought his family out immediately. Seeing this, she felt relieved and went to the stable outside the post station.
She strode in. The stationmaster had just received news of a fire in the post station. His face suddenly changed with fear and he immediately called for help. However, he didn't expect that as soon as he came out of the stable, Ruan Mian blocked his way.
Without waiting for the stationmaster to react, Ruan Mian grasped the hilt of the knife and unexpectedly stabbed him in the arm!
The stationmaster roared in pain, and Ruan Mian rushed forward again, pulled out a handkerchief, and decisively blocked his mouth!
His wound was stinging, and the more he struggled, the more he bled. Ruan Mian was prepared and tied him back to the house with a rope.
As soon as the door of the stable was locked, he threw the stationmaster to the ground!
After entering, she discovered that there was a group of tied-up civilians inside.
They were pale and thin, looking in a miserable state.
On the first day at the post station, Ruan Mian heard that the stationmaster had captured some civilians to do labor, including that they were immediately asked to move bricks after arriving.
Now, seeing those people with terrified expressions and trembling with fear, Ruan Mian felt very uncomfortable.
This damn bastard uses his tiny power to suppress others!
So he pulled out the whip from the stationmaster's waist and whipped him without saying a word!
"Ah... Auntie, please spare my life!"
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