Chapter 165 Hiding
Several people's expressions were clearly panicking, and one of them hurriedly said, "Sir, what's on our cart is just ordinary... ordinary firewood! We chopped it in the mountains, hoping to sell it in the city for a good price to supplement our livelihood. Sir, you know, there's been no harvest this winter, and we're almost out of food at home..."
The city guard said impatiently, "I don't care if you don't have rice at home! There have been quite a few people smuggling salt to sell illegally lately. I think you are very suspicious! Hurry and unload it! Otherwise, don't blame us for using force!"
"Sir, it's really nothing! It's really just some firewood!"
The city guards were already impatient and shouted sternly, "Search!"
After saying that, several other officers came forward and quickly lifted all the straw off the cart!
At first glance, what else could it be but a cart of firewood?
The officers guarding the city couldn't help but look pale and black in the face.
Originally, his plan to put the blame on Madam Shen had failed, and he was afraid that he had offended the princess. He wanted to make up for it by finding the credit for the illegal salt, but he didn't expect that he also got this wrong!
The city guards became angrier and angrier as they thought about it, and looked at those people coldly.
Chen Fenghe was also paying attention to this side.
However, what she paid attention to was not the people escorting the cart, but an inconspicuous middle-aged man with a potbelly who was not far behind them.
Just now, when the city guards were checking their carts, one of them secretly gave a bundle to the middle-aged man.
It seems that they failed to ask Chen Wu for help, so they took the risk and transported it themselves.
The city guard shouted sternly, "It's not on the cart, it might be hidden on you, search for it!"
"Sir, this is truly unfair. We are truly just ordinary woodcutters..."
However, their protests were ineffective and they were forced to take off their coats from the mountain and ask the officials to inspect them.
The middle-aged man that Shen Fenghe noticed moved cautiously and hid in the blind spot behind the carriage that Xiao Yunshuo was riding in.
Chen Fenghe moved over there quietly, and sure enough, she saw the middle-aged man trying to stuff his bag between the bottom and shaft of Xiao Yunshuo's carriage.
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but frown slightly.
This person had a good idea. He hid the bag in Xiao Yunshuo's car. If it didn't fall and made it into the city safely, they would probably try to come and take the things away. If it accidentally fell to the ground, then Xiao Yunshuo and Yuan Xu would be the ones who would suffer!
Yuan Xu had obviously noticed the middle-aged man's actions, but he and Shen Fenghe looked at each other and nodded together without saying a word.
Even if the middle-aged man was caught on the spot, there was no guarantee that the officer would not take advantage of the situation to slander Xiao Yunshuo and Yuan Xu for having any connection with the group of salt smugglers.
If he was really arrested and taken to the yamen, it would cause another round of complications.
Therefore, Chen Fenghe and Yuan Xu tacitly pretended not to know for the time being.
The exile team and Xiao Yunshuo's carriage slowly passed through the thick city gate and entered the city.
Later, the city guards were searching all the suspicious persons, including those few people, and the middle-aged man was naturally among those being searched.
Several people looked at Xiao Yunshuo's carriage nervously.
Chen Fenghe deliberately walked to the back of the carriage, paying attention to the bundle hidden under the carriage.
Suddenly, the bag fell off...
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