Aunt Zhang looked up, her hands raised in the air anxiously.
"Miss... Miss, please leave a bite for this old slave..."
Ran Xiangyu almost drank all the water in one breath. When she heard Aunt Zhang's hoarse cry, she closed her mouth in time.
"Nurse, drink quickly."
Ran Xiangyu licked the water on her lips and handed the ladle to Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang looked at the small drop of water left in the ladle and the corners of her mouth twitched.
She took a deep breath, raised the scoop and poured the water into her mouth.
A bite is better than nothing.
A small sip of water entered Aunt Zhang's dry and burning throat, making her shiver with pleasure.
The instant cool feeling in the throat is really comfortable.
Sadly, there was only a small bite.
Nanny Zhang put the water scoop on her mouth and shook it a few times, but she couldn't shake out a drop of water, so she put the scoop down awkwardly.
"Nurse, let's hurry to the prefectural government office. It looks like the water shortage in Bailong City isn't that serious."
Ran Xiangyu watched Nanny Zhang return the water scoop and get back on the carriage, and urged her.
If ordinary people have water to drink, then the prefectural government will have even more water.
She just saw the wet nurse give the woman five taels of silver, and the woman gave them the water.
In the previous city, no one would sell you a small bucket of water like this even if you offered ten taels of silver.
Water is essential for survival and is in short supply throughout the city. Who would be willing to sell it to you?
However, the people of Bailong City were willing to sell water, and seemed quite happy after receiving the money, which showed that the water shortage in Bailong City was not that serious.
It seems that it must have rained in these two cities near the border, but the rain was not heavy.
Aunt Zhang nodded, "Okay."
The eldest daughter was determined to go to the prefectural yamen, so they went to take a look.
No one in Bailong City should know that the eldest daughter is engaged to the Shen family.
In fact, after leaving a few cities around the capital, she found that no one paid attention to the affairs of the Shen family.
There are droughts everywhere, and the people are concerned about water and food issues. Who cares whether you are a member of the Shen family or not?
Ran Xiangyu sat in the carriage, opened the window, and looked at the people on the roadside with shining eyes.
All she could think about was the cool scene of Chen Yong flying over the eaves and walls and killing the palace guards in seconds.
She even imagined Chen Yong holding her waist and flying with her across the roof.
Thinking of this, Ran Xiangyu couldn't help but smile shyly.
If she had known that Shen Yong was so brave, she would never have gone to the Shen family to break off the engagement no matter what.
Hey~~~
Who could have thought that Shen Yong hid so deeply?
She regretted it so much...
......
"Miss, we're here!"
Nanny Zhang stopped the carriage and knocked on the carriage.
Ran Xiangyu opened the carriage door and jumped out with the help of Nanny Zhang.
The master and servant looked at the gate of the prefectural yamen and exchanged glances.
"Miss, how should we ask?" Nanny Zhang looked at Ran Xiangyu in confusion.
You can't just go up and ask if Shen Yong is there.
Chen Yong was the person being hunted by Emperor Tianwu. If they went to the prefectural government office to ask for him, they would definitely be arrested.
Ran Xiangyu pursed her lips and rolled her eyes twice.
"Well, nurse, go and ask to see the prefect and tell him that the servant in your household has committed treason and is attempting to kill his master."
Those ten servants were still chasing them from behind, she was not talking nonsense.
If the wet nurse had not taken her away quickly, those hungry servants would have killed and eaten them.
It's not like she hadn't seen people gnawing on corpses along the way.
Thinking of that scene, Ran Xiangyu couldn't help feeling nauseous.
Aunt Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."
Those servants really need to be punished. How dare they attack their master?
"I'll go with the nurse."
Ran Xiangyu raised her hand to wipe her cheek and straightened her clothes.
The master and servant supported each other and walked to the gate of the prefectural government office crying.
"Who is it?!" the doorman shouted.
He had noticed it since the carriage stopped at the gate of the prefectural government office.
It was obvious at first glance that the master and servant were from other places.
You won’t find anyone with such chapped lips in Bailong City now.
"Sir, this old servant and the young lady request to see the prefect. Please, the prefect, make a decision for us."
Nanny Zhang knelt down crying and her hoarse voice echoed at the gate of the prefectural government office.
Ran Xiangyu half-knelt beside Aunt Zhang, raised her hand to wipe her eyes and sobbed.
The doorman frowned.
"Don't make any noise. What happened?"
The old man's hoarse voice made him feel itchy and uncomfortable to listen to.
Aunt Zhang looked at the doorman with a sad face,
"The servants in this household intended to kill their master. If I hadn't discovered it early on, the young lady would have been killed by those servants."
"They are still chasing us. Please, sir, please save us..."
As she spoke, Nanny Zhang kowtowed several times towards the coin on the ground. When she looked up at the doorman, she reached into her sleeve, ready to take out some silver.
The doorman frowned.
"Okay, stop yelling and wait!"
Unable to bear the hoarse voice of Aunt Zhang, the doorman scolded her and turned around and immediately went into the prefectural government office.
Nanny Zhang was stunned when she took out the silver, and looked at the doorman who ran away in a hurry with a confused look on her face.
How come I don't have to pay any money?
A moment later, the doorman came hurriedly.
"Master Liu lets you in."
The master and servant, who had been craning their necks to wait for a long time, were immediately disappointed when they heard it was "Master Liu".
She thought it was Shen Yong who was in charge of Bailong City, but she didn’t expect it to be Lord Liu.
The master and servant followed the doorman with complicated expressions and walked into the yamen.
Magistrate Liu, who had not been in court for a long time, frowned and looked at the master and servant kneeling in the hall.
"Where are you from?"
Nanny Zhang quickly replied, "My Lord, I'm from the capital."
"From the capital?" Prefect Liu frowned and immediately became alert.
At this time, he had to doubt the motives of anyone who came from the capital.
"...Yes!" Nanny Zhang responded tremblingly.
"Why did you come to Bailong City from the capital?" Magistrate Liu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Aunt Zhang pursed her lips and brought out the excuse she had been using all the way.
"Your Excellency, my eldest lady's grandmother is in Fire Extinguishing City. My young lady heard that Fire Extinguishing City was suffering from a severe drought and was worried about the old lady's safety, so she passed by White Dragon City."
Fortunately, they have always said that the eldest lady's grandmother is in Fire Extinguishing City. If they said she was in White Dragon City, then Lord Liu would have sent someone to look for her. If they couldn't find her, they would be doomed.
Prefect Liu glanced at Ran Xiangyu who was wiping her tears beside Aunt Zhang.
"He is a filial person."
"How many slaves did you take with you on this journey?"
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