Ning Zhifu's pupils trembled with fear, and he looked at Chen Yong pleadingly.
"Please spare my life, King Qianhuang, please spare my life."
"I...I am willing to follow King Qianhuang and serve him at his service. I beg you to give me a chance to demonstrate my abilities."
How could he be taken away in such an unclear manner?
He didn't know whether his wife had escaped or not, so he had to save his life first.
Chen Yong looked at the shaking eyes of Ning Zhifu and sneered.
"If you stay in the cell obediently, you will be serving the king."
He can't trust anyone other than Prefect Ning.
The person behind Prefect Ning is the Minister of Revenue Kong Zongli.
As long as Kong Zongli is still the Shangshu, no one will move from Ning Zhifu's position.
"I..." Prefect Ning opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by Ji Guangda.
"Just listen to the prince's orders."
"Someone, send Magistrate Ning back to the cell."
As soon as Ji Guangda finished speaking, two soldiers came in, grabbed Ning Zhifu's arms and dragged him out.
Prefect Ning shut up awkwardly and followed the soldiers out with a dejected look.
It’s enough to save my life, but I can’t be with Shen Yong. I lose the opportunity to be an insider, and of course the opportunity to make meritorious service.
However, if his wife could run out and inform on others, it would be considered a meritorious service.
As long as the capital is prepared, the garrison troops from several nearby cities can be immediately transferred to the capital, and it will not be easy for Shen Yong to capture the capital.
By then, the Southern Army will arrive in time and attack from both sides, and Shen Yong will be killed even if he doesn't die.
Prefect Ning lowered his eyelids, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"By the way~" When the soldier pulled Ning Zhifu past Ji Guangda, Ji Guangda added with a smile,
"How can it be that Magistrate Ning and Madam Ning are imprisoned together, while the husband and wife are imprisoned separately?"
"Your Majesty is wise. He couldn't bear to separate Magistrate Ning and his wife, so he deliberately imprisoned you together."
Prefect Ning paused and suddenly looked up at Ji Guangda, his eyes full of fear.
"What did you do to my wife?"
The lady was discovered! !?
Ji Guangda, that beast, clearly captured his wife last night, but he never revealed it to him.
Treacherous and cunning!
It was over, his only hope was gone.
Even the wife went out for a run, let alone others.
There is a secret passage in Ning Mansion leading to the outside of the city, and only he and his wife know about that secret passage.
That's why at the critical moment, he asked his wife to hide under the bed and look for a chance to escape.
Otherwise, if the servant were to hide, wouldn't he be able to run away even faster?
Ji Guangda curled his lips and smiled, "What is Magistrate Ning talking about? What can I do to a middle-aged woman?"
"Mrs. Ning is already waiting for you in the cell."
"I also want to thank Magistrate Ning for providing such a good secret passage."
Madam Ning confessed everything, and he already knew the secret passage in the Ning Mansion leading out of the city.
Of course, King Qianhuang had known about the secret passage for a long time.
Ning Zhifu's face turned pale, and he looked at Ji Guangda with trembling lips, and glanced at Shen Yong nervously.
"No... Your Highness, that secret passage has been around for many years, it's not... it's not something that has just appeared recently."
This damn old woman, not only was she caught, but she also revealed the secret passage.
He was also planning to find an opportunity to escape through the secret passage.
Now, there is really no chance at all.
Shen Yong glanced at Prefect Ning calmly and waved his hand casually, "Take him away!"
Governor Ning's legs went weak and he was dragged out by the soldiers, staggering.
.......
"Pah~"
As soon as the jailer closed the cell door and left, Prefect Ning raised his hand and gave the unconscious Madam Ning a big slap on the ass.
"ah!!"
Mrs. Ning, who had finally fallen asleep, suddenly felt a sharp pain on her face and a buzzing sound in her ears. She was so scared that she jumped up, covering her face and screaming.
“Ahhhh!!”
"Who dares to hit me? I'm the prefect's wife!!!"
Madam Ning rushed to the corner of the wall in one quick step, covering her face with her hands and shouting in panic while pretending to be calm.
What on earth do these people want to do?
After scaring her unconscious last night, I just threw her into the cell casually.
It didn't take long for her to wake up from the cold.
She spent the whole night in that filthy cell, cold and scared, and didn't dare to sleep at all.
As soon as the sun rose, she was dragged by soldiers to another cell.
This cell wasn't much better, but at least there was a pile of hay inside.
She sat on the hay with her knees hugged. Her nerves, which had been tense all night, suddenly relaxed and she fell asleep unknowingly.
Madam Ning covered her face and leaned against the wall, not daring to open her eyes to look at the person who hit her.
She is now a prisoner, so she naturally knows that if the other party dares to hit her, they will not be afraid of her identity.
She was just pretending to be calm.
"You idiot!!"
Prefect Ning gritted his teeth and glared at Madam Ning angrily.
How could he not be angry when his only way out was cut off by his own wife?
Now he had no idea how to escape.
Even if he could get close to Shen Yong and help him now, he would have no chance of escaping.
He never expected that his wife would be so irresponsible.
Madam Ning heard the familiar voice and turned around in disbelief.
Looking at the angry face of Ning Zhifu, Madam Ning screamed.
"Good for you, Ning!"
Madam Ning put down her hands that were covering her face, rushed to the Ning prefect in two steps, pointed at his face and shouted,
"If it weren't for you, how could I have suffered such a great injustice."
"I've been terrified the whole night, and you treat me like this? You actually dare to hit me?"
Madam Ning was so angry.
She was a woman who was locked up in a dark cell for a whole night, shivering with cold. Not only did she not receive a word of comfort from her husband, she was also slapped in the face.
Which prefect's wife is as unlucky and embarrassed as her?
She was really blind at the time to marry Ning Haixin.
If she had known that being an official's wife would be so stressful, she would have just married a descendant of a prominent family.
Anyway, she has no shortage of money, she just wants to live a comfortable life.
"Why would I hit you!" Ning Zhifu was shaking with anger, gritting his teeth and roaring,
"Why did you tell others about the secret passage, huh!?"
Madam Ning was startled, her eyelids drooping in panic, then she puffed out her chest and shouted,
"What can I do? There are so many people pointing knives at me."
"If I hadn't said it, I would have been dead by now."
Thinking of the scene of being frightened last night, Mrs. Ning's eyes turned red and tears fell down.
She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and choked with sobs, yelling at Prefect Ning,
"Are you hoping that I'll be hacked to death so you can marry a rich and powerful woman, huh?!"
"Tell me, is this what you have in mind?"
"The secret passage is more important than my life, right?"
"In your eyes, what am I, ah..."
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