Madam Ning cried and looked at Prefect Ning with resentment.
How could she not hate him? It was all because of Prefect Ning that she was in this situation today.
She had said long ago that she didn't need him to hold a high official position, just a prefect would be enough.
Don't always embezzle so much money and send it to the capital. If Minister Kong falls, they will definitely not be able to escape.
The money her parents gave her every year, as well as her dowry, was more than enough to cover the Ning Mansion's expenses.
The result~
The master insisted that she was just a woman, and that who doesn't want to climb up the social ladder?
He said that he had finally gotten on the good side of Minister Kong and must hold on to him tightly.
But that Minister Kong is a bottomless pit. He asks for so much money every year without caring about their lives at all.
Now, if something happens, the ones who will suffer the most are these errand boys.
Magistrate Ning listened to his wife's complaints and frowned in annoyance.
He threw up his sleeves and yelled, "Shut up!"
"It's already this late, and you're still talking about this nonsense."
"You are in jail, am I not in a cell?"
"If you hadn't told anyone about the secret passage, we would still have a chance to escape."
"Now... Ouch!"
Governor Ning sighed heavily and sat down on the haystack.
"It's over, it's all over..."
Madam Ning choked, wiped her tears, and looked at Prefect Ning with a puzzled look.
"Are these people traitors or are they sent by the Emperor to arrest us?"
Last night, she was so nervous lying under the bed that all she could hear was the beating of her heart like a drum, and she didn't hear what those people said to the master at all.
During the whole night she spent in the cell, she always thought that her master's corruption had been exposed and the emperor had sent people to investigate and punish them.
Since the emperor wants to capture them, it will be useless for them to escape through the secret passage.
All under heaven belongs to the king, where can they run to?
Why is it that now, according to what the master said, it seems that these people...
Ning Zhifu raised his eyelids and rolled his eyes at Madam Ning.
"You're really clueless."
"The Emperor's men are trying to arrest me. Do they need to break in in the middle of the night?"
Once an imperial edict came down, he had to be escorted to the capital.
It would be great if the emperor’s men could arrest him.
At least he has Minister Kong behind him.
It was impossible for Minister Kong to watch him being beheaded, as they were in the same boat.
Madam Ning was startled, bit her lip, and sat down beside Prefect Ning in a panic.
"Then...the rebels have already reached Menglan City, so how come there is no news at all?"
"Where on earth did they come from?"
Madam Ning frowned, unable to figure it out.
How did these people suddenly attack Menglan City without anyone noticing?
This is too scary.
"Ah!" Ning Zhifu sighed, his brows furrowed so tightly that they could kill a mosquito.
"I also want to know how these people appeared."
What he couldn't understand most was where Fan Jinchang and his men had gone.
If Fan Jinchang encountered these rebels on the way and started fighting, how could there be no one coming back to report the news?
Headache!
He couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.
Especially after seeing Chen Yong's calm and composed look just now, he began to doubt his life.
If that face was not indeed Shen Yong's, he would have suspected that he had mistaken the person.
Everyone in the capital and Menglan City knew who Chen Yong was.
He is a playboy and a big fool.
What ability does he have that can make the guard Ji Guangda support him so much?
I can’t figure it out, I really can’t figure it out.
Madam Ning pursed her lips and glanced at Prefect Ning timidly.
"This place is so close to the capital, I think someone will come to rescue us soon."
"With so many soldiers in the capital, the rebels will definitely not be able to attack it."
"Of course, Lord Kong will save us..."
Madam Ning was trembling, her eyes were wide open, and she was mumbling something, as if trying to comfort herself.
Prefect Ning glanced at Madam Ning, lowered his head and sighed heavily.
He now has no idea about Shen Yong’s strength.
General Zhong, General Fan, General Zhong...where did all these people go? How could they allow Shen Yong to develop to this point?
Or are these people the driving force behind Chen Yong?
Thinking of this possibility, Governor Ning's eyes trembled suddenly, and he shook his head vigorously, throwing the idea out of his mind.
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
It would be a good thing if these people didn't take the opportunity to crush the Shen family. How could they possibly help Shen Yong to proclaim himself king?
The couple sat on the haystack, their heads drooping, each thinking about their own things, sighing one after another...
.........
Crooked Neck Village....
"Uncle, has any group of people gone to the mountains recently?"
Shen Yong rode his horse and threw two meat buns to the skinny old man on the side of the road and asked a question.
The old man was stunned, looking at the two white buns that suddenly fell into his arms with disbelief.
With trembling hands, he tentatively grabbed the bun and squeezed it.
Soft and still a little warm.
The old man's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly stuffed the bun into his mouth and took a bite.
After taking a bite, the old man's tears of excitement fell down.
He quickly wiped his tears, carefully stuffed the bun into his arms, and looked up excitedly at the noble man on horseback.
"Thank you!" The old man opened his mouth and a hoarse voice came out of his mouth.
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