Governor Ning felt a lump in his throat and was filled with emotion.
During these many days in prison, he was fed only one whole grain steamed bun every day, which almost choked him to death.
He never thought that a bowl of egg noodles could move him to the point of almost crying.
This noodle is really delicious...
Xiao Cui looked at Magistrate Ning and saw that he looked like he hadn't eaten for several days, so she turned around and went to the kitchen in confusion.
Well, the more she knew, the worse it was. If the master didn't tell her, she would just pretend she didn't know.
After dinner, Governor Ning took a bath with Xiao Cui's help.
“Hey~~”
Magistrate Ning lay on the bed with a relaxed look on his face and let out a long sigh.
The day was so comfortable that he didn't want to leave. He really wanted to lie in the warm bed and have a good sleep.
However, when he thought that Chen Yong would retreat to Menglan City after his defeat, he would be unable to escape.
Magistrate Ning gritted his teeth, sat up, picked up his clothes and put them on.
Xiao Cui had just taken off her shoes and was about to go to bed when she saw Governor Ning starting to put on his clothes.
"Master, it's getting dark outside, aren't you going to rest?"
Prefect Ning shook his head, "There's still something to do, go to sleep."
Xiao Cui quickly stood up to help Ning Zhifu put on his clothes, and picked up a cloak and put it on him.
Ning Zhifu paused, raised his hand and took off his cloak.
"Give me your eyebrow ink."
Xiao Cui looked at Prefect Ning in surprise, then turned to get some eyebrow ink from the dressing table.
Prefect Ning sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "Make my eyebrows thicker and raise the ends."
"And... add two mustaches to make it look more like the real thing..."
".....Yes!" Xiao Cui blinked in a daze, looked at Magistrate Ning who closed his eyes waiting for her to draw his eyebrows, pursed her lips, picked up the eyebrow ink and applied it to Magistrate Ning's face.
Why does the master suddenly want to change his appearance so late at night?
Could it be that besides her, the master has other concubines?
Thinking of this, Xiao Cui's hand trembled, and she frowned and looked at Prefect Ning who had his eyes closed.
She took a deep breath, pursed her lips and continued to draw on Governor Ning's face.
A moment later,
"Master, can you take a look?"
Xiao Cui placed the bronze mirror in front of Magistrate Ning and looked at him nervously.
Magistrate Ning opened his eyes and looked in the mirror.
I saw that the eyebrows of the person in the mirror were as wide as a finger and a half, and the two mustaches next to the philtrum were also well drawn. If you didn't look closely, they looked no different from the real thing.
If he goes out like this late at night, people who are not very familiar with him will not be able to recognize him.
The two thick drooping eyebrows made him look much more fierce, and he looked a bit like a military general.
Prefect Ning nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad."
"Don't go out if you have nothing to do. Just stay at home."
When Prefect Ning stood up and walked out, he gave Xiao Cui some instructions.
Even his personal servant didn't know where Xiao Cui lived.
He had always believed that only the dead could keep secrets.
So only he and Xiao Cui knew where Xiao Cui lived.
Xiao Cui was not short of money, and he gave her a lot of it.
Even when the warehouses of Ning Mansion and the prefectural yamen were stolen by thieves, he did not think of touching Xiao Cui's money.
This is his last resort.
The great man hides himself in the city. When he falls on hard times, he will come back here and spend the rest of his life with Xiao Cui.
"Don't worry, sir. I won't go out and wander around."
Xiao Cui followed Magistrate Ning and looked at him with admiration.
When they reached the gate, Governor Ning raised his hand and touched Xiao Cui's face.
"It's cold, close the door and go back to rest. I'm leaving!"
After saying that, Magistrate Ning opened the door and left without looking back.
Xiao Cui watched Governor Ning disappear into the darkness before she anxiously closed the door.
She always felt that something was wrong with the master today, but the master refused to tell her what was wrong.
Hey~
Xiao Cui sighed.
Forget it, worrying too much will make you age faster, so she'd better not think too much.
......
Beijing....
City Gate Tower....
"Huh!?" The city gate guard pointed at the army slowly approaching from a distance and asked in confusion.
"Hasn't Commander Yi just been out of the city with his soldiers for four days? Why is he back so suddenly?"
When a large army suddenly appeared on the official road, the first thing the city gate guards suspected was that the large army led by Yi Zhengjin had returned.
Looking at the number of people, it is obviously not General Fan’s team.
When the other defenders heard this, they all stretched their necks to look towards the official road.
One of the defenders blinked in confusion.
"Hiss~ Something's wrong."
"The clothes they wear...haven't you seen them before?"
After he reminded them, the other defenders also noticed something was wrong.
"Yeah, don't we all wear black and gray clothes when we go out of town?"
"How come...how did all the clothes turn out to be green?"
The scene was so spectacular that it was impossible to ignore it.
"Something is wrong. Go and report to the captain."
A chaotic sound of footsteps was heard, and the soldiers guarding the city gate quickly reported the unusual situation to the captain.
The captain hurried up to the city gate tower and gave the order:
"Close the city gates immediately!"
When the captain walked up to the city gate tower, the city gate creaked shut.
Looking at the endless green-clad army surging towards them like a tide, the captain's heart skipped a beat.
He couldn't see the people on the horses clearly, but he could see that those fat and strong horses were not found in the capital.
The key point is the color of the clothes. He has never seen the Ministry of Households distribute such clothes.
"Hurry and report to Minister Kong that an unknown army is heading towards the capital."
He didn't dare to take on such a big thing by himself.
Who knows where this army that suddenly appeared came from.
The situation is unclear and we must report it to the Minister of War, Lord Kong, immediately.
As for whether Lord Kong would report to the Emperor, that was not his concern.
Soon, Minister Kong climbed up the city gate tower panting.
"Where? Where did the army come from!?"
Minister Kong asked loudly while crawling.
The captain turned around and looked at the Minister Kong who had hurriedly climbed up, raised his finger and pointed.
"The main force stopped about half a mile from the city gate."
Kong Shangshu, supported by a servant, walked to the captain's side, panting heavily.
"Where...where did this army come from?"
Looking at the stopped green army, Minister Kong's pupils trembled with fear.
If the large army marches directly towards the city gate without stopping, they could be our own people.
But these people stopped half a mile away from the city gate, which clearly showed that they were planning to attack the city.
The captain shook his head, "I don't know..."
He only knew it a quarter of an hour earlier than Minister Kong.
These soldiers suddenly appeared.
It can’t be said that they suddenly appeared, it can only be said that no one expected such a group of people to appear on the official road.
In this situation, he didn't dare to ask anyone to open the city gate to find out the news.
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