"I heard everything clearly from the stable. I heard that the Cui family gathered nearly a thousand people, but only two escaped!"
"I suspect Xie Yuan deliberately let those two go, just to tip them off!"
Otherwise, all of Cui's underlings would be wiped out by the Yue King's Mansion.
Nearly a thousand people—that's far more intimidating than Xie Ze's entire family.
No wonder Cui Langjun was so frightened that he regretted it.
Aunt Liu stared wide-eyed, her mouth opening and closing, but she still couldn't utter a single word.
Xie Ji concluded, "We really can't go to Yuezhou! So, let's go home as soon as possible."
Aunt Liu nodded vigorously, "Yes! Go home! She wouldn't dare to do it again!"
While the mother and son were talking, a drumming noise came from outside.
Xie Ji listened carefully, his expression turning somewhat strange: "Young Master Cui fell off his horse? And broke his leg?"
That's ruthless!
In order to avoid taking up his post and to avoid implicating himself and his family, he deliberately broke his leg!
...
Xie Yuan was unaware of what was happening a thousand miles away, but she could speculate—
With this incident involving Xie Ze and the Cui family, it should surely deter certain people in the capital.
The position of Prefect of Yuezhou should also fall to Zhou Wencheng, just as she wishes.
"Everything at home is going well, but I wonder if the Prince is safe and sound!"
After Xie Yuan finished handling the follow-up work, he began to worry about Helian Jue, who had gone to Luozhou.
With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, will he be able to come back before the New Year as promised?
Suddenly, Xie Yuan felt a pang of fear; she had a bad feeling...
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