Chapter 743 The Great Changes in Jincheng
Master Zhang did not stop it.
Never mind, let her be.
He took the porcelain bottle and closed the door.
After a short while, Song Chunxue emerged from Zhao Liu Gongzi's courtyard, satisfied, carrying two unidentified fruits in her hand. They were truly sweet.
In return, she left the pot of sweet fermented rice for Young Master Zhao.
The matter that had been weighing on her mind for the past few days was finally settled, and she descended the mountain with peace of mind to go to the Xie residence.
However, she stayed in her room meditating.
He didn't come out until late at night.
She's not used to using the main gate anymore, and the people in the courtyard are used to it too, never disturbing her without permission.
After leaving the room, she went to the kitchen and found some easily digestible steamed buns to appease her rumbling stomach.
Once she was no longer so hungry, she made her way to Xie Zheng's house in the dark.
He was already asleep, but upon hearing the noise, he naturally lifted the blanket and pulled the person into his arms.
He mumbled in his sleep, "Appearing and disappearing like a ghost, go to sleep."
The next few days were like this. The two of them were busy with their own things during the day. Xie Zheng was even busier every day. Sometimes when she practiced swordsmanship and meditation until very late, she would go to his room and find him still working under the lamp.
On the fourth day, before she could finish her meditation, she heard a faint sound coming from the roof.
Song Chunxue immediately opened her eyes. It wasn't the sound of a cat. A cat's paw pads are very soft, and even if it occasionally makes a sound, it's not that kind of sound.
She immediately came out of the room, and before she could even jump onto the roof to check the situation, she saw a dark figure tumbling down from the roof.
Without thinking twice, Song Chunxue caught the person with a peach branch.
"An assassin!"
It was the voice of a secret guard.
Song Chunxue immediately took out the face mask from her bosom, covered her face, and quickly went to meet them.
There were five people in total, each with exceptional skills. When Song Chunxue struggled in the fight, she would summon peach branches to bind and kill them.
Four died and one escaped, but Song Chunxue didn't let him get too far. She chased after him on her sword and finished him off with a peach branch.
"Thanks to the Taoist priest, these people can be handed over to my subordinates."
Song Chunxue glanced at the few servants who had arrived late, nodded, and returned to her courtyard.
Xie Zheng stood by the window, watching the moonlight spill into the courtyard, his expression calm.
Seeing Song Chunxue come in, he turned on the lights in the room.
"I never expected that I would need you to protect me. This is the second time you have saved me. I'm sorry to have troubled you."
His tone was calm and unhurried, as if he were used to this kind of scene. "Now that they have made their move, I will never be lenient again. A kind heart cannot command an army, nor can it make a good official. I, Xie, have decided to completely bring down Wang Can."
Song Chunxue nodded, "If you've thought it through, then do it. If someone like Wang Can stays in that position for too long, only more people will suffer."
She reached out and squeezed his shoulder, her face beaming with joy. "Being able to help you proves that my time spent practicing swordsmanship wasn't a waste of effort. But in theory, I could beat them even without the peach branch my senior brother gave me. Those people tonight were quite skilled. Now that I'm a swordsman, I actually had some trouble and almost let them escape."
Lord Xie chuckled, "These past few days, we've been engaged in open and covert struggles, and everyone in the yamen is complaining. He's realized he can't win, so he's going all out to get rid of me."
Song Chunxue was somewhat worried, "Have Wuyou follow you during the day. Be careful, in case he gets desperate and does something rash."
"Don't worry, I'm not the Xie Zheng I used to be. I'll put him in jail tomorrow." Xie Zheng patted him on the back. "I need to go out later to talk to Huang Mo and the others, just in case something goes wrong."
"You're still injured, I'll go," Song Chunxue insisted. "You can send your bodyguards, but be careful they might have a backup plan."
However, Lord Xie's bodyguard was injured, and seriously so.
Lord Xie pondered for a moment, then said, "Very well, then go and come back quickly."
Song Chunxue immediately followed the guards into the night.
They went to three places in total. While Song Chunxue was waiting outside the door, she noticed two more people watching her. They probably didn't know that Lord Xie's side had failed.
To avoid any unforeseen complications, she resolved everything quietly.
This world is dangerous; you really can't survive without the ability to protect yourself.
Song Chunxue overheard a bit of the conversation and realized that Xie Zheng was so confident this time because the Emperor had given him an imperial edict, which had made those who were previously observing and trying to remain neutral stand on his side.
No wonder, the mountain that was difficult to subdue in the past is now a target he dares to take a gamble on; he has the greatest confidence now.
The next day, they got up very early and had no time to have a private conversation.
Xie Zheng hurried to the government office, while Song Chunxue, worried about the children, went to check on them one by one.
Afterwards, she went to keep watch outside Wang Can's residence.
Sure enough, several carriages were parked outside the courtyard, and the young woman and her infant child had already boarded the carriages and left along the secluded alley.
Song Chunxue had no intention of following them; the child was innocent.
But when Song Chunxue saw them carrying heavy boxes and moving things out of the yard, she became anxious.
That's all the hard-earned money plundered from the people; how can we take it away?
She secretly threw out a tracking talisman and then rushed to the yamen to inform Xie Zheng.
"You are..." Xie Zheng saw a man walk in.
"It's me." Song Chunxue took off her face mask. "That bastard Wang Can is moving gold and silver treasures. Do you want to send someone to rob them?"
"Of course we'll rob them," Xie Zheng shouted outside, "Someone come here!"
Song Chunxue immediately put on a face mask.
"Take a team of men to the back door of Wang Can's house and intercept the valuables."
"Also, have Commander Zhang take more men and search the mansion directly. There must be no mistakes!"
"yes!"
"yes!"
Song Chunxue quietly retreated to the side, then affixed the invisibility talisman to her body and continued chasing after the silver.
That truckload of stuff is enough for an ordinary person to live on for several lifetimes; we absolutely cannot let him take it away.
In the evening, they finally found two carts of gold and silver treasures in a village outside the city.
On this day, Wang Can's home was raided, and many members of the Wang family who had committed crimes and received salaries without working were also arrested, filling the prison to capacity.
If they were caught colluding with foreign enemies, their entire family would be executed.
It's one thing to commit evil yourself, but to bring misfortune upon your descendants is truly a misfortune for future generations.
But soon, Song Chunxue's worries came true.
Wang Can not only colluded with Wu San, who was plotting a rebellion in southern Yunnan, but also secretly amassed troops and allied with families and relatives in several surrounding cities, intending to emulate Wu San's rebellion and seize the three nearby cities.
There was some progress on this matter a few days ago, but it wasn't publicized.
Upon receiving the news, Xie Zheng immediately sent someone to find General Sun and bring reinforcements to guard the city. Otherwise, if they were caught off guard and their homes were raided, the people of the surrounding cities would suffer as well.
Song Chunxue found out about the incident by going to the neighboring courtyard twice to look for the second son, only to be told that he had been too busy to come back for two days and was eating and sleeping at the yamen.
Because the soldiers and officers were dispatched so frequently, everyone on the street was talking about Wang Can. In order to protect themselves, the entire Wang family took the initiative to cut off their own arm and abandoned Wang Can. No one knows how they did it, but they made Wang Can and his confidants take the blame for the crime alone.
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