The clerk hurriedly scolded them, "Who said you could leave? Men, arrest them and throw them in jail until the master wakes up and judges them."
Hong Xinyue had already taken two steps, but then turned back.
She pointed to the people behind her, "They are all victims, why can't they go back? Why don't you sentence Jiang Wei? She is the mastermind behind all this harm. Luckily, I am kind-hearted and distributed porridge, otherwise I don't know how many more people would have been harmed by her."
Hong Xinyue placed her hands in front of her, raised her head and puffed out her chest as she walked towards the door, saying, "Let's go."
Anyway, Jiang Wei is going to jail anyway. Even if she can't be convicted, it's good to let her stay in that stinky, cold cell for a few days.
Before he had even taken two steps, the yamen runners surrounded him.
Hong Xinyue glared angrily at the clerk, "You dare to stop me?"
"I wouldn't dare, but the sir fainted while he was handling this case. If he were to wake up, the criminals would have already escaped, and I wouldn't be able to explain myself. Miss Hong, you can leave at any time, but they can only leave after the interrogation is completed."
Hong Xinyue and the clerk were at an impasse several times, but the clerk dared not budge and said it was just the prefect's arrangement.
The prefect had already fainted and had to be carried back.
Hong Xinyue felt that her advisor was just a wooden block who didn't know how to adapt. She walked over to the group of men and gave them a few instructions.
The group of men nodded dejectedly.
Hong Xinyue nodded in satisfaction, and said before she finished, "Think about your relatives, think about the Prime Minister's residence, and think about what you should and shouldn't say."
Seeing that Hong Xinyue had left, the clerk finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Throw them all into jail and wait for the magistrate to interrogate them."
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A faint herbal fragrance lingered inside the carriage, enveloping Jiang Wei and Xiao Zhan. Jiang Wei took the small bottle given to her by Doctor Mo and smelled it.
She said there was no foul smell in the prison, only a pleasant fragrance. It turned out that Doctor Mo's herbal scent had masked all the other odors.
Jiang Wei kept glancing out of the carriage and fiddling with the small bottle, but she didn't dare look at Xiao Zhan. She was even too embarrassed to thank him now.
She wanted to thank him again after she got off the carriage, before they parted ways.
After saying thank you, you can part ways immediately without having to spend any more time together, so you won't feel so embarrassed.
Xiao Zhan saw through all of Jiang Wei's little actions.
He sounded somewhat disappointed. "You really don't want anything to do with me anymore?"
Jiang Wei remained silent for a moment, then looked up at Xiao Zhan with a questioning gaze, not understanding what he meant.
"You keep glancing out of the carriage every now and then, clearly hoping I'll leave. Are you so eager for me to get off and go?"
Xiao Zhan sounded somewhat aggrieved.
Jiang Wei: "…………"
He always saves her life, so how could she possibly send him away? She would leave on her own, but she's just a little awkward around him and doesn't know how to get along with him yet.
She was just embarrassed.
Jiang Wei shook her head and said no.
Xiao Zhan's eyes instantly lit up with a smile, "Really?"
Jiang Wei was surprised that Xiao Zhan would talk to her like a child.
She paused for a moment before nodding.
"Where shall we go now?" Xiao Zhan asked Jiang Wei with hopeful eyes.
"Huh? Huh?" Jiang Wei asked, puzzled.
Xiao Zhan replied matter-of-factly, "Didn't you say you didn't want me to leave? So I'm staying to keep you company."
His eyebrows were curved, and his dark eyes sparkled with a star-like brilliance.
Xiao Zhan winked at Jiang Wei, as if asking her where to go next.
Jiang Wei leaned back slightly; she truly hadn't expected him to have such an adorable side.
"Go to the east gate of the city and dismantle the porridge stall. I'll come back when Miss Hong feels unwell."
Anyway, with Miss Hong around, no one will come to collect the porridge, so I'll just take a break and rest for a few days.
"Hmm! Let Qingfeng go to the east gate of the city! I'm hungry. Didn't you say you'd treat me to a meal? Why don't we go now?"
Xiao Zhan looked at Jiang Wei with eager anticipation.
Jiang Wei discovered today that Xiao Zhan seems to have changed completely since he confessed to her.
“Okay…” Jiang Wei looked at Xiao Zhan looking at her expectantly, and she couldn’t bring herself to say no.
Fine, whatever he says goes!
"What would you like to eat?" Jiang Wei asked him.
"Let me think... how about I take you somewhere?"
Although Jiang Wei didn't know where he was going, she still nodded and agreed to go with him.
A gentle breeze reached the east gate of the city, directing people to set up porridge stalls, and the voices of the discussing crowd grew louder.
"Luckily, I only ate at her place for one day. If I had eaten there for several more days, I would have ended up like them."
"Yes, the Prime Minister's daughter is kind and generous, unlike her who only knows how to harm people."
"Serves him right, he must have been arrested by the authorities. Look, they've even demolished this porridge stall."
Everyone chimed in with their own comments.
When Hong Xinyue returned to the east gate of the city, Qingfeng had already completely dismantled the porridge stall. She glanced at it.
He then got into his own carriage and went home.
Jiang Wei, that bitch, doesn't even serve porridge here, so it's pointless for her to be here.
Is it really all for the sake of these lowly people?
She couldn't be bothered to make things difficult for herself.
The people thought that Hong Xinyue would still be as warm and considerate as before, distributing porridge to them. But to their surprise, she turned around and got into the carriage after arriving here.
The people were somewhat disappointed; they wanted to spend more time with this beautiful and kind-hearted girl.
For dinner, Hong Xinyue's porridge stall still had the meat and vegetables she had prepared beforehand, but they were gone the next day.
She didn't even show her face, and the porridge she cooked wasn't as thick as Jiang Wei's.
They figured that since Miss Hong wasn't around, the people below must have embezzled the silver; otherwise, why would there be no meat and the porridge be so thin?
The people were dissatisfied, but the people in the Prime Minister's office said that it was up to them whether they wanted to eat or not; if they wanted to eat, they could have whatever they wanted, and if they didn't want to eat, they could go hungry.
They had no choice but to get some to eat; otherwise, what would they do but starve?
Complaining won't do any good.
Those who pretended to have stomach aches haven't come back yet, and people are starting to get anxious.
But they couldn't find anyone to ask, and Miss Hong hadn't even shown her face.
I was so anxious I was running around in circles, but there was nothing I could do.
The carriage headed out of the city, and Jiang Wei peeked out from behind the curtain, wondering where it was going.
She looked at Xiao Zhan without even needing to ask.
Xiao Zhan said, "You'll find out in a moment."
Jiang Wei didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Xiao Zhan took out a brown paper package from his pocket, opened it in front of Jiang Wei, and inside were her favorite pastries.
It was perfectly fine, not crushed at all, and Xiao Zhan handed it to Jiang Wei for her to eat.
Jiang Wei thanked him, took a piece and put it in her mouth. She seemed to feel the warmth of Xiao Zhan's body.
Jiang Wei took a small bite. The osmanthus cake melted in her mouth, sweet and soft, and it was delicious.
Moreover, the osmanthus blossoms are quite rare in this winter season.
She had a feeling that he had come prepared.
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