Liang Wushuang moved aside nervously and fearfully, not daring to get too close to Cheng Ying.
If it were before, Liang Wushuang would have tried her best to please Cheng Ying if she had the opportunity to be so close to her, but now she was really scared.
That time in Xinglou, she did not hesitate to injure her face, and seemed to have the upper hand, but later... after the wound on her face was healed, she was taken to a dungeon by Xia Ning from the East Factory. It was dark and pitch black there, with rats running around everywhere. There was no one to be seen, only suffocating silence and darkness.
Her hands were tied to an iron chain as thick as her arms, and the water almost reached her chest. She cried out to the sky or the earth, but no one answered. The squeaking sound of rats gnawing at the food was creepy.
Liang Wushuang almost thought he was going to die there.
She used to be a girl from an ordinary family, but after she followed Cheng Ying, she saw the world and tasted the power. Before that, she had never even been to the prison in the yamen, so how could she bear this?
She spent her days in the dungeon like years, and she completely understood that in Cheng Ying's eyes, her life was no different from that of an ant, and her life and death depended on Cheng Ying's thoughts. Who was Cheng Ying? To be able to become the seal-holding governor of the world, her clever calculations must have been very ridiculous in Cheng Ying's eyes.
People who have never really faced death will always have insatiable desires. As death approaches step by step, those unnecessary extravagant hopes and greedy desires will disappear like clouds and mist in an instant. There is nothing more important than being alive.
After this sudden enlightenment, Liang Wushuang was left with only awe towards Cheng Ying, and she dared not ask for more.
Even if she was suddenly picked up and asked to travel with Cheng Ying, she would not dare to have any reckless fantasies.
Cheng Ying didn't seem to notice Liang Wushuang's fear, or maybe he didn't care at all. The reason why he took Liang Wushuang with him to Xianyang was, firstly, out of spite, but of course Cheng Ying would never admit that. Secondly, Cheng Ying looked at Liang Wushuang, and it was hard to find another face in the world that looked so similar to Jiaojiao.
Liang Wushuang was really not content. If that heartless little girl returned to Beijing, Liang Wushuang would provoke her again. The little girl would get angry and really ruin this face. By then, he would be far away in Xianyang, and even if he wanted to peel off this face, he would be out of reach.
When the carriage arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, the chief of the East Factory and the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue were already waiting there. When they saw Cheng Ying's carriage stop, the chief of the East Factory immediately stepped forward and said respectfully to the carriage, "Superintendent, the three hundred thousand silver taels have been counted."
Cheng Ying lifted the carriage curtain and glanced at the Minister of Revenue. "Nothing went wrong, did it?"
The Minister of Revenue was nervous and said hurriedly, "This is the money that the Governor used to build the Hall of Supreme Harmony. We dare not make any mistakes."
"No need for me to say more about the next payment, right?" Cheng Ying said calmly.
The assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Don't worry, Governor. You are doing the work of the emperor. We in the Ministry of Revenue will not be careless. The next batch of silver will be prepared as soon as possible."
Cheng Ying lowered the curtain of the carriage. The chief officer raised his hand and ordered the people from the East Depot to load the silver into the carriage. The convoy escorting the silver followed closely behind Cheng Ying's carriage, and the team went towards Xianyang in a mighty manner.
"Huairou is just ahead of the city. Let's find an inn, rest for a night, and continue our journey tomorrow morning." Gu Yun rode his horse close to Yu Jiao and the others' carriage and spoke through the curtain.
Liu Yaoyu lifted the carriage curtain and looked ahead. The city gate of Huairou was faintly visible. She said happily, "Finally I can get off the carriage. My back and waist are sore from sitting here."
When Yu Jiao heard the name Huairou, she was slightly startled, and she thought of Liu Sanniang and Fei Ge'er. The mother and son were nowhere to be found. Could it be possible that they came to Huairou? After all, this was where Meng Qingyun and Liu Sanniang had lived.
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