Chapter 213 Going to jail
Where are the people?
Where are her people!
We agreed to let her be the boss, to work with her, and to make money together, but now, the house is empty?
In just one night, so many people disappeared?
The warehouse was empty, except for the firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea she bought. But everything was still there, even the most expensive big iron pot, which they didn't take away.
This is not right.
If they really wanted to trick her, they would definitely take the iron pot with them!
I won't just leave without taking anything.
"Mother," Erya stamped her feet, "They must have been too flamboyant at the docks yesterday, and someone thought they could make money and poached them all! Don't let me know who did it! Otherwise, I'll scold them to death!"
"Not really." Lu Qiniang said, "They are all very loyal. Even if someone asks them to do a job for a high price, they will tell me. I can't stop them from making a lot of money."
"I'll go ask around." Xiao Yan said in a deep voice.
He also felt that this matter was a bit strange.
"Could it be that he felt life was too hard and went back to being a bandit again?" Yun Ting said.
"No." Lu Qiniang was very sure of this. "You don't know what life was like for them as bandits. They won't go back."
After all, we are about to make money, who would want to go back to being a bandit and eating pig food?
Pigs know how to pick the best food to eat!
Xiao Yan went around to ask around and brought back some shocking news.
Xiong Da and his men were captured by the yamen runners of Shuntian Prefecture.
According to people familiar with the matter, it was the Shuntian prefect who personally brought people to arrest him in the middle of the night.
Lu Qiniang's eyes widened. "Did they commit a crime? No way! They told me that kidnapping me was the first thing they did, and then they went down the mountain, so they didn't have a chance..."
Isn’t it agreed that if the people don’t sue, the officials won’t investigate?
"That's not right." Lu Qiniang said, "Could it be that the government doesn't allow the production and sale of firecrackers? If that's the case, I have to go and make it clear that this isn't their fault; I'm the one who started it."
She can't harm Xiong Da and the others.
Behind them are more than thirty struggling families.
Not all sufferings are alike, but each one is worse than the other.
Seeing her anxious look, Xiao Yan held her arm and said in a deep voice, "Abandoned Mother, please be patient. You go set up the stall first, and I'll go to Shuntian Prefecture to ask."
"Can you go?" Lu Qiniang expressed doubt. "How about letting Yun Ting go?"
Duke Yun just went to see the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, so Yun Ting should be able to say a few words too.
"No, I can do it. Don't panic. The person was captured by Shuntian Prefecture, so he is safe. If there is any misunderstanding, we can clarify it."
Xiao Yan was worried that someone would interfere.
But when I think about it carefully, there seems to be no one to suspect.
"Okay, then you go quickly and come back soon. No matter what the prefect says, you must not be stubborn with him. Let's come back and discuss it slowly." Lu Qiniang reminded her worriedly.
Although she felt that Xiao Yan had a good temper since she met him.
But Xiao Yan does have a criminal record after all.
——When he gets crazy, he even ignores the emperor.
Xiao Yan was gone for two hours and didn't come back until it was time to close the stall at noon.
Lu Qiniang waited the whole morning and was so anxious that she paced back and forth from time to time.
At this moment, she was not thinking about getting rich, she just hoped that nothing unexpected would happen.
She discovered that no matter what she did, nothing went smoothly, and there were always twists and turns.
Seeing Xiao Yan's figure appear in the distance, Lu Qiniang almost ran over.
"Xiao Yan, what's going on?"
"It's a misunderstanding." Xiao Yan said, "It's like this—"
The emperor somehow heard about Lu Qinniang's kidnapping and was furious.
Are there still bandits in the capital, under the feet of the emperor?
When the emperor was angry, the Shuntian prefect, who was in charge of various matters such as public security in the capital, became panicked.
So he took people and wiped out all the bandits overnight.
Lu Qi Niang: "...The child died and the milk came. The bandit has changed and he remembers to arrest people."
It's really useless and only adds to the chaos.
"What should we do now? Do we have to trouble Duke Yun again? That's not good..." Lu Qiniang muttered to herself, "Besides, this time it's the Emperor himself who gave the order. What should we do?"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but look at Yun Ting.
Xiao Yan was not very happy.
Although he is indeed an ordinary person now, he still hopes that Lu Qinniang will think of him first when she encounters problems.
"I'll find a way." Xiao Yan said.
"Do you have a solution?"
"Um."
"No, Xiao Yan, don't force it. This is a serious matter. It has been reported to the emperor."
Don't be too stubborn!
He has already offended the emperor, so it is best not to make trouble for himself.
"It's because of the seriousness of the matter that I'm asked to step in. Don't worry."
After lunch, Xiao Yan left again.
Lu Qiniang asked Yun Ting worriedly, "Do you think Xiao Yan can do it? Don't let him fail to rescue the people and get yourself into trouble."
"What's the big deal?" Yun Ting waved his hand nonchalantly. "Can't he just go and tell the emperor?"
Lu Qiniang thought she had misheard, "Go and tell the emperor? Can Xiao Yan still see the emperor?"
Yun Ting realized he had said the wrong thing and said vaguely, "He can't see it, but it should be okay to ask Jiang Xuan and the others. Xiao Yan used to know so many people, who can't he ask to pass on a message to the emperor?"
"Then why didn't they care about Xiao Yan before?"
"Some people wanted to intervene, but Xiao Yan wouldn't let them. Others were afraid of being implicated and didn't dare intervene. Things are different now. Times have changed. Didn't the Emperor kill them all? Naturally, those people's minds have become active." Yun Ting said, "In short, don't worry. This is just a misunderstanding. Xiao Yan will definitely be able to resolve it."
"Oh." Lu Qiniang seemed to be thinking about something.
At night, Xiao Yan brought Xiong Da and others back.
When those people saw Lu Qinniang, they burst into tears.
"Sister," Xiong Dadao said, "We thought we would be in jail for the rest of our lives!"
"That's it, and you're still a bandit!" Lu Qiniang looked angry and amused. She comforted everyone, invited them to have a meal, and then let them go back, agreeing to start work again tomorrow.
"Xiao Yan, have you gone to find someone to help?"
In the darkness, Lu Qiniang spoke softly.
"Yeah." Xiao Yan said, "For me, this is not a big deal. Don't panic if something happens in the future. I'm here. I can handle these small things."
Don't ask other men for help, he will feel uncomfortable.
"oh."
Xiao Yan thought that Lu Qiniang would express her shock and admiration in an exaggerated tone as she did before.
For example, Xiao Yan, you can do it!
I didn't expect you could do this!
On the way back, Xiao Yan had already imagined a lot.
But unexpectedly, Lu Qiniang was unusually silent tonight.
And Xiao Yan knew that she fell asleep very late.
Xiao Yan couldn't help but wonder, did he say something wrong or do something wrong today?
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