Although Xingming's attitude was obsequious, anyone with a brain could see that he was trying to help everyone out of a tight spot...
Even so, it is no ordinary person to be able to lower oneself so much and allow oneself to be trampled on.
Seeing that everyone was getting to work smoothly, Xingming prepared to go back.
He and Wei Xunfang, master and apprentice, were not exiled criminals, so there was no need for them to go to the quarry.
Xie Zhun asked his master Wei Xunfang and his senior brother Qin Yuan for help to continue to explore the terrain, focusing on the areas where pardoned prisoners and exiled criminals lived, as well as the outer city walls reinforced by the exiled criminals.
Ning Xi'er asked Xingming to investigate the lake mentioned by the village chief, determine the location of the water source, and also investigate the villagers' farming practices.
Now that we're here, far from the emperor's reach, we naturally need to plan for the long term.
To gain a firm foothold, live and work in peace and contentment, and grow and thrive.
Thinking of this, Ning Xi'er suddenly thought of the original owner's mother, brothers, and maternal grandfather's family.
After these two months, she has gained a new understanding of her identity.
Without the influence of the original owner's consciousness, she became more accepting of her identity, willing to take on her role, and genuinely regarded the original owner's family as her own.
My premonition from the past two days also suggested something unusual...
Those whom Xiu De sent to the desolate region returned home early, even though the journey to the capital was long...
It's been over ten days, there should be a reply by now...
Connecting the dots, Ning Xi'er felt uneasy.
I plan to discuss it with Xie Zhun when I have some free time.
Like the other exiled prisoners, they picked up the bamboo baskets and hammers on the ground, but before they could even start, they heard a scream behind them!
"ah!"
It turned out to be an old woman from the Prince's mansion who had been whipped by Meng Yi.
"Stop dawdling! Are you waiting for me to embroider?!"
Meng Yi stared with his bull-like eyes at the other prisoners.
The people in the Prince's mansion were filled with righteous indignation.
Zheng Ye almost stood up, but the second wife pressed him down.
Even the slightest movement of resistance was noticed by Meng Yi.
Pointing the whip at Zheng Ye, he lashed out at him on the back and snapped, "What? You have a problem with that?!"
The second wife held Zheng Ye down tightly, while the first wife also stepped forward to protect him.
He was held back by the two ladies, and although he couldn't bear to push them down, he felt extremely humiliated.
I never expected them to be so patient!
Meng Yi smiled and slowly walked away.
He then lashed the other convicts several more times.
Ning Xi'er took out some medicinal powder from her sleeve and handed it to the beaten old woman, instructing her to apply it to her wounds, saying it was given to her by the old Taoist Xingming.
The old woman thanked him profusely, but as soon as she received the whip, it flew through the air and knocked her to the ground, shattering her into pieces.
"Where did this come from?! Don't you know that everything here has to be handed over?!"
Even without turning around, one could discern Sun Zuo's ambiguous smile and sinister tone.
Haitang quickly gathered up the broken porcelain shards, knelt down and kowtowed, "I'm so sorry, sir! We're new here and don't know the rules. We'll definitely be more careful next time!"
Upon hearing the young voice, Sun Zuo stopped speaking and suddenly said, "Raise your head!"
Not far away, a lewd laugh came from the guards.
Haitang's shoulders trembled slightly, and she dared not move.
Ning Xi'er tucked her hands into her sleeves, reached up to Haitang's face, and lifted her face from bottom to top.
"Listen to me! The officer tells Li to raise his head, so you raise it!"
Haitang, who was originally nervous and fearful, would calm down as soon as she heard Ning Xier's voice.
Following Ning Xi'er's palm strike, she raised her head...
"Oh my god!"
"It's expensive!"
......
The other exiles around him all backed away.
The guards shouted as they backed away.
"Damn it, ugly freak!"
Sun Zuo was also quite startled. His carefully cultivated composure was broken when he unexpectedly encountered a young man in the mine...
I was almost scared out of my wits!
Enraged and humiliated, Sun Zuo lashed out with his whip at Haitang!
Ning Xi'er cupped Haitang's face in her hands, and just as she set her down, she gently turned her around, the movement almost simultaneous with Sun Zuo's...
It was as if his actions had been anticipated.
Under the watchful eyes of the guards and convicts present, Sun Zuo's continued beating would only make him appear enraged.
He folded the whip, glared fiercely, and turned away.
Haitang's shoulders twitched, not from fear, but from suppressed laughter after her success.
The powder Ning Xi'er applied to her hands was the "disfiguring" powder she used to deceive her scumbag father, Ning Wei, on the day of her exile.
It looks grotesque on the face, but it doesn't hurt at all.
With the antidote applied, you can recover overnight.
Just to be on the safe side, Ning Xi'er didn't apply the antidote to Haitang for the time being, leaving it on for a day to prevent Sun Zuo from discovering he had been deceived and escalating his actions.
The First Madam and the Second Madam released Zheng Ye, who then squatted down in front of Ning Xi'er and said angrily, "Your Highness, what do you suggest we do?"
Xie Zhun turned his head to the side, his forehead seemingly bearing a large question mark.
What if he doesn't exist?!
Obviously not.
But compared to Xie Zhun's open schemes, Zheng Ye preferred Ning Xi'er's insidious cunning and treacherous nature, finding revenge more satisfying!
Ning Xi'er smiled slightly and uttered two words softly.
"Wait."
His gaze returned to the backs of Meng Yi and Sun Zuo, who were still acting arrogantly to the side, his eyes filled with icy coldness.
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