The soldiers at the gate wanted to stop them when they saw so many people, but they were unable to resist their large numbers. It was not until Gu Yuanniang and Song Weiwei stood outside the city gate that everyone let go and returned to the capital.
Song Weiwei stood there in a daze with rotten vegetable leaves on her head, and Gu Yuanniang next to her was in the same miserable state.
"I didn't kill anyone, why don't those people believe me?"
There was no sign of any change on her numb expression, and Gu Yuanniang remained silent.
"We've all been kicked out, Liu Niang, why don't you say something?" Song Weiwei looked at Gu Yuanniang in confusion.
Gu Yuanniang, who had just been standing, suddenly collapsed to the ground and did not move.
"Sixth Mother?" Song Weiwei immediately squatted down and tried to help Gu Yuanniang up.
"Weiwei, I didn't kill anyone." Gu Yuanniang had tears in her eyes and looked at Song Weiwei with some grievance.
Song Weiwei didn't know how to comfort her, the two of them just hugged each other, but their shaking shoulders revealed the woman's mood.
It was not until the sky gradually darkened and there were fewer and fewer people in the city that Gu Yuanniang and Song Weiwei went into the city and went home to rest.
Erbao was eating candied haws in the yard, humming a little tune, and looking at Gu Yuanniang and Song Weiwei, who were dressed in tattered clothes, with some confusion.
“Aunt Gu, Auntie, why are your clothes torn?”
Seeing the girl with her lovely big eyes, Song Weiwei suppressed her tiredness and smiled at her: "Don't worry, Erbao, auntie is fine, go and play by yourself."
"Oh." The little girl nodded and walked towards her room.
What woke Xu Miaomiao up the next morning was not the scorching sun during the day, but a heart that wanted to go home.
After packing up her things, Xu Miaomiao planned to say goodbye to everyone.
Seeing Xu Miaomiao's eager look, the Fifth Minister didn't want to delay her.
She had prepared Xu Miaomiao's carriage early in the morning: "Madam Xu, this is the horse you rode when you came here. It has been well fed for you. You can ride it without worry."
"Thank you, Fifth Master."
Xu Miaomiao bowed slightly and touched the horse that had followed her all the way from the capital.
"Madam Xu, have a safe journey."
Looking in the direction he looked, Sixth Prime Minister also came out and waved to Xu Miaomiao.
Xu Miaomiao turned around, covered her eyes with a cloth, and prepared to leave.
A Da led Xu Miaomiao's horse and walked towards the exit.
"Madam Xu, I will send you here."
A Da put the horse reins into Xu Miaomiao's hands, and Xu Miaomiao also removed the cloth on her head and regained some light. This was exactly where they had taken Xu Miaomiao away before.
"Thank you, Ada."
A Da also saluted Xu Miaomiao, and then left after watching Xu Miaomiao ride away on horseback.
After getting the things, Xu Miaomiao did not return to the capital but returned to Bai County.
"Ms. Xu, you brought these things back?" The village chief looked at Xu Miaomiao in disbelief, as if he had not expected that she could bring these things back safely.
"Tsk, what's so great about that." Wang Mang, who was standing next to her, dragged his lame leg and looked at Xu Miaomiao, glancing at her sideways.
"Village Chief Wang, the transportation of these goods has always been handled by your family, so the commission is several percent higher than that of others. But now something has happened, I'm afraid..." Xu Miaomiao hesitated to speak.
Village Chief Wang in front of her immediately understood what she meant: "That's right, Madam Xu, we were wrong this time. Even if you blame us, we admit it."
"Why?" Wang Mang, who was standing by, was not happy when he heard this: "The harvest of these crops is all taken care of by our family. If it weren't for my father, how could the crops here grow so well?"
Hearing Wang Mang's words, the village chief immediately stopped him and winked at him, but Wang Mang pretended not to see it and stared at Xu Miaomiao and said those words.
"Madam Xu, please don't blame me for my rash words."
"No problem." Xu Miaomiao took the initiative to speak: "Since Mr. Wang is dissatisfied, then I might as well make it clear to you. It is not easy to get the goods back this time. I believe you also understand the principle of once being unfaithful, and you will never use it again. This matter was made by you first, and I hope you can sincerely repent."
As soon as Xu Miaomiao finished speaking, she left without looking back.
Now that there was no one in charge of cargo transportation, the first person she thought of was Wu Zhuang.
"What, Madam Xu, I can't do it." Wu Zhuang opened his mouth in surprise when he heard the news: "I am just an ordinary person. If such an important matter is given to me, I definitely can't do it."
"How can you easily deny it without trying it?" Xu Miaomiao looked at the man and said solemnly: "I believe Mr. Wu can do it."
Seeing that Xu Miaomiao trusted him so much, Wu Zhuang nodded: "Okay, Madam Xu trusts me so much, I will definitely do this well!"
"Yeah." Xu Miaomiao also nodded.
After settling the issue of the goods, Xu Miaomiao was ready to return to the capital.
I don’t know if Erbao will cry because she hasn’t seen her for such a long time.
Gu Yuanniang did not sleep all night. She packed up the things in the room and put them away before tidying up again.
"Sixth Lady, what are you doing?"
Song Weiwei looked at Gu Yuanniang who was packing her bags and spoke with some confusion.
"No matter what, the murder case is on my shoulders. If I leave, it might be the best option for the department store." Gu Yuanniang said as she prepared to leave with the sleeping Ling'er in her arms.
"No." Seeing this, Song Weiwei immediately stood in front of Gu Yuanniang and stopped her from leaving: "We agreed to come to the capital together. We can't let you leave alone!"
"Weiwei, things in the department store will only turn around if I leave." Gu Yuanniang spoke patiently, as if she wanted to persuade the person in front of her.
Song Weiwei didn't hear a word of her and stood in front of Gu Yuanniang firmly, not letting her leave.
"What's wrong? Why do you want to leave?"
A familiar voice came from the door frame. The dim expression in Gu Yuanniang's eyes brightened up, then dimmed again when she remembered something.
"Sister-in-law, you're finally back." Song Weiwei looked at Xu Miaomiao. For some reason, her heart was filled with grievances. Her nose felt sore when she saw Xu Miaomiao.
"Why are you crying even though you're already this old?"
Xu Miaomiao blamed her with her mouth, but her hands gently wiped away the tears from Song Weiwei's face.
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