If they had killed Mu Zhiyue from the beginning, and the Bai family had suddenly come looking for them, they would have been doomed.
Ye Zongzhi believed that Mu Zhiyue was injured but not fatal, and there was still time to save him.
Even if someone from the Bai family holds an official position now, and is stationed in the capital, they won't do anything to him even if they know he imprisoned Mu Zhiyue.
If someone is actually killed, then that's a completely different matter.
He's been in business his whole life and is used to leaving himself a way out.
Ruan Banxia interrupted their conversation, which sounded like they were making their final arrangements: "What's the rush? We haven't even found them yet. Even if we do find them, it's still uncertain whether we can take them away."
Cheng Qingyan pulled Ye Lingyu closer to her and said, "My wife, you don't need to worry too much. I'll take care of everything."
"Before, I was too late. From now on, I will never let them bully you again."
"Uncle Mu and Hongyu will not let them suffer again. Whether it's the Ye family or the county magistrate, if they dare to come, I'll just take you to hide in the deep mountains."
"We're still young, we can outlast them!"
Ruan Banxia threw a fruit peel at Cheng Qingyan: "I knew you had no good intentions. You took your sister-in-law and Jiang Jiang away. What will Chu Ying do? Won't she miss you?"
After thinking it over carefully, he said, "If it really comes to that, and she's willing to come with us, then we'll take her with us."
"That won't do either. Did you get my permission to take my apprentice and my niece away? I won't allow it!"
"...What niece? Jiang Jiang calls you auntie, so she should be your niece."
Ruan Banxia retorted angrily, "What's it to you? So what if they're my nieces? I won't allow you to take them all to the deep mountains and forests!"
Cheng Qingyan was only talking about the worst-case scenario, but Ruan Banxia was genuinely worried.
"There's nothing I can do if you don't agree. I can't let my wife be sad again, and I can't watch her be bullied anymore!"
Ruan Banxia knew Shen Ziyu's identity as a general, but she had no right to ask Shen Ziyu for help.
That's why she was a little angry when Cheng Qingyan wanted to take people to hide in the deep mountains.
For an ordinary citizen to try to fight against a county magistrate is simply courting death.
Moreover, Cheng Qingyan is a woman, and in this world, women are not allowed to take the imperial examinations! Even if she wanted to participate, she couldn't!
Shen Ziyu didn't quite understand the difficulty of ordinary people fighting against officials; she was born into an official family.
When Ruan Banxia said, "If it really comes to the point where we have to hide in the deep mountains, you should take me and Brother Shen with you too."
“I can cure your illnesses, and Brother Shen knows how to hunt, so at least you won’t starve.”
Cheng Qingyan never imagined that she would be on the run after offending the county magistrate, not only having to take her family with her, but also their best friends...
No, how did this conversation turn into a plan? Wasn't this a decision made only when there was absolutely no other way out?
Besides, it's hard to be forced to that point, isn't it?
Shen Ziyu never expected that even though she didn't say anything, she would still be forced into the plan of hiding deep in the mountains.
She glanced calmly at Ruan Banxia; this person really loved to join in the fun and was incredibly reckless.
They didn't even consider that things had escalated to the point of hiding in the mountains; what kind of mess would that make?
However, she couldn't let Ruan Banxia go with them into the deep mountains and forests, otherwise she was afraid that Ruan Banxia's brother would knock on her door in the middle of the night.
If something like this can happen in a small county town, I can't imagine how tiring it must be for the people in Kyoto every day, if they are living a life more exhausting than fighting a war.
At least in their battles, while they relied on their brains, they relied more on physical strength and courage.
Not staying in Kyoto was a very wise choice she made.
This time, however, the government is involved. If she gets dragged into it again, she probably won't have a peaceful life.
Having finally met these interesting people, she didn't want to lose any more friends.
Seeing her in a daze, Ruan Banxia nudged her with her elbow: "Don't you want to go to the deep mountains? Why do you look so serious?"
Shen Ziyu smiled and shook her head: "It's not that, it's just that I don't want to flee like a defeated soldier."
"He's just a county magistrate. If he dares to come, we'll play along. Who will go to the deep mountains is still unknown."
She spoke with a confident smile, which made Ruan Banxia feel that this person was exuding charm again.
I have no idea how heroic she was on the battlefield.
Jiangjiang ran in from outside, carrying Wangcai in her arms: "Where are we going to play? Do we want to go to the mountains? Jiangjiang wants to go too!"
Meng Chuying followed closely behind, and before she knew it, the little rascal had slipped in.
She overheard the whole thing from outside and was surprised to find that Ye Lingyu's family background was many times better than hers.
Thinking back to the hardships Ye Lingyu endured before, how did she manage to avoid resentment and live a peaceful life all this time?
Meng Chuying was unaware that the family property left by Ye Lingyu's mother had also been seized, including her mother's dowry.
Ye Lingyu gently stroked Jiang Jiang's little head: "I won't leave Jiang Jiang out no matter where we go, so Jiang Jiang can rest assured?"
"Mom is the best~ I love Mom the most~"
Ruan Banxia walked over and poked Jiang Jiang's little pigtails, which made Jiang Jiang jump and stretch out her chubby little hands to protect them.
They handled it with extreme care, as if protecting some precious treasure.
"What? Didn't you say you liked Aunt Ruan the most back then? But now you say you like your mother the most, and you won't even let me pat your head?" Ruan Banxia complained to Jiang Jiang while pretending to cry.
Jiang Jiang held onto Xiao Zhuo's hand tightly, refusing to let go: "I like Aunt Ruan, but Xiao Zhuo is very important, you can't touch her~"
Ruan Banxia reached out and poked Jiang Jiang's small round hand with her finger, and Jiang Jiang covered it even tighter.
Its big eyes darted around, searching for a chance to escape.
Ruan Banxia had set off early to see patients, and now, overcome with drowsiness, she couldn't help but yawn.
Jiang Jiang took the opportunity to duck and escape from her encirclement, running very fast as if she had encountered danger.
Ruan Banxia asked Cheng Qingyan, both amused and exasperated, "What treasure is Jiang Jiang hiding in her little bun? Why is she protecting it so tightly?"
Cheng Qingyan thought to herself, "I have to protect her carefully, she's still a little seedling before she transforms!"
Although she was inwardly complaining, what she said was not like that: "It's not because she's hiding anything in her little bun, but because she thinks that tying her hair up in a little bun makes her look taller and more like an adult, so she doesn't let anyone touch her little bun."
Huh? Ruan Banxia almost couldn't help but crack her expression. Is Jiang Jiang even three years old? Trying to act like an adult?
Shouldn't this age be one where playing in the mud is a source of great joy?
"Alright, alright, I really don't know where you got the good fortune to have such a lively character."
"I'm so envious! You're not much better than me, are you? Why are you so successful in love, and even your daughter is so adorable!"
"Heaven is unjust! So unjust!"
Ruan Banxia grew angrier the more she thought about it, so angry that she couldn't sleep anymore. She turned around and kicked the blockhead's leg. "So annoying! He's such a blockhead!"
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