With the token in hand, Cheng Qingyan understood immediately and wondered why soldiers had been summoned.
So it turns out her wife used the token to scare people again. But putting everything else aside, I didn't expect this little token to be so useful.
Not only is it easy to use, but it also has no limit on the number of times it can be used. Even if Shen Ziyu is not here, it will not affect its use.
How did they know the brand was genuine? Weren't they afraid of being counterfeited?
It seems I'll have to ask her wife next time; she doesn't understand any of these things.
"Officer Nie, there must be more than just a few constables here to capture the thief, right?"
"You flatter me, sir. We were only assisting in capturing the thief. The main task was to rely on the patrol inspector, who had already led his men to ambush him."
"Is there anything else I, Cheng, can do for you? If Officer Nie needs anything, please don't hesitate to ask."
Nie Yilin put down his teacup and said with a smile, "Then please have Young Master Cheng call all the people being escorted here to arrest the bandits. It would be better not to involve ordinary people."
That makes sense. Compared to the soldiers, these escorts are not as capable in combat, and going with them would probably only cause trouble.
After gathering everyone, Nie Yilin had all the constables change into the uniforms of escorts and, according to the original plan, transport the supplies along the designated route.
Li Gang remained at Cheng Qingyan's house for the time being, still tightly bound.
Cheng Qingyan pulled Ye Lingyu back. Ye Lingyu had even had someone investigate these matters while she was angry with her, yet she herself was completely unaware of it.
"Wife, you secretly asked Meng An to keep an eye on Li Gang? How do you know it was Li Gang who colluded with others?"
Ye Lingyu seemed to know she was going to ask this, and without thinking, she said, "I wasn't sure at first either, until Zhang Changgui, the one who was very close to her, that person who wasn't exactly upright, suddenly decided to go far away to make a living. That was a bit abnormal."
"Moreover, Li Gang rarely moves around in the village, and he doesn't stay there for more than a few days a year. This time, however, he seems to have stayed a little longer."
"The reason I didn't tell you about this beforehand was twofold: firstly, I wasn't sure yet, and secondly, I was angry at the time."
"I only confirmed this matter today after Meng An brought the person here, so Ayan, are you angry that I kept it from you?"
Cheng Qingyan smiled and shook her head: "No, besides, I kept it from you before, I'm not angry."
"My wife is so capable, I should be happy, not angry!"
"But why did you give me this token, my wife?"
"You could just tell them directly! Besides, I don't even know how to use this brand!"
"Oh, by the way, my wife, what did Officer Nie say you told him to do?"
Cheng Qingyan examined the token in his hand carefully, turning it over and over. Finally, he even tossed it up to weigh it.
Ye Lingyu said thoughtfully, "Before, when we weren't sure of Li Gang's identity, we sent Meng An and the others to the county government to deliver a message to the county magistrate."
“Bandits have appeared near the official road in Yuanning County, robbing people and killing them. The county magistrate will naturally send troops to suppress them.”
"I was just having the soldiers find a place to ambush them in advance, just in case. We have to protect either our territory or the bandits, right?"
"We can't just let the bandits succeed again, injure people, and steal our things."
Cheng Qingyan nodded; her wife's words made sense.
Recalling the recent conflict, Ye Lingyu added, "Next time, I will discuss these uncertain things with you before making a decision."
Cheng Qingyan laughed out loud. Why was her wife acting a little awkward?
"Alright, then I look forward to seeing how you do, my wife!"
"Also, my lady, did Brother Shen leave this plaque behind?"
"Judging from the magistrate's attitude before, she didn't take the plaque. Will something happen to her?"
Ye Lingyu stopped her fidgeting hands: "Ayan, be careful not to fall. This token will have to be returned to Ziyu later."
"Oh~"
I really don't see what's so special about this brand.
If you can make the county magistrate obey you just by having this, wouldn't it be very convenient to do something bad?
"My lady, do the magistrate and Constable Nie only recognize the nameplate and not the person?"
Otherwise, why would Ye Lingyu give her the token? She had kept it with her before.
Ye Lingyu picked up the token and explained to Cheng Qingyan, "Generally speaking, the token can represent an individual or a powerful figure. Officials and constables also have their own identity tokens."
"This token from the Marquis's residence is different from their identity tokens."
“Look, this token has the words ‘Ping Le Marquis’s Mansion’ engraved on the back. This kind of token usually represents the entire Marquis’s Mansion.”
"At most, Officer Nie and his men are just personal identification, proving that they are constables of the yamen."
"And not just anyone from the Marquis's mansion is worthy of possessing a token representing the Marquis's family..."
Cheng Qingyan was a time traveler and was unaware of the rumors surrounding the Ping Le Marquis's mansion.
Seeing that Ye Lingyu didn't continue, she suddenly realized and said, "Madam, you mean that a very important person in the Marquis's mansion gave the plaque to Brother Shen, and then she gave it to us."
"Wouldn't that be the end of us? We don't even know if she'll ever come back. How could she not have taken something so important with her!"
Sometimes, Cheng Qingyan's thought process was a bit hard to understand.
"Ayan, didn't you ever consider that this brand belongs to Ziyu herself, and not given to her by someone else?"
"Huh? What does this mean? Isn't she a junior general? How could this badge be hers?"
Sigh, why can't Cheng Qingyan let his mind wander a bit at a time like this?
Ye Lingyu was about to tell her that Shen Ziyu might be from the Marquis's mansion when she heard Cheng Qingyan ask an even more perplexing question.
Cheng Qingyan leaned closer and asked in a low voice, "Wife, do the generals here not have their own tokens?"
Ye Lingyu chuckled and tapped her head: "Ayan, are you stupid?"
Cheng Qingyan chuckled a few times, realizing that his idea was a bit silly.
Then she heard Ye Lingyu say, "Ayan, the Marquis of Pingle, seems to also have the surname Shen."
Cheng Qingyan was stunned for a moment. At first, she was wondering why Ye Lingyu suddenly brought up the surname of the Marquis of Ping Le.
Then she exclaimed, "My lady, is that what you mean?"
A look of disbelief crossed his face. How could this be!
She was already shocked when she learned that Shen Ziyu was a general, but now that Shen Ziyu had connections with the Marquis's mansion, she was even more shocked.
The saying "It's easy to get things done if you have connections in the court" is absolutely true.
Ye Lingyu remarked with admiration, "She is truly brave, no less so than any man."
That's not true. In this dynasty, women were not recruited for the army, so there were no female soldiers in the military camps.
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