Gu Hong curled his lips and drew the knife from his waist.
Under the sunlight, the silver sword reflected a dazzling light.
He noticed from the corner of his eye that the other person's expression suddenly became tense, and then he slowly swung his sword.
The reeds nearby were instantly split in two by this seemingly careless blow, showing how sharp the knife was.
"I thought everyone knew what kind of temper I, Gu Hong, had. Back then, when I was penniless and had no status, I never feared anything. So now I should be afraid?"
Gu Hong's question made the man who was just shouting break out in cold sweat on his forehead.
Seeing that the person was almost scared enough, he slowly raised his eyes.
"But since my wife doesn't allow me to attack civilians, I won't do anything."
He glanced around and said, "Some people in the court say that this general is like an invincible long sword. But now it seems that this sword has a scabbard. If you want to make this general restrain his temper, I'm afraid you have to start with the Gu family."
Upon hearing this, the villagers all had plans in mind.
It seems that even if you want to provoke Gu Hong in the future, you must never provoke Shen Ningsi.
Gu Hong can now refrain from attacking civilians just because of Shen Ningsi's words, but he will probably go on a killing spree just because of Shen Ningsi's words in the future.
"If you're not planning on killing me, why did you come down here? Are you trying to show off?"
Gu Hong raised his eyebrows, looked at the man's outline carefully, and then curled the corners of his mouth.
"I was wondering who it was. Turns out it's Zhang Qianrou's servant."
As soon as these words fell, Ana Shen opened her eyes wide.
She almost forgot the name Zhang Qianrou. She was just a little girl who knew nothing, but she bewitched Wang Qiang, a brainless man, and almost took her life.
Shen Ningsi originally planned to find Zhang Qianrou to settle the score, but she didn't expect that the person had already been dealt with by Gu Hong, and she had never seen this person again.
Her face darkened. "Let me pass."
"...Madam, the general has ordered..."
Shen Ningsi just pulled the corner of his mouth, "He can't even order me around, and you still want to stop me?"
Seeing that Shen Ningsi had changed her usual weak demeanor and her eyes were cold and stern, San Yazi quickly said, “Hurry up and let the lady go over.”
Shen Ningsi was right. Gu Hong couldn't do anything to him.
Do they, as subordinates, still dare to fight and try their best to stop Shen Ningsi? When the time comes, the lady will be angry and make trouble for the general, and it will be them, the people who obey orders, who will suffer.
The noise behind them did not escape Gu Hong's ears. Without even turning his head, he asked, "Want to handle it yourself?"
Shen Ningsi nodded, and then realized that the other person had his back to her and could not see her expression, so she spoke: "I didn't intend to make a fuss, but I didn't expect that it was because of the grudges in the past that he came to trouble me. If I don't deal with it this time, I'm afraid that someone will come to me again in the future."
What she hates most is trouble, especially this kind of unreasonable trouble.
Shen Ningsi looked down at the other party, "Zhang Qianrou deserves it. First, she deceived the villagers, saying that my water is poisonous, and deceived the villagers to buy water from the Wang family at a high price. Then she tricked Wang Qiang into attacking me. If I lost you, do you think you can still farm here?"
"I don't expect you to be grateful to me from the bottom of your heart, but you should at least know what it is that allowed you to keep your life."
"Stop talking nonsense here. It's only right that Miss Zhang hates you."
Shen Ningsi laughed out loud when she heard this, and she crossed her arms calmly.
She wanted to hear how this person turned black into white.
"You stole her husband and then humiliated her repeatedly. You believed Wang Qiang's lies, which shows how stupid you are!"
Shen Ningsi smiled angrily, "You don't mean to say that Wang Qiang couldn't get Zhang Qianrou's love, and then deliberately framed her, right?"
Looking at the other person's eyes that looked like a fool, even if he didn't say anything, Shen Ningsi knew his answer.
Ignoring this mentally unstable person, Shen Ningsi curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
"Wang Qiang escaped from the Wang family and originally wanted to flee to his aunt's home in the next village, but unexpectedly met Zhang Qianrou on the way. Zhang Qianrou gave him an idea, saying that if he killed me, the position of General Gu's wife would definitely belong to her, Zhang Qianrou."
"Wang Qiang abandoned his livelihood and came to my house to cause trouble. This matter has long been settled. Besides what General Gu's men found out through interrogation, someone else also saw Zhang Qianrou and Wang Qiang in the grove at the village entrance. And let me ask you, the only person Wang Qiang saw along the way was Zhang Qianrou. Besides him, who else could have had the ability to change Wang Qiang's mind?"
The villagers nodded.
They never suspected that Zhang Qianrou was framed. This woman was used to showing off her power in the village.
They all disliked Zhang Qianrou. The village was so small, and they knew her personality well. Zhang Qianrou was capable of such things.
"I don't know who else is sympathizing with Zhang Qianrou, but if you are willing to give up your own life for this woman, I can't do anything about it."
Ana Shen turned around and looked at the man standing in the field with a stubborn look in his eyes.
"No one is asking you to plant according to my method. If the harvest is not good in two months, don't go to anyone's house to beg for food."
"The food and fodder that everyone is eating now was borrowed by General Gu from other places. Borrowed things must be returned."
Shen Ningsi tilted his head and smiled, "I want to see what you will give back when the time comes."
After she finished speaking, she rubbed her temples. After all this tossing and turning, she felt more and more uncomfortable, and even breathing seemed much more difficult.
"Go back." She whispered as she passed by Gu Hong.
Gu Hong raised his eyebrows. "I'm not planning on doing anything to you, but in two months, if anyone dares to provide him with food, don't blame me for not remembering our past friendship."
He said with a half-smile, "Don't forget that I am your creditor. Every morsel of food you eat now belongs to me."
After saying that, Gu Hongcai quickly caught up with Shen Ningsi.
The two men walked side by side, their expressions calm, and it was impossible to tell that they had just said a lot of harsh words.
Fan Xing, standing in the distance, had a somewhat stiff expression on his face. "Although threatening the villagers doesn't sound very nice, considering Gu's character of killing people, this is considered to be a lot more restrained."
He thought that other officials would despise this idea, but he didn't expect everyone to nod their heads repeatedly.
"Indeed, General Gu didn't take direct action. This is beyond our expectations. This Madam Gu is truly an extraordinary person!"
Fan Xing blinked, closed his mouth and stopped talking.
Sure enough, everything related to Gu Hong would become strange.
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