The fact that Lu Baichuan was so anxious to send the dog to call for help must mean something serious had happened. Jiang Jiuniang thought something had happened at home in the capital, so she told Sister Wang and ran home with the dog.
When he arrived home, Xiangxiang was crying, and Jiang Jiuniang was making her milk. When he saw Jiang Jiuniang, he said to her while he was doing what he was doing, "Don't worry, it's not a family matter, it's that the Emperor Emeritus is in trouble."
"ah?"
Jiang Jiuniang rushed over, still breathless, and upon hearing these words, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly relaxed.
It's good that they're not family...
As for the retired emperor, we should do our best to save him; compared to that, family is definitely more important.
"What happened?"
Lu Baichuan: "It's still about the treasure. Let's exchange it for the Pangu Jade."
Hearing this, Jiang Jiuniang was completely relieved and went to comfort the child.
"Take it if you want, it's useless anyway, hahaha! Right, honey, it's useless, it's useless~"
As she spoke, she coaxed the child, who giggled. Jiang Jiuniang then asked, "Who is the other person?"
"I don't know, but the handwriting is extremely ugly, so it's probably not someone from the surrounding area."
Although Lu Baichuan didn't say it explicitly, his suspicion was obvious.
Jiang Jiuniang took it, glanced at it, frowned, and sneered, "I didn't expect those dwarves to dare to come."
She recalled the few islanders she had met before, who had been fooled and sent away. She thought they would be too scared to come back after suffering a great loss, but she didn't expect them to come back to cause trouble so soon.
"That shouldn't be the case. If nothing unexpected happens, those few little black balls I sent him would be enough to destroy half of the island nation. I didn't expect them to dare to come back so quickly."
Lu Baichuan nodded, his expression somewhat grave: "The Emperor Emeritus acts too openly, so it's normal for him to be targeted. But if he really is from Japan, things will be more difficult."
The island nation's people are treacherous, cunning, and fearless—that's the most troublesome thing about them.
Where are they now?
"In Mingcheng."
Mingcheng is not far from Cangcheng; it takes three days by carriage and even longer by plane.
Lu Baichuan immediately started packing his things, and that evening Jiang Jiuniang went next door to say goodbye, saying that she would be leaving for a while.
As for whether he will come back, that's not so sure.
"Sister-in-law Wang, I will miss you. I will come to see you when I have time."
"No matter what, sister-in-law, you must remember that women should be self-reliant. Whether it's you or Shanshan, you must stand up as soon as possible so that the Chen family won't have any opportunity to take advantage of you."
Before leaving, Jiang Jiuniang repeatedly reminded Wang Saozi of these words, worried that she would face retaliation from the Chen family after she left.
"Don't worry, I know."
Sister-in-law Wang nodded repeatedly: "I know, don't worry."
Jiang Jiuniang was relieved and said, "If anything happens, just write to the capital. It's the address I gave you before. I'll definitely try to help you once I receive your letter."
She patiently explained that she bore a large part of the responsibility for the current situation with the Chen family's martial arts troupe. She had originally thought that with her here, they wouldn't dare to act rashly, but now that she was leaving, she still had some worries.
Sister-in-law Wang knew this was a favor Jiang Jiuniang had done for her family, so she nodded her thanks and personally saw her out.
Jiang Jiuniang did not go home, but went to the county government office to instruct the new magistrate to keep a close eye on the Chen family's martial arts troupe and protect the Wang family's martial arts troupe. She said that if anything happened to the Wang family, she would not let it go. The new magistrate repeatedly assured her that he would keep a close eye on the two families, and Jiang Jiuniang left satisfied.
That evening, Jiang Jiuniang and her family went to Mingcheng.
The dwarfs originally thought they would arrive in three days, but little did they know that they had already reached Mingcheng that very night, and even less did they know that they had found the whereabouts of the Emperor Emeritus and Consort Liu that very night and infiltrated their territory.
The retired emperor and Consort Liu were imprisoned separately. The retired emperor was still useful, so he was not touched much. Consort Liu was of relatively less use, so the short men became more unscrupulous. Several of them crowded into the room where Consort Liu was imprisoned, intending to do something improper.
The two rooms were not soundproof, and the Emperor Emeritus could hear Consort Liu's terrified screams. He was exhausted but could do nothing about it.
Jiang Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan sensed something was wrong as soon as they heard the voices. In particular, Jiang Jiuniang could clearly hear their language and how they were evaluating Consort Liu, with a constant stream of vulgarities.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
Consort Liu was terrified, tears streaming down her face.
"Your Majesty, please save me, sob sob sob..."
These short men were rather presumptuous. They weren't in a hurry to do anything; instead, they were admiring Consort Liu's beauty, even touching her as if they were picking out pork.
A deep sense of shame welled up inside her, and Consort Liu felt that she would rather be dead.
Unfortunately, he was tied up and couldn't move at all. He couldn't even resist in the slightest, let alone kill himself.
Jiang Jiuniang immediately said, "I'll go in."
Lu Baichuan nodded, then turned to look for someone following the Emperor Emeritus's voice, leaving Consort Liu's affairs entirely to Jiang Jiuniang.
Those people quickly finished admiring the scene and were about to make their move when, in that instant, Jiang Jiuniang kicked the door open.
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