Su Li curled up the corners of her mouth: "I ran away."
"Then why are you back now?"
Ah Xiu was a little worried: "Could it be that you were captured by someone outside? Sister Mo, who are those people outside?"
Last night while they were sleeping, they were suddenly surrounded. They didn't do anything to them, but they were not allowed to leave.
Aunt Sang asked about it, but the person who came only said that the mine was an illegal mine and the mastermind on the mountain had been arrested. He didn't tell them anything more.
They had no idea what was going on and were frightened all night.
Su Li shook his head: "Don't worry, you will be fine. Those outside are General Pingxi's men, and they are here to rescue you."
"Save us?" Ah Xiu and the others looked confused. "Then why are you keeping us under guard?"
"This Xishan Mine is not mined by the imperial court, but by someone privately mining it. According to the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty, all mines in the Great Jin Dynasty belong to the imperial court. Any private mining is considered a crime."
Aunt Sang and her friends all came from a remote and cold place, and they were illiterate and had no idea about the laws of the Jin Dynasty. Su Li could only explain them to them one by one.
Ying'er quickly understood: "So, Qingcheng, you're saying that this Xishan Mine is not a secret Dajin mine at all, but a gold mine that someone is secretly mining, and it's illegal?"
"Yes, do you remember that Prince Xiao who asked us to take care of Manager Li? That man is the mastermind behind this Xishan Mine."
Su Li did not intend to tell them the specific identity, or the identity of King Ning behind it. After all, knowing too much would not be a good thing for them.
"So he is the master's messenger..."
Ah Xiu was a little scared: "Then will we, will we be beheaded?"
"Stupid!" Ying'er knocked her head. "Didn't you hear what Qingcheng said? Those people came to save us. We knew nothing, so how could we be beheaded?"
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