There were no prison cells on the mountain, and Li Yuzhi was still detained in his original residence.
As the general manager of Xishan Mine, Li Yingfeng was naturally strict in his control over him.
Not only were all the doors and windows of the house nailed shut, there were also layers of guards outside, and Li Yuzhi's limbs were shackled.
Although he had already expected that Li Yuzhi would end up like this once Li Yingfeng and his men succeeded, Su Li still felt very uncomfortable when he saw it with his own eyes.
No matter what, he had been very good to her over the past six months, and he had already planned to save her.
If possible, she actually hopes that he is well.
"You're here?"
Li Yuzhi was wearing a plain shirt and did not seem to be injured. Although his face looked a little haggard, his demeanor was still calm.
"Why aren't you talking?"
Su Li felt complicated and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Did you sneak in intentionally from the beginning?"
Su Li shook his head: "It was an accident."
"Why did you run away?"
"Prince Ning wants to kill us."
"But I said I would take you away and save you..."
"Auntie Sang and Ah Xiu saved me, I can't just ignore them."
"You can tell me, I can save them..."
Li Yuzhi paused, then raised the corner of his mouth and said self-deprecatingly: "You don't believe me."
"On this mountain, you hold the power of life and death over everyone, and I don't have any bargaining chips. Rather than gambling my life on the compassion of others, I would rather save myself with my own abilities."
"Besides, Li Yuzhi, will you really let them go?"
It is true that Li Yuzhi could not bear to see the slave and the cook die innocently, but that was all.
He chose to compromise, not because he thought he had no choice, but more because he put the overall situation first, the interests of Prince Ning and the Qingping Marquis' Mansion.
Li Yuzhi was stunned and suddenly laughed.
He looked up at Su Li, his tone unclear: "I am shortsighted. I didn't realize that you are so smart and insightful..."
One sentence can reveal him and see through him.
"I've been sending people looking for you for nearly a month, confident that you wouldn't report it to the authorities... Qingcheng, I'm curious. Since you escaped and got off the carriage in Ting'an County, why didn't you report it to the authorities in Xishan, but instead ran so far away?"
"Isn't this obvious? How could the Xishan authorities not have noticed the mine's movements over the years?"
Li Yuzhi had a complicated expression: "Sure enough, from the very beginning, you have been hiding your incompetence..."
He was careless after all.
After a long pause, he said with a hint of anticipation: "Qingcheng, have you ever liked me? Even a little bit?"
“Never…”
When I came out of the house, I saw Ji Tinglan standing quietly in the yard, looking quiet and cold.
Hearing the noise, he turned sideways and looked over, a faint smile on his face: "Are you done talking?"
"Well, does the prince want to go in?"
Ji Tinglan nodded: "Ask some questions."
"oh."
"By the way, regarding the slaves and cooks in the mines, how will the Crown Prince and General Li handle this? When can they be allowed to leave?"
When I first came here, I forgot to ask Li Yingfeng about this.
Anyway, Ji Tinglan is also one of the main people in charge of this plan. If we ask him, we don’t have to go to Li Yingfeng again.
"As for the cook, someone has just been sent to question her. After signing the contract and getting her indenture, she can leave. As for the slaves, they are involved in the mining and will have to stay to testify later, so they can't leave for the time being."
Su Li nodded. As long as Aunt Sang and A Xiu left safely, she would feel relieved.
"Then my lord, you are busy, I will leave first."
"It's already past noon. Let Zhitang take you to lunch first."
Zhitang immediately bowed and said, "Miss Mo, I will take you to dinner."
"Let's go then..."
Not long after Su Li left the yard, Ji Tinglan also left.
The secret guard following behind him looked confused. Didn’t he say he wanted to question Li Yuzhi?
After lunch, Su Li went down the mountain to look for A Xiu and the others.
Several people have already obtained their own indentures and are preparing to go down the mountain and leave.
"Sister Mo! General Luo said we can leave now!"
Ah Xiu was obviously very excited to get back the contract of selling herself, the money she had saved for three years, and the fact that she could return home and reunite with her family soon.
Aunt Sang and the others also had happy expressions on their faces.
Su Li was naturally happy for them: "Remember to be careful on the road, especially Ah Xiu, you are too naive. Hide your money well and don't get cheated."
Aunt Sang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Ah Xiu and I are from hometowns not far apart. We can go back together."
Su Li was a little surprised and said with a smile: "Then I can rest assured."
Ying'er said dissatisfiedly: "Qingcheng, you only care about A Xiu."
Ah Xiu raised her chin and snorted, "Sister Ying'er, it's not what you said that I'm stupid and dumb. What's wrong with Sister Mo caring about me so much?"
Several people were amused and burst into laughter.
Ying'er was so angry that she hit her head again, but Ah Xiu just laughed and didn't care at all.
"By the way, Sister Mo, what about you? Aren't you leaving?"
"You go first, I'll follow."
"Oh, then Sister Mo, where are you going next?"
She remembered that when Sister Mo first came, she said that she was from the eastern border and her family had died in the war. Now, she could be considered homeless.
Su Li smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it yet."
"Then I'll tell you my home address, and you can come find me later."
"OK……"
Li Yingfeng sent someone to take A Xiu and others down the mountain using a large cart. After they all got on the cart and left, Su Li returned to the mountain to find Li Yingfeng.
"Miss Mo, are you leaving now?"
Li Yingfeng was surprised. Miss Mo was obviously Ting Lan's wife. Where could she go if she left?
And Ting Lan will definitely not agree.
"What's wrong, General Li? The work has been done. I'm not a slave in the mine. Can't I leave?"
Li Yingfeng was a little embarrassed: "Of course, I can, but do you think you should ask Ting Lan?"
"You can leave."
At this time, Ji Tinglan came in from outside, looking at Su Li with gentle eyes and a gentle tone: "But, where are you going?"
Li Yingfeng blinked his eyes. What was going on?
Let your wife go?
Su Li was also a little surprised that Ji Tinglan let her go so readily, so she said truthfully: "I haven't thought about it yet."
But the first thing, of course, is to leave Xishan. After all, there are many of Ning Wang's followers here, and who knows, they might come to take revenge on her one day.
After that, naturally, I would first find a place to settle down and then think of ways to make a living.
Since God has given her a chance to be reborn, she must not let it down and must survive well.
"Do you have enough silver? I'll ask Zhitang to give you some later."
"No need, I have the money, thank you very much, my Lord."
Ji Tinglan nodded: "Then let Zhitang take you down the mountain?"
"Thank you very much."
Su Li did not refuse his kindness. The distance from the mountain to the nearest county town was not short. If there was no carriage, how long would it take her to walk there?
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