Chapter 162: As long as I am here, you will be at peace
Chen Ning didn't quite understand the ins and outs of this, so she frowned and asked patiently, "Your Majesty has ordered me to come and take a look. Do you need any tokens or imperial edicts?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the man opposite laughed heartily: "The Emperor's order? Do you know what it means to falsely convey the Emperor's order?... Get out of here, get out of here now..."
As the man spoke, he actually stretched out his hand to push Shen Ning, but as soon as he took a step, he flew backwards without any warning.
Er Yue took a step back and returned to Shen Ning's side, looking at the man expressionlessly.
At this time, the man realized what had happened: he was kicked away in front of his men.
He immediately became furious and shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, throw these two women out..."
Before he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves approached. The man frowned at first, but when he saw who was coming, his expression changed immediately.
It was too late to escape. He knelt on the ground with a thud: "Your Highness Prince Ding."
Xiao Nanchen turned over and dismounted, and walked to Shen Ning's side: "I was about to pick you up, and then I found out that you were out."
After saying that, Xiao Nanchen looked at Zhou Xuan beside him and asked, "Did you bring the village chief here without permission?"
Zhou Xuan knelt down without saying a word.
Emperor Jiaping did order Chen Ning to investigate. After Zhou Xuan got the news, he was afraid that the evidence would be covered up by someone with ulterior motives, so he falsely passed on the order and brought Shen Ning here.
"I accept my guilt and only ask for justice for my father."
Xiao Nanchen's face was expressionless: "Drag him away."
Two people dragged Zhou Xuan away. Shen Ning glanced at them but did not interfere. At this time, the man opposite trembled and forced a smile, stammering to explain: "Your Highness, I just didn't see the warrant, so I wanted to expel these two people..."
Before he could finish his words, he was kicked in the knee and fell to his knees on the ground.
Chengying stepped forward, raised the scabbard, and broke the man's leg with a snap...
The man groaned, but gritted his teeth and tried hard to hold back his voice, and immediately cold sweat broke out on his head.
"Do I look stupid? Who taught you to fool me like this?" Xiao Nanchen said in a calm voice.
The man dared not argue any more and kowtowed desperately, begging for mercy: "Yes, General Xie sent me here to cover up something while no one was watching..."
"Drag him away."
The man was also dragged away, and Xiao Nanchen personally led Shen Ning inside: "He is the person sent by your uncle to erase the evidence."
Shen Ning uttered an "ah", feeling a little embarrassed.
Xiao Nanchen explained: "The person in charge of Minglisi's security is Xie Lianyu... You may not know him, but he's your cousin."
Xiao Nanchen forced himself not to say: I'm still engaged to you.
Shen Ning was a little confused: "Doesn't this mean that I'm investigating my uncle?"
Xiao Nanchen laughed, then explained, "Father doesn't intend to punish you severely this time. He asked you to come and see me so that he could have an idea of what's going on. So, you don't have to worry."
Shen Ning was even more confused: "Then my uncle sent someone to cover up the traces?"
Since His Majesty has no intention of punishing us severely, why bother doing these little tricks and causing trouble?
Xiao Nanchen hummed, "Being in charge of the security of the Mingli Division will allow you to be the first to know about the progress of the Thunderbolt Bombs and equip your own troops first... That's why many generals are eyeing this task. Giving it to Xie Lianyu is a reward for General Xie's achievements in the last battle against the Tatars."
But Xie Lianyu didn't do it well, and his father was afraid that if he was investigated, he would lose this good job, so he asked someone to cover it up.
Shen Ning finally understood and sighed: "The affairs under the emperor's feet are indeed complicated. We really have to be careful with every step we take."
"What are you afraid of?"
Xiao Nanchen glanced at her sideways and said, "As long as I'm here, you don't have to be so cautious. No matter what happens, I'll take care of it for you."
Shen Ning laughed: "Can you handle any big thing?"
Xiao Nanchen nodded seriously: "As long as I am here, you will be safe and sound."
His eyes were extremely focused, and Shen Ning felt a little palpitated for some reason. She coughed lightly and looked away, pretending to be calm and said, "Come, let's take a look at this passage. There's actually a fuse here..."
Xiao Nanchen saw her evasive look, but he did not expose her. Instead, he went along with her good-temperedly.
It doesn't matter, there will always be times when she can't avoid it.
Soon, after a quick tour, Shen Ning discovered many problems, including but not limited to illegal use of space, such as placing fuses in the aisle, the distance between the destruction area and the test site not meeting the standard, and over-production...
Xiao Nanchen listened very attentively. There were a few people following him. They seemed to be officials in charge of the Mingli Department. They kept looking at each other and nodding as they listened.
By the time they left the Mingli Division, those officials who looked like experts from their previous lives were already treating Shen Ning respectfully, calling him "County Lord."
After all, Thunderbolt Bomb is now the ultimate weapon of the Great Xuan Dynasty. They are all proud to be able to participate in it, but they are also nervous because they have no experience.
But this woman from the countryside could explain it clearly after just reading it once.
In fact, Shen Ning was just applying some common sense about safety management from her previous life. Those things seemed to be common sense in her previous life, but in fact they were a set of theoretical rules formed after summarizing many years of experience and lessons.
On the carriage back to the city, Xiao Nanchen handed her a booklet: "This is the inquiry booklet about the Minglisi explosion incident. Relevant officials need to fill it out for record. You, the Xie family, can give it to her."
Shen Ning knew that this was completely a backdoor.
Such things should have brought the Xie family to the Ministry of Justice for questioning on the spot and keeping records, but now, Xiao Nanchen asked her to give it privately, which means that the Xie family has the opportunity to polish it and improve it to cover it up later.
Shen Ning laughed: "Are you asking me to go to my uncle's house to sell favors?"
Xiao Nanchen's lips curled up slightly: "As smart as ice and snow."
Shen Ning was helpless: "You have planned everything for me to this extent. If I still don't realize it, wouldn't I have no conscience? Thank you, Anan."
Xiao Nanchen frowned slightly: "I said, you don't need to thank me."
Shen Ning said: "But you have done so much..."
Xiao Nanchen interrupted her: "These are nothing at all. I'm just afraid that I'm not doing well enough..."
Their eyes met, and he looked away again, not wanting Shen Ning to see the affection that was almost impossible to hide in his eyes: "I'll take you home."
Shen Ning hummed, feeling a little uncomfortable for some reason.
My face seems a little hot... Summer is almost here, and the weather is hot...
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