At first, Magistrate Duan was busy finding a doctor to bring down Nianci's fever and didn't take the matter to heart. But after Nianci's fever subsided, Magistrate Duan felt that something was wrong no matter how he thought about it.
After some subtle questioning, Nianci finally revealed the truth. Magistrate Duan was greatly surprised, but this was Jiang Ling's private matter. Moreover, it was common for children to be lost or for people to eat each other during famine years, so Magistrate Duan put the matter aside.
For half a month, Magistrate Duan and his men lived peacefully. One morning, just as Magistrate Duan got up and changed into his official robes, Zhao Liu hurriedly pushed open the door and barged in. Although Magistrate Duan and Zhao Liu had an unusual relationship, Magistrate Duan was still bothered by this rude way of barging in.
He looked at Zhao Liu with displeasure, but Zhao Liu suddenly became flustered. He pointed to the door and said with trembling lips that a lot of people from the imperial city of Shengjing had come and told Magistrate Duan to go there quickly.
Upon hearing this, Magistrate Duan was immediately alarmed. He feigned shock and instructed Zhao Liu to temporarily place Nianci in the prison, which was the safest place he could think of at the moment.
Then Magistrate Duan strode out.
Outside the door, a dozen well-dressed and well-armed people stood in a row on both sides, with a girl of about eighteen years old standing in the middle.
As the girl smiled, revealing two rows of pearly white teeth, her ruthless gaze contrasted sharply with her expression, giving off a chilling feeling.
"Duan Kang'an, I am the Empress Dowager's man. If you want to live, hand over the person!" The girl had a smile on her lips, but it was impossible to tell that she was smiling.
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