"He's right at the door anyway, so go ahead and do it if you dare!"
"None of us should live!"
"It's a fight to the death!"
When the prefect's wife heard this, she felt a little uneasy!
If this matter blows up, it will be very detrimental to her precious son's future power!
Her voice softened at this thought.
"Girl! Your husband really isn't with me? Why don't you go to a brothel to look for him?"
"Besides, you can't even stop your own husband from coming here to make a scene, what's the point?"
"You should think about it differently—I remember when I saw you before, you always had bruises all over your body!"
"It's obvious he was beaten by Prefect Shi!"
"Now that he's disappeared! It's so much better that no one's going to beat you up!"
"And his seat can also be used by your son!"
Madam Shi's eyes flickered upon hearing this!
She had indeed been beaten a few times. She had initially thought it was just a fun thing between husband and wife, but her husband became increasingly violent!
Moreover, he would apologize to her every time after hitting her, saying that the governor always did this and even forced him to do it at home!
She had no powerful family connections, so she could only endure it!
Moreover, judging from the situation, something must have happened to her husband. However, this position is not as easy as the governor's wife said!
Outside, Prince Shun is watching them like a hawk, and inside, there are several old guys who are just hoping something bad will happen to them!
She lowered her head in deep thought.
The governor's wife added fuel to the fire: "Don't worry! As long as the two of us join forces, those old guys are nothing to fear!"
"Don't worry! I'll talk to my husband about it!"
Madam Shi's resolve immediately began to waver!
With the support of the governor, it's not impossible!
What she didn't know was that the prefect was already dead!
Lin Ru overheard their conversation from outside and thought the two of them were incredibly stupid!
Perhaps her plan could be brought forward a little earlier!
So she stood outside the door, ignoring the guards' attempts to stop her, and shouted loudly, "Madam! Madam! I am Commandant Ji's sworn sister!"
"I heard that the Prefect had an accident! I came here specifically to check on him!"
The governor's wife was just about to succeed when someone suddenly came and ruined everything. Although she was furious, she still had to put on a smile!
"Madam Shi, please wait here. The child outside seems to have misunderstood something! I'll go check on him!"
Madam Shi was no fool; she immediately saw through the clues, but she never imagined that the prefect was dead!
So she followed the prefect's wife to open the door!
As soon as the door opened, the magistrate's wife interrupted, "What nonsense are you talking about, child? Who told you my husband was in trouble?"
Lin Ru shook her head, feeling somewhat aggrieved.
"Nobody told me anything. I just woke up this morning and called the guards and maids outside, but no one answered. There was no one in the kitchen either. I thought something must have happened! Otherwise, why would they just leave us hanging after my brother has only been gone for a day?!"
The prefect's wife forced a smile.
"You silly child! So no one made you breakfast! Don't worry, you go back first, and I'll have them bring you breakfast in a little while!"
Lin Ru shook her head again, feeling wronged.
"I don't want to go back, I want to see my brother! I've heard that Prince Shun is coming! I want my brother to bring his troops back to protect us, otherwise what will we do when Prince Shun attacks!"
“My brother told me that if we don’t let those refugees in, things will definitely fall into chaos!”
"They will side with Prince Shun and oppose us!"
"Please let me see the prefect! I want to talk to him about this and ask him to let the people in!"
Upon hearing this, the prefect's wife felt her heart pounding!
She didn't really understand the intricacies of officialdom, and her husband never told her anything about what was going on outside!
She didn't know what the specific plan was.
However, she always felt that what the little girl in front of her said made a lot of sense!
If you ask those old guys, they'll definitely give themselves away!
She can't let anyone know that the prefect and the county magistrate are dead!
She paced back and forth, thinking and thinking!
Although this commandery commander was not his younger brother, he was promoted by his husband and was considered loyal.
And his sister is still in his hands!
I doubt he'll be able to make a fuss!
Lin Ru continued, "My brother said that Prince Shun deliberately surrounded us! He's just letting the refugees outside wear us down!"
"My brother had already guessed it. These refugees would definitely attack the city like crazy in order to survive! That would deplete our forces against Prince Shun!"
"My brother is super smart!"
"Madam! Please let me in to see the Prefect! I want to tell him these things!"
The prefect's wife thought about it for a moment.
"He went to bed a little late last night! He's still not up! And he's really grumpy when he wakes up, so I don't dare to wake him!"
"How about this? I'll have someone bring your brother back! So you can be reunited, okay?!"
Lin Ru clapped her hands with a smile!
"Great! That's wonderful! Mommy, brother's coming back!"
Bai also smiled sheepishly!
"Very good!"
When the governor's wife saw that the two men had faces as dark as charcoal and that they looked like complete idiots when they smiled, she immediately lost her guard!
Although Mrs. Shi felt something was amiss, she couldn't pinpoint what it was!
She could only watch helplessly as the prefect's wife ordered someone to go through the secret passage to the western suburban camp to call Ji Wenxuan back!
Ji Wenxuan looked incredulous ever since he arrived at the western suburban camp!
Because he was caught as soon as he went in, and the people under his jurisdiction were arrested and imprisoned!
He didn't even get to see Ma Minghao!
And these people locked them in the cell and didn't come over all night!
That was truly a situation where no one would answer our cries for help!
People were still walking in this morning!
They glared angrily at Ji Wenxuan and his companions!
"You lackeys of the prefect!"
"How dare you even show your face here!"
"We'll show you what it means to wish you were dead!"
Ji Wenxuan clung to the railing with a helpless expression.
"Brothers! I'm not one of the governor's men! Do you know Ma Minghao?! I know him! If you don't believe me, call him over here!"
"That's right! I not only know him, but I also know the officials who came back with him to conscript men!"
"Oh right! And Ma Mingjie too!"
"My name is Ji Wenxuan! If you don't believe me, just tell him my name, and he'll come to see me!"
To his surprise, as soon as he finished speaking, several people next to him followed suit, clinging to the railing and repeating his words!
"None of us are the governor's men! Trust us!"
"We also know Ma Mingjie and Ma Minghao!"
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