Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 242 Contradictions
In fact, the next thing was very simple. Mu Ying obediently retrieved the secret decree.

It was not just that Mu Ying had believed what Qi Chen had said before, but he was also trying to find the truth for himself.

Mu Ying was so cooperative and had no intention of resisting at all. Mei Qian was still thinking about what would happen if the news of his battle in Ningcheng spread outside, so he didn't notice this at all.

Mei Qian went to the Imperial City Office to join in the fun and witnessed the real decree of succession. However, she was not as surprised as she had imagined.

So, when Qi Chen received the imperial edict, he looked up and saw two expressionless people.

Mei Qian, Qi Chen could see that she was in a bad mood.

But he didn't know why Mei Qian was in such a bad mood. She was obviously very happy when she mentioned that she would accompany him to see the imperial edict at the beginning.

Mu Ying was also unhappy.

However, Qi Chen could probably understand Mu Ying's behavior. Mu Ying had been feeling resentful for a long time because his deceased master did not tell him about this imperial edict.

He was very sad in his heart. His master did not tell him all this when he died. Didn't he believe him?

Or other reasons?

Maybe, other reasons would be good, but Mu Ying's personality destined him to be unable to think of good things, and his whole dejection is visibly evident.

Qi Chen could see it, so he thought of asking Mei Qian to secretly tell Mu Ying to have a dream to comfort him.

Mei Qian was not in the mood for this. It was not until Qi Chen talked to her about this alone that Mei Qian agreed, but she still looked "reluctant".

"Mei Qian, you seem to be in a bad mood today. Are you troubled by the resettlement issue?"

"Ah, no..."

Mei Qian came back to her senses and shook her head to deny it. Facing Qi Chen's worried look, Mei Qian hesitated for a moment and then told him what was on her mind today.

When Qi Chen realized that Mei Qian was targeting her because of her reputation and even suspected that someone might be targeting her, he did not jump to conclusions. Instead, he asked Mei Qian in detail why she thought so.

"I have read the contents of the letter that General Su wrote to you and my teacher. There is no bias. It is just that the fire attack strategy is more complicated, so it is not written in detail."

At the root, Mei Qian could confirm that Su Jingkang definitely did not do anything.

After Qi Chen and Chu Ji have read it, the confirmed news of victory will definitely be announced to other regions.

Mei Qian suspected that either the content was tampered with when it was announced;

Or maybe someone with ulterior motives got hold of the news and released some information with personal sentimentality, deliberately spreading the news again with the intention of discrediting Mei Qian.

Otherwise, how could such a satisfying thing as annihilating the enemy be spread as if she was cruel?

Mei Qian didn't expect that the moral level of people at that time was as "high" as that of later generations.

After listening to what Mei Qian said, Qi Chen did not say that Mei Qian was making a fuss, nor did he immediately take action to send someone to investigate the matter without Mei Qian's permission.

Qi Chen carefully asked Mei Qian about her thoughts, and then proposed to analyze the matter together, guiding Mei Qian to unravel the matter himself.

“Maybe you can go talk to Mu Ying and ask him where he heard the news.

If you ask this, a person as sharp-minded as him will naturally understand what you want to do, and perhaps soon this matter will have the answer you want."

After Mei Qian gradually calmed down her mood today, she quickly noticed Qi Chen's extraordinary patience with her.

Mei Qian noticed it and immediately expressed her gratitude.

On the contrary, Qi Chen was stunned for a second by Mei Qian's decisive action. In the next instant, Mei Qian saw Qi Chen laughing inexplicably again.

"Okay, it's getting late. I'll first assign a group of people for you to use as your staff." "Yes..."

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In a quiet and desolate house in the capital, a girl named Mingniang was standing under a lush pear tree.

She tilted her head up, not knowing whether she was staring at the bird perched on the pear tree or at the hanging white cloth.

"what--!"

A scream from the house behind her scared away the birds in the tree. Ming Niang's pupils trembled slightly, and finally her gaze fell on the white cloth again.

Last night, a woman ended her life here.

Obviously, a few days ago, everyone was crying together because they were rescued and survived the disaster, feeling that they were saved.

How come it became like this again?

Ming Niang couldn't figure it out, but she recalled the words her sister had often said to the tree while weeping:

[If I go back like this, my husband and children won’t let me in, right?]
[This world is so big, but when the Xirong people entered the city and I was left behind by them, I knew that there was no place for me in this world.]
[Ming Niang, I am actually very timid. I am afraid of death and have survived until today.

Just like they said, everything is over, but, but why do I feel like I can’t get over it? ]
Thinking about that gentle woman, who was about the same age as my eldest sister, and who took care of me when I was in trouble.

After all the suffering was over, because of the endless despair, he chose to do things that he had never done even when he was humiliated.

It's really ironic.

The fierce and ferocious Xirong soldiers didn't force her to death, but...

Ming Niang's lips were raised, but tears kept falling from the corners of her eyes.

She felt pity for her sister, but wasn't she also feeling pity for herself?

The sister was homeless, so how could she dare to tell her family that she was still alive?
Thinking of this, Mingniang's hands on the edge of her skirt trembled slightly.

She slowly raised her hand and grasped her collar. She felt powerless and suffocated, as if they were now locked up in this house without freedom. Thinking about how she didn't know what would happen to her in the future, Mingniang became anxious again.

"Die?! What do you mean by die?! You endured such humiliation from the Xirong dogs, and now you want to die? Who are you doing this for?
Could it be that... you are doing this for the soldiers watching over the house to see, to prove that you are a chaste and virtuous woman?!"

After the scream was heard in the room just now, another woman's sharp curse was heard.

"You're talking nonsense! Lin Zhiman, don't slander me!" Another woman with a crying voice seemed to be scolding the woman who had just scolded her.

"I slandered you? If you really value chastity so much, you should have died in front of the Xirong dog long ago. Why are you trying to commit suicide now?

Don't you feel disgusted to receive pity from others like this?!"

"I don't!"

"No!? If you really want to commit suicide, you should do what Madam Li did last night and quietly hang yourself in the dead of night. You are trying to commit suicide in front of all the sisters. Do you really think that others can't see your intentions?!"

Hearing that Lin Zhiman suddenly started to talk about someone she knew, Ming Niang immediately turned around and walked towards the house with a fierce look on her face.

She was about to push the door open and curse when she suddenly heard another door being pushed open from behind her.

When Ming Niang turned around, she saw a group of soldiers led by a girl with extraordinary momentum, walking around the screen wall and standing in the middle of the yard...

Mei Qian is very sensitive in many aspects, except for love between men and women... She is not very open-minded, or maybe she simply does not believe that true love exists in her. She is very clear in her head about what she wants to do.

Qi Chen: So meeting me is her... um, it is my blessing (sincere face).