Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 583 Harvest after the War
He brought a knife onto the city wall!

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie instantly realized that this was a plan to commit suicide when the city fell. Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Su Yunjin and said, "My wife!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin gave Hua San Niang a reproachful look, thinking, "She really says everything she wants."

At this moment, she looked at Chen Jie guiltily and said, "Husband, I was wrong!"

Chen Jie looked at her and said, "Wrong, where is there anything wrong, sigh..."

With a sigh, Chen Jie stepped forward and took Su Yunjin's hand, saying, "Yunjin, it is your husband who has wronged you and made you worry and fear again."

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin said, "No, no, my husband, there's no need to blame yourself..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "I promise you, this kind of thing will never happen again."

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin immediately replied, "Yes, I believe in my husband."

Seeing Su Yunjin like this, Chen Jie's longing for her surged forth. At this moment, Hua San Niang said to Ni Wenjun, "Husband, let's go. The young couple is talking about their feelings. We're just being superfluous here!"

Ni Wenjun nodded and was about to leave when Chen Jie said, "Wait!"

Ni Wenjun said, "Jiu Si, Yun Jin hasn't seen you for quite a while. You should chat with Yun Jin more."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Huangzhou Prefecture has just experienced war, this is not the time for us to reminisce about our marriage. You all take Yun Jin back to the mansion first, and I will deal with the matters in the city."

Ni Wenjun said, "Alright, let Yun Jin accompany Third Sister back to the manor first. The people in the manor are also living in fear, and going back now can help calm their emotions."

Chen Jie said, "Alright!"

With that said, he prepared to have Su Yunjin and Hua San Niang return to the Chen residence first, as there were still many things in the city that Chen Jie needed to handle!

Just then, a figure suddenly ran up the city wall. Chen Jie saw that Huang Wan'er was wearing a light yellow dress, which was covered in bloodstains, and her hands were also covered in bloodstains.

It looked quite horrifying. Just then, Huang Wan'er saw Chen Jiedao: "Husband! You're finally back!"

As he spoke, he pounced on her!
Upon getting closer, Chen Jie restrained Huang Wan'er: "You're covered in blood, did you kill someone?"

Huang Wan'er said, "I wouldn't dare to kill anyone, but I did save someone!"

As she spoke, a look of eager praise appeared on her face. Liu Yishou, standing to the side, said, "The Second Madam did indeed go to save people. Many of the wounded soldiers in our medical camp had their bleeding stopped by the Madam herself. Moreover, with the Madam there, the wounded soldiers were much more cooperative, and many of them had their hope for life rekindled."

Hearing this, Chen Jie chuckled and looked at Huang Wan'er, saying, "Hmm, not bad. I didn't realize our Wan'er was such a skilled doctor, haha..."

Huang Wan'er said, "That's right. Sister Yun Jin can beat the drum on the city wall to cheer on the army, and that Zhao can lead the army to charge into battle. I am also my husband's woman. If I do nothing, wouldn't I seem too useless?"

"Okay, okay."

Chen Jie nodded happily. His wives were all very sensible and capable, and none of them were given to him for nothing.

Thinking this, Chen Jie said, "Alright, Wan'er, you go home with Yun Jin and the others first and calm them down. I still have some things to take care of here."

"If there's anything you need, Yun Jin and I can help."

Huang Wan'er then said, and Chen Jie replied, "Alright, alright, I know you mean well, but you probably don't understand what will happen after the war, so you should go back first."

"Husband..."

Before Huang Wan'er could say anything more, Su Yunjin stepped forward and pulled her back, saying, "Sister Huang, you should listen to your husband."

Hearing this, Huang Wan'er looked at Chen Jie's unyielding expression and stamped her foot, saying, "Fine, let's go."

After saying that, she left in a huff. Chen Jie could only watch helplessly as Huang Wan'er looked at him. What time was it? He couldn't afford to get caught up in romance.

At this moment, Chen Jie immediately spoke up: "Golden Swallow."

Your subordinate is here!
Jin Yanzi had been following behind Su Yunjin. When Su Yunjin left, she didn't follow, but then she heard Chen Jie call out to her.

"My subordinate is here!"

Jin Yanzi spoke up, and upon hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Jin Yanzi, relay my orders!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Yanzi immediately clasped her hands in a fist and said, "Your subordinate obeys!"

"Issue an order to the entire city: Huangzhou has been a great victory, and the bandits have been completely defeated. Everyone should return home and not leave their homes today. Martial law will be in effect throughout the city. Also, notify the Huangzhou government to distribute reserve supplies to every street and ensure that every household has three days' worth of food."

"Order!"

Upon hearing the order, Jin Yanzi immediately went down to relay it. At the same time, Chen Jie frowned, realizing that the aftermath of the war was even more complicated and difficult to manage.

However, the news of the great victory in Huangzhou Prefecture must be disseminated immediately to reassure the people.

As expected, Jin Yanzi went down and ordered the soldiers to immediately spread the news throughout the city: Huangzhou Prefecture had achieved a great victory and the enemy had been driven back.

Upon receiving the order, the messenger took a large gong, struck it, and began running throughout the city to deliver the message.

when!
"Great victory! Great victory! Great victory in Huangzhou Prefecture! The city lord has returned! The enemy has been completely defeated!"

when!
"Great victory! Great victory! Great victory in Huangzhou Prefecture! The city lord has returned! The enemy has been completely defeated!"

The news spread rapidly throughout the streets and alleys of Huangzhou Prefecture.

"What, you won?"

At this moment, the civilians who were holding knives in the courtyard, preparing to fight the enemy who had entered the city, all stood up with a start. Then everyone went out into the street and saw that the streets were full of soldiers, beating gongs and drums to spread the news of the great victory.

The news seemed to be true, and the people in the whole street cheered.

"Oh, we've won! We've won!"

Just as the people were preparing to cheer and take to the streets, a second batch of messengers arrived unexpectedly.

"By order of the city lord, all people shall remain at home today and are not allowed to go out on the streets. Tomorrow, the government offices and markets will reopen, and everything will proceed as usual!"

"when……"

As the order was delivered, the people exchanged glances, and someone said, "It looks like we really won. Tomorrow we can open the government offices and markets as usual and return to normal!"

"Yes, things are finally back to normal. These past few days have been nerve-wracking. I can finally get a good night's sleep. By the way, come to my steamed bun shop tomorrow and have some buns—everything is half price!"

"Haha, Manager Li is so generous."

"This is like being reborn, we should celebrate, we should celebrate."

"Alright, everyone, let's go home and get some sleep. Don't go out on the streets and cause trouble for the city lord."

"Yes, let's go, everyone go home!"

The people exchanged a few words with each other on the street, and then parted ways to go home. They still had to obey the city lord's orders. Although they were very curious about what was happening outside and how badly the enemy had been defeated, they restrained themselves.

At this time, all the doors of the houses were tightly closed, and the news quickly reached the Chen family.

The Chen family was still waiting for the signal to flee when they suddenly heard a gong being struck outside, accompanied by cheers.

At this moment, Yin Hongmei frowned slightly and looked at Wu Hong, saying, "Master Wu, I'll leave the young master and young lady to you for now. I'll go upstairs and see what's going on. If I don't come back within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you should leave immediately."

Wu Hong frowned slightly upon hearing this, and at that moment, the five head maids of the mistress of the house—Cuiju, Dujuan, Mudan, Qingzhu, and Molan—all looked at Yin Hongmei.

"It's dangerous outside, it's not a good idea to go out now!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Hongmei said, "We need to know firsthand information from the outside world. Alright, you just need to take good care of the young master and young lady."

Everyone nodded, and then a little girl who was about 1.5 meters tall stepped forward and said, "I'll go with you!"

Ah!
Upon hearing this, Yin Hongmei said, "Miss Rui, you can't go!"

Upon hearing this, Rui Rui immediately retorted unhappily, "Why can't I go? I'm already ten years old. I can protect myself, and I've even learned martial arts!"

"No, Madam said before she left that everything here is under my command, and Miss Rui Rui must also obey my commands!"

What if I don't listen?

Rui Rui was also stubborn, and spoke up at this moment. Upon hearing this, Yin Hongmei said, "Then I can only commit suicide here. You and Madam are both Master's weaknesses. Madam instructed that you must not fall into the hands of the enemy and become a bargaining chip for the enemy to blackmail Master. I promise Madam that unless I die, I will never let Miss Rui fall into the hands of the enemy."

"Now that Miss is disobeying my orders and insisting on doing this, I have no choice but to commit suicide to atone for my sins, so that the enemy will not use Miss to blackmail Master in the future, and Master will not die in vain at the hands of his own family!"

"you……"

Upon hearing Yin Hongmei's words, Rui Rui's face turned pale and then red. After a long while, she finally said, "Fine, I won't go up, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Yin Hongmei said, "Well then, Mr. Wu, I'm leaving everything to you."

As Yin Hongmei spoke, she climbed up the ladder and quickly climbed out of the cellar. Then she took out a short dagger from her bosom. This dagger was not for killing others, but for killing herself. If the enemy broke into the courtyard, Yin Hongmei would not hesitate to stab herself to prevent her from revealing the secret.

And so, Yin Hongmei arrived at the courtyard, and then she heard a gong sound outside, followed by a group of people shouting, "We won! We won!"

Won?

Yin Hongmei frowned slightly. Had they won? Had they driven the enemy away? No, could it be a conspiracy by the enemy?
Yin Hongmei pondered, unable to make up her mind. She feared it was an enemy plot to lure her out and capture her alive. Although she firmly believed that she could withstand even the cruelest tortures, she was also afraid that the enemy might have some kind of poison to make her tell the truth, or some kind of soul-searching technique to read the information in her mind.

Even if she's incredibly resilient, she definitely won't be able to withstand it!
Yin Hongmei frowned, unsure of what to do, when the door suddenly opened. Yin Hongmei tensed up instantly, immediately pulled out a dagger and held it to her chest, her gaze slightly fixed on the door.

She then saw her own wife and the second wife returning together, with a stretcher being carried behind them, on which lay Madam Hua.

Just then, Su Yunjin was still talking to Huang Wan'er: "Sister Huang, you shouldn't have bothered your husband just now. He has important matters to attend to, and our presence there will only distract him!" Huang Wan'er said: "I know, I just didn't want that Zhao fellow to be alone with my husband."

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin said, "Sister Huang, we're all family, why be like this!"

Huang Wan'er said, "We're all family, does she even consider us her own sisters?"

Su Yunjin was quite helpless. At this moment, the group had already entered the courtyard and saw Yin Hongmei standing there all alone. When Yin Hongmei saw Su Yunjin, she was stunned and then said, "Madam, you, you're back?"

"Wait, that's not right!"

Yin Hongmei immediately became alert. Martial arts were flourishing in this world, and the art of disguise could be so realistic that it could fool the real thing. She couldn't afford to fall for the enemy's trick.

Thinking of this, Yin Hongmei immediately shouted, "You, who are you?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Wan'er looked at Yin Hongmei and said, "Amei, don't upset me. Where's my girl? Let her come out quickly!"

Yin Hongmei said, "Second, Second Madam, I'm sorry, I won't tell you any information until you prove your identity!"

"Hey~"

Just as Huang Wan'er was about to say something, Su Yunjin said, "How can I prove my identity?"

Yin Hongmei thought for a moment and asked, "May I ask what the last thing you ate last night, Madam?"

Su Yunjin was taken aback. Huang Wan'er said, "What else could it be? It's the fish we all ate together last night. Weren't we supposed to eat fish last night?"

Yin Hongmei didn't speak, but looked at Su Yunjin. Su Yunjin sighed and said, "Plain porridge! A bowl of plain porridge with nothing on it!"

Hearing this, Yin Hongmei breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that Su Yunjin had secretly made her a bowl of plain porridge last night. There was a reason why she ate plain porridge. When Su Yunjin was at her lowest point, she had cooked a bowl of plain porridge.

She intended to use this bowl of white porridge to poison Chen Jiu Si, but little did she know that since that bowl of porridge, her husband had become a completely different person, and she was now living a happy life.

Today, with Huangzhou Prefecture besieged, everyone is at their wits' end, so she secretly cooked herself another bowl of white porridge, hoping it would bring her good luck.

Only Yin Hongmei saw this bowl of white porridge, which is why she asked this question.

Upon hearing this, Yin Hongmei's eyes reddened: "Madam, it really is you, Madam!"

Su Yunjin said, "Yes, it's me. My husband is back. We won. We've driven Xu Shouhui's army away."

"real!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Hongmei said excitedly, and Su Yunjin said, "We just returned from the battlefield, and the whole city is talking about this news."

Upon hearing this, Yin Hongmei exclaimed excitedly, "That's wonderful! That's really wonderful!"

Su Yunjin said, "Alright, go to the study and call them out of the cellar. It's all over now."

To reveal her true identity, Su Yunjin directly disclosed the location where these people were hiding, which was practically an open secret, since only Chen Jie's wives knew that the people were hiding in the cellar.

Yin Hongmei immediately responded, and soon all the people who had been hiding were called out. When Rui Rui saw her sister, she cried and threw herself into Su Yunjin's arms.

This little girl, who was only a teenager, was genuinely terrified.

"Sister, where's brother-in-law?"

After a long pause, Su Yunrui asked Su Yunjin, who replied, "Your brother-in-law is dealing with the war at the front lines; he should be back in a day or two."

"I want to go see my brother-in-law!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yunjin said to Su Yunrui, "No, the front lines are busy. What trouble would you cause by going there? Starting today, the Chen residence will be sealed off until my husband returns. No one is allowed to enter or leave the Chen residence before my husband returns!"

Having understood these words, Su Yunrui felt wronged, but there was nothing she could do.

When his elder sister spoke at the Chen residence, her words carried immense weight and were not to be questioned.

News of the great victory at Huangzhou was still spreading rapidly throughout the city, and the people's tense hearts were finally at ease, allowing them to get a good night's sleep.

Meanwhile, in the Huangzhou government office, a group of civil officials were led by Hu Weiyong and Sixi.

The two men had already drawn their swords and placed them on the table. They then began reviewing the relevant memorials while keeping their weapons ready to be drawn if the enemy attacked.

Don't be fooled by the fact that they are all civil officials; they have all wielded swords and killed people before.

Si Xi used to be a member of the White Tiger Hall, a gang member who lived on the edge of a knife and had done things like killing people.

Hu Weiyong, in his youth, had been a wandering knight-errant and had even gone to the Five Poisons Sect to search for treasure, which is how he met Chen Jie.

Therefore, don't assume that these two are weak scholars who can't even kill a chicken. Many of the civil officials in the room are modern talents trained by Chen Jie Academy, and these guys are all proficient in both literature and martial arts.

At this time, the entire Huangzhou Prefecture seemed like a weak and uncivilized office, but the civil servants who were working there were all carrying knives.

If the enemy attacks, they will definitely draw their knives and fight them to the death. Who says scholars don't have literary integrity? This time, let them see what true literary integrity is!
Just as these civilian staff members were carrying knives, ready to transform into killing machines and wreak havoc at any moment, a gong suddenly sounded outside.

Immediately afterward, a gatekeeper rushed in and saw the two prime ministers of Huangzhou Prefecture sitting there.

Hu Weiyong, Sixi.

At this moment, Hu Weiyong looked at the clerk and said, "Why are you so flustered and out of control? Even if the enemy comes to our door, we can just kill them and report back to our lord. Why are you so panicked?"

Si Xi, on the other hand, said in a more amiable manner, "Don't be nervous, just say what's on your mind."

"Reporting to you both, news has arrived from the west city..."

Upon hearing this, both Sixi and Hu Weiyong frowned slightly. Could it be that the city had fallen?

"Bad news keeps coming one after another," Hu Weiyong thought, exchanging a glance with Sixi before saying, "Okay, I understand. You can go now."

Hu Weiyong waved his hand, turned around and grabbed the sword on the table. He was confident in his talent and ability to be a prime minister, but unfortunately he had no place to use his talents for the first twenty years. Now he finally had the treasure land of Huangzhou Prefecture where he could use his talents. However, things did not go as planned. Since the heavens had fallen, he could only hold the sword and kill enemies to repay his debt of gratitude!

"Yes, sir, I haven't finished speaking!"

The junior official saw Hu Weiyong waving his hand and quickly asked, looking at Hu Weiyong with a puzzled expression, "What do you know now?"
Hu Weiyong looked at the minor official and said, "Do we really have to spell it out so clearly?"

Upon hearing this, the minor official looked at Hu Weiyong and said, "Sir, what do you mean by 'explain'? Whether it's clear now or not doesn't matter. Just let me finish conveying the order!"

Hu Weiyong said, "Hehe, good. I didn't expect you to be such a loyal and dutiful person. If the city hadn't fallen, someone like you should have been given an important position."

"Reinstated! Adult City hasn't fallen!"

"How dare you! This is supposed to be an important position for you, and you're already lying? What kind of time is this to say the city hasn't fallen yet? A messenger's job is to be honest and deliver the message to me accurately!"

"How can you be a good messenger if you act like this!"

Hu Weiyong spoke again, and the messenger was dumbfounded. Good heavens, no wonder he is a prime minister. In just a few words, his status has changed from being a highly valued official to being unable to do a good job as a messenger. Does he have to be so unpredictable?

Si Xi, however, sensed something different. He looked at the messenger and said, "Wait, don't listen to Prime Minister Hu. Just tell me, what's the situation in the West City now?"

The messenger looked at Hu Weiyong after hearing this.

Hu Weiyong said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Just be yourself and answer truthfully!"

"promise!"

Upon hearing this, the messenger immediately replied, "Reporting to the two prime ministers, we have achieved a great victory in the west city. After the city lord returned, he first killed an enemy expert at the second level of the Fusion God Realm, and then scared away Xu Shouhui. With our three armies deployed together, we have completely defeated the enemy, and our prefecture city has been saved!"

"Ah~"

Upon hearing this, Hu Weiyong's eyes widened suddenly, followed by a loud laugh: "Hahaha, good, good! Our Huangzhou Prefecture City is out of danger?"

Upon hearing this, Sixi exclaimed from the side, "The city lord is back! That's wonderful! With the city lord back, we won't lose!"

Hu Weiyong laughed heartily upon hearing this, "Hahaha, that's right, the city lord is back! Only the city lord has the ability to turn danger into safety, hahaha, truly worthy of being the city lord!"

As Hu Weiyong spoke, he looked at Sixi and said, "That's good now, we don't have to go back to our old ways!"

The two exchanged a smile and put away all the swords and broadswords on the table. This place, where the city was in operation, was actually a place where swords and knives were left lying around.

The two men put away their weapons, and smiles appeared on their faces. With the crisis of the city's fall over, they relaxed. At this moment, Hu Weiyong looked at the messenger and said, "Hmm, you did well. You deserve to be rewarded for this news."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it over, and the messenger immediately thanked him.

At this moment, the messenger said, "By the way, Your Excellencies, there are two more orders. Please receive them."

Upon hearing this, Hu Weiyong said, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Just then, the messenger said, "I was just about to say, 'The city lord's order!'"

The messenger made a brief complaint before immediately reporting, "The city lord has ordered the activation of the disaster response plan. The entire city and relevant streets must provide tenants with three days' worth of rations in case of emergency."

"Yes."

Hu Weiyong said, "I will immediately go to Huangzhou Prefecture to help with this matter."

The messenger said, "Furthermore, the city lord has given orders that the two prime ministers should immediately arrange their current tasks and assemble at the west city in half an hour."

"As ordered!"

Hu Weiyong and Sixi nodded immediately upon hearing this, and then began to arrange the corresponding work.

Half an hour later, on the western city wall!
(End of this chapter)