After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 140 You are the daughter-in-law of the Ji family
Ji Zhenming's sleeve was grabbed, and he subconsciously raised his hand to pull his sleeve back.

But I saw a face that was somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar, the face was covered in dust and had a very dirty look.

Rong Peilan spoke first, "Father-in-law!"

Ji Zhenming frowned and looked around, but there were no servants.

"Why are you here?"

Rong Peilan looked back and saw that Wan Lie had been rushed to the side.

She quickly hid next to Ji Zhenming and used his height advantage to block her completely.

"Father-in-law, I was captured by my father and brought to Fengqing. His men brought me here."

"Your father?" Ji Zhenming frowned, not yet reacting.

But more and more people are pouring into the city, and now is not a good time to talk.

"Come on, follow me back first."

A lot of old, weak, women and children have gathered in the small house in Yan Hui's mansion.

As soon as Ji Zhenming brought Rong Peilan in, an old man about the same age as him came to greet them. The old man was holding a child in his hand.

This child turned out to be Cheng Sigui.

"Hey, Lao Ji, who is this girl?"

Ji Zhenming, "This is Yunzhang's wife, Rong."

The old man's eyes widened. Although he didn't know why she came when the border war broke out, he still said, "It turned out to be my niece's wife."

Ji Zhenming pointed at the old man and said, "This is General Cheng."

Rong Peilan knelt and saluted, "Niece-in-law Rong greets General Cheng."

Cheng Sigui, who was standing by, immediately said cleverly, "Hello, Auntie!"

Seeing such an innocent smile, Rong Peilan finally smiled after so many days of running around, "So good."

Ji Zhenming looked back at the crowded streets and asked, "Old Cheng, has the order come from Yanjing?"

General Cheng shook his head, "Not yet. According to the speed, we should be there tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in official uniform ran in, panting heavily, with the uniform on his body squeezed askew.

As soon as he saw Ji Zhenming, he became so angry that his eyes sparkled.

"General! You are such a good person. I am so angry that I am about to explode!"

"Now Yan Hui has no place to stay!"

The city lord of Yanhui is a smooth person. When Ji Zhenming is around, he will curry favor with Ji Zhenming, and when Liu Qirui is around, he will curry favor with Liu Qirui.

Anyway, no one will be offended.

As long as the Northwest Camp is still in Yanhui, he can be safe as the city defender.

There are big soldiers in the war, and there are big soldiers even when there is no war.

The imperial court also took good care of him, so nothing happened to him.

Just when he was about to be promoted, the war broke out again, and it was his achievement that he accepted some refugees.

But if the refugees starved to death in Yanhui, not to mention promotion, even his official uniform would be stripped away!
No wonder he rushed here in such a hurry!
Anyway, whoever causes the trouble should bear the consequences!

Ji Zhenming had always looked down upon the city commander and had no good words to say at this moment.

"As the city's defender, if you don't let the people into the city, are you going to watch them die outside the city?"

The city garrison commander had a bitter face and patted his chest, "General, I am a lowly official and frail, so it is within my ability to let in some of the refugees."

"There isn't much food in the city, so it's hard to accept the refugees."

"Last year, after the battle with Liu the traitor, my granary is still empty! Now there are so many mouths to feed! How are we going to feed them?"

"Close the city gates and let them go to other cities as soon as possible. It's better than letting them starve to death here!"

"Now that you've put so much in, what should I do?"

Ji Zhenming's brows relaxed, and he suddenly turned his head to Rong Peilan beside him and said, "Rong, your mother's grain shop has been handed over to you a long time ago. How much grain is left in Yanhui Grain Shop now?"

Rong Peilan turned around and saw her father-in-law's serious expression, and instantly understood. The city government had no food, but the Ji family still had private food. If he said directly that he had food, it would not be good.

She blinked and nodded, "Yes, father-in-law! Last autumn, Jin'an and Chengzhou had a bumper harvest. Mother ordered people to collect all the grain in the two places and distribute it to the shops everywhere. The shops have enough grain."

The shrewd man's originally sad face immediately broke into a bright smile.

Of course he also knew about the Ji Family Grain Shop, which had been open for decades.

He originally wanted to buy the grain store, but he hadn't figured out how to start the conversation.

Once General Ji opened the city gate, he now had enough reasons to cry poor.

Originally, he was thinking about whether he should write an IOU.

Now, there is no need to even write an IOU.

"Thank you very much, General Ji, and..."

He didn't figure out for a moment who this somewhat disheveled young woman was.

Rong Peilan immediately spoke up to explain, "There must be a lot of refugees due to the border war, so my mother-in-law ordered me to come to Yanhui to help my father-in-law distribute the food."

"Oh! It's Madam Ji!"

As he said this, he put on a flattering smile and said, "Madam Ji is indeed very righteous! I am deeply grateful!"

"There are many people in the city now, and there are many things to do. I will take my leave first!"

The city lord hurried away again, holding up the hem of his official uniform.

General Cheng said angrily, "You old sly fellow, you are still playing tricks at such a critical moment."

"General, your food will become his achievement again."

Ji Zhenming waved his hand, "No problem, Lao Cheng, take some brothers to the granary to unload the grain later."

General Cheng clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

Rong Peilan looked at the crowd outside the door and called out to General Cheng again.

"General Cheng, let's not unload the grain from the granary today. The grain in the shop should be enough for today."

"Tell the city guards to go to the granary tonight. There are too many people here and we may cause looting."

"The Northwest Army can only fight, not suppress refugees. As the governor of the city, he can only let his soldiers do this. It doesn't make sense for him to just take credit without doing any work."

General Cheng smiled knowingly, "What my niece-in-law said makes sense!"

In the large study room converted from the flower hall, there are still many tea cups that have not been put away yet.

It should be when the discussion was halfway through that Ji Zhenming heard the news that refugees would be refused, so he interrupted the meeting and hurried to the city gate.

When they arrived at the study, Ji Zhenming turned around and looked at Rong Peilan with sharp eyes.

He did not ask about his daughter-in-law's background. He and his father, Rong Pingyuan, had a chance encounter over a glass of wine.

Now she says her father is Muchun?
"Now tell me what's going on."

Rong Peilan knelt down and said, "Father-in-law, my father died when I was nine years old. This is something that my mother will be sad about until her death."

"But he suddenly appeared, and except for that half of his face, he no longer looked like my father at all."

Ji Zhenming narrowed his eyes slightly, "You mean, your father came back to life, changed his name, and became Muchun?"

Rong Peilan shook his head, "I don't know why he became like this."

"He knocked me out and took me away at Xiangguo Temple. He also injured the eldest princess."

As she spoke, she knelt down and kowtowed, "My father colluded with foreign thieves and turned Da Qi upside down. I know I have no face to stay in the Ji family anymore..."

Ji Zhenming lifted Rong Peilan's elbow with two fingers and helped her up.

"You are you and he is him."

"You are the daughter-in-law of my Ji family, Zhang'er's wife, and the mother of Qi'an and Sui'an."

"Eihei Yuan abandoned his name and changed his name to Muchun to commit treason. You have nothing to do with him, so you don't have to worry."

He looked at the sand table, "But right now, the war situation is tense and the army is ready to go out at any time. I can't send you back to Beijing for the time being."

(End of this chapter)