The jade pendant connects the past and present; the exiled crown prince's wife takes her entire

After Chen Hui and his group escorted the villagers who had helped them back to their village, they discovered that only the elderly, women, and children remained in their village. Those who had rushed out to help them were the only able-bodied people left in the village.

The young boy explained, "Our village is considered to be in a better situation because there are mountains behind our village, and there's plenty of food on the mountains. Many people died because of those terrifying madmen..."

The young boy trembled as he thought about those terrifying experiences.

"But there was a natural disaster here, resulting in a poor harvest?"

"No, it's the county magistrate who said the imperial court has increased taxes, and if you don't pay, you'll be arrested and imprisoned. Many people have been arrested, including my parents, and then they were gone..."

The young boy's tears fell in quick succession, then he wiped them away fiercely, his voice filled with boundless hatred when he mentioned the county magistrate and the imperial court.

"If possible, we beg you, sir, to do us a favor!"

The group exchanged glances and, after piecing together the information, discovered that it was similar to what Zheng Qian had previously learned, all pointing to the county magistrate's embezzlement of taxes.

"But if there were truly corrupt officials here, they would be trying to hide these things, so why would they let us know? Isn't that strange?"

Jiang Jinning raised a question.

"Someone is going to lead us to the county government office."

Everything that happened here was done to attract their attention.

Specifically, she wanted to attract Song Qingyan's attention.

It seems the other party really wants him to go to the county government office.

Once Song Qingyan pointed it out, the others immediately understood.

That's exactly what they were being led there for. After hearing what the young boy said, they were all itching to rush over and skin the county magistrate alive!

Did the county government set a trap for them? But these poor villagers didn't seem to be faking it; they were genuinely hungry.

Therefore, the bait thrown out by the other party was aimed at their reluctance to let go, and they would definitely go to the county government to find out the truth.

"Guang'an County belongs to Guangnan Jun, which is the fiefdom of the King of Guangnan. Although I have no relationship with him, I can still send him a letter. Let him handle his affairs. We still need to hurry on our way."

You've gone to the point of exchanging letters, yet you still don't have a relationship?

Everyone was secretly looking at Song Qingyan with disbelief.

Jiang Jinning knew some of it.

Song Qingyan and the Prince of Guangnan were not exactly strangers; on the contrary, they were very close, the kind of people who would fight whenever they met. It is said that during a cricket fight, Song Qingyan's cricket killed the Prince of Guangnan's, and that's how the two became enemies.

The Prince of Guangnan was a typical playboy, and Jiang Jinning even suspected that her little general was deliberately causing him trouble.

Of course, Chen Hui and the others did not think so; they only thought that the young master had a wide circle of friends and was very impressive.

After packing up these villains, Song Qingyan wrote a very long letter with extremely sarcastic and ambiguous content. Jiang Jinning even suspected that the Prince of Guangnan would be furious after receiving the letter and would not investigate it at all.

"No, he can't stand me making sarcastic remarks about him."

So they'll definitely find out the truth, and then they'll definitely come back to him, hands on hips, cursing and swearing, to tell him the results.

"Okay, if the young general says it's no problem, then it's no problem," Jiang Jinning thought indifferently.

Chen Hui sent messengers with messages, instructing them to return as soon as possible, and then, together with Song Qingyan and Jiang Jinning, he caught up with the main group.

The main group rested at an inn ahead. When they returned, Jiang Jinning made a point of checking Sun Quan's expression.

This man was truly a smiling tiger. Even at this moment, he could still show a look of relief upon seeing them, as if to say, "It's so good that you're alright, young master. I knew you were blessed with good fortune." Jiang Jinning even suspected that he was so angry that he had probably bitten off his back teeth.

Remembering the hands that pushed Song Qingyan, Jiang Jinning glanced around to see whose hands looked the most sleazy.

Finally, her gaze settled on Song Yanxi, because she remembered that one of her thin fingernails was broken.

Jiang Jinning stared intently at Song Yanxi, who, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned and even swayed her hips as she stepped forward: "I'm so glad that my sister-in-law is safe and sound."

These words are exactly the same, and that smiling face is exactly like Sun Quan's.

Jiang Jinning smiled insincerely, her words sarcastic: "I know you're unhappy. You finally found a chance to harm someone, but then we're back to normal. To be honest, I feel sorry for you. Everything you do is destined to be in vain. But what can I do? I'm just lucky, luckier than you."

Song Yanxi's skill was not profound after all, and his face darkened as soon as he said this.

"Sister-in-law, don't be too proud. Be careful, too much joy can turn into sorrow. Perhaps..." Song Yanxi leaned closer to Jiang Jinning and whispered in her ear, "Sister-in-law can be like me... Sister-in-law is a smart person and knows what you mean."

Her eyes were full of malice.

Jiang Jinning looked at her with a puzzled expression: "You like to gnaw on those old and ugly grass roots and tree bark. I'm not sick. Why would I eat those instead of a perfectly good steamed bun?"

"you!"

"Look at you, getting angry again. Sigh, you're so young, yet you always lose your temper so easily."

Jiang Jinning pretended to sigh for a while, successfully seeing the disgusted look on Song Yanxi's face, as if she had eaten shit, before leaving satisfied.

Song Wanzhen searched around for her sister-in-law for a while before finally finding her talking to Song Yanxi. She immediately rushed over like a mother hen protecting her chicks, and when she noticed that the other woman looked unpleasant, she looked at her sister-in-law with some confusion.

"Sister-in-law, what did you say to her? Why does she look so upset, like you've ripped out her heart?"

"She asked me if I wanted to eat grass roots and tree bark with her, and I said I had big white steamed buns, why would I be so foolish as to eat that ugly stuff? She got angry. Tell me, why are the second wife's people so easily angered? Did I say anything wrong?"

Jiang Jinning was completely innocent.

"Steamed buns? Didn't you say you gave the steamed buns to that little kid? There are still steamed buns? What's so good about steamed buns, sister-in-law? I want to eat Northeastern-style rice rolls, those are delicious."

Although Zhao didn't understand what had happened, she knew it was definitely not as simple as just eating. Seeing her foolish daughter still thinking about food, she wished she could pry open her brain.

"Eat, eat, eat! All you ever think about is eating!"

After saying that, he took Song Wanzhen away to give her a lecture.

"Did she push me?" Song Qingyan asked with certainty.

"It was her. I saw the broken nail on her hand. I just don't understand why she would want to harm you. Zheng Qian wasn't trying to curry favor with you. If she were attached to Zheng Qian, she wouldn't have offended you."

"It wasn't Zheng Qian, it was Sun Quan. From beginning to end, she relied on Sun Quan."

In the south, rain can start anytime.

They left the post station and traveled for another day. By evening, they had finally found a place to stay. This time, they looked around carefully and made sure it was a legitimate inn before settling in.

We had just settled in when a heavy rain started, and the rain was relentless, accompanied by strong winds. The locals said the wind was unusual, not an ordinary wind, but a hurricane.

The sky grew increasingly dark and gloomy, as if an unknown storm was brewing.

"Sir, the shopkeeper said that a hurricane may be coming. The city gates have been closed and the government has posted a notice asking people along the coast and in the mountains to evacuate and be resettled in the city."

"Then hurry up and leave! Get out of here as soon as possible!"