Chapter 67: Breaking into the County Office at Night, Assassination Order
Late at night, everything is silent.
Shen Xiangwan, who was sitting cross-legged on a stool practicing qigong, suddenly opened her eyes. After making sure that Zhao Yuping and her daughter were both fast asleep, her figure disappeared again.
Ok?
Next door, Wei Chengyi, who was also awake, noticed the abnormality at the first moment, but this time he was not as worried as last time. He still got up and left the room. He wanted to go out and see if he could find Shen Xiangwan, and also prepare to meet up with Qingying and others who had been following them secretly.
This time, Shen Xiangwan didn't go there to buy for free, but to be a money-giving boy.
With the help of the extension of space, she quickly arrived at the county government office. She sneaked in when the night patrollers were not paying attention, stuffed a large amount of food and medicinal materials into various warehouses, and finally sneaked into the county magistrate's room and left a message for him, stating that those things could only be used to help the people. If they were used for other purposes, she would not be forgiven. So far, this is all she can do for those miserable people.
When I was buying things during the day, I heard that the government had gathered together the people whose houses had completely collapsed and were completely uninhabitable. The strong laborers helped the government to rescue the survivors and clean up the bodies from the rubble. The elderly, women and children helped with what they could. The government provided two meals of clear porridge every day to ensure their food and clothing to the greatest extent possible.
After leaving the county government office, Shen Xiangwan went to the place where the victims gathered and found the porridge shed, where a large amount of food was also placed.
"Your Majesty!"
In a courtyard that was almost two-thirds collapsed, Qingying and others bowed at the same time.
"Are there any movements from the Dragon Shadow Guard?"
Standing in front of the window with one hand behind his back, Wei Chengyi asked indifferently.
"An assassination order was received today."
Qingying bowed and replied respectfully. Before this, they had received several inquiries.
"Ok?"
Wei Chengyi frowned barely perceptibly, and Qingying said quickly, "According to my guess, someone should have reported your true situation back to the Imperial City."
Otherwise, the imperial city would not have directly sent the assassination order. Moreover, the imperial city has already begun to suspect and may have sent other Dragon Shadow Guards to carry out the mission.
"Ah."
Nodding, Wei Chengyi did not refute his guess. As for who sent the message back, it could be someone in the exile team, a bailiff, or someone from the Shen family or the Wei family. Next, they have to be more careful.
"Have you received any news from Chenzhou?"
After a moment, Wei Chengyi asked again. As early as after his rebirth, he gathered the guards and the secret forces in the palace, he sent people to Chenzhou to deploy. According to the time, there should be news coming back.
"No, maybe I missed it."
The way they transmit messages is not as fast and accurate as the Dragon Shadow Guards, so it is possible that they may miss some.
"Send someone to Chenzhou as fast as possible to establish contact as soon as possible."
"Yes."
Qingying hurriedly clasped her fists and bowed. Wei Chengyi gave her a few more instructions before returning in the night. After confirming that Shen Xiangwan had returned, he was completely relieved. He knew that she had many secrets, but since the unsuccessful inquiry that time, he never asked again, and even often covered for her and kept her secrets.
"Clang clang clang!"
"Get up, everyone, get up, and get ready to set off in a quarter of an hour."
The next day, at dawn, the escorts struck the gong again, forcing everyone to wake up from their sleep. Those who had caught a cold could not even open their eyelids, but had to force themselves to get up because of the escorts' threats. Shen Xiangwan and the others also quickly got up and washed up. After a simple breakfast, they moved all the quilts, pots and pans, and other items onto the donkey cart. Both exile teams were going to Chenzhou, so Zhao Shan and Lao Zhou decided to travel together so that they could take care of each other.
"Mom, Ling'er, Chenghe, you take the children in the car, Chengyi and I will drive."
They were the only ones in the entire exile team who bought a donkey cart. Shen Xiangwan made arrangements while walking, holding the child's hand. With a donkey cart, they wouldn't have to work so hard in the future.
"Second sister-in-law, how about I drive with my second brother?"
After all, he is a man, Wei Chenghe said a little embarrassedly, scratching his head.
"No, I don't like staying in a small space for a long time."
As Shen Xiangwan spoke, he picked up the little cub and placed it on the frame. The cub did not need any special instructions and got into the car obediently.
"But···"
"Listen to Wanwan."
Wei Chenghe wanted to say something but was interrupted by Wei Chengyi. Zhao Yuping hurriedly pulled her younger son and motioned him to get in the car. The young couple wanted to be alone, so why did he want to join in the fun?
At the same time, Tianhe County Government.
"This is?"
After getting up and dressing neatly, the 40-year-old county magistrate finally found the letter left by Shen Xiangwan. When he saw what was written on it, his eyes widened in an instant. He read it over and over again and couldn't believe what was said, until...
"Master, great master, great joy, great joy!"
The housekeeper at the backyard of the county government swept away his usual calmness and rushed into the main courtyard. The county magistrate could not help but frown: "What a disgrace, chattering like that!"
"Yes, I know I was wrong... No, sir, I am very happy, very happy."
The housekeeper was startled and admitted his mistake reflexively, but rushed to him excitedly in the middle of his words: "Master, just now the yamen runners who are resettling the disaster victims outside the city reported that overnight, the back of the porridge shed was filled with densely packed food, all millet that can fill the stomach. Later, several managers from the county government also came to report that the warehouse that was empty yesterday was piled with countless grains and medicinal materials today. Master, the people are saved, you don't have to worry about food for the time being."
Their eldest master was a good official. After the earthquake, even though the government was also severely damaged, he quickly organized everyone to carry out rescue operations and took out all the grain reserves in the county government to provide porridge to the displaced people. Otherwise, the people of Tianhe County would be even more miserable.
"really?!"
The county magistrate grabbed his arm, his eyes wide open with disbelief. What was written on the note was true. Did they really have food?
"It's true."
Meeting his eager eyes for confirmation, the butler nodded firmly. He had already gone to one of the warehouses to check it out himself.
"Okay, great."
After confirming that everything was true, the county magistrate was so excited that he turned around on the spot. Then he held the note in his hand and bowed, saying: "No matter which kind-hearted person has extended a helping hand, I would like to express my gratitude to you on behalf of the people of Tianhe County. Thank you, thank you for giving the people a way to survive."
With these grains, the people can hold on for a longer period of time. When the relief grain or silver from the court arrives, they will be completely alive.
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