When Jiang Nianjiao and Zhao Yanzhen appeared at the door, they held them back with long sticks without any surprise.
After looking at the faces of the two men with disgust, one of the thugs said in a rough voice, "Where are we going?"
His voice was rough, and his questions sounded like he was yelling. Most people would be so scared that their legs would weaken if they were questioned like this.
Zhao Yanzhen only held the thin Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Brother, something happened at home. I just asked for leave from the manager. Please be accommodating and let us go back."
While talking, he did not forget to secretly stuff a few coins into each of the two people.
The two men knew from the clothes they were wearing that they were errand boys for gambling houses, and they couldn't have any money on weekdays.
Therefore, after getting those few copper coins, they naturally no longer embarrass Zhao Yanzhen and just let him go.
But even though they clearly saw Zhao Yanzhen holding Jiang Nianjiao, and knew that the two must be related, they still detained them separately.
When Zhao Yanzhen saw that he had left the gambling house, but Jiang Nianjiao was left inside, his expression immediately changed. But now that he was under the eaves, he had to lower his head. He could only apologize and said with a smile, "Brother, the kid here is my little brother. Otherwise. Can you be more accommodating?"
However, the two men waved their hands at the same time and said, "What important matter at home requires you two brothers to go back together? Okay, you should leave quickly! Your brother can stay in the gambling house and continue to work."
Hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen's expression darkened. How could he safely let Jiang Nianjiao stay here? Seeing his eyes darken, he seemed to be planning to use some sinister trick.
Jiang Nianjiao, who was blocked in the house, immediately burst into tears, "Mom! Nothing happens to you! Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't even be able to see you for the last time."
Her sad voice only makes those who hear it sad and those who see it cry.
Some good people who are nearby can't help but point their fingers when they see the scene here.
The two door gods didn't sympathize with Jiang Nianjiao, they simply thought Jiang Nianjiao's crying voice was too noisy.
So one of the people who couldn't stand the noise just waved his hand impatiently and said, "Okay, okay, stop crying! You should leave quickly! A grown man is still crying and crying. What's the matter? You can't talk about it properly." Already?"
After saying that, the two men just released their long sticks, and Jiang Nianjiao successfully left the gambling house.
At this time, there were not many pedestrians on Qingshi Street, but fortunately, the two of them were not inconspicuous. Therefore, no one paid attention to them.
Zhao Yanzhen was obviously more familiar with the path here than Jiang Nianjiao. At this moment, he just held Jiang Nianjiao's hand and walked forward.
I don’t know how long I walked, but the road became more and more desolate.
If we could say that the ponds and thatched houses along the road we saw when we first entered Huanyuan Farm were deserted.
This place is simply a garbage dump.
On a small open space in the back hill, there are various simple sheds made of thatch and bamboo branches that can fall down when the wind blows.
All kinds of domestic garbage were scattered randomly on the roadside. Jiang Nianjiao simply couldn't get rid of such a dirty place.
She thought that she had suffered the greatest sin in her previous life.
However, only when she got here did she know what hell on earth was.
Because of their arrival, the skinny woman and the children, who were also malnourished and as dry as sticks, sat in the small shed and looked at them eagerly.
Or maybe they weren't looking at themselves, because their eyes were so empty and numb.
Many of them were naked.
There were even hungry children digging at the dirt from the ground and putting it in their mouths.
This small world is overcrowded.
She never knew there was such a place under her farm.
Is this a farmhand from her farm?
Although she does not know the sufferings of the world, she considers herself to be a generous host. If there is a crop failure every year due to natural disasters, she will not forcefully collect the crops. Instead, she will ask people to pull grain to help the people below, and even distribute seeds for the next year for free.
However, these people still have such a difficult life.
Then she thought of the green tiles and white walls in front of her, which were like those in the Jiangnan water town, as well as the expensive clothes of the village head's daughter and wife, and she seemed to understand something.
It's precisely because I saw this
The scene inside made her hate the Zhuangtou couple even more.
After she returns, she must send someone she trusts to check every village. .
She could no longer let these people bully her.
She was thinking angrily when the originally quiet place heard the sound of dinner being served, and then the people who were originally calm began to commotion because of this sound.
People rushed to the place where rice porridge was being distributed, holding old bowls and chopsticks as if they were begging for rice porridge.
The people distributing the meals were several men in black robes, only covering themselves tightly. Their outfits were very similar to the men in black robes she caught last time.
Seeing the crowd pushing and shoving, one of the men in black robes even hit the ground with his whip and said, "Line up and come one by one! Otherwise, be careful, I will not be polite with my whip."
He swung the whip with such force that the dust he raised was even rolled into the open soup pot.
People looked at the man in black robes with fear, but finally obeyed and lined up.
Seeing the long queue, one of the men holding a big spoon asked loudly, "Do you know why you ended up in this situation?"
As the man finished speaking, a unanimous angry response broke out from below: "The tyrant is unjust! All life will be in ruins!"
After receiving such an answer, the man in black robe nodded with satisfaction.
Then he asked, "Who should you thank for being able to eat today?"
"Thank you God Dam! May God give us strength." People said in unison.
Then the man asked these people to shout some slogans, and then gave them porridge, but the porridge was very light, and there were almost no grains of rice in the porridge bowl given to each person.
If when Jiang Nianjiao saw the miserable appearance of these people, she only hated the village head for bullying her superiors and hiding them from others, then she might want to kill the village head directly and silence them now.
She didn't know if any of the people gathered here were her own tenants, but she was certain that there were definitely not that many of her tenants.
And these are only women and children, their men have not yet been included, and it is not known where those men are at this moment.
These people in front of them are not only deceiving their superiors, they are simply gathering people to rebel in their own land.
If this kind of thing were to be revealed, not to mention her, the entire Jiang family would be destroyed.
She suddenly remembered that in her previous life, Jiang Fang assisted Emperor Yong in overthrowing the Chen family, and was soon liquidated by Emperor Yong.
At that time, she thought that the cunning rabbit was dead and the lackey was cooked.
Now it seems that there is really a thief in his family, and the whole family has been implicated.
It's ridiculous to think about it now. If nothing like that happened to her that day, she would have married her cousin smoothly.
But with such a family property.
She was probably going to follow the Jiang family and become one of the liquidated members that day.
That Yu Se later embezzled all his dowry, now seems to be a blessing and a misfortune.
Jiang Nianjiao felt panic in her heart, and then remembered that the person following her today was His Highness the Third.
This highness will inherit the throne in the future. Although his position is unfair, I am afraid that no one will covet the power of his Zhao family.
And from the look on his face, he clearly knew more than he did.
I don’t know how long he has been keeping an eye on this problematic property of his own.
Thinking of this, Jiang Nianjiao broke into a cold sweat. She tried to defend herself, "Your Highness, I did not plan what happened here."
Zhao Yanzhen turned around and looked at Jiang Nianjiao after hearing this. Seeing Jiang Nianjiao's panicked look, he frowned slightly, but in the end he just rubbed Jiang Nianjiao's head and said, "If you have anything to do with this matter, I won't take you around with me." ”
After hearing Zhao Yanzhen's words, Jiang Nianjiao breathed a sigh of relief.
But then she thought that if this matter was found out, there was no way he would not handle it. If this matter was brought to Emperor Yong, the Jiang family would probably be doomed as well.
"Your Highness, how do you plan to handle this matter?" Jiang Nianjiao suddenly asked again.
When Zhao Yanzhen saw her uneasy state, he knew that if he didn't make it clear, she might not be able to live in peace.
Therefore, Zhao Yanzhen stopped moving forward and only pulled her behind a tree.
Then he asked in a low voice, "If I am going to report this to my father, what are you going to do? Will you kill me?"
It was clear that the person asking the question was Jiang Nianjiao, but at this moment she just lowered her eyes and said nothing.
Zhao Yanzhen had actually expected her reaction.
After all, they are not so deep that they can replace each other's family feelings.
But when he thought that Jiang Nianjiao was so protective because of such a father, he still felt a little unhappy for no reason.
Zhao Yanzhen raised Jiang Nianjiao's chin maliciously. He smiled with a bit of malice and said, "I remember you said before that as long as I let you go, you would be loyal to me. I remember that your father never took the chance." You were his daughter. He only has eyes for your stepmother and your stepmother's daughter."
"And your mother's death that year might also have something to do with your father? After all, you were dealing with a married woman during marriage..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Nianjiao slapped him on the cheek, and she glared fiercely at the flirting man opposite.
Although what he said may be true, Jiang Nianjiao still felt inexplicably unhappy when these words were mentioned by outsiders.
She said with a cold face, "Your Highness does not need to worry about our Jiang family's family affairs, but if Your Highness really dares to bring this matter to the Palace, I will never let His Highness leave this Huanyuan Manor."
Jiang Nianjiao's words were quite unflattering.
After all, the future emperor was slapped in the face by her, so is she still afraid of verbally threatening him?
Jiang Nianjiao originally thought that Zhao Yanzhen might be angered by her and might strangle her to death first.
Not wanting Zhao Yanzhen to receive that slap, he just took the hand that Jiang Nianjiao had just slapped on his face and put it against his slapped cheek. He chuckled to himself, "I think it would be more appropriate for Jiaojiao to please me at this moment instead of threatening me."
"How about Jiaojiao reconsider my original proposal and marry me?"
"As long as Jiaojiao remarries me, I will not tell my father about it."
