"Having said so much, Dad... I don't want to blame you anymore... I just hope that when sister Shangxiang also suffers this fate, even... even if you just put a little thought into it... I... don't want to look at my sister.
Reduced to the same situation as our sisters."
After that, Xiao Qiao opened the cloth bag... Qiao Guolao looked at Xiao Qiao silently, with complicated expressions in his eyes.
"Nan'er...you seriously won't reply..."
"Dad, these are the local eggs I brought from the Zhou family - I'll heat them up into custard for you later so you can recuperate."
Xiao Qiao turned around, her smile still there. Even though there were tears in her smile, she was actually very clear in her heart...
"Don't worry, I'm just missing you when I come back this time. Tomorrow...tomorrow I'll go back to Zhou's house."
She...can't do anything.
She... just wanted to cry out for this injustice... because she always felt that if she didn't express her dissatisfaction this time, there might really be no chance in the future... in the future.
Seeing his daughter change like this, Mr. Qiao felt quite uncomfortable.
——
As Xiao Qiao said, after nearly a month of intense blockade, no matter how slow the response is and no matter how lacking of information, most people still feel that something is wrong at the top.
Vaguely guessing that something big had happened - the news about Sun Shangxiang's escape from marriage, which was originally only spread among the upper class, was finally...at this special node, it was revealed by a quite organized force.
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The day before... Wu County was still calm, but overnight, the streets were covered with notices about Sun Quan and Zhou Yu's plan to marry Liu Bei——
The notice was obviously written by a special person. The words are written with emotion and reason. It simply depicts Sun Quan and Zhou Yu as cold-blooded people who deny their relatives, while Sun Shangxiang is described as an independent woman who resists fate for freedom.
Image - I have to say that the power of public opinion is quite terrifying no matter what dynasty it is in.
Especially when it comes to preconceptions.
Regardless of whether Sun Quan and Zhou Yu were thinking about Jiangdong, the people didn't care about this. They only knew that the little princess Sun Shangxiang, who was loved by everyone in Soochow, was betrothed to a half-buried man with big ears by his brother. Think about this scene
, people will subconsciously support Sun Shangxiang.
By this time, no one cared about the reason why Wuxian county town was covered with notices overnight.
They don't care about the truth of the matter, and they don't care about whether there is a conspiracy - even if they become the target of being used by the enemy. What they see is what they get. They follow the mainstream voice and go to the end in darkness. This approach does not say whether it is right or wrong.
, at least it is more worry-free and safer.
Before a systematic law is formed, the law does not punish everyone and is always correct.
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"What on earth is going on? Who did it? Has anyone been caught?"
In the government office, Zhu Ran was furious and slammed the table——
What was before him at this moment was exactly the notice that had been posted in the streets and alleys of the city overnight.
Inheriting the duties of his adoptive father, Zhu Zhi died in the battle of Juchao two years ago. Yu Jin almost took Juchao alone, and almost reversed the entire battle in the battle of Zhafei with thousands of people——
Zhu Ran... also almost died from Yu Jin's sword. Fortunately, Lü Meng personally led the Tiger Army to help him, and he survived.
And because he still defended his nest more or less, it was not a big mistake. After all, in that tragic battle of Hefei, being undefeated was a meritorious service, and the consolation of Zhu Zhi's death in the battle was all attributed to Zhu Ran.
Of course...Zhu Zhi is like a biological father to Zhu Ran. Although he was promoted, Zhu Ran was not happy.
Since then, I haven't been on the battlefield for a long time.
Zhu Ran, who is now serving as the governor of Wu County, plans to return to the army again as long as his term of office ends successfully - with the transfer, how can I say... he can lead thousands of troops again.
This... is his only belief in living - he must take revenge, he must lead troops to fight, and he must wait on the front line. Other than that, he has no other thoughts.
But at this juncture, such a big thing happened under his command - the first thing Zhu Ran thought of was that his smooth road in the army had been filled with many thorns.
"Reporting to the prefect... I don't know... these notices were posted in the streets and alleys overnight. According to your instructions, the curfew in the city has been very early these days, and three battalions have been rotating in the city, but...
But no one found any clues in the city last night..."
The military captain was not in Wuxian County, so Chang Shi was summoned to hold him accountable.
But does this Master Chang Shi have as much experience as Zhu Ran?
As soon as he got out of bed, he found that the streets and alleys were covered with such taboo notices, which scared him out of his wits.
Fortunately, he made a relatively correct decision - he led a large team of troops early in the morning and tore down all the notices in the city.
It's just...even so...the information that should be disclosed has been revealed. Xiao Qiao, who stays in the house all day long, can know this kind of thing. How can ordinary people taboo such gossip?
"hiss…"
Zhu Ran just felt that if someone was doing this kind of sneaky thing in the city, there would be no way that there would be any flaws, right?
The key is that he had planned to take up his post and re-employ in the military. These days, the security work is very strict.
With such strict defense, the whole city was in trouble - Zhu Ran keenly felt that this matter might not be simple.
"Does Captain Chengmen have any news to report about yesterday's situation?"
"No... around the city gates, no one has approached since the sunset yesterday evening - let alone people who can carry out such a large-scale operation have sneaked into the city."
"What about during the day? Is there anything unusual during the day?"
"No... Most of the people who go in and out of the city gate are businessmen and people outside the city. As you know, control is extremely strict these days. Anyone who cannot confirm their identity will be detained at the city gate-"
"If you want to talk about the strange place... there's probably only one thing, right?"
After calming down, Chang Shi's IQ seemed to come online.
"Let's talk about it. We can't let go of any clues. I want to bring the main culprit to justice within three days!"
When Zhu Ran spoke, his teeth were still clenched in his mouth, and the words were squeezed out from between his teeth.
From this point alone, we can see how much Zhu Ran hated this rat who made big news in the city when his term was about to come to an end.
"There are... a lot more people. There are a lot more people coming and going in our city these days - if we want to talk about the reason, maybe it has something to do with the Chen Fuan incident that caused quite a fuss a few days ago?"
"Chen Fuan?"
Chang Shi was calculating in such a low voice, but Zhu Ran was a little confused.
"The big salt merchant in Shanyin City who was against the Zhang family fell. The person who brought him down was a young businessman from other places. I heard that he just arrived in the city two days ago and brought a large number of people into the city. But now
No one knows his whereabouts - he temporarily rented a mansion, but no one has been in or out for several days."
"Is the time right?"
"That's right... Lord Prefect, do you want to investigate?"
Zhu Ran is not stupid. His city is quite tight, not to mention impregnable.
How someone could do something like this under such strict control - there could only be two situations.
One is that the prisoner is a local of Wuxian County...the other is that the other party sneaked into the city through normal means.
So...the only doubt was naturally focused on the businessman from Kuaiji.
