After the marriage was severed, I fled with my golden finger to protect my mother

"How could this be?"

At this time, Xu Linzhi was dumbfounded when she saw the white snow outside the city wall. This shouldn't be the case?

According to my memories from my previous life, the area outside the city should have been crowded with wailing and crying refugees by now.

They gathered outside the city wall with their families. Those who could afford it would even build a simple thatched hut in an attempt to withstand the heavy snow for a while.

Those who had no conditions had to hold up a piece of tattered clothing to prevent the heavy snow from soaking their clothes.

But looking at it again now, it is completely silent everywhere. Apart from a few birds flying by occasionally, there is really no one to be seen.

Also because of the recent heavy snow, the city gates were tightly closed, and just in case, double the number of people were on duty.

If you want to enter or leave the city, you have to show your household registration or related documents, and the soldiers at the city gate will agree to let you pass.

"Did you see clearly? You dare to lie to our Highness with nonsense. You are just like a man who wants to hang himself because he thinks his life is too long."

The young man cursed, grabbed Xu Linzhi's hair, and pressed her down on the snow-covered city wall, saying hatefully:

"Our Highness is kind and will not argue with a little girl like you, but we brothers are not pushovers. Of course, we have to stand up for our master."

This young man is Qi Siyuan's subordinate. Everyone calls him Ajin. He usually brings people outside to help him deal with some trivial matters.

Because he was always running around outside, he had a bit of a bandit vibe about him, so it was just right for him to deal with Xu Linzhi's matter at this time.

Ajin had already led his men to run several miles outside the city and came back, and received letters from several prefectures in the north saying that there were some losses. However, the local government had already made preparations and resolved the matter immediately.

The people whose houses were crushed were relocated, the injured were helped, and as for those who were really unlucky and could not survive, the government organized the people to bury them.

After this series of operations, people from all over the country could feel at ease. In addition, with the encouragement of the government, they had built a kang, so they were able to get through this cold winter safely without any major problems.

Therefore, Qi Siyuan was very sure that the refugee riot that Xu Linzhi mentioned would never happen again.

When Xu Linzhi came out, she thought about coming to the city gate, so she changed into an old piece of clothes of her third brother. At this time, she was pressed on the city wall, and she could clearly feel the snow being melted by her body temperature, soaking the clothes inside, making her shiver uncontrollably.

"Just because there are no refugees today doesn't mean there won't be any tomorrow, right?"

She didn't believe that her memory could be wrong. She remembered many things very clearly, so how could she go wrong with such an important matter?

"Please ask this elder brother to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give me one more day. Tomorrow, there will definitely be refugees..."

Xu Linzhi had no time to think about other things at this moment. She only wanted to prove that she was not lying, so she began to beg bitterly.

"Haha...you are such a bold and unruly person!"

Ajin's eyes became fierce, he sneered, grabbed Xu Linzhi, and slapped her in the face.

"We thought you were crazy and talking nonsense, but we didn't know you were so vicious. You cursed the people of the Yuan Dynasty with your red mouth and white teeth. You are simply despicable!"

When Ajin was angry, he grabbed Xu Linzhi's hair and slapped her several times.

"I am too lazy to talk nonsense with you. I will take you to the government office now and let the master interrogate you. Who knows what your intentions are? Not only did you deceive His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but you also dared to curse our people."

Xu Linzhi was dizzy after being slapped by Ajin. She could only feel a buzzing sound in her head and her vision went dark.

"No...no...I really didn't mean that..."

Xu Linzhi barely swallowed the bloody taste rising in her throat, quickly grabbed Ajin's clothes, begged non-stop, and tried to explain, but didn't know how to start.

Xu Linzhi felt bitter in her heart. After visiting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yesterday, she discovered that there were indeed yamen runners patrolling in front of her house from time to time.

Even at night, as she tossed and turned, she seemed to hear the sound of yamen runners talking loudly in the alley outside from time to time.

With these sounds, she finally felt at ease and was able to get a good night's sleep.

Originally, she was still feeling lucky that she had made the right move. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was much more reliable than that man. From now on, she would stand firmly by the Crown Prince's side and help him secure his position. She couldn't let anyone snatch it away from him again.

But before we could even have a day of peace, something bad happened again.

When Xu Linzhi thought about the bad luck she had experienced in the past few days, she didn't want to cry, but actually started crying.

"Wuwuwu... Please, don't send me to the government office. I'm not, I really am not..."

She was really scared this time. The common people had a natural fear of the yamen, and coupled with the memories of her previous life, she knew that women who entered the yamen would not have the face to survive in the world even if they could be released safely.

"It's not up to you to decide whether to go or not. When you are imprisoned, if the higher-ups know that you cursed the people, then that means you cursed the fate of the country and the emperor. They will most likely exterminate all nine generations of your clan and execute them at the Meridian Gate. Hehe... When your head falls to the ground, you can go and cry out for justice to the King of Hell..."

Ah Jin had a wicked smile on his face and whispered in Xu Linzhi's ear to threaten her.

Xu Linzhi was already very frightened, and when he heard about being beheaded at the Meridian Gate, he could no longer hold on. He rolled his eyes and collapsed to the ground.

"Hey, wake up, wake up..."

Ajin patted her face several times but there was no response. Realizing that she had fainted, he grinned, put her under his armpit, and took her down the city wall. He soon sent her to a secret cell in a separate courtyard.

This is one of their secret bases. There are ready-made jailers in the dark prison. If they want to fool Xu Linzhi, isn't that an easy task?

Sure enough, when Xu Linzhi woke up, she found herself in jail. She was so scared that she started screaming wildly.

But no one paid any attention to her, except for a wretched jailer who came and threw her a black steamed bun. All she heard throughout the day was bursts of screams coming from another cubicle not far away.

The miserable screams horrified her and she no longer dared to harbor any illusions.