Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

At the gate of Yongzhou, the guard took the portrait of the wanted criminal and compared it with the passers-by one by one. Anyone who looked similar was taken aside for questioning.

When Shen Nankui passed by, he glanced at the portrait and saw that it was of a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, nothing special except for an inch-long scar on the corner of his jaw that was particularly eye-catching, adding a bit of hostility to the man.

After entering the city, Shen Nankui said, "We went to such great lengths to arrest this man, but I don't know what he has done wrong."

Cai Ling shook his head. "There's no way to know that, but it looks like this person hasn't entered the city yet."

If the criminal was in Yongzhou City, the government should have strictly checked those who left the city rather than those who entered the city to arrest him. This shows that the wanted criminal is not in the city now.

Shen Nankui nodded. "With the government's presence like this, I'm afraid he'll be arrested immediately if he shows up."

Cai Ling said: "If he is a smart man, he should stay away from him."

The two chatted for a while and didn't take the matter to heart.

Several people found an inn in the city to stay. Not long after resting, Shen Nankui wanted to go out to inquire about the news, but was stopped by Cai Ling.

"Master Shen, you are pregnant, you should not work too hard, just rest in the inn. As for finding out the news, Black Bull and I are enough."

"This……"

Shen Nankui restrained his expression, shook his head slowly and said, "Mr. Cai, I am grateful for your care along the way. Now that we have arrived in Yongzhou, I must not delay you any longer because of personal matters. Besides, you still have to go to Suzhou, and it will take three to five days to get there from Yongzhou. Mr. Cai should rest for a while before setting off again."

"I have no important business to go to Suzhou, so there is no need to leave in a hurry. But you are alone in Yongzhou, and you have to deal with the government. I am afraid it will be difficult. I will just help you deal with things here, and it won't be too late to go to Suzhou later."

"How does this work?"

Shen Nankui felt very sorry, "Mr. Cai, you have helped me several times. You don't have to give me so much again. Otherwise, I really don't know how to thank you!"

Her guilty look seemed sincere, but in fact it was a rejection.

Cai Ling suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

He didn't know what was wrong with him.

She is wise and calm, courageous and tenacious, and it seems that there is nothing in the world that she cannot do.

Logically speaking, these things in Yongzhou were not a difficult problem for her, but he just wanted to protect her and couldn't bear to see her suffer so much.

Even though...she had someone else in her heart and was pregnant with that man's child.

Cai Ling had no expression on his face. "That day, you helped me save Princess Le Kang and saved my life, so what I did for you is nothing. Besides, I value friendship the most in my life. I have said before that there is no need to thank old friends. Master Shen is so distant. Doesn't he regard me as a friend?"

"Of course not!" Shen Nankui said hurriedly, "Mr. Cai is a very kind person. It is my honor to be able to make friends with you."

"Then there's no need to say these polite words. I'm tired of hearing them."

Cai Ling looked surprised, as if he had returned to the cold look he had when they first met under the moon.

Seeing that he was angry, Shen Nankui felt a little sullen.

Perhaps it was because Cai Ling had been so pleasant these days that she almost forgot that he actually had a bad temper...

"Okay, then I won't say any more. I'll just keep all this in mind. If Mr. Cai needs me in the future, I will definitely help him."

"Ah."

Cai Ling nodded lightly and left the room.

Shen Nankui was stunned for a moment before he quickly ordered, "Zhongshan, go with Mr. Cai to check on Miss Tao's situation."

Although she accepted Cai Ling's help, this was her own business matter after all, and she couldn't rely on others for everything.

After Zhongshan left, she called Hehua again.

"Hehua, the climate in the south is different from that in the north. Take the money and go to the nearby clothing store to buy two sets of light clothes for each of us. Remember, Mr. Cai only wears white clothes, so the material must be the best, don't make any mistakes."

"The best material in Jiangnan, isn't that soft smoke silk? I don't need to bother with it!"

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "For the guards of the Hu family, just buy some ordinary clothes for them. They don't have to be too good, but they can't be too bad. You and Zhong Shan can pick whatever you like. I only have the two of you by my side now. Although the soft smoke silk is expensive, I won't let you down."

It's rare to see Hehua love something so much, and I have the money now, so how can I not help her?

Hehua was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes, but she pushed them back.

"Madam, Hehua knows you are good to me, but I will not wear this dress made of soft smoke silk."

Clothes are divided into different grades, and so are people.

Although her own girl treated her equally and didn't even ask her to sign a contract to sell herself, allowing her to retain her good status, she knew her identity. It was precisely because the girl was good to her that she had to be loyal in her work and not become arrogant because of her favor.

Soft smoke silk is so precious that if she wore it to go out and meet people, it would be too ostentatious.

My girl has always been low-key, how could I cause trouble for her?

Seeing her insistence, Shen Nankui did not force her, and only said: "Okay, wait until the matter is resolved, and I will pick out some other good things for you."

"Thank you ma'am!"

Hehua thanked him happily and hurried out to do his business.

It was not until dark in the afternoon that the two groups returned to the inn one after another. Shen Nankui had already asked the waiter to prepare the food. After everyone finished their meal, they sat together to discuss business.

When the four guards of the Hu family saw the clothes that Shen Nankui prepared for them, they felt very grateful. They said many polite words and then went back to the house to rest.

Cai Ling received the clothes but didn't say anything. He just asked Hei Niu to take them down and put them away.

The two sat by the window on the second floor of the inn drinking tea. Shen Nankui asked, "Mr. Cai, have you found out what's going on with Miss Tao?"

Cai Ling's eyes were slightly worried, and he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's not very optimistic."

"What does this mean?" Shen Nankui asked.

Cai Ling looked solemn and sighed, "Let Zhong Shan tell you."

The situation with Miss Tao was complicated, and he was afraid of disappointing her, so he didn't know how to start the conversation.

Shen Nankui quickly turned his gaze to Zhong Shan, his expression becoming serious, "Why was Miss Tao arrested?"

Zhong Shan said with a bitter face: "Madam, we spent a lot of effort to find out that Miss Tao was arrested... because she killed someone, and now she is imprisoned in death row!"

"kill?"

Shen Nankui stood up immediately and asked, "How is this possible?"

Zhong Shan sighed heavily, "I didn't want to believe it at first. How could Miss Tao, a weak woman, kill someone? I was afraid that the jailer might have said the wrong person, so I asked him about the appearance of the female prisoner on death row. The jailer said that the woman had a large red birthmark on her face and was ugly. It was definitely Miss Tao!"