Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Zhong Shan glanced at Shen Nankui's belly, and there was some worry in his eyes. He scratched his head and asked, "Why don't I go and tell Madam Zhang that you are not feeling well today."

Shen Nankui waved her hand, "Forget it, it's fine with me, but Madam Zhang has been waiting for so long, if I don't go, it would be rude, not to mention that I was the one who won her over first, and she is giving me face by coming to Yanxia Pavilion now."

Hearing this, Hehua said to Zhongshan, "Then you go and harness the carriage. I'll put two soft mats on it to avoid tiring our wife."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Shen Nankui got in the car and came to Yanxia Pavilion again. When Manager Chen saw her, he hurriedly said, "Boss, Madam Zhang is waiting for you on the second floor."

When I arrived at the room on the second floor, I saw Mrs. Zhang sitting inside, looking out the window with a sad face.

"Mrs. Zhang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." Shen Nankui walked forward with a smile.

Mrs. Zhang came to her senses, hurriedly stood up and came to help her, saying with a guilty look, "Oh, if I had known you were not in the store, I should have come another day. I am really sorry that you made this trip with such a big belly."

"Mrs. Zhang, that's too polite. Although I'm already pregnant, the doctor has told me to move around frequently and not sit or lie down too much, so the trip here and there is really nothing to worry about."

Madam Zhang's expression was touched. "Madam Gu is really considerate..."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two sat down again. Shen Nankui asked with a smile, "Mrs. Zhang, are you here to look at rouge? If you find a style you like, I'll explain it to you."

Of course she knew that Mrs. Zhang had waited so long, definitely not to buy rouge, but she couldn't ask this question.

As expected, a trace of sadness flashed across Mrs. Zhang's face. After a moment of silence, she said, "Mrs. Gu, I still have the rouge you gave me last time. I didn't come back this time to buy rouge."

"Oh? Then you are..."

Mrs. Zhang sighed, "I really have nowhere else to talk to, so I came here to talk to you and relieve my stress."

"Is it because of the case? Isn't there any progress yet?"

"Exactly."

"How could a gangster be so hard to catch?"

Madam Zhang smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, no one would have thought that the case would be so difficult. What I said to you in the Treasure Pavilion before really came true. The master has been unable to solve the case for a long time, and was dismissed from his post by the governor for incompetence. Now, he drinks at home every day, and I feel sad. The master has lost power, and those who were friends with him before have now retreated. Alas... I am upset and have no one to talk to, so I thought of coming to your place to sit, but am I disturbing you?"

"Of course not. I've already said that Madam Zhang is always welcome in Yanxia Pavilion."

Madam Zhang smiled gratefully, "Alas, Madam Gu, now everyone is waiting to see the Zhang family's joke, and even worse, there are people who want to step on my master to get to the top. Only you, although you have only known me for a short time, still treat me as usual..."

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Mrs. Zhang, please relax. Just as you have advised me before, Mr. Zhang has made outstanding achievements in the past and has not made any major mistakes. He has only been temporarily dismissed. When the time is right, he will definitely be able to return to his post. Don't worry too much."

"Alas, if this case is not solved, my master will have no hope of being reinstated..."

Shen Nankui frowned, "Who is the murderer? Is he in the city or outside the city? Why is he so difficult to deal with?"

Mrs. Zhang glanced at her and whispered, "To be honest, I don't know either."

She didn't know, and that meant Zhang Tongzhi didn't know either. Could this really have become an unsolved case?

"This……"

Shen Nankui's expression also became serious.

Although the case had nothing to do with her, the atmosphere in the city was tense and people were in panic everywhere. Many people took the opportunity to cause trouble. If this continued, chaos would definitely arise.

"Actually, the reason I came here this time, besides wanting to complain to you, is also to remind you—"

Madam Zhang paused and said, "I'm afraid you've noticed that Yongzhou City has been restless recently. Before the governor was murdered, he was very popular. This case has not been solved for a long time. There are people gathering in front of the government office every day to put pressure on people, and there are always troublemakers. It's hard to guarantee that if you are not careful, it will be easy to cause trouble. You are pregnant, so you must be more careful. If you can stay at home, try to go out as little as possible."

Shen Nankui nodded in thanks, "Thank you, Madam Zhang, for coming to remind me. I will definitely pay attention to it."

Mrs. Zhang felt relieved after pouring out her grievances. She smiled and said, "Then I won't stay any longer today. Please take care of yourself."

After she left, Hehua couldn't help but mutter, "This Madam Zhang is really weird. She called our wife over just to talk about these things. No matter how big this case is, what does it have to do with us?"

Shen Nankui laughed, "You, after coming to Yongzhou, have become more irritable."

He Hua pouted and said, "You are pregnant now, I just can't stand anyone mistreating you! You taught me before that it is best not to talk too much with people you just met, but that Madam Zhang, who has only met you a few times, came to say these things, it's nothing more than she sees your good nature and treats you as a person to entertain herself, how could she consider your physical discomfort?"

"Don't be angry. I naturally know what she is planning. But she may not have any benefit in telling me these things. This case is so suspenseful. I am afraid that the city is really going to be in chaos. Now that we know about it, we should take precautions early."

From then on, Shen Nankui stayed at home less and less, and only asked Zhong Shan to pass on messages about the workshop and store.

Fast forward to early August, and things actually developed just as Mrs. Zhang had said.

Yongzhou City was in chaos.

At first, there were only some robberies in the city. Although there was some damage, no bloodshed occurred. However, as the case made no progress, the situation gradually became serious. Burning, killing and looting began to spread everywhere in the city. Within just five days, three families were broken into in their homes, resulting in two deaths and three injuries.

The people in the city were becoming more and more panicked. The government did send troops to stop it, but it was not very effective. After all, the government had a limited number of people and could not keep an eye on every place in the city.

Gradually, rumors spread in the city that the people who broke into people's homes and injured people were some gangsters, and they were the accomplices who killed the state master, so they dared to commit crimes so unscrupulously.

Shen Nankui couldn't tell whether the rumor was true or false, but she was getting older and had difficulty moving, so she asked the Zheng brothers to guard the door and stayed at home every day.

However, the accident still happened.