The mistress is mighty, bringing 88 dowries to flatten the Marquis's mansion

"Go buy some snacks."

Shang Yun thought he had misheard and asked subconsciously, "What does your Excellency want me to buy?"

Xie Yuchun glanced at him and said, "How come your hearing is not good at such a young age? I asked you to buy some snacks, snacks, did you hear me clearly?"

Shang Yun was silent and left the room in a daze, but he soon realized that the snacks the adults wanted should be for the eldest son of the Ruan family.

Thinking of this, Shang Yun immediately quickened his pace.

The next day, Xie Yuchun brought Shang Yun to visit Ruan Mingcheng.

"Did my little sister ask you to come?"

Xie Yuchun nodded: "She asked me to ask my brother when we will leave this place."

Ruan Mingcheng knocked on the armrest of the chair and handed a letter to Xie Yuchun.

"Is this... the trace of the gangsters?"

Xie Yuchun looked up, his eyes full of surprise, "Where did you get this, brother?"

Ruan Mingcheng said calmly: "I got this information by accident, I don't know if it's true or not, but I'm giving it to you anyway, I hope you can get rid of the bandits here as soon as possible."

After a pause, Ruan Mingcheng continued, "But before that, I have to remind you that there may be other hidden stories about the bandits here."

Any other secrets?

Xie Yuchun pondered for a long time, then bowed: "Thank you for your advice, brother. I will pay attention to it."

Ruan Mingcheng looked at him deeply, his thoughts turned away, and he didn't say much.

The two chatted for a while, and Xie Yuchun got the answer that he would leave after the matter was resolved, so he left.

Not long after, Ruan Shuyan learned about this and felt somewhat confused.

According to the second brother, the eldest brother was looking for something here, so why did he wait until the matter was over before leaving? Could it be that what he was looking for was difficult to find?

"What are you thinking about?"

Ruan Shuyan collected her thoughts and said, "I was wondering, what exactly is keeping me here?"

Xie Yuchun's eyes flickered: "Perhaps, he never intended to leave so soon from the beginning?"

As soon as these words came out, Ruan Shuyan's eyes immediately fell on his face, and she said with a smile: "It seems that my husband knows something?"

Xie Yuchun coughed lightly: "Madam, you misunderstood. I just feel that my elder brother is not the kind of person who does things recklessly. He should have his own purpose."

Ruan Shuyan smiled slightly. If she was just guessing just now, she was certain after Xie Yuchun spoke.

These two people must have said something to make Xie Yuchun turn away. In this case, she couldn't ask anything even if she wanted to.

Forget it, she should go and deal with the bandits.

Putting aside her thoughts, Ruan Shuyan glanced at Xie Yuchun and left.

She has not been doing nothing in Shuiyun City these days. The development of various businesses has made the people of Shuiyun City have a great favor towards her.

And their actions here are not completely useless.

After contacting the capital, the goods were sent south one after another, and when they reached a certain place they left by boat.

Just when everything was going according to Ruan Shuyan's arrangement, news about the bandits was brought to her.

An old man said tremblingly: "You, you don't need to investigate the gangster anymore."

Ruan Shuyan's eyes moved slightly: "What do you mean?"

The old man tilted his head and said, "Have you seen the Zhenbei Army?"

How are the bandits related to the Zhenbei Army?

Ruan Shuyan frowned slightly: "Old man, what do you want to say?"

"Last winter, the imperial court cut off the food and wages of the Zhenbei Army. The Zhenbei Army had no choice but to borrow food from various households, but... but the people also had no food for ten whole months! The Zhenbei Army had to eat grass and dirt to barely survive that period."

"But even so, the imperial court's food and money still haven't arrived. General Yang has no choice but to go south and return to the capital."

At this point, the old man choked up.

Ruan Shuyan opened her eyes wide. She wanted to say something, but found her throat blocked.

"Is this serious?"

The old man smiled bitterly: "You have seen the situation here, do you think I need to lie?"

Ruan Shuyan clenched her fingertips, her emotions surging violently, and soon she pressed down again.

She said calmly: "You said so much just to tell me, did those bandits burn, kill and loot because they had no choice?"

"No, the burning, killing and looting were all fake. They did that just to welcome General Yang back."

what?

Ruan Shuyan couldn't hide her surprise: "You guys..."

The old man's eyes were cloudy, but occasionally when they turned, a gleam of brilliance could be seen faintly.

"I know this may sound unbelievable, but everything I said is true and I have never lied to you."

Ruan Shuyan remained silent. After a long while, she said, "Since you can think of this method, you must also understand that after General Yang returns to the capital, he will no longer have the right to leave at will. However, your actions are a crime of deceiving the emperor. Have you ever thought about how the emperor would treat General Yang if he knew about this?"

The old man's expression froze: "Of course we have thought about it, but what if General Yang can really come back?"

Ruan Shuyan smiled, but her eyes were full of mockery: "Do you really want him to come back?"

The old man was stunned: "Why do you say that?"

Ruan Shuyan slowly stood up, her cold eyes falling on him: "What you said may be true, but you have selfish motives."

After a pause, she continued, "Although the border is far from the capital, Xie Yuchun and Yang Ning don't have a good relationship. You knew this, so you didn't dare to look for Xie Yuchun. But someone told you my identity, so you came to look for me."

"You want to use tragic events to move me and get me to help you, but you are wrong. Although I am a woman, my sympathy is not that strong. Let the person behind you come out."

Ruan Shuyan can feel sympathy for anyone, but if it involves calculation, no matter how pitiful the person is, he is just an ordinary person to her, and she still has to be wary of him.

The old man opened his mouth, then lowered his head after a while: "The person behind me has gone to look for Master Xie."

Are both sides together?

Ruan Shuyan was a little surprised, but she quickly recovered from the surprise.

"Since he has gone there, you should go with me."

The old man hesitated: "This..."

Ruan Shuyan said coldly: "You have no choice."

Seeing this, the old man fell silent.

Half an hour later, Ruan Shuyan brought the old man to see Xie Yuchun, and immediately saw the young man standing next to him.

"Husband." Ruan Shuyan called out.

Xie Yuchun nodded: "This is the person who is going to your place, right?"

"Correct."

Ruan Shuyan answered, her eyes falling on the young man, "If I remember correctly, this person should be from the Zhenbei Army?"

The young man cupped his hands and said, "Zhenbei Army, Yang Li."

Your surname is Yang?

Ruan Shuyan was surprised: "You and General Yang are..."

"It's uncle and nephew."

Yang Li lowered his head slightly: "I'm sorry for causing trouble to you two during this period of time."