Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Miss Wan, please save me..." Li cried.

Shen Jingwan frowned slightly and said seriously, "When did you ever mention that you were the general defending the city? It's clearly because you fulfilled your duties, were not afraid of the powerful, and didn't release them in time that you incurred such retaliation!"

When Li Da heard what Shen Jingwan said, he immediately understood that she was teaching him how to defend himself and get out of this situation. In an instant, he became energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood.

Li Da hurriedly knelt to Chang Chengji's feet, hugged his thighs, and cried out with tears streaming down his face, "General Chang, I have been wronged so much! I have truly been the victim of malicious revenge! If you punish me like this, wouldn't it chill the hearts of us loyal people?"

Chang Chengji listened to Li Da's crying, frowned slightly, and turned to look at the other soldiers standing around.

However, the soldiers all lowered their heads and remained silent, as if it had nothing to do with them.

Chang Chengji was a little troubled for a moment, not knowing how to deal with the difficult situation at hand.

Just as the situation reached a stalemate, Shen Chuning suddenly stepped forward and said loudly, "Dutifully fulfilling your duties? Haha, what a coincidence! Today I happened to see the imperial edict sealing the city. It clearly states that the families of officials of the third rank and above do not need to undergo detailed inspection when entering the capital. They only need to report truthfully and they will be allowed to pass. And when I entered the city, I was holding the token of the Shandong Governor!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a heavy hammer hitting Li Da's heart, leaving him dumbfounded and speechless.

Li Da's face was full of shock and fear. After being stunned for a moment, he hurriedly looked at Shen Jingwan for help, hoping that she could help him again and come up with a plan for him to deal with the situation.

However, Shen Jingwan seemed not to hear anything at this moment. She just turned her head away indifferently, obviously having decided not to interfere in this matter anymore.

Li Dayi gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Miss Wan, I did exactly what you told me to do. You told me to stop the carriage coming from Shandong. You can't just stand by and watch me die!"

When Shen Jingwan heard what Li Da said, her face suddenly changed and she became extremely panicked.

She said quickly, "Stop your nonsense! When did I ever ask you to stop the carriage? You clearly acted on your own initiative, and now you're trying to put the blame on me. This is pure slander. Stop making random accusations!"

However, at this time, the refugees who had stopped to watch because of the noise, as well as the people who were about to enter the city, had already begun whispering and talking to each other.

"What exactly happened over there?" someone asked curiously.

"It seems that the two young ladies of the Shen family had a dispute. One of them did not allow the other to return to Beijing, and she even secretly colluded with the officers and soldiers guarding the city to block the other's way. Unfortunately, they were discovered and are making a fuss there now." Another person answered in a low voice.

"The young lady of the Shen family? Could it be the fairy Miss Wan who distributed porridge outside the city? A person like her who seemed like a banished immortal should not do such a despicable thing, right?" Another person said with a look of suspicion on his face.

"You can't judge a person by his appearance! Who knows whether she is a real fairy or a fake? Look at those so-called aristocratic families. They appear to be glorious and righteous on the surface, but what dirty and filthy things do they do behind the scenes?" Someone in the crowd shouted.

"In my opinion, no matter whether she is a real fairy or a fake fairy, as long as she can fill my stomach, she is a real fairy; if she can cure my illness, she is a real fairy!" another voice echoed.

For a moment, people around started talking about it.

Shen Jingwan stood aside, listening to the discussions of the crowd, and then she came back to her senses as if waking from a dream.

She thought to herself that now was not the time to get too entangled with Li Da at the city gate.

So he quickly turned to Shen Chuning beside him and said, "Sister, we are just weak women, it is not appropriate for us to meddle in military affairs. Grandfather ordered us to distribute porridge and do charity, so we should go quickly."

Shen Chuning turned her gaze to Shen Jingwan, who looked a little panicked.

Then she smiled gently and replied softly, "Okay."

After saying that, he got on the carriage.

Chang Chengji even personally assigned several officers and soldiers to escort Shen Chuning on both sides of the carriage.

Seeing this scene, Shen Chuning couldn't help but think secretly: After returning home, I must mention this General Chang to my aunt.

This person is quite sensible and thorough in his work. If there is a suitable opportunity in the future, it would be a good idea to ask the Zhou family to help him.

As the driver whipped his whip, the carriage started slowly, the wheels rumbling, and drove towards the porridge stall set up by the Shen family...

At this time, other porridge stalls were already crowded with people, the aroma of steaming porridge filled the air, and people lined up in an orderly manner to receive the life-saving hot porridge.

However, in sharp contrast, there was a huge crowd of people in front of the Shen family's porridge stall, and the line was so long that it was almost impossible to see the end.

But what was surprising was that the servants responsible for distributing porridge just stood there woodenly in the porridge shed, with no intention of taking any action.

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly came from the crowd: "Miss Wan is here!"

Shen Jingwan walked quickly to the porridge stall, first glanced apologetically at the people in line, then reached out and picked up a rice spoon, gently stirring the porridge in the pot, and said with a smile: "There was a small accident at the city gate, so I came a little late. I'm sorry to have kept everyone waiting for so long."

When the hungry refugees heard this, their faces instantly turned gloomy.

They all cast their hateful gazes towards the carriage Shen Chuning was riding in.

It seemed that they believed that it was because Shen Chuning wasted time that they were unable to get food to fill their stomachs.

But they didn't know that other people's porridge stalls had already started distributing porridge a long time ago, but the Shen family had to wait until Shen Jingwan arrived before taking any action.

"Miss, don't you want to get off the car and take a look?" Birui asked softly.

Shen Chuning sat in the car, shook her head slightly, and replied lazily, "It's going to get chaotic, why get out of the car? If I didn't want to see this farce, I wouldn't even bother to leave the house."

After that, she turned to look at Birui and continued to ask, "Have you arranged everything for the people I asked you to arrange?"