Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

In the prison, after the servant left, Zhang Shannian slowly sat down on the ground, leaned against the wall, and laughed silently.

He was gambling, gambling on whether those people would cross the river and destroy the bridge. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. He and his father had secretly hidden the weapons in several places in advance. This time, his father's tragic death made Zhang Shannian's vigilance increase to the extreme.

He felt that his father's death was related to these people, but he didn't dare to confront them, so he could only pretend to be nice and let them rescue him.

He no longer dared to think about helping those people do big things. Trying to get the skin of a tiger would undoubtedly be a dead end. After all, he was a merchant, and if something went wrong, he would only die.

Zhang Shannian now only wants them to rescue him. The Zhang family still has some private property, which was hidden by his father. As long as he escapes, he will hide his identity and go far away to continue living his good life.

As for his younger brother, Zhang Shannian felt a little complicated. He was not completely crazy yet. Although his younger brother was a disabled person, he was still his brother after all.

Zhang Shannian looked at his lifeless brother with some hesitation, thinking of the times when the two brothers played and fought as children. Their mother was still alive at that time, watching them play.

Later, when his mother was about to pass away, she held his hand and told Zhang Shannian to take good care of his younger brother. Thinking of this, Zhang Shannian's heart couldn't help but soften.

"Shanchun, are you okay?" Zhang Shannian asked.

Ever since his father died, the two brothers strangely haven't spoken a word to each other, and neither of them mentioned the circumstances of their father's death.

As if nothing had happened.

It would be a lie for Zhang Shanchun to say that he wasn't sad. Although he was a mentally ill person, his father didn't abandon him at all. Instead, he tried his best to meet his demands. He died tragically like this.

He was in a state of confusion for a moment.

Hearing his brother calling him with concern in his tone, Zhang Shanchun slowly raised his head to look at him, only to see Zhang Shannian's eyes full of concern, which moved him.

"I...I'm fine."

"Well, you... come here, I want to talk to you." Although the two brothers were imprisoned in the same cell, they were indeed in two adjacent cells. They could only be as close together as possible, but there was a fence in the middle.

Zhang Shanchun was a little surprised. He knew that he was doomed to death. Although he hated his father and brother for abandoning him to save his own life, he was still deeply shocked when he saw his father die.

After all, no matter how twisted and perverted she was in the past, she relied on her father's financial resources to act tyrannically and had never experienced any major storms. In fact, she was just a flower in a greenhouse.

Seeing that Zhang Shannian was still staring at him waiting for his reply, he slowly moved over and put his ear closer.

"Shanchun, my father is dead now. You are my only relative. Your crime cannot be changed. Our Zhang family is also charged with the crime of illegally forging weapons. I cannot stay out of it. So, I have to find a way to escape. When the time comes, you follow me. We will run away and start a new life."

"We won't be able to survive if we stay here." Zhang Shannian said slowly and softly to Zhang Shanchun.

Zhang Shanchun couldn't believe what he heard. Could he still be alive?

He looked at his brother in shock, only to see Zhang Shannian's face full of certainty.

Surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes and he nodded vigorously.

Zhang Shanchun was touched that his brother did not give up on him and wanted to take him away with him. After all, the ties between family members are hard to break.

Yes, since there is no chance of survival anyway, I might as well give it a try.

He also leaned over and whispered, "Brother, how do we get there?"

Zhang Shannian was very emotional. Ever since Zhang Shanchun was imprisoned, he and his father had pointed out his brother's crimes in the lobby and had not spoken since then.

He thought that their brotherhood was over. Well, if they could leave, they could take him with them and wait for midnight tonight. The man said that someone would come to rescue them.

Once they get out, they will get rid of the people who rescued them. He has a private farm outside the city, which very few people know about.

He bought it just in case. There was only an elderly couple taking care of it, and they also looked after the carriage, and they had a lot of banknotes.

After all, the matter of him and his father privately casting weapons was a big deal. If something happened, he would have a chance to escape.

Hide your identity, as long as you have money, nothing else is a problem.

"Brother, did our father really forge weapons privately? I feel like his death was unclear, like he was silenced."

Zhang Shanchun said quietly that he understood this very well. After all, he had at least a dozen lives on his hands, and he himself could not even remember how many there were.

Many times, in order to clean up the mess, his father would secretly kill people to prevent the news from getting out and damaging his reputation.

"How is that possible? Our father wouldn't dare. He might have been asked to keep it temporarily, but he didn't expect it to cause trouble."

Zhang Shannian did not intend to tell his younger brother that he and his father had privately forged weapons. At that time, there were not many craftsmen who could make weapons, and they were all poisoned and silenced by him and his father.

The more people who knew, the more danger there would be. Zhang Shannian felt that he was not cruel enough and should kill all the craftsmen before he would feel at ease.

Zhang Shanchun nodded and said no more, sitting quietly with his brother waiting for the arrival of midnight. Zhang Shannian also closed his eyes and thought about getting some sleep first.

But they don't know that their beautiful wish of running away will not be realized so easily.

There are still many unknown dangers waiting for them ahead. Zhang Shannian did not sleep well. In a half-awake state, he felt as if his weapons hiding place had been discovered and that the man wanted to kill him.

He tried hard to wake up, but he couldn't, with his brows deeply furrowed.

In the lobby of the county government office, Zhao Wenqing was meeting with the second prince who had rushed back exhausted. Zhao Wenqing quickly informed Li Mingyue of the matter.

Li Mingyue frowned and said, "I came back this time because my father suddenly disappeared and withdrew from court, and my mother is also away from the palace. Elder Fang sent me a private message saying that the situation in the capital is tense now. Yilan Kingdom is constantly making small moves and frequently harassing the borders of various parts of the Yuan Dynasty. It seems that there is an invisible force in the court that is interfering with the succession of the Yuan Dynasty."

"The Marquis of Zhenbei discovered a merchant family near the northwest border who seemed suspicious. They had an iron mine there, but it wasn't under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. It seemed to be a private mine. I sent people to investigate and discovered that they were privately casting weapons."

"From what you said, the Zhang family is also a merchant, but they also forge weapons. It seems that there must be other merchants. Their goal may be one person. This person is also capable of sitting on the throne of the crown prince, or even becoming the king."

"I suspect my father has disappeared after leaving court. He might have been controlled by someone. I'm worried about my mother and want to rush back to the capital."

Li Mingyue's words stunned Zhao Wenqing. It turned out that the Zhang family was not the only one involved in the private casting of weapons.

It's as if someone has woven a huge net, recruiting powerless businessmen to work for him, and then promising them power and status, taking advantage of the ordinary people's desire for power and status, and attracting them to work for him.

Zhao Wenqing felt a little scalp-tingling. This was no small matter. Someone was trying to rebel and force the emperor to abdicate!