The end of natural disasters: the daily life of child brides in ancient times

Qiao Mingda looked at his wife with some suspicion, put on the serious look of a judge, and asked in a cold voice:

"A few days ago you said you wanted me to attend a banquet. Was Li Tianlu's wife there?

I remember that you insisted that I go, did you accept a bribe from her?"

Mrs. Qiao rarely saw her husband like this. She took a few steps back in fear and explained tremblingly:

"I, I just collected a few boxes of Kyoto's popular cosmetics and clothes.

You know, since we came here, it’s been hard to buy fashionable things in Kyoto!”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Mingda slapped his thigh in anger.

"Right now, pack up all the things she gave you and bring them here.

If you dare to hide any of them, you will go back to your parents' home and stay there for a while!"

When Mrs. Qiao heard this, tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.

"Mingda, you, you want to divorce me?

We, we have two children!"

Qiao Mingda looked at his wife who had been with him since their humble days, and seeing the fear and confusion on her face, he felt a little soft-hearted.

He coughed lightly and his tone softened.

"Don't worry about anything else, go pack up all those things and bring them here!

Hey, we are husband and wife as one.

If you really accept bribes, it will be my husband and me and our children who will suffer.

Mei Niang, do you know?"

When Mrs. Qiao heard her husband's tone become noticeably softer, and thought of her two little children, she couldn't help but feel frightened and threw herself into his arms, crying loudly.

After crying for a while, she raised her head and wiped away her tears.

"Mingda, I was wrong!

I'll go clean it up right away, and I guarantee not even a single thing will be left behind, and I won't let you get into any trouble!"

Qiao Mingda nodded, watched his wife leave, and began to think about Li Tianlu's case again.

In the middle of the night, Qiao Mingda was sleeping when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

He suddenly opened his eyes, looked at his wife sleeping beside him, and got out of bed quietly.

When I opened the door, I saw the attendant approaching and lowering his voice, saying:

"Sir, someone just jumped over the wall and left.

I followed your instructions, let him go, and then had someone quietly follow him."

Qiao Mingda nodded, thought for a moment and said:

"The county government shouldn't let down its guard either, to prevent someone from luring the tiger away from the mountain and sending someone out again!"

After the attendant agreed, he quickly disappeared into the night.

At this time, in a private house in Yining County, Mei Zhuoran was lying on the bed with his eyes wide open.

The scenes of her husband and brother's death flashed through her mind again and again, and the hatred in her eyes almost burst out.

She absolutely would not let that damn girl go!

She would use the most cruel punishment and make her suffer to death!

But soon, she calmed down again.

The girl now lives away from the county government office. The large number of soldiers at the gate of the county government office are not something that the dozens of people under her command can resist.

This matter cannot be rushed, she needs to plan it carefully.

But one thing is that the girl can't live in the county government office forever. There will always be a day when she comes out.

Then, it will be time for revenge!

But the county is searching too closely now, and her group is too conspicuous to stay here for long.

No, she had to find a way to escape from the city first.

Wait until you get out and then plan it carefully.

However, the city gates are now under martial law, so we have to find a way to get out.

Mei Zhuoran began to think about the power he could currently use.

This time, she had only dozens of thugs she brought with her in a hurry.

These are the connections she has accumulated in the harem over the past few years, and some officials who are on good terms with her husband.

However, if you want to make use of these connections, in addition to using leverage to threaten others, the most important thing is to pave the way with money.

It’s a pity that we were in such a hurry to escape during the day that we didn’t take away any of the valuables in the house.

She later sent someone to check again, but found that there were already soldiers stationed in the house, so she didn't dare go back for a while.

Mei Zhuoran pondered these people one by one in his mind for a long time, and finally decided to start with the one who was easiest to control.

The county magistrate's wife was simple and foolish. Among the things she had sent to her before, many were quite valuable, and she accepted them all.

If she leaked this information, would the county magistrate, who has always prided himself on being honest and upright, be able to continue working in Yining County?

Thinking of this, she stood up, lit the oil lamp, ground the ink and started writing the note.

Tomorrow she will find a strange little beggar to deliver this note to the back door of the county government office.

After sending it over, we can only implement the plan!

After Mei Zhuoran finished writing the note, he sat at the table and carefully reviewed his escape plan several times. Only after he was sure that everything was fine did he turn off the lights and lie down.

But the hatred in her mind was too strong and she couldn't sleep at all.

Not long after, she heard the gate creak open.

Mei Zhuoran was startled and quickly got out of bed and went to the window to look out.

Under the moonlight, she saw a thug quietly open the door and welcome in a group of strange men, and she was immediately horrified.

This group of strangers sneaked into the yard in the middle of the night, most likely to arrest her!

Thinking of this, Mei Zhuoran didn't care about anything else. He quickly tidied up the quilt, making a bulge, and then jumped out of the back window.

But at this time, the curfew outside was very strict.

As a woman with a less agile figure, she would be easily caught if she went out.

She thought about it and went directly to a house on the north side of the yard.

She knocked gently on the door, and the person on the bed inside woke up suddenly.

When he opened the door and saw that it was her, he called her Mrs. Mei in a low and respectful voice.

Mei Zhuoran didn't care about anything else and quickly told him what had happened.

When the man heard this, his face changed drastically and he quickly called a few trusted men in the room.

Then, without caring about being rude, he carried Mrs. Mei on his back and ran quickly towards the back door of the yard.

As soon as they walked out of the yard, they heard a man shouting from the yard behind them.

"It's bad, someone ran away, hurry up and chase them!"

The man carrying Mei Zhuoran ran even faster when he heard this.

Under the cover of night, he disappeared without a trace in a short while.

At this time, the people sent by the master in the rear were chasing after them with big swords.

When they chased to the back door, they saw that it was ajar, and they knew that the person had escaped from there.

They used the dim light from the tinder in their hands to identify the footprints on the ground, and then quickly chased after them.