Noble Lady

Afterwards, after careful consideration, Nian Susu asked Chu Yao to take her into the city to find Xue Chenyu for help.

Xue Chenyu helped her find a lawyer, wrote a complaint, and directly sued Zheng Duoqi in court.

Naturally, I found He Yuanju.

The county magistrate, He Yuanju, also exerted the energy that a county magistrate should have. He spared no effort in manpower and material resources and traveled thousands of miles to invite another victim.

The Xu family had been holding a grudge for a long time, and knowing that this bastard Zheng Duoqi was in big trouble, they naturally didn't mind stepping on him again.

A personal letter from Mr. Lu was also sent to the distant capital, asking the county head, He Yuanju, to severely punish Zheng Duoqi, a fraud who had deceived the world and stolen his reputation.

then.

Before trying the case of stealing and selling disaster relief grain together, Zheng Duoqi's reputation was completely ruined, and a report was submitted to the court to strip him of his honors.

In the end, Nian Susu, a lonely and helpless woman, finally got the justice she wished for.

However, this is all a story for another day.

……

When helping Nian Susu find a lawyer, Dongyue and Yao Biaotou also returned from other places.

Xue Chenyu specially sent Qiuhua and others to meet them.

Also returning with them was the long-missing Mother Li and her group.

"Miss, you have fulfilled your mission and brought Mother Li and the others back safely." Dong Yue was wearing a tight-fitting outfit and an extra coat on the outside.

It's indeed cold.

"Thank you for your hard work." Xue Chenyu put down the hot water bottle and helped Dong Yue, who was kneeling on one knee, to her feet. "You should be credited with the first achievement for rescuing her."

Mother Li knelt on the ground and refused to get up for a long time.

She was much thinner than when she left Beijing, and her cheeks were sunken. It was obvious that she had suffered a lot.

"It was because I wasn't cautious enough that we all fell into danger. I lost the trust of my uncle and my daughter." She was trembling slightly, not because of fear, but because of the cold.

It rained last night, and this morning the temperature went from being warm enough to wear a padded jacket, instead of a short-sleeved shirt in the summer.

Mother Li and her family also put on a padded jacket on the way, but it still couldn't stop the chilly wind from blowing into their clothes.

These people all came from the north and had never seen such extreme weather changes in the south. It was so hot that they had to wear short shirts the day before, but winter came as soon as night fell.

And the cold was a chill that seeped right into my bones. ... In short, it was just awful.

Xue Chenyu gave Dongyue a look, and Dongyue forcibly pulled the person up.

The ground was paved with blue bricks. It suddenly became cold, and there was no suitable blanket. If I knelt down again, I would get cold legs.

"Mother Li, how could the girl blame you?" Dongyue said, straightening her hair that was messed up by the wind. "The girl already knows what happened here."

Mother Li looked at Xue Chenyu.

"What Dongyue said is true." Xue Chenyu smiled lightly, "You don't have to think too much. I asked you to come to Lingnan, and you have completed the mission brilliantly."

But I’m worried that I won’t be able to return to the capital and take revenge... Mother Li opened her mouth, but half of the words were stuck in her throat.

Xue Chenyu did not tell her directly about He Minzhi. They would naturally know those things when they returned to Beijing.

Telling her now would disrupt the plan.

Afterwards, Mother Li and others were taken away by Qiuhua and resettled.

Xue Chenyu also solemnly thanked Yao Biaotou and the Wuwei Escort Agency team. Thanks to them, the rescue was successful.

Of course, verbal thanks alone are definitely not enough. After returning to Beijing, there is a large sum of money waiting for them.

As for Dongyue, I naturally stayed to tell her about the hardships I had experienced along the way.

"Please sit down. Did you have a smooth journey?" Xue Chenyu asked, sitting down naturally and picking up her hot water bottle.

She thought she was not a delicate person, but the house here seemed to be very drafty and there was no floor heating. It was very cold in the house and she didn't feel warm even with a thick coat.

She was so cold that she wanted to shiver.

Dongyue briefly recounted what happened along the way.

She had escaped secretly by herself and then fled all the way.

This time, while Xue Hou was leading his men to Miaoshan Village to suppress the bandits, she also led her men back to fight.

Fortunately, those people only cared about their own safety and had to abandon these unimportant hostages.

When they evacuated, they locked the door, cutting off their chance of escape.

People were originally detained separately, and therefore, Mama Li and the others tried every way to save themselves but failed. If Dongyue and the others had not arrived in time, Mama Li and the others would have starved to death there.

After all, it was a place suffering from famine and drought. Those people didn't even bother to give them water before leaving, just wanting them to starve to death.

It's really vicious.

"Hearing what you said, it's similar to the situation when my father went to Miaoshan Village to find the Haicheng County Magistrate. Those people were evacuated in a hurry. They had other uses for the people before, but changed their minds at the last minute and evacuated in a hurry."

There must be something that made them change their minds.

Xue Chenyu felt that if only his father, Xue Hou, led the troops to Miaoshan Village, it would definitely not be enough, there were other things.

For example, the matter that my father and Prince Cheng want to discuss privately.

However, she couldn't tell Dongyue about this.

Suppressing the doubts in her heart, Xue Chenyu immediately asked, "What about the thing I asked you to do?"

"Don't worry, young lady. Everything has been settled. The seeds will arrive tomorrow."

"That's good." Xue Chenyu's last bit of worry disappeared. "Dongyue, you've been tired all the way. Go and rest first."

Dong Yue paused for a moment and asked, "Miss, such a big incident happened at the Haicheng branch of Datong Trading Company. What do you and your wife think?"

Xue Chenyu only heard her say this and roughly guessed what she meant, "You want to stay here?"

Dong Yue pondered for a moment before answering, "I feel that since the young lady wants me to walk outside, I will have to learn to deal with various emergencies sooner or later. The current Haicheng branch is the best opportunity."

Xue Chenyu reached out and touched her red ears. "Before, I was worried that you wouldn't want to do it. Now that you say so, I feel relieved."

Dongyue's eyes widened in surprise, "Miss, do you mean, you agree?"

Yuzhu pushed her and said, "Why don't you thank the girl quickly."

Dong Yue was so excited that she wanted to kneel down and pay her respects, but Xue Chenyu stopped her. "You've been out for so long, go back and pack up and rest. We can talk about the rest another day."

Dongyue nodded, and her steps were particularly brisk as she left.

Yuzhu looked at her back and said, "I used to think Dongyue was very well-behaved, even a little too well-behaved, a little rigid. Now I know that she also has such a lively side."

Xue Chenyu couldn't help but curl her lips. "Maybe she just realized that she actually likes the outside world. It's more interesting than that warehouse."

Yuzhu turned her head and looked at her, then nodded.

Dongyue likes to run errands for girls outside and do business, so what she likes is to accompany girls.

Everyone has their own aspirations, but they’re all working for the girl, which is great.

Early the next morning.

The thing Xue Chenyu was looking forward to finally arrived in the city.

This time she went to pick it up herself.

Two ox carts carrying the things she had been longing for slowly arrived at the door of Datong Trading Company.

Xue Chenyu immediately ordered people to unload the things.

Seeing her busy early in the morning, Situ Zhen came to join in the fun.

With his arms folded over his chest, he leaned against the doorway and watched her busy herself.

"What is Miss Xue busy with?"

"We are busy with some major issues concerning people's livelihood." Xue Chenyu said perfunctorily, directing people to move sack after sack of things into the room.

Situ Zhen raised his eyebrows.

In the end, Miss Xue told her the truth.

"Didn't the prince say last time that although it's a little late, if we can take this opportunity to sow seeds and apply fertilizer, we might actually be able to harvest something."

Situ Zhen paused, and she actually remembered those words in her heart.

Xue Chenyu pointed at the sacks that everyone was busy moving and said, "Those are the vegetable seeds that were transferred from the nearby state capital."

After several months of famine, not only were there seeds, but even the roots of the trees were dug up and eaten by the hungry people.

Situ Zhen seemed to understand what she was going to do.