I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

"The Emperor is high above, he won't investigate personally. He only hears lies about a peaceful life, when has he ever understood the real suffering of the people?"

His words reminded Lan Zhi of Yu Jie. Even Yu Jie didn't believe that there were people in the Northern Wei Kingdom who couldn't afford to eat or wear clothes, so how could the Emperor possibly believe it?

"What should I do?"

Let's put this matter aside for now!

Lan Zhi looked at Mo Ning with a puzzled expression.

"I took Yujie there today so that she could see what kind of life the people there lead, and so that she could bring up this matter in front of the Emperor and make him take it seriously. Why should we put such a good opportunity aside for now?"

“Lan Zhi, as I just said, if the Emperor finds out about this, the elderly, women and children will be in danger. Listen to me, I will give you a satisfactory result.”

Lan Zhi looked at him with suspicion in her eyes.

"You'll give me the results? How will you give them to me?"

After a moment of contemplation, Mo Ning solemnly said:

"I will let you know the answer in three days."

three days?

Although Lan Zhi didn't think he had that ability, what he said seemed to make some sense.

The men in that alley were conscripted into the army; this was not something an ordinary person could do, it must have been done by a very important person.

If Princess Yujie tells the Emperor about this, and the Emperor actually orders an investigation, and the powerful figure behind it tries to silence her, then she will not only fail to help them, but will actually harm them.

Thinking of this, she shuddered inwardly and nodded.

"Alright, I'll listen to you. Let's not let Yujie tell the Emperor about this yet..."

Lately, she's had a feeling that Mo Ning is hiding something from her, but she can't quite put her finger on what it is.

What she didn't know was that her discovery greatly helped Mo Ning. He had only heard that Wei Jian'an had a mysterious team, supposedly composed of highly skilled martial artists, but this hadn't been confirmed, and he didn't know if it was true.

Now that Lan Zhi has said this, he roughly guesses that these people were taken away by Wei Jian'an under the pretext of the imperial court's conscription, and then secretly trained in some unknown place...

Mourning was a little nervous after this discovery.

If Wei Jian'an really has such a team, then he must want to use it for something. Right now, the Empress Dowager's birthday is approaching, and envoys from various countries are visiting. If he has any collusion with people from any of these countries, he will definitely take this opportunity to mobilize this group of people.

Thinking of this, he looked at Lan Zhi warily.

"Could you leave the palace the day before the Empress Dowager's birthday?"

Lan Zhi looked at him with great surprise.

"Why are you saying the same thing as Wei Jian'an?"

"Did Wei Jian'an say this to you as well?"

"Yes, he told me to leave the palace early, saying that envoys from various countries would be coming to the palace, and he was worried that I might be impolite and offend some distinguished guest, thus being punished..."

Why would Wei Jian'an remind Lan Zhi of this?

This made Mo Ning puzzled, but Lan Zhi asked, puzzled.

"Mo Ning, are you hiding something from me? Or do you know something?"

Mo Ning's heart clenched painfully, then she looked up, clenched her fists, and shook her head.

"It's nothing. Wei Jian'an and I share the same thought. We're afraid you might be impolite and offend a foreign envoy, which would be a loss if you were punished."

Although Lan Zhi felt that Mo Ning wasn't telling the truth, she still believed him.

"Alright, I will report this to the Empress Dowager when I get back, but I don't know if she will approve it."

She had barely finished speaking when Xiangxiu, Aqi, Mao Mao, and Yujie returned, each carrying meat and vegetables. Mo Ning quickly adjusted her mask and instructed Yuan Tianxiong, who had just entered:

"I'm tired, let me go inside and rest for a while!"

Yuan Tianxiong nodded knowingly and pushed him toward his room.

Yu Jie, feeling wronged, went to Lan Zhi to complain.

"I just saw a monkey show at the market, and I wanted to watch it a little longer, but Mao Mao insisted that I come back. He even had Xiang Xiu and A Qi pull me back. Lan Zhi, can I go see it again?"

Seeing Yu Jie's still-satisfied and aggrieved expression, Lan Zhi nodded helplessly.

"Okay, I'm free right now anyway, I'll go with you!"

"Great."

Yu Jie clapped her hands happily, and she even stuck her tongue out at Maomao.

Mao Mao glared at her with her nose twitching, then turned around to help Xiangxiu and Aqi cook.

Lan Zhi led Yu Jie to the main street, where they saw a crowd gathered. Yu Jie couldn't wait to rush over and see what was going on, leaving Lan Zhi far behind.

Lan Zhi wasn't interested in such magic tricks, so she simply stood a short distance away and watched her.

"Master, there's danger..."

Xiao Xin's voice came, and she frowned slightly. Just as she was about to turn around, she saw two masked men rushing towards her. She could clearly feel something in their sleeves. She quickly took two steps back, and then she saw one of them draw a long sword from his sleeve and stab it at her.

"Whoosh!"

She dodged the long sword with a turn, and another man in black lunged at her from behind. Because she was prepared, she easily dodged it. Seeing this, the two men exchanged glances and then rushed towards her together.

She was alone with two hands, while the other two had four hands.

She was unarmed, while her opponent wielded a long sword.

Knowing she was no match for them, she instructed Xiaoxin:

"Xiao Xin, cover for me."

"Xiaoxin understands."

After Xiaoxin responded, she erected an invisible barrier between herself and the two people. When the two people rushed forward again, they were blocked by the barrier and bounced back every time they tried to go forward.

This scene left the two people completely bewildered. Lan Zhi quickly pushed through the crowd, grabbed Yu Jie's hand, and angrily rebuked her.

"Come with me."

Yu Jie, unwilling to accept this, tried to shake off her hand.

"I haven't seen enough yet, what am I busy with?"

"Assassin! Run!"

Yu Jie noticed her pale face. Although she was reluctant to leave the monkey show, she didn't dare to delay and quickly followed her out of the crowd, heading straight home.

While the two men in black were still struggling, Lan Zhi had already pulled Yu Jie and run home.

She hurriedly closed the courtyard gate. Yu Jie, exhausted and out of breath, asked in confusion,

"Lan Zhi, what happened to you just now? Why did you run away?"

Lan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, alert.

"Someone just tried to kill me."

'what? '

Upon hearing this, Yu Jie exclaimed in surprise.

"This is the capital city, right under the emperor's nose. How dare anyone kill someone in broad daylight?"

Lan Zhi's brows furrowed slightly.

"Didn't you see two men in black?"

Yu Jie blinked, tried hard to recall for a moment, and then nodded.

"I saw them. Those two kept trying to rush forward, but they kept falling to the ground. Even if they are assassins, they are two incredibly foolish people. But I'm curious, why would anyone want to kill you? Have you offended anyone?"