Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 212 - 209: She Investigates Outside the City, Space in Hand Means More Solutions
Guard Liu was anxious and couldn’t think of a better plan for the moment.
After Ruan Mian calmed down, she said, "Let’s split up. You are more familiar with the city’s layout, so you go check inside, including the government office. I’ll look outside the city."
Guard Liu was a bit worried, but there were no other options at the moment.
He handed a signal arrow to Ruan Mian, not knowing that it wasn’t much use for her.
She was heading outside the city to investigate, and with the power in her hands, she always had more options.
The two parted ways for their search. She headed along the outskirts, and before leaving the city, she returned to the inn she had visited before, found a familiar waiter, and gave him a considerable amount of silver.
With such a high reward to find someone, those men idling around the city were eager to take on the task.
The waiter patted his chest and assured her, "Rest assured, young master. I will do everything I can to find the person you’re looking for, and if there’s any news, I’ll be here waiting to tell you."
After giving these instructions, she went to a secluded place and summoned the birds and beasts, and the little butterflies from her space, to help search for traces within the city.
This golden finger must be used at critical moments.
After arranging everything, she finally felt at ease leaving the city.
But when she arrived at a village outside the city, she found it crowded with many refugees.
There were men and women, young and old, huddled miserably in a stable, eating food they had struggled to snatch, eyes full of vigilance.
One ragged woman was being squeezed out by a few people, who took away her only bit of food, and she anxiously dashed forward, shouting still.
"I am the General’s daughter, none of you can take my things! Give it back to me, give it back!!"
She charged forward recklessly, but soon was kicked out of the crowd, beaten and kicked.
Upon hearing her claim to be the General’s daughter, Ruan Mian immediately took a closer look and found that many of those refugees were wearing Lanqiang’s clothes, not the current attire of Da Jing.
Could it be... these people were fleeing from Lanqiang?
No wonder they couldn’t enter the city and had gathered here.
Ruan Mian grabbed the woman, only for her to counter-grip Ruan’s hand, eagerly crying out, "I am, I am the General’s daughter!! I am!"
She was in a state of apparent madness, extremely agitated, and her face was disfigured and full of burn marks.
Her original features were almost unrecognizable.
Ruan Mian pulled her aside and calmed her, "I can take you to the General, would you like to come with me?"
But the woman seemed unable to understand, repeating, "I am the real one, the others are impostors! I am the real General’s daughter!"
Seeing this, Ruan Mian was too tired to haggle, and with one chop of her hand, the woman fainted.
She took the woman back to the inn and hired two people to watch over her, treating her well with food and drink, but not allowing her to leave the room.
She would wait until she returned to deal with it.
As long as the silver coin was right, the waiter would nod and bow before her, agreeing to everything.
Not wanting to waste time, Ruan Mian went back outside the city and unexpectedly found a large crowd at the city gates.
The person leading stood on a watchtower, shouting loudly.
"Scholar Zhang must have been wronged! Scholar Zhang once sent many poor students into exams, teaching for years without taking a cent, how could he incite students to cheat?!"
Then a group of people below the city tower shouted even louder, together petitioning for that Scholar Zhang.
"Elder Zhang served the country and the people, even at such an advanced age he didn’t forget to teach and educate, how could such a scholar just be arrested?! It’s been days, the government office doesn’t trial the case, nor release him, what kind of rule is this?"
"Elder Zhang has been wronged, heaven won’t tolerate this!"
Voices echoed continuously, indicating that Zhang Dao Yan’s wrongful case was likely true.
Among those crying for justice, there were men and women, young and old, risking everything. Even if the government officers came to drive them away, they still wanted to voice the injustice, hoping everyone passing the city gates would know about this.
Seeing this, Ruan Mian couldn’t help but think of Xie Huai’an’s appearance.
Elder Zhang was his most respected teacher, and now unjustly imprisoned, he must be feeling terrible, which is why he rushed to Xingjia without even having time for a farewell.
Ruan Mian’s eyes slightly darkened, and she joined the crowd petitioning for justice, her gaze sweeping over everyone.
Meanwhile, at the Xingjia State Magistrate’s office, the commotion had reached there too.
Helplessly, Lord Prefect was preparing to receive a distinguished guest, becoming very impatient with the news bearer, kicking him aside.
"Can’t you see I’m going to see a distinguished guest?! Why be polite to those people? Arrest them all! Give the ringleader eighteen strikes as a warning!"
"But my lord, those..."
The sentence was cut short by another punch from the prefect, the informer immediately fell to the ground, trembling: "Yes, your humble servant will do it now!"
Lord Prefect angrily flicked his sleeve, hurriedly tidied his robe, and asked the guard beside him, "Has the Princess arrived?"
The guard nodded, and upon hearing that, the prefect quickened his pace.
But before he could enter the chamber, the steward came in a rush with another message.
"My lord! My lord!"
"What is it now?! Today I’m greeting a distinguished guest! Do you want to lose your head by neglecting the Princess?! Useless!"
The steward hurriedly silenced himself and quickly spoke, "My lord, it’s... someone outside claiming to be King Yan’s benefactor and says that once you see the tattoo on his back, you’ll definitely meet him."
"What?" The prefect’s eyebrows immediately furrowed, his face full of confusion and shock.
And at this time, Qi Nanfeng, having fled the Longchang Mountain and sneaked in with a caravan, arrived at the front of the Xingjia State Magistrate’s residence.
Since the day he killed his mother, he had fled the valley.
Knowing no one would come to rescue him, he could only risk his life in a final struggle.
The Magistrate of Xingjia State was once under King Yan’s service. Before he was reassigned to Xingjia State, he had even drunk with him in the Jiangnan area.
Back then, Qi Nanfeng was high-spirited for being King Yan’s savior and the man favored by the Princess, he practically walked sideways in Jiangnan.
If he didn’t fight for it, staying in Wuheng would mean waiting for death!
So he did everything possible to catch the caravan to this place.
However, Qi Nanfeng didn’t expect to see an unexpected person at the magistrate’s gates—Fifth Princess. The well-dressed woman slowly got off the carriage, accompanied by several servant boys and maids, some even bent down to become a step for the Princess.
Qi Nanfeng looked up and immediately recognized the Princess’s identity! An indescribable joy surged from his heart!
Indeed, fate always finds a way!!
