Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 900 - Intimidation
Chapter 900 -900 Intimidation
“So, Yuan Jue was doing his homework! We misjudged you.”
Liu Sisi said hurriedly with a smile.
“It’s all right, hehe!”
Yuan Jue seemed to realize that his tone was not right and scratched his head awkwardly.
A thought suddenly struck Liu Sisi, and she quickly asked Yuan Jue, the young Taoist, to sit down before she said, “Junior Master Yuan Jue, when your master sent you down the hill initially, what exactly did he say?”
Yuan Jue was clearly struggling to keep up with Liu Sisi’s pace but still answered, “My master did not say much, just that the Princess was in danger and instructed Yuan Jue to come to her aid. Yuan Jue did not dare to hesitate and rushed here day and night. Fortunately, I managed to arrive just in time.”
His face was beaming with joy, showing his dedication to his master’s instructions.
“Did Taoist Master Zhu say anything else?”
“My master did not mention anything else, but he did say that I should head to the estuary of the Min River in one month, as he has more instructions for me there.”
Yuan Jue did not hide anything and told Liu Sisi all that he knew.
To head to the estuary of the Min River in one month?
Did this mean that the issues here could be resolved within a month at the latest?
Although it was just a few words, Liu Sisi still managed to deduce some useful information from Yuan Jue’s words.
Yuan Jue seemed oblivious and instead craned his neck to glance over at the common sleeping area.
“Princess, Yuan Jue saw that there are many wounded soldiers over there. It’s a pity Yuan Jue doesn’t possess my senior brother’s medical skills, otherwise, I would have definitely relieved them of their pain.”
With the mention of the wounded soldiers, the smile that had barely appeared on Liu Sisi’s face disappeared.
The wounded soldiers had suffered injuries but had no good medicine for treatment. Last night, the injured could only bandage themselves, and today, even the doctor hadn’t come to change their dressings.
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“The army doctor that usually accompanies the troops went with Brother Ye Lei’s side and did not come with us. The doctors last night just hastily bandaged the wounds, and until now, no one has come to change the bandages. This cannot go on.”
Zhang Peng spoke gravely.
A thought suddenly occurred to Liu Sisi, “Brother Zhang, the hemostatic medicine passed down in your family is very effective. Can it be used on them first?”
“Since the doctor did not come today, I have already let the wounded use the hemostatic medicine from the Zhang family. However, we left in such a hurry that I didn’t bring much with me…”
Who could have expected such a situation? Naturally, preparations were insufficient.
Liu Sisi sighed, “Let’s wait a bit longer, perhaps Lord Qi and the others will have some good news.”
Seeing that there wasn’t much firewood left on the ground, Liu Sisi thought for a moment and simply instructed the uninjured trusted soldiers to climb onto the roof of the hut and start dismantling the roof tiles to make a fire for warmth.
Perhaps it was the racket from this side that finally alerted the Post-house Minister, who hurried over after a while.
“Stop! Everyone stop! Who allowed you to dismantle the roof? This is a hostel, not your home!”
The Post-house Minister shouted angrily, glaring at everyone.
“I was the one who ordered them to dismantle it.”
Zhang Peng stepped forward, facing the Post-house Minister, “The Post-house Minister sure has a high and mighty authority! You don’t provide us firewood to keep warm, and do you expect us living people to freeze or die of holding in our urine? Naturally, we have to find ways to fend for ourselves.”
“You! You all…”
The Post-house Minister’s mouth twitched, “Fine! Later on, I, the subordinate officer, will send over some charcoal. Stop dismantling, stop! Everyone get down from there.”
“But with the charcoal, we still lack food to put in our pots. Lord Post-house Minister, you may not know this, but we are both cold and hungry. That’s why we had no choice but to go up the beams and strip the tiles!” Zhang Peng pleaded poverty earnestly.
“How dare you! Do you think you can coerce I the Official?”
The Post-house Minister’s teeth gnashed loudly, glowering at Zhang Peng. The soldiers beside him rushed forward, drew their long swords, and aimed at everyone, while a circle of crossbowmen lined up around the fence.
Naturally, the loyal soldiers on this side wouldn’t show weakness either, they quickly drew their spears and faced the Post-house Minister.
Zhang Peng didn’t show the slightest concern; he didn’t even move an eyebrow. “Lord Post-house Minister, how would I dare to coerce you? I merely wanted to show Your Honor something.”
“What thing?”
“Bring it here! Show Your Honor something enlightening,” Zhang Peng gestured.
Someone quickly grabbed a strong crossbow, loaded it with iron crossbow arrows, and with a pull of the trigger, ten iron crossbow arrows shot out with a “whoosh” over the Post-house Minister’s head, flying towards the outside of the courtyard, scaring him into breaking a cold sweat.
Screams came from atop the wall, and the Post-house Minister, shocked, turned around hastily, only to find that the line of crossbowmen on the wall had vanished. He turned back in a mix of shock and suspicion, glaring at the strong crossbow in front of him.
Zhang Peng smiled warmly. “It seems that Your Honor didn’t get a clear view, how about my men perform another demonstration for your benefit?”
While speaking, he waved at the people behind him.
“No need! The subordinate officer understands, understands well!”
The Post-house Minister nearly ground his teeth: “It is just silver charcoal and food, after all, the matter is simple. Just have some of your subordinates follow me to move it.”
Since they’re providing silver charcoal and food, there’s naturally no need to exert the effort of dismantling a roof.
Liu Sisi nodded slightly, and Zhang Peng called out to the people above.
“What are you gaping at? Did you not hear what the Lord Post-house Minister said? Come down!”
“Yes, Your Honor!”
The loyal soldiers above, all smiles, picked up the firewood they had dismantled and hopped down from the roof.
“Hmph! A bunch of uncultured rabble!”
The Post-house Minister was infuriated, yet he had to submit.
The people on both sides, who had been on the brink of a clash, now put down their weapons. Looking at the faces around him, each with a smile, the more he watched, the more stifled he felt; he whisked away in anger and left.
Zhang Peng promptly sent a few people to move the items.
It was then that Liu Sisi spoke, “Brother Zhang, what do you think, how long will the prefect make us wait?”
“Who knows about that. They’re dragging their feet and refusing to meet us, probably deliberately stalling. But the situation on Brother Ye Lei’s side is urgent; if we delay any longer, the daylilies might get cold,” answered Zhang Peng, full of worries.
“My thoughts are much the same,” Liu Sisi said after deliberating for a moment. “Well then, if the prefect doesn’t send someone for us by tomorrow morning, we’ll just break out and make straight for the City Lord’s Mansion!”
“That would be excellent! In fact, I was thinking of doing just that this afternoon!”
Zhang Peng agreed outright.
“The prefect doesn’t seem easy to talk to. When necessary, I don’t mind taking action directly. Eliminate him first, then report his death at the hands of the enemy troops; let’s see if he will still play dirty!”
“Let’s not rush. We still don’t know what he is really up to. Tonight, we should first find out about that Ms. Wang’s matter,” Zhang Peng suggested.
Liu Sisi internally chuckled. Today’s Zhang Peng had indeed gained a bit more resolution than before!
