The Fallen Medicine Woman: The Daily Life of Chun Nuan-Chapter 284 - 184: Villain or Victim?

Dressed in mended patches, instead of holding a broadsword, they were gripping sickles and hoes, with terror evident in their eyes.

This was one of the reasons why Chun Nuan decided to let Zhao Minghua get on the carriage and escape directly.

"Yes, they say the Third Prince’s soldiers appeared here."

"The Third Prince’s soldiers?"

"Yes, back then the Third Prince..."

Chun Nuan was even more satisfied with Zhao Minghua: despite being far from the court, he still had knowledge of its affairs.

It is said that knowing the enemy and oneself leads to victory in every battle.

Residing in the Capital, the Xiao family, Chun Nuan could skip all those banquets but couldn’t remain uninformed.

Ignorance would result in a quick death.

Regarding the Third Prince’s affairs, Chun Nuan knew it was a royal secret.

Most people knew but dared not speak.

However, it was known in secret.

Unexpectedly, it spread to Sichuan.

"The reappearance of the Third Prince, does it mean disaster?"

Chun Nuan softly asked Zhao Minghua.

"The Emperor has established the Crown Prince, the reappearance of the Third Prince is indeed a challenge."

Zhao Minghua analyzed the court’s situation.

"As long as the Crown Prince is alive, the chances of chaos in the world are slim. It is said that the Crown Prince’s health is not good, if something were to happen, chaos would ensue," Zhao Minghua said, "When the world prospers, the common people suffer; when the world falls, the common people also suffer. Oh, the hardships of life."

Chun Nuan agreed with this viewpoint.

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

At this time, they heard the sound of the courtyard gate.

"It might be the old man coming back with horse feed, I’ll check." Zhao Minghua said, "You rest for now, don’t get up."

"Alright."

After waking up from this stuff, the aftereffects were still noticeable, legs felt weak.

Suddenly they heard Zhao Minghua’s stern shout.

"How dare you come here, do you believe I won’t send you to the authorities?"

What’s going on?

Chun Nuan’s heart skipped a beat.

"You..." Zhou Sanwa also didn’t expect to encounter on the road the people he intended to rob: "How are you in my house?"

"What, this is your house?"

Zhao Minghua felt like a thousand horses were galloping in his heart: isn’t this sending goods right to the door?

"It’s not my house, it’s your house, why did you come to my house, and even stayed in my house’s room? Are you here to deceive my father?"

Chun Nuan understood, this was the robber’s home.

Amusingly, the robbers were afraid of them.

"I came to stay over, if you even have the slightest thought against us, my knife is not just for show."

"No, no, no, we know you’re good people."

Good people? 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"The drug you used was so effective, it knocked us all down," Zhou Sanwa said, "After knocking us out, you didn’t butcher us, nor did you report us, just left on your own. When we woke up, everyone said we encountered good people, and prayed to the Bodhisattva for your long life."

Inside the room, Chun Nuan found herself laughing out loud!

What kind of robbers were these?

"You’re all villagers, not real robbers?"

Zhao Minghua asked directly.

"Where would real robbers come from, we were forced to take to robbery," Zhou Sanwa sighed, "We couldn’t survive otherwise."

"What happened?"

"Half a month ago, some soldiers came, saying they belonged to the Third Prince, and they looted everyone in our town, stripping us clean." Zhou Sanwa said, "We were so angry, we decided to poison them while they stayed at the inn, and then..."

"Killed them all?"

"No, only a few, some didn’t fall for it and escaped, reported us to the authorities."

"The authorities only dealt with you and not them?"

"There was always collusion among the authorities, they were all in league. They wanted to arrest the murderers of that day, we all ran away. The authorities didn’t know who to catch, so for now, we are safe."

"You were also the ones who set fire to the inn?"

"It wasn’t us who set the fire, it was those people, they set fire and killed, destroyed four families’ houses. So we had to resort to robbery, just to compensate the neighbors."

"So you’re robbers with a sense of loyalty and justice?"

"It was because of our lack of foresight that led to this disaster," Zhou Sanwa said a bit embarrassed, "By the way, where’s my father?"

I hope he wasn’t killed too: "And my mother, mother, mother..."

"Your father went to get horse feed for me, we haven’t seen your mother yet, I heard her feet are hurting, we can give her a check-up."

"Really, that’s very kind of you, I told them, you are Bodhisattvas!"

Chun Nuan shook her head and chuckled, this robber changed his tune really fast.

She was right, if it weren’t for life’s pressure, who would go up the mountain to become a robber?