eurekapd Chapter 191 Escape
Chapter 191 Escape
Bai Zhao looked calm and followed his daughter's instructions strictly.
The leader's face changed slightly and he felt a little headache.
If they were distant relatives, they would just kill them.
But now she is the eldest daughter of the Bai family. If anything happens to her, their county magistrate will definitely throw him out to take the blame.
The leader was wavering.
Before coming, the county magistrate scolded him.
The county magistrate blamed him for the exodus of a wealthy family in Jucheng.
The leader was also speechless.
The several hundred soldiers behind him were borrowed from the nearby garrison.
The garrison troops plundered the food in their county, and even those who worked in the government office could not get enough to eat, let alone ordinary people.
The leader's face was unpredictable.
Bai Zhao was keeping an eye on this man's every move. Seeing that his expression was a little conflicted, he guessed that something was going to happen.
Wei Liu bent down and said, "Sir, how about this? You let us go, and these grains will be our tribute to the county magistrate."
The chieftain remained unmoved.
Wei Liu simply dragged Wei Hongmian and Bai Zhao to him, "This is our young lady's wet nurse and wet dad. Young lady has been raised by her wet nurse since she was a child. This time we went to Lingzhou to seek medical treatment because the wet nurse was sick."
After hearing this, the leader looked Wei Hongmian up and down, and he was obviously relieved.
"These are the people that the young lady bought out of pity for them. The food was also bought from Lingzhou."
After Wei Liu finished speaking, the leader asked, "Do you know about the theft of the grain depot in Liu County?"
"Of course I know!" Bai Zhao rushed to answer, "When we passed by Liu County, the former county magistrate was imprisoned by the lord from Prince Li's Palace."
"I heard that the grain in the entire granary was transported away. Liu County is on high alert and they will check several times before allowing people to leave the city."
With Bai Jingzhi's prompts, Bai Zhao organized his words and spoke them out.
"When you passed through Liu County, how was Magistrate Wang?"
The leader is the confidant of the magistrate of Jucheng County. He has met Wang Songtao once. Wang Songtao is much more flexible than the adults in their family and is always thinking about stealing things to his own home.
Their county magistrate looked down upon Wang Songtao the most and knew his miserable condition. If he let these people go this time, their county magistrate would probably not punish him.
Bai Zhao lived for more than fifty years in his original world and had experienced almost everything.
The chief kept asking about Wang Songtao's news. After a moment's thought, he realized that the two county magistrates were not getting along.
"Wang County Magistrate's family was in a very bad state. They were all imprisoned and their property was confiscated by the officials from Prince Li's Palace..."
Since Bai Zhao knew what the chief was paying attention to, he naturally had to focus on the matter of County Magistrate Wang's family.
"Sir, I have an idea. You can take the food away. As long as we return safely, it will be fine."
The leader was tempted, and he pretended to ask, "The food was lost, but you are safe and sound. Will your young lady not punish you?"
"Don't worry, sir. We will just say that it was robbed by bandits and refugees. We will never reveal it."
Bai Zhao directly snatched the saber from the leader's waist and cut two cuts on his arm. "That's it. As long as my husband and I are injured and the food is lost, the lady won't care."
The leader stared at Bai Zhao, then looked in the direction of Wei Hongmian.
Bai Zhao gritted his teeth and drew a line for Wei Hongmian as well, "Sir, are you satisfied now? The young lady won't hold us accountable."
"We are unfamiliar with this place. Even if Bai Xiang and the master want to investigate this matter, they are powerless. The situation in the capital is changing rapidly, and they are busy!"
"If we don't go back today, the young lady will be furious."
Bai Zhao's eyes moistened, "Miss lost her mother when she was young, and came here to seek quiet and quiet. She concealed her identity because she didn't want to attract attention."
"Lost your mother at a young age? Not favored?" The leader's face changed, he took back his sword, and looked at them with a fierce look.
Bai Zhao lowered his voice and looked around, "She came here to hide away because she is favored. She doesn't want to become a prince's consort."
The leader quickly put his sword into the sheath and said, "You guys go, we'll leave the food behind. I'll personally deliver the money to Miss Bai at the Bai Mansion in Nanzhen in the next two days."
Bai Zhao was slightly stunned, "No need! This is——"
The leader waved his hand, "Don't refuse, if I offend you, don't blame me!"
He has been with the Magistrate of Jucheng County for a long time and has always been able to bend and stretch.
As the future princess, not only him, even the county magistrate would not dare to offend her!
The leader lowered his posture and waved his hand, and the soldiers surrounding Bai Zhao and his men dispersed.
Bai Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, you and your wife should take care of your wounds. We will leave now. The gold and silver will be delivered to your house later. Let's go!"
Only after that group of people left did Bai Jingzhi breathe a sigh of relief.
"Sister Yue'e, go to the ferry and buy a boat. We'll leave later."
Zhou Yue'e didn't ask any more questions, turned around and went straight to the dock.
"Miss Bai, why don't I go?" Wei Li looked at Zhou Yue'e's back and felt a little worried. "She's a girl, it's not convenient for her to do anything."
"No need! It's because we are not familiar with each other that we need to do more. She won't be an ordinary housewife. You should put away your little tricks."
Bai Jingzhi pointed out his thoughts and didn't want him to bother her anymore.
"Even if I marry her, we are still a family! Jingzhi's cousin."
Wei Li's last sentence was spoken in a very soft voice, and only the two of them could hear it.
"I said the same thing again. Sister Yue'e will not stay in the back house for you and take care of household chores. Don't judge her by the standards of girls from wealthy families.
You are just in a momentary mood, but she is going to risk her whole life.
Cousin Li, you should think it over first before you say anything else!"
Bai Jingzhi did not give him any face.
If we talk about preference, she naturally leans towards Zhou Yue'e.
Wei Li dodged in dismay, still muttering, "You are not me, I will not do as you said."
He has always been self-aware.
His family background was indeed good, but that was before.
How could he get close to someone he didn't like?
In order to avoid Princess Jiang Chi, he left Yanzhou overnight without leaking any information.
Bai Jingzhi ignored him and let him talk to the two children.
"Dad, how are your and mom's injuries?"
Bai Jingzhi had been video chatting with Bai Zhao. When those people were chasing them just now, they were speeding up.
When they were almost at Nanzhen, they encountered a funeral procession, and inside the coffin was that Miss Bai.
"Miss Bai is really in Nanzhen?" Wei Liu waited for them to treat their wounds and speed up their journey. While driving, he specially called Bai Zhao out.
He was now completely confused, thinking that the situation was doomed to fail, but unexpectedly there was a turn for the better.
Wei Liu is now finding this family increasingly unclear; they are completely different from what he has imagined.
Many years ago, Bai Zhao's eyes would turn red when he had a skin breakout, but this time he didn't even make a sound when he was injured.
"She is in South Town indeed! But she is already coming this way. If we don't leave now, we will be stuck once those people find out what we are up to."
Bai Zhao covered the wound lightly and said calmly.
"Is the news reliable?" Wei Liu was a little skeptical. "Why would Miss Bai come this way?"
The identity he was looking for in the first place was the Bai family, a family related to the Bai family in the capital.
But she is not the eldest daughter of Bai Xiang’s family in the capital. That daughter has disappeared in the capital for many years and was unexpectedly found in Nanzhen.
"You just lied and saved everyone's life."
Bai Zhao was a little anxious. If there was a sudden counterattack from the other side, they might not be able to escape as smoothly as they did now.
"Let's hurry to Nanzhen. Jingzhi is waiting for us. The young lady is gone, and the coffin is coming this way. Our identities will be exposed tomorrow at the latest."
"That's all?" Wei Liu pulled the reins in his hand and his speed increased significantly.
He called Changbo over and said, "Tell your young master to be quiet. The truth will be revealed tomorrow at the latest and those people will come after us."
Chang Bo's expression tightened, "I know, don't worry!"
"Sixth Uncle, I'll go in first. Mianmian's wound still needs to be treated."
Bai Zhao took the opportunity to return to the carriage.
"How's the wound?"
"It's okay! I'm a doctor, I can handle this easily." Wei Hongmian pulled out the silver needle from his arm and said, "Will I give you a treatment for a while?"
"No, we'll deal with it when it's safe."
Bai Jingzhi felt distressed when he saw their wounds. "Dad, you hit me too hard. Fortunately, there is medicine for wounds. You and my mother should also take anti-inflammatory medicine."
"I know. What's the situation? Is there a river over there?"
"Yes, I asked Sister Yue'e to buy a boat. We will take the boat when the time comes. We may have to take a detour, but safety is the most important thing."
"As long as it's safe! Are those grains fake?"
After reading Bai Zhao's last message, Bai Jingzhi raised the corners of his lips, "Of course!