The weather was hot and humid, and the people in Jin had a long-standing habit formed because of the weather. They always liked to set up bamboo beds outside at night to cool off. Most people slept in the yard, and some slept under the trees outside.
The third brother walked in fear all the way. In the end, he even dared not ride a horse. He stayed in the carriage to accompany Xue Changshi. He was terrified and had an inexplicable worry in his heart.
When people are extremely frightened, they always try to find ways to reduce their worries. He looked at Xue Changshi, swallowed his saliva and asked, "Sir, could it be that we are overthinking? In fact, no matter how powerful Wei An is, she is just a little girl. How can she really predict people's minds so accurately? Maybe, maybe we are just scaring ourselves..."
Xue Changshi sneered, and was rarely annoyed. He looked decadent and gloomy: "I really hope that I am overthinking, but now it seems that I am afraid that it is not that I am overthinking, but that I have not thought of many things and have missed some of them."
The third brother's scalp tingled at what he said. He took a deep breath and kept rubbing his arms, as if this would make him feel more comfortable and relaxed. The atmosphere was really too depressing, and the sky outside was dark, which made it even more suffocating. The third brother felt as if there was a jack on his chest. After a long while, he sneered: "I spend all day hunting geese, but who would have thought that I would be gnawed in the eye by a goose? This little girl is really capable. She has forced us into this situation."
Xue Changshi did not feel so frustrated that he failed to plan and was instead being planned against. He always knew that Wei An and Shen Chen were difficult to deal with, and he also knew that his only advantage was that he was in the dark, which was why he was always one step ahead of Wei An.
Now that people have realized it, of course things won’t be so smooth.
However, foxes and lions are more docile and adorable when they are asleep. Once they wake up, they will be jealous at the sight of meat. I'm afraid their future days will be difficult.
Xue Changshi leaned against the wall of the car, lifted the curtain and watched the scenery outside flashing before his eyes. The expression on his face finally relaxed for a moment - they would be almost there. As long as they reached the magical land in the east of the city, they would be like fish in the sea. Even if Wei An wanted to find them and skin them alive, it would not be an easy task.
Just as the third brother was clapping his hands in joy, he heard a loud noise outside.
Xue Changshi immediately opened his eyes, as if he had expected something and looked at him with a kind of despair that it had come true, but also with a subtle hint of luck.
The third brother was startled by his look. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a man's deep voice outside: "Who's in there? Where are you going in the middle of the night?"
The third brother was so frightened that his breathing almost stopped. He knew that the people below were all ruthless and cruel. He was afraid that they would not be able to control themselves and would take action. If they were not pursued by the enemy, it would be troublesome. His identity would be exposed even if he didn't reveal it. He glanced at Xue Changshi and saw that Xue Changshi nodded slightly at him. He immediately understood and opened the door and jumped off the carriage.
In front of him was a line of officials in official uniforms. He looked at them and felt a chill in his heart, but he still cared about what Xue Changshi said and tried to stay calm and smile: "Sir, we are going to the fairyland..." He looked back at the carriage and lowered his voice slightly: "You know, men, gambling and girls, how can they avoid it? Our master is going to support a girl..."
The officer looked at them suspiciously: "It's already late at night. Why are you leaving at this time? What kind of scene can you see?"
The third brother nodded, took a large purse and stuffed it into the hand of the leading official without making a sound, while smiling: "You don't know, our master is waiting for tomorrow. He is leaving at this time because he is afraid that his wife will stop him... ... Please give him some convenience."
The official took the silver and put it in his sleeve. He nodded, but still looked stern. He asked him, "Where do you live? What's your name? Do you have a name card?"
As he said this, he leaned forward to see if there was any emblem on the carriage.
The third brother was so nervous that he didn't know what to say. He was stunned for a while before shaking his head hurriedly: "This, we are not a well-known family, how can we have a name card? This..."
The official paused and asked, "Since there is no name card, then what is your name and where do you live? There must be an explanation for this, right?"
At this time, the third brother realized that Xue Changshi was right. Wei An must have expected this a long time ago and knew that they would be stunned by the news that the prefect had been arrested.
That's really fast action.
He was prepared in his heart, and did not look back at Xue Changshi, still with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, to be honest, we live in Lijiazhuang, and our master is also quite famous in Lijiazhuang, but he is a local rich man..."
Having lived in Jingxi for such a long time, he had some understanding of Jingxi. When the officials asked him questions, he tried to answer as naturally as possible.
Lijiazhuang is in the countryside, outside the city, but if you calculate the time, it would be night time when you rush from Lijiazhuang to here. The officer relaxed his vigilance, let out a sound, and lifted the curtain of the carriage again.
Xue Changshi looked sick. He coughed several times and then looked at the officer and asked, "Officer, it's so late at night. Why are you still patrolling the streets so hard? Did something happen?"
"Is that something you can ask?" Although he was a wealthy man, these officials did not take him seriously. Seeing that he was indeed just a weak rich man, he let down the curtain and said, "Alright, alright, hurry up. It's the middle of the night, you should move quickly. It's a good thing we caught you. If you were seen by another group of people, you wouldn't be able to see the oiran tomorrow. You have to stay in the government office for one night. Tomorrow, wait for your village head to come and take her away!"
The third brother's heart skipped a beat, and his heartbeat became even faster. He hesitated and handed over another large purse. Seeing that the official weighed it with satisfaction, he asked tentatively, "Officer, we have never heard of not being able to leave in the middle of the night in our area before. Has something happened? Why do you sound like so many officials are out today?"
"I've already told you this is not something you can ask! If you want to live, leave quickly and stop talking nonsense. People who talk a lot of nonsense die the fastest. Haven't you heard this?!" The officer got annoyed and kicked the third brother on the butt, then left with a large number of officers.
The third brother stood there, his heart chilled. He looked at the carriage beside him in shock and anger. After a while, he managed to hold back his dizziness and went up. He looked at Xue Changshi and said, "It's over. I'm afraid I'm really going to die here this time." (To be continued)