Peng Wang was on his way in a hurry. When he saw them coming back, he made preparations and continued to set off.
After leaving the city gate, Mo Jiuye saw five tall figures standing on the roadside from a distance.
Liang Hao and others had changed into ordinary people's clothes and nodded to Mo Jiuye when they saw him.
Then he pretended to be a passerby and followed the exile team from a distance.
The team kept walking along the official road. When passing by a village, a man suddenly jumped out from the roadside and stumbled towards the team.
The person who came was an old woman, holding a package in her arms. When she saw someone coming, she shouted: "Help... someone is robbing her."
Upon seeing this, Peng Wang waved his hand to signal the team to stop, and then looked towards the old woman.
The old woman's hair was gray, the original color of her satin clothes could no longer be seen, and her eyes were filled with fear.
At the same time, several strong men chased after her.
Seeing her pursuer getting closer and closer, the old woman was so frightened that she hurriedly hid behind Peng Wang.
"I can give you money, please save me."
Peng Wang originally didn't intend to meddle in other people's business, but when he heard that he could be given money for rescuing people, he was moved.
So, when those strong men were about to approach the old woman, he led others to block them in front.
"Are you desperate for your life in broad daylight? How dare you commit robbery."
These strong men all have sinister looks, and at first glance they are not good people.
If they meet ordinary people passing by, they can just scare them and no one will dare to mind their own business.
But the people in front of them were different. They were all wearing official uniforms, which made several strong men instinctively resist.
However, thinking of the package in the old woman's arms, I felt it was a pity to leave like this.
The leading strong man grinned, showing big yellow teeth.
"My lord, that old woman is my servant. She took away the family's belongings and tried to escape. We want to recover our belongings."
As soon as he finished speaking, the old woman retorted: "Master, don't listen to his nonsense. I don't know him at all. How could I take away their family's property?
Also, look at his clothes, he doesn’t look like a rich man, and it’s impossible for his family to afford any servants.”
While the old woman was talking, gossip He Zhiran also pulled Mo Jiuye over to watch the fun.
Unexpectedly, Mo Jiuye recognized the old woman at a glance.
Considering that there were many people here, he did not call anyone.
When he meets an acquaintance, he will naturally not sit idly by, especially since this person's identity is quite special.
Therefore, before Peng Wang could speak, Mo Jiuye came to several strong men.
"I would like to advise some of you, stop having any thoughts that you shouldn't have and go back to where you came from, so as not to suffer physical pain."
Hearing this familiar voice, the old woman hugged the package tightly, planning to take the opportunity to slip away.
He Zhiran also noticed something strange about Mo Jiuye. It is said that he is not the kind of person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs. Now that he is taking the initiative to stand up for an old woman, he must have some hidden agenda.
Therefore, she has been paying attention to the old woman after Mo Jiuye left.
Seeing that she turned around and tried to slip away, He Zhiran stepped forward to hold her and whispered:
"You can't leave yet."
Through the voice just now, Grandma Fei confirmed that the person who stood up for her was Mo Jiuye. She suddenly felt guilty and wanted to take the opportunity to escape from here.
Unexpectedly, he was stopped by a beautiful woman whom he did not recognize.
In this situation, she couldn't leave no matter what.
Aunt Fei had no choice but to continue standing back to her original position.
He Zhiran's eyes were still fixed on her to prevent her from running away.
On Mo Jiuye's side, as soon as he finished speaking, Peng Wang and several officials showed their whips in an extremely cooperative manner.
When several strong men saw this, they knew that they could not get any benefits here, so they turned around and ran away.
When Mo Jiuye saw the person running away, he turned around and said to Peng Wang: "Brother Peng, this old man is an acquaintance. I want to have a chat with her alone."
Peng Wang had no doubts. He had guessed it based on Mo Jiuye's nosy attitude just now.
"Okay, let's talk while we walk."
Mo Jiuye thanked Peng Wang, and he and He Zhiran took Nanny Fei to one side of the team.
Aunt Fei's eyes dodge, not daring to look at Mo Jiuye.
It wasn't until a few people put some distance between themselves and the exiled team that Mo Jiuye asked, "Why did Aunt Fei appear here?"
Aunt Fei tried hard to control her emotions, lowered her head and said, "I'm afraid this young master has mistakenly admitted the wrong person. I am not Aunt Fei."
This Aunt Fei was someone Mo Jiuye often saw when he was a child. How could he admit his mistake?
"Does Aunt Fei have something to hide?"
Aunt Fei still said harshly: "I thanked the young master for saving my life, but you really got the wrong person."
As she spoke, she opened the package in her arms, took out several pieces of women's jewelry and presented them to her.
"The old woman is grateful to the young master for saving her life. These are considered as thanksgiving gifts. The old woman has something urgent to do, so I won't disturb the young master."
After saying this, Aunt Fei turned around and left.
It was He Zhiran who blocked her way first.
Aunt Fei knew in her heart that she might not be able to get over it today, so she could only turn around and face Mo Jiuye, no longer pretending.
"My lord, this old slave escaped from the palace. It's really shameful for you to see him in such a desolate state."
Mo Jiuye has always had a good impression of the people in Concubine Yuan's palace, especially Concubine Yuan's two personal maids, who treat him with the same attitude as they treat Nan Qi.
What he is thinking now is that if Aunt Fei said that she escaped from the palace, it means that something happened to Concubine Yuan.
And this matter must be related to Nan Qi.
Therefore, he had to find out the truth no matter what today.
In order not to get too far away from the main force, Mo Jiuye took Nanny Fei and planned to ask while walking.
"Aunt Fei, but the imperial concubine has encountered difficulties?"
Aunt Fei escaped from the palace, encountered numerous difficulties and obstacles along the way, and almost lost her life.
She even thought several times whether the secrets she knew would be brought into the earth with her death.
Now that she met Mo Jiuye, Grandma Fei seemed to see a glimmer of hope for survival. She gritted her teeth and decided to tell Mo Jiuye what she knew.
In this way, even if she is buried, she will have no regrets in her heart.
Before telling the secret in her heart, Aunt Fei glanced at He Zhiran subconsciously.
Mo Jiuye explained: "Don't worry, Aunt Fei, your wife is one of our own."
Aunt Fei looked at He Zhiran and then said:
"The old slave did something wrong back then, and now he has received retribution."
Hearing this, the first thing Mo Jiuye thought of was that Nan Qi had been replaced.
"What Aunt Fei is talking about is related to King Qi?"
Grandma Fei was shocked.
"Does the Duke know this?"
Mo Jiuye had no intention of hiding this.
"Nan Qi once sent someone to assassinate me. Later, when he passed through Pingyuan County, he took the initiative to invite me to a restaurant and poisoned the wine..."