When she said this, she glanced at Ping'er, who was sleeping soundly next to her.
Qiao Yuyan knew what she was thinking, so she could only explain: "I had no choice but to ignore him. If it hadn't been for his parents at that time, I'm afraid I don't know where I would have ended up. And now his parents have died because of me. This child also had one of his fingers broken off by Shen Jing, and I can say that... I was responsible for the lives of his family."
These words surprised Shi Ye, "His parents? His parents have been sent away by us."
"What?" Qiao Yuyan almost thought she heard wrong, so she couldn't help but ask again, "What did you just say?"
"I wasn't there at the time, but when our people rushed there, there was no one in the house where my wife lived. We followed the clues and just happened to save the couple. However, the people over there saw that something was wrong and killed them. The child was taken away."
Shi Ye just spoke softly, but Qiao Yuyan was so surprised that she was speechless. She almost shed tears and could only nod her head repeatedly, "Okay, okay, okay, as long as nothing happens, that's fine."
These days, whenever she sees Ping'er's face, she thinks of Sister Xiang and Dali, an honest and kind couple.
Thinking that they had lost their lives inexplicably because of her, it felt like hundreds of ants were biting her, making her blame herself all the time.
I regretted why I ran away from the inn at that time. It was better to be held hostage by Shen Jing. Anyway, she was found in the end.
Such self-blame and guilt made her barely sleep these days. As soon as she closed her eyes, she saw Ping'er crying and asking her for her mother.
When Mingming opened his eyes, he could see Ping'er sleeping peacefully next to him, but he just couldn't really fall asleep.
Until now, after hearing these words, the stone that had been weighing on her heart seemed to have been removed. She also seemed to suddenly resume breathing, and she felt that her whole body was relaxed.
Shiye saw what she was thinking and comforted her repeatedly: "Madam, don't worry too much, no one will die because of you, but..."
"What?"
Shi Ye seemed a little hesitant, as if he didn't know whether he should say it or not.
Qiao Yuyan had already heard the words and immediately asked, "Don't hide anything from me."
"Nankang County has an important geographical location. The county magistrate of Nankang County cannot rely on either side, but its methods of collecting money are very violent. Over the past year or so, thousands of people have starved to death in the entire Nankang County. The so-called mountain bandits, It’s all because of his excessive taxation and forced him to become a strong man.”
Qiao Yuyan has experienced this firsthand. From Sister Xiang and Dali's words, she also knows that life in towns outside Nankang County is very difficult.
Shi Ye said: "Our people seized the county magistrate's family and money, and forced him to search for it in Nankang County for several days. I didn't expect, madam, that you hid it so well that you never found it."
Qiao Yuyan was really surprised at this moment, "So... Nankang County was looking for the gangsters from the so-called Black Wind Village in those days, but they were actually looking for me."
Shi Ye also had a bit of a wry smile, "It's exactly the last day that the catcher wanted to rob the daughter of the people, and that's why our people discovered your traces."
this……
Qiao Yuyan was completely speechless. What is this?
Shi Ye sighed helplessly and smiled again: "Later, our people told Capt. Yang where the county magistrate's property was hidden. Capt. Yang concealed the information and stole most of it himself, but he The county magistrate caught him on the spot, and even though he was relieved of his duty as head catcher, he was even beaten."
After saying that, he immediately added, "After all, this is a local matter, so we can't be too blatant and can only use such roundabout methods.
One of Capt. Yang's legs was broken. When he was carried back, he didn't know what happened. Within two days, he developed high fever and died. The Yang family lost the barrier of Capt. Yang and was broken open by the refugees who entered the county.
, plundered them all, leaving Mrs. Yang guarding an empty house.
That group of refugees simply took advantage of the chaos and opened the city gate, let in the people from Heifeng Village, and ransacked the county magistrate's home. Then, they set a fire in the county government office and burned it all night!
"
Unexpectedly, such a thing happened in Nankang County, Qiao Yuyan was really dumbfounded.
When I heard Shi Ye say this, I actually figured out what was going on after thinking about it for a moment.
She hesitated and asked, "Then...no one died, right?"
"How is it possible that no one will die?" Shi Ye sighed, "The government affairs of a county have become so dirty that it cannot be cleaned without blood."
Qiao Yuyan didn't speak anymore. She thought about Shi Ye's words and the book Wen Tingyuan told her before, and she finally understood.
The southern part of the country is now a rotten sore. If it is not cured as soon as possible, the area of the canker will become larger and larger. To cure such a rotten sore, one must have the courage to dig out the flesh and bones.
Seeing that she was thinking about something in a daze, Shi Ye comforted her and said, "It's fine as long as Madam knows about these things. I'm just telling you this to put you on guard."
Qiao Yuyan nodded. Shi Ye was right. Let her know these things so that she would not panic when faced with Shen Jing's actions.
Shen Jing was unambiguous and came over just after breakfast the next day, "Since you already have someone here to look after this child for you, then you can go out with me today!"
Ping'er's eyes lit up when he learned from Shi Ye that his parents were fine, and he immediately became friendly to Shi Ye. He spent the whole morning asking about his parents.
At this moment, Qiao Yuyan asked him if he could stay here alone with Shi Ye, and he agreed without hesitation.
When Shen Jing took Qiao Yuyan out, she specially changed her outfit.
Looking at the gorgeous clothes, Qiao Yuyan didn't even blink. She let the people she sent tidy them up for her, and then followed her out the door.
Shen Jing looked at her with a half-smile, "You maid are here, and you seem to have become more obedient. Why? You don't care where you are going?"
Qiao Yuyan shrugged, "Anyway, I can't escape. If you don't tell me, there will be no result if I ask, so why bother talking."
Shen Jing was not polite at all, "It's good to know."
The carriage came directly to a theater. Looking at the scale, it was much larger than the one in Jiangzhou where she and Xu Lu went before. It was obvious that it was a famous place.
After Shen Jing got off the carriage, she had someone move a stool, and she personally helped Qiao Yuyan get off the carriage. Then she lowered her voice and said, "You walk in front of me."
Qiao Yuyan turned to look at her, then she walked in front obediently with her eyes lowered, and followed the people who were waiting in the theater all the way inside.