Back to the day I married my second wife, I turned around and married my ex-husband's uncle

Chapter 109 A group of traitors

About half an hour later.

Jiang Zhouye returned and shook his head in disappointment. "I didn't find any traces of General Yan. I've seen the cliffs, and they are indeed very high."

"The terrain in the mountains is complex. I want to take people down and search thoroughly."

At this time, Xiao Lan said, "Leave it to me to find someone. The prince is still waiting for you at the foot of the mountain."

Jiang Ningwan nodded. "Then be careful. We do have things to do. Thank you for your hard work."

Xiao Lan smiled and said, "This is what a subordinate should do. It's not hard."

……

Chen Jian and his men hid in the bushes, occasionally poking their heads out to look in the direction of the mountain stronghold.

"How come there is still no movement after such a long time? You didn't even tell us whether the task was completed or not. How can we report back?" Chen Jian complained and slapped the mosquito on his face to death.

"It's been a long time since we've seen a woman in this village. I'm afraid she doesn't have time to reply to our letter."

Chen Jian couldn't help but laugh, "That's right."

"Two people going in will definitely die. Forget it, let's go back first. We don't want to be fed to mosquitoes here anymore!"

Afterwards, the group went down the mountain in a relaxed manner, chatting and laughing.

"General Lu said that if this matter is handled well, I will be promoted and the Fourth Battalion will be under my command from now on."

"But didn't all four battalions die?"

"It doesn't matter if they all die, this position is mine anyway."

"Congratulations in advance, General Chen!"

"You're welcome." Chen Jian said modestly, but he felt very appreciated.

However, the smile on his face had not yet disappeared. After passing through the bushes, the scene in front of him made his smile freeze.

The woods were guarded by a large number of men in black.

And right in front of them, the King of Chu, sitting in a wheelchair, had a gloomy expression on his face.

Everyone's smile disappeared in an instant.

How could the King of Chu appear here!

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Chen Jian reacted quickly and stepped forward eagerly. "Your Highness, King Chu, it's great that you're here. We followed Doctor Jiang to wipe out the remaining criminals, but the roads in the mountains are complicated and we lost Doctor Jiang."

"I still haven't found any trace of Doctor Jiang, and I'm planning to go back for help!"

The King of Chu looked indifferent and said in a stern tone, "So you are going back to ask for help. I thought you had done something great and was so happy."

He heard the laughter from far away.

Chen Jian's face turned pale and he was sweating coldly.

What should I do if the King of Chu hears it?

"Your Highness, please go and save Doctor Jiang!" Chen Jian continued to act with gritted teeth and knelt down with a thud.

The King of Chu nonchalantly adjusted the blanket on his legs and said, "That's my princess. I'm not anxious, so why are you anxious?"

Chen Jian felt a chill run down his spine. What did this mean? Was his plan exposed?

……

When Jiang Ningwan went down the mountain, she saw Chen Jian and others standing here.

When they saw her, their expressions were as if they had seen a ghost.

Jiang Ningwan quickly walked over to Qin Shuangchi and said, "When I saw Xiao Lan here, I knew you must have come too. It's cold in the mountains, why don't you wear more clothes?"

Qin Shuangchi's expression was calm, but there was a hint of warmth in his eyes, "It's not cold."

"Is everything going well on the mountain?"

Jiang Ningwan nodded. "We wiped them out completely. We left two people alive, and we also pried out some secrets."

Fortunately, Qin Shuangchi was also in Huaifeng this time. Although he was constrained in Zechuan, his men were still available at any time in the territory of Daning Kingdom.

She knew that the people sent by Lu Lingsong were unreliable, so she sent a letter to Huaifeng last night, asking Qin Shuangchi for help.

From the moment the team set out, Qin Shuangchi's men had been following secretly.

Qin Shuangchi glanced at Chen Jian and the others, "How should we deal with these people?"

Jiang Ningwan then turned to look at them.

That sharp look filled with murderous intent made everyone sweat profusely.

Chen Jian hurriedly said, "It's great that Doctor Jiang is still alive! The roads in the mountains are complicated. It's all our fault that we lost our way in the mountains! We didn't catch up with Doctor Jiang!"

Jiang Ningwan raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Lost your way? So you got lost and came down the mountain?"

"I don't know a clever reason."

Exposed by Leng Mo, Chen Jian swallowed nervously and knelt down with a plop. "I have indeed lost my way and failed to help Doctor Jiang eliminate the remaining evildoers. I deserve to die!"

The words fell.

Jiang Ningwan swept the spear in his hand.

Chen Jian felt a sudden chill on his neck, blood gushed out, and he fell to the ground with horror in his eyes.

"Now that you say so, then he deserves to die." Jiang Ningwan's eyes were cold.

Chen Jian’s death instantly caused everyone else’s faces to change drastically, their legs to go weak, and they became terrified.

Jiang Ningwan glanced at them coldly, "You deserted the battlefield and deserve to be killed."

"The bandits in the village have confessed that they were colluding with you and set a trap to kill General Yan and everyone in the Fourth Battalion. Today, they are using the same trick again to kill me."

"A bunch of traitors!"

After hearing these words, everyone became even more terrified.

Someone immediately spoke up: "We were just following orders, we didn't do it on purpose!"

"Whose order? Lu Lingsong's order or Lu Qingheng's order?"

The other person's face froze and he stammered, not daring to say anything.

Jiang Ningwan snorted coldly, "Take him away and go to Huaifeng."

Everyone looked at each other, wondering why they should go to Huaifeng?

To prevent the people from the second battalion from escaping, Jiang Ningwan tied them all up with ropes and rushed to Huaifeng as if they were escorting prisoners.

When this mighty team entered Huaifeng City, it immediately attracted many people to watch.

"Isn't this a soldier stationed at the border? How did he get arrested?"

"Is the war going to affect Huaifeng again?"

The crowd was buzzing.

The team arrived directly at the government office. The county magistrate heard the noise and rushed over with his men, "Who is making such a noise?"

But when he saw Qin Shuangchi, he immediately put on a smile and said, "Why is it His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu?"

"What are you..."

County Magistrate Xue looked at the soldiers tied up on the street in confusion. Aren’t these all his own people?

"I am here to watch, County Magistrate Xue, just pretend that I don't exist." Qin Shuangchi silently stepped aside.

More and more people gathered on the street outside the government office. Seeing that the commotion had become quite loud, Jiang Ningwan looked at Yu Jingxiu, who was dressed as a man beside her, and nodded.

Yu Jingxiu untied her hair and immediately stepped forward to beat the drum to appeal for justice.

The heavy drumstick, again and again.

Twenty knocks.

There was silence all around, and County Magistrate Xue was filled with confusion. "What grievance do you want to seek redress?"

Yu Jingxiu's voice was loud and clear: "I, Yu Jingxiu, am suing the current female general Lu Qingheng for taking human lives lightly, colluding with the officials and bandits of Weiwu Village, and deceiving the people of Huaifeng!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd exploded.

"What? General Lu? Where did this crazy woman come from? How dare she slander General Lu!"

"Catch her! Catch her!"

The curses were like a wave, drowning Yu Jingxiu.

Jiang Ningwan wanted to step forward to help, but Yu Jingxiu stepped forward so that the onlookers could see her face more clearly.

"Look carefully, I'm from Huaifeng. My father, Yu Shanming, has taught at Huaifeng School his entire life. How many children in Huaifeng aren't his students?"

"I swear on my father's lifelong reputation that everything I say is true. If I tell even a single lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly became silent.

Someone stared at Yu Jingxiu for a long time and whispered, "She looks like Mr. Yu's daughter."

"But didn't she get married a long time ago? Mr. Yu and his family moved away."

"Is he an imposter?"

Everyone was talking about it and had doubts about Jingxiu's identity.

At this time, an older woman stepped out from the crowd and said, "She's Yu Jingxiu! It's Yu Jingxiu! I watched her grow up, I recognize her!"

The person who came was Yang Wanning's aunt, Aunt Yang.

She held Yu Jingxiu's hand, extremely happy, "Jingxiu, is it really you? Why did you come back? Where's your father? Didn't he come back with you?"

Yu Jingxiu's eyes instantly turned red, and her voice choked with sobs: "My father...my mother, they died a long time ago!"

She clenched her fists and roared, "Lu Qingheng killed him!"