Mu Jiao didn't know when those people found by Ren Xuzhi would take action next.

He didn't dare to relax at all, and kept himself awake at all times, not daring to rest.

After all, they are now in the open, while the enemy is hiding in the dark, so they must be careful.

Fortunately, Shi Hao came back not long after!

"Master, I'm back. Is everything okay?" Shi Hao asked nervously.

"Someone came, but it was nothing serious and I sent him away." Mu Jiao replied.

Hearing this, Shi Hao felt guilty and regretful, and immediately knelt down to apologize: "Master, please forgive me, I came back too late!"

Shi Hao was on high alert, fearing that something unexpected would happen when he left. However, he didn't expect that someone would actually come.

Mu Jiao waved his hand, motioning him to get up, and explained: "This can't be entirely blamed on you. I didn't expect that my cheap father-in-law would find someone so quickly. According to common sense, a coward like him should flee from here as soon as possible. But this time the situation seems to be different. We need to be fully prepared and be vigilant tonight."

"I understand, master." Shi Hao replied.

"How is the sale of the carriage and horses? How much silver did you get?" Even if Ren Xuzhi found someone, judging from what happened just now, he was just a reckless man, not worth mentioning. Right now, he still had to decide what to do next as soon as possible.

Shi Hao: "I sold it... for less than one tael of silver..."

"What! You've been gone for three days and you only sold one or two taels of silver!" Even if you just sold a horse, you would get more than that!

"Master, please don't worry. The carriage has not been sold yet. I was afraid that you would be anxious, so I have entrusted it to you for sale. One tael of silver... is the proceeds from selling some sundries."

He was too embarrassed to say that he had taken some items off the car and just said they were sundries.

"I see. Did you buy some food?" They were eating so much pheasant eggs that they almost vomited.

We had run out of food at home a long time ago, but there were many pheasants in the backyard, and we could just pick up pheasant eggs at will, there were several jars of them.

So when Shi Hao was away these few days, all they had for three meals a day was boiled pheasant eggs.

The seasoning in the kitchen had long been used up.

They eat boiled eggs dry without any salt.

Dear friends, if you eat it every day and it has no taste, who will understand?

So no matter what crops Shi Hao bought, as long as he said he bought them, Mu Jiao thought they were great!

"Of course I did. Master, rest assured. I bought a lot this time. I also bought food for the people in the front and back yards."

Mu Jiao: "Hehe, I didn't expect you to have thought of everything! You even plan to provide food for the people sent by the emperor?" Ever since Ren left, they haven't been able to make ends meet!

This stupid guard actually has to support the hundreds of people in the yard!

Does he have any idea? How much food is needed to feed so many people!

Shi Hao: "What if they starve to death?"

"Hmph, if you want to starve to death, then so be it. It also saves us the trouble of having to do anything, isn't it?" Mu Jiao's eyes were cold and fierce, and Shi Hao felt a chill on his back when he saw it.

He never expected that their master not only wanted to detain the person, but also wanted to kill him to silence him!

Shi Hao felt that his master had changed.

The young general of the general's mansion was once so young, heroic, resolute, courageous and righteous. How could he become so cold-blooded and bloodthirsty now!

"Master! Be careful. If this happens, we will be completely at odds with the imperial court. Not only us, but even the general's mansion will not be spared!"

That’s over a hundred lives!

They were ceremonial guards and personal guards specially sent by the imperial court.

Killing them is undoubtedly declaring war on the imperial court!

The General's Mansion has been doing its duty for a hundred years and has never thought of rising up. If the master were to do so rashly, I'm afraid the General's Mansion would be dragged down into the water!

Mu Jiao's eyes were bloodshot, and he was very excited: "They forced me to do this! I have been paralyzed in bed for several years! I have been hiding here, and they have been looking for something to hold against me! They just want to kill me! I gave in like this, and what happened to me!"

Shi Hao knelt on one knee and said sincerely: "In my humble opinion, the royal family only granted the marriage this time. Even if there is a conflict, we should try our best to save it. There is no need to make a big deal out of it."

"Haha, it's not that I want to make a big fuss. They are the ones who are causing the trouble! Think about it carefully! Why would the old emperor be so kind to grant me a marriage? There are always a mountain of memorials on his desk. Why would he have the time to think about someone like me who has been exiled for several years! Granting a marriage? How can it be that simple? I'm afraid he has other intentions! Otherwise, he would have sent an expert like Eunuch Su to come!"

If it is really an ordinary marriage granted, then only an ordinary eunuch who announces the decree will be asked to come.

If that were the case, Ren's escape might not have been exposed, and the two sides would not have taken further action.

But the emperor actually sent Eunuch Su here. Why?

The eunuchs of the previous dynasty were dug out by the emperor and brought to such a far place. How could it be possible that they were there just to grant marriages?

I'm afraid the purpose of this trip is just to cover up the strangulation under the gimmick of granted marriage!

But this eunuch had a quick mind and a sharp eye, and he noticed something unusual after just a few words.

Not only that, Eunuch Su took action first, which was obviously intended to cause trouble!

If Mu Jiao and the others didn't fight back, they would have become fish on someone else's chopping board by now!

Mu Jiao felt somewhat fortunate. Although he had been paralyzed in bed for the past few years, he had never slacked off in the cultivation of his internal strength!

It just so happened that Sanhe Mountain has been blessed with many talented people in the past two years, and both his own and his guards' internal strength have improved by leaps and bounds!

Otherwise, how could they be a match for the masters of the Imperial Palace!

Instead of waiting for death in humiliation, it is better to fight hard!

Mu Jiao suddenly didn't want to endure it anymore.

All along, he has been hiding in such a place like a maggot, living a humble life, but the old emperor has no intention of letting him go!

All the compromises and concessions we have made have only been met with aggressiveness from the other side.

I am afraid that even if he continues to endure it, sooner or later, someone will find out something wrong with him, and then use him as a starting point to seize the lifeblood of the General's Mansion!

Shi Hao also understood. He half lowered his head and said what he had buried in his heart for many years: "The prestige accumulated by the General's Mansion for a hundred years is like a thorn in the emperor's throat. It will be taken away sooner or later, it's just a matter of one day sooner or later."

These words were extremely outrageous, so he never dared to say them.

They really can't be bound here any longer!

Mu Jiao naturally also knew that once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back!

From the moment they started fighting with Eunuch Su, there was no turning back!

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