Rebirth as Princess Jin again

In order to appease Situ Xue's anger, Zhou Wei had to hand over the gold mine's account book. Anyway, in a few days he would take Wen Niang and the child away from the border town. When Situ Lin knew about this, he would definitely put all his anger out. If it happens to Situ Xue, he can take his children and live peacefully in the Western Region.

After Situ Xue got the account book, she felt at ease. This was her amulet. As long as she got the account book, even if the secret of the border town was discovered by her father, the account book would definitely save her from death.

The couple has different thoughts, and both sides have their own plans.

Mu Ying relayed what happened in the city to Su Ying word for word. Su Ying looked at the inky night outside and said sadly: "The situation here is much more serious than I thought. It seems that they have already done everything possible. If they know that the prince has entered the mine, they may be in trouble."

Muying frowned: "The secret guards who went to Yancheng have not returned yet, and I don't know where General Su's army is now?"

"Now our people are not enough to compete with them. We can only hope that big brother can come over as soon as possible!"

Muying asked in confusion: "Princess, why don't you mobilize troops from other cities? There are also troops stationed in the nearby cities. It would be much faster if we mobilize troops directly!"

Su Ying pushed her wind-blown hair behind her ears and said with a complicated expression: "It is impossible for no one to notice what happened in the border town for so many years, but no one has ever reported it to the court. If I say that they have no idea at all, do you believe it?"

The figure was startled, and then he understood something: "Is the princess afraid that they have already colluded together and are complicit?"

Su Ying sneered: "The imperial officials had an accident as soon as they arrived at the border town, and King Jing also disappeared as soon as he entered the border town. It would be unjustifiable to say that no one informed him in advance!"

The shadow nodded solemnly, and then asked in confusion: "But why does Zhou Wei want to defect to the Western Regions? Isn't it better to be a local emperor in a border town? Why does he have to treason? He owns this mine and is rich enough to rival other countries, but he wants to intervene in the disputes of other countries. , wouldn’t he be even more dangerous if someone from the royal family knew about it in advance?”

Su Ying looked stern: "He has a close relationship with Prince Su. For so many years, Prince Su has come to the capital to rebel, but he has never reported the matter to the court. The emperor sent people to the border town to make him even more frightened, so he brought it to the capital. All the nearby people were forced to go to the mine. The emperor killed Prince Su. If it weren't for the sudden change in Northern Liao, he would have sent people to the border town as soon as possible. Zhou Wei had already colluded with the people in the Western Regions and couldn't wait to bring the gold. If I surrender to the enemy, I'm worried that he will jump over the wall in a hurry."

Muying also knew the seriousness of the matter and asked cautiously: "Then do we need to send someone to support the prince?"

Su Ying gritted her teeth: "Send a few people to keep an eye on the mine. If there is an accident, try to find a way to rescue the prince. We must not let anything happen to the prince."

While Su Ying was making arrangements, Situ Jin was also carefully checking the mining situation. However, in just a few days, he became increasingly frustrated. In the eyes of the supervisors, he did not regard the miners as human beings at all.

He once witnessed a miner being beaten to death by a supervisor because he was sick and unable to work, and his body was thrown directly at the foot of the mountain.

Although he was strong, the high-intensity work day after day also made him feel tired. Situ Jing thought that when Situ Jin came, he would be able to go out and live his life as a free prince, but he found that Situ Jin had no intention of escaping. idea.

He did all the work he had never done in his life, and he truly experienced the suffering of the people.

The hands holding the sword were now scarred by the ore. Thinking about the rich clothes and fine food in the capital back then, he didn't pay attention at all, but now he not only has to work every day, but also doesn't have enough to eat. The more he thinks about it, the angrier he becomes, and secretly in his heart He vowed to send troops to kill these demons who eat people without spitting out their bones one by one when he leaves.

In the evening of this day, several people were working. Zhang San came to Situ Jin and whispered: "Here, follow me!"

Situ Jin and Situ Jing nodded calmly and sneaked into the nearby mine while the supervisor was not paying attention.

The mine looked as complicated as a maze. Under the leadership of Zhang San, they came to the end of a mine with ease. Zhang San motioned the two of them to walk more lightly. The three of them approached the wall of the mine. A few people approached and approached. I put my ear against the wall, and sure enough, there was a sound coming from behind the wall.

"Why are the numbers getting less and less recently?" One person said dissatisfiedly. Judging from the tone and majesty, it should be the master of the City Lord's Mansion mentioned by Zhang San.

"You also know that this mine has been dug for so many years, and its internal strength has long been exhausted. Now it can dig out a lot of these. You can't compare the number of digs at the beginning of this mine with the current number!" This is the voice of Boss Zhang, who has always said He was yelling at the miners, and his words were full of flattery and humility.

"But there were still more than four kilograms last month. I weighed this amount and thought it was only two kilograms at most." As he said this, the master laughed a few times: "Boss Zhang, you won't be able to put the rest in your own bag." Come on! You have to understand who has the final say in this city. If you betray the superiors, you will suffer the consequences."

Boss Zhang was a little frightened: "Master Wang, where did you say you were? I know the current affairs best. You see, I was also a tyrant in the border town back then, and I still submitted to the master. Now such a good job is much easier than robbing homes. Yes, as you can see, it’s not that I can’t dig out gold now, but it’s just that there’s really nothing to dig out in this mountain, and you might not be able to find so much next time.”

Master Wang said coldly: "Humph, there is an order from above. If you are so passive and sabotage your work, I won't be able to explain it to you when you get back."

"Don't say that either. I really have no choice. Please give the villain a few nice words in front of the adults."

After saying this, there was no movement on the other side. Just when a few people were about to leave, Master Wang's voice suddenly came from the other side again.

"In that case, my lord will be here later. Then you can explain it to me in person."

Boss Zhang was startled: "Why are you here suddenly, sir? But what happened?"

While the two were talking, noisy footsteps came from the other side of the secret room. Judging from the sound, there were at least two people. After a while, Boss Zhang's voice sounded again: "I would like to send my regards to you, sir, and my regards to my wife."

Then an impatient voice came from next door: "I heard from Master that the gold mine's output has been much less recently?"

Boss Zhang knew that he was here to ask questions, so he hurriedly said: "This gold mine has been dug almost, and I have ordered people to dig day and night. Recently, several people have died in the mine. I have tried my best. Please be careful."

"Then according to your estimation, how much more can be dug in this month?"

Boss Zhang weighed it carefully and said, "According to the villain's estimation, we can dig up to two kilograms at most."