After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife married the living devil

The next morning the sky was clear and the sun was shining.

Cui Zhenzhu, who was in a bad mood, pouted her lips so much that they could hang an oil bottle on them, and reluctantly got on the carriage to Li's house, along with an apology and a reliable old nanny sent by Mrs. Cui.

When they arrived at the Li family courtyard, Cui Zhenzhu got off the carriage and grumbled in disdain: "Is this courtyard a sparrow's nest? It's not even as big as our stable."

"Miss, be careful with your words!" the old nanny reminded seriously.

"I know, I know."

This old nanny was Mrs. Cui's maid when she got married. She had a lot of status in the Cui family. Cui Zhenzhu did not dare to act rashly in front of the old nanny.

The old lady went forward and knocked on the wooden door.

After a while, the wooden door opened with a creaky sound.

Cui Zhenzhu was still struggling with what expression to make when she saw an old woman with a dark yellow face walking out of the door.

"Who are you? Our master is not at home now."

Cui Zhenzhu's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said happily, "Mammy, since Madam Li is not at home, let's go back first."

The old nanny looked calm, without looking at Cui Zhenzhu's happy face, and turned to ask Wang Po.

"Excuse me, mother, do you know where your wife is now?"

Wang Po looked the master and servant up and down.

"My wife has just been out for a while. She didn't tell me, but today she brought a lot of her personal soldiers with her. She should be going to the relief hall. You can go there and take a look."

……

Cui Zhenzhu clutched the handkerchief in her hand, full of resentment. She really couldn't understand why the nanny had to take her to find Lin Yanyu?

Or go to a gathering place for untouchables that she had never been to before.

The Cui family's carriage quickly arrived at the relief hall. Cui Zhenzhu was still a little afraid. When she went out to play during the New Year, she encountered refugees making trouble. They were all filthy and extremely vicious.

But when Mammy lifted the curtain of the carriage, she glanced over and saw no threatening adult male.

Sitting or lying in front of the steps of the relief hall were the elderly, women and children, mostly women holding children, and some old men with gray hair and chicken skin, but there was not a single middle-aged man.

"This..." Cui Zhenzhu stretched her head forward, holding onto the curtain, her eyes wide open, and stammered, "Mammy, how come there isn't a single young man in this relief hall?"

Before the old nanny could say anything, a group of yamen runners in uniform came from the east road.

The people who were basking in the sun at the door were frightened and confused when they saw this team of police officers. The timid ones had already started to walk in one after another.

A man who looked like a squad leader stood at the door of the relief hall and struck the gong. With a stern face, he said loudly, "Everyone come out, everyone come out immediately. Our prefect has something to announce."

But soon, the door of the relief hall was filled with old, weak, women and children in tattered clothes, all trembling with fear and shrinking back. Some children were oppressed by the atmosphere and burst into tears.

The squad leader frowned, his face full of annoyance, and he announced loudly in a gruff voice.

"Our magistrate's daughter Caixia has invited a troupe to perform the story of Yingying today. They said the willow trees in the west of the city are beautiful and suitable for the scene, so they want to set up a stage in the west of the city to perform the play. You are really an eyesore here, so I tell you to get out of here right away."

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd panicked and burst into tears.

An old man with white hair and beard, trembling with fear, cried, "Oh God, God is blind! We have come here with so much hardship just to survive, but we let the corrupt officials run rampant. If you drive us away now, what's the difference between that and asking us to die?"

"Old man, who gave you the guts to question the prefect?"

The squad leader, with a frown on his face and a ferocious expression, stepped forward and kicked the old man to the ground.

"If you know what's best for you, get out of here right now. Otherwise, don't blame us for using the sticks!"

The women and children around came forward to help the old man up.

He stood up tremblingly, took a few steps back, with a little red on the corner of his mouth, and covered his chest with his hands, looking full of regret.

"Since Heaven has left no chance for me to live, I will not waste your sticks! I just hope that Heaven will have mercy on you and let you, a bunch of officials worse than animals, receive retribution soon!"

After saying that, the old man turned his head and hit the stone pillar in front of the door. His skull shattered instantly and blood splattered all over the peach blossoms.

The crowd rushed forward and burst into tears. A few older children turned around and glared at the class leader with hatred.

The squad leader was so angry that he shouted, "You are a bunch of ignorant lowlifes. You don't want to leave, so leave your bodies here and beat them!"

The people in the relief hall were stimulated by the bright red streaking on the ground. One of the women shouted, "Let's fight them."

For a while, the two groups fought each other. Although there were more people in the relief hall, they were made up of the elderly, the weak, women and children, who were unarmed and soon fell into a disadvantage.

Cui Zhenzhu tightly grasped the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, her eyes red, and said with tears in her eyes: "Mammy, these people are too evil, no, I really can't bear to watch it."

After saying this, she tried to get off the carriage, but the old nanny stopped her with one hand, her eyes also red.

"Miss, it's useless for you to go down. You are just the daughter of a grain merchant. Do you think the prefect's people will give you face?"

"Then, what should we do?" Cui Zhenzhu started sobbing again.

"Wait."

"Wait? Who are you waiting for?"

……

A woman who was knocked to the ground, with blood all over her face, held her head and shouted: "You killed us without any reason, have you informed Lieutenant General and Madam Li?"

The runners were stunned for a moment, and they all stopped and looked at the squad leader.

The squad leader hesitated for a moment and shouted, "The relief hall has always been under the management of the government office. Lieutenant General Li is only in charge of patrols. How can he manage our government office?! The governor and the prefect have the final say in Chongzhou Prefecture! Who does Li Yanqi have any say in this matter?"

The troupe leader was also complaining in his heart. He didn't want to take on this hot potato. It was Li Yanqi who had been in charge of organizing the refugees in the provincial capital. If Qian Caixia hadn't insisted on coming to the west of the city to set up the stage, how could this happen?

Recalling the threats made by the unruly young lady, the squad leader closed his eyes and shouted, "Drive everyone out of the city. Anyone who refuses to leave will be beaten to death on the spot."

Cui Zhenzhu's eyes suddenly widened, and she clutched the embroidered handkerchief and tried to get out of the car despite the nanny's attempts to stop her.

"Wait!" a delicate voice rang out.

Just like a frosty sword breaking through the ice and snow, and sweet rain sprinkling on the dry stream.

Everyone in the relief hall moved in unison, looking toward the east where the sun was rising. The scorching sun's rays shone on every bruised and blackened face, reflecting the light of warm hope.

"Mrs. Li!"

"Sister Yanyu!"

Cui Zhenzhu followed everyone's gaze.

She had only the simplest bun on her head, without any kingfisher feathers, and had fair skin and a light grey complexion. She wore an egg-blue short jacket that was convenient for movement, and a plain white silk skirt. She had no jewelry on her body.

But at this moment, Cui Zhenzhu felt that the girl who was running towards her breathlessly was covered with radiant light.

The sting made the tears in her eyes flow out uncontrollably.