Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Seeing Yang Guaizi escape from prison, Jiang Fenghua and a few others quickly hid and said in a deep voice, "Licheng is the capital of the Southern Kingdom. Those who dare to rob so brazenly in broad daylight may not just be pirates. Yang Guaizi said that he had someone behind him, but he escaped as soon as he arrived in Licheng. It seems that he has someone backing him."

At this time, the officers and soldiers heard the noise and rushed over. The bandits were too ferocious. The officers and soldiers shot at the bandits with crossbows, but the bandits took gunpowder and opened fire directly. It was obvious that they came prepared, and the officers and soldiers were blown away and fled everywhere.

A moment later, Uncle Wu was also taken out by the man and woman. He was so scared that he almost peed his pants and begged for mercy: "Please let me go. I have parents and children to take care of. I am too old to be of any use."

Yang Guaizi slapped Master Wu San on the face. "Just based on your reputation in the South, you are more useful than others. You should be grateful that your good skills saved your life, otherwise you would be like them."

After he finished speaking, he captured an ordinary citizen and killed him. The citizen lay in a pool of blood without even a breath.

Shen Bingxuan was trembling with fear, "Third Uncle."

Jiang Fenghua was afraid that she would make a noise, so he covered her mouth tightly and whispered, "If you want to live, don't make a sound. These people kill without blinking an eye."

Yang Guaizi seemed to be looking for someone. He led his men to search everywhere and said, "You must find that person for me."

Jiang Fenghua thought again about how Yang Guaizi shouted that he wanted to take revenge on them when he was captured by Shen Yao. Would Yang Guaizi be looking for Shen Yao and her?

Bai Yuhan was also scared to death. She desperately grabbed Lin Yu's arm. She shouldn't have run out with Lin Yu. "What should we do now?"

Jiang Fenghua said softly, "We can't go back to the inn. Yang will definitely look for us everywhere."

The enemy is strong and we are weak, so they won't go head-on into a fight.

Lin Yu said, "Come with me. There is only one place that is temporarily safe."

"Miss Shen, do you want to go back to Prince Yun's Mansion first?" Lin Yu asked her.

"I want to go back. I'll take you to my house. These criminals may just want to rob property. After all, my home is a royal palace, and they dare not enter the palace to kill people." Shen Bingxuan said.

Bai Yuhan said, "We are unfamiliar with the place, so it might be safer to stay in the palace for the time being."

Jiang Fenghua shook his head. "It may be unsafe anywhere in the Southland at this time. Miss Bingxuan may be in danger if she returns home now. You have to tell me who Shen Yao is and who the person who took him away just now is. If he is really your brother, your brother may also be in danger now."

Shen Bingxuan shut her mouth tightly. Brother Yao always used the Shen family's identity when he left the palace. "He won't be in danger. Those people are there to protect him."

Jiang Fenghua felt that Shen Yao had taken good care of them during the past twenty days. She said seriously, "The man who just killed someone was looking for your brother. If your brother falls into his hands, he might be skinned alive. Go tell your brother!"

"How do you know?" Shen Bingxuan had not yet noticed anything unusual about Nan Guo.

Lin Yu said to Jiang Fenghua, "We are just businessmen from Da Zhou. We are here to do jade business. We didn't expect to encounter bandits rampant. We should stay out of other people's business."

Jiang Fenghua said, "Let's leave here first, it will be too late if we don't leave now."

At this time, Yang Guaizi was looking for their whereabouts everywhere. The information he received was that a man named Shen brought three girls into the exhibition hall.

Jiang Fenghua took Shen Bingxuan away directly. Yang Guaizi has escaped, and now Prince Yun’s Mansion may not be safe.

Soon, Lin Yu brought them back to the small courtyard they had rented in the South.

Jiang Fenghua felt a familiar feeling when she entered here, but she couldn't remember when she had been here before.

Lin Yu knocked on the door and said, "Aruan, we used to stay here every time we came to the Southland."

At this time, a woman in her seventies came to open the door and saw them. She looked at them carefully for a long time before asking, "Are you Miss Lin and Mr. Ruan?"

Lin Yu said: "Grandma Mao, it's us. Long time no see."

Tears welled up in Grandma Mao's eyes. "It's been a few years since we last met. My little Tang and Ah Xian always talk about you. Didn't your eldest son come with you this time?"

Lin Yu quickly changed the subject, "Your two grandchildren are not at home?"

"She went to pick jade with them. She might be back soon!" Grandma Mao didn't know that something big had happened outside.

Jiang Fenghua had no impression of Granny Mao at all. Granny Mao just held her hand and said happily, "Mr. Ruan, please come in!"

She silently followed Grandma Mao into the yard. Who was the eldest young master she was talking about?

Jiang Fenghua said, "Will we disturb grandma by coming here?" She wondered if it would implicate Grandma Mao.

Granny Mao said, "Mr. Ruan, what are you talking about? Every time you came here, you stayed at my house. Not only did you bring money and gifts, you also taught my little Tang and Ah Xian to read and write, and brought them many good things from the Great Zhou. They read the books that you left for them over and over again. Thanks to you, they have been very happy these years."

Lin Yu quickly explained, "Aruan hit his head and can't remember a lot of things."

Granny Mao asked, "How did you fall and hit your head? Is it serious?"

Lin Yu said, "She just lost her previous memories. Everything else is fine. I will explain it to Ruan slowly later and she will remember it."

After entering the house, Granny Mao quickly poured them some water and said, "I didn't expect that after not seeing Miss Ruan for a few years, she has forgotten us. My two little brats have been thinking about her all the time!"

Grandma Mao knew that Jiang Fenghua was a woman disguised as a man. After all, she had lived here before, but she always wore men's clothes outside, so she was used to calling him Mr. Ruan.

Bai Yuhan didn't understand what they were saying. She just felt that this small courtyard was clean and tidy, with many beautiful flowers and plants, and it was filled with fragrance. It was like two different worlds compared to the hustle and bustle outside.

Shen Bingxuan had never been to an ordinary person's home before. It was obvious that this was not a wealthy family. There was only an old woman there. The old woman was sincere and kind, and she cared so much about the people from the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Jiang Fenghua asked her again, "Miss Shen, are you still unwilling to reveal Shen Yao's true identity? We ran from the jade shop to here. Do you know why this side is relatively safe?"

Shen Bingxuan asked, "Why?"

"Because this place is obviously not where rich people live. Poor people like Grandma Mao are not the targets of robbery by bandits. I guess they want to rob the rich, and there is an internal thief in your southern court."

"What do you mean?" Shen Bingxuan wondered who she was.

Jiang Fenghua explained: "There were many guards and officials protecting the jade shop, but they did not clear out the suspicious people in advance, and finally let the bandits rush in and rob. Maybe these guards and officials had been bribed."

After listening to this, Shen Bingxuan also felt that it made sense. The exhibition hall has always been very strict, so why was it so lax today?

Jiang Fenghua was just analyzing this because Lin Yu had led them all the way safely. When they arrived at this area, she knew that the people living here were not wealthy.