The heroine forced me to fall in love with money

After running along that secret passage for an unknown amount of time, Jiang Zhinan finally saw the exit.

The secret passage leads to the small bamboo grove in the city. The surrounding area of ​​the bamboo grove is extremely quiet and empty, only the sound of birds singing can be heard endlessly.

Jiang Zhinan watched the exit carefully for a while, and finally crawled out from the secret passage after seeing that there was no danger, his movements were a little staggering.

After all, it is a rich family, and the preparations are always sufficient. In the secret passage are not only the clothes worn by ordinary people, but also some silver.

Not much, but enough to keep a man alive.

Jiang Zhinan hid in the forest and changed his clothes, then found a place with a source of water, grabbed a few handfuls of mud, and wiped it all over his face, pretending that he was a beggar in distress.

"So... can you tell that I'm Jiang Yu'an?" After finishing all this, she asked the system softly.

"I can't see it." The system murmured, his voice sounded a bit worried, "Don't be afraid, I will always be with you."

"En." Jiang Zhinan nodded in response, and thanked the system with a smile.

That smile, even those who are not familiar with her, can probably read a hint of reluctance and helplessness from it.

The system sighed softly.

It was still early in the day, Jiang Zhinan didn't dare to move around, so he could only sit in the forest to waste time, waiting for the night to fall.

During this period, she made many assumptions, thinking about whether to escape to another place, which might be safer.

But she was also afraid that if Ah Ning really came back one day, what would she do if she couldn't find herself.

After thinking about it for a while, she finally decided to take the risk and stay.

There is not enough sunshine in winter, the temperature is still cold, and the wind blowing head-on is very bitter.

Jiang Zhinan shrunk himself into a ball, stamped his feet and breathed into his palms, looking extremely pitiful, just like a puppy abandoned by its owner.

Seeing it, the system felt really distressed, so he quickly lit a fire for her, and told her to sit by the fire and warm up, but don't freeze her body.

"Understood." Jiang Zhinan nodded in response, and said thank you very sincerely.

No matter what kind of situation she was in, whether it was good or bad, it was all part of the task. The system was destined not to help her too much, and everything depended on her own good fortune.

Jiang Zhinan understood from the bottom of his heart.

There is such a fire, and that sincere I will accompany you, it is completely enough.

Jiang Zhinan sighed softly, looking at the dancing flames, he was a little dazed, and thought of Ah Ning's face again in a trance.

I don't know how she is doing now, is she also shivering in the cold wind because she doesn't have enough to eat and doesn't wear warm clothes?

After so many years, I haven't seen a letter from her.

What a little white-eyed wolf.

Thinking of her, Jiang Zhinan suddenly felt that there was a soft place in his heart as if it had been squeezed hard by a big hand, and tears fell down instantly.

I don't know what's going on, but since Aning left, she has become more and more crying.

……

I don't know how long it took, but it finally got dark.

The temperature at night was getting colder and colder, even with the support of the fire, Jiang Zhinan's whole body was still completely frozen.

I can't stay any longer, let alone the cold, there might be some wild beasts in the forest in the middle of the night.

Thinking this way, Jiang Zhinan finally stood up, moved his body roughly, and started walking towards the center of the city.

"Be careful." The system told her.

Normally at this time, she should have gone home.

But she was afraid that something would happen to Jiang Zhinan alone, so she planned to stay with her these days and not go back.

"Yeah." Jiang Zhinan nodded in response, and with the company of the system, he didn't feel so lonely in his heart.

One person, one system walked back while talking, and finally returned to the familiar place again.

Different from the past, probably because of her escape, the guards in the city are extremely strict at this time, even though it is dark now, there are still many officers and soldiers patrolling around with knives.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhinan was wearing civilian clothes and painted his face into that ghostly look, so the officers and soldiers didn't notice him.

Jiang Zhinan walked forward with his head down all the way, dodging the crowd back and forth, and quietly came to the notice wall, wanting to see if there was any news about the Jiang family.

The ransacking of the house happened so suddenly, and she was in such a hurry to escape that she didn't know what happened to Prefect Jiang and her two brothers.

Looking at it at this time, I saw a large notice posted on it, roughly explaining the reason why Jiang's house was ransacked and the punishment he received.

It said that Jiang Taishou was corrupt and accepted bribes, and there were thousands of taels of dirty silver hidden in his home. Thanks to the sage, he finally caught him by the tail of the fox and confiscated all the stolen money for the treasury.

At the same time, Jiang Taishou and his two sons and a daughter were sentenced to death. The maids and servants in the family were either reduced to slaves or sent to the army, and those who disobeyed were directly killed on the spot.

It really is a broken ending.

Looking at the notice, Jiang Zhinan couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

It also said that Jiang Taishou and the eldest son Jiang Yujin had been arrested at this time, but the second son Jiang Chengxuan and the youngest daughter Jiang Yu'an escaped by chance. If anyone provides clues, there will be a lot of rewards.

There were even two portraits attached at the bottom. Jiang Zhinan stared at them for a while, and saw that although the portraits were ugly, they accurately depicted the characteristics of the two of them.

Sure enough, everything is better to be careful.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhinan turned around and started walking again, hoping to find a ruined temple to rest temporarily.

At this time, she was still a little dazed, and had no idea whether the corruption mentioned in the notice was true or not.

However, it was considered a blessing among misfortunes, Jiang Chengxuan was safe now.

I don't know how much he knows about these things, if the two of them can meet again one day, she must ask to understand.

There is a ruined temple not far away, which has not been worshiped all year round, and many beggars are sleeping in it.

Although Jiang Zhinan was scared in his heart, he still walked in, found a place to lie down on his side, closed his eyes and forced himself to sleep.

Naturally, this kind of place couldn't compare to her comfortable big bed, but Jiang Zhinan was very tired now, but she fell asleep quickly.

Not even a dream.

……

Aning sat on the sedan chair with a dark face, frowning tightly.

She had just returned from her inspection tour in Huainan this morning, and she went to meet the emperor without a break, and then...he heard something about the Jiang family from the court ministers.

Which Jiang family could there be? Of course, she was thinking about it, the Jiang family with Jiang Zhinan.

For the past month, in order to stabilize her rights, she has been active in the Huainan area, and even treated a lot of heart problems for the emperor. She will definitely be rewarded heavily when she comes back this time.

But he never thought that this reward would not come yet, but this thunderbolt from the blue sky arrived one step ahead.

She just found out about such a big matter. As a first-rank censor in the court, she actually became the one who only heard the news last.

At that time, Ah Ning's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked someone to ask how the Jiang family is doing now.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhinan was not caught yet.

Aning breathed a sigh of relief, and the sudden surge of hostility gradually dissipated a little.

"Who is handling this matter?" Immediately she asked the minister such a question.

The man told her that it was Sun Jin and Sun Shangshu.

"Understood." Aning responded, and returned to his original position calmly, as if he was just curious about something.

As for how much suffering and pain is hidden in her heart, only she knows.

After going to court, Aning didn't even go back to his own residence, but went directly to see Sun Jin.

In order to consolidate her power and gain a firm foothold in the DPRK, she has always done everything in terms of interpersonal relationships. She has been with Sun Jin a lot before, so it is not surprising that she visited him as soon as she came back this time.

After all, Sun Jin had a lower official position than her, and when he heard that she was coming, he would go out to greet her out of emotion and reason.

So before Ah Ning arrived at his mansion, he saw this man standing respectfully to welcome her.

"Sun Shangshu." As soon as Ah Ning saw him, a smile appeared on his lips, and the anger just now disappeared, as if nothing had happened, "Don't come here without any problems."

She has always been courteous in her words, and the servants around her know her habit, and they have already presented the presents as soon as she finished speaking.

Sun Jin went to receive the gift with his own hands, and smiled to see her, his handsome face gradually softened a bit.

Ah Ning ordered people to put down the sedan chair, came to Sun Jin and walked forward while talking with him, without any appearance of superiority.

That's why Sun Jin admired her. In the past, he always regarded her as a close friend, so he talked more than before. He asked her if she was tired during the trip to Huainan, and if she had any special gains.

Aning responded one by one, as if she really came to him to catch up with the past.

It wasn't until the two of them arrived at Sun's residence, sat down on the sandalwood chair and held a cup of hot tea, that she finally elicited the purpose of her visit this time.

"I heard that Sun Shangshu is dealing with Jiang Taishou's matter recently." She said, obviously talking about a very painful matter, but her eyes were still calm, "How is this matter going now?"

"I've encountered some trouble." Sun Shangshu frowned when he heard the words, and then sighed softly, "Although Taishou Jiang and his eldest son have been captured, but that time his son Jiang Chengxuan and his youngest daughter Jiang Yu'an escaped by chance. I haven't found it yet."

"That's it." Ah Ning responded, took a sip of tea slowly, and asked after a while, "What plans does Sun Shangshu have now?"

"Naturally, we must do our best to investigate." Sun Jin said, speaking righteously, "Even if they escape by chance now, they will be arrested by me sooner or later."

"Sun Shangshu worked hard." Ah Ning nodded, and the smile on his lips widened, "If you encounter any troubles again, you can tell me."

"I will do my best to help." She said with an undercurrent flashing in her eyes.

"Thank you so much." Seeing what she said, Sun Jin quickly made an offering to her.

"No problem." Aning shook his head, "Being so polite between friends...that would be too much."

The author has something to say: Ah Ning is Ying Wanyan hhhh she was the fifth-rank official at the top of the list, and slowly climbed to the first-rank over the years. Mom qwq