After rebirth, the Prime Minister's wife always wanted to leave her father behind and keep her

Cheng Songan looked at the fire not far away, took a breath, and his hands began to tremble unconsciously - those ping-pong sounds and the flickering fire were forging weapons.

Xuanwu standing by was not moved at all. He seemed to be able to sit there with his arms crossed and watch the fun at any time. He said nonchalantly, "Miss, when the Cheng family is exterminated, I can only guarantee to save you."

Privately manufacturing weapons has been a serious crime in all dynasties, let alone this one happened in the suburbs of Beijing, under the wall of the imperial city.

Cheng Songan thought that it would definitely be bad for the Cheng family, but she didn't expect it to be such a frame-up. She let out a breath and made a joke, "Even if the charges are proven, the family won't be exterminated. They will just be sent to the army."

Xuanwu pulled out a finger and pointed at a few large wooden boxes not far away: "Open them and have a look."

Cheng Songan guessed what was inside at a glance. Sure enough, when he opened it, he saw that it was full of armor, about a thousand pieces, half of which were iron armor.

"One piece of armor is worth three crossbows, three pieces of armor will put you in the underworld." Xuanwu glanced at them and didn't find it strange at all. "Aren't these armors enough to annihilate the clan?"

Cheng Songan felt a darkness before his eyes. For thousands of years, no dynasty would allow the people to privately possess weapons. Once discovered, there would be severe punishment. Privately manufacturing armor was a more serious crime than privately manufacturing weapons, and was tantamount to treason.

This is going to put the Cheng family in an irretrievable situation!

She slowly leaned against the cold stone wall, unable to utter a word.

Xuanwu leaned on one leg and looked at her and asked, "Miss, do you want to run away now, or wait for me to rob the prison? Let me make it clear first, robbing the prison is not an option. Your family's crime is a top-level crime, and I don't have the ability to do that."

"Is it too late to go to the Dali Temple now?" Cheng Songan opened his mouth and found that his throat was dry and hoarse, and his hands were shaking even more violently.

After asking the question, he laughed at himself and realized that no one could be faster than them.

Thousands of armors have been made and the weapons are almost ready. Even if they don't go up the mountain today, the people who deployed these will almost be able to close in.

And if they were killed by accident and the place was exposed in advance, it would be even more urgent. The people who were sent to kill them were not tasked with silencing them, but to delay them so that there would be time to expose the Cheng family's rebellion.

The secret sentries were killed, and Wanxin was about to go down the mountain to get reinforcements. If she brought Baihu and Qinglong here, it would be even more difficult to explain.

In any case, this is a dead end. Just like Zhao Lin "died due to collusion with Rongdi", he did not necessarily have to actually rebel to be punished. It was enough to have the so-called facts in front of him.

Cheng Songan said weakly to Xuanwu: "I won't ask who you are, just go."

He comes from the underworld, there is no point in involving him in this storm.

The dejected look on Xuanwu's face faded slightly, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Miss, do you not need me anymore?"

"Then I beg you to take my sister and go far away, so that she can spend the rest of her life in peace." Cheng Song'an was infected with his decadence and said lightly that Wanxin had just been released from five years of imprisonment. She no longer belonged to the Cheng family in name and could leave.

"I am not employed by you, you have no right to drive me away." Xuanwu straightened up and said leisurely.

Cheng Songan frowned. His half-dead appearance could make a living person angry to death.

Just as he was about to walk past Xuanwu and out, he was pulled aside. He saw him raise his left hand, and before he could see clearly what flew out, the person opposite him fell to the ground.

Cheng Songan turned around and saw a corpse lying on the ground, wearing clothes similar to those of the person who killed them. While Xuanwu was killing people, the figures of several people behind him flashed by.

Even though they only met for a moment, Cheng Songan's face turned pale. She would never mistake one of the figures.

Xuanwu asked with interest: "Lord Cui? How could he condescend to come here?"

Cheng Songan remained silent, without even raising his eyelids.

Xuanwu didn't seem to care, instead he smiled jokingly and said, "It seems that none of the men Miss has provoked can spend the rest of her life with you."

"He's not!" Cheng Songan subconsciously retorted. That wasn't Cui Yuanqing, but he felt that there was no need to explain to him. "When have I ever provoked many men?"

Xuanwu opened his mouth and closed it in time.

Cheng Songan turned around and walked out, saying as he walked, "Let's go. We are not at the end of our rope yet. We can't give up now."

The two men walked out of the cave along the way they came. Their two horses had been frightened away during the fight, and now they could only rely on their feet to get down the mountain.

"Miss, in times of emergency, etiquette is no longer a consideration."

Xuanwu lifted Cheng Songan's waist with one hand, gathered his energy and ran down the mountain with Qinggong. His body was so tall that he almost held Cheng Songan under his armpits. Soon, they reached the halfway point of the mountain.

However, they stopped before reaching the foot of the mountain, as a large number of soldiers were about to attack from below.

Xuanwu stopped and put Cheng Song on the ground.

Cheng Songan looked at him steadily and asked for the last time: "Why don't you leave?"

"I've never robbed a prison before, but I want to try." Xuanwu smiled slightly, but even when he was smiling, he always gave people a feeling of sarcasm.

Then he raised his chin again and said, "They are all acquaintances of the eldest lady."

The visitors included Wang Quangang, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, Lu Qingshan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Changsheng, the Chief Clerk of the Patrol Department.

Cheng Song'an knelt down and said, "I want to report a case."

Xuanwu lifted his robe and knelt aside nonchalantly.

Wang Quangang didn't recognize Cheng Songan, and frowned, "Who are you? Do you know that if you stop an official privately, you will be fined thirty strokes of the cane first?"

Lu Qingshan snorted coldly: "Master Wang, Master Cheng has not been convicted yet, and his eldest daughter is not an ordinary citizen."

Wang Changsheng benefited from the promotion of several "rebels" sent by Cheng Songan, but he had not yet reported, so he followed them here and met Cheng Songan and Xuanwu. Although he had to avoid danger, he also defended them: "Lord Lu is right, and let's hear what case Miss Cheng wants to report."

Wang Quangang looked unhappy and said disapprovingly: "You and I three have received a case of privately manufacturing weapons and armor on Chengjia Mountain. It is not an ordinary case. It will not be too late to investigate it first."

Cheng Songan touched the ground with his head: "What your subject is talking about is this case."

Half an hour later, Cheng Songan was brought to the Dali Temple for trial. Surprisingly, the person who came to try her was not the chief judge Wang Quangang, but Lu Qingshan.

She raised her head unexpectedly and looked outside.

Lu Qingshan said, "Wang Quangang is about to interrogate Uncle Cheng."

Since he had promised not to lie to her again, he told her everything about the Cheng family.

Cheng Songan nodded silently and said nothing more.

Lu Qingshan looked at her silently for a while and said, "I didn't participate."

"Xuanwu is not a member of the Cheng family. He was hired to protect my safety. Let him go."

After a long while, Cheng Songan spoke.

Lu Qingshan: "Is there anything I can do?"

"I want to meet Cui Yuanqing."