On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

"Lord Shen, General Cen, I am Li Junjie."

The prefect came forward and bowed respectfully.

Shen Wantang and Cen Xiao also came forward.

"Thank you for your hard work in traveling through mountains and rivers. The county government office in the city has been tidied up and is just waiting for you." Shen Wantang smiled indifferently and spoke softly.

The young man nodded respectfully.

The generals and soldiers lined the corridors on both sides of the city gate to welcome him, and the common people also came to join in the fun, wanting to see what the prefect who came to the mountain city to take office looked like.

"Master Shen, Master Xia sends my regards to you."

Li Junjie looked at Shen Wantang and smiled indifferently.

It turned out that it was Xia Huai'en's man.

Shen Wantang quickly said, "Thank you, Master Li."

Just as he lowered his head, he caught a glimpse of the plain clothes faintly exposed in the government office.

According to court laws, one cannot wear plain clothes under court attire, unless there is a funeral in the family.

There was a trace of heartache under Shen Wantang's eyelashes. She slowly raised her head and looked at Li Junjie who was standing beside her with a barely managed smile on his face.

"Lord Li, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. Lord Xia's friends are my friends." Shen Wantang said it vaguely, but Li Junjie could feel her kindness.

Li Junjie smiled and nodded.

The former Chen residence has been transformed into a government office.

The front hall is the court, and behind it is the residence of the new prefect.

However, by the time it took to get from the city gate to the county government office, the news that the new prefect was a pale-faced scholar had spread throughout the entire mountain city. Those who could not make it to the city gate to see it all crowded in front of the county government office.

Looking at the enthusiasm of the people in the mountain city, Li Junjie's eyes were already filled with tears.

"Oh, you are so handsome, I wonder if you have a wife?"

One of the ladies, who was thought to be an elderly lady, asked.

As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of laughter from the surroundings.

Li Junjie was not annoyed. He slowly stopped and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your concern. After I passed the imperial examination, my parents both passed away. In order to observe the mourning period, I did not marry."

It turned out to be the case.

After he finished speaking, he felt sad and felt sorry for this pale-faced scholar.

Now that the prefect has taken office, it is time for the army to leave.

Just one last thing before leaving.

"The execution of the rebels will be held this afternoon. At that time, please ask Lord Li to come out and testify."

In the front hall, Shen Wantang made a suggestion.

Li Junjie nodded calmly: "His Majesty also ordered so."

In order to return to the capital, everyone has been preparing for this period of time. One afternoon is enough for the handover, and they will be able to return to the capital tomorrow morning.

After lunch, they rushed to Zhangshan Mansion outside the city.

But as soon as he arrived at the door, Li Junjie felt a little scared.

"Life and death are serious matters. I am just a scholar and I am most afraid of blood. Why don't I just stay here and wait for you to come out?"

He spoke slowly.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a murmur of ridicule behind him.

"You're a grown man, and you're still afraid of these things? It's really ridiculous."

Cen Xiao glanced over with a sharp look, and everyone shut their mouths.

The execution of the "rebels" took no more than half an hour.

Just a moment later, the smell of blood filled the area within a mile. Even Li Junjie, who was waiting outside the door, couldn't help but run to the side and vomit when he heard the smell.

After the matter was settled, the sun had already set.

Everyone returned to the city. As for the body in the house—

Naturally, wild animals in the mountains will come to look for food and eat up these corpses one by one.

On the last night in the mountain city, Shen Wantang tossed and turned in bed.

The capital is a battlefield without swords.

All forces are eyeing the Shen family covetously. This time the Shen family has made another military achievement, and everyone will probably be even more wary.

The situation of the Cen family is not much better than that of the Shen family.

I was so deep in thought that I fell asleep.

The next morning, the army, which had already packed its bags, gathered at the city gate.

After jumping onto the horse, Shen Wantang turned his head, took one last look at the mountain city, and left without looking back.

The army set out and returned to Beijing before New Year's Eve, so there was plenty of time.

It's just that the weather was cold, so we were much slower on our journey.

"General, there is a young lady following the team behind." The subordinate came forward to report.

Cen Xiao frowned and said, "Give him some money to send him away."

This was not the first or second time that Cen Xiao encountered the people following him, so he was no longer surprised by this.

They are just some desperate people who want to seek shelter. In this case, giving them some money will be enough for them to use for a while.

But Shen Wantang's heart trembled, and he turned his horse and galloped towards the end of the army.

Cen Xiao, who was beside him, suddenly came to his senses. Before he could ask, Shen Wantang had already walked away, and he immediately followed behind her.

The girl followed behind on a donkey. The donkey walked with difficulty, but was working very hard.

The closer they were, the clearer Shen Wantang could see: "Lychee!?"

She pulled on the reins and cried out in surprise.

Lizhi managed to grab the rope and jumped down.

"You left in a hurry, and I still have something to give you." Lizhi ran over, but hid the thing in his hand tightly.

Shen Wantang jumped off his horse and looked at the half-grown girl in front of him. He felt anxious: "You came out alone, aren't you afraid of danger?"

Lizhi ignored him and just stuffed the thing in her hand into Shen Wantang's hand: "This is the handkerchief I embroidered. Although the embroidery is not beautiful, the material is top quality."

Lizhi buried her head, her eyes already filled with tears.

"And these, these are the dry food I gave you. Thank you for redressing the grievances for me and my sister. I will never forget your great kindness!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lizhi fell to his knees with a thud.

Shen Wantang frowned, and immediately grabbed the girl and hugged her in his arms: "Don't say that."

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen has already settled down in our embroidery workshop. I will take care of his food and daily life. Mr. Chen asked me to tell you something. He will always wait for you, until the day you bring justice to the world."

Litchi slowly raised his head.

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Wantang also burst into tears.

She helped Lizhi up and tidied up the messy hair on her temples - only Shaoyao would do this in the past.

"Then please tell him a message for me. I will definitely uphold justice for the whole world."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Wantang rode away on his horse.

When Lizhi regained consciousness, she realized that there were a few more banknotes in her arms.

As the sun rose higher and higher, Cen Xiao found a flat place to rest.

Shen Wantang opened the package that Lizhisai gave her, and inside it were several packages wrapped in oil paper.

As soon as I opened it, the spicy smell hit my nose - rabbit!

Shen Wantang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Cen Xiao came forward and raised his eyebrows: "I didn't expect that Lord Shen would hide here and eat alone."

As he spoke, he sat down beside Shen Wantang consciously and pulled off a rabbit leg without saying anything.

"Mm, it tastes really good."