After being married, she was held in the sky by a foolish husband

After leaving the Cui Mansion, Mrs. Cui's words are still lingering in Wen Liang's mind.

"Although I'm locked up in the inner courtyard now, my elder brother is afraid of my natal family's power, so he dare not do anything to me."

She handed Wen Liang a letter, "Good boy, give this letter to Qi Yuanwai of Kaixiuzhuang in Linzhou City. He will naturally tell you what to do after receiving the letter."

Mrs. Cui is not a native of Qingzhou City. If Wen Liang remembers correctly, Linzhou City is where Mrs. Cui's natal family lives, and the Qi member who opened the embroidery village should be Mrs. Cui's own brother.

From Qingzhou City to Linzhou City, it will take three days at the fastest, and this time... I don't know if Qi Yuanwai's long-distance water can quench his thirst.

Wen Liang was thinking, but heard Cui An whispering: "Hey son... look..."

Wen Liang looked in the direction Cui An pointed, only to find that there were more people on the street at some point.Cuijia rice shop is in front, and the door is crowded with people who want to buy food.

"The last time there were so many people at the gate of Mipu...it was when there was a famine." Cui An frowned and thought about it. "Last year's harvest was very good, everyone should not be so short of food rations, right?"

In the past few days, the weather has been sunny and sunny, and there is plenty of rain. There is no possibility of drought, and it is even more unreasonable for the people to hoard food on a large scale.

Wen Liang thought for a moment, and stopped an aunt who was walking in a hurry.

"Ma'am, please stop," Wen Liang said with a gentle smile, cupping his hands. "May I ask where are you going in such a hurry? But the market is starting?"

Unexpectedly, the aunt quickly waved her hand and said anxiously: "This is not the time to go to the market! There is news from Rongzhou! It is said that they may not be able to defeat the people of Beidi and will retreat! Our Qingzhou City and Rongzhou are only separated by Linzhou! If a fight really breaks out! Don’t we suffer too! Young boy, don’t ask so many questions, hurry up and prepare rations and flee!”

After the aunt finished speaking, she rushed to another branch of the Cui family to queue up.

Cui An tugged La Wenliang's sleeve, and said anxiously: "Young master, young master...isn't it just in Rongzhou?"

Not only the young master, but also the master whose life and death are uncertain, also lost contact in Rongzhou.

How long has it been since the reinforcements from the imperial court have gone, and the always stable Rongzhou City...why is it about to fall?

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Back in the north of the city, Wen Xin and Xiaoyu were also carrying food home.

Seeing Wen Liang, Wen Xin couldn't wait to tell him the situation: "The neighbors said that people from Beidi were coming soon and told us to flee as soon as possible. But I always felt that something was wrong, so I just stocked up some food. Move these to the cellar so they can be kept longer."

When I was in the city, I just said that I might not be able to beat the Beidi people, so I had to prepare in advance.How did it turn into Beidi people calling when they arrived in the north of the city?This really corresponds to the saying, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles.

Wen Liang couldn't laugh or cry: "Where did this news come from? It's an exaggeration."

"I also find it strange." Xiaoyu said. "When I went to sell grain with Sister Ah Xin, I chatted with a few aunts for a while, and it seemed to come from the Chunhua Building... The prefect's brother-in-law was drunk at Sister Yao's, so I accidentally missed it Mouth……"

Everyone knows the virtues of the prefect of Qingzhou City.

He doesn't seek a job in his position, and always wants to get money into his own pocket.The magistrate's first wife has passed away for a long time, and now his little aunt is the most favored.This little brother-in-law is my aunt's own brother, who is ignorant and ignorant on weekdays, and specializes in doing things in the name of the prefect.

Even the magistrate's brother-in-law is secretly collecting food, coupled with the gossip from the front line, how can the people in the city not think too much?The food for the winter is almost eaten, and if there is a war again... In the peaceful and prosperous age, I don’t want to think about the past when I changed my son, so everyone should prepare in advance?

"I remembered!" Cui An let out an "ah" and patted himself on the head. "I met the magistrate's brother-in-law in Cui's mansion a few days ago! Uncle Gui told me not to look too much, so as not to offend the distinguished guests. He said that he was a business friend of the uncle... I really don't know when the Cui family has business with him ..."

The mixed information, true and false, made Wen Liang frown.

Uncle Cui's collusion with the prefect's brother-in-law was naturally instigated by Cui Chenglu.Therefore, the prefect of Qingzhou is very likely to belong to Prime Minister Su.But what Wen Liang couldn't understand was that Prime Minister Su colluded with Beidi people to support the second prince. Now that the second prince is on the front line, if they lose the battle, what good will it do them?

Could it be... Su Xiang and the Beidi people fell apart?

Wen Liang was just thinking about it, but heard Wen Xin let out another "ah".

"No wonder the neighbors are complaining about the price increase of the Cuijia Rice Shop!" Wen Xin complained. "Even the price of old broken rice has more than doubled! They are always spreading gossip that the rice warehouse is almost sold out... It is simply driving up the market price and exaggerating the atmosphere of terror!"

Hearing this, Cui An couldn't help feeling sad: "At this time in the past... the master would take the initiative to lower the price so that the neighbors can have enough to eat..."

The benevolence of Cui Yuanwai is seen by the people of Qingzhou City, and it is completely different from the current Uncle Cui who has made a lot of money.

Wen Liang has even more reason to believe that when Cui Chengyan was "stupid", Uncle Cui's mediocrity was deliberately pretended.

Mrs. Cui's letter is still in Wen Liang's hands, Linzhou City is sandwiched between Rongzhou City and Qingzhou City, if Qingzhou City is like this... Isn't the situation in Linzhou City even worse?

Cui An's rare IQ is online, and he also thought of this.

"My son... Madam's letter..."

letter?What letter?

Xiaoyu and Wen Xin looked at Wen Liang puzzled.

"I'm going to Linzhou." Wen Liang sighed, and took out the letter from his cuff. "Madam Cui wrote this to her elder brother Qi Yuanwai. If Qi Yuanwai can stand on Madam Cui's side, then the uncle probably won't be able to show off his power like he is now."

They all knew that Mrs. Cui's natal family was a wealthy family, and Mrs. Cui was deeply loved by her natal family. If members of Qi knew that their sister was being bullied, they would definitely not stand by and watch.

But now the problem arises, this letter... who will deliver it?

Wen Xin said anxiously: "Brother...you don't want to go by yourself..."

Wen Liang nodded solemnly: "Mrs. Cui handed it to me, I don't feel relieved to let other people go. I will go early and come back early. In the past few days|you take Mrs. Duan over here, and I will take care of you. Pay more attention to the street. Lock the door at night, be careful."

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, led everyone to the kitchen, and moved the rice vat away.

"There is a secret path here, which was built by my father when Wen Xin was a child." Wen Liang touched the ground and lifted a brick. "When I was young, there were bandits in the north of the city. Dad was worried that Wen Xin and I would be in danger, so he built this for us to hide."

The secret passage is narrow and can only accommodate one person at a time.

"I remembered. When I was a child, my father told us to hide here after talking about hide-and-seek." Wen Xin said, but soon she became worried again. "Can this work? I remember that it's very small inside, about two or three children. If we are... maybe it won't work?"

Xiaoyu handed over the kerosene lamp, and Wen Liang lit it, it was full of dust.

"Okay," Wen Liang said. "Later, I repaired it again, and it's no problem to hide three or four adults. It's just that the ventilation holes are not done properly, so I can't stay for too long. At the beginning, I thought that if Brother Duan refused to take you away, I would hide you here , when I get away from Cui's house, we will go together again."

The speaker didn't mean to listen and the listener meant it, Wen Liang just mentioned the replacement marriage unintentionally, Wen Xin couldn't help but her eyes were red.

"Brother..." She bit her lip, as if she had made up her mind. "How about...I'll go! I used to accompany Elder Sister Aling to visit relatives in Linzhou City. I know the way well. I promise to hand it over to Qi Yuanwai!"

Wen Liang knew that his sister wanted to do something for him, but he still shook his head firmly: "No, it's such a mess outside. I'm even more worried about you as a girl. Don't say any more, I'll leave the family affairs to you, Xiaoyu , pack a bag for me, Cui An, go to the post station to lead the horse, I will set off right away."

Wen Xin knew that the things Wen Liang decided could never be changed.

Just like at the beginning, she actually planned to sacrifice for this family, but her brother still sent her out, insisting on marrying her sister in exchange for her happiness.

"Brother, I know."

Wen Xin wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, pretending to be relaxed and smiled: "You have to come back early, otherwise I will run away with my sister-in-law's maid and servant."

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The road to Linzhou is not desolate, but the more Wen Liang hurried on the road, the more strange he felt——

Why are there so many people coming out of Linzhou City?But there are very few people going to Linzhou City?

The tea stand beside the official road was crowded with people, and among the fleeing refugees, there were many rich and well-dressed families.

The kind-hearted aunt next to him learned that Wen Liang was going to Linzhou City, and persuaded him earnestly: "The magistrate of Linzhou is gone, why go back there? If we didn't go fast, the gates of the city would be closed! Young boy, you Let's go home! Be careful if you enter the city with your life, or leave the city with your life!"

Although what the aunt said was not pleasant to listen to, everything was reasonable.

I heard from the owner of the tea shop that more and more people have fled these days, not only from Linzhou, but also from Rongzhou.

People who escaped from Rongzhou City said that the Beidi people suddenly became brave for some reason, burned the granaries of the Daqi army in one go, and chased the Daqi army ten miles away.

"I really don't know why this happened!" The ashen-faced old man looked sad. "I thought that General Wei would be as capable as his grandfather, but I didn't expect to be attacked by Beidi people before the battle! And the second prince! I don't know if he is here to fight or just dawdle! His tone is not small , but I didn't see it..."

As the old man was talking, he talked about the current saint.

Arbitrary discussion of political affairs is a serious crime, and his family members tugged at his sleeves with embarrassing expressions.

But the old man didn't notice it, and continued to say: "Hey, we've gone... I don't know if we can go back to our hometown... The two armies are fighting, and food and grass are a big deal! This time the food and grass were burned, it seems that the Qi army A spy came out...that Lord Overseer...seems to be someone from Qingzhou City...Hey, how could he inform the people of Beidi and betray his own people!"

Wen Liang was just listening to a joke, but after hearing the news from the warlord and Qingzhou City... the expression on his face changed instantly.

He squeezed in front of the old man and asked eagerly: "Old man, can you explain a little more clearly? That Lord Overseer...is his surname Cui?"

"Is it...?" The old man gave him a strange look, and continued to speak vividly. "Hey, I don't know if God has eyes... Before I left Rongzhou City, I heard that Master Cui, who was collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country... died in battle?"