The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl Chapter 1651: Meng Qi Startled

The stall owner nodded, "That’s what they said, though I don’t know if it’s true."

ng Yunzheng chatted with him for a few more monts until Shu Yu finished her wontons and called for him. Only then did he nod to the stall owner and the group left the wonton stall.

ng Qi asked in a low voice, "Cousin, what were you talking about with the stall owner?"

"Just gathering so information."

Shu Yu asked, "Did the stall owner ntion any news about the mountain bandits?"

ng Qi suddenly turned his head towards her. Did she know what his cousin went to do? So she ate slowly not out of urgency, but necessity?

ng Yunzheng repeated the stall owner’s words. Upon hearing, Shu Yu frowned; indeed, it wasn’t just about the mountain bandits causing chaos. The Second Prince and the Third Prince were also using this situation to tarnish the Emperor’s reputation, shifting the ultimate responsibility for the bandits killing civilians onto the Emperor.

ng Qi was stunned, "So those mountain bandits are all desperate, evil people who aren’t waiting for pardons?"

ng Yunzheng cast him a sideways glance, "Rember what I told you before?"

What did he say?

ng Qi paused, recalling the instructions ng Yunzheng gave him along the way.

He had said not to trust the authorities of Chenggu County or even Changjin Prefecture. So, those words the stall owner heard from the soldiers were all lies?

"Those mountain bandits, aren’t death row inmates or banished exiles?" ng Qi quickened his pace, standing beside ng Yunzheng, lowering his voice even more, "Then why do those soldiers say so?"

"What do you think?"

ng Qi wasn’t foolish; he was just young and inexperienced. With a little prompting from ng Yunzheng, he quickly understood.

Why did the soldiers say that? They spread such statents so that the common people would think these bandits were driven to desperation and if there were amnesty, they would have a way out, thus not resorting to extre asures.

And the one not granting amnesty is... the current Emperor.

Realizing this, ng Qi gasped sharply.

Are they targeting the Emperor? The authorities of Changjin Prefecture and Chenggu County are targeting the Emperor, planning a rebellion!!

ng Qi’s heart was pounding; he had never imagined the situation would be so severe.

At this point, even his legs began to feel weak. He grasped ng Yunzheng’s arm, his voice trembling, "Brother, how can they be so bold?"

Shu Yu found it amusing; earlier he had called him the distant ’cousin’ with such formality, but now he directly called him brother?

ng Yunzheng continued to walk forward nonchalantly, "They think this will earn them a promising future." Of course, it’s also because they chose the wrong side early on.

"Then, will our Chenggu County beco a battlefield?"

This was truly uncertain; ng Yunzheng was not sure. The main battlefield would naturally be in the capital, but Changjin Prefecture would certainly not be calm.

Seeing his silence, ng Qi’s face grew even paler. He thought of how the bandits deliberately broke in and took his father. He couldn’t fathom how he got involved in such matters.

"Alright, since we’re here, we must adapt to the situation. With things developing as they are now, our most important task is to protect those around us. Then await rescue from the imperial court; with a place as large as Changjin Prefecture, the court won’t ignore it."

General Huang was already on his way with reinforcents, but since they’re a large group, they hadn’t arrived yet.

However, by the count of days, it should be in the next day or two.

So Chenggu County will soon experience another wave of chaos. Before that, they must find his father and his little uncle.