Advising the villains to be kind every day

"You stay in the carriage and don't come out." Yan Cheng warned, and then stood up.

Zhuang Wan held him back, not knowing what to say for a moment, but she had a premonition that they wouldn't be able to leave.

Yan Cheng turned around and said with a smile: "Don't worry. It's okay!"

Zhuang Wan slowly let go of her hand. She knew that Yan Cheng was destined to be connected with the fate of the people and events in Yunzhou.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and there were only a few pedestrians on the street. Zha Mu dismounted his horse, and the two stood opposite each other in the rain.

"Come on!" Yan Cheng said, "The grudge between you and me will be settled here."

Zhamu smiled bitterly, "Everyone is his own master, so there is no need for grudges. I have tried my best to protect the blood of the Yan family in Yunzhou City."

Yan Cheng thought of those Yan clan members who had no power to restrain a chicken just now.They are just a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people. Why can't the emperor tolerate them?I still have to be paraded around the streets and humiliated every day.

There were too many things that he couldn't figure out, but he didn't want to think about it or care about it. He and Zhuang Wan just wanted to live an ordinary life. The woman in the carriage behind was waiting for him to go to their home.

"You have people to protect, and so do I. If you want to stop you today, I will do my best!"

Zhamu sighed, "I don't want to stop you from leaving, I just want you to go somewhere with me before leaving. After that, I will personally take you out of the city."

……

There is a gold mine at the foot of Pushan Mountain in the western suburbs of Yunzhou. It was mined during the previous dynasty and now a lot of gold has been produced and returned to the national treasury.

The mountains that used to be lush with trees are now covered with turned-out rocks.The hard laborers worked in the rain and were beaten by officials from time to time.

Among those hard laborers, only the Yan clan members wore shackles.The shackles weighing more than ten kilograms made it difficult for them to move, but if they were a step slower, they would be whipped by the officers, and some would be beaten until they rolled in the mud.

Yan Cheng and the other three watched all this from the mountain.

"General Li, if these people were your clansmen, I'm afraid you wouldn't just sit idly by and do nothing!"

Zhamu said bitterly: "Although we have a deep hatred for that thief Xiao Yiqing, we also know that we have no ability to compete with him. If he had properly arranged the previous royal family and didn't kill them all like this, maybe we wouldn't even think about it. We want revenge. In fact, we... just want to live!"

At this time, food had already been served in the mine, and each person only had one steamed bun.Yan Cheng saw a child falling while running with a steamed bun in his arms. The steamed bun fell to the ground. An official stepped on it. The steamed bun sank deeply into the mud. When it was dug out, it was covered with mud.An old man with white hair and beard gave him his steamed bun, then silently took the muddy steamed bun and sat aside to devour it.

Not to mention Yan Cheng, Zhuang Wan was also heartbroken watching this scene.These people are all relatives of Yan Cheng, and they are also the last remnants of the Xiao family.

Yan Cheng looked back at Zhamu: "What are you going to do?"

Zhamu said: "You also know that with Xiao Jingchen here, we have no ability to go against the court. My only wish is to rescue them and go to a safe place."

Yan Cheng asked: "How to save?"

Zhamu shook his head: "I haven't thought about it yet. Although the officers and soldiers in this mine are easy to deal with, it is too difficult to take so many old, weak, sick and Confucian people out of the city. The only way is to take down the prefect's Yamen first."

Yan Cheng asked again: "How many people are there among you?"

Zhamu hesitated for a moment, "To be honest, it's just me!"

Yan Cheng: "..."

"Then this is simply impossible!" He glanced at Zhuang Wan and said, "I can't risk doing something completely uncertain with you."

For him, Zhuang Wan is the most important person to him, and because of this, he will not joke with his own life. "Wan'er, let's go!"

Zhuang Wan stepped forward and held his hand, "How about... let's stay for now! Maybe there is a better way."

She couldn't just take Yan Cheng away like this. If one day he knew the truth and knew that he was watching with cold eyes today, he would probably suffer and blame himself for the rest of his life.

"Miss Zhuang is right!" Zhamu said quickly: "There will definitely be a way!"

Yan Cheng thought for a long time, watched Zhuang Wan smile and nodded to him, and finally agreed.

The smile on Zhuang Wan's face faded. She knew that if she asked Yan Cheng to leave her alone and leave, he would definitely listen, but...

Forget it, maybe these are all destined.I just don’t know if she will regret today’s decision one day in the future.

Zhamu nodded, "Okay, then I will take you to settle down first, and we will discuss the matter later."

Then the two of them followed Zhamu to a private house in Yunzhou City.

"It's very safe here, so you can stay here first." Zhamu paused and said, "If anything happens, come to me at Shili Pavilion outside the city."

After that, he left.

Zhuang Wan looked at the room. Although it was not comparable to the courtyard in Kyoto, it was much better than an inn.

"Now that you've come, let's settle down. Maybe we are destined to be in Yunzhou!"

She put her luggage away and saw Yan Cheng staring blankly at the rain outside the window.

She walked over and gently hugged his waist from behind.

Yan Cheng turned around and hugged her, saying softly: "I'm sorry... We agreed, but..."

He paused for a moment, as if he didn't know how to describe his current state of mind.

"I don't know why. When I see those Yan clan members, I always have an indescribable feeling, as if... they are just waiting for me!"

"Well...I understand..." Zhuang Wan hugged him tightly, and she began to worry about how many days he and Yan Cheng would have together.

"Wan'er..." Yan Cheng looked at her and said seriously: "When things here are over, we will go find a paradise. There are mountains, water, and flowers all over the mountains and fields. I will plant a ten-mile plum forest for you..."

Zhuang Wan took over his words: "When you wake up in the morning and open the window, the mountain scenery comes out. At dusk, you and I cuddle up and watch the sunset, and then fall asleep listening to the chirping of insects."

"It would be best if there were three or five children around our knees." Yan Cheng smiled and asked, "What do you think?"

Zhuang Wan said nothing, lowering her head and leaning on his chest.

If nothing can be changed, what should she do?She didn't dare to think about what would happen in the future, let alone the scene of Yan Cheng's tragic death.

But she was helpless. Yan Cheng's identity might not be hidden soon.By then, how important is her hatred to him in his heart?
"Wan'er..." Yan Cheng called her softly, "Promise me, no matter what happens, you will never leave me!"

Zhuang Wan nodded: "I promise you!"