After being forced to marry as a substitute, I became famous in the limbo

She looked at the two people in the room, and probably understood something in her heart, so she turned her head and whispered to Zhe Liu behind her, "Go back first."

Zhe Liu didn't ask any more questions, just nodded slightly, and subdued himself to Jiang Ning before turning and leaving.

Jiang Ning stepped into the room and closed the door, the candles in the room flickered with her movements.

Mu Jingzhao smiled, and he casually pulled the chair beside him, "Come and sit down here."

She didn't say much, just followed her advice and sat down.

When she was completely seated, Mu Jingzhao turned his head and nodded slightly to Lin Zheng who was behind him.

I don't know if it was because of Jiang Ning's presence, Lin Zheng twisted his neck a little uneasy, and then he said slowly, "I followed Lord Shen's followers all the way today, and those people sent the refugees to an abandoned The temple barely sheltered them, and gave them some food and daily necessities to settle them down, and then they left."

All of this was completely within the expectations of Jiang Ning and Mu Jingzhao. After all, Lin Zheng's name was Cha Tan, but he was actually a supervisor. Under his nose, these people did not dare to do anything.

Jiang Ning vaguely felt that something was wrong, but after thinking about it, in today's troubled times, it is impossible to find such a large place to accommodate refugees in a short period of time. It is a luxury to have a place to live, and temples must be the best arranged.

"I went to the city to investigate today, and I also know something about the situation in the city."

"But it doesn't matter."

Lin Zheng's lips moved slightly, and he was about to speak. I wonder if it was because he thought of Jiang Ning's hometown, his face showed some hesitation. He lowered his eyes, and looked at Jiang Ning unexpectedly.

Jiang Ning twisted her body a little uneasy. She was rarely looked at like this, so she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Why don't you sit down too, I'm not used to being stared at like this, it feels a little strange."

Seeing her talking like this, Mu Jingzhao raised his chin slightly to express his agreement. After all, he was used to the unruly appearance in Jiangning Palace on weekdays, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Lin Zheng moved the chair according to his words. At this time, Jiang Ning and Mu Jingzhao were sitting next to each other. Mu Jingzhao was on the other side of the window. He had no choice but to sit beside Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning glanced at Mu Jingzhao on his right, and then at Lin Zheng on his left. Not only did the uncomfortable feeling not diminish, but it actually deepened.

She twitched uncomfortably, stopped looking at the two people beside her, and raised her hand to pick up the cup on the table to pour herself a cup of tea.

Seeing her like this, Mu Jingzhao gave her a look with his eyes, and then coughed twice in a low voice.

Hearing the sound, Jiang Ning picked up the teapot and put it in front of Mu Jingzhao. Unexpectedly, he neither picked it up nor thanked him, but just said to Lin Zheng, "Go ahead."

"Today, what I saw in the city is not as chaotic as I imagined, but the doors are closed everywhere, the streets are lonely, empty, almost like a ghost town."

Hearing Lin Zheng's remarks, Jiang Ning was a little puzzled. Since it was chaos, why did those refugees only gather in the woods in the outskirts and not in the city?

Confused, she picked up the tea in front of her and took a sip. When she raised her head, she unconsciously glanced at Mu Jingzhao who was beside her.

"According to what I heard from the refugees on the edge of the city, this riot is very strange. Those thugs will commit murder on purpose every once in a while, and they will only pick the well-known local families to attack. They will burn, kill, loot and do all kinds of evil. , but it only killed the owner of the family, and did not hurt the servants of the family."

"Similar things happen every once in a while, and the behavior is also irregular. One day he may be a wealthy businessman, tomorrow he will be a magistrate, and the day after tomorrow he will be a restaurant and opera house. Every time There is no warning about the incident, so everyone in this city is in danger of everything, and stays behind closed doors every day, for fear that one day it will be his turn if he is not careful."

Jiang Ning's brows were constantly furrowed during Lin Zheng's narration. It was really tricky to deal with such Shenlong's behavior style of seeing the beginning but not the end.

Although Qingshui County is only a county seat, fortunately, in the past few years, the business has developed and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Those who have done small businesses have some foundations in their families.

Although the business that Qingshui County is most proud of has declined in recent years, but fortunately this place is rich in products and a lot of minerals, no matter how poor it is, it will not be so poor.

"Then those refugees outside the city—"

As if understanding what Jiang Ning was thinking, Lin Zheng said slowly, "Those refugees were originally servants and maidservants of rich and noble families. Those rich and nobles were killed, and these servants and maidservants were also homeless. They were also family members. There will not be many people, but the rebellion has been going on for a long time, and so many people have accumulated without knowing it."

As Lin Zheng spoke, his voice gradually became softer between the words.

When he said the last word, he carefully glanced at Jiang Ning beside him, and there seemed to be some pity in his eyes.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed. Those rioters originally wanted to keep these innocent people alive. Unexpectedly, they unknowingly pushed these people into a more desperate situation.

Just when Jiang Ning fell into emotion, Mu Jingzhao said in a timely manner, "Then why are they gathered outside the city?"

Lin Zheng withdrew his gaze, showing a bit of panic in his expression, "Those survivors in the city are in danger, and they stay behind closed doors every day, and those who are forced to wander have no shelter so far, they can only live in the city. Vagabonding and begging, looting those with bad temperament, as the number of people increased, the city became more and more chaotic. In the end, in order to protect themselves, the people in the city drove all these refugees out of the city."

Jiang Ning's hand holding the teacup suddenly tightened. In such a crisis, he never thought that the one who put the knife on his own people at the critical moment was also his own people.

Hearing this, Mu Jingzhao poured himself a cup of tea calmly and drank it himself.

This matter is far more difficult than he imagined.

If it is an ordinary rebellion and turmoil, it will be fine. In a fair fight, the winner will be the king and the loser will be the bandit.

But now, they don't even know who the enemy is this time, and they don't even know where to start.

The three of them sat relatively silent, as if they were frozen in time, only the slight sound of Mu Jingzhao swallowing water remained.

"Ah Zheng, tomorrow you will find a way to collect information about those families who have suffered disasters, and collect them all, the sooner the better."

"Yes."

Mu Jingzhao ordered to go on, but there was no follow-up.

At this moment, Li Zinian's voice came from outside the door.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner." (End of this chapter)