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

After Jiang Ning got into the carriage prepared by Mu Jingzhao, she realized that there were actually other better solutions to this matter. For example, he took the empress away and left herself and the concubine here. Or he took away himself and the imperial concubine, and so on, countless permutations and combinations.

Jiang Ning opened the curtain, and behind the carriage, the white house kept shrinking.

On the side of the road, a cut-off tree root growing in the weeds flashed past Jiang Ning's eyes.Of course, the wooden stake on the side of the road was nothing unusual, but there were some scorched burn marks on the wooden stake.

It should have been a big fire, and the entire perimeter of the stake was scorched into a scorched black mass, and the original color of the bark could not be seen, only a small area in the center of the annual rings still had some original color.

No matter how fierce the fire is, it cannot resist the tenacious vitality of all things, Jiang Ning sighed silently.On the edge of the stump that has almost become a scorched wood, many branches are stepping on the scorched soil and growing up wantonly. Maybe ten years later, another towering tree will be formed.

The carriage bumped, and Jiang Ning's exhaustion that had been suppressed with great difficulty was regained.She put down the curtain, leaned her head back on the car body tiredly, and closed her eyes to rest.

I think Mu Jingzhao came here because he saw the dark spots in front of her eyes, and felt a little guilty in his heart, "I know you are tired, but in Qingshui County, there is really no one around me who is more familiar with this place than you. If the Queen and the others If you wear it, it’s easy to reveal flaws, and the fewer people know about this kind of thing, the less.”

Mu Jingzhao's voice was mixed with the creaking of the carriage, and Jiang Ning's thoughts were scattered. He only knew what he was talking about related to going out, and he couldn't remember exactly what it was.

During the bumping of the carriage, Jiang Ning had a dream. She dreamed that she was in a high position, and she and Mu Jingzhao accepted the kneeling of the people all over the world. Amidst the cheers, the fire burst into the sky and burned everything up.

When she woke up, she was leaning on Mu Jingzhao's shoulder.

I don't know if it was because of the dream, but she was sore all over, and the exhaustion on her body not only didn't ease, but actually got a little heavier.

"Have a nightmare?" Mu Jingzhao asked, and subconsciously reached out to touch her forehead to check if she was sick.

Jiang Ning got up and brushed her palm past her ear.

"Ah."

Mu Jingzhao turned his outstretched hand in one direction, and twisted stiffly while supporting his neck.

"You kept twisting and turning while you were sleeping. I was afraid you would fall, so I came here."

Jiang Ning rubbed her eyes uncomfortably. It was almost noon at this time, and some dazzling sunlight shone into the car through the gap in the car curtain. She closed her eyes tightly and then opened them slowly. receded a little.

"Thank you."

"We have entered the city now. I just heard that another family was targeted last night. Dozens of members of the owner's family were killed. We are now on our way to the scene of the incident."

Jiang Ning nodded, and stretched out his hand to open the curtain beside him.

This Qingshui County is not as scary as Lin Zheng said, maybe it's because it's still early and the atmosphere of terror at night has not yet shrouded.On the side of the wide street, many vendors are selling some small things, and many women in common clothes are choosing their favorite things.

Although there was a lot of chaos in the city, after all, it was only the rich who suffered, not themselves, and the common people naturally had nothing to do with themselves.

Besides, many people only earn a living in this way. If they are left alone, the whole family will suffer.

Being targeted by villains is also death, and being starved to death without income is also death. The wise choice is naturally to continue to live by chance.

If he changed himself, he would probably have to take risks to speak out, and it would be worth a penny to earn a penny.

"According to the neighbors of that family, it was quiet last night, and no movement was heard. When they were awakened by the screams of the servants, the fire was already very strong, and all the owners of the house were silenced. The maids and servants almost ran away, but the strange thing is that none of the escaped people knew how all this happened."

Jiang Ning nodded, but immediately, she felt a little strange.

"How do you know what those neighbors and servants said?" She certainly didn't believe that Mu Jingzhao was so lucky to meet those witnesses when he went out.

"Passing by the gate of the city, a group of women rushing to the early market were chatting. I sent Lu Feng to inquire about it."

Jiang Ning was taken aback for a moment, and inexplicably thought of the strange picture of Lu Feng, a blunt boss among a group of sharp-tongued women.

She chuckled unconsciously.

"These women are always exaggerating, the truth may not be like this."

"Well, so along the way, I sent Lu Feng to inquire many times, and the answers I got were all exactly the same."

"Thank you for his hard work."

Mu Jingzhao also seemed to have thought of something, lowered his head and laughed softly.

The carriage was still bumping and bored, Jiang Ning simply opened the curtain and continued to look at the scenery outside the window.

"What has changed in this place?"

"The street has become wider, and the buildings along the street have been updated."

"Have you been here before?"

Jiang Ning was noncommittal, she lowered her eyes, "This is the only way we have to go to the market. In the past, we entered the city from there, and then went to the market through this road."

Mu Jingzhao was silent for a moment, but he still didn't continue. His original intention was to learn more about Jiang Ning through these chats.

But he is also unwilling to do things that arouse her sadness.

The carriage continued to move forward in silence, and a charred house passed by them not far away.The scorched door of the house was open, revealing a messy scene inside. All the beams of the house were burned, and the beams and the roof were all tilted down.The tiles were scattered all over the place, and the scorched black bricks and tiles were everywhere, and the original appearance could no longer be seen.

Even the oncoming wind seemed to carry a bit of burnt smell.

The burnt smell was very faint, but it seemed to be integrated with the air in Qingshui County, and invaded Jiang Ning's body from Jiang Ning's nasal cavity.

Gradually, she even felt a bit of burning pain in her skin.

She frowned and lowered the curtain.

"Why are these houses burned down like this, and there is no one in charge?"

"Maybe it's because the county magistrate here was killed, and no one cares about this kind of thing. I have sent many people here to serve as officials in the past, but every time they took office within three days, they were wiped out. , so no one dared to come again.”

As if thinking of something, Mu Jingzhao lowered his eyes and smiled lightly, "Those idiots. As soon as this matter is mentioned, they will be threatened with death, embarrassing and useless."

"It's actually human nature." Jiang Ning was about to speak, but she smelled a more intense burnt smell, and she couldn't breathe for a while.

"We're here." Mu Jingzhao said behind her.