Chapter 349 Blackmail? You're Not that Lucky.
At night.
Xie Mingan returned to his study.
He originally wanted to find Xie Suzhi to discuss the matter about Xie Yuanjiu.
In fact, the timing of Xie Yuanjiu's appearance at Zhang Liuye's place was too coincidental, and he also had many questions in his mind.
However, in order not to alert the enemy, he could only return to Beijing first and pretend to make a conclusion.
I wanted to discuss it with Xie Suzhi, but the confidant found Xie Mingan.
"Second Young Master, as you expected, our other group of people were intercepted by the master's men."
The candlelight flickered, and Xie Mingan's eyes darkened.
The wind and snow outside were howling, just like the clamor in his heart.
"Where is the other group? Did my father find out?"
The confidant bowed: "Second Young Master is very smart. The master didn't expect that we arranged two groups of people to go out, so we have found out some clues about the life experience of Princess Funing."
Soon, the spies who came back from the dusty journey arrived.
Xie Mingan took the secret letter from him, and it clearly stated that Shen Ningning was not the farmer's daughter.
Because, according to the pass, Shen Siyi's maid fled to Shuzhou in one breath.
She did not encounter any so-called robbery.
So, what Xie Suzhi said about being rescued by the farmer was a fabrication!
Xie Mingan felt heavy in his heart, and his handsome eyebrows also wrinkled.
His father Xie Suzhi lied.
But why did his father do this?
Xie Mingan put down the secret letter and came to the window.
It was still cold outside with wind and snow, and it was freezing cold.
Xie Mingan thought of a possibility.
Maybe Shen Ningning was really his sister.
The next day, Xie Mingan couldn't help it and went to Xiangyun Village to find Shen Ningning first.
He had many doubts to solve.
However, when he arrived in Xiangyun Village and met Grandma Qin, he learned that the little guy was not at home.
Grandma Qin said with a smile: "It's cold, Ningning was afraid that Zuchang's grave would freeze, so she went to shovel snow for him."
"Good boy, do you want to sit down and have a cup of hot tea?"
Xie Mingan bowed respectfully, his voice cold and pleasant: "Thank you, old lady, but I have something urgent to find her."
When Grandma Qin heard it, she pointed to the location of Xitai Village.
"Then you go over the mountain. It's not far. After leaving our village, go up the mountain along the east end, and follow the path all the way to Xitai Village."
After that, Grandma Qin also put a tassel she had woven in Xie Mingan's hand.
The old woman smiled kindly and kindly: "Hang the tassel on your body, and the wolves in the mountains will smell it and won't hurt you."
Xie Mingan bowed again: "Thank you, old lady."
He said, and left quickly.
What Grandma Qin said was indeed right. As soon as he entered the path on the mountain, a wolf's head popped out from behind the stone next to him.
The wolf's clear and icy yellow pupils stared at him for a long time.
Xie Mingan's hand gently rested on the sword at his waist.
Although his expression remained unchanged, his feet were full of wind and he walked faster.
There were more and more wolves around him, all standing at nearby high and low points to observe him.
Xie Mingan was very perceptive and soon discovered that these wolves formed a circle of encirclement.
As long as the wolf king gave an order, they would rush from all directions and kill him in the encircled circle.
However, the black wolf king did not show up.
One of the wolves saw the tassel on his waist and howled for a moment.
The surrounding wolves all left slowly.
After two incense sticks, Xie Mingan successfully climbed over the hill and arrived near Xitai Village.
Xie Mingan was about to ask for directions to find the location of Wu Zuchang's tomb.
But he heard a noisy quarrel.
He followed the sound and saw Chen Ye protecting Shen Ningning. The little girl was dressed in brocade and surrounded by a group of villagers from Xitai Village.
The villagers were excited and shouted that they did not welcome her.
Shen Ningning was surrounded by so many people, and her little face showed no fear, but even more stern.
She stared at them with her watery eyes.
"If you don't get out of the way, I won't be polite!"
The villagers of Xitai Village were not afraid of her threats at all.
They had been starving and freezing for days. Even if they didn't dare to provoke Shen Ningning before, they were like crazy and lost their minds.
"How dare you come to Xitai Village? Do you want to see if we have been killed by you?"
"Village Chief Mei has been hurt by you. He was afraid of offending you and fell ill on the bed. He is about to die. How can you be a lucky girl? You are clearly a disaster star!"
Just then.
Two people ran down the mountain, and they brought several villagers with them.
They all held shovels and hoes in their hands.
When he saw the two people, Chen Ye frowned immediately: "Miss, it's Dong Aniu and Dong Ermu again!"
Shen Ningning raised her eyes and looked.
It was indeed them.
Dong Aniu actually colluded with the villagers of Xitai Village.
At this time, Shen Ningning looked carefully.
Dong Ermu, who was walking behind, was dragging a skeleton down the mountain.
The skeleton was scattered all over the place.
The skull rolled down the hillside and landed directly at Shen Ningning's feet.
The little guy looked down and his eyebrows jumped suddenly.
Dong Ermu shouted: "Shen Ningning! You keep calling me Brother Zuchang, you should recognize that this is his skeleton, right?"
"I tell you, we have had enough of your oppression. If you don't give us food and money, we can't touch you, so we will make the Wu family restless!"
Shen Ningning raised her watery eyes suddenly.
When I saw the hoes in their hands, I understood everything.
They actually dug the Wu family's grave! They also pulled out all the bones.
The surrounding villagers also started to accuse each other.
"Actually speaking, the Wu family was also killed by you. If you hadn't recruited the killer, how could they have died!"
"That's right, you should have paid us money in the first place. We only asked for a little from you. That's good enough!"
"Princess Funing, if you don't give us money, food, and quilts today, we will burn all the bones of Wu Zuchang and his parents!"
Dong A Niu and Dong Ermu stood among the villagers, shouting together with the villagers.
Chen Ye couldn't bear it any longer and held the hilt of the sword to draw out the sword.
Xie Ming'an suddenly walked over with a gloomy face.
Although he is not yet sure whether Shen Ningning is his sister.
However, seeing such a small child being surrounded by this group of wolf-like villagers.
He couldn't help but feel the anger to kill someone!
However.
Not waiting for Xie Mingan to get closer.
Shen Ningning's eyes were already red, but her tone remained calm: "You want money, right? Okay, no problem."
The little guy held Chen Ye's hand and said, "I hid a lot of silver beside brother Zuchang's grave, planning to use it for emergencies in the future."
"If you want it, just follow me."
The villagers immediately happily followed Shen Ningning up the mountain.
They were still chanting: "This baby, if I don't push her hard, she will think we are easy to bully."
Someone lowered their voice: "She will give you silver soon, let's not give in, seize this good opportunity and order more!"
Dong A Niu even came up with an idea: "Besides, she is the princess, and she has many good things. What do we have to be afraid of when we get close to this money tree?"
The villagers nodded in agreement.
Everyone praised the brothers Dong A Niu and Dong Ermu, and they immediately pinched Shen Ningning's weakness.
They can't afford to offend the living, but what can they do about the dead?
Chen Ye followed Shen Ningning, already furious.
"Miss, they..."
Shen Ningning's childish and soft voice came from before: "It doesn't matter, I can give it, but they have to live to take it."
Chen Ye was shocked when he heard the words and looked up.
All you could see was the profile of Shen Ningning's little face, full of cold hatred.