Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Chapter 490: Saw by Chance

The two sides exchanged pleasantries at the door. Yang Huai asked Xiao Wan if she needed to go to the backyard to rest first. His wife had already prepared a guest room for the county lady to rest.

Xiao Wan thanked him and declined, "It's getting late. Sir Yang, there's no need to be polite. Please open the court directly and we will serve as witnesses."

Yang Huai agreed and soon opened the court to hear the case.

There was no need for those people to make excuses. The families and servants of several victims immediately pointed out that two of them were the thieves who harmed their master's family.

With the testimony of the county lord and her group, several people were directly sentenced, imprisoned, and executed in the autumn.

The onlookers cheered, and Xiao Wan and her group were also very happy. After all, after eliminating this group of bandits, the people would naturally live a more peaceful life.

Suddenly, some people shouted thank you to Huide County Lady. The people nearby who didn't know what was going on were stunned. Why did they have to thank Huide County Lady?

Who is she? Is she the peasant girl?

The person who called out explained Xiao Wan's situation, and everyone followed suit, expressing their gratitude.

They may not know anything else, but they all know about Princess Huide who discovered potatoes, a good thing for the Yuan Dynasty.

This is a great achievement. Today, the county lady led people to capture the vicious bandits, and the people have a deeper affection for the county lady Huide.

Xiao Wan looked at everyone's sincere smiles, and a feeling of being touched and satisfied burst out in her chest. She couldn't explain it, but she was deeply shocked.

After the case was settled, Xiao Wan and her group declined Yang Huai's kindness and strolled around the city to replenish supplies for the journey.

Luoan City is worthy of being the largest town in the prefecture. It has a large population and many shops and stalls. It is bustling yet orderly, and the people passing by all have smiles on their faces.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Xiao Wan seemed to see a familiar figure, like Fu Mingxuan, no, the second prince Li Mingyue.

How could he be here? Even if Xiao Wan shouted loudly, he couldn't hear her through the crowd.

She remembered that Li Mingyue was sent by the emperor to various places to clear out wealthy businessmen and officials who were in collusion with the Yilan Kingdom. Could it be that there were also officials or businessmen in Luoan City who were in collusion with the Yilan Kingdom?

It's a pity that I didn't have time to say hello to him. When I moved to the new house of the county lady, he gave me a gift that I really liked, but I haven't thanked him properly yet.

But it doesn't matter. I'll go to Beijing and open a hot pot restaurant, then invite him to dinner. He will have to go back to Beijing eventually.

Across the bustling crowd, a lonely figure stood tall and slender, looking at Xiao Wan in the crowd, staring at her closely, his hands unconsciously clenched, as if...

Still so bright, did she see him too?

A smile appeared in Li Mingyue's eyes, but her body restrained herself from moving forward. She could only watch Xiao Wan looking for her in silence, then gave up and disappeared into the crowd with Zhang Liang and the others.

He felt very depressed, but he couldn't go up to her and recognize her. After all, what he was about to do would be dangerous. If people found out that he and Xiao Wan knew each other, she would be implicated.

However, the girl he admired was really brave and capable. Not only did she get the title of County Lady on her own, she also did a good job in promoting potato planting.

He was also in the Luoan City Government Office just now and learned that Xiao Wan had captured a group of bandits who were robbing and killing people. He was very worried about her safety, but when he saw her sitting in the hall in good health, she still had some righteousness in her.

Li Mingyue felt relieved and smiled unconsciously again.

Shadow Mo, who was standing behind him, saw that his master was looking straight at the already departed Huide County Lady, and his heart skipped a beat.

The master is interested in County Lady Huide. No wonder he had to give gifts to County Lady Huide's housewarming party. All the gifts were good things he picked out from the warehouse.

He also often ordered people to convey news from Jiyun City and keep an eye on the movements of Huide County Master. When they were out on business and passed through Jiyun City, the master would take advantage of the night to go to Kaoshan Village.

He just went there without knocking on the door, and just stood quietly in the distance looking at the Xiao family's gate.

Ying Mo has been a secret guard for a long time. He doesn't understand the word love and has no experience of love. His duty is to train and protect his master and complete the tasks assigned by his master.

He didn't understand his master's feelings for Princess Huide, but he knew that Princess Huide and General Zhao were in love with each other and were just waiting for General Zhao to quell the unrest in Yilan State before they could get engaged.

The Second Prince and General Zhao are close friends. Although the Second Prince is a prince and is expected to inherit the throne in the future, he cannot do anything like taking away his friend's wife.

Ying Mo accompanied his master silently. Seeing his master's fists clenched and his eyes filled with obsession, he couldn't help but feel worried.

But Li Mingyue just watched quietly for a while, then her eyes regained their indifference and she said, "Let's go."

Ying Mo quickly agreed and then turned and left with his master.

Li Mingyue suppressed the longing in her heart and her inhumane feelings, and left with Ying Mo and the other secret guards.