Thrown Into the Wolf’s Den! Zaizai Holds Space In His Hands To Survive the Disaster Year

Chapter 210: Partial love

 The door is opened, and the house is as clean as new.

There was not even a mattress on the bed, as if no one had ever lived there.

 Xie Mingxu and Zhi Jinwu entered the house at the same time and searched everywhere.

Shen Ningning stood at the door, looking around with her pink lips pursed.

Xie Mingxu walked to the only wooden cabinet in the house, opened it, and his eyes suddenly changed.

 He slammed the cabinet door shut.

 “There’s no one here,” he said.

Zhijinwu turned around, looked at it thoughtfully, and said, "Thank you, General. I will check it myself again to make sure everything is safe."

 After all, this cabinet is tall, so it will be no problem to hide one person.

Xie Mingxu was silent for a moment before taking a step back: "Please."

Zhi Jinwu walked to the cabinet and deliberately turned his head to look at Shen Ningning's expression.

 The little girl’s fair and tender little face looked like there was a layer of mist floating on it, as if she didn’t know anything.

 But the words written in the anonymous letter were conclusive, and even mentioned the hours of entry and exit of the man hiding in the granary every day.

Zhijinwu suddenly opened the cabinet door and looked inside.

 Only two old clothes.

He frowned, reached out to touch the chopping board on the wardrobe, and checked it carefully, but found nothing extra.

Finally, Zhi Jinwu led the people to the door, bowed to Shen Ningning and said: "Princess, I'm sorry for disturbing you so much."

Shen Ningning blinked her smart black eyes: "It doesn't matter. I should cooperate with you in handling the case."

 Xie Mingxu's expression on the side did not relax.

 He just opened the cabinet, and the first thing he saw was clothes.

However, he was more attentive than Zhijinwu and saw obvious traces of wetness on his sleeves.

 It was only wet by the heavy rain, indicating that the people hiding here had just escaped not long ago.

Zhijinwu changed the topic and said: "Princess, who lives here to guard the granary for you? Please hand over that person so that he can be interrogated by his humble position."

 At the end, as if he was afraid that Shen Ningning would refuse, he added another sentence.

"This matter is related to the crime of desertion. It is very serious. Please be sure to hand over that person today."

Shen Ningning opened her lips: "But he..."

Before the little guy could finish speaking, an officer and soldier hurriedly ran to the door.

“Sir, General! A man named Chen Ye went to the government to confess his crime. He said that he was a soldier who came back from the border.”

Zhijinwu's expression changed and he immediately walked out: "What are you waiting for? Follow me back to the government office."

 Shen Ningning quickly moved out of the way.

When Xie Mingxu passed by her, he lowered his eyes and looked at the little guy.

Shen Ningning finally showed a guilty look in her eyes: "Brother, I..."

"It's very cold. You should go back home first." At the end, he whispered two words: "Don't be afraid."

Shen Ningning watched his tall figure enter the rain curtain.

 There was a bit of sadness in her big, dark, round eyes.

 I hope she was right to let Chen Ye take the initiative to surrender.

On the carriage back home, Shen Ningning's clear eyes looked at the world upside down in the heavy rain.

 An hour before taking Jinwu to the granary, she was also there and met Chen Ye.

"Brother Chen, you are not a deserter. When you were driven out of the military camp by the deputy general, you had a jade certificate registered with the government!"

"You did not escape on your own initiative, but were driven back. Therefore, there is no need to be afraid. Just go to the government and issue military orders, and you will be able to find out."

“What’s more, the most important thing is, brother, they are investigating you because they are afraid that you are still sick, but the plague on you has been cured long ago, so you don’t need to hide at all.”

Shen Ningning was also inspired by Mo Lingwei’s letter.

　What is a deserter? The commander and lieutenant don’t know, the person who fled the battlefield privately! And Chen Ye could prove that he was driven back, and he was even charged with expulsion from the military camp.

 Shen Ningning and he both ignored a problem at the beginning.

It is true that Chen Ye left the military camp due to illness, so when he heard someone came to check, his first reaction was to feel guilty and want to run away.

 Just like the old farmer in northern Thailand.

 However, if there is a jade certificate to prove your identity, what else is there to be afraid of?

Chen Ye is worried that the government will sentence him to a serious crime and prevent him from being released from prison for the rest of his life.

Shen Ningning’s tone was soft, but she said words that were enough to wake people up—

“Brother Chen, if you don’t go to the government to plead guilty, you will run away and hide for the rest of your life and never see Granny Chen again. What’s the difference between going to jail?”

It was these words that made Chen Ye make up his mind to surrender to the government.

 He admitted that he was a soldier returning from the frontier.

 Shen Ningning was at Xie's Mansion, waiting until evening.

 Xie Mingxu is finally back.

“Brother~” The little guy stepped forward quickly and handed over the handkerchief with both hands. His **** eyes flashed cautiously: “You are back.”

 Xie Mingxu took the handkerchief from her and wiped the rain from his face.

 Then he took a deep look at the little guy and said, "Go to my study and talk."

Shen Ningning lowered her head and followed him silently.

It wasn't until the door was closed that Xie Mingxu took the initiative and said calmly: "You don't have to worry anymore. Dali Temple and Jing Zhaoyin have discussed Chen Ye's case. He is not a deserter."

"However, since he failed to report in time after he retired from the army and returned to the capital, he has to be punished. Within three months from tomorrow, Chen Ye will have to work as a laborer, carrying stones and sand to reinforce the walls of the capital. This can be regarded as a small punishment but a big warning for him. ."

 After hearing this result, Shen Ningning was of course happy for Chen Ye.

 However, she looked at Xie Mingxu: "Brother, I'm sorry, I hid it from you at first and didn't tell you Chen Ye's real whereabouts."

 The little guy silently took out a tablet from the back of his waist and handed it over.

 “Brother, please slap my palm, I did this wrong.”

Xie Mingxu looked at Shen Ningning with deep eyes, but there was hidden pain and affection that was not easy to detect.

 “Why should I punish you?”

"Because Ning Ning lied... Brother is so good to me, I shouldn't lie to him."

“So, it was you who asked Chen Ye to surrender to the government, right?”

 “Yes.” The little guy nodded silently.

"In that case, why did you protect him in the first place?" he asked in a deep voice.

Shen Ningning's voice was waxy and full of apologies: "Grandma Chen is sick. Brother Chen just wants to see her. If I had a mother, I would come back regardless of everything, so I am considerate of him, so..."

 At the end of the day, the little guy felt like he was being a bit quibbling.

So he hung his little head in shame, raised his two white and tender hands high, and looked pitiful at being punished by Xie Mingxu.

 Xie Mingxu picked up the tablet and raised it high. Shen Ningning quickly closed her eyes.

Sudden!

 Only heard a crisp "pop" sound.

Xie Mingxu threw the palm directly on the door. The sound was the sound of the palm breaking into three pieces and falling to the ground.

Shen Ningning waited for a long time, but there was no pain.

Instead, Xie Mingxu let out an emotional sigh.

"Ning Ning, I am your brother. Not only will I not punish you, I will also protect you."

"If Chen Ye is slower in surrendering, the scapegoat I arranged will go to the government."

 At this point, Xie Mingxu smiled bitterly: "I pride myself on being upright and self-sustained, but when it comes to your affairs, I only want to be partial."

 (End of this chapter)