Chapter 275 Poor Acting

Chapter 275 Poor Acting

If you ask Xie Wanniang how she figured it out, the answer is simple: both sides were putting on too much of an act.

Those sheltered young ladies who haven't experienced the wickedness of human nature might not be able to tell, but who is she? She's a seasoned old woman who's adept at reading people.

If these extras, who aren't even considered background actors, can fool her with their poor acting skills, then she's lived both her previous lives in vain.

Inside the car, she made no attempt to hide her disdain for the group's poor acting skills; outside, her guards were on high alert.

Old Hong, the leader, shouted at the girl who was trying to approach the convoy, "Stop right now, or don't blame us for having no eyes for our swords!"

The girl hesitated for a moment, but quickly ran towards the convoy, sobbing, "Please, please save me! I don't want to be forced into a ghost marriage! Please! Please!"

Because she was afraid of the weapons in the guards' hands, she slowed down her approach considerably. At the same time, those chasing her also slowed down, so even though she slowed down, there was still a safe distance between her and the people behind her.

This situation could perhaps be explained by the group's fear of the guards' formidable presence, but the guards, being as astute as they were, could easily discern something amiss from their unconscious little movements and subtle expressions.

The crowd did not let the girl approach the carriage just because her tears were flowing freely. Instead, they immediately pointed their weapons at her and blocked her from entering the caravan.

The girl was about to run into a knife's edge, but the guards remained expressionless, unmoved by her pleas, and a hint of helplessness flashed in their eyes.

She subconsciously turned her head to look at the group of burly men about thirty or forty meters away from her. The group of burly men had only been watching from a distance and had not tried to come over to negotiate with the guards or try to stop them from protecting the woman. But because of the girl's subconscious action, they suddenly and cautiously moved closer to the convoy.

One of them even shouted, "You brat, if you know what's good for you, you'd better get back here right now, or you'll be in for a beating when I catch you."

The girl shook her head vigorously as she struggled to keep up with the convoy, moving along with them. "No! You're forcing me into a ghost marriage, which is basically forcing me to my death. I don't want to die!"

Tears streaming down her face, she cried out to the carriage, "Honorable sir inside, please have mercy and save my daughter! I beg you! If you are willing to save my daughter, I will repay you by serving you like a slave for the rest of my life."

Xie Wanniang remained unmoved, but she didn't simply hide in the car and pretend she didn't exist.

After a moment's thought, she said to one of the guards in the carriage, "Since they are so sincerely begging for our permission, why don't we send all of them to the military camp and ask them to interrogate them properly?"

There is no government office in Zijing Pass, only a garrison; otherwise, Xie Wanniang would definitely have chosen to send them to the government office first.

Upon hearing her words, a ten-man squad immediately split off from the guards. They rode horses and quickly surrounded the girl and the group of burly men.

Neither the girl nor the group of burly men expected that Xie Wanniang would arrest someone without saying a word.

Normally, shouldn't she have chosen to buy the girl out of pity and help her escape her misery?

The girl had already hinted at it almost explicitly, so why is this woman... can't she understand human language?

Xie Wanniang didn't care what those people were thinking. She wasn't some kind of unfortunate soul, and she wouldn't knowingly walk into a trap set for her by someone lying on the roadside, sacrificing herself for the sake of others.

It's true that she likes to do good deeds, but the premise is that she has to do them voluntarily, and not just some Tom, Dick, or Harry who can take advantage of her kind heart to scheme against her.

Didn't they say that group forced her to have a ghost marriage with a dead person? Then arrest them all and let professionals interrogate them properly.

If what the girl said is true, then those people have violated the laws of the time, and the border troops can transfer them to the appropriate government office for punishment according to the law.

If the girl and the group were indeed conspiring to fabricate a story to fool her, as she suspected, then their origins and motives would be highly suspicious.

Xie Wanniang had a hunch that this group of people were probably up to no good and were deliberately trying to get close to her.

Ignoring the group's disarray and bluff, Xie Wanniang's guards, relying on their superior martial arts skills, managed to drive the entire group, including the girl, out of the military camp at Zijing Pass.

After explaining the situation to Jiang Yuan, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, Xie Wanniang took the child home. Jiang Yuan then went to Chang Yao's place and borrowed several interrogation experts from him.

As the garrison commander of Zijing Pass, Chang Yao was constantly outwitting and outmaneuvering spies, agents, and even assassins. Many of his men were skilled at interrogating prisoners.

With their strong support, Jiang Yuan quickly extracted the true culprit behind the scheme against Xie Wan Niang from the group.

When Jiang Yuan returned home after finishing his shift that evening, he washed up and changed his clothes while saying to Xie Wanniang, "It's the Princess Consort of Nanyang. She has been released and returned to the Nanyang Prince's Mansion."

Xie Wanniang sighed, "It really is a mastermind behind the scenes that is not surprising at all."

Jiang Yuan patted her arm, "Now that she has no family to rely on, she can only resort to despicable means to deal with you, just like this time."

Although Xie Wanniang still cannot be careless and travel light because of the Tatar princess incident, the fact that there are fewer powerful enemies is always a pleasant thing.

He told Xie Wanniang, "That woman was carefully selected by her and bought at a high price. Now she has failed miserably and lost more than she gained. Not only has her money gone down the drain, but she has also lost even more useful people. Once the news spreads, even if we do nothing, she will probably be so angry that she will vomit blood."

Although Jiang Yuan's words were mostly meant to comfort Xie Wanniang, they also happened to accurately reflect the current situation of the Princess of Nanyang.

Although it wasn't because her scheme was exposed and she ended up losing more than she gained, the Princess of Nanyang is indeed quite angry now.

As a married woman whose family had fallen into disgrace because of her, Princess Nanyang did not hesitate to return to the Nanyang Prince's Mansion after leaving the capital.

Firstly, she is still the Princess Consort of Nanyang, and the most suitable place for her is the Nanyang Prince's Mansion. Moreover, only by continuing to firmly occupy this position can she find a way to use the power and connections of the Nanyang Prince's Mansion to rescue her family from their current predicament.

Secondly, her dowry was all in the Nanyang Prince's Mansion. She had to go back to take over the things she was forced to leave in the mansion. Otherwise, she wouldn't have enough money and wouldn't be able to do anything she wanted.