"Maybe they just happen to know the rules?"

Xue Ning shook his head: "I saw that among those people, there are obviously some people from peasant backgrounds. Such a person will not know all these etiquettes. Moreover, there are so many people here today, and none of them moved their chopsticks before I moved them. ”

Although this is just a small detail, Xue Ning feels that this matter is very strange because of this detail.

There is only one possibility that so many people can be uniform, and that is that before they came, they were warned about how to abide by the interests.

And this person can only be Song Ke.

"If these things were brought to Song Ke and said, he would never admit it. He would only say that he was for the sake of the young lady, so he specially instructed them to pay attention to etiquette. ”

Leng Yi is right, if Xue Ning hadn't paid attention to these small details, he might not have discovered them at all. Even if it is discovered, it cannot be used as capital to question Song Ke.

"Do you have any impression that I saw an old woman dressed in coarse cloth in the midst of that crowd today?"

Hearing this, Leng Yi thought about it carefully: "But the mother-in-law who accidentally bumped into Miss when Miss was leaving?"

"It was she who shoved this note in my hand when she bumped into me. As he spoke, Xue Ning took out the note he had been holding.

Leng Yi frowned slightly, and stepped forward: "What is written in this note?"

"I haven't opened it yet. Xue Ning opened the note as he spoke, and there was a sentence written in it: "The officials are not for the people, the people are not happy, and the mountains are kings, just for survival."

After reading the content of this note, Leng Yi's face changed greatly: "Miss, this note should be ......"

"I know, go, go to the prince. Xue Ning didn't say a word, and immediately went to Li Yinhong and handed him the note.

After Li Yinhong saw it, his face also changed greatly: "This is sent by the mountain bandits?"

"It was an old woman who stuffed it into me, but looking at the meaning of the words, it should have been sent by the mountain bandits. Xue Ning stepped forward and looked at the words on the note, "The official is not for the people, the people are not happy, the mountain is the king, just to survive." Lord, if this is true, it seems that what we thought before is also true. ”

From the moment they entered the city, they thought that maybe these mountain bandits were not willing to occupy the mountain, but helpless. Looking at what was written in the note now, it seemed to prove that what they were thinking was correct.

"Ning'er, I have a plan, some adventures, but maybe it's also the best way. Li Yinhong lit the note on the candle and threw it into the basin to burn it.

Xue Ning looked at the burning note and frowned slightly: "What risky plan?"

"The best way to find out what these robbers are for, is to talk to them face to face. ”

When Xue Ning heard this, his face changed greatly: "But whether these mountain bandits are what we think, or whether they are really extremely vicious, we have not yet decided." If you go and talk to them face-to-face at this time, it's dangerous. ”

"If you don't talk face-to-face, how do you know what their real reason is?"

Xue Ning was silent for a while, then shook his head: "If you go and find that this note is just luring us into the game, what should we do?

"It's up to you. Li Yinhong reached out and grabbed her hand, "I want you to stay here and be my last guarantee." If they are really vicious, I want you to exterminate the bandits as the lord of the county. ”

Xue Ning shook off his hand and took a few steps back: "Exterminate the bandits, will they still keep your life?"

According to Li Yinhong's plan, he was going to pretend to be captured first, and then enter the mountain bandits, and through talking to them, he learned the reason why they really fell into the mountains.

If it is really the same as they think, the mountain bandit chooses to become a mountain bandit because he can't live in the city. Then Li Yinhong can come out smoothly and use the army he brought to arrest Song Ke and Li Da.

This is naturally the best ending, but if things are different from what they think, the mountain bandits are extremely vicious and vicious, and they have become mountain bandits for their own selfish interests. Then at this time, Li Yinhong will let Xue Ning exterminate the mountain bandits as the county lord.

But at this time, the mountain bandits naturally would not let go of Li Yinhong, and even if they were really exterminated, they would kill Li Yinhong first.

"Ning'er, I naturally have my own way, I will definitely come back to see you. ”

Xue Ning knew that Li Yinhong had made up his mind, and what he decided would never change, and all he could do was to help him.

After calming down his emotions for a long time, Xue Ning opened his mouth: "What do you want me to do?"

"I would offer to check on the bandits and then pretend to be arrested. I want you to use my safety as a reason to hold them back to save me. If I don't come back after five days, then you will lead the troops to suppress the bandits as the county lord. ”

Xue Ning bit his lip lightly, his eyes were slightly red: "Are you sure it will take five days? If it's shorter, I can come and save you." ”

"Ning'er, it's just five days. Rest assured, I'll try to protect myself. Whatever the outcome, I'll be back to see you well. ”

At this point, Xue Ning knew that it was useless for him to say anything, so he could only nod: "I will do what you told me, but you also have to remember what you promised me." If you don't come back, I won't let you go for the rest of my life. ”

"Okay, I'll definitely be back. ”

On the second day, Li Yinhong put forward the idea of leading troops to check the terrain first. Li Da and Song Ke were very opposed, but Li Yinhong said that they had to do this in order to suppress the bandits, and they had no choice.

After Li Yinhong set off with the people, Xue Ning has been sitting in the house. He flipped through the book in his hand, but Xue Ning didn't look at anything.

About two hours later, there was a hurried message from the servants outside: "County Lord, something has happened!"

The book in Xue Ning's hand fell to the ground, and he rushed out in a hurry: "What happened?"

"The prince led the troops to check the terrain, but he never thought that he had encountered those mountain bandits, and now the whereabouts of the prince are unknown. ”

When Xue Ning heard a "whereabouts unknown", she almost fainted, but fortunately, she was cold and quick-eyed, and she held her up: "Miss, the prince will be fine." ”

"I'm going to find Li Da and Song Ke. Xue Ning sorted out his breathing, arrived in the lobby with coldness, and slapped Li Da in the face, "How did you protect the prince!"

Li Da was slapped hard, but he dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak: "County Lord, we also persuaded the prince, but the prince didn't listen to us?"

"What? Are you pushing me on the blame now?"