Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 258 But, so what?

The sounds of fighting outside the door turned into sounds of fleeing. Shen Nankui was certain in his heart and leaned close to the crack in the door to take a look outside. He saw that the bandits were being surrounded and hunted by the officers and soldiers, and they all scattered like birds and beasts.

But she didn't dare open the door, for fear that some fish would slip in and hurt the villagers.

In a moment, the noise outside gradually weakened. There was a knock on the door, and Gu Yichuan's anxious voice came in.

"Nan Kui, are you okay?"

Shen Nankui was delighted and quickly responded: "Yichuan, I'm fine."

She turned around and said, "The state master is here, open the door."

The villagers were all overjoyed and hurriedly moved away the debris that was blocking the door. The gate opened, and Gu Yichuan hurried in. He grabbed Shen Nankui's hand and looked him up and down. Only then did he gradually let go of the breath in his heart.

Shen Nankui knew that he was worried and gently squeezed his hand.

"Yichuan, you came just in time. I'm fine, and so are the villagers. What about those bandits outside?"

Gu Yichuan said: "More than ten people were captured, more than ten were killed or injured, and a few escaped. I have sent people to chase them."

Shen Nankui frowned slightly, "Did you catch that Geng Jin?"

"Is it the leader of this group of people?" Gu Yichuan shook his head. "When we first came here, we saw a few people fleeing to the alley next to us. The leader should be among them. Feng Ze led people to chase them."

Shen Nankui's face turned cold, "This person is insidious and cunning, he must be brought to justice."

"Oh, right," she pointed to the second in command who was tied up like a dumpling in the corner of the yard, "This is the second in command of the gangsters. Maybe we can dig out the location of the Feiyingzhai's lair from him."

"Okay." Gu Yichuan nodded.

He waved his hand, and soldiers immediately came forward and escorted the second in command out.

Shen Nankui also left the yard, looking around outside the door, "Where are Lian Qi and the others?"

Gu Yichuan pointed to the street corner not far away, "They are there."

Shen Nankui looked up and saw a carriage over there. Outside the carriage, there seemed to be a doctor treating the wounded. She hurried over.

It was seen that all the people who had just guarded the Geng family's courtyard were injured to varying degrees, among whom Lian Qi and Zheng Hui were the most seriously injured.

Shen Nankui asked hurriedly: "Lian Qi, Zheng Hui, how do you feel?"

Lian Qi was sitting cross-legged on the ground with a tired look on his face. He shook his head lightly when he heard this.

Zheng Hui was lying on the ground, laughing and saying, "Don't worry, Madam. This injury is much lighter than the last one. I have thick skin and flesh, so I won't die."

These words also made the Zhang family's guards laugh. Someone pulled his wound and gasped.

Shen Nankui said: "Thanks to all of you today, I will ask the doctor to give you the best medicine. After returning, the government will reward you according to your merits."

Gu Yichuan was going to take people to catch the thieves, so Shen Nankui returned to the Geng family yard.

Zhang Qiongsi and Jian Ying were comforting the women who had just been forced to undress in front of everyone.

Zhang Qiongsi said softly, "Don't cry, everyone. Today's situation is still good. Nothing bad has really happened. We should all feel lucky to be safe and sound."

The women just cried.

When Jian Ying saw them, it was as if she saw herself back then. She sighed softly and said, "Actually, I've experienced something like this before. Why don't you all listen to me?"

Hearing this, everyone looked up at her in surprise.

Jian Ying said, "Many of you have asked me to help you write letters, and you praised my beautiful handwriting. In fact, this is all taught to me by my father. My father was a private school teacher. He died a few years ago, and I took over the school. One time, a gangster broke into my house. If my neighbors hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid I would have lost my name."

"That incident was a huge blow to me. Not only did the private school go out of business, but I was also drowned in rumors and had to get married hastily... But, so what?"

She smiled and said, "I am living a good life now. I can support myself and my daughter by myself. Moreover, I have been invited by the state's wife to be a teacher in the newly opened women's academy in the state capital. Do you think my life will be better now?"

"As Miss Zhang said, today's incident has not yet led to any bad consequences. We should all be happy that we are safe and sound. It is precisely because of this that we should live well every day in the future, so as not to let down Madam Zhou Zun's love and protection!"

Everyone was moved, but there was still a hint of hesitation.

"Even if we don't care, what if others say something..."

"Who dares to say anything?"

Jian Ying raised his eyebrows, his face quite heroic, "Taoyuan Town was robbed today. If you hadn't been the hostages holding back the bandits, how could we have escaped unscathed? Everyone else should thank you. Anyone who dares to gossip has bad intentions. If you really had the ability, why didn't you go out and fight the bandits for you?"

Her words were full of innuendo, and the villagers felt ashamed.

Shen Nankui had been listening with admiration on her face, and now she couldn't help but say, "Mrs. Jian is right. Today's incident was the fault of the bandits. If anyone dares to spread rumors and make random accusations, I will never tolerate it!"

After she spoke, the worries in the women's hearts finally dissipated and they all laughed.

"Thank you, Madam Jian, and thank you, Madam Zhouzun!"

Zhao Fu scratched his head and whispered, "Madam Zhou Zun, rest assured. We are not ungrateful. Today, women and children in the town were captured by bandits. We were incapable of rescuing them, so why should we blame them?"

Shen Nankui nodded, remembering that his wife was injured, and asked, "How is your wife?"

Zhao Fu said: "The doctor brought by the state master has bandaged her wound, and she is fine now."

"That's good."

Shen Nankui looked at everyone again, "Fellow villagers, the bandits in this town have not been completely cleared out yet. After the officers and soldiers have checked them one by one, they will notify you to go back. Now everyone should take a break here. I will have someone prepare some tea and food for everyone to fill their stomachs first."

Today, when the bandits attacked, it was Shen Nankui, as a woman, who stood in front of everyone, saved the hostages, and protected the villagers. She could have left first, but she chose to stay and face it together with the villagers. If not for this, who knows how chaotic Taoyuan Town would be today.

The people of Taoyuan Town had all received her kindness, and at this moment they all responded in unison: "Yes, we will listen to Madam Zhouzun!"

Aunt Geng was not in a very good condition at the moment. When Shen Nankui asked her to borrow food from the kitchen, she just nodded blankly without saying a word. She looked as if she was ten years older than in the morning.

Shen Nankui sighed and asked an aunt in the town to look after her.

She suffered a big blow today, and it's easy for something to go wrong in this situation, so she can't be alone.