The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

Chapter 428

At this moment, Mo Feng hurried over, with a hint of excitement on his face that was hard to conceal.

"Master, we found a mechanism in the study of the yamen. There is a secret room when the mechanism is opened." Mo Feng said.

Shangguan Ziling heard this, and a glimmer of curiosity flashed in her eyes. She turned to look at Mo Shaoxie, "Oh? Let's go and take a look!"

Mo Shaoxie nodded slightly, with a playful smile on his face. He stretched out his arm and gently held Shangguan Ziling's waist, as if he wanted to integrate her into his own world.

Mo Shaoxie hugged Shangguan Ziling and strode towards the study.

Bei Suqi was also curious and followed.

The door of the study slowly opened in front of them, and a scent of old books wafted in the air.

When they walked into the study, they saw the mechanism that had been opened. It was an exquisite copper device with intricate patterns and designs carved on it.

Next to the mechanism, there is a hole that can accommodate one person. The hole is dark, as if it leads to another unknown world.

Shangguan Ziling and Mo Shaoxie looked at each other, their eyes full of curiosity. They decided to find out what secrets Chu Xiong was hiding in this dark room.

Mo Shaoxie was the first to bend down and carefully enter the cave. Shangguan Ziling followed closely behind, holding Mo Shaoxie's hand tightly, and they walked down the stairs in the cave step by step.

Mo Shaoxie and his group had just come down the dim stairs, and in front of them was a narrow and long passage. On the stone walls on both sides of the passage, mottled candlelight cast strange shadows, which seemed to hide unknown secrets.

Mo Shaoxie hugged Shangguan Ziling tightly. As soon as they stepped into the passage, suddenly, a crisp "click" sounded, which sounded extremely harsh in this silent space.

Shangguan Ziling felt her feet sink, as if she had stepped on some kind of trap. She looked down and saw, "There's a trap!"

Mo Shaoxie looked down, frowned, hugged Shangguan Ziling, and leaped swiftly. The two of them drew an arc in the air and landed on the other side of the passage.

Almost at the same time, dense arrows suddenly shot out from both sides of the passage, and the arrows, with a sharp sound of wind, headed straight for them.

Seeing this, Bei Suqi and others drew their swords and swung them to block the incoming arrows one by one.

"Damn it, what secrets are hidden in this secret room? There is such a powerful mechanism!" Bei Suqi couldn't help cursing while waving his sword to block the arrows.

Mo Shaoxie did not answer, his eyes flashed with a cold light.

Shangguan Ziling snuggled tightly in Mo Shaoxie's arms. She looked up at Mo Shaoxie, her eyes full of trust and dependence.

After the arrow attack gradually weakened, Mo Shaoxie and his group continued to move forward cautiously.

As they went deeper into the passage, more mechanisms and traps appeared one by one.

Finally, after a series of arduous challenges, Mo Shaoxie, Shangguan Ziling and others successfully passed through the mysterious passage, and what appeared before them was a seemingly ordinary secret room.

Mo Feng was agile and was the first to push open the heavy stone door, and a gust of dust blew in his face.

Mo Shaoxie hugged Shangguan Ziling tightly, and the two of them walked into the secret room together.

In an instant, their eyes were attracted by the glittering scene in the room - the whole room was filled with golden gold, piled up into mountains, as if lighting up the entire secret room.

"Wow, so much gold!" Shangguan Ziling exclaimed, her eyes sparkling with a bright light, as if it was more dazzling than the gold. She has always loved treasures, and seeing so much gold at this moment, she couldn't help but feel an indescribable joy in her heart.

Mo Shaoxie looked at Shangguan Ziling's money-loving appearance, and his heart was full of doting. He gently pinched her nose and smiled, "It should be the gold that Chu Xiong mined in the gold mine. Ling'er took it!"

Shangguan Ziling's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she quickly nodded in agreement. She stretched out her slender fingers and lightly tapped, and the gold flowed into her space like flowing water, disappearing without a trace.

Bei Suqi smiled and said, "Wow, cousin, you've made a fortune. You have to protect your cousin from now on!"

"Haha, no problem, cousin!"

Mo Shaoxie walked to the bookshelf nearby and his eyes lingered on a pile of letters on the shelf.

He picked up two letters and opened them to read. The contents of the letters made him frown - it turned out that these were letters written by Chu Xiong to Xiliang, but were returned by Xiliang.

There was also a rejection letter from Xiliang, which mentioned that Chuxiong wanted to use the troops in his hands to cooperate with Xiliang to attack the Dongyue Dynasty from both inside and outside, but was decisively rejected by Xiliang.

Mo Shaoxie thought to himself. Xiliang had been badly damaged after the battle with the Dongyue Dynasty, so it was wise to choose to recuperate at this moment.

Chu Xiong's ambition to overthrow the Dongyue Dynasty with the help of external forces is ultimately wishful thinking.

After Shangguan Ziling put away the gold, she also walked to Mo Shaoxie and saw the letter in his hand. She frowned slightly and said, "It's good that Xiliang didn't pretend to surrender after this battle."

Mo Shaoxie nodded in agreement: "Well, it seems that Xiliang has at least been seriously damaged, and it will not easily provoke a war for a while."

Shangguan Ziling stood quietly in front of the bookshelf, her eyes falling on those old account books. Her fingers gently slid across the cover of the account book, each one seemed to carry an unknown story.

The handwriting on the account book was a little blurry. Shangguan Ziling took one and flipped through it. "These are the records of the silver that the merchants gave to Chuxiong every year."

Zi Ling raised her head and looked at Mo Shaoxie, curiosity and doubt flashing in her eyes.

Mo Shaoxie walked up to Zi Ling, patted her shoulder gently, and said, "Ling'er, put these account books away, we should go out."

Shangguan Ziling nodded, stretched out her slender fingers, and put the account books on the bookshelf into the space one by one. Her movements were gentle and careful, as if she was touching a precious treasure.

The group quietly left the secret room and walked out of the gate of the county government office.

Shangguan Ziling couldn't help but ask, "Where did you ask the secret guards to take Chu Xiong?" There was a hint of curiosity in her voice.

Mo Shaoxie smiled slightly, shook his head mysteriously, and said: "Ling'er, you will know in a moment."

Behind them, the secret guards were escorting a group of yamen runners, following their footsteps all the way.

On the busy street, the appearance of a group of people broke the usual tranquility.

They walked with firm steps and serious expressions, and were followed by several yamen runners who were tightly tied with ropes.

These yamen runners who usually show off their might were like dogs that had lost their homes at this moment. They lowered their heads and dared not resist at all.

When the people on the street saw this, they stopped and watched curiously.

Some people were whispering, some looked excited, and some couldn't help but cheer.

"This group of vampires has finally been dealt with!" an old man said excitedly, slapping his thigh.

"Serves them right! The county magistrate is not a good person, and these yamen runners are not good people either." A young man added indignantly.

"…………"

Shangguan Ziling and his group listened to the discussions around them and felt mixed emotions.

The group arrived at the vegetable market, which was already packed with people and there was no way to get through.

When the people saw Shangguan Ziling and his group, they consciously made way for them.

Mo Shaoxie hugged Shangguan Ziling and walked to the front, only to see Chu Xiong tied tightly to a pillar in front of them.

His body was covered with rotten eggs and vegetable leaves, obviously the result of the people venting their anger.

Shangguan Ziling looked at Chu Xiong's miserable state, she turned to look at Mo Shaoxie and asked, "So, you brought him here, just to let the people vent their anger?"

Mo Shaoxie raised his eyebrows, hummed, and then said coldly: "Tie them up too."

Upon hearing this, the secret guards immediately took the yamen runners to the pillars one by one and made them kneel on the ground. When the people saw this, they became excited and surrounded them, pointing at the yamen runners and scolding them.

"This crooked official has always oppressed the people, and now he has finally received retribution!"

"Someone should have dealt with them long ago. Let's see if they dare to do evil again in the future!"

The people cursed one after another, while the yamen runners kept their heads down, their faces full of shame and regret. They knew that their usual actions had completely lost the support of the people, and now it could no longer be redeemed.

Shangguan Ziling was filled with emotion as she watched this scene. She knew that although justice may be late sometimes, it will never be absent.

Today, she and Mo Shaoxie finally got justice for the people, allowing them to see hope and the future.