Chapter 1722 - 1717: Failed Escape!

Qin Xianglan’s mind was filled with such thoughts, unexpectedly, she was indeed given a chance.

Mu Danian didn’t want to leave with Mu Dazhong and Mrs. Lin.

They had Gou Dan, but he only needed to buy a carriage, and get some clothes, then he could leave.

Mu Danian brought Qin Xianglan to the place to buy clothes, both changed into inconspicuous outfits.

Instead of looking like rich people, they resembled a coachman and a maid.

Mu Danian’s clothes were changed by Qin Xianglan, she took the opportunity to swap Mu Danian’s silver note.

Throughout the process, Mu Danian didn’t notice.

The two went to the carriage shop to rent a carriage.

They headed straight to the city gate, the carriage had just reached near the city gate when a group of men stopped them.

The coachman driving the carriage trembled all over in fear.

He abandoned the horse, moved to the side, shivering.

Mu Danian sensed something was wrong, as he just poked his head out to check the situation, a sack was thrown over him, and he was directly pulled off the carriage.

In the blink of an eye, only Qin Xianglan and the money she took from Mu Danian were left in the carriage.

Outside the carriage, a man loudly reminded Qin Xianglan, "The woman inside, listen up, our employer asks us to pass on a message to you! Leave the county and never come back, or be careful of your life!"

Qin Xianglan repeatedly nodded, "I know, I promise not to come back!"

After a long wait, there was silence outside, Qin Xianglan got off the carriage.

Around the carriage, it was quiet, the coachman in the corner still looking timid and fearful.

Qin Xianglan walked up to him and asked, "Can you still drive the carriage? I’ll give you fifty big coins more!"

Qin Xianglan didn’t quote too high a price, she understood human nature too well.

She couldn’t let people know she had money.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t live long.

"Can...can!"

An extra fifty coins is fifty coins.

Also, it seemed there was no danger anymore.

"Then let’s go! You...you take me for two days’ journey, and after two days, we’ll turn back!" Qin Xianglan said.

"Ah? Return..." the coachman was stunned.

"Hurry up and leave!" Qin Xianglan didn’t explain much.

She’s not foolish.

Saying leave the county, how could she really leave it?

Especially when Mu Dade was about to fall, Mrs. Jin would have no support.

At that time, who would live well, who would live poorly, was uncertain!

"Alright!"

The coachman boarded the carriage and drove it out of the county.

At the same time, the good drama of the Old Mu Family was just starting.

Mu Danian was captured, Mu Dazhong and Mrs. Lin were captured as well.

All three had their mouths gagged and were sent back to the woodshed in the backyard of the Old Mu Family.

Upon reaching the woodshed, the cloth gagging their mouths was pulled out, seemingly intentionally allowing them to talk.

Seeing each other, the three were stunned.

"Why are you all back? What happened?" Mu Dazhong anxiously shouted.

"I...I don’t know either! I was at the county gate, the carriage got stopped, then a sack..."

Mu Danian recalled the situation when he was captured, his eyes showing fear.

"Was it that nasty girl...Was it Mu Shuangshuang who did this?" Mrs. Lin frantically assumed Mu Shuangshuang was the one who set them up.

Just then, the door was pushed open.

Mrs. Jin appeared before them.

"Big sister-in-law, why are you tying us up?" Mu Danian quickly asked.

"Nothing! I just don’t want you to leave the county!" Mrs. Jin said.

"Leave the county? What are you talking about? How could we leave the county?" Mu Danian chuckled, looking at Mrs. Jin as if she made a mistake.

Mu Dazhong also said, "Big sister-in-law, it turns out you tied us up? Look at this, what are you doing, we are supposed to welcome the guests, without us outside would be chaotic!"

"Yes, big sister-in-law, let us go!" Mrs. Lin tried to flatter.

"Shut up! Do you think I don’t know the nice things you did?" Mrs. Jin’s face turned cold.

"Big sister-in-law, what are you saying? We truly don’t understand. How can we talk like this?" Mu Danian still stubbornly refused to admit.

This attitude completely angered Mrs. Jin.

"You pretend, about the docks, do I need to remind you? Do you think you can escape? Someone already informed me about your foul deeds!

Mu Dazhong, Mu Danian, you two beasts, betraying your own elder brother, watch how I deal with you today!" Mrs. Jin cursed angrily.

"Big sister-in-law, don’t say nonsense, we...we haven’t done anything! You say someone informed, surely someone is setting us up!" Mu Danian said.

"Yes, setting us up! They know we are big brother’s right-hand men, so they want to get rid of us!" Mu Dazhong echoed.

"Qin Xianglan told me everything you did, are you still trying to lie?"

Mrs. Jin timely betrayed Qin Xianglan.

That woman tricked her out of five hundred liang, she wouldn’t let her off.

She couldn’t act, but others weren’t bound by her vow.

"Her?" Mu Danian’s expression changed.

"Indeed, she took five hundred liang silver notes from me, and said having your child, she didn’t want to suffer with you! Mu Danian, you’re truly a failure!" Mrs. Jin mocked.

Mu Dazhong and Mrs. Lin cursed Mu Danian after hearing Mrs. Jin’s words.

"Fifth, you’ve doomed us, what kind of woman did you find, that wretched woman betrayed us!" Mu Dazhong said.

"Fifth, don’t let that nasty woman meet me, if I do, I’ll tear her face apart!" Mrs. Lin cursed.

"Shut up, didn’t you hear she carries my child? Even if she betrayed me, only I can handle her!"

At this point, the three were shouting at each other.

The infighting was intense.

Mrs. Jin was quite pleased to see this scene before her, the more fiercely they fought, the happier she was.

Just then, knocking came from outside the door.

"Madam, your family is here!" the little maid reminded Mrs. Jin.

Mrs. Jin’s face immediately showed an excited smile.

Her relatives from Jin Family had come.

She was about to leave.

Taking the cloth tossed on the ground, Mrs. Jin gagged them with the pieces, before leaving, she said to the trio, "Rest assured, your life won’t be taken, but when the County Magistrate arrives, you will be expecting to go to prison!

Oh, by the way, it’s best not to talk nonsense about the smuggling of illegal salt; dying won’t be just you, your children, you yourselves will all die!"

Mrs. Jin stayed awake throughout the night.

The only thing she destroyed was the evidence of smuggling illegal salt.

Other matters, sacrificing Mu Danian, Mu Dazhong, and Mrs. Lin, was enough to wrap things up.

But if it involved illegal salt, the entire Old Mu Family would be affected.

Yet she believed, Mu Dazhong, Mu Danian, and Mrs. Lin weren’t fools.

Unless they wanted to turn prison time into beheading!

"Mmm mmm..." Mrs. Lin cursed behind Mrs. Jin.

But because of the gag, her curses turned into muffled sounds...