On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 45 Prison
  So today Sheng Yang specially took her out to play and have dinner at a restaurant.

When he heard that someone dared to bully the servants in his house, he also wanted to take the opportunity to kill the chicken and scare the monkeys to establish his authority.

He still cherished his own life. Not only did he come out with the groom, but there were also two boys and two guards.

It was easy to restrain the Xiao brothers, Wu and Xiao Xiu who rushed over to help.

The disheveled Wu made Sheng Yang's eyes irritated just by looking at him, but Xiao Xiu, who was white-faced but frowned at him, made him feel a little interesting.

They say that house flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers.

He had seen too many girls who were completely obedient to him. It was rare for him to meet a girl with a straight face, which made him smile frivolously: "I am the inspector of the county. If you dare to go against the government, I suspect that they are from Yuzhang." Spies, put them all in prison first and interrogate them severely!"

Although Xiao Xiu's skin cannot be said to be as white as jade now, it is not black either. Her eyes are made of autumn water, her nose is straight, and she is young. The stubborn and fearful look in her eyes at this moment really makes him particularly fond of her.

So he approached Xiao Xiu and smiled mischievously: "A delicate girl like you can't stand those tricks. As long as you all sign the deed of betrayal and enter my Sheng Mansion, I will spare you."

If you sign a contract of betrayal, your life and death will be in the hands of your master.

Therefore, no one is willing to sign a deed of betrayal unless absolutely necessary.

No matter how stupid he is, he still understands what he is planning.

Although Xiao Youfu had his hands cut behind his back, his knees kicked, and he was forced to kneel on the ground. At this moment, he could hear smoke coming out of his mouth and shouted angrily: "You are forcing good people to be slaves. I don't believe you can cover the sky with just one hand! Lord County Magistrate He will definitely make decisions for ordinary people like us..."

He stopped Liu from coming over with his eyes.

Although what he said was eloquent, he didn't have the confidence in his heart. They said that officials protect each other, so he really didn't dare to expect that the county magistrate here would be Mr. Qingtian.

Then we can only hope that there are so many people watching the excitement that this matter will be spread to the ears of the county magistrate.

He didn't let his wife come over so that he wouldn't be picked up from the same pot.

Furthermore, Mrs. Liu can still go back and report a message.

Especially my mistress is smart, maybe she can come up with a good way to save them?
  The worst-case scenario is that the four of them have nowhere to escape now, but Mrs. Liu can escape with Xiaoer, Xiaosan and the others.

Sheng Yang didn't take it seriously when he heard Xiao Youfu's words, and waved his hand to have them taken to the prison.

He was very confident in his father, and he could guarantee that the county magistrate would not dare to become the master of Qingtian. At most, he would just give him some roundabout advice.

Furthermore, if you lock them up for a few days, they will learn to be afraid, and if you beat them a few times, they will become more honest.

When the time comes, you don’t have to forcefully marry her, the girl will change your mind and come to your door obediently.

Ms. Liu bit her lip tightly and tightened her hands tightly to prevent herself from losing control.

As he watched them being escorted and passing him by, tears flowed down uncontrollably.

On the other side, Wu Xiulian, who had been hiding, waited for them to leave, then came to Liu with red eyes. Seeing that she had bitten her lip and made it bleed, she said at a loss: "Auntie, what should we do? Let's go back quickly and let my father Will they figure it out?"

She was really scared and didn't know how things could turn out like this.

Thinking about it again, it seems that the cause of the matter was because of myself?

She was filled with annoyance. If she had known that things would turn out like this, she would definitely not have counter-offered.

What to do now?

Mrs. Liu came back to her senses and heard that the people nearby were also talking about it. She listened subconsciously.

A middle-aged man tactfully lamented: "Hey, our new security guard doesn't look like a good official!"

There are also young and energetic scholars who are filled with righteous indignation: "This is unreasonable. Corrupt officials are rampant in the clear sky. How can we just sit idly by and ignore it?"

A companion echoed: "Yes, let's go to the Yamen to find the county magistrate..."

Someone else went to persuade them: "Maybe those people are really Yuzhang's spies? Let's take a long-term approach!"

Ms. Liu kept listening and waited until everyone had dispersed before leaving in a hurry with Wu Xiulian.

They came to the place where the carriage was parked. Mr. Wu and the young boy Ah Quan had been waiting there for a long time. After listening to his daughter's stumbling words, he also glared at her and frowned: "Let's go back first. , let’s discuss what to do together.”

The cause of this matter was his daughter, which made it difficult for him to let go even if he wanted to.

In this unfamiliar place, he really didn't want to offend anyone, not to mention that the other party was an official?
  By the time they returned to their temporary residence, it was almost dark.

The family was originally waiting for them to come back and have dinner together, but who would have thought that they would receive bad news instead.

After Xiao Xiao heard this, she didn't know whether to admire her second aunt's courage or to look at her cheap father with admiration.

Originally, she had always thought that the cheap father was a bit of a scumbag and a cunning man who sought advantages and avoided disadvantages, but she did not expect that he would be willing to do anything to his eldest sister.

She looked around. Her grandfather looked ugly and her grandmother was crying uncontrollably.

Although Mrs. Wu was sitting there, her face was solemn and she sat there with her eyes downcast and said nothing.

Mr. Wu and his two sons looked sad.

Xiao Dalang finally couldn't help but speak: "Grandpa, Third Sister, why don't we go find out where uncle and my father are being held and see if we can go in and visit?"

For more than a month, he had been ordered by Xiao Xiao to work most of the time, but he was used to listening to Xiao Xiao's advice.

Even though Xiao Xiao was worried, he still managed to stay calm. He looked at Mr. Wu and asked, "Uncle, could you please take us to Ya Ren's place tomorrow morning? We want to get some news."

Then he said to Xiao Dalang: "Brother, go to the cell with your grandfather and ask the cell leader!"

They are just like blind people now, knowing nothing about the relationship between the county magistrate and Sheng Yang.

The most important thing now is to find out more about them so that we can find a solution.

Mr. Xiao nodded repeatedly: "You all have a good idea, just do as you say!"

This sudden disaster made everyone unable to eat.

Xiao Xiao still forced herself to have a big dinner. After cleaning up hastily, she returned to the room and said to Mrs. Liu: "Mom, please bring me five taels of silver."

Mrs. Liu took ten taels of silver from the box for her, and asked with red and swollen eyes, "Xiao'er, I'm going to visit your father and the others tomorrow. How much silver do you think is appropriate for the prison chief?"

"Give me a tael of silver first, so as not to whet their appetite." Seeing that Mrs. Liu was still crying silently, Xiao Xiao held her arm and persuaded her in a low voice: "Mom, please stop crying. It's really not possible. Let's We might as well break the prison and rescue dad and the others."

Xiao Lian, who had always been frowning, quickly agreed: "That's right, we are not from here anyway, we can just run away after saving people."

She felt more and more that this was a good idea. She looked at Xiao Xiao and asked expectantly: "How about I go with you tomorrow and explore the terrain first? See how many jailers there are?"

(End of this chapter)