flstandardbreds Chapter 224 Hope
Chapter 224 Hope
I looked up and saw her hands trembling, and the wrinkles on her face were even deeper and more crisscrossed under the light. Aunt Zhao next to her glanced at her sideways, not daring to breathe. Several maids and old women were watching her nose, nose watching her mouth, mouth watching her heart, wishing they were not standing here and had never heard the secret inside story of the master's family. Tushan Hou gritted her teeth, as if she was going to pounce on me and tear me to pieces in the next second.
"I'm tired. Take her away and we'll interrogate her tomorrow." The old voice of the lady sounded.
"Grandma! You have to believe me! I was in my own yard before, and I didn't go anywhere. Changbao was sent by my second brother to discuss the return of the timber business with me. I just went out with him, and I happened to see the fire and smoke in Jiye Restaurant, so I went to take a look..."
Before I was taken out of the yard, the sound of Tushan Hou's argument continued to ring in my ears.
I have no evidence. Anyone who has seen Jing in his yard is either his subordinate or has been silenced by him. I don't have any witnesses either.
When I returned to the detention center, the guard stuffed me into a cell and walked away.
Jingye approached the railing and whispered to me, "How are you? Did they torture you?"
I leaned over and whispered back, "It's okay, no torture."
Seeing blood on the corner of my mouth, she took out two pills from her sleeve and said to me, "Hu Zhen came to visit just now and slipped some medicine into my mouth while the guards weren't paying attention. My wounds are just external, so I can't use this medicine for internal injuries. You and Ruiyang can take it."
After that, she threw the pill lightly and it fell into my hand. I hurried to Ruiyang's side and saw him looking at me with numb eyes, without saying anything or getting up.
I rolled the pills over to his feet, sat back, opened the outer shell, and slowly swallowed the pills bit by bit.
"Young Master... do you know where you are now?" Jing Ye asked again.
I shook my head and whispered to her, "I don't know the exact location, but he was kidnapped by the young master and should be transported to Xiyan."
"Xi Yan?!" Jingye tightened his grip on the railing, whispered in surprise, then frowned and fell into deep thought.
I swallowed the last handful of pills with great effort and asked her, "Sister, can you find a way to get me out? Or can you ask someone to pass on a message to me?"
Jingye shook her head: "It happened suddenly, and I wasn't prepared. Everyone in our courtyard was wiped out. I heard that even Yu Xin, who was transporting goods outside, was suppressed in the local area because of his previous friendship with you." Then she stared at me and said, "You, tell me, do you have nothing to do with this matter?"
I met her gaze and replied, "We are all trapped in a trap and have been plotted against. We have no choice. This incident seems to be caused by me, but in fact the other party has been prepared. If they don't use me as an excuse, I'm afraid they will use other excuses in the future. One day they will take action. I only regret that I am not strong enough to make arrangements earlier... Don't worry, no matter when, no matter what the situation, I will never harm the young master. If I can get out, I will find him back no matter where in the world I go."
Jingye looked at me with a moved look in her eyes. She said with tears in her eyes: "I just don't know if the young master is still alive at this moment--"
I waved my hands repeatedly: "Don't worry, he won't die. I promise you without any evidence!"
As we were talking, someone came over here, so we both quickly and quietly returned to our seats, pretending that we had never spoken.
The person who came was Guanglin. He came over with three food boxes. He came to my door and called me, "Miss, the eldest young master's wife is thinking of our old friendship and sent you some food."
I heard that it was sent by the real Lanxiang, so I hurried over to receive it and thanked her, "Thank you, Madam Young Master, for sending it."
Guanglin seemed to be afraid to stay any longer. He shook his hand and sighed, then gave Jingye and Ruiyang a box each and left in a hurry.
I opened the lunch box and saw a few steamed buns, four dishes and a soup, which smelled delicious.
I simply broke open all the steamed buns and found a small note inside the last one. I opened it with joy and saw that it said that she was shocked to hear about the incident and wanted to come immediately, but Tushanhou was keeping a close eye on her and she couldn't get away. She told me to fill my stomach first and she would wait for an opportunity to act.
The flame of hope that had just ignited was extinguished bit by bit. I stuffed the note into my mouth, pinched a piece of steamed bun and swallowed it with some soup. I was completely at my wit's end.
Although I had no appetite, I still quickly filled my stomach, closed my eyes and rested, while thinking about what other methods I could use.
Deep in my heart, a vague thought emerged: the so-called destiny, no matter what I do, in the end it will be the same and difficult to change.
I shook my head and suppressed the thought. I would never give up until the very end.
I don’t know how long it had been, the guard started snoring, Jingye and Ruiyang fell asleep exhausted, and I also fell into a daze, half asleep and half asleep.
But there was movement at the door again.
This time the visitor was an unexpected person.
I saw Miss Nanfeng, who served the lady, walk in wearing navy blue brocade.
When my eyes met hers, I saw her nod slightly and whispered to the chief guard who was following her: "Open the door, I have something to say to her, and I'll be out soon." After that, she took out a gold ingot and stuffed it into the guard's hand.
The guard leader's eyes were wrinkled with laughter, but he whispered, "Hey! If Miss Nanfeng hadn't come in person, we wouldn't dare to ask for this. I hope you can be considerate of me. I will give you convenience and you will give me convenience in return."
Nan Feng narrowed her narrow eyes and smiled, "Oh, then I'm so proud of myself! Don't worry, I won't do anything. If you're worried, you can just listen here."
The guard took a step back and said with an apologetic smile: "How dare I say that! I'm sorry for embarrassing you! I know you are all honored guests serving the masters, and we all have a bond. It doesn't matter if I say a few words. I'll wait for you outside." After saying that, he opened the door, bowed, and went out.
Nan Feng stepped in and looked at me intently.
I don't know her ways. As for friendship, I don't know how close Zhen Lanxiang was to her, but she hasn't talked to me much since I came here, so I guess it's just average. As for standing on the right side, she is the big maid next to the old lady, and she probably won't stand on the side of me who betrayed the second young master.
She suddenly squatted down and said in a deep voice: "The old lady may kill you tomorrow. I won't say more because time is not enough. I just want to ask you: do you want to escape with the crime? If you flee out of fear of crime, the rest of the people will not know about it and will most likely be released after the trial."
When I heard this, I was a little suspicious of her, but there was really no other way out. I hesitated for a moment and replied, "Okay. But I have two questions."
She nodded: "You go ahead."
I looked at her and asked, "First, who will help me escape? Second, why are you helping me?"