Qin Xiaoxiao was very drunk. After climbing on Jingheng's back, she stopped clamoring to see the fish and refused to go back to her room to rest. Jingheng had no choice but to carry her around in the yard.

As this was not enough, she made a fuss and asked Jing Heng to tell her stories. She would tug his ears from time to time, mumbling that she couldn't hear clearly and asking him to speak slower.

Jing Heng was not as knowledgeable as a drunkard, and even though his ears were torn red, he did not drop her. He just reminded her helplessly not to move around, lest she fall and fall.

Unknowingly, they came to the northernmost corner. Qin Xiaoxiao, who had just finished learning how to meow, suddenly stopped Jingheng, pointed to a place and asked: "Brother Li, why is the door here locked?"

Jing Heng looked at her hand and his expression moved slightly: "There is a person who made a mistake inside, so it must be locked to prevent her from escaping."

Qin Xiaoxiao scratched his head and asked curiously: "Brother Li, what mistake did this person make? How long will you keep him in detention?"

Jing Heng didn't mean to say much, and said vaguely: "You will never get out of colluding with others to murder others in this life."

Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes widened and he blurted out: "This is too tragic!"

Being locked up in such a small room for the rest of her life would probably make her crazy. If it were her, with books and entertainment, she would probably be able to last for three to five months at most, and she would go crazy if she stayed locked up for longer than that.

Jing Heng turned to look at her, his eyes gradually narrowed: "Are you saying I'm vicious?"

Qin Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she was half awake, and she suddenly burst out with a strong desire to live: "No, no, Brother Li is so good, how could he be so cruel? This person must be too bad, so Brother Li will lock her up for the rest of his life!"

Jing Heng hummed softly and continued walking forward with her on his back.

Qin Xiaoxiao was uneasy and asked cautiously: "Brother Li, if I make a mistake, will you also lock me up?"

Jing Heng wanted to scare her, but he thought that this girl was so drunk that she might not be able to tell the difference between real and fake and start a fight with him, so he gave up the idea of ​​teasing her and said in a rare gentle tone: "No."

Qin Xiaoxiao blinked her beautiful eyes, then hugged his neck tightly and rubbed his face affectionately: "I knew Brother Li wouldn't do it!"

The scent of wine lingered in his nose, Jing Heng's whole body stiffened, and his handsome face suddenly turned red.

I don’t know since when, Qin Xiaoxiao no longer clings to him as she did when she was a child. Not to mention being coquettish and letting him carry her like she is now, she no longer even holds hands.

This move made my heart beat wildly.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know that Jingheng was shy. She yawned and buried her head in the crook of his neck: "Brother Li, I'm so sleepy~"

Jing Heng took a deep breath and his voice became softer: "Go to sleep, I will carry you back."

Qin Xiaoxiao closed her eyes in relief, murmured something in a low voice, and her breathing gradually became longer.

Jing Heng smiled and walked back slowly with her on his back.

When he passed the small door, there was a "clang" sound, as if something hit the door. He ignored it and continued to move forward, also ignoring the vague call: "Put - um -"

Behind the door, a woman with thin clothes and messy long hair slapped her hard, and kept opening and closing her mouth to spit out a few words with difficulty: "Get out, get out, I can't let you out, wuwu——"

When she heard the footsteps gradually moving away, but no one opened the door to the cage, she collapsed again, sliding down the door panel and kneeling on the ground, her face full of tears.

This person is none other than Zhao Xiuxiu, who has been imprisoned for nearly ten years.

When it was revealed that she helped the Sun family and his son plot the Shao family's secret black wine recipe, in order to harm Qin Xiaoxiao, she even slandered Qin Xiaoxiao in front of Jingheng as a broom star, and then completely angered Jingheng and locked her up here.

A small courtyard.

Later, she couldn't stand it anymore, and used what would happen in her previous life to pretend that she had precognitive abilities, hoping to get out of trouble and even win over Jing Heng. Unexpectedly, Jing Heng didn't buy it, and in order to keep Qin Xiaoxiao's secret, it was impossible to let her go.

free.

In the first few years, she didn't think about escaping from here, but with two deaf-mute women watching day and night, and people guarding the outside, it was just a dream for her to escape.

There were only her and two deaf-mute women in this small courtyard, and there was no one to talk to. Over the past ten years, her previous vigor and ambition had long been completely wiped out, and because no one spoke, her language ability

It has also deteriorated and it is difficult to speak a complete sentence.

As time passed, her consciousness became less clear, and she was confused and didn't know what to do every day.

Just now, she was staring blankly at the sky in the yard, and suddenly she heard someone speaking outside. The sound of "Brother Li" awakened her consciousness, letting her know that the person who controls her life and death was just across the wall.

However, it was useless. Jingheng was determined to care about her until she died. There was no possibility for her to walk out of here alive.

"Ah..." A deaf-mute woman in her forties or fifties came over quickly, gently covered her body with the cotton-padded jacket she brought, and tried to help her up.

"No, no..." Zhao Xiuxiu grabbed the deaf-mute woman's hand tightly, looking like she was going crazy: "Get out, get out, I want to get out -"

The deaf-mute woman shook her head, let out a long sigh, and looked at her with pity and kindness.

Zhao Xiuxiu collapsed again and cried loudly: "Wrong, wrong, wrong..."

She really knew she was wrong. As long as God would give her a chance, she would never go against Qin Xiaoxiao. She would stay in the Qin family peacefully, grow up relying on the love of her uncle, grandparents, and listen to them.
Chapter completed!