The smile on Xu Muqing's face faded, and she was very disappointed. She did not see any love in Xu Zhiyuan's eyes. The pleasure of immersed in love was just a bit of incomprehensible, just like a lump of elm.

"Forget it, I hope you fall in love with which girl. I'm afraid you will have to wait until Ping'er and Pan'er have grown up, and maybe you will get married." She said with disgust.

Xu Zhiyuan stared at her and said bluntly, "Who said I don't understand the charm? I once had a girl I loved deeply. How I felt the charm at that time? But I was pinched by you. What can I do? Now I can't touch the charming ones. What can I do?"

Xu Muqing felt guilty and felt very guilty, "Brother, I know I was wrong. There is really nothing I can do about your bad peach blossom. What can I do? I can't make you betrayed, don't you?"

But she understood that Ji Yingyue was a wound in her brother's heart. If she couldn't meet a girl who helped him drive away the haze, his brother would probably never be able to get out of this life.

Xu Zhiyuan had already recovered Feng Qingyun's expression, "Even if you don't say it, there will be no result between Ji Yingyue and me. Since she loves Xiao Lince, I will naturally let go. I have my pride. Mu Qing, don't feel guilty. The past things were like a dream to me, and they had long disappeared, and there was nothing extraordinary."

"Besides she has saved your marriage, there is another very important reason for me to help Tang Huizhu. I think she looks very much like you. Her family has forced her to the point where she can't turn back, and continues to force her. Of course, I have to find a way to help her and pull her out of the mud."

"How many guards do you want? Just tell the emperor. Those people from the Tang family are too bullying and too greedy, and they must not let them succeed." Xu Muqing said hatefully.

Xu Zhiyuan said with great momentum, "There are many guards in the General's Mansion, and they don't need these. I'm just here to tell you that I'm going to attack the people of the Tang family. I'm afraid that someone will complain in the court at that time, so come and talk to you first."

Xiao Linye and Xu Muqing naturally agreed, so Xu Zhiyuan began to implement his plan with confidence.

The next day, when several men from the Tang family went to the market, they met rascals. Several people and their entourage were beaten to the point of bruising and swollen faces, and all the silver on their bodies were stolen. They were covered in wounds and were lying on the ground crying and howling, and they couldn't get up.

I don’t know who reported to the official position, but the people from the government office came. The local snakes had already taken away with the money and ran away far away.

The person who reported the official said angrily, "Sir, they gathered together to fight and smashed a stall on the street, destroying a lot of things."

Tang Ping, Tang Xin and others were so angry that their lungs were about to explode, and they were trembling all over, "My lord is wronged. We didn't gather together to fight. They suddenly bumped into them and said that we stole their money. However, we didn't stole it. How could we recognize it? In the end, we were so angry that we were framed as thieves, so we started fighting with them."

As he spoke, Tang Ping's voice became lowered, and he seemed more and more guilty. Who knew that although they were large, they could not beat the Jianjiazi. He was injured all over his body and his silver was stolen.

The yamen runners don’t want to hear them talking nonsense, “Since there is no fight, then the deterrent has destroyed so many stalls? Pay the money, and apologize to these stall owners and go back to the government office to make a record.”

Tang Ping and others showed a look of embarrassment on their faces, "Sir, the silver has been stolen by those gangsters, and we are now penniless. Look, should we solve the case first and then find a way to get the silver back, and we will compensate these stall owners."

The headed yamen runner looked ugly and couldn't help but sneer, "It's natural to pay back the money. Since you don't want to pay the money, let's go to the prison with us for a few days. Come and take them all back. When will you pay the money and get out of the prison?"

The youngest Tang Sheng was so scared that his face looked like a mortal color, his body trembled violently, and he pissed his pants, shaking while crying, "Several officials, we are really not bad people. Those who broke the stalls are really those people. Please don't put us in prison."

The irritable yamen runner directly knocked Tang Sheng on the back with a heavy stick and scolded, "Why are you crying? Is your father dead or your mother dead? Is it not to lie in a prison to chop your head, look at your promising prospects!"

Tang Sheng had never suffered such pain. He grinned in pain and started crying loudly, "My sister is the emperor's savior. She has money. Don't arrest me, let my sister compensate you with the money. My sister is Tang Huizhu. She lives in Xinglin Alley where the dignitaries gathered in the northeast corner and walks eastward to the third family. Please don't arrest me, let alone lock me up."

The yamen runner shook Tang Sheng with a loud slap, "Can you stop crying? It's very annoying, do you know? Let's squat in the prison first."

The fearful and shrill crying accompanied by these pampered men walking across the city of Mizhou, with their eyes growing above their heads until they were locked in a wet prison with a scent of decay and gloomy smell. The door lock with iron chains was locked with a clang.

Tang Sheng was so scared that he couldn't help crying, "Couple, second cousin, what should I do now? I don't want to be a prisoner."

Their purpose of coming to the capital was not to force Tang Huizhu to get more benefits from the emperor. She wanted high officials and generous salaries, real power and wealth. However, when they arrived in the capital, his half-sister didn't buy it at all. So what should we do now?

Tang Ping's brain hurts so much, his temples pounding. He said in annoyance, "Don't cry anymore, okay? What problem can cry now solve? If you make the jailers bored, just use a rag to block your mouth, or just use a silver needle to sew your mouth. Then, it will be really called Tiantian and the earth is not effective. Do you want to live such a life?"

Tang Sheng was crying and his head was shaking like a rattle, "I don't want to. I want to go back to Mizhou now. There is a father protecting me and a mother pampering me. It is much more comfortable and comfortable than being in the capital."

The talents in the capital were cruel and terrifying. He was really afraid that he would be killed if he didn't pay attention one day.

"Then calm me down. Let's find a way to let Huizhu come and pay the bank and protect us. I don't believe it anymore. Tang Huizhu is doing well in the capital and must know many noble people. She will definitely get us out."

Tang Ping was still very hating Tang Huizhu the day before, despising her for being unkind and being too cold. She obviously made such a great contribution to saving the emperor, but she was unwilling to benefit the family. Instead, she ran to the capital to enjoy it herself, which was too selfish.

However, now, he had to put all his hopes on Tang Huizhu. After all, they were not familiar with the place in the capital. If you want to say that the only one who could save them was no one else except Tang Huizhu.

Tang Ping struggled violently in his heart, and finally took out the jade pendant he hung in his sachet and shouted loudly, "Is there anyone? I wish you, can you come here?"

Not long after, the prison guard walked over with anger on his face, and said with gritted teeth, "What are you shouting? It's so noisy, don't you know? What's the matter?"

Tang Ping smiled and handed the crystal clear jade pendant to the prison guard, and said with a diligent and pleasing voice, "Sir, you see, we did not commit any crime. We just accidentally destroyed the stall owner's belongings while arguing with the gangster. We are willing to pay for the money."

"But we really don't bring so much money. Can you help me and go to the third family in Xinglin Alley, northeast corner, with the Tang Mansion written at the door, and let the girl living inside bring the money to redeem us? She is our sister, very rich."

The jailer stared at the beautifully carved jade pendant in front of him, which looked very valuable. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva. However, the superiors told him that these people offended powerful noble people and could not be released easily. They had to wait until the above words to speak. No matter how much money and bribes were given, they could not be accepted for the time being.

So even if you want to be so crazy, you can only push it back without hesitation, pretending to be disgusting, "Are you sending beggars? Stay safe. When will the adults investigate this case and make sure you are innocent, you will naturally let you go, and bribery is useless. Even if your sister comes, no matter how much money you spend, you will never be able to redeem you."

The jailer sneered and looked at them mockingly, "So you can stay quietly first. We adults are the most fair and honest in doing things. We can go out without a bribe without a guilty crime. Even if we give us more money, we have to sit in the prison cell. It's that simple."

After the prison guard left, Tang Ping, Tang Xin, Hu Ran, Hu Jie, and the youngest Tang Sheng could not control it and couldn't help crying.

"What should we do now? How long will we be locked up here? I don't want to die in the cell. Brother, why do we feel so unlucky? We have to fight with people when we go to a market. It's okay to fight. It's obviously not our fault, but we have to be compensated for money. I think the capital is too terrible, and it's not as safe and comfortable as the Mizhou city."

Although Mizhou City is a little smaller, his father is a veritable local official. How can he walk sideways and live in a prison cell?

"Can you stop crying? I'll call the prison guard later. Do you want to be beaten to break your legs? Fortunately, we didn't suffer much, so we waited patiently for Tang Huizhu to come and have some connections. I don't believe she can really be so cruel and let us stay in the cell for several days." Tang Ping held his anger in his heart and said hatefully.

Tang Sheng was very scared and had no idea at all, "Brother, do you think my sister will really come to redeem us? What if she still hates her father and wants to sell her to the salt merchant's son, no matter how cruel we are? You have seen it before. We told her that her father was sick, and she was indifferent and wanted to drive us back, and didn't even help us with any benefits."

What if they are to be imprisoned in prison for several years, what kind of life will be waiting for them?

Tang Ping stared viciously in front of him, "She dares, no matter how we say it is all her relatives. She will not save her when she returns to Mizhou City, will she be drowned by the spits? Why should she watch us die?"

However, next, Tang Ping and others were slapped in the face.

They were locked in prison for three days. Each meal had only two steamed buns and a small plate of pickles, and a bowl of porridge that could almost be seen. They could not fill their stomachs at all. They were hungry so that several young and strong men had stares and were weak all over. In addition, they had no water to wash, and they emitted a disgusting odor that even they could not stand it.

The yamen runners who arrested them did not say that there was any progress in the case, nor did they say when they would be released.

Tang Sheng started trembling, and cried every day, and scolded Tang Huizhu hard, "That woman is so cruel. She must know that we are locked in a cell, but she just doesn't want to save us. In her heart, we are just thorns in our eyes, and she wants to get rid of us, let alone now we are unlucky, and we are locked up after fighting with someone and smashing the stall."

"Brother, do you think we will be locked up here for the rest of our lives? I really don't want to be locked up. It's so scary. I can't eat enough these days, the weather is still cold, and I almost freeze to death when I go to bed at night. You said when will this end in such a day? I want to go out and go home."

Tang Ping stared at him and cursed sternly, "What's the use of yelling here? It's not that you and your mother were too harsh on Huizhu before. How much suffering she suffered in the city lord's mansion? How could she not hate you? Now, we are being imprisoned. People are thinking about the unhappy things in the past and are not willing to save us at all. If we can't catch those gangsters who make trouble, we will be imprisoned for a while."

He didn't dare to think about when he would be locked up and when such a day would end. However, he understood that if no one had protected them out, those jailers who had not received enough benefits would never let them go easily.

Tang Sheng lowered his head, sobbed and cried, and began to miss the days he had been in Mizhou City.

Tang Xin was silent for a while and suddenly said, "Brother, do you think the property we gave to the jailer is not tempting enough, so people are too lazy to pass the message for us. Otherwise, we will take out all the valuable things on our bodies and try again, so that the jailer can pass the message to Huizhu. We must make sure to pass the news, see if Huizhu is willing to save us at that time."

Tang Ping, Tang Sheng and others all looked at Tang Xin, and asked suspiciously, "Is this really possible? The jade pendant I gave to the jailer last time was quite valuable, and they were confiscated and they were unwilling to help us pass the message."

Tang Xin expelled the anger that was aggrieved in his heart and said coldly, "No matter what, you always have to try again. Do you want to wait for death here? Only when you go out can you have a way. Stop talking nonsense, take out all the valuable items you have."

Tang Sheng took out the sapphire inlaid on his belt, and Tang Xin took out the pendant made of jade on his neck. Hu Jie had no value, so he had to contribute the white jade hairpin with his hair standing up. Add Hu Ran's mutton fat jade ring, which adds up to something very valuable.

When the jailer came to deliver the meal at noon, Tang Xin called out, "Sir, what should you do to help us pass the message once. The jailer thinks we are not from the local area. We look at our clothes and dressed quite decently. Do you want to slaughter us as fat sheep? My sister is indeed quite rich. When you send the message, she will give you a lot of money."

The jailer had already received the order from his superiors to slaughter the men in front of him. He coughed softly, "If you say you didn't commit any unforgivable crimes, you just fought with those gangsters and smashed their stalls and paid the money. But when you were fighting, the emperor and the queen were watching on the second floor of the teahouse at the intersection. You angered noble people, otherwise how could you be locked up for so long and spend some money to release them."

Tang Ping felt a dizzy feeling, and a strong fear surged into his heart, making him tremble for a moment.

Why are they so unlucky? The fight was hit by the emperor and the queen. Then, how did they ask Huizhu to say good things to ask for an official position in front of the emperor? Will the emperor give it to them?

It seemed that they had done something wrong. The Tang family had become prosperous and could it still be realized?

When Tang Ping thought of this, he stuffed all the valuable treasures they put together into the hands of the prison guard and said flatteringly, "These items are quite valuable, and they should have nearly 200 taels of silver in total. Please ask the prison guard to help us go to the Tang Mansion in Xinglin Alley and send a message to the hostess inside, and ask her to come to the prison to pick us up. She has a lot of silver and will not make you embarrassed."

The jailer stared at the jade pendants and jadeites with his eyes shining, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. He looked nervous and looked around with caution. He found that no other colleague noticed him and quickly stuffed all the treasures into his arms.

"For your sincerity, I risk my life to spread the word for you. But it is hard to say whether it will succeed. If someone is unwilling to pay the money to redeem you, don't blame me for being unfavorable. I just bring the words."

Tang Sheng felt a strong hope in his heart, "She is my real sister and will definitely redeem us. Sir, please bring the words."

The wet and cold prison is not a place for people to stay. After sleeping for only three days, he felt that his bones were hurt. If he stayed there, he would have to freeze to death here.

The jailer responded with a smile, and when he walked out of the cell, the smile on his face disappeared, and gave all the valuable items to his boss, "This is what they gave, and they are going to pass on a message to Miss Tang."

The person who was holding the thing was sent by Xu Zhiyuan. There was a light of disgust in his eyes. "Tonight, reduce the amount of food they will suffer again. Miss Tang will naturally come to see them tomorrow. I will deal with the message, so you don't have to be busy."

The jailer responded quickly and did not dare to question any.

"Please keep your mouth in mind, if it is spread out, be careful of your life." The man warned in a low voice.

Sure enough, at night, Tang Ping and the others only got one steamed bun, which was made of coarse grains. It was cold and hard, and the porridge was cold and difficult to swallow.

Several people finished their supper with difficulty, but were frozen to death again in the middle of the night, and almost burst into tears.

"Huizhu, when will you come to redeem us? Staying in the cell these days is simply not something that humans can live." Tang Sheng, who was spoiled, curled up in pain, his face turned pale, and cursed complaining.

It was not until noon the next day that Tang Huizhu came with Feng Xue and Feng Yue. Under the leadership of the prison guard, she met the so-called relatives.

Tang Sheng quickly climbed up from the straw like a drowning man, stumbled to the front of the cell, and accused loudly, "Tang Huizhu, did you intentionally? Why did you send someone to pass the message yesterday? You didn't come until today? Do you want to see us die in the cell and you are happy and satisfied?"

Tang Huizhu was very calm and even said sarcastically, "I think I came too slowly, right? Since I don't want to see me, I'll leave. You guys should take care of yourself. Do you really think I want to come to such a bad place in the prison cell?"

She turned around and was about to leave. Tang Sheng's eyes were red with anxiety, and she was so scared that she said, "Sister, how could you just leave like this? Don't leave."

Tang Ping glared at the willful and impolite Tang Sheng, lowered his voice and warned, "Can you restrain your bad temper? Now you are going to ask Huizhu, not her asking you. If you have this attitude, you may have to live in the cell all your life, why are you so stupid?"

"Huizhu, don't leave. Let's talk carefully. Come back soon, okay? We were talking inappropriately before, and it's normal for you to feel a little unhappy. My brother is here to make you diligent."

Tang Ping is a man who can stretch and shrink. He doesn't want the hope that he has finally come to slip away again.

Tang Sheng could only lower his posture in the threatening eyes of several brothers, "Sister, don't leave. I had a bad tone before. I apologized to you here. Can you come back and find a way to save us? It's too scary to stay in the cell. I don't want to sleep here tonight."

Tang Huizhu looked at them straight for a while, and said as if she was watching the show, "Oh, why are you locked in a cell? What did you do?"

Several men were embarrassed and embarrassed, "It was just that they met some gangsters. Those bastards insisted that we stole their money and finally started fighting on the street. We were arrested and had to pay for the money. It seemed that when we were fighting, the emperor and the queen were drinking tea on the second floor of the teahouse not far away. They were very angry when they saw it. Those people in the government office were the most good at watching the dishes, and they must have deliberately kept us in order to please the noble people."

Tang Huizhu looked very unhappy, "There are many dignitaries in the capital, but not like Mizhou. You should be more restrained here. Don't think that the capital is full of gold and there are many dangers. It must be because you are too generous and you are targeted. Now, you will suffer a loss."

"Huizhu, go and ask for a favor and let us go out. Where is this place where people stay? We are also unlucky enough. We finally had a fight and actually met the most noble master. This is luck." Tang Ping spoke, looking worried. "At most, we will be more cautious in doing things in the future and will not cause trouble again."

Tang Huizhu watched these people be locked in the prison for several days, and she lost weight, with a disheveled face, and there was no way she looked like a noble young man before. She finally spoke, "I can spend more money to get you out, but you have to promise me something."

"No matter what you want to say, we will agree to you. Not to mention one piece, even ten pieces. Sister, please let us go first. I can't stay here for a moment. I'm still so hungry." Tang Sheng said impatiently.
To be continued...