One hundred and forty-one

Yu Ying's expression was complicated and a little tense.

The person who came was the eighth daughter of the Yu family, a concubine's daughter.

The Yu family had one wife and three concubines, each of whom had children, so Yu Liuniang had nine brothers and sisters.

There are three people who are sisters of the same mother as Yu Liuniang.

Eldest brother, third sister.

The youngest, Xiaojiu, is a boy, about the same age as Fuan.

The Yu family was ransacked, and except for Yu's father who was beheaded, all the concubines and their children, except those who were married, were exiled to Lingnan.

If there were no one to take care of us along the way, I'm afraid few of us would have made it to Lingnan alive.

Apart from being close to her elder brother and elder sister, Yu Liuniang was arrogant and looked down on her other brothers and sisters, so she was not close to her eighth sister.

Yu Ba Niang may not understand the more detailed aspects of Yu Liu Niang, but that doesn't mean she can relax.

Yu Liuniang was arrogant and domineering, and now Yu Ying would not pretend to be that way. The only explanation was that life had smoothed out her edges.

After bringing the man to the house in the backyard, Yu Ying gave Fu An some silver and asked him to buy some food.

Yu Ying poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to her.

Seeing the tea being offered to her, Yu Ba Niang was flattered and hurriedly took it, "Thank you, thank you, Sixth Sister."

Yu Ying said, "You came to look for me, but is there something wrong at home?"

Yu Baniang's hands holding the teacup suddenly trembled, her eyes gradually turned red, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Sixth sister... please help me, I don't want to be anyone's concubine..." Her voice was filled with tears.

Yu Ying was shocked and said, "You haven't reached marriage age yet, who asked you to be a concubine?!"

Yu Banniang is only thirteen years old, still a child!

Moreover, she had the impression that Yu Liuniang's biological mother was quite kind to her illegitimate sons and daughters. She had asked someone to send them some money and food recently, so they were not in such a state of distress that they had to sell their sons and daughters.

Yu Ba Niang's tears were about to overflow from her eyes. She wiped them with her sleeve and then choked up, "He's a bully in Xin County. He's nearly forty years old, but I heard that he has that kind of disgusting fetish. He likes girls who haven't reached the age of marriage yet. Many girls have been tortured to death by him..."

At this point, Yu Banniang broke down, covered her eyes with her arms, and sobbed.

After all, he was only thirteen years old. His father was beheaded and his whole family was exiled. How could he bear it when he encountered such a thing?

Yu Ying understood immediately that the man had a pedophile habit!

Suddenly, a feeling of nausea rose in my throat.

She picked up the tea and drank it, suppressing the feeling of nausea.

Yu Ba Niang sobbed, "Auntie couldn't bear to see me become that man's concubine, so she told me to come secretly to look for Sixth Sister..."

As they were talking, there was a knock on the door, followed by the eldest sister-in-law's voice: "Sister-in-law, it's time for the consultation. There are many patients waiting outside."

Yu Ying took a deep breath, calmed herself down a bit, and said to the door, "Wait a moment, I'll be out."

After saying that, he looked at Yu Ba Niang and said, "You should take a rest first. After I finish my consultation, tell me in detail about the bully's background. Your brother-in-law and I will discuss it in detail."

Hearing this, Yu Ba Niang, who had originally held low hopes due to Sixth Sister's disdain for illegitimate children, dropped her sleeves in shock and stared at the person opposite with red eyes, uncertain: "Sixth Sister, you, you want to help me?"

Yu Ying didn't agree immediately. She stood up and said, "I won't sit idly by and watch this happen, but it has to be within my ability. Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Yu Ba Niang nodded quickly: "I know, I know!"

It was as if I had found my backbone, and tears flowed down my face.

Yu Ying sighed, turned and walked towards the door, but suddenly remembered something, stopped, and turned to look at Yu Banniang.

"What's happening with my mother now?"

Life must have been hard for those who were exiled, but although a letter came from Xin County, it didn't report any worries.

Now as Yu Liuniang, she has the obligation to take care of her biological mother.

Yu Ba Niang wiped her tears, sniffed, and replied in a low voice, "Sixth sister became ill not long after marrying into Yu County. Her condition has been fluctuating. My mother said it was because eldest sister missed father, third sister, and sixth sister that she became ill."

Yu Ying was slightly stunned.

After a few breaths, he nodded and said, "I'll go back to see my mother after your matter is settled."

After saying this, his expression suddenly turned serious: "People who have been exiled to low status cannot leave the place of exile at will. Does anyone know that you came to look for me?"

Yu Ba Niang quickly replied, "Only Auntie and Little Auntie know..." Suddenly remembering that she had called out "Sixth Sister" in front of a child and a woman outside the clinic, her face turned pale and she said in panic, "Just now, I didn't pay attention and called out "Sixth Sister" outside the clinic. What should I do?!"

"They won't tell anyone, so you should be more careful next time."

The only people who heard her calling "Sixth Sister" outside just now were Fu An and the eldest sister-in-law.

Fu An had always been tight-lipped, and his sister-in-law had also been a prostitute, so she naturally knew the seriousness of the matter and would not say anything.

Yu Banniang nodded quickly.

Yu Ying left the house.

Wen Xingjian came out of the house and asked in a low voice with a nervous look on her face, "Is my younger sister okay?"

Just now, when she heard the voice of "Third Sister" outside, Wen Xing knew who the person was.

But Wen Xing knew that exiled criminals were not allowed to leave the place of exile at will, so she was so nervous.

Yu Ying said with a serious expression, "Something happened at home. I'll discuss it with Erlang first."

"Also, tell Fu An not to tell anyone else that she and I are sisters. If anyone asks, just say that the girl who just came wants to become my disciple. I will take a couple of days to observe her before making a decision."

Wen Xing nodded and said, "I understand."

Fu An just came back, and Wen Xing quickly pulled him aside to explain things.

Yu Ying went to see patients. Although she had something on her mind, she was not careless.

At noon, there is a one-hour break.

After Yu Ying had been seeing patients in the teahouse for about half an hour, she immediately went back to look for Yu Banniang.

The clinic was only a quarter of an hour away from the county government office, and three quarters of an hour was enough for her to ask Yu Banniang about the bully's identity.

*

After Fu Wei finished the meal his mother brought him, he was about to take a rest when he heard Yu Ying coming to look for him, and was surprised.

On weekdays, if there is nothing to do or it is just a small matter, Ah Ying would not look for him during lunch break.

Fu Wei immediately stood up and walked quickly out of the yamen.

The couple met and walked side by side to the banyan tree not far from the yamen.

"You came to see me for something important?"

"Someone from the Yu family came to look for me." Yu Ying said.

When he heard that someone from the Yu family was coming, Fu Wei's gentle aura suddenly changed, and his eyes became nervous.

"Who from the Yu family is looking for you?"

"It's Ba Niang. Liu Niang and her are just ordinary friends. They used to only talk to each other for a few words throughout the year."

Hearing this, Fu Wei breathed a sigh of relief, but he still didn't relax. He frowned slightly and asked, "Why did she risk being beaten to come to you?"

If you step out of the exile area, you will be imprisoned for three days and beaten with a stick twenty times at the lightest, and your life may be taken at the worst.

Yu Ying told her that Yu Ba Niang came to her for help.

"That bully forced several girls under the age of marriage to marry him. They were all from lowly families. He obviously thought he was easy to bully. But this is already against the law, but the magistrate of Xin County stopped it. It seems that there is some relationship between the two men. I am afraid this matter will be difficult to handle."

At the end of the conversation, he asked, "Would it be convenient for you to help me check this person's background?"

Fu Wei paused for a moment before replying, "It's not difficult to investigate, but we can't let anyone know that she left Xinxian to look for you. So, let her go back first. I'll find a way to go to Xinxian the day after tomorrow to put things off for now."

Yu Ying was silent for a moment, then said, "If not, I'll go with you."

"No." Fu Wei rejected her without thinking.

Yu Ying sighed softly and said, "But hiding forever isn't a solution. The Yu family might already be suspicious."

Yu Liuniang's medical skills were not very good, but when the news of what she had done in the past year and a half reached Yu Liuniang's biological mother, Li, Li must have had some suspicions, but she may not have thought that she had changed her mind for the time being.

Fu Wei's expression was solemn, leaving no room for negotiation. "Before it can be avoided, I will find a way to resolve this issue. You must not go to see the rest of the Yu family."

This world is most taboo about the talk of demons and monsters. Countless people have died from being possessed by evil spirits or burned alive.

If Yu Liuniang's biological mother, Mrs. Li, the eldest son of the Yu family, or other people in the Yu family pointed out that she was not Yu Liuniang and provided various evidences, even if others did not believe it for the time being, the seed had already been planted, and they would not treat Ah Ying as an ordinary person when they met her next time.

"Don't go, I'll be anxious." Fu Wei took Yu Ying's hand, tightened his grip, and added this sentence.

Yu Ying looked down at his hands and nodded: "I'm not going."

After a moment of silence, she looked up and said, "Why didn't you ask me if I could help before going to Xinxian to help?"

Fu Wei smiled and said, "I know you."

"The absurd things this bully did are infuriating. You helped not because of your relationship with Yu Liuniang and Yu Ba Niang, but because you wanted to help as much as you could."

Yu Ying lowered her eyes and said uncomfortably, "Banniang is still a little girl. If I don't help her, she will fall into the bottomless abyss and may even lose her life."

Human nature is often selfish, but planning something now might help. If she really ignores it to protect herself, it is not her style, nor is it Fu Wei's style.

Fu Wei said, "Mo Lang has left two people in the county seat. I'll ask one of them to send her back first, and then have that person stay in Xinxian for two days to observe the situation. If there is any problem, they can receive timely information."

Yu Ying quickly calmed down and analyzed, "If that bully is really related to the Xin County Magistrate, I'm afraid the Xin County Magistrate may not give face to Zhou County Magistrate. Even if he does, he won't punish the bully. The bully will stop targeting Ba Niang, but many young girls will suffer."

At this point, Yu Ying's eyes were calm and composed as she said, "We must first spread the news of his evil deeds so that everyone in Cangwu County knows about it. Then, the matter of Ba Niang must be delayed for a month no matter what. I will go to the county seat next month and it will be resolved."

"You want to use the help of the prefect's wife..." Fu Wei understood what she meant, and the rest of her words were self-evident.

Yu Ying nodded, confirming his idea.

The wife of the prefect also has children, and they still need her now. If we ask her for help, she will definitely help us.

If helping each other has little effect...

Yu Ying's eyes turned cold. "If the punishment is too light, then I'll ask Mo Lang to put an end to it. They're in that line of work, so they'll always have ways to deal with people like this."

It would be best if we could take that bully's life.

Yu Ying had such thoughts, but she did not think that she was dark inside. Even in the future, the death of such a person would not be a pity.

Hearing this, Fu Wei looked at her and asked, "Why didn't you ask Mo Lang and the others for help from the beginning?"

Yu Ying: "I heard from Ba Niang that many young girls were brutally murdered. I hope that through the Governor's wife, he can be convicted of his evil deeds, giving justice to the victims and compensation to those who were harmed and tortured. At least they won't have to worry about money. But if he takes action directly, it will be too unfair to those who were harmed."

*

After parting with Fu Wei, Yu Ying returned to the clinic and went to see Yu Banniang first.

"You go back today. Your brother-in-law will go to Xinxian in two days."

Yu Ba Niang's face turned pale as she asked tremblingly, "So, will I no longer have to be that bully's concubine?"

"I will resolve this matter with your brother-in-law. You should go back first. If people knew that you came to look for us, it would implicate your brother-in-law and me, and then I wouldn't be able to help you even if I wanted to."

Hearing this, although Yu Ba Niang was afraid to go back, she nodded repeatedly: "Then, then I will go back today."

"Someone will take you back before sunset. When you get back, don't go out. Stay home. If anything happens, hide. Don't risk looking for me. Someone will pass the news to me, and then your brother-in-law and I will figure out a plan to find you."

Yu Ba Niang nodded in agreement.

As long as she doesn't have to marry that bully, she will definitely be obedient.

Before sunset, when the clinic closed, Yu Ying put the veil hat on Yu Ba Niang and then sent her out of the clinic.

When they reached the meeting place and were about to part ways, Yu Ba Niang suddenly said, "Sixth sister, you are different now."

Yu Ying glanced at her, calm and indifferent: "After so many things have happened, everyone will change."

Yu Ba Niang's face darkened beneath her veil. "Sixth sister, you've become a very good person now. When I came here, I thought you wouldn't help. I've also thought about it. If you don't help, I won't implicate Auntie and Little Sister. I'll go back to Xin County and jump into the river again."

Yu Ying's face darkened when she heard this: "Don't do anything stupid until you're at your wit's end. I'm helping you, and I'm helping you."

Yu Ba Niang had hope and the hope of living, so she nodded heavily: "I won't do anything stupid!"

Yu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and walked forward to exchange a few words with the person who sent Yu Banniang back to Xin County.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen. Once we get to Yu County, please take good care of the Yu family."

The young man named Chen Langjun nodded and said, "Doctor Yu saved Master Mo and also cured our village leader's headache. He is indebted to us. You should not hesitate to do us a small favor."