When Tietou saw his friend get such a large piece of silver, he was happy for him. He also wanted to do something good for the old man, and maybe he would give me such a large piece of silver in the future.

After finishing his business, Tie Niu drove the carriage and took Tong Wen Yao back to the inn. Before leaving, Tong Wen Yao told him to come at the same hour tomorrow, took out five cents from his pocket, and asked him to ask about Ma Dong.

There was a knock on the door. Xing'er heard the sound from inside and hurriedly opened the door. After she went in, Xing'er closed the door.

"Miss, is everything going well?" She sighed, "Ma Dong was arrested and thrown into jail." Xing'er frowned when she heard this and said, "Why is he in jail for no reason? This is really difficult."

She sat at the table, poured a cup of tea into the teacup, and drank one or two cups directly before her thirst was quenched.

Explain it briefly to Xing'er.

Xing Er randomly speculated, "Miss, do you think Ma Dong was wrongly accused?"

"I've asked someone to investigate, but I don't think we'll know until tomorrow at the earliest." Tong Wenyao glanced at Xing'er and said, "If we hand it over to the authorities, they'll need to see the evidence. But when I came back, they had already investigated everything. The prefect is a reasonable man, so there's no need to worry about them making a wrong judgment."

Xing'er glanced at Tong Wenyao and said, "Miss, I heard them say in the lobby this morning that the prefect is out on patrol today."

Tong Wenyao understood immediately after hearing this, "It turns out that the Ma family knew that the prefect was away, so they dared to frame him!"

She chuckled and said, "I see. It seems like Ma Dong will definitely suffer physical pain."

"Xing'er, go outside and ask if the prefect's son is going with them?" Xing'er quickly agreed after hearing this.

She took out the chopped wild boar meat from the space and fed it to Guaiguai. She missed Xiaoxue a little. At this moment, Xiaoxue was at home and she didn’t know where she had wandered off to.

About half an hour later, Xing'er came back, and Tong Wenyao quickly poured her a cup of hot water to drive away the cold. After Xing'er drank it, her body felt clean and warm.

"Miss, the prefect's son has not left. I also heard that a pair of women came to the prefect's house yesterday. Not long after they entered the house, the prefect got angry and left the city with his wife and the two women the next day."

Xing'er continued, "Many people saw it, and it looked like they were going there to demand an explanation. The prefect also brought over thirty guards with him."

Tong Wen Yao tapped the table intermittently. After the prefect went out yesterday, the Ma family took the opportunity to report to the police, and Ma Dong also happened to go home to pay homage to his mother yesterday. With this series of events, it was hard for Tong Wen Yao not to suspect that the Ma family was responsible.

But could the Ma family, a mere merchant, really have the ability to set a trap for the prefect? ​​Or did the Ma family simply seize the opportunity and succeed?

She speculated countless possibilities in her mind. If the Ma family had taken action against Ma Dong, they would have had the opportunity to do so within the year since they moved out, but they did not. Or, the Ma family felt that they had not hit the target, so they did not take action. And yesterday, the prefect happened to be out of the city, and it happened that Ma Dong came to the mansion to pay homage to his mother.

If she were the stepmother of the Ma family, she would bribe the deputy officer to kill Ma Dong after seeing this scene! After figuring it out, Tong Wenyao was no longer anxious.

After seeing this, Xing'er's brows were filled with worry, and she asked, "Miss, how about we go back? We can't contact Kong Ming in Madong Prison."

Tong Wenyao reached out and gently tapped Xing'er on the head, saying, "If you retreat when encountering problems, then how can you do anything? You might as well just lie down. This matter is not difficult to resolve. Just wait and see."

After hearing this, Xing'er frowned and said earnestly, "Miss, we are not in the capital now, and there is no one to help us."

"It doesn't matter. No one will help us all the time. We still have to rely on ourselves. Don't you trust me?"

Xing'er quickly explained, "No, Miss, I do trust you, but I feel that the Ma family's affairs are none of our business, so there's no need for us to go."

Tong Wenyao's face darkened after hearing this, and she said in a serious tone, "Xing'er! Putting aside whether this matter has anything to do with us, if Mr. Kong Ming were here and knew that Ma Dong was captured, do you think he would save him?"

Xing'er thought for a moment and whispered, "Miss, I think it's possible to save her."

Tong Wenyao nodded. "If we rescue Ma Dong, then the chances of convincing Kong Ming to come to the village to teach will be greater. Saving Ma Dong now may seem like it has nothing to do with us, but it's actually closely related."

After hearing this, Xing Er's face suddenly became enlightened, "Miss, I understand."

After hearing this, Tong Wen Yao felt relieved. It might be because Xing'er suffered a lot in exile, which made her a little cold-tempered. Although this might not be a bad thing, Tong Wen Yao still hoped that Xing'er could show a little mercy and save them within her ability.

She touched Xing'er's head and said gently, "Xing'er, not everyone is as bad as the people on the road of exile. In the future, you will meet someone who will treat you very well."

After hearing this, Xing Er bit her lip tightly and said with some resistance, "It's enough for me to have the young lady. The young lady treats me very well."

Tong Wenyao was amused after hearing this. "If you don't want to, then don't look for it. If you do look for it, then look for it according to my standard of being so good to you, okay?"

Xing Er nodded after hearing this, but she felt a little inferior in her heart. People like them who had lost their innocence, did they still deserve happiness?

After dinner, Tong Wen Yao took Xing'er out shopping. It was not good to stay in the room all the time. There were many acrobatics in the state capital. Tong Wen Yao dressed up as an old man and held Xing'er's hand. In the eyes of outsiders, they looked like a father and daughter.

Yuguan County has relatively little nightlife, and most people go to bed after dark, while Cangzhou has a rich nightlife, especially around the Chinese New Year.

"Xing'er, do you want to eat this?" Tong Wenyao asked, pointing at the white cake. "Dad, I want to eat it."

After hearing this, Tong Wen Yao took out three cents from her pocket and bought two strings of cut cakes. She handed one string to her and ate the other string herself. When the people next to her saw this, they looked down on her. She was such a grown-up, yet she was still snatching food from a child.

But Tong Wenyao didn't care what others thought. After finishing the cake, she walked to the next stall. This one was oden. Tong Wenyao swallowed her saliva and asked again, "Xing'er, do you want to eat?"

"Dad, I want to eat." Tong Wenyao waved her hand and said, "Buy it."

Just like that, whenever Tong Wen Yao wanted to eat, she would ask Xing'er. If she didn't want to eat, Tong Wen Yao would just walk past without even looking at her.

After one round, my stomach was full.

On the platform in front, there was a monkey jumping through a fire ring. Yanshi was standing by with a whip to urge it to jump over. After the monkey turned around twice on the stage, it finally mustered up the courage to jump over the fire ring.

"Good!" A cheer came from the crowd, which continued continuously.