On the other hand, the interrogation of the people arrested by Bai Heng also yielded results.

The man was a wealthy businessman from Tangzhou Prefecture. It was said that he had a good relationship with Liu Erniang before. When he learned that the Liu family was ransacked and Liu Erniang, Liu Sanniang and others were imprisoned, he was filled with indignation.

After investigation, the dispute between the Liu and Zhao families was discovered, and Qing'er informed the Zhao family.

Because the Zhao family was related to the county magistrate, the man had to settle for revenge on Qing'er.

In fact, she did bully Qing'er, and now Qing'er is on the verge of death.

The person brought out his connections in Tangzhou Prefecture, but Bai Heng was not afraid. He beat them with a hundred sticks and put them in jail when they were dying.

…

The young man on the bed was pale and lying quietly, without a sound. Zhao Chuchu sat beside the bed with complicated thoughts.

Liang'er cried so hard that she fainted and was taken away by Yuan'er to rest.

At this moment, Zhao Chuchu didn't know what to say, but she had a premonition in her heart that made her want to say something.

Zhao Chuchu didn't know how long she had been sitting there. After a long while, she finally spoke, as if talking to herself: "Maybe, Zhao Chuchu is still here?"

She turned her head to look at the boy with his eyes closed on the bed, and asked herself, "If Zhao Chuchu was still here and you were gone, how hurt she would be, and how regretful you would be."

"Qing'er, can you hold on a little longer? My intuition tells me that she seems to still be in this world. She seems to be waiting for you as well. Don't give up on her first."

"Qing'er, hold on, maybe you will see a different future."

“…”

Zhao Chuchu muttered for an unknown period of time, until a voice so faint that it was almost inaudible seemed to respond from beside her.

"I know, she's still here."

Zhao Chuchu turned her head blankly and saw that the weak boy who was unconscious on the bed had opened his eyes at some point.

The previously dim eyes were now dotted with tiny stars, and the dry lips moved again, "She's still here, I'll wait for her."

Looking at the young man who had rekindled his hope, Zhao Chuchu felt her eyes slightly warm for some reason.

"Well, we'll stay with you until she comes back."

There was a kind of feeling in the dark, and Zhao Chuchu had a strong intuition that the original owner would come back in the near future.

…

When Qing'er woke up, his heart knot was untied, his fever subsided, and under the doctor's care, his health gradually improved.

The happiest person was Liang'er, who hugged Qing'er and cried like a baby.

Qing'er gently wiped his tears and comforted him.

The madam soon learned that Qing'er had been rescued, and brought people to take Qing'er back.

Qing'er's condition had just improved, so how could Zhao Chuchu and Zhang Xiuyuan let the brothel owner take her away?

She took the opportunity to offer to redeem Qing'er and Liang'er, but the madam immediately showed a mocking look on her face.

"Want to redeem them? Sure, one thousand taels per person, no bargaining."

"One thousand taels? Is Madam Zhang talking nonsense?" Zhao Chuchu's face was not looking good either. The original owner wanted to use fifty taels to redeem Qing'er.

To be honest, the consumption level in Renhe County is not high. One tael of silver is enough for a family of eight to spend for a month. The people in the village cannot save two or three taels of silver in a whole year.

The status of a young waiter was even lower than that of a servant, so fifty taels of silver was considered a high price to redeem a young waiter.

If an ordinary person used fifty taels to redeem a prostitute, most people would definitely say that she was mentally ill.

But the original owner loved Qing'er so much that he sold the blue-tiled house.