Chapter 211 Excuse me
Princess Ping stared at the talisman for a long time before coldly saying, "I'm a little short on cash lately, so I won't use it for now. When I need it, I'll send someone to ask for it. I hope Physician Yu can keep it for me."
Yu Zhiyi smiled and glanced at her, then replied, "Okay."
She had heard Yao mention before that this Princess Ping's family was the Yuanwei General, a first-rank military officer, who received countless rewards every year.
When Princess Ping got married, her dowry included hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
How could she not have money?
But Yu Zhiyi wasn't angry; instead, she felt somewhat relieved.
There are too many women in this world who are trapped in love and romance, yet few of them are able to find fulfillment.
In her opinion, it is more meaningful to protect and take good care of herself.
After finishing her business, it was already evening when Yu Zhiyi returned to Yiluan Charity.
She had barely arrived at the shop when Manager Wu came in and reported, "Boss, Lian Yongchao's condition has stabilized, and I've also gotten the information I needed."
Lian Yongchao and his group were going to a family surnamed Jiang.
The Jiang family is now left with only a widow and her child. The widow, surnamed Li, is deaf and mute and has no means of making a living. She can only survive by picking up discarded rotten vegetable leaves at the market.
In the summer, things were alright, but in the winter, there were no vegetable vendors on the streets, so she could only make a living by surviving on the dried vegetables she had prepared in the summer.
Li's child, Jiang Xiaohua, is three years old now, but she still hasn't started speaking.
The neighbors all say that Jiang Xiaohua inherited her muteness from Li and has been mute since birth.
The investigation team discovered the problem of the Li mother and daughter during the first round of screening, but it was still summer at that time. Compared with other people who needed help more, the matter of the mother and daughter could be postponed, so it was temporarily shelved.
They only remembered this mother and daughter when they had almost finished their other work.
Thinking that the mother and daughter usually only had leftovers to eat, and that they might not survive the winter if they weren't helped, Manager Wu sent someone over to help them.
Actually, this wasn't the first time Lian Yongchao and his group had gone; today was their third time.
The first two times I went there, I came up empty-handed. It seemed that Li had taken her child to beg on the street.
When I went there again today, I was beaten up before I even got to the Li family's house.
Manager Wu said, "Master, I have already reported it to the authorities. I expect those thieves will be caught soon. Lian Yongchao's injury was a work-related injury, and I have discussed the compensation plan with him. He has no objections."
"However, what about the Li mother and daughter..."
The guys who beat people up came in strange ways; it's far-fetched to say they committed crimes randomly.
After all, they weren't robbing or trying to kill anyone; their targeting of just three people seemed rather blatant.
Manager Wu said worriedly, "Although Li is deaf and mute, she is quite beautiful. I'm worried that someone with connections might have taken a liking to her."
He couldn't think of any other explanation besides this possibility.
After all, the Jiang family was dirt poor.
Yu Zhiyi said, "I'll go there myself later."
Even if Li really did take her daughter out begging, she should have gone home by now that it's so late.
As the weather gets colder, the outdoors in Shengjing during winter can be freezing.
"I'll go find two people."
Yu Zhiyi initially wanted to say no, but then she thought that if she could really persuade Li to accept the help, she might have to bring the person over, and then she would inevitably have to pack her things, so she agreed.
Soon, Yu Zhiyi arrived near the place where the Li mother and daughter lived.
It was a small, dilapidated tile-roofed house, which at first glance was even more dilapidated than the other houses on this run-down North Suburb Street. Its uniqueness could be recognized without making a special effort to find it.
What makes this house seem out of place, besides its dilapidated state, is mainly the presence of several burly men guarding it.
Li Dashi had been beaten up that morning, and he immediately recognized two of the burly men as the ones who had attacked him during the day. He hurriedly said to Yu Zhiyi, "Boss, it's those thugs! They're here again!"
He was both nervous and worried.
I'm nervous, worried that a conflict might break out, and concerned about the Li mother and daughter.
Yu Zhiyi frowned and glanced at him: "Li Dashi, go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to report the case."
Li Dashi's eyes lit up.
Although these people are fierce and menacing, they still have to abide by the rules of the capital.
With the protection of the Jingzhao Prefecture, there shouldn't be any problems, right?
"Then wait for me, boss. We'll go over when the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture arrive."
Yu Zhiyi glanced at the dilapidated house, realizing that if she waited until the Jingzhao Prefecture officials arrived before going in, it would be too late.
She didn't answer, so Li Dashi took it as a yes.
As soon as Li Dashi left, Yu Zhiyi walked straight toward the brick house in front of her.
Tian Mengda, standing to the side, was stunned: "Master...Master? Aren't we supposed to wait for the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture to arrive before going in?"
Without turning her head, Yu Zhiyi said, "If you are afraid, you can wait here."
Tian Mengda had never seen Yu Zhiyi make a move, but he had vaguely heard that his boss was a very powerful figure.
But he couldn't understand it. How powerful could a woman be?
Watching Yu Zhiyi's receding figure, he felt extremely conflicted.
If we go with him, he might end up dying here today.
Maybe I shouldn't go...
Gritting his teeth, he followed: "Boss, wait for me! I'll protect you!"
Yu Zhiyi gave him a strange look but didn't say anything.
Inside the dilapidated tile-roofed house.
The middle-aged man dressed in silk pressed the frail woman down on the only table, chuckling maliciously, "Little wench, it's your good fortune that I've taken a liking to you, that I don't mind that you're poor or dirty. Don't blame me for being shameless."
"As long as you obediently follow me, I guarantee you'll be able to eat and drink well every day, and your daughter will also live a life of luxury and privilege. Isn't that better than you staying in this dilapidated house every day?"
The woman couldn't speak, and couldn't even understand what the man was saying, but she knew he had ill intentions.
She resisted desperately, trying to push the man away.
But she was too weak.
She clenched her teeth so hard that her lips even bled from the force.
Even with all her strength mobilized, she was no match for the man and could only shake her head in despair.
don't want……
don't want……
My daughter is still here; I can't let her see such a filthy scene...
Will this wicked man stop violating her if she dies? Will my daughter no longer be tainted by such sights?
Just as Li was about to bite her tongue and commit suicide, a clear female voice suddenly came from the doorway: "Excuse me."
Li could not hear any sound, but she could feel the tightly closed door being opened and a cold wind blowing in.
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