Chapter 6: Robbery
She bit her lower lip tightly, and the bloodshot in her eyes made her want to tear Ruan Mian apart on the spot.
Li Shen apologized, "Thank you, sir. I am blind and ignorant. Please don't take it personally. I..."
Xie Huaian shook his head and interrupted him: "It's good that the prince is okay."
After saying that, he took Ruan Mian away and agreed to her exchange conditions on the way.
"I can spare your elder brother from physical pain. If that's the case, then shouldn't you also fulfill your promise?"
Seeing this, Ruan Mian handed the document he had already written to Xie Huaian.
"Of course, Lord Xie, the evidence of the rumors spread by Li Shen and Qi Nanfeng is here." The document listed the address of a child's home and the hiding place of the letters between Li Shen and Prince Yan.
The reason why Li Shen did not burn it was because he wanted to leave a way out for himself.
He used those letters to threaten Prince Yan and his party, and successfully escaped from the later house search.
However, in this life, there is no such good thing! Who told them to have evil intentions, to harm the innocent Ruan Qingsong, and to cause the Ruan family to die without a burial place?
Before leaving, Ruan Mian tentatively made an unreasonable request.
"Thank you, sir. Excuse me...can I go see my elder brother tomorrow?"
Xie Huaian nodded calmly: "According to the law, relatives can visit, but the time is limited."
Ruan Mian bowed politely and thanked him.
After returning to the Ruan Mansion, she found Zhang Shi, who was filled with worry. "Mother, I have already made arrangements today. My eldest brother will be fine in the Ministry of Justice for the time being. I can visit him tomorrow."
Zhang was surprised and asked, "Mian'er, are you telling the truth? Who are you looking for?"
Her daughter has now divorced Qi Nanfeng, so how can there be any other way?
Ruan Mian explained, "Money talks, and I've found some ways. Mother, there's one more thing we must prepare for."
"Father is not in good health, and now my eldest brother has been thrown into the Ministry of Justice. I think it would be best for us to sell all our shops and farms and turn them into cash just in case."
"What? But..."
"Mother, I know you have many doubts, but you must believe in your daughter..."
"Mian'er, I'll do as you say! Money is nothing but material possessions. Having some cash on hand is better than having your fortune confiscated. But do you have a good place to receive cash?"
Ruan Mian nodded quickly: "I have."
But there is only one day left, and it is too late for them to sell off the farm and shops.
They could only ask their mother to contact some shop owners who had shown interest in their shop and sell it for as much as they could.
As for some other miscellaneous items, Ruan Mian wrote a list overnight and gave it to Cuizhu.
"Zhu'er, go buy all the things I want tomorrow and put them in the warehouse in the backyard."
Cuizhu was a little puzzled, but didn't ask any more questions.
The next morning.
Zhang handed a basket of cakes that had been made overnight to Ruan Mian. "Mian'er, this is your eldest brother's favorite. Go check on him on your behalf and tell him not to be afraid."
The one who was really panicked was her as a mother, but she couldn't help at all and could only rely on her daughter.
Ruan Mian arrived at the prison very early and handed the noodles and some silver that he had prepared earlier to the officers and soldiers on duty.
"Thank you for your hard work, my elder brother is still relying on your care in there."
She offered a lot of benefits, and those people happily brought her in.
When she saw Ruan Qingsong sitting upright,
His hands, shackled with heavy shackles, were bleeding from being rubbed. He clutched the prison door tightly and asked in surprise, "Mian'er, why are you here?!"
Ruan Mian looked around and only spoke briefly after seeing the officers and soldiers had left.
"Brother, this is a long story. We can talk about it later when there's a chance. I came here today to do something."
"What is it?"
Ruan Qingsong was puzzled when Ruan Mian suddenly reached out and ripped the jade pendant off his waist!
"Mian'er, what are you doing?"
"You can't wear this, brother. If someone comes to interrogate you later, no matter what they say, you must deny it even if you're beaten to death. Just tell the truth. Those poems were just you reciting them to the moon! What could possibly be your intention for rebellion?"
"I've always been like this!! I've never thought of treason!"
Ruan Mian certainly knew this. In the original book, Ruan Qingsong was just Qi Nanfeng's stepping stone and the scapegoat he pushed out.
The jade pendant that Ruan Qingsong had worn since childhood was made a big deal by Qi Nanfeng and Li Shen in the original book, and was linked to the astronomical phenomena of the Imperial Astronomical Observatory and the nursery rhyme of the country's demise.
Now that Ruan Mian has taken it away, let’s see what they can do!
To reassure Ruan Qingsong, she added, "I've already sent my sister-in-law and Rui Ge'er to Jizhou. Everything is fine. By the way, I've already divorced Qi Nanfeng."
"What? Why do you want a divorce? You're a woman! What are you going to do after the divorce?"
Ruan Mian smiled and handed him the cake made by Zhang: "So what if we get a divorce? Qi Nanfeng has betrayed me and is so selfish. I don't want to be hanged on this tree for the rest of my life.
Now that the Ruan family is in trouble, I should have stepped forward. Big brother, you promised me that as long as you don't confess, you will always be able to get out!"
Ruan Qingsong looked at the woman in front of him with a determined face, and suddenly felt a little strange.
I always feel that Mian'er now is different from before.
But he couldn't tell exactly what the difference was.
They didn't have much time, and Ruan Mian was asked to leave before they could say a few words.
While Ruan Mian was busy all day, the Qi Mansion was in chaos.
Qi Nanfeng had to use all his words to finally coax the Fifth Princess into submission.
After diligently serving the princess for a day and a night, he had to return home exhausted to prepare the betrothal gifts and choose a day to propose marriage.
However, when he returned home, he found that something big had happened!
Liu led a group of people running around in the mansion, and the servants were in chaos.
Seeing this scene, Qi Nanfeng was confused. Before he could say anything, Liu suddenly started crying.
"Son! You're finally back!"
"What's going on?"
Liu's voice was trembling, she almost fainted, and she couldn't even stand steadily.
He couldn't even utter a complete sentence, and Qi Nanfeng was so anxious that he pulled the woman beside him and yelled, "What the hell happened?"
The old woman turned pale with fear, fell to her knees on the ground, and said in panic.
"Master! Our house was robbed!"
Hearing this, Qi Nanfeng frowned: "What?"
"We've been robbed! Even the fine flour and old rice have been stolen!"
"absurd!"
Qi Nanfeng shouted angrily and walked straight towards the warehouse.
"Such a large mansion, and yet it still suffers from a major thief? Are you all just eating for free?!"
He didn't believe it, but every room he passed by was empty. The places where porcelain vases and famous paintings used to be placed were now bare.
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