After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yin Yichen went to the house of the distant relative of the Pei family that Song Wanning mentioned.
What Yin Yichen didn't expect was that before he could even enter the house, he immediately saw several people on the eaves secretly watching the courtyard. These people had been watching from the eaves, probably sent by Gu Jie to monitor them. As for why they were monitoring the mother and daughter, it was worth investigating.
Yin Yichen understood what was going on and immediately went to knock on the door. After a while, the woman inside opened the door. Inside was a woman dressed very simply. When the woman saw Yin Yichen, she was stunned. She had never expected that such a gentle and kind man would come to her home.
The woman looked at Yin Yichen blankly and asked, "Sir, who are you looking for?"
There were traces of tears on the woman's face, obviously she had just cried.
Yin Yichen looked at the woman and just smiled and said, "I'm a good friend of Brother Pei Xu. I heard that he was in trouble, so I thought of coming to ask him about it, to understand what happened and think of a way to save him. You are my sister-in-law, right?"
The woman in front of him rolled her eyes, looking at Yin Yichen with some disbelief, and said, "My husband never said he had such a friend."
Seeing this, Yin Yichen just lowered his head and smiled, "Brother Pei Xu and I have known each other for a long time. I knew him before he became an official in the grain department."
Although the woman was still a little suspicious, she let Yin Yichen in. "My husband told me not to let anyone in before he left, but I see that this man is not a bad person, so please come in and talk."
Yin Yichen nodded slightly and looked around at the courtyard. A courtyard with three entrances was quite large for a place like the capital. It seemed that Pei Xu was indeed living a good life as the grain transport officer in the capital.
The woman asked Yin Yichen to sit on a chair beside her and poured him a cup of tea. "Sir, what do you want to know today?"
Yin Yichen looked at the woman and said, "The last time I saw Brother Pei, he was still wearing plain clothes. He wrote to me saying he wanted to come to the capital to work. I didn't expect that he would be so successful so quickly and have such a big courtyard."
Seeing this, the woman looked at Yin Yichen and smiled helplessly, "Thankfully, I have relatives taking care of me. But now I'm in trouble. It's hard to say whether I can get out. If I can't get out, I really don't know what to do with my child and I for the rest of our lives."
When the woman said this, she brought up her sad past again and immediately raised her sleeves to wipe the corners of her eyes.
Seeing this, Yin Yichen continued, "I heard him say before that it was the Pei family who was taking care of me. This shows how important the Pei family is in the capital. I was thinking of relying on Brother Pei's recommendation and was just waiting for him to come out. If he could recommend me, my life would definitely be easier. But who could have thought that there would be such a thing as the unexpected."
"Little brother, I won't hide it from you. I'm afraid I can't recommend someone right now." The woman looked at Yin Yichen and said helplessly, "Someone came a few days ago and said that my husband's affairs have implicated many people, even the Pei family. But I can't care so much now. I just hope my husband is fine."
"What? There's actually such a thing? Is the evidence now solid? If so, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do." Yin Yichen sighed twice and said to the woman, "People die for money, birds die for food. It's not wrong to plan for your own family. But who would have thought that even the Pei family would be implicated. Then, sister-in-law, do you know what mistake the Pei family made that they are being targeted like this?"
"I don't know about that. He sent someone to tell me a few days ago to stay home and not run around. I don't know what will happen next." The woman sighed. "If you can get out, that would be the best, but if you can't, there's nothing we can do."
Yin Yichen looked at the woman and sighed, "I have connections in the prison. I'll go see if I can rescue my brother. Does my sister-in-law have any tokens for me to give him? I'm afraid he's been punished in prison and his life is not easy. I'll show him some of my wife and daughter's things. I'm afraid he has something in mind."
Seeing this, the woman didn't doubt it and immediately took a hairpin from her head. She looked at Yin Yichen and said, "He made this hairpin for me himself. If he sees it, he will definitely think of me."
Yin Yichen took the things and continued, "I just saw someone outside watching everywhere, but I don't know who it is. If sister-in-law trusts me, please follow me to live in another house first. When I go to the prison, I will think of a way to ask Brother Pei, so that he can feel at ease."
The woman hesitated for a moment, and finally, seeing Yin Yichen's sincere expression, she nodded, "In that case, I'll trouble you, brother. My husband doesn't have many friends, and you're the first one who's willing to help."
Yin Yichen only smiled faintly and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too kind. Sister-in-law, please pack your things first. I will call a carriage to pick you up immediately. I will go out to the prison to clear things up and see how Brother Pei is doing now."
The woman responded, looked at Yin Yichen and said, "That's great. Thank you for all this, little brother."
Yin Yichen is usually very good at acting. Seeing that the woman looked like he was there to save people sincerely, the woman quickly believed him.
Yin Yichen left the house with the token in his hand and stood outside, saying to Wei Fu beside him, "Take these two to a safe place and get rid of these people around here."
Wei Fu responded to Yin Yichen, "I understand."
Yin Yichen got on the carriage and went straight to the prison. He wanted to meet Pei Xu who was imprisoned in prison in person.
When Yin Yichen arrived, the jailers at the door were all respectful and fawning over him. Yin Yichen watched them and successfully made his way to the cell where Pei Xu was imprisoned.
He met Pei Xu. Pei Xu was now having good food in the cell. He looked like he was eating well and sleeping well, and his old wounds were gradually healing.
Yin Yichen looked at Pei Xu and chuckled, "Pei Xu, right?"
Pei Xu stood up from the ground in surprise, looking at Yin Yichen's appearance and said in surprise, "You, who are you? Why are you here? What do you want to see me for?"
Yin Yichen looked at Pei Xu, hugged his arms and said slowly, "The one who can come to see you in this prison is definitely not an ordinary person."
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