Between her previous life and this one, Shen Yuan has known Chu Yuning for over twenty years, so she only needed to glance at his expression to know what he was planning.
If Chu Yuning wanted to get out of this prison, she could only ask one person for help, and that person was Aunt Zhao.
Once he becomes involved with Aunt Zhao, he will be bound by an inescapable shackle, like a vine tightly binding him. In that case, he and his two younger sisters will only suffer a more tragic fate.
She wanted to see Chu Yuning, just like in her previous life, use every means and exhaust all her energy to climb to the top of the tree, only to fall hard from the height, her head bleeding and her body shattered to pieces!
In this life, he should also taste what it's like to be manipulated by her.
Having said everything she wanted to say, Shen Yuan didn't linger and left the prison with the bailiffs.
Chu Yuning stared at Shen Yuan's back until it completely disappeared before he looked away.
His gaze fell on the food at his feet, and he suddenly burst into loud laughter.
Shen Yuan still has feelings for him!
Otherwise, she wouldn't have brought him food, nor would she have told him that Mr. Murong was coming to Jian'an City!
She's just stubborn but soft-hearted; women are all like that, they like to say the opposite of what they mean. Shen Yuan is still exactly the same as before, wholeheartedly in love with him!
Chu Yuning felt a little smug. She hadn't expected that even in his current state of destitution, Shen Yuan would still be so devoted to him. He was indeed outstanding, captivating these young girls.
Chu Yuning couldn't help but laugh out loud as she thought about it.
The man in the next cell, annoyed by the noise, yelled at him, "What's wrong with you?"
Chu Yuning turned her head coldly, her gaze towards the speaker as sharp as an icy blade, utterly sinister.
The person speaking was silenced by the gaze.
Chu Yuning then picked up the food from the ground and began to wolf it down.
Although Shen Yuan brought only leftovers, Chu Yuning hadn't had a proper meal for several days. In this prison, the food delivered every day was either rice crawling with white maggots or vegetables that were sour and rancid, making it impossible to swallow.
So the two plates of leftovers that Shen Yuan brought were like delicacies to Chu Yuning. He ate them all up, leaving not a single grain of rice.
After eating, Chu Yuning leaned against the wall and lay down, pondering how to get out of this prison.
As he was thinking about this, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, so painful that he bent over backward.
What happened?
Could it be...? Chu Yuning glanced at the plate on the ground. Without thinking too much, he clutched his stomach and rushed to the chamber pot in the corner of the cell, took off his underpants, and sat down.
There were no latrines in the prison; the prisoners used chamber pots in their rooms, but these chamber pots were emptied only once a day.
Chu Yuning had diarrhea and soon filled the chamber pot. He called for the jailer to change the chamber pot, but no one paid any attention to him.
Only the people locked up next door were cursing and swearing: "It stinks! It stinks! Did you eat shit? How can you poop so much? You're a fucking disgusting person! Ugh!"
Chu Yuning had ten bouts of diarrhea in one go, until only yellow water remained. He lay on the ground, his face as pale as paper.
Once he gets out, all of these people will die! They will all...
Before Chu Yuning could finish reciting his vow, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He quickly scrambled to his feet, but it was too late. A wet sensation spread through his lower body, and he...
Chu Yuning wished she could just smash her head against a wall and die!
Shen Yuan returned to the pharmacy, tiptoed to open the door, and then turned around to lock it, but saw a figure standing at the door, which startled her so much that she jumped up on the spot.
"Ahhh!"
Suddenly, a flame appeared, and the candles in the shop were lit.
Shen Yuan then realized that the person standing behind the door was Xiao Ling. She twitched her lips and asked, "Why aren't you sleeping? What are you doing standing here so late at night?"
Xiao Ling put down the candlestick, dipped his fingertip in the water in the bowl, and wrote a few words on the table.
Where did you go?
Shen Yuan looked up at Xiao Ling. Was he worried about her because he was staying up so late?
But Shen Yuan couldn't say where she went; she was dealing with her own private matters.
Ever since Xiao Ling told her during the day that the words written on those IOUs had a different meaning, she had been holding a grudge that she had to vent.
So she chose to sneak off to the yamen alone at night, deliver the food laced with an excessive amount of laxatives to Chu Yuning, and throw out bait to lure him into her trap.
The reason I didn't tell Granny Liu was because I was afraid she would worry.
As for Xiao Ling, he and she had only met by chance, and she did not want to involve him in her own karma.
"I just can't sleep, so I'm going for a walk." Shen Yuan smiled at Xiao Ling. "Your injuries haven't healed yet, you should get some rest!"
After saying that, Shen Yuan patted Xiao Ling and went upstairs.
As Xiao Ling watched the girl's disappearing dress, a glint flashed in his eyes; it seemed she harbored some secret.
The next day, it was bright and clear.
Shen Yuan rented a horse-drawn carriage and decided to take advantage of the good weather to collect medicinal herbs in the nearby countryside.
Some time ago, she visited the villages near Jian'an City and learned about the market price for medicinal herbs purchased from these villages.
It's 10% more expensive than she used to sell it for.
However, Shen Yuan could understand, since these herb gatherers were going to sell their herbs in the city, so naturally they would be more expensive than selling them in town.
During this period, Shen Yuan got back ten taels of silver from Chu Yuning and one hundred taels of silver from Zhao Shi. In addition, she got back the silver from Liu Mama selling land, chickens, ducks and grass sheds. She had a total of one hundred and twenty taels in hand. After paying a year's rent, she still had one hundred taels left, which was enough for her to purchase the first batch of medicinal herbs.
This doesn't even include what Xiao Ling gave her.
Shen Yuan set off with this bag of silver!
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