When I raised my sister's hand, I suddenly saw the small bracelet on her wrist. My eyes lit up and I said in surprise:
"Mom, I have an idea."
When everyone looked over, they saw Gu Wenyue holding Gu Wenchan's small arm, where a silver bracelet as thick as a chopstick head was shining.
Because the children were not searched, everyone ignored it, so the children's belongings were kept.
"Ah, why didn't I think that Nan'er also has a gold collar."
Bai said as she walked towards the prison door. After thinking for a moment, she turned back and instructed the Second Aunt:
"Let's use Sixth Miss's bracelet this time. Young Master's necklace is too valuable, so let's save it for later."
Second Aunt's face suddenly fell, but she also knew the principle of not showing off one's wealth. If she took out the gold collar, it would be like throwing a meat bun at a dog and never coming back, which would be even more troublesome, so she nodded reluctantly.
Seeing that she agreed, Bai ignored her ugly expression and shook the iron gate and shouted:
"Madam! Madam!"
After a while, a tall and thin woman came over. She was the yamen runner who had searched Wen Xi and others.
"What's up?"
He still speaks so eloquently and speaks so little.
Bai wiped away her tears and said, "Madam, our child is sick and almost has a fever and is delirious. Could you please call a doctor?"
The tall yamen runner looked at her without saying a word.
Bai seemed to understand something immediately and quickly waved to the second concubine.
"I can't let you work in vain. This is the bracelet the child was wearing. Apart from the medical expenses, the rest is considered as tea money for you. Look..."
The yamen runner took the bracelet and weighed it. It was a solid bracelet, so it could be sold for at least four or five taels, so he could get half of it.
He put it on casually, raised his bitter face, and pulled the corners of his mouth:
"The doctor doesn't have any, but you can bring some prepared medicine."
Originally, they hadn't really hoped to hire a doctor; they were just trying it out, because they had seen too many yamen runners taking money but not doing their job.
I didn't expect that this person who seemed difficult to get along with was actually a good person.
Several people thanked him repeatedly and watched the yamen runner leave until he could no longer see them.
Not long after, a tall yamen runner came over carrying a jar and a bowl.
"One bowl of medicine, drink it for three days. Put it at the door after you finish it. I'll come back tomorrow."
Wen Xi couldn't help but complain in her heart, this must be the longest sentence she had ever said!
Mrs. Bai quickly poured a bowl for Gu Nan to drink, but how could the young master, who was used to drinking sweet dates with bitter medicine, drink it!
After a burst of crying, Bai reluctantly fed the medicine to her son. Gu Nan, looking as if he was being bullied, turned away from his mother.
There was almost half a can of medicine left, and Gu Wenyue and Xiu Li quickly gave it to the fifth and sixth girls to drink.
Fortunately, after three days of taking the medicine, the children's fevers subsided. But the disease was still progressing, and their bodies were still weakening.
Mothers could only give most of the food to their children.
Of course, the second concubine is still the exception. According to her, it’s good enough that she didn’t snatch yours away.
Everyone else is minding their own business. Nothing is more important than your own life.
On this day, when Gu Shengjian was complaining to his aunt Fang that the fat in his belly was almost gone, he heard a noise outside.
Soon a group of men in yamen uniforms opened the cells and shouted:
"Come out in a line, big and small together."
Everyone followed the team in a daze, turning left and right, until they heard bursts of crying and wailing, which frightened people and made them tremble.
Two words were imprinted on everyone's heart... "torture"
Some people even started crying.
The ferocious bailiff roared:
"Shut up and get in now."
As he said that, he threw it towards the woman who had been crying the loudest.
Everyone was silent.
This is a...how to put it!
Morgue? Not likely! Slaughterhouse? Not likely! Or torture chamber would be the most appropriate!
Dark brown bloodstains covered the walls, various iron tools hung overhead, and a large, red-hot charcoal basin was propped up on the ground in the middle.
A man who looked like a butcher, with his upper body naked, was holding a small branding iron and burning a woman's forehead.
"ah……"
The heart-wrenching cries aroused fear in countless people.
When Bai saw the woman in front of her, she trembled and backed away.
Isn't this Minister Chen's wife? Isn't she the mother-in-law of the Third Prince? How... How...
Thinking about the slave mark on her forehead, Bai suddenly felt that her family might not be able to save her and others. Because even the Shangshu's wife...
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