Shaoyao stopped her from going and told Huo Jincheng that they were discussing important matters and asked her not to disturb them.
Ah Man asked what was going on. Ma Xiaomai knew a little, and Shaoyao added a few words. Ah Man rolled her eyes, then yelled "Daddy" and ran to tell Huo Jincheng that she knew where the concubine who had escaped from the palace was hiding.
She mentioned Sixiyuan.
Ah Man heard Yunniang and Wang Min'an mention it in the carriage on the night she was kidnapped. Yunniang withdrew silver from the Sixiyuan counter that day and only then did she know that Sixiyuan was Concubine Min's shop.
That night, Yunniang was also panicking. She chatted with Wang Minan to relieve her anxiety. She sighed that she was useless. She had been in charge of the household for many years but was not as smart as Concubine Min. She had secretly bought the Sixi Garden, so even if a disaster happened one day, she would not have to worry about having nowhere to stay.
Huo Jincheng asked A'man to find Brother Qiu. Now most people in the capital know about Brother Qiu's existence, and he also has a famous name, Lord Snake King.
Ma Fuquan did not stop Huo Jincheng. He only informed Jian Ning after he took A'man to ride on Qiu Ge. When Jian Ning learned that Huo Jincheng brought A'man to report the news, he did not say anything. He just suggested that they focus on searching teahouses, restaurants and various shops.
Ah Man didn't know which street Sixiyuan was on, and Jian Ning didn't know even more. It was not convenient for her to just say Sixiyuan directly. Anyway, Huo Jincheng had come, so she could just search along the street while waiting for him and his daughter.
Brother Qiu came quickly, smelling Jian Ning's scent.
"Mother!" Ah Man happily got off Qiu Ge and threw herself into Jian Ning's arms. "I know where that concubine is hiding. She's in Sixi Garden. I'll take mother to catch her."
The governor led his men to surround Sixiyuan like an iron barrel. After the door was smashed open, they searched for a long time before finding an underground secret room under the kitchen where firewood was stored. Min, who was carrying a porcelain bottle of sleeping pills on her body, was dragged up. King Pingnan walked up with a dark face and kicked her.
In a rage, Prince Pingnan kicked hard. Min, who had lived a life of luxury for many years, could not withstand such a kick. Her body flew diagonally along the wooden floor and hit the leg of the Eight Immortals Table hard. She immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered on her skirt and was particularly dazzling under the candlelight.
"Bitch maid!"
The call of "bitch" from Prince Pingnan seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth, and it was like thunder exploding above Min's head.
But she calmed down in a moment and struggled to sit up. She put one hand on her left shoulder blade where the King of Pingnan had kicked her hard, and supported herself on the floor with the other hand. She stared at the King of Pingnan with squinting eyes, "Bitch?"
"Haha." The corners of her bloodstained lips curved into a faint sneer. "I'd like to ask Your Highness, what was your background before you followed the Emperor to conquer the world? If I remember correctly, Your Highness was just a stonemason swinging a hammer. How could your background be superior to mine?"
The Prince of Pingnan's eyes were like iron. He took a step forward. A flicker of panic crossed Min's face, but she immediately raised her chin and met the Prince of Pingnan's gaze with a resolute determination. "We're both lowly people, so who's more noble? Your Highness, after taking off his straw sandals and donning a brocade robe, has become a superior being in the eyes of the world. Yet, I, your Highness's mistress, remain a lowly servant in his eyes. How can this be justified?"
Her voice became louder and louder.
As soon as Prince Pingnan called her a lowly maid, she knew the truth was revealed. She regretted that she ran into Zhuo's father when she went to the prison office. The old man asked her so many questions that delayed the opportunity, so that Hou Ba Lai was transferred to the Ministry of Justice's prison.
She had no choice but to rush to find Mrs. Peng, thinking that she would get rid of Mrs. Peng first and then try to deal with Hou Ba Lai. Who would have thought that they would find her here so soon.
She really doesn't want to accept this!
"No reason can justify you harming others!" Jian Ning said coldly, "My mother was kind enough to keep you and your sister, but you actually turned against her. I want to ask you why you did that? My sister Xin'an is only three years old, how could you bear to harm her? Not only did you kill my sister, you also want to harm me. My son can't inherit my father's title, but you also want to harm him. What's the logic behind all this?"
"You want to know?" Since she was going to die anyway, Min simply blurted out everything she wanted to say. "If women everywhere could choose their own parents, who wouldn't want to be born into a royal family? Who wouldn't want to be born into a wealthy family? There are so many common people in this world, so why should common women be enslaved and unable to hold their heads up forever?"
The more she spoke, the more she became outraged. Looking at Jian Ning's face, which resembled the princess, she was filled with hatred and resentment, her expression gradually becoming ferocious and fierce. "Should I say whether you two sisters will be reincarnated or not? Who made you be born into your stupid mother's belly? Besides having a few more years of education, how else is she better than me?"
"We are both born of the same father, so why should the child born from her belly be the legitimate heir, while the child born from mine should be inferior to you sisters? If you two don't kill me, my Ping'er and Yan'er will never be able to hold their heads up in front of others. Isn't it because Ping'er was forced to marry a lower class because of the label of concubine's daughter? If it weren't for my brother's incompetence, how could you still be alive now?"
"If you hadn't shown up, I would have fought tooth and nail to get myself a co-wife for Yan'er and Prince Yong's marriage!"
"Wishful thinking!" roared Prince Pingnan.
"Dreaming?" She turned to look at Prince Pingnan. "My Lord, if I promise Prince Yong that as long as he obtains the Emperor's order to make me his concubine, I will use your name to persuade the ladies of the court to incite their husbands, openly or covertly supporting Prince Yong in his bid for the throne. Do you think he would refuse? If the Emperor truly issues an order for you to make a lowly maid like me your concubine, how dare you disobey the Emperor's order?"
Prince Pingnan narrowed his eyes slightly, and an invisible aura emanated from his body. At this moment, he was extremely angry. Min knew that if she stretched her neck, she would die, and if she shrunk her neck, she would also die, so she took it easy.
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