Chapter 32
After confirming Zhiyun's safety, Wen Weili began to think about how to rescue Zhiyun from the prison. When Wen Weili didn't know much about the prison, she thought Xinxin's secret guards could easily rescue Zhiyun.
But when Wen Weili actually sneaked into the imperial prison, she realized the difficulty of it. Although head-on combat was not the specialty of the secret guards, their skills in gathering intelligence were excellent. However, inside the imperial prison, Yin Yi reported that he felt like he was being monitored. This meant that in addition to the guards who could be seen on the surface, there was one or more forces hidden in the imperial prison.
After hearing Yin Yi's intelligence, Wen Weili sent a team to investigate, but that force was far more powerful than Wen Weili had imagined. The secret guards were discovered as soon as they met them. If they had not been prepared and retreated in time, the secret guards might have died in the imperial prison.
Then, the problem arises. Wen Weili thought that this force was most likely not the prince's. If it was the prince's men, based on their skills and the prince's attitude towards Duanmu Huaixin, they should be sent out to capture them as soon as possible. Even if they underestimated the enemy for a moment, this group of people would be used in the subsequent pursuit.
However, this group of people were not among those who were chasing Prince Huai, so they were probably not the Crown Prince's men. However, it was also possible that the Imperial Prison held someone who the Crown Prince feared even more. The possibility was small, but Wen Weili didn't intend to rule it out.
If someone wasn't the Crown Prince's man, and appeared in the Imperial Prison, he was most likely the Emperor's man. Judging from the Crown Prince's situation as regent—he simply announced the Emperor's sudden illness before the morning court session and then arranged for Duanmu Huaixin's arrest during the session—and combined with the Secret Guard's findings on the Imperial Hospital, the Emperor's inability to attend court wasn't due to illness, but rather an assassination attempt that had plunged him into a coma!
Wen Weili believed that since there were such a group of skilled individuals in the Imperial Prison, rescuing Zhiyun would require more than a brute force attack, and that speed was crucial, as the situation was urgent. However, the inability to determine the full extent of this hidden force still worried Wen Weili.
She originally wanted to plan slowly, but Wang Dayong and the jailer forced her to disappear from the identity of "Miss Hui Xin". Moreover, Zhiyun's body only seemed to be alive on the surface. If she could not be treated as soon as possible, she would definitely retain old injuries. If she slowly recuperated in the imperial prison for a while, Wen Weili had also prepared ingredients for Zhiyun's meals, but Zhiyun could not wait now, and she could not delay either.
Although she had a plan in mind, Wen Weili still had a superficial worry. Seeing this, Wang Ping thought that Miss Hui Xin was still worried about Wang Dayong, so he took the initiative to ask, "Miss Hui Xin, are you worried about Wang Dayong?"
Perhaps, I could ask the people in the Imperial Prison? Wen Weili thought, and she sighed softly, "Brother Wang Ping, what if I say yes? Would you be willing to help me?"
Miss Hui Xin's eyes, which seemed to be filled with tears, looked at him with such trust. Wang Dayong was immediately moved. He patted his chest and said excitedly: "Miss Hui Xin, please tell me. Although I, Wang Ping, am a small figure, I can still make a difference in the imperial prison."
Wen Weili smiled sadly, as if she had thought of something terrible. Her face gradually turned pale, and with a hint of tears in her eyes, she told Wang Ping, "Brother Wang Ping, to be honest, the prison boss had already come to see me this morning..."
Wang Ping's heart trembled, and he had a bad guess. He frowned and said hesitantly, "Could it be that Wang Dayong has already complained to the prison boss Zhang?!"
Wen Weili nodded, then sighed, "I was thinking of just accepting my fate, but with your enthusiasm and sincerity, Big Brother Wang Ping, I'm thinking of writing something about my unwillingness to accept my fate!!!"
Wang Ping suddenly realized, "No wonder, no wonder, when I told you about it, you had that attitude, it turns out that..."
Wen Weili nodded affirmatively and said gratefully, "Brother Wang Ping must have heard a thing or two about me. Hui Xin is a self-combed woman who swore never to marry. She left the village so decisively. If she were forced to go back, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to save her life."
So Miss Hui Xin was planning to leave and never come back? Wang Ping felt even more pity for her and was determined to help this poor girl. "Miss Hui Xin, if you need anything, please let me know!"
"Since big brother is so sincere, then I must be frank too," Hui Xin stared at Wang Ping and said word by word, "I want to leave. If the village can't accommodate a woman, I will come to the imperial city. If the imperial city can't accommodate a woman, I will go to the border. If the border can't accommodate a woman, I will go to the mountains. The world is so big, there will always be a place for Hui Xin to rest!!!"
"Miss Huixin..." Wang Ping, a burly man, was moved to tears. He clenched his fists and waved them a few times. "No, little sister Huixin, since you call me Big Brother, you are my sister, Wang Ping. If you have any ideas, you can tell me. Even if I can't help, thank goodness for your cunning second brother Zhao Cai."
It seemed a little difficult to say, so Wang Ping whispered to Wen Weili, "Zhao Cai, that kid, is really smarter."
"Thank you, big brother, for thinking of me." Hui Xin was very grateful, but she had her own ideas in mind. She stared into Wang Ping's eyes and asked, "I want to leave, but Wang Dayong will definitely not let me go. Big brother, do you know if Wang Dayong will call someone to take me back?"
Wang Ping was a little confused by the question. He frowned and tried hard to recall.
Wen Weili looked at Wang Ping who was so serious in front of her, but her heart was not moved at all. She was not touched by the brother-sister relationship recognized on the spot, nor was she softened by Wang Ping's enthusiasm.
In the past, Wen Weili would have felt reluctant and chosen to bear it alone, but after going through the process of mediating the affairs of Prince Huai's Mansion, she chose to hide herself from public opinion. Now, Wen Weili is a person who will do anything to protect Duanmu Huaixin.
Therefore, Miss Hui Xin, who was forced into a dilemma by injustice, would never let go of this opportunity. Even if it meant using Zhao Cai and Wang Ping, Wen Weili would not hesitate at all.
Wang Ping had a hard time thinking. He recalled the past performances of his colleagues and Wang Dayong one by one, "Maybe... maybe there is no one to help..."
Wen Weili's voice was soft, with an earnest pleading expression on her face. "Brother Wang Ping, I don't want to be caught halfway through my escape. That would be more terrifying than death... This morning, prison boss Zhang told me with absolute certainty not to even think about escaping. There must be some hidden tricks we don't know about...Brother Wang Ping, think about it. What...what are the prison boss's tricks..."
Wang Ping's thoughts drifted away as he listened to Wen Weili's voice. It seemed as if something was controlled by the four major jailers. In the past, when jailer Zhang got drunk with Jiuer, he would often say that he had loyal dogs under him, or that he had people above him and no one could take his position. He would also insult the other jailers with gritted teeth, calling them villains and so on...
Wang Ping racked his brains, but couldn't figure out what Zhang the jailer had done. He could only apologize to Hui Xin and tell her that he couldn't think of anything. But seeing Hui Xin's wry smile and thanking him, Wang Ping quickly comforted her, saying that he would ask Zhao Cai to help him think of something and to ask the other brothers.
Wen Weili nodded, thanking him, but her expression showed she had given up hope for the future. Wang Ping felt inexplicably sad, determined to get to the bottom of it. He believed Hui Xin was right. If the jailer had said it so easily, he must have been sure she wouldn't escape.
On the way back, the more Wang Ping thought about it, the more confused he felt. He had no choice but to rush to Zhao Cai's room to ask him.
Zhao Cai had gotten some medicine from the clinic, applied a plaster to his buttocks, and was relaxing comfortably on the couch when Wang Ping suddenly flung the door open. He was so startled that he instinctively rolled to the edge of the couch, dealing a second blow to his already severely injured buttocks.
At that moment, Zhao Cai felt so much pain on his head that he seemed to see an endless hell with evil spirits howling in front of the ghost gate. He must be dead.
"Zhao Cai! Zhao Cai, what's wrong with you, Zhao Cai!" Wang Ping still had some friendship with Zhao Cai, and hurried over to help him up, "Are you okay?" He patted Zhao Cai's back, just like the greetings between brothers in the past. He avoided Zhao Cai's buttocks that were badly hurt, but he didn't pay attention to Zhao Cai's back which was also seriously injured.
"Ah——!!!!!!!" Zhao Cai's screams echoed throughout the prison. Wang Ping was frightened to the point of having his hair stand on end. It was too miserable, too tragic. He had never thought that such a sharp scream could come out of the mouth of Zhao Cai, a man who was not very tall. The screams were no less piercing than those of the prisoners being tortured in the torture room.
Zhao Cai thought he had already fallen to the ground in pain, but Wang Ping slapped him back to the living world. He thought with a grin, today must be his unlucky day, it must be, otherwise, how could his poor buttocks be hit so hard, three times at that! ! !
"What the hell is going on..." Zhao Cai said weakly, as if she had vomited out her soul. Seeing Wang Ping still standing there in a daze, she groaned and squeezed out a sound from between her teeth, "If you have nothing else, please get out of my room."
"Well..." Wang Ping hesitated. Zhao Cai's face was twisted in pain. Could this really help him solve the problem of Zhang the prison boss? This made him feel very guilty - worried that Hui Xin's problem could not be solved.
Zhao Cai glanced at the hesitant Wang Ping and concluded that his partner wasn't here for serious business. He gritted his teeth and said, "Would you please get out of here smoothly?"
Wang Ping made up his mind. Thinking of Hui Xin's weak and pitiful appearance, he told her the story in a few words, focusing on asking about the prison boss's hidden methods.
"Huh?" Zhao Cai was very surprised. Wasn't Wang Ping, this fool, happy to have some free time? When did he start thinking about such things? Something was wrong, very wrong.
"Yes—Miss Hui Xin asked you to ask, right?" Zhao Cai guessed that when he was away, only Hui Xin had contact with Wang Ping.
"Uh..." Wang Ping knew he couldn't hide it anymore, so he had to confess everything. He scratched his head. He wanted to tell Hui Xin everything he found out so he could take the credit. But since Zhao Cai had guessed it, he had no choice but to tell him. However, since this concerned Hui Xin's escape, he had to be careful. "Don't tell anyone else about this. If you do, Hui Xin won't be able to escape."
Zhao Cai rolled her eyes at Wang Ping. "Am I that kind of person? Wang Dayong was wrong in the first place. He should have curbed his temper long ago. The cook had been reluctant to give in because she loved money, but Miss Hui Xin isn't one to be greedy. He's definitely not going to get away with it."
"Then tell me, what should we do?" Wang Ping lowered his voice and leaned close to Zhao Cai's ear and asked, "Do you think the jailer really has that trick?"
"Of course there are," Zhao Cai said disdainfully, telling Wang Ping to get lost. "For such a large prison, we can handle the underground ones, but the heavenly ones need someone else to keep an eye on them."
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