The people of the Prince's mansion were driven to the prison by the Imperial Guards like livestock.
Even though the Prince's mansion had few people, including guards and servants, there were still nearly eighty people.
The prisoners were placed in different cells according to their gender.
Just like the original owner's memories, nearly two hundred people from the Duke of Huguo's mansion were also imprisoned here.
The female relatives were imprisoned in the same cell as the female relatives of Prince Cheng's mansion.
Before entering prison, the prisoners were forced to change into prison uniforms.
The clothes and jewelry that were taken off were generally not strictly guarded and were considered as extra income for the guards.
The personal belongings of Haitang and the other three maids had already been given to Ning Xi'er.
Ning Xi'er had already stored her own hairpins and jewelry in her spatial storage beforehand, so when she handed all her clothes to the jailer...
Haitang and the other maids never imagined that their mistress's jewelry and purses were not among them.
"Help! Help!"
Ning Xi'er and Haitang were leaning against the corner of the wall when they suddenly saw several maids across the way shaking the Duchess of Huguo and shouting at the jailers.
In the cell where the male prisoners were held, they heard the familiar voice of a maid and called out from afar.
"Xinghua, what's wrong?"
"The second master of the Duke of Huguo's mansion—General Zheng Chengguang, who was guarding the north—shouted from the fence."
The maidservant anxiously replied through the fence, "It's terrible, Second Master! The old lady has lost consciousness, and we can't wake her up no matter what we do!"
"mother!"
General Zheng's voice was urgent and filled with sorrow.
"mother!"
"grandmother!"
Next came the voices of Zheng Tianming, the third master of the Duke's Mansion, and his young master, General Zheng Ye, who was in charge of pacifying the south.
His powerful voice, tinged with a sob, sounded even more mournful in the dark, damp cell.
"Bang!"
Two jailers came over and impatiently kicked the male prisoner's cell.
"What's all the noise about!"
Generals who usually command thousands of troops are now pleading with the jailers to let them see their elderly mothers...
What he received, of course, was the jailer's sarcasm and ridicule.
"What are you thinking? We're already here, and you still think you can just do whatever you want?!"
The jailers, with a nonchalant air, walked up to the cell where the women were being held, glanced inside, and chuckled as they shouted to the other cell, "Eyes closed! Who knows if they're dead or not!"
The maids of the Duke of Huguo's mansion dared not speak out in anger, but could only support the old woman, all of them filled with sorrow.
The jailers glanced around, their gazes lingering on the maids of the Duke of Huguo's mansion, and on Haitang and Aoxue, who were beside Ning Xi'er...
He rubbed his lower lip with his thumb, revealing a lewd expression.
The maids of the Duke of Huguo's mansion huddled to one side in fear.
Although Haitang and Aoxue were trembling, they stood in front of Ning Xier to meet her.
Bai Zhi and Gan Cao pulled Hai Tang and Ao Xue behind them and sat down at the front, looking at the two jailers with a stern gaze.
The jailer slowly pulled out a key, grinning maliciously as he prepared to unlock the door...
The women all retreated.
In the male prisoners' cells, hearing the commotion from the female prisoners' quarters, they pounded on the bars and roared threats.
What are you trying to do?
"Don't do anything reckless!"
Eunuch Xu, who was standing guard beside Prince Cheng, Xie Zhun, applied the ointment given to him by Ning Xi'er to his palm. After finding that the pain had subsided...
After testing the other box of ointment Ning Xi'er had given to Prince Cheng on her own wrist to confirm it was non-toxic, she lifted Xie Zhun's robe and began applying the ointment to him...
Hearing the commotion from the women's side, he paused, focused his mind, and was about to withdraw his hand...
Xie Zhun, who lay on the grass with his eyes closed, gripped Eunuch Xu's wrist tightly.
His eyes, as black as a deep pool, slowly opened, and he silently uttered two words: "Observe quietly."
Let's wait and see.
The murderous aura that had suddenly risen from Eunuch Xu's body finally dissipated.
He looked like an elderly man being bullied during an argument, completely defenseless.
Sensing the commotion, the Duke of Huguo, who had been resting against the wall due to exhaustion, slowly opened his eyes. "Hong'er, how are you?"
He heard the screams of his children and grandchildren as they lay by the fence.
Even though I had anticipated what was going to happen, being there in person still made me feel disheartened.
For over sixty years, he protected the Xie family's empire, amidst countless battles and hardships. He lost his beloved daughter, and now even his bright grandson, whom he had known since childhood, has met such a tragic end...
His children and grandchildren are all in the military, sacrificing their own families for the greater good, and never daring to slack off in the slightest...
In the end, what did the Zheng family get in return?!
If His Majesty hesitates even slightly, or if he considers the Zheng family's contributions and spares no expense for his sons and nephews...
Even Zheng Lei, the Duke of Protector of the Nation, would not be so disheartened.
Hearing the commotion, Zheng Chengguang, Zheng Tianming, and Zheng Ye all turned around to look. They were worried about the old lady's health, but also extremely relieved that Xie Zhun had woken up...
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