Gu Hui and Gu Nian paused, looking at their younger sisters walking ahead. "Hmm, the little ones are good. They know how to analyze, how to use their brains, and how to come up with solutions."
The two older sisters exchanged a glance and smiled with great satisfaction.
...
When he got home, Cai Xiaolian was already there, but Gu Shouxin had not yet returned.
Gu Nian washed her hands, rested for a while, and then started preparing dinner.
Cai Xiaolian and Gu Xin helped out, and she also inquired about the situation at the manor.
Now Gu Xin can explain it clearly to Cai Xiaolian without Gu Nian having to say anything.
Cai Xiaolian nodded: "That's good, just one troublesome person."
In the county jail.
"Are you Cheng Huaijin?" The people in the prison were no longer the same as before; they were now Lord He's men, the same soldiers who would be escorting the Cheng family to the capital tomorrow. So he came over and had to ask them.
"Hmm," Cheng Huaijin responded listlessly.
"Lord He wants to see you, come with me!" the constable said.
"What are you doing!" Madam Cheng stood up and grabbed Cheng Huaijin.
"Cheng Huaijin, Lord He wants to see you!" The yamen runner only looked at Cheng Huaijin and ignored Madam Cheng.
"Mother, let me go see her!" Cheng Huaijin pushed Madam Cheng away.
“Jin’er, don’t go! They’re definitely trying to harm you! We’re all together as a family. Once we get to the capital, your grandfather will save us. Don’t go, let’s not be separated!” Madam Cheng said, pulling Cheng Huaijin along.
"Let him go!" Lord Cheng pulled Madam Cheng aside, then looked at the bailiffs, "My son is still young and knows nothing. Please, Lord He, do not use torture to extract a confession!"
"Heh, Lord Cheng, Lord He isn't as heartless and ruthless as you, Lord Cheng. You can't collude with bandits to abduct women and arbitrarily accuse students of cheating! Our Lord He could never do that!" the constable mocked.
After saying that, he went inside, pulled Cheng Huaijin, and walked outside.
Lord Cheng was so angry at these words that his face turned red, but he was in prison and there was nothing he could do, so he could only vent his anger on Madam Cheng.
As for Cheng Rui, he was their family's only hope, and he couldn't bear to yell at or hit him.
Cheng Huaijin was shackled and taken to a room in the backyard, which was the same room he used to live in.
There was no Lord He in the room, only a young boy. He recognized him; he was Young Master Zhou from Sister Nian's village.
Cheng Huaijin looked at Lu Zheng with some surprise.
Lu Zheng greeted the yamen runner with a smile, then closed the door. When he turned around, the smile on his face faded.
"You can choose anything in this room to take with you. I've already made arrangements with the yamen runners. You'll set off tomorrow. It will take about seven days to reach Qiyang County. After passing the Qiyang County post station, there's a very difficult mountain road. That's your only chance to escape on your way to the capital," Lu Zheng said, looking at Cheng Huaijin, who was a head shorter than him.
"Why are you helping me?" Cheng Huaijin was taken aback.
"I'm not helping you," Lu Zheng smiled. "I'm just giving you a chance, a chance your sister got. Whether you can successfully escape with her depends on your abilities. As for your parents and brother, you'd better not even think about taking them with you. Your father's crimes will make the authorities spare no effort to catch him. As for you and your sister, you're completely innocent. Even if you escape, the authorities won't chase after you if they can't catch you right away. So, do you want this chance?"
"And what about my mother?" Cheng Huaijin asked after a moment of silence.
"Do you think your mother is innocent?" Lu Zheng gave Cheng Huaijin a sharp look.
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