Over there, Lu Haoran was already busy with the bandits and the whereabouts of the large amount of dowry. When he learned that something had happened to Liao Keren, he almost burst into curses.
When Lu Haoran arrived at the cell, Liao Keren was already wearing prisoner's clothes. He looked so shabby that Lu Haoran could hardly recognize him.
Liao Keren felt wronged. She never thought that one day she would be imprisoned in a prison.
And it was because of theft. Theft is not a capital crime and is not considered a serious offense, so he was not held in solitary confinement. Instead, he was held together with a group of people who had committed minor crimes.
Even when they were pushed into the cell without distinction between men and women, those men who were as dirty as beggars took advantage of the chaos to rape her, rape her...
Liao Keren didn't dare to think about that scene. He only knew that his body was sore and there were many pinch marks on it.
Lu Haoran felt so distressed when he saw her: "Don't cry, I'll take you away right now."
After saying this, he became very angry with the jailer. What could the jailer do? How could he know that this ordinary woman had a relationship with the prince?
But things are not so easy now: "Sir, a bunch of stolen goods were found in public from this... lady's house. Although they have been returned now, they produced a list of items, accusing her of stealing a box of dowry."
"We've only recovered part of the things we found, and we're asking her to pay back the rest, or she'll spend the rest of her life in jail."
Lu Haoran's face turned pale: "These things are clearly..."
Lu Haoran choked, because he really couldn't tell the origin of these things, because some of them were stolen by him, and some of them were given to him by his mother when she came to ask for money.
How can I say these?
If they tell anyone, how will they put their reputation on the table?
"How much is still missing? How much silver is needed?" Lu Haoran could only ask with gritted teeth.
Soon Lu Haoran got a list that recorded every item of jewelry and the value of each item.
What this meant was that if the item couldn't be found, compensation would be paid according to the price. Lu Haoran roughly calculated it and found it was as high as 20,000 taels. He was so angry that he started shaking.
He couldn't help but yell at Liao Keren: "Stupid, who told you to provoke her? What do you want to do?"
After following Lu Haoran for so many years, this was the first time Liao Keren was yelled at, and her eyes were red with grievance.
"Brother Hao, I was wrong. I didn't know. I didn't know those things belonged to her. Otherwise, why would I wear them out?"
"Brother Hao, Junsheng still needs me, I can't stay here."
Lu Haoran was furious. If he really got that batch of dowry, the twenty thousand taels would be just a matter of words.
But now, where does he get 20,000 taels?
I can only leave Liao Keren here and go back to his father to find a solution.
"Twenty thousand taels? Don't you know what the situation is at home? Forget twenty thousand taels, there's not even ten thousand taels. Since she's your mother's niece, let her figure it out herself."
Mother Lu had no choice. Although she was in charge of the family's finances, she could only spend a small amount from the account every month.
"Hao'er, those things were originally given to you by the princess. How can this be considered stealing? Go find that bitch and ask her to stop suing and say it was a misunderstanding. See if that works."
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After standing in the sun for an hour, Lu Haoran's cheeks were red from the sun. He couldn't help but yell at Liusu, who was picking flowers in the garden: "What's wrong with Xu Jinyi? It's been an hour, why hasn't she come out yet?"
Liusu is also having a hard time. Although she has not been punished to kneel or do hard labor recently, she still has to walk around the garden every day.
She had become much darker due to the tanning. Not only was her skin darker, but she was no longer a personal maid and no longer had the whitening skin cream that Xu Jinyi gave her every month.
He looked dark and ugly, with dry and yellow hair. After all, the food was no longer as good as before.
"Ever since the incident at the General's Mansion, the young lady's personality has been unstable. I'm afraid she must have annoyed the prince, so she's deliberately making you wait."
"Prince, are you here for my indenture? Are you here to redeem me?" Liusu asked.
Before Lu Haoran could answer, he saw a stunning beauty in a red dress walking slowly towards him with lotus steps.
Her gorgeous red lips were slightly raised, and the gold hairpin on her head added a bit of agility to her. There was a red flower painted on her forehead, and with her bright eyes, she looked like a seductive fairy.
Because midsummer had arrived, the thin dress could not hide her graceful figure at all, and people wanted to tear her dress into pieces when they saw it.
Lu Haoran didn't expect that after not seeing her for more than a month, she had become so beautiful that he couldn't take his eyes off her.
Under the sunlight, her snow-white skin was dazzling, and she looked like a fairy who had fallen into the human world.
Lu Haoran's expression was filled with shock and regret, his heart beating violently. Thinking that he now had nothing to do with the woman in front of him, his chest ached.
Di Zisheng's face was filled with anger as he shouted at Lu Haoran.
Xu Jinyi touched his body soothingly: "Be good, Goudan."
The voice was gentle and pleasant, which made Lu Haoran's anger disappear without a trace.
"Xiao Jin, I heard about what happened to you. How have you been lately?"
Xu Jinyi is not used to standing in the sun and being tortured. Although her skin cannot be tanned, it is still very hot.
He walked to the pavilion and sat down. Liuli also brought an ice bucket and fanned Xu Jinyi.
"Prince Lu came here just to see how I was doing?" The rocking chair was very comfortable, and Xu Jinyi simply hugged Di Zisheng and half-lay down.
As the chair began to shake, so did...
Di Zisheng's heart sank, and then he unceremoniously pressed his small body on the two soft lumps, blocking Lu Haoran's disgusting sight.
Xu Jinyi knew that he was jealous, so she let him be.
Lu Haoran looked concerned: "Xiao Jin, I'm just concerned about you. I heard that the bandits stole all your dowry, and the general's mansion is in this situation. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me directly."
"I still say the same thing. As long as you are willing, my position as your legal wife will always be reserved for you, and the door of the Pingyang Marquis's Mansion will always be open to you."
Xu Jinyi nonchalantly twirled her hair with her index finger, her expression cold. "My manor wasn't robbed in the past two days. Prince Lu's belated concern, isn't it too late?"
Lu Haoran's face flashed with embarrassment: "Xiao Jin, I've been too busy recently. I wanted to do my best to find the dowry for you, so I didn't come to see you the first time. Are you angry?"
"I'm sorry, I'm useless and couldn't get those dowries back for you."
Xu Jinyi nodded: "It's really useless. Such a large amount of dowry, and you can't even find any trace of it."
Lu Haoran's face twisted for a moment before returning to normal and giving a wry smile: "Xiao Jin, I know you're angry at me for being cowardly and not protecting you and standing by your side, but I'm here to sincerely apologize."
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