Chapter 336 Bu Wei’s implication is profound.
During the meal, Ran Qingxuan carefully asked about the doubts in his mind, but he didn't expect Bu Wei to avoid the question.
"Sister-in-law, there's no harm in keeping these two children..."
Ran Qingxuan raised his eyebrows, feeling that Bu Wei's words were full of hidden meanings, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what he meant.
"Old Qian, there's still some wine left from the last time my sister-in-law gave me. It's cold today, so I'll just take it out and drink it to warm myself up."
Qian Zheng found the wine jug that Ran Qingxuan had given him earlier, shook it, then handed it to Bu Wei.
“There are only a few bites left…”
Ran Qingxuan smiled knowingly, said "wait a moment", then stood up and walked to the back of her donkey cart. Using the door panel as a stopper, she took out the Moutai that had been packed in small bottles in advance from the space, and even took out a lot of small wine glasses.
"Brother Bu, I still have two bottles left. It's too cold today. Let's drink some in the afternoon so we can continue our journey."
Bu Wei smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. He took the bottle, opened it, and sniffed it hard without any image.
"Sure enough, it has to be full to be tasty..." Bu Wei looked intoxicated. The official who had drunk this wine beside him stared at the two bottles of wine in his hands and swallowed unconsciously.
Ran Qingxuan waited quietly until he had eaten and drunk his fill. Bu Wei gave him a quarter of an hour to rest, then he burped in satisfaction and looked at Ran Qingxuan.
Gu Yanchen was right beside him, and Bu Wei spoke to Ran Qingxuan in a low voice without any hesitation.
"Sister-in-law, Zixi County has been in turmoil for years. The harvest is poor and there are wars to collect grain. There are also famines from time to time. The people are hungry and cold. Do you think they can still raise children?"
Ran Qingxuan didn't quite understand what he said, and replied subconsciously: "But no matter what, there is always a way out. It's unreasonable for parents to watch their children starve to death..."
Bu Wei clicked his tongue and waved at Ran Qingxuan, then silently glanced at the women of the Gu family who were outside holding oil-paper umbrellas, washing dishes and chatting.
"You usually seem to be quite smart, why are you so confused now?"
Gu Yanchen followed his line of sight and looked behind him. His slightly frowned brows suddenly relaxed and he instantly understood what Bu Wei meant.
Ran Qingxuan wanted to ask him what he meant, but he didn't expect Gu Yanchen next to him to salute him with his fists.
Bu Wei smiled without saying anything. He stood up, took a few deep breaths, and told his men to clean up quickly.
Gu Yanchen opened the oil-paper umbrella and led his people to a place where the rain was lighter and stopped. Ran Qingxuan was a little confused, not knowing what the two were talking about.
"No, what's going on with you guys? I don't understand what you mean!"
Gu Yanchen held an umbrella for her and pursed his lips to signal her to look at her sister-in-law and the others.
"Why are they..." Ran Qingxuan was stunned and instantly understood what Bu Wei meant.
While she was shocked, Gu Yanchen deliberately pressed the umbrella down so that people couldn't see what they were shocked about.
"What Bu Wei means is that the women in our family basically have no children, so when the baby is born, we can take it away to raise it?"
"I think that's what he meant." Gu Yanchen replied sullenly.
Ran Qingxuan did not respond for the time being, but just frowned and looked at the mother and daughter who were huddled together.
The reason why she rescued Lin Xueer was because she was already a dead person in everyone's eyes. Even if the baby in her belly was born and seen by others, no one would think of her.
And let’s not talk about whether Zhao’s mother and daughter will be sentenced for their crimes. Just thinking about asking her sisters-in-law to raise the children of their enemies, would they be willing?
Li Si almost killed the young Xuan'er. It was lucky that the fifth sister-in-law Fang Jin didn't eat her alive. How could she watch her enemy's child act like a spoiled child to her...
The more he thought about it, the more Ran Qingxuan shook his head like a rattle, and his words were full of resistance.
"No, no, no, I dare not make the decision on this matter. Let's not talk about whether the sisters-in-law will agree. Even if they are willing to raise the child, I don't think Zhao's mother and daughter will hand over the child easily..."
"Even if they are willing, Brother Bu has said that Zixi County is poor. Everyone knows that our family is rich. We are not afraid that they will ask for too much. We are just afraid that when the child grows up, these two people will come back and find him. Wouldn't that be a waste of time and money to make him a parent!"
Ran Qingxuan's concerns were not unreasonable, because according to Zhao Chunxiu and Li Si's nature, they would definitely catch the child in exchange for what was most beneficial to them.
"That may not be the case!" Gu Yanchen looked at the Li family team and spoke coldly.
"Why are you so sure?"
Although Gu Yanchen had never encountered such a situation, he knew the laws of Northern Qi.
"Bu Wei has already written the evidence against the Li family and submitted it to the government. It's only a matter of time before it's sent back to the capital.
However, Bu Wei did not include the evidence of Li Xinyuan and Zhao Chunxiu's escape. He was probably afraid that his people would be punished, so he only wrote that Li Si killed someone and escaped with the intention of abducting the witness.
Therefore, after we arrive in Zixi County, Li Si should be detained immediately, and it will take about two months to wait for the latest decree. By then, her belly will be big, and the government will also wait until the child is born before making a judgment according to the law.
And the most important thing is that if you are locked up in prison and give birth to a child, even if there are people at home, it is impossible to take the child back. The child after birth is too small to be raised, and if the human traffickers don't want it, the child will die. ”
Ran Qingxuan raised his eyebrows and quickly realized the key point of his words.
"So it was inevitable that Li Si gave birth to a child in prison?"
Gu Yanchen nodded without hesitation: "Yes, she committed a capital crime of murder, but there is a law in Northern Qi that if a woman commits a capital crime, she can be temporarily spared if she is pregnant.
If the child doesn't encounter a general amnesty before or after he is born, he will basically be beheaded! ”
Hearing this, Ran Qingxuan immediately understood that Bu Wei was intentionally pointing them in the right direction. After all, everyone knew that in the Gu family, only the fifth son, Gu Yanrui, had a daughter, and the eldest son, Gu Yanzong, was almost forty years old and still had no children.
If they could really find a loophole in the Northern Qi laws, they could rescue the child and bring him home to raise.
"We may be able to save Li Si's unborn child if we think of a way. As for Zhao Chunxiu's unborn child, Li Xinyuan will be paralyzed in less than half a month. Even if Zhao Chunxiu gives birth to the child, they don't have the ability to raise it."
"but..."
Judging from the way their family looks, Zhao Chunxiu will not let the child stay in her womb for too long. After all, this child is a shame to her.
The reason she is not crying or making a fuss now is simply because she is waiting for the final verdict. Once she is sure that she will not be jailed for decades for her escape, the first thing she will do after settling down will probably be to abort the baby in her belly.
Gu Yanchen should have thought of this situation as well, and a trace of pity flashed across his face, but it was entirely because of the child whose fate was already sealed.
Both of them were a little confused. After the officials urged them to set off, Ran Qingxuan looked a little worried.
The road was a bit muddy after the rain, and after some of the firewood in the donkey cart had been used up over the past few days, it was barely enough for one person to fit in.
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