Chapter 30 Raising a Daughter
Zhou smiled bitterly: "No matter where, it's better than here. Liu Si killed someone, and we mother and son will definitely not be able to stay in Jiangling anymore. Instead of being pointed at and poked at by others every day, it's better for us to leave early."
Her concerns are not without reason.
But she is a woman with a child, and she doesn’t know how dangerous it is outside.
Ye Chutang asked, "Aren't you going back to your mother's house?"
Zhou's eyes were filled with tears, and she lowered her head and wiped them away. "If I go back, it will only cause trouble for them, so forget it. I will just wait until tomorrow to see my family off for the last time, and then I will take the children and leave here."
Ye Chutang nodded in understanding, and finally stuffed the purse into Zhou's hand.
Zhou hastily refused: "Doctor Ye, you have helped us a lot before! I dare not trouble you again!"
Ye Chutang patted her hands and said softly: "The world is difficult. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the children."
Zhou's eyes were red and she was about to kneel down to Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang raised his hand to stop her action, pointed to the box beside him, and said with a gentle smile: "This is the lotus cake bought from Xinghualou. Children like it the most. It's not worth much. You can take it."
Zhou nodded with tears in her eyes, thanked him again and again, and then left.
The curtain was lifted and then lowered, and Ye Chutang then stood up to wash his hands, wiping his slender, white fingers bit by bit with a handkerchief.
Then she went out.
"Ayan, I'm going out for a while. I'll be back in half an hour."
Ye Jingyan responded: "Okay."
Ye Yunfeng had just finished punching, but the blockage in his chest was still not relieved.
He returned to the front yard and saw Ye Chutang going out. He approached Ye Jingyan and asked curiously, "Third brother, it's almost dark, why is my sister going out at this time?"
"Sister, there must be a reason for what she does."
Ye Yunfeng thought about it and simply sat down, wiping the sweat from his head.
Ye Jingyan glanced at him and said, "Why, are you still unhappy?"
Ye Yunfeng pursed his lips tightly, and after a while he said in a muffled voice: "I just feel aggrieved! The evidence is conclusive, and anyone can see what is going on! How could it end up like this! "
The real mastermind behind the incident is still at large and doesn’t even have to pay the slightest price for it!
"Is this really the only way it can be?"
Ye Jingyan put away the book in his hand, paused for a moment, and then said: "Until the last moment, who knows?"
…
"What? Doctor Ye, you want to visit Liu Si?"
When Wu Xu heard this, he suddenly felt a headache.
"It's... not that I don't want to help you. It's because Liu Si will be beheaded tomorrow at noon. According to the rules, outsiders are not allowed to visit during this time..."
Ye Chutang handed over the food box in his hand and smiled helplessly: "I know this matter makes you very embarrassed, but I have no other choice. Be loyal to the person who entrusted you. This food box contains the buns that Zhou personally made. I want to give it to Liu Si to eat in the end. After all, we are husband and wife."
Wu Xu was a little surprised: "Why doesn't she send it tomorrow?"
No matter what crime he has committed, he should still have this last meal before leaving. Why must he have it delivered tonight?
Ye Chutang paused and sighed.
"Zhou will not go to the execution ground tomorrow... to see him off. Liu Si killed someone, and this incident has a bad impact. If she and her child go, they might be implicated and criticized by everyone."
Wu Xu suddenly realized: "That's true..."
"So she came to ask me for help, and I couldn't refuse." Ye Chutang's lips curved, his eyebrows were soft and calm, "But if it still doesn't work... then forget it."
She bowed and turned to leave.
"etc!"
Wu Xu called her and gritted his teeth.
"I'll take you there!"
…
The prison was dark and cramped, with a strong smell of blood floating in the air, accompanied by painful groans and cries from time to time, which was chilling.
Ye Chutang followed Wu Xu forward. The further they went, the stronger the feeling of despair and suffocation became.
Wu Xu tilted his head slightly and whispered, "It's just ahead, but you only have half a quarter of an hour, you must——"
Bang!
Suddenly, a man covered in blood rushed over and hit the railing heavily. He stretched out his skinny arms as hard as he could, as if trying to grab something.
The hoarse and shrill cry was particularly harsh in this prison: "Sir! Sir, I am innocent!"
"What are you doing? Be quiet!"
Wu Xu scolded fiercely and hit the man back with a stick.
As if frightened by him, the prisoner shrank back and leaned against the wall, trembling.
Wu Xu looked at Ye Chutang with some concern: "Doctor Ye, I'm sorry, did I scare you? This is how it is here, there are always a few crazy people..."
Ye Chutang shook his head and smiled at him: "No problem."
Looking at the gentle and indifferent face in front of him, the rest of Wu Xu's words suddenly got stuck in his throat.
Most people would feel very uncomfortable when visiting such a place for the first time, but Ye Chutang, a seventeen-year-old girl, remained calm.
It seemed that all these things around her could not stir up any ripples in her.
Wu Xu suppressed his thoughts and continued to lead Ye Chutang inside.
Finally, Ye Chutang saw Liu Si.
He was unkempt, dirty, and covered in blood, which looked like it had accumulated over the past few days. Some parts of his body had turned dark and black.
Wu Xu tactfully stepped back and helped Ye Chutang keep watch.
Ye Chutang took a step forward.
"Liu Si."
Liu Si did not react at all, as if he had not heard anything, and his whole body was lifeless.
Ye Chutang continued, "I'll bring you food on behalf of Zhou."
Liu Si finally made a move, looked up and said in a hoarse voice: "Where's she?"
…
Half a quarter of an hour passed quickly and Ye Chutang came to Wu Xu's side.
Wu Xu breathed a sigh of relief and looked into the cell. Liu Si was lowering his head, biting the buns madly.
He retracted his gaze: "Doctor Ye, please."
…
There are no stars or moon tonight, and the evening breeze blows in from the window with a hint of coolness.
Shen Yanchuan, who had been sitting alone in front of the chessboard for a long time, suddenly realized something and looked sideways.
Two little buns popped out from the windowsill.
Chen Yanchuan curled his lips: "The door is open."
The two little buns swayed and disappeared, and then the half-closed door was pushed open, and a round little head poked in.
Xiao Wu's big black grape-like eyes flickered. He looked at Shen Yanchuan, then at the chessboard, seeming a little curious.
Shen Yanchuan waved at her.
Xiaowu moved over with his short legs and stood beside the chessboard, watching attentively.
Chen Yanchuan found it quite interesting: "Want to learn?"
Xiaowu turned his head and slowly glanced at the black piece in his hand without saying anything.
——You’re not as good as my sister at playing chess!
At this moment, the window on the other side was blown open by the wind, reflecting a tall figure.
“I’ll go!”
A voice full of shock came.
"Mr. Chen, I haven't seen you for a few years. You've already raised a daughter!?"
Chen Yanchuan: Daughter? It’s not impossible.
Ye Chutang (smiling): Can you say it again for me?
(End of this chapter)
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