Chapter 140: Forty strokes of the cane, thrown out of the house
As Yang Pozi said this, she took out a bag of money from her bosom, and the jewelry inside jingled. Liu was a shrewd and stingy person. If she hadn't secretly hidden some money in the cellar during the chaos, she would not have received any reward for working like a slave for so many years!
"You... are so presumptuous!"
Yang Pozi laughed: "I call you old lady because of our previous friendship. Now you are a prisoner. Okay, let's not talk too much nonsense. I'm leaving first. I'll come to see you off when you are beheaded."
Liu dragged her body forward a few steps, pointing in the direction she left and kept cursing.
Yang Pozi pretended not to hear it.
She pinched the treasures in her purse. After pawning them, they would be enough for her to spend for half her life.
"Stop."
Just after walking out of the prison gate,
the smile on Mrs. Yang's face had not yet disappeared.
She saw Pei Xia standing in front of her with a smile on her face.
"Madam Yang, my young mistress invites you."
Mrs. Yang put the purse in her hand behind her, and suddenly felt a little uneasy: "Your young mistress?"
"Come with me."
Mrs. Yang guessed that something bad was going to happen, and pretended to agree on the surface, but in fact, she rolled her eyes, spotted a small path on the side, and ran away.
But as soon as she stepped out, she was stopped by someone.
Qingyun held a sword and blocked her in front of her.
"Where are you running to?"
"I... I went the wrong way."
Pei Xia glanced at her and said lightly: "Tie her up and take her away!"
In the pavilion with ancient fragrance.
Su He boiled snow and brewed tea. The rising smoke was filled with the fragrance of tea, which was extremely intoxicating.
Pei Xia and Qing Yun together brought Yang Pozi to their front and made her kneel down.
In the cold winter, she was wearing a bulging inferior cotton coat, and her dissatisfied eyes glared at Su He angrily.
"Pei Xia, slap her face." Su He's tone was soft, and the order was understated.
"Yes."
Pei Xia stepped forward and threw two loud slaps with all his strength.
Mother Yang fell to the ground, covering her red and swollen face and questioning Su He: "What did I do wrong to make the young lady punish me like this?"
Su He said: "In the past, you relied on your popularity around the old lady to suppress the maids and servants in my courtyard. Now that the old lady can't protect herself, you want to go your separate ways? Mother Yang, it's not that easy, right?"
"She will die if she angers the princess, and I, a servant, will have to be buried with her?"
"I didn't say that."
"Then... what is that?" Mother Yang was confused.
Su He counted them one by one.
"At first, you asked Zou Er to drug the princess's spring banquet in an attempt to harm me. This is crime one. In Shangqing Temple, you and the old lady were determined to do something to me. This is crime two. When you left Lu's house, you stole the princess's dowry. This is crime three! With these three charges, you can go to hell with the old lady. It's good to have someone to accompany you on the road."
When he heard the word "Yellow Spring ", , Mrs. Yang got up and knelt in front of Su He, her face sad: "Young Madam! I was bewitched by Liu. If I don't do what she wants, I won't get any salary! Without salary, how can I support my family? You know, my husband is paralyzed in bed!"
Su He glanced at her: "The one in your family was the incendiary man back then, right? Since he made a mistake, it's not a pity to be paralyzed in bed."
"That's true, but how can I watch him die?" Mrs. Yang wiped her tears, trying to use Su He's sympathy to escape. As far as she knew, Su He was as soft as tofu. If she made a mistake and got into trouble, she would definitely forgive her if she asked for mercy.
But she was wrong.
Su He stood up, brushed off the fallen leaves on his sleeves, and looked at her expressionlessly.
"Forty strokes of the cane, and thrown out of the house."
If that old skeleton can survive, she will be lucky.
If she unfortunately dies, it can be regarded as a debt repayment.
Mrs. Yang cried and begged for mercy, but all she got in return was the dull sound of the board.
She fainted from the pain after only eight strokes.
By the time the forty strokes were over, Mrs. Yang was already unconscious.
The servants threw her in the snow.
She struggled for a while, but soon died.
Su He asked someone to clean up the snow so as not to scare the children passing by.
The little Lu family, which was unknown in the capital,
was hollowed out overnight.
The searchers found that apart from the dowries that were hidden, the Lu family did not have any extra money.
It was just an empty shell.
When the news reached the East Palace and Baili Jun's ears, Lu Yanxiu had just spilled half a bowl of blood.
"From now on, you don't have to stay in the East Palace."
Lu Yanxiu was surprised, his eyes lit up, can you go out?
Then he heard him say.
"I have instructed the second prince to be responsible for my father's daily ginseng soup."
Su He was right. Seeing that he was about to ascend the throne, he didn't need to damage his reputation. Even if the original intention was for his father and the emperor, in the hearts of the people, harming lives is still a crime.
"Second Prince?"
Lu Yanxiu looked at the scars of varying lengths on his arms, some of which had already healed, and some of which were still red.
The second prince had a violent temper, and if he stood before him, he would probably die soon.
Lu Yanxiu knew very well that this was not a solution.
He served the emperor with his blood, but not only did he not get any benefits, but the Lu family also did not receive any protection. Seeing that the emperor was becoming increasingly haggard, his daily blood supply could not sustain him for long.
If he fell into Baili Feng's hands, it would be even more difficult to save him.
Lu Yanxiu thought about it and decided to find a way out for himself.
"Your Highness, can you allow me to go home to visit you?"
He didn't know that something happened in the Lu family.
Baili Jun didn't refuse and ordered his subordinates to send him back.
On the way out of the palace, Lu Yanxiu kept thinking about how to escape. If a person doesn't want to be found, the only way to disappear is to completely disappear without a trace.
In front of the Lu mansion.
The door was casually open, and the servant guarding the door was nowhere to be seen.
Lu Yanxiu walked into the mansion and saw that it was empty and in a mess.
Before he had time to be surprised, he heard someone talking in the yard.
"Brother, we searched everywhere but found nothing good. These worthless tables and chairs can't be exchanged for much money!"
"Damn it! He's an official! There's nothing valuable!"
"If the government hadn't taken the treasures in the cellar, we would have made a fortune!"
"Hey, go, go! What bad luck!"
Lu Yanxiu hid under the table in a hurry. When the group of people who were talking came out, he found out that they were the thugs outside.
They searched the mansion but found nothing. They just scolded the wolf and left.
After seeing that the people left, Lu Yanxiu crawled out and went to each courtyard to find the cellar they talked about.
"Young Master?"
An old slave in the cellar stood up with a hunched back. When he saw Lu Yanxiu, he was dazed for a moment before recognizing him.
"Where is my grandmother? Where is Zhili? What happened?"
She was fine before she left, how did she become like this?