Chapter 40 Sneaking into the Jail
Pearl always felt that Gu Yingxue's drastic changes must mean she was planning something.
Yesterday, she heard the truth about Gu Yingxue falling into the water from the big man. The thought that the other party had plotted against her young lady made Pearl feel uneasy.
Gu Shuyan didn't believe that Gu Yingxue would abandon Chunyan so quickly, but Chunyan was about to be executed. Did she want to storm the execution ground?
Based on her understanding, Gu Yingxue would never do something so detrimental to herself.
"Have them keep an eye on Gu Yingxue's every move, and report back to me immediately if anything seems amiss."
Pearl responded with a sound of agreement, then turned and went out the door.
After that, Gu Yingxue acted normally and showed no signs of worrying about Chunyan.
Just when Gu Shuyan was about to think that Gu Yingxue was planning to give up on Chunyan, news came from Xueyuan—Gu Yingxue disguised herself and went out under the cover of night.
"It seems that Chunyan is very important to our Miss Yingxue!"
Gu Shuyan smiled, clearly in a good mood.
"Miss, what should we do?"
Pearl was a little anxious. Although she didn't know what Gu Yingxue's plan was, she was sure that she was going to save Chunyan.
What to do? Gu Shuyan didn't know what to do either, but she absolutely couldn't let Gu Yingxue rescue Chunyan.
"Change your clothes, let's go take a look."
As Gu Shuyan spoke, she changed into night clothes and quietly left with two maids.
As for why no one was left to cover for her, it was because Gu Shuyan was worried about not having enough manpower. Besides, at this hour, everyone was asleep, so who would come to her side?
After leaving the back gate of the Marquis's residence, Gu Shuyan headed straight for the prison.
When the three arrived, they indeed saw Gu Yingxue in disguise.
The night was hazy. Gu Yingxue was dressed in a black cloak that covered her body completely, and the hood hanging down on her head was pulled down so low that most of her face was hidden in the darkness.
Seeing that Gu Yingxue was talking to the yamen runner, Gu Shuyan had a sudden thought and instantly guessed her plan.
"The execution is tomorrow. Gu Yingxue has only one chance to save Chunyan: tonight."
As Gu Shuyan spoke, she leaned down and whispered a few words in their ears. Seeing that they nodded, the three of them slowly approached the prison.
Under the watchful eyes of several people, Gu Yingxue took out a bulging purse from her bosom and handed it to the yamen runner. The yamen runner took it in his hand, weighed it in his hand, and seeing that it was quite heavy, he smiled and led the two of them into the prison cell.
After a short while, just as Gu Shuyan had guessed, Gu Yingxue and Chunxiang helped a prisoner covered in blood out of the room, while the night watchman was nowhere to be seen.
Seeing that Gu Yingxue and her two servants were about to leave, Mingyu and Zhenzhu followed after them as Gu Shuyan had instructed.
Gu Shuyan took advantage of the fact that the cell was unguarded to sneak in.
At this moment, the prison cells, which were somewhat dim even during the day, were as bright as day under the firelight. Those imprisoned in the cells saw the prison cells engulfed in flames and kept shouting for help to open the doors, but unfortunately no one could hear their cries.
When Gu Shuyan entered, she immediately saw the constable lying on the ground with his head covered in blood. A bunch of keys lay beside him, and in front of him was an open cell door, indicating that the person inside had been taken away.
Despite the constant cries for help, Gu Shuyan didn't even glance at those people and walked straight to the innermost death row cell.
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