People sunbathing in the street saw this and asked...
"You keep talking about saving your husband, but who is your husband?"
Qiu Hongcai said
“My husband is Xiao Yuanhang, and the child in my belly is his! But the officials said he cheated in the imperial examination and stripped him of his academic honors and threw him into prison!”
"Mother, I heard our second brother is a general! You must find a way to save him! My unborn son can't be without a father!"
The melody, with its many twists and turns, was so pitiful that it brought tears to everyone's eyes!
As for whether the baby in her belly is a son or not, at this point, the bold will get rich and the timid will starve. Who cares if it's a son or not? The important thing is to find a place to stay, otherwise, with only two or three taels of silver in her hand, how many days can she survive!
As soon as Qiu Hong said this, the Xiao family was in an uproar!
Grandma Xiao jumped three feet high
"What? You little slut, what nonsense are you spouting! Who's in jail!"
"What? Xiao Yuanhang cheated on the imperial examination? And he's been stripped of his academic honors?"
Xie Yujiao was stunned, as if struck by lightning, before she realized that Xiao Yuanhang had been keeping a bastard behind her back!
She even got pregnant and came knocking on our door!
He immediately went berserk, grabbed Qiu Hong, and started scratching her face.
"You little slut, how dare you seduce my man! You shameless hussy, I'll kill you!"
Those who came from Qiu Hong's brothel were no pushovers; they rolled up their sleeves and got to work.
"Where did this haggard old woman come from! How dare she touch me? She's got a death wish!"
The two pregnant women started scratching each other in the blink of an eye!
The nail crevices are full of bits of flesh stuck in them; one look and your face is covered in bruises!
Fortunately, the onlookers, fearing something might happen, separated the two.
Xie Yujiao covered her face with one hand and her stomach with the other, crying loudly!
Qiu Hong, however, deliberately raised her face, exposing her injury, silently shedding tears, and said with a worried expression.
“I didn’t come here on purpose to cause trouble. I originally wanted to wait to come back with my husband, but yesterday, an official suddenly came to the door and said that my husband was suspected of cheating in the imperial examination and had been stripped of his scholar title and taken to prison!”
What kind of environment is that prison? In the dead of winter, it can't be that bad inside. How could my husband possibly endure it!
I was really worried, so I came here on my own!
Mother, you must save my husband!
Grandma Xiao finally understood, and immediately sat down on the ground, slapping her thighs and wailing with tears and snot streaming down her face.
"My son! Which heartless bastard kidnapped my son!"
What should we do?!
Old man, come out quickly! Our son has been arrested!
Oh dear, how am I supposed to live like this!
This time, Qiu Hong was dumbfounded. She never expected that the general's mother, on whom she had placed so much hope, would be so unpredictable when it came to matters!
Old Man Xiao was flirting with Widow Liu while Old Lady Xiao was out when he heard the commotion outside and Old Lady Xiao's pig-like screams. He frowned impatiently, coaxed Widow Liu a few words, and then took out a string of copper coins, telling Widow Liu to buy some rouge and face powder. Only then did he reluctantly put on his shoes and go out.
Widow Liu happily stuffed the money into her bosom, straightened her clothes, and went out to watch the excitement.
Old Man Xiao thought that Old Lady Xiao had caused trouble again and gotten into a fight with some daughter-in-law or mother-in-law. But when he came out and heard that Xiao Yuanhang had been arrested and imprisoned and had his scholar title revoked, his mind went blank and he was dumbfounded!
"What happened? Why was the fourth brother arrested? And he even lost his academic honors!"
Old Man Xiao looked on incredulously.
Qiu Hong deliberately stuck out her belly and said
"You must be my father! I am Yuanhang's woman and have always lived with him. I take care of his daily needs. Yesterday, Cao Chengan came back, but Yuanhang did not. Later, several officials suddenly came to the door and took Cao Chengan away as well!"
Before leaving, they said they were suspected of cheating in the imperial examinations!
Beyond that, I, a mere woman, know nothing more!
"Father, Mother, you must think of a way to rescue my husband! How can we live without him! Waaah..."
"What! You mean Cao Cheng'an was arrested too?"
"Yes, yes! He's the one who told me that my second brother is a general, and that I should come back to find you to rescue my husband!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Xiao stumbled back two steps. If it weren't for Widow Liu catching him, he probably would have collapsed to the ground!
He murmured, his face filled with disbelief and utter dejection.
"The only family we can get our hands on is the Cao family. Even Cao Cheng'an has been arrested. What can we do?"
How could someone on a long-distance voyage be allowed to cheat in the imperial examinations?!
Seeing this family, some crying and others bewildered, everyone realized it couldn't be allowed to continue, especially since there were two pregnant women among them. They didn't want anything to happen, so they pulled Old Man Xiao and Old Mrs. Xiao up and tried to comfort them.
"You two shouldn't just stay here. Get your fourth son's two wives settled first. They're both pregnant, so you don't want anything to go wrong!"
Grandma Xiao kept crying and wailing, Xie Yu was so delicate she was trembling all over, and Grandpa Xiao was dumbfounded. But Qiu Hong was quietly waiting to hear what was to be done.
Xie Yujiao wanted to strangle Qiu Hong, but Old Madam Xiao let Qiu Hong into the house. There was no other reason than that Qiu Hong was pregnant with Lao Si's child!
Xie Yujiao was about to cause a scene when, unusually, she was slapped across the face by Old Madam Xiao.
"You jinx! You've brought bad luck on your man so much that he's in jail. Now instead of thinking about how to save him, what are you doing?!"
"If anything happens to the fourth brother, I'll make you pay, you jinx!"
Seeing that Old Mrs. Xiao looked like she wanted to devour someone, Xie Yujiao shut her mouth in frustration.
Widow Liu didn't care whether Xiao Yuanhang was in jail or whether he was still a scholar. Even if Xiao Yuanhang was ruined, there was still Xiao Yi!
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