The dark and cold cellar was bone-chilling, and even the air was a little thin. If you stayed there for a long time, you would die of suffocation.
The ladder to heaven has long been corrupted, and the surrounding walls are slippery with no place to stay. Bupo has tried many methods but cannot escape. The most feasible way is to preserve his strength until dawn to save himself, or wait until the prince and princess find out that the two are missing and send someone to rescue them. .
However, this is the Wei family, and it is unclear whether the prince can lead a search. This place is so remote, and the secret guards are responsible for protecting the prince and princess. No one knows that they are trapped here.
Zhen'er Leng's whole body was hot, but her heart was cold and she was trembling, and her mind was dazed. Her body was already weak, and she couldn't withstand the torment after being choked with water.
Zhen'er was held in his arms. She knew how cold the water was, and Bupo was able to jump down to save herself regardless of his life. She was very touched. She was the one who dragged Yang Wei down. Without her, maybe Yang Wei could have left.
"Yang...Yang...brother! Leave me alone and leave alone!"
"Zhen'er, from the moment I jumped down, I never thought about leaving you alone. Don't say such stupid things again." Bupo didn't realize that Zhen'er had changed his title.
Zhen'er felt hot all over, her throat was thirsty, and she had a severe headache. "Brother Yang, I'm so sleepy. I want to sleep for a while."
Yang Bupo could feel Zhen'er's body trembling, "Zhen'er, Zhen'er! You'd better not sleep. When we go out and the prince is here, we can cool down your fever."
She bowed slightly, wetted her sleeves, and felt the coldness on her forehead, "Zhen'er! Zhen'er!"
A dark figure rushed to the ruins, vaguely heard the cry of grief coming from the cellar, tied the prepared items to the ropes, and sent them down the cellar entrance.
Yang Bupo was very worried. He had martial arts skills and was fine, but Zhen'er's body couldn't wait any longer. He didn't have medical skills and couldn't save her.
Hearing the noise coming from the cellar door, he thought it was the man in black leaving and coming back, "Zhen'er has no enmity with you, why did you do this murderous thing!"
He saw a rope running down the top and a bamboo basket tied to it, "What do you mean? Are you afraid that we will starve to death here?"
The man in black on the cellar was helpless. He sighed slightly, suppressed his voice, and lowered his voice very low and rough. "If you don't want to die, do as I say! Tie the rope around your body."
Inside the bamboo basket is a soft silk ribbon, used to tie Zhen'er to his body. Who is this man in black? He thought so thoughtfully. It seems that he is not the same as the man in black who was chasing Zhen'er. Not alone.
To be on the safe side, he asked again: "Who are you?"
"What are you talking about? You want to wait for that person to seal the cellar door, and you two will become a pair of desperate mandarin ducks!"
Yang Bupo felt a little relieved. He seemed to know the relationship between him and Zhen'er very well. He definitely did not think of the man in black who was chasing Zhen'er, but was probably someone they knew.
He wrapped Zhen'er around his body with soft silk ribbons, and then tied the rope around his body, "That's it!"
With the help of an external force, I pressed my feet against the smooth wall, jumped a few times, and cautiously left, finally breathing in the fresh air.
Fortunately, someone rescued them, otherwise Zhen'er didn't know what it would be like, but Yang Bupo found that the man in black was missing. The bamboo basket was placed at the door of the salt cellar, leaving only a fire fold and a piece of paper. Notes and letters.
Yang Bupo hurriedly picked up the fire fold, picked up the note underneath, blew the fire fold up, and saw clearly that the handwriting on it was not very neat. It said that the two of them should leave the Wei Mansion quickly in the dark, and they could not be allowed to leave.
The people of the Wei family knew that the two of them were still alive. After they were safe, they ordered someone to give the letter to King Zheng.
Yang Bupo threw the rope and bamboo basket into the salt cellar. For Zhen'er's safety, he could no longer stay in the Wei Mansion. Even if something happened to the prince and princess, they would escape without two people to tie them down.
First of all, they need to find a place to dry Zhen'er's clothes with internal force, and then find a doctor to relieve Zhen'er's fever. Thinking of this, Yang Bupo carried Zhen'er on his back and walked into the dark night before dawn without knowing where to go.
Wei Moxuan has allowed Yingluo and others to freely enter and leave the Wei Mansion to investigate the whereabouts of Zhen'er and Bupo. Yingluo does not believe that two living people will disappear out of thin air. They must have encountered a difficult situation.
At this time, there was a quarrel in the Wei family hall. The head of the Xiao family, Xiao respectively, took his brothers and his wife to the Wei family to denounce them.
The head of the Xiao family is a middle-aged man with a bronze chest, wearing navy blue clothes and a rough appearance.
His wife, Fang, was not a light-hearted person. She held the brocade handkerchief and cried endlessly.
"My sister and her husband have always loved each other. Why did sister Zhuyin appear in the west wing and be burned alive? When my mother-in-law learned that something had happened to sister Zhuyin, she fainted and died. The Wei family must give an explanation."
The Xiao family and the Wei family are in charge of the salt industry and water transportation. The marriage between the two families has always maintained the balance between the two families. Wei Qinglian does not want to offend the Xiao family yet.
"The two of them just had a few quarrels, and Zhuyin couldn't think about it anymore, so he set fire to it."
"Impossible! My sister knows best! She has been afraid of death since she was a child, so it is impossible for her to commit suicide!"
"That's right! What happened? The couple actually lived in separate rooms.
Wei Qinglian said: "It's just a little disagreement between the husband and wife."
"Mo Xuan is out having fun all day long, and my sister is always there, so what if I want Zhuyin?
The Xiao family told the truth, "We don't want something like this to happen. What we can do now is to let the deceased rest in peace! Mo Xuan, please say something."
Regarding Xiao Zhuyin's death, Wei Moxuan also expressed deep regret and could only try his best to comfort her, "Brother, Zhuyin is a good wife. I failed her."
"Since you have failed him, my sister has been married to your Wei family for three years. She has not left a son and a half. She has no merit but hard work. She died so miserably. When I think of my dead sister, my heart hurts.
Ah! A big living person is just gone."
"In this way, after three years of Zhuyin's marriage, you, Mo Xuan, must observe mourning for Zhuyin for three years, and you are not allowed to marry anyone else within three years. You must bury Zhuyin in a grand ceremony and enter the ancestral grave as your official wife. You must also hand over all the belongings of Lin'an Wharf.
Salt industry operating rights.”
Wei Qinglian's eyebrows were gloomy, the Xiao family was really a lion, they were really bullying others!
"Zhuyin's death was an accident. We will give her the title of head wife. My brother is a man of love and will not marry other women casually. As for the third condition, salt and water transportation have their own ways since ancient times.
Mutual non-aggression, Zhuyin is the biological sister of the Xiao family, she is not a business, she can be negotiated."
Xiao said goodbye: "If my grandfather hadn't saved your father's life back then, your family would have been in dire straits a long time ago. How could we have the status we have today? My sister is not in business, but a big living person is gone like this.
It's impossible for your Wei family to put an end to the trouble."
Wei Qinghan watched for a long time. The Xiao family was so shameless. What had her sister done? How dare she open her mouth.
Suddenly he stood up and said: "Sister, what are you hesitating about? Xiao Zhuyin cheated on her and became pregnant with her adulterer's child. My brother couldn't bear it, so he rushed her to the west wing. Xiao Zhuyin obviously committed suicide out of fear of crime, and we defended her.
What does family have to do with it?”
Everyone in the hall, including the servants in the mansion, knew about the Wei family's scandal. Wei Qinglian bargained with the Xiao family just to save the Wei family's face.
If she said something mindless, she would be scandalized by the public tomorrow, so she slapped her in the face, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'll settle the score with you later!"
Wei Qinghan ran out of the hall holding her swollen and sore cheek. Xiao Zhuyin slapped her last night, which made her furious. She was the one who must retaliate, "Wei Qinglian, I will definitely get back this slap."
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Wei Qinghan's stay in the house will be a disaster sooner or later. Looking at Xiao Biejie, whose arrogance has obviously weakened, she said, "Master Xiao, Qinglian knows that the master Xiao has always valued the in-laws of the Xiao and Wei families. Now that Zhuyin has passed away, the fate of the two families cannot be restored."
It’s over. As the head of the Wei family, I will make the decision today to marry my sister Qinghan to any young master or member of the Xiao family, with a generous dowry. The only requirement is that my sister must be the head wife!"