Several men broke into the yard, holding sticks in their hands and shouting menacingly.
Liu's expression changed, why are they here again?
He hurriedly ran out and said to them: "I have no money. You are forcing me too much! My man is dead and he owes you five taels of silver. I have already paid back ten taels of silver. Let us orphans go."
Is it good for a widowed mother?”
"Crack!"
"Who saw you returning the favor?" The man slapped her fiercely.
Then he cursed angrily: "We are a poor family! Can't you give us any money? Then sell your daughter to our master to pay off the debt!"
"No! I won't sell my daughter! You've gone too far to bully others. Aren't you afraid of thunder and lightning?" Ms. Liu shook her head in panic.
When the man heard this, he kicked her hard and said, "I don't know what's wrong! This is to give you a good life and you don't even want it! Then give me money quickly. If I can't give you money, I will take your daughter away today!"
Ms. Liu, who was already sick, fell to the ground due to the kick and vomited a mouthful of blood as she lay dying.
He vomited blood and shook his head, "No, no, my Yan'er is only eight years old! Zhang Yuanwai is going too far! Is there any royal law for this? Don't you have a daughter?"
Outside the courtyard gate, many villagers heard the sound and gathered around.
Originally, the man wanted to snatch Mrs. Liu’s daughter away today, but he didn’t expect Mrs. Liu to cry and make trouble!
"What a damn bad luck! I'll come back in two days, and if you still don't give me any money, I'll sell your family of three!" The man didn't feel relieved and kicked him.
Ms. Liu vomited another mouthful of blood.
The little girl hid in the house, trembling with fear.
After a while, Ms. Liu walked in. When she saw the shivering little girl, she immediately hugged the little girl weakly with her trembling body.
"Yan'er, don't be afraid, mother won't let them take you away."
Yan'er whimpered, "Mom, you're bleeding! Mom, why don't I follow them, or they will bully me."
"Even if mother dies, I can't let you fall into the hands of Zhang Yuanwai. That Zhang Yuanwai is a bastard! Just wait until your brother grows up, and he can protect us." Mrs. Liu hugged Yan'er and lowered her head.
Coaxing.
But her body couldn't stop trembling.
She knew that she could hide once, but she couldn't hide a second time, not to mention that Zhang Yuanwai had been thinking about Yan'er for a long time.
…
The next day, Liang Zhixian learned about Xie Yao and rushed to Prince Han's Mansion with gifts.
After seeing Xie Yao, she looked up and down first, and then breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the princess was not injured."
'Xie Yao's eyes lingered on the gift brought by Yu Zhaoyun for a while, and then she said: "Thank you for coming to visit me. Please sit down quickly. Ziqing, serve tea!"
Liang Zhixian stared blankly.
Thank you for visiting? She and Xie Yao are friends. Although they have not known each other for a long time, they have experienced a lot together. How could they be so polite?
Could it be that Xie Yao was acting strangely because she was frightened last night and hasn't recovered yet?
That fire was really scary, and it was said that there were men in black breaking in!
It's normal for Xie Yao to be frightened. If it were her, she would probably be frightened too.
"Princess, this is a special decoction for concentrating energy and calming the mind. You can order someone to boil it and drink it. It is very useful." Liang Zhixian introduced solemnly, "I have encountered some bad things before and was scared.
Yes, I’ll be fine after just taking this a few times.”
‘Xie Yao’s attention was obviously not on the package of medicine, but on another shiny, round bead.
Seeing this, Liang Zhixian continued to introduce, "These are pearls paid tribute by foreign countries. They were given to my father by the emperor. Each one has the effect of condensing energy and calming the mind. Although this one is the smallest among those beads, it also has a little finger.
It’s so big that you can’t even see it in Wanqi.”
Seeing that Xie Yao's attention was focused on the pearl, she smiled slightly.
Xie Yao has superb medical skills, but it is normal to despise the decoction she prepared.
As long as there is some way to help Xie Yao, that's fine.
"Is this for me?" 'Xie Yao''s eyes widened as she looked at it, as if she was about to be sucked in by the pearl.
"Exactly." Liang Zhixian carefully took out the pearls and handed them to Xie Yao's hand. "You can carry it with you, or you can have someone string it up and hang it around your neck, or on your wrist. It can both calm the mind.
.”
‘Xie Yao’ took the pearl and kept playing with it in her hand, as if she had seen some rare treasure.
Liang Zhixian looked slightly surprised.
Although there are some good things in Taiwei's Mansion, the things in Prince Han's Mansion are not bad either.
As Princess Han, Xie Yao has definitely seen a lot of similar things even if she doesn't have them. It shouldn't be so rare.
"Thank you very much. I accepted this gift." 'Xie Yao' said, without any intention of letting it go. Her eyes were fixed on the pearl. She forgot about Liang Zhixian for a while.
Liang Zhixian was also a little embarrassed for a moment, so he sat for a while and then left.
Before leaving, she looked back at Xie Yao with some doubts in her eyes.
Xie Yao has always been calm and resolute, so why does he seem like a nouveau riche who has never seen the world today?
…
Muwang Mansion.
Chu Mu's face turned a bit unhealthy and his eyes were cold, "Is there any news about Xie Yao?"
"I have no reply to the prince yet." A figure knelt on one knee in front of Chu Mu.
"For the time being?" Chu Mu smashed the tea cup in his hand and asked in a cold voice: "Tell me when will there be news?"
"I have searched the area for more than ten miles downstream of the river, but I have found nothing. I have even searched the area within five miles, and there is no trace of anyone coming ashore." The figure reported in a deep voice.
Whoa! A cold light flashed by, and in Chu Mu's hand was a gleaming sword, which was placed on the neck of the person who came to retaliate.
"Don't you understand what I'm saying?" The voice was cold and terrifying.
The figure trembled obviously, and immediately said: "It will take at most half a day to return to the prince. If he is not found yet, he may be washed downstream and cannot be found."
Chu Mu's eyes flashed fiercely, he waved the sword, and three fingers fell to the ground.
The figure gritted her teeth and remained silent.
"I want to see people alive and dead, and I want to see corpses. If there is still no news within twelve hours, then you can cut off the remaining two fingers!" Chu Mu's voice was harsh.
"yes."
…
In a daze, Xie Yao suddenly felt very thirsty, and her thirsty throat seemed to be smoking.
Moreover, my head hurts a lot, and my legs also hurt.
I opened my eyes hard and saw a dilapidated room. I was lying on a dilapidated but neat bed.