Favoring concubines and ignoring wives? The mistress of the marquisate remarried a powerful official

After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yin Yichen went to the house of the distant relative of the Pei family that Song Wanning mentioned.

What Yin Yichen didn't expect was that before he could enter the house, he saw several people on the eaves secretly watching the courtyard. These people had been watching from the eaves, and they must have been sent by Gu Jie to monitor them. As for why they wanted to monitor the mother and daughter, it was worth exploring.

Yin Yichen understood what was going on and knocked on the door. After a while, the woman inside opened the door. It was a well-dressed woman. When the woman saw Yin Yichen, she was stunned. She didn't expect that such a gentle man would come to her home.

The woman asked Yin Yichen in a daze, "Sir, who are you looking for?"

There were traces of tears on the woman's face, obviously she had just cried.

Yin Yichen looked at the woman and just smiled and said, "I am a good friend of Brother Pei Xu. I heard that he was in trouble, so I thought of asking him about it, to understand what happened, and to think of a way to save him. You are my sister-in-law, right?"

The woman in front of him rolled her eyes, looking at Yin Yichen with some disbelief, and said, "My husband never said that he had such a friend."

Seeing this, Yin Yichen just lowered his head and smiled, "Brother Pei Xu and I have known each other for a long time. I knew him before he became an official in the grain department."

Although the woman was still a little suspicious, she still let Yin Yichen in. "Before my husband left, he told me not to let anyone in, but I think this man is not a bad person, so please come in and talk."

Yin Yichen nodded slightly and looked around at the courtyard. A courtyard with three entrances was not small in a place like the capital. It seemed that Pei Xu was having a good time as the grain director of the capital.

The woman asked Yin Yichen to sit on a chair beside her and poured him a cup of tea. "Sir, what do you want to know today?"

Yin Yichen looked at the woman and said, "The last time I saw Brother Pei, he was still wearing cloth clothes. He wrote to me saying that he was going to work in the capital. I didn't expect that he would become so successful so quickly and have such a big courtyard."

Seeing this, the woman looked at Yin Yichen and smiled helplessly, "Thanks to my relatives taking care of me, but now I'm in trouble and it's hard to say whether I can get out. If I can't get out, I really don't know what I and my child will do for the rest of our lives."

When the woman said this, she brought up her sad past again and immediately raised her sleeves to wipe the corners of her eyes.

Seeing this, Yin Yichen continued, "I heard him say before that it was the Pei family who was taking care of me. The status of the Pei family in the capital city is obvious. I was thinking of relying on Brother Pei's introduction and just waiting for him to come out. If he could introduce me, my life would definitely be better. But who could have thought that there would be unexpected events."

"Little brother, I won't hide it from you. I'm afraid I can't recommend you now." The woman looked at Yin Yichen and said helplessly, "Someone came a few days ago and said that my husband's affairs implicated many people, even the Pei family. But I can't care so much now. I just hope my husband can be fine."

"What? There is such a thing? Is the evidence now solid? If so, I'm afraid there is nothing we can do." Yin Yichen sighed twice and said to the woman, "People die for money, birds die for food, and it's not wrong to plan something for your own family. But who would have thought that even the Pei family would be implicated. Then, sister-in-law, do you know what mistake the Pei family made? They are being targeted like this."

"I don't know about that. He asked someone to tell me a few days ago to stay at home and not run around. I don't know what will happen next." The woman sighed, "If you can get out, it would be the best, but if you can't, there is nothing we can do."

Yin Yichen looked at the woman and sighed, "I have connections in the prison. I'll go see if I can rescue my brother. Does my sister-in-law have any token for me to bring to him? I'm afraid he's been punished in prison and his life is not easy. I'll show him his wife and daughter's things. I'm afraid he has something in mind."

Seeing this, the woman did not doubt it and immediately took a hairpin from her head. She looked at Yin Yichen and said, "He made this hairpin for me himself. If he sees it, he will definitely think of me."

Yin Yichen took the things and continued, "I just saw someone outside watching everywhere, but I don't know who it is. If sister-in-law trusts me, she can follow me to live in another house first. When I go to the prison, I will think of a way to ask Brother Pei, so that he can feel at ease."

The woman hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded when she saw Yin Yichen's sincere expression. "In that case, I'll trouble you, brother. My husband doesn't have many friends, and you're the first one who's willing to help."

Yin Yichen only smiled faintly and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too kind. Sister-in-law, pack your things first, and I will call a carriage to pick you up immediately. I will go out and clear the prison first to see how Brother Pei is doing now."

The woman responded, looked at Yin Yichen and said, "That's great. I'll trouble you all, little brother."

Yin Yichen is a very good actor. Seeing that the woman looked like he was there to save people sincerely, she quickly believed him.

Yin Yichen left the house with the token in his hand, and stood outside and said to Wei Fu beside him, "Take these two to a safe place and get rid of these people around them."

Wei Fu responded to Yin Yichen, "I understand."

Yin Yichen got on the carriage and went straight to the prison. He wanted to personally meet Pei Xu who was imprisoned in the prison.

When Yin Yichen arrived, the jailers at the door were all very respectful and flattering to Yin Yichen. Yin Yichen looked at these people and successfully went to the cell where Pei Xu was imprisoned.

He met Pei Xu. Pei Xu was now having good food in the cell. He looked like he was eating well and sleeping well, and his old wounds were gradually healing.

Yin Yichen looked at Pei Xu and chuckled, "Pei Xu, right?"

Pei Xu stood up from the ground in surprise, looked at Yin Yichen and said in astonishment, "You, who are you? Why are you here? What do you want to do with me?"

Yin Yichen looked at Pei Xu, hugged his arms and said slowly, "The one who can come to this prison to see you is naturally not an ordinary person."