The reason why the brothel owner dared to kidnap someone openly was that she was sure that Jiang Wanwan was a refugee and had no relatives in Juzhou who could not protect her.

Even if her relatives came looking for Jiang Wanwan later, by then Jiang Wanwan would have already been a fait accompli and her relatives would probably not care about her anymore.

Jiang Wanwan kicked and hit the people who gathered around her and bit the madam's arm hard.

The madam felt pain and let go of her hand.

Jiang Wanwan took the opportunity to slip out of the crowd.

"Hurry, catch her!" The madam's voice came from behind Jiang Wanwan.

Jiang Wanwan ran out without looking back.

Jiang Wanwan hid in a dilapidated temple and crawled under the table. She hid for a long time before she dared to come out.

When in the capital, Jiang Wanwan had never been to a brothel, so naturally she didn't know that a brothel was such a dangerous place for women.

She thought that if she went to other brothels to look for Lan'er, she might not be as lucky as this time and be able to escape.

In addition to brothels, Lan'er might also be sold to a low-class brothel.

Those brothels only serve laborers and unskilled workers, and the environment is dirty, messy and poor. Jiang Wanwan can't go there to find a job, right?

Jiang Wanwan felt that she definitely couldn't keep looking.

She suddenly realized that even if she found Lan'er, Lan'er might not have money to give her.

Jiang Wanwan could only hide in the dilapidated temple and think of other solutions.

Jiang Wanwan had nothing to eat or drink, and was afraid of meeting people who came to arrest her if she went out, so she simply stayed in the dilapidated temple, hugged her knees, curled up, and fell asleep.

At night, the original inhabitants of the ruined temple came back and found the woman hiding behind the altar. Their eyes flashed with excitement.

They exchanged glances with each other, drooling from the corners of their mouths.

These people have been hungry for a long time.

Now, a relatively clean woman was lying in their home, and they naturally felt that this woman was offering herself to them voluntarily.

Six people surrounded Jiang Wanwan.

Jiang Wanwan was awakened and had a sleepless night.

She was trapped by this group of beggars for several days, and had no peace day or night.

After three days, the beggars fed her less food and water, fearing that she would escape if she regained the strength.

After being tortured for more than ten days, Jiang Wanwan finally escaped one morning when most people went out to beg for food and the people guarding her were asleep.

Jiang Wanwan felt very helpless and had no choice but to sit on the steps on the street and wait aimlessly.

She wanted to wait for someone to rescue her.

Jiang Wanwan felt helpless and desperate, so she had to sit on the steps at the street and wait aimlessly.

She wanted to wait for someone to rescue her.

Jiang Wanwan felt that she was extremely unlucky after leaving the tiger's den, the Meng family, and entering a wolf's den and a beggar's hole.

The stench from those beggars still lingers at Jiang Wanwan's nose.

Jiang Wanwan sniffed her clothes everywhere and felt that she also had the strange smell of the beggar.

She couldn't help feeling nauseous and retched a few times.

Jiang Wanwan's stomach growled.

Jiang Wanwan hasn't had a good meal for more than ten days since escaping from the Meng family.

The food the beggars fed her was so little and tasted so bad that she was never full!

The smell from the mutton soup and noodle shop next door now drifted to Jiang Wanwan's nose.

Jiang Wanwan's stomach growled.

She swallowed and looked straight into the soup and noodle shop.

The people at the table near the window were chatting, "I heard that a lot of people died in the quarantine area?"

"Yeah, they went in standing up and came out sideways. It was scary!"

"Your Majesty only sent Prince An to comfort the victims. Isn't this clearly intended to make the victims hate him?"

"It's not hard to guess what the emperor is thinking now. When he first ascended the throne, he killed his other adult brothers. If Prince An was not only a ten-year-old child at the time, he would not have been killed. But Your Majesty must still be afraid of Prince An, otherwise you would not have sent him to fight when he was thirteen years old. Isn't it obvious that you want him to die on the battlefield?"

"Now, it's just an excuse to let all officials report His Royal Highness Prince An and accuse him of poor management. Your Majesty can then kill His Royal Highness Prince An with a legitimate reason. Alas, this emperor..."

When Jiang Wanwan heard the title "His Royal Highness Prince An," her eyes lit up. She moved towards the window and eavesdropped on their conversation.

Jiang Wanwan thought that she might be able to ask Zhao Changyu for help.

At least Zhao Changyu should give the Jiang family some face, so there should be no problem in lending her some money for emergency.

But her eyes dimmed again immediately.

Jiang Wanwan also knew that Zhao Changyu and Jiang Yunxi had a very good relationship, and maybe Zhao Changyu would tell Jiang Yunxi about meeting her in Juzhou.

Jiang Yunxi will definitely make a big fuss about this matter.

If Jiang Yunxi found out that Jiang Wanwan had stayed in Meng Zhi's house for a long time, Jiang Wanwan was not sure whether Jiang Yunxi would expose this matter.

Jiang Wanwan didn't dare to take the risk.

She felt that Jiang Yunxi couldn't possibly wish her well.

Her stomach growled again.

The waiter at the soup noodle shop saw a dusty woman leaning against the window looking into the house, and waved his hand impatiently, "Where did you come from, beggar? Get away! I have nothing to give you here."

The waiter collected the dishes and chopsticks of the guest who had just finished eating and left, as if he was afraid that Jiang Wanwan would come and snatch them away.

Jiang Wanwan pursed her lips, a sour look in her eyes.

She originally looked down upon this bowl of soup noodles.

Now, she can't even eat what others have eaten.

For a moment, she hated Jiang Siqi for giving her to Meng Zhi. It was he who caused her to end up in this state.

Jiang Wanwan secretly swore in her heart that if one day she was asked to reach a high position, the first person she would kick out would be Jiang Siqi.

Seeing that Jiang Wanwan didn't leave, the waiter said impatiently, "If you want to beg for food, go outside the city. His Royal Highness Prince An has set up a porridge stall there, which is specially for beggars like you."

Knowing that the porridge stall was set up by Zhao Changyu, Jiang Wanwan was even more afraid to go there.

She could only sit on the street, holding her stomach.

After the experience in the ruined temple last time, Jiang Wanwan no longer dared to stay in places with few people, and only dared to stay in crowded places like the street.

A group of soldiers looked around as if they were looking for someone.

They walked past Jiang Wanwan.

Jiang Wanwan subconsciously lowered her head guiltily. She was afraid of being recognized and taken back to the county magistrate's mansion.

Jiang Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief only when they completely disappeared from her sight.

She thought that Meng Zhi was the only powerful person in Juzhou City, and as long as she stayed in the city, danger would be everywhere.

In addition, if the maid who delivered meals to her every day found out that she was not in the room, she would definitely tell Meng Zhi about her escape.

By then, Meng Zhi will search the whole city for her, and she won't be able to escape even if she wants to.

She has no time!

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