The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

Zhao He glanced at Pei Yuan indifferently. Pei Yuan stopped what he was doing and stood behind Zhao He with an unwilling look on his face.

"I can only give you fifty taels." Zhao He said, "As for whether your husband can be released, it depends on what crime he has committed and whether the information he has is worth releasing him."

Mrs. Guo looked at him without saying anything. This was really too much. She wondered if she could have more. So she said, "As soon as you come in..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhao He said again: "Don't push your luck, or you won't get a cent. And I can still make you talk."

He is kind-hearted, but that is relative. If others are greedy, don't blame him for being cruel.

When Mrs. Guo heard this, she hurriedly said, "It's a deal then! When are you going to meet my husband?"

She hadn't seen Dagui for a long time. Although she found him very annoying when she was at home, she missed him so much after not seeing him for so long. As long as Dagui told her what happened at that time, she would be able to come out.

At that time, they will move out of Guojia Village and live in Cixi Town or other small towns, away from Guo Xin's family, and they can live the life they like and feel comfortable.

Moreover, if you save 50 taels of silver, you can use it for a year. If you do some small business, you will be able to live a colorful life.

Zhao He saw that Guo Bo Niang's expression was full of joy and he thought it was very funny. He said, "Now."

"Okay, gentlemen, please wait a moment. I'll go pack up and be back soon." After saying that, Aunt Guo called out to the little ones in the family, told them to do the housework, and told them the good news that their father was coming back.

"Dad, Dad, Dad, are you really coming back?" said the silly son.

Mother Guo looked at him with eyes full of heartache and said, "Yes, you will be able to see Daddy soon."

As he spoke, he asked the other older children in the family to help look after his stupid son, and went out with the bags in his hands.

……

Cixi Town is a relatively lively town. It not only has its own town officials, but also its own prison. Uncle Guo is here.

Zhao He's carriage stopped in front of the government office. A slightly plump town official wearing an official hat walked towards him and said flatteringly, "Is this Pei? This way, please~"

He had already received news that Pei's direct descendants were going to the prison here to meet a noble man.

He just didn't know whether to torture him severely or release him, and he really couldn't figure out Pei's intention, so he had to temporarily let his men move the noble prisoner to a slightly cleaner cell and then change him into new prison clothes.

If the Pei clan members wanted to torture the prisoner, they would show them the wounds on their bodies to prove that they had indeed fulfilled their duties.

If the Pei clan members wanted to release the prisoner from prison, it would be a good opportunity to show them the clean cell, which would show that they had not treated the prisoner unfairly.

Zhao He followed the town official in front of him and walked through many twists and turns until he arrived at the entrance of a tunnel. Outside the door stood two guards holding red tasseled spears, staring straight ahead.

The town official walked up to them, showed the token in his hand to the guard, and after inspection, let Zhao He and his party in.

Mrs. Guo followed Zhao He with her head down, fearing that the guards would recognize her and kick her out.

She walked in with her head down, and saw the torches that had been changing constantly suddenly stop. She raised her head and saw the clean Guo Dagui. Her eyes were instantly filled with tears and she was stunned.

Guo Dagui was very uneasy when he was brought to this brand new cell by the yamen runners. He wanted to know what had happened but couldn't ask. He thought he was going to be beheaded and now he was eating his last meal.

When he saw Qiuhua in front of him, he felt that he was really going to die. He was so scared that he peed his pants instantly. Tears streamed from the corners of his eyes and he kept muttering, "I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong, please, sir, spare my life."

Zhao He looked at the scene in front of him, turned to look at the town official, and asked silently.

The town official hurriedly ordered his men to help clean up the mess, and shouted, "Guo Dagui! What are you doing? I'm not going to kill you yet!"

Mother Guo couldn't help herself and rushed forward and said, "Dad, dad, don't worry, we are here to take you home. The children are waiting for you at home."

After some cleaning, Guo Dagui was tied up and sat opposite Zhao He, who sat on a tall chair, looking down at him.

"Your wife should have told you about the situation, right? You should also know what to say. Think carefully. If what you say really satisfies me, I will let you out."

Uncle Guo smiled and said, "My wife is not sensible, please forgive me, but I won't agree to the conditions she promised. I won't give her a penny less for the second-floor house!"

Zhao He looked at him as if he were a fool and said, "Don't forget that your life is still in my hands. If I want to do something, you will be in big trouble."

Uncle Guo naturally knew this fact, but he was gambling that the young man in front of him did not care about the small amount of money from the two-story house, so he acted recklessly.

Unfortunately, he lost the bet.

Zhao He half-squinted his eyes and looked at Uncle Guo's rogue appearance, then got off the stool and turned to leave.

Although he was very anxious to get the information, it didn't mean that he was a fool. Moreover, this scoundrel had been in prison for a long time, and he didn't believe that this man would not want to get out. As long as he turned around and left, the scoundrel would beg for mercy.

When Guo Dagui first saw Zhao He and the others leave, he thought they were trying to scare him. After waiting for a while, he saw that Zhao He and the others still hadn't come back, leaving only Qiuhua by his side crying about the difficulties at home. He panicked instantly and said, "I say, I say, is there anyone here? Come quickly!"

"Hmph~", Zhao He's sneering voice came from the cell. He did not leave here, but waited at the corner of the cell. He walked out from the corner, and the flickering torches on the wall stretched his shadow very long.

"Sir! I'll tell you everything!" Uncle Guo said in a panic.

He had really stayed here for too long, without seeing the sun, with rats and bugs crawling around on their straw mats. Now that there was hope of getting out, he didn't want to give it up, and his original spirit was gone.

He just wanted to get out and live a good life with his wife and children, find wives for the boys in the family, and have more children so that he could enjoy the pleasure of having many children and grandchildren.

"I confess everything. My parents did bring home a chubby little boy when I was a child. When I grew up, my mother told me that he was not my biological brother, but a knight in the temple forced her to bring him back. For this reason, my mother was forced to abort her own son."