The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 141: Finally Knowing the Activities of the Imperial Manor

In the dungeon, the sound of dripping water came from somewhere.

The monotony makes the gloomy dungeon even more terrifying.

There is no wind here, but it feels cold.

Mu Rong tied his own cloak over Xu Rongrong's cloak, wrapping her up furry.

Xu Rongrong rubbed her hands and looked at the cage opposite.

As she expected, Shu Qing and Mu Lu were also thrown into the dungeon after pretending to be Chinese medicine.

Mu Lu was young and thin, but he had the heroic spirit of a young man.

Shu Qing had a mature air and the elegance of a doctor, but he couldn't escape Chunwang's calculations.

The group met here.

Luo Xiao jokingly said, "I never thought that a woman like me could not escape the clutches of the devil."

Xu Rongrong smiled and said, "This might be the origin of the strangeness in the imperial manor. If we don't leave here quickly, I'm afraid that sooner or later, that steward Chunwang will exchange us for silver."

When she pretended to be unconscious just now, she had already understood Chunwang's plan. This guy was actually engaged in human trafficking, regardless of gender or age.

Mu Rong looked around the cage he was in, walked to the door without saying a word, and raised his hand to cover the lock.

With a little force, the door lock shattered.

After leaving the low cage and walking into the dirty corridor, I found that there were nearly twenty cages in the dungeon.

Inside each cage, there was a pungent smell of blood. I wonder how many people have suffered here! Xu Rongrong looked at them one by one, frowning slightly.

The prince’s imperial estate is a den of filth and corruption. Does the prince, who is far away in the East Palace, know about this?

"Wuwu..." A faint whimpering sound came from somewhere, as if it was near the exit.

Xu Rongrong was surprised and happy: There was someone else here!

Just as she was about to go forward, Mu Rong pulled her behind him and said, "You stay here, I'll go."

After saying this, he walked forward without waiting for Xu Rongrong to speak.

In the dark dungeon, it seemed as if danger was hidden everywhere. Mu Rong walked towards the source of the sound without stopping.

In the filthy cage at the entrance, a woman in light-colored clothes was lying on the ground, covered in blood, with her hands clasped around her shoulders and shaking uncontrollably.

"Who are you?" Mu Rong whispered.

The woman raised her head in horror. She didn't know how the man in front of her had entered her cage so quietly.

She opened her eyes wide and stared at Mu Rong.

The face with a trace of blood seemed familiar.

A light bulb went off in Mu Rong's mind: this seemed to be the maid who had served them tea in the front hall just now and almost knocked over the tea bowl in front of Xu Rongrong.

But it was only an hour, how could she fall here with bruises all over her body?

Mu Rong grabbed her collar with one hand, and the maid flew into the air.

The next second, he was thrown in front of a pair of bright white embroidered shoes.

The owner of the embroidered shoes spoke softly. She leaned over and looked at the maid carefully, then asked, "Why are you here?"

The maid trembled even more violently, sobbing and unable to speak.

Mu Rong was a little impatient. With a fierce look in his eyes, he pinched her chin and said, "In this situation, do you still want to cover up for your master?"

The maid shook her head desperately and opened her mouth with a sob.

Everyone around was shocked when they saw this.

The maid's tongue had been pulled out long ago, and she tried to open her mouth but no sound came out.

Seeing her now covered in bruises, Mu Rong let go of his hand.

The maid fell to her knees, trembling.

Xu Rongrong squatted down and said, "That's why you couldn't answer my questions in the front hall just now."

The maid didn't dare to look up, but just nodded hard.

"Are all Chunwang's men the same as you?" Thinking of the weird imperial farm, Xu Rongrong felt her scalp tingling.

The maid shuddered and raised her head, shaking her head slightly. She pointed at herself, then at Luo Xiaoshi, then opened her mouth and made a tongue-pulling gesture. "Are you the only woman here like you?"

The maid nodded.

Xu Rongrong took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off her face. Looking at her yellow complexion and rough hands and feet, she did not look like a maid from a wealthy family, but more like someone who was used to doing rough work.

"Are you from Zhuangzi?" she asked.

The maid shook her head and pointed in one direction with her scarred fingertips.

Xu Rongrong's eyes flickered: "Are you from Yujia Village?"

The maid was startled at first, then nodded suddenly.

Because she used too much force, she pulled the wound on her body and her face showed pain.

Xu Rongrong gave her a quick check and found that the wounds all over her body were probably caused by sticks and whips.

"Why did they beat you?"

The maid pointed at her mouth, then at Xu Rongrong. "Is it because you didn't dare to answer my questions in the hall just now, and you almost exposed your situation, that you were beaten like this?"

The maid nodded and sobbed.

Xu Rongrong recalled that Chunwang had returned just when she had forced her to reveal the identity of the owner of the imperial manor. She thought that he had come in a hurry because he was afraid that the maid would reveal the fact that she had been abused.

If the maid was exposed, he would definitely suspect that something fishy was going on in the imperial manor and would never easily take those things into his mouth.

However, they had been prepared for this long ago, and they were just taking the opportunity to ask the maid questions to find out the truth, but now it seems that they have implicated her.

It seems that after coming out of the front hall, the maid was beaten again and thrown into the dungeon.

The Prince’s Royal Manor is so evil!

Xu Rongrong patiently asked, "Are there still people from Yujia Village in the manor now?" As soon as she finished speaking, the maid's eyes were filled with tears. She stretched out her hand with difficulty, pointed at the cage in the dungeon, made a gesture of wiping her neck, and finally pointed at herself and opened her right hand.

She performed these movements very simply, but Xu Rongrong understood them instantly:

"Huangzhuang captured many women from Yujia Village, but most of them were sold or killed. Only five people like you are left."

The maid nodded.

Xu Rongrong looked at the tearful woman in front of her, and thought of the current situation of the people in Yujia Village. She finally understood why the village was so strange.

I guess all the women in the village, regardless of their looks, age, or whether they were married, as long as they were healthy and useful, were taken to the imperial farm.

In order to protect their own women, the people of Yujia Village had to take action themselves, breaking the legs of the beautiful girls, blinding their eyes, and disfiguring their appearance.

Only "worthless" women could escape the evil hands of the imperial farm.

Is this... really the royal Zhuangzi?

Xu Rongrong stood up and looked at Mu Rong in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.

Mu Rong knew that Xu Rongrong's heart must be as turbulent as the waves of the storm at this moment.

He put his arm around her shoulders, giving her some strength. "Don't worry, I'll get to the bottom of this. If it was really his order, I won't show any mercy."

But how could he bring down that person's identity without mercy?