Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Xiao Chenze remained silent, listening vigilantly to the movements around him.

Shen Li asked, "What happened to Brother Dayong? Why was he arrested by the government? Tell me in detail."

Xiu'er covered her heart, wanting to cry, but she held it back and choked out, "It was my sister-in-law who did it. The last time the general came, he called my parents and my brother and sister-in-law over and scolded them. They didn't say anything at the time, and everyone around us knew that we had the general as our backer, and that was the general of the cavalry in the capital, so my brother and sister-in-law tried to please us and insisted on coming to the farm to help."

"Just then, the general brought the silver the young lady had given him and added some to his savings. Brother Dayong said the farm was always short of manpower and that too much land was left uncultivated, so he decided to hire a few more people. Unexpectedly, a few prisoners who had escaped from the iron mine had sneaked in. My sister-in-law discovered this first. She was so mean that she didn't tell Brother Dayong, but instead secretly reported it to the authorities."

"At first, Brother Dayong thought that with the general around, he could just explain things to the government and have them take the prisoners away, and he would be fine. But for some reason, not only did the government not let him go, they threw him into jail and refused to let him out..."

Shen Li and Xiao Chenze looked at each other.

If the prefect of Mizhou is from Western Qiang, there must be something wrong with the officials under him.

The last time my uncle went to Michigan to investigate a case, he almost lost his life here. It must have been the work of this group of people.

Since they dared to kill even my uncle, how could they allow Brother Dayong to exist?

It is possible that Brother Dayong's purchase of the prisoner was a trap set by them. Brother Dayong is in great danger.

"How did Zhuangzi end up in the hands of your brother and sister-in-law?" Shen Li asked.

"I went to ask around, hoping to rescue Brother Dayong, but I went so many times I couldn't even see him. Later, a kind-hearted jailer secretly told me that the government not only wanted to arrest people, but also wanted to sell the farm. This was my sister-in-law's idea, and it was said that she would also get a share of the money. In the end, she didn't find the land deeds and house deeds, so she couldn't sell them. She stayed here with the consent of the government, and the government told her to continue searching for the land deeds and house deeds, even if it meant digging three feet underground."

She snorted sarcastically and said, "I said I didn't know where what she was looking for was, so she had someone monitor me. Luckily, the one monitoring me was Wang'er, the guy who led your horse today. When Brother Dayong was trying to buy someone else, he saw him getting beaten up, so he bought him. In a sense, it was Brother Dayong who rescued him from the human traffickers. When Brother Dayong was captured, he was more anxious than anyone else and often sneaked out to inquire. He told me a lot of the news, including that my brother and sister-in-law were planning to sell me to that rich man."

Hearing this, Shen Li frowned and asked, "What about the other people in this village? What's their attitude?"

"What else could their attitude be? I didn't have time to hide their indentures, and my sister-in-law found them. She has the indentures, and these people dare not disobey her. In fact, they are not bad people. After all, when Brother Dayong was here, he treated them like his own family. Later, my sister-in-law took over and treated them like non-human beings. They have hated her for a long time."

"Have you asked the prison boss where Brother Dayong is now and how he is doing?" Shen Li asked again.

Xiu'er couldn't help sobbing again.

"I asked, and the prison boss said that Dayong was sent to work in the iron mine a long time ago. Prisoners are different from the surrounding villagers. They can't move around freely while working in there. They are all escorted by the same officials, have no wages, are not allowed to see anyone, and are often beaten."

"I originally wanted to go to the iron mine to look for Brother Dayong, but Wang'er asked around and told me that a prisoner's family had also inquired about going there to visit him. It would have been fine if they hadn't, but when they did, they angered the officers, who beat the prisoner to death. The officers even falsely accused him of trying to escape, and no one cared even if they beat him to death. When I heard that, I was afraid they would beat Brother Dayong, so I never dared to go."

"After thinking it over, since I can't go to the mine, I might as well go to Beijing to find the girl. Brother Dayong often mentions the girl, saying that she is a good person. She has followed him around since she was a child and never puts on airs. I think if I go and ask her for help, she will definitely not ignore Brother Dayong."

"Yes, she won't ignore it," Shen Li said softly and firmly, "I'm here, I will definitely rescue Brother Dayong, don't worry."

This was the first time in such a long time that Xiu'er heard that someone could help her save Brother Dayong.

She was stunned at first, then she covered her chest excitedly, breathing heavily, tears streaming down her face, and she knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed to Shen Li.

The bangs were quite loud. If Shen Li hadn't quickly pulled her up, she would have kept knocking her head.

"Get up first," Shen Li whispered, "This is not the place to be, be careful not to be discovered."

Xiu'er sobbed and climbed up, choking with sobs, "Miss Fang, you are so kind. When Brother Dayong comes out, we will definitely set up a longevity tablet for you and offer sacrifices every day."

Shen Li chuckled.

There was a sound of birds chirping in the distance, and Xiao Chenze whispered, "Someone is coming."

Shen Li was startled and looked around for a place to hide, but Xiao Chenze had already grabbed her and Xiu'er and jumped onto the roof.

The moonlight was bright, and there was indeed a shadow in the distance, tiptoeing towards here.

"That's Wang'er," Xiu'er suddenly whispered, "I think he's here to give me some news. Miss, please let me go. It's okay."

Xiao Chenze didn't say a word, he picked her up and put her down. He and Shen Li continued to stay on the roof and watch the people below talking.

Wang'er walked over quietly and imitated a dog's bark twice.

Xiu'er also responded to the cat's meow twice.

"Sister, sister, are you there?"

"Yes, here at Da Huang."

After turning the corner door, Wang'er came over.

"Sister Xiu'er, I was afraid you wouldn't come today. I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter? Is there any news about Brother Dayong?"

"Don't be impatient. Just listen to me slowly," Wang'er said. "Didn't Fatty Winter Melon ask me to tie the guest's horse in the back pen? What do you think I found when I was unloading the carriage?"

"what?"

"I found this," he held out his hand, which contained a delicate little box, "and inside it is a pair of earrings."

"That's someone else's thing, why don't you return it to them?" Xiu'er took it and became anxious when she saw it.

"Sister Xiu'er, don't be anxious. Listen to me. I'm not trying to steal someone's things," Wang'er said in a low voice. "I was just curious and opened it to take a look. But when I saw the mark on the earrings, it was clearly from the gold shop in the town ahead."

Xiu Er didn't understand what was going on and asked doubtfully, "So what?"

Wang'er shook his head, as if he had known Xiu'er would be so stupid. He sighed, "Those two said they came from Wangshui Town and planned to go to the town ahead. They also said their carriage broke down and couldn't go any further, so they came to stay overnight. But I checked when I unloaded the carriage, and it wasn't broken at all. Plus, these earrings prove they'd already been to the town and could have stayed there waiting for their master. Why did they have to come all the way back to our shabby farm to stay overnight?"