Zhou Mansion
Huichun's parents asked her to go back to the He Mansion. Although she was worried about being discovered by the guards, her parents would not ask her to go back unless there was something important. After thinking about it, she felt that it would be better to go back.
Seeing He Qinghuan taking a nap, she didn't dare disturb her. She looked at another servant and said, "Sister Li, my parents asked me to go back to the He Mansion. I'll be back soon. Please tell the young lady when she wakes up."
"I understand, go ahead!"
She quietly left the Zhou Mansion through the back door wearing a veil. As soon as she walked out of the back door, she was spotted by the guards. Seeing that she was far away from the Zhou Mansion, two guards knocked her out and threw her into the carriage and took her back to Prince Mu's Mansion. They asked the people who caused trouble last time to identify her. After confirming that it was Huichun, they arrested Huichun's parents and brother.
When Huichun woke up, she vaguely saw her parents and brother lying on the ground tied up.
"Father, Mother, Big Brother..."
Huichun's parents also slowly woke up at this time. Looking at the unfamiliar place and seeing their entire family tied up there, they were immediately scared out of their wits.
"Huichun, why are we here? Where is this place?"
"I don't know either. Didn't you ask me to go back to the He Mansion, Dad?"
"We didn't ask you to go back! Why did this man arrest our entire family? We are all servants, with no money or status, and we have never offended anyone."
The whole family suddenly felt something was wrong. Several people struggled to get up, but they were tied up and unable to move.
At this time, the door opened, and Han Lin pushed the door open with an expressionless face and brought in several people who were caught last time. Huichun was immediately panicked when she saw them.
Han Lin looked at Huichun coldly, "Do you know them?"
She quickly shook her head. "I don't know them. I've never seen them. Why did you arrest my whole family? You can't just arrest people under the emperor's feet. My parents are elders in He Yushi's mansion. Aren't you afraid that He Yushi will report them to the authorities if you arrest them?"
Han Lin looked at those people and said coldly: "Do you know this servant?"
"Yes. She was the one who gave us five taels of silver each and instigated us to cause trouble at the Imperial Medical College and Yipin Pavilion in the suburbs, as well as at the gate of the Princess's residence. She also spread rumors that the Princess was seeing multiple men and was a fallen woman, defaming her reputation."
Huichun was terrified, her eyes dodging as she stammered, "What nonsense are you talking about? I've never met you, and I don't even know what rumors or slanders you're spreading against the county lady. I have no grudge against the county lady, so why would you ruin a girl's reputation?"
"Don't try to deny it. It was you who gave us the money to tarnish the reputation of the county lady."
Han Lin quickly ordered the guards to take those people away. He took out a dagger with a cold gleam and looked at Huichun indifferently. His tone was extremely cold, "I ask you questions and you answer them. If you answer one question wrong, I will stab your family. If you keep lying, I will chop your entire family into pieces and feed them to the wolves."
They were so frightened that their bodies could not stop shaking. Huichun's father cursed: "You damned girl, are you the one who caused so much trouble for our family? We are all going to die soon. You rebellious girl, what did you do wrong? Tell us now."
Huichun couldn't stop trembling at the thought of having her body chopped into pieces and fed to the wolves. "I... I promise to tell the truth. If I tell the truth, can you please let my family go?"
"After the matter is accomplished, I will naturally let you live."
"Please keep your word."
"Who ordered you to do this?"
Everyone looked at Huichun nervously, as their life and death depended on her decision.
She looked at her parents, then at Han Lin, and when she thought of He Qinghuan, she hesitated again.
"If I tell you the truth, will you really let my family go?"
"I will definitely take you to a safe place."
Huichun said firmly, "It was... Young Madam He Qinghuan who ordered me to do this."
"Will you be able to answer so firmly even when you arrive at the Jingzhao Prefecture government office?"
"If we go to the government office and tell them, our whole family will die."
"I can guarantee the safety of your entire family, as long as you testify against He Qinghuan in court."
"Even if you send us out of the city, our entire family's indentures are in Madam He's hands. As long as she reports us to the authorities and claims we are escaped slaves, they will arrest us and we will still be killed."
"I'll find a way to resolve the indenture. As long as you firmly believe that it was He Qinghuan who ordered you to do this, I'll help you solve all other problems."
"You are just a guard, do you have such great power?"
Han Lin took out his token and handed it to Huichun's father. "You should recognize this token since you work in the He Mansion."
Huichun's father looked at the token and said, "You are a first-class guard in Prince Mu's palace, a third-rank official."
"I'm quite knowledgeable. I'm a guard of the prince. I can meet the emperor at any time. I also have the power to kill people decisively. Killing a person is as easy as killing a chicken. The Left Censor-in-Chief of the Supervisory Council, Lord He's follower is a first-rank official, but he is a civil servant. If he wants to deal with anyone, he must do it openly. If he secretly raises assassins or servants and the emperor finds out, he will definitely be killed."
Huichun's father looked at Han Lin expectantly, "Can you really help us get the indenture?"
"I keep my word, and first of all, your daughter must obey me."
Huichun looked at the expectant eyes of her parents. If there was no indenture, the whole family would be free and could go back to their hometown to live.
The family saved some money and had no problem living, and they didn't have to be other people's servants and be ordered around.
"Okay, I promise you."
"Your whole family is here. I'll call you anytime."
"it is good."
Han Lin arrived at the Princess's Mansion. Shen Xue's injury had been healed for a few days. The scar had scabbed over and would heal soon.
"County Lady, that servant said that He Qinghuan ordered her to do this. When you recover from your injuries, go to the Jingzhao government office and beat the drum to protest your grievances."
"Tomorrow I will go to the Jingzhao government office and beat the drum to protest my grievances. The truth of the matter must be made public. I have been wronged and justice must be served."
"County Lady, you are injured. If you touch the wound, you will suffer for a few more days."
"This little injury is nothing. I can't rest peacefully every day because of people pointing fingers at me and talking about me."
"Tomorrow, I will take that servant with me to accompany you to the Jingzhao government office to file a complaint."
"Thank you, Han Lin."
"As your guards, we failed to protect you. This is our fault, and I am deeply ashamed."
"When bad people do bad things, we neither know their thoughts nor can we stop them. We can only try our best to resolve the problem."
"The county lady is absolutely right."
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