“Miss, Miss; why have you all arrested my family’s Miss?” Right at that time, Nuan Chun’s search brought him to the rear courtyard. Upon seeing his family’s Master had been trussed up, he was so startled his entire face became ashen and he threw himself over, regardless of everything.
Ruan Zhu was alarmed. How could this idiot be so foolish? She hurriedly said: “Nuan Chun, quickly return; there are no matters for you here.”
Nuan Chun did not listen and started fighting with some of the bailiffs. How could he be their opponent? After a round of punches and kicks, he slumped on the ground, unable to get up.
Master Jia saw that they were still beating him and walked forward to say some nice words before the bailiffs would let Nuan Chun go.
“Elder, look at Nuan Chun, please invite a physician to look at him.” Ruan Zhu shouted behind her as she was brought to the large gate by the bailiffs.
“I know.” Master Jia looked on helplessly as his Young Master’s newly wed wife was arrested, feeling as if he was about to puke! Seeing Nuan Chun had been beaten quite badly, he called for some servants to carry him into a room to lie down before having someone go invite a physician from a medicine hall.
“Master……” Xiao Wu apparently knew he had caused a disaster, and his eyes were filled with both remorse and fright. He had previously come to the capital to search for his parents but was unsuccessful. Being penniless at well, he had fainted at the roadside. If it weren’t for Master Jia offering him shelter, he would have long starved to death. Today, it was clear his good intention had inadvertently led to a disaster.
“Do you know when His Fifth Highness, who has left the city for army drills, will be able to return?”
“This small one has asked around. It will likely not be until tomorrow or the day after.”
“That long.” Master Jia was flustered. The Madam had met with mishap at Lu Yin Ge; if Young Master found out about this, wouldn’t he flay off his skin? That hateful Constable Shen took his money but still refused to release the person: “I will go send some more money to Constable Shen. Xiao Wu, go to the kitchen and find some delicious things to pack in a food case, then follow me to the prison for a look. I certainly must not let the Young Master’s wife go hungry. Cough cough……A whole group of greedy and insatiable shameful things dare to kidnap my family’s lady. Just wait until Master returns to put them in order.”
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Ruan Zhu was locked in prison. The ornaments in her hair, the bracelets on her wrist–none of the considerably expensive jewelry on her remained. The emerald bracelet was whisked away by Constable Shen; the other bailiffs took advantage of the situation to steal her jadeite necklace and jasper hairpin. The earrings were ones that she personally gave away; the reason was very simple–she was too afraid they would tear her earlobe.
Ruan Zhu had barely entered the prison cell for two minutes when a prison matron called her out and took her to a single room, where ragged sackcloth clothes were thrown at her in exchange for the rare soft smoke muslin. The prison matron saw that the satin shoes inlaid with pearls she wore on her feet were also not bad and took them while she was at it.
Ruan Zhu’s heart was filled with grievances and hatred. Right now she was impoverished, and there was no difference between the current her and the beggars on the streets.
She followed behind the prison matron toward the cell. Her bare, tender, and small feet stepped along the passageway. Enduring the uneven surface that poked her feet and caused stabs of pain to shoot up her legs, she shed tears in her heart. They were truly sinister, ah! The ancient prisons did not believe in human rights.
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Romance[C O M P L E T E] The day she transmigrated it, she was already the wife of two men. She later became the Queen of the country. Her life has been cherished by seven men.
