Chapter 45: Forced to take an oath
Sent the old widow away, gently dragged Xiaohuan into the inner room, carefully closed the doors and windows, then turned around and hesitated: "Xiaohuan, there is something I want to tell you, but you ...... You must restrain yourself and try to calm down, okay? β
Xiaohuan was already very worried in his heart, and when he saw Gentleness like this at this moment, he was even more panicked, and blurted out: "Is there something wrong with my mother?" β
Wen Wen looked at her very embarrassed, and finally told her in detail what she had seen and heard in the morning, and when it came to Sister-in-law Liu was finally escorted to the official mansion, Xiaohuan finally couldn't help crying loudly, pulling her gentle sleeves and asking in a loud voice: "What should I do?" Is there any salvation for my mother? Sister, save my mother......"
Gently shook her head, to be honest, she didn't know if Sister-in-law Liu was still saved, but the crime of murdering the master's family seemed to be very serious, and Master Zhao was finally poured with dung, so he would not give up easily, so that Sister-in-law Liu was likely to die for life. Gentleness can't stop Xiaohuan from crying, all she can do is hug her tightly, gently caress her on her back and comfort her.
"Don't cry, as long as the person is still there, he can still think of it, and maybe he can release it when he encounters the amnesty of the Son of Heaven." This child is so pitiful, she has suffered two of the most tragic things in the world in succession, the blow is too big, I am afraid that she will not be able to bear it, tenderness can only depict a void hope for her, so that she has some comfort in her heart, so that she will not despair.
"Impossible!" Xiaohuan cried so much that she almost lost her breath, and helplessly grabbed her gentle clothes and said, "I know that my mother is not saved this time...... How can it be so coincidental...... What amnesty did you encounter...... Mother...... If my mother is gone, I don't want to live anymore......"
"Don't talk nonsense, if you don't live, won't everything your mother did for you be in vain?" Wen Rou was really afraid that she wouldn't be able to think about it, so she pushed her away from herself, grabbed her shoulders, stared at her teary eyes and said, "Your mother is not dead yet!" Can you save her like this? β
"What else can I do...... Xiaohuan felt as if the strength in his body had been completely drained, and he slipped on the ground as soon as his legs were weak, crying: "Sister, you don't have to comfort me...... I know...... There's nothing we can do to save my mother! Maybe ......" Her eyes lit up suddenly, and she suddenly got up from the ground and wanted to run out of the house.
"Where are you going?" Gentleness dragged her back.
"I'm going to save my mother! I'll go to the house to beg the old lady! I volunteered to go back and make cows and horses for them, just begging them, begging them to let my mother go! Xiaohuan seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and there was hope in her eyes, and she murmured: "By the way, please go to the master!" I'm willing to do whatever he wants me to do, as long as he's willing to let my mother go......"
"You're crazy!" Hearing her say this, she choked up in her heart, knowing that she wanted to use her body to exchange for Sister-in-law Liu, but how could this hope be realized? Even if Master Zhao is willing, the Li family is not willing!
"Let go of me, I must go!" Xiaohuan didn't cry at this time, just made a fuss about leaving, and was very persistent. In her heart, she is convinced that she can get her mother back.
Gentleness can barely pull her, and if she continues to make trouble like this, maybe she will not pay attention, and she will really let Xiaohuan run out, and then make another fuss on the street, it is estimated that neither of them will want to live, so they have to learn from the example of Sister-in-law Liu who slapped her that day and woke her up, and slapped Xiaohuan in the face.
Taking advantage of Xiaohuan's stunned face covering, she blocked the door and said firmly in a voice: "You are not allowed to go anywhere!" Since I promised Sister-in-law Liu that I would take good care of you, I must ensure your safety! Do you think you can get your mother back by doing such a stupid thing? No! Sister-in-law Liu was not sent to the official because she let you escape, she was sent to the official because she was poisoned! You ran back so stupidly, and you still want to see the master? The second lady will ask you for the crime of running away from slavery first, and then I will kill you! Otherwise, you will be beaten into a trick, and you and your mother will conspire to poison you and send you to the official! You don't even have a chance to meet the master! Did you hear that? Sober me up, I won't watch you die!" β
"But that's my motherβ" Xiaohuan cried bitterly, "How can I watch her die?!" β
"We're not going to watch her die!" Gently sighed and promised: "I promise you, even if I can't guarantee that I can save your mother, I will do everything I can to try and try to save her!" What you have to do now is not to cry, but to calm down, cooperate with me, and help me think of ideas together! Don't waste our time, we have more important things to do, you know? β
Xiaohuan looked at her stunned for a long time, and finally shook her head and cried: "I can't think of a way, I'm a little girl, what can I do?" β
"Let me think about it, you let me think about it......" Gentle is also very emotional now, she bites her nails, trying to control her trembling body, walking back and forth by the door of the inner room, racking her brains to think about the novels and TV series she has watched before, and think about what solutions the protagonists can have when they encounter similar situations.
Prison robbery? No, that's looking for death! Find a stand-in to swap people out? No, let alone nowhere to find someone, even if you find it, it's a life for a life, harming others! Bribe? Right! You can try this method, don't most of the officials love money? Even if you can't save Sister-in-law Liu, you can always think of ways to see if you can spare her the death penalty, right? As long as the person doesn't die immediately, it doesn't matter if he squats in prison for a period of time, at least he has gained time and can continue to think about it!
Gently sorted out his thoughts, and told Xiaohuan in detail, who knew that Xiaohuan immediately took out the five or six taels of broken silver in his arms, and cried: "These are what my mother gave me before leaving, only these, how can it be enough?" β
Oh, yes! Not enough! Even if he completely takes out the money on his body, a dozen taels of silver, how can an official put it in his eyes, and if he wants to buy back a human life, he doesn't have hundreds of taels of silver, don't even think about it! Moreover, even if you have money, you may not be able to find a way to send money. Wen Rou paced back and forth in the house for a long time, and finally stood in front of Xiaohuan, stared at her and said, "Why don't I go outside first to inquire about the situation?" But you must not come nonsense, you can't run back to the Zhao Mansion while I am away, can you promise me? β
Xiaohuan is completely dispossessed at the moment, what does Gentle say, she can only cry and nod her head in agreement, but Gentle is really afraid that she will be impulsive again, and she thinks that she will send her to death if she thinks of any good idea, so she has to say ruthlessly: "You swear a poisonous oath!" β
"Good! If I sneak out while my sister is away, I won't die!" Xiaohuan cried and swore an oath.
Gently shook her head and said, "No! You don't even care about your own life, are you still afraid that it will be good to die or not? You swear by me, that if you sneak out while I'm away, I'm not going to die!" She understands Xiaohuan's kindness, and in this situation, she can only use her kindness to restrain her.
"Sister-" Xiaohuan looked at Gentle in a daze, biting her lip, and her face was wet with tears.
"Swear quickly, I don't have time to rub in with you here!" Since he decided to think of a way to save people, the sooner the better, and the strong and decisive side of the gentle character is revealed at this moment.
Xiaohuan was forced to be helpless, so she had to raise her hand, crying and vowing: "If I sneak out while my sister is away, my sister will ...... You can't die well! β