To Shen Yining's left, a tired, bearded middle-aged man and a plainly dressed woman sat next to each other, looking like husband and wife.

"Dare to ask what Lang Jun and the lady are called?"

When the middle-aged man heard the young lady in front of him talking to him, compassion flashed in his eyes, and he said weakly: "Little lady, my name is Wan Dan, and this is my lady." You were also captured by the Beidi people! Alas, it's a pity, it's a pity, little lady, you, and these little brothers are still so young. ”

"Brother Wan, how long have you been locked up here?"

The man sighed deeply and said helplessly: "I guess it's been more than two months." ”

"Brother Wan, the three of us sisters and brothers were unfortunately caught here, I'm afraid it will be more than lucky. I don't know what these Beidi people are doing when they keep us here? ”

Wan Dan looked up at the outside of the cell, and saw that there was no cell manager coming, so he whispered: "Little lady, don't you know that there is a big mine five miles away from here. Now that we are at war with Beidi in the Great Zhou, the Beidi people have captured us strong men here to do hard labor. The daily whipping drove us to the mountains to mine, and it was unspeakably miserable, miserable! A few days ago, there was an earthquake in the mine, and a few more of our Han men were buried. I see that these two little Langjun beside you are afraid that they will suffer a lot! ”

Brother Wan held his mother's hand tightly, with tears in his eyes.

It was the first time for Xiao Yuan to experience such a thing, and he couldn't help but sobbed quietly, and Xiao Jing also frowned.

"Brother Wan, I heard that the Beidi people have always been cruel and unkind, and when I came over just now, I saw the orchid ladies in the cell over there, which was really miserable. But I don't think the women in our prison seem to be ......"

When Wandan's lady heard this, she hurriedly took over the conversation and whispered: "Little lady, I don't know if this is luck or misfortune, this fourth princess of Yimu Khan is a Han lady, I heard that she was arrested a year ago, and she is also a poor person." This fourth princess was born as beautiful as a fairy, weak and charming, and was deeply favored by the Khan. Moreover, the four princesses and Bodhisattvas were heart-hearted, and they also helped our Han lady to intercede, so the Beidi people did not bully us. But ......."

"But what's wrong?"

"I heard from the two little ladies over there that the health of the fourth princess is getting worse and worse. If she dies, we Han ladies will have no way to live. ”

"Big lady, why do the two little ladies know that the fourth princess is not in good health?"

"The fourth princess often calls those two little ladies to talk to her, I think it's very lonely and lonely, and ah......"

Hearing the sound of heavy footsteps outside the cell, the eldest lady was immediately silenced.

The cell steward came to deliver the food, and everyone rushed up to snatch the steamed bread like a hungry wolf and a poor ghost.

Shen Yining didn't react for a while, and was pushed to the wall by several Han men, and his elbows and palms were scratched. When I came back to my senses, the basket of food was empty. I'm going to starve tonight.

Shen Yining hurriedly ran to the doorrail, pulled the sleeve of the cell steward with all his might, and took out a piece of exquisite jade pendant from the sleeve: "Big brother steward, big brother, this jade pendant is worth a thousand gold, please accept it." The three of us sisters and brothers didn't get food, can you ask the eldest brother to send some more food? ”

Shen Yining saw that he had taken the jade pendant, but there was still doubt on his face, and he hurriedly said in a sweet voice: "Big brother, this jade pendant is carved from extremely precious Hetian jade, you can take this jade pendant to the pawnshop of the Han people to inquire about the valuation." Oh, the biggest and most sincere of our Han pawnshops is the Liu family pawnshop, and the shopkeeper will definitely give you a satisfactory price. ”

The cell steward rudely pulled the jade pendant and left without speaking.

At this time, Xiaojing finally saw the style of the jade pendant clearly, and his heart was shocked.

This jade pendant is the personal thing of the lady concubine, and it is also the precious thing of the prince, how did it get into the hands of Shen Niangzi.

However, when she heard Shen Niangzi mention the Liu family's pawnshop, Xiaojing immediately understood. As long as this Beidi person pawns this jade pendant, the prince will definitely send someone to save them immediately. The most important thing now is to live well and try to survive these ten days.

The cell steward did not return, and the three of them had to spend the long night hungry.

In the early morning of the second day, four Beidi soldiers walked into the cell with a curse and drove all the Han men out to work.

Shen Yining watched the Beidi people take Xiaojing and Xiaoyuan away, and there was no other way.

Now there are only seven or eight Han women left in the cell, as well as the two young ladies of six or seven years old.

Shen Yining sat down in front of the little ladies, took out the only white steamed bun he grabbed this morning, broke the white steamed bun in half and handed it to them, Ying Ying asked with a smile, "Are you hungry?" Here it is for you. ”

The two little ladies timidly replied with thanks, and immediately took the steamed buns and ate them.

"Eat slowly, no one will rob you. Would you like to tell Sister your name? ”

Xu Yining gently stroked the broken hair on the foreheads of the two sisters.

"My name is Wang Chan."

"I—my name is Wang Xian."

"Xiaochan, Xiaoxian, hello. Just call me Sister Aning. ”

The two sisters nodded and smiled at her, innocent.

"You are so brave. Sister A-Ning only came here yesterday and was very scared of it. ”

Wang Chan said cheerfully: "Sister A-Ning, don't be afraid, the fourth princess said that these Beidi people will not harm us." ”

Shen Yining continued to speak: "Xiaochan, who are the four princesses you are talking about?" Sounds like a good, good, nice guy. ”

"Well, the fourth princess is the fourth wife of Imu Khan, and we often go to talk to her, and she often gives us a lot of delicious food and tells us a lot of interesting stories."

At this time, Wang Xian's brows furrowed, and she said worriedly: "But the fourth princess is always unhappy, and she also misses Aya and A-Niang, Brother and Brother at home, and she is always sick. A-Niang said that if the four princesses can't survive, all of us will die. ”

Shen Yining continued: "Do you want the fourth princess to be healthy and happy? ”

Wang Chan and Wang Xian's eyes lit up: "Yes, of course I want to." Sister Aning, do you have a way? ”

Shen Yining lowered her head to the ears of the two sisters, and the two sisters were suddenly ecstatic and nodded frequently.

After sunset, Xiaojing and Shen Yuan finally returned.

Both were covered in stains and had sad faces. Xiaojing has practiced martial arts, has a good foundation, and can withstand it. Shen Yuan's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and he couldn't cry.

In the middle of the night, Shen Yining secretly took out an acupuncture jar hidden under the grass pile and helped the two of them apply needles to relax their muscles and bones and relieve fatigue.

In the early morning of the third day, Shen Yining finally saw the cell steward who had delivered the food again.

The cell steward coughed lightly, with some lewd smile on his lips, and replied in broken Chinese: "That jade pendant is indeed very valuable, and the Liu family's pawnshop gives the most money, and I have already taken it as a pawnbroker." ”

Shen Yining lowered her head softly and shyly, and said in a coquettish voice: "The eldest brother in charge is satisfied with this jade pendant, which is the greatest blessing for the little girl." My two younger brothers are still young, and they are not yet weak in their crowns, so I am afraid that they will not be able to endure such hard work day and night. Can you ask the eldest brother in charge to give them more food occasionally, the little girl is grateful. ”