Chapter 969: Snowstorm Prison Temple (Part 2)
Due to Jia Yingchun's personality, after the initial enthusiasm, the two aunts and sisters-in-law inevitably became a little awkward.
Wang Xifeng also realized that Sun Shaozong had disappeared, so she leaned out of the prison door and grumbled bitterly, "How come that heartless man disappeared in just a blink of an eye?"
Seeing her face full of resentment, Jia Yingchun hurriedly explained that Erlang was entrusted by brother Bao to visit Shi Xiangyun who was imprisoned a few days ago.
"Did the Shi family also suffer?"
This was the first time Wang Xifeng heard the news, and she hurriedly pestered her sister-in-law to ask for details.
It turned out that just a few days after Jia She and Wang Xifeng, the father-in-law and daughter-in-law, were imprisoned, someone reported that Baoling Hou, who was in charge of military affairs in Yunnan and Guizhou, had embezzled military funds.
Emperor Guangde was furious and he sent some "god-like man" who traveled thousands of miles from the capital to Yunnan and Guizhou. It only took him half a month to investigate the case and find conclusive evidence.
And historians, both men and women, young and old, were able to become "members" of the Prison God Temple.
It's a pity that the two marquises lived in poverty for most of their lives . When they finally got a good job in their old age, they ended up ruining their family.
but……
If someone said that this was all the historian's own fault, Wang Xifeng would be the first one to not believe it.
She vaguely guessed that the downfall of the Baoling Marquisate was most likely due to her own family's involvement - to be precise, it was due to the involvement of Jia Yuanchun and the prince who died young.
Therefore, he was unwilling to talk about it any more, and changed the subject, complaining half-truthfully: "Since the Shi family's sister is in trouble, there is no need to mention it, but why didn't my cruel brother come to see me?!"
"this……"
Hearing her mention her brother, Jia Yingchun subconsciously lowered her eyebrows, twisted her handkerchief like a punching bag, and dared not utter a word.
But this look actually has the effect of being more silent than words.
Wang Xifeng was startled. She suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed Jia Yingchun's wrist, asking sternly, "What's going on? Could it be that our Wang family is also involved in a lawsuit?!"
"Not really."
Jia Yingchun shook her head quickly and said casually, "It's just that General Wang was ordered to return to the capital a month ago to report on his work. He didn't expect to get to Tongzhou when he suddenly fell seriously ill. I heard that..."
Halfway through her speech, she suddenly remembered that she shouldn't reveal this matter, and quickly shrank her neck like a quail.
"What happened to my dad?!"
Wang Xifeng was so anxious that she pinched her shoulders and shook them. If it were someone smarter, she would have said something to comfort her. But Yingchun was always timid and dull. Seeing Feng Lazi's stern voice, she was frightened and blurted out, "I heard that General Wang is terminally ill and will not live long!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his shoulders suddenly relax.
Wang Xifeng stared at her blankly with her eyes wide open, her body sinking slowly towards the bed. After a long time, she suddenly let out a loud cry of grief.
"Dad, why, why are you just... Dad!"
Jia Yingchun was in a panic, not knowing how to comfort her.
Fortunately, after crying, Wang Xifeng quickly regained her senses, wiped away her tears, and said with a wry smile: "My dear sister, I...I will rely on you and Erlang in the future!"
After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "Tell him for me that if I can get my aunt out of here in one piece, I will give him everything I have done to Jia Lian!"
…
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
The women of the Shi family were imprisoned half a month later than Wang Xifeng, but because the whole family was imprisoned, there was no one outside to take care of them, so their situation was naturally far worse than Wang Xifeng's.
More than a dozen people, young and old, were crowded into a large dormitory room. They were all exhausted from the physical and psychological torture.
When the female boss stepped forward to open the iron gate, there were two people crying in the corner with their heads in their arms - when they were first imprisoned, there were older people who came forward to persuade them, but after enduring these few days, they have become accustomed to it and have become numb.
However, the sound of the prison door was more effective than any persuasion. The corner suddenly fell silent. Everyone looked up with desire in their eyes, but their bodies shrank back.
"Shi Xiangyun, someone is visiting you, come out!"
When the female jailer shouted, everyone immediately focused their attention on Shi Xiangyun. An elderly woman among them opened her mouth to ask something, but was pulled hard by the eldest lady of the Shi family next to her, forcing her to suppress her concern.
Shi Xiangyun was stunned for a moment under the gaze of everyone, then suddenly got up, held her head high and chest out , as if she was going to die bravely, and walked out of the prison door in a few steps.
It was not until she turned the corner and could no longer see her relatives that she gradually stopped and thought of asking who was visiting her.
But before he could open his mouth, a tall, burly, and very familiar figure flashed before his eyes.
"Brother Sun?!"
Shi Xiangyun cried out in surprise, then looked left and right with eager eyes, actually looking for another more familiar figure.
But after looking around, apart from the female prisoner who retreated far away, there was only the burly man in front of him.
Her eyes full of expectation gradually turned into disappointment, and she stammered, "Second Brother Sun, Second Brother, he...he didn't come?"
"You know the situation his family is in now. The front and back doors are almost blocked by creditors. How can he show up in public?"
Sun Shaozong spread his hands, and seeing that she looked very disappointed, he added with a smile: "But I came here this time precisely because of his request."
Shi Xiangyun regained some of her liveliness, opened her eyes wide like a little deer, and asked, "How about the second brother... is he okay now?"
"It can be considered a blessing in disguise. After this storm, he has become more successful than before. Now he is working hard at home, and he is determined to achieve fame and success."
"My second brother has finally come to his senses, but now he has to take the imperial examination to get a good degree..."
Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but sigh, but then she felt that she shouldn't be so depressed, and pursed her lips and said, "Forget it, it's good that he knows how to work hard."
Since Xiangyun kept talking about her second brother, Sun Shaozong didn't talk to her for much. He just reminded her to take care of and that he and the people in Rongguo Mansion would definitely find a way to rescue her. Then he hurriedly said goodbye and returned to Wang Xifeng.
However, this short visit made Shi Xiangyun a little distracted. When she returned to the cell, what she saw before her eyes was the dark and cramped iron-barred room, and then the beautiful sights of the Grand View Garden. She could faintly hear the laughter of her sisters and brothers, but from time to time she could also hear the scolding and humiliation of the cruel officials and jailers.
"My dear sister, who did you meet? Why did you lose your soul?"
It was not until she heard a concerned voice in her ears that she realized that she had been embraced by her sister-in-law without her knowing when.
Shi Xiangyun leaned on her sister-in-law's shoulder and said weakly, "I thought it was my second brother, but I didn't expect it was the second brother of the Sun family who was hurt by him..."
"Second brother of the Sun family?"
Before she could finish her words, the grandmother of the Shi family was already delighted: "Could it be Lord Sun, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple?!"
Seeing Xiangyun nod, she hurriedly straightened her sister-in-law and asked with a burning gaze: "Why did he come to visit you? Could it be...could it be that he has taken a fancy to you?!"
Shi Xiangyun never thought that she would think of this, and could not help but say in a speechless and coquettish voice: "Sister-in-law! What are you talking about?!"
"How can it be nonsense? If he didn't mean it, why would he ..."
"It's my second brother! My second brother asked him to come here!"
"Second brother? Are you talking about that stupid...Jia Baoyu?"
The eldest lady of the Shi family had a look of disappointment on her face and was about to ask a few more questions when a group of female jailers happened to arrive and shouted at everyone to leave the cell.
Everyone was panicking at first, but later they found out that the purpose of these jailers was to help them reallocate cells.
Although she didn't get a single room like Wang Xifeng, the environment was greatly improved.
But the eldest lady of the Shi family seized the opportunity and chose the same cell with Xiangyun. After she put down her bedding, she could not wait to pull Xiangyun aside and said with great joy, "Look, look! You said that was your intention. If you really didn't mean that, would you take care of us like this?"
"sister in law!"
Xiangyun was annoyed, and shook her sleeves and stamped her feet, saying: "Didn't I tell you that Brother Sun is doing this for my second brother's sake..."
"Bah!"
Unexpectedly, he was interrupted by the eldest lady of the Shi family when he was halfway through his words. She said with disdain: "Now that the Rongguo Mansion has fallen into such a state, how can he, a fool, have any face?"
Shi Xiangyun became increasingly impatient when she heard her belittling Baoyu. She took a half step back with a cold face and was about to retort, but the eldest lady of the Shi family came up to her relentlessly and said with a drooling face, "This is not the time to be shy. Listen to my sister-in-law. Even if he really doesn't mean it, he can't avoid us if our beautiful bodies move forward."
"sister in law!"
As she continued to talk nonsense, Shi Xiangyun was so angry that she raised her hands and pretended to push her. She said sternly, "If you keep talking nonsense, I won't be polite!"
"I'm talking nonsense? I think you're the one who's confused!"
The eldest lady of the Shi family refused to back down. She put on a stern face and sneered, "Do you think it's easy to enter and leave this prison temple? If prisoners like us are not taken care of, most of them will be sent to the Jiaofang Bureau!
You should know what the Jiaofangsi is, right? If a delicate young lady like you were sent to the Jiaofangsi, I'm afraid there wouldn't be even a bone left in the end!"
Hearing the three words "Jiaofangsi", Shi Xiangyun's face finally changed color.
Seeing this, the eldest grandmother of the Shi family quickly took advantage of the situation to persuade him: "If you follow my advice, you should take the initiative next time you see the second son of the Sun family. I heard that both of his brothers are lustful devils and will definitely not be able to resist..."
"sister in law!"
Shi Xiangyun pushed her away fiercely, and shouted at her with a frown, "Don't say anything more! If you want to go, go by yourself. I can't do such a shameless thing!"
I thought that Mrs. Shi would be angry after hearing this.
Unexpectedly, she looked bitter and said helplessly: "If it is possible, do you think I can't do it?! But how can someone fall in love with a yellow-faced woman like me?"
Shi Xiangyun was stunned for a moment, and suddenly the eldest lady of the Shi family jumped forward again, knelt down at her feet with a plop, and said sadly: "My dear sister, your brother and I are fine, but your two nephews and nieces have always been close to you. Can you bear to watch them do menial work for the rest of their lives and be bullied and humiliated by others?"
"Sister-in-law! You...you get up quickly!"
Shi Xiangyun was at a loss as to what to do and wanted to pull her sister-in-law to her side, but the eldest lady of the Shi family took the opportunity to plead, "Sister, let alone whether Baoyu has the ability to help us escape, he is obsessed with marrying Lin Daiyu. What's the point of you thinking about him so much?"
"I, I...my second brother..."
Shi Xiangyun felt as if she had been struck by a heavy hammer when she heard this. She subconsciously covered her chest and muttered incoherently.
After a long while, he squeezed out a sentence in a dejected and bitter voice: "I, I can't do it."
"What's the problem with this?"
Seeing that she had finally been persuaded, the eldest lady of the Shi family said happily, "Isn't it just about the difficult things ? I'll teach you!"
Having said that, he pulled her towards the head of the bed.
However, Shi Xiangyun lowered her head and refused to give in even a little.
"My dear sister, Sun Shaozong is a hero of his time, and his future is limitless. It's better to follow him than to end up being slept with by thousands of men, right?"
It is not known whether it was Sun Shaozong's "glorious image" that worked, or the saying "thousands of people have slept with him and tens of thousands of people have tasted him" that shook Shi Xiangyun's mind.
She tilted her body to one side and finally couldn't resist her sister-in-law's pull.
After that…
All I could hear was the whispers in the cell, full of obscene words that were unbearable to the ears.
