I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Chapter 257: Imprisoned Again

Unexpectedly, when we met again in Kyoto some time ago, he had become a minor clerk in the prefectural government office.

Things are unpredictable.

Now, relying on his lowly position as a registrar, he has forgotten the brotherhood they once shared.

The more He Jinnian thought about it, the more distressed he felt, and even his eyes were filled with anger and resentment.

However, Fang Xiaoxiao, who had been carefully observing the situation, inadvertently noticed something strange in Xu Changqing's eyes.

She even guessed that Xu Changqing must know He Jinnian, and that the two had a very deep brotherly bond.

"Could it be that Xu Changqing has some unspeakable secret and doesn't want to get to know He Jinnian yet?"

Filled with doubt, she decided to take a gamble and see what the person in front of her was up to.

She tugged at He Jinnian, who was standing in front of her.

He Jinnian was puzzled, but he turned around to look at his wife.

"Let's follow Xu Changqing back to the yamen first and then talk about it."

Fang Xiao whispered.

He Jinnian didn't understand what his wife meant, but since she had made such a arrangement, he would simply obey.

If that really doesn't work, when you see the prefect again, just state your identity.

It was just a fight; the prefect would probably let them go out of respect for him.

As for Xu Changqing, let's just say he was blind and failed to see through this person's true colors.

He was particularly annoyed when he thought of the five hundred taels of silver that Xu Changqing had given him before.

He even considered asking his wife for the five hundred taels of silver back, but in the end he chose to remain silent.

The group was arrested and taken back to the prefectural government office because of a street brawl.

Xu Changqing remained silent throughout the journey.

On the contrary, Li Xiaoxiao was calling Long Jinyan "brother" this and "brother" that.

Long Jinyan was a rather shy person, especially when it came to women, so he naturally couldn't refuse them.

Fang Xiaoxiao, who was standing to the side, was so tired of hearing this that she got goosebumps all over her body.

I can't imagine if Li Xiaoxiao stayed with them, wouldn't it be so disgusting that it would make people's skin crawl and they'd just want to die?

Fortunately, the yamen was not too far from East Street, and the group arrived in about half an hour.

Strangely enough, they were all thrown into prison before they were even interrogated.

Fang Xiaoxiao went to jail again. All of this, before and after, must have taken at least two pairs of lives.

It seems my mother really has a special connection with prison; she spends almost the entire year there.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. What decent person would spend all their time in jail?

What's especially bad is that they're always arrested for no reason, without any regard for right or wrong.

"My dear wife, I'm so sorry, I've caused trouble again!"

Along the way, Long Jinyan thought for a long time and realized that he had been too impulsive, which led to the current situation. He lowered his head and came to Fang Xiaoxiao with a very sincere look.

It's true that Xu Changqing actually imprisoned everyone together without separating men's and women's prisons, and he didn't put them in solitary confinement. In this respect, it was quite humane.

"It seems I guessed right. Xu Changqing must have something to do, which is why he had to hide the fact that he knew He Jinnian."

Fang Xiaoxiao mentally summarized her guesses before turning to look at Long Jinyan.

When he looked up at Long Jinyan, who was bowing his head and admitting his mistake, he suddenly found it amusing.

She waved her hand jokingly.

"Hey, Jin Yan, why are you doing this? We're all family, why do we need to say such formal things?"

"Besides, you did this to protect me. If you ask me, next time you should have gone even further and just punched that guy's head off."

As she spoke, she raised her fist, as if she were about to smash Wang Mang's head in front of her.

These words indeed made Long Jinyan, who was feeling guilty, feel a sense of relief. He even straightened his posture and revealed a fierce look on his face.

“That’s right, my wife, you’re right to teach that dog a lesson. Next time, I’ll definitely punch that bastard’s head off.”

"Hey, you bunch of prisoners, you can't even have peace in this dungeon, huh? Whose dog head are you trying to smash in!"

In the dimly lit corridor, accompanied by the faint glow of yellow oil lamps on the walls, four or five elongated shadows slowly walked towards the group.

As the shadow grew longer and longer, the speaker finally appeared.

This person was none other than Wang Mang, who had a pig-headed face.

Wang Mang, who was originally fair-skinned and plump, now had his head wrapped in gauze and two sausages stuck in the corners of his mouth, making him look quite comical. In particular, he was speaking with a lisp, which meant that he must have lost a front tooth from Long Jinyan's punch.

Seeing this guy swaggering over like a Psyduck with a bandage wrapped around its head, Fang Xiaoxiao and the others burst into laughter.

Long Jinyan went even further and made a direct accusation.

"Haha, wife, look! This guy looks just like the Psyduck we used to raise in Changle County. He walks clumsily and looks stupid."

Fang Xiaoxiao examined it carefully and found that it was indeed similar to the silly duck she had named Psyduck at home.

The duck actually belonged to Old Zhang, the neighbor next door. However, it walked with a waddling gait, resembling a penguin, and was also particularly stupid. Once, it even almost drowned while drinking water. If Long Jinyan hadn't discovered it, it would probably be the first anniversary of its death by now.

Think about this.

She picked up the conversation, looking very serious.

"Hmm~ It does look like that silly duck. I wonder how it's doing at Old Zhang's house now."

"I reckon he probably drowned!"

Long Jinyan pondered.

The two of them acted as if they hadn't seen Wang Mang at all, and continued chatting about ducks.

This infuriated Wang Mang, who even yelled at the top of his lungs.

"You bunch of scoundrels, how dare you insult me ​​with ducks in front of me, and even call me stupid."

It would have been better if I hadn't said it, because saying it only brought another wave of ridicule.

Fang Xiaoxiao laughed so hard her teeth ached, and she even felt that if she kept laughing, her jaw would dislocate.

She had to quickly compose herself and adopt a serious demeanor.

“Hey, we can’t laugh anymore, otherwise it’s a bit too impolite. Even if someone admits they’re stupid, it just means they know their own strengths.”

"Hahahahaha!!!"

These words were the final blow. Murong Changqing, who usually didn't like to express his personal emotions and was practically invisible, couldn't help but burst into laughter at this moment, completely disregarding his personal image.

Upon seeing this, Wang Mang was so angry that his face turned quite green.

He was practically about to explode, roaring at the prison guards beside him.

"Open the door for me, I'm going in to teach them a lesson."