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Chapter 906 Loves to Hold Grudges

"Bring her here quickly, I want to see what a miserable state she'll be in." Granny Wang laughed as she finished speaking, then looked at Granny Li and complained, "Why are we so unlucky? We've been locked up in jail all this time."

Granny Li was open-minded: "We are all Madam's people. If something happens to the master, we will go to jail with him. It's a normal thing."

"I wonder if we'll be able to get out?"

"It depends on how serious the mistake the lady made. If it is serious... we will be exiled. If it is not serious, we will be taken out and sold into government slavery."

Granny Wang didn't want to be sold again, to go to a new owner, and have to start all over again. It was so difficult. "Why am I so unlucky?" she thought.

Granny Li was easygoing, but she was still very upset about the current situation. "That's right, this is when the lady is in her prime, and we enjoy the good life too. It's normal that we suffer when the lady is in trouble."

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. At this hour, I don't know if we'll have any dinner tonight. I'm a little hungry."

After all that commotion, it was already dark outside when we came in, but now... we can only see a dark shadow. That's only because there were lights in front of us and officers were busy. Without the lights, the prison would be even darker.

Granny Li shook her head. "It's not certain. There are so many of us who were just locked up. Who could possibly prepare anything for us?"

"You're always pouring cold water on my plans."

Before Granny Li could speak, Granny Wang continued sincerely, "Thank you, thank you for helping me at the very end. Even knowing it was dangerous, you still came to warn me."

"What's the big deal? We're good friends. If I ran away and you didn't even know I hadn't left, you'd probably curse me for the rest of your life. I can't stand people talking about me every day."

Granny Wang chuckled, "Come on, do you think I'm that kind of person?"

“No, you just love to hold grudges. Take Granny Dong for example. When she first came to the manor, you even helped her. But later, because of the stable boy, the two of you became enemies.”

Du Mingxian became interested, but with Granny Li around, she didn't ask any questions. She pretended to be asleep and listened to their conversation. Although they were both saying comforting words, she was still very worried.

This is probably the tragedy of ordinary people, whose life and death depend on others.

However, the old woman Wang was talking about, Old Woman Dong, should have gone out by now. Ling Silang knows about Old Woman Dong, and now that Sun Xiangxiang is in trouble, he will definitely step in and take Old Woman Dong away.

The old woman Dong that Du Mingxian was worried about was in the front yard, not far from her.

Ling Silang, the Crown Prince, and the officials of the Prefect of the Capital were all staying together. Granny Dong stood in the middle, talking about some things concerning the Sun family. It was almost over.

After Granny Dong finished speaking, the Prefect of the Capital looked at the Crown Prince and said, "Your Highness, this person..."

"This person is our spy, we'll take him away in a bit."

"Yes."

The Crown Prince felt that it was about time. "Interrogate the important people in the prison and see if you can get any important information out of them. Sun Xiangxiang has been in business for many years, so it's impossible that she only has a little over 100,000 taels of silver in her household."

"Yes."

The Crown Prince led Ling Silang outside, and Granny Dong immediately followed.

“Your Highness, this person must have hidden the silver. I have seen the accounts found in the Third Prince’s residence, and Sun Xiangxiang still has a considerable amount of silver left behind.”

“Yes, this matter needs further investigation. If she could give Prince Cheng 200,000 taels directly, it’s impossible that she only had a little over 100,000 taels at home. It’s too unreasonable.” He glanced at Granny Dong as he said this. “Mingxian arranged for the person to be taken in. When she gets back, let her think about it more and see if there’s anything else wrong. It would be best if she could find the hidden silver.”

"I think... Sun Xiangxiang, that woman, has many men, so she probably won't confess. I'm afraid the money is still hidden with her lover."

Ling Silang shared the same view: "After we get back, I will help Granny Dong recall the details carefully and see if we can find any clues."

"Ah."

Ling Silang left with Granny Dong, and the Crown Prince also left. The people of the Capital Prefecture knew that the Emperor and the Crown Prince were concerned about this matter, so... they began the interrogation overnight.

The first people they took away were several important people, including Sun Xiangxiang and several men who were close to her.

When the person was taken away, Du Mingxian suddenly realized that Wu Daniu was not there.

She asked in a low voice, "Which of these men is the lady's husband?"

Granny Wang also came to her senses. "He's not here. He's usually busy and not often at home. Even when he is, his presence isn't very noticeable. I didn't even realize he wasn't here today."

"Could it be his doing? Otherwise, how could Madam have been arrested?" Du Mingxian would never miss any opportunity to smear Wu Daniu.

Granny Wang's eyes gleamed. "It's very likely to be him, but... we can't say for sure."

Du Mingxian remained silent, weighing her options. If she were taken to the front, would she be able to tell the officials what was going on? Would anyone think she was crazy? Would she even have a chance to see Ling Silang?

Du Mingxian waited from dusk till dawn for the interrogation opportunity. Those who were taken away were questioned and then brought back, and a new group of people took them away. Only Sun Xiangxiang never returned.

As dawn broke, Sun Xiangxiang returned, along with the servants who had been taken away from her. And then... that was the end of it.

Someone came over carrying a bucket, and like feeding pigs, tapped the rim of the bucket with a long-handled spoon, saying, "Come out and eat, it's time to eat."

Granny Song was the first to rush over, and the others followed to prepare for dinner.

Several people shared the food. Some carried bowls, while others carried buckets filled with large cornbread buns, one for each person.

Granny Wang was very proactive; she was the first to distribute the food. However, after receiving one cornbread, she asked for another one, saying, "There's another person there who has difficulty moving around, so I'll bring it to her."

The jailer glanced inside, then gave Wang Pozi another one. Wang Pozi took two cornbreads, stuffed them into Du Mingxian's hands, and then went over to snatch the soup.

She thought it was soup, but it was actually... just water.

She carefully carried the two bowls of water.

"Let me tell you, this is definitely all we'll give out; there won't be any more." Granny Wang put the things away, took a cornbread in each hand, took a bite herself, and fed it to Du Mingxian.

Du Mingxian didn't want to eat it; she smelled a sour smell from the cornbread and thought it was probably bad.

As a result... Granny Wang glared at her and said, "Eat up. It's good enough that we have something to eat now. If you don't eat, you'll be the one who goes hungry. When we came into this place, survival was the most important thing."

Du Mingxian didn't want to eat, and secondly, she could only raise her hand at the moment. After eating, she would need to go to the toilet, and in this prison cell... the smell of the chamber pot, and since she was not mobile enough, going to the toilet would be a troublesome matter.

"I won't eat it."

"Eat. If you need to use the restroom, I'll help you. I've told you before, if you don't betray me, I'll definitely help you. With me around, you won't suffer any injustice."

Du Mingxian still didn't want to eat. She wasn't hungry at the moment and just wanted to wait for them to be taken out for further interrogation.

Seeing that she didn't move, Granny Wang asked again, "Are you sure you don't want to eat?"

"I don't want to eat it, you eat it."