After crossing over: kidnapping a female hunter to be the stepfather of the three cubs

Chapter 228 Prison Secrets

As soon as she got home, Liu came to see her within half an hour, carrying food.

"Girl, are you okay?"

Huanxi saw that Liu was out of breath, so she quickly poured her a cup of hot tea and asked her to relax.

"I'm fine, I'm doing fine. What happened to my second sister-in-law?"

Liu put down the teacup, took a long breath and said:

"It's all over the village. They say you beat up that little girl from Lu Dafu's family this afternoon. What happened? On my way here, when I passed by Liu Kaner's house, I saw him beating his wife. The whole yard was filled with screams. It was terrible..."

Huanxi sneered twice and said, "That's all their own fault. I'm a good person, but they actually falsely accused me of having an affair behind my back. They said it so convincingly that if I weren't the person involved, I would have believed it."

Liu also roughly understood what it meant.

A woman's reputation is very important. These two women behaved like this. If you don't say it's what they deserve, then they deserve it (local dialect).

"Sister, you did the right thing. Someone has taken advantage of you. If it were me, I would have to give her a couple of slaps as well."

Huanxi was amused by Liu's words. This second sister-in-law was a cheerful and generous person, but also had a sense of propriety. He actually enjoyed spending time with her.

"Second sister-in-law, I want to ask you something. Which town is the third sister and brother-in-law of the Lu family in?"

Liu suddenly stuttered. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, my third sister and her husband went home and raged at my parents, saying that my younger sister was unkind and ungrateful...

When asked why they said that, the couple hesitated and refused to say.

My parents don’t even bother to ask, so it’s even harder for me, as their daughter-in-law, to ask.

"What happened to you guys that day? The couple came back furious and were grumbling even as they left."

Seeing that she didn't know, Huanxi told her everything about the couple's visit to her house to ask for money on the first day of the new year.

"So that's how it is... I was wondering why you were so angry... But Third Sister and the others are really something. They're trying to mess up a marriage that's already been discussed. You're right to be angry."

"If she wasn't her parents' daughter, I wouldn't have asked her to leave so politely."

"But I know that cousin she's talking about. He's the son of Zhou Yaoqin's uncle. His family does have quite a bit of savings, but why hasn't he talked about a wife yet when he's in his twenties..."

"Is there any hidden illness?"

"That's not even a hidden illness... Oh... It's so tragic. That boy looked different from normal people from the moment he was born. His eyes were a little scary big, and his face was wide, like he had extra facial features. And his mental state was that of a child of a few years old..."

After hearing what Liu said, Huanxing seemed to have already known what disease the child had.

Down syndrome.

"Does that child have any brothers?" Huanxi asked.

Liu sighed, "No, there's only one child in that family. I heard the mother was over 30 when she had the child, and the whole family doted on her like a treasure. But when it came time to discuss marriage, the girl saw the child's appearance... and she refused to marry him even if she was beaten to death..."

"His disease may be passed down to future generations..."

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu sighed secretly. What's the point of giving birth to such offspring?

The two chatted for a while and then Liu went home.

The first month of the lunar year is just a few days away, and it’s time to get busy again.

Capital

Prison

"Wei Yangqing! You are nothing but a dog of Chu Ye! This prince wants to see the Queen Mother! This prince wants to see Chu Ye!"

Prince Qi's hair was messy, and he was wearing the same clothes he wore at the palace banquet, but they had become dirty and smelly, and he was wearing handcuffs and leg shackles.

If he hadn't been shouting, one wouldn't have been able to tell that this was the majestic Prince Qi who was in the palace that day.

There were only two guards standing upright outside the cell, watching silently.

Seeing that no one paid attention to him, Prince Qi stopped yelling and started cursing in the prison.

"Father! Open your eyes! I am your most beloved son! If you were still alive! How could your son become like this! Mother! Mother! You are so heartless! So heartless!"

This man was so noisy that the officers and soldiers guarding outside looked at each other, frowned, and turned their heads away, no longer looking at him.

Chu Qi was immersed in his own world and didn't notice someone coming into the cell.

When he came to his senses, the man had been watching him outside the cell for a long time.

"Chu Ye! Where's the Queen Mother? I want to see her! Let me out, I want to see her!"

Emperor Jinyang was dressed in casual clothes. He sent the two gatekeepers away with a look and opened the door before leaving.

Then a black-clad guard dragged in a young man and threw him in front of Chu Qi.

A eunuch brought in a table and chairs, and placed a table with wine and food.

Emperor Jinyang sat at the prison door and uttered a few words indifferently.

"Fourteenth brother, come and sit down."

Chu Qi looked at him warily, picked up the wine pot and sniffed it, and when he found nothing unusual, he sat down opposite the Jinyang Emperor. One was backlit, the other was facing the light.

"Royal brother, are you here to see me off? I'm telling you, when I get down, I'll have a good talk with father about how you, Chu Ye, killed your brothers."

Emperor Jinyang didn't say anything, just glanced at the young man on the ground, then poured himself a glass of wine and drank it all.

"Chu Qi, we are born of the same mother. Although I was fostered by the late emperor's Consort De when I was young, you are my biological brother. I have never thought of killing you."

Chu Qi looked unfriendly and put his hands on the table. The handcuffs on his hands made a metallic clanging sound.

"Brother Huang, although you didn't kill me, what's the difference between this and killing me?"

"It's your own fault."

"You dragged the Third Prince in here, didn't you just want me to kill him? If I kill a prince, isn't it only natural for you to execute me?"

Emperor Jinyang remained silent, but poured himself a glass of wine and drank it.

"Chu Qi, you are not alone. Your wife and children went to the palace to visit the Queen Mother a few days ago. I think they are sensible, so I stayed in Shoukang Palace to let them serve the Queen Mother for a few more days."

Chu Qi felt panicked when he heard about his wife and children. As expected, his royal brother did not let his innocent wife and children go.

"If you want to kill them, just kill them. Don't waste your time. They have followed me and enjoyed wealth and glory for so many years. Now it's time for them to do something for me!"

Emperor Jinyang looked at him with a smile, his tone showing no emotion.

"Among all my nephews, my favorite is 'Wen Yu'. That child is well-behaved and smart, well-educated and sensible. I... am very happy..."

Chu Qi really started to panic when he heard Wen Yu's name. Chu Wen Yu was his youngest child and his only son. This Chu Ye was actually threatening him with Wen Yu.

"You! As the king of a country, don't you think this is too despicable?"

Seeing that anger finally appeared on Chu Qi's face, the smile on Emperor Jinyang's face became more genuine.

"Despicable? You instigated my son to rebel, wanting to kill me and become regent in my place. Every single one of these things is despicable."

The third prince woke up slowly at this time, and when he saw Emperor Jinyang and Chu Qi in the prison, he instantly collapsed to the ground like a deflated balloon.

Because he knew that today, he would not be able to leave this prison alive...