On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Li Yan had always thought that during the years when the Gu family was in charge of the charity hall, there were too many little girls who "died of illness" when they were close to the age to leave the charity hall.

Previously, he had suspected that the Gu family was "drawing empty salaries" and fabricating the existence of those little girls. When they were about to leave, there was no way to record this information, so they could only "die".

But when I heard Liu Da talking about the place with fireworks, this idea suddenly popped into my mind.

And the more you think about it, the more likely it is to be true.

So he told him his guess and warned Liu Da: "Be careful and don't alert the enemy."

Otherwise, he suspected that the Gu family could kill those people so that there would be no evidence.

Liu Da responded, watched Li Yan leave, and then hurriedly drove back.

He heard the news yesterday that someone from the grandmother's yard wanted to go to the charity hall by carriage today.

He was hoping that it was Menghui, so that he could drive her over and say a few words to her, right?

Originally there were only two carriages in the mansion, but since Xiao Xiao took over the charity hall, she quickly added two more carriages. The outside was also made of ordinary paulownia wood, and the inside was as comfortable as possible.

The best decorated one among them was the one Xiao Xiao prepared for herself.

But now Xiao Xiao is in confinement after childbirth, so Li Yan, who is taking up the new post, will be allowed to take over.

The slightly inferior one was also used by Yan's mother and others who went to the charity hall.

The main reason was that the mule cart was not as fast as the horse carriage, and she didn't want them to waste time on the road.

Besides Xiao Xiao and Xiao Zhou, Lu He and her fiancé will also be interrogated today.

Zhang Er was the second son of the second steward of the Zhou residence. He was also handsome and knelt with Lu He in silence.

Xiao Zhou said indifferently: "If you still don't tell the truth, then you can all die!"

She was a person who cared a lot about her reputation. Now that the servants from her mother's family had embarrassed her in front of her sister-in-law, she really wanted to kill them.

Anyway, based on what I asked my mother to find out, I know that neither of the two people in front of me is innocent.

Xiao Xiao also knew that right now in the Zhou Mansion, little Zhou's mother still had the final say.

The old lady above is still alive. Although she doesn't take charge of things, she is in charge of most of the affairs in the mansion. They are all people who were promoted by the old lady in recent years.

There is also Madam Zhou, the prince's biological grandmother. She must be unhappy that her niece has taken the position of the deceased Mother of the Daughters, so it is normal for her to make things difficult for her sister-in-law, whether there is a reason or not.

And according to what Mrs. Zhou Er had someone pass on, the second butler is a member of the eldest wife's family, so it would be best if he didn't cause any death.

It’s not that she is afraid of the first wife, but she is worried that she will take advantage of the situation and make a fuss about it. It would not be good to spread the news that the married woman forced the servants of her family to death.

Who can blame the fact that most people now believe that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled out?

A daughter has no inheritance rights in her mother's family. Even if she can interfere in her mother's family affairs, it is best to have a legitimate reason.

Xiao Xiao advised her: "Sister-in-law, calm down. There's no need to be angry with them."

Since they refused to explain, she had no choice but to be rude.

"Let them all kneel in the yard and hold up the washbasins."

The guards nearby quickly dragged them into the yard and made them hold the basins in both hands.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhou whispered, "This is a way to punish the little girl. It won't be effective in a short time."

In fact, Li Yan and Li Yuan had already informed their elders about what Lu He had done.

When Madam Li heard this, she wanted to watch the fun. But Master Li said that his sons were already married, so they should let the younger generation solve this problem themselves.

It is also possible that it is related to the Zhou Mansion. If they don't get involved, they won't have to worry about the embarrassment if something happens.

As long as they pretend not to know about this matter, it will be difficult for the eldest wife of the Zhou family to come forward to rescue them.

Therefore, Xiao Zhou was eager to punish the person immediately, so as to make an example of him and prevent the servants around her from being confused about who was the master who controlled their life and death.

Xiao Xiao gave her a soothing look: "Don't you want to see me practice archery?"

Little Zhou was a little confused: "Now?"

"Yes," Xiao Xiao ordered the maid to take out her bow and arrow, and wiped it carefully with a handkerchief herself: "I don't know if my hands are unfamiliar with it."

After saying that, he picked up the bow and arrow, walked to the door, aimed at the basins in their hands, and shot an arrow.

At this distance, Xiao Xiao's shot was of course very steady. The sharp arrow hit the wooden basin, and the remaining impact force knocked down two people.

But Xiao Xiao was even more ruthless later, and said with a smile: "Oh, the basin is too big, change it to a grapefruit."

The two people kneeling on the ground, even though they knew that the grandmother's arrow had been shot, were still very scared when they held the pomelo in both hands and raised it above their heads.

They were afraid that if Grandma's hand shook, the arrow would hit their heads.

Even though the grandmother's archery skills were really good, the grapefruit, which was not even as big as their heads, was hit by the arrows and exploded in their hands, and their mental defenses were almost broken.

I felt like I was about to die, and was overwhelmed by such great fear that I almost became incontinent.

In particular, Xiao Xiao asked someone to find two apples, two eggs, and also asked someone to find quail eggs and peanuts.

This is clearly an attempt to take their lives.

No, it would be better to just stab them and kill them than to suffer here.

By the time the guards stuffed apples into their hands, both of them were shaking like dogtail grass swaying in the wind.

Little Zhou was very happy to see this, and she deliberately said in a sarcastic tone: "You better not move around, or else the arrow of Grandma will miss and you will die."

Xiao Xiao also drew the bow to its full extent and said casually, "What are you talking about? Once I draw the bow, there is no turning back."

"Big Madam, I…" Lu He finally broke down after hearing their frivolous and careless tone, saying, "It was the Madam who forced me…"

Zhang Er glanced at Lu He who was lying on the ground, closed his eyes and didn't say anything more.

Since Lu He had spoken, she did not hide anything anymore.

Lu He was originally taken in by the second steward, who asked his wife to train a few maids, so Lu He was already grateful to the Zhang family.

Later, she was chosen by Xiao Zhou to be a maid. After a few years, because of her cautiousness, she became a second-class maid.

She grew up and became more beautiful. She interacted more with the Zhang family and Zhang Er also fell in love with her.

The two of them could barely be considered childhood sweethearts, and they did have a little affair.

A few days ago, Lu He returned to Zhou's house and found out that something big had happened when she went to Zhang's house. Zhang's second sister-in-law, younger sister and eldest nephew were missing, and the other party also threatened them with letters, saying that if they didn't want anything to happen to them, they would let Lu He get close to Li Yan or Li Yuan.

In fact, if Lu He targeted Li Yuan, she might really succeed, after all, she was more familiar with that place.

But she couldn't bear to make Xiao Zhou sad, so she could only come to touch Li Yan. (End of this chapter)