Snowy Chang'an Road

The people originally hid in their homes and did not dare to come out, not because of Wei Shao and Pei Ying, but because they were afraid of Cai Yu.

Now I see soldiers wearing swords and knocking on doors from door to door. Even if they are afraid, they dare not resist.

After a while, everyone in the village gathered here.

Seeing Cai Yu kneeling beside Wei Shao and Qing'er being supported by Pei Ying, the people all lowered their heads and no one dared to speak.

"Everyone, I am Wei Shao, King of Peking. I have called you here today to ask what happened to this woman. Why did a good girl become like this?"

Wei Shao said a few more words, but still no one answered.

Only then did Pei Ying notice that there was an old man in the crowd secretly wiping his tears.

Pei Ying walked up to the old man, and with her actions, everyone's eyes also turned to them.

"Old man, why are you crying?"

"I beg you, noble man, to raise your hand and spare my granddaughter's life."

The old man was holding a wooden stick in his hand and was about to kneel down tremblingly.

Pei Ying supported the old man and said, "Is this woman your granddaughter?"

The old man wiped the tears from his eyes and nodded.

"What happened to her? Why did she become like this?"

The old man shook his head again and stopped talking.

Pei Ying looked around the old man. There were thousands of people with thousands of faces. Some were regretful, some were anxious, some were watching a show, some were expressionless, and some were hesitant to speak. The people watching had different expressions. There must be something wrong with this matter. Strange.

"Old man, your granddaughter accidentally injured Cai Neiguan. According to the laws of the Wei Dynasty, she must be punished."

When he heard the word "punishment", the old man quickly begged for mercy.

"My dear, please spare her life. Qing'er is crazy. What a madman has done is incalculable. I beg you to be noble and let her live. Please."

After saying that, the old man fell to his knees.

"Old man, what did Cai Naiguan do? We were all here just now, why did she attack Cai Naiguan?"

The old man put his head heavily on the ground, begging for mercy and not answering Pei Ying's questions.

"In this case, we can only deal with it according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty. The emperor broke the law and the common people are guilty. Someone comes and takes Qing'er away."

When he heard that Qing'er was about to be taken away, the old man became anxious. He quickly grabbed the corner of Pei Ying's clothes and begged, "My lord, please let my granddaughter go. She has a miserable life. Please show mercy."

Pei Ying didn't say anything, turned around and left.

At this time, the old man was behind her and told Qing'er's experience in a thick voice.

Sure enough, as she thought, this Cai Yu was not a human being.

"My granddaughter had a hard life. She lost her father and mother when she was young. She has been growing up with our old couple. I have seen her grow up day by day and become more and more beautiful. Two years ago, Cai Yu went out hunting and passed by our village. When Qing'er was playing, he wanted to take her into Shanglin Garden as a maid, but this is not a maid, Shanglin Garden is Cai Yu's harem, and every maid there has been raped by him."

"Because of Qing'er's beauty, after she entered Shanglin Garden, Cai Yu loved her very much, and soon she became pregnant. Cai Yu had no children. Seeing that Qing'er was pregnant, he cherished her even more. He never thought that he would be harmed by other maids. Jealousy, secretly plotted to cause Qing'er to have a miscarriage."

"The child was four months old at the time, and the miscarriage almost killed Qing'er. Fortunately, she survived. She originally thought that Cai Yu would be kind to her, but this beast turned around and favored other maids. Qing'er lost the child. She often cried, and Cai Yu became more and more disgusted after seeing her, so he sent her back home." "This incident made a big fuss, and people in the surrounding villages knew about it, and Qing'er stayed behind closed doors all day long. We shed tears and slowly went crazy, sometimes normal and sometimes abnormal. The gangsters in the village also came to our house in the middle of the night and broke down the door. We, the old couple, were very scared, but we were helpless."

When the old man said this, he broke down in tears. This is the sorrow of the people at the bottom.

"We, the old couple, can't protect Qing'er. There is a fool in the neighboring village. Although he is a fool, he is the only son in the family. His life is good and he is willing to marry Qing'er. However, the fool's life is short, and he will only be married to Qing'er for half a year. , died suddenly and suddenly, we originally wanted to bring Qing'er back, but Qing'er's mother-in-law didn't say anything, but her father-in-law didn't want to."

"When a woman gets married, she is born into her husband's family and dies as her husband's ghost. It's hard for us, the old couple, to say anything. But what people didn't expect is that Qing'er's father-in-law, that beast, actually defiled Qing'er and even... She got pregnant and her belly got bigger day by day. When her mother-in-law found out about this, she said she couldn't tolerate Qing'er and kicked her out of the house."

"Damn it, my poor Qing'er."

At this point, some women around him had wiped away tears. Such a rough experience was the destiny of Qing'er. Pei Ying handed the brocade handkerchief to the old man. The old man refused, so Pei Ying stuffed the brocade handkerchief into her hand.

"Wei Shao, what do you think we should do about this matter?"

"how do you want to do it?"

"Bring Cai Yu back to Chang'an is up to Your Majesty."

"Okay, here comes someone to take Cai Yu back to Chang'an."

"promise."

Pei Ying walked up to Qing'er and saw her shivering. Pei Ying's eyes couldn't help but turn red. She reached out and touched Qing'er's pregnant belly. She saw that the size was about the same as Pei Sheng's month.

"Are you willing if I take you back to Chang'an?"

Qing'er raised her head and looked at Pei Ying in disbelief. A tear rolled down silently. She nodded heavily.

Pei Ying walked to the old man and said to him: "Old man, Qing'er is pitiful. If you are willing, I can take her back to Chang'an. Don't worry, as long as I am here, no one will dare to bully her at will. She cannot be tolerated here." If there is a place that can accommodate her, would you like it?"

The old man was stunned. She seemed to be trying to verify the authenticity of this sentence. She saw the sincerity and determination in Pei Ying's eyes. She fell to her knees with a plop and kept kowtowing.

Several people returned to Shanglinyuan, ordered people to hitch up the carriage, and immediately set off back to Chang'an City.

Originally, I went out to relax, but because of what happened, everyone fell silent.

Outside the Prince's Palace in Peiping, Yun Rou and Bai Zheng were very puzzled when they saw the princess helping an unkempt woman, tightly wrapped in a cloak, to get out of the carriage. Seeing that their faces were not good, they did not dare to say anything.

"What are you going to do with this Cai Yu?"

"I will lock him in the woodshed first. I will take him to the palace tomorrow morning and report this matter to His Majesty."

"Okay, do you need Qing'er and I to wait outside the palace? If His Majesty summons us, we can enter the palace to reply."

Wei Shao thought for a moment and said, "No, let's wait until I see His Majesty tomorrow."

"it is good."

"Bai Zheng, take this man to the woodshed and keep him under strict guard. No one is allowed to approach him without my order."

"promise."

"Yunrou, take Miss Qing'er down, give her a bath, and prepare a guest room for her to rest."

"promise."