Resourceful beauty

Chapter 5
After telling her father and elder brother about the method she came up with, Fang Ruxuan couldn't help her any more. After all, her daughter's family had never experienced anything outside.

I could only hear the father and brother who were separated by the wall discussing something in a low voice, and occasionally, it was the helpless sigh of the father.

The first half of the night passed when Fang Ruxuan wanted to hear what they were saying but couldn't hear them. In the second half of the night, Fang Ruxuan fell asleep for a while.

In the dream, it was either the joy of the family when mother Su Xin was still there, or the scene where she was tortured by those nuns or Qiu Shumin in Wutong Garden.

One was too beautiful, and the other was miserable, back and forth alternately, and when she fully woke up at dawn, Fang Ruxuan only felt a splitting headache.

"Daddy, brother..."

Hearing that there was no movement around her, Fang Ruxuan panicked, got up and ran to the iron fence, calling loudly.

No one responded to her.

Fang Ruxuan didn't expect that she would sleep so deeply that she didn't even know that her father and brother were taken away.

However, yesterday the jailer came to send a message, didn't he say that he would go to court for trial at noon?At this moment, the sky is just dawning, which is around the time of Chen Shi.

Fang Ruxuan was very anxious.

"Daddy, brother..."

Calling loudly, Fang Ruxuan even hoped that a jailer would come over and reprimand her, so that she could at least ask about the whereabouts of her father and brother.

The cell was extremely quiet, and occasionally there was a sound, which was also the sound of the awakened prisoners stretching their waists and yawning.

This is the cell for repeat offenders, there were not many people locked up at all, except for Fang Ruxuan and her father and brother, the others were only locked up for a few days, and most of them were dragged out and beheaded for public display when the imperial decree arrived.

Fang Ruxuan was about to burst into tears.

Seeing that her daughter's family is pitiful, the old man who told her yesterday that this is the prison in Funan City said: "Those two people were taken out before dawn. It is estimated that someone with friendship begged for mercy. I tacitly agreed to go out to meet, and I will be back in a while."

"Thank you, old man..."

Fang Ruxuan leaned over and thanked her softly.

Sure enough, after a while, there was the sound of iron chains at the door of the cell, and Fang Qizhi and Fang Zhengjun, who were handcuffed and fettered, came back.

"Daddy, where have you been?"

Fang Ruxuan asked anxiously.

Shaking his head slightly, signaling to Fang Ruxuan to stay calm, Fang Qizhi turned his head, stretched out his hand with Fang Zhengjun, and let the jailer remove the handcuffs and shackles, and returned to the cell.

The door was locked, and the jailers patrolled around the cell before leaving the cell.

The door of the cell was only heard to be locked, and the entire cell returned to its usual dead silence.

Fang Qizhi walked to the corner, stretched out his hand to hold Fang Ruxuan's hand, and said with some emotion: "Xuan'er, you are Daddy's good daughter, this time, I have wronged you."

Although Fang Qizhi often praised Fang Ruxuan like this when he was in Prince Qi's mansion in the past, but hearing it now, Fang Ruxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

She probably guessed that her father had met that Eunuch Xu through his method.

"how?"

Fang Ruxuan let go of her father's hand, knelt down and wrote two words on the open space in front of her.

"It's okay, everything is only at noon."

After scratching a few words on the ground, Fang Qizhi let out a long sigh.

That Eunuch Xu, Fang Qizhi used to deal with each other. Although the two did not have a deep friendship, they just nodded when they met in the palace. Given the correct words, Fang Qizhi could tell from his expression that the matter had turned around.

The trial will start at noon, as long as he insists that this matter is very strange, and he has been framed and wronged, even if he can't produce evidence to refute it, there is still a chance to go to Beijing to defend himself.

Fang Ruxuan came up with this idea, Fang Qizhi thought, and wrote with his hand as a pen: "Do you want to deal with the Governor of Funan?"

The implication is whether or not part of the property that has not been handed over to Eunuch Xu should be allocated to the governor of Funan City, who is in charge of the trial, so that he can negotiate for accommodation.

Shaking her head quickly, she realized that her father couldn't see at all. Fang Ruxuan hurriedly wrote: "A wall has ears, and one more thing is worse than one less thing. Eunuch Xu alone is enough."

Looking at those few lines of words, Fang Qizhi silently smiled wryly.

I have lived for more than 40 years, and now I am in a catastrophe, even worse than my 12-year-old daughter.

After entrusting Eunuch Xu, the reason why he agreed to himself was because of the trend of interests, and the second was because the two of them knew about it, even if Fang Qizhi bit back in the future, Eunuch Xu could still use it without proof or proof. Let's push this away.

But once one more person is involved, and worried that something wrong with this matter will implicate him, Eunuch Xu would rather give up the wealth that fascinated him than help Fang Qizhi.

The more secretive this matter is, the better. One more person means more risk.

Figured out the joint, Fang Qizhi erased the handwriting on the ground, and kindly told Fang Ruxuan to wrap up her clothes, so as not to catch cold.

After speaking, he went back to sit in front of the haystack, and started talking to Fang Zhengjun in a low voice.

At noon, the door of the cell was opened, and four guards came in, and took Fang Qizhi and Fang Zhengjun out, but even Fang Ruxuan's loud shouts to take her with him were ignored.

The light from the window faded little by little until it was pitch black outside, and neither Fang Qizhi nor Fang Zhengjun came back.

At first, Fang Ruxuan could sit calmly on the haystack and wait quietly, but as the cell got darker and darker, she became more and more worried.

While hoping that the strategy would work, his father and elder brother had already been brought back to Beijing by Eunuch Xu to meet the emperor.

On the other hand, they were worried that Eunuch Xu would repent after the incident, insisting that the witnesses and physical evidence were irrefutable, and worried that his father would say that he had met him early, so he ordered them to be dealt with early.

However, even if it is dealt with, it should be sent back to prison.

Thinking wildly in her heart, Fang Ruxuan stood up and turned around in the cell. Every time there was movement outside the gate, she nervously stood in front of the iron fence and looked around. Seeing that there was no sound, she continued to turn around in disappointment.

After an unknown amount of time, in the cell far away, the old man who had been silent for a long time said, "Girl, sit down honestly, this way, you are still hungry, otherwise, you will be hungry before you eat."

After the words were finished, Fang Ruxuan reacted abruptly. She would know the situation of her father and elder brother when the jailer came to deliver the food in Xushi.

I don't know if the old man was on purpose or not, Fang Ruxuan thanked again, but the old man fell silent again.

I just felt that my heart was about to get angry, and there was a sound from the gate. Then, several jailers came in, and put the two bowls in their hands in front of the fence of the prisoner's cell.

One bowl contained cold green vegetable leaves mixed with bean curd foam, and the other bowl contained two steamed buns that were as hard as rocks.

"Officer, please ask me, are my father and brother still in the lobby for trial? When will I be back?"

Putting the two bowls back and placing them by the wall, Fang Ruxuan asked softly.

"The imperial envoy took it away."

The jailer finished speaking coldly, and left without looking back, as if he was afraid that if he said a few more words to Fang Ruxuan, he would get her bad luck.

Sitting powerlessly on the cold ground, Fang Ruxuan put her head on her arms and wept silently.

In the previous life, at this moment, father and brother had already returned from the lobby, and the three of them sat in the cell in silence, waiting for dawn and then dark.

At noon two days later, the imperial envoy returning from the capital was no longer Eunuch Xu, but the imperial decree of Emperor Rui'an.

In the imperial decree, the father was convicted of treason and collaborating with the enemy, and the whole family was demoted to common people. They were saved from death only because the emperor cared about his uncle and nephew, and were sent to Ningbei to serve, and they were not allowed to leave Ningbei for life.

Along with them, there were fifty imperial guards who escorted them all the way to Ningbei.

After reliving the first life, her father and brother were taken away by the imperial envoys. Things have deviated from the track of the previous life. How could Fang Ruxuan not cry with joy?

That night, Fang Ruxuan had a rare good night's sleep even though there was no warm dry grass under her body.

Waking up early the next day, Fang Ruxuan actually had the feeling of being reincarnated and seeing the light of day when she saw the light shining through the palm-sized window above her head.

At noon, the jailer came to deliver food again. Thinking of the solution that she racked her brains all morning, Fang Ruxuan boldly called the jailer.

"Officer, I know my request is a bit ridiculous, but anyway, please listen to me, okay? Even if you don't agree, just treat me as a joke to make you laugh, okay?"

Looking at the jailer pitifully, Fang Ruxuan said in one breath.

The faint light made Fang Ruxuan's pale face even more charming, but she was the daughter of King Qi. Although King Qi committed a serious crime, he kept calling for grievances in the lobby, and now he was taken away by the imperial envoy. When the capital met the Holy Majesty, the jailer swallowed a few mouthfuls, but he didn't dare to say any teasing words.

Seeing the jailer stop, Fang Ruxuan hurriedly said: "Please give me some pieces of cotton cloth, and some needles and threads. I want to do some embroidery work. All the finished embroidery work will be handed over to the official to take to the shop on the street." Although there is not much money, it is enough for the official to buy a few jugs of wine. Don’t doubt my motives, it’s just that my father and elder brother went to Beijing to meet the Holy One, and I don’t know when they will come back. I have nothing to do in this cell every day, it’s really boring, so I’m just chatting to pass the time. I also ask the official to be considerate, and if I can get out of prison in the future, I will wholeheartedly repay you.”

After finishing speaking in one breath, Fang Ruxuan looked at the jailer eagerly, waiting for his reply.

I don't know if I was persuaded by a few pots of wine, or because Fang Ruxuan's "Father" had an effect, thinking that although King Qi was accused of treason and collaborating with the enemy, he has not been convicted yet, maybe things will turn around. The jailer actually looked at Fang Ruxuan, thinking quickly in his mind.

However, no matter what, this matter is beneficial to him, and the jailer glared at Fang Ruxuan, then turned around and strode away.

At lunch time, Fang Ruxuan got a cloth bag from the jailer.

When it was opened, inside were several pieces of cotton cloth that had been cut to the size of a handkerchief, two of which were plain white, one piece of red cloth and one piece of blue cloth.

In the middle of the cloth ball is a ball of thread of different colors, colorful, and several embroidery needles are inserted on the thread.

It's simple, but it has everything you need.

There was a comfortable smile on Fang Ruxuan's lips.

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