Red apricots make spring

Chapter 50
After sending the old widow away, she gently dragged Xiaohuan into the inner room, carefully closed the door and window, then turned around and said hesitantly: "Xiaohuan, there is something I want to tell you, but you... You have to restrain yourself and try to be calm, okay?"

Xiaohuan was already very nervous, but now seeing Wen Rou like this, she panicked even more, and blurted out, "Did something happen to my mother?"

Rourou looked at her very embarrassed, and finally told her in detail what she had seen and heard in the morning. When Mrs. Liu was finally escorted to the government, Xiaohuan finally couldn't help crying loudly, pulling Wenrou The sleeve of the sleeve asked repeatedly: "What should I do? Can my mother be saved? Sister, save my mother..."

Gentle shook her head. To be honest, she didn't know if Mrs. Liu could be saved, but the crime of murdering the master's family seemed to be very serious. Mr. Zhao was finally fed with feces, so he probably wouldn't give up easily. It is likely to be close to death.Gentle can't stop Xiaohuan from crying, all she can do is hug her tightly, and gently pat on her back to comfort her.

"Don't cry, as long as you are still there, you can still think of a way. Maybe you can release it when the emperor pardons the world." This child is really pitiful. He has encountered two of the most tragic things in the world one after another, and the blow is too severe. When she grows up, I'm really afraid that she won't be able to bear it. Gentleness can only describe a vain hope for her, so that she can feel some comfort in her heart, so that she won't despair.

"Impossible!" Xiaohuan cried so hard that she almost lost her breath, and helplessly grasped Gentle's clothes and said, "I know my mother is hopeless this time...how could it be such a coincidence...what happened to forgive the world?" ...Mother... If my mother is gone, I don't want to live anymore..."

"Don't talk nonsense, if you die, won't everything your mother has done for you be in vain?" Wenrou was really afraid that she would be overwhelmed, so she pushed her away from her body, held her shoulders tightly, and stared at her. With tears in her eyes, she said: "Your mother is not dead yet! With your appearance, can you save her?"

"What else can I do..." Xiaohuan felt as if the strength in her body had been completely emptied, and she slid on the ground as soon as her legs softened, crying, "Sister, you don't have to comfort me...I know...we all There is no way to save my mother! Maybe..." Her eyes lit up suddenly, she got up from the ground and wanted to run outside.

"Where are you going?" Gentle dragged her back.

"I'm going to save my mother! I'll go to the mansion to beg the master and madam! I will go back and work for them voluntarily. I just beg them to let my mother go!" Xiaohuan seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, her gaze With hope in her eyes, she murmured: "By the way, please go, master! I am willing to do whatever he wants me to do, as long as he is willing to let my mother go..."

"You're crazy!" Hearing what she said, Ruan Rou felt choked up in her heart, knowing that she wanted to use her body in exchange for Mrs. Liu, but how could this wish come true?Even if Master Zhao is willing, Mrs. Li is not!
"Let go of me, I must go!" Xiaohuan didn't cry at this moment, she just wanted to leave, extremely persistent.In her heart, she firmly believed that she could return to her mother.

Wen Rou can hardly hold her back, if this quarrel continues, Xiao Huan might really let Xiaohuan run out if she doesn't pay attention, and then there will be another quarrel on the street. The example of slapping her to wake her up, slapped Xiaohuan hard on the face.

While Xiaohuan was covering her face in a daze, she blocked the door and said firmly, "You are not allowed to go anywhere! Since I promised Mrs. Liu will take good care of you, I must ensure your safety! You think you will Can such a stupid thing get your mother back? No! Sister-in-law Liu was not sent to the government because she let you escape, she was sent to the government because she was poisoned! You ran back so stupidly, and you still want to see the master? The second lady first asks you about the crime of running away from slavery, and then I will kill you! Otherwise, I will beat you to death, relying on you and your mother to conspire to poison you, and send you to the official! You don’t even have a chance to see the master! You heard No? Be sober, I will never watch you die!"

"But that's my mother—" Xiaohuan cried miserably, "How can I just watch her die?!"

"We won't just watch her die!" Gentle sighed, and promised: "I promise you, even if I can't guarantee that I can save your mother, I will do everything I can to try to save her What you have to do now is not to cry, but to calm down, cooperate with me, and help me think of ideas together! Don't waste our time, we have more important things to do, do you understand?"

Xiaohuan stared at her blankly for a while, then finally shook her head and cried, "I can't think of a way, I'm a little maid, what can I do?"

"Let me think about it, you let me think about it..." Rourou is also very emotional now, biting her nails, trying to control her trembling body, walking back and forth by the door of the inner room, racking her brains Think about the novels and TV series you have read before, and think about what solutions the protagonists can have when encountering similar situations.

Prison?No, that's courting death!Find a substitute to replace the person?No way, let alone nowhere to find someone, even if you find it, you will be exchanging your life for your life and harming others!bribe?right!You can try this method. Don’t most officials love money?Even if Mrs. Liu cannot be rescued, she can always try to find a way to avoid her death penalty, right?As long as the person doesn't die immediately, it doesn't matter if you stay in prison for a while, at least you can buy time, and you can continue to think about it!
Gentle sorted out her thoughts, and told Xiaohuan about her thoughts in detail, but Xiaohuan immediately took out the five or six taels of silver in her bosom, and cried: "These are the money I'm leaving before I leave. What my ex-mother gave me is only these, how can it be enough?"

yes!Indeed not enough!Even if I took out all the money on my body, more than a dozen taels of silver, how could an official pay attention to it? If I want to buy a life back, I don’t have hundreds of taels or thousands of taels, so don’t even think about it!What's more, even if you have money, you may not be able to find a way to give it away.Rourou walked back and forth in the room for a long time, finally stood in front of Xiaohuan, stared at her closely and said, "How about I go outside to inquire about the situation first? But you must not mess around, and you must not run back when I am not around." Go to the Zhao residence, can you promise me?"

Xiaohuan is completely at a loss right now, what Rourou said, she can only cry and nod in agreement, but Ruan is really afraid that she will be impulsive again, thinking that she will die if she thinks of a good idea, so she can only ruthlessly say: "Swear a poisonous oath!"

"Okay! If I sneak out when my sister is away, I will die!" Xiaohuan cried and swore.

Gentle shook her head and said: "No! You don't even care about your own life, are you still afraid of dying? You swear on me, saying that if you sneak out while I'm not around, I will die!" She understands Xiaohuan's kindness, and in this situation, she can only use her kindness to restrain her.

"Sister——" Xiaohuan stared at Wen Rou in a daze, bit her lip, and her face was wet with tears.

"Quickly swear, I don't have time to hang around with you here!" Since he decided to find a way to save people, the sooner the better, the tough and decisive side of his gentle character was fully revealed at this moment.

Xiaohuan was forced to have no choice but to raise her hands, crying and swearing: "If I sneak out while my sister is not around, my sister will... die a terrible death!"

(End of this chapter)