LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 12:
Chapter 12
The pink-clothed woman's back froze, and she turned around quickly: "Ran Ran?"
"It's me!" Seeing that he had recognized the wrong person, Wei Hanzhang felt happy and went to hold the other person's hand: "I didn't expect you, Rou Niang, to be in the capital. We are all worried about you."
The Cao family and the Jiang family have a close relationship. They are in-laws for several generations. The children of both families love to play together. Wei Hanzhang grew up in the Jiang family and has known several girls from the Cao family since childhood. Especially Cao Xinrou, they are very affectionate. Good handkerchief.
"Don't touch me..." Cao Xinrou hurriedly took a step back, avoiding Wei Hanzhang's hand, and whispered: "I am of low status now, so don't dirty your hands Ranran."
Low status…
Until this moment, Wei Hanzhang saw Cao Xinrou's hairstyle.
Her black hair was all pulled up, and she looked like she was no longer a girl waiting to be married. She had two strands of hair on her temples, and she was not dressed like a dignified lady.
Wei Hanzhang was startled. Rou Niang... is she a concubine?
There were many customers in the powder shop, and a few curious eyes were on them.
"This is not the place to talk," Cao Xinrou froze and whispered, "Ran Ran, come with me."
The two of them walked out of the shop until they reached a quiet corner. Without the third person around, Wei Hanzhang no longer worried about anything and said bluntly: "Rou Niang, you and I have known each other since childhood. If there is anything you need my help with, just ask me If you can do it, just say it.”
An accident occurred in her family, and Cao Xinrou fell from the clouds to the bottom of the mud. This was the first time an old friend said to her, "If you need any help, just ask"...
She had tears in her eyes and slowly shook her head and said: "My father was greedy for money for disaster relief in the south of the Yangtze River, and was beheaded by the order of His Highness the Crown Prince himself. I am the daughter of a criminal official, and I have entered the Jiaofang Department. No one can save me."
Jiaofangsi!
Wei Hanzhang's eyes widened in shock. She never thought that Cao Xinrou would become a prostitute!
The eldest daughter of the Cao family in Xuzhou turned out to be an official prostitute!
"The women in the Jiaofang Department are only allowed to come out for an hour every three days. It is really fate that I can meet you today." Cao Xinrou took out a handkerchief placed close to her body from her arms: "I have something to ask of you, Ran Ranruo If you are willing to help me, I will have no regrets.”
Wei Hanzhang said solemnly: "You say it."
Cao Xinrou looked at the Supa in her hand infatuatedly, her eyes filled with tears, and she choked with sobs: "This is the token of love given to me by Liu Lang. Now it is impossible for me to be with him in this life. I don't want to delay him. If Ran Ran meets him , then help me return this veil to him, just say it was me and let him forget me."
Wei Hanzhang: “…”
"Why is Ran Ran acting like this?" Seeing her silence, Cao Xinrou asked doubtfully: "If it were any other foreigner, I wouldn't dare to trouble you, but Liulang is a younger brother of Gu Yunran, so this matter shouldn't be a problem for you."
It’s certainly not embarrassing to be embarrassed, but…
How could her Liulang be delayed? As early as the second month after the Cao family's accident last year, Gu Yunshan's family was worried about being implicated by the Cao family, so they hurriedly welcomed their son into the bride.
Before returning to Beijing, she also heard that Gu Yundan took his wife to Beijing for the Spring Festival not long after they got married, and now she is probably in the capital.
At this time, looking at Cao Xinrou with eyes filled with infatuated love, she fell from being a proud girl to an official prostitute that everyone can trample on. The friendship between her and Gu Yundan is probably her only spiritual support. How dare Wei Hanzhang dare to follow her? to be honest.
She suppressed the sourness in her heart and said with a smile: "I understand, don't worry, I will definitely deliver this square veil to Gu Yundan, and I will bring it to you as well."
Cao Xinrou breathed a sigh of relief and bowed Yingying: "Go back quickly, Ran Ran. If others see you walking with me, it will harm your reputation."
Even though she fell into the clouds, she was still so considerate.
Wei Hanzhang ignored her rejection and stretched out his arms to hug her: "Rou Niang, live well. Only alive can you have hope. Let me think of a way and see if there is any way to save you."
The words are true, but since the founding of this dynasty, the family members of criminal officials who have been sent to Jiaofangsi have been extremely strict. Ordinary lowly women can redeem their lives. The official prostitutes of Jiaofangsi are registered in the official records management. Self-redemption and other redemption are not allowed.
She wanted to get Cao Xinrou out of the Jiaofangsi, but she couldn't do it with money. It was as difficult as climbing to the sky. Once you enter the Jiaofangsi, you will be a prostitute for life. Even if you are the daughter of a prince, as long as your father or brother commits a crime, you will still be admitted to the Jiaofangsi.
It is not that there is no such precedent in Beijing.
In ancient times, when imperial power was supreme, life and death were determined by the Heavenly Family's word, and all thunder, rain, and dew were subject to it.
Even so, if there is a chance, she has to try to see if she can rescue Rou Niang. She cannot just watch her handkerchief being handed over and become a prostitute.
…
Men are unreliable, not as reliable as sisters.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Wei Hanzhang said goodbye to Cao Xinrou, took the Supa she gave him and rode back home with Wei Hanshuang. This was what he was thinking about.
Cao Xinrou's face lingers in her mind. This is the sister she grew up with. She was once a doting eldest lady, but now...
Before the incident happened in the Cao family, Cao Xinrou and Gu Yundan were married for less than half a month. If she got married and became the wife of the Gu family, then according to the laws of this dynasty, a married woman would not be implicated by her natal family unless it was a serious crime committed by the Nine Clan.
Only half a month away!
Cao Xinrou and Gu Yundan were also childhood sweethearts. The two had made plans to get married since they were young. Wei Hanzhang felt that their relationship was no worse than that between her and Gu Yunran.
But after Cao Xinrou's accident, Gu Yundan still got married within a month.
This is the friendship between childhood sweethearts.
Are all men in the world really ruthless?
If something happened to the Wei family, would Gu Yunran make the same choice as his brothers?
Absolutely, he is the eldest son of the Gu family, and he will only bear more responsibilities than Gu Yundan. If Gu Yundan can't bear it, what can Gu Yunran do?
Can the love of children outweigh the interests of the family?
With a series of melancholy in mind, Wei Hanzhang returned to Jingya Hall. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Mr. Jiang leaning on the soft couch, with a hint of bitterness in his brows.
Wei Heng was also there. He had probably just returned from his shift. He had not yet changed out of the official clothes he was wearing. He was sitting on a pearwood chair with a bad look on his face. He was slowly sipping tea with a tea cup in hand.
Seeing her little daughter come in, Jiang managed a smile and said, "Ran Ran is back. Did you have a lot of fun today?"
Wei Hanzhang was startled: "Did something happen at home?"
Jiang's health has been getting better and better these days, and her face has become more and more radiant. Why did she look like this when she came back from a trip?
The couple looked at each other, and Wei Heng said, "It's a family matter, there's no need to hide it from Ran Ran."
Jiang nodded and said with tears streaming down her face: "It's all injustice..."
As the couple talked in a few words, Wei Hanzhang's expression gradually changed.
It turned out that news came from the family temple that Wei Hanyue committed suicide yesterday. Fortunately, the slaves who had been taken care of by the Jiang family found him in time and saved him.
After the news came, Marquis Zhongyong only said: With such integrity, this is the daughter of the Wei family.
(End of this chapter)