Gu i suddenly opened her eyes and glanced at the crowd. She searched around and quickly found Yun Jiao. She looked at her pleadingly and shouted sharply, "Sister, save ."
"Sister, please save ... I don’t want to die..."
She didn’t want to die, and she didn’t want to be drowned in a pig cage. She had heard that those drowned in a pig cage could not reincarnate even after death.
If she died this ti, she would truly die and not be reborn!
Her soul would be scattered!
Yun Jiao was trembling all over, and she could even hear the chattering of her own teeth.
She had never seen such a barbaric scene, stripping people naked like animals and putting them into a cage.
Mrs. Chen hugged her tightly, trying to offer her so comfort and also fearing she would impulsively rush out.
Yun Jiao looked at the hopeless Gu i inside the bamboo cage, and she was only sixteen years old.
Even if she had done sothing wrong, it was not a cri that warranted death.
At this mont, Yun Jiao’s mind was in chaos. The mories she had once received were not just pure mories, but were accompanied by various emotions.
Before the marriage to bring good fortune, Gu i was a fairly good sister in her mory.
The two sisters had nurous tender monts together.
She couldn’t completely separate mory from emotion.
She decided to try to save her.
As for the outco, she didn’t think about it; she just followed her heart to do what felt right.
Yun Jiao suddenly broke free from Mrs. Chen and walked forward in big strides. She went to Zhao Lizheng and softly said, "Uncle Li Zheng, I’d like to ask you to release my sister."
Zhao Lizheng looked at Yun Jiao indifferently, "Impossible."
"Throughout history, those caught in adultery were drowned in a pig cage."
Yun Jiao bit her lip, "I know this request is difficult for you."
"She committed a mistake, and she deserves any punishnt."
"But I have no choice. She is my blood sister. I have to save her."
"As long as you can release her, whatever conditions you have, just say them, and I’ll see if I can fulfill them."
Zhao Lizheng fell silent.
He looked at Yun Jiao for a long ti, then slowly said, "It’s not about what conditions I have, but what you plan to exchange for her life."
Upon hearing this, Yun Jiao’s fist clenched tightly. This ant there was hope.
She lowered her head and thought for a mont, then softly said, "I have two options. Uncle Li Zheng can choose whichever one he likes."
She slowly said, "First, I will offer five hundred taels of silver to buy Gu i’s life."
Upon hearing five hundred taels of silver, Zhao Lizheng’s pupils dilated sharply, but only for a mont, and then he cald down.
Five hundred taels could buy a hundred mu of land according to the current market price.
The Zhao Family only had a little more than a hundred mu of land, which was equivalent to their entire family’s property.
Hearing this number, Zhao Lizheng couldn’t help but be tempted.
He didn’t expect Yun Jiao, a little girl, to make such a grand gesture.
Yun Jiao continued, "Uncle Li Zheng, the second option is that I give you a promise. During my lifeti, you Zhao Family can ask to do sothing within my ability."
"As long as I, Yun Jiao, can do it, I will try my utmost to accomplish it."
Yun Jiao was very clear that Gu i was worth only so much to her. If it truly hard her own interests, she would have to give up.
With the pharmacy, five hundred taels are nothing to her. As for a promise, whether it can be fulfilled is up to her discretion.
Zhao Lizheng didn’t say a word, closed his eyes, thought for a long ti, and then said, "I have to discuss this with Suo Zhu."
"Drowning in a pig cage is also to vent my son’s anger. If he’s unwilling, then I am powerless."
Zhao Lizheng glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Suo Zhu, co in with , I have sothing to say."
Suo Zhu was staring blankly at Gu i on the ground.
Upon hearing his father’s call, he turned and walked in this direction.
Yun Jiao hurried a few steps to et him, softly pleading, "Brother-in-law, please give Gu i a chance to live, okay?"
Suo Zhu clenched his fist, paused for a mont, and followed Zhao Lizheng into the ancestral hall without a word.
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