A group of people walked into the dilapidated courtyard, lit torches, and illuminated the small courtyard brightly.
The scene of Xiao Qingyu suffering that she thought she would see did not happen at all. Lin Wanwan rushed into the tiled house in the courtyard and found Xiao Qingyu sleeping soundly next to Rongrong on an old and white mat.
, that’s called being carefree.
Lin Wanwan hugged Xiao Qingyu. The movement made Xiao Qingyu half asleep and half awake. She glanced at Lin Wanwan with big confused eyes and smiled sweetly: "Mother?"
"Yes! Mother is here!" Lin Wanwan held her in her arms.
Xiao Qingyu adjusted her position and fell asleep comfortably again.
Lin Wanwan carried little Qingyu and walked outside the tiled house. Compared with the children who were sleeping soundly, the group of people were in a strange state.
Some looked sluggish and fell to the ground with pale faces; some were sweating profusely and walking excitedly around the yard, stumbling and talking nonsense that no one could understand.
Facing the crowd that surrounded the small courtyard, these people were completely speechless and immersed in their own world, unable to extricate themselves.
This scene and atmosphere are indescribably weird.
Lin Wanwan and Xiao Chong looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then both looked at Xiao Yixun.
Obviously, what is happening in front of me is Xiao Yixun's handiwork.
Lin Wanwan said tentatively: "Xiaoxun, is that you?"
Whenever Xiao Yixun's second personality appears, she will call herself Xiaoxun, baby. Lin Wanwan has already figured out some patterns.
When Xiao Yixun heard Lin Wanwan calling her like this, he showed a smile that disappeared briefly, raised his head slightly, and said "hmm", which was a mixture of complex meanings such as pride and joy.
"Xiao Xun is so awesome!"
Lin Wanwan breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, evil people must be punished by evil people. They blinded the eyes of these human traffickers and abducted them to the "Poison King" to reap the consequences.
Needless to say, these people were all poisoned, most likely by neurotoxins.
Lin Wanwan had also been poisoned by Xiao Yixun, and she had a deep understanding of her subtle poisoning techniques.
Xiao Chong waved his hand, and the troops behind him rushed forward, skewered the crying and laughing group of people together like a gourd, and led them out.
As for those who were lying in the yard, not knowing whether they were alive or dead, they stepped forward to take a brief look and reported back to Xiao Chong: "Mr. Lang, these people have fainted and are not dead for the time being, but their breath is weak. I'm afraid it's more serious than bad."
Xiao Chong said indifferently: "I think they must have been possessed by evil spirits. Leave two of them behind and go to the town to ask a witch doctor to look at them. The others who can move will be brought back to the county government."
"Here!"
Should a witch doctor ask a witch doctor to perform a magic trick to exorcise evil spirits and cure diseases? Lin Wanwan is not good at detoxification, but she still knows that if you are poisoned, you must detoxify first. A magic trick will never work.
She was sure that Xiao Chong also understood this truth, because Xiao Chong had also witnessed Xiao Yixun poisoning, but now he acted as if he had no idea why the person in front of him became like this.
Do you want to rely on backward medical care to let these evil-doing people die on their own?
No, it’s not about dying on its own, it’s about waiting for the poison to take its toll and dies.
What a cruel person! Well done!
Lin Wanwan would not have the slightest sympathy for human traffickers. Look at these children imprisoned here, all of them are guilty of their crimes!
This kind of person would not even frown if he killed Lin Wanwan on the spot.
Although children in ancient times were not as precious as modern ones, their mothers risked their lives for their birth. Every birth was a gamble that would lead to death. Abducting and selling the mother's children is a cruel thing.
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According to historical records in the fourth year of Zhenguan, there were less than thirty criminals sentenced to death nationwide. Xiao Chong sent two death row quotas to Li Shimin in one county at the beginning of this year. Now he should not be able to impose death sentences anymore.
When Li Shimin first came to power, he asked ministers about the direction of governing the country and what policies should be adopted.
At that time, the imperial court was divided into two factions. One faction was based on the idea of granting the title of De Yi.
The main faction believes that severe punishments should be implemented, which is called "hegemony"; the other faction is mainly based on Wei Zheng's ideas and advocates benevolent government, which is called "kingly way".
This was the most important debate during the Zhenguan period, related to the formulation of basic national policies.
Whether to use "tyranny" to suppress the people, or to use "royal way" to appease the subjects, each has its own supporters.
In the end, Li Shimin adopted Wei Zheng's advice and implemented benevolent government, which was reflected in the punishment, which was "respect punishment and be cautious in killing".
But Xiao Chong is obviously a supporter of the "hegemonic" faction. Just look at his two executions at the beginning of the year and his current attitude towards human traffickers.
This is a scholar of the Tang Dynasty. He does not obey orders and has his own ideas.
"Cousin, what should we do with these children?" Lin Wanwan asked Xiao Chong, pointing to the children in the yard.
Xiao Chong ordered the subordinates behind him: "Ask them if they know where they live, and those who can remember will be sent home. The rest will be sent to Beitian Yuan of Lingshan Temple to be raised first, and we will discuss it after we find their families."
"Here!"
"I...can I follow Miss Sapphire? I have no home, no place to go." In the tiled house, a little carrot head with a disheveled face poked out, it was Song Sulan.
Xiao Chong did not ignore what she said just because she was young. Instead, he explained calmly: "You are a child of a good citizen, right? You have a place to go. If you have no family, you will live in Beitian Courtyard. When you become an adult, you will decide where to go in the future.
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Song Sulan shook her head and said: "Lang Jun, I want to follow the little lady Qingyu. I can be her maid. She also agreed to take me. If you don't believe me, ask her."
For the precocious Song Sulan, she did not think that a place like Beitianyuan was a good place to go. If she could enter a noble family, even if she was a slave, she would at least have a worry-free life. Wouldn't it be better than struggling outside?
She is a good citizen, but she has never had a full meal since she was a child. Her parents could not afford to take medicine because they were sick, so they died alive. What can a good citizen do? Her life is not as happy as a noble family's dog.
During the period of begging, she saw with her own eyes a noble lady dressed in silk and satin, sitting on a carriage, feeding the snow-white puppy in her arms some meat, and she had been eating it for several years.
Less than a piece of meat!
"Being a maid? Do you only know that the laws of a slave are better than that of an animal?" Xiao Chong explained lightly, "If you become a maid, to the master's family, you are no different from an animal. Do you understand?"
The little girl's face turned pale when she heard this, but when she saw someone coming to pull her away, she immediately held the door open and refused to let go: "I'm not afraid of becoming a lowly person. Please, don't send me to the temple! Please! Please!"
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Children's voices are very penetrating, and even more loud in the silent night.