The common people could only hear the orderly steps of soldiers on the streets and the occasional shouts. Several merchants who colluded with Governor Cheng to buy and sell taxed grain to drive up grain prices had all their properties confiscated. Men over the age of 16 were imprisoned, and women and children were imprisoned.
He was put under house arrest and will be released together after he is convicted.
It was more convenient for Taishou Cheng and his family, they 'moved' directly from the back house of Fuya to the dungeon of Fuya.
Mrs. Cheng shook Prefect Cheng who was huddled in the straw: "Sir, what is going on? Yesterday everything was fine, why are you ransacking your home today?"
"Yes, Lord Prefect, what's going on? Please say something!"
"You said it was foolproof at the beginning, but now you can't let us go to jail..."
The prison cells in the government office were all acquaintances, and for a while, the chatter was quite lively.
Seeing that everything was going on in an orderly manner, His Royal Highness Prince Yun took the princess's hand and walked side by side along the streets patrolled by soldiers, walking slowly towards the prefect's mansion.
The two walked into the government office, where soldiers were checking the embezzled property of Prefect Cheng.
The deputy general in charge of this operation stepped forward and reported: "Your Majesty, except for the housekeeper Cheng Wei, who has been away on business for more than half a month, the rest of the people in the prefect's mansion have been imprisoned.
There are also some women who don’t know how to deal with it.”
"What woman?" Si Haochen thought, that housekeeper must be very difficult, so it would be easier to catch her back.
"That's... for Cheng Cheng to molest women. Some of them were exchanged for rice, grain and money, and some were robbed..." the lieutenant replied.
Si Haochen turned his head and looked at his princess, asking with his eyes - Do you have any ideas? If not, I will just deal with it casually.
"How many people are there? How old are they? What are their thoughts?" Mingruo has always felt that the world is unfair to women. Although he is unable to save everyone, he is still willing to lend a helping hand within his ability.
"There are thirty-six people in total, ranging in age from 12 to 20 years old. As for what they think... I really don't know. They are all afraid of men, and there are a few crazy ones."
A bunch of crying women, Lieutenant General Cao was also very annoyed.
"I'll go take a look and lead the way." Mingruo stood up and followed Deputy General Cao out.
Si Haochen winked, and Xunyi and Shishi followed immediately.
Vice General Cao led Mingruo to a remote courtyard. Two soldiers were guarding the door. When they saw Vice General Cao coming, they quickly saluted.
"Open the door." Vice General Cao ordered.
"Yes." Xiaobing opened the courtyard door.
Ming Ruo noticed that as soon as Vice General Cao entered the courtyard, he lowered his head. When Ming Ruo saw the various women in the courtyard, he also understood why Vice General Cao was like this——
Although this courtyard is remote, it is very large. It is surrounded by rooms of different sizes. The room in the reverse room is relatively small, and about two people can live in one room. The five main rooms are connected, and there are bunk beds for more than 20 people.
.The wing rooms on both sides are better kept and are probably where the manager or the favored one lives.
It looks like a dormitory here. What's special is that all the rooms have no doors, only a bamboo curtain. Some of the women inside are wearing transparent gauze skirts, and some are wearing the clothes of exotic dancers.
Showing off your shoulders means exposing your legs or your career line.
The dressing style of these women is very unified, that is - light, transparent and cool.
Through the thin clothes, it is not difficult to see that each woman has large and small scars on her body. There are whip marks, burns, and some strange wounds that look like they were caused by strangulation. Mingruo directly pulled Cheng Taishou
, classified into the ranks of super perverts.
Mingruo walked to the courtyard. Since Xun Yi, Shi Shi and Vice General Cao were there, many women hid in their houses. There were three or four who stayed there stupidly, not responding to the outside world.
There were only two of them, and although they were "unclothed," they were still calm, with deathly silence and determination in their eyes.
Mingruo didn't expect this to be the case here and asked Vice General Cao to send someone to get some normal clothes.
Lieutenant General Cao really didn't like staying in this courtyard, so he personally went to get the clothes made by the prefect's mansion for the maid. Although these clothes were of ordinary quality, they at least covered the places that should be covered.
Mingruo pointed to the clothes that Deputy General Cao had found: "You put your clothes on first, and then we will arrange where you will stay."
After Mingruo's words fell, no one reacted. The two relatively calm women even showed hatred in their eyes.
Mingruo ignored them and continued: "You only have one stick of incense. If you don't come out when the time is up, you will all be sent to the red tent in the army."
One of the women shivered when she heard Mingruo's words, and the hatred in her eyes instantly turned into fear: "If we do as you say...can we not go to those dirty places?"
"That's natural." Mingruo nodded.
"Why should we believe you?" Another one also said.
"Just... you can only believe me." If this person is very Buddhist, she will give him a chance, but she will not rush to persuade him.
The two of them were speechless by Ming Ruo, so they each picked up a few pieces of clothing and carried them into each room.
Only a quarter of an hour later, the women changed their clothes and came out. Mingruo discovered that there were two very young girls among them, who looked only eleven or twelve years old. Mingruo's head was buzzing, and there was something immediate
The urge to twist off Governor Cheng’s head!
"Prefect Cheng has committed a serious crime, and his servants will all be punished together, either exiled or sold. Since you are also considered a victim, I now give you a chance to freely choose whether to stay or go.
Those who are willing to go home or seek refuge with relatives and friends will be given twenty taels of silver each as payment. If there are those who are unwilling to leave, we can arrange for you to go to the embroidery workshop or Zhuangzi to work as embroiderers, cooks or maids." After Ming Ruo finished speaking,
Looking at everyone, "Or if you have any ideas, you can also tell me."
A woman with very charming eyebrows said leisurely: "I grew up in a Jiaofang. I have no relatives and I don't know how to do menial work. What should I do?"
Ouch, this person is interesting: "What do you want?"
"Please, Madam, please arrange a place for me. I will have food, drink, and someone to serve me." This woman was newly bought by Cheng Taishou, and her novelty has not worn off yet. She was originally going to be adopted as the thirteenth room of Cheng Taishou today.
Concubine, I didn’t expect that Governor Cheng would go directly to prison.
Ming Ruo cursed in her heart, there are no doors in the houses here, how did this woman's head get squeezed by the door?
"Okay." Mingruo nodded. Since you have such a small request, it can still be met.
Seeing that the princess agreed to such an unreasonable request, Vice General Cao felt a little anxious and couldn't help but remind him: "Princess..."
