Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 480 Filial Piety

When Xue Baochai arrived at the Dali Temple, it was already dark.

She fully expected that after she arrived, the legendary Dali Temple monk Master Zhitong would come to exchange witty remarks with her.

When the old monk was speechless, he would go visit his mother and, with some hints, he would be able to come up with a confession that would expel the Xue family.

If possible, see Lin Daiyu again.

With this confession and some specious early rumors, as well as the past deeds of the Jia and Wang families against her, perhaps the women of the Xue family could be allowed to "return to their ancestral home."

Just like the Jia family.

Xue Baochai had thought of everything carefully while in the carriage.

But who knew that as soon as she got off the car, two female jailers came forward to greet her: "Zhongshun Prince's Consort Xue?"

Baochai responded subconsciously: "Yes."

"The superior has ordered that Xue and Wang from the Xue family be brought to meet for a quarter of an hour."

The female jailers blocked Xue Baochai from the front and back without saying anything. Seeing her hesitation, the one behind her even pushed her impatiently:

"Don't you miss your mother? What? You don't miss her anymore?! Hurry up and go!"

Xue Baochai has lived a life of luxury since childhood. Although as a junior she had served Lady Jia, Lady Wang, Prince Zhongshun and others, no one had ever touched her.

Now, I am being pushed and shoved by such a vulgar and dirty woman who despises me...

Xue Baochai felt sad and tears fell.

Seeing her crying, the female jailer misunderstood and treated her kinder, saying, "Girls should be considerate of their mothers.

"Don't worry, we monks follow rules and regulations.

“Although there are quite a few people in the women’s cell, and those who deserve to be punished are not spared, those who are only detained temporarily will not be beaten, scolded, or deducted money.

"Your mother, your aunt and a few other criminals live in the same room, and they take good care of each other."

After hearing the jailer's consolation, Xue Baochai immediately came to her senses and with tears in her eyes bowed to the two of them to thank them, "Thank you for your care.

"My mother is timid and old, so I think she has caused a lot of trouble for my aunts. If there is any compensation, it all falls on me."

The female prisoner even smiled when she heard such filial piety and waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no!

"Your mother is the one who has the least trouble. It's your aunt and the others who have the most trouble.

"You are a kind-hearted girl who doesn't talk much. I'm afraid you won't be a match for those whining old ladies.

"Well, there's an empty cell not far from them. I'll take your mother to meet you there later."

Xue Baochai thanked him profusely and took off the emerald jade hairpin from her head and handed it to him. The jailer accepted it with a beaming smile.

When I entered the cell, I saw injuries everywhere, and there was blood on the ground, and I didn't know where it came from.

The smell was even worse. It was hard to tell whether it was the smell of blood, sweat, feces and urine, or the stench of a rotting corpse. It was all mixed together and made people feel sick.

Xue Baochai covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief and tried hard not to vomit.

After passing two full grids, the female jailer finally led her around a corner.

As she walked in, Xue Baochai saw familiar faces one after another!

——Aren’t they all the mistresses of the four princes and eight dukes’ families? ? !

Xue Baochai's heart sank.

It seems that the higher-ups must have had some evidence, which is why they put all these women in jail instead of confining them at home like in the Jia family.

The female prisoner stopped in front of a cell door.

Xue Baochai looked inside hurriedly and saw that Mrs. Wang Ziteng, Mrs. Xiao Shihou, Princess Xining, the Crown Prince's Consort, and her own mother were all imprisoned together.

“Originally, Princess Xining and the Crown Prince’s Consort should have been locked up together with Princess Beijing and the Dowager Consort.

“But when Princess Beijing saw the two of them, she went crazy and said that Prince Xining had harmed her prince, and she pounced on them and bit them!

"There's nothing we can do. We can only ask your mother and the others to squeeze in."

The female jailer explained a little more and then knocked on the cell door with the shackles in her hands: "Ms. Xue Wang! Come out!"

Aunt Xue had not been eating or sleeping well for the past few days, and had lost a lot of weight. She was feeling very sleepy and had just fallen asleep against the wall when she was woken up.

Looking outside in the dim light, besides the domineering female prisoner, there was also an enchanting figure who looked very familiar...

"Baochai!" Mrs. Wang Ziteng suddenly reacted and blurted out in surprise.

At this moment, all the people who were dozing off while leaning against each other in the prison woke up!

Several people excitedly crawled towards the prison door!

Especially Mrs. Wang Ziteng, she cried and laughed at the same time, her voice was hoarse, but she still tried her best to maintain her dignity:

"My aunt finally came to see us!

"It seems your uncle's prediction is correct. The prince will not stand idly by and must have asked the emperor for mercy on our behalf..."

"Stand back!" The female prison guard knocked on the cell door again impatiently.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng was startled and choked back her words.

The Xining Prince's Consort didn't care and rushed over crying, reaching out through the gap in the cell bars to grab Baochai:

"They didn't catch you! You can save us! Right, right?

"Good sister, save us, save us!

"We are in the same boat..."

The female jailer knocked the shackles in her hand directly on her outstretched hand and shouted, "Xue is just here to visit her mother, what does it have to do with you?

"Get out of here! If you continue to mess around, I won't show any mercy with my stick!"

Aunt Xue's legs had already gone limp and she just kept crying behind us.

It was Lady Shihou who glanced at Xue Baochai, who had been hiding in the hood of her cloak with her head down and remained silent, and her eyes flashed slightly.

Yin reached out his hand to help Aunt Xue stand up, and said softly, "Sister, please reunite with your daughter. Don't be afraid..."

When no one was paying attention, he whispered a threat in Aunt Xue's ear: "We are all grasshoppers on the same vine, no one can escape!

"Say what you should say, and keep your mouth shut if you shouldn't say anything!"

As he spoke, the hand that was holding the other person's arm pinched Aunt Xue to death!

Aunt Xue shuddered, bit her lip, and nodded slightly.

The jailer opened the door and let Aunt Xue out.

Xue Baochai hurriedly stepped forward, hugged her mother who could barely stand, and cried sincerely, "Mother!"

The female jailer pointed ahead and said, "Follow me."

Xue Baochai thanked her hastily, supported her mother and followed her forward.

At the end of this corridor, there is a wall. This cell next to the wall is cleaner than the other rooms and smells better.

The female jailer opened the door and motioned for the mother and daughter to go in: "It's quiet here, you can talk nicely."

Then he signaled Baochai: "A quarter of an hour."

Xue Baochai hurriedly bowed to thank her, helped her mother inside, sat on the "bed" made of wooden boards, and hugged her mother and burst into tears.

The female jailer stopped and looked for two or three breaths before she sighed, shook her head and walked back.

When they were outside the original cell, Wang Ziteng's wife rushed over and asked in tears: "Other people's daughters can visit the prison, why can't my daughter come?"

"They are also our nieces and nephews. Why can't we see them or talk to them?" Mrs. Shi Hou also asked while pretending to cry.

The female jailer raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean?"