A great calamity is approaching

  The Ministry of Justice's great prison, under the dim yellow lamp light, people's shadows were looming, and the cool air was eerie. The sound of prisoners' hoarse cries or desperate wails still echoed in my ears from time to time, mixed with the gusts of cold wind, adding an eerie and terrifying atmosphere to the already chilly space.

  A loud, heavy sound broke the silence. The heavy prison gate opened and a row of torches entered in an orderly manner. The prisoners being held near the entrance became excited and all rushed to the edge of their cells to watch the commotion. Judging from this situation, the new prisoner who had been brought in was either a major criminal or someone of extraordinary status.

  The warden of the women's prison, Miao San Niang, walked in front, a group of fierce-looking guards pushed a woman behind her. The woman had long hair scattered all over her face, and her hands and feet were all shackled with heavy chains, almost being dragged by the guards as they moved forward.

  The female prisoners looked on quietly, waiting for the guards to walk away before daring to discuss what crime the newly brought-in prisoner had committed.

  The jailers walked all the way to the innermost part, Miao San Niang ran up and opened a cell, the jailer threw the female prisoner in, Miao San Niang quickly locked it with a large lock, and smiled at Guo Hengyang, the head of the Imperial Guard of the Ministry of Justice: "Guo Shuai, rest assured, even if a bird is locked in this big prison, it's hard to fly out, let alone her wearing dozens of kilograms of shackles, there will be no mistake!"

  Guo Xiangyang's face turned stern as he gazed at the female prisoner who had been lying motionless on the ground for half a day. He then turned to Miao San Niang and said coldly, "This female prisoner is an imperial prisoner, someone the Empress Dowager wants to interrogate personally. You'd better be careful; if anything goes wrong, you know what the consequences will be!"

  "It is... the old slave knows!" Miao San Niang secretly looked at the female prisoner, feeling suffocated in her heart. Why didn't they send such an important prisoner to the heavenly prison? Wasn't this making things difficult for her?

  However, the difficult thing is yet to come. As Guo Xiangyang was about to leave, he pulled her aside, stretched out his palm and quietly said: "This female prisoner is under the fifth master's care, you take care of it!"

  What? Miao San Niang is already desperate, on one side is the Empress, on the other side is the Fifth Prince, neither of whom can be offended! Who is this female prisoner anyway?

  After seeing off Guo Yangyang, Miao Sanniang hastily returned to the prison cell, letting a group of trusted subordinates watch the door while she went in to interrogate the female prisoner.

  The female prisoner had sat up and was adjusting her clothes.

  Xiao Lid brought his troops with a set, but he didn't know how to deal with his own son. He scolded him for a while and then ran out of words. He patted Xiao Zhidong's shoulder, gazed at the vast starry sky, and said with emotion: "The tree wants to be still, but the wind won't stop... The time to test our Xiao family is coming soon..."

  Two days later, the news of the eldest son searching for the chaotic party spread out. Xiao Zidong was not a fool and suddenly realized the meaning that his father did not say after thinking about Xiao Lid's words. The tree of the Xiao family had grown too big and had obstructed the eyes of some people, and it was time to eliminate it.

  Whether to wait passively for death or take the initiative to attack, Xiao Zuo was entangled and hesitant.

  Xiao Lid chose a day, without telling anyone, brought the sacrificial items by himself and went into the mountain to hang paper for his deceased wife.

  At this, Erniang gloated and said to her maid Xiao Qie: "The old master thinks that Xiaoyu is beyond salvation, so let's go tell her first! It's also true, the precious daughter he has been pampering for years will be executed in a few days, how can he explain it to others? That's his own flesh and blood, his heart's treasure..."

  The concubine wailed: "She's dead and gone, leaving my daughter in such a state - who can I rely on now?"

  The second daughter-in-law curled her lip in disdain and said, "Isn't it said that the fifth prince has taken a liking to her? Hurry up and find a doctor to take a look at her. If she's okay, let Master go propose the marriage. Isn't wealth and glory enough for you to enjoy?"

  The concubine was delighted and arranged for a famous doctor to treat Xiao Yu Fu with heavy rewards, completely unaware of the impending disaster...

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  Today, four updates were released, each with 5,000 words, totaling 20,000. Everyone continues to support the wind! The later chapters will be even more exciting... Encourage me a bit, red envelopes and flowers cost money, we just need coffee, the more the better, (00) hehe...