klisemfg Chapter 318 Catch him
Chapter 318 Catch him
Song Yi'an looked coldly at Qin Xiangheng. They hadn't seen each other since the day the results were announced.
Now that they meet again, the friendship they once shared as classmates has vanished, and they have become complete enemies.
"Qin Shuangshuang was originally imprisoned in Shuntian Prefecture, but she has been exiled for the past two days."
She was pregnant, and according to the law, she could not go to the harsh, cold place immediately; she would wait until after giving birth.
Ever since learning of Qin Shuangshuang's pregnancy, Song Yi'an had made a special inquiry about it. Keeping such a troublesome person around would be a problem in the end, but that's how the law is for pregnant women. You could only say that Qin Shuangshuang was lucky.
"We could find her in any of the four branch camps in the capital, from east to west and north to south. Since Gu Yunwei stole the pardon today, Qin Shuangshuang should still be here. We're sure to find her if we go to these four places!"
Gu Qingyan listened to Song Yi'an's words and nodded, his eyes full of appreciation.
"There are four directions, so we can only go separately." Gu Qingyan frowned. It would be best if as few people as possible knew about this, but he couldn't worry about that now.
Seeing this, Song Ruozhen said, "Leave this to me!"
As the woman finished speaking, the members of the Gu family unconsciously looked at her, and immediately remembered her extraordinary abilities.
Song Ruozhen quickly calculated with her fingers and said, "East."
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At the same time, Gu Yunwei looked at the pardon in her hand, feeling an indescribable sense of pride.
"It's just a get-out-of-jail-free card. You should have just agreed to help me earlier. But you couldn't bear to part with it, so I had to go through all the trouble of stealing it!"
When the guards heard that someone had come to see the exiled prisoner so late, they became impatient and chased the person away.
"Go, go, go! Don't you even know where you are? Do you think you can just see anyone you want?"
Gu Yunwei glanced at the official with nonchalant indifference, as if looking at a clown, "I can see him whenever I want!"
"Hey, where did this ugly, fearless monster come from, daring to act tough here?"
The official looked disgusted. Although Gu Yunwei was wearing a veil and his true appearance was obscured, the bald patch on her forehead alone told him she must be incredibly ugly.
Gu Yunwei's expression completely changed when she heard the words "ugly monster." "What did you say? You dare call me an ugly monster!"
No one has ever said that to her since she was a child!
"Isn't that an ugly monster? Trying to scare people in the middle of the night, get lost!"
Seeing that the officials were chasing her away as if she were some filthy thing, Gu Yunwei angrily took out her get-out-of-jail-free card, "Open your dog eyes and see clearly what this is!"
The officer glanced at it, but his expression changed the moment he saw the pardon. "A pardon?"
Gu Yunwei looked disgusted. "It's good that you saw clearly. What's wrong with me taking the person away now?"
The officials, naturally aware of the power of the pardon, quickly welcomed Gu Yunwei inside and simultaneously ordered someone to inform Lord Zhao.
"Mother!" Qin Shuangshuang's eyes lit up with joy when she saw Gu Yunwei. "You've come to save me!"
She felt like she was going crazy after only a few days there. This place was no place for a human to live; it was dirty and smelly, and she had to sleep crammed together with other people, so she couldn't sleep at night at all.
Gu Yunwei looked at Qin Shuangshuang, who looked much more haggard. In just a few days, she had not only lost weight, but also looked incredibly disheveled.
"Shuangshuang, don't worry, we'll be leaving this awful place today!"
Gu Yunwei smiled smugly, then turned her gaze to the officer beside her, "I'm taking her away!"
"We cannot make this decision ourselves; we must first report to the magistrate."
The official had never seen a pardon before, but he knew that the Gu family possessed one, and Gu Yunwei was a member of the Gu family, so the pardon was most likely genuine. However, such a significant matter naturally required the arrival of the superior.
When Zhao Zhide, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, arrived, Gu Huaixu and his entourage also happened to arrive.
"Lord Gu, why didn't you say so earlier that you planned to use the get-out-of-jail-free card? Look at the mess this has made now..."
The Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture looked helpless, and his tone revealed a hint of undisguised dissatisfaction.
Today, the Song family is celebrating a happy occasion, and as the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, he is extremely busy. First, the Liu family was sent to Shuntian Prefecture, which brought up the case of Old Madam Liu's secret swap of the real and fake daughters.
Just now, Fan Siying sneaked into the Song family's house in the middle of the night with the intention of drugging them, but she was caught red-handed.
Before he could even begin to investigate the case, the Gu family suddenly appeared with a get-out-of-jail-free card to save him.
Qin Shuangshuang has been in prison for quite some time now. If she really had this plan, she could have come a few days ago. Why wait until now?
The moment Gu Huaixu heard these words, his face darkened.
Sure enough, Gu Yunwei was there.
"Lord Zhao, to be honest, I am not here to rescue anyone, but because my pardon has been stolen."
Zhao Zhide, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, who had been inwardly complaining, suddenly widened his eyes in astonishment and said, "Grand Tutor Gu, are you joking?"
The get-out-of-jail-free card was stolen, and the culprit actually dared to use it to save someone—they've got some nerve!
"No, it's the truth," Gu Huaixu said in a deep voice.
The Gu brothers had been pondering how their father would handle the matter upon his arrival, and now they understood immediately.
The father clearly did not intend to indulge Gu Yunwei, nor did he intend to suffer this injustice in silence.
Therefore, he preferred to bring the matter to light and apologize to the Emperor the next day rather than let Gu Yunwei succeed.
Zhao Zhide knew from the Liu family case today that Gu Yunwei was not Gu Qingyan's biological daughter. However, after raising her for so many years, the feelings involved could not be explained in a few words.
Therefore, he couldn't help but ask, "Lord Gu, is the person inside Gu Yunwei? Are you sure the pardon was stolen?"
Gu Huaixu nodded, "That's right. Since I went to the Song family to offer my congratulations, and then discovered that my pardon was missing, I hope Lord Zhao can help me find it and give us justice."
Seeing that Grand Tutor Gu bowed to him, Zhao Zhide was startled and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "Grand Tutor, rest assured, I will definitely investigate thoroughly!"
"Mother, will Grandpa and the others really not blame us when they find out?"
Qin Shuangshuang didn't know what was going on, but she felt uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.
The "immunity from death" token is extremely valuable, and the reason why the Gu family holds a unique position is largely due to its existence.
In her past life, the Gu family kept the gold medal carefully and never used it. They never expected that in this life she would become a prisoner and need the gold medal to save herself.
"Don't worry, we're family. Do you think they'd really disregard family ties and send me to jail?"
Gu Yunwei was full of confidence. She wasn't stupid; she dared to do this because she had taken everything into account.
She believed that the Gu family wouldn't just stand by and watch her get into trouble, and she was even more certain that the Gu family wouldn't bear the blame for losing her get-out-of-jail-free card; otherwise, if word got out, the Gu family would also be in trouble!
How heartless it is to watch your daughter and granddaughter get into trouble and do nothing.