Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 576: Prison Cell? Visiting Old Duke Chen

"Your yard?" Yao Qingnian walked in and looked around. When he saw a small landscape, he walked over curiously and saw a stone in the pond. On the stone sat a turtle, motionless, apparently hibernating. However, Yao Qingnian felt that the turtle was strangely familiar. "I've seen this turtle before?"

"No!" Lu Huaijin said lightly.

"Really? Then why does it feel so familiar to me?"

"Don't all turtles in the world look like this?"

"That's true." Yao Qingnian didn't ask any more questions. After sitting in the yard for a while, he thought about what happened today: "Tomorrow I will go to the prison to see my grandfather."

"The security is so tight now. It may not be easy to get in. I'll arrange it!" Lu Huaijin said.

"No, I have a way! Given the current situation, I'm afraid we'll have to stay here for a few more days. My grandfather has been imprisoned, and we have to find a way to rescue him."

"Okay, they arrested my grandfather for treason, but treason requires evidence. They can't just make up facts out of thin air, right? What did they convict my grandfather for?"

"It is said that it is because of the evidence in the hands of Prince Hong."

"What evidence can he have?"

"It's the correspondence between your grandfather and King Jing."

"Letter? Why this trick again? Is this what you are talking about?" Yao Qingnian took out the letter that her grandmother had taken from her grandfather's study from her arms and handed it to Lu Huaijin.

"How come you have this?"

"It was taken from my grandfather's study. Someone bribed a servant in the mansion and gave him money to put it in my grandfather's study. He had just put it in when Prince Hong arrived. How could such a coincidence happen?"

"Is the handwriting on it your grandfather's?"

"Really? I haven't really thought about this." Yao Qingnian didn't pay attention to this.

"you sure?"

"I'm really not sure. I'll go ask my grandfather tomorrow." Yao Qingnian plans to find a chance to go into the cell and take a look tomorrow.

"Oh, I almost forgot, where is my brother? Now the Duke's Mansion is being raided, he won't be arrested, right?"

"I asked Tornado to look for him, but he hasn't been found yet. I also asked someone to keep an eye on the palace. He should be safe now and hasn't been caught."

"That's good, otherwise I would have to split my attention to save him."

"It's cold outside, go inside and have some rest! We can talk about it tomorrow if there's anything." Lu Huaijin took off his coat and put it on her.

"Okay." Yao Qingnian pulled her clothes closer and looked up at the man in front of her. Although her life was dull, she felt inexplicably at ease with him by her side. She forgot about the things that happened in the Duke's Mansion.

The next day, Yao Qingnian disguised himself, left the villa and headed towards the prison cell.

When she walked outside the cell, she saw several people who were changing shifts. Two of them were the jailers who called her "boss" in prison.

"Young man, can you please lend me a hand to talk?"

"Who are you? This is a restricted area in the prison. No outsiders are allowed in." The jailer did not recognize her and told her to leave quickly.

"Red, make a fortune." Helplessly, Yao Qingnian could only say the secret code that the previous few people had said when they were playing mahjong.

"Boss Xiaoji?" The jailer widened his eyes in surprise.

"Yeah, it's me." Yao Qingnian nodded.

"Boss, why are you dressed like this? If it weren't for the secret code, I really wouldn't have recognized you! I heard that the Duke's Mansion is ransacking the property, and now you are wanted! At this critical juncture, why don't you run away but come to my door?" The jailer looked around, took her aside and asked.

"I have something I would like to ask you for help with. Don't worry, your help is not in vain." Yao Qingnian took out the good wine and food he brought, and gave the jailer a bag of silver.

"Boss, what are you doing? Just tell me if you have anything to say. We will help in any way we can. I'll take the wine and food in to share with my brothers. You take the silver back. I can't accept it!" The jailer waved his hand.

"Take it! Since you call me boss, I can't let you work for me for nothing. Take this money and divide it among you brothers. If I need anything in the future, I can come to you. Otherwise, I won't come to you next time."

"Come on, Boss. We are all family. Why are you being so formal? If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

"It's like this. You also know that something happened in our Duke's Mansion. My grandfather was framed for treason and was arrested, so I wanted to come and see him and ask about the situation."

"You mean Duke Chen?"

"Yes, how is he now?"

"Alas, the old Duke was beaten with a stick and thrown into a cell. He was already old, and after such a torment, he was half dead. Fortunately, our master had received the old Duke's kindness before, and secretly hired a doctor for him, which saved his life."

"I want to go in and see him."

"Boss, it's not that I don't want you to go in, but if you want to go in and see old Duke Chen now, I'm afraid it might be a bit troublesome. Old Duke Chen is under close guard, and the emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to visit him, not even us." The jailer said in embarrassment.

"Someone is guarding him?" That's difficult. It must be someone from His Majesty or Prince Hong.

"Who said it wasn't? We don't believe that Duke Chen Lao is such a person. He has devoted his whole life to the court. At this age, we didn't expect that there would be such a disaster." The jailer sighed and said, "How about this, Boss, you come in first. I'll see and discuss with the brothers to see if we can think of a way to get rid of the person guarding Duke Chen Lao."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you."

"We are all family, so why be polite? But I can't guarantee that it will succeed. They are on high alert!"

The jailer said as he took some clothes for her to change into, and then took her into the cell. Not long after Yao Qingnian entered the cell, she saw the cell where Old Duke Chen and Old Madam Chen were imprisoned. She pretended to be calm and followed them to the door of the cell where Yao Qingnian had been sitting before, put the wine and food on the table, and then called a few brothers. After telling them what happened, one of them walked to the cell door not far away and said to the guards guarding the door: "Brother, it's cold now, and you've been standing for so long. Come on, go over and have a drink to warm yourself up. We have prepared a table of good wine and food. Let's eat together? This is the Heavenly Prison. He can't run away. Besides, there are so many brothers guarding together! Don't worry."

"No need, I'm still on duty." The guard stood still, glanced at the steaming wine in his hand, and swallowed.