Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei had lunch at Huanxi Pavilion, and by the time they returned home, it was past Shen time.
When the carriage just turned into the alley where the palace is located, she saw crowds of people moving around. Xiao Fei didn't know what to reason, so she opened the curtain to look out, and asked puzzledly: "Sister-in-law, what's going on outside?"
Nangong Yue guessed that Qiao Ruolan should have been brought back at this time, but she didn't know how it could attract so many onlookers.
After Nangong Yue gave an order, Baihui got out of the car to have a look, and returned to the carriage after a while, reporting, "Concubine Qiao, Miss Qiao Biao is here..." She glanced at Xiao Fei hesitantly, and Nangong Yue immediately understood, Maybe it's not easy to say in front of Xiao Fei, a girl who hasn't left the court.
Xiao Fei looked at Baihui blankly.
Nangong Yue lowered her eyes slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Go ahead."
"Yes." Baihui replied, and said, "According to the people watching, General Tang Qinghong personally brought a carriage to the mansion a quarter of an hour ago. While waiting for the door, Miss Qiao Biao rushed over from the carriage. , Crying and making noise, crazy. Later, General Tang Qinghong personally restrained the man and sent him back to the carriage. Many people saw it at the time."
Xiao Fei frowned slightly, and said displeasedly: "What's wrong with Cousin Qiao?"
She also heard the news that Qiao Ruolan had escaped from Shu Yao's Courtyard, but she just couldn't figure out how it happened like this.
This is too unruly!
"Let's go back to the mansion first."
Nangong Yue came out in a Zhulun cart today, if she stayed longer, she might attract the attention of the onlookers.
Returning to Bixiao Hall from the gate of East Street, Nangong Yue asked Baihui to go to the front yard and asked about the process.
After sending Xiao Fei away, Baihui came back and reported in detail...
After getting Nangong Yue's order, Zhu Xing arranged for someone to take Qiao Ruolan's pearl hairpin to the pawnshop to pawn. These days, because Qiao Ruolan's whereabouts are unknown, under the offensive of Mrs. Qiao's crying and fussing, King Zhennan ordered the government to draw down all the clothes and jewelry that Qiao Ruolan wore when she disappeared, and distributed them to pawnshops in various towns near Shu Yao's Courtyard , inns, teahouses and other places, including Luoyue City of course. Therefore, when the pearl hairpin was delivered to the pawnshop, it was recognized, and then Tang Qinghong came.
The person who took the pearl hairpin to pawn insisted that he found it outside the city. Of course Tang Qinghong didn't believe it, so he ordered him to take him there.
So, he took advantage of the situation and led people to Zhuangzi...
"...Zhu Xing said that he intentionally made the hidden guards scare the snakes. Boss Jin and others fled away early, leaving only some women who didn't know the bottom line." Baihui said, "Boss Jin will only regret that he caught a medicine man by mistake. , without arousing his suspicion."
Nangong Yue nodded and said: "I really have to thank Miss Qiao this time, otherwise these children would have suffered a lot." Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh.
Baihui continued to report: "When General Tang found Miss Qiaobiao in Zhuangzi, she had already been drugged and lost her mind. General Tang didn't dare to seek a doctor casually, so he had to take her back to the palace to search for a residence in a hurry. Healed by the good doctor in the village. At the door, it was because the effect of the medicine had not expired that he lost his composure. Earlier, General Tang was busy sending Miss Qiao Biao back, so he only ordered his soldiers to inform the government office. Zhu Xing said that the current government The people from the Yamen have arrived and have taken over the children inside. The dark guards will continue to watch, and there will be no mistakes."
Nangong Yue nodded and praised, "Well done."
"Concubine Shizi." During the conversation, Que'er came back and said, "Miss Qiao Biao has been placed in Zhilan Courtyard, and Mrs. Qiao is accompanying her. The prince suggested that you go and see, but Mrs. Qiao refused. Said that you will not treat Miss Qiaobiao with all your heart. Miss Qiaobiao was still a little dazed just now, and the old doctor Sun from the Good Medical Institute passed out after giving the needle."
Nangong Yue asked, "What did Old Doctor Sun say?"
"Old doctor Sun said that Miss Qiaobiao took a kind of medicine that hurts the mind. Fortunately, she didn't take much, so after the effect of the medicine wears off, people will wake up."
Nangong Yue nodded and didn't ask any more questions, thinking about it, Qiao Ruolan was only arrested for a few hours, so the so-called medicine man should also proceed step by step. It's just that drugs that are generally detrimental to the mind will have a more violent effect, which may cause considerable sequelae.
Qiao Ruolan should have thought when she escaped from Shu Yao's women's courtyard that as long as her family made a slight mistake along the way, her boudoir's reputation would be ruined at least, and her life would be at stake. But she still escaped.
So now, it's time for her to pay the price.
Nangong Yue only let Que'er continue to stare at the Zhilan Courtyard, and stopped paying attention to the Qiao family's affairs.
In the Zhilan Courtyard, Qiao Ruolan, who had been sleeping all day and night, finally woke up. She opened her eyes in a daze, and looked around until Mrs. Qiao's surprise voice came from her ear: "... Sister Lan, that's great, you Finally woke up! Sister Lan!"
"Mother..." Qiao Ruolan groaned weakly, turning her head to look over with difficulty, when she saw Mrs. Qiao sitting in front of her couch, she became agitated and tried to sit up, "Mother, mother! "
"Sister Lan, my sister Lan." Mrs. Qiao cried with joy, "You finally woke up."
Tears flickered in Qiao Ruolan's eyes, and she was about to cry. She choked up a few times, and wept aggrievedly, and threw herself into Mrs. Qiao's arms: "Mother..."
Mrs. Qiao hugged her daughter distressedly, and said while crying: "You little enemy, why are you running out of the women's courtyard alone! If something happens to you, what will mother do!"
Ever since Qiao Ruolan's whereabouts disappeared, Mrs. Qiao hasn't had a good night's sleep, and she is always worried every day.
Qiao Ruolan was even more aggrieved, sobbing and complaining: "...Mother, the gentlemen of the women's courtyard beat hands at every turn, and punished them to stand, or lock me in the Buddhist hall alone, I can't stay for a day!"
Where did Qiao Ruolan suffer from such hardships since she was a child? She is the niece of Zhennan King, the daughter of heaven, and she has such a noble status. Before the crown prince came to southern Xinjiang, she was the focus of everyone's attention no matter where she went. How could Qiao Ruolan accept it now that she had fallen to such a point.
So she resisted.
When she was spanked for the first time, she pushed the executioner away, but in return she was hungry for a day and a night.
Later, she was treated more and more harshly.
Qiao Ruolan couldn't bear it anymore, so she managed to escape.
Qiao Ruolan sobbed and recounted all the grievances and tortures she had suffered in the women's courtyard. Mrs. Qiao was very distressed when she heard that she wanted to scold her daughter for being too reckless, but she couldn't bear to scold her. I couldn't go down, and I was so panicked that I could only say in the end: "Sister Lan, don't be so reckless in the future. Fortunately, you are lucky this time, otherwise... what should I do, mother!"
Qiao Ruolan sobbed twice, bit her lower lip, and didn't speak. She heard Mrs. Qiao rambling in her ears: "... You said that you are such a big girl, why are you so reckless... Sister Lan , Mother heard that the third son of the Fu family has made great achievements in front this time, so Mother has to tell your uncle to settle the marriage between the two of you quickly. After you get married, you can no longer... "
"I don't want it!" Qiao Ruolan shrank her pupils, shouted, and pushed Mrs. Qiao away.
Mrs. Qiao was unguarded for a while, she was pushed and almost fell to the ground, she subconsciously reprimanded: "Sister Lan!"
With tears still hanging on Qiao Ruolan's face, she shouted hysterically: "No! Mother, I don't want to marry Mr. Fu, I want to marry Marquis An Yi!"
"Sister Lan." Mrs. Qiao reprimanded unhappily, "Marquis An Yi is really harmful, you are really bewildered by him! Sister Lan, you have to listen to mother, mother will never harm you , Mr. Fu is young and promising. He has made great achievements this time. After returning to the capital, he will definitely be promoted to a noble. Maybe you will be able to become Mrs. Hou. Isn't it much better than being with Marquis An Yi..."
"I won't listen! I won't listen!"
Qiao Ruolan jumped up from the bed, only wearing obscene clothes, and was about to run out barefoot.
At this moment, Mrs. Qiao finally realized that something was wrong. Daughter, this seems to be like yesterday again? Thinking of yesterday, when her daughter was just sent back, she looked crazy, Mrs. Qiao was frightened, she suddenly came back to her senses, and saw that Qiao Ruolan had opened the door and ran out, yelling nonsense. wearing something.