"Why is Master Lu here? What should we do?" Hu Suhua trembled in fright when she heard this.
"Don't worry, I'll go take a look." Xiang Nan immediately went out to greet him, "Oh, Mr. Lu, why are you here?"
Hu Suhua put her ear against the window and listened curiously to what was going on in the courtyard.
"The prince is in a hurry to use the jade belt, so he specially asked me to urge him." Lu Zhengming explained, "His Majesty, please quickly bring the jade belt and follow me to see the prince."
"Ah?!" Hu Suhua's heart jumped as soon as she heard this.
I am really afraid of what will happen. The jade belt was lost, and she didn't know how to explain it. Unexpectedly, Lu Zhengming came to urge him.
"Master Lu, come in and talk." Xiang Nan's expression changed and he pulled Lu Zhengming into the room.
"What's going on? Why is the house so messy? Are you rummaging around and catching mice?" Lu Zhengming said with a smile.
"Oh, Mr. Lu, it's a disaster. That jade belt is gone!" Xiang Nan stamped his feet and said, "We have been looking for it for a long time, but we can't find it."
"Ah?!" Lu Zhengming also looked shocked, "Xi Langzhong, this is no joke! Is the jade belt really missing?"
"Master Lu, I'm not kidding, I really can't find the jade belt." Hu Suhua said quickly.
"Oh, this...this...if the prince knows about this, what should we do?" Lu Zhengming also panicked, "If the emperor knows about it, it will be even worse."
"Master Lu, since I saved you before, you have to help me come up with an idea." Xiang Nan repeatedly cupped his hands.
"Yes, Mr. Lu, our old man saved you before." Hu Suhua also said quickly, "You can't ignore him."
"Sister-in-law, I, Lu Zhengming, am not the kind of ungrateful person. I will definitely take care of the affairs of my husband." Lu Zhengming explained, "But this matter is very difficult. This jade belt was given to Prince Jing by the emperor. If it is lost, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor, and the whole family will be executed, which is not a joke."
"Behead?!" Hu Suhua was so frightened that she almost fainted, "What should we do, Mr. Lu? Please help me come up with an idea."
"You can't hide this matter. I suggest you tell Prince Jing and let him think of a way." Lu Zhengming thought for a while and suggested, "Xi Langzhong saved Gege's life. I think the prince will show mercy outside the law." ."
"Okay. It's a blessing, not a disaster. It's a disaster that cannot be avoided." Xiang Nan nodded, "I lost the jade belt that the prince gave me. I deserve death. I will go and plead guilty to the prince in person."
"Old man..." Hu Suhua said on the spot with tears streaming down her face.
…
Xiang Nan and Lu Zhengming immediately went to Prince Jing's Mansion and reported the matter to Prince Jing.
When Prince Jing heard that the emperor's jade belt had been lost, he was furious and immediately ordered Xiang Nan to be imprisoned in Prince Jing's Mansion.
When the news came, Hu Suhua fainted on the spot.
Defu and his fellow juniors quickly pinched her and gave her some decoction and medicine before rescuing her.
"Master Lu, why is the prince so cruel? Our old man saved Gege's life, why doesn't he miss his old kindness at all?" Hu Suhua cried, "My old man, our good days have just begun, why did you come out? It's such a big deal. I didn't agree with you coming to the capital at first, but now it's okay..."
"Sister-in-law, don't cry. The prince has no choice but to do it." Lu Zhengming said quickly, "That jade belt is a gift from the emperor. If you lose it, Prince Jing, as a prince, will be in danger of his life. Although the happy man is indeed I saved Gege’s life, but the law is so strict that even the prince has to be afraid.”
"Master Lu, what should our old man do?" Hu Suhua cried, "If he dies, I won't be able to survive."
"Sister-in-law, please don't let your imagination run wild. The prince doesn't want to do anything wrong. After all, Xi Langzhong saved Princess's life, so he also wants Xi Langzhong to leave a descendant." Lu Zhengming hurriedly advised, "Hurry up and prepare. , when the time comes, you will be pregnant with your wife’s child. For the sake of your child, you should live.”
In ancient times, if a death row prisoner had no heirs, before his death, the government would often allow his wife to be imprisoned so that he could become pregnant, which was called "letting his wife go to prison".
Hu Suhua was stunned and nodded quickly.
…
Later, Hu Suhua was taken to the palace and met Xiang Nan who was imprisoned.
"Old man, you have suffered." Hu Suhua couldn't help crying when she saw him.
Xiang Nan was locked in an empty room. There was almost nothing in it except a table and a bed.
"Madam, what are you here for?" Xiang Nan asked in surprise, "Isn't it enough to kill me alone? Do I have to involve you as well?"
"No, the prince knows that you have no heirs, so he specially let me in to help you carry on the family lineage." Hu Suhua said quickly.
"Isn't that a waste of time? If you could give birth, we wouldn't have given birth long ago." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan stamped his feet and cursed.
"You..." Hu Suhua felt ashamed and angry when she heard this.
In normal times, she would have to be brutal. But now she saw that Xiang Nan had only been imprisoned for two days, and his hair was messed up, his face was gray, and his eye circles were red. It looked like he had suffered a lot, and she couldn't get angry at him.
"Then what should I do? How about I...I go and help you...buy...a yellow girl?" Hu Suhua said with trembling lips.
In fact, in addition to the wife, other people can also be arranged to hear the wife go to prison. Like a prisoner without a wife, his family will often buy a young girl and send him in.
"I don't want it." Xiang Nan shook his head.
"Then what do you want?" Hu Suhua asked quickly.
"I...I want...the boss lady whose food is everything." Xiang Nan hesitated.
"Why can't you forget her?!" When Hu Suhua heard this, she immediately said angrily, "What's so good about her that you like her so much?"
Xiang Nan sighed, "If you don't agree, forget it. Maybe I, Xilaile, are destined to die without a child."
Hearing what he said, Hu Suhua froze.
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest of which is to have no descendants. It was so sad for him to die without a child.
"That...this...ok." Hu Suhua gritted her teeth and said, "I agree, don't you agree?"
"Madam still feels sorry for me." Xiang Nan said with emotion.
"It's good if you know." Hu Suhua glared at him and said, "However, it's useless for me to agree. It also depends on whether others agree."
"Yes." Xiang Nan nodded.
…
After Hu Suhua returned, she planned to send Defu back to Cangzhou to invite Xishi.
"Sister-in-law, leave this matter to me." Upon hearing this, Lu Zhengming took the initiative and said, "Xi Langzhong is my savior. I regret not helping him. This time, even if I try my best ”
"Yes." Hu Suhua nodded, "Mr. Lu, when you get there, talk to Boss Sai carefully and ask her to agree. We old men can't have no heirs."
"Hey." Lu Zhengming nodded.
