Marrying a rich man after rebirth: The daily life of a legitimate daughter

When the prince saw Li Gao looking away with a guilty look while he was talking, he thought there was something wrong with him and reminded him, "If you can't find any clues, the princess will be protected by the prince's mansion and nothing will happen to her, but you may not be able to do that."

These words were like a knife, stabbing deeply into Li Gao's heart. He was wavering, not knowing whether he should tell the truth.

At this time, Prince Ning also noticed Li Gao's abnormality: "Tell us the truth, and we can still save your life. If you don't tell us the truth, no one can save you."

Li Gao started to get scared. He kept wiping the sweat off his forehead. After thinking it over, he told the truth: "I checked the cotton I picked myself carefully and there was no problem. The only problem was the cotton sent by my wife's uncle Chen Wei. I didn't check it carefully."

Having said that, I won’t go on.

Now Prince Ning and the Duke felt that there was something fishy about Chen Wei.

Liu Ying, who was hiding outside the gate, was so frightened when she heard the conversation between the few people that she didn't know what to do. It took her a long time to calm down.

He couldn't bear to watch his uncle and his family being thrown into jail, so he secretly took a carriage to his uncle's house.

He hurriedly pushed open the door and walked in: "My uncle is in big trouble."

Chen Wei asked calmly, "What big thing happened that made you so anxious?"

"The cotton clothes made of inferior cotton could not withstand the severe cold, and the people froze to death."

"What?" Chen Wei didn't expect things to be so serious. Although inferior cotton does not have as strong resistance as good cotton.

But it wouldn't freeze people to death, so he dared to sell the inferior cotton to Li Gao: "Did you make a mistake?"

"No, I heard clearly what the Prince of the County and Prince Ning said. They will come to find you soon. What should I do?" Liu Ying thought of the people who froze to death and trembled with fear.

Now Chen Wei was also panicked. He didn't want to cause any death, he just wanted to make some money. Now things have gotten out of hand, so he turned around and ran into the room, packing some clothes.

He took away all the remaining silver in the cabinet and said, "Tell your aunt to take good care of the children at home. I'm going to hide out for a while."

Liu Ying didn't think this was a good idea: "If you run away, Prince Ning and the Duke can catch you back. Even if you run away from the capital, you will never come back in this life."

Chen Wei couldn't care about so many things now. He just wanted to leave first and hide as long as he could. He didn't want to go to jail, and he didn't want to be beheaded even more.

He ignored Liu Ying and hurried out of the house. In a panic, he didn't know where to hide. He fled the capital before the Prince of the County and Prince Ning noticed.

Liu Ying didn't dare to stay here any longer and hurried back to Li's house.

Not long after, the Prince and others got off the carriage and saw that the door of Chen Wei's house was open.

The three of them walked in without knocking.

Li Gao shouted Chen Wei's name for a long time, but no one responded.

Prince Ning pushed open the half-open bedroom door and saw that the wardrobe in the room was in a mess, with clothes scattered all over the floor.

My heart skipped a beat: "Could it be that Chen Wei heard the news and ran away?"

The prince was nervous: "Besides the three of us, no one else knew about coming here. How could he have escaped after hearing the news?"

"That's what I'm curious about." Prince Ning was puzzled. "No matter how Chen Wei knew about it, he has already escaped. That proves that this matter is related to him. We must quickly catch him back."

The Prince of the County and Prince Ning no longer hesitated and turned around to get on the carriage.

Li Gao was left alone in the yard, and he muttered quietly: "Can't you wait for me?"

At this time, my aunt came in with her child and saw Li Gao standing in the courtyard: "Why are you here?"

Li Gao didn't know how to tell her about his uncle selling low-quality cotton: "I came to look for my uncle, do you know where he went?"

He knew that Chen Wei had escaped, but he still couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know. You know, he runs around everywhere every day and I can't control him at all." My aunt put the bought food on the table and said, "It's getting late. You should stay and have dinner with us."

"No." Li Gao was in no mood to eat. He opened his mouth and wanted to tell his aunt about Chen Wei selling inferior cotton.

I swallowed the words that were on the tip of my tongue and decided to keep it secret for as long as I could.

……

The Prince of Jun and Prince Ning came to the yamen, summoned all the yamen runners, and searched the entire capital for Chen Wei.

Chen Wei was walking on the busy street. He didn't see any government officials, so he breathed a sigh of relief and quickened his pace.

After I got out of the capital, I couldn't find a restaurant in a short time, so I bought a dozen cakes.

As soon as he reached the city gate, he saw a large number of yamen runners rushing towards him, and he was so scared that he hid in a corner.

Secretly watching the city gate, the yamen runner took out a painting and handed it to the soldier guarding the city gate: "This person is a wanted criminal. Check the people entering and leaving the city gate. If you see this person, arrest him immediately."

The soldiers posted the painting at the city gate.

Soon, a large number of people gathered at the city gate and stood there discussing what crime the person mentioned had committed.

Chen Wei quietly slipped into the crowd and saw his portrait posted at the city gate. She was so scared that she immediately covered her face with her sleeves and left the city gate.

Now he was really panicked. He couldn't leave the capital and didn't know where to hide to avoid being hunted by the soldiers.

As the night deepened, Chen Wei shivered with cold. In order to avoid being discovered by the government officials, he had to live in a dilapidated house.

Besides him, there were other beggars in the house. The stench made him dizzy, but he would freeze to death if he slept outside.

I could only endure the stench and sleep on the haystack. As I was sleeping soundly, the stench became stronger and stronger at my nose.

He opened his eyes and saw four dirty heads above his head, looking at him curiously.

"Looking at the way he's dressed, he doesn't look like a beggar."

"Then why is he sleeping in this shabby house like us?"

"I don't know, maybe I got lost."

The conversation between the four beggars made Chen Wei completely sober. He stood up and drove away the beggars surrounding him: "Don't disturb my sleep, leave now."

The beggar standing in front said, "This is our territory. You are the one who should leave."

Chen Wei was furious. How dare a few beggars point fingers at him? "You didn't buy this house. If you can sleep in it, I can sleep in it too."

The four beggars were speechless. What Chen Wei said was right, but the underworld has its own rules. Whoever occupies the place first gets to sleep.

Obviously, the man in front of them was not easy to deal with. The four beggars did not continue. They had to go out and beg, otherwise they would starve.

Chen Wei continued to sleep on the haystack until noon, ate half a hard sesame cake, and left.

He had to find a way to escape from the capital. If he continued to stay here, he would be caught by the government.