"Besides, this King Rui is actually inside."

“Could it be…” Lin frowned slightly, as if she didn’t believe her own guess.

"What does mother mean?"

"Impossible." Lin quickly denied it and dispelled his doubts.

"This Prince Rui hates our Shen family. If Shen Mi is in there, with Prince Rui's methods, even if he doesn't kill her himself, he will find other ways to kill her."

"No one in Yanjing City dares to climb the high branch of Prince Rui, let alone Shen Mi."

She had a strange look on her face, and suddenly she pursed her lips and smiled.

"However, if I can borrow King Rui's sword, it would be great to kill two birds with one stone."

"It seems that Shen Yu is gambling in Fanlou, which is the territory of King Rui."

……

The next day, the morning light flickered.

A ray of sunlight shone in through the window and fell on Shen Mi Qingcheng's face.

Her thick eyelashes trembled slightly, her hands unconsciously clutched the quilt beneath her, and her body was shaking slightly.

In the dream, several ferocious maids brought boiling hot oil, pulled her hair roughly, and dragged her off the bed.

The hot oil is boiling and you can hear the sizzling sound of steam coming out.

Looking at the bowl of hot oil getting closer and closer to her, Shen Mi suddenly woke up from her dream.

"No, no!"

"Miss." Yun Lan, who heard the noise outside, pushed the door open and saw her sitting on the bed, sweating profusely and gasping for breath.

His cheeks were wet with sweat, his originally smooth hair stuck to the sides of his face, and there was fear in his eyes.

"Miss, what's wrong with you? Why are you so scared?"

"Did you have a nightmare?"

"Don't scare me, my servant."

Yun Lan's voice reached her eardrums, and Shen Mi came back to her senses.

She took a deep breath and said calmly after a long time: "Yunlan, I'm fine."

"It's just a nightmare, just a nightmare."

Seeing that she was fine, Yun Lan finally felt relieved and wiped her sweat with a handkerchief.

"If something happens to the young lady, how can I explain it to the general?"

Shen Mi lowered her head and looked at Yun Lan, who was full of worry, and comforted her, "Don't worry, I will be fine."

Shen Mi knew very well that Yun Lan was once a young lady raised in a wealthy family. When she was five years old, her family suffered a tragedy and she was sold into the slave market.

One cold winter, he caught a cold and fell seriously ill, and was thrown on the street by a trafficker to fend for himself.

At that time, the young Jiang Xuan was out fighting and happened to meet her. Seeing a little girl lying dying in the snow, he rescued her.

From then on, at a very young age, she was brought to Jiang Xuan's side to learn martial arts.

She had been by Jiang Xuan's side, witnessed the dangers of the battlefield, and personally cut off the heads of the Huns.

Shen Mi encountered many unexpected events in Yishui, so Jiang Xuan entrusted her to come to Yishui to protect and take care of Shen Mi.

Speaking of which, Yun Lan is one year younger than Shen Mi.

After Shen Mi wiped all the sweat off her cheeks, she got up from the bed and started to wash.

"I'm going out today. Is the carriage ready?"

Yun Lan nodded: "Miss, everything is ready."

"When the young lady returns to Yanjing City, do not let me follow you when you go out. Let me protect you."

"Young lady asked me to go out with her today, it must be something important."

Shen Mi pursed her lips and chuckled, "Sure enough, the one next to my uncle is smart."

When Jiang Xuan was mentioned, the little girl's face turned red, and she lowered her eyes, revealing a girl's shyness.

Seeing her like this, Shen Mi didn't intend to continue joking with her. She ordered: "Forget it, I won't joke with you anymore. Go and take out the gold and silver jewelry in the cabinet. I need them today."

"Okay, miss."

Yun Lan turned around and took out all the gold, silver and jewelry in the box.

Shen Mi took all the gold, silver and jewelry in her hands, and her eyes dimmed.

She hoped that these things could be used appropriately.

I can also prepare these things, take back all of my mother's dowry, and let my eldest brother see the true colors of the people around him.

After washing up, Shen Mi asked the maid in Qingfeng Courtyard to take good care of Shen Li, and took Yun Lan to the side door of the Shen Mansion.

The side door opened, revealing an extremely ordinary carriage.

After the master and servant got into the carriage and sat firmly, Shen Mi said to the coachman, "Let's go to Qingyun Street."

"Qingyun Street?" Yun Lan frowned slightly.

She was very familiar with Qingyun Street as she was sold there when she was five years old.

Shen Mi smiled and said, "Why? Are you scared?"

Yun Lan pursed her lips and said, "It's nothing. I've been with the general for so long, I'm no longer afraid."

"Miss, you are a smart person. You must have your reasons for going to Qingyun Street."

Shen Mi smiled slightly, took out a veil from her sleeve and handed it to Yun Lan, then took out another veil and put it on herself.

"Put it on first."

"kindness."

The carriage slowly drove towards Qingyun Street.

During the whole journey, Shen Mi remained silent, staring at the scenery outside the carriage in a daze.

In the previous life, the eldest brother was jealous of Li Niang and killed a young official on the day when Shen Shu came of age.

Counting the days now, there is still one month left before Shen Shu's coming of age. If she doesn't take action, she may never be able to save her elder brother.

In his previous life, Shen Feng, although he disliked her on the surface, often praised Lin as a good mother. He often said that she was the disaster star of the Shen family, but he also secretly bought her things she liked.

If it weren't for Lin's plan and Li Niang, how could he have died tragically in prison in the end.

Two hours later, the carriage finally stopped at Qingyun Street.

Qingyun Street is the largest slave trading market in the entire Yanjing City.

The slaves inside came from all states and counties in Dayan.

Some of the slaves here were born in poor families, while others were born in wealthy families but were sold here after their families fell into poverty.

There are also some people whose ancestors were high-ranking officials, but were implicated in family crimes and exiled to this hellish place.

No matter how glorious and brilliant the people here were in their past lives, once they enter Qingyun Street, the rest of their lives will be a boundless hell.

Even if they were bought by buyers, most of them became lowly slaves, and some were even beaten to death by the buyers.

Therefore, after being bought, most of the slaves here did not have a good ending, let alone the possibility of turning their lives around.

After Shen Mi and Yun Lan got off the carriage, what they saw was the chaotic and foul scene of Qingyun Street.

There were many buyers and slaves coming to Qingyun Street, and there were also many slaves. This place was dirty and messy, and it was a no-man's land in Dayan.

She hesitated for a moment and swept her eyes across the entire Qingyun Street.

The scene was chaotic. Some skinny, wounded and dying men and women were thrown on both sides of the street to beg.

There were also some slaves who died on the roadside, their bodies were cold and no one cared about them.

There were also some ragged and crazy beggars.

In her previous life, she had heard of Qingyun Street but had never seen it.

Now seeing what is happening before my eyes, I realize that life is full of ups and downs, the world is full of unfortunate things.

"Miss, if you are afraid, you can tell this servant to do it."

Shen Mi shook her head and said calmly, "Since I'm here, there's no reason for me to go back."

"I remember that there seemed to be a place on Qingyun Street. Most of the slaves there were from the Dayan family. Later, when the family was destroyed, they were sold here."

Yun Lan nodded: "Yes, and I know this place. I will take Miss there."

"kindness."

Shen Mi was led by Yun Lan to continue walking into Qingyun Street. On the way, they could see slaves tied up and being sold on both sides of the street.

They were tightly chained, with empty and desperate looks in their eyes, like puppets at the mercy of others.

It seemed to remind her of the six months she was locked up in the Eastern Palace, where she was unable to live or die.

The master and servant walked into Qingyun Street and finally stopped under an attic.

"Miss, this is it. Those children of noble families are not as easy to control as ordinary slaves, so they are imprisoned in a prison under this attic."

"Besides, the price is several times more expensive than the slaves tied up on the street outside."

Shen Mi glanced at the plaque in front of the attic, and a smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

"It looks like we're in the right place. Let's go in."

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