Chapter 739: Passing By
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Originally, Ah Zhong wanted to use the deed to redeem himself, but he had just arrived and wasn’t very familiar with this place. In order to save some time, it was better to let Wei Zizhan lead the way and they went together.
Wei Zizhan was still afraid that others would find out. He lowered his head and said weakly, “C-can you go back to the inn and wait for me? I’ll go and redeem it myself. ”
It was easy for children to feel insecure. Ah Zhong also understood Wei
Zizhan’s behavior. In addition, Wei Zizhan was the one who had pawned it, so Wei Zizhan had to redeem it himself. Ah Zhong nodded and took out the silver as he said, “Then you should take the money and go secretly. I’ll be staying in the second room on the left side of the second floor of the inn. After you redeem the jade pendant, come to me.”
“Alright.” Wei Zizhan agreed.
Ah Zhong returned to the inn right after. Wei Zizhan also didn’t dare not redeem it. If he didn’t redeem it and took other people’s money, how else will he face the academy?
The County Magistrate would definitely come to his house faster.
Wei Zizhan did not delay any further. He found an excuse to get rid of the servant who usually followed him and secretly left the door from the back door. He took the pawn deed and silver notes and went to the pawn shop where he pawned the jade pendant.
Although the pawning deed didn’t say who pawned it, it was the written proof of the pawnshop. This written proof naturally contained the color and shape of the jade pendant he pawned… And so on.
As long as he took this as a deed and paid the ransom, he received the jade pendant back.
He didn’t pawn this jade pendant in Heshi County, but in the county next to
Heshi County. Because his brother was the County Magistrate of Heshi County, he was afraid that someone would recognize him as a pawn and embarrass his family. Therefore, he went to the neighboring county and pawned this jade pendant.
He hired a carriage on the street and had it send him to the neighboring county.
When Wei Zizhan was leaving Heshi County in a carriage, a few burly men with sabers at their waists hurriedly rode into Heshi County and brushed past Wei Zizhan’s carriage.
These people were from the Ji family. As soon as they entered Heshi County, they went straight to the county office. They didn’t enter through the main door but went straight to the back. They jumped over the wall and into the back of the county office.
As soon as he jumped into the back of the house, he saw a servant. The servant was immediately caught.
A burly man pulled out a knife from his waist and pressed it against the servant’s neck. He asked, “Is there a child called Wei Zizhan in this house?” He had to ask clearly before killing them all.
This servant happened to be Wei Zizhan’s servant. When had he been touched by the cold blade of a knife? He was so frightened that he peed his pants. He trembled as he said, “Yes. Yes. There is.”
“Where is Wei Zizhan?” The burly man immediately asked.
“He sneaked out from the back a few minutes ago. He probably went out into the streets to roam around.” The servant answered truthfully, trembling even more.
When the burly man heard this, he immediately raised his knife and killed the servant.
“The two of you, go and scout the streets.” The burly man ordered two people to go to the streets to look for Wei Zizhan. “It’s the middle of winter now, so there aren’t many people on the streets, and there are even fewer children. Once you see a child of similar age and know that he’s Wei Zizhan, you’ll immediately follow Consort Yi’s orders and cut him into eight pieces.”
“Yes, sir!” The two of them immediately left. They jumped over the wall and went to look for Wei Zizhan, the Crown Prince.
“You guys…” The burly man looked at the remaining people. “Leave no one in this house alive..”