I insist

Chapter 518: Something Happened

"No way, the city lord's wife seems quite kind. Maybe we're overthinking it." Qiu Tianlei still felt that Tian Yumei was overthinking it.

Tian Yumei didn't want to say anything more to him, only leaving him with the words, "Let's see in a few days."

Qiu Tianlei frowned slightly upon hearing Tian Yumei's words, but said nothing and continued eating his meal.

They initially thought Song Miqiu and Tian Yumei were overthinking things, but to their surprise, just a few days later, the constables surrounded their residence.

"What, what's going on, Mother? What happened?" Qiu Tianlei asked, frowning slightly.

Song Miqiu wasn't nervous at all. Instead, she closed her eyes, sat in the chair, and looked quite relaxed.

Qiu Tianlei and Tian Yumei, on the other hand, were completely different; they were terrified.

"If you haven't done anything wrong, don't be afraid. They arrest people based on evidence; they don't arrest people without reason. That's the rule."

Song Miqiu opened her eyes, glanced calmly at the constables who had entered, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

The constables who had just entered exchanged glances upon hearing her words, then stood frozen in place, seemingly too afraid to move for some reason.

"Why have you all come here in such a grand manner?"

Seeing that the constables had stopped moving, Song Miqiu had no choice but to step forward herself and ask expressionlessly.

"Someone reported you to the authorities that you and your companions harmed someone because of your shop. You're coming with us." The constable stepped forward and said seriously.

Song Miqiu frowned slightly: "Harm others? Constable, how could we possibly kill someone?"

"Who else could it be but you? These past few days, you've been the only one trying to buy the shop. The original owner was missing for several days and was just found murdered."

"You are highly suspected. Please come with us. If it's not you, we will release you soon. Please cooperate."

The constable looked at Song Miqiu and the others and felt that they didn't seem like murderers, but there are always exceptions, and he had to act according to the law.

Since they had already said that, Song Miqiu cooperated and left with them. She had also sent a message to Yu Huailin.

Seeing that they weren't afraid at all and were even cooperating, the constable frowned slightly, thinking that this matter might not really be theirs, otherwise they wouldn't be so calm.

When the family arrived at the prison, Song Miqiu originally intended to take out Prince Jing's jade pendant, but unexpectedly, she heard someone looking for them.

“An old woman, a couple, and two children—there are so many people like that. Where are we supposed to find them? They're just making things difficult for us.”

"Even if there are tons of them on the street, we still have to look for them. Maybe they've offended someone. Enough said, let's just accept our fate and keep looking."

Song Miqiu glanced sideways at the two people who had just spoken, thinking to herself, "They must be looking for us. Could they be Liuli's people?"

If that's the case, it's safer in jail. That's settled then.

Thinking of this, Song Miqiu obediently went to jail, and her whole family was imprisoned together. The two children were too young to be arrested.

Tian Yumei frowned and couldn't help but sigh. She looked around at the situation and became even more anxious.

Song Miqiu leaned against the wall and, seeing her like this, frowned slightly and asked, "Yumei, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, I'm just worried. My family is in jail now, what will happen to the children? They're so young. How are they doing? Have they cried?"

Tian Yumei spoke with great concern.

Song Miqiu comforted her, saying, "Don't worry, the wet nurse is with us, and we'll be out soon. Nothing will happen, so don't overthink it."

After listening to Song Miqiu's advice, Tian Yumei nodded slightly, but she still couldn't help but worry.

After Tian Yumei and the others came in, the jailer kept his eyes on her. Because of Song Miqiu, Tian Yumei had changed a lot since her family's conditions improved.

Although she couldn't compare to a true lady of high society, she was still much better looking than the average person, and her skin was much better than before.

"Hey jailer, what are you looking at?" someone asked curiously.

"I didn't see anything. It'll be late soon, so you should all go home. I'll keep watch here tonight," the jailer said to them.

The others widened their eyes in surprise. The jailer had volunteered to stay here, which was unheard of. He had previously refused to stay here no matter what.

The jailer, impatient, seeing they made no move, said, "I suddenly feel like I need to stay here and keep watch. Since you're unwilling, then forget it."

I'm going back. It seems you're quite content to stay here.

"No, no, jailer, we're leaving, we're leaving right away. We'll leave tonight in your care, thank you for your hard work. We'll treat you to drinks tomorrow."

"Hurry up and go, hurry up and go, stop dawdling and talking so much." The jailer chased everyone away.

After everyone had left, the jailer turned to look at Tian Yumei.

Then he walked to the cell, opened the door, and stared at Tian Yumei with a lecherous look.

Tian Yumei's face turned very ugly as she looked at the jailer. She instinctively hid next to Song Miqiu and looked at the jailer warily.

The jailer was a little angry when he saw her hiding, but he still smiled and said, "Why are you hiding? Now that you're here, don't even think about getting out."

"If you want to stay here comfortably for a few days, then serve me well, and you'll be able to stay here peacefully, and no one will dare to bully you."

Song Miqiu narrowed her eyes and looked at him sharply. She had always known that the prison was a dark place, but she never expected it to be this dark.

Tian Yumei ignored the jailer's words and stayed close to Song Miqiu, not wanting to hear a word he said.

The jailer, seeing that she hadn't reacted at all despite his efforts, became quite angry and roared:

"You think you're so great? What kind of good people come here? Let me tell you, you'd better understand your situation. Do you think I'd let you serve me?"

"You should get over here right now, strip naked, and serve me. Otherwise, I won't let you have a good time here. If you don't serve me, go serve a bunch of men."

Qiu Tianlei hadn't said anything until now. Although he was very angry, he was also very rational and knew to try not to offend the jailer.

But to his surprise, he went further and further astray, even planning to make his wife serve a group of people, which he could no longer tolerate.

Without saying a word, he punched the jailer, furious: "How dare you insult my wife like that? Are you trying to get ahead of yourself? I'm going to beat you to death today!"

As he spoke, he began punching the jailer in the face repeatedly.