CHAPTER 154: CHAPTER 154: TWO PROPOSALS

Gu Mei suddenly opened her eyes and glanced at the crowd. She searched around and quickly found Yun Jiao. She looked at her pleadingly and shouted sharply, "Sister, save me."

"Sister, please save me... I don’t want to die..."

She didn’t want to die, and she didn’t want to be drowned in a pig cage. She had heard that those drowned in a pig cage could not reincarnate even after death.

If she died this time, she would truly die and not be reborn!

Her soul would be scattered!

Yun Jiao was trembling all over, and she could even hear the chattering of her own teeth.

She had never seen such a barbaric scene, stripping people naked like animals and putting them into a cage.

Mrs. Chen hugged her tightly, trying to offer her some comfort and also fearing she would impulsively rush out.

Yun Jiao looked at the hopeless Gu Mei inside the bamboo cage, and she was only sixteen years old.

Even if she had done something wrong, it was not a crime that warranted death.

At this moment, Yun Jiao’s mind was in chaos. The memories she had once received were not just pure memories, but were accompanied by various emotions.

Before the marriage to bring good fortune, Gu Mei was a fairly good sister in her memory.

The two sisters had numerous tender moments together.

She couldn’t completely separate memory from emotion.

She decided to try to save her.

As for the outcome, she didn’t think about it; she just followed her heart to do what felt right.

Yun Jiao suddenly broke free from Mrs. Chen and walked forward in big strides. She went to Zhao Lizheng and softly said, "Uncle Li Zheng, I’d like to ask you to release my sister."

Zhao Lizheng looked at Yun Jiao indifferently, "Impossible."

"Throughout history, those caught in adultery were drowned in a pig cage."

Yun Jiao bit her lip, "I know this request is difficult for you."

"She committed a mistake, and she deserves any punishment."

"But I have no choice. She is my blood sister. I have to save her."

"As long as you can release her, whatever conditions you have, just say them, and I’ll see if I can fulfill them."

Zhao Lizheng fell silent.

He looked at Yun Jiao for a long time, then slowly said, "It’s not about what conditions I have, but what you plan to exchange for her life."

Upon hearing this, Yun Jiao’s fist clenched tightly. This meant there was hope.

She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then softly said, "I have two options. Uncle Li Zheng can choose whichever one he likes."

She slowly said, "First, I will offer five hundred taels of silver to buy Gu Mei’s life."

Upon hearing five hundred taels of silver, Zhao Lizheng’s pupils dilated sharply, but only for a moment, and then he calmed down.

Five hundred taels could buy a hundred mu of land according to the current market price.

The Zhao Family only had a little more than a hundred mu of land, which was equivalent to their entire family’s property.

Hearing this number, Zhao Lizheng couldn’t help but be tempted.

He didn’t expect Yun Jiao, a little girl, to make such a grand gesture.

Yun Jiao continued, "Uncle Li Zheng, the second option is that I give you a promise. During my lifetime, you Zhao Family can ask me to do something within my ability."

"As long as I, Yun Jiao, can do it, I will try my utmost to accomplish it."

Yun Jiao was very clear that Gu Mei was worth only so much to her. If it truly harmed her own interests, she would have to give up.

With the pharmacy, five hundred taels are nothing to her. As for a promise, whether it can be fulfilled is up to her discretion.

Zhao Lizheng didn’t say a word, closed his eyes, thought for a long time, and then said, "I have to discuss this with Suo Zhu."

"Drowning in a pig cage is also to vent my son’s anger. If he’s unwilling, then I am powerless."

Zhao Lizheng glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Suo Zhu, come in with me, I have something to say."

Suo Zhu was staring blankly at Gu Mei on the ground.

Upon hearing his father’s call, he turned and walked in this direction.

Yun Jiao hurried a few steps to meet him, softly pleading, "Brother-in-law, please give Gu Mei a chance to live, okay?"

Suo Zhu clenched his fist, paused for a moment, and followed Zhao Lizheng into the ancestral hall without a word.