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Chapter 217 Enjoy the pain before death

"Do you know this person?" Xia Yanxin asked softly.

"I don't know her, but I saw her being beaten when I visited Zheng Ren's mansion at night, so I have an impression of her." Cheng Zimo calmly recounted a story.

"Little brother, thank you for saving me, but can you tell me that the scum Zheng Ren is dead?" The woman lay on the bed and thought of Zheng Ren, her eyes full of hatred.

"Zheng Ren has been detained. Can you tell me why you hate Zheng Ren so much?" Xia Yanxin intuitively felt that this woman might be harboring a tremendous amount of hatred.

The woman burst into tears before she could say anything. "My name is Hong Ling. I grew up with my mother. But this spring, my mother and I came to the town to sell vegetables. Zheng Ren saw that my mother and I were pretty and was attracted by our beauty. He actually kidnapped my mother and me and took us home on the spot."

"This bastard official actually asked both my mother and I to give ourselves to her. We swore to never obey, but who could have known that this bastard official would actually threaten my mother with my life. My mother had no choice but to agree."

"After the incident, the dog official used the same method to deceive me again. My poor mother, after hearing the news, she hit her head against the pillar and died."

Hongling was already crying when she said this. This matter was a pain in her heart. When she opened this scar again, it was like adding pain to pain.

Ever since Cheng Zimo was scolded by Xia Yanxin last time, his brain has apparently restarted successfully. He is now introverted and few people can tell anything from his face.

Xia Chengan clenched his fist to express his anger. Xia Yanxin's eyes began to turn red: "What happened next? What happened? Why did your face become like this?"

Hong Ling adjusted her emotions and said, "Later, I wanted to leave with my mother, but I was saved by the dog official. The angry dog ​​official once again vented her animal desires on me."

"Later, I figured it out. The dog official was attracted by my appearance, so I cut my own face with a knife."

"The dog official found out about my self-destructive behavior, and he came to my room and beat me up. After that, he locked me up in a run-down courtyard at the edge of the city. Whenever he was unhappy outside, he would definitely beat me up when he got home."

"In order to avenge my mother, I endured it, but this scumbag official actually wanted to send me to others for fun." When Hongling said this, she clenched her fists, and the hatred in her eyes was so strong that it could not be dissolved.

Xia Yanxin and her brother were furious when they heard this. They couldn't believe that Zheng Ren could do such a heartless thing.

"Good! Zheng Ren is a good one! If you don't die, it will be unjust!" Xia Yan was so angry that his face turned red. It seemed that he was really mad at Zheng Ren.

Xia Chengan thought for a moment and said, "Brother Cheng, I heard that you are the imperial envoy sent by the court this time?"

Cheng Zimo's eyes flashed: "Xiao An'er, what do you want to say? Just say it."

Hong Ling turned to look at Cheng Zimo, her eyes sparkling: "You said you are an imperial envoy, so can you avenge me and my mother?"

Cheng Zimo nodded and said with certainty: "During his time as prefect, Zheng Ren was corrupt, perverted the law, raped women, and committed all kinds of evil. His death is inevitable."

Xia Chengan said directly after Cheng Zimo's words: "Since he is going to die, I think Zheng Ren should enjoy some pain before he dies. He actually enjoys bullying others, so he should also enjoy this feeling."

Cheng Zimo gently scratched Xia Chengan's nose and said, "What you said makes sense. I accept your suggestion. I will have someone tie him up at the vegetable market entrance the next day and have someone watch him. As long as they don't torture him to death, it will be fine. Do it for three consecutive days. After three days, he will be executed by slow slicing. What do you think?"

Although Cheng Zimo was speaking to Xia Chengan, Hongling understood that he was actually speaking to her. The imperial envoy was seeking revenge for her.

Hong Ling's eyes were red as she struggled to get up from the bed. She knelt on the bed and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, Imperial Envoy, for helping us to get revenge! Thank you, Young Master, for saving my life!"

Seeing Hong Ling like this, Xia Chengan and the other two quickly moved half to the side, and then quickly pulled up Hong Ling, who was still kowtowing.

Xia Chengan felt a little embarrassed after being disturbed by Hongling: "Ah, I didn't mean to do this. You should lie down quickly. You are not fully recovered yet."

Hongling lay down obediently, but she was crying and laughing. No one knew how excited she was. She could finally use Zheng Ren's death to commemorate her relatives.

"Hongling, where are you going after you recover?" Xia Yanxin asked.

"There has been no one in my family for a long time, but I still have a few acres of land that cannot be left idle." Hongling said after thinking for a while.

"Do you think you can keep the properties and land in your family if you go back alone now? Or are these things still there?" Xia Yanxin felt that he needed to remind Hongling, who had a miserable life.

"This...but these things all belong to my family." Hongling was suddenly in trouble. She suddenly felt that the way home was so difficult.

"But, those things are obviously all mine, right? They should..." Hongling really wanted to say that no one would seize the family property, but then she thought about how her uncle and aunt's family had come to their house every now and then to loot things over the years, and she became unsure.

"I have another shop in Nanli Mansion. I will open it next spring when the flowers bloom. If possible, why don't you come to my shop and try it?"

"It's just that my shop is a dance hall, similar to the brothel here, but the girls in our hall only sell their skills and not their bodies. Are you willing to be a manager?" Xia Yanxin's sympathy overflowed again, and she felt that Hongling met the requirements very well.

Hong Ling agreed after a brief hesitation: "Miss, I agree. With my current body, I have no hope of getting married. If I go home, I will probably be kicked out. Instead of sleeping on the streets in the future, I might as well work hard to make money now, so that I can return home in glory and take back what belongs to me."

Xia Yanxin really liked her tenacity: "Get ready and come home with me. I'll take you home to recover from your injuries. After you recover from your injuries, I'll teach you how to read and how to run this dance hall. How about that?"

Hong Ling was hit by this huge surprise: "Really? I never thought that a girl like me could read and write? I feel that my life is worth it. As long as the young lady is willing to teach, I am willing to learn."