Chapter 361 Powerless(1/3)
Dead, dead?
This news caught Li Beifeng a little off guard.
Qiu Xin is dead?
He suddenly raised his head and stared at the old woman in front of him: "How did she die? When? What happened?"
The old woman was numb all over from being stared at by Li Beifeng. Although she didn't know who the man who suddenly appeared in front of her was, she was trembling under the cold gaze.
"Just, just a few months ago, she..."
The old woman spoke tremblingly and pointed to an old well not far away: "She, she threw herself into the well there..."
Li Beifeng's eyes followed her hand and saw a well in the corner not far away.
It was an old well, and the edges of the well were covered with weeds.
People in the courtyard basically avoided the old well. Presumably, they should also know about it.
"This, this is really not my fault, it has nothing to do with me at all..."
The old woman's stammering voice came from the side: "I don't know why she suddenly couldn't think about it and threw herself into the well... When I tried to save her, she had already died..."
Li Beifeng glanced at her and said in a cold tone: "Are you thinking of saving her?"
"I'm afraid her death has nothing to do with you, right?"
The old woman trembled, and Li Beifeng's cold tone frightened her.
He wanted to say something to rebut, but was shocked by Li Beifeng's eyes and swallowed it back.
"You, who are you?!"
The old woman reacted with shock and fear.
Who is this person who suddenly ran in and questioned her as soon as he came up?
She turned back and waved her hand, trying to call the guards from behind the yard.
However, the two guards who had previously known Li Beifeng's identity were indifferent to this and just gave her a cold look.
Seeing the guard's eyes, the old woman's pupils suddenly dilated.
She was able to get along like a fish in water in the Jiaofang Division. The old woman was good at observing people's emotions.
At this moment, she still didn't understand that the young man who suddenly appeared in front of her was a big shot.
"Answer my question!"
Li Beifeng glanced around the yard, and finally landed on the old woman.
The old woman's eyes were horrified at this moment: "No, it's none of my business..."
"It's none of your business, so why did she suddenly commit suicide?" Li Beifeng stared at her.
The old woman suddenly became speechless, looked horrified, and could not speak.
Li Beifeng's eyes fell on the courtyard. At this moment, the courtyard had attracted a lot of attention.
The women in these courtyards were in ragged clothes and looked embarrassed, and many of them were frightened. Many of them looked at Li Beifeng for help.
Obviously, they are treated very poorly here.
For them, this place is undoubtedly a hell on earth.
Needless to say, it was definitely the old woman beside him who caused all this.
Insult, bully, teach, torture... I'm afraid, she often uses such methods to deal with the women here.
Most of the women who were reduced to the Jiaofangsi were the wives and daughters of ministers or the daughters of famous families.
No matter how noble their status was in the past, when they got here, they became slaves.
They are official prostitutes and will never be able to get over themselves.
Therefore, the old woman can bully them unscrupulously, drive them to work, and humiliate them...
Qiu Xin has been here for so many years, and it is self-evident what kind of treatment she has received.
Li Beifeng felt a strong sense of anger in his heart.
Although he had never met Qiu Xin, everything she had suffered appeared in his mind, and he felt a little angry inside.
Especially when he saw this tragic scene in front of him, Li Beifeng felt indescribably depressed.
This is a bad habit!
However, he was unable to change anything.
At this moment, a woman with a miserable look and delicate figure appeared at Li Beifeng's feet.
She looked at Li Beifeng with a pitiful expression and said in a weak tone: "Help, help me..."
It seems that Li Beifeng's identity is very unusual. Even the old woman who lectures them here is afraid of her.
The woman seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and said with excitement: "Please, save me, save me..."
Li Beifeng looked at her calmly.
This is a woman with a beautiful face. Although she is not a beautiful woman, she is still extremely beautiful.
However, at this moment, she became an official prostitute of the Jiaofang Division.
It was freezing cold at the moment, and she was only wearing thin clothes that did not cover her body. There were still some bright red whip marks on her exposed skin.
Apparently, she was beaten and tortured by the old woman many times.
As if grasping this last life-saving straw, the woman grabbed Li Beifeng's trousers, tears streaming down her face: "Please, help me, I am the wife of Mr. Chen, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites... Mr. Chen is under the imperial court.
I was framed by a traitor and my head was chopped off. I beg you...save me out, I can do whatever you want..."
The cruel treatment of Jiaofangsi is not something ordinary people can bear.
As long as she can get out from here, she can do anything.
The old woman on the side was furious when she saw this scene!
You still want to go out?
Still want someone to rescue her?
Once here, no one can get out!
However, she now knew that the identity of the young man beside her was not simple.
He glanced at Li Beifeng cautiously and then said: "Young Master, this woman is the wife of a guilty minister... Her husband intended to rebel and has been beheaded. She, she is a guilty person..."
Li Beifeng glanced back at her: "Are you threatening me?"
The old woman trembled: "No, I don't dare..."
Li Beifeng slowly withdrew his gaze and glanced at the half-clothed woman at his feet. The woman looked at him pitifully, and I felt pity for him.
The cold wind blew, and she was shivering all over.
"Find her some thick clothes to wear!"
Li Beifeng glanced at the old woman beside him.
The old woman trembled all over and quickly glanced at the two servants next to her.
Soon, the servant found a thick piece of clothing.
Li Beifeng took the clothes and covered the woman in front of him.
The woman's eyes were excited, and she wanted to catch Li Beifeng.
She knew that the young man in front of her was the only one who could save her...
However, before she stretched out her hand, Li Beifeng had already dodged it.
"I can't save you!"
Li Beifeng spoke softly.
When she heard this, the woman's excited face froze on the spot.
The women in Jiaofangsi are all official prostitutes.
The forces in this place are complex, and for every woman who falls here, there must be someone behind them who is secretly instigating and controlling them.
Even if Li Beifeng wanted to break the rules, it would not be that easy.
certainly……
Li Beifeng can indeed save the woman in front of him.
But what if we rescue her?
He could save the person in front of him, but he couldn't save everyone.
And the woman in front of me is the wife of a doctor from the Ministry of Rites.
The doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette is dead. What good will happen to her as a single woman even if she goes out?
To be continued...