The whole family died tragically? The eldest daughter is the most powerful in the capital after her

Although she felt uncomfortable, Lin Ruoxuan also knew that this was the real life in this world.

They grew up in secluded courtyards and have rarely seen such dirty things.

In her previous life, Lin Ruoxuan had actually seen many people imprisoned in cages, and she herself had even been imprisoned in one before...

So when facing those cages, she was much calmer than Lin Ruoqiao.

However, what made her feel uncomfortable was that the children locked in the cages were all teenagers, still half-grown children.

But these children's eyes lacked the luster of their peers, and were instead filled with a dead look.

Moreover, these children were all skinny, like animals that had been starving for a long time.

Lin Ruoxuan really wanted to rescue these children, but she knew that her power alone was limited.

Even if she saved a child at this time, it would not be possible to change the current situation here, and it would be even more impossible for her to save all the children here.

If we want to rescue these children completely, I'm afraid the government will have to intervene.

However, looking at the children in the cages, Lin Ruoxuan thought of a possibility and suddenly sighed.

Perhaps even if the government officials came, they might not be able to rescue all these children.

Just because not all of these children were trafficked, some of them were even sold by their parents.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruoxuan suddenly felt a little sad.

If they can't raise a child well, why did their parents give birth to them? Perhaps it was just to make more money for the family.

Even the government officials are helpless against children who are legally bought and sold in this way.

Just when Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Ruoqiao were about to leave, a hand suddenly grabbed Lin Ruoxuan's ankle.

Lin Ruoxuan was suddenly grabbed, and the cold touch on her ankle made her shiver.

She looked down and found that a disheveled woman had grabbed her.

"Save me, please save me. I am willing to work like a slave, I don't want to... I don't want to be sold to a brothel..."

The woman's voice was intermittent, as if it took her a lot of effort to say just one word.

However, before the woman could finish her words, a burly man behind her kicked the woman who was lying on the ground.

"You stinky bitch, you dare to run, I'll beat you to death!"

The woman was kicked out, hit the wall and fell heavily to the ground, screaming in pain.

Seeing that the man was about to raise his foot to kick the woman, Lin Ruoxuan could no longer hold back and spoke out to stop him.

"stop!"

The man seemed to have just noticed the two of them and stopped.

"What? You still want to replace her?"

As the man spoke, his disgusting gaze swept across the two men's faces with satisfaction and interest in his eyes.

But after seeing their clothes, he didn't come forward.

"You just want money, don't you? Tell me how much this girl costs, I'll buy her."

The man chuckled and held out a hand.

"Five taels of silver?"

Lin Ruoxuan asked tentatively.

The man sneered, "Fifty taels! This is a beautiful piece of stuff. It was originally meant to be left for Prince Wang tonight. It's worth a lot of silver."

Lin Ruoxuan gritted her teeth and said, "Fifty taels is fifty taels. Bring me her indenture."

The man didn't say anything, but looked at a woman who had been standing not far away and watching them.

"Sister Zhang, this..."

"Humph, since you want to sell me, then go get the indenture."

Sister Zhang looked at Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Ruoqiao, and snorted coldly at the man. The man immediately turned around and went back to look for the indenture contract.

Sister Zhang walked over to Lin Ruoxuan and Lin Ruoqiao with a look of satisfaction in her eyes.

"Your present is quite good, this one is still clean, and it will be useful for you to keep it with you in the future. You don't have to worry about any dirty diseases, this one is clean."

In response to Sister Zhang's evaluation of her as if she were a commodity, Lin Ruoqiao nodded randomly and was unwilling to say anything more.

However, Lin Ruoxuan's eyes lit up when she saw Sister Zhang.

The moment she saw the other person, she already had an idea in her mind.

"Sister Zhang, this one maid may not be enough. We want to find another one."

After hearing the man's name for the woman just now, Lin Ruoxuan took note of it.

Sure enough, when Sister Zhang heard her words, she shifted her gaze to her face.

"Tell me what kind of person you're looking for?"

"I want to find a pretty girl, preferably one who looks like a lady from a rich family. It doesn't matter if the price is a little higher, as long as I am satisfied, money is not a problem."

Sister Zhang squinted her eyes and looked at her for a long time before asking, "Why did you buy a girl like this?"

"Sister Zhang has good eyesight. I would not want to let a girl like this be a maid if I bought her back. I just want to buy her a concubine for my husband."

When she said this, Lin Ruoxuan's face looked a little bad, as if she was resentful about this matter.

Lin Ruoxuan, as if she had found a confidant, came close to Sister Zhang.

"Sister Zhang, you don't know that my husband is a worthless person. I come from a military family, but he just likes the ways of scholars. Rather than letting him find one himself, I'd rather find one myself so that I can rest assured."

Sister Zhang didn't say anything, but she looked at Lin Ruoxuan with a scrutinizing look.

"Is your husband also a military commander?"

Lin Ruoxuan raised her hand with a look of disgust.

"That's right, they are all a bunch of reckless men!"

"Really? I do know a lot of people from military families, so who else would I go to if not your husband?"

Lin Ruoxuan sighed, "We are just an ordinary family, and my husband is not a high-ranking official. His name is Gu Minglin, and he is a minor official of the sixth rank in the East Camp."

When Sister Zhang heard this, she couldn't help but frown.

She had indeed never heard of this name, but Dongdaying was not an unknown place.

Moreover, if you want to enter Dongdaying, you really can’t get in without electricity.

Although the soldiers there were annoying, Sister Zhang didn't want to offend them. After all, no one could guarantee that they wouldn't be needed in the future.

Lin Ruoxuan spoke seriously, but she didn't expect that her words were heard by Song Zhennan and Gu Nanyuan who had rushed over.

Song Zhennan was shocked that Lin Ruoxuan lied without blushing or beating her heart. When he realized what Lin Ruoxuan said, he couldn't stop laughing.

He bared his teeth and looked at Gu Nanyuan, "General Gu is really lucky. It's rare to have such a wife."

However, when Gu Nanyuan heard this, he was not angry. Instead, he looked Song Zhennan up and down.

When Song Zhennan saw his eyes, the mocking voice stopped abruptly and the expression on his face froze.