Marrying into a rich family by mistake, it is difficult to be a mistress

Chapter 151: Trapped in the Cellar, Unable to Leave

Xu Yan'er left the palace and headed straight for an abandoned wine cellar at the southern end of the west street entrance.

This is the Xu family's property.

Xu Yan'er pushed open the door and found signs that the yard had been searched.

Without delay, she lifted the wooden board in the corner of the kitchen and moved a few discarded wine jars away, revealing a tunnel.

This tunnel leads directly to the cellar below.

Here, besides Xu Yan'er, only Xu Gui knows.

This is the only place Xu Gui can hide.

Xu Yan'er walked in the dark for a while and then saw a little light.

Xu Gui was sitting at a table drinking wine. There was a plate of peanuts and a dish of braised pig's trotters on the table.

"I knew you were hiding here! You still have the mood to drink! Do you know what the situation is like outside? Are you so bold as to dare to kill someone!" Xu Yan'er walked up and started cursing at him!

Xu Gui raised his head and saw a blood mark on his cheek.

Looks like he was caught.

The fact that he was able to grab it so tightly shows how much force he exerted at the time.

"What's wrong with your face?"

"I was caught by a bitch!" Xu Gui was indignant and put the wine glass heavily on the table.

"Tell me what's going on!" Xu Yan'er sat opposite Xu Gui.

"Don't I often go to the farm of the Concubine to collect grain and make wine? I fell in love with the wife of a tenant farmer on the farm. The day before yesterday, I passed by the tenant farmer's house after drinking a little bit of wine, and happened to see the woman washing her hair in the yard. I couldn't help myself."

"you……"

"Before I could finish my work, the tenant came back! I fought with him and hit him on the head with a stick! Then I ran away."

"Where are the other three?" Xu Yan'er asked.

"What other three?" Xu Gui looked confused.

"Four people died in total, and you said you only killed one? What about the other three?"

"What do you mean by killing four? I'm not even sure if that tenant is dead or not!"

"You're not sure, what are you hiding from!"

"I was afraid he was dead, so I thought of hiding in the cellar for two days to see what was going on outside!"

"You..." Xu Yan'er was so angry that her chest felt a sharp pain.

"Yan'er, what do you mean by four lives? Explain it to me quickly!" Xu Gui was anxious. Someone was trying to frame him!

"Four people died in this case! One of them was the tenant you mentioned. There were three others who were confirmed to have had a grudge against you. They all died in the same way! You are wanted by the whole city!"

Xu Gui's body tilted and he fell off the stool. The next moment, he immediately grabbed Xu Yan'er's arm, "No! It's not me! Yan'er, you must help me plead with the prince. I didn't kill anyone. I didn't want to kill that tenant. I just wanted to leave quickly at that time, and didn't want to kill anyone!"

Xu Yan'er was furious and pushed Xu Gui away. "I think there is something fishy about this matter. Someone must want to frame you! However, you have no way to clear yourself of suspicion now. Once you are caught, even if it's just one life, you will definitely die!"

"Yan'er, save me, you must save me, I am your brother, your only brother!" Xu Gui grabbed Xu Yan'er's arm again.

Xu Yan'er pushed him away again and glared at him with disappointment.

"I have to go back and discuss this matter with the Queen Concubine. This place has been searched before, and I don't think anyone will come to search again in the short term. You should hide first and don't go out."

"Yan'er, don't worry, I will hide well! I'll wait for your news, you must help me! If the Queen Mother can't save me, you must ask the prince! The prince loves you so much, if you ask him, he will definitely listen to you."

Xu Yan'er pushed Xu Gui away impatiently and walked out.

Xu Gui was panic-stricken and could only place all his hopes on Xu Yan'er.

Not long after, Xu Yan'er came back.

"Yan'er, why are you back again?" Xu Gui asked in panic.

"There's someone outside! It looks like they're on patrol." Xu Yan'er's face turned pale and she looked very frightened.

"What should we do then?" Xu Gui was anxious.

"How should I know? I can only wait a while and go out to check again, and then leave quickly while no one is around."

"Okay." Xu Gui nodded.

Xu Yan'er went out again after a while, and just like last time, she came back not long after.

"There are more people! Are they eyeing this place?"

"What should I do?" Xu Gui was at a loss.

"What should I do? What should I do? You ask me, how should I know what to do!" Xu Yan'er punched and kicked Xu Gui.

"It's all your fault! If I were found with a murderer like you, I would not be able to escape the charge of harboring a murderer!" Xu Yan'er now regretted coming to Xu Gui.

"We are siblings!" Xu Gui could only use family affection to kidnap Xu Yan'er, "Think about it, when you were a child, you accidentally fell into the river. Who risked his life to pull you out!"

Xu Yan'er glared at Xu Gui.

If it weren't for this, she wouldn't care about Xu Gui's life or death!

After a while, Xu Yan'er went out again, but was blocked and brought back again.

In this way, I tried four or five times, but failed to leave this place.

Later, she was too exhausted to move and was extremely sleepy, so she just took a nap in the cellar.

She thought, it was daybreak now, there wouldn't be anyone guarding here anymore, after all, they would be more lax during the day.

Anyway, with the concubine protecting her, no one would notice even if she didn't come back for a night.

……

That night, Xiao Yan'an did not return to the palace.

The day Xu Gui is not caught, the more resentful the people will be.

Some people have been saying that Xu Gui is the grandnephew of Concubine Xu, and he would not be caught even if he had killed four people. Maybe he has already escaped from Huaiyang.

Posting portraits and issuing city-wide wanted notices are just for show, for the people to see, to stop them from talking.

These doubts can only be eliminated if Xu Gui is arrested.

Xiao Yan'an had just gotten up and had no time to wash up when Tianxi hurried in.

"Prince, there is news about Xu Gui!"

"where?"

"Someone came to report that last night they passed by the abandoned wine cellar that the prince had searched and found a sneaky person going in. They didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but when they woke up today, they thought more and more that something was wrong, so they hurried to report it to the police."

"Send people to surround the wine cellar immediately!" Xiao Yan'an gave the order immediately.

When Xiao Yan'an and his men arrived at the abandoned wine cellar, it was already surrounded by people.

Looking at the crowds of people inside and outside, Xiao Yanan frowned.

"Why are there so many people?"

"Prince, I guess they are all enthusiastic people. They all came when they heard the slightest sign of trouble." Tianxi explained.

"Hasn't this place been searched? Could Xu Gui be hiding here?"

"Who knows? If you search a place twice and still can't find it, it's really hard to describe."

There were people whispering around.

Xiao Yanan listened to it.

"Come here, search again carefully, don't miss any suspicious places!"

"Yes!"

Everyone rushed in again and searched carefully.