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A little girl around four or five years old, with a tender and delicate white face, was frozen to a bluish purple shade. She huddled beside Madam Wenren, crying that she was hungry and wanted to eat pastries.
âWuâer, be good. Rest for a while; you wonât feel hungry if you fall asleep.â Madam Wenren hugged the little girl and cried.
The daughters and daughters-in-law around her also shed tears.
Jiang Ning said, âHow can she fall asleep if sheâs hungry?â
The people in the cell were startled and looked at her.
âYou⦠Jiang Ning?â Madam Wenren was shocked.
The sisters also called out, âItâs Jiang Familyâs Seventh Sister!â
Jiang Ning wheeled her chair over and took off her purse, handing it to them. âThere are some fruits in here. Give the child a bite first. Iâll find a way to bring some more food later.â
In this situation, they couldnât be bothered with anything else. Eldest Sister hurriedly reached out and took the purse, taking a piece of fruit out and giving it to the little girl.
Starving, the little girl grabbed it and stuffed it into her mouth.
She choked as she ate.
A few other children watched with wide eyes, but they were sensible and didnât dare to speak up.
Eldest Sister divided the remaining fruits among them.
The small purse didnât contain much to begin with.
There wasnât enough for the few children.
Even more so for the adults.
Madam Wenren wiped away her tears, stood up, walked to Jiang Ning, reached out her hand, and held Jiang Ningâs hand through the bars. She choked, âNingning, even at this time, you still came to see usâ¦â
Second Sister sighed, âWith our family in trouble, those so-called friends and relatives from the past couldnât wait to get far away from us. Who else would dare to come?â
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The more they were in this situation, the more they realized how precious Jiang Ning was.
Jiang Ning asked, âDonât they give you food? Thereâs nothing to sleep on or cover yourselves with, and youâre wearing so little. How can you survive the night?â
Madam Wenren bitterly smiled, âWe are death row prisoners; they donât care about us. The adults are fine, but what about these children? Theyâve been pampered, they canât endure this. Wuâer is already sick.â
Jiang Ning glanced at the little girl.
Indeed, the little girlâs face was pale blue, her cheeks were red, and she looked listless.
âMadam, if you need anything else, let me know. Iâll find a way to bring it all in at once.â
Madam Wenren said, âAs long as there are some warm bedding and hot water for the children, thatâs enough. Even if we face the death penalty, we donât want them to suffer alive. The adults are fine. I know it isnât easy for you to come here, donât make it harder for yourself.â
Jiang Ning nodded, âI understand, Madam. Donât worry, Iâll find a way.â
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly heard cries from the neighboring cell.
âMother, Mother!â
Madam Wenren was startled and looked over the bars, âWhatâs wrong? Whatâs happening?â
The others also rushed over to look into the nearby cell.
âJiang Seventh Miss, please take a look over there. My Ninth Sister had an accident. She and her two daughters were locked up separately over there.â
Wenren Zong had mentioned that his Ninth Sister was the Princess Consort of Chen.
Jiang Ning hurriedly wheeled her chair over, shocked at the scene before her.
Wenren Ninth had hanged herself.
Her two little daughters hugged her legs, wailing.
Jiang Ning shouted, âHelp! Help! Li Hongyuan!â
Li Hongyuan arrived even faster than the prison officer.
He ordered the prison officer to immediately open the cell, and he went to put Wenren Ninth down.
But it was already too late.
The two girls lay on her body, crying their hearts out.
Hearing the tragic news, Madam Wenren fainted on the spot.
The sisters wept in sorrow..