Chapter 589 - 600: Dragged Down by Jin Ziyuan
"Hey, on what grounds are you arresting someone? What has my cousin done?" Lin Qianqing stood in front of Gu Youyou.
Seeing the portrait in the hands of the guards, Gu Youyou already understood what was going on. She pushed Lin Qianqing aside and said to the guards, "I don’t know what I’ve done wrong that warrants my arrest."
The guard sneered, holding up the portrait and saying, "Someone saw you treating this person, a major fugitive from the Imperial Court. We’re taking you to the Ministry of Punishment’s Prison to understand the situation."
Those who went to the Ministry of Justice’s Prison came out with a layer of skin peeled off even if they were innocent. Lin Qianqing’s eyebrows knitted together as she whispered to Gu Youyou, "They’re from the Ministry of Justice, I’m afraid you can’t refuse to go. Go with them for now and play along, stall for time, and I’ll go to my father immediately."
Gu Youyou realized that ancient police stations were nothing like those of modern times; they were places devoid of any humanity or rights, and she grew serious, replying, "Okay, go without worry."
This Jin Ziyuan, bringing such trouble upon her.
She wondered what he had done to expose his identity; now he would probably find it difficult to stay in Beijing.
As Lin Qianqing tried to leave Jisheng Hall, she was stopped by the guards. She lifted her chin and said coldly, "I am the young lady of the Lin Family. If you want to arrest me, you should go to the Lin Residence. Arresting me here will be difficult to explain to my father and mother."
Hearing Lin Qianqing claim her family name, the guard was startled and hastily gestured for others to make way.
"I certainly wouldn’t dare to stop Miss Lin. Please proceed!"
As Gu Youyou was being captured, Doctor Cui, who had once served as a doctor in the Imperial Palace, heard the commotion and stepped out from her consultation room. Seeing the scene, she was startled and said, "Officer, I was once a doctor in the Imperial Palace. I wonder what crime Shopkeeper Hu and our Doctor Gu have committed that you are taking them to the Ministry of Punishment’s Prison?"