The entire Minister of Revenue's household is about to be executed, and a hundred taels of silver can save one person.
When he sees me arrive, Second Young Master Jiang Ji is overcome with excitement.
"Taoyao, I knew you'd come to save me."
In my previous life, I ransomed him, washed his clothes, cooked for him, and bore his child.
But to win a smile from the princess, Jiang Ji had me and our child beaten to death with clubs.
"She was just a slave who warmed my bed, and the little bastard she was lucky enough to give birth to. So what if they died?"
Reborn, with the jailer urging me to hurry, I tremble as I open my purse.
Then I point to the cell beside Jiang Ji's.
"I only have fifty-nine taels. Can I ransom the eldest young master?"
The jailer laughs at me.
"This one's not long for this world. Be sure to have a straw mat ready."
