Chapter 71 — Coercion
Purple Streets of Chang'an · Page 4 of 4
Everyone chatted and laughed, then went to look at the camellias, which were growing splendidly, and it was only when darkness fell that Ji rose to take her leave.
Only then did Zhao Liangbi, who had been waiting outside all this while, come in to report to Dou Yan: "...Shan Jie has let it be known that if Bie Gangyi is willing to sell his daughter to him as a concubine, he will step forward at once and stand surety for him. But Bie Gangyi refuses absolutely, and I hear he has been beaten so badly he has barely the breath left in him. I changed into different clothes and went to the jail to have a look for myself—the rumors are no exaggeration. If no one stands surety for him, I reckon he has only a few days left."
A flash of indignation passed through Dou Yan's eyes. "Was Bie Gangyi involved in that case or not?"
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