I go to the ancient imperial examinations

Chapter 239 The Enemy Meets
Such a big event happened in Huai'an Mansion last night, and the news must not be hidden. Almost all the well-informed big families knew about it early in the morning.

The reason why ordinary people know is because of the corpses hanging on the city wall.

I heard that a middle-aged strong man who was the first to sell vegetables in the city was so scared that he urinated, his legs were so weak that he couldn't walk, and he was finally carried home by the villagers in a bullock cart.

The Jin family, a salt merchant, had a courtyard in Huai'an Mansion. All three of the Jin family's aunts and nephews lived here. Knowing that the mansion was besieged and many policemen were killed, the three aunts and nephews didn't care and continued to eat breakfast until Jin Guixuan suddenly Think of Zhan Feiyu who was imprisoned by Jin Baozhen.

So many yamen servants have died, a little girl may be even less likely to survive in that situation.

Jin Guixuan didn't care about the life and death of an outsider, but he was afraid that after the news got out, someone with a heart would use it to criticize him in the future. He was a scholar, and he was going to be an official in the court in the future. If he was involved in a murder case, his official career would be in danger.

Mrs. Wei knew that this was not a good thing when she heard it. She was considered an official wife. She heard it a lot on weekdays and knew how important a scholar's reputation is.

"When that bitch dies, I won't let anyone live in peace!" Jin Baozhen slapped the table angrily, his young face turned a little grim, wishing he could drag Zhan Feiyu out and whip his corpse, "Auntie, let's go find Mrs. Wu , this person is dead, and Mrs. Wu cannot escape the responsibility!"

Jin Guixuan nodded approvingly, he was the youngest, but he was the most thoughtful, "Master Wu is the co-magistrate of Huai'an Mansion, and it is such a mess now, as long as Master Wu helps to cover it up, this matter will be over."

Jin Guixuan is just a scholar now, and Wu Tongzhi is an official of the imperial court. They are now grasshoppers on the same rope, and Wu Tongzhi is the one who bears the brunt of the influence.

"I'm going to Wu Mansion right now." Madam Wei stood up, thinking of Madam Wu's greed for money, she brought two more 500 taels of silver notes.

Mrs. Wu rejected many wives who inquired about the news, but the housekeeper rushed to report again. When she heard that Mrs. Wei had come, Mrs. Wu frowned, hesitated for a while, and let people come in.

After the servant girl delivered the tea and retreated outside the door, Mrs. Wei explained straight to the point, "Ma'am, I heard that many people died in the prison last night. It seems that the girl Baozhen did something wrong with good intentions and only wanted to lock people up." A few days of small punishments and big punishments, so that the girl can grow her memory, who knows that her luck is not good, and what is going on with her?"

Mrs. Wu glanced at Mrs. Wei, who was pretending and standing up again. She was talking nonsense with her eyes open. An eight or nine-year-old girl spent a few days in prison, and she still expected to marry a good husband's family in the future?

The Jin family said it was a small punishment, but in fact it ruined the little girl's life.

"It's not easy for me, a woman in the back house, to ask about the yamen." Madam Wu's voice was crisp, and she smiled when she spoke, "The little girl is still in prison? I thought Madam Wei would let her go that day. Well, it’s just a little conflict after all, it’s enough to scare and frighten, how can you really put people in prison, this is not a mess.”

With a froze expression, Mrs. Wei had an ominous premonition in her heart. The little girl was afraid that something bad was going to happen, and Mrs. Wu was going to blame Baozhen for everything.

Suppressing her dissatisfaction, Mrs. Wei looked at Mrs. Wu's words: "Ma'am, what you said is wrong. Baozhen and I were not familiar with each other in Huai'an Mansion. How could we have such a great ability to put people in prison? Even if you tell it, no one will believe it.”

The three aunts and nephews of the Jin family didn't have this ability, but the Jin family not only gave Mrs. Wu a heavy gift and silver, but also reached a deal with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the seventh room of the Liu family.

Zhan Feiyu was imprisoned, even for several days, but it was a joint action by three parties, the rich paid the money, and the others paid others. Now that something happened, they all wanted to push it away.

Mrs. Wu's eyes were a little fierce. It was originally a trivial matter, but once someone died, it was no small matter.

"Madam, this is Huai'an Mansion. I still say that, it's easy to do something with Madam's ability." Madam Wei stepped forward and put the two bank notes on the table, "Madam doesn't want to cause trouble for Mr. Wu , My Jin family is the same, don't they all say that there is no proof of death."

Mrs. Wu didn't know whether the little girl who was imprisoned was alive or dead. She went to the Yamen early in the morning, but she was kicked out by Wu Tongzhi afterwards.

Maybe it was because she knew there was no way to clear the blame, or maybe it was the 1000 taels of silver note that Mrs. Wei had given her, so Mrs. Wu stopped putting on airs and said in a low voice, "It would be easy to deal with that girl if she died."

If it's just a corpse, find someone to throw the corpses of the master and servant into the mass grave. Even if her family finds her in the future, they will know that the little girl left Huai'an Mansion before, and now she is missing. Who knows where she died.

As for the head of the jail and several jailers who knew about it, if they lost their lives, no one would dare to tell the truth unless they wanted to lose their heads. What Madam Wu was most worried about was that no one died.

Mrs. Wei frowned, and her eyes were a bit fierce, "It's better to take advantage of the chaos and give someone... and if the maid is alive, why not send it to the seventh room of the Liu family. I'm not afraid that the Liu family will not help cover up one or two things in the future."

Madam Wei made a gesture of wiping her neck. Madam Wei looked at the pensive Madam Wu and didn't urge her. It really happened. Gui Xuan couldn't do anything wrong. If he wants to pass the imperial examination in the future, he can only feel sorry for Baozhen. Speaking of which, if she causing trouble.

"I'll send someone to investigate the situation first." Although Mrs. Wu was a little annoyed about getting involved in this troublesome matter, she didn't have much regret when she thought about the money she had received successively. After all, she was just a little girl, and she died as soon as she died. , the Qifang of the Liu family, the Jin family of the salt merchant, and myself, do we need to be afraid of the three parties joining forces?
After two quarters of an hour, the person who inquired about the news came back, "Ma'am, there is no little girl or young woman in the body, but I have asked several prisoners, and there was indeed a little girl who escaped in the chaos last night. That young girl seems to be a Lianjiazi, so she should have escaped too."

Waved people back, Madam Wu and Madam Wei glanced at each other, the worst result came out, neither of them died, and they both escaped, so it would be difficult to kill people to silence them.

"Madam, since they have escaped, they have not been registered in prison, and many jailers have died. What they say at that time will be nothing but false accusations." Madam Wei smiled instead. also disappeared.

Mrs. Wu picked up her teacup and drank tea, that's right, even if the little girl wanted to sue, she could only sue the Jin family, at most the seventh room of the Liu family, and she didn't come forward in the whole matter.

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As the saying goes, no coincidence makes a book!Jin Baozhen was bored, and heard the servants say that there were many corpses hanging on the city wall, and it was spread all over the outside world, so the magistrate took people there.

Jin Baozhen just wanted to watch the excitement, but unexpectedly, just after the carriage left the alley, through the opened curtain, he saw He Nuan who was out to buy vegetables, Jin Baozhen was stunned for a moment, and by the time he realized it, there was no one in sight.

This time, Jin Baozhen didn't care to join in the fun, so Jin Baozhen let the carriage chase after him. The Xinglong Inn was two streets away, so Jin Baozhen knew that He Nuan and Zhan Feiyu lived here even if he had no brains.

Xinglong Inn, small courtyard.

Zhan Feiyu looked at the medicine in front of her, a large porcelain bowl with a blue border, and the black medicine juice exuded the unique smell of traditional Chinese medicine. She suspected that her big brother did it on purpose, but unfortunately there was no evidence.

"Fat girl, do you want Uncle Chongguang to feed you medicine?" Chongguang suppressed a smile, his eyes gloating.

Zhan Feiyu glared angrily, and handed over the spoon.

Uh... Zhongguang was stunned for a moment, looking at the spoon in his hand, wouldn't the fat girl really let herself feed it?
Picking up the big porcelain bowl with both hands, Zhan Feiyu raised her head and drank it gulpily. The bowl of medicine was as if she was drinking fine nectar, but looking at her face full of bitterness, it was enough to know how extinct the taste was. human nature.

Putting the empty bowl on the table with a bang, Zhan Feiyu hurriedly took the candied fruit that He Nuan had just bought in the morning, crunched it into pieces, and swallowed it, suppressing the smell of the medicine, "Ah Nuan, take another Come together."

The sweet and sour taste of candied fruit spread in his mouth, and Zhan Feiyu felt that he was finally alive.

"Where's big brother?" Looking at the door twice, Zhan Feiyu woke up in the morning and saw Chongguang dangling in front of his eyes, but Yin Wuyan never appeared.

Chongguang tapped Zhan Feiyu's forehead twice, "There are 48 corpses hanging on the city wall. Master Qi is busy this time."

"Then why are you so idle, Uncle Chongguang?" As soon as the disgusted words came out, Zhan Feiyu quickly dodged to the side, trying to avoid Chongguang's knock on the head, but in the face of absolute strength, her movements were as slow as a little turtle.

With two fingers, he precisely tapped Zhan Feiyu's forehead, and Chong Guang laughed loudly, looking at Zhan Feiyu with puffy cheeks, "With your three-legged cat skills, even two dogs can't dodge it. You still want to hide from me?"

Zhan Feiyu, who was kicked out by a dog last night, and whose right leg, left arm, and right hand were all gloriously injured, rubbed his forehead aggrievedly, "Uncle Chongguang, if you have the ability, will you compare reading and writing with me?"

"Haha, fat girl, you are a scholar who is useless! No matter how good you are at reading, you can't outrun a dog." Zhong Guang patted Zhan Feiyu's shoulder with sympathy, and looked at her injured left wrist.

Zhan Feiyu feels that being kicked out by a dog will definitely become a dark history in her life.

Seeing Zhan Feiyu's suffocated look, Chongguang became happy again, and with a snap, it was another precise two-finger flick.

Zhan Feiyu, who had a headache, was stunned by the bullet, it hurts!

"Uh..." Zhong Guang, who forgot to restrain himself, was also stunned for a moment, looking at Zhan Feiyu's blushing forehead that seemed to be swollen, what if Qi Ye saw it when he came back?
"Fat girl." Chong Guang pulled the chair and sat beside Zhan Feiyu, smiling flatteringly, "Didn't your leg be bitten by a dog? If Master Qi asks, you just say that your leg hurts and you hit the door accidentally." .”

Touching his forehead, Zhan Feiyu grinned, tilted his head to look at Chong Guang, rolled his eyes, "I don't!"

Feng Shui turns!How embarrassing Chongguang was just now, how sad this meeting is, why should he be so cheap!
Thinking of his Seventh Master's frozen eyes because of the fat girl's injury last night, Zhongguang wiped his face fiercely, and said pitifully: "Fat girl, why don't you bounce back? Frown, your Uncle Chongguang is not man!"

Humming twice, Zhan Feiyu waved his hands in disgust, "Uncle Chongguang, you have rough skin and thick flesh, so I won't make it difficult for me."

"Fat girl, you are not kind, why don't you say that you are like white jade tofu, you swell up after playing it, can you blame me?" Zhong Guang paused in protest, looking at Zhan Feiyu's red and swollen brows, feeling inexplicably guilty, This girl is too delicate, she swells up after just a few words.

Just as Zhan Feiyu was about to speak, there was noise from outside, and Zhan Feiyu was taken aback by the familiar voice, then he squinted his eyes and smiled, "Uncle Chongguang, let's go out and have a look."

In front of the side door of the alley, looking at the four guards who were conservative, Jin Baozhen yelled angrily, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me? Don't catch fugitives!"

From being woken up in the middle of the night to now, the four policemen are so tired that they don't even have the strength to speak, and two of them are still injured.

Seeing the yelling Jin Baozhen, Inspector Zhang quickly chased them away with a rough voice, "Okay, there are no fugitives in the inn, since the lady is fine, leave as soon as possible!"

They rushed to the Xinglong Inn with Lord Chu in the middle of the night, they thought they would see corpses all over the place, let alone corpses, they couldn't even smell blood, they couldn't help suspecting that the innkeeper was lying.

But after all, there were still many guests living in the inn, and the guest room that was almost burned down was still there. When the police were questioning other people, the prefect Chu went to find Deng Zhiwu alone.

A quarter of an hour later, the prefect of Chu led his people away, but left a few policemen guarding the Xinglong Inn.

Not closing their eyes for half the night, and with the death of so many familiar colleagues, Detective Zhang and the others couldn't help getting tired of the yelling Jin Baozhen.

Good intentions to help but was driven away!Jin Baozhen had never been so annoyed in his life, and now he shouted even more loudly, "Did you take the money, so you shield the fugitive!

In the alley, there were not only Zhao Kuai and four people, but also many passers-by. After hearing Jin Baozhen's words, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. Normally, they would not believe it.

But last night some gangsters besieged the prison, and there were still corpses hanging on the city wall, so it would be said that Xinglong Inn lived with fugitives.

Inspector Zhang quickly glanced at the passers-by who were whispering, and then looked at the triumphant Jin Baozhen, and shouted angrily, "Don't blame me for being rude if you dare to talk nonsense again! Go away!"

Detective Zhang quickly drew out his saber and patted the shaft of the carriage. I don't know which girl it was, she was spoiled and had no brains at all!

"You still dare to threaten me?" With a sharp and piercing voice, Jin Baozhen angrily picked up the horsewhip on the shaft, and lashed it at Zhang Kuai's face, "What are you, you dare to scare me with a knife! Do you know who I am? This bracelet of mine is a gift from Mrs. Wu!"

Detective Zhang was stunned when he heard Mrs. Wu's three words, and avoided the first whip, but the whip whipped him in the face again. Fortunately, Jin Baozhen was only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl with little strength, otherwise Detective Zhang's face is probably going to be ripped apart.

Behind the half-opened side door, Chong Guang looked at the domineering Jin Baozhen, and said in a low voice, "Is that the girl who made things difficult for you and sent you to the prison?"

Looking at Jin Baozhen who dared to smoke even the fast catcher, Zhan Feiyu nodded.

(End of this chapter)