marquis of jingan

Chapter 4 A piece of paper
Ganquan Academy is one of the facades of Jiangdu Prefecture.

Therefore, Lu Anshi, the head of Ganquan Academy, has a very high social status. If the entire Jiangdu county government can let everyone know that he has a relationship with the head of Lu Shan’s daughter, and that this girl Lu even visited him in the prison, Then the people in the Jiangdu county government should be more or less scrupulous, so as not to act recklessly like before.

But that alone is obviously not enough.

If Lu Anshi himself came to intervene in this case, maybe those people could be tried honestly in accordance with the laws of the country. It is impossible for only one Miss Lu to stop those people from doing so, and it is impossible for them to point their finger at Fan Dongcheng and others because of this. people.

Therefore, if Shen Yi wants to break the situation, it is not enough to just do these things.

Because he was beaten until he passed out in the court yesterday, and suffered serious injuries, the county government did not interrogate Shen Yi today, so Shen Yi, who was covered in injuries, was able to rest for a day.

During this day, the jailer brought in food twice, but Shen Yi hesitated for a while, but refused to eat a single bite.

For fear of being poisonous.

He can now be sure that those people in the Jiangdu county government must want him to die.

In fact, at this time, he was already very hungry, but in order not to die in the prison for no reason, Shen Yi still gritted his teeth and held on. Live the day.

While half asleep and half awake, Shen Yi vaguely heard someone talking at the door of his cell, the general content was to ask about his situation, and the tone should be someone from the yamen, but Shen Yi did not open his eyes, and still closed them pretending to sleep.

In this way, after a day of hard work, Shen Yi finally waited until night, when the shifts of the yamen servants changed.

Before changing shifts, the jailer who ate Shen Yi's roast chicken found a bald pen and a piece of yellow-brown straw paper from somewhere, and stuffed them carefully into Shen Yi's prison.

There was no light in the prison, and the sun was about to set at this time, and candles were already lit in the cell. Shen Yi took the bald pen, dipped it in the small dish with some ink on the side, and then A few words were written on a piece of paper.

"Brother and sister-in-law, please prepare ten taels of silver for this messenger..."

While Shen Yi was writing, the jailer had been watching from the sidelines. Seeing that he had written "ten taels", the jailer was stunned for a moment, then squatted halfway at the door of the cell, and said softly, "Mr. Shen, what we agreed on earlier is five taels." Yinzi, you spelled it wrong."

"I did not make a mistake."

Shen Yi raised his head, glanced at the jailer, forced a smile out of his chapped lips, and said, "Brother, what's your name?"

"Don't dare to be, so your surname is Zhou."

"Brother Zhou."

Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows slightly, and said slowly: "Big brother, I'm not used to the food in the prison, I want to write a message to my brother and sister-in-law on the back of this piece of paper, asking them to bring me some food, is it possible?"

"If Big Brother Zhou agrees, the extra five taels of money will be the money that my younger brother gave Big Brother to drink."

The jailer surnamed Zhou was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Yi, and said in a low voice: "Young Master Shen, don't let me take responsibility..."

Although the job of a jailer is not a good job, and the monthly salary is not very much, it is a good fat job. After all, among the people locked up in the prison, none of them have a few relatives. Come in to visit, or let the family live a good life, it is inevitable to give the jailer some benefits, especially in a rich place like Jiangdu Prefecture, these relatives will not be too stingy, so the jailer is a good job to support the family.

Therefore, the jailer surnamed Zhou didn't want to lose his job because of ten taels of silver.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry, my brother and sister-in-law will burn this note after reading it. You can watch them burn it on the spot. No matter what, you will never be implicated."

"That…"

Jailer Zhou was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, write it down."

After saying this, he turned his head away and stopped staring at Shen Yi.

The meaning of this action is obvious, it means that you write whatever you want, and I don't care.

Overjoyed, Shen Yi turned over the back of the yellow paper, took a deep breath, and began to write with a pen.

Soon, he wrote what he wanted to write on a piece of paper, handed it to the jailer surnamed Zhou, and said in a low voice, "Brother Zhou, my family lives in the west of Jiangdu City, do you recognize me?"

"I recognize it."

The jailer reached out to take the scrap of paper and said with a smile, "The villain knows you."

"That's good."

Shen Yi cupped his hands slightly: "Thank you, Brother Zhou."

"It's me who wants to thank you, Young Master."

The jailer surnamed Zhou said with a smile: "I don't even have ten taels of money for a year. Thank you for your generosity."

After he finished speaking, the guards from the night shift who came to change shifts had already arrived. The guard surnamed Zhou greeted the other guards with a smile. He pulled one of the familiar night guards and pointed to the cell where Shen Yi was. After saying a few words, he turned and left, leaving get off work.

And the jailer who had talked to him walked over, came to the door of Shen Yi's cell, glanced at Shen Yi, then squatted halfway at the door of Shen Yi's cell, and whispered: "Mr. Shen, brother Zhou asked me to take care of you just now!" , I’m right next to you, if there’s any movement in the night, just call me.”

This jailer looks much younger than the jailer surnamed Zhou, so he should be brought out by the former.

Shen Yi was lying on the straw, because of hunger, he was a little weak to speak.

"Yes... there is work."

…………

At this time, it was night in Jiangdu City outside, and the city gate was slowly closed.

However, the people in the city did not stop because of the sunset. Many brothels and Chu houses began to open their doors to welcome guests. The most prosperous place in Jiangdu Prefecture was still crowded with people, and the night life was very rich.

And amidst the hustle and bustle, a man who looked about 30 years old walked all the way from the county government prison to the gate of Shen's mansion in the west of Jiangdu City, and knocked on the door of Shen's mansion.

It was Zhou Sheng, the jailer of the Jiangdu county government.

The west of the city is relatively not particularly prosperous, so the sound of his knocking on the door was very loud. Soon, the courtyard door was opened, and an old man with a bit of a stoop poked his head out, glanced at Zhou Sheng, and asked, "What is your honor?" Who?"

Zhou Sheng took a look at the old concierge, and said, "My...my servant, Yan Li, was entrusted by Mr. Shen Yi and Mr. Shen, to send a message to the young master of the Shen family."

In order not to take responsibility, Zhou Sheng did not give his real name.

"Shen Yi...Seventh Young Master?"

Although Shen Yi was born in a poor family, the poor family also has its own particulars. Among his peers, he must be ranked first. He is the eldest in the family, and he has a younger brother in the family, but he is the seventh among his peers. When studying, many people call him Shen Qi. he.

The old concierge watched Shen Yi grow up. Hearing this, his body trembled, and he immediately dragged Zhou Sheng into the Shen residence, and at the same time began to yell loudly. Every time, Shen Ling, the third child among the Shen family's peers, was alarmed and learned that After knowing Zhou Sheng's intention, he immediately invited Zhou Sheng into his small study, and then took the piece of paper written by Shen Yi from Zhou Sheng.

Shen Ling is the son of Shen Yi's uncle Shen Hui's family. He is the third of his peers. He is 23 or [-] years old this year. In the next county examination, I will win the honor.

After receiving the piece of paper, Shen Ling first looked at the front, then turned it over to look at it, then let out a sigh of relief, and said to Mrs. Shen at the side: "Madam, go and get 15 taels of silver. Give it to the officer."

Madam Shen did not hesitate, and after she nodded, she took out 15 taels of silver from the room and handed it to Zhou Sheng.

Zhou Sheng raised his head to look at Shen Ling and his wife, then looked at the money in his hand, and swallowed: "Master Shen, madam, Mr. Shen said that ten taels of silver would be fine."

Shen Ling looked at Zhou Sheng and sighed: "Lao Qi is in prison, it may be difficult to get out in a short time, and we won't see him, so I will trouble Brother Yan to take care of him for the past few days."

Zhou Sheng stretched out his hand to take the 15 taels of silver, then looked up at Shen Ling and his wife, heaved a long sigh, bowed his head to Shen Ling and said: "Young man, you must live up to the trust of Young Master Shen."

Having said that, he paused, and said, "The villain's surname is Zhou, and he is famous."

After saying this, Zhou Sheng bowed his head and said goodbye.

Because the Shen family gave him an extra five taels of money, and because he was deeply grateful for the brotherhood of the Shen family, he turned and left without even asking Shen Ling to burn the note.

Shen Ling and his wife sent him all the way to the door of their house. It was not until Zhou Sheng walked away that Shen Ling silently took out the piece of paper and turned it to the back.

There are only a few lines of writing on the back.

"Fan Dongcheng and other four people from the Academy joined forces to beat Chen Qing, and then linked up with the county government to frame Yudi..."

"Brother and sister-in-law, please go to Ganquan Academy, and ask Master Lu Shan to uphold justice and save my life..."

(End of this chapter)