But the bright moon shines on the ditch

Fuliang County's county government in Jingdezhen is a temporary service point, so the prison is also temporary. There is only one door to enter, and wooden stakes are used to separate several rooms to hold temporary prisoners.

Once these prisoners are convicted, they will either be moved to the original Fuliang Prison to wait for the next order, whether to be exiled or wait for the autumn, or they will be transferred to a higher-level Fuyazhou Yamen for rounds of review.

However, these are the case trial procedures that need to be paid attention to, and more often than not, there is no way to pay attention to them.Taking a detailed look at the prisons in the past dynasties, it is unknown how many people died silently before the verdict was finalized. One of them died unexpectedly during the interrogation process.The method of death is usually suicide due to excessive torture or unbearable high pressure.

The yamen guarding the temporary prison said carefully to the pair of masters and servants in front of him: "Your old man is in good spirits. He doesn't seem to be seeking death. However, he has been here for three days, and he has spoken out loud." Raging and insulting the official, the situation is very bad, I think..."

Before the yameni could finish speaking, Ah Yao hurriedly snatched a whole bag full of broken silver from the maid's hand and handed it to the yameni.The little girl was so frightened that her voice trembled.

"P-please let me go in to see my father."

"Okay, for the sake of your filial piety, I will clear the way for you." Yanei weighed his purse, put it in his waist, and then opened the door with satisfaction and let people go.

Ah Yao finally met Xu Zhong.

At this moment, Xu Zhong had just gone through a round of scolding and was exhausted. He was sitting on the ground with his hair disheveled. His body exuded the stench of strong alcohol. In the dark and dark prison, he became even more terrifying and abominable.

When he saw Ah Yao, he first jumped up to three feet high and asked her why she came to such a dirty place. Then he scolded the maid.Fortunately, he had been locked up for three days, and most of his energy had been exhausted. He could barely curse once before he was so exhausted that he leaned against the door and drank the broth handed over by Ah Yao.

The maid quickly dropped the cage and hid aside, leaving the father and daughter to talk.

Ah Yao saw that Xu Zhong was haggard and his eyes were sore. He suppressed the tears in his eyes and asked softly: "Dad, are you okay? Did they interrogate you? Are you injured?"

After the crisis of Xu Zhong, who was speechless and had not eaten meat for several days, was over, his whole body felt comfortable, and then he remembered to comfort his daughter.

"Don't be afraid, dad, I am intact. This matter was deliberately planned by Wang Yu. I was wronged... No matter how good their hands and eyes are, I am justified in whatever they say. Who can torture a good person?"

As he spoke, his voice became louder again, as if he was speaking deliberately to the guards.Ah Yao saw that he still couldn't change his stubbornness at this point, so he felt reassured, thinking that he must not have suffered much.

Otherwise, I would no longer have the energy to put on airs.

She asked again: "Why did Wang Dadong's family want to frame dad?"

"Why else? Of course it's to take advantage of the situation!" Xu Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Go and ask Zhang Lei to come over. I'll tell him something."

"Manager Zhang has been running around in the past few days, taking care of things here and there. I see that he comes back very late every day, and he is dejected. It seems that the progress is not going well."

Ah Yao is not an indifferent girl. Just by looking at the sad faces on and off the Hutian Kiln, she guessed that this time the situation was unusual, so she said, "Dad, if things don't work with Manager Zhang, do you have any other plans?" ?”

Xu Zhong understood his daughter's meaning and his expression turned cold.

That day at Jiangshui Tower, he drank two more drinks, and because Wang Yu was deliberately trying to please him, he couldn't hold his tongue for a moment and started making arrogant remarks, claiming that he would unite all the major private kilns to file a lawsuit against the eunuchs. As a result, the eunuchs took advantage of him and ordered him to go down. In prison.

But this is a matter of no concern at all. Once Xia Ying dies, the eunuch will be in control. Who dares to do anything wrong with him at this time?He was just showing off his rhetoric and farting loudly, how could he take it seriously? !
He originally thought that after being locked up for a few days, the eunuch would calm down and let him go after finding out the whole story, but looking at the current situation, it didn't seem good.

"But what did someone say to you at the entrance of the kiln?"

"It's nothing, it's just that I think everyone is no longer interested in working."

"This is unreasonable!" Xu Zhong scolded, "Wanshou is just around the corner, yet you dare to be passive and slow down your work. Wait until I get out to see if I don't skin them!"

Seeing that his daughter was silent and looking like she was about to cry, Xu Zhong hurriedly reached over the fence and held Ah Yao's hand: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, dad will find a way to save himself. But you, you have to take care of yourself. Look. You have lost weight in just a few days! How can you let dad feel relieved?"

With tears streaming down her face, Ah Yao held his hand and said, "Dad, I know you are angry for Brother Ah Qian. You are doing this because you are angry at yourself for not doing anything in the first place. I know you regret it. You always regretted it when he was alive." I admire and fear him at the same time, and I am not sincere to him, but he is gone, and the dead cannot be resurrected. No matter what, Hutian Kiln still needs you to be the master of the house. Don't act out of emotion in the future, okay?"

Xu Zhong was so sad that his eyes turned red when his daughter revealed his true feelings.

He can best describe Xu Zhiliu in eight words: he loves and pities her, and hates and hates her at the same time.Every time I see him, I think of the pain of being childless, and of his refusal to become his son-in-law.

The better Xu Zhiliu became, the deeper the secret pain in his heart became. Therefore, for so many years, he seemed to have cared deeply about Xu Zhiliu and gave him everything, but there was never a day when he truly regarded him as one of his family members.

It wasn't until Xu Zhiliu died in the kiln that he realized how wrong he was and how wrong he was. At this time, it was too late to regret.

Facing Ah Yao, he braced himself up, maintained the dignity of a father, and said comfortingly: "Okay, Daddy has remembered everything you said. Remember not to show too much worry when you go back. If the news gets out, Zhou Ya I know, it would be bad if I missed your marriage."

"I'm not afraid. At worst, I will never marry and stay at home with my father."

"Silly boy, if you get married and leave this place of right and wrong, your father will be able to feel at ease."

"Dad, I don't allow you to say frustrating words!"

Ah Yao turned around and tightly wrapped Xu Zhong's trembling hand.She knew that he was afraid, and his wild behavior these days was just a matter of being brave because of his loud voice.

But he could do this for Xu Zhiliu, and Ah Yao felt proud.

"You can keep the green hills without fear of running out of firewood." Ah Yao whispered softly, "Dad, don't worry, you will be safe and sound."

That night, Xu Yao asked someone to recommend him and entered the Crane Hall.

At this time of year, there were only a few rich and powerful people who could drink and have fun in the Crane Hall.Ah Yao couldn't find a way to get close to An Jiu, so he wanted to compromise and ask Zhang Wensi, but he said that Mr. Zhang had become obsessed with Taoism recently and was busy building a dojo, so he had no time to deal with idle people.

In desperation, I heard that Xu Daren was getting close to these two people. Xu Daren happened to be a notoriously horny man, so the introducer said, "Why don't you go find him and give it a try?"

When saying this, the recommender looked Xu Yao from head to toe and smiled with some interest.I am used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and it would be nice to switch to lighter dishes occasionally.

Just like that, Xu Yao was brought to Xu Daren - the leader of Suhu Guild Hall, who had also entered Sanyao Jiuhui a few days ago, and was a prominent figure in Jingdezhen.Previously, in order to seize Huang Jiazhou's territory, he had invited Xu Zhong and others to do plays several times. More than once, Ah Yao heard Xu Zhong scold him behind his back, saying he was a rich and unkind guy. It was in vain that his name contained benevolence, but he was still great benevolence, and his parents' efforts were in vain. !

Xu Daren has done many evil things, and occupying Huang Jiazhou's territory is just one of them. A young lady like Xu Yao is also aware of his bad reputation, which shows how ridiculous the idea is to ask him for help.

As soon as Ah Yao entered, he felt like retreating.At this time, he wanted to leave again, but he was hugged from behind.

**
Let’s talk back to Liang Peiqiu.

That day she had an argument with Wang Yu and when she went to Jiangshui Tower to see An Jiu, Wang Yu was still angry.She thought that if things could change, Wang Yu would forgive her and take back the cruel words he had said before. Who would have thought that she was blocked outside the Anqing kiln door after being rained all night.

Wang Yunxian also didn't sleep all night, looking at her inside and outside the door with red eyes.

The servants on both sides were ready to go, guarding the two of them as if they were on guard against thieves.Wang Yunxian only took one step forward and was immediately blocked.He had no choice but to retreat to his original position.

"I wanted to find you that day, but they stopped me like this and wouldn't let me go out. I forced my way in, and they locked me up. Just now I told the old man that if he didn't let me go out, he would hit me to death. I thought I had to fight with him a few times, but he was so easy to talk to and opened the door for me easily. I came to see you right away, but they said, the old man disowns you, and you will no longer be from Anqing Kiln. Pei Qiu, is this true? In order to save Xu Zhong and save Hutian Kiln, did you abandon us all? "

"Unzen..."

"That's enough, stop talking! In fact, I should have thought of it a long time ago. You never chose me. I just didn't expect that you would even ignore the safety of the old man and Anqing Kiln. Is it worth it?" Seeing that she was completely naked Wet and embarrassed, Wang Yunxian guessed the result and smiled unconsciously, "Maybe you think it's worth it? You have always been so cruel for that person. That's all, just treat it as Wang Yunxian's sincere apology. From now on, you can follow your own path. , I'm crossing my single-plank bridge, and all the previous agreements between you and me are void, and all the talk at night by Lao Shizi, even if you don't hear the barking of dogs, are all just farts!"

Liang Peiqiu: ...

At first, she really thought that Wang Yunxian was going to cut off the relationship with her and drive her out of the Anqing kiln like Wang Yu. But when she heard Fan Qiang's night talk and the barking of dogs, she suddenly realized that this fool was acting.

"Fan Qiang" is a homophone for "climbing over the wall". Climb over the wall in the middle of the night. If you don't listen to the barking of the dog, why would you agree with her that the dog can gain insight in the middle of the night?

As he spoke, Wang Yunxian suddenly became excited. He grabbed the staff from the boy's hand and ran towards Liang Peiqiu quickly: "Why don't you leave? You have to do it by me?!"

The boys were all frightened, and when they reacted, it was already a step too late. Wang Yunxian pushed Liang Peiqiu with a stick in front of his chest. Liang Peiqiu nimbly dodged to the side. Wang Yunxian staggered and fell to the ground with the stick. Liang Peiqiu hurriedly went there. Help.

When the two of them were facing each other, they spoke quickly.

"The young lady from the Hutian Kiln family came to see you before, but was blocked by the old man. You go and have a look. I'm worried that something might happen to her if she gets sick and goes to the hospital."

"How could you know this if you weren't locked in the room?"

"After all, I am the young master of this family, how can I not have a few loyal eyes and ears? Why, you still find me wrong at this time, because you think my acting is not true?"

"Okay, I believe you, see you behind the wall later."

Wang Yunxian nodded like a fool: "Don't worry, the old man got distracted for the moment. I'm not as stupid as him and I won't let you go."

"I know."

"As long as you know how good I am! Just give me some time while I go to the old man's ears to beat the drum." Wang Yunxian caught a glimpse of the boys approaching from the corner of his eye and howled, "You actually attacked me?! Liang Peiqiu, you What an ungrateful thing! Even if the old man wants you today, I don’t want you anymore!”

Soon after he said it, he stood up and chased each other with his staff.

Liang Peiqiu fled.

Looking at her leaving figure, the corners of Wang Yunxian's mouth turned up.She once said that not long after her mother died, she was expelled from home by her father. She was homeless for a while. Although she felt free, she was also doubly lonely.

At that time, he silently swore in his heart that he would never let her be homeless again in this life.

Even if she really abandoned them, she would still fly to the flames to love the ashes of a dead person. He also decided that he would stay with her until the end and never leave early.

This play was performed not only for Wang Yu to calm down his anger, but also for outsiders to relieve the Anqing kiln's predicament.It's not that he wasn't worried about the Anqing kiln. If it were him, he might have made the same choice as Liang Peiqiu.

After all, it was her sincere conscience that he liked.It was her own, without any subsidiary meaning from Liang Qiuyi or Liang Peiqiu, and was the purest and most authentic will and ambition.

Maybe no one noticed it?Wang Yunxian believes that that is the most precious part of a young man.It seemed that he had already transformed into a mediocre person as early as the night when Xu Zhiliu was forced to bow to An Jiu.

It’s not the mediocrity that is bad, it’s the mediocrity that makes up the secular world and piles up good and evil. But even mediocre people who live in the darkest place will still want to touch the sunshine.

It is an instinct, instinctive gaze, instinctive envy, and instinctive admiration.

Liang Peiqiu, who was walking away at this time, had no idea that Wang Yunxian would have so many psychological dramas, and she was only thinking about Ah Yao.Since Wang Yunxian said he was worried about her illness and sought medical treatment, it occurred to him that Ah Yao's condition was not very good at that time.Thinking of this, her pace became faster and faster.

When we arrived at the entrance of Hutian Kiln, we happened to meet Zhang Lei.She quickly explained the matter. The concierge was listening with open ears. Before Zhang Lei could speak, he said: "The lady went out in the afternoon and hasn't come back yet."

Liang Peiqiu and Zhang Lei looked at each other and knew something was wrong, so they immediately dispersed to look for him.

Within a moment, a group of kiln workers emerged from the Hutian kiln.At this time, there was no reason left. They first surrounded An Jiu's private house, and then knocked on the county government door, causing the whole town to boil.

As the curfew approached, thanks to Wang Yunxian's daily good deeds in Jingdezhen, the second-generation ancestors revealed the news, and the kiln workers of Hutian Kiln surrounded Heguan with great vigor.

However, the Crane Hall is tightly guarded and no one can enter or leave without a token.

It is okay to break in by force, but if you do this, you will definitely lose your face. Not only will the reputation of Ah Yao's daughter's family be ruined, but the accusation of gathering and causing trouble in Hutian Kiln will also be confirmed.

Liang Peiqiu stopped Zhang Lei in time, and after thinking deeply, she had no choice but to ask to see An Jiu again.