The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 359 Trap
The people in the city had seen many executions after the autumn, but had never seen one in February, so they were all quite surprised.

But no matter what time it is, the desire to watch the fun is the same.

The Caishikou was packed with people in three layers. When the people saw the dozen or so death row prisoners being escorted in, they were all stunned.

"Whose family was raided and the entire clan executed? I haven't heard of it."

"Hey, don't you know? This isn't a house raided. I heard this is a traitor!"

"Traitor? Where did this traitor come from?"

"I heard that it was the remnants of the previous dynasty! At that time, the late emperor killed many remnants of the previous dynasty in various places one after another. Everyone thought they were wiped out! Who would have thought that after a few decades, these remnants of the previous dynasty that could not be killed would show up again!"

An old man frowned when he heard this. "These people are really bored. Our Great Jin is peaceful now, and the people live and work in peace. The emperor is also a rare saint, diligent and caring for the people. I think it's great! If a war really breaks out, won't we ordinary people suffer?"

"You are right, old man. Who wants chaos in the world? I think these rebels are just grasshoppers in autumn. They can't jump up. We should quickly wipe them all out!"

"That's it!"

The people were talking about the rebels who were about to be beheaded. After listening to them, there was not a single dissenting voice. They all hoped that these rebels would be killed.

The people don't care who is the emperor, they just want peace in the world and not to be displaced.

The so-called people's will, this great cause that cannot win the support of the people is doomed to fail.

On the second floor of the teahouse, Shi Liu gently shook her head.

Seeing that it was almost noon, the supervising official, Lord Yan, looked calmly at the crowd of people below him. Among so many people, were there any accomplices of the rebels?

He slowly picked up the token and held it high. "It's noon. Kill—"

Before the word "behead" was uttered, a bailiff hurried up to the execution platform and whispered something in Lord Yan's ear.

Lord Yan's face changed and he quickly ordered all the prisoners to be taken back to the prison. He also hurriedly got off the execution platform and got on the sedan chair.

Shi Liu was also worried by this sudden change, and hurriedly asked Zuo Cheng to go and see what happened.

Just as he was returning to Lihua Hutong, Zuo Cheng came back, "Miss, the fifth prince was assassinated in Wangxing Tower!"

Shi Liu's expression suddenly changed. "How is the Fifth Prince? Is he seriously injured?"

"Fortunately, thanks to the guards who blocked the arrow, Your Highness only had a scratch on his arm and is not seriously injured." said the old doctor.

After listening to this, Prefect Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. It was such a blessing. If something had really happened to the Fifth Prince under his nose, his life would have been in danger.

After confirming that the Fifth Prince was fine, Lord Yan, who had rushed over, breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect these rebels to be so cunning!"

Not only did the fish not take the bait, but they did the opposite. They took the opportunity to assassinate the Fifth Prince while they were devoting all their energy to Caishikou.

If the Fifth Prince had not been accompanied by guards with high martial arts skills and the protection of experts hired by the Liu family, he would have been in real danger today.

Prefect Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "It seems that there is a spy in our government office, but we don't know who it is. Magistrate He, have you found any clues?"

He Tuiguan hurriedly said: "After a secret investigation, I feel that there are two suspicious people, but if we want to confirm who they are, I think we have to act out a play together-"

——"He's confessed, he's finally confessed!" Chief Clerk Song walked into the household room with a flushed face.

"What's the news?" A clerk named Hu asked curiously, "What kind of great news is this? Why are you so excited, Mr. Song?"

Song Zhubu said, "The government office has been in a mess these days. We can't hide away in peace. I've been feeling depressed for a long time. Now, I heard that some of the rebels in the prison couldn't stand the torture and confessed. This time, they revealed some incredible news! I think we can catch all the rebels hiding in Daming Mansion soon. How can I not be happy!"

Having worked with Song Zhubu for so long, how could he not know what kind of person he was? Hu Shuli also laughed when he heard this, and flattered him: "Zhubu, you are right. I will treat you to a drink later. Please do me the honor."

"Okay, okay!" Song Zhubu was eager to be invited to drink.

Xie Li's eyes flickered as he joined in, first teasing Hu Shuli that he should not forget about such a good thing as drinking, then he changed the subject and asked casually, "Those rebels have been holding out for so long, why did they suddenly confess? We don't know what they confessed? Can we really catch the big fish this time? That would be great, we can hide away and have some free time again."

Song Zhubu said indifferently: "I don't know what they confessed specifically. I heard them say that they wanted to quickly arrest someone from some pharmacy, so as not to let the news leak out and alert the enemy. Who cares? These have nothing to do with us! I just want to arrest everyone quickly, so as to avoid so many things in the government office!"

Xie Li's eyes tightened and he agreed with a smile.

His mind was churning with thoughts. He wondered if this was another trap set by the other party, but it was not impossible that someone could not withstand the torture. In addition to Deng Fei, several of them knew about Jisheng Pharmacy.

Xie Li didn't dare to bet that these people wouldn't confess——

If it is true, Zhu Dan is in danger!

Nothing must happen to Zhu Dan!
Xie Li clenched his hand holding the pen suddenly and made a decision to take a gamble!
He stood up and asked for leave from Song Zhubu, "You know my beautiful concubine Zhubu, she is the most hypocritical. If I don't watch her, she will definitely not take the medicine properly. I will go back and watch her take the medicine and then come back!"

Song Zhubo smiled obscurely with the expression of an experienced person, "You, go ahead!"

The beautiful concubine of Xie Shuli, oh, she is so alluring that no man can resist her. No wonder Xie Shuli likes her so much!

Watching Xie Li walk away, Song Zhubu and Hu Shuli talked a lot about the beautiful concubine in Xie Shuli's family. Women are gossipy, and men are just as gossipy sometimes!

Xie Li left the government office, got on his own carriage, and told the driver to go home.

Halfway through the walk, Xie Li lifted the curtain and told the driver, "Let's go to Xinglongzhai first and buy some pork floss crisps for Aunt Jiang."

The driver agreed and changed direction at the intersection ahead, heading towards Xinglongzhai.

When they arrived at Xinglongzhai, the driver quickly ran in to buy snacks.

The carriage was parked outside Xinglongzhai. Xie Li lifted a corner of the carriage and looked at Xuji Tavern diagonally opposite.

Xu's Wine Shop was doing good business, with many customers coming to buy wine. The waiters were busy pouring wine, and the shopkeeper was using his abacus to make a clattering sound. He collected the money and sent the customers off with a smile, then looked out as if inadvertently, glanced in the direction of Xinglongzhai, and then looked away.

The driver bought some snacks and returned to the carriage, then drove it forward slowly.

After returning home, Xie Li gave the snacks to Aunt Jiang and ate them with her.

Calculating the time, Xie Li went out again, got on the carriage and returned to the government office to continue his duty.

The leave he asked for from Song Zhubu only allowed him to leave the government office for a short period of time. It was only past noon and he had to come back to work.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he stepped into the government office, he was surrounded by He Tuiguan and his men.

He Tuiguan asked him with a smile: "Xie Shuli, are the snacks in Xinglongzhai delicious?"