Concubine

Chapter 137 Farewell
Yang Qiuchi didn't understand the concept of "traveling for three thousand miles, living in service for three years, and being attached to the locality".Song Zhixian stammered and explained to Yang Qiuchi for a long time, only then did Yang Qiuchi understand that the main penalty system in Chinese feudal society was divided into five types: flogging, cane, imprisonment, exile, and death, among which exile is a punishment second only to the death penalty , Exiled to frontier fortresses or smoky and desolate places to serve hard labor.

The concept of homeland in ancient China is very strong, leaving home is a very painful thing, the main purpose of exile is to let the prisoners suffer this pain, and at the same time, it is also added to the place of exile to serve hard labor, similar to the forced labor in the labor reform farms sent to the deserts of Xinjiang. .However, the term is much shorter than the current fixed-term and life sentences.

Prisoners in these five sentences are not deprived of liberty like the current fixed-term imprisonment and locked in prisons, but only restrict their personal freedom within a certain range (hard labor) and then force them to work.Liu is based on the addition of a penalty of exile for thousands of miles.

This "three years of residential service, attached to the local area" means that the period of hard labor in the exile area is three years. After the expiration, freedom will be restored, but the household registration will be placed in the local area.

Although exile and imprisonment in the Ming Dynasty can generally be exempted by ransom, however, in the case of being sentenced to exile due to predestined relationship, ransom is not applicable.Therefore, although Mrs. Bai's mother and daughter were spared the death penalty, they cannot escape the death penalty.

Li Gonggong said in the letter that Mrs. Bai and Bai Sumei's mother and daughter were exiled in Yunnan. As for the specific exile location, according to regulations, it will be determined by the local procuratorate after arriving in Yunnan.

That night, in Mrs. Song's house, Yang Qiuchi set up a few tables of banquets to celebrate the wedding with Song Qing. Of course, he and Ma Du, Niu Baihu, Song Zhixian and others had a wild drink before entering the bridal chamber. And Song Qing really consummated the room.

On the wedding night, Song Qing's lower body was indeed scarlet, which proved that she was indeed a pure and innocent woman, and it also increased Yang Qiuchi's affection for her.

Yang Qiuchi proposed to Mrs. Song to take Mrs. Song to live with him and his wife in Guangde, but Mrs. Song firmly refused, saying that it was not proper to live with her daughter at her husband's house.

Yang Qiuchi couldn't understand this question. In ancient times, as long as the daughter was married, she basically had no legal obligations with her natal family (except for mourning). Live, it will be laughed at.

Song Zhixian also felt that it was inappropriate for Mrs. Song to stay in Yingtian Mansion as a lonely old lady, so he proposed to take Mrs. Song to live in his own home.Mrs. Song did not strongly object to this suggestion, because Mrs. Song married Song Zhixian's elder brother, who belonged to the Song family, and now Shuang lives in the family of her husband's relatives, which is also reasonable.

After being persuaded by Yang Qiuchi, Song Qing and others, Mrs. Song finally agreed to move to Song Zhi County and live with them.Both Yang Qiuchi and Song Qing were very happy. If Song Qingniang lived in Song Qing's house, the two families would take care of each other. This would relieve Yang Qiuchi and Song Qing's troubles, of course they would be very happy.

The next day was the time when the convict in the treason case was executed by Ling Chi. Yang Qiuchi wanted to go to Beizhen Fusizhao Prison to see Boss Bai Qian and see him off.According to the regulations of modern society, relatives and friends can visit and say goodbye to death row prisoners before they are executed, but I don’t know if there are such regulations in the Ming Dynasty.After asking Ma Du, I learned that there is also such a rule, and since Mrs. Bai's mother and daughter have been sentenced to exile and are locked in the same prison, they can also see Mr. Bai Qian for the last time according to the rules.

Yang Qiuchi told Ma Du that he wanted to visit the prison. Ma Du understood very well and offered to take him there.

In the evening of that day, the sky began to flutter and snow again, and the road that had been trampled very dirty was gradually covered by white snow, and all the dirty things became very clean again.

Yang Qiuchi told Song Qing that he and Ma Du were going to Jinyiwei Prison to bid farewell to Mr. Bai Qian and the others.Song Qing seemed to have become a well-behaved little daughter-in-law. She carefully added a fox fur cape to Yang Qiuchi, took a warm pot for warming her hands, and told her servants to be careful in serving them, and walked them out of the yard on the snow.

Ma Du and Yang Qiuchi brought a few entourages and braved the heavy snow to arrive at Fusi Yamen in Jinyiwei North Town.

This is the seat of Jinyiwei's highest institution. The high walls and green tiles are covered with snow at this moment. Several Jinyiwei dressed in flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives are guarding the door. They are indeed majestic and heavily guarded.Pedestrians walked around far away.

After all, Ma Du was already the deputy thousand householder of the Jinyiwei Thousand Household Office of Yingtian Mansion, he was regarded as a middle-level leader of the Jinyiwei, so without any fuss, the jailer brought Yang Qiuchi and the two of them directly to the imperial prison.But followers can't enter, they can only wait outside.

The Imperial Prison of Jinyiwei North Town Fusi in Yingtianfu is dedicated to detaining court officials who were captured by Jinyiwei. It is a semi-basement building, and the floor and walls are paved with thick granite.Going down to the prison cell, it was gloomy, and a gloomy and cold atmosphere floated around like ghosts.

Yang Qiuchi and the others are going to visit Mrs. Bai and Bai Sumei first, and take them with them before seeing off Mr. Bai Qian.

The jailer brought Yang Qiuchi and Ma Du to the women's prison, and asked them to wait in the classroom while he went to pick up the prisoner.After a while, I heard the sound of jingling and iron chains dragging on the ground.After the classroom door opened, two women walked in.It was Mr. Bai Qian's wife and daughter Bai Sumei.

I saw that both her mother and daughter were wearing heavy iron chains on their hands and feet, their hair was disheveled, and their faces were filthy.In the twelfth lunar month of winter, both her mother and daughter were dressed very thinly, shivering from the cold.He stared blankly at the ground.

Yang Qiuchi felt sore for a while, stood up and shouted: "Madam Bai...Miss Sumei!"

Madam Bai slowly raised her dull eyes and looked at Yang Qiuchi.When she saw Yang Qiuchi clearly, her eyes suddenly lit up, her lips trembled, she took a step, and knelt down on the ground with a clang: "Young Master Yang... please... please save Meier's life..., Let her be your concubine... you can be a cow or a horse, please show kindness and save her one more time." His voice was crying, and he kowtowed repeatedly.

Yang Qiuchi hurriedly stepped forward to help Mrs. Bai: "Mrs. Bai doesn't have to be like this, get up and talk." But Mrs. Bai refused to get up, and kowtowed on the ground, crying and begging Yang Qiuchi to save her daughter.

Hearing this tone, Mrs. Bai, her mother and daughter didn't know that their mother and daughter had been sentenced to exile, so they thought it was a death sentence.

Yang Qiuchi had saved Bai Sumei's life three times. In Mrs. Bai's mind, Yang Qiuchi was omnipotent and powerful. That's why she insisted on marrying her daughter to Yang Qiuchi.Now in desperation, I thought the mother and daughter were dead this time, but unexpectedly saw Yang Qiuchi again, like a person who was about to drown, Luan Wu's hand touched a big log.

Yang Qiuchi raised his eyes to look at Bai Sumei who was still standing aside, and saw her expression was indifferent, still staring directly at the ground, and did not look at them, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.It seems that either he was stupid to become a monk, or he was scared stupid after going through this great change.

Madam Bai stood up crying, pulled Bai Sumei with tears all over her face and said, "Mei'er, kneel down and beg Mr. Yang quickly. Be good, hurry up!"

Bai Sumei was already shivering from the cold, her face was blue and purple, but she gently broke away from Mrs. Bai's hand, and smiled faintly: "Why is life so sad, and why is death so painful? My son has already died, so why not die again?"

It's over, this Bai Sumei has been stimulated too much, I'm afraid she is really stupid.Yang Qiuchi thought to himself, seeing that she was too cold, he hurriedly took off his fox fur cloak, walked over and put it on Bai Sumei lightly.

Bai Sumei looked at Yang Qiuchi gratefully, and said softly, "Thank you Mr. Yang." But she took off the fox fur cape and put it on for her mother, Mrs. Bai.

After Bai Sumei saved her life three times by Yang Qiuchi, her heart was tied to Yang Qiuchi.After being rejected by Yang Qiuchi, she shaved her hair and became a nun in grief and despair. She wanted to convert to Buddha, but she didn't expect to experience great changes again.It's just that she has experienced too many life and death tribulations and emotional hardships, and she has become numb to life and death.

Seeing that Bai Sumei refused to plead, Mrs. Bai wanted to kneel down and beg Yang Qiuchi to save Bai Sumei, but Yang Qiuchi grabbed her.

Ma Du said from the side: "Madam Bai, you don't have to worry, Mr. Yang has already helped you with the matter you begged just now, and now the court has pardoned your mother and daughter's death penalty, and the sentence has been changed to exile."

When Mrs. Bai heard this, she was surprised but couldn't believe it. She raised her head and looked at Ma Du: "Master Ma, are you telling the truth?" He is a senior official of Jinyiwei.

"It's true, Mr. Yang has been busy with your affairs these two days, so he didn't come to visit you until today. After Mr. Yang's dredging, the court has changed the sentence. You should be notified today, why haven't you been notified yet? What?" Ma Du looked at the jailer next to him with some doubts.

The jailer hastily explained: "Lord Ma, the document for commuting the sentence has already come down. It just so happened that the brothers were having dinner. I wanted to inform them about dinner, and you just happened to be here."

After hearing the proof from the jailer, Madam Bai knew it was true. She was so excited that her whole body went limp, she prostrated herself on the ground and burst into tears.

When Bai Sumei heard that she and her mother had been exempted from the death penalty, her thin body shook slightly. She raised her eyes and looked at Yang Qiuchi, showing a hint of gratitude.After all, life is precious, even a monk would not give up life easily.

Yang Qiuchi knelt down and comforted Mrs. Bai.Bai Sumei also knelt down and supported her mother.After Mrs. Bai's mood gradually stabilized, Bai Sumei and Yang Qiuchi helped her up.

After a series of gratitude to Yang Qiuchi, Mrs. Bai asked again: "How is our master?" Her eyes were full of anticipation, hoping that Yang Qiuchi would be powerful enough to save Mr. Bai Qian.

Yang Qiuchi didn't know how to tell them that he couldn't do anything about it.Ma Du said from the side: "Madam Bai, Mr. Yang has tried his best, but he can't help Mr. Qian. However, he has changed Mr. Qian's Ling Chi into a decisive decision, so that Mr. Qian will suffer less. gone."

Madam Bai cried out in despair, and Bai Sumei also shed tears with a dejected expression.

Yang Qiuchi said: "Madam Bai, Mr. Qian and the others will be executed tomorrow. We will take you and Miss Sumei to see Mr. Bai Qian and say goodbye to her."

Madam Bai and Bai Sumei nodded gratefully.

Ma Du asked the jailer if he could take off the handcuffs and shackles. The jailer said that since the sentence of exile had been changed, he could not wear torture instruments in the cell according to the law.He took out the key and opened the handcuffs and fetters of the two.

Yang Qiuchi and Bai Sumei supported Mrs. Bai, and led by the jailer, walked through the long corridor to the men's prison.From time to time, the wailing, moaning or painful screams of prisoners in the passing cells could be heard.Mrs. Bai showed horror, but Bai Sumei remained indifferent, as if she hadn't heard.

Arriving outside the cell of Mr. Bai Qian of the death penalty prison, the cell was very dark, damp and cold, and the fences of the cell were densely blocked with iron bars as thick as a child's arm.In the twelfth lunar month of winter, it was bitingly cold when touched by hands.

Inside the cell was a cage made of pig iron.Mr. Bai Qian was imprisoned in this cage.Originally a tall and strong man, he has been tortured to the point where he is neither human nor ghost.

Madam Bai threw herself on the fence, crying, "Master...Master..."

Mr. Bai Qian turned his head around with difficulty, and when he saw Mrs. Bai clearly, he called repeatedly: "Madam! Madam!"

Seeing her father in such a miserable state, Bai Sumei finally shed tears, holding on to the iron fence, she cried out sadly: "Father..."

Mr. Bai Qian was even more excited when he heard Bai Sumei's call: "Mei Er, Mei Er! You're here too? How are you? Don't cry, Mei Er won't cry..." After talking about it, there were also tears, words Sobs hard to hear.

According to regulations, relatives of condemned prisoners can be released from the cage when they meet and say goodbye, but they can only meet each other in the prison through the fence, and the handcuffs and shackles cannot be opened.

After Bai Qianzong was released from the cage, he staggered and threw himself on the iron fence, tightly grasping the hands of Mrs. Bai and Bai Sumei, and the three of them cried together.

After they stopped crying, Yang Qiuchi called out, "Mr. Qian."

Boss Bai Qian had seen two people behind Mrs. Bai and the others just now. Because of the dim light in the prison, he couldn't see clearly, so he thought they were guards. Now that he looked carefully, he found out that they were Yang Qiuchi and Ma Du.

The execution was going to be executed the next day, Mr. Bai Qian understood that they came to see him off, and he committed a serious crime of treason, but Yang Qiuchi and the others still came to see him off, this kind of affection was enough to make this tough man fall down tears.

Mrs. Bai said: "Master, Mr. Yang has already established a relationship and changed the death penalty of me and Mei Er to exile."

Boss Bai Qian was overwhelmed with surprise. Looking at Yang Qiuchi, he suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "Young Master Yang, thank you so much for saving their mother and daughter again."

Seeing them in such a miserable state, Yang Qiuchi felt no sense of joy in his heart, and he didn't know what to say at the moment.

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