Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Xia Yan shook his head and did not explain anything. Instead, he said, "I didn't expect that after so many years of not seeing each other, the most inconspicuous young man back then would now be in the imperial court. He is really a formidable person."

Hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly.

Being in the court is a good thing that others can only hope for, but for him, it is a bad thing that he cannot avoid.

Who told him to be promoted as long as he was not an official?

After shaking his head and exchanging meaningless greetings, Lu Chen casually found an excuse to push away the jailer on the side, and then approached the cell door.

However, before he could speak, Xia Yan asked with confusion: "Master Lu, why did you come to me..."

Lu Chen didn't show off and said bluntly: "I'm here for no other reason than to save Mr. Xia from getting out and let Mr. Xia return to where you should be."

Hearing this, Xia Yan was stunned for a moment.

Did I hear you correctly just now?

This young man said just now that he wanted to rescue me?

Is there something wrong with my ears, or is there something wrong with his brain?

"why?"

Xia Yan asked subconsciously.

"because."

Lu Chen looked at him straightly, his face full of seriousness, and said firmly: "I have always believed that Mr. Xia, you are a good official."

This is of course false.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to go out of his way to help a corrupt official escape guilt.

As long as Xia Yan is a corrupt official, he only needs to go through the normal appeal process and use himself as a guarantee. Not only will Xia Yan not be able to escape guilt, he will still be sentenced to death, and he will also be implicated.

This is also his purpose.

When he heard these decisive words, Xia Yan was stunned.

Then, a touch of emotion quietly appeared in his eyes.

This future life...

Lu Chen said with certainty again: "So, I never believe that a good official like Mr. Innocent!"

"As an official of the Ministry of Science and Technology, I will never tolerate such unjust injustice in the court! That's why! No matter what, I will clear your name, Mr. Xia!"

Hearing this, Xia Yan opened his mouth, but no words came out.

But Xia Yun behind him suddenly lit up.

Then, as if he had grasped the last straw, he threw the decapitated meal aside and asked excitedly: "Are you serious?"

The pottery bowl that fell on the ground instantly fell apart, and the fragrant food was scattered around, killing the lice and maggots around it.

Lu Chen smiled slightly: "I never talk big."

After receiving the affirmative answer, Xia Yun instantly became excited.

He is not stupid, he also heard what the jailer said to Lu Chen just now.

Although I don’t know who Lu Chen is, and I don’t know how he, a small seventh-grade official, could have the confidence to say such a thing, the jailer’s respectful attitude towards Lu Chen just now, as well as those obviously extraordinary words, are all. It shows that Lu Chen is anything but simple.

People tend to believe what they want to believe. Xia Yun, who was in a desperate situation, finally saw a glimmer of hope and would naturally grab it at all costs.

Survival is the most important thing, the rest will wait until this life is recovered.

Xia Yan came back to his senses and glanced at his son with a complicated expression, a hint of sadness quietly flashed in his eyes.

He knew in his heart that in the face of the irrefutable evidence, Lu Chen couldn't actually help them.

After all, he had indeed committed all the crimes stated in the arrest warrant, and the court had not wrongfully accused him.

This is an ironclad case that cannot be overturned at all.

There is no possibility of overturning the verdict.

From a legal perspective, he was indeed morally deficient.

Therefore, he wanted Lu Chen to give up and there was no need to waste his efforts on someone who was destined to die.

But seeing his son struggling desperately to seize this last glimmer of hope, he couldn't say anything.

In the end, I could only sigh helplessly.

Well, let it be.

Chapter 38 Why don't you play your cards according to the routine?

After receiving Xia Yan's handwritten love letter, Lu Chen comforted Xia Yun a few words, and at the same time promised Xia Yan that even if he risked everything, he would clear his name.

Regarding his attitude, Xia Yun couldn't hide the look of ecstasy on his face.

"Master Lu, I leave everything to you!"

He knelt heavily on the ground and said in a loud voice: "If the Xia family can escape this disaster, I, Xia Yun, swear here that I will tie a grass ring in my life to repay Lord Lu for his kindness!"

"Don't do that."

Lu Chen waved his hand to him.

"Don't say that Lord Xia was kind to me when I was in my weakest days. Even if I and Lord Xia have known each other my whole life, I will never stand idly by and let a good official like Lord Xia die unjustly."

Hearing this, Xia Yun suddenly choked up.

"Master Lu still understands my father."

He stood up slowly, while rubbing the corners of his eyes, he choked and said: "Everyone says that my father is greedy and says, 'Yamen are only for the rich. Don't come in if you have a reason and no money.' He is a corrupt official who will be screwed sooner or later." , sometimes even my son thinks so, and Mr. Lu is the only one who has always believed that my father is a truly good official..."

Vaughnima!

Hearing Xia Yun's words, Lu Chen almost took off in embarrassment.

If you can't speak, can you speak less? !It’s hard for me to talk like this!

Xia Yan's expression was even more bizarre.

Although I had known for a long time that my son was a bit short-minded, I never expected that he would be so exaggerated...

Shaking his head, Xia Yan approached the cell, looked at Lu Chen, hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly: "Mr. Lu, I have nothing to say. I just hope that Mr. Lu, you will act within your ability. As the saying goes, there is cause and effect for both right and wrong. It’s a fixed number, never force it, everything should be done naturally.”

Having said this, he bowed slightly towards Lu Chen, cupped his hands, and said solemnly: "However, no matter what the outcome is, I will accept your love."

He didn't kneel down and beg, and he didn't ask Lu Chen fiercely to rescue them. He just expressed his gratitude calmly.

Such an attitude made Lu Chen inexplicably feel a very faint sense of foreboding.

For some reason, he felt that there was something wrong with Xia Yan's reaction.

But if I want to express it concretely, I can’t say it.

There is a slight subtlety to it.

Unable to think of a reason, Lu Chen had no choice but to think that Xia Yan was more open-minded by nature, so he didn't think more about it.

"Don't worry, Mr. Xia, I will do my best!"

After that, in order to prevent Xia Yun from saying anything embarrassing to everyone, he turned around, clutched the love letter in his hand and walked outside.

As he walked, he said to the two people behind him without looking back: "We'll wait for the good news later."

Seeing Lu Chen's retreating back, Xia Yan shook his head again, returned to the pile of straw and sat down cross-legged.

"father."

Xia Yun walked over and asked with some anxiety: "Master Lu, is he reliable?"

Xia Yan raised his eyes.

"So what if it's reliable, so what if it's unreliable? As of now, he is the only one willing to help us and run for us. In this case, don't think about this or that, otherwise you will only worry about gains and losses, which will only increase your worries."

After hearing this, Xia Yun thought for a while and felt that what his father said was indeed correct.

If Lu Chen is reliable, then everything will be fine, but if he is unreliable, they can't change anything.

Whether you care or not, the result is the same.

In this case, there is no need to think too much.

Just do whatever you want, just let nature take its course.

Not long after Lu Chen left the Tianlao, several figures walked out of the Tianlao one after another, and then quickly left in different directions.

Obviously, this seemingly insignificant little seventh-grade official has begun to affect everyone's nerves.

Even if you just come to Tianlao to visit the prison, you will be stared at by some interested people.

...............

Lu Chen went straight back home and directly ordered Xiaoyu to serve on the four treasures of the study. He began to draft a memorial and prepare the corresponding application documents.

He has always been an activist.

Then, in the morning of the next day, Lu Chen walked into the Tai Chi Hall on time to go to court.

Then, just when the eunuch screamed: "If there is something to do, we will leave the court, if there is nothing to do, we will leave the court!" He walked out from the crowd and bowed to the empress on the high platform.

"Your Majesty, sir, Lu Chen from the Engineering Department has something to say about this matter!"

Seeing this, everyone suddenly looked at him curiously.

This thing has only been stable for two days, why did it appear again so quickly? !

What are you planning to do this time?

There was no expression on the empress's face, she just looked at Lu Chen quietly.

"Don't be too polite."

She held her in the air for a moment, and then continued: "What can Lu Aiqing do?"

Lu Chen grabbed the wat board, glanced at some keywords written in advance on it, and then raised his voice: "Please re-examine the case of Yongchuan County Magistrate Xia Yan's corruption and bribery, preying on the common people, and colluding with the Queen Mother's gang! "

Upon hearing this, most of the courtiers were a little confused.

what's the situation?