The boy found the academy and Cheng Deqing hurried out. Hearing that Mr. Cheng was taken away by the government, he was shocked!

Mr. Su walked out of the room and saw Cheng Deqing like this. He hurriedly stepped forward and asked what happened. Cheng Deqing said, "My father was wronged and was imprisoned without charge!"

Mr. Su was surprised, "Why did Magistrate Zhang suddenly get into trouble with the Cheng family? Weren't we always so peaceful in the past!"

Cheng Deqing was in a hurry to go to the county government, so he kept a long story short. After hearing this, Mr. Su said directly, "I'm afraid Dong Ruzan wants to swallow up the Cheng family. Listening to what you said, I'm afraid the Dong family is very short of money. Wang Jiulang has also been in trouble for many days recently." If you don’t come, I sent someone to ask, and the house is also in a mess..."

Seeing Cheng Deqing's urgency, he hurriedly grabbed Cheng Deqing and said, "Don't worry, the people don't fight with the officials. Before I came to Qiantang, I also taught the princes to offer wine, and I also know Mr. Lu, the scholar of Shi'an Prefecture. Why don't I go and find out for you? Maybe I can be accommodating."

After hearing this, Cheng Deqing hurriedly bowed to the end, kowtowed to Mr. Su, and hurried to the county government office. Mr. Su sighed, Cheng Deqing is a rare pillar of talent, and he is very sure of winning the first prize in the government examination, but it is best not to get into trouble at the end. , also hurried back to the room to write a letter.

Cheng Deqing rushed to the gate of the county government office. The court was closed, and the government officials refused to accommodate him, so he had to ask Er Shunzi to ask where Zhang Xiulin was.

Er Shunzi squatted at the back door of the county government office for a long time and finally met a familiar woman from the kitchen. He asked Zhang Xiulin where he had gone. The woman just shook her head without answering and ran away like a plague god.

The two of them waited at the gate of the county government office for a long time, but no one came out, so they could only go back to the house in despair. The chief steward hurriedly stepped forward and told the old man what he had told him, and then took out the booklet hidden in his waist and handed it to them. Cheng Deqing.

"Second Master, I said you will know after reading it."

Cheng Deqing took it and turned the page first, only to find out that it was evidence of the county magistrate's taking bribes in recent years, and evidence of Dong Ruzan's misappropriation of the Cheng family's property. He knew in his heart that the only thing left to do was to die now!

Zhang Xiulin was locked up in the firewood shed for a day and a night, but he couldn't do anything about it.

That day, in the dark of night, Magistrate Zhang tied him to a carriage. As he was struggling, the curtain opened, and his mother in the carriage looked towards him crying, and most of Zhang Xiulin's anger dissipated.

The servants carried him to the car. Magistrate Zhang looked at the mother and son and sighed, "Brothers and sisters, take Xiulin to the countryside to escape. Once the matter is over, I will bring you back."

Zhang Xiulin's mother quickly thanked her uncle in a low voice.

Zhang Xiulin's mouth was gagged and tied like a pig. As he watched the carriage swaying all the way, he bumped his mother hard with his shoulder and growled "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo." He was brought up and didn't want to see him suffer at all, so he hurriedly pulled the cloth out of his mouth.

"Xiulin, you have offended Mr. Dong now. Your uncle asked us two to stay away. You will not be wrong if you listen to your uncle!"

Zhang Xiulin struggled and said, "Mom, I know my uncle is doing it for my own good, but I can't harm my brother out of conscience. I want to go back, and there is Miss Lin. If I leave, what will happen to her alone in this yard?" Mom, please let me go, you go back first, and I will go later!"

After saying that, he begged his mother to untie the rope. Zhang Xiulin's mother was soft-hearted and cried and refused. Zhang Xiulin couldn't help but became cruel when he saw it. He pulled out of the carriage with all his strength and fell to the ground with a "plop". He rolled several times before stopping. Come down.

"Xiulin!" Zhang's mother was heartbroken when she saw him fall off the carriage. "Stop! Stop the car!" She quickly got off the carriage to look. She was relieved when she saw that Zhang Xiulin was grinning and nothing was wrong.

"Xiulin, you are my life, how can you let me live like this? If anything happens to you, my mother will die too!" Zhang's mother knelt in front of Zhang Xiulin, crying and scolding.

Zhang Xiulin looked stubborn and said, "Mother, I know you will say that I am ignorant, but uncle helped Dong Ruzan do evil, aren't you afraid that one day Dong Ruzan will be the scapegoat? I don't ask for any wealth, as long as you and uncle and aunt will do well. Yes, I'm content! Not for myself, even for the Zhang family, I can't leave at this time!"

In the end, Zhang's mother couldn't defeat him, so she had to untie him and agreed that she would go to the countryside first and wait for him to bring Miss Lin out and go back to the countryside together.

Zhang Xiulin took off his restraints, bowed to his mother, and ran straight to the backyard of the county government office.

He went to his own yard first. When the gatekeeper saw him, he rushed up to report, "Sir, Miss Lin was kidnapped. I went to the hut, and the girl was still looking at the nest of swallows under the eaves. When I came back, I just See this pair of embroidered shoes that broke free!"

As he spoke, he took out a pair of embroidered shoes, with a pearl on each upper. The pearls were not big and embedded in a velvet flower!

It was the pair of embroidered shoes that Zhang Xiulin secretly selected for her.

Zhang Xiulin's eyes were splitting with anger. It has been more than two and a half days. Could it be...

Zhang Xiulin went straight to Dong Ruzan's courtyard. It was already dark, and there was the sound of a servant's voice in the back room. Zhang Xiulin's hands and feet were nimble and he and his uncle did not dare to use force. However, this time he came out with real ferocity. He sneaked into the courtyard under the cover of a camphor tree. He first went to eavesdrop under the main courtyard door, and heard the accountant and Dong Ruzan muttering,

"Then Mr. Cheng is already meat on the chopping board. You can do anything you want!"

"No, how could I do something so bloody and violent? I want to make him convinced~" Dong Ruzan said with a low smile.

"Young Master is kind, I am impressed~" The accounting clerk agreed with a smile, and said, "The old man of the Wang family has already handed over the account books of the restaurant, silk shop and tea garden inn, and the shipyard is also gritting his teeth and insisting on it~ "

Dong Ruzan said with a smile, "What's the difficulty? Catch Wang Jiulang. This Wang Jiulang is Mrs. Wang's darling. Mrs. Wang will definitely not be able to defeat her!"

Mr. Accountant was sincerely impressed and said, "Young master knows his enemy and his friend, he is smart and astute, he is really your right-hand man! He will definitely be the leader of the high school next year."

Dong Ruzan also frowned when he heard what Mr. Accountant said, "What about Cheng Deqing and Liu Yan? Will Zhang Xiulin also take the government examination next year? What is their knowledge like? What do you think, Mr. Lu, who is studying politics?"

Mr. Accountant stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Master, don't worry, the merchant's son can't be found guilty. Cheng Deqing and Liu Yan have done a good job. That Zhang Xiulin is not even as good as me. Mr. Lu hasn't replied yet, so he will definitely not go against you." !”

Dong Ruzan then shook his fan and smiled, "Master Cao is coming soon, so hurry up these days and don't leave any traces. And Magistrate Zhang, be careful, he is the real mastermind behind the scenes~"

"Young Master, let go..." Mr. Accountant was about to say more when he suddenly heard a shout from outside the door!

"Who's on the porch! Stop!" Dong Ruzan's servant was serving tea. He might as well have seen someone hiding under the door, eavesdropping! He threw away the tea tray and ran over quickly, only to see the thief climb over the wall and run away through the door!

He chased for a few steps, but couldn't see anyone and had to come back. Dong Ruzan asked nervously, "Who didn't you see clearly?!"

The boy replied, "He is agile and has a long body and broad shoulders. Although he can't see his face clearly, it must be Zhang Xiulin who is familiar with the roads in the county government office!"

Dong Ruzan sneered and said, "Okay, I'm not afraid of Xiaoxiao. This Zhang Mansion will be over soon! When I'm done, no one can run away!"

He lowered his voice and asked the servant, "Have you sent someone to the capital to inquire about Prince Anyuan? And the Lord of Fu'an County?!"

The boy replied, "The prince of Anyuanhou defeated Quan Rong. The emperor wants to reward the prince of Anyuanhou. Mr. Yan Ge has no choice but to hold off."

"The Lord of Fu'an County really wants to get married to the Anyuan Houfu. He said that both the Marquis and his wife are satisfied, but the Crown Prince does not agree. I heard from the wife of the Wu family, the secretary-in-charge, that the Lord of Fu'an County has always been jealous that Miss Lin is favored by the Prince of Anyuan!"

"Oh, it seems that the relationship between these women is real or fake! Then I want to see who Prince Anyuan will choose!" Dong Ruzan smiled playfully.

Zhang Xiulin hid in the garden for a while. Seeing that Dong Ruzan's people didn't chase him, he secretly went to pick up the wall and take a peek.

Dong Ruzan's courtyard was also a house with three entrances, with an east wing and a west wing. The last entrance was a garden. He lurked along the corridor to the back garden and poked around for a while. He didn't hear the woman crying. He was wondering, so he looked The lights in the study went out. Looking from a distance, Dong Ruzan and the accountant came out.

After the others had gone away, Zhang Xiulin walked into the main courtyard along the dog hole, and saw two young men guarding the door. They were in a dilemma, and his uncle shouted in front of the courtyard door, "Mr. Dong, something happened." What's the matter? I heard that a thief broke in?!"

Dong Ruzan and the accountant went to the front yard to open the door. They expected that Zhang Xiulin would not come back after running away. Didn't they know that Zhang Xiulin was familiar with every alley after living in this county for several years? The cat was already at the study door. Next to the fish pond in front of me!

Dong Ruzan and the others were just waiting at the door to be polite!

A cat twisted its buttocks and rubbed against Zhang Xiulin, "meow, meow, meow," begging to be petted. This was a domestic cat raised by a wife in the kitchen, and it knew how to recognize people!

Zhang Xiulin's hair stood on end and he wanted to gag this cat!

One of the boys heard the noise and came towards the fish pond. Zhang Xiulin had no choice but to spread his arms and legs and prepare for a fight. He didn't want the cat to rush out with a "meow meow"...

The boy felt relieved when he saw the cat. Cats just love to steal fish!

Zhang Xiulin breathed a sigh of relief. Dong Ruzan and his uncles had gone away and must have returned to the main courtyard.

The boy guarding the door said to the other one, "I think we have to keep a vigil tonight. The master said that since Zhang Xiulin is here to cause trouble, he must not be careless. It's a cold winter night, so I'm going to get some wine. Let's drink some to warm ourselves up." !”

The other boy agreed, and while the other boy was peeing behind his back, Zhang Xiulin got into the bamboo forest without realizing it, opened the back window of the study and climbed in.

He rummaged around and found that the third drawer was locked. Zhang Xiulin sneered at the corner of his mouth, "What a trick!" After saying that, he returned to the window, pulled off the lead wire on the window, and poked the lock a few times, and the lock "clicked" "It opened with a sound!"

The sound is crisp and clear, especially in this cold night! After hearing this, the boy guarding the door put down the wine glass in his hand and asked suspiciously, "What is the sound!"

The two patrolled the yard several times but found nothing, so they sat on the porch and drank again!

Zhang Xiulin suppressed his breath and looked through it gently. It turned out to be a reply to the letter sent by Dong Ruzan to Dong Zhiyi, and there were also several replies from the capital! He didn't have time to take a closer look, so he put them all in his arms.

After looking through several cabinets on the other side, I discovered that my uncle’s sapphire and glass lamps were also here!

Suddenly he became furious. His uncle was still obsessed with leaning against the tree. Could it be that Dong Ruzan only used him as a stepping stone to scapegoat him?

Zhang Xiulin rummaged through it, pulled off the tablecloth, packed all the account books and other miscellaneous items inside, and tied it on his back. Just as he was about to climb out the window, he heard Dong Ruzan and his uncle say goodbye in the yard next door!

Zhang Xiulin complained secretly that he had no choice but to climb out of the window and hide in the bamboo forest. Then Dong Ruzan returned to the yard of the study and saw the boy drinking on the porch. He didn't say anything and walked towards the door!

Zhang Xiulin held his breath and waited for him to enter the door, then he ran away. The two boys saw him jumping up and down a few times before jumping onto the wall. They had no time to chase him and got into the dark garden...

Dong Ruzan heard the commotion and ran out. He didn't even see the thief's back. He saw the boy running out and only heard the thump-dong-dong sound of footsteps hitting the ground!

"Oops!" He hurried back to the study and saw that the drawers were opened, the cabinet doors were opened, and the floor was in a mess!

"Catch him quickly! Hurry!" Dong Ruzan hurried out. The moon was dark and the wind was high, and the cold wind was hunting. There was no one anywhere. Dong Ruzan had been in Qiantang for so long, and for the first time he was not sure!

He immediately ran towards Magistrate Zhang's yard!

Zhang Xiulin is also hiding in Magistrate Zhang's yard at the moment!

"Uncle, this Dong Ruzan wants to make you a scapegoat! Look at these letters! Why are you hesitating! Come with me quickly, let's go find Mr. Cao together!" Zhang Xiulin grabbed Magistrate Zhang and shouted in a low voice !

Magistrate Zhang took a few cursory glances, his heart dropped to the core, and he knew that he had stuck his foot in the mud and could not pull it out, but nothing could happen to Zhang Xiulin.

He hurried to the study, took out the manual he remembered, and gave it to Zhang Xiulin. He must ask him to get it and find Master Cao!

He quietly took Zhang Xiulin out of the house through the back door and pushed Zhang Xiulin out of the house!

"Xiulin, I missed your father back then, but now I can't harm you, please leave quickly!"

If Zhang Xiulin doesn't leave, Lin Wanwan hasn't been found yet, not to mention his uncle is here too. His uncle raised him, how could he abandon him and ignore him!

Someone knocked on the door of the front yard, "Open the door! Open the door quickly! It's Mr. Dong."

"Let's go! If you don't go, you won't be able to leave!" Magistrate Zhang was cruel and closed the door. Zhang Xiulin's hand was pinched and he screamed in pain. He pulled his hand away. Magistrate Zhang took the opportunity to lock the back door! He took out the key again and threw it into a nearby lake!

When Dong Ruzan came to find him, he saw that Magistrate Zhang had fallen into the lake and was struggling!

"I want to die! There is no door! Lift me up!" The boy hurriedly went down to the river to fish for the man. Magistrate Zhang was fished out and was shivering with cold. Dong Ruzan slapped him in the face, "Where is Zhang Xiulin!" !”

Magistrate Zhang was also very aggrieved. He accidentally fell into the lake because of his old age. He was shivering with cold and couldn't speak clearly. Dong Ruzan was so angry that he said, "Lock him to jail, don't freeze to death!"

The boy then escorted Magistrate Zhang to the prison. Dong Ruzan took people to Magistrate Zhang's room, only to find that the magistrate's wife was no longer there!

When the boy came to report, Zhang Xiulin and Zhang's mother were not in the yard. Only then did Dong Ruzan know that the county magistrate was also on guard against him!

He was so angry that he kicked the door!

He actually underestimated this pig-headed Magistrate Zhang!

Without further ado, Dong Ruzan didn't have time to send a letter to Dong Zhiyi, so he had to immediately send someone to block the door out of the city!

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