Rebirth: From being expelled from the imperial court to becoming a high-ranking official

Since Wu Bantou left, Yan Guixiang's hope of life was rekindled in her heart.

Plus, the doctor cleaned the wound and applied medicine, and after that night, she actually felt much better.

I felt better and my mind was clearer. Thinking of Wu Bantou's instructions, I was glad that I didn't mention the county magistrate in my first words.

Meals in the prison were never served on time. It was not until the end of the morning that jailers would come to deliver meals to each cell with wooden buckets filled with rice.

A spoonful of paste made of vegetable leaves and rice bran was shoved into the broken bowl, and finally the jailer threw a piece of not very hard bread into the bowl.

The prison food is not very good, but today's food is still good. It is considered a good meal in prison.

I feel better now and my appetite has improved.

Yan Guixiang was already so hungry that she couldn't stand it anymore. She took the pancake, took two bites, and then went to eat the porridge in the bowl.

After taking two bites, Yan Guixiang suddenly stopped.

At that moment, for some reason, in that moment, a thought that made her hair stand on end suddenly crept into her mind and made her stop abruptly.

Yan Guixiang immediately spat out everything she had bitten into her mouth, and then tried her best to spit out all the residue in her mouth, for fear of leaving any in her mouth.

She had to spit out all the little saliva she had.

Her heart was pounding.

No, you can’t eat it.

She finally saw a glimmer of hope now. What if, what if Jin Biao found out and wanted to kill her again?

Considering Jin Biao's viciousness and his connections with the county government, if he wanted her dead, he could do it without anyone knowing.

Before, there was no hope, she was just waiting to die so it didn't matter, just eat whatever she could. Now that there was hope, she suddenly became afraid.

Just be hungry.

She didn't know when the foreman of the hall would come to arrest her and take her away, but she would endure it one day at a time.

She moved far away from the food, as if touching it would be fatal.

When the jailer came to deliver lunch again, he saw vegetable paste and a bread with two bites taken out of it thrown aside.

The jailer was furious and cursed: "You look like a beggar, but you think you are the wife of the Jin family, so picky? It's good that you are not hungry, so save it. Don't even think about asking for more."

The jailer left cursing, but Yan Guixiang was so hungry that she felt dizzy but didn't say a word.

The prison boss stood at the entrance and frowned.

Why doesn't this woman eat? Did she see something? Trouble! I can't just strangle her to death.

The Dianshi is really asking too much.

He was just trying to make a living, but he actually had to kill someone just for a small job.

The next morning, Wu Bantou asked Zhang San and Li Si to hire an ox cart to take Yan Guixiang away.

There is no time to lose. Since it has been decided to bring Yan Guixiang to the government office as soon as possible, there is no need to delay any longer.

He and Zhuzi took the official letter to the Buyeo County Government and asked the county's prefect to help him with the transaction.

The county magistrate of Fuyu County did not expect that they would decide to bring Yan Guixiang to the government office so quickly: Aren’t they really afraid that she will die on the road?

Although he was reluctant, the registrar had no choice but to agree since it was completely in line with the regulations for the office to nominate someone.

The Dianshi agreed, and the squad leader here led Wu Bantou and others to the prison to pick up the person.

It was past noon, and Zhang San and Li Si had already found a bullock cart and were waiting outside the prison. The jailer and two jailers carried Yan Guixiang out and put her on the bullock cart.

After Wu Bantou received the person, the task was officially handed over to him.

When the defendant is arrested and brought to the government office, the plaintiff must also be summoned.

After receiving Yan Guixiang, the county government sent another runner to take Wu Bantou and Zhuzi to the Jin family to find Jin Biao.

In fact, Wei Chengji had already told Jin Biao about the situation here in advance and asked him to be prepared to be informed.

"So, Yan has been arrested by the two police officers?"

Wu Bantou bowed and said, "That's right. The Magistrate wants to personally try this case. The two of us have been ordered to escort Yan to the government office in the city for trial. Because the two courts must be present before the case can be heard, I hope Mr. Jin will condescend to do so."

Jin Biao said, "Of course, of course, I should go to the yamen. But I really can't spare the time, I wonder if you can send one of my housekeepers to go and handle it."

In theory, this situation is allowed.

As a well-known local squire, Jin Biao naturally could not go to court himself. In addition, since he was the plaintiff, it was also possible for him to let his family steward go to court on his behalf.

But Wu Bantou knew that there were indeed some problems with Jin Biao. If he could not come to justice, it would be troublesome for the two to confront each other, so he was a little hesitant.

Jin Biao winked at the person next to him, and that person stuffed two silver ingots into Wu Bantou's hand.

"Please be flexible, foreman. I have been tormented for a long time and exhausted because of this dirty matter. Now it has to be re-examined, and my family really can't spare the time..."

Wu Bantou poured the two silver ingots in his hands, weighed them lightly with his right hand, and said, "Alright, Mr. Jin is naturally a noble and busy person. Then I'll trouble you to send a steward to accompany us. In addition, please also bring the witnesses with us."

Jin Biao naturally agreed and quickly made arrangements, asking the steward to pack up with a few servants and then rush to Xu Ning's mansion with Wu Bantou and others later.

After leaving Jin's house, Wu Bantou threw one of the silver ingots to Zhuzi.

Zhuzi hurriedly took it and asked worriedly, "Team Leader, can you accept this silver?"

"Why not? This isn't money you need to break the law. It's just a favor to you."

"But, but there is something wrong with this Jin Biao." After listening to the case for the past two days, Zhuzi naturally knew that this case might not be that simple. This Jin Biao might be the one with the big problem.

Wu Bantou looked at him and said, "If he is really a problem, you and I will arrest him. This little bit of silver is just to make things easier for us, so that he doesn't have to go to court right now. You think this few taels of silver is enough to get him out of trouble."

Zhuzi held the five-liang silver ingot in his hand, feeling mixed emotions.

This amount was enough to support my whole family for several months, but it was just money for convenience.

"Okay, don't think about it. This little money is nothing, just take it. Do your job well in the future, and there will be many benefits."

When both Caoju were present, the Buyeo County Court also sent a registrar and a bailiff to assist in the trial.

The group could finally set off back to Xu Ning Mansion.

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Before coming back this time, Qin Yunhe also asked Zhuzi to go back to the village to bring some things for his family. Zhuzi could also take this opportunity to go back to the village to see his family.

Now that the official business was over, Zhuzi asked for leave from Wu Bantou and went back to the village.

Wu Bantou naturally knew about this, so he said, "Go ahead. The errands have been completed, and the rest can be done by just a few of us. We will lead the others ahead, so you don't have to rush to catch up."

"Yes, thank you, squad leader."

Zhuzi has been away from home for more than a month.

Now he was wearing official clothes, riding a big horse, and carrying silver on his body. He looked very majestic and proud.

After getting permission from Wu Bantou, Zhuzi mounted his horse, reined in, and galloped towards the village excitedly.