wealthy queen

The prison of the Ministry of Justice is not far from the yamen of the Ministry of Justice. The three brothers Shen Ruiting followed the clerk all the way, and they all felt a sense of tension. After the clerk explained, it turned out that it was because the Prince Duan was arrested last time. The bandit "suicide" in prison, it is inevitable that the same thing will happen to Wen Yuan and other officials who intervened in the case, Duan Ma will specially ask the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment to strengthen the guards, so that no flies can fly in.

"Let me out, I was wronged... let me out..."

"Injustice..."

"let me out……"

Going all the way down the narrow passage, into the range of the prison cell, there were endless grievances. The clerk led them through a hall full of torture instruments. Every torture instrument seemed to glow with a gloomy light. In front was the passageway of the prison, and there were many prisoners locked in the cells on both sides. Seeing them coming in, all of them rushed to the cell door excitedly, and stretched out their hands from the gap in the railing to grab them.

"Go away!"

He was almost grabbed by a black hand whose original color could not be seen for a long time. Shen Ruijiang growled in disgust. The clerk in front and the jailer leading the way did not express any surprise. If there is no accident, such a big man like them will probably never set foot in such a place in his life. It is also right to despise those prisoners, but he seems to have forgotten that The two young masters above are also prisoners here.

In the depths of the prison, Shen Xiao and Shen Yang, who were dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes, each occupied a corner of the cell. Both of them were no longer as handsome as usual, their hair was a little messy, their faces were a little pale, and their expressions were very sluggish, as if they had been hit hard. Looks, think about it, they were all born with gold spoons in their mouths, and they have been pampered and raised in the Hou Mansion for 20 years, how have they ever suffered such crimes?And they are not stupid, they are well aware of the serious consequences of being involved in the scientific examination fraud case, even if they are rescued, it may affect their future prospects.

"It's here."

The jailer who led the way opened the door of the cell while talking, and the two who heard the movement looked up and rushed over like crazy: "Father save me, father..."

"Father, uncle, save me, I don't want to stay here..."

The two people who were still tense at first completely lost control when they saw them, and they almost didn't shed sad tears.

"Yang'er..."

Brothers Shen Ruiqing and Shen Ruijiang also strode forward, both of them excitedly grabbed Shen Yang's hand protruding from the gap in the railing, but Shen Ruiting glared at Shen Xiao bitterly, when the jailer pushed open the cell door, Shen Ruiting stepped into the cell, Sensing that his expression was wrong, and thinking about their bribery of Wen Yuan, Shen Xiao couldn't help but take two steps back, and said with some fear: "Father, father..."

"Snapped!"

"You bastard!"

Unexpectedly, just as he opened his mouth, Shen Ruiting slapped him. Shen Xiao staggered several times before he managed to stabilize his body. It also alarmed Shen Ruiqing and the other three on the other side. Shen Yang subconsciously tightened the hands he held with his father, somewhat afraid, and the accompanying clerk and jailer stepped aside as nothing to do with themselves.

"Let me ask you, did you really bribe Wen Shangshu?"

Ignoring his silent and aggrieved appearance covering his face, Shen Ruiting questioned angrily.

"I……"

"I want to listen to the truth. If there is even half a sentence that is false, you will never want to leave here in this life. The Ministry of Punishment does not shut you down, and the Ministry of Household Affairs of this Marquis can also shut you down!"

Shen Xiao raised his head with tears in his eyes. Before he could speak, Shen Ruiting took a step forward and demanded.

"I...I had a few drinks with Mr. Wen..."

Having been his son for 20 years, Shen Xiao could tell clearly whether he was really angry or fake, but he didn't dare to tell the truth, subconsciously chose to avoid the serious and ignore the minor, without even thinking about whether he already knew it.

"What about the silver? What about the 5000 taels of silver every month?"

In the same way, as his father, Shen Ruiting was naturally aware of his temperament. In fact, there was no need to ask any more questions. From his evasive attitude, he knew that the bribery matter was probably true.

"Silver, silver...this..."

Obviously he did not expect that not only did he know, but also the amount of silver was so clear, Shen Xiao lowered his head and dared not look at him.

"Bastard, why did I give birth to such a worthless son like you?"

Seeing this, Shen Ruiting was even more furious, and slapped him hard on the head again, Shen Xiao suddenly felt dizzy, and after finally stabilizing his figure, he raised his head and roared angrily: "Yes, I am Not promising, in your mind, when have I ever been promising? Since childhood, no matter what I do, all you see is Shen Da, Qiang'er and I can't compare to a Shen Da who ran away from home , he is promising, he is already a third rank hussars general at the young age of 20, and I, under his light, I am no different from a clown, I also want to stand out and impress you , but will you give me a chance? Since you don't want to plan for me, why don't you allow me to plan for myself? "

Two consecutive slaps caused Shen Xiao to completely collapse. He is not without talent, and it is not for nothing that he has read so many books since childhood, but when he was full of confidence and ready to show his strength in the scientific examination However, Shen Da's reputation gradually became louder, and his confidence was crushed by repeated victories on the battlefield. That's why he asked his mother for money, bribed him through Wen Yuan's son, and got the exam questions in advance, but he was not without arrogance , although he got the question, he didn't find someone to write it in advance, but answered it word by word in the examination room after thinking about it by himself. He bribed Wen Yuan, but he also relied on his own true ability.

"You plan for yourself? Your plan is to bribe the chief examiner? When you were jealous of Da'er, did you ever think that he left home at the age of 15, and everything he has achieved today is due to his own efforts? If it wasn't for the good news It's been rumored frequently, his name appears in Northwest newspapers again and again, I didn't even know he went to the battlefield, if you have the ability, you can do the same as him, go to the battlefield and fight for a general."

Shen Ruiting was angry and disappointed when he saw that he was still quibbling. He admitted that among the four children, he really loved Shen Da the most, and at first he disliked Shen Xiao, but as they grew up, he asked himself He has never treated them badly, especially when Shen Da is not around these years, Shen Xiao's homework is supervised by him personally, and he puts almost all the remaining energy on him and Shen Qiang, as long as their demands are not too much. Too much, why did he refuse?If he really wanted to say neglect, he only admitted that he neglected Shen Liang, the youngest son who killed his beloved wife at birth.

"I……"

"Okay, Xiao Er, elder brother is your biological father, how can a father not love his son? You can say a few words less."

Seeing that Shen Xiao would continue to provoke Shen Ruiting, Shen Ruijiang hurriedly stood up to smooth things over, then turned his head and said to Shen Ruiting: "Brother, Xiao Er has never suffered such a crime, I am afraid it will be uncomfortable, you should stop scolding him, our top priority It’s about thinking about how to get them out.”

"The suffering is also his own fault."

Shen Ruiting was still furious, but he didn't say anything more. Under Shen Ruijiang's persuasion, Shen Xiao also regained a little reason, and after a while, he forced himself to walk over and kneel in front of him full of unwillingness: "Father, The boy knew he was wrong."

"You... ugh..."

After all, he is his own son, Shen Ruiting finally just sighed heavily: "I have read both of your homework, if you put your best effort, it is only natural that you got last year's ranking, why did you choose to bribe the chief examiner so obsessively?"

"I……"

Shen Xiao looked up at him, not knowing what to say, Shen Yang also knelt down beside him when he saw this: "Uncle, we were also deceived by lard for a while, please find a way to rescue us, uncle. I don't want to be here anymore."

Even if he is only the son of the second wife, not the serious son of the Hou family, under the favor of the old lady, Shen Yang has been pampered since he was a child. Now that he has fallen into this situation, the prison cell is smelly and messy. He doesn't want to for a moment. wait.

"If you don't tell the truth, how can I save you?"

The disappointment in Shen Ruiting's eyes was not concealed in the slightest. At this time, they still had a fluke mentality. They were no longer children at the age of 20. Do they know the seriousness of this matter?

"Uncle..."

Hearing this, Shen Yang couldn't help being a little flustered, and subconsciously turned his head to ask his father for help. Shen Ruiqing stepped forward with a distressed look on his face: "Yang'er, what were you thinking at the time? Is there any misunderstanding? If so, tell your uncle quickly , or we..."

"Master Shen, please don't hint at them. If you do this again, I will have to ask you to leave."

Before he finished speaking, the clerk at the side suddenly reminded him coldly that what he just said was clearly teaching Shen Yang to shirk responsibility.

Shen Ruiting gave his second brother a hard look, and apologized to the clerk before saying: "Don't make any nonsense reasons, I just listen to the truth, this scientific examination fraud case involves a lot, and there is no room for falsehood. If you want to go out, just tell me honestly, maybe I can still find a way to mediate one or two."

"me……"

Looking up at him, Shen Xiao lowered his head and stammered, "I didn't even think about bribing Wen Shangshu at first, it's just that I met Mr. Wen by chance that day, and when we were traveling together, I heard many people say How powerful the elder brother is, I felt uneasy for a moment, and then...Father, you believe me, although I got the test questions, I didn't find someone to write it for me, and I wrote the article myself."

Halfway through the speech, Shen Xiao knelt up excitedly and grabbed the hem of his clothes, deep in the bottom of his eyes eager to express his sincerity, there was deep resentment hidden, Shen Da was all to blame, if he hadn't left home, he would have made such a fuss. How could he think of bribing the chief examiner?He was a little worried when the scientific examination fraud case was retried, but considering that the amount of bribes they paid was not large, and they had no direct contact with Wen Yuan, and they didn't ask someone to write for them, it shouldn't be a big problem, so he didn't take it to heart However, he did not expect to be found out, and the consequences seemed even more serious than he had imagined.

"It's not a bribe if it's not written by someone else?"

I didn't expect his reason to be like this, and he didn't seem to have much regret, Shen Ruiting couldn't help being disappointed, and couldn't help but wonder if he really ignored them too much, but it could be his fault ?Back then when he married Wei Zeqian, the couple loved each other as much as their eyebrows. I don't know how many people they envied, but his mother Liu Shuhan took advantage of the convenience of being with the old lady, and gave him a strong drug when he was not paying attention. , when he woke up, Liu Shuhan's innocence had already been ruined. At that time, he was disgusted, and he didn't want to be responsible at all. However, one month later, shortly after Wei Zeqian reported that he was pregnant, Liu Shuhan was also pregnant. People didn't look for him, so they went to Wei Zeqian directly, and ordered him to give her a title. Originally, they wanted the position of equal wife, but he and Zeqian refused, so they had to give her a concubine in the end. For this reason, Ze Qian was so angry that he almost had a miscarriage, how could he love them like Shen Da?