[Qing Chuan] Mu Emperor's Grace

He Shen glanced at the person who kept kowtowing, and said slowly: "You said just now that the two of them disregarded human lives, what is going on?"

Sun Dachuan raised his head slowly when he heard the words, his forehead was already bruised, and he said in a trembling voice: "Caomin used to be a farmer in Jiyang County, and there was a girl named Xiaolian in the same village, who was sent by her father last year. I worked as a maid in the government office, and I could get some money every month. I grew up with Xiaolian, and I originally thought that I would go to her house to propose marriage in a while. Xiaolian stayed in the government office for half a year. Bring a message to the family, saying that it is delivering food to people in the prison cell of the government office, although the job is not honorable, but it is not worrying about food and clothing."

After Sun Dachuan finished speaking halfway, Qu Sheng took a sharp look at He Shen, and seeing that there was no look of disgust on his face, he felt relieved and continued: "My family is also impatient, so I invited a matchmaker to Xiao Lian's house to propose marriage. Xiao Lian Lian originally asked someone to find her job, but she just signed a three-year contract and agreed to release her after the three-year period expired. When the matchmaker came to Xiao Lian's home, her father also agreed, and I waited happily for three years. The one-year period expired. I never thought that Xiao Lian, who was supposed to return home in the near future, did not come back, not only that, but also completely lost the news."

Qian Feng frowned when he heard this: "How could such a thing happen, a good living person would disappear out of thin air?"

But He Shen vaguely remembered something, Xiao Lian disappeared, and the woman threw herself into the bottom of the well. Could there be any connection between these two incidents?

Sun Dachuan saw that everyone was listening seriously, and his attitude was no longer as negative as before. He wiped his face indiscriminately, and said in a hoarse voice: "When I finally come to the government office, I want to ask someone to understand, but the servants They all said that they had never met Xiaolian. In desperation, I could only beat drums to express my grievances, but those officials didn't care, they just said that there was no such person, and when they asked urgently, they called me a troublemaker and kicked me out. to the Yamen."

Both He Shen and Qian Feng were silent. Nuo Da is a government office, and a woman has not heard from her for a long time.Qian Feng was furious, he pointed at Xu Ji and Guotai and shouted: "I will ask you again, do you know Xiaolian's whereabouts?"

Unexpectedly, when Xu Ji saw that the crime was proved to be indisputable, his attitude suddenly became bad: "It's just a maidservant. You heard it too, my lord. She didn't sign a contract of prostitution. She might sneak out one day. No one has discovered it, so how can we conclude that it was someone else's fault?"

Qian Feng was not eloquent in the first place, so he was blocked by Xu Ji and could only stare anxiously.

But He Shen kept recalling what Sun Dachuan said just now, he frowned and asked: "Sun Dachuan, you just said that Xiaolian had brought a letter to the family earlier, saying that she was in charge of delivering meals to the prisoners in the prison?"

Sun Dachuan was startled, and then replied: "Yes, I still remember that the girl who sent the letter was also a girl who returned home from the government office after her term expired. She also said that this job may sound bad, but you can get it every time." A lot of money, no one else can ask for it."

However, the more He Shen heard it, the more he felt that something was wrong. In a place like a big prison, all kinds of people are locked up, such as hooligans, gangsters, and some of the most vicious.According to common sense, most of the people who go in to deliver food, even if they are not guards, should be strong men. How could a young and thin woman like Xiao Lian be allowed to do such a thing?

He Shen looked at Sun Dachuan, frowned and said, "The woman you mentioned who sent the letter to Xiaolian's family can still be found now?"

As soon as the words fell, Cathay's body trembled violently.

Sun Dachuan thought for a while: "I only know that the girl is also in Jiyang, but apart from the trip to deliver the letter, there is no further contact."

He Shen pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "Since Xiao Lian is working as a food delivery errand, she naturally goes in and out of the prison frequently. The people around her don't know her, but the guards in the prison should know her."

Qian Feng patted his thigh and said, "That's right, as long as the jailer is brought in for interrogation, he will naturally know where Xiao Lian is going."

During the time when the jailer was led to the courtroom, Cathay's face became more and more ugly, and finally he gritted his teeth and his whole body trembled uneasily.Xu Ji gave him a disgusted look, then shifted his gaze to Sun Dachuan, his sharp gaze was like a poisoned dagger.

He Shen had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, and said warmly to Sun Dachuan: "You still remember Xiaolian's appearance, follow the painter to the back hall to draw a portrait."

After a while, the two jailers on duty were brought to court.The two looked at the official who was kneeling on the ground in horror, waiting for He Shen to ask questions with pale faces.After waiting for a while, the painter led Sun Dachuan back.

He Shen took the scroll and untied the ribbon, and Xiaolian's portrait appeared in front of the two jailers.When the two men saw the portrait, their faces showed panic.

He Shen said in a deep voice: "Chen San, Ma Si, you two carefully look at the people in this painting, do you recognize them?"

Although Chen San and Ma Si hesitated, they said in unison: "No... I don't know..."

He Shen sneered and said: "According to Sun Dachuan, the woman in the painting was responsible for delivering meals to the prisoners before she disappeared, and the two of you have also worked in the prison for many years, but said that you have never seen her. I feel that , her disappearance is inseparable from the two of you."

At this moment, Chen San and Ma Si panicked, and repeatedly denied: "Your Excellency, you are wronged, Xiao Lian's disappearance really has nothing to do with us, please look into it clearly."

This time, even Qian Feng could hear the clues from their words, and asked without hesitation: "No one told you that the woman in this painting is called Xiaolian, how did you know?"

The two people in the hall were stunned, and they looked at each other, and they could see fear and annoyance in each other's eyes.

He Shen sneered: "You keep saying that Xiao Lian's disappearance has nothing to do with you, but you have not provided any evidence for this case, so it will be difficult for me to do business. If you insist on this, I can only use The instrument of torture has pried your mouth open."

Chen San and Ma Si still remained silent, and He Shen waved his hands to the sides: "What are you still doing in a daze, the punishment will be executed."

Seeing the servants getting closer and closer, Ma Si was so frightened that he backed away again and again. In the end, Chen San couldn't stand it anymore and shouted: "Don't, don't come here, I said..."

He Shen waved again when he heard the words, and the yamen servants all returned to their original places.But at this moment, the two of them were already in trouble. Chen San breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said in frustration: "We do know Xiaolian, she came to the government office three years ago. I still remember that she was brought here On that day in the prison, Wenwen was quiet, like a dumb gourd, if you asked her for a long time, she would reply you with an 'um'. As soon as I talked to her, I knew why she was brought here, because this prison needs a mute."

Qian Feng was puzzled and said, "What do you mean by that? I've never heard that a dumb person is needed to take care of prisoners." But He Shen understood Chen San's meaning in an instant: "You mean, there are some Something that can't be seen?"

Chen San glanced at Cathay, and nodded with that bitter look in his eyes: "I think... the two adults know best in their hearts that Xiao Lian is apparently a maid who brings meals to prisoners, but in fact she is a maid who delivers food to prisoners. A kind of food sent by people."

"Another kind of person?" Qian Feng was confused, "Apart from prisoners and jailers, who else can there be in this prison?" Chen San stopped answering, just staring at He and He. Shen.

But a bad premonition appeared in He Shen's heart. What kind of person can't let ordinary male jailers deliver food, but must let a woman deliver it?What kind of person has never been seen in the government office?What kind of person is not a prisoner but is imprisoned in a prison?

He Shen suddenly stood up from his seat, and said in a trembling voice, "Go to the government prison, Chen San, lead the way."

Chen San hurriedly got up from the ground, and led He Shen and the others to the government prison.

The dungeon was as dark as another world, and the air was filled with an unpleasant smell of decay.He Shen looked at the various prisoners on both sides, and couldn't help frowning.Zhang San whispered at the side: "My lord, it's winter now, and this prison is not too bad. If it's hot and sultry in summer, you can see flying flies everywhere. If a person is locked in there for ten or eight years, It's almost like dying."

The sound of chains rubbing, spitting, and endless abuse mixed together, making this place look like a purgatory on earth.He Shen asked, "Where did Xiao Lian send the food?"

Chen San led He Shen to the deepest part of the prison, where there was no cell for prisoners, only a broken wooden table and an old candle.The previous voices were almost inaudible at this point.

Chen San hesitated and said to He Shen who was standing in front of the table to check: "My lord, please give way first."

He Shen and the others stood aside strangely, only to see Chen San move the wooden table away and push the wall against which the wooden table was leaning.

The stone wall was pushed like this, and He Shen looked at the opened stone wall in disbelief.After reaching out to touch it, I found that the material of the stone gate is different from other places. Obviously, the builder confused it with the shape of the stone wall, and the original intention was to build a hiding place.

When everyone walked in, the light inside was even more dim, and there was only one small window on the four walls.Chen San lit the piece of candle on the wooden table, and the moment it lit up, he was as calm as He Shen and couldn't help but gasped.

There were several wooden stakes in the dark room, and five or six young women were tied to each wooden stake. They were dressed thinly and could not move at all, and a cloth strip was stuffed in their mouths.

Qian Feng looked at everything in front of him, and said dumbly, "This...what's going on here?"

He Shen walked forward with a cold face, and those women shed physiological tears facing the suddenly bright environment.He Shen covered the eyes of one of them, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, it's okay."

At this moment, he has fully understood that what Xu Ji and Guotai are doing is a dehumanizing act.They bought some pretty girls who had never been in a kiln from human traffickers at a low price, imprisoned them in the darkroom of the prison, and sent someone to deliver food to them.They are imprisoned here all day long, and they are not working every day, and the ground is not responding. Maybe there will be a well-behaved nun who will teach them some tricks between the beds.

These women came in handy when court officials passed through Jinan and stayed here.They were sent to these officials. If they were lucky, they would be accepted as concubines by the officials; if they were unlucky, they would be kicked out, and they would inevitably be beaten; those who were unlucky, lost their bodies but were not taken away by the officials. Yes, it is impossible to have a bright future in the future, maybe in a quiet night, it will be dealt with silently.

He Shen thought of that night, the woman he didn't leave behind.It was obviously such a great time, but in her long years, she couldn't see a shred of hope that could be called.

The young man lowered his head and kept untying the ropes on those girls.I wish I could use a rope to strangle Xu Ji and Guotai, who are full of crimes, to death.