The small courtyard of Zhu's family was making noise, Zhu Fugui was poured with alcohol, his steps were a little messy, and he was beginning to show drunkenness.

Tang Hongfei came in from the outside, and sat next to Xu Jinwen in his robe. He pulled up his sleeves and tore a chicken leg, ate a mouthful and said, "It's okay, it's okay.

Lu Qingyi trembled when she heard the words holding the chopsticks. Although there were eight prefectural inspectors who inspected the prefectures and counties on behalf of the sky in the past, they were all in the spring or early summer. There was no inspection in the cold winter. They could not check a few counties. Had to go back to Beijing to watch the year, could it be that there was a mistake in Nantong's political achievements, and His Majesty came here to check on his father?

Thinking of this, Lu Qingyi couldn't say it straight, put down her chopsticks, and whispered in Shen Wenchang's ear: "I'll go back to the mansion to have a look, but I won't be coming back. Help me tell you about your wealth."

"Ah?" Shen Wenchang put down his chopsticks and said, "You want to go back? Then, let me see you off."

"No need." Lu Qingyi refused, "Today is a day of great happiness and wealth, you should stay, and I will go back by myself."

After saying that, Lu Qingyi stood up holding her skirt, and hurried away with Xiaorou.

The master and servant walked to Sanqiao Street and stopped suddenly. Lu Qingyi's eyes widened in disbelief. It was clear that her parents and younger brother were imprisoned in the oncoming prison van.

"Father, mother!!" Without even thinking about it, Lu Qingyi held up her skirt and rushed away to watch the excitement without regard for her manners.

Seeing this, Xiao Rou hurriedly followed, ran a few steps, and was suddenly stopped by people in the crowd. Looking back, she saw Lu Ping and Lu Qing.

Lu Qingyi ran to the prison car and held on to the prison car tightly. She never dared to think that her worry just now had come true.

"Father, what's the matter? What's going on?" Lu Qingyi looked up at her father anxiously.

With a helpless expression on his face, Lu Wenzheng shook his head and sighed again and again.

"Hey, niece Qingyi, I can't explain this matter in a word, please." The servant of the Ministry of punishment asked someone to open the prison car where Mrs. Lu was.

Lu Qingyi raised her head and looked at her parents when she heard the words, her heart began to sink. She is the daughter of her parents, and the family should be together even if they die. Lu Qingyi suppressed all kinds of emotions, and put her skirt on the prison van.

Seeing this, Xiaorou wanted to rush out of the crowd, but was held back by Lu Qing.

"Xiaorou, it's useless for you to go out now, we have to think of a way, how to save the master's family." Lu Ping patiently persuaded.

"You guys, why didn't you stop Miss just now?" Xiao Rou immediately made no suggestion, and watched the prison car go further and further away.

"We were already running here when we saw you, but the lady ran too fast and we didn't make it in time." Lu Qing looked annoyed, he was only two steps away, and he could stop the lady in two quick steps.

"Master is very good, how could he be arrested?" Xiaorou was anxious.

"We don't know much. We only know that because of a painting, it is said that the master stole the tribute and was ordered by the holy order to ransack his home and put him in prison. The imperial envoy was afraid that the master would be detained in the magistrate's prison and would be released favoritiously by the prison boss inside. The master's family will be escorted to the nearest prison in Ju County." Lu Ping sighed after saying that, he has martial arts, and he can't think of any ideas.

"Nonsense, the master is a decent person, how could he steal, he must have been framed, oh, the young lady has also been arrested, who do we ask for help?" Xiaorou squatted down slowly, tears came out in anxiety, thinking Her lady is so kind-hearted, is she really going to be beheaded?Crying and crying, Xiaorou suddenly thought of Shen Wenchang, and ran to Zhu's house with her skirt in hand.

Seeing this, Lu Qing and Lu Ping hurriedly followed.

At this moment, Shen Wenchang was urging Zhu Fugui to drink with Tang Hongfei and others. In the midst of the bustle, the door of Zhu's house was pushed open, and Xiaorou ran in in a panic, grabbed Shen Wenchang's arm, and knelt down with a plop.

"Sister Xiaorou, what are you doing?"

Xiaorou's kneeling frightened Shen Wenchang so much that she raised her head to look, but there was no sign of Yiyi, and her heart skipped a beat, she thought it was a bad idea, and quickly asked, "What's the matter? What's the matter? Where's your lady?" ?”

"Miss, she was arrested." Xiaorou cried loudly.

"What?" Shen Wenchang only felt that he had heard wrong, Yiyi was sitting next to her just now, "Don't your master know about the magistrate?"

"Miss, Master, and Madam have all been arrested by imperial envoys. Please, help us save Master's family." Xiaorou cried, she really had no one to ask, and the only person she knew in Nantong was Shen Wenchang.

Shen Wenchang was stunned for a moment, then ran out, Xiao Rou staggered to her feet, wiped her tears and ran out together.

Seeing this, Tang Hongfei looked at Fugui and said, "Today is your big day, so you should stay at home, and Jinwen and I will follow Mancang."

After Tang Hongfei finished speaking, he left with Xu Jinwen.

Shen Wenchang ran to Sanqiao Street, dazed and directionless, he stopped passers-by casually, his voice was trembling: "Brother, where were Master Lu's family taken just now?"

"Going to Ju County." The passer-by pointed south.

Shen Wenchang was about to run away when he heard the words, but was held back by Tang Hongfei.

"Mancang, don't be impulsive, we have to figure out the situation first!"

"I can't wait, what happened, I will know everything when I see Yiyi." Shen Wenchang said and was about to leave.

Tang Hongfei stretched out his arm to stop him.

"Let go, I must see Yiyi today, and no one can stop me." Shen Wenchang said and slapped Tang Hongfei's hand away.

"Hey, our brother will go with you." Seeing Shen Wenchang's firm attitude, Tang Hongfei compromised.

"And us." Lu Qing hurriedly said.

Shen Wenchang looked at the crowd, nodded, and the group hurried to Ju County.

Juxian County in Nantong is the closest to the Yamen of Nantong Mansion, and the county magistrate is Shen Wenchang's uncle.Shen Wenchang had practiced martial arts with the arresting officers of the Juxian Yamen many times, and over time they developed some friendships.

A group of people squatted at the entrance of the prison in Ju County, covered by withered grass. The prison car was still at the entrance of the prison, but the people were gone, and they might have been taken in.

Shen Wenchang clenched her fists tightly. She went in there before. She was greedy for fun, sneaked in and teased the prisoner inside. It was dirty and damp inside. Wouldn't she suffer for her clothes inside?

"You guys wait outside, I'll go in and have a look." Shen Wenchang stood up after speaking.

"Mancang, I'll go in with you." Tang Hongfei said.

"No, it's not good if there are too many people. The county magistrate is my uncle. Even if I was discovered, he would reprimand me at most and would not do anything to me." Shen Wenchang bent over and ran to the empty space behind the prison. On the ground, that place is where the prison guards dry their clothes and dry their shops.

Shen Wenchang pulled on a government uniform that was not yet fully dry and put it on, then walked around to the prison door with his head down.

"stop!"

Shen Wenchang wanted to go in, but was stopped by the yamen guards outside the prison, "Martial law is under, you can't go in."

Shen Wenchang raised his head slowly when he heard the words, and smiled at the yamen servant: "Old Fourth Uncle, it's me."

"Hey, little ancestor, why are you here to cause trouble at this time, go play somewhere else."

"Old Fourth Uncle, let me go in, I'll come out with half a stick of incense, okay?" Shen Wenchang begged.

Hearing the words, the yamen servant waved his hand and said: "Usually it's fine if you want to go in and make a fuss, but today it's not going to happen, the imperial envoys have been returned in Beijing, and felons are locked up here, if you don't go to the top, how dare the little old man let you in. "

"Old Fourth Uncle, if you don't tell me, who knows that you let me in? Besides, the government uniform I'm wearing now, even if the imperial envoy comes, and he doesn't know me, it's okay for me to patrol inside as a government servant. "Shen Wenchang said and stuffed a certain amount of money from the hand of the yamen servant, "Old Fourth Uncle, I have a little heart, buy wine and drink."

"Where is this going to work?" The old yamen servant waved his hand, "Usually, I would let you in if you don't give money, but today it's really not going to work."

"Old Fourth Uncle, I will take care of myself when something happens, and I will never confess you. Besides, I will go in for half a stick of incense, and I will come out in a while." After saying that, Shen Wenchang stuffed two yuan into the hands of the yamen servant. Broken silver.

The yamen servant held it in his hand, looked around, saw no one, put the money into his pocket, and opened the cell door.

"Master Biao, you have to hurry up."

"Understood, thank you, fourth uncle." Shen Wenchang entered the cell impatiently.

In the cell, there was a gloomy atmosphere. Two government servants were sitting on a table of eight immortals at the door, eating peanuts. When they saw someone coming down from above, they took a second look. One of them stood up and went forward to pat Shen Wenchang on the shoulder.

Shen Wenchang's body trembled, obviously startled.

"I can tell it's you just by looking at your figure." The yamen servant folded his arms, "It's not the right time to come today, brother can't play around with you anymore."

"I didn't come here for fun, brother Zhuzi, where are the prefect's family locked up?" Shen Wenchang asked in a low voice.

The yamen servant named Zhuzi suddenly turned pale, pulled Shen Wenchang aside and said, "What are you going to do? The imperial envoy escorted you here in person. Don't make trouble, kid. No one can save you if you make trouble this time."

"Brother Zhuzi, I don't make trouble, I'll meet you outside and say a few words." Shen Wenchang looked around, and there were no clothes in the rooms in front of him at all, "Brother Zhuzi, I've already come in, please save me some time." Time, just tell me."

"Do you have any relationship with the prefect's family?" Zhuzi was puzzled.

"Brother Zhuzi, I don't have time to explain to you now, why don't you take me there first, and I'll tell you later." Shen Wenchang was so anxious that his forehead was sweating.

Zhuzi sighed when he heard the words, turned around and took Shen Wenchang inside. Shen Wenchang had long been used to the scenes of people shouting for grievances inside. Almost everyone would cry for injustice when they entered here. Even if he really committed a crime, it seemed to have become the norm .

"Lord Lu is locked up below. Mrs. Lu, Young Master Lu, and Miss Lu are locked in the top room on the right. Where are you going?" Zhu Zi asked at the fork.

"Go to Miss Lu's room." Shen Wenchang blurted out without even thinking about it, and after he finished speaking, seeing the expression on Zhuzi's face, he couldn't help feeling remorse, and quickly explained: "Miss Lu has saved my life, we martial arts practitioners The most important thing is to repay her kindness, and now that she is in trouble, of course I have to visit and see if I can help her."

Zhu Zi believed it, turned around and took Shen Wenchang inside for a while.

"You go there by yourself, I'll wait for you outside, remember, you are only allowed to talk, not to do anything else." Zhuzi warned.

"Yes, yes, thank you Brother Zhuzi." After Shen Wenchang said that, he turned around and walked in hastily.

The further in, Shen Wenchang's heart became more flustered, and when he approached, he could clearly hear crying. Shen Wenchang was startled and ran up.

"Yiyi!" Shen Wenchang ran to the prison door and shouted eagerly.

Lu Qingyi and Mrs. Lu were locked together, and Lu Qingzhe was locked in a room by himself. The two cells were next to each other, and the three of them were able to get close to the wooden pillar and hold hands.

There were tears on Lu Qingyi's face. When she heard the voice, she turned around and saw that it was Shen Wenchang. When she saw the person coming, Lu Qingyi's tears flowed even more. They just decided for a lifetime. She had imagined that they would get married, but now, she was afraid I can't wait for that day.

Lu Qingyi stood up, walked to the cell door, and looked at Shen Wenchang intently.

"Yiyi, don't cry." Shen Wenchang stretched out his hand distressedly to wipe the tears on Lu Qingyi's face.

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