Seeing Shen Zhongnan falling down with his eyes closed, Zhu Fugui panicked and stepped forward to help him.

"Uncle Shen!!"

"Master!" Shen Song knelt down and raised his hand to pinch Shen Zhongnan's people.

For a moment, Shen Zhongnan panted and opened his eyes, looked at the sky, and gasped, "This bastard, he doesn't regret his death, he doesn't regret his death!"

At this time, Mrs. Shen came back from the outside with the nanny, and she was frightened when she saw Shen Zhongnan on the ground, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Shen Zhongnan up.

Mrs. Shen helped Shen Zhongnan sit down at the stone table, and asked, "Master, what's the matter?"

"Auntie, go to jail for the young master of the Lu family, and he will be executed tomorrow." Zhu Fugui knew that Mrs. Shen's natal sister married the magistrate of Juxian County, as if she had found a savior, "Auntie, you must think about it." Find a way to save Mancang."

Mrs. Shen was stunned when she heard the words, what did she hear just now?Are you going to be beheaded?Didn't that skinny boy go out to play?When did the catastrophe happen?

The nanny was so frightened that her legs went limp, she pulled Fugui and asked, "Fugui, what did you just say, my young master is going to be beheaded? Where is she now?" The madam knelt down and begged, "Master, madam, please save the young master!"

"Nurse, get up first, we, we want to clarify the matter, think about it, think about how to save it." Mrs. Shen was also a little flustered at this time, she never thought that such a catastrophe would happen when the warehouse was full, it was not It can be easily settled with silver.

"What are you saving? This bastard doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth, and he deserves to die!!!" Shen Zhongnan cursed angrily.

"Master, Mancang is the master's direct blood." Mrs. Shen persuaded: "Let's go to my sister's house right away and ask my brother-in-law, what should we do?"

"No, this idiot did such a thing, I wish I could beat him to death with my own hands." Shen Zhongnan stood up and took two steps back and forth, "Kill him to death, the Shen family and Qiu'er, I, Shen Zhongnan, are on the rich side, The big deal is to recruit a son-in-law in the future, and the Shen family will lose that bastard, and there will still be successors."

The nanny was anxious when she heard this: "Master, the young master is your own flesh and blood. Tiger poison doesn't even eat its offspring. Master, this old slave begs you, save the young master, save the young master."

"Master, if Mancang was beheaded for no apparent reason, how will you explain to Mancang's dead mother after a hundred years?" Mrs. Shen stepped forward to persuade, "The Shen family never felt sorry for my sister. Seeing the death of her son who was born in October, will the master feel at ease? Besides, although Mancang is naughty, he has a good heart and his own flesh and blood, how can he be willing?"

Shen Zhongnan looked at his wife when he heard the words, and seeing tears in his wife's eyes, he couldn't help feeling sad, thinking of his mother who was full of warehouses, Shen Zhongnan also had tears in his eyes.

"I don't want to give up, how can I give up!" Shen Zhongnan muttered to himself with muddy tears, thinking of Mancang's childhood, the tears flowed even more, "Hey, hey."

Shen Zhongnan's heart felt uncomfortable, as if he could breathe more comfortably: "Shen Song, prepare the carriage and go to Xu's residence."

"Hey!!!" Shen Song turned around and ran out after hearing that.

"Nurse, stay and take care of Qiu'er. Master and I will go to Xu's house." Mrs. Shen turned around and told the nurse.

"Ai, ai, yes, ma'am." The nanny was very grateful to Mrs. Shen, if Mrs. Shen's words hadn't moved the master, maybe the master would have really ignored it.

Shen Zhongnan and Mrs. Shen got into the carriage, Shen Zhongnan's hands trembled all the way, Mrs. Shen sighed inwardly when she saw this, she said cruel words on her mouth, but the bones and tendons were broken, who would be willing?

Shen Zhongnan tried his best to calm himself down, but he panicked a lot in his heart. Just now he wanted to harden his heart and let it go, but he knew how much he valued Mancang. What father doesn't want his son to become a dragon, and what father can't help himself child?

"Bastard!" Shen Zhongnan raised his hand and slapped his thigh fiercely. This is a prison full of warehouses. When he is rescued, he will not be punished by the law!

"Master, don't get so angry." Mrs. Shen comforted.

"Hey, what crime did I do in my previous life, I gave birth to such a debt-collecting son in this life!" Shen Zhongnan gasped for breath, his heart was extremely uncomfortable.

Shen Song drove the carriage fast all the way, and stopped at Xu Mansion.

Shen Zhongnan took his wife quickly into the Xu Mansion, and sat down in the flower hall.

The news spread to the Chuihua Gate, and a servant girl came into the inner room to report: "Ma'am, the master of the Shen family and his wife are here."

"Oh? Sister and brother-in-law come together, not many times." Mrs. Xu said, carrying the cotton skirt and walking out. After walking a few steps, she felt that there was something to do, otherwise it would be impossible to go through the house together. This is neither the New Year nor the festival. The servant girl said: "Maybe you have something to do with the master, you go to the study and invite the master to come to the flower hall."

"Yes, ma'am."

Mrs. Xu saw that the maid had left, so she walked quickly to the flower hall. Just as she stepped into her right leg, she felt a thump in her heart. The expressions of the two people in the hall were not right.

"Little sister!" Mrs. Xu walked in quickly.

"Sister!" Mrs. Shen stood up, her voice choked with sobs.

Shen Zhongnan also stood up and saluted.

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Xu pulled her sister to sit down.

"Sister, just now Mancang's sworn brother came to my house and told us that Mancang was imprisoned in Ju County for the young master of Lu Zhifu's family. He will be executed tomorrow. The master and I have nothing to do. I came here to ask my brother-in-law. What is going on now? What to do?" Mrs. Shen asked anxiously.

Xu Shi and his son Xu Ming just walked to the entrance of the flower hall, and were stunned there when they heard the words.

"Oh, master, you're here, something serious happened." Mrs. Xu was also stunned for a moment, she caught a glimpse of her master, and quickly stood up to meet her.

"Just now, I heard everything just now." Xu Shi walked in with his robe in hand.

"So, are we really full of people in the prison right now?" Xu Shi looked at Shen Zhongnan.

Shen Zhongnan nodded while tugging at the clothes on his heart.

"This boy, he, he is too courageous." Xu Shi put his hands behind his back, and his palms were already sweating in the winter.

"Father, there is not much time left for the imperial envoy to be executed tomorrow!" Xu Ming said, "Didn't His Majesty read our joint letter? Now not only Master Lu's life is in danger, but his cousin...".

"Hey, I was just thinking about how to save Mr. Lu, but who knows, Mancang got involved again." Xu Shi only felt devastated.

"Father, why not, let's mobilize all the juren and scholars overnight, kneel down on the execution ground and invite the imperial envoy to write to His Majesty again." Xu Ming said.

"That's also a dangerous move. If it doesn't work, your cousin's life will be lost." Xu Shi shook his head.

Xu Ming sighed when he heard the words, then his eyes lit up and he said, "Father, why don't you go and find out the criminals who will be executed soon, choose a smaller one, about the same size as the young master of the Lu family, and replace my cousin overnight. "

As soon as these words fell, Shen Zhongnan and Mrs. Shen looked at Xu Shi at the same time.

Hearing this, Xu Shi pondered for a moment and said: "Well, it's also possible. After the execution, the corpse will be sent to the morgue by the people in the yamen, and then let the relatives come to pick it up. As long as the time interval is shorter, it can be done without anyone noticing."

"Father, let's go immediately." Seeing his father nodding, Xu Ming hurriedly said.

Xu Shiwen said: "Yes, it's not too late, but this matter can't be done by outsiders, go to the yamen to check the files for my father, you go to Peng's house to find your cousin, and then you put on yamen uniforms and wait for me at the gate of the prison. "

"Yes, my son will go right away." After saying that, Xu Ming bowed to Shen Zhongnan and his wife, and left in a hurry.

"You guys should go back to the mansion first, I will exchange the full warehouse and send it back to you." Xu Shi looked at Shen Zhongnan and said.

Mrs. Shen answered after hearing the words: "Brother-in-law, let's wait here, we are in a hurry to go back, why not wait for news here."

"Alright." Xu Shi nodded and looked at his wife, "Ma'am, take my brother-in-law and the others to the wing room, this flower hall is so cold."

Mrs. Xu heard the words and said: "I know, master, you go quickly, but you must bring back the whole warehouse."

Xu Shi agreed, turned around and left the flower hall quickly.

Xu Shi checked the candidates at the yamen, and hurried to the prison. Ten meters away from the door of the prison, Xu Ming and Peng Yi were waiting there in their yamen uniforms. They saw Xu Shi rushing forward.

"father!"

"Uncle!"

"Well, let's go, go in." Xu Shi was wearing an official robe, and walked towards the prison in a grand manner.

"I've met you, my lord!" The fourth uncle of the jailer saw Xu Shi and quickly saluted him.

"Well, open the cell door, I have a felon for interrogation." Xu Shi said.

After hearing the words, the fourth uncle did not doubt that he was there, and quickly took orders: "Yes, my lord."

The fourth uncle opened the door, Xu Shi and the three were just about to go in when they heard the sound of orderly footsteps behind them, and when they looked back, the imperial envoys were running towards the prison.

"I have met Mr. Xu." After the official of the Ministry of Criminal Justice stood still, he saluted Xu Shi, "Our lord said that tomorrow the Lu family will be imprisoned, and tonight will be an eventful night. I have been ordered to take over from the Juxian jailer and take care of the prison, so The jailers in Ju County can go home."

Xu Shi panicked when he heard this, but he smiled calmly: "Your Imperial Envoy is really thoughtful, but the Lu family is not the only one in this prison, there are other criminals, and I have no objection if you come to supervise me, but my Ju County Many jailers cannot be replaced like this, they should still perform their duties."

Hearing this, the clerk of the Ministry of Punishment pondered for a moment and smiled, "That's good too. Having the jailers of Ju County under surveillance together will give us more protection." What are you doing in this prison for working in the yamen?"

Xu Shi heard the words and turned his back slowly: "I come to the prison under my jurisdiction, does your office think there is anything wrong?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, right now is an extraordinary period, the little one was in a hurry and said the wrong thing, my lord forgive me." The official of the Ministry of punishment said.

Xu Shi glanced back at the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, and strode into the prison with his hands behind his back.

When the fourth uncle saw this, he quickly closed the door. The people in the Ministry of Punishment were crazy people, and a small yamen servant even questioned the county magistrate.

The three of Xu Shi entered the prison, and Xu Ming whispered in his father's ear: "Father, what should we do now? If you take your cousin out later, it's hard to guarantee that people from the Criminal Department will not investigate. Although your cousin is not the young master of the Lu family, , but if you take one more person out, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs will definitely become suspicious, and when the time comes to go to the prison to have a look, I'm afraid something will come out."

"Well, this time I came in and replaced Mancang with death row prisoners. You, Ming'er, stay with Zhuzi and the others in your government uniform, and come out when the officials of the Ministry of Punishment escort Lu's family to the execution ground tomorrow." Xu Shi patted He patted his son on the shoulder, "Tonight, take good care of yourself, and try to save Lord Lu tomorrow."

"Yes, father, the son obeys father's arrangement." Xu Ming said.

"Uncle, let me stay. Uncle and cousin are expected to have important matters to deal with. I have nothing to do, so it doesn't matter if I stay in prison for one night." Peng Yi said.

"No, if something happens to you, how will your uncle explain to your parents? Your cousin knows the jailer well, and he is safer than you if he stays." After Xu Shi finished speaking, seeing that Peng Yi still wanted to persuade him, he raised his hand to stop him, " Don't talk about it, it's important to mention the death row and replace the full warehouse."

"Yes!" Peng Yi bowed his head in response.

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