The Little First Grand Secretary in My House

==Chapter 242==

Widow Tao's words embarrassed the two women outside.

Wu Wanqiong's face was stiff, but Guihua's face turned red immediately, and she was at a loss to explain: Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, don't get me wrong, I, I...

At the end of the day, the sentence I was still out of her mouth, and Osmanthus covered her face and ran away.

Wu Wanqiong glanced at the main room, then looked at Osmanthus fragrans who had run away, and slowly walked back to the room.

She sat in the room for a while, waiting for her hands and feet to feel warm before going to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Osmanthus fragrans is cooking.

The flames in the stove illuminated a large area of ​​orange-red light in the dim kitchen. Osmanthus has a scarf on her head, and there are faint beads of sweat on the tip of her nose.

It was very warm in the kitchen, and a burst of heat rushed towards me.

Osmanthus frightened when she saw Wu Wanqiong, her thin shoulders slumped a little, and her head was buried deeply.

Wu Wanqiong didn't say anything and went to light the fire in front of the stove.

Guihua glanced at her secretly and whispered: Sister-in-law, I didn't really think about it... You have also seen my man. He was sick from the womb and died within two years. My sister-in-law doesn't want to see me at home. My aunt took pity on me because I had no one to rely on, so she said she would take me to Beijing to serve her. I didn’t think about it, I didn’t think about it...

Wu Wanqiong hummed softly, unable to explain what it meant.

Sister-in-law, don't worry, I'll be leaving in two days. I...

Osmanthus began to cry, the kind of silent cry that made her shoulders tremble.

Wu Wanqiong had cried like this before, and she knew what kind of situation could lead to crying like this. She felt an inexplicable sense of sadness in her heart.

Actually, it doesn't matter even if you want to. She said softly.

Osmanthus looked up at her in surprise, with tears still hanging on her delicate face: Sister-in-law, you...

He always needs a child. But I have been married twice and have no children.

When she said this, Wu Wanqiong couldn't help but think of the baby girl in her memory. She pulled her softly and tenderly and called her Aunt Wan.

But at the same time, she remembered how the child had grown up, looking at her with a pair of clear black eyes, and said in a clear and cold voice: Aunt Wan in my memory is not like this. Don't come here again, and I won't call you Your Aunt Wan. I know what you want to do, you make me feel disgusting.

Wu Wanqiong closed her eyes tightly and realized that there were no tears in her eyes.

She stood up and returned to the small room.

She felt very tired, so she fell asleep and had a dream.

In the dream, she was also so tired, as if a huge mountain was weighing on her body. What she did most every day was to sit in front of the window and look at the banana tree.

Look at the yellow leaves, look at the green leaves, look at the snow outside, look at the rain outside, look at the wind outside.

It seemed like she was always alone and no one else.

If there is an afterlife, I hope I won't meet you again!

…

She woke up with a start and looked out the window, only to realize that it was already dark.

She felt a little hungry, so she got up, put on her clothes, and left the room. As soon as she walked out, someone suddenly jumped out of the main room and stared at her: What are you doing!

I'm hungry, looking for something to eat.

Widow Tao endured it, and then gave her a disgusted look: There is leftover food on the stove, go and eat it. Don't disturb Tong'er, he is reading.

There was something wrong with her tone. Wu Wanqiong glanced at her subconsciously, followed her twinkling eyes to the west wing, and suddenly realized something in her heart.

In the evening, Tao Yitong never returned to his room. In fact, Wu Wanqiong was already used to it. Widow Tao had always been in charge of her and Tao Yi sleeping in the same room, believing that too much sex would drain her son's life.

Another dawn rose, and Wu Wanqiong thought that this day would be no different from the countless days in the past. But when Amber came to see her, her heart beat twice.

Amber, I want to get out of here.

*

Amber looked at his girl in surprise.

At the same time, he also saw Widow Tao sticking her head out from behind the cotton curtain in the main room. He smiled and said: Old lady, the house has sent something to the girl.

Widow Tao's eyebrows were filled with joy. She walked out and looked excitedly at the car behind Amber. She even considerately asked Wu Wanqiong to invite Amber in for tea.

In fact, her intention is very obvious, she just wants to arrange these new year gifts by herself.

Amber knew it, and so did Wu Wanqiong, but no one cared about it.

Wu Wanqiong led Amber into the house, and Amber asked: Girl, why do you want to leave, but what happened?

It's nothing, I just want to leave.

Amber fell into silence.

After that incident, Amber was completely exiled. He said he was going to take care of business in Jiangxi, but in fact, the Wu family had a mine there and Amber was asked to look after it.

He had been away for two years. When Amber found the opportunity to return to Beijing, he found out that the girl was already married.

Life is naturally not good, but now that he has lost his position and is no longer as good as an ordinary servant, he is naturally powerless. The most he can do is to find an opportunity to go back to Beijing every year, buy some things and send them to the Tao family, so that the Tao family knows that the Wu family still remembers the girl.

Amber, you probably don't know that my father was arrested by Jin Yiwei and the Wu family is about to end. Widow Tao found a woman for Tao Yitong and asked her to give birth to a son for Tao Yitong. Amber, I'm tired. I thought this was It’s not a place where I can spend the rest of my life safely. I want to leave.” Wu Wanqiong couldn’t hold back and expressed her inner plan.

girl!

When Amber returned to Beijing from Jiangxi, the first thing he did was to come to Tao's house. He didn't know what happened to Wu's house.

Seeing his girl's haggard appearance, Amber felt unbearable. He really hated Aunt Feng and the Tao family for causing all this, but the most important thing now was that he wanted to find out what happened.

Amber, my father committed a heinous crime. In order to protect Wu Wenxuan and Wu Qian, he had people dig up the embankments of the river in Yucheng County, and donated two hundred thousand taels in the name of the Wu family. , was able to return to the court. This is a serious crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. Although I am a married woman, if the matter is finalized, the Tao family will definitely divorce me and send me back in order to clear up the relationship.

Girl, I just came back from Jiangxi. I don't know what happened yet. Don't worry, wait until I go to find out more.

*

As a group of criminals led by Xiang Lei entered Beijing, the case was put on the agenda and became a top priority.

At the very least, we need to find out something before the Chinese New Year, otherwise I'm afraid no one will have a good time this year.

According to the rules, when criminals enter the capital, their identities must be verified first.

Several presiding officers were present on the spot, and after confirming that everything was correct, these people were imprisoned in the Prison Department Prison.

This is an extraordinary period. I hope Mr. Yin can pay more attention to it to avoid unnecessary complications. Before leaving, Xue Tingyan said to Yin Nian with his hands in hand.

Yin Nian is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He is known for his fiery temper, but he is a loyal minister. He always enjoys being against Mr. Wu Ge.

This is also the reason why it was decided to imprison all the criminals in the Ministry of Punishment after all kinds of mediation.

Yin Nian was eager to overthrow Mr. Wu Ge, so he would not let anything go wrong, but Xue Tingyan's words were just superfluous.

After all, he is young.

Wang Chongyao, the minister of Dali Temple, sighed in his heart, but on the surface he smiled and said nothing.

Don't worry, Mr. Xue, I just told you that not a single mosquito will be let in. Yin Nian waved his big palm and said with a smile, his face flushed, as if he had encountered some happy event.

After a few more pleasantries, they dispersed.

*

In the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, there is no sunlight all year round, so we can only rely on candlelight for light.

Near the end of the passage, there are more than ten separate cells, which are specially used to detain some serious criminals. Xiang Kui was imprisoned here.

As for the others, Xiang Lei didn't know where they were. He was alone since he entered this place.

In fact, he wasn't the only one, there were other people locked up around him. He couldn't see each other, but he could hear some strange sounds.

They seemed to be crying, but also seemed to be laughing. Some of them could even sing little songs, going crazy.

Xiang Lei has been an official for many years and knows what these are. They are people who have been imprisoned for too long and have gone crazy.

The night was already deep, but Xiang Lei was not sleepy at all.

He thought that they might be tried starting tomorrow. How would they be tried? I heard that the Jin Yiwei people were specially dispatched this time. Your Majesty originally planned to ask people from Beizhen Fusi to interrogate him, but the courtiers resisted. As of now, Wu Ge Lao is imprisoned in the imperial edict.

Wu Ge Lao must have not admitted it, so he brought them to trial. As one of the culprits, it is the best outcome for him to survive this time.

The sound of footsteps came in the distance, and soon Xiang Kui saw two jailers coming to the cage.

They didn't speak to him, they just looked at him, checked the lock on the fence door, then turned around and left again.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and Xiang Kui couldn't hold on any longer. He looked at the pile of straw behind him and finally lay down.

It was the twelfth lunar month of winter, the coldest time of the year, and the clothes he was wearing were not enough to keep out the cold.

He moved a little, then moved a little, and finally he got into the straw and felt a little warmer.

Half asleep, he heard the door lock ring.

…

A few oil lamps placed in the recesses of the wall are enough to illuminate the place brightly.

There was wine and meat on the square wooden table. At this time, the jailers were not in the mood to eat or drink. Instead, they were sitting on pins and needles looking at the man sitting in front of the table.

A very weak man, but tall and well-groomed.

He wore a black hooded crane cloak, with only the hood hanging down, revealing a handsome face like a crown jewel.

When Xue Tingyan appeared before, everyone was shocked by him. I don’t know how he got in, and why did he come to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment without sleeping at night because of his status.

I have brought you some wine and meat to keep you away from the cold. Without them asking, Xue Tingyan explained the purpose of her visit with a smile on her face.

No one rejected this, but this man refused to sit down and said he wanted to have a drink with everyone.

In fact, by this time, these jailers had almost understood what Mr. Xue was here for, and they were probably worried about the criminals. Some felt it was nothing, while others were on pins and needles.

What are you doing in a daze? Are you still being polite to me? I came here a little unexpectedly. I was really uneasy at home, so I came to take a look. As you know, His Majesty takes this case very seriously, and I am under great pressure. . Xue Tingyan said with a bitter smile.

Most of the interactions between people begin with complaints. Or you complain and he listens, or as he listens, he feels something.

A jailer also said: No, there is an order from above, asking us to keep an eye on these people. In the past, two people watched the entire cell at night, but now we have sent these brothers to patrol once an hour. Xue Don't worry, sir, nothing will go wrong.

It's good if there are no mistakes. It's just that this case won't be completed in one or two days. I don't know how long it will take. You guys will have to work hard.

It's not hard for adults, it's not hard for you little ones.

Just like this, you come and go, and the little pawn sits at the same table with the adults and starts drinking.

The jailers stayed in this place for many years, and they were already greedy for alcohol. In addition, the wine Xue Tingyan brought was so good that they all became drunkards. But he also knew that he couldn't get drunk at this time. He mainly ate food and drank little wine. After a long sip, Xue Tingyan drank quite a lot.

Two jailers were restless. After drinking two drinks with him, they stood up and said, Boss, it's almost time. Let's go on patrol.

The chief jailer was the main person who accompanied Xue Tingyan. He had drunk a lot of wine and was in a daze. Hearing this, he laughed and cursed: Why are you so active now? I didn't urge you to go before. But he didn't stop him.

The jailer glanced at Xue Tingyan secretly, quickly picked up the key from the wall, and was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by a voice.

Wait a minute, why do I hear a sound inside?

Everyone was stunned when he said this, and then the jailer leader smiled and said: There are some people here who have been locked up for many years. There is something not normal about this place. He pointed to his head.

Oh, that's it. It's still not right. I heard something wrong with the voice. As he said that, Xue Tingyan stood up first and walked inside.

…

What happened next was completely beyond the expectations of these jailers.

After they entered, they discovered that some prisoners' cell doors were open, and there were demons dancing inside.

Probably these people were really crazy and actually ran into other cells to attack the prisoners inside. Moreover, they beat people when they saw them, and surrounded them when they saw people rushing in from outside.

It was a rare prison riot.

Only then did the jailers realize that they had forgotten to take their swords. Fortunately, several of Xue Tingyan's followers were good at fisting and kicking, and they called the soldiers guarding the prison from outside to suppress the riot.

Heavy casualties!

Most of the dead were prisoners in the cells. The only good thing was that after Xue Tingyan and others came in, they went straight to the cells of several felons. These usually aloof criminals were in miserable condition. Some were scared to death, and some almost died. Being strangled to death.

Xiang Lei was almost strangled to death and barely saved.