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Chapter 3 A glimmer of hope

At this time, many people naturally wanted Shen Yi to die.

After all, Chen Qing, the man from Ganquan Academy who was beaten to death this time, although he came from an ordinary family and was only from a middle-class family in Jiangdu City, Chen Qing was quite talented and famous in Jiangdu. At the beginning of the year at the Shangyuan Poetry Festival in Jiangdu, Chen Qing

He rose to prominence at the poetry festival and made many people remember Chen Qing's name from Ganquan Academy.

Now that Chen Qing was beaten to death in the academy, it would be fine if this matter was left to Jiangdu. If it is really leaked, it is not something that Jiangdu County Magistrate Feng Lu can handle.

At the moment, for the parents of the officials and four others including Fan Dongcheng, the best outcome is for Shen Yi to admit the matter, or let him simply die in prison and "commit suicide out of fear of crime."

Therefore, at this time, even Shen Yi, who had not had a good meal for several days, could only close his eyes tightly in front of the roast chicken that was so close and did not dare to make a sound.

But embarrassing things still happened.

"Gu..."

Because there has been no oil or water in the past few days, Shen Yi's stomach growled unsatisfactorily after smelling the smell of roast chicken.

Squatting at the door of his cell was a thirty-year-old government official. He couldn't call Shen Yi, and he thought Shen Yi had already fallen asleep. After hearing the grunt, the government official smiled at Shen Yi in the cell.

He said, "Mr. Shen, this is food brought to you by someone from the Lu family. No one will harm you."

Seeing that he could no longer pretend, Shen Yi had no choice but to open his eyes. He first looked up at the jailer in front of him, then at the roast chicken in front of him, and subconsciously took a deep breath.

He recognized the "Ms. Lu" that the yamen called him.

To be precise, it turned out that Shen Yi knew him.

The headmaster of Ganquan Academy, or rather the dean, is surnamed Lu and named Lu Anshi. This headmaster has an only daughter who he has taken with him since childhood. She grew up in Ganquan Academy and is called Lu by the students of Ganquan Academy.

Miss, there are also some thick-skinned people who will call her senior sister or junior sister after seeing her.

Basically no one in Ganquan Academy knows the name of Miss Lu. They only know that her nickname is Qingque. When she was very young, she was running around in the academy, and Chief Lu followed her, "Qingque."

The call of "bird, green bird".

By now, this Miss Lu was already fifteen or sixteen years old, and her graceful appearance naturally attracted the attention of many students from Ganquan Academy, including Chen Qing, a student from Ganquan Academy who died violently, and Shen Yi, who was imprisoned.

It was because they fell in love with Miss Lu at the same time that the two young men, who were so nice that they almost wore a pair of pants, had some conflicts, and also gave Mr. Feng County Master Shen Yi's so-called "murderous motive".

Hearing the name Miss Lu, Shen Yi looked at the roast chicken in front of him and lowered his eyebrows slightly: "Brother, can you contact Miss Lu?"

At this time, he was in jail. Even if there was a different person in his body and he was no longer the helpless young man before, he was locked in jail and couldn't get out. There was nothing he could do.

At this time, you must first meet someone outside before you can have an impact on the current situation through this person.

This Miss Lu is a very good candidate.

Ganquan Academy is the most famous academy in Jiangdu Prefecture. Its president, Lu Anshi, is a famous Confucian throughout Jiangnan. The imperial court recruited him to serve as an official several times, but he was rejected by Mr. Lu, so he could only study at Ganquan Academy.

In other words, Lu Anshi's social status is not low. In addition, Ganquan Academy has produced many Jinshi over the years. This Lu Shanchang also has connections in the court. His status in Jiangdu Prefecture is far higher than

The county magistrate of Jiangdu County can even be on an equal footing with the prefect of Jiangdu Prefecture. If this Miss Lu can bring Chief Lu Shan to the scene, then Magistrate Feng and the others will not dare to act so recklessly.

The jailer looked at Shen Yi, then shook his head slightly and said: "Mr. Shen, Miss Lu is outside now. She personally delivered this roast chicken, but the county master did not allow anyone to come in to visit, so he let me

Someone will bring it to you."

Hearing these words, Shen Yi's heart sank.

If I remember correctly, during the previous interrogation in the lobby, only people from the county government were present. Not only were Fan Dongcheng and the other four people who beat the man to death not present, not even the family members of the deceased Chen Qing were present, only

Magistrate Feng was pressing the case alone. There was no plaintiff, and it was almost a private court.

It seems that the people in the county government want to put this matter to death first. After all the charges are determined, even if they talk back, they will have no chance.

Shen Yi took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and kept telling himself to calm down.

After a long time, he looked at the roast chicken placed in front of him, then at the jailer in front of him, and sighed slightly: "Brother Cha, I really am not in the mood to eat right now, so I will give this roast chicken to you.

Let’s have a drink.”

Hearing this, the jailer rolled his eyes, then bowed his head to Shen Yi and cupped his hands. He picked up the roast chicken with a smile on his face, preparing to take it aside to have a feast. As soon as he turned around, Shen Yi in the cell spoke.

"Brother Chai, you can't eat this roast chicken for free."

The jailer turned around, looked at Shen Yi who was looking a little embarrassed, stretched out his hand to scratch his head, and said: "Master Shen, if you need anything, I will try my best to get it for you, but if you want to see someone, it is absolutely impossible. The county lord

The master personally told me that you are not allowed to see anyone."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Brother Chai, don't worry, I won't make it difficult for you."

He waved to the jailer and motioned for him to come closer. When the jailer approached, Shen Yi whispered: "Brother Cha, you are eating this chicken here. If anyone asks, just say it is Ganquan Academy Lu Academy."

It was sent by the elder’s daughter.”

"Even if no one asks, you can still mention it when you have nothing to do. It would be best if the news spreads throughout the county government. Is that okay?"

The jailer looked to be in his thirties. He rolled his eyes and put the roast chicken back at the door of the cell. He let out an embarrassed chuckle and said in a low voice: "Mr. Shen, even though I am humble, I know

There are some stakes, your eucalyptus is too involved, a roast chicken cannot let a villain have anything to do with you."

Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows slightly and said: "My father will send some money back from Jinling every year and deposit it with my brother and sister-in-law. As long as you help me, I will write you a note. You can take the note to me."

How about receiving five taels of silver from my brother and sister-in-law?"

Seeing the jailer's hesitation, Shen Yi said again: "You are just passing on a message. This matter has nothing to do with you anyway. How about if I can get out of here and thank you again?"

The jailer looked at Shen Yi, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go find pen and ink for the young master right now."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "Brother, let's wait a little later. It's broad daylight now, and maybe someone from the county government is watching. The county magistrate won't interrogate me today. When you come to look for me at night, I will try again."

I’ll write you a note.”

"If the county magistrate finds out, you will inevitably be responsible."

The jailer nodded repeatedly and gave Shen Yi a thumbs up.

"Young Master is still a scholar and a careful person..."

After saying this, the jailer turned around, held the roast chicken, and went to the side to enjoy his meal.

After the jailer left, Shen Yi returned to his bed and lay down on the straw. He fiddled with the straw in his hand and whispered.

"I hope... Mr. Lu's name will make the county magistrate named Feng have some scruples. I hope Miss Lu..."

Thinking of Miss Lu, scenes of memories flashed through Shen Yi's mind.

If I remember correctly, "I"... once wrote a love poem to this Miss Lu?


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