Ganquan Academy is one of the facades of Jiangdu Prefecture.
Therefore, Lu Anshi, as the headmaster of Ganquan Academy, has a very high social status. If the entire Jiangdu County government knew that he had interacted with the daughter of headmaster Lu, and that Miss Lu even visited him in prison, Then the people in Jiangdu County Government should be more cautious and not act as recklessly as before.
But that alone is obviously not enough.
If Lu Anshi himself came to interrogate this case, he might be able to make those people try it honestly and in accordance with national laws. Miss Lu alone would not be able to make those people stop, nor would they target Fan Dongcheng and others. people.
Therefore, if Shen Yi wants to break the situation, just doing these things is far from enough.
Because he was beaten until he fainted in the court yesterday and suffered serious injuries, the county government did not interrogate Shen Yi again today. Shen Yi, who was covered in injuries, was able to rest for a day.
During this day, the jailer brought meals in twice. Shen Yi hesitated and refused to take a bite.
Because I'm afraid it's poisonous.
He can now be sure that those people in Jiangdu County Government must want him dead.
In fact, at this time, he was already very hungry, but in order not to die in prison for no apparent reason, Shen Yi still gritted his teeth and held on. When he couldn't hold on any longer, he closed his eyes and slept, slowly enduring. Spend this day.
When he was half asleep, Shen Yi vaguely heard someone talking at the door of his cell. The general content was about asking about his situation. It sounded like he was from the yamen, but Shen Yi did not open his eyes and still closed them and pretended to sleep.
In this way, after a hard day, Shen Yi finally waited until night, when it was time for the government officials to change shifts.
Before changing his shift, the jailer who had eaten Shen Yi's roast chicken found a bald pen and a piece of yellow-brown straw paper from somewhere, and carefully stuffed them into Shen Yi's cell.
There was no daylight in the prison, and the sun was about to set at this time, so candles were already lit in the cell. Shen Yi took the bald pen, dipped it in a small saucer with some ink on the side, and then did this A few words were written on a piece of paper.
"Please brother and sister-in-law prepare ten taels of silver for this eldest brother..."
While Shen Yi was writing, the jailer had been watching from the side. When he saw him writing "twelve taels", the jailer was stunned for a moment, then squatted half-crouched at the door of the cell and whispered: "Mr. Shen, what we agreed on before was five taels." Silver, you wrote it wrong."
"I didn't write it wrong."
Shen Yi raised his head, glanced at the jailer, forced a smile out of his chapped lips, and said, "Brother, what is your surname?"
"If you don't dare to take it, I won't give you the surname Zhou."
"Brother Zhou."
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows slightly and said slowly: "Brother, I can't get used to the food in prison. I want to write a message to my brother and sister-in-law on the back of this piece of paper and ask them to send me some food. Is that possible?"
"If Brother Zhou agrees, the extra five taels will be the money I give to my elder brother for drinking."
The jailer named Zhou was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Yi and whispered: "Master Shen, please don't let me take the blame..."
Although the job of a jailer is not a good job and the monthly payment is not very much, it is a pretty good job. After all, among the people in the prison, none of them have a few close relatives and want to When you come in to visit or make your family live a good life, you will inevitably have to give some benefits to the jailer, especially in a wealthy place like Jiangdu Prefecture, where these relatives are not too stingy in giving, so the jailer is a good job to support the family.
Therefore, the jailer named Zhou did not want to lose his job because of ten taels of silver.
"Brother Zhou, don't worry. My brother and sister-in-law will burn this note after reading it. You can watch them burn it on the spot. In any case, you will never be implicated."
"That…"
Jailer Zhou was silent for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, just write it."
After saying this, he turned his head and stopped staring at Shen Yi.
The meaning of this action is very obvious. It means that you can write whatever you want and I won’t care.
Shen Yi felt happy, turned over the back of the yellow paper, took a deep breath, and started writing.
Soon, he wrote what he wanted to write on the paper, handed it to the jailer named Zhou, and whispered: "Brother Zhou, my family lives in the west of Jiangdu City, do you recognize me?"
"I recognize you."
The jailer reached out and took the piece of paper with a piece of paper written on it, and said with a smile: "I know the young master's house."
"That's good."
Shen Yi slightly cupped his hands: "Thank you so much, Brother Zhou."
"It's me who wants to thank you."
The jailer surnamed Zhou smiled and said: "I don't even have ten taels of regular money for a year. Thank you for the gift."
After he said this, several jailers who came to change the night shift had already arrived. The jailer named Zhou smiled and said hello to several other jailers. He pulled one of the familiar night shift jailers and pointed to the cell where Shen Yi was. After saying a few words, he turned around and left, going to get off work.
The jailer who had spoken to him walked over and came to the door of Shen Yi's cell. He glanced at Shen Yi, then squatted half-crouched at the door of Shen Yi's cell and whispered: "Master Shen, Brother Zhou just asked me to look after you. , I’ll be right next to you, if there’s any movement at night, just call me.”
This jailer looks much younger than the jailer named Zhou, so he should have been brought out by the former.
Shen Yi lay on the straw, unable to speak because of hunger.
"Yes... there is work."
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At this time, it was already night in Jiangdu City outside, and the city gates were slowly closing.
However, people in the city did not stop as the sun set. Many brothels and houses began to open their doors to welcome guests. The most prosperous place in Jiangdu Prefecture was still full of people coming and going, and the nightlife was very rich.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, a man who looked about thirty years old walked all the way from the county prison to the door of Shen's Mansion in the west of Jiangdu City and knocked on the door of Shen's Mansion.
It was Zhou Sheng, the jailer of Jiangdu County.
The west side of the city was relatively not particularly prosperous, so the sound of his knocking on the door was particularly loud. Soon, the courtyard door was opened, and a somewhat stooped old man stuck his head out, glanced at Zhou Sheng, and asked: "Your Majesty, are you looking for me?" who?"
Zhou Sheng glanced at the old concierge and said, "I...I am Yan Li. I was entrusted by Master Shen Yi to deliver a message to the young master of the Shen family."
In order not to take responsibility, Zhou Sheng did not give his real name.
"Shen Yi...Seventh Young Master?"
Although Shen Yi was born in a poor family, a poor family has a long history of being poor. There is a hierarchy among peers. He is the eldest in the family and has a younger brother at home, but he is the seventh among his peers. When he was studying, many people called him Shen Qi. he.
The old concierge had watched Shen Yi grow up. Hearing this, his body trembled. He immediately pulled Zhou Sheng into the Shen Mansion and started shouting loudly. Every so often, Shen Ling, the third eldest son among the Shen family's peers, would be alarmed and learn that After understanding Zhou Sheng's intention, he immediately invited Zhou Sheng into his small study room, and then took the piece of paper written by Shen Yi from Zhou Sheng's hand.
Shen Ling is the son of Shen Yi's uncle Shen Hui's family. He is the third among his peers. He is twenty-three or four years old, of medium height and quite handsome. In addition to taking care of his two cousins in Jiangdu, he spends most of his time studying. , prepare for the next county examination to win the honor.
After taking the piece of paper, Shen Ling first looked at the front, then turned it over and looked at it again. Then he breathed a sigh of relief and said to Mrs. Shen beside him: "Madam, go get fifteen taels of silver. , to this officer."
Mrs. Shen did not hesitate. After nodding, she took out fifteen taels of silver from the room and handed it to Zhou Sheng.
Zhou Sheng raised his head and looked at Shen Ling and his wife, then looked at the silver in his hand, and swallowed: "Master Shen, madam, Master Shen said ten taels of silver would be enough."
Shen Ling looked at Zhou Sheng and sighed: "Lao Qi is behind bars. It may be difficult for him to come out in a short time. We won't be able to see him either. I have asked Brother Yan to take care of him these days."
Zhou Sheng stretched out his hand to take the fifteen taels of silver, then looked up at Shen Ling and his wife, sighed, bowed his head to Shen Ling and said, "Young man, you will definitely live up to the trust of Master Shen."
Having said this, he paused and said: "The villain's surname is Zhou, a famous place."
After saying this, Zhou Sheng lowered his head and said goodbye.
Because the Shen family gave him another five taels of money, and because he was grateful for the deep brotherhood of the Shen family, he turned around and left without even asking Shen Ling to burn the note.
Shen Ling and his wife took him all the way to their door. It wasn't until Zhou Sheng walked away that Shen Ling silently took out the piece of paper and turned it over to the back.
There are only a few lines of words on the back.
"Four people from the academy, including Fan Dongcheng, joined forces to beat and kill Chen Qing, and then colluded with the county government to frame his brother..."
"Brother and sister-in-law, please go to Ganquan Academy and ask Mr. Lu to seek justice and save my life..."