The straw on the ground had long since rotted, rats and cockroaches were crawling around, and the urine bucket in the corner gave off an indescribable smell.
"Sir," Axuan said, "How about you go out and wait while your subordinates keep an eye on you?"
Yang Shu shook his head, peeled the orange and threw a piece into his mouth, just to refresh himself.
Wu Zuo was performing an autopsy on Magistrate Wu.
His death was not a tragic one, but a bit scary.
It was a jade hairpin used to tie hair. The head of the hairpin was round and not sharp.
But he just used this hairpin to insert it through his own eye, penetrated most of his brain, and stabbed himself to death.
Yang Shu frowned: "How come you were searched? Even sharp weapons like hairpins were not confiscated."
Ah Xuandao: "Since midnight last night, we haven't stopped sending people here. It must be because of the shortage of manpower that this fallacy has occurred. Next time we will send people by ourselves."
Yang Shu glanced at him: "I'm talking about you! Such an important prisoner didn't take over in time."
Ah Xuan immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "I know my crime, and I will not do it again next time."
Yang Shu sighed, handed him the remaining oranges, and stepped into the cell.
Magistrate Wu was sitting in the corner, his head half-bowed, the jade hairpin inserted deeply into his eyes, and his whole face was distorted.
"He died resolutely." Yang Shu shook his head and lost interest in continuing to read.
But he did not leave immediately. Instead, he walked around several nearby cells and asked carefully who was in jail.
After finally finishing the transfer, he came out of the prison and stood at the door eating oranges silently, piece by piece.
The late spring sunshine warmed my body and dispelled the coldness in the prison.
Ah Xuan stood beside him, carefully peeling off every strand of silk before handing it to him.
"Something is wrong." Yang Shu said, "Since he was imprisoned, we have to check all the people he has come into contact with."
Ah Xuan immediately understood what he meant: "You mean, someone reported to him?"
Yang Shu nodded: "This way of death is too decisive. He committed a serious crime of treason. Although he himself cannot escape death, with the kindness of the Holy One, his family may be spared. Why would he commit suicide at this time and offend his anger?
Your Majesty, are you bringing disaster to your family?"
At that time, the prince of Liuyang County rebelled. Except for his own family, all the accomplices were punished lightly.
The Prince of Liuyang County is like this, let alone the Prince of Qidong County.
Magistrate Wu committed suicide, which was very unnecessary.
Unless he doesn't commit suicide, there will be more serious consequences.
Ah Xuan nodded: "My subordinates will order them to investigate."
"Um."
Originally, he wanted to interrogate Wu Kuan, but after this, Yang Shu lost all interest and lazily returned to the Yamen.
Walking near the Yamen, he stopped next to the cart transporting the body and looked at it with a frown.
An inconspicuous civilian husband came over and said, "Young Master."
Yang Shu recognized him as the spy guarding the Ming family, and frowned: "What, something happened?"
The spy said: "Miss Ming wants to see you."
"knew."
The two passed by each other as if they had never spoken to each other.
After entering the Yamen, he immediately ordered: "Get the car ready."
Ah Xuan asked: "Go to Zuixian Restaurant?" This restaurant is the stronghold under the name of Huangcheng Si.
Yang Shu shook his head: "No, go directly to the Ming family."
"..." Ah Xuan said, "Master, please don't act recklessly. Miss Ming is the daughter of a boudoir. If you go to see her like this, you will get into trouble."
Yang Shu sneered: "Trouble? Can it be more troublesome than yesterday? We secretly had a tryst at Baoling Temple, but were trapped in a mountain fire. What would you normally do in this kind of situation?"
"Ahem!" Ah Xuan glanced at him secretly, "Generally, the man is responsible. Of course, you, sir, are famous for being irresponsible..."
"..." Yang Shu rubbed his forehead, "This is already the case anyway, what are you still afraid of?"
That's right.
So Ah Xuan put down his psychological burden and went to prepare the car.
The carriage rushed all the way and stopped at the gate of Ming Mansion.
The Ming Mansion was also lifeless today. Ah Xuan went to knock on the door, and it took a while for the concierge to come out. When he told his name, the concierge was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out, and he hurriedly went to report to the Second Madam.
The second lady stayed up all night and was stunned for a long time when she heard the news.
"Madam, what are we going to do?" Aunt Hu was worried, "This Young Master Yang is really serious. Just ask him out to meet you. We just turn a blind eye. What should we do if a big guy like this comes to our door?"
Do you really want him to see Miss Seven?"
The second lady waved her hand and said in a dull voice: "If he wants to see you, let him see you. Let someone take him to Yu Fangyuan."
Aunt Hu was frightened: "Madam! How can this happen? Even if we want to see him, we can't let him directly enter the inner courtyard..."
"When has it been? Why do you care about this?" The second lady said lightly, "Mommy, don't you see? What will happen to our family in the future can only be determined by Young Master Yang's thoughts."
"Even if this is the case, we can't..."
"The Ming family is about to fall!" The second lady smiled sadly, "There is nothing to care about someone who almost ransacked his home and exterminated his family. Besides, we should be grateful to him for coming to our door like this."
Aunt Hu woke up.
Yes, Madam is right. Mr. Yang came here like this to give those people a signal. He also cared about Miss Qi and told others not to add insult to injury.
However, having experienced the heyday of the Ming family, Grandma Hu couldn't help but feel sad when she saw this scene: "It has ended up in this situation..."
The second lady smiled and said: "It is normal for a big family to have its ups and downs. Don't be too sad, mama. As long as the third and sixth children can be saved, we will still have a future."
"What the madam said is..."
…
Ah Xuan followed Yang Shu straight in and couldn't help but mutter: "This Ming family actually let you in like this?"
"Otherwise?" Yang Shu said, "They should thank me now for being willing to come."
The faint sound of flute came from Yufang Garden.
Yang Shu stopped and listened for a while before stepping in.
After walking not far, I saw Mingwei sitting in front of the porch, playing the flute.
"What's the name of this song? It's very nice."
Hearing the voice, Mingwei raised his head, surprise flashed in his eyes: "It came so fast, beyond my expectation."
"After all, I am your servant now. The beautiful lady has an appointment, how can I not come quickly?" Yang Shu said as he took out the folding fan and waved it twice.
Seeing him like this, Mingwei wanted to laugh: "It seems like your injury is fine."
"It's just a little blood. What can happen?" Yang Shu didn't care. He walked over and sat down on the other side. "Tell me what you want to do with me."
Mingwei stroked the flute: "Two things."
"Um?"
"The first thing is, I want to borrow someone from you."
Yang Shu raised his eyebrows: "Who is it?"
"Ming Er and Ming San."
There was a hint of interest in Yang Shu's eyes: "When?"
"When Ming Si returns home."
He nodded: "Yes, that's fine, but you know, they are repeat offenders, so it's not okay if no one is watching."
You said it so nicely, didn’t you just want to watch the excitement? Mingwei said: “Come with me.”
Yang Shu then smiled: "Okay, let's talk about the second thing."