Liu Jing took a step forward and asked gently, "Liu Xingzhou is being held here?" ”

actually called her father's name, if it wasn't for the explanation, Liu Mu and the others would have looked at her sideways at this time.

What kind of expression to have when meeting the jailer, and what to say, Liu Jing has secretly rehearsed countless times at home. Therefore, her gentleness at the moment is a kind of condescension hidden in her bones, and she is not ashamed to ask.

Sure enough, the more gentle it was, the more people dared not ignore it, and a jailer immediately responded: "Yes." ”

Liu Jing said calmly: "We want to meet him, okay?" ”

Seeing that they exchanged glances, Liu Jing took out fifteen taels of light from her sleeve pocket, but made it into a gold bill shape and put it in front of them, "Please also ask a few people to be accommodating." The tone was still short, almost commanding.

This kind of gold coin is often used by rich and noble people to reward people, the grain is small and round, and the luster is very good.

As soon as this faction came out, the attitude of several jailers became more and more respectful. The elder stood up and said with a smile: "Lang Jun is polite. Come, this way, please. ”

After that, he took the lead in leading Liu Jing and the others towards the prison behind.

Through the dark alleyways, after a while, everyone entered the prison. As soon as you enter, a foul smell mixed with the smell of damp temperature and mildew fills the nose.

Sensing that her mother was a little out of shape, Liu Jing shook her hand.

After passing through the cells that were either wailing or as if they were dead, the jailer came to the back of the cell, and he pointed to the cell on the right side and shouted, "Liu Xingzhou! Liu Xingzhou! Someone has come to see you! Just after calling twice, Liu Jing's gentle voice sounded behind her, "Your Excellency, can you allow us to stay alone with Liu Xingzhou for a while?" ”

But it's chasing customers.

The jailer had already been shocked by Liu Jing's arrogant gentleness, and when he heard this, he nodded again and again, and said, "Yes, you can." He peeked at Liu Jing, muttered her identity secretly, and retreated slowly.

As soon as the jailer left, Liu Mu threw herself on the iron railing and called hoarsely: "Xingzhou, Xingzhou!" ”

In her repeated calls, the motionless man struggled a few times in the corner. Seeing him sit up with difficulty, Liu Mu cried loudly, and she screamed, "Xingzhou, what's wrong with you?" Yes? ”

Father Liu seemed to have injured his leg, he leaned against the wall, took a tentative step, and only then did he move, his leg weakened, and he almost fell to the ground under the screams of Mother Liu. Liu Jing looked down and saw the flesh and blood on her father's legs, and she could faintly smell a foul smell. It seems that he has suffered a traumatic injury and has not been treated.

Liu Jing noticed this, and Liu Mu also saw it. At the moment, she cried even harder.

At this time, Father Liu had already turned his head and opened his eyes to look at a few people.

Rao is in this situation, Liu's father is still meticulously combed, he is only forty years old, but he looks only thirty-three or four-year-old. looks handsome and elegant, with a faint melancholy between his eyebrows, that is, his clothes are tattered, and his calves are pus, but the whole person reveals an elegant atmosphere from top to bottom, although he is middle-aged, he looks even more haggard and vicissitudes at the moment, but he can still be called a beautiful man.

Compared with Father Liu, Mother Liu, who is crying sadly, not only looks ten years older, but her face is ruined, just in terms of appearance, how far is it compared to Father Liu?

Seeing Mother Liu, Father Liu said in a hoarse voice, "Are you here?" After smiling at Liu Mu, his voice was weak, "Don't cry." ”

With that, he looked up and turned to the others.

At this moment, a kettle was stuffed into his hand, Father Liu was stunned, he looked at Lang Jun in the Chinese clothes who handed the kettle, and after staring at this Lang Jun for a while, he was stunned at first, and his eyes widened.

Seeing that he was about to scream, Liu Jing suppressed her voice and said, "Father, I am Ah Jing, I don't want the jailer to know that you and I are father and son." ”

Liu's father has been in charge of the family for many years, and he has long been accustomed to the world, almost as soon as his daughter speaks, he immediately understands her intentions. He smiled bitterly and nodded. In a blink of an eye, he said lovingly: "Child, I have suffered you this time. ”

Liu Jing shook her head, she looked at Liu's mother, who was still crying, and said softly: "I don't know when those jailers will urge us to leave." My lord, let's make a long story short. Because the people in the cells on the left and right sides were staring at this side, Liu Jing simply changed her name.

As soon as his daughter's words came out, Father Liu sighed, and he looked at the second daughter with a complicated expression. Thinking about it, her daughter, has been too intelligent since she was a child, and she is called a prodigy by the world. It's a pity that she is good at everything, but she is a daughter...... Originally, he still thought that he wanted his daughter to be an ordinary woman, and he would protect her for the rest of her life as a father. But now it is his father, who wants to let this daughter raised in the boudoir come forward to bear the wind and rain.

When Liu Jing came, she sorted out a few words to ask Liu's father and wrote them on silk paper. Now, she opened the silk paper and asked, "My lord, do you really have private salt on that cargo ship?" ”

Father Liu shook his head when he heard this, and he said in a bitter voice: "Our ship arrived at the wharf of Wujun that day, and as soon as it stopped, officers and soldiers came, saying that someone reported that there was a cargo ship smuggling smuggling smuggled salt. I had cleaned the cargo the night before, and the people on board were all my own servants, so I didn't think so...... I don't know that when those officers and soldiers first found the ship of Minfu, they suddenly crossed over the ships to check on my ship. And as soon as they checked, they found five bags of salt in the hold. ”

"When this happened, I knew in my heart that I had been framed. When I was taken away by the officers and soldiers, I noticed that among the servants who were also taken away, Ah Wu and Liu Er were missing. ”

This Ah Wu and Liu Er are both old people in Liufu, and they have been in Liufu for at least three years, because they are both literate and can count, and they are very relied on by Liu's father.

Hearing Father Liu talk about these two people, Mother Liu and the others were all shocked and looked incredulous. Therefore, they heard the meaning of Father Liu's words and said in a mess, "This is impossible. "Sir, are you mistaken?" "Brute, what a brute!"

Liu Jing interrupted their emotion impatiently, "My lord, you go on. ”

Father Liu nodded and said, "Later, I went to prison, and I heard that they were taken to the mine for Changgong. Ah Jing, after you go back, the first thing you need to do is to go to Xiahe Village in Wu County to explore Ah Wu and Liu Er. ”

Liu Jing sighed, and after saying that she remembered, she asked again: "Father, can you be an enemy?" "At that time, apart from your father's ship, who else found illegal salt?" "Has the government leaked any rumors?"

Liu Jing asked one by one, and Liu's father also answered carefully one by one. When Liu Jing finished asking all the questions she wanted to ask, Liu's father had no strength. He gasped for a moment with an ugly face, and slowly sat down next to the ground. Seeing that even though my father was sitting in this damp and dark place, he was also elegant, as if the place where he was sitting was not mud and rotten grass, but a luxurious house. Suddenly, Liu Jing's heart twisted.

However, she knew that she couldn't be vulnerable, and now was the time for her parents to rely on herself, so she must not take the lead in gaffes. After taking a deep breath, Liu Jing turned to her mother, "I'm done with my words, you can talk to the adults." With that, she motioned for a few servants to step aside with her.

But as soon as she stepped up, Father Liu shouted, "Ajing." ”

Looking at Liu Jing, Father Liu said in a low voice: "Child, I heard you just now, there is a father-in-law in the palace who also came to the area of Wu County?" He stared at Liu Jing, his voice slowing, "Those eunuchs have never been liked by Confucianism. At any point, you must not go to them to redress your grievances, lest you get involved in factional strife and have no room for what could have been saved. ”

Liu Jing has always respected her father, she listened carefully, and when Liu's father finished speaking, she nodded obediently without saying a word: "I know what to do." ”

Father Liu saw his daughter's smart and well-behaved appearance, and his eyes turned red. He reached out and patted her on the shoulder, and for a long time, he couldn't speak.

At this time, Liu Jing asked in a low voice, "My lord, who injured your foot?" ”

Father Liu said tiredly: "I arrested a lot of people a while ago, and I was locked up with those prodigal sons, and I was injured in the fight. Seeing the tears in Liu Jing's eyes, he raised his head and said softly: "Child, it's really hard for you." ”

He has a lot of things to say, but all the words come to his lips, and there is only this emotion of 'it's hard for you'.

Liu Jing hurriedly shook her head, she took a step away, and gave up her place to her mother, who kept wiping her tears.

The family had spoken for less than an hour when a jailer came to chase them out. Before leaving, Liu's mother left a pile of clothes and some food for Liu's father, and Liu Jing took out fifty taels of gold and put it in front of the jailers, asking them to help take care of Liu's father and find a doctor to treat his feet.

She was so imposing that she didn't blink her eyes when she took out fifty taels of gold. The jailers didn't know the details of her, and they couldn't help but be in awe, so they responded one by one one at the moment, and sent her to the carriage all the time.

As soon as Mother Liu got into the carriage, she wept silently. Liu Jing knew that her mother was uncomfortable, and she herself was also fluctuating at this time, not to mention, she had to remember it carefully and chew a few more words, so she was in no mood to comfort Liu's mother.

As soon as Liu Jing and the others returned to the house, they asked the servants to return the rented carriage, and just when Liu Jing thought that the gorgeous clothes on her body should also be returned, she happened to meet Uncle Wu who strode over.

Seeing Uncle Wu, Liu Jing took a few steps, and she asked urgently, "Uncle, do you know the whereabouts of Gu Erlang?" ”

Uncle Wu shook his head and said bitterly, "I have no clue at all. ”

This answer was actually expected by Liu Jing.

Seeing her groaning, Uncle Wu asked, "Is it okay for adults to be in prison?" ”

After Liu Jing briefly talked about today's meeting, she said, "Uncle Wu, Gu Erlang is afraid that it will be difficult to find." Let's figure it out ourselves. In this way, you will take the three male servants from your family tomorrow to Xiahe Village, Wu County, and the hometown of Ah Wu and Liu Er to have a look. Remember, this trip is very important, you must hide your whereabouts, it is best to pretend to be a foot merchant and inquire quietly, don't alarm Ah Wu and Liu Er's families. ”

She thought that if these two people really framed their father, most of them would think that the Liu family had no male support, and they had already been forced to ruin by the creditors, maybe they were at ease and bold. In this case, you can't startle the snake.

Uncle Wu nodded emphatically, "Don't worry, Da Lang." ”

After Liu Jing explained a few more words to him, she motioned for Uncle Wu to leave first. Looking at the back of Wu Bu leaving, Liu Jing secretly thought: The one hundred gold I got from Chang Yong cost sixty-five taels to meet my father once today. That's it, if those jailers were really kind to my father, they really found a doctor to see his injuries. If those people are yin and yang, they will have to worry about it again.

Thinking about it, there are two things that are urgent at the moment, one is that Uncle Wu has taken someone to do it, and the other thing is to continue to make money. This hundred taels of gold will not take a few days, and she will not be able to find a second master like Chang Yong, who can make it easy for her to get a sum of money.

Since ancient times, lawsuits have been the most expensive, and she still needs a lot of money.