Chapter 60: Shuntianfu (II)
In the Suncheonfu prison, it was damp and dark, and it was not very spacious, and there was a layer of straw on the floor, which was used as a bed.
The three of them are not serious offenders, so they did not receive any punishment, and it was also because they had to wait for Liuchuan Feng to come over to confront them, so Li Ru specially arranged them in a cell, so as to avoid any accidents, after all, these days, the cell is full, and the prisoners are not enough to live, and the customers who can enjoy this kind of VIP service generally spend a lot of money, and the three of them add up to estimate that they can't make up five taels of silver, which makes the jailers and prisoners look at them with admiration. I thought they were relatives of some high-ranking official here.
The brother-in-law has changed since the death of the younger brother and has become reticent, so naturally he will not take the initiative to communicate with them and sleep alone in the corner.
The grandfather and grandson were much more enthusiastic than each other, they didn't know him, and the person they saw trading at the beginning was a triangular eye.
"Hey, this big brother, are you from Yongrun Pawnshop? Why haven't I seen you one day? ”
The unkempt Ergouzi asked curiously, but received no response, and the other party seemed to be asleep.
"I see, you must be the guy there, who was ordered by your boss to come over as a scapegoat, and I've seen a lot of things like this." The old man thought about it and came to a conclusion, but he didn't expect the other party to nod and admit his guess.
"It's all a miserable thing, it's all a good thing done by these hateful dogs! We, the common people, really don't have any rights, and even the matter of atonement has been arranged, alas, ......," the old man said with feeling.
So the three of them gradually let go, each telling their own experience, the tragic fate made them good friends, after all, they are both fallen people at the end of the world, and there must be a lot of topics together, and the three of them are familiar with each other.
Rukawa Kaede was released the next day, because the Queen Mother heard about it and severely criticized the emperor, they knew that Rukawa Kaede had not done anything wrong, but the death of Rukawa Yan made her feel a little sad in her heart, but that's it, after all, Rukawa Yan she hadn't seen a few times in total, and she couldn't talk about how deep her feelings were.
Today, he was invited by Li Ru, saying that there was something important to discuss, and tomorrow was the birthday of the Queen Mother, and he didn't have time, but after hearing words like dragon veins, he immediately rushed over.
"Master Feng, you're finally here."
Li Ru greeted him politely, although his official rank was half a cut higher than that of the other party, but he was the prince of the king, and he was a brocade guard, so he behaved very humblely.
"Master Li doesn't have to be polite, let's not talk nonsense, the time is in a hurry, just bring their people over to me and ask together." Rukawa Kaede replied bluntly.
"Okay, Master Kaede, bring someone to me."
On top of the public court, the grandfather and grandson and their brother-in-law were brought up by the officials, and as soon as they came in, they knelt on the ground, buried their heads and shouted grievances, and they didn't notice Rukawa Kaede sitting on the side.
However, Rukawa Kaede recognized the three of them at a glance, and he was quite surprised in his heart, how could they be together?
"Silence!"
Li Ru slapped the long table and shouted solemnly, and the officials on both sides also tapped the floor with long sticks neatly, making a series of sharp sounds, which frightened the three of them to stop making noise.
"Look up." Li Ru said to them after the scene returned to silence.
"Ah, why are you?!"
At this time, they finally saw Rukawa Kaede, and their outstanding temperament made them remember it deeply.
"Don't worry, I won't trouble you, you can honestly tell me again, if I am happy, I can even offer you a job in the capital." Rukawa Kaede said generously, not caring about what they had done before, but also seeing their pitiful appearance, he felt pity.
"My lord, you are a good person, we must be honest and explain everything." The three of them wept in gratitude and bowed their heads to thank them.
"Get up and talk, I don't like people on their knees."
Liuchuan Feng didn't care about the rules here, he just glanced at Li Ru on the main seat, and the other party just smiled politely and didn't object.
"Yes."
With the previous lesson, they knew that this tall young man was not a traditional official, but as eclectic and reasonable as a chivalrous man, so they didn't have much fear, and they began to repeat the previous words again, and even said the things in the ancient tomb.
"Three masked men in black, and a woman, light skills are not bad?" Rukawa Kaede listened to the old man's words and spoke slowly.
"Yes, that woman seems to be very proud, they seem to be very young, I don't know the specifics." The old man replied.
"And the door they closed?"
"Yes, they also said that there were demons or something inside, and later the gang of robbers found out about the treacherous scheme, so they said that it was Liuchuan Feng who was locked up inside, and there were hundreds of brocade guards."
"Haha, it looks like it's really going for me."
Li Ru listened to their narration above, and roughly understood the situation at that time, knowing what kind of life and death test Liuchuan Feng had experienced, he comforted: "Feng Gongzi is upright, I think it will definitely offend many people in the court, I am afraid it is not good news to go on like this, I might as well have more twists and turns in the future." There is also that you are too good, it is inevitable that some people will be red-eyed, the so-called too rigid and easy to break, and the wood show will be destroyed by the forest wind. I also heard that you have almost become the target of the public in the court of the day before yesterday, and it seems that it has caused most people to be dissatisfied, pay attention, after all, there are not many people in the court like Feng Gongzi who serve the country and the people now. ”
"Haha, thank you Master Li, I have my own measure, but sometimes on matters of principle, I will still stick to my own approach." Rukawa Kaede clasped his fists slightly and saluted to express his gratitude.
Seeing that he didn't seem to accept his kind reminder and advice, Li Ru was also helpless, so he had to continue to interrogate the people below.
"They seem to hate that Liuchuan Feng very much, and want to kill him quickly, but they are worried that they will not be able to defeat the Jinyi guards inside, and then they seem to have thought of a way, so the gang of strongmen went out to find firewood and pangolins, and prepared to kill the people inside with smoke, and the three black-clothed people also left, and I heard them say that they are back in Chang'an City, and our grandchildren have escaped." The old man was eloquent and had a strong memory, and he made things clear at that time.
"The name of His Royal Highness Rukawa Kaede Shiko is also shouted by you at will, do you know who the person in front of you is?" Li Ru shouted.
"The adults spare their lives, but the grass people don't know, these are their original words."
"Forget it, don't worry about these small details, I'm Rukawa Kaede."
"Ah, it's you in the hall!"
"Alright, let's talk about the dragon veins you encountered."
"We were walking in a secluded valley in the General's Ridge, and suddenly we found a group of people from the Northern Regions, about fifty people, who snatched the Ming weapon we stole and the young man led by him also cut off a dragon head with a sword!"
"What!"
"Yes, we were very close at the time, and we all saw that scene with our own eyes, the blue dragon who didn't know what material was originally entrenched in the valley, and then they said that this was the dragon vein of our Great Lie Kingdom, and they wanted to cut off the qi of our empire, so they cut off the dragon's head, and the dragon's head even spewed out a lot of blood, dyeing the surrounding earth red, and then he suddenly flew into the sky, and suddenly the sky was dark, and it was thunder and lightning, so it was not scary! It didn't take long for him to disappear, and then everything came back again, and the blood was suddenly gone, as if nothing had happened, except for the coiling dragon on the ground...... Oh yes, the boy also vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted. ”
Listening to this, Liuchuan Feng finally confirmed that the matter of the dragon vein was true, wasn't the picture in his dream like that, and he also guessed that the culprit was Murong Feng!
And the three men in black, he doesn't know who they are, but they must be people from the capital, and they must be people they know, they not only deliberately want to mislead themselves about the results of the investigation, but after the matter fails, they want to kill themselves, it seems that in addition to their hatred of me, they also have something to do with the murder of the princess of the previous dynasty, and they don't want to find out the truth, so it seems that they are likely to be the emperor or the prince of Mingyue who sent them over, and there is a woman, a proud woman, who will it be? Isn't it Rukawa Snow and their brother and sister?
The thoughts in his mind were like a tide, analyzing various situations one by one, Rukawa Kaede had a rough guess, but the identity of the three black-clothed people was still uncertain, he planned to try it another day, if it was really them, then don't blame himself for being ruthless, after all, they were unkind first.
"Okay, I know all your affairs, I think that for your sake of survival, I can accept you as a domestic servant, give you food, and there will be ten taels of silver a month, are you willing to go?"
Rukawa Kaede said to their grandson, he is also planning for the future, after all, when he gets married and has a family, he will have to build another house, if there are no servants and attendants, where will he have the time to deal with housework?
"Where is it?"
"Ocean King's Mansion, didn't you say before that you were going there to find my father for two thousand years of silver? Hahaha. Rukawa Kaede smiled.
"My lord, that's what they taught me to say, where will we have the opportunity to know some prince! Of course we are willing, our grandchildren depend on each other, there are no relatives for a long time, and now there is no way out, today fortunately met such a great kindness to adults, our grandchildren really don't know how to thank adults! ”
"You don't have to do this, you will abide by the law in the future, just do some housework honestly, and I don't want you to get anything in return, after all, this is also your job, and it is not a great favor."
After Liuchuan Feng settled their grandchildren and grandchildren, he looked at his brother-in-law who was standing on the side and asked: "What about you, I heard that you were used as a scapegoat by the boss in Yongrun Pawnshop and imprisoned, now you can be like them, come into our house to work, anyway, I won't treat you badly, after all, I didn't give you anything back when I asked you to do something, although you didn't do it well, but I am also responsible for the unfortunate murder of your little brother." ”
"My lord, I am willing, the villain will definitely change his life in the future and do things for the adults with all his heart and soul." The brother-in-law, wearing tattered clothes, was in pain, knelt in front of him, and said sincerely, after all, it was the first time he had seen such a big man regret his little brother, so kind.
"Okay, get up, someone will take you back, you can do a good job in the future."
"Yes, thank you, sir."