"It's coming, it's coming." Zheng Xian'er looked like she didn't care about herself.

Or Xiaozhi asked for her, "Where are the people?" ”

Mrs. Han replied outside: "Half went to Jiaoxuan, and half went to Tingsongyuan." Listening to the little guys over there in Songyuan, they let people in without saying a word, and the big grandmother was still splashing and rolling! ”

Zheng Xian'er smiled noncommittally and continued to embroider her flowers.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Mrs. Lou and Aunt An brought the latest news: the part of the officials who went to Tingsongyuan found nothing, tortured a few little people, and everyone said that the fifth master never read and wrote when he was at home. Although the official didn't believe it, he had no way for a while, so he had to leave Tingsongyuan and follow him to Jiaoxuan.

Hu's temperament is already a pungent one, but now when he encounters a big event, he has even lost his temper by three points, scratching his face, crying, rolling on the wall, hanging on the wall, and doing everything, and he just stopped the official outside the door of Jiaoxuan for half an hour.

In the end, I was exhausted, and I was tied by several officials who grabbed my arms and tied them with ropes, and I was willing to calm down after I gagged my mouth.

After this trial, the officials thought that they could find something in Jiaoxuan, but who knew that they went in and turned around, but the result was no different from listening to Songyuan: nothing.

All the officials are a little crazy: Since there is nothing, what is this young grandmother doing to make a fuss?

The officials who were holding back their anger tied up all the people in Jiaoxuan, and whipped them one by one to ask about the whereabouts of the books and papers, and they still got the same answer as Tingsongyuan: Uncle never reads and writes when he is at home.

The officials were dumbfounded, so they had to rush into other courtyards again.

Shen Si Yuan is a genuine "never read and write", the house of the old man Lou is full of some vulgar gold and silver utensils, the ancestral hall has nothing except tablets and a few portraits, and there are only a few ordinary Buddhist scriptures that can be bought everywhere in the Buddhist hall......

The officials went around in a big circle, and finally returned to the northeast corner.

Luotongju is Zheng Xian'er's courtyard, and when the officials heard that it was the widow's territory, they stopped and did not break through.

All that's left is the library.

When the official messenger broke into the door, Mrs. Han immediately greeted her and stopped her.

"Why, don't you dare to search here?" The official knows what to expect.

Mrs. Han said unhurriedly: "Forgive me, my three young grandmothers live in this building, and outsiders have always been not allowed to come in." ”

When the official heard this, he sneered: "How many three young grandmothers do you have?" ”

Han Pozi usually shouted with a broken gong all day long, and when she encountered something, she was extremely calm, and the slightest panic on her face did not show: "The third young grandmother naturally has only one, but there was a fire in the mansion on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and it happened that only the bedroom where the third young grandmother lived." There is no place to live, only this small building is empty in the house, and the third young grandmother is temporarily placed here, ready to ask someone to repair the house after the spring melts! ”

Most of these words are true, and they are naturally extremely smooth to say, and there are no flaws at all.

The officials tasted the products carefully, and they intuitively felt that there were ghosts, but they couldn't say anything wrong.

Mrs. Han looked embarrassed: "It's not that the people in our house are ignorant, it's really ...... Alas, there are only a few girls living in the wing room and guarding it now, and it stands to reason that it is no longer a widow's yard, but everyone up and down in the house knows that the three words 'Luotongju' represent the three young grandmothers, if they let the gentlemen go in and search, the reputation of the three young grandmothers is not good! ”

All the officials have good eyesight, and when they stand at the door, they know who lives in the courtyard. Therefore, they are not very interested in Luotong Residence, just staring at the small building in front of them.

This small building is an all-wood structure, with windows in the north and south, which is both bright and transparent.

The house with this structure opens the north and south windows in the driest time of summer, and the wind is happy for a few days, so that it is fresh and refreshing all year round without insects.

It is not suitable to live in, it is too cold in winter and too hot in summer, and it is not soundproof.

What is the purpose of building such a small building alone? Fools know that there is only one reason: book collection!

Although there was no plaque hanging on the small building, the officials had already guessed exactly what it was for.

In view of the fact that no books and pen and ink have been found in the mansion, the officials have even decided that this small building should have the two functions of reading and collecting books, and what they want is undoubtedly here!

The question is, how do you go in and search for it now?

The officials stood at the door and looked inward, secretly thinking of countermeasures.

Zheng Xian'er stood upstairs, picking through the window paper and looking outside.

Mrs. Lou sat on the chair next to her and sighed repeatedly.

The officials soon became impatient. It's cloudy today, the wind is still strong, and a few reckless people were blown out of their temper by the cold wind, and finally couldn't help but rush forward, bumped into Mrs. Han and were about to break inside.

Lan Xiang had already waited with a few little girls, and when they saw the commotion, they immediately shouted and scolded, and rushed out with the latches and other things on the bench.

The officials had already seen all the sloppy postures in the world at the Hu family just now, and when they saw the girls' battles, they were not only not afraid, but added a little anger: "Lord Qincha was ordered to investigate the case, and a group of servants of the Lou family actually resisted stubbornly, do you want to rebel?" ”

Lan Xiang threw the bench in her hand to the ground, crossed her waist and shouted: "We can't afford such a big crime as 'rebellion'!" I would like to ask you: This building is inhabited by the emperor's decree to praise the virgin woman who was registered by the Ministry of Rites, and you just broke in in in a daze, if you force people to death, who is it?! ”

A few officials had already rushed into the door, but they didn't dare to be too presumptuous when they heard this.

There are no bookshelves to be seen at the entrance of this library, but at a glance you can see a lot of miscellaneous items piled up under the steps, and they are full of dust, so it is not a new move from the recent past.

Seeing this, the officials couldn't help but mutter: Could it really be just an idle house with miscellaneous items?

As long as it is determined that this is a library building, the officials will not be afraid. When the time came, the evidence of the Lou brothers' crimes was found, even if they were charged with the virgin, they were just reprimanded by a few words, and they couldn't get in the way.

But if it's not a library and you can't find incriminating evidence, things will be in big trouble!

Lan Xiang watched the officials stop, felt proud, sat down on the stool, and stopped the door in the aisle.

The official at the head of the mission saw that it was not a way to continue such a stalemate, so he pointed to his two subordinates: "You guys, go in and have a look!" ”

"Huh?!" The two officials who were pointed out were full of bitterness.

Everyone knows that in this situation, the one who is sent to the front to explore the way is actually the first bird. There are advantages that may not necessarily be their turn, and there are disadvantages that must be shouldered by them.

However, there is such a thing as an "order" that cannot be disobeyed.

Even if the two officials were reluctant, they had to step forward, pull out their long knives to scare the girls, and rush inside.

Zheng Xian'er heard the movement upstairs, and immediately said to Xiaozhi: "Go down and stop people, just say I'm dead!" ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaozhi was already howling at the top of her throat: "It's not good-the third young grandmother hanged herself-Lanxiang!" Spring apricots!! You two little hooves aren't coming back soon!! The third young grandmother hanged herself—"

She just stomped her feet and cried, and had no intention of going downstairs.

In a blink of an eye, Lan Xiangchun Xing, Mrs. Han, and the others had already rushed up from below.

Zheng Xian'er looked up at the hanging rope hanging in the aisle, and felt very sad.

The officials were frightened by this movement, and they stayed at the door for a long time and did not dare to move.

Zheng Xian'er has to do a full set of plays here, although she doesn't really have to hang it on the rope, she can't sit in the house safely.

At the suggestion of Mrs. Han, Zheng Xian'er sat on the ground, lay on the small footstool used for hanging, and cried "woo", crying and scolding: "What are you doing to save me now?" You might as well just take a knife and kill me...... A bunch of useless things, even the officials can't stop them, and a bunch of people are blocking the door or those stinky men breaking into the building...... When this news spreads outside, how will I see people in the future? I'm still dead clean......"

There was no one at the door of the building, but the officials didn't dare to break into it, and only looked at each other at the door.

Upstairs, Xiaozhi pinched and cried and persuaded each other: "Grandma must look away, we can't help it!" That's an official errand, behind the family is Lord Qincha, we can't stop it! ”

"I know you can't stop me, then let me die!" Zheng Xian'er cried even louder.

Mrs. Han also followed in a rough voice and persuaded: "When it comes to this, why bother grandma!" What they're looking for is poetry articles, and we don't have them here! Let them come up and search, isn't it quiet in both times? ”

The officials downstairs nodded their heads again and again.

"Tear her stinky mouth for me!" Zheng Xian'er shouted out at the top of her voice.

When no one answered, she cried out again, "What is this? When will I be able to call the stinky man outside to come in and search my house? I know you're already thinking about me, are you going to drag me out and sell me in a few days? ”

The girls naturally denied it again and again.

Zheng Xian'er continued to mourn and cry: "No matter what, I will never allow outsiders to come up here!" If they dare to come in, I will kill them in front of them! ”

"But, grandma, they are officials...... "Xiaozhi was still pretending to persuade, but the corners of his lips were almost unable to help laughing.

Zheng Xian'er didn't care, just cried.

Splattering, swearing, throwing things.

There is only one fundamental reason why these methods have been widely spread for thousands of years: they work.

Because of Zheng Xian'er's identity, the officials really didn't dare to make a mistake, so they had to slowly withdraw from the library.

Looking up, you can also see some plain clothes hanging in the corridor on the second floor, blowing in the wind. There are even long strips of cloth that look like footwraps, swaggering in the wind.

Of course, the officials didn't know that Zheng Xian'er was not bound to her feet. At this time, it was clear that the things hanging upstairs were all women's things, and even they themselves felt that it was a bit excessive, as if they were really abrupt of other people's widows.

So the officials gathered together to discuss it, and then went separately to the courtyards and began to search for the second time.

This time, they didn't even let go of Luotongju, and they just asked a few mothers-in-law to accompany them to look at the various side rooms, and confirmed that Zheng Xian'er's bedroom had indeed burned to the ground, so they gave up.

Zheng Xian'er finished acting, got up silently and went back to the room.

Mrs. Lou took her hand and almost cried with joy: "Good boy, you came up with such an idea!" Look at those menacing people, I just think that our family is going to end today......"

Zheng Xian'er sighed and sat down at the table: "Don't be too happy, madam. Looking at the posture of those officials, I'm afraid it's not so easy to give up. We can only hold on for a moment now, and no one dares to say that it will be fine. ”

Mrs. Lou fell silent again when she heard this, and looked out the window in a daze.

Aunt An's face was full of bitterness, and she said to herself: "Why don't you want to let us go......"

Xiaozhi wanted to clean up the "props" outside, but when she heard Zheng Xian'er's words, she stopped and sat on the bench in the corner.

Chunxing is still that heartless look: "They want to search, let's just consume with them!" Anyway, except for the library building, we can't find anything in our house! ”

"What if they have to search the library?" Zheng Xian'er asked rhetorically.

"It should ...... No way? Chunxing stuck out her tongue.

Zheng Xian'er sat down on the edge of the bed irritably.

At this moment, all she can rely on is the other party's "concerns". Once the other party is out of the way, these little tricks of hers will be vulnerable.

The problem is that the other party comes by order, and it is almost inevitable to "let go".

It is said that the "above" wants to be convicted, if this "above" is the emperor himself, who can she, the "virgin of the Qinfeng", be able to suppress?

Mrs. Lou was worried about another question: "They came with the idea of convicting us, if they can't find anything, will they directly frame us?" ”

Zheng Xian'er and Aunt An glanced at each other, but no one dared to answer.

People are knives, I am fish and meat, and it is useless to say anything.

After sitting for a while, Mrs. Lou stood up: "They want to search, but we can't wait." Let's go back and pack some necessary things, no one can guarantee that we won't have to go to the prison tonight! ”

Aunt An's face turned pale and hurriedly followed.

Zheng Xian'er didn't send it, and she didn't even give it a polite look.

Xiaozhi sent someone out for her, and when she came back, she frowned and asked, "What is the wife doing here?" ”

"Who knows?" Zheng Xian'er smiled bitterly, "Xu is scared in his heart, can he rest assured when he gets into the crowd?" ”

Xiaozhi hesitated and shook his head: "I always feel that my wife and Aunt An always have bad thoughts in their hearts!" ”

Zheng Xian'er breathed a sigh of relief and stood up: "What bad thoughts?" When the official barged in, hang me on the hanging rope? ”

Xiaozhi's face froze: "It turns out that you also thought of it!" ”

Zheng Xian'er nodded: "From their standpoint, it's not strange to fight this idea. Even if I can't think of it myself, the two of them will remind me. ”

Xiaozhi wanted to speak and stopped: "If ......"

Zheng Xian'er shook her head, signaling that she didn't have to say it.

- If the official insists on breaking in, what will be the outcome?

Zheng Xian'er knew that she would never really hang her neck in the rope loop. As for whether others will help her hang up, I don't know.

Whether her life can be exchanged for the peace of the building, no one knows.

But there will always be people who want to give it a try.

Zheng Xian'er didn't feel anything wrong at all, how calm her heart was.

Xiaozhi was angry, and felt very worthless for Zheng Xian'er.

Zheng Xian'er quietly returned to the window and fiddled with her embroidery.

Wait.

I waited for more than two hours, and the sun was about to touch the mountains to the west.

The embroidery in Zheng Xian'er's hand, the stitches have long been messed up.

I can't help but worry about her - today is a catastrophe, and if you get through it, you will have peace for a while, if you can't get through it, it's hard to say later.

For more than two hours, those officials are really patient, this is to dig three feet into the ground in the Lou's house!

Not to mention, Zheng Xian'er really guessed that the officials were digging three feet into the ground in Lou's house, which is not an exaggeration at all!

storerooms, firewood rooms, account rooms, cellars...... I've searched everywhere I can. The patience of the officials greatly exceeded the expectations of everyone in the Lou family.

Seeing this posture, everyone expected the ending in their hearts.

No, without waiting for Mrs. Lou's instructions, Hu and Han Yuzhu had already prepared the clothes and dry food they would bring to prison.

There is almost no suspense in the ending, only sooner or later.

It's just that everyone didn't expect that the thing was turned out in the Garden of Reflection.

A thick pile of manuscripts, covered with two layers of tarpaulin, was buried under Lou Min's bed.

The moment the thing was dug up, the officials used all the strength in their throats to let out the loudest cheers.

The faces of everyone in Shensi Garden turned pale at the same time.

How could this be?

Everyone knows that the second master of the Lou family has never been keen on learning, although he has also read books for seven or eight years, but he can't even memorize the "Three Character Classic", and he doesn't know if he has all the words!

How could he collect books and hide them under the bed in such a precious place?

What is unbelievable in the eyes of the Lou family is "ironclad evidence" in the eyes of the officials: if it weren't for important evidence, who would have collected it so carefully?

The officials opened the manuscript and flipped through it carefully, and everyone was satisfied: the manuscript was naturally not Lou Min's own. The upright and round fly-headed small block on it is all the handwriting of his eldest brother Lou Min.

As for the content, it doesn't matter. Casually turn out one or two strategies from it, and Lord Qincha has his own ability to explain the meaning of "great rebellion"!

The official at the head of the errand stretched his waist for a long time: "Call it a day!" There are many Lou families, so they don't have to be all caught in prison, the minions at the bottom are locked in the firewood room first, and the rest of the housekeepers, bookkeepers, and housekeepers are all taken away with their masters! ”

The officials who had successfully completed their tasks gathered in one place, and everyone was overjoyed, giggling and scattering to the rooms to arrest people.

Someone whispered: "How many people in the Lou family are more special, and they are all locked back together?" ”

The official at the head thought for a moment and sneered: "That widow can't move, just tell her to live in her own yard and not be allowed to move." As for the others - who else is special? ”

The person below explained: "That old thing is sick and dying, and his wife is still a second-class ......."

The official at the head spat fiercely: "No matter! If you commit the great crime of rebellion, it doesn't matter if you are a first-class or a second-class person, no matter how many breaths you still haven't swallowed, you will be locked in prison and talk! ”

The officials responded with a bang, and no one objected.

People who have committed big crimes really have no identity to mention. Except for the two identities of "filial son" and "virgin", who can be given preferential treatment, everyone else is locked up.

After all, these two identities are basically exchanged for most of their lives or a lifetime of hard work, and the people believe this, and those in power are happy to promote these things.

Although Zheng Xian'er, a deceitful "virgin", is an exception among the exceptions, the preferential treatment she deserves will not be less.

Therefore, when the courtyards of the building were full of mourning, no one came to disturb Zheng Xian'er's Luotong Residence and the Library Building.

Zheng Xian'er stood upstairs and saw more than a dozen officials break into Tingsongyuan to lock people, and knew in her heart that she still couldn't pass this pass.

She drove all the maids and daughters-in-law around her back to Luotong Residence, and then hurried downstairs by herself and rushed to Ning Xuantang.

Over there, Mrs. Lou and Aunt An have already been tied. Even the old man Lou was carried out, and the face he had just seen two days ago was now like a dead man, and only a pair of eyes were frighteningly bright, which made Zheng Xian'er's heart tremble.

"Come here." The old man Lou's voice was hoarse, like pulling a bellows.

Zheng Xian'er walked over.

Old Man Lou looked at her fixedly, and gasped word by word: "Hold on, help Lou's family, hold on!" ”

It's not "holding on" or "holding on", it's "dragging on".

Zheng Xian'er knew it in her heart. She smiled and looked calm: "Master, just take care of your body." Lou's family, it can't be poured! ”

At this time, Hu and Han Yuzhu were also brought over.

In front of Ning Xuantang, the sound of crying and scolding rang out.

Hu was holding the child, unable to tie it, and only locked a thin iron chain on both wrists.

She looked hideous, bypassed Han Yuzhu, rushed directly to Jinxiang, raised her foot and stepped on her face: "Uncle's manuscript, why is it in your courtyard?" Did you do it?! ”

Jinxiang just cried and couldn't say a word.

In fact, the Hu family really wronged her, and she really didn't do it.

It's just that those who know the truth are speechless.

When the case first came out, Lou Min made up his mind to kill the two brothers. Seeing that Chen Jingzhen's move was not good, he secretly went to his eldest brother's house to get some manuscripts and came back, thinking that sooner or later he would be able to come in handy.

It must be excellent to negotiate a deal with Li Xianling, or to threaten his eldest brother at a critical moment.

It's a pity that he was killed with a rod before he could get to this point, where would he have thought that the pile of manuscripts would be able to turn over after his death?

The officials were very efficient, and it didn't take long for everyone in the palace to be tied up.

The valuable ones will be dragged to prison, and the rough girls will be driven to the firewood room.

The official at the head looked at Zheng Xian'er and sneered: "The third young grandmother should go back!" This gate has to be locked, and you can't go anywhere for two days. When the case is decided, another yard will be allocated to you in the yamen, and you are afraid that you will not be able to get the house on this floor! ”

Zheng Xian'er's waist straightened, and her expression was indifferent: "I'll talk about it later, now that the case has not been decided, don't worry about shaking your majesty!" As long as there is no conviction for a day, this house is still the house of the Lou family, why don't you let the Lou family live? It's still cold in the first month, and you lock the minions in the firewood room, do you want to freeze everyone to death? ”

"Huh?" The official at the head was stunned for a moment.

He didn't expect that Zheng Xian'er didn't come to intercede for the Lou family, but to reason for the minions.

After thinking for a while, the official sneered again: "Okay, according to you!" I'll let them live in a wing, and you can also give them food and bedding - they will be convicted in a few days, and the things in this house will be confiscated soon, but how much will it cost you to spoil them? ”

Zheng Xian'er lowered her head, as if to thank her, but the words that came out of her mouth were: "The words 'conviction' and 'confiscation', you should say it again in a few days, after all, 'slapping the face' is still very painful!" ”

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