After waiting for about an hour, it was already the end of the second watch, and Guo Xiaochao and Xiaohei hurriedly returned.

brought back Mrs. Tang's son, Tang Bao'er, the famous Tang Muyu.

"Bao'er, call your lord!" Kuroko likes this child very much, and he knows it when he holds it in his hand and refuses to let go.

"Your Excellency!" Tang Bao'er was still a little scared, but she still listened to Kuroko's words very much, and screamed in a milky voice.

"Bao'er, don't call you an adult, call your uncle." Meng Yan squatted down, affectionately touched the little guy's nose, and then hugged him.

"Uncle Kuroko?" The child obviously trusted the sunspot more than Meng Yan, and was picked up by Meng Yan and screamed with some fear.

"Bao'er, go with this uncle to see your mother, and then go back with Uncle Kuroko in a while, okay?" Kuroko Road.

"Kuroko, it seems that this kid has a relationship with you?" Meng Yan asked.

"My lord, I just see that he is gone at such a young age...... Kuroko sighed, "just like when I was a child." ”

"The child is still young, don't say too much to him, Brother Xiaochao and I will take Bao'er in, you stay outside, no one is allowed to enter, understand?"

"Understood!" Kuroko nodded.

"Who's on duty in the detention cell tonight?"

"It's Bao Hui, she's in the duty room." Guo Xiaochao said.

"Well, let's go straight to her." Meng Yan hugged Tang Bao'er and walked all the way towards the detention room.

In the evening, except for the necessary personnel on duty, everyone in the yamen went home.

"Baohui, open the door!"

"Yo, it's my lord, why haven't you come home yet?" Bao Hui, who was in the duty room, looked up and saw Meng Yan outside the window, and was startled.

"This officer is going to the detention cell. Don't have any records, and don't let anyone know! Meng Yan commanded in a low voice.

"Bao Hui understands!" Bao Hui is now also Meng Yan's right-hand man, so she naturally knows the strictness of Meng Yan's orders, got up and went over, opened the iron door of the detention room from the inside, and let Meng Yan and Guo Xiaochao in.

"Do you want to see Qiu Niang?"

"Hmm. Lead the way! Meng Yan nodded, he didn't dislike his subordinates being smart, but if they were too smart, then there was no need.

Although Baohui is a philistine of some women, her brain is still not stupid, she knows what to say and what not to say, how much to say, and how much to hide psychologically. That's at least a lot better than a lot of self-righteous people.

The detention room is divided into men and women, Qiu Niang is a woman, so she is naturally detained in a women's prison, and there are very few female prisoners in general, and they are held alone.

"My lord, according to your instructions, Qiu Niang and I arranged to be locked in the innermost room, with a large space. There can still be a little sunshine in the morning, but Qiu Niang has not eaten much in the past two days. Eat a little bit at every meal, and if it goes on like this, her body can't bear it! Bao Hui said.

"You've got a heart." Meng Yan nodded, very satisfied with what Bao Hui had done.

"My lord, this is it."

"Open it."

"Yes!" Bao Hui stepped forward and opened the door to the cell. The woman in the red cotton robe inside is Mrs. Tang, and her current identity is Qiu Niang.

Meng Yan walked in with Tang Bao'er in his arms and instructed Baohui: "After you go out, bring the door shut." You are not allowed to approach without the order of the officer. ”

"Yes, sir!" Bao Hui agreed, bowed her head and walked out, closing the door.

"Qiu Niang, look at who this official is holding in his hand?" Meng Yan asked Mrs. Tang who was sitting on the straw mat.

"Mother!"

"Bao'er, Bao'er, mother's good boy, mother finally saw you!" When Mrs. Tang heard this familiar voice, her eyes immediately became bright, and she got up from the straw mat and saw Tang Bao'er, and tears came out of her eyes.

Meng Yan handed the child into the hands of Mrs. Tang, looking at the reunited mother and son, didn't he have a fluctuation in his heart?

His mother, in the past life, or now, he has never seen it, for him, maternal love is like a flower in the mirror, the moon in the water, out of reach.

Therefore, when he saw the filial piety of other people's mothers and sons, he couldn't help but feel envious in his heart.

The mother and son cried in an instant.

"Qiu Niang, the official keeps his promise, Bao'er brought it to you, are you going to hand over what the official wants?" Meng Yan really couldn't bear it, but he couldn't just consume it.

"Master Meng, if I hand over the roster and account books, then who will guarantee my husband's safety?" Mrs. Tang asked.

"Mrs. Tang, this official is here today, in addition to bringing Bao'er over to meet you, there is one more thing to tell Mrs. Sù." Meng Yan said in a slow tone.

"What?" Madame Tang seemed to be telepathic, and her voice trembled lightly.

"On the way to Beijing, Lord Tang committed suicide in fear of sin!"

"What, husband, why are you so stupid, you are dead, how can we live!" Mrs. Tang broke down and wept bitterly.

Tang Baoer is not young, and she may not understand what "suicide in fear of sin" is, but when she saw her mother so sad, she also cried along.

"Mrs. Tang, please mourn!" Meng Yan took out a handkerchief and handed it over, comforting.

"Lord Meng, why, why, my husband will commit suicide, why......" Mrs. Tang knelt on the ground, grabbed Meng Yan's arm, and shook it vigorously.

"Mrs. Tang, your sad mood can be understood, but the deceased is gone, let's look forward." Meng Yan persuaded him.

"Lord Meng, isn't my husband's death forever guilty of treason with the enemy?" Mrs. Tang raised her eyes and asked.

"Mrs. Tang, Lord Tang committed suicide in fear of sin, the official did not see it with his own eyes, and did not make any judgments, but the official style of Lord Tang in office still heard of it, the official did not believe that Lord Tang would do something harmful to the court, and the official also believed that Lord Tang was wronged, but now that Lord Tang is dead, do we who are alive want to do something for him?" Meng Yan Road.

"What does Master Meng mean is to avenge my husband?"

"The matter of redress should be considered in the long run, and Mrs. Tang also knows who the person who Lord Tang offended and how much power there is behind it, but the most important thing now is to find out the cause of Lord Tang's death!" Meng Yan said solemnly.

"The cause of my husband's death?"

"Lord Tang did not die in the prison of the Criminal Department, but died on the way back to Beijing on the way back to Beijing, and the person who escorted him was the person whom Lord Tang wanted to impeach. Therefore, the official has reason to suspect that Lord Tang's death is not as simple as suicide. ”

"Murder, it must be murder!"

"Whether it is murder or not, you still need evidence, but this possibility is very high, so. Mrs. Tang, I still need your cooperation, otherwise, this official will not be able to help you! Meng Yan said.

"Does Master Meng want me to hand over the roster and account books?" Mrs. Tang asked.

"The roster and account book are actually Mrs. Tang's amulet, if you refuse to hand it over, then you will have to bear the harm of the other party, Master Tang is dead, but he still has a single seedling, Mrs. Tang has the responsibility to raise Bao'er as an adult. Is that right? ”

"How can I trust you?" Mrs. Tang looked up and asked.

"The official is unwilling to persecute Mrs. Tang, but one thing can be clear, Mrs. Tang has no choice, one, believe the official, tell the official what you know, and the official will overturn the case and avenge Lord Tang. Naturally, you mother and son can regain their freedom without worrying about being hunted down. Second, the official handed over your mother and son to the imperial court, and Lord Tang's grievances and the life or death of your mother and son have nothing to do with the official. Meng Yan said.

"I, I'm ......" Mrs. Tang got up without a master, although she was the wife of an official eunuch, but this kind of thing was something she had never encountered.

"Mrs. Tang. The child is innocent, and the style of Lord Tang's enemies has always been to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. Meng Yan glanced at Tang Xiaobaodao.

"If I give something to an adult, how will the adult protect the safety of our mother and child?" Mrs. Tang asked.

"The magistrate will arrange for your mother and son to surrender themselves, so that the magistrate will have the power to put you in prison. Even if someone wants to inquire about the case and interrogate you, the official will be present, you are just the family members of the offender, and you will not worry about your life as usual, but the pain of flesh and skin will inevitably be eaten, but when it comes to me, none of this will happen. Meng Yan said.

"My lord, I bear all the hardships alone, please don't embarrass Bao'er!" Mrs. Tang said.

"Don't worry, Bao'er, I will send someone to take care of him, and I won't let him go hungry or freeze." Meng Yan nodded.

"Master Meng, do you have paper and pen?" Mrs. Tong seemed to have made up her mind.

"Oh?"

"The contents of the register and the books are in the little woman's head." Mrs. Tang explained.

"I see." Meng Yan frowned slightly, this Mrs. Tang is also smart, if she brings the roster and account book, she may be caught and searched out, but she can't find it in her mind, as long as she doesn't say it, others won't know where she is hiding.

In this way, at least there is room for maneuver, and at least it can save one's life for a while.

"Wait, this official ordered someone to get you paper and pen!" Meng Yan nodded, pushed the door out, summoned Baohui, and whispered a command.

After a while, Bao Hui walked in with a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and also brought in a small case for Mrs. Tang to write.

"Lord Meng, the net worth of the little woman's mother and son will be handed over to the adult!" Mrs. Tang knelt down, picked up the brush, and looked up and said.

"Of course, this official does what he says!" Meng Yan nodded solemnly.

Under the oil lamp, a delicate little seal flowed out from under Mrs. Tang's hand, I didn't expect this Mrs. Tang to be able to write such a good hand, she can be called a talented woman.

Although Meng Yan didn't know these people, judging from their positions and departments, the Datong border army was like an embankment hollowed out by ants, as long as the flood gently rushed, the embankment would burst for thousands of miles!

It is no wonder that a few years later, in the Battle of Tumubao, the Ming army was defeated in the hands of Wara in its own territory, and the elite of 300,000 Beijing troops were buried in one day, and the Ming Dynasty was depressed for two hundred years, and finally died of exhaustion.

In about half an hour, Mrs. Tang silently wrote down the written account books of the border generals involved in smuggling, as well as the time, place, and number of each smuggling, and handed them over to Meng Yan.

"My husband only got a small part of it, and he told the little woman that it was just a copy secretly copied by someone else, and it was also for later use, so the number of people involved and the number of smuggling far exceeded the record above!" Mrs. Tang said.

"Understood, thank you Madame, this thing is very important to us, listen to Baohui, Madame eats very little?" Meng Yan asked.

"I can't eat it!"

"This official understands Madame's feelings, but please also ask Madame to put your body first, you still have Bao'er to raise, and the days to come will be long." Meng Yan comforted.

"Master Meng, can you ......" Mrs. Tang stopped when she wanted to speak.

"Mrs. Tang doesn't need to say it, the official understands, Bao'er will stay with Mrs. tonight, I will send someone to see her off early tomorrow morning, as well as Mrs.'s parents and family, the official will also send someone to take care of them, and they won't be fine." Meng Yan Road.

"Thank you, little woman!" (To be continued......)