Chapter 31: Night Trial
"Master, you're all set." Shang Jinquan said in a low voice.
"Got it, let's go down." Master Shang waved him back a little tiredly.
Shang Jin hurriedly bowed his head and went out, and took the door with him.
When he went out, Shang Nanjue spoke eagerly: "Dad, why did we leave overnight?" Even if something happens, there is always a solution. ”
He recently lost his mind because of Lu Zhi and Cui Ling's incident, and he was stunned on the street that day. After waking up, he calmed down, took the initiative to admit his mistake like Master Shang, and wanted to help his father tide over the difficulties with peace of mind. But who knew that he hadn't done anything, and was told that he was going to leave Qingfeng County with his family.
"That's right, Dad, why don't you discuss anything with us? I don't know when I'll be back! Shang Nancheng yawned, his clothes were a little messy, and he didn't know which gentle township he crawled out of.
Master Shang got angry when he looked at his dumb son, and even lost a good face towards Shang Nanjue, "What else can be done now?" When I asked you to help, I did some bastard things, but now it's okay, but I'm going to ask about it! ”
Shang Nanjue and the others lowered their heads one after another, one regretted their rashness, and the other thought about leaving Qingfeng County, not knowing when they would be able to reunite with their pink confidants.
Shang Nancheng complained: "Dad, it's a big thing, aren't you still there?" Besides, our family's industry is all over Qingfeng County, even if the innocence collapses, it won't affect us! ”
"Bastard! What nonsense are you talking about! Master Shang stood up, pointed at Shang Nancheng's nose and scolded, "At this time, you are still thinking about those women!" My Shang family, how did you raise such a wine bag and rice bag! Okay, if you don't leave, then you stay, don't cry dad and call your mother if you lose your life when the time comes! ”
"Daddy! I, I'm talking nonsense, don't be angry! ”
"Dad, what's the matter...... Lost your life? ”
Shang Nancheng and Shang Nanjue spoke at the same time, one panicked and the other uneasy.
At this time, Shang Jinquan knocked on the door again and said outside the door: "Master, you need to hurry!" ”
Only then did the two realize the seriousness of the matter, and Shang Nancheng didn't dare to talk nonsense, and turned his eyes to his eldest brother for help. However, this fashion Nan Jue didn't care about him, he only thought about the words of Master Shang and Shang Jinquan, and in a flash of light, he thought of a person.
"Isn't that what the county order did? How dare she! ”
"Alright, it's useless to talk about it. Fortunately, Yun'er was sent out in advance, and after this time, our family came back and made a comeback. ”
Master Shang's face was hideous, and he was glad for a moment that he had decided to take precautions. He has been such a daughter all his life, he spoils her in everything, indulges her, and doesn't want her to know anything about it. It's okay like this, if she knows that her father and brother are rich and unkind, and careless about people's lives, she is afraid that she will be disappointed in them.
Shang Nanjue and the others listened to Master Shang's words, and they didn't dare to delay. Especially Shang Nancheng heard that it was a matter of his life, so he hurriedly got up and went to open the door, and did not forget to urge: "Dad, big brother, hurry up, go quickly!" ”
Master Shang shook his head when he saw it, and he didn't know why he would raise such a greedy person who was afraid of death. But man, how can anyone not be afraid of death?
Ever since Master Shang bought a batch of killers to assassinate Wen Zhesang, he was ready. Regardless of whether those killers can succeed or not, he must leave Qingfeng County first to avoid the limelight. As for the old man Wei, let him jump by himself, anyway, he is a person who has no years to live, and he earns it for one more day!
The carriage arranged by Shang Jinquan was quietly parked at the back door, and the groom was a man wearing a huge felt hat, and his face was tightly covered, revealing only a pair of bright eyes. He was dressed a little strangely, but when he thought of the inevitable wind when driving at night, wearing a felt hat would not blow unpleasantly. That way, no one thinks anything is wrong.
Master Shang originally wanted to be light and simple, easy to get on the road, and easy to confuse the public and easy to escape. Therefore, Shang Jinquan only prepared an ordinary carriage according to his wishes, and the three big men sat down and looked a little crowded.
Shang Nancheng couldn't help but complain, but the fashionable old man and Shang Nanjue were thinking about how to make a comeback, and no one paid attention to him.
With the coachman's order, the carriage moved forward slowly. Shang Nancheng felt something, opened the curtain and looked back. Shang Jinquan was still standing in place to watch them, and when he saw Shang Nancheng turn around, he waved his hand to say goodbye.
"It's weird." Shang Nancheng muttered. was about to find someone to talk to, but when he saw that the two people in the car were there, he pouted in his heart and lost the heart to speak.
At this time, it was the second half of the night, and everything was silent. When the horse's hooves step on the wide street, you can hear the continuous "da-da" sound, which is buckled on people's hearts and makes people inexplicably irritable.
"That's not right!" Shang Nancheng suddenly exclaimed, "Dad, big brother, do you know that groom?" ”
The two were frightened by his sudden scream, and Shang Nanjue choked when he heard this: "There are hundreds of people in the house, do you want to know each other?" ”
"No, I'm talking about grooms! Groom! Shang Nancheng scratched his ears and cheeks, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, "I often go out, and every groom knows me, but now I don't know this!" I jokingly asked Uncle Quan yesterday - tired of seeing those grooms, can you recruit a few new ones back? He can't say it, there is no new groom, so who is this man? ”
He said that Master Shang and Shang Nanjue realized that something was wrong, Master Shang's arrangement was to leave Qingfeng County by small road, but after walking for so long, listening to the sound and walking on the street paved with stone slabs - this is obviously unreasonable!
Shang Nanjue jerked the curtain of the car, and then his eyes widened suddenly, and he was stunned on the spot.
"Oops, it's finally here." Lu Zhi grabbed the reins and pulled off his felt hat. His muttering was too quiet for anyone in the car to hear.
And it doesn't matter whether the three of them heard him or not, because Shang Nanjue had already seen the yamen with the door open.
Shang Nancheng felt uneasy, and he looked out and exclaimed, "Dad! We were tricked, this is the Yamen! ”
Without waiting for Master Shang to speak, he saw Lu Zhi suddenly appear next to the carriage, and Jiao'er Lang exhaled a breath with the smell of wine, "Of course it's the yamen, or the uncle personally picked you up!" ”
"Lu Zhi! How dare you, you have defected to the yamen! Shang Nanjue squeezed Shang Nancheng away when he heard the sound, glaring at Lu Zhi's gaze and almost wanting to kill.
Lu Zhi snorted coldly and poured a sip of wine, and shouted loudly into the yamen: "What are you doing, asleep?" Still not out yet? ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw a group of fast catchers coming out of the door, all of them equipped with knives, and their momentum was terrifying.
Xie Yikou stepped forward and patted Lu Zhi on the shoulder, and then knocked on the carriage - Shang Nanjue and Shang Nancheng had already shrunk into the car.
"Hurry up, what a big face, let the adults wait for you for a night."
There was no movement in the carriage.
Xie Yikou didn't bother to talk to them, so he directly called someone to go up and arrest a few people.
Master Shang's face was pale. The two brothers were so young that they hadn't seen much of a big scene, and they shrank like quails at this time. Shang Nanjue was a little calmer, but looking at Shang Nancheng, the two forces were trembling, looking like they were about to fall.
Xie Yikou looked at them procrastinating one by one, and said impatiently: "Hurry up, convict early, reincarnate early." ”
Murder and heart.
His words were so vicious that Master Shang almost fainted when he heard it.
In the end, in the half-push and half-shoving between Xie Yikou and a quick arrester, the three members of the Shang family finally entered the yamen with their own concerns.
In the lobby, Wen Zhesang was looking down at the crime written by Song Han.
As soon as Old Man Shang entered, he sensed that something was wrong, and he forced himself to calm down: "The grass people have seen adults. Dare to ask what is the important matter of the adults taking us to the yamen in the middle of the night? ”
Wen Zhesang was wearing the uniform of the county magistrate, and Song Hanshu was sitting aside, with a pen, ink, paper and inkstone in front of him. The officials under the hall were divided into two teams, holding water and fire sticks, and they were not angry and arrogant.
Over there, Jiang Weixi saw that the main master had arrived, and hurriedly carried a gong and went out, he walked through the streets and alleys, beating the gong and shouting words such as "Lord Wen was assassinated, and the Shang family was interrogated overnight". Everywhere they passed, the lights were lit up in every house, and some people didn't have time to put on their clothes, so they only put on their coats and were about to go to the yamen.
"They are so bold that they dare to assassinate Lord Wen!"
The neighbors met and quickly started talking.
"I heard that the assassination of the imperial court officials is to ...... The Shang family is definitely going to be planted this time! ”
"Is it just to assassinate Lord Wen? How did I hear that there are still some ledgers, what are the careless disregard for human life! ”
"Don't guess, don't guess, let's go and see?"
"Yes, yes, go and see!"
Behind Jiang Weixi, groups of people did not complain about being woken up late at night, but were full of interest.
After Jiang Weixi turned around and returned to the yamen, the yamen had been several layers inside and out. He easily squeezed in, and saw that the three members of the Shang family were kneeling under the hall, their faces like ashes.
The three members of the monk's family knelt together and several people in black, all of whom were half-dead.
"Shang Rong, you bought a murderer to assassinate the court officials, fled overnight, and got the stolen goods, do you have anything to say?" Wen Zhesang's cold voice is like ice and snow in the winter moon, which makes people shudder.
Master Shang gritted his teeth and said: "The grass people have already said that the grass people don't know about the assassination of the adult. Leaving Qingfeng County tonight is due to business matters, and it cannot be delayed. ”
Hearing this, Wen Zhisang was not in a hurry or annoyed, "Okay, if you don't admit it, the official will convince you." Then she raised her voice and said, "Take the witness Shang Jinquan to the court." ”
"Uncle Quan? How could it be Uncle Quan? Shang Nancheng's face was full of horror, and when he saw Shang Jinquan lying on his back and his head bowed, he suddenly exploded.
"You eat dog things inside and out, have our Shang family treated you badly? You're going to hurt us with this slut! He rushed up and beat Shang Jinquan, and was quickly dragged away by the officials.
"Above the court, you must not be presumptuous." Wen Zhesang's voice became colder and colder.
She turned her eyes to look at Shang Jinquan, "Do you know about Shang Rong's murder?" ”
Shang Jinquan bowed his head: "I know." ”
Wen Zhesang: "How do you prove it?" ”
Shang Jinquan raised his head slightly, gritted his teeth and didn't dare to look at the three Shang family members who were about to split. He walked up to the kneeling men in black, grabbed one of them, pulled off his face cloth, and scolded bitterly: "You unfilial son! I told you not to get involved in this matter, but you will not listen! Hugh will call me 'Daddy' again! ”