After knocking a few times, no one answered in the door, Song Nan had an ominous premonition in his heart, so he shouted in a low voice: "County Lord, County Lord, I am Song Nan, I am here to save you." ”

There was still no answer in the house, Song Nan lifted the curtain and stretched out his hand to push the door, the lock on the door made a click, only to find that the door was locked from the outside, could it be that the lord of Ping'an was imprisoned in the room?

Song Nan pulled out the knife and slashed it with a knife, cut off the lock, stretched out his hand and pushed the door, the door opened, the black hole inside was silent, Song Nan stepped in slowly, and the faint fragrance in the boudoir came from the end of his nose, this fragrance Song Nan seemed to be familiar, and had shared a bed with the lord of Ping'an, and this fragrance was also the fragrance on her body.

"County Lord, County Lord, are you there? I'm Song Nan. Song Nan shouted in a low voice.

There was a dead silence, Song Nan turned around and took a candle from the wall and re-entered the room, under the light, the scene in the room was still the same, but it was empty, the tent hung low, the black ash in the incense burner was cold, he reached out and touched the table and twisted it, there was a slippery feeling between his fingers, it was falling dust, it seemed that no one had lived here for a long time, otherwise how could it be dusty.

Song Nan walked around the house, confirming that there was no one in the room, and there was an indescribable amazement and worry in his heart, he didn't know what kind of fate the county lord of Ping'an had suffered, could it be that Zhu Ningyan would really kill the county lord of Ping'an?

Song Nan quickly came downstairs, there were already more than a dozen servants kneeling in the hall downstairs, all of them hanging their hair and trembling and begging for mercy, Wang Yong stepped forward and asked, "My lord, where is the lord of Ping'an?" ”

Song Nan didn't answer, and slowly walked up to the maids and mothers-in-law and said sharply: "Who can sue me, where is the master of Ping'an County?" ”

The servants were silent one by one, Wang Yong reached out and grabbed a mother-in-law to force her to look up, pointed the tip of a knife at her nose and said, "Tell me, where is the county lord?" ”

The woman's face turned pale and she screamed, "Spare your life, the old slave doesn't know." ”

"If you don't say anything, I'll cut you with a knife." Wang Yong threatened.

"I really don't know, I haven't seen the county lord for more than ten days, and the old slave is also very puzzled, I really don't know." The woman cried out.

Song Nan observed the words and looks, and saw that the woman's eyes drifted to a middle-aged servant woman kneeling on the ground intentionally or unintentionally, and felt very strange, motioned to Wang Yong to stop, and pointed at the middle-aged woman: "You come to sue me." ”

The middle-aged woman's body trembled, her expression was very calm, and she said in a low voice: "The slave family doesn't know. ”

Song Nan said: "Do you really know? ”

The middle-aged woman said, "If you know, can you not say it?" ”

Song Nan sneered: "I'm afraid that you really know, but you deliberately deny it; Give you ten breaths of time, and explain obediently, otherwise you will not blame me for being polite, and I will never be soft on such evil slaves as you; Do you think I don't know you? That night, Zhu Ningxiao came to the main room of Xilou County, and one of the two mothers-in-law who pointed out that there was no Chunhua in the building was you, hehe, I am afraid I didn't expect that I was in your county main room at the time, but I remember your voice clearly, hoarse as a duck's voice, very easy to remember. ”

The middle-aged servant woman was startled, and the black mole on her lips shook a few times and exclaimed, "You...... You are the Song ...... that the prince was looking for that night. Song ......"

"Shut up, how can an adult's name be mentioned by a slut like you." Wang Yong shouted.

Song Nan sneered: "Since you know who I am, you should know who we are, the palace has been broken, the prince can't cover you, and he himself can't be protected, if you don't obediently hand over the county lord, do you have to use the punishment to say it?" You can't stand my punishment. ”

The middle-aged woman hesitated for a moment, and a maidservant suddenly shouted, "This lord, the little maid would like to say." ”

Song Nan said: "Okay, you said, you can be exempted from punishment, and they will all be punished, and each of them will be rewarded with thirty lashes." ”

The mothers-in-law and maidservants were shocked, and they all shouted to hit the sky, rushing to tell the truth, and when they were gossiping, Song Nan quickly figured out what happened; It turns out that these people all know where the lord of Ping'an is, but this middle-aged woman Ma Pozi was ordered by the prince to take charge of things here, and everyone did not dare to say it because of its prestige.

"It's all this Ma Po who forced us not to say it, and we can't help it, Xiaoyun secretly sent a padded jacket to the county lord that day, and now he is still shrinking in the firewood room, I'm afraid." All the mothers-in-law and maidservants burst into tears.

Song Nan was in the mood to listen to their verbosity, and shouted: "Except for the servant girl who was the first to say just now, the rest of the people all whipped thirty lashes, as human servants, they can't be dedicated to the Lord, but they prevaricate for reasons, it is for injustice, and they are beaten so hard that they understand this truth." As for this Ma Pozi, Wang Yong, you can do it. ”

Wang Yong understood: "What is the use of such a person who is a tiger to keep her, slaughter it clean." ”

Song Nan didn't answer, pointed to the servant girl and said, "You lead the way to the place where your county lord is imprisoned." ”

The maid hurriedly nodded in agreement, Song Nan carried the lantern and followed the maid down the steps to the depths of the garden, and there was a sound of whipping and crying in the west building behind him, which was Wang Yong executing. There was a woman's sharp cry, which seemed to be miserable. But Song Nan's heart is hard, these people are both servants of the Qingwang Mansion, and serving the county lord is their classification, although there is the prostitution of the king of Anhua who is helpless, but he can't help but punish him, no matter what, it is a dereliction of duty to not be able to protect the lord with due diligence, especially just now, they have to hide it when they ask themselves, which makes Song Nan full of anger. They are pitiful, but they are also hateful.

In the dark courtyard, the path between the tall trees is full of fallen leaves, stepping on it makes a noise, and after tea time, a black hut in the southwest corner of the courtyard sits alone under the wall, although from the mouth of the crowd it is known that the county lord was driven to live here, seeing this low house like a pigsty, Song Nan's heart is still sour. This kind of house is not lived in by servants in everyone's homes, and it is piled up with flowers, fertilizer, tools and other things on weekdays, but it has become the boudoir of the noble lord of Ping'an.

The maidservant stopped and said, "This is it." ”

Song Nan waved her hand to let her leave, inserted the wind lamp in her hand between the branches, bent down and lowered her head to the door, the people in the room seemed to notice that someone was outside, and they panicked for a while.

Song Nan stretched out his hand and gently pushed the door, and found that the door was blocked from the inside, so he said in a low voice: "The county lord can be inside?" In Xia Song Nan, the rescue came late, and the county lord was frightened. ”

The commotion inside suddenly fell silent, and after a while, a small voice asked timidly, "You say...... Who are you? ”

"Under ...... Song Nan. Song Nan said in a deep voice.

"Ahh The people inside let out an exclamation, and a female voice said: "County Lord, it's Lord Song, it's Lord Song." ”

Another woman's voice trembled, "Qingluan, open the door quickly." ”

The heavy object behind the door was removed, and a pungent smell rushed to the mouth and nose, and at the same time, a dim oil lamp was lit, and the dim light jumped left and right, and under the dim light, Song Nan saw that the county lord of Ping'an was sitting on a pile of straw and looked out of the door with wide eyes.

Seeing the appearance of the county lord of Ping'an, Song Nan almost burst into tears. The hair stained with grass clippings is unkempt, although it seems to be combed every day, but it is still as messy as the grass on the pavement, and the originally graceful and fair face is now black and gray, and the haggard cheekbones are protruding, and the clothes on the body are also ordinary cotton jackets, which are damaged in many places, and they are so black that they can't see any color......

Song Nan couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and shouted in a low voice: "County Lord, you have suffered." ”

The eyes of the county lord of Ping'an, who had become bigger because of his emaciation, were flooded, tears quickly welled up, and he muttered: "It's really you, it's really you." ”

Song Nan said: "It's me." ”

The county lord of Ping'an suddenly got up and pounced, Song Nan hugged her skinny body and hugged her tightly in his arms, only to feel that her body was cold, and she was panting badly.

The county lord of Ping'an cried loudly, tears wet Song Nan's neck, Song Nan stroked her hair, patted her back and whispered comfort: "Don't be afraid, it's all over, don't be afraid." ”

The county lord of Ping'an almost fainted from crying, and I don't know how long it took for Qingluan, who wiped his tears beside him, to whisper: "County lord, let's get out of here quickly, this is not the place to talk." ”

The county lord of Ping'an realized that he had been holding Song Nan and crying for a long time, which seemed to be a little inappropriate, so he left Song Nan's body with a red face, and hurriedly sorted out the hair with tears, and when he saw Song Nan looking at him, he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "You go out, you are not allowed to look at me, how can I see people like this." ”

Song Nan smiled bitterly: "Now is not the time to pay attention, the left side of the West Building has already been controlled for me, go back and wash up and let's talk slowly." ”

The county lord of Ping'an said: "Okay, Qingluan, let's go quickly, I don't want to stay here for a moment." ”

Qingluan stretched out her hand and stroked her hand and walked out, Song Nan stood at the door with a wind lantern to illuminate it, and when she reached the door, the county lord of Ping'an suddenly turned around and said, "Take the half of the nest head, otherwise you won't have to eat." ”

Song Nan was stunned for a moment, and Qingluan burst into tears: "County Lord, let's not gnaw on that cold nest again, it's all over, Lord Song has come to save us." ”

The county lord of Ping'an came to his senses at this time, peeked at Song Nan, and saw that Song Nan was looking at him gently, so he couldn't help but smile shyly and moved down.