The early morning sun illuminates every household in the capital, bringing them the dawn and hope of a new day, but coincidentally, the dawn of the morning does not illuminate the prison of the capital, even if it is the time of the rising rooster at this moment, but in the prison, there are still dim oil lamps, and a trace of light is obtained in the darkness......

Xie Hao's family has been in such a prison for twelve hours......

Xie Haojia, who has always been well-dressed and personable, was stripped of his clothes at this moment, leaving only a plain white undershirt, curled up in the corner of the prison......

His face was sad, as if a thousand sorrows appeared in front of everyone's eyes......

"Master Xie, someone has come to see you." Xie Hao's family was huddled in the corner, regretting what he had done alone, when he heard the words of the jailer, he hurriedly raised his head and walked to the door of the prison, looking forward to it......

Just look, as the jailer's words fell, a jailer walked in the direction of Xie Hao's house, and behind the jailer, there was obviously a thin black-robed man.

When the jailer completely led the man in black to Xie Haojia's face, Xie Haojia looked at it for a long time, and then he saw who the person was, and then said very ashamedly:

"Father-in-law......

The man in black saw that Xie Haojia recognized him, so he no longer hid it, and straightforwardly removed his black robe, and appeared in front of Xie Haojia generously.

Wei Taishi obviously knew all the ins and outs of this matter, and looked at Xie Haojia with a lot of hatred, sighed deeply, and then said quietly:

"I didn't expect you and me to meet in this situation......"

Xie Haojia naturally understood the meaning of his father-in-law's words, and at that moment, he lowered his head in shame and said:

"My father-in-law was worried...... All mistakes are the fault of the son-in-law......"

Wei Taishi is an extremely open-minded and transparent person, he doesn't want to care about the things that have happened at the moment, and he is angry at Xie Haojia, so Wei Taishi just shook his head, sighed several times in succession, and kept saying:

"That's it...... That's it...... It's all already happening...... Is it a blessing or a curse, but it can't be avoided...... What's the use of thinking about right and wrong......"

Xie Haojia was about to kneel down and confess to his father-in-law with tears in his eyes, but his father-in-law stopped him.

"What's wrong, go back and admit it...... Nowadays, it is full of outsiders, and it is very inconvenient to talk ......"

After Master Wei said this, he glanced at the jailer who brought him in with a deep meaning, and the jailer was not annoyed, and immediately opened the door of the cell with a sense of understanding, respectfully invited Master Wei in, and then said:

"Master, please rest assured, the guards and guards around these four sides have already spent a lot of effort to support them...... The little ones went down at once......

What does Taishi have to say, although he can say it to Master Xie...... The small partition wall is guaranteed to have no ears......

It's just that you may have to grasp it a little bit...... We, the Yue Lord, took the master and the others to the outside of the city......

But ......, the villain is about to come back when he thinks about it...... If this is discovered by the Yue people...... I'm afraid it's going to implicate the Taishi......"

Master Wei touched his long half-white beard, then nodded clearly, and said to the jailer:

"Well, I know all these things...... You can rest assured...... I'm tired of you accompanying the old man on the adventure......"

"What do you mean by being tired and not tired...... Taishi, why do you say that, back then, you were also the governor of our capital, and the little one followed your men for so many years, and received so many favors from you back then...... I was thinking about how to repay your kindness this time......"

"It's rare that you have something to ask for, and the small one is no matter what...... I have to help you, Master......"

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The conversation between his father-in-law and the middle-aged jailer fell into the ears of Xie Haojia on the side, and Xie Haojia immediately understood that his father-in-law had given up his favor when he was the governor of the capital, so he escaped a lot of eyes and ears and mixed into the prison to see him......

Immediately...... An even greater sense of guilt surged into Xie Haojia's heart......

After waiting for Master Wei to chat with the jailer about old things, and finally sent the jailer away, Xie Haojia immediately knelt on the ground and said apologetically:

"Father-in-law...... It's all the son-in-law who tired you...... It's ...... hard work for you."

"That's it, get up...... What do I do on my knees...... That's it...... Cry...... What's the use......"

"What the hell is a family...... Even if your father and mother and I are annoyed that you are so stupid...... But in the end...... Nor can we just abandon you...... What's more, it's not all your fault in the end...... "As soon as Master Wei turned around, he saw his little son-in-law kneeling on the ground and confessing, and his heart was mixed, but he still hurriedly stepped forward to help Xie Haojia and said.

Although Master Wei's words were not good, Xie Haojia was still ashamed of himself, and was about to open his mouth to confess something, but he was immediately interrupted by Master Wei and said:

"Well, don't say any more remorseful words, these words can be said at any time...... Now...... It's better to get down to business, or else...... What a waste of this opportunity......"

Xie Haojia has been in the officialdom for so many years, and it is clear which matter is more important, and hurriedly collected the tears and many words of remorse that were about to burst out of his eyes, nodded and said:

"Yes, what my father-in-law said is that my father-in-law made a lot of effort to come here...... Let's bother my father-in-law to talk about something serious......"

Saying that, Xie Haojia pulled Master Wei to sit on the wooden bench that picked up the leak, and poured a glass of water for Master Wei, waiting for Master Wei to speak.

"I already know the ins and outs of this matter to your father and old man...... If you scold you, the old man won't say much here, and when you go back, your father and mother will naturally talk to you well......"

"Yes...... If the son-in-law can escape...... In the future, we will definitely change the ...... of the past."

"Hmm...... It is good that you know it in your own heart......

This time, you happened too suddenly...... caught everyone off guard, even if the old man had been transferred to the criminal department a few days ago, there was no way to stop you from going to prison......

Not to mention...... Your father and eldest brother are now on the cusp of the storm because of the Nanban Mission and the recent gossip, and now they are ...... It's your kind of thing again...... It's like walking on thin ice......

So...... It's not easy to meddle directly in your affairs...... But...... Your father and eldest brother are still attached to you...... Before I come...... He has entrusted me with many words...... You don't blame us, you'd better ......"

"The child doesn't dare to ...... Although the child is confused, he still knows the reason...... The whole family is affected by me...... Where do you dare to hold a grudge against the whole family, it's too late to be grateful......"

"You kid are honest people...... No wonder you fell for the trick......

Before I came, I had secretly transferred the file of this case, and discussed it with your father, this matter was a complete calculation, and I had been thinking about it for a long time...... Otherwise...... You have a lot of collections...... He was the first time he came to Dayong, but how would the Nanban know it for a few days......

In addition, the scene of the crime is really weird, although it is a secret room, there is no trace of a fight, and the murder weapon is still in your hand, but ...... The Southern Barbarian royal family is nine feet tall, has practiced martial arts since childhood, and is full of tendons and flesh, you are just a scholar, you kill him...... It's tantamount to a celestial storyteller......"

"Then according to your father-in-law, if these things are submitted to the Kyoto Prefecture Yin, can the son-in-law clear his grievances......"

Master Wei shook his head and said, "I say this to tell you that your father and I believe that you are innocent, but we can't make any substantive evidence, these are just our inferences......

If it was purely by inference, then Yue Xiao, but a wise star, must have thought of this layer of things, and would have let you out a long time ago......"

"Yes...... My father-in-law was right......"

"But you don't have to be so discouraged, for if you don't know where in the world there is any perfect crime, and if he commits a crime, he will be caught sooner or later...... It's just a matter of time...... It's just that...... You have to remember something......" Speaking of this, Wei Taishi deliberately aggravated his tone and paused......

When Xie Haojia heard this, he also hurriedly sat upright, and the Wei Taishi was closer...... I'm afraid that I will mishear and miss a word......

"You are in little danger in this prison...... And this Kyoto Prefecture Yin is also our own people...... But...... There is no wall in this world that cannot penetrate......

You are alone in this prison, you must be careful and safe, although these guards look harmless to people and animals, but there is no guarantee...... These people are the same...... There's no way to guarantee that there is no one behind them, or if someone has bought them......

Therefore, I will hand over your three meals a day to the jailer just now, and that man, who has a lifelong friendship with me, will not betray us easily, except for him...... On one's mind...... Who will bring you food, whether it is steamed bread and pickles or big fish and meat...... All have a heart's eyes...... It's best not to eat it...... Otherwise, you'll have to worry about your life......"

"Yes, my son-in-law understands that he will not easily trust others." Xie Haojia hurriedly agreed while his father-in-law was drinking water.

Master Wei nodded with satisfaction, and then continued:

"Also, remember, now your case is being watched by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and this case is not under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Department, nor is it under the control of Dali Temple, let alone some other people...... It is only under the management of Yue Xiao, the Yin of Kyoto Prefecture. ”

"If there are people who come to you to inquire about the case, or ask you to go with them, saying that there is a new will from above, you must not pay attention to it, you may not be sure...... It's the scheming of the man behind it......

On one's mind...... In this huge Kyoto Prefecture, you can only trust Yue Xiao alone, you will do what he asks you to do, even if it is unreasonable, you must cooperate with him well...... Here's ...... Your father and I can only trust Yue Xiao......"

"After all, he has no interests with any big family......

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"Yes...... The son-in-law understood...... The son-in-law must have taken these words to heart...... Live up to the teachings of my father-in-law and my father......"

Xie Haojia suddenly knelt on the ground, his expression was very sincere, and in a trance, he let Master Wei see the young Xie Haojia who said that he would serve the motherland as an official and treat his daughter well......

Perhaps because of this, thinking of the stupid daughter who knelt in front of him early in the morning and cried and begged for help, Master Wei really couldn't help but say after he and Xie Ruqing's explanation:

"This time, I am willing to help, it is not my initiative to come, it is my unsuccessful daughter, your stupid wife, before dawn, she hitched a carriage, ran back to her mother's house, knelt in front of me and begged......

Good home...... I know...... In the first case of this marriage, you only agreed to marry my vulgar daughter according to the bespoke covenant of your parents...... So...... Even if you later met Pan Xiaoniang, who fell in love with you at first sight and was happy with each other, as the father of my family's Wen Yan (Wei's full name is Wei Wenyan), I didn't stop me too much...... I just hope that you two can live well...... It's good to treat each other as if you were a guest......

But...... That doesn't mean I'm conniving with you...... Treat my daughter like that...... She may not be the person you want...... But in the end, she is the wife you carried back in a sedan chair, the woman of your Xie family, and the biological mother of your children...... Also...... The woman who knelt before us today in spite of her face and begged us to save you......

Be nice to her...... Be nice to her...... How could she have ever committed any heinous sins...... It's just a woman who cares about her husband and children for the ordinary people......"

When Xie Haojia heard his father-in-law's words, he realized how much his eldest lady had silently paid for herself, and she also knew...... Even though his eldest lady is not the so-called true love with him...... But...... but did everything a wife could do for him......

What a proud lady...... What a big lady who doesn't want to be inferior in her mother's family...... But for him...... I have wronged myself like this......

Stick together in good times and bad...... Stick together in good times and bad......

Xie Haojia's mind kept flashing these four words, and he immediately ...... Tears flowed unconsciously...... He knelt on the ground again......

In the end, Master Wei believed in Xie Haojia's character, raised his hand and let Xie Haojia stand up, and said, "I'm going back...... It's almost time...... You stay in here, protect yourself, and we'll do it for you...... Don't worry...... Your father also asked me to bring you a sentence: 'Living is more important than anything else, only by living can you go out and ......'. ”

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