When the county magistrate Zhang saw that someone had come to sue the Zhou family, a touch of joy hung on his face, and he could knock the Zhou family again, who made the Zhou family the richest person in the county, and the Zhou family had such a son, no wonder he.

He asked her briefly, and learned that her name was Ling Rong, her family lived in Biluo Village, and she came to sue Zhou Tianbao for murder this time, "murder?" Master Zhang was a little surprised, although he favored the Zhou family many times, but those were trivial matters, even if they were checked above, there would not be much of a problem, but the murder case was different, the murder case needed to be reported to the Criminal Department, if the Criminal Department found that there was a problem, it was him who was in trouble.

Lord Zhang ordered the official to inform the Zhou Mansion, and it happened that the Lord of the Zhou Mansion was not at home, so Mrs. Zhou hurried over, she saw Ling Rong kneeling outside the county government to reprimand the Zhou Mansion, and the crowd of onlookers came with bursts of cheers from time to time, if Ling Rong could really send Zhou Tianbao to the prison cell, it could be regarded as avenging them, so they were enthusiastic and cheered for Ling Rong from time to time.

Mrs. Zhou glanced at Ling Rong and hurriedly walked into the county office, she couldn't do anything in broad daylight, so she could only answer with the words of the adults.

"Do you know the woman kneeling outside?" asked Master Zhang.

"When I go back to my lordship, the woman recognizes that her mother is an embroiderer, and our Zhou Mansion sometimes asks her to make clothes. ”

"Do you know her mother is dead?"

"I know, I heard Ling Rong mention it a few days ago. Mrs. Zhou said with a calm expression, as if everything had nothing to do with her.

"The woman outside said that Mrs. Zhou Tianbao did it, Mrs. has something to say?"

"Bao'er has never been to Ling's house, please be enlightened!"

As soon as Mrs. Zhou finished speaking, Ling Rong, who was kneeling outside, heard it, she rushed in and said angrily: "Zhou Tianbao has already admitted that it was my mother who he killed, and everyone on Daliang Street heard it. “

"Bao'er is also drunk and babbling, you said that the people on Daliang Street heard it, how many witnesses might the girl find to come out?" Mrs. Zhou decided that no one dared to come out to testify, so she deliberately asked her to find witnesses.

"I'm ......" Ling Rong ran out anxiously when she heard this, but no one dared to come to testify for her, the Zhou family was rich and powerful, and Zhou Tianbao was inhumane, so they didn't dare to provoke them.

Ling Rong had no choice but to kneel on Daliang Street and kowtow to the crowd coming and going, and a few people who had been bullied by Zhou Tianbao finally came over and were willing to testify for her.

"Girl, I am willing to testify for you. A man said first, and then more and more people joined in, all willing to prove that Zhou Tianbao had indeed said that he had killed the man.

Ling Rong came to the county office with a group of people who were willing to testify, and Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment when she saw the people behind Ling Rong, but she quickly thought of a countermeasure.

"We are willing to testify. ”

"We do. ”

The people outside shouted loudly, and Master Zhang was also stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that there were so many people who were willing to testify for a powerless woman.

Ling Rong knelt on the ground and complained to the Zhou Mansion with tears in his eyes, and the people around him echoed him, and Mrs. Zhou waited for Ling Rong to finish the accusation before she spoke: "This is because they are jealous of the Zhou Mansion and deliberately framed it, which is not credible, and I can also say that they killed her mother." ”

Mrs. Zhou said and walked up to Ling Rong and said arrogantly: "There is no evidence, you have no physical evidence, no matter how many people you find, it is useless!"

"And you!" Mrs. Zhou pointed to the crowd of onlookers, "But you have to see clearly, you can't talk nonsense." ”

A few timid people were so intimidated by Mrs. Zhou that they immediately ran back, and there were still a few bold ones who stayed there to firmly support Ling Rong.

"Don't be afraid, girl, we will definitely support you. ”

"Yes, the adults should summon Zhou Tianbao first. ”

"Yes, let Zhou Tianbao come out!"

A group of people gathered at the gate of the official mansion shouting and refused to leave, Lord Zhang had no choice but to order, "Someone is coming, ......" Before his words could be spoken, the lord of the Zhou Mansion walked in.

I saw him walk up to Mr. Zhang and whisper a few words, and Mr. Zhang smiled and took back the order.

"This matter will be discussed after the government has ascertained it. Lord Zhang sent Ling Rong away with a word, Ling Rong knelt and refused to leave, so Lord Zhang motioned for the official to drag him out.

In the next few days, Ling Rong would go to the door of the government every day, at first Master Zhang kept saying that the matter had not been clarified, and asked her to go back and wait patiently, and then closed the door.

Until one day, Ling Rong decided to go directly to the state prefect to complain, but before she could get there, she was arrested by the officials of Daliang County.

They directly put her in prison, saying that she framed the Zhou family and the government, and Ling Rong was tortured to extract a confession, but she gritted her teeth and refused to admit it, so she was imprisoned for a few months, and then Ling Rong was charged with a trumped-up crime and sent to Cangzhou.

No one cared about Ling Rong's life or death, and since she was locked up, those who were clamoring for her to support her had been silenced, and no one even knew that she had been sent to Cangzhou.

Ling Rong and the prisoners in other places, their hands and feet were tied, a rope strung all the people together from the middle, and on both sides stood the officials with whips, if anyone walked slowly, the whip would hit the body fiercely, and some people could not bear the beating and the long distance, and they actually died on the road.

And those officials did not have the slightest sympathy, they threw those people on the road with disgust, and even kicked them in front of them.

"Bad luck!" scolded an official fiercely, if it weren't for these unlucky ghosts, they wouldn't have to run on the road all year round.

"Let's go!" the other whip rose high and fell so heavily that the beaten man could only snort, and no one dared to shout loudly, which would only be beaten harder.

Ling Rong looked at the corpse that was abandoned at random, she didn't understand why there was such a big gap in people's lives, she had never done anything hurtful in her life, but she suffered such a fate, and those people, who regarded human life as a mustard but still lived so freely, God was so unfair.

Is this world really so ridiculous, she can't figure it out, and she doesn't want to continue to live like this, she hasn't taken revenge yet, she can't just go to Cangzhou, and she may never come back when she gets there.

Having made up her mind, Ling Rong began to look for an opportunity to escape, every day, the official mission would give everyone a chance to break a little, at that time they would untie the ropes on their bodies, this was the only chance she could escape, Ling Rong decided to plan well, she must succeed once, if she can't succeed once, then she can't find another chance.

She waited for a long, long time, until she was about to reach Cangzhou, and she needed to climb over a big mountain, with a cliff on one side and a higher mountain on the other.

When Ling Rong was in a hurry, he quietly observed, the cliff was very deep, if he fell, he would definitely fall to his death, but there was one point, there were many trees growing under the cliff, if he could fall on those trees and buffer it, he might be able to escape.

But the problem is how to let herself fall into the tree by chance, if she can't fall, she will have to take her life in vain, but she is almost in Cangzhou, and the situation no longer allows her to think more.

She looked down at everything around her, and there was nothing usable except for the rope that tied her wrist to her wrist, which she could use.

No matter what, you have to gamble, when she was untied again, Ling Rong put the rope into her arms in advance, she finished untying from the grass, and walked forward slowly, the official saw that she was walking slowly, and a whip hit her body, Ling Rong took the opportunity to stumble, and took a few steps in the direction of the cliff, she looked at the bottom of the cliff, there was a big tree a little to the left, the official saw that the situation was not right, so he quickly reached out to grab Ling Rong, Ling Rong took out the rope, deviated to the left, and jumped down violently.

The official looked at Ling Rong who jumped down, the cliff was very deep, it was difficult to live after jumping, and besides, they were about to climb over this mountain, if they went down to find her, they had to climb back again, and if she was injured and didn't die, they had to carry her away.

They have worked hard enough, they can't do such a thing, just treat her as if she is dead, a few officials discussed it, and decided to move on, but after this they watched more closely, and those people had no chance to escape.

Ling Rong, who was aiming at the big tree and jumping down, was flicked by the dense branches and leaves and fell to the ground, thanks to the cushioning of the branches and leaves, she was only a little injured, but not hurt.

Afraid that those officials would come down to look for someone, Ling Rong didn't dare to delay, she struggled to get up, slowly moved into the distance, and didn't know how long she walked, hunger and exhaustion made her faint to the ground.

When she opened her eyes again, she found a young woman standing not far from her, and when she saw her wake up, she came over and helped her up.

"Why did you faint here?" the woman asked her, she didn't know who the woman was, she didn't dare to speak casually, the woman saw that she didn't want to say, and didn't ask anymore, she took out the dry food and water on her body and handed it to her, Ling Rong hesitated, and reached out to take the food.

"Thank you. Ling Rong cried while eating the food in his hand, and he finally escaped death and survived.

But the presence of a young woman in this wilderness made her wonder, the woman was carrying something behind her back, and did not look like an exile, she looked at the overgrown valley, and perhaps this woman could take her out.

"Where is the girl going?" she asked.

"Leaving the capital. The woman didn't hide anything.

She silently thought about the capital in her heart, there was such a person who made her sad in that place, he was already married, she planned to never go to that place again, but at this moment, she changed her mind again, maybe she could go to the capital to sue those corrupt Daliang officials.

"Can you take me with you?" Ling Rong asked, looking at the woman, she needed her to take her out of this wilderness.

"Yes, but you have to tell me why you're here and what your name is?" the woman said.

Ling Rong saw that the woman did not look like a bad person, and he asked her, so he told her everything he had experienced, and the woman listened to her words, and was silent for a long time before she said slowly: "I'll take you there." ”