dhibooks Chapter 68 Disaster
Chapter 68 Disaster
Hearing that his cousin was back, Mu Xiaolu hurriedly sent someone to pick up Taoye outside the gate.
In just one cup of tea, two carriages entered the second gate.Mu Xiaolu rushed to meet him, Taoye and Aunt Jing supported him and got out of the car with the child in his arms.
Mu Xiaolu smiled and said, "Why didn't I hear the letter that my aunt and cousin are coming back. I'll send someone to pick you up."
Aunt Jing held her grandson Xiao Zhao Li in her arms, and the child was already asleep.Aunt Jing smiled helplessly: "Oh, your brother-in-law insisted that we go home and take a look. Xiaoli just recovered from his illness. I told you for a while, but he insisted on leaving immediately. I don't know why we were so anxious. Why did you let us go home?" I brought a bunch of things with me, wishing I could move all my belongings to the car, the road is so cumbersome."
Tao Ye persuaded from behind: "Mother, forget it, he will come back two days early and two days later, he is just a straight person." He said and took the child.
"Then aunt has been riding in the car for a few days, is she tired? The house was clean before, so I asked someone to dry the quilt. Xiaoli fell asleep, let him sleep on the ball bed first." Mu Xiao Lu hastily interrupted.
"Well, okay." Aunt Jing handed the child to Mu Xiaolu and said, "I'll take your cousin to greet the old man first."
Mu Xiaolu took his nephew and sent him to the ball house to settle down in person, and ordered him to watch over him before going to the old man's place.
After dinner, Taoye saw that there was no one around, so she stopped Mu Xiaolu and whispered: "Your brother-in-law asked me to bring you a letter, saying that no one else should know it, only you and Ahong can read it. "As he spoke, he took out a small purse from his sleeve, opened it, and inside was a stack of square pieces of paper.Quietly handed it over to Mu Xiaolu, and said: "I can't read, so I don't know what is confidential. You have to be careful not to let outsiders see it. I'll go back first. Tell me if you have anything to do."
With the piece of paper in his hand, Mu Xiaolu nodded suspiciously. Seeing his cousin leave, he went back to the yard where he lived.
When he got to the house, he saw that Wang Hui was reading a book, and he was busy opening the paper by candlelight. After seeing it, he couldn't stand upright and sat on the chair directly.Almost broke the teacup.
Wang Hui asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"
Mu Xiaolu frowned, and showed him the letter.
Wang Hui took it over and looked at it. After reading it hastily, he was also surprised.It turned out that it was Zhao Qing who found out about Qingshui's embezzlement of ink. After careful investigation, he actually embezzled a large sum of money for repairing the embankment last year.He remembered that when he patrolled the river last year, he saw that the people were displaced, their clothes were ragged, and the drinking water was flooding, but the embankment was repaired and collapsed every year.
Zhao Qing was so angry that he wanted to let it go, but he was tortured by his conscience day and night.So he hesitated for a long time, and finally decided that he couldn't stand by and watch, so he sent someone to send his family back to plead guilty to Mu Xiaolu and Wang Hui, hoping that he could take care of Taoye and his son.If I am plotted against, I hope the general can save the lives of my wife and children.I also asked my brother-in-law to apologize to my wife for not being able to take care of her and my son for the rest of my life, but bringing disaster to them. It is really helpless.
Mu Xiaolu looked at the last sentence of the letter, "Zhao Qing pays his first hundred respects", and his heart felt as heavy as if he had eaten lead.Zhao Qing, Zhao Qing, I really don't know whether my cousin had a good eye or not at the beginning, it's rare to pick a man with such a sense of justice.But you are dead, isn't my cousin a widow again?
Is it luck or misfortune to find such a man?
Wang Hui sat down and hugged Mu Xiaolu and said softly: "It seems that Zhao Qing hasn't made a move to report to the court, so there should be time to stop him. Let's go to the capital immediately to see the situation. Even if it is revealed, it may not be a big deal. My grandfather and I also know a lot of people, so it must be useful.
Mu Xiaolu said in a daze: "Even if you saved this time, what about the next time? What about the next time? Official life is dangerous, and things will always happen. Ah, let's talk about saving this time first, and leave tomorrow."
Early the next morning, Wang Hui took Mu Xiaolu out, only saying that he was going to the city, and asked Xiaofei to turn around and tell the old man that he would stay in the city for a few days.Anyway, they often go to the city, they just don't spend the night.Although Xiaofei was suspicious, he still agreed.
The two of them took a small path and rode on a horse for a day and a night.Mu Xiaolu remembered that he almost lost half his life because he was worried about his son going down this path.This time, needless to say, I was very anxious. If I walked this road twice, my life would be in danger.
Even though it was early summer, Mu Xiaolu still felt chilly in his heart.
I don't know what Zhao Qing's fate is, and my cousin doesn't know what she will think when she hears the news, she will definitely be heartbroken.If Zhao Qing really died, the child was still young, and a widow who had already married once became a widow again, what should she do?
Amidst all kinds of anxiety and bumps, he has already arrived in the capital.
Ignoring the bustling market and drinking water, the disgraced two went directly to the General's Mansion.Because the General's Mansion was vacant, Zhao Qing had someone to look after the house, and it saved him from renting a house.
When Kankan reached the gate, he saw that the gate was open, and there was no one there. When Tima entered the gate, there was no one there, but there were countless things scattered on the ground, as if they had been robbed.Mu Xiaolu felt very bad.
It wasn't until the very inside that an old servant was found coughing under the window.
Wang Huifei got off his horse, carried Mu Xiaolu off, pulled up the old servant and asked, "Where are the rest of the family, where is my aunt?" The old servant is from the Wang family, so he called Zhao Qingdu his aunt.
The old servant raised his head in a dazed way, and immediately crawled to Wang Hui's feet, tiredly saying: "Master, they, they robbed things and left. The old slave can't stop."
Wang Hui helped him up and asked again: "What's the matter? Where did everyone in the family go? Why is it so messy?"
The old servant choked with tears and said: "Uncle, Uncle, I was arrested. When I came back from the prison to deliver food, I found that the servants were robbing things. The old slave is useless, I didn't stop it!"
Mu Xiaolu saw that the old servant couldn't speak clearly and couldn't get to the point, so he was very anxious, and quickly asked: "Which prison?"
"Dali Temple."
"Huh?" Mu Xiaolu felt dizzy for a while.Dali Temple, that is a repeat offender.There are no other small cases.How did it develop so fast in just a few days?I don't know if it's too late to rescue him now?
Turning his head to look, Wang Hui was also in deep thought, and the next moment he pulled the horse over and said, "Go and have a look first."
After entering the door without taking a sip of water, Mu Xiaolu dragged his disintegrated body and got on the horse again. Wang Hui also came up to hug him and comforted him: "Don't worry too much, I will find someone to help."
Quickly arrived at Dali Temple, there were several guards standing at the gate, Wang Hui stepped forward and said, "Please inform me that General Zhen Guo is asking to see Master Zhengtang Mo."
The man saw that although Wang Hui was full of travel and dust, he was astonishing, not like pretending, he didn't dare to offend, so he hurried in to report.
After a while, he was picked up from the main hall of Dali Temple, Shi Li smiled and said: "I don't know if General Zhen Guo is here to welcome you, forgive me. Please come in and serve tea." Wang Hui didn't introduce Mu Xiaolu to him, he Didn't ask, just pretended to be stupid.
Wang Hui helped Mu Xiaolu walk into the Yamen slowly.
It was the first time in Mu Xiaolu's life that he had to deal with Dali Temple, knowing that this was not a trivial yamen, so he had to gather his energy and persevere.
After a while, I will enter the hall and take a seat.Mr. Namo ordered people to serve tea.Wang Hui coughed lightly, and asked calmly, "Wang is here today and wants to ask your lord something."
Lord Mo smiled respectfully: "When the general asks, Mo will definitely know everything he can say."
Wang Hui said: "I would like to ask you about Zhao Qing's case."
When someone Mo heard this, his face froze, he rolled his eyes and smiled and said, "Zhao Qing's case. This has been settled, and there is a decree from the Holy Spirit, and he will be executed after the autumn. We are also acting according to the imperial decree."
"What is it for? Can you tell me a thing or two?" Wang Hui put his hands on his knees, his body did not move, he endured the huge fluctuations in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and asked calmly.But Mu Xiaolu next to him was short of breath, as if he was about to fall down.
Lord Mo picked up the teacup as if nothing had happened, took a sip of the tea, put it down after taking a sip, and said with a smile: "This, please forgive me, General Zhen Guo, I have no right to reveal anything to you."
"Can't say anything?"
"No."
Seeing that he did not let go, Wang Hui knew that it was useless to waste time here, so he gave up the question, stood up and asked, "Zhao Qing must be in the prison here, sir, can you allow me to visit?"
"Of course I can. I'll arrange it right now. The general, please come with me." Mo stood up, and Wang Hui helped Mu Xiaolu out with him.
Passed through a narrow passage, walked a long way, and finally came to the prison. The prisoner saw the Shangguan coming, and hurriedly saluted.Mo said humanely: "Lead the general to see Zhao Qing. Be careful and wait on him, and there will be no mistakes."
Turning around, he said to Wang Hui: "The general will go to visit on his own, and the lower officials are waiting here."
Mu Xiaolu leaned halfway on Wang Hui's hand, not caring that the prison was dark and damp, and still had a stench, so he stabilized his trembling legs and followed the jailer step by step.
Along the way, I saw many prisoners, all with disheveled hair, wearing shackles, and there were nothing more than straws and other things inside, moaning and shouting constantly.
There was a layer of mud on the damp wall and floor, and the footprints were messy and no one cleaned it. Mu Xiaolu accidentally tripped and almost fell, Wang Hui hurried to support him.Soon he reached the depths of the prison, a dark space, the light was already extremely weak, and the rotten smell became stronger.The jailer came to a wooden gate, stopped and said, "General, Zhao Qing is here, and the younger one is not far away. You can do what you want."
Wang Hui nodded, and the jailer withdrew.
Mu Xiaolu threw himself on the wooden fence door, opened his eyes wide and looked inside, and sure enough, he saw a man with loose hair and a white coat lying down in the straw. His figure looked like Zhao Qing, and he quickly called softly: " Brother-in-law. I am Xiao Lu."
Zhao Qing didn't move.Mu Xiaolu shouted again.I saw him move slightly, and slowly turned around.Sure enough, it was Zhao Qing, but it seemed that he couldn't stand up, so he dragged his legs and climbed to the fence gate, and asked with a smile, "Why are you here? It's better not to implicate you."
Mu Xiaolu saw that he was as thin as a stick, his face was sallow, his body was full of blood, his legs were dragging, and he felt sore, he quickly asked, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong with your legs."
"It was interrupted. You go away, my case is charged with a felony of corruption, you can't save it. Go away. Your cousin, just say I'm sorry. I will pay her back in the next life. Let her raise her son well, if If you can find a good man, get married and don't guard for me." The seven-foot man mentioned his wife and children, covered his face with his hands, and tears flowed from his fingers.
"How did this happen? How did this happen?" Mu Xiaolu didn't believe that the case could be settled in just a short period of time.Starting from Taoye from the capital, I took the children and a large car to salute. It was not fast, but it was only less than half a month.
"Let's go. I'm afraid you'll be troubled if it's too late. By the way, you go and help me get something, which is the account book." Zhao Qing looked around to see if there was no one else, and said softly: "If the case can be reversed, it can only be It depends on this thing, but the copy on my body was searched, and the original copy is under the winter jasmine tree at home." Zhao Qing looked at Wang Hui again and said, "General, even with this evidence, it may be very difficult to reverse the case. Difficult, Zhao Qing does not ask you to intervene in this matter. If you hand it over rashly, the officialdom is dark and intertwined. Zhao Qing has no regrets for doing something. Please also protect Xiao Lu and Tao Ye, Zhao Qing kneels down for you."
Coming out of the prison, the sun hurt his eyes all of a sudden, Mu Xiaolu trembled all over and couldn't see anything. In this warm early summer, he felt so cold.Silently got on his horse and arrived home, Mu Xiaolu got off his horse, whistled lightly, found some magpies, wrote a note, tied it to the magpies' legs, waved his hands and let them fly, hoping that Xiao Fei would come right away.