Chapter 631 Something bad happened
Yesterday’s violent storm continued all night like a flood from heaven. It was not until Yin hour that the violent storm gradually stopped.
In the early morning, although it was still gloomy outside, the rain had stopped.
As usual, Zhu Ping'an got up early, washed up, crossed the cloth bag and opened the door. A lot of fallen leaves and petals fell in the yard, all of which were blown down by the violent storm last night. .
The drainage system of Linhuai Marquis Mansion is very complete. Even with such a heavy rain last night, there was not much water in the yard. Only the stone trough open channels under the walls around the courtyard walls had gurgling water. Confirmed the heavy rain last night. When the water in the open channel meets the steps, it passes through the ditch left under the steps and gurgls into the open channel outside the gate of Tingyuxuan Courtyard. Part of it flows into the pond of the Hou Mansion, and part of it flows into the drainage system of the capital. , flowing into the moat.
After the heavy rain, the air smelled of earth, and it felt like I was back in Xiahe Village. An inexplicable feeling of homesickness came over me. I wonder if it has rained in Xiahe Village, how my parents are doing at home, and a certain fairy who is not acting like a young lady at home. Oh, I almost forgot, I was overthinking it. , she is the best at pretending to be a good daughter-in-law in front of her parents
From the bamboo forest outside the east wall of the yard, there was a crisp call of magpies, chirping. As if celebrating rebirth after a disaster, there was a sense of Stocks are happy.
"Good morning, uncle."
Hearing the sound of Zhu Pingan getting up and opening the door, the two girls in the ear room also gathered their clothes sleepily and got up, went out to say hello to Zhu Pingan say hello.
They were already used to it that Zhu Pingan got up so early. For so many days, my uncle always went to bed late and got up early, without exception. There was such a heavy rain yesterday, so before going to bed, they I was lying in front of the window and saw that the light in my uncle's study was on for most of the night. Before going to bed, I thought that if my uncle still slept so late as usual despite the heavy rain, he would probably get up early tomorrow.
"Morning." Zhu Ping'an nodded slightly and replied.
Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, the magpie outside the courtyard wall heard the movement in the yard, and screamed more happily.
"Chirp, chirp, happy event is coming." A little girl pricked up her ears, then squinted her eyes and smiled, "I heard the sound of magpies early in the morning. My uncle must have a happy event coming today."
"Haha, thank you for your kind words." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and replied casually. Magpies are a symbol of blessing and luck. The ancients liked this. Naturally, I don’t believe it. However, I feel good when I hear the melodious cries of magpies early in the morning.
It is said that in the last years of Zhenguan, there was a man named Jingyi in the south. He lived by Kongqing Mountain and there was a nest of magpies outside his yard. Jing Yi is kind-hearted, and every time he eats, he will scatter some rice noodles under the tree for the magpies. One day, his neighbor lost several pieces of silk cloth and falsely accused Jingyi of stealing them. As a result, Jingyi was sent to jail for several months. One morning, Jingyi heard a magpie cry in his cell. He looked up and saw the magpie he often fed was chirping happily outside, as if delivering good news. The next day, the official called Jing Yi to the lobby and said that he met an imperial envoy wearing Xuanyi and plain clothes on the road. The imperial envoy informed him that the emperor was granting amnesty to the whole world. Three days later, as expected, the emperor's decree of amnesty came through, and Jing Yi was pardoned and returned home. After returning home, Jing Yi realized that the magpie transformed into a human and pretended to deliver the imperial edict to help him out of trouble. Xuan Yi Su Jin is exactly the color of the magpie's overall feathers. This is the origin of the magpie's announcement.
"There's no need to keep me for dinner today. I'm going out to visit friends." Zhu Ping'an went out as usual and gave the two little girls a warning before leaving.
Just as Zhu Ping'an was about to step out, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside, and then a maid's voice came over.
"Uncle, something bad has happened, something bad has happened."
The little maid ran in anxiously and confused, and almost bumped into Zhu Ping'an who was about to go out. If it hadn't been for Zhu Ping'an, Ping An had quick eyes and quick feet. He took a step away and was about to hit him.
"What's wrong, sister Qiuyue?" Hearing this, the little girl from Ting Yuxuan trotted over and asked nervously.
"Just now, an official came to the house and said that he wanted to see my uncle for something. Because he was at home, the attendants that he collected yesterday went over first. After hearing the news, the official left in a hurry, and then my uncle's attendants came in a hurry. They wanted to see my uncle. They were not allowed to enter the inner house, so they asked me to send a message to my uncle." The little maid named Qiuyue said anxiously.
"Send a message, why are you yelling and saying that something bad is going to happen? If the mother in charge finds out, you will have to eat and die." The little girl who listened to Yuxuan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. , just to send a message, why are you making such a fuss, do you think something is wrong, it makes people's hearts hang in their throats.
“No,” the little maid Qiuyue shook her head anxiously, with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead.
"Don't worry, please speak slowly." Zhu Pingan comforted softly, vaguely guessing something in his heart. There are probably two situations when official messengers come to deliver letters. One is the case caused by the memorial, and the other is the incident yesterday when Zhao Daying's soldiers attacked him and sent him to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen. And if it was the Ministry of Punishment that made a complaint, they wouldn't be so anxious. It's probably because something happened to the Shuntian government officials.
"Uncle, your chief attendant just sent a message saying that the prisoners sent to Shuntian Mansion yesterday all died inexplicably this morning. As soon as the official received the news, they came over to send the message. ”
Sure enough, what the little maid Qiuyue said confirmed Zhu Pingan's guess.
“Oh, it’s dead!”
Hearing this, the two little girls in Yuxuan screamed in fright, stretched out their hands to cover their mouths, and their faces turned pale with fright. .
It must have been Zhao Daying.
Don’t even think about it, this matter must be related to Zhao Daying. After Zhu Pingan heard this, he clenched his fists.
Eight living lives! If you say silence, silence it! Zhao Daying is really cruel and ruthless, worse than a beast. In order to silence others and avoid future troubles, he can even be so cruel to his own people.
I was also careless, thinking that by locking people up in the Yamen Prison, Zhao Daying would have no choice.
I didn’t expect that Zhao Daying’s hand could be stretched so long, and he could reach into the Shuntian Mansion prison through Prefect Zhou! Prefect Zhou himself is still trustworthy. It is estimated that Zhao Daying colluded with the officials below the government office or bribed the jailer. He was still locked up in the Shuntian Mansion Prison, so he was silenced directly. It was so unscrupulous! There is no kingly law!
If this kind of pest is not eliminated, society will be in danger every day.
Thinking that Zhao Daying would definitely take the opportunity to launch an attack after silencing these eight people, so the Ministry of Punishments will probably submit their case in advance.
Just in time, I can’t wait any longer.
Zhu Pingan took a breath and looked in the direction of the Ministry of Justice, like a sharp sword. (End of this chapter)