Chapter 18 Send you on your way
"Young Madam." The two of them were so moved that their eyes were red.
Shang Wan raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction, "What did you call me?"
"Sister!" The two of them said in unison, with a loud voice.
"Both be good." Shang Wan stretched out his hand and rubbed each of their heads, "After Lu Chengjing is rescued, let's make a good plan on how to live our lives in the future."
The two nodded heavily, feeling warm in their hearts.
The young lady is really different from before.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Liang...don't leave!"
Little kid Yuanyuan sat obediently in her mother's arms and listened for a long time before she finally realized something was wrong.
My mother just came back and she was leaving again.
The little guy felt wronged and smashed the golden beans one by one. He was so sad that he blew snot and bubbles from his nose.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...don't leave!"
"Don't cry, don't cry." Shang Wan hurriedly coaxed her, and waited until the baby in her arms started crying less loudly before saying, "Just this once, I will take Yuanyuan with me wherever I go from now on, okay?"
"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..." Yuanyuan didn't listen. She hugged her mother like a koala, and her tears kept falling.
"Mom...won't leave..."
Shang Wan felt a little distressed and carried her to the bedroom. After coaxing the little one to sleep, he fed her a drop of spiritual spring water before coming out.
Shitou glanced into the room and whispered: "Sister, Yuanyuan can't live without you, so I'd better deliver the letter to Fucheng."
Shang Wan shook his head, "No, your speed is too slow, you can't make it in time."
Stone:?
Aren’t the speeds of carriages all the same?
Shang Wan didn't want to say anything, took the luggage Xiaohuan packed for her, and left quickly.
Zhang Er on the roof looked at Shang Wan's back as he walked further and further, and said in confusion: "Brother, it's already this hour, what is Mrs. Shang doing in such a hurry?"
"What does it have to do with you? Hurry up and get to work!" Zhang Da scolded his younger brother without raising his head.
"Oh." Zhang Er lowered his head to uncover the rotten tiles and replaced them with new ones. While his brother wasn't paying attention, he secretly glanced in the direction Shang Wan left, only to find that the beautiful figure had disappeared.
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The next day.
The chain on the cell door rattled, and Lu Chengjing, who was sitting on the straw mat, turned around and saw the squad leader and two government officials walking in with a straight face.
The yamen servant on the left holds a shackle in his hand, and the yamen servant on the right holds a shackle in his hand.
Lu Chengjing's heart trembled. Tian Sheng was indeed not stupid.
"There has been some unrest in the city recently. In case something goes wrong, Mr. Tian has an order to escort the criminal Lu Chengjing to the capital today."
After the squad leader finished speaking in a rough voice, Liu Tong stepped forward with the shackles and handcuffed Lu Chengjing.
Liu Tong had received great favor from Li Wenhua, and as much as he was grateful to Li Wenhua, he hated Lu Chengjing, the murderer. He secretly replaced the fifteen-pound shackle with a thirty-pound one, intending to take revenge.
As soon as the shackles were on his body, Lu Chengjing noticed that the weight was wrong. He glanced at Liu Tong and did not miss the look of resentment in his eyes.
Lu Chengjing was already weak, and he had not eaten enough water or rice today. The thirty kilograms of shackles on his body seemed to crush him, which was nothing less than torture.
In just a moment, sweat broke out on his forehead, the blood on his thin face gradually faded, and his lips were as white as paper.
But even so, he never bent his thin back. The long eyelashes were drooped, and the depths of a pair of bright moon-like eyes were dark.
Naturally, the change of shackles could not be hidden from the eyes of the squad leader, but he said nothing and waved for Xie Zhiqiang to step forward and put the shackles on Lu Chengjing. Even with the help of Lingquan, Lu Chengjing's leg injuries were not completely healed. When Liu Tong and Xie Zhiqiang forcibly pulled him up, he felt a heartbreaking pain in his legs.
His legs were shaking uncontrollably, Lu Chengjing bit his lip tightly, veins bulged on his neck that was covered by his messy hair, and he was sweating like rain.
"Let's go!" Liu Tong reached out and pushed him.
Lu Chengjing could barely stand, but Liu Tong's push made him unable to stand any longer. He fell heavily to the ground, and a muffled groan escaped from his bleeding lips and teeth.
Liu Tong pulled the person up, but let go of his hand as if it was slippery. Lu Chengjing fell down again. His thin white cheek scraped against the rough ground. The skin was instantly broken and bleeding, and gradually became red and swollen.
"The time has come." The class leader gave Liu Tong a warning look, and asked the two of them to help Lu Chengjing up and almost drag him out.
Lu Chengjing was roughly thrown into the prison car, his hair covered his face, weak and embarrassed.
He took two deep breaths, barely brushed away the messy hair from his face, leaned against the wooden railing of the prison van, looked at the crowd, and slowly raised a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth.
In the crowd of onlookers, a man in a blue and white scholar's robe stood with his hands behind his hands, watching indifferently as the prison car headed towards the North City Gate.
The prison car drove out of the city gate, and anxious shouts came from behind.
"Wait a minute!" Qiao Yu'an caught up with a blue bundle and stopped in front of the prison car. She cast worried eyes on Lu Chengjing who was in a miserable state in the prison car. "I'm here to see Chengjing off. Please be accommodating."
"It turns out to be Master Qiao." The squad leader recognized the person in front of him at a glance, and thinking of the Qiao family, he smiled politely, "Lu Chengjing is a repeat offender. He has been ordered by his superiors not to have contact with others. Master Qiao, please don't embarrass me." ”
"I'm just sending some dry food to Chengjing." Qiao Yu'an threw two taels of silver to the class leader, "Just a cup of tea."
The squad leader weighed the silver pieces and said with a smile: "Master Qiao's face will naturally be given to me, please do as you please."
He raised his hand to wave Liu Tong and Xie Zhiqiang to the side.
Qiao Yu'an hurriedly stepped forward, "Chengjing, I believe you are not the murderer. I have asked my father to send a message to Beijing to ask my grandfather for help. You must hold on."
He placed the bundle at Lu Chengjing's feet, "The bundle contains dry food and water. I gave it to them, but they didn't dare to lose it."
"Thank you." Lu Chengjing slowly raised his head with a slight smile on his lips, "Chengjing is lucky to have Yu'an as a close friend in this life."
"What's wrong with your face..." Qiao Yuan stared at Lu Chengjing's red and swollen cheeks in surprise, her eyes instantly lit up, "You have the reputation of being a scholar, but they dare to torture you!"
He clenched his fists, and his good face was actually ruined like this. If scars were left, even if the charges were cleared, he would have no chance of having an official career in the future.
"I'll go find them!"
"Yu'an." Lu Chengjing called to him with a gentle voice, "My path was unknown before, and now it's like this. Don't worry about me anymore. You should just relax and prepare for next year's provincial examination."
"I don't……"
"Today may be the last time you and I see each other." Lu Chengjing interrupted him, with a smile in his starry eyes, "I hope you get your wish, so let's just say goodbye."
Qiao Yuan's eyes turned red and she almost shed tears.
Why is fate treating such a good person like Chengjing so unfairly?
"Mr. Qiao, the time has come." The squad leader came over, pulled away Qiao Yu'an who was clinging to the prison car, and shouted, "Let's go!"
The prison car didn't move very fast, leaving two long ruts on the official road. Lu Chengjing closed his eyes and leaned on the prison car to relieve the pressure on his neck.
The sun is getting hotter and hotter, and the surrounding area is getting deserted.
The squad leader winked at Xie Zhiqiang.
The prison car suddenly turned and headed towards the woods beside the official road.
Liu Tong wondered: "Boss, what are you doing in this forest if you don't go through official channels?"
"Of course..." the squad leader stabbed Liu Tong in the chest with a knife and said coldly, "Send you on your way!"
(End of chapter)