female concubine

In late May of the ninth year of Jianping, Fengxiang Mansion.

"The news from above is that he was killed quietly in secret, and he will be charged with random crimes. Be careful when you do things, don't show any traces, remember, don't see blood."

"But... that person's followers kept yelling that his master is the son of an official family and the current prince."

"You idiot, how many sons are there in the official family? The prince, the three kings and the six kings are all staying in the imperial city well now. Have you seen any emperor who would send his son to such a place to be the county magistrate?" ?” The prefect of Fengxiang raised his eyes and asked: “Be quicker, it’s best to let them plead guilty first.”

"Yes, you just need to rest assured that your subordinates are doing business in Enfu, and your subordinates must do everything cleanly so that no one can find out anything."

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Inside Liu's house in Qishan County, several government servants surrounded the courtyard, their expressions were abnormal, "Now there are guards at all gates of Fengxiang Mansion to strictly prevent people from entering and leaving. The guards know us. Liu San has already been detained by them. We..."

Liu Shubo beat his palms and hurried back and forth in the courtyard, "It's clear that the news is deliberately blocked. Wei Zhixian must not be an ordinary person, otherwise how can the prefect not hesitate to use the government soldiers."

"Father, let me go, they haven't seen their daughter, let her follow the caravan." Liu walked over wearing her brother's clothes, and wiped her red and swollen eyes.

At first Liu Shubo thought it was the eldest son who had returned, but after a closer look he realized it was the daughter, "But do you know where the transshipment envoy is?"

Mrs. Liu shook her head, "The county magistrate was in trouble because of his daughter, and the daughter can ask all the way."

"The transshipment envoy of Qinfeng Road is in Qinzhou, a hundred miles away from Fengxiang Mansion. During the period, you have to cross the Weishui River. You don't know how to ride a horse..."

"My daughter is not afraid. My daughter knows that they are framed. My daughter also knows who the real culprit is. My daughter is not for the magistrate. Since the prefect of Fengxiang indulges me, my daughter must let the real murderer be brought to justice. The magistrate is innocent and Wang Lang is fair."

At this point, although Liu Shubo was reluctant, he did not refuse any more, and said: "Son, be careful on the road."

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In the dungeon of Fengxiang Yamen, several jailers took King Chu out of the cell, and a jailer dangled a red-hot iron in front of her eyes.

With a punch away, she could feel the hot temperature of the soldering iron. If the jailer shook his hand...

The jailer looked at the king of Chu, although he was unkempt, but his facial features were exquisite, "As long as you plead guilty, you will be spared the pain of flesh and blood. , It's a pity for this good skin..."

The King of Chu frowned in disgust.

The jailer squinted his eyes and waved at his subordinates. Several guards stepped forward to take off her clothes. Little Six looked at her and said anxiously: "Officer dog, if you dare to try, mutilating the prince is a serious crime of treason."

Several jailers stopped hesitantly when they heard their hands trembling.

"Returning the prince, may I ask which fairy prince you are? The prince? The three kings? Or the six kings?"

Little Six put away his flustered posture, twisted his waist and said, "I have a piece of A-Lang's waist amulet in my belt, before the execution, I advise you to take it to your magistrate to have a look! "

The jailer took out the waist amulet from his waist, "Boss, there is really a jade plaque with two carp on it."

The back of the carp is engraved with the official title and name, and the jailer asked in an embarrassed whisper, "Are you literate?"

"You, what about you?"

Several jailers shook their heads.

"Take them back to the prison and watch." The jailer put away the waist amulet and walked towards the entrance of the dungeon.

The guards threw the two of them back into the cell. The moment King Chu stepped in, his legs slumped and he collapsed on the ground, trembling all over. She didn't know whether she was afraid of torture, or she was afraid that her identity would almost be exposed. Fear made her speechless, and she didn't dare to imagine what would happen after the incident. Nuoda's capital was under her control, but she never thought that she would end up in such a place.

"Why is Ah Lang shaking so much!" Little Six anxiously knelt down, trying to help her up.

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The jailer ran to the Yamen and presented the waist amulet to the prefect of Fengxiang.

"It was found from that entourage. He said it was a token of his master."

The magistrate who was interrupted from the meal was very unhappy and snatched the waist amulet. As soon as he lowered his head, he was dumbfounded. There were two yin and yang carved carps on the back of the jade tablet, and several prominent big characters were engraved on the front.

The prefect of Fengxiang quickly asked: "Are you sure you found it from that follower?"

"Yes, he has been yelling that he is a servant of the court, and the magistrate is the king of Chu, who was sent by His Majesty to Qishan to practice..."

"Okay!" The magistrate angrily slapped the table and stood up, "Go and call the Muke."

"Yes."

"By the way, move the six people in the dungeon to a hidden place and separate them, and send someone to watch them carefully, and give them what they want to eat and drink."

"Yes."

The jailer murmured in his heart, seeing the prefect's nervous look, he guessed in his heart that the man was really a prince.

Immediately the magistrate said viciously again: "If you dare to reveal half a word, this government will definitely take your skin off."

"Yes, yes, my subordinates don't know anything. All I know is that there are six death row inmates in prison."

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The magistrate of Fengxiang was holding the warm jade tablet, and was anxiously walking back and forth in the study room. The official uniform was stretched out by his stomach, and the hanging hem was shaking violently.

Muke walked in in casual clothes, and said respectfully, "Is it the En residence who summoned the officer?"

"Dongming, there is a big event in our house."

"What can make En Mansion so anxious?"

"Look." The magistrate of Fengxiang took out the jade tablet, "their little officials don't know about it." He took out his bronze waist charm, which was also engraved with carp, but the scales carved It's not the same, "The left talisman is suppressed by the inner court, and the only one who can hold the jade talisman is the prince of the clan."

"Is this from the county magistrate?"

Prefect Fengxiang nodded.

"The next official knows that he is not simple. How many people in this world can make Enxiang care about and fear him?"

"Why don't you care? I'm out of luck. I wanted to spend a few years here in Fengxiang Mansion before leaving. I never knew that a prince would come. Isn't Enxiang harming me?"

"But if you don't have the protection of Enfu, Enfu, I'm afraid..." Mu Ke looked up at the prefect.

"But if I really want to kill the prince, I just don't have enough heads to lose." The magistrate of Fengxiang sighed regretfully, "But then again, if I don't have the blessing of my benefactor, I can't do anything about it." If you can't carry it, you will die." The magistrate sat down with a big belly, spread his hands, and said with a sad face: "What should I do!"

"Enfu, don't worry, no one in Fengxiang now knows that he is the son of the official family, you," Mu Ke looked at the magistrate deeply, "of course you don't know, he is just an ordinary murderer now, and you are The officials who convicted him."

"Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open?" Magistrate Fengxiang looked into the dark eyes of the screener and sighed: "But it's not like this happened once or twice."

"Does the letter from Enxiang's side still exist in Enfu?"

"This prefecture is not stupid, so why keep that kind of stuff that proves to be true?" Fengxiang prefect suddenly raised his head and looked at him in shock, "You mean?"

"Leave the evidence. If it really happens, you can say that you don't know anything. You were ordered by others, so you can get rid of this crime. You are a Jinshi in Zhongju and a student of the Son of Heaven. , have fame and fame.”

"I went to Tokyo to study the book before, and it takes at least three to five days for correspondence to be exchanged, but the recent reply should be coming soon, should I leave this?"

Mu Ke nodded, "It's best, you can write another book, remember, you are asking Enxiang who this person is, Enxiang will definitely not tell you the truth and prevaricate you."

The prefect of Fengxiang immediately clapped his palms together, "This plan is very good," and got up and approached, excitedly holding the hand of the curtain guest, "Dongming, you are really the brains of the prefecture."

The clerk got up and said with a slight smile, "It's a great honor for me to be your aide for the magistrate."

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The dungeon returned to silence until the beginning of June in the ninth year of Jianping.

"Officer, your secret letter."

The prefect of Fengxiang threw down the mutton in his hand, took the letter and hid it in his sleeve before wiping it, and asked, "Did anyone see it?"

"Going back to the magistrate, it's still the same as usual. They thought it was a letter from home."

"Okay, you go down first, wait, is there any news from the capital?"

The attendant shook his head, "The letter has been delayed for quite a while on the road, and there have been fewer newspapers in the capital these few days, and no news has come out."

The prefect of Fengxiang nodded and waved at him, and after opening the secret letter, he looked down coldly, "Come here!"

"Officer."

"Call the jailer over here."

"Yes."

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In the dark dungeon, a few jailers were holding thick ropes and walking quickly in the aisle, their black cloth boots stepping on the wet ground, the footsteps were hurried, and the frightened mice ran around.

"Let's do it, deal with the leader first, and be quick with your hands and feet, and don't make too much noise."

"Yes."

Several jailers went to a cell where only one person was held.

Without even unlocking the door, the jailer squatted outside the room, across the pillars of the cell, skillfully threw the looped rope onto the prisoner's neck, and pulled back forcefully with a ferocious face. The ring tightened, and then there were signs of dragging in the cell.

The victim is guilty of guilt and dare not touch these dying prisoners, so he thought of this method, anyway, he will not be there to collect the corpse for a while.

The person who was strangled to the point of suffocation could no longer make a sound, and struggled to pull the rope around his neck with both hands, but as the rope was pulled tighter and tighter, his fair face gradually swelled and turned red.

The hands that were struggling with all the strength were covered with blood-congested veins. She wanted to turn her head to see who it was, but she was strangled against the pillar and couldn't move. The staring feet stopped, and death, the next moment.

"Don't blame us for being ruthless. We low-level officials dare not disobey the meaning of the above. If you want to blame, you can only blame your own fate."

In the afternoon, the sun gradually moved westward from the top of the head, and blood red gradually appeared on the rolled hemp rope. The beam of light from the skylight hit her hideous face, and immediately dropped her weak hands without any struggle. One hand was still clenched into a fist as if holding something in the palm of the hand, staring at the bloodshot eyes, the moment he closed his eyes, two drops of blood red tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

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Qinzhou

Just before dawn, a young man in ragged clothes fainted in front of the transfer envoy's gate, and happened to be seen by several officials who came to work.

"Officer, there is a stranger lying at the door. He is dressed as a man, but he is... a woman."

The transfer envoy on Qinfeng Road looked up, "What woman?"

"She claimed to be from Qishan, but when we found out she was already drenched and dying, oh yes, she was clamoring to see you."

"Meet the officer?"

The transfer envoy followed his subordinates into a room where officials could rest, and the envoy who was taking care of her quickly sat up and said, "Officials."

The transfer envoy approached the woman, "Who are you, why did you faint in front of Cao Si's gate? And why do you want to see me?"

The woman struggled to get up, "Are you... Qin Feng Road Transporter?"

"This envoy is right."

"The county magistrate of Qishan was murdered by a traitor, and the corrupt officials detained and convicted the county magistrate indiscriminately. The county magistrate asked the servant to come and find you."

"Did the girl find the wrong person?" The transfer envoy stroked his beard, "I have only been in Qin Feng's office for less than a month, and the magistrate wants the girl to find the former Qin Feng transfer envoy, he has already been promoted and transferred to the middle of the capital." gone."

"What?" The woman struggled to get up.