letter of commitment

36.

Shen Qingshu and Zhong Qiao hurried to Ping County. To keep a low profile, they didn't bring anyone with them, and they didn't immediately go to the county government to meet the magistrate of Ping County. Instead, they found an inn and stayed first. The most common thing is that the magistrate's son is an overbearing dude who bullies the common people a lot. Let this "Buddha" leave by itself.

At noon the next day, when Shen Qingshu and Zhong Qiao came out of the inn, they were about to go to the county government office. At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the street, and a black carriage was speeding past on the street. And innocent pedestrians on the street, the speed did not slow down at all.

Pedestrians on the street avoided one after another, and the whole street became a mess for a while. An old man staggering just happened to walk in the middle of the road, and he was about to be hit by a carriage. Shen Qingshu was startled.

"Qi Ao!"

Zhong Qiao understood, and approached the carriage with all his strength, regardless of his own safety, he pulled the reins of the carriage with all his strength, the horse neighed once and crowed four times, but it couldn't take a step forward.

The huge inertia caused the people in the car to rush out of the carriage and fall to the ground.

This is the magistrate's son, the domineering one?This man is not as treacherous and evil as Shen Qingshu thought. On the contrary, he has a handsome face and a calm demeanor. There is a kind of confident heroism between his brows, and he speaks clearly and loudly, very masculine. Although he is wearing ordinary clothes Very, but that kind of conceited arrogance and arrogant tone made Shen Qingshu conclude at a glance that he was the magistrate's son——Zhang Chi.

"That short-sighted person dares to stop the young master's car!"

Getting up from the ground, Zhang Chi was cursing, and the pedestrians on the street were all worried about Zhong Qiao.

Zhong Qiao looked indifferent, from the beginning to the end, with a cold face, he walked back to Shen Qingshu's side slowly.

"It's that scarred face, master."

The coachman leaned close to Zhang Chi and pointed at Zhong Qiao, his tone was gloating.

Zhang Chi spit on the ground, came to Shen Qingshu and the others, put his left hand on his waist, pointed at Zhong Qiao with his right hand and gritted his teeth and shouted: "It's you, you bastard, who stopped my car? Are you courting death?" !?"

Zhang Chi pointed at Zhong Qiao's hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and faced him straight out. Zhong Qiao just turned his head slightly, then avoided, and picked out his ears, very contemptuously.

"So slow."

"what!"

Just two words, Zhang Chi was successfully angered, he used both hands together, both clenched into fists, and slammed straight at Zhong Qiao's face, Zhong Qiao had already told Shen Qingshu to back off a bit, and he wanted to play with him now, It's time to warm up your body.

It was an unremarkable move, and the movement could not be said to be very beautiful, but it easily avoided Zhang Chi's fist, and he never let him touch a hair.

Zhang Chi didn't give up, he accelerated his attack speed, but the result was that until he was exhausted and out of breath, he didn't hurt Zhong Qiao at all, a little annoyed, he looked at the driver beside him and shouted:

"What are you doing there in a daze! Why don't you come over and help!"

Zhong Qiao was a little speechless in his heart, feeling bored, even if you go up together, wouldn't it be a waste of work?

But this coachman's mind is much more flexible than Zhang Chi's. No matter how you look at it, Zhong Qiao is not a good person, and he looks very difficult to provoke. It's easier to deal with the little boy who just talked to him. Yes, his goal is Shen Qingshu, but he is clearly cutting off his own way of life.

The moment the coachman ran towards Shen Qingshu, Zhong Qiao grabbed Zhang Chi's lapel, secretly picked him up and threw him at the coachman, and the two of them fell to the ground, with a few good things still watching the show All the passers-by saw the murderous intent flashing in Qi Ao's eyes at this quarter of an hour. They already held the sword at his waist and wanted to pull it out, but they were restrained by a handsome young man at the side.

Coincidentally, someone should have gone to the county government to discuss the matter. Several officials arrived at the scene, cursing and telling the onlookers to disperse. One went to help Zhang Chi up, and the rest pulled out their blades and surrounded him. Shen Qingshu, Zhong Qiao and two people.

Zhang Chi touched his sore buttocks, angrily: "Bring them back to me!"

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It turned out that today is the holiday of Zhang Zhi County, if you go directly to the county government office, you may not meet anyone, but this time, it is better, you will go directly to the prison mansion.

When Zhang Zhixian, who had been notified, came to the front hall, Shen Qingshu was really surprised. It is okay to say that Zhang Chi is long, but this Zhixian has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and the word obscene is written directly on his face.

Zhang Zhixian took the main seat slowly, and Zhang Chi immediately posted it.

"Father, you have to teach these two people a lesson for me!"

Zhang Zhixian cast a glance at Zhang Chi, waved him to go down first, and asked the officials to take back the knives on Shen Qingshu and the others' necks. He had learned about the incident from the person who reported it.

With a sharp voice, he said to the two of them:

"Why don't you kneel down when you see me?"

Zhong Qiao was about to speak when he heard the words, but Shen Qingshu pulled the corner of his robe indiscriminately, signaling him not to be impulsive.

"So you are the county magistrate Zhang? It's because I'm blind, I hope you forgive me." Shen Qingshu cupped his hands, but didn't intend to kneel to him.

"Hmph." Zhang Zhixian snorted coldly, picked up the hot tea on the table, and took a sip.

"Why don't you kneel now that you know?" Could it be because of fame?

"Forgive me for not being able to kneel down to you."

Shen Qingshu flirted with him without revealing his identity, and Zhang Zhixian became a little impatient.

"Do you know that the person you hurt is my son!?"

"You know it."

Shen Qingshu's mood didn't fluctuate at all, but Zhong Qiao was a little impatient, and wanted to draw his sword on Zhang Zhixian's forehead several times.

"Then there is nothing to say, go to jail."

"Wait a minute."

Shen Qingshu gestured to stop the official who was about to come forward.

He said indifferently: "Your son goes out regardless of the safety of pedestrians on the street, and let the coachman drive around. I waited for the sake of pedestrians, stopped your car, and avoided the tragedy, but your son is good. When you come here, you have to do it. What a good one." With an arrogant and domineering appearance, Zhang Zhixian will punish us instead of disciplining his son first?"

Zhang Zhixian has heard these words too much. Of course he knows that his son must have committed a mess again and provoked it first, but he is such an only child, how could he be willing to convict him?So he waved his hand again, just to ask the officials to take him down, and he didn't bother to talk to them any more.

As soon as the officials rushed forward, Zhong Qiao couldn't help it, and kicked away the crowd who came up, protecting Shen Qingshu behind him.

"Bold and unreasonable! Take it down!" Seeing this, Zhang Zhixian slapped the table and stood up and shouted. Seeing that the officials were about to rush up again, Shen Qingshu also shook his head and said, "I am Shen Qingshu, the prefect of Yanyang. Down!"

The officials were also apprehensive when they heard the words, they looked back at Zhang Zhixian and asked him to show him, but Zhang Zhixian laughed.

"If you are the magistrate of Yanyang, I will be the current sage, what are you waiting for, hold on!"

The magistrate of Yanyang has only been in office for a few months, and it is the time when there are the most trivial matters. Maybe he is thinking about how to set the three fires, so come here with this leisurely mind?Still don't bring a soldier?Zhang Zhixian satirized in his heart.

Zhong Qiao's sword was out of its sheath, and in a blink of an eye, it passed through all the officials and put it on Zhang Zhixian's neck.

"Dare to be disrespectful to adults, court death!"

"Wait!"

"grown ups!"

"Put down the sword."

Under Shen Qingshu's repeated requests, Zhong Qiao angrily put the sword back into the scabbard, and the two of them were detained.

Zhang Zhixian touched the place where the sword was pressed against just now, and felt chills for a while, a group of unscrupulous people are just tools on my way to promotion, do you really take yourself seriously?I don't know good from bad!

This sudden prison disaster was obviously not within the purpose of Shen Qingshu's trip, and Zhong Qiao really didn't understand what Shen Qingshu's intention was.

"My lord, why do you want to stop me, you should let me take this dog official's life with a sword."

"No, even a dog is an official, and now I don't have anything to prove my identity. It is reasonable for him to do so."

Shen Qingshu recalled the people in the prison cells he passed by on the way, who seemed to be a criminal?Everyone's faces were ashen, and many of them had already reached Zhang Township, and they were old men who were in their infancy. They thought they were also hard-working people who resisted the county magistrate. At this moment, let Zhong Qiao go back and inform Zhong Qiyu to hand over the official seal to him. As for myself, I still want to observe one or two more times. This kind of corrupt person needs stronger evidence to sanction him, and his rank is higher than him. If he witnesses his shady deeds, he will have nothing to say Alright.

Ever since, Shen Qingshu shared his thoughts with Zhong Qiao.

"My lord, no, how can I leave you here alone!"

Zhong Qiao did not agree with her proposal.

"At present, that's all there is to it, I can't control that much."

"Subordinates cannot ignore you!"

"Remember to try not to attract attention when you go out."

Shen Qingshu ignored Zhong Qiao's words, and lay down on the hay mound with his hands behind his head, a rare leisure, not at all what a criminal should be, and yes, she was innocent.

Zhong Qiao knew that he couldn't persuade her anymore, so he shook the lock on the prison door, knocked out all the guards in the prison, and returned to the ground amidst the cries of help from the prisoners, not daring to delay, climbed up The roof was found, the horses were found, and it took only half a day to return to the city.

Zhong Qiao immediately went straight to the government office to explain the situation to Zhong Qiyu. He was in a hurry and had to rush to Ping County as soon as he got the official seal, regardless of the darkness outside.

"Brother Ao, start again tomorrow."

"Brother, now that your lord is in prison, there is no delay."

"I know, but the current situation of your lord is not in danger for the time being, and didn't your lord say that you need to find out? You are so impatient that you might hinder your plan."

"How else can I understand? What can I understand in such a short period of time? Brother, don't stop me!"

"Brother Ao! You and I are now working under the command of the adults. We must act calmly. How can we still be so impatient like before? You are worried about the adults, but I am not? If the madam knows, wouldn't the madam be more worried? We now What you have to do is to cooperate with the adults, you should rest first and recover your energy, so that you can punish that dog official together with the adults, right?"

Zhong Qiyu can understand Zhong Qiao, but Shen Qingshu is not in a hurry, what's the use of them being anxious, adding to the chaos?

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(Shen Mansion, inside Mu Chu's house.)

"Xiao He, why do I always have bad premonitions? I also panic for no reason, going up and down."

Mu Chu blinked, looked at the top of the bed and said to Xiao He.

Xiao He tucked in the quilt for Mu Chu, and added some charcoal to the stove.

"Miss, you must be tired from working on the affairs of the family all day. The most important thing is to close your eyes and go to bed early."

"Is that so?" Mu Chu was still confused, she thought of the worst possible outcome, but didn't say it out.

"Yes, the servant turned off the lights for you and stepped back."

"it is good."

Following Mu Chu's response, Xiao He's daughter-in-law turned on the lights, opened the door and went out.

In the darkness, Mu Chu still kept his eyes open, hoping that he was just thinking about it, and nothing happened, sir.

Back to the dungeon of the Pingxian county government office, since it was already night, it was time to go to sleep, but the environment of the dungeon was very cold and damp, Shen Qingshu couldn't sleep well, so he stopped sleeping, the government officials woke up already It was found that Zhong Qiao had run away, and the search for people in the county was full, but at this time, he still failed to find him, and unexpected guests also came to the door.

Shen Qingshu watched the prison door open, and then Zhang Chi walked in, looked at himself and said with a sneer:

"Don't think that you'll be fine if your accomplice escapes. If you dare to make the young master make a fool of yourself in public, I want you to look good!"

Zhang Chi waved to the yamen servant behind him, and the yamen servant went in and put Shen Qing's books on the shelf.

"what are you going to do?"

"What to do? Hmph, you'll know later."

They brought Shen Qingshu to the torture room, put her in an iron cage, and then hung her in the air with chains. Below was a large water tank, which was already filled with water. Shen Qingshu really knew what he was going to do.

"Well, now you know, if you beg me now, I might just let you go."

Zhang Chi said this with a mean look, he must have been duplicity.

"Aren't you afraid that you will cause trouble if you torture yourself?"

"Oh, what happened? I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid, but I'm afraid that you will die too soon, and I won't be able to enjoy myself."

Zhang Chi cupped his hands to signal, and was caught off guard, Shen Qingshu was immersed in the water together with the cage, the icy cold water was sucked into the cotton robe and then seeped into the clothes inside, irritating the flesh, Shen Qingshu took a breath of air-conditioning, and the water rushed into the nasal cavity , the real feeling of suffocation spread in the lungs, and when Shen Qingshu was about to lose consciousness, Zhang Chi asked someone to pull up the cage. Obviously, he could grasp how to torture a prisoner to the maximum extent, but not too much As far as letting the prisoner die, it seems that he is an old expert.

The air was cold, and Shen Qingshu was irritated. His whole body was soaked, his lips were shaking, his face was already purple, water flowed down his hair and clothes back into the water tank, making a rattling sound, his face relaxed. On the face, there was an expression of enjoyment and intoxication, and it would be more perfect if it was added with the sound of begging for mercy, Zhang Chi thought in his heart.

After repeated torture like this, Shen Qingshu finally lost consciousness, but he didn't make a sound the whole time, he just gritted his teeth stiffly, seeing that she had passed out, Zhang Chi gave up.

"Continue tomorrow, and go back to prison."