Just doing meritorious deeds?
That means that His Majesty has not completely pardoned the Han family's crimes.
Han De's outstretched hand froze in the air. When he heard from his colleagues that His Majesty was a bit vindictive, he thought it was because his colleagues were slandering His Majesty in private because "the heart of a villain can judge the heart of a gentleman".
Now it seems that His Majesty is really not very big-minded.
Didn't I just contradict you in court? You let my wife and daughter go, but you insist on making me suffer more here?
I really brought it upon myself!
Hande smiled bitterly to himself.
Han Du saw the disappointment on his father's face and didn't know how to comfort him.
"Mom, sister, why don't you follow me home first?"
Han Du said softly. Dad was feeling depressed, and Han Du couldn't help irritating him loudly.
Ever since Han Du's mother and sister saw Han Du in official uniform, the joy on their faces had never faded.
For women, this prison is a real hell.
What's more, something like that happened a few days ago. If Han Du hadn't protected them at the risk of death, if the two jailers had succeeded, they would have lost the face to live.
My mother and sister were naturally overjoyed to be able to go home. But when I saw the master (father) on the side, I couldn't express my happiness. He could only tentatively blink his eyes and look at the master (father).
"Let's go, let's go. It's okay if you go out." Han De sighed, "Du'er has made meritorious service and needs to do things for the court. When you go out, try to help him as much as possible, so that he can complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty as soon as possible, so that I can When we get out of this prison, our family can be reunited."
"Master is suffering." Mother wiped her tears and stretched out her hand to pull her brother in front of her, "You have to take good care of your father here, you know?"
"The kid knows." Although Han Du's younger brother was only ten years old, he suddenly seemed to have grown up a lot after experiencing this drastic change in the family. Most of the childishness on his body has faded away, and his small shoulders exude a sense of maturity and responsibility from the inside out.
Han Du suddenly felt something in his heart.
"Father and brother, please invite Liu Tou..."
Before Han Du could finish what he said, the cell leader quickly echoed: "Sir, put it down. As long as I am here for a day, I will not let Shilang Han and Mr. Han lose a hair."
"Thank you."
In this way, Han Du took his mother and sister out of the cell.
When he was about to leave the prison, the cell leader stopped him.
"Master Han, wait a moment."
Han Du looked at the cell leader in confusion, wondering what else he had to do. Logically speaking, everything that should be done has been done.
Seeing Han Du's confusion, the cell leader quickly explained: "That's it, Master Han. After all, Mrs. Han and Miss Han are female dependents. Although leaving here is something worth celebrating, if they are seen by villains, there will inevitably be gossip. Come out. So, I prepared a carriage for Mrs. Han and Miss Han to go home."
As soon as the prison chief explained it, Han Du understood.
In this era, a woman's chastity is more important than her life.
At this time, the prison did not differentiate between men and women, they were all mixed together and locked up together. No one knows what will happen during this period. Even if nothing happens to you, you will still be maliciously speculated by those who do good things.
People's mouths make gold, but accumulation destroys bones.
In this era, rumors and words kill people, so there are not just one or two women who commit suicide, but many.
Although the whole Han family was imprisoned, Han De was a second-rank official after all, so only upper-level officials knew the news. The people at the bottom know nothing about this. They only know that another high-ranking official has fallen.
Therefore, if someone saw my mother and sister leaving the prison, it might really spread throughout the city.
This is asking for trouble.
"Liu Tou is very considerate." Han Du thanked him sincerely.
Although Han Du had an extra lifetime of memories in his mind, the details of this kind of urban life were his blind spot.
The prison head smiled and bowed in response, even saying he didn't dare.
Standing at the door of the prison, he watched Han Du and his party get into the carriage and leave.
When the carriage was out of sight, the cell leader's nephew said as if he couldn't bear it any longer, "Uncle, you are so willing. The money to rent a carriage is enough for us to have a meal." It’s better to use it for others, you can’t even bear to sit down.”
The prison head glanced sideways at his nephew, said nothing, and did not want to talk to him at all.
The middle-aged jailer on the side joked and said: "Learn from your uncle, a piece of money, a piece of money is nothing. The effect of this piece of money today is more than the 10 pieces of money in the future. From now on, you will be the If you place ten strings of strings in front of people, it depends on whether they will look up or not."
The middle-aged jailer looked at the young jailer with a faint look, but the young jailer still looked scratching his head and confused. Seeing this, the middle-aged jailer sighed slightly in his heart, "For such a shrewd person as the prison chief, he never expected that he would have such a blank slate nephew."
"Boss, congratulations, your career is just around the corner." The middle-aged jailer ignored the young jailer and turned to the head of the cell to congratulate him.
The prison boss smiled slightly and held down the middle-aged jailer's hand, "We are all brothers, why are these people doing this nonsense? Besides, there is no such thing as a prosperous career. Let's go back and have a drink. "
As soon as everyone sat down, the cell leader suddenly asked: "By the way, where are Lao Chen and Xiao Liu? I don't seem to have seen them today."
"That guy Xiaoliu patrolled all night last night and is still patrolling today. I just saw him in the morning." The middle-aged jailer responded casually.
"As for Lao Chen, he said he had a bad stomach and ran to the toilet."
Huh? Why does it take so long for Old Chen to go to the toilet? The middle-aged jailer was talking to himself, but he felt more and more uncomfortable. His face changed and he told the jailer next to him, "Go to the toilet and see if Lao Chen is still there."
The cell leader also noticed the problem and looked at the middle-aged jailer solemnly.
Soon, the jailer who went to find Lao Chen came back.
"It's not good, boss. Old Chen ran away..."
"Humph," the prison boss slapped his hand on the table, "You are really cunning."
"Boss, what should we do now? Should we send someone to find Lao Chen?" Things went wrong, and the middle-aged jailer and the cell leader both spoke softly.
"How to find it?" The prison leader glared at the middle-aged jailer, "If he allows you to find it easily, then he won't run away."
"Forget it, forget it. Just keep an eye on Xiao Liu, but don't let him escape again."
"Don't worry, boss. Let's see how I handle him..." The middle-aged jailer was glad to see that the prison boss didn't blame him.
Han Du and his mother-in-law were sitting in the carriage together.
The coachman driving in front was an old man in black. He was not as powerful as the young man, and he did not constantly beat the horses. He just put the whip horizontally in front of him and used the reins to control the horses to move forward slowly.
The carriage was very ordinary and simple. There was no decoration at all on the outside or inside. Even the seats were not soft cushions, but hard wooden boards.
But the faces of the mother and sister were full of joy, as if this was the best carriage they had ever ridden, better than all the luxury carriages they had ever ridden before.
This is the taste of happiness in the afterlife.
The carriage arrived at a Han mansion in Jinling City at a leisurely pace. This was the home of Han Du's family, a three-story house.
"Mom, we're here." Han Du retracted his head from outside the curtain.
My mother seemed to be still immersed in joy and had not come back to her senses. She only reacted when she heard Han Du's words, "Are you there? Come on, let's go home."
After getting off the carriage, the three of them looked at the Han Mansion in front of them. After being away for so many days, this Han Mansion seems to be no different from before.
Originally, the entire Han family was to be executed, and the Han family's house would definitely be taken back to the imperial court, sealed and sealed, and even guarded by soldiers.
But now there is nothing outside Han Mansion, no soldiers, and no seals.
This must be because of Han Du's meritorious service, so Lao Zhu simply returned the house to him.
Han Du and the other three opened the door and walked in. They looked around at all the familiar places and found that they were not much different from the original ones.
It's just that there are no servants, and the small items in the house have been neatly cleaned.
In addition, no one has taken care of it for many days, so it has accumulated some dust.
"Really, a soldier is like a bandit." The girl Han Jingyun took a look at her empty boudoir and ran out to complain to her mother and brother.
Mother pointed a finger on Han Jingyun's forehead, "Just be content with being alive. Just ask your brother to buy those things for you later."
On the day the Han family was ransacked, a large number of soldiers, led by officials, rushed in directly.
Not only did they arrest the entire Han family and send away their servants, they also ransacked the entire Han family. Naturally, the soldiers would not take large items, but they would not let go of small items that could be put inside the robes.
"Don't worry, sister, whatever you want to buy in the future, my brother will buy it for you." Han Du promised with a smile.
I am a girl who has perfectly inherited my mother's genes. She has rosy skin, waterfall-like black hair, delicate and three-dimensional facial features, and most importantly, two big eyes that twinkle, with a bit of charm and a bit of coquettishness. It gives people a feeling of "beautiful and beautiful, but it's not just her beautiful little lotus that shows its sharp corners". Even if he is in a state of embarrassment or behind bars, he cannot conceal this appearance.
This was also the reason why the two jailers were thinking wrongly.
However, Han Du's sincere guarantee was of little use to Han Jingyun, "Brother, will you buy it for me? Do you have money?"
"Ahem," Han Du was instantly embarrassed. He was really penniless now. The little money he originally got from the prince ended up being used to feed the eunuchs. He didn't even have the money to give him the carriage that the prison boss rented for him.
Pulling on his official uniform, he said, "Brother, I'm an official now. I'll buy it for you when my salary comes down."
Han Du thought that he was now a member of the Bao Bao Banking Department and was responsible for the issuance of Bao Bao.
