Su Xin and Shen Shian were both shocked.
"Do you have any evidence?"
The yamen servant was a little impatient and pulled out part of the knife, "You will make a decision when you get to the hall. Let her come out quickly!"
Shen Shi'an glanced at the villagers watching the excitement from a distance on the trail outside. If this matter dragged on for a long time, there would definitely be rumors.
Even if Miss Lin regains her innocence by then, I'm afraid there will be a lot of criticism.
"Brother Xing, I'll go find Miss Lin and come back. You invite them in for a bowl of tea."
Su Xin nodded and saluted several government officials, "My lords, my wife just went out. Please come in and have a cup of tea. We will ask her to come back to prove her innocence."
The government officials followed him in and sat down in the courtyard.
Su Xin called for people to serve them tea. He pursed his lips, but still couldn't hold back and said, "Excuse me, my lords, which murder case is my wife's wife related to?"
"Although the wife has some skills, she is always gentle and polite in dealing with others and never offends others."
One of the older women put down the big bowl and thought the tea was really delicious.
The heat and heat from the journey just now dissipated, and for the sake of the tea she replied: "Small mountain village, Su's family."
Xiaoshan Village is Su Xin's hometown. It is two villages away from Huanshan Village. How could it be related to the wife's wife?
It is impossible for the wife to know the people in the small mountain village...
Su Xin's pupils shrank. The only person his wife knew in the small mountain village was his father and mother.
The fingers hanging by his side suddenly tightened, could it be...
He squeezed his throat and made a dry voice, "Is it Su Ran's family in Xiaoshan Village?"
Lin Shu was holding green vegetables freshly pulled from the field in his hand, and the people in the yard frowned when he saw it.
"What are you doing?"
"Are you Lin Shu?"
"Exactly."
Several government officials stood up one after another and said, "Someone is accusing you of murder. Please come with us to the government office."
Lin Shu put the green vegetables on the stone table and thought to himself: Is it Zhao Ping's business?
But that person obviously died after eating peanuts, and the police should be able to find out.
Her eyes darkened, and she remembered that she had killed someone on the mountain, besides Mr. Qian...
"Okay, I'll let you go, you just want me to have a few words with my husband."
The yamen servants were not unreasonable people. They stepped out of the door one after another and waited for Lin Shu.
"My wife..."
Su Xin almost cried, who died?
"It's getting late. I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the Yamen all night tonight. Don't worry. You and Shen Shi'an have a good meal and sleep. I'll be back tomorrow."
After explaining, he asked the guards to guard the house and not allow anyone to go in to make trouble.
Then he followed the government officials to the county seat.
As soon as Lin Shu walked out of the village, the news spread throughout Huanshan Village.
Everyone rushed into the village chief's house, "Village Chief, what on earth did Lin Shu do?"
"If this is done, it will definitely ruin the reputation of our village!"
"What will happen when people in the village get married?"
"There is also a scholar from Qinghe. She is so good at her homework, but she still needs to be promoted! She is the most promising in our village! If this is affected..."
Lin Fan was also a little anxious. This was a major event that affected the entire village!
She waved her hand, "Let's call Lin Rong and go to Lin Shu's house to ask."
Su Xin stood slumped at the door, feeling flustered. He looked at the way Shen Shi'an went out.
"Why hasn't Brother An come back yet? There's no one to discuss it..."
Shen Shi'an didn't wait to come back, but a large group of villagers arrived.
Lin Rong hurriedly walked first and asked from a distance: "What happened to Xiao Shu from the Lin Shu family? How could she be taken away by the government?"
Everyone gathered at the door. Most of them were women and it was not allowed to enter the house.
"Second aunt, didn't Brother An go to your house? Why didn't he come back with you?"
"What are you going for! I've been staying at home and no one came. You tell me about Xiao Shu first!"
Su Xin bit her lip, something was wrong, what on earth was going on?
Lin Rong was so anxious that she almost burst into flames. Seeing Su Xin's frightened face, she had to relax her expression to avoid scaring him again.
"From the Lin Shu family, you should speak up, so that we can all think of a solution!"
Su Xin's mind was in a mess, and he suddenly thought of what Brother An said on weekdays.
"Brother Xing, the most important thing as a husband is to keep calm at all times. Even if the sky is falling, you must calm down. Only in this way can you solve any predicament at hand."
Su Xin clenched her fists with her fingers, and her uncut nails were deeply embedded in the tender flesh of her palms.
He took a deep breath and said, "The village chief, the second aunt, and the wife just asked the government to ask a few questions. They will be back tomorrow. The yamen servant didn't say anything specific."
The wife's owner said before leaving that she would be back tomorrow and that he could not tell these people anything specific.
A charge of murder, even if false, can destroy a person.
"What exactly are you asking? A normal question can bring so many government officials to ask?"
"Did she commit a crime?"
Su Xin took a step forward, raised her eyebrows, and said loudly: "Dear fellow villagers, my wife has always been warm and sincere to others, and she sells vegetables honestly, don't you know?!"
"My wife is in charge, she didn't commit any crime!"
Everyone was stunned. This Lin Shu has been really thoughtful and polite recently. He even accepted their food today. He is a good person...
But since ancient times, people have not fought with officials. Once they get involved with the officials...
They are afraid!
"I know! Could it be that those people came to cause trouble last time and were beaten by Lin Shu for not being convinced, so they want to cause trouble again!"
The quiet crowd started to make noise again, and the village chief frowned so hard that he could pinch a fly to death.
"Okay, Anhui, Lin Rong and I will go to the government office tomorrow to ask for news."
"Lin Rong, go and ask Qing He to take a day off later. As long as Lin Shu has not committed any crime, we will help rescue her!"
Lin Rong wished he could go to the county government office now, but the government office was closed now, so it would be of no use...
"good."
Lin Fan nodded, "Okay, let's all disperse."
Su Xin breathed out, waited for the person to go away, and then spoke to the guard: "Can you please go out and find the husband who just left."
If the villagers were asked to look for him, it would really be bad for An Geer's reputation.
The less people know about it, the better for him.
The guards selected one person to go to the village to search, while the remaining two continued to guard the door.
Su Xin sat paralyzed in the yard. It was getting dark and his heart sank again and again.
Ah'er brought out the cooked meal and said, "Mr. Su, it's time to eat. Only when you are full can you have the strength to wait for the master of the family to come back."
Su Xin shook his head. He couldn't eat and had no appetite at all.
"Mr. Su, I searched around the village and around the foot of the mountain, but I couldn't find Mr. Shen."
…
In a dilapidated and narrow wooden house, Shen Shian opened his eyes and was greeted by the smell of dampness and decay.
In the middle of the wooden house, sitting at a low table with a crippled leg, was a woman dressed in silk.
When the woman saw that he was awake, she showed a kind smile: "An'er, you finally woke up, but you are worried about dying as a mother!"
