Lu Ying woke up before dawn.
I woke up from a nightmare.
Yang also opened his eyes and asked him unclearly: "What's wrong?"
Lu Ying took a breath and said, "It's nothing, I just had a nightmare."
"I must have been in a hurry," Yang said, turning over, "I'm not used to it when I get home."
Lu Ying responded and said nothing, but felt very disgusted in his heart.
He dreamed of a man covered in blood, holding his chest to collect debts from him, and kept chanting: "It's time to pay off, it's time to pay off."
The man was only in his early twenties and was wearing an ultramarine cotton robe. Lu Ying always felt that he was somewhat kind-hearted, but he couldn't remember who he was.
Because it was still early, he had no choice but to continue sleeping, half asleep and half awake, not sleeping soundly.
It was finally dawn and I got up to have breakfast.
Seeing that he didn't look good, Mrs. Yang said, "Tell them to stew some tonic for you later! It's better to be outside than not to be served at home."
Lu Ying ate a bowl of porridge randomly and said she wanted to see her son.
Yang told him to wear thicker clothes: "It's extremely cold these days, so wear a hat as well."
Lu Ying arrived at her son Lu Zian's room. The child seemed to be thinner, but he was still reading.
"What book are you reading? That's the hardest thing to study." Lu Ying said sadly, "With such a big family fortune left to you, why do you need to study hard like those children from poor families?"
"Dad is back. The child should have gone to the bedroom to say hello," Lu Zian felt a little regretful, "Instead, he asked dad to come and see me."
"What's the point? As long as you're fine, what's the problem if I make two more trips?" Lu Ying said with a smile.
"Cough cough cough..." Lu Zian seemed to be affected by happiness, covering his chest with his hands and frowning.
Lu Ying somehow overlapped him with the debt collector in the nightmare.
Maybe it's because he also wore an ultramarine cotton robe today!
The maid brought tea. Lu Ying sat down, asked about his son's diet and daily life, and checked his son's pulse.
Before the diagnosis was completed, the housekeeper hurried in.
Lu Ying was very unhappy and said, "Why are you panicking? You even forgot the rules for entering the young master's house!"
Anyone who wants to enter the inner room must warm himself by the fire outside first, and cannot come in with the cold air.
Lu Zian's body is too weak and he will fall ill if he is not careful.
"Sir, someone from the Criminal Department is here." The housekeeper didn't care about anything else.
"From the Ministry of Punishment? Is he Baldy Song?" Lu Ying asked, "Have you not received the gifts you sent to the Ministry of Punishment this year?"
The Song Baldy mentioned by Lu Ying was a chief clerk of the Ministry of Punishments. He got this nickname because of the bald spots on his head.
In previous years, when Lu Ying gave gifts to the Ministry of Punishment, he always asked the housekeeper to hand over to this Chief Song, who was considered an old acquaintance.
"No, sir, the gift to the Ministry of Punishment has already been delivered." The butler said, "This person is coming back... the police officer."
Lu Ying was very surprised when he heard this: "Captain? What are you doing here?"
The housekeeper could only bite the bullet and said, "They said they were here to get someone."
"Who committed a crime in our family?" Lu Ying didn't panic when he heard that someone was being taken. Over the years, he had dealt with the Ministry of Punishments too many times, and he had acquaintances at all levels.
Most likely some unsighted servant caused trouble and either handed the person over or spent some money to get over it.
"They said they were here to get you, sir." Sweat broke out on the butler's forehead.
"Take me?" Lu Ying's eyes widened, "Did you hear clearly?!"
"Little... Of course I heard you clearly. They even took out the paperwork, and what was written on it... is your name, sir." The housekeeper said as he raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Lu Ying realized that something was wrong, but he was more worried about his son.
Seeing that Lu Zian's face became paler and he covered his heart with his hands folded, Lu Ying quickly comforted him: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. I think the government made a mistake. Who is your father? He had dinner with the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. "
Then he called the servants in the room: "Haosheng, take good care of the young master."
Then he got up, put on his outer clothes and walked out.
The butler followed closely behind.
Lu Ying asked as he walked: "Why did they come to take me?"
"They didn't go into details. They just asked me to go to the Yamen with them. If I ask again, they won't look good." The housekeeper is different from ordinary servants. He has experienced many things. He always feels that this The formation is wrong.
Lu Ying couldn't figure it out and told the housekeeper: "Go to Mr. Zong from Tai Hospital. We are brothers, and we have had the most money exchanges in recent years. Ask him to help find out what is going on."
The housekeeper understood what Lu Ying meant. Over the years, he and the two people named Zong had made an unknown amount of money together.
If something happened to Lu Ying, he would probably not survive. In order to protect himself, he had to find a way to save Lu Ying.
When Lu Ying arrived at the front yard, he saw that the leaders were two young detectives, both of whom looked very handsome.
He couldn't help but feel another thump in his heart. He had heard them mention it before when he was eating and drinking with people from the Criminal Department.
When arresting someone, if it is a familiar face, there is probably room for change.
But if they are unfamiliar faces, especially those stupid young agents who don't recognize their relatives, then they really have to be selfless and business-like.
However, Lu Ying still smiled very kindly and said: "Two adults, please take a seat. I forgive the servants in the house for being negligent. Please have a cup of tea first."
The two men showed no appreciation and said with a straight face: "We are under orders to arrest suspects. Why did we come here to have tea with you? Are you Lu Ying?"
"That's right, you two adults are upright and admirable." Lu Ying looked kind and did not forget to wink at the housekeeper.
"Then come with us." The two men said and ordered the policemen who followed to twist Lu Ying out.
At this time, Yang also heard the news and hurried over.
After all, it was the woman's family. Seeing this situation, she immediately panicked and wanted to come up and rob him.
"Stop messing around," Lu Ying immediately stopped her, "Just take care of your family and hire a lawyer when it's time to hire a lawyer."
Mrs. Yang was held up by two maids and watched helplessly as her husband was taken away by officials.
Arriving at the Criminal Department, Lu Ying was put directly into a cell.
Then three or four people came to interrogate him.
"Lu Ying, the year-end inspection by the Ministry of Household Affairs found that you owed more than 30,000 taels of tax this year. We also found all the tax books for the past ten years and checked them one by one. It turns out that you have been doing this all these years. The person who was interrogating him sneered, "You are doing royal business, and you are also cheating the treasury. How unscrupulous!"
Lu Ying was shocked when he heard this. He never expected that something happened here in Hubu.
He quickly defended himself and said: "You are wronged, sir! I have always been sincere in doing business. I don't even dare to deceive the people, let alone the one I am facing!"
"I advise you to admit it honestly! Now one-third of the people in the Ministry of Accounts have been replaced, and all the old accounts have been revealed.
It’s not just you, there are several others, almost all of whom are respectable.
This is the Ministry of Household Affairs telling you that no matter how big your business is, you are still a citizen. Haven't you heard the saying that the people will not fight with the officials? "
(End of chapter)
