"I heard that Sun Luolin's head will be hung on the west city gate for public display today. Is this true?"
Just after attending court, several officials in purple official uniforms were walking and talking.
"How can this be false? I heard that the Sun family will be raided. As for the Yusi official, he has not yet been convicted." An official in purple official uniform replied with a confident face.
"This crime is so difficult to convict? When will Yu Si officials be convicted?"
The other official shook his head and looked at the two officials on the side: "Just wait, I believe it won't be long."
"That's right. After all, it's not our turn to do this."
The news that Sun Luolin's head will be hung on the west gate of Yanyang City for public display has spread among the officials, and many people are also discussing it outside the palace.
However, at this moment, those in Yanyang City did not know that the Sun family was also included.
Master Sun Zhicai and his family only knew that Sun Luolin had died in prison, and they did not yet know what the crime was.
At this time, the Sun family was packing their luggage and preparing to leave.
"Are you ready?!" Master Sun Zhicai urged.
"Hurry, hurry!"
Madam He was walking in a hurry with her maid Lily beside her, carrying a large bag of things.
There were eight people sitting in a carriage, which was a bit crowded, but there was nothing we could do now.
He could not earn much money even though he was a ninth-grade Imperial Academy member awaiting imperial edicts. Fortunately, Sun Cao's Inn was there to barely support his family.
Today, Master Sun Zhicai resigned from office again. Without Sun Luolin, Sun Cao's Inn has also closed.
Most of the money I am currently relying on is what Sun Cao Inn has accumulated during this period of time.
"Is everyone here?"
After saying that, Master Sun Zhicai looked at the people in the car.
"Already." Mrs. He responded.
"That's all." After saying that, Mr. Sun lifted the curtain in front of the carriage and looked at the butler Cen Sheng who was driving the carriage: "It's all together, let's go."
"Hey, okay."
After responding, steward Cen Sheng picked up the reins, waved the reins and shouted: "Let's go."
The horse walked obediently toward the outside of the city.
When leaving, Mrs. He involuntarily opened the car curtain and looked at the Sun Mansion, which was getting further and further away from the carriage. With tears in her eyes, she reluctantly lowered the car curtain.
"Master, after leaving, when can we return to the capital?" Mrs. He said with a look of reluctance.
Mr. Sun sighed: "Now that the two prime ministers are here in the court, we cannot return to Beijing."
Listening to the words of the first lady and the master, the second lady Ma on the side thought of her daughter.
"I wonder if Yijin is doing well in the Liu Mansion and eating well."
As he spoke, the second lady Ma's eyes became moist.
Listening to the second lady's words, Mr. Sun on the side knew Yijin's pitiful and thin appearance, but he told lies to comfort the second lady.
"Don't worry, I met her a few days ago and she is doing well. Don't worry about her." Master Sun Zhicai said.
The master's words immediately made the second lady Ma feel better and less worried.
The carriage went farther and farther, and soon the location of Sun's Mansion was no longer visible, and it was getting closer and closer to the city gate.
Since the master decided to seek refuge in remote South Vietnam, according to the route, it would save time and distance to go out from the West City Gate, and it would be faster.
"father."
Just as they were about to arrive at the west city gate, their daughter-in-law Cao Qingxue suddenly shouted.
After hearing this, everyone in the car looked at their daughter-in-law Cao Qingxue.
"What's wrong? Xue'er?" Mr. Sun Zhicai still looked kind.
"We're leaving, Luolin's...who will collect it?"
"Don't worry, I have already told Liu Mansion and gave him some silver."
As soon as he finished speaking, the carriage stopped.
Maybe it was because he rarely rode in a carriage, and Sun Zhicai didn't look outside in real time, so he thought he encountered some danger on the road.
"Why did you stop?" Master Sun asked.
The butler Cen Sheng, who was sitting in front of the carriage, was so distressed that he didn't know what to say, but he didn't want to make the master and his family sad, so he deliberately said: "It's okay, master, we have arrived at the city gate."
Looking at the second young master's head hanging with a white cloth on the city gate, housekeeper Cen Sheng's eyes turned red and she shed a tear or two.
Unexpectedly, the last time I saw the second young master Sun Luolin was like this when I said goodbye.
Seeing that no soldier had opened the curtain to check for a long time, Mr. Sun anxiously opened the curtain in front of the curtain and saw a head hanging on the city gate.
Although he is now in his forties, his eyesight is not bad at all.
Seeing the head, and not wanting to make himself and his family too sad, Mr. Sun Zhicai hurriedly lowered the curtain and pretended to be ignorant.
Seeing that the master's face looked strange, Mrs. He asked: "Master, what's wrong?"
Master Sun Zhicai shook his head: "It's nothing. There are many people out of the city today, so wait a moment."
"oh."
After responding, Mrs. He was about to open the curtain to see how many people were outside, but she was stopped by the master's voice.
"Don't drive!" Master Sun Zhicai shouted.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Mrs. He said.
Looking at the master's face, Mrs. He felt more and more uneasy, as if the master was hiding something from her.
"There are many people outside, and some of them are sick. Madam is not in good health, so the curtains still cannot be opened." Mr. Sun replied.
Speaking of which, my health is indeed not good, and the master is really thinking about himself when he does this. Madam He has no choice but not to open the curtain.
Not long after, a soldier finally came to search.
Since there were so many people going in and out of the city, it was inevitable that people would notice their mistakes, so the soldier was allowed to go.
At this time, at the west city gate, many people who liked to watch the excitement were talking about it, but there were so many people, and there were not just one or two people talking, so the principal lady, He, did not know what was going on at the city gate.
Among the people in this car, the housekeeper Cen Sheng and the master also knew about it.
As soon as the carriage drove out of the city, several rows of jailers from the Criminal Department stood outside Sun's Mansion. They all wore long knives on their waists and blue hats, waiting for the leader's orders.
"Why is this door closed?" Hu Siyu asked the cell leader on the side.
"Go back to the prison. This man... made a mistake, so it's understandable to be upset."
Upon hearing this, Hu Siyu summoned several jailers to kick the door of Sun's mansion.
In a short time, the door was kicked in and broken.
Seeing this, the prison chief on the side smiled and mocked: "This is the weakest door I have ever seen."
Hu Siyu smiled and walked over proudly, holding a copy of the fake imperial edict tightly in his hand. He was looking around for the family, but he couldn't find it.
"Prisoner, this man seems to have escaped." The prison chief said.
"That's good, so you don't have to read an imperial edict."
Daogou, Hu Siyu looked at the dozens of jailers behind him, waved his hand, and shouted: "Copy! Don't let go of any part!"
With one word, these jailers rushed into the house like bandits.
Logically speaking, whichever mansion or house is being searched is usually carried out by secret guards.
Speaking of this secret guard, except for the current Holy One who can order and command, other people have no rights, even relatives of the emperor.
As for why the imperial edict is false, I don’t need to explain it all.
At this time, some people who like to watch theater all day gathered outside the Sun Mansion.
Sun's mansion was turned upside down, and no vase, grass, or flower was spared.
For a long time, there was no news about silver.
"Prisoner, it's been so long, why haven't you found anything?" the prison chief said with a smile.
I watched everyone searching hurriedly, but the cell leader on the side did nothing.
According to this officer, the jailer is a sesame official after all, and the prison boss can only be regarded as an official who has not entered the mainstream. How can he enjoy the happiness of being an official? Hu Siyu suddenly became serious and looked at the jailer. .
"What are you doing standing here?! Why don't we go search together!"
When the prison chief yelled, the cell leader could only give in. After all, he was a high-ranking official, but he was an unranked official. He was older.
"Yes, yes. The little one will go right away."
After saying that, the prison boss walked over.
In front of the jailer, he was a servant, but in front of these jailers, he was still considered a master.
Seeing that no silver coins could be found, the cell leader had no choice but to look at the furniture, but looking at the furniture, it was not considered to be anything valuable.
It was better than nothing, so the prison boss still said: "Come here! Move these furniture for me!"
As soon as the cell leader shouted, several jailers came to move the furniture and moved them one by one to the front of the prison.
Looking at the playful and smiling face of the prison boss in front of him, the warden was very unhappy.
"What are you doing moving these?!" After speaking, Hu Siyu pointed at these incomplete pieces of furniture and said, "How much are these things worth?! Didn't they find a penny of money?!"
Seeing Hu Siyu's angry look, the cell leader was a little scared. He carefully took a few small steps forward, took something out of his sleeve, opened his palm, and said with a smile: "Prisoner, I do have Yiwen."
Looking at the penny in the cell leader's hand, Hu Siyu was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Seeing that Hu Siyu didn't say anything, the cell leader explained: "When I moved the table just now, the younger one picked it up from under the table. It's better than nothing, don't you think? Hu Siyu."
Listening to what this boy said, it made sense. Hu Siyu endured it, looked at the mess in the mansion, and said: "Go! Take away the Sun Mansion sign! Others continue to search. .”
"yes."
After answering, the prison head walked over, called one or two people, and walked to the door of the house.
The people outside watched this scene and talked a lot.
"Come on, you two, help me up."
As soon as the cell leader said this, the two guards squatted down and straightened their shoulders.
The cell leader put one hand on a jailer's head and stepped on him with his foot. After the two of them cooperated, they finally pushed the jailer up.
If we talk about fatness and thinness, these two jailers are probably even thinner than the cell leader.
Furthermore, who is the cell leader? That was the person who managed the cells in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He was a high-ranking person, and he had to eat all the good wine and food before it was the turn of these jailers.
The prison head took the plaque, but he couldn't get it with a lot of effort, and the ashes on the plaque fell into his eyes. Listening to the people who were still talking behind him, the prison head was so angry that he vented his anger on them.
"Whoever says it again, come and get this plaque for me!"
After a roar of anger, no one dared to speak out, and the prison boss successfully took down the Sun Mansion plaque.
Once this plaque is taken, it means that the Sun family is no longer worthy of honor, and the mansion is no longer a noble mansion, it is no longer a mansion at all.
