The people from the county government heard that it was the daughter-in-law of the prefect's family who reported the case. They didn't dare to hesitate and rushed to the Lu family in the dark to arrest the person.
Lu Ling returned to Lu's house, drank the medicine, changed his clothes, sat and adjusted his mood, and then went to the main hall to see the magistrate.
The county magistrate had a good face and bowed to Lu Ling and said, "Miss Lu, it's so late. Let's take the defendant back first and try again tomorrow. You and my uncle will go and watch."
Lu Ling nodded and said, "Please, the magistrate, please go there in person."
The magistrate hurriedly shook his head: "Miss Lu, you're welcome. I will order Butler Du to be taken away."
With that said, he took several government officials to arrest Butler Du.
After Butler Du returned to the Lu family, he was restless for several hours. When he heard that Lu Ling was back, he hurriedly asked to see her.
Where could Lu Ling be willing to see him?
He also heard that Lu Ling had someone report the matter to the county government and that the government officials would come to arrest him soon, so he collapsed and fell into his chair.
Xin Yi ran in from outside crying and asked what was going on.
Butler Du suddenly remembered something, stood up and quickly turned into the house.
"Dad! Dad, what's going on?" Xin Yi chased in and asked while wiping his tears. However, he saw Butler Du take out a box from the cabinet and opened it. Xin Yi's eyes suddenly widened and he asked in disbelief:
"Dad...where did you get so much money?"
Butler Du held the heavy box, dragged Xin Yi and ran out. As he ran, he said, "Don't ask so many questions. Let's leave the Lu family first!"
Xin Yi reacted, and the disbelief in his eyes became even worse.
She felt that her feet were as stiff as plasters and she could not move forward. She stammered and asked: "Dad... you... are you really trying to steal the Lu family's money as they said?... …”
Steward Du walked like flying, dragging Xin Yi outside. Xin Yi couldn't keep up and almost fell to the ground several times.
However, just as the father and daughter ran out of the house and tried to go out the back door, they suddenly ran into four or five government officials who came to arrest Butler Du.
Butler Du's expression changed drastically, his hands softened, and the box he was holding on his waist fell to the ground with a clang.
The officials' eyes lit up several times when they saw the jewelry, gold, silver and silver notes rolling down.
Butler Du hurriedly knelt down to pick it up. How could the government officials give him another chance?
He ran forward in a few steps, pulled Butler Du's hand behind his back, and said: "Fleeing with money will be an additional crime!"
Xin Yi rushed over and cried while hitting the yamen servant's arm with his soft fist. The yamen servant was annoyed and kicked her to the ground, then dragged Butler Du out and walked out. The other yamen servant swallowed his saliva and went to pick up the belongings on the ground.
As Butler Du was being led away, he struggled and turned his head and said loudly to Xin Yi: "Go and beg Miss! Go quickly!"
Only then did Xin Yi react. He quickly got up from the ground and stumbled towards Lu Ling's yard.
It was almost midnight, and Lu Ling hadn't had a good rest in the past few days. He leaned on the couch for a while and fell asleep.
Haitang quickly picked up a quilt and placed it gently on her body.
Just as she straightened up, she heard a noise coming from the door of the courtyard.
He quickly walked out quietly and closed the door.
At this time, Song Wenzhou had already come out of the house and looked at Xin Yi at the entrance of the courtyard with a frown.
She pushed the two little maids guarding the door and tried to force her way in.
When she saw Song Wenzhou, she cried and said, "Uncle, please save my father!"
Song Wenzhou stood there, pursed his lips, and said, "Your father is trying to seize the Lu family's property. How can I save him?"
Xin Yi said: "Uncle, you are the son of the magistrate. If you tell the magistrate, the county government will definitely let my father go. Please!"
Song Wenzhou looked at Xin Yi's crying face and licked his lips, wondering: "It's precisely because my father is the prefect that I can't engage in malpractice for personal gain."
Xin Yi still wanted to plead, but in the blink of an eye she saw Haitang coming out of the house. She immediately turned to Haitang, crying and asking to see Lu Ling.
Haitang hurriedly walked over and asked the little maid to let her go. She made a gesture of silence and frowned: "Xin Yi, please keep your voice down. The lady just fell asleep."
Xin Yi felt even more sad when he heard this.
Her father was taken away by officials, and Haitang was actually afraid that he would disturb the young lady while she was sleeping!
She bit her lip hard, then stepped forward and took Haitang's hand and begged: "Haitang, can you talk to the lady and ask her not to let the officials arrest my father?"
Haitang felt bad, and she sighed: "Xinyi, I don't want to see your father taken away. He used to treat me like a father, but he shouldn't be sorry for the young master, sorry for the madam, and sorry for the Lu family." matter."
"My father already knows that he was wrong, Haitang, just tell the lady and ask her to be lenient!"
Haitang shook his head helplessly, the tip of his nose was also red. But just now Butler Du asked to see the young lady, but the young lady didn't see him. How could she meet Xin Yi now?
"I'll beg Miss myself!" Xin Yi let go of Haitang's hand, wiped away tears, knocked Haitang away with his body, and rushed towards Lu Ling's room.
Song Wenzhou retreated to his room and sat down, holding up a cup of tea and drinking it slowly while his eyes followed Xin Yi coldly.
Haitang was afraid that Xin Yi would wake up Lu Ling, so she hurriedly chased after him while suppressing her voice.
Xin Yi ignored it and was about to rush to Lu Ling's door. Suddenly, the door creaked open from the inside, and Lu Ling stepped out with a sleepy look on his face.
Seeing this, Xin Yi hurriedly knelt in front of Lu Ling, cried and begged, and hit his head heavily on the ground, describing himself as a miserable mess.
Lu Ling hurriedly took a step back and let Haitang help Xin Yi up from the ground.
Xin Yi stood up, her bun was loose, some of her fine hair fell down on her face, and her appearance was inappropriate.
She cried and said: "Miss, my father watched you grow up, and I also personally served you when you grew up. For the sake of our friendship for more than ten years, please bypass my father this time. He has already regretted it." Got it!"
Lu Ling saw her crying sadly and couldn't bear it. But when she thought that Butler Du actually wanted to take away the entire Lu family, Lu Ling felt chilled.
She sighed slightly and said coldly: "Xin Yi, why don't I cherish what you said? But, have you ever thought about what will happen to my mother if I don't come back? What will happen to my brother? What will happen to my Lu family? how?
"When your father was doing these things, he was thinking about how to devour my Lu family. Did he immediately take back this unconscionable thought because of his ten-year relationship with my Lu family? go?"
Lu Ling felt desolate in his heart, "He didn't. My mother was so ill, and he showed no mercy. My brother was ignorant, and he didn't feel any forbearance. He just waited for the day when my mother left, and took care of my Lu family. Take away all the property and occupy my Lu family's house. Have you ever thought about what my brother will be like at that time? "
