So the next day, two prisoners on death row who were sentenced to death after the fall of the Qiu Dynasty escaped from the North Prison of the Ministry of Punishment, where felons were detained. The Ministry of Punishment posted a notice saying that the cells in the North Prison had not been repaired, so they were allowed to escape.
You must know that the prisons of the Ministry of Punishment hold people who have committed the most heinous crimes.
The people standing in front of the announcement were extremely dissatisfied, and several people cursed at the officers and soldiers angrily.
"Why don't you repair the broken cells? What's the point of posting notices? Do you expect us unarmed civilians to arrest you?!"
"That's right, if you can run two, you can run four. Do you have to wait until the sheep is dead to make up for it?"
The officer and soldier glanced at him, and unexpectedly did not argue with the man. Instead, he said to him in a friendly voice, "Of course we adults in the Punishment Department also want to repair it, but the Punishment Department also has the same difficulties as the Punishment Department."
After saying that, he rubbed his fingers in a subtle way, hinting to the people watching that he had no money.
The man who took the lead in speaking just now turned around and spoke impassionedly to the crowd of people watching.
"The most dangerous thing for death row prisoners to escape is us common people. Who knows if those extremely vicious people will break into our houses in the middle of the night, burn, kill and loot!"
"How can the government do nothing? It's too abominable. Come with me and ask for an explanation!"
Everyone was already dissatisfied, but his words aroused their emotions.
It was noon at this time, the people were hungry, the sun was still on their heads, and they were already very irritable. They spontaneously followed the leader without using too many words to incite them.
The official standing in front of the notice looked at this scene and raised the corners of his lips vaguely.
In front of the door of Shangshu's Mansion, the concierge was so frightened when he saw the crowd of people rushing towards him that he quickly went back to report to his wife.
After hearing the report from the concierge, Lin's expression did not change. With an elegant smile on her lips, she said softly, "I understand. If they come, let them in. Remember, there must be no conflict."
The concierge bowed and then withdrew.
As soon as the concierge left, Caichun rushed in with a calm tone, "Madam, everything is done in the kitchen."
"Get ready to take it over."
Mrs. Lin put down her needlework and stood up, then walked to the chaise longue.
The chaise longue was covered with soft cushions. She was wearing an apricot-pink embroidered tiger-shaped crotch and was holding a small gray native dog, playing with a small ball made of bamboo and rattan.
The puppy's fur was gray. When the maid gave it a bath for the first time, she thought it was not clean, so she washed it again, and then realized that it was this dirty-looking color.
"Mother~" Juan Juan opened his arms and was taken into his arms.
"Many uncles came to the house today. We want to treat them to dinner." Mrs. Lin looked down at her with soft eyes.
Juan Juan nodded his head seriously, "Juan Juan knows."
[If you invite those angry uncles to dinner, they won’t smash our things! 】
After dinner last night, Juanjuan was playing with her parents in Jiangyunxuan when she saw the clean and delivered puppy. Then she ran over and touched the puppy's head.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, a group of angry people rushed in and smashed everything in the house. One of the vase fragments that flew over even hurt my mother's face.
Juan Juan was so frightened that he sat down on the ground, his butt still hurting to this day.
Now the little dumpling's eyes were as bright as glass, and he stayed obediently in his mother's arms.
"When will daddy come back?" she asked.
Lin said softly: "Come on, let's go find him together when the uncles finish eating."
The little dog on the chaise longue barked twice, then jumped off the chair lamely on its hind legs and followed the two of them.
In front of the house, the tall man leading the charge picked up a stick at some point, pointed at the concierge and cursed: "Why don't you allocate money to repair the prison of the Ministry of Punishment if it is in disrepair? Isn't the life of our people not life?!"
Because Yu Xiheng had a good reputation, his roar did not receive much response. Most of the people came just to want an explanation.
They themselves also know how much the lives of common people like them are worth, which is not as expensive as a meal for nobles.
So no matter whether it is perfunctory or not, just give them a reason. At least let them know that officials treat them as human beings.
Because the concierge had received the order from the madam, he did not panic. Instead, he opened the door politely with a smile and welcomed these people in in a good manner.
"Everyone must be tired from walking all the way. How about we go and have a rest first, and then we can chat when our master comes back?"
This immediately confused the leading man. The adult didn't tell him what to do in this situation!
A commoner behind him hesitated for a while, then plucked up the courage to ask, "Can we really go in?"
In their eyes, the status of an official who is in charge of a country's economic lifeline is no different than that of the God of Wealth, not to mention that there are princesses and wives in the palace, and they are all civilians, and there are even beggars who came to join in the fun. Entry threshold?
Looking at the worried eyes in the crowd, the concierge smiled more sincerely, "Of course, Madam has specifically ordered it."
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and finally someone took the first step.
He was wearing a coarse cloth, and as soon as he started, the people behind him followed him one after another, and the man who was in the lead fell to the end in a daze.
When he reacted and followed the crowd in, he heard everyone's exclamations.
"I thought all high-ranking officials' homes were splendid, but it turns out not all are the same."
Although the Shangshu Mansion is large, it is elegantly decorated. Most of the displays are porcelain vases, calligraphy and paintings, and there are no golden ornaments.
This alone made the people feel more favorable to him.
When the leading man saw that the reputation of Shangshu Mansion was slowly improving, he panicked and shouted loudly, "Don't forget the purpose of our visit this time. We are here to seek justice!"
After speaking, he looked at the servants standing at the four corners of the room and asked, "Are you trying to delay all of us!"
The servant smiled and shook his head, then raised his voice slightly and said in a voice that everyone could hear clearly: "Our lady understands that everyone is tired and hungry from the journey, so our lady, Princess You'an, wants to use I’ll treat everyone to a meal with my own money. The banquet has been prepared, so please come with me.”
If the servants hadn't really been guiding them, the people would have thought they had heard wrong.
They asked in disbelief, "Brother, you didn't lie to us, did you?"
"Yes, Your Highness the Princess invites us commoners to dinner?"
The servant nodded calmly, "Yes, please come with us."
