After the first snow, it became increasingly cold. Mingzhou Mansion seemed to have become quiet with the snow, and the banquets and social gatherings that had been going on for days gradually fell silent. The well-informed families had already noticed the change in the atmosphere, and only those who did not know what was happening were
The people's lives continued as before.
Under such calmness, the person lurking in the darkness finally showed his fangs.
Mingzhou Prefecture Prison.
A middle-aged woman appeared at the gate of the prison, and the stationed officer dutifully stopped her: "Who is here? What is the matter?"
The woman looked in a trance, with a sickly pale face. If you look closely at her eyes, you will feel a kind of pain and despair rushing towards your face, as if it is the last struggle of a dying person, and as if she is about to take revenge on society.
The whole person of a terrorist reveals something abnormal.
The yamen guarding the gate has seen many family members of prisoners, and they are in various moods, but things like this are very rare.
The woman was in a state of confusion and was frightened by the officer's voice. She nervously took out her household registration and handed it over: "Master Chai, the woman Qian is a family member of the prisoner Xu Lang. I beg you, Chai, to be accommodating."
Second, let the civilian woman go in and explore him."
As he spoke, the broken silver in his sleeve slipped down and fell right into the palm of the yamen servant's hand.
The yamen officer's eyes flashed, he looked at his companion, and did not accept her money. He even looked at the household registration and pushed back coldly: "I'm sorry for not being accommodating, Xu Lang is a repeat offender of an important case, and the prefect has an order."
No one is allowed to visit, even if you are a family member of the prisoner."
I don't know which word stimulated her. The woman's mood suddenly collapsed and she burst into tears without any warning: "Master Cha, please do it! The guilty husband is the mainstay of the family, and he made a big mistake this time.
Thinking that we will never see each other again in the future, let the civilian woman visit him for the last time on behalf of the family... Please do it! Let the civilian woman go in and see him, otherwise... The entire family of the civilian woman will be grateful.
Your great kindness."
This woman's words were confusing and sounded very strange. The officer frowned, but he didn't have any accommodating thoughts: "No! I'm sorry to obey."
"Xiao Liu, Xiao Zhang, you two young people are too stubborn. As the saying goes, mercy will be tolerated outside the law. Although the prefect has given instructions, you can still be flexible."
A deep voice sounded from inside, and Yamen Liu and Yamen Zhang immediately raised their hands respectfully and bowed: "I have seen Official Fang Dian."
Fang Dianli was the jailer of the execution room, and he was highly regarded by the execution book. He was a popular person in the punishment room. Liu Yamen and Zhang Yamen, as the guards of the cell, were more or less under his jurisdiction.
So the two of them looked embarrassed. Liu Yamen hesitated and said: "But, sir..."
Fang Dianli smiled slightly: "My lord is kind and considerate of the weak. If he were there, he would be merciful. Besides, it's just a visit to my late husband. There are many guards inside. Are you still worried that a weak woman like her won't be able to escape from prison?"
He made a joke, and Yamen Liu and Yamen Zhang were amused, and the atmosphere relaxed. The two seemed to be convinced, hesitated for a while, and finally relaxed.
"Then just listen to Fang Dianli."
Zhang Yamen said to the middle-aged woman: "Ms. Qian, since the official Fang Dian is interceding for you, I will let you in this time, but you only have a quarter of an hour, and you must come out after a quarter of an hour."
Qian smiled and thanked her, but her smile was particularly weird. She seemed happy, sad, and also tinged with fear and nervousness... It was as if all the emotions were mixed on her face at this moment, making her originally
His ordinary face looked particularly distorted and strange.
Yamen Zhang and Yamen Liu looked at it, feeling cold in their hearts for no reason.
The official Fang Dian next to him showed a faint smile.
