Qingyu Case: Female Minister of Dali Temple

Chen Shao stopped and looked towards the Lu family.

There are two boys and a girl.

The older boy was seven or eight years old, the younger boy was five or six years old, and the little girl was only two or three years old.

The one who called for his mother was the older boy, who looked at Wu'er eagerly, his face full of hope. When he saw them stop, he couldn't help but call for his mother again, his voice tinged with tears.

The little boy held the little girl's hand and just looked at Wu'er quietly.

Chen Shao looked at them and turned back to ask Wu Er: "Your child?"

Wu Er clenched his fists and replied reluctantly, "Yes."

Chen Shao said: "You can take them with you."

Upon hearing this, the older boy called for his mother even more urgently. The younger boy and the younger girl couldn't help but take a small step forward, but still didn't make a sound.

A look of struggle flashed across Wu'er's face, but she quickly said "No need" and quickly followed her footsteps.

"Mother, mother..." The older boy chased after her, but was stopped by the imperial guards. Seeing Wu'er was about to walk away, he suddenly wiped away his tears and yelled, "Bitch, you're a bitch who's been fucked by thousands of men. Mother is right. A lowly bitch like you should be sold to those gardens to be abused by others!"

Lu Yuanfei has a wife, and Wu'er's children usually call his wife mother.

Wu'er was Lu Yuanfei's favorite concubine. She knew that the wife disliked her and often cursed her behind her back, but she never thought that the wife would talk about those gardens in front of the children. Suddenly stopping in her tracks, Wu'er hurried back and asked, "What gardens? Explain clearly!"

"Of course it's those gardens where a lot of bitches are imprisoned!" The older boy thought she was scared and threatened her viciously, "If you don't take me away today, when grandpa and father come back, I will ask them to sell you there too!"

"Shut up!" Wu Er slapped him, "Tell me, what else do you know?"

"You dare to hit me?" The older boy rushed over like crazy and stretched out his hand to grab her face. "Bitch, when grandpa and father come back, I will make them sell you to those gardens. I will make them strip you naked, hang you on a tree, whip you with a whip, and then take turns..."

Wu Er grabbed his hand and asked in surprise and anger, "Which gardens have you been to?"

Lu Yuanfei's wife gloated: "Of course he has been there, otherwise how would I know there are so many gardens?"

Wu Er looked at her in disbelief, then looked back at the older boy. The older boy couldn't break free of her hand, and after spitting on her face in frustration, he said viciously, "Not only have I been there, I've also sold whores with my grandfather and father! If you kneel down and beg me now, I can consider asking them to spare your life, otherwise..."

Wu'er let him go, and amid the big boy's victorious smile, he drew the sword of the Yulin Guard beside him and stabbed it into his chest with force.

The older boy's smile froze on his face.

The Lu family members were so scared that they screamed and crowded back.

Wu'er drew his sword and looked at the little boy and girl next to him.

The little boy held the little girl in his arms, and although he was afraid, he still patted her back gently. Seeing her eyes looking at him, he subconsciously took a step forward and held the little girl tighter.

Wu Er looked at the blood on his face and reached out to wipe it off. The little boy protected the little girl and took a step back. Wu Er's hand froze for a moment, then he withdrew it as if nothing had happened, picked up his sleeve, wiped the blood off the sword, and handed it back to Yu Lin Wei, saying, "Sorry, I stained your sword."

Lin Yuwei silently retracted his sword without responding.

Wu Er didn't look at the older boy again, and turned back to Chen Shao. She met her gaze and said calmly, "He is so vicious with such a small mind. I don't know how many people will be persecuted by him when he grows up. I have suffered greatly from him, and I can't let others suffer greatly from him, especially from his persecution!"

Chen Shao looked at the body of the older boy, then at the frightened little boy and girl, and finally back at her. She did not blame her, nor did she praise her, but said matter-of-factly: "Although you have your reasons, the law cannot be violated. According to the Datong Law, intentional killing of children and grandchildren is punishable by one year in prison."

Wu Er responded politely: "After my parents and my two brothers are avenged, I am willing to accept any punishment!"

"It's not a good idea to leave the body like this," Chen Shao looked at the older boy's body again, "Besides, the two of them also need your comfort. Go and take care of them. After two cups of tea, follow them to the main gate of the academy to gather."

Wu'er responded with a grateful "yes", then hurried back, picked up the big boy's body without looking away, and went to Wenzhuyuan.

After coming down the short slope, Chen Shao stopped, looked back at the Lu Mansion, then looked at the eight account books in his hand, then turned and went to the martial arts training ground.

The teacher and his students had already arrived at the martial arts training ground, and they thought they were here to arrest someone again, so no one spoke, or dared to speak.

Chen Shao stood on the reviewing platform, and after scanning everyone, he got straight to the point and said, "Shanzhang Gao, Jianyuan Luo, and those arrested students were detained because they committed crimes. I'm not sure if there are any of you who have escaped the net. If there are, I hope you can surrender to the prefectural governor's office. If not, then study hard. You know how some of you entered the academy, so I won't go into details. But in business, there must be buying before there is selling, so I not only don't blame you, but I am willing to give you a chance. When the case on my hand is over, whether you are a teacher or a student, I will give you a big test. Only those who pass the test are qualified to continue to be teachers or continue to stay in the Imperial College to study. Those who fail will never be allowed to enter the officialdom. That's all I have to say, I hope you will work hard!"

Ignoring the chattering behind him, Chen Shao left the martial arts training ground and waited at the gate of the academy until the Yulin Guards brought the Lu family over, then returned to the prefectural government.

The lingchi torture was still going on. While the nobles and gentry were horrified by Chen Shao's viciousness, they still paid more attention to what she was doing.

This was Chen Shao's original purpose, so she did not destroy it. After returning to the prefect's mansion, after leaving Wu'er alone, she ordered Li Tianliu, "Lock them all in the prison."

Li Tianliu snorted coldly: "You only lock them up inside and don't move them out. Do you think the prison is a bottomless pit?"

Chen Shao was surprised: "Is it full?"

Li Tianliu said unhappily: "What do you think?"

Chen Shao thought about the people in the prison for a moment, and then said, "Take out all the adulterers of Feng Yu and Tang Yuelan, give them sixty strokes of the cane each, and then look for repair and construction jobs where they can be sent there. Put them in the empty cells."

Fu Jiu has returned.

Li Tianliu then took the Yulin Guards with him and chased the Lu family members to the prison.