The Little Lucky Girl

This made the old people, who had hardly ever left the mountain in their entire lives and had never thought of dealing with the government office, suddenly panic. They hurriedly declined and wished they could leave the county government office immediately so that they would feel at ease.

Magistrate Tao then arranged for Feng Liang to accompany the elders to tour the county town, and then invited them to a mutton soup bun restaurant for a good meal. Finally, he dispatched a whole team of yamen runners to send the elders back to the village in a grand manner.

The chief and his second uncle's family stayed.

The prisoner woke up that night, but he said nothing and stared at the roof without a trace of life.

The old doctor was invited over. He took the patient's pulse carefully and shook his head, saying, "The patient is determined to die. Even if he drinks medicine, it will probably be useless. Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine."

Ming Youyou also helped with the acupuncture. She even used the thickest one. Seeing that the prisoner still had no reaction, she couldn't help scratching her head and imitated the old ladies in the village to persuade people: "You will be relieved if you die, but what about the living people?"

"Second Uncle Yuxiang and his family are almost going insane because of you. The young men in their village are not allowed to come down the mountain because of what happened back then. Can you find a way to resolve these issues before you die?"

The old doctor frowned as he listened. How could he persuade someone like that? He was about to wink at her, but he noticed that the prisoner's eyes moved, so he said nothing.

Ming Youyou continued to persuade them, "Yan Hong stopped crying after seeing you, but his face is so dark every day, which is scary. Zheng Huan and the others said it's because he is holding back his anger. Why don't you take care of yourself and let him beat you up? That way he can vent his anger and it will be easier for you to die, right?"

Old doctor:......

The prisoner finally looked at Ming Youyou, "Tell him to come over and beat me to death now."

"That won't work. If you keep hitting me after you've become like this, it would be bullying, and he can't bring himself to do it."

The prisoner suddenly lay back on the ground and ignored them.

However, the old doctor who had been pressing his wrist curled up his lips. His pulse was much stronger than before.

The prisoner did not refuse the medicine given to him. After drinking it, he carefully finished a bowl of porridge and asked to meet with Magistrate Tao.

Magistrate Tao had already discussed the rescue process with his uncle in detail, and had some guesses in his mind. He looked at the prisoner who had struggled to sit up, "The people in the village call you Chenglin. Is that your real name?"

The prisoner shook his head. "My real name is Hu Lincheng. I am from the capital of Qi. I made up a fake identity to avoid disaster."

"The surname is Hu, which is not common in Qi," said Magistrate Tao with narrowed eyes, "Does Hu Peng, the former Minister of Finance of Qi who was questioned that year, have any relationship with you?"

"That's my father," Hu Lincheng raised his voice, as if he was excited to finally reveal his identity. "My father was framed. At that time, he was in charge of checking the accounts of various places. He found that there were abnormalities in the declarations of Jingchuan for several consecutive years, so he investigated further."

"He learned that the local governor had long been in collusion with the Third Prince, falsely reporting the disaster to obtain disaster relief funds from the court, and then profited from it."

"Unfortunately, the news leaked out accidentally, and the Third Prince's family took the initiative and framed my father for corruption. His Majesty was furious and executed my father, and sentenced the whole family to exile. I was the only one who escaped because I was studying abroad at the time."

"So you want to sneak to Dayu through Daqing Mountain?"

Hu Lincheng shook his head. "I was in a daze at the time. I even fought with the officials who were chasing me. Later, I heard that my family had been killed by bandits on the way to exile. I was determined to die. I happened to hear wolves howling in the mountains. I thought that being eaten by wild animals would be better than dying at the hands of those officials, so I walked into Daqing Mountain."

Magistrate Tao nodded and glanced at Master He, who then quietly walked out. After a while, he took his second uncle and the leader and quietly entered the cell next door.

"Then you were found by the people in the village and rescued?"

"Yes," Hu Lincheng's eyes softened, "I didn't expect that I would be so lucky to meet my father-in-law and his family. I originally planned to leave as soon as my injury healed, but they were so good to me, so good that I felt like I was dreaming every day, so I couldn't bear to leave..."

"Thinking that I have arrived at Dayu's territory, and that it has been almost half a year since I fell into a coma and recovered from my injuries, and that nothing has happened during this period, I feel that I am safe, and I want to continue to stay in the village and live a peaceful life with Yuhua from now on to repay the kindness of my father-in-law's family."

"But I didn't expect that one day, the prince's men would find me." Hu Lincheng's breathing became rapid. "He threatened the lives of the people in the village and asked me to go to the capital to assassinate the fifth prince Xiao Ningyi..."

Magistrate Tao paused for a moment, "It wasn't the Third Prince, but the Crown Prince's people who found you?"

Hu Lincheng nodded.

Magistrate Tao knew how remote the stockade was, but the prince's men were able to find it...

Thinking that this force had been lurking for many years, Magistrate Tao was a little frightened. He asked anxiously, "Do you know how many of them are here?"

Hu Lincheng just looked at him and said nothing more.

Magistrate Tao calmed down and said, "Are you afraid of revenge from these people? I can guarantee that the news of your coming here from the capital has not leaked out. Jingzhao Yin has already arranged a replacement, so you are still safe and sound in the capital prison."

"As for the mountain stronghold, it is under the jurisdiction of my county government. Whether you say it or not, I have the responsibility to protect their safety. I have arranged for people to patrol nearby. You have also seen those masters before. They will take turns guarding the stronghold."

Hu Lincheng stared at Magistrate Tao for a long while, then struggled to bow, "Then I'll leave it to you, sir."

"I don't know how many people the prince has planted here. I just feel that they must have an insider in Dayu. The journey from Yuqing County to the capital city, whether it is passing through customs or changing identities, seems to be too smooth."

Magistrate Tao clenched his fists.

Hu Lincheng continued, "It's just strange that after they found me, they didn't ask me to take action immediately. Instead, they waited several months before asking me to leave."

"I have spent the past few months teaching the young people in the village some self-defense martial arts, and encouraging them to go out and sell mountain products and communicate more with the people living down the mountain. I want others to pay more attention to them, so that if those people are harmful to the village, someone will know and help them..."

"I thought that as long as I listened to those people and held out in jail, the village would be safe. I didn't expect that in the end, Yuhua and our child were killed..." Hu Lincheng burst into tears.

Magistrate Tao silently poured him a glass of water. "None of this happened as you wished. Now that you are back, you should make amends... So, when you tried to assassinate Prince Xiao, did you deliberately jump into the guards' yard?"