Noble Lady

At this time, He Minzhi was squatting in the prison of Jingzhao Prefecture. The surroundings were filled with dampness from not seeing the sun for a long time, mixed with the musty smell of something unknown and the stench from the toilet.

The cells were interconnected, and although he was lucky enough to get a single cell, the stinking drunkards and homeless people in other cells, as well as the smell of toilets, made him feel very uncomfortable.

He wanted to sit down, but the newly laid dry straw had traces of what looked like unidentified animals crawling and defecating on it, leaving him with nowhere to put his feet.

I can't stay here for a moment!

"Someone come, I want to see my mother, I want to see the He family!"

"I'm an editor at the Hanlin Academy, a seventh-rank official at the very least. How dare you imprison me here without any evidence?"

He Minzhi shouted desperately across the prison cell.

But no matter how much he shouted, no one came to pay attention to him.

Master Chen had already told the jailers that as long as He Minzhi didn't commit suicide, they would not have to care about him even if he screamed his throat out.

If it's too noisy, just cover his mouth.

So, when he had been shouting for a long time and the jailer finally got tired of it, he took the big iron spoon for rice and knocked on his door, "Dangdangdang".

After a while, He Minzhi couldn't stand it anymore and hid far away with his hands covering his ears.

But no matter how he tried to hide, the sound was drilling into his ears from all directions without any blind spots, hitting his head and making it hurt.

"You, you're great! Just wait for me. When I get out, you'll be in big trouble!"

"Wow! Lord Hanlin is putting on such a grand show! I'm scared to death! I didn't even dare to speak loudly to Lord He, and now you're threatening me."

"Master He, please forgive my mistakes and don't be mean to me, a small jailer."

He Minzhi snorted arrogantly, "It's better to know you're wrong."

He didn't hear the jailer's sarcastic tone at all.

The jailer knocked the door for a while, and only left after seeing that the man was completely obedient.

The pride that He Minzhi had finally regained was knocked away again. He was sitting alone in prison, getting angrier the more he thought about it, and the angrier he got, the more he thought about it.

Yes, Xue Chenyu, it’s all Xue Chenyu’s fault!

If it weren't for her taking the IOU of thirty thousand taels to sue the Jingzhao Prefecture, how could the He family, a family with three generations of Hanlin scholars, have fallen to this point?

And there's that damn Zuixianju debt receipt. He was wondering why Zuixianju was suddenly willing to sign the bill for him. It turned out that Xue Chenyu was behind his back!

No, he must find a way to see his mother. If he can have a mother to help him, he will suffer less in this prison.

I have to ask my mother to go find Xue Chenyu. My mother has always been smart and she will definitely find a way to get Xue Chenyu to withdraw the lawsuit on her own initiative. If that doesn't work, I can go find Marquis Xue and Madam Xue.

As long as his mother helps him, he will definitely be able to get out, and then he will make Xue Chenyu pay!

With this idea in mind, He Minzhi changed his strategy and began to call the jailer in a gentle voice.

The jailer was impatient with him, but still moved over at a snail's pace. "You'd better be in trouble, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you."

He Minzhi quickly took out the only five taels of silver he had left and said, "Brother Jailer, don't be angry. I just want you to help me send a message to my family so that they can send me some food and supplies."

The jailer looked him over, then weighed the silver in his hand. "He Hanlin is a respectable man, and it's understandable that he wants his family to send him some clothes. So, you just want me to deliver a message?"

"Yes, yes, just send a message to my mother, the old lady of the He family."

This little thing was only worth five taels of silver, and the jailer agreed with a smile.

After leaving the prison, he handed all the silver to Master Chen without missing a cent. "Master Chen, this was given to me by He Hanlin. I didn't take it. It's all here."

"You can take it yourself. He asked you to do something and gave you a little benefit. This is not right." Master Chen patted his shoulder and pretended not to see the silver.

After saying that, they all turned around and prepared to leave. When they reached the door, they turned back and said to the jailer, "Remember to bring us some roasted melon seeds when you come back. The brothers really liked the roasted melon seeds you brought last time."

"no problem!"

The jailer's eyes were shining when he looked at Master Chen. Master Chen was such a nice person.

Fried melon seeds only cost a few dollars, but these five taels of silver were enough to cover their family's expenses for two months.

Earn money with blood.

The jailer was entrusted by He Minzhi to report the news, but he had to wait until He Minzhi was off duty the next day before he could leave the prison.

He also had to eat something, go home to take a shower, change clothes, and have a sleep before he had time to visit the He family.

After so much time, Cui Hua's petition had been delivered to the lobby of Jingzhao Prefecture, and He Minzhi was also brought out for trial.

The He family is still looking for someone like headless flies.

……

"Da Lang hasn't come back yet?!" Liu's face looked very bad after listening to Huang Mama's report.

"Yes, ma'am." Mother Huang looked frustrated.

He Minzhi did not return home last night, nor did he come to pay his respects to him, so she thought he was in a bad mood and didn't want to go home, so she found a place to stay outside for the night.

After all, he is an official now and has many colleagues and friends, so he must have a place to go.

But I didn’t expect that I didn’t see anyone this morning, nor at noon, nor in the afternoon.

Liu panicked and asked Huang to take people to inquire with the He and Yu families, who were good friends of He Minzhi.

But they couldn't get into the Yu family's house, and the He family didn't seem to be at home. No one answered the door when they knocked. Mother Huang had no choice but to come back and report.

He Minzhi had already been detained by the Jingzhao Yin, so it was naturally impossible for him to appear as they imagined.

At this time, the doorman came up and reported, "Old Madam, a man claiming to be a jailer from Jingzhao Prefecture has come to see you, saying he is here to bring news for our master."

When Liu heard this, she thought he was a liar. "What jailer? Our He family has never associated with such low-class people. I'm afraid he's here to take advantage of the situation. Just kick him out."

The concierge obeyed and left.

After an incense stick of time, he returned with a bruised face and nose. "Old Madam, that man said he was a jailer at Jingzhao Prefecture's jail and that our master was taken into custody yesterday. Our master begged him all night, and he finally came to tell us the news. We can believe it or not. Anyway, his message has been delivered."

Looking at his miserable state, I'm afraid he was beaten up for saying something inappropriate.

Liu was shocked. "Where's that person? Did he leave?"

"...Let's go, let's go." The doorman trembled.

Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of him, Liu had no choice but to let him leave.

But he also warned him: "Don't tell anyone else what you just said."

"Yes, yes, yes!" The doorman slipped away in fright.

"No, my Dalang will not go to jail... He is a Hanlin of the imperial court, who is so bold as to put him in jail?!"

Liu was talking to herself, but her hands couldn't help shaking.

His body was shaking, and he hurriedly clung to Mother Huang, "Mother Huang, hurry up, get ready, we're going to the Jingzhao Prefecture prison to check on them."

Mother Huang was also shocked when she heard the news that He Minzhi was in jail, but since Mrs. Liu was like this, she didn't have time to be shocked.

"Madam, should we bring some changes of clothes for the master? The jailer said that the young master begged him all night. Did he go in yesterday?"

Mother Huang's words woke Liu up from her dream. Liu nodded repeatedly and asked Mother Huang to find Xiaocao and ask her to pack some clothes.

At this time, Xue Chenyu had already boarded the carriage heading to Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Yumei sat down in the car halfway and started talking non-stop about the joke about Cui Hua bringing a lawsuit to He Minzhi in Jingzhao Prefecture.

"Miss, you don't know, that young master of the Cui family knows how to stage a battle. He brought a group of people to beat gongs and drums, and he beat and shouted along the way—"

"It's said that He Minzhi persecuted his own sister because of the unnamed child that his cousin was carrying. He wanted justice for his poor unborn child and his wife who nearly lost her life."