Chapter 240: Madam Ye is in jail
Ye Caiping returned to the cell.
Wei cried, "Little sister...how are you now? What did the yamen runners say to you?"
Seeing Ye Caiping's depressed look, Old Lady Ye could not help but glared at Wei and said, "Shut up, stop talking."
Wei was sobbing in grievance.
Mrs. Du, Jinhua and the others were also worried, and finally they sat aside with dejected expressions and said nothing, because they all understood what the road ahead was.
Now if the county magistrate forces someone to marry, there are only two possible outcomes.
One is that Ye Caiping disagrees, and they all die together.
Second, Ye Caiping agreed and they were released without charge.
Since they were locked up, they knew they couldn't escape. Because the people can never win the fight against the officials.
Ye Huan'er fell asleep on Ye Caiping's lap. Ye Caiping touched her delicate little face and sighed softly. Finally, there was a fierce flash in his eyes.
She was not from this era, and reputation and innocence meant nothing to her.
It was just that she felt humiliated and embarrassed to give herself to a shameless old scum like County Magistrate Lu.
There is no way out now, we have to change the track.
Ye Caiping is flexible and resilient. How can she not get over such a small matter?
She was nothing more than a small peasant woman who had made a fortune and was self-reliant, and now became a miserable concubine who went crazy and beat her entire family of despicable husband to death!
Ye Caiping took a deep breath and was about to stand up when suddenly: "Ugh—"
Old Lady Ye and the others were startled: "Cai Ping, what's wrong with you? Did the rice bran porridge at noon go bad?"
Ye Caiping waved her hand: "No... I need some time to prepare myself mentally."
After saying that, he sat down again and closed his eyes.
…
In Yue'an County, the prosperous streets are bustling with traffic.
Two low-key yet luxurious carriages slowly walked into the city gate.
"Master, we are almost home." Duanwu rode a horse and walked beside the carriage.
The curtains were gently lifted, and Shen Zhiyan looked at the familiar and prosperous street and breathed a sigh of relief. The fatigue from the long journey was swept away.
When I looked down, I saw Shen Manman lying on the bench. She was small and licked her mouth in sleep.
"I always feel that the atmosphere is a bit tense." Duanwu said, "I seem to hear someone talking about a bandit or something."
"Go home quickly, you're tired." Shen Zhiyan lowered the curtain.
Two carriages soon drove into the Shen family's house.
Shen Zhiyan asked the nanny to carry the sleeping Shen Manman back to the house, and then returned to the study.
Duanwu walked in and said with a smile, "Master, do you want to send that cart of gifts to Qinghe Village now?"
Shen Zhiyan took out the treasured books from the box and put them on the bookshelf one by one: "Those are all prepared by Manman. When she wakes up, let her deal with them herself."
"Then, should we inform Mr. Ye and the others to come to class tomorrow?"
"Go ahead!"
Duanwu responded, turned around and went out.
…
Duanwu rode a horse and walked happily into Qinghe Village.
But along the way, I just felt that the atmosphere was weird.
There were always people stealing glances at him, watching him as if they were guarding against a thief. When he looked over, the villagers had shrank back again, hiding in their houses or behind trees.
Duanwu feels creepy when being stared at, what's going on?
Forget it, he went back to town immediately after delivering the message.
Soon, they arrived at Ye Caiping's house.
He dismounted and was surprised to see the door was closed.
People in the village usually don't close their doors during the day, so he started knocking on the door: "Madam Ye! Madam Ye! Open the door, I'm Duanwu."
After taking pictures for a while, a man opened the door with a bang: "Why are you taking pictures? You are trying to seduce the soul!"
The person who came was Ye Sanquan.
Ye Caiping's family has been in jail for eight or nine days. Ye Lizheng was afraid that someone would come to steal things, so he asked Ye Sanquan and Ye Ershu to live here, so that they could also feed Ye Caiping chickens, ducks, pigs, cows and other livestock.
Ye Sanquan thought it was the yamen runners again, so he took a closer look and frowned, "Young man, who are you looking for?"
Duanwu had never seen him before, so he just said, "I'm looking for Madam Ye, uncle, who are you?"
Ye Sanquan looked at him suspiciously: "I am Madam Ye's cousin."
Duanwu cupped his hands and said, "Oh. I am a servant of the Shen family. I came here today to inform you that my master is back! Starting tomorrow, let Mr. Ye and the other Miss Ye continue to come to class."
Ye Sanquan was stunned for a moment. He had naturally heard that Ye Xuan had a very powerful teacher, who seemed to be named Shen, and even several girls went to school there.
Thinking of this, Ye Sanquan was overwhelmed with grief. He sat down on the doorstep and wiped his tears:
"What's the point of going to school... They're all in jail! Woohoo... I don't know when they'll be released. Maybe... they'll be taken directly to Caishikou and beheaded..."
Duanwu: “…”
…
Shen Zhiyan was reading in the study.
Just as it was getting dark, Duanwu came running in.
Shen Zhiyan picked up the teacup: "Did the message get through?"
"Master, Madam Ye is not at home?" Duanwu wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Where did she go?"
"Madam Ye has gone to jail!"
Shen Zhiyan almost spit out a mouthful of tea: "Where are you going?"
"He's in jail!"
“Ahem…” Shen Zhiyan wiped the corners of his lips with a handkerchief, “What’s going on?”
Duanwu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Let Uncle Ye talk about it. He is Madam Ye's cousin."
Then he ran out of the door and dragged Ye Sanquan in: "Uncle, can you talk to my master?"
"Ah?" Ye Sanquan walked in. Although he didn't think anyone could defeat the county magistrate, the more people knew about it, the more people would be able to find a solution.
She cried and said, "You all know the county magistrate of Yue'an County, right? He took a fancy to my younger sister and insisted on taking her as his second wife. When my younger sister refused, he made up an excuse, saying that there was a thief in my family, and put my younger sister and my older and younger brothers' families in jail!"
"There is still no explanation! Wuwuwu..."
Shen Zhiyan's handsome face darkened, and his eyes were filled with coldness.
Ye Sanquan continued, "Here is a letter, written by my younger sister to my second brother. My second brother stuffed it into my hand when he was arrested. I can't read, so I don't know what it says..."
Duanwu quickly took the letter and presented it to Shen Zhiyan.
Shen Zhiyan read ten lines at a glance, and his expression became colder the more he read.
Duanwu watched his expression change and his back tensed up little by little.
Ye Sanquan said pleadingly, "Mr. Shen... although, although it is difficult for you... but you are a scholar and smart, can you think of a way to help my little sister and the others?"
Shen Zhiyan snorted in anger: "What's the big deal? It's just a county magistrate!"
He picked up a pen and wrote the word "沉" directly on Ye Caiping's letter, and then stamped it with a seal:
"Take it to the prefect of Nanzhou."
Duanwu took the letter, turned around and ran out.
Ye Sanquan was confused: "Mr. Shen?"
Shen Zhiyan said: “Master Ye San doesn’t need to panic. On Mid-Autumn Festival, you will send Master Ye San back to the village.”
Another servant came in: "Master Ye San, please."
Ye Sanquan was still worried, wondering what Shen Zhiyan had done. But seeing Shen Zhiyan's cold expression that seemed to be filled with annoyance, he didn't dare to ask more.
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