Chapter 3 Why is there not even a hair?
All the bed sheets, quilts, gold and silver jewelry in the room were put into the space.
He then ran to his father and brother's bedroom next door and took away all the treasures in the room as well as the brocade and silk in the cabinet.
There is also a storehouse, which contains daddy’s collection of rare treasures!
Finally, even the kitchen was not spared, and all the firewood, rice, grains, oil, chicken, duck, fish, meat, bacon, pickles, vegetables and fruits were put into their pockets.
She wants to make sure that those who come to search the house won’t be able to take away anything!
The voice of Xu Liang, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, came from the hall.
"After investigation and trial, it was concluded that Minister of Revenue Lin Wuyu embezzled a huge amount of money from the imperial court. He embezzled 3,000 taels of imperial funds for disaster relief and dike construction, 2,500 taels for disaster relief and reconstruction in Nancheng, and withheld 4,000 taels of agricultural taxes..."
"He neglected his duties and accepted bribes from all sides, the amount of money and jewelry he received is incalculable... He is punished for all his crimes and exiled to the Southern Wilderness. His entire family is now imprisoned and awaits sentencing!"
For a moment, the mansion was in chaos.
Mrs. Lin, who was sitting upright in the hall, suddenly slipped to the ground, her face full of shock.
Lin Muyi, standing by, rushed forward with bloodshot eyes, shouting, "Uncle Xu! My father must have been wrongly accused!"
"Xiao Yi, this is how the Lin family is... The evidence is irrefutable, there's no need to struggle."
Xu Liang looked at Lin Muyi bitterly.
Then he closed his eyes tightly and sighed: "Searching the house——"
At a command, the Yulin Army at the door rushed into the house.
The family members were in a panic, crying and shouting, and the servants were trembling. They were all tied up and all the property in the house was looted.
Overnight, the powerful people in Beijing became prisoners, became the topic of conversation after dinner, and became vampires in the mouths of the people.
A total of 52 people from the Lin family were arrested and imprisoned.
Among them were the Lin family's first wife, one son, one daughter, two concubines, and three children, a total of seven people; the Lin family's second wife, a total of four people; and the remaining relatives, a total of 41 people...
Inside the prison——
The women's cries were endless...
"Get out of here! Get out of here..."
"Please, let me go..."
Encountering such a major case as the Lin family's, the jailers were delighted and extended their evil hands to the young ladies of the Lin family.
Lin Xiyan pretended to be sick and unconscious and hid in Mrs. Lin's arms, which is how she survived.
"Hey, this little girl from the Lin family is so pretty!"
As he said that, he ripped off the second lady Lin Xihuan's bra and threw it on the ground.
“No…no…”
What a beast! Lin Xihuan is half a month younger than the original owner, only in her early thirteens.
And her cousin Lin Yiqing, who was about sixteen or seventeen years old, resisted relentlessly.
Her mother stepped forward to protect her daughter, but was kicked away by the jailer and fell to the ground.
Unwilling to give up, he kept cursing the eldest wife of the Lin family.
While cursing, he glared fiercely at Lin Xiyan and Mrs. Lin in the corner.
Mingming had just found a marriage partner, and the other party was the second son of the chief priest of the Imperial Academy in Beijing.
It’s all the fault of the Lin family’s eldest wife, who committed a heinous crime and the disaster has affected their second wife!
At this moment, the warden suddenly appeared and said, "Don't be so presumptuous. The Lin family will be exiled to the Southern Wilderness at noon tomorrow."
He looked at the dirty jailers and scolded them, "The Lin family is a serious criminal of the imperial court. Lord Xu reminds us not to stir up trouble at this time and create more complications!"
After saying that, he turned around and left. The jailers had no choice but to lock the cell door awkwardly.
The second daughter of the Lin family and other female relatives who had escaped the disaster were all trembling and curled up in tears. Meanwhile, Mrs. Lin hugged Lin Xiyan tightly, her spine straight.
"What a bummer."
The jailer was guarding the prison door with a knife in hand. They didn't dare to touch the people ordered by Lord Xu Liang.
Lin Xiyan couldn't help but frown when she heard this. Such a serious case was no longer tried, but was hurriedly sent into exile?
The Lin family didn't even have a chance to turn things around and protest! This was truly unusual, there must be something fishy going on.
In the men's cell at the end of the corridor, Lin Muyi was also lost in thought. This disaster came suddenly and the evidence was conclusive. There must be someone behind the scenes fanning the flames and manipulating it secretly.
Who on earth is so vicious that he wants to bring the Lin family to such a desperate situation?
And Xu Liang still protected the women of the Lin family at the last moment, and he must have believed in Lin Wuyu in his heart.
But the situation was pressing, and even though they had been friends for many years, there was no good solution.
He could only watch the Lin family fall into trouble, and the only thing he could do was to make arrangements in secret so that the Lin family, young and old, would be humiliated.
At noon, the jailer brought the entire Lin family out of prison and handed them over to the eighteen appointed yamen runners, preparing to exile them to the Southern Wilderness.
Lin Xiyan knew that the environment in the Southern Wilderness was harsh and sparsely populated, and that it was a punishment more painful than imprisonment.
Not to mention that the journey is more than 3,000 miles long and difficult, but it is also difficult to walk while being shackled with heavy chains.
After leaving the prison, Lin Xiyan saw the streets crowded with indignant people, while Lin Wuyu was brought out from a deeper prison.
Lin Wuyu had aged twenty years in just one night, even his hair turning gray. His clothes were disheveled and torn, bloodstains clung to the corners of his mouth, and his fingertips were slightly red.
When he raised his head and saw Mrs. Lin and Lin Xiyan, his gray eyes became gentle and a smile appeared on his tired face.
Mrs. Lin's heart trembled when she saw her husband being tortured like this.
A tear rolled down the corner of the eye of the usually strong mother.
"vampire!"
"Your whole family will die a miserable death!"
"You will be despised for generations to come."
The people raised the rotten vegetable leaves and eggs in their hands and threw them at them.
The women of the Lin family were horrified by the scene and sobbed silently. The men didn't even dare to raise their heads, but kept their heads down and said nothing.
Lin Wuyu and Lin Muyi raised their heads fearlessly and walked the entire distance straight.
"Bah, you bastard official! How dare you be so arrogant? Give us back the money we saved our lives!"
Eggs fell like raindrops, vegetable leaves hung overhead, and the whole street was filled with unpleasant odors and ugly shouts.
It is extremely difficult to walk along this short Baili Flower Street.
Lin Xiyan felt really uncomfortable looking at the familiar street.
The bustling and noisy scenes of yesterday came to my mind. I had a great time playing last night, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this today.
She secretly swore in her heart that she would repay her parents for all the humiliation they suffered today!
In the teahouse, a man in a black robe looked down at the bustling Flower Street.
Seeing the miserable appearance of the Lin family, he couldn't help but smile and turned to look at the hunched man behind him.
"Well done, you deserve a reward!"
Under the angry gaze of the people, the guilty minister of the Lin family walked out of the city gate step by step...
The whole family, young and old, had their hands shackled with shackles weighing more than ten pounds, and they walked staggeringly.
The voices of two yamen runners, one fat and one thin, chatting beside him reached my ears.
"Old Zhao, this job won't last more than ten days or half a month. I really can't come back. This freezing weather is really exhausting!"
The thin man shook his head helplessly.
"Oh, Lao Li, you said we didn't even have a good New Year's Eve, but we spent it with these despicable criminals."
"What else can I do? It's tiring, but at least I'm free. Not only do I not have to worry about other people's feelings, but I can also make a lot of money."
“This Lin family, old and young, is like a starving camel that is bigger than a horse, and there are still a lot of good things on it!”
"Yes, plus the bonus for getting a haircut, so many yamen runners are vying for this trip."
"You know what, this Lord Xu is really generous. He secretly gave me a full twenty taels of silver, which is almost as much as my annual salary."
"Hehe, after we pass Bianli today and get away from the imperial city, no one will care about us anymore."
The escorting bailiff looked at the young ladies of the Lin Mansion and smiled meaningfully.
at the same time,
Granary in the south of the city.
An envoy carefully pushed open the door of the granary, looked inside, and was stunned.
"Why is there not even a hair?"
......
"Your Majesty, the granary south of the city is empty. The tens of thousands of tons of gold and jewels hidden within are missing."
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