The officer said, "This is the law of the Great Jin Dynasty. If one person commits treason, nine generations of their family will be implicated. Bai Zhiyi assassinated the late emperor, which is an unforgivable crime. His Majesty has already shown mercy by only detaining the people from the Duke's mansion and not beheading them directly."
Su Wan thought to herself, "The people from the Duke's mansion are all locked up in prison, so they won't receive any news. Fortunately, they'll have to wait for A-Jin to come back and handle it, so their lives aren't in immediate danger."
She smiled and said to the officer, "In that case, I'll go visit my sister in prison later."
The officer said, "That's for the best. Let's go. I'm in a good mood today, otherwise I should have arrested you too."
Su Wan stuck out her tongue and ran away as fast as she could.
As they reached the corner, a person appeared from the shadows and waved, saying, "Young man, please wait."
Su Wan took a look and recognized it.
The last time she and Meng Ruliu came to the capital, they saw this person, the steward Li, who complained that the affairs were too heavy and ran away the next day.
This man was quite lucky; he escaped beforehand, and his property wasn't seized or imprisoned. But what was he planning, loitering suspiciously near the Duke's mansion and avoiding the soldiers?
She stepped forward and said, "Oh, it's Butler Li. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Butler Li was startled and asked, "You know me?"
Su Wan said, "Of course, I was just a servant in this mansion, and I was fired after working for two days."
Butler Li looked at her in confusion and said, "I don't remember you. I should know all the servants in the Duke's mansion."
Su Wan said, "Of course I don't know you. I only saw you once when I came here, and you left the next day."
Butler Li said, "Oh, so that's when you came. I probably didn't notice at the time. How should I address you, young man?"
Su Wan asked, "My name is Su Qin. What brings you here?"
"I've come to collect my unpaid wages. The Duke's mansion still owes me two months' salary. I'm short on cash right now, and I never expected this..."
"What a coincidence, me too."
"You've only been working for two days..."
"Even a mosquito's leg is still meat; I have to get two days' wages, otherwise I won't be able to afford food."
Steward Li was moved and raised his sleeve to wipe away tears: "It turns out that we are both troubled by life... It's a pity that such a good Duke's mansion was ruined by Miss."
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