When night falls, the whole world is enveloped in night.

A mansion hidden in the forest is like a pearl, two red lanterns are hung in front of the magnificent gate, the lights in the house are bright, and the maid in a plain skirt walks through the corridor with a plate.

In the dining room of the mansion, plates of delicacies are placed on the long table, too many of which are famous dishes of Lingnan, and there is a pot of fine wine, which is filled with an intoxicating aroma.

A beautiful woman with delicate facial features and elegant temperament sat at the table, obviously dressed up with some care.

She was wearing a blue emerald smoke shirt, a pleated skirt with scattered flowers and mist and green grass, and a pale blue emerald water thin veil, with a fragrance like a musk deer, and her groomed eyebrows revealed a trace of majesty, which was incomprehensible.

The food is luxurious, the wine is fragrant, and the people are picturesque.

It's just that at this moment, the air is filled with a biting chill, and the four maidens are standing next to them shivering, and one of them is reporting the matter, her face is as pale as paper.

"Why did he go to Electric White City?"

The beauty's face was as cold as frost, her red lips were lightly opened, and her voice did not carry a trace of emotion.

The green-clothed girl's body stiffened, and she said honestly: "The slave maid inquired, it was because the fourth master had an accident, so the master hurried to Dianbai City!" ”

"So, it's not coming back, is it?" Mrs. Jiang's chin was slightly raised, and her cold gaze looked at the pot of fine wine.

The green-clothed girl didn't know whether to reply or not, and finally chose the safest way, and said "um" lightly, but it seemed to be nothing, and I am afraid that only she could hear it.

She didn't expect this to be the result, and Madame was full of hope for the day of reunion. As a result, the young master did not come back from Guangzhou Mansion on time, and the old man came back from Lianzhou Mansion, but he didn't even enter the house, and rushed directly to Dianbai City.

"Talk back!" Mrs. Jiang's face was as cold as frost, and she said in a deep voice.

"Yes, the young master is going north to take the exam, and the master is going to Dianbai City to deal with affairs, so he won't come back!" The green girl's body trembled like chaff, her voice trembled, and she hurriedly told a cruel truth.

Mrs. Jiang did not have a seizure, there was no sadness on her face, and even her eyes showed tenacity.

The four maidens were just like Fang Cai, their bodies trembled, and they always felt that a storm was coming.

Mrs. Jiang was silent for a moment, and her cold gaze fell on the pot of fine wine again, but she said lightly: "Take the wine outside and smash it, I want to hear the sound!" ”

"Slaves obey!" A maid stepped forward and picked up the pot of fragrant wine.

She didn't know what kind of wine it was, but she knew that there was only a small jar, which was said to be worth a hundred taels of gold. In the past, they were careful to serve wine, for fear that if something went wrong, their lives would not be guaranteed.

It's just that now she wants her to smash it with her own hands, and in the face of such expensive wine, she has no confidence in her heart. But she knew that if she didn't do what she was told, the consequences would be even worse.

Eventually, she took the wine outside, gritted her teeth, lifted it high, and slammed it on the ground.

Mrs. Jiang listened to the sounds outside, but she did not have the slightest heartache.

A green-clothed girl strengthened her courage and stepped forward and reminded in a whisper: "Madam, the food is getting cold, you should have dinner!" ”

Mrs. Jiang's face was still cold, her eyes flashed with a hint of unhappiness, and in the sound of Yahuan's restless breathing, she said leisurely for a long time: "Withdraw the dishes!" ”

"Slave and maid obey orders" Yahuan hesitated, but did not dare to persuade again.

Mrs. Jiang stood up and was about to leave, but suddenly said to one of the maids: "Repair the letter to my uncle, I want to know what that kid did in Beijing!" ”

Although his son Jiang Yuebai chose to go directly to Beijing to take the exam, after all, it takes a lot of time to travel back and forth from Guangzhou to Jiangcun, which may be able to avoid heavy snowstorms and snowfalls if he goes to Beijing in advance.

But she is not a stupid person, Jiang Yuebai was not born to her, but she grew up watching. This sudden change of hexagram must be related to that kid, and it was that kid who aroused his son Jiang Yuebai's fighting spirit.

The son is an extremely arrogant character, who wants to be the first in everything, and never wants to be left behind.

Xia Gangyang seemed to see this back then, so he took Lin Haoran, a nerd with a very high talent, as an apprentice, and then deliberately raised the nerd and despised him.

He really studied very hard, not only did he quickly compare the nerd, but also played with the nerd in applause, and became the most famous talent in the Liangguang region, and was considered by her brother to be the top talent.

It's just that no one thought that his son would slap that nerd on the way to pursue fame.

From the first time I participated in the county examination last year, to the palace examination in March this year, the nerd won all the way and became the first six-headed champion in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and was also given the Wenkui archway by the saint.

On the other hand, the son, although Jinke Township tried to win the understanding of the yuan, he successfully won the fame of the people. But compared to that nerd, this Xie Yuan is indeed bleak.

In particular, that nerd is still like a fish in water in officialdom, and after only half a year's work, he has become the official to the five-rank prefect, becoming the youngest five-rank official in the history of the entire Ming Dynasty, and the future is bright.

Now that his son suddenly changed his mind, it must be because he saw Lin Haoran's scenery, so he decided to go directly to Beijing.

It was precisely in this way that she had reason to think that everything was due to the boy, and that he had caused her to become a resentful woman in the deep house, alone in front of a table full of delicious food and wine.

The news not only reached Jiangcun, but also reached Leizhou City.

The moonlight shone down from the skylight, and a cone-shaped beam of clear light fell on the fence wood, and the air was filled with a strange smell.

The cell was dim, but seven figures in white prison uniforms and disheveled hairs could be seen, sitting or lying on the hay, as if all their minds had been drained.

"No ......"

A scream suddenly rang out, breaking the silence of the cell.

Li Chunyan woke up from the dream, sweating profusely, and then looked at the skylight scattered with bright light, and then looked at the sluggish inmates, only to know that it was just a nightmare just now.

The others looked at her, but they were already surprised, they were all death row inmates, and they all knew what it was like to wait for death.

"What's the noise, and don't let people sleep?" An aunt in a pawn dress came in with a lantern, shone inside, and saw that there was no abnormality inside, so she complained again: "You still shout injustice, have you had nightmares?" Did someone come back to you to ask for their lives? ”

"I killed someone, I didn't cry out for myself, but my father can't die in vain!" Li Chunyan wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and argued seriously.

The aunt sighed leisurely, her eyes flashed with sympathy, and she said in a low voice: "It's useless for you to tell me about this, I just heard that the new prefect will take office the day after tomorrow, you go to him!" ”

Hearing the news, some people's eyes immediately brightened, but many more were still dim. I don't know if they deserve it, or if they have seen through this dark officialdom.