On the seventh day of the ninth month, it was sunny, when Xu Jin walked out of the prison of the Criminal Department, the early morning sun just fell on his body, warm, but very dazzling, and it took a moment to slowly get used to it after closing his eyes.

It is said that since returning to the capital on August 25, until today, Xu Jin has spent twelve days and nights in prison, and at this moment he has finally regained his freedom, as if he was in a different world.

Due to the fact that he had not seen the sun for many days, Xu Jin's face was a little pale, but as calm as ever, he stretched his waist and took a deep breath of the air outside the prison, only to feel that it was so fresh, the autumn sun was sprinkled on his body, warm and coaxing, it was so comfortable, and it was so good to be free!

"Lord Xu, please, your family has been waiting outside the Criminal Department for a long time." Fei Bin, the director of the Criminal Department, said politely.

"There's a labor fee in charge!" Xu Jin arched his hand, and then walked calmly to the outside of the punishment department.

"Look, the master is out!"

"Sir!"

"Xianggong!"

"Brother-in-law!"

When Xu Jin came to the gate of the Criminal Department, Xie Xiaowan and Xie Sangun, who had been waiting outside, as well as the servants and servants, were instantly boiling. Xie Xiaowan rushed over and threw herself into Xu Jin's arms like a milk swallow, bursting into tears with excitement.

"Xiaowan!" Xu Jin hugged Xie Xiaowan tightly, feeling distressed and happy, these ten days must have worried this girl.

"The master is out, the master is fine...... Oh, that's great, woo! "In early spring and early summer, these two little cabbage and pear blossoms brought rain, crying and laughing, and were so excited that they were incoherent.

Xu Jin hugged Xie Xiaowan's slender waist and comforted her for a while, and the latter's emotions gradually calmed down, and embarrassedly wiped the placket of his tear-soaked clothes for Xianggong, and said softly: "Sister Ruyi, Sister Jixiang, and Kang'er are still waiting at home, Xianggong, let's go home quickly." ”

"Well, go home!" Xu Jin nodded heavily, and led Xiao Wan's Rouyi to board the carriage.

Xie Sangun waved his horsewhip and made a popping sound, and shouted loudly: "Sit tight, go home...... Drive! ”

The wheel of the car turned slowly, driving along the street towards the hour, in early spring and early summer, Xu Fu and Xu Shou happily followed the carriage and trotted, the old man went home, the rain was over, the sky was clear, it was so good!

In the carriage, Xu Jin held Xie Xiaowan's soft hand, the latter snuggled in his arms, his pretty face was close to his chest, quietly listening to Xianggong's heartbeat, indescribably steady.

"Xianggong, yesterday Lu Bing took the brocade guard to raid the house, people felt that the sky was about to fall, fortunately, they woke up the method that Xianggong taught that day, so they pasted the frog picture on the door, I didn't expect it to work, the emperor came soon, early this morning, the master of ceremonies and the father-in-law Bi also sent someone to inform us to go to the criminal department to pick you up from prison!" Xie Xiaowan said with palpitations.

Xu Jin smiled slightly, the reason why he has always been so calm is because he has this "Picture of a Frog Singing in the Rain" in his hand. Xu Jin had long expected that with Zhu Houxi's deep attachment to his biological father Zhu Youqing, once he saw this "Picture of Rain Lotus Singing Frog", he would definitely remember his father, recall the days in Jiangxi, and remember Xiaowan and his kindness to him, so he would naturally be ruthless and want his own life!

Therefore, this "Picture of a Frog Singing in the Rain" is Xu Jin's last means to save his life, and he doesn't want to play this emotional card until the last moment. Who expected that the house leak was rained overnight, first Wang Zhi rebelled, and then Xue Bingxin was found to be the daughter of the king of Anhua, which became the latter straw that pressed the camel, so that Emperor Jiajing was ruthless to cut himself, and as a last resort, Xu Jin had to throw out this "Rain Lotus Singing Frog" to save his life.

"Xianggong, that frog picture has been taken away by the emperor." Xie Xiaowan said lightly.

Xu Jin nodded, this was already expected by him, after all, the gold medal for avoiding death can only be used once, and it is normal for Emperor Jiajing to take it, even if he does not take it, this emotional card can only be played once.

About a quarter of an hour, the carriage returned to the door of the Xu Mansion in the hour square, and the servants of the Xu Mansion had been waiting in front of the gate of the mansion early in anticipation, and when they saw the carriage coming from a distance, it was boiling instantly. Dabao said loudly on crutches: "The master is back home, quick, light the brazier!" ”

Those maids immediately lit the brazier, and when Xu Jin and Xie Xiaowan got out of the carriage, they sprinkled Xu Jin with water soaked in grapefruit leaves, which was said to be able to remove bad luck.

"The master stepped over the brazier, the bad luck was eliminated, and it went smoothly!" A mother-in-law held the brazier to Xu Jin's feet and recited authentically.

Although Xu Jin didn't believe this, he also followed the local customs and walked over the brazier with his legs.

After this catastrophe, the Xu Mansion is more united, all realize that the Lord is the pillar of the family, as long as the Lord is there, the sky will not fall, once the Lord loses power, the whole Mansion will suffer, for example, yesterday was almost raided, so now the Lord returned home safely, and the Mansion is smiling, more lively than the festival.

"Daddy!"

As soon as Xu Jin entered the mansion, Mei Wan Yue'er hugged the young master Xu Kang and greeted him, the little guy is now four years old and has begun to be sensible, these days the adults are worried, and the little Xu Kang is also faintly aware of something, so he is much more well-behaved than usual, and does not cause chaos to the adults.

"Kang'er!" Xu Jin hugged his pink son from Yue'er's arms and kissed him, who was pricked by the beard on his father's chin, and suddenly itched and giggled.

"Husband!"

"Husband!"

With two coquettish voices, Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang walked out of the house with the support of Yahuan, the former's pretty face was full of joy, and the latter's beautiful eyes were full of tears.

Xu Jin hurriedly put his son down, hurriedly hugged the two wives, and said apologetically: "Ruyi, auspicious, husband has made you worried!" ”

The family was happily gathering to talk, and the celebrant and eunuch Bi Yun came in person, and as soon as he arrived at the door of the mansion, he said loudly: "The holy decree has arrived, and Xu Jin has accepted it." ”

Xu Jin hurriedly ordered someone to open the incense case, checked his sleeves, and solemnly knelt down in front of the incense case, while Xie Xiaowan knelt down beside him.

"The emperor said that Sister Ruyi and Sister Jixiang don't have to kneel if they are pregnant!" Father-in-law Bi smiled.

Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang were about to kneel, but when they heard the words, they stood still, and said in unison: "Thank you, Emperor!" ”

Bi Yun opened the holy decree and read it loudly: "The Holy Heaven carries the emperor, and the edict says: Xu Jin, Marquis of Jinghai, befriended the White Lotus Demon Man, disobeyed the king's orders, and did not notice the use of people, so that the king rebelled...... According to the law, but in his meritorious deeds, he is specially exempted from the death penalty, but the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is inescapable, and his title is now stripped of his title, and the post of the left waiter of the household department is dismissed, and he is demoted to the Nanjing Guozi Supervisor Cheng (Zheng Bapin), and he will take office within a month. In addition, deprive Xu Xie of the title of the county lord of Yongxiu and the order of the third grade, and deprive the Fei sisters of the life of the fifth grade, Qin this! ”

Zhu Houxi's holy decree can be summed up as cutting Xu Jin's title and official position, and demoting him to Nanjing Guozijian to be an eight-rank petty official, and Xie Xiaowan's county lord title and edict were also taken away, and Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang's five-grade edict were also stripped away.

In other words, the Xu family is not much different from ordinary people now, so as soon as the holy decree is recited, all the servants and servants of the family are like frost beating eggplants, Xie Sangun is even more indignant, secretly scolding Zhu Houxi, this kid is ungrateful, if it wasn't for his sister and brother-in-law who saved him and took him in for more than half a year, he would have died on the streets of Shangrao County long ago, and his brother-in-law has made countless great contributions over the years, and as a result, a holy decree will be wiped out, how can this be true!

Xu Jin didn't think about it, the result was already better than he expected, after all, he committed the capital crime of killing his head and stealing his family, and the emperor had approved the death penalty, and now he had to "resentence" himself to appease those court officials, lest the people of the world say that he bent the law for personal gain.

Therefore, Zhu Houxi's holy decree seems to be ruthless, but for Xu Jin, it is the emperor's grace, but he has been deprived of various titles and official positions, but there is no substantial harm at all, and the fame of Jinshi is still there, although Nanjing Guozi Supervisor Cheng is only eight products, but he is also an official after all, plus the family property has not been confiscated, even if he arrives in Nanjing, the Xu family can still rely on their savings and the property under their name to live a rich life.

It is said that Xu Jin participated in the imperial examination back then, but he didn't have much ambition, he just wanted to get rid of the current predicament and live a free and prosperous life.

Therefore, Xu Jin calmly took the holy decree from Bi Yun's hand, and said loudly: "The guilty minister is grateful for the decree!" ”

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