Due to the turmoil in the capital, the doors of the wealthy families were closed, and no one was allowed to go out without permission. According to past examples, many princes' families are panicked like lost dogs.

In recent years, Lan Yu, as a rising star, has a reputation like the sky, and Dayou is already the first person in the late Hongwu Dynasty to be the first person to be martial arts, who doesn't want to stammer?

At this point, many princes and marquis who have been close to the Lan Mansion regret not being at the beginning, and they should have learned from the Wei family a long time ago, and they also sent a child to the funeral of the Lan family, and sent a little bit of silver to draw a line in time. At least the Holy One had an explanation when he asked.

The brazen Xu villain, slamming the door and pretending to be a big husband! This seemingly derogatory joke is now so prescient.

And with the entire Lan Mansion being raided, the gift list in the account room does not ask who it falls into, and many wealthy families who gave a large amount of gold and silver treasures that day have already died half of their hearts.

Outside the city, Mujia Annex.

The Mu family has not been affected much, because Mu Ying has passed away, Mu Chunyuan is in Yunnan, Mu Sheng is not the head of the family at a young age, and he does not have much contact with the previous generation, the most important thing is that the Mu family is the same as the Li family, famous and powerless, and this generation is still trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the flower hall, Mu Ningxue, who was wearing a plain long skirt, accompanied her mother to gossip, while embroidering the pattern of carp playing in the water on her belly pocket. Like Xu Qinglian, most of the clothes worn by his younger brother Mu Ang since he was a child were made by his sister.

At this time, Mu Ang ran into the house with a black face and shouted: "Mother, I don't want that new gentleman, today he scolded me for not studying hard, and punished me for standing." ”

Mrs. Mu smiled: "Strange, when Mr. Ri first came, didn't you still praise him for coming?" made a lot of trouble for her mother not to see people, and scolded Xu Hao a few words, how to recommend such a person into the house. Now it seems that I misunderstood them. ”

Although Mu Ang was stubborn but not stupid, he knew that there was no use in slandering when he heard it, so he reached out and grabbed a few pastries, and ran out to play.

Mrs. Mu smiled and shook her head to see her son slip away, and soon her smile faded away, and she sighed: "I don't know how many people will be implicated this time, the most heartbreaking is your Aunt Chang, the family has suffered a catastrophe, and the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, how will it be in the future!" ”

Mu Ningxue stopped what she was doing and comforted: "Mother, if we are a Zhongding family, enjoy the wealth of the world, we will also face the biggest tragedy in the world, if we don't cultivate personal morality and keep our duties, greed and lust will cause trouble sooner or later, the most important thing is to know how to advance and retreat, but if you look at this capital, how many families know how to bow their heads and be people, and they don't love power?"

The so-called too much, I have long said that the Lan family is too ostentatious, which is definitely not a good thing. Aunt Chang blindly obeys her husband and indulges her family, and she herself only knows how to accumulate gold and silver treasures, and she is like this for wives, so the Lan family really doesn't know how many sins they have created in private, although it is sighing now, why not take the blame on themselves? ”

Mrs. Mu hated iron and said: "How many times have I told her that the Lan family is too ostentatious, too ostentatious, she just doesn't listen." The year before last, her in-laws and family were sentenced to death by the Hu Party, obviously because the saint was dissatisfied with the Lan family's style, and deliberately killed chickens to show the monkeys, why didn't the couple do the same thing? He also said that it was more than enough to die, such chilling words. Should have resigned a long time ago, what kind of prince and princess, how good is it to enjoy happiness at home? ”

Mu Ningxue said softly: "Now I can't take care of Aunt Chang and his wife, I asked the second brother to pay attention to the movements of the Lan family, I just hope to find a chance to rescue a few sisters." Mother, I will go to the palace for a walk in the past few days, even if I break my head, I have to ask the Holy God for a favor. ”

"Hmm." Mrs. Mu resolutely said: "No matter how much money is spent, you have to rescue a few nieces." ”

The two of them were discussing, and Mu Sheng came in and said miserably: "Mother, little sister, the daughters of the Lan family have already committed suicide." ”

Mrs. Mu's eyes were dark and she almost fainted, Mu Ningxue hurriedly supported her crumbling mother, and said angrily: "Didn't the second brother say last night that Xu Hao was guarding them?" How could he be so slack? ”

Mu Sheng smiled bitterly and said: "You are wrong to blame Xu Hao, the Holy Lord has ordered that the three clans be executed as one, and all the young women are sent to the sect to be slaves and maids, and they will not be pardoned!" Xu Hao and other guards have already taken a big risk, and they sit back and watch the female dependents who don't want to be humiliated commit suicide at night. ”

Mu Ningxue said angrily: "So what? Can't you live if you're humiliated? Does the daughter's family have to kill themselves for the sake of the so-called clear name? There is hope in life, and even if you survive, you can one day keep the clouds open and see the moon. Xu Hao, you really disappointed me. ”

Mu Sheng didn't hear his sister's words, he only blindly complained about Xu Hao, and said with a wry smile: "You don't have to blame him, that kid has always been bold, because the female official of the sect saw that someone was dead and scolded the guards, he was angry but stepped forward and slashed two people in a row." Now that the entire court is in chaos, no one cares about a single guard, he was sent to the prison of the Criminal Department to stay, and it is estimated that he will not think of it for ten days and a half. ”

Mu Ningxue was stunned for a moment, feeling distressed that her former sisters had lost their lives, and her tears couldn't stop flowing.

She was silent for a long time with tears in her eyes, stomped her foot, and said angrily: "Why is this person so impulsive? It's really stupid, it's better to stay in jail forever and never come out. ”

The next morning, the prison was like dumplings, and people came in one after another to report.

Xu Hao, who hadn't closed his eyes all night, saw that many of the people who came in knew him, and the most familiar old friend was Cao Dagongzi, who was crying at the moment, his face was bloodshot, his long hair was scattered, and he was staggered into the cell next door by the jailer, and the one behind him was Cao Chun, the guard who was taken away yesterday.

Although Cao Kun is an enemy, everyone doesn't know each other, and they have already admitted that the other party is a friend.

Xu Hao sympathized with him very much, felt very uncomfortable, and reluctantly smiled: "Where don't we meet in life, brother, cheer up, it's a big deal, and after eighteen years, you will be a good man again." ”

A group of embarrassed young people were crammed into a cell, probably all of them were children of the Hou Cao family of Jingchuan, and everyone reacted differently when they entered the cell, in short, none of them looked good.

Cao Kun wiped his eyes, recognized that it was Xu Hao next door, and cried: "You are also locked in?" Damn sitting at home, disaster can fall from the sky. Even if I give my father 10,000 guts, I don't dare to be bold enough to rebel, and I died unjustly. ”

Xu Hao didn't dare to answer this, smiled bitterly, and said: "If you come in, you are guilty, otherwise why would the Holy Lord order to arrest people?" In short, during the interrogation, you honestly confessed your guilt, at least saving the pain of flesh and skin. ”

"Why?" The eldest young master Cao Kun had a temper attack and shouted: "Lao Tzu is not convinced, even if I am wronged, I will be wronged." ”

Seeing that the eldest prince Cao was making trouble again, Xu Hao stopped speaking at the moment, otherwise he would be unjustly killed if he was accidentally treated as a fellow party.

Cao Kun chattered for a long time, and when he was tired, he sat on the ground and hugged his head and cried, and a group of people came in later, Xu Hao stood up in shock, and one of them turned out to be Luzhu's fiancé Zhang De.

While feeling heavy, he couldn't avoid that hint of happiness, he regretted that he didn't have time to get the county lord home, and at this time, he was glad that Zhang De did not marry Luzhu.

Zhang De was completely depressed, and walked into another cell in a daze, muttering to himself facing the wall, as if he couldn't see anything, couldn't hear anything.

Later, with waves of young nobles in the past, today's prisoners were locked in one after another, Xu Hao was already numb, this was not a place to talk, just shut up and sit in a daze.

The jailers were busy all day, and the officials of the Criminal Department could imagine that no one had the heart to interrogate Xu Hao.

Affected by the atmosphere here, Xu Hao had no idea of going out immediately, and just wanted to silently accompany Cao Kun and Zhang De here to finish their journey.

It was so miserable and miserable to survive another night.

For three whole days, Xu Hao never slept or ate a bite of food, and ordered his family to send wine.

Except for talking and drinking with Cao Kun and Zhang De, the rest of the time he was motionless with a blue face, looking very scary, his temper became very irritable, and he was about to beat people when he was slightly stimulated, and those criminals were far away from him.

Watching people I know being tortured one by one, needless to say, all kinds of tragic situations are not to be said, and screams continue to echo in the entire cell day and night.

The officials who tried the case didn't care about anything else, and when they came up, they went straight to the execution, and some people bit their tongues and committed suicide or died of convulsions because they couldn't stand it, and they immediately asked the jailers to drag the bodies out.

Cao Kun was a man at first, and when he was whipped, he kept yelling that Lao Tzu was wronged, and as he was beaten again and again until his skin and flesh opened, he screamed in pain, and finally cried and confessed.

When the officials asked him about the details of his confession, Cao Kun was like a beast before he died, and his face was hideous: "I don't know anything." ”

The official asked coldly: "Then the official asked you, who does your father have a close relationship with on weekdays?" “

Cao Kun thought for a while, and said weakly: "I have frequent contacts with Li Jinglong. ”

The official said impatiently: "This official is asking your father Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen, zuihou warned you once, and if you don't recruit it truthfully, you will be punished." ”

"I said." Cao Kun couldn't stand it anymore, and cried and reported the names of a bunch of officials, and the officials of the Criminal Department were overjoyed and immediately recorded them seriously.

In order to deliberately reward other criminals, Cao Kun was given a royal doctor to heal his wounds, and was given a pot of wine and a plate of cooked mutton.

Xu Hao sat there and watched coldly, understanding that these experienced officials had a way to make you speak, and bending into a trick was just one of the best means.

When Zhang De was interrogated, Xu Hao's heart was raised, and he was worried that Zhang De would confess his family. Now as long as it is recruited, no matter who it is, it will go directly to prison, and then it will be rectified to death, and if it can't survive, once it is relented, the whole family will be punished as an anti-party.

Others are just going back, Zhang De and Luzhu have already been engaged, and they are the most likely to be implicated, so they are afraid that Zhang De will spit out a little bit, and his own family will really be finished.

But I never expected that the soft bone that everyone spat on that day turned out to be a tough guy who was beaten with iron this time, and he didn't say a word from beginning to end, allowing the officials to put six kinds of torture tools in a row, and he never opened his mouth until he died.

Looking at Zhang De's body being carried out and disappearing from afar, Xu Hao, who easily did not shed tears, cried, and his fingers were locked into the flesh.

For the first time, Xu Hao swore to the sky in his heart that he must take care of the orphans of the Zhang family in the future, and he must let the Zhang family have successors.