Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 315 Routines

In front of the Jin Yiwei gate.

"Sir... I won't go in until later!"

All the accompanying censors were unwilling to enter the Jinyiwei gate, and Lai Shangrong did not force himself.

Originally at the back door of Rong Mansion, Lai Shangrong suddenly proposed to Jin Yiwei. They were caught off guard. Along the way, they finally came up with the idea of ​​holding together to keep warm and not punishing everyone.

"Then just find a teahouse, have a cup of tea and wait!"

"Hey! Thank you, my lord!"

This sentence is sincere. First of all, the Jinyiwei is the emperor's authority. They belong to Qingliu and do not want to be involved. Otherwise, they will easily be suspected of delivering intelligence to the Jinyiwei.

Secondly, this is the prison after all, so it is unlucky to enter and the omen is not good.

Lai Shangrong was quite familiar with this place. He led the four of them into the Jinyiwei Yamen. He was hesitating whether to go to Qi Ning, but felt that it was making a fuss.

It happened that a Jinyiwei with a kind face was walking towards him, wearing a thousand household uniform.

He stopped in front of him and saluted: "Sir Lai! Are you here to see the commander?"

"No, there is no female cell leader in the security department. These female relatives need to be searched. Who are you?"

"Your Excellency, noble people tend to forget things. Lu Zhanyuan, who holds a humble position as a guard of Qianhu, was responsible for inspecting the Ningguo Mansion last year. I have met with you once."

"It turns out to be Lu Qianhu, so rude!"

"My lord, this is serious! They are just a few female relatives of criminals. Sooner or later they will join the Jiaofang Department. Why do you need to avoid so many taboos? Why do you bother me to go there in person? My lord, please wait here for a moment. I will take them to the prison first. Then I’ll treat you to two cups of crude tea to quench your thirst.”

What he said frightened Miaoyu, when did she get searched at such a big age?
Now that the situation forced her to admit that she was being searched by the female prison chief, if it were a man who was doing it to her...

Thinking of this, he looked at Lai Shangrong. At this moment, all aloofness and aloofness were put aside. Honor and integrity were the first consideration.

At least Lai Shangrong was not like the thousands of households in front of him, and he even offered to ask the female prison chief to search him. With him there, he would not cause chaos.

As an official, there is no taboo against going to jail, which is why Lu Zhanyuan asked Lai Shangrong to wait.

But it's not like Lai Shangrong has never been there before, and he doesn't shy away from this either. He saw Miaoyu looking at him with a confused look.

He waved his hand and said: "It's important for official business. It's not like I haven't been here before. If you don't shy away from this, just go there with them. It's not too late to bother after the arrangements are made!"

Prison cells in ancient times were not places where humanistic care was important. In the dark and long passage, the temperature was much lower than outside. A few oil lamps were lit here and there, giving off an eerie atmosphere.

After passing the long and narrow passage, there was an open torture chamber. The walls made of granite were covered with various torture instruments.

The two female prisoners were naked and tied to torture instruments, and the sounds of 'whimpering' and sobbing came from their mouths.

Looking at the prisoners being tortured in the prison and the dazzling array of instruments of torture, Miaoyu's legs became weak, her legs trembled, and she almost lost her footing. She supported the little nun beside her, and the master and servant shivered.

If outside the prison, she was only worried about her reputation, then now she really knows what the fear of life is worse than death.

"Master Qianhu!" The female cell leader, who was holding a leather whip, stopped the execution, turned around and saluted.

Because he had just been executed, his face looked a little ferocious.

"This is Mr. Lai from the State Operations Department and a good friend of the Commander. He has brought a few female relatives here. You can help search them and check if there are any conspirators."

After Lu Zhanyuan gave his instructions, he turned to Lai Shangrong and said, "It is my humble duty to accompany you to drink tea. I will definitely do it for you in a short time!"

Lai Shangrong nodded and said: "That's very good. I'll also look through these personal belongings and record everything that exceeds 50 taels."

"Hey, hey, hey!" the female cell leader said with a ferocious smile: "Don't worry, sir. When you get to our Jinyi Guard Prison, let alone entrapment, even if you hide them in nooks and crannies, I can find them all for you."

As he spoke, he thrust the whip handle in his hand towards the leader, Miaoyu.

This move made Miaoyu, who was already frightened by the scene in front of her, terrified.

He rushed to the side of Lai Shangrong who was about to leave, and hugged his arm.

He said incoherently: "伱...don't leave, you...can't leave!"

This scene made Lai Shangrong quite embarrassed. He brought the person he wanted to search, but used himself as a shield.

However, the soft touch of the arm held by Miaoyu is really good.

If I could go into battle and play the role of a prosecutor myself, and take measurements myself...

Duplicity said: "I'm afraid it's inappropriate for me to be here?"

"How could it be! The person was brought by the adults, and it is only in accordance with the procedure to search in front of the adults!"

Lu Zhanyuan looked at Miaoyu who hugged Lai Shangrong's arm tightly, thoughtfully.Although Miaoyu is dressed in monk's robes, she has not ordained, so she thinks that Miaoyu is just a female family member who eats food and chants Buddha's name at home, doing pretense, or her husband has died and can only accompany the green lantern all the time.

Thinking of this, I just felt enlightened and suddenly realized that he was a member of the Imperial Guard Qianhu, and it was his job to search for information. How could he not have heard of the tidbits heard in the streets?

At first he was wondering, even if Lai Shangrong cared about the honor of this female family member, he could have found a woman outside or had his own servants search him.

Why bring people to Jinyiwei, not to mention that he, a fourth-rank official, took people on this trip himself.

Now it seems that it is not as simple as official business, at least it is not just for official business.

"Please cooperate well here, sir, and search carefully inside and out!"

Deliberately, he was very careful, spoke in a tone of voice, and winked at the female cell leader, then turned to Lai Shangrong and said seriously: "In that case, I'll just go outside and wait for you, sir!"

He was quick-thinking, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to say hello to Lai Shangrong just by chance.

Since it is a case handled by Lai Shangrong personally, if he falls in love with this female family member, he does not need to bring her here, whether he cuts off her hair in advance or goes the way of Jiaofangsi.

The only possibility is that the criminal's crime is not serious, and the female family members will not be reduced to the Jiaofang Division. Lai Shangrong brought people here just to use some means to capture the beauty's heart and make her take the initiative to fall in love like just now. Sending hugs.

The scene just now confirmed his suspicion, so he winked at the female cell leader, hinting that she would be cooperative.

It's not surprising that the female prison chief could see Lu Zhanyuan's intention. There are unspoken rules everywhere, and this Jin Yiwei Prison is no exception.

Over time, a set of mature code words was formed.

"Bang!" As soon as Lu Zhanyuan left, the female cell leader swung a whip and made a crisp sound.

He scolded: "Why don't you come here quickly? Do you have to trouble the adults to do something?"

The sudden scolding scared Miaoyu into silence, and she hurriedly released her arm holding Lai Shangrong.

The female prison chief didn't care about Miaoyu. She first took the bundle from the little nun's hand and put it on the table. Then she opened the bundle and unfolded the intimate clothes inside, holding them one by one and turning them over in her hands to show them.

Miaoyu looked at her actions and was extremely ashamed and angry, but she dared not speak out in anger.

It took a stick of incense to finish looking through the baggage.

Instead, he came to the four people lined up in front of them.

First he groped the two women for a while, then pushed them aside and turned to Master Miaoyu.

Miaoyu's maid was also pretty and lovely. She couldn't tell for a moment who Master Qianhu was hinting at.

Experts will know if there is something there as soon as they take action. They haven't noticed anything before. At this moment, the female prison chief is groping for every detail, showing the two figures vividly, and the search is more detailed than the previous two women. many.

But Miaoyu had already given up her aloofness and stood there tremblingly, letting him do whatever he wanted, for fear of offending the female cell leader.

Just when the female cell leader pushed down her legs to the end, Lai Shangrong thought the search was over, he saw her put the handle of the whip on Miaoyu's collarbone, and then suddenly lowered it, and she didn't know what method she used, but she actually pulled Miaoyu's collarbone. The door of Yu's green lotus monk's robe was opened wide, revealing the obscene clothes inside.

Miaoyu turned pale, and immediately turned to Lai Shangrong's direction, for fear that this embarrassing scene would be overlooked by him.

But when I turned around, I suddenly realized that my door was wide open.

The light in Lai Shangrong's eyes flashed away, and he stepped forward quickly, pretending to block the burst of spring with his body, and then put a big hand on the back of Miaoyu's waist naturally.

Although Lai Shangrong's big hand made Miaoyu very uncomfortable, but now Lai Shangrong is her only life-saving straw. Once she is out of his embrace, how dare he let the female prison chief take care of her if she does any aggressive actions.

Seeing the scene in front of her, the female cell leader seemed to be energized and yelled: "This is the Jinyiwei prison, and Mr. Lai is not the superior of my Jinyiwei. Don't think he can protect you, so come here quickly!"

Lai Shangrong shook his head secretly. This performance was too exaggerated, and it was enough. Furthermore, he was afraid that Miaoyu would not be able to withstand such pressure.

He lowered his face and said, "That's enough! I brought this person here. If there is anything wrong, I will explain it to Commander Qi!"

The female cell leader immediately nodded and bowed, and said with a smile: "My lord is saying...there is no need to alert the commander. Lord Qianhu has also given orders, and everything will be done according to your wishes!"

Lai Shangrong nodded, acknowledging her proposal.

Then he squatted down, grandly grabbed the buckle that was half covering the edge of the monk's robe, and helped Miaoyu button up the monk's robe one by one.

And he pretended to say: "Put away the clothes that cost less than 50 taels in a separate place!"

Miaoyu, who was as silent as a cicada, could no longer care about her shame and anger. On the contrary, Lai Shangrong's move made her feel at ease.

The female cell leader understood the situation and said, "Sir, the prisoner's wife, neither her baggage nor her possessions are less than 50 taels. According to the law, she has to take off her clothes."

Lai Shangrong fastened the last buckle, shook his head and said, "That's it! I'll convert what I have on me into silver, and I'll advance it for them later!"

The head of the female cell promised, and then rewrapped Miaoyu's underwear, and handed it directly to Lai Shangrong without handing it to the little nun.

(End of this chapter)