Chapter 17

Shao Ran, who found that he was wanted for no reason, was very surprised. He seemed to have been in trouble recently, but Shao Ran always believed that he was not afraid of being slanted. Since he had never done anything, he was not afraid of others' slander. Besides, the Shao family is not so easy to bully.

After thinking about it, Shao Ran was about to surrender directly to the yamen, to see what was going on, to make things clear

This place is called Qingshui County. Although it is just a small town, there are still some in the county government.

Shao Ran arrived at the yamen with a swagger and told the mission in front of the door: I am the Shao Ran, please inform the county yamen and say that I want to see him.

The yamen runners haven't figured out what the situation is: What's the matter with Shao Ran? This is a major yamen area. Are you the one who can see the county yamen?... Wait, Shao Ran!

The yamen runner finally realized that the young master in front of him was the one who was wanted recently. He actually rushed to the yamen to take care of it. He thought to himself that this was not something he could do, and hurriedly replied: You wait! I will inform the county yamen now.

After saying that, he ran inside

A quarter of an hour later, Shao Ran had already had a tea face to face with the county government office in the inner hall of the yamen.

The county government smiled bitterly, but introduced himself to Shao Ran first: Mr. Shao, his surname is Feng, he is just a small seventh-rank official. You can come to me and I am from the head, but I really look down on me too much.

Shao Ran hurriedly said: Lord Feng, don't be polite. I first arrived in Guidi and found that I was wanted by the court. It was very puzzled. I had to come to the yamen myself and find out what was going on.

Lord Feng said: Oh? Mr. Shao doesn’t know what’s going on?

Shao Ran said depressedly: It's Ah, I just cut off one of the hands of the surname Zhou. Not to mention that he was bleeding to death, that was too outrageous.

Master Feng frowned and said: Mr. Shao, is it the one you killed? I can't tell the truth that you injured Lord Zhou in public that day. That night, he was killed in his mansion and was discovered the next morning. According to the coroner's appraisal, Lord Zhou died of a knife injury, and according to the shape of the blade, it looked very much like he was killed by the Dragon God Sword passed down by your family.

What? Shao Ran asked in surprise: Where can I see it?

The wound is narrow and deep, accompanied by slight burns. Isn’t this the characteristic of the Shao family’s Dragon God Sword?

Shao Ran then realized that this was definitely a conspiracy for his own slander, but it seemed that it shouldn't be. After all, with the power of the Shao family, even if he really killed the bird man, he would not say that he would pay his life for his life.

He asked: Who issued this wanted order?

Lord Shao said respectfully: It was the emperor himself, you... probably know that Concubine Zhou in the palace is the girl of Lord Zhou, so when the wind blows in his ears, the emperor will naturally be furious. But after all, there is no real evidence to prove that it was the one you, Mr. Shao, killed. So although he is wanted, it is just to ask you to solve the problem.

Shao Ran said helplessly: If it was really proved that I killed someone, what punishment would I be sentenced to?

Lord Feng smiled and said: I am determined not to believe that Mr. Shao would kill such a villain, but if you really cannot prove your innocence, you will generally be deprived of your status as a nobleman and demoted it to a commoner. With the prestige of Daxia Shao, you have the status of this young man and don’t have it. Who dares to ignore you?

When Shao Ran heard this, he felt relieved, but he thought about it carefully. It was wrong! He hurriedly asked Master Feng: What should I do if I was demoted to a commoner and my former concubine and slave? Will it be affected?

Master Feng said: Of course it is not possible. This dynasty's laws stipulate that only nobles holding seals are qualified to take concubines and slaves. Mr. Shao is young and promising, is he afraid that there will be no women? He just has a less title.

Shao Ran said anxiously: I am not asking this, what do I mean will the concubine and slave under my name be dealt with?

Will be auctioned publicly, if no one bids, he will be regarded as an official prostitute

Lord Feng gave an answer that Shao Ran could not accept, and he said in a panic: No, I will never agree to anyone touching my woman!

Master Feng smiled awkwardly and said: Mr. Shao, after all, it has not been sentenced to the person you killed yet. If you can prove that it was not your attack, you will naturally not be demoted. It is too early for you to worry about it now.

Shao Ran thought that it was Ah. After having a dispute with Lord Zhou, he left the local area with Wang Zhicai and others. Even if Nicole and Shanshan were concubines and slaves, they could not be witnesses, but Wang Zhicai had a respectable status and had him testified that he had no need to worry about Ah. Thinking of this, he said: My friend Mr. Wang had been with me at the time. If he could testify for me, it would prove that I had been with him that night and had no time to commit the crime. Can I rule out the suspicion?

Master Feng said: Of course, it is possible. Now the case is actually neither evidence nor physical evidence. It’s just that you have the most motive for the crime. If it weren’t for the person in the palace to find fault, you wouldn’t have been wanted at all. Someone proves your innocence. This crime will naturally be defeated without any attack.

Shao Ran felt relieved. He had been with Wang Zhicai that day, and he would definitely be foolproof.

So he said: Lord Feng, my friend should have returned to the capital now. What should I do?

Lord Feng thought about it and said unnaturally: Since that's the case, I'll send a yamen runner, Ming Ze surveillance, and in fact I'm accompanying you to the capital, Mr. Shao, look...can you...can it be?

Shao Ran knew that Lord Feng had already given him face. To put it bluntly, he was a person who was guilty and quickly agreed.

Lord Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said: Mr. Shao is really easy to talk to. Some of the young masters said they couldn't get angry. Let's arrange the staff here and write the situation into a letter of introduction. Then you can hand it over to the prefect of the capital.

Shao Ran hurriedly said politely: Please, Lord Feng, I still have some things to do, can I leave now?

Lord Feng said: Of course, when you want to leave, come to the yamen and I will have someone prepare a letter to accompany you to Beijing.

Shao Ran hurriedly thanked him and walked out of the yamen with Lord Feng.

After helping her and Nicole buy some food, Shao Ran returned to the inn. When he entered the house, he saw that Nicole had finally gotten up. She seemed to have forgotten what happened last night, and said to Shao Ran naturally: Young Master, you are back

However, Shao Ran was a little worried about her body and said: Nicole, why did she get up so quickly? Is her health okay? I obviously got injured last night and took a rest.

Nicole seemed a little shy and blushed slightly: Young Master, Nicole's little injury is fine, healed in a few days

After the two had dinner, Shao Ran told Nicole what happened today. Nicole listened and said: Young Master, this must be framed. Don't worry, the truth will always be revealed.

Shao Ran smiled and said: Actually, I don’t have much to worry about. After all, you were all there at that time, and Wang Zhicai could also testify for me. It was indeed not my killing. What’s the point of being afraid of

Nicole said: It’s just that young man, how to deal with this matter now?

Shao Ran said: When you are in good health, we will set off and go to the capital to find your son, and everything will be solved.

After hearing this, Nicole hurriedly said: Young Master, it is important to rehabilitate your reputation. My little injury is not a problem. Let's set off now!

Shao Ran hesitated for a moment and asked: Is it okay? He clearly fainted from the pain last night, right?

Nicole blushed and said: Actually, it’s okay. At the last moment, you were still merciless and actually half of them... Maybe he was so excited...

Shao Ran laughed and said: "Wrong, I'm wrong. It's obviously my son, I'll show mercy, otherwise you'll be fucked by me long ago."

Nicole said coquettishly: The young master bullies people...

Seeing that Nicole was not seriously injured, Shao Ran decided to set off directly. After all, Shao Ran was at ease when he was hanging there. If he was convicted, he would have nothing to do with him. Shanshan's fate might be even more miserable.

The two of them left the room, took the horse, and came to the yamen.

After the notice, Lord Feng brought a young yamen runner to the front of the yamen gate. When he saw Shao Ran, he said: Mr. Shao, why did he come so soon? If there is something, go and finish it first and then come.

Shao Ran bowed and said: Lord Feng, I have nothing to do, so I should solve this problem first.

Master Feng should be so, so he introduced the young man behind him to Shao Ran and said: Mr. Shao, this person is my confidant, his surname is Zhang, just call him Xiao Zhang, he will accompany you along the way

Xiao Zhang hurried forward and bowed to Shao Ran and said: Mr. Shao, the little man's surname is Zhang, and he will be here to serve you. Don't be polite. Just say anything if you have any instructions.

Shao Ran responded and bowed to Lord Feng: Thank you Lord Feng, we are ready to set off now.

Lord Feng took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Shao Ran: You can hand this letter directly to the prefect. I believe that the prefect will take good care of you at that time, so you can rest assured.

Shao Ran accepted the letter and set off to the capital with Nicole accompanied by Zhang Yabos.

A few days later, Shao Ran finally arrived at the capital that had been away for a long time and entered the city. Xiao Zhang asked: Mr. Shao, should you go to the government first, or do you go home first?

Shao Ran thought for a while, although he wanted to go home and have fun with his father, the most important thing now is to find Wang Zhicai. Not only Shanshan is by his side, but the key to the case also depends on him. So Shao Ran decided and said to Nicole: Let's go to the palace first, find Zhicai first.

Nicole replied: You have the final say, Mr.

After Shao Ran arrived at the palace, the servant in front of the door met Shao Ran naturally and hurried forward and said, "Young Master Shao, I don't know if you are here, I'm really sorry."

Shao Ran didn't say nonsense and asked directly: Is your young master back?

The servant replied: No Ah! Our young master hasn't been home for a long time

After hearing this, Shao Ran was disappointed and thought that it was not that he was walking too fast. Wang Zhicai was driving the carriage and was still behind. If you don’t wait, he said to the servant: Your master is always there. Please inform me and say Shao Ran is asking for a meeting.

The servant bowed and said, "The master is here, Mr. Shao wait, I'll report it now."

Shao Ran waited for a moment, and the servant came back and said: Mr. Shao, please invite me!

After saying that, letting Shao Ran go first

Shao Ran came more than once or twice, and then walked in first. He arrived outside the living room and said, "Young Master, the master is waiting for you inside."

Shao Ran turned around and ordered Nicole and Xiao Zhang to wait outside, and then went into the hall and saw Wang Yuanba sitting upright on the main seat. He did not dare to act rashly, so he hurriedly saluted respectfully and said: Uncle Wang, nephew is polite!

After waiting for a long time, Wang Yuanba did not reply. Shao Ran looked up strangely and saw that Wang Yuanba was squinting his eyes and seemed to be asleep. He was just a little bit of blood in the air.

Shao Ran was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: Uncle Wang, are you okay?

Unexpectedly, as soon as his hand touched Wang Yuanba's body, he fell to the ground. Shao Ran's heart was full of uneasiness. When he touched his breath, he had already lost all his breath.

He was about to get up and call someone, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain behind his head, his eyes turned dark, and he lost consciousness