Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 135: Ending up in jail

Liu Sanjiang opened his mouth but hadn't said anything yet when Mrs. Hu next to him said with a sly smile, "Baozi Xishi, let's see how you can still be so proud this time. Just wait for your conviction."

After saying that, he led his family out the door with a swagger.

Shen Yu calmed down and asked Liu Sanjiang, "Is Chief Constable in the government office today?"

Liu Sanjiang said in embarrassment: "Captain Xing took his men to the countryside to investigate a case early this morning, and he won't be back until the evening at the earliest."

The yamen runner next to him urged, "Prisoner, hurry up. Once we hand you over, we can hand over our shift."

Shen Yu hurriedly smiled and said, "Thank you, big brother. I'll talk to Brother Liu again.

The yamen runner said, "Liu Sanjiang, why don't you come with me and we can talk while we walk."

When Liu Sanjiang met Shen Yu, Shen Yu was trying his best to save Qiqi who fell into the water. Later, due to the instructions of Captain Xing, he took care of Shen Yu on a daily basis.

They had dealt with each other many times, and although they had known each other for a short time, he felt from the bottom of his heart that since Miss Shen was trying her best to save a child she didn't even know, how could she poison a child who had no grudge against her?

Liu Sanjiang said to the yamen runner, "Brother Wu, Miss Shen is not such a person. When the adults find out the truth, they will clear her name. I will go with you to send Miss Shen to the cell."

The yamen runner Wu Qingshan walked in front, and Liu Sanjiang and Shen Yu followed behind.

Shen Yu whispered, "Brother Liu, please go to the home of the head of the police, and when he comes back, tell him to check the details of Mrs. Hu's family. I really didn't poison her. Where did the poison in the bean paste buns that Mrs. Hu's grandson ate in the morning come from? Who poisoned it? This is the key to the matter. As for why she insisted that I poisoned her, I haven't figured it out yet."

As the three of them were walking, a man came towards them. When Wu Qingshan and Liu Sanjiang saw him, they hurriedly stopped, bowed and said, "Fourth Young Master."

The person opposite nodded without saying anything, and walked forward. After taking two steps, he stopped and called out, "Liu Sanjiang, stop for a moment."

Liu Sanjiang and Wu Qingshan quickly stopped and turned around, and Shen Yu had to stop as well.

The man walked up to the three people and didn't say anything for a while. After a while, he suddenly asked, "Liu Sanjiang, who is this girl?"

Liu Sanjiang suddenly thought of the Zhongyuan Festival and quickly replied, "Fourth Master, this is the girl who saved the child of the head of the police force during the Zhongyuan Festival."

After listening to Liu Sanjiang's words, Shen Yu suddenly remembered what He said. Could it be that this fourth young master was the fourth young master of the county master's family that He mentioned?

Shen Yu raised his head and took a look at the young man standing opposite him. He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, quite tall, and wearing a green robe commonly worn by peasants. He had a scholarly air and ordinary looks, except for his pair of clear and bright eyes, which were as bright as lacquer and made his whole face look much more beautiful. He was completely different from the man with dripping hair and clothes and a bad temper during the Ghost Festival.

The fourth young master said "Oh" and asked, "Where are you taking this girl?"

Wu Qingshan said, "Fourth Master, this is today's prisoner. He needs to be sent to the women's prison now."

Liu Sanjiang was a smart guy. He suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Brother Wu, go and send the prisoner away. I have a stomachache and I need to go to the toilet."

Wu Qingshan looked disgusted and muttered, "You little bastard, you lazy donkey will only produce more shit and piss if you go to the mill."

The Fourth Young Master glanced at Liu Sanjiang from the corner of his eye. Liu Sanjiang was winking at him with a frown on his face.

He twitched his lips and said calmly: "In that case, I won't delay you any longer. Go and send the prisoner away."

Wu Qingshan bowed and sang "Yes", and shouted: "Why don't you leave quickly."

Shen Yu had no choice but to follow Wu Qingshan towards the women's prison.

Liu Sanjiang and the Fourth Young Master behind them waited for the two to go far away. Liu Sanjiang couldn't wait to get close to the Fourth Young Master and said something in a low and anxious voice.

The women's prison was just to the left of the ceremonial gate. Walking through a narrow corridor, Wu Qingshan stood outside a locked gate and knocked on it, shouting, "Madam Chen, there's a prisoner."

"Here it comes, here it comes, why are you taking pictures, are you in a hurry to reincarnate?"

Following a burst of loud cursing, a middle-aged fat woman with a sturdy build and a fierce face appeared behind the fence.

She held up a bunch of jingling keys, searched against the light, picked out a large key and unlocked the gate.

Madam Chen looked at Shen Yu, who was standing aside with her head lowered, and said with some disgust: "Hey, such a young lady, whose maid is this? Did she steal the master's things or the master's people?"

At the end of his speech, a scornful arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Wu Qingshan said with a straight face, "Mrs. Chen, this is the suspect Shen, who has not been convicted yet. The master ordered that she be imprisoned first and the case will be convicted after it is fully investigated. Don't talk nonsense."

Madam Chen snorted lightly, but didn't say anything else. She suddenly reached out and pulled Shen Yu, letting her step into the room.

Shen Yu had been standing with his head slightly lowered. He was caught off guard and staggered. He reached out to grab the fence door and managed to stand firmly.

Madam Chen said, "Okay, I'll leave the person to me, you can go now."

When Wu Qingshan saw that the prisoner had been handed over, he turned around and left without saying anything.

Madam Chen locked the gate with the chain, picked up the key, turned around and walked towards the cell, saying only, "Suspect Shen, come with me."

Shen Yu saw that things had come to this point and there was no point in being anxious. Instead, he calmed down, responded, and quickly followed.

The women's prison is not big. It only takes a few steps to reach the end of the corridor. There is a small courtyard inside the turn. There are houses with gates in a circle, and a narrow patio in the middle.

Although it was already noon, the entire cell still seemed dark and gloomy.

Madam Chen led Shen Yu to the courtyard near the corridor, stopped in front of a cell with a larger door, opened the gate and said coldly: "You stay here, you are lucky, the female prisoner was bailed out today, and this cell is empty."

Shen Yu walked in without saying a word. Madam Chen locked the door, took the key and went to a small room at the entrance of the yard, and slammed the door shut.

The entire women's prison fell silent again.

Shen Yu looked outside the fence. There was no one outside, and no trees either. There were no birds singing or insects chirping. It was as quiet as a dead grave.

Shen Yu laughed at himself inwardly. He didn't expect that he would end up in jail today. It was really embarrassing for the time travelers.

She looked around the cell. Three sides of the cell were blue-gray brick walls. Half of the wall on the entrance was a wooden fence door, and there was a pile of gray straw in the corner.

Shen Yu walked over. It was unknown how long the straw had been used. It was already soft and rotten, and gave off an unpleasant smell.