Chapter 16 Visiting Father in Prison
Jinglan and Yibiao tried their best to comfort Tianlang, saying that as long as the person is still there, they will definitely find a way to rescue him, so that Tianlang would not have to be too sad. The most urgent task is to quickly find a way to rescue Xu's father.
The two made an appointment and accompanied Tianlang to the county prison to search for his father the next day. Jinglan immediately asked his father for the order to visit the prison. After all the arrangements were made, Tianlang and Zhao Yibiao said goodbye from Mu's mansion and returned to the inn to rest.
The next day, Jinglan drove a carriage from Mu Mansion to the inn, picked up Shangtianlang and Zhao Yibiao, and came to a prison camp ten miles away from the county town.
This is where prisoners in Tongyuan County are used for hard labor. The prisoners sentenced to imprisonment mine stones in a stone mine in the mountains every day, and then load and transport them out for the construction of houses and fortifications. Zhao Yibiao found out that Xu's father was imprisoned here.
Jinglan brought the two to the camp to negotiate with the outpost and showed the order of Commander Mu Du. After a moment, an adjutant came to take the three of them into the camp and arranged to sit down and wait in a side room. Then he went to ask the prisoners to meet.
After a while, the door of the room opened, a prison guard led a man in, but saw that he was unkempt, withered face, dull eyes, and his body was already very weak, looking like he was about to be dead.
Tianlang looked closely and saw that the person who came was his father, Xu Shijie, the old man Xu.
Tianlang looked at his father who was tortured to such an extent, and his heart was as if he was shattered. He shouted, "Dad!" and then rushed forward, knelt in front of the old man, hugged the old man's legs and cried bitterly.
When the old man heard the sound, his eyes immediately shone brightly. He was stunned for a moment. He lowered his head and raised the head of the person kneeling on the ground with his hand, and looked at it carefully for a while.
The two of them looked at each other for a long time before the old man shouted: "Wolf, my son!" Then he leaned down and knelt down and hugged Tianlang.
The father and son hugged their heads and cried bitterly, and they were crying in silence. All the bystanders were moved by it.
Jinglan and Zhao Yibiao stepped forward and helped them to the chair to sit down. After the father and son sighed, Xu's father said, "Son, you are finally here. If Dad hadn't wanted to meet you, he would have been with your mother long ago, so how could he wait until today?"
Tianlang wiped his tears and said, "My father and mother suffered this great disaster, but Wei'er didn't know that she was really unfilial. Dad, you have suffered!"
"Son, I was framed by that rich man Wang." Father Xu sighed and said.
"Dad, I also had a side house in the village, close to the backyard of the Wang family's house. Later, the Wang family expanded and sent someone to discuss with me that I would give up the house, saying that I would replace it with a firewood house on the back mountain. I also promised to give me the maid Xiao Zheng, who was sick all year round and unable to work in the Wang family, was your mother, Aunt Zheng. Because Zheng and I had known each other for a long time and had a mutual interest, I was happy and agreed. I exchanged the land deed with his family and handed over the house. I simply got married to Zheng Yatou, and then we moved to the firewood house in the back mountain to live."
"After your mother and I lived on the back hillside, your mother leaned on me to go to the herbs I picked from the mountain and slowly recuperated, and the disease gradually got better. We opened a piece of land on the back hill to plant some food, which made us think we lived. We lived a life of men farming and women weaving, and we were very happy and comfortable, especially after we had you, our family of three lived a happier life." Xu's father recalled.
"I never thought that shortly after you left home, the Wang family had another trouble, saying that they wanted to build a tomb on the uphill side of my house and asked us to move it out of the original place, but both my mother and I were determined not to do it. When the Wang family failed to persuade him repeatedly, they simply made a tough move. Not only did they use tricks to destroy my home, but they also killed my mother. They didn't expect that they used the fake deed to deceive me, but instead took me to injustice, which made me bear the charge of unfaithfulness and unrighteousness. This tone was really hard to swallow." Xu's father said very sadly.
"It was originally the Wang family who made a false statement and blamed you for false accusations. It was really hateful." Jinglan said angrily.
Old Man Xu sighed and said, "Yes, I said in the lobby that I said nothing, and the Wang family refused to admit it. It would be great if I could get the deed I exchanged with the Wang family back then, so that I could clear my charges."
When Tianlang heard his father say this, he slapped the table and said furiously: "This gangster named Wang killed my mother and wrongly captured my father. The crime is unforgivable! I will go to the county government to sue him, let him confess his guilt and punish him, and clear my father's grievances."
"I just want to feel wronged Dad, stay here for a few days. After I wait to overturn the case for you, I will pick you up and reunite." After that, Tianlang knelt down at his father and couldn't stand up.
Jinglan took out some clean clothes from the bag he brought with him and changed it to Xu's father, and gave the food he brought to Xu's father, so that he could keep it for him to enjoy it slowly. Then, Jinglan took out some broken silver and ordered the prison guards, guards and others to take good care of Xu's father, and would thank him in the future. After receiving the reward, everyone thanked him, and said that they would take care of him with all their heart and reassure them.
Seeing that Jinglan was so thoughtful, Tianlang was very grateful and relieved. Then he said goodbye to his father and the group came out of the cell.
After the three got in the car, Tianlang said, "We will go to the county government to file a complaint."
Zhao Yibiao said: "I can't be busy. This matter must be planned for the long term. The Wang family has a big backer to dare to be so arrogant. Moreover, the key is that we have no evidence in our hands now, how can you sue him? I think, the first thing we have to do is to get the deed."
"How can I do it? Even if I steal it, but the Wang family is so big, where can I find the deed from decades ago?" Jinglan said with some concern.
"It's okay, I have my own arrangements. Now we just need to go to the county government to complain." After that, he asked the coachman to set off and head straight to the county government.
Everyone came to the county government office, Tianlang went up to beat the drum and complained about the grievances. After a while, a man came out to let everyone go in to express their grievances.
The three of them came to the lobby of the county government. They saw the yamen runners standing on both sides with sticks. After the county master was on the verge of the case, he glared and shouted: "What are you waiting for to be wronged? Report it according to facts."
Tianlang stepped forward and said, "My father Xu Shijie was wrongly sentenced to jail by our county three years ago. Now I'm here to overturn the case for him."
"Xu Shijie?" The county master couldn't remember who it was.
"You don't remember Old Man Xu who was sentenced to prison for forging a gift from three years ago?" Jinglan stepped forward and added, thinking that my father had spent a lot of money to deal with you for the matter of Xu's father.
"Oh, that Xu, the case of fraudulent deeds, I remembered that the case has been concluded, and the evidence of the person and the physical evidence are accurate. The county magistrate has always been honest and honest in his character, so he gave a light sentence as appropriate. Why are you talking about the overturning of the case now? Is there any evidence?"
"Of course there is evidence. My father had a small house in Qingmu Village. When the Wang family expanded to occupy my house, he proposed to exchange the firewood house on the mountain with my father before exchanging the house deed. The fake house deed held by my father was originally done by the Wang family, and the Wang family exchanged the house deed. Now I have found this house deed, which can prove my father's innocence, so I came to seek justice and overturn the case and ask the lord to take charge." Tianlang came forward and stated calmly.
The county magistrate heard Tianlang say this and was shocked and couldn't help but feel a little panicked. "Is that right? Then you submit it to me to check the authenticity." He said.
Jinglan and Zhao Yibiao heard Tianlang say this aside, and became a little worried.
At this time, Tianlang heard another say, "The deed is already in my hands, but I came in a hurry today and never brought it with me. I will come tomorrow and submit it to you for verification."
When the county master heard this, he was furious and angrily scolded: "You dare to come here to tease the yamen when you wait for Huangkou Baiya. If there is no evidence, you can come and complain again. Why don't you retreat quickly?" After that, let the yamen runners and others coax the three of them out of the hall.
After coming out of the county government office, Tianlang said to the two: "Please ask Sister Jinglan and Brother Zhao to go back first. I will go to the village to obtain the house deed and come to seek justice tomorrow." After that, he said goodbye to the two and headed straight to Qingmu Village.
Chapter completed!