A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 300: Old Madam Shen pretends to be crazy and sacrifices her relatives to save the Shen famil

"Master You, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person. I hope you will forgive me!"

The sudden appearance of You Zhizhou from Qile City at the Yaocheng government office alarmed all the officials in the government office. When Yaocheng Zhizhou Qian heard the report from his subordinates, he became uneasy. Even though he had some complaints about You Zhizhou's sudden visit, he still hurriedly straightened his clothes and led his colleagues in the government office to go out to greet him.

Although both of them were governors of Jiangnan, Qile City, which was under the jurisdiction of Governor You, was the capital of Jiangnan, so his prestige was naturally half a level higher than that of the governors of other states.

"Mr. Qian, you are too polite. I have come here uninvited today. I hope you will forgive me for being rude." Magistrate You followed Magistrate Qian into the Yaocheng government office leisurely, nodded and smiled.

"No, no, it's our great honor that Lord You can come." Qian Zhizhou still complimented with a smile.

"Yes, yes." The officials following closely behind them also echoed Qian Zhizhou respectfully with a flattering smile.

"Master Qian, I came here today for no reason. I won't keep you in suspense. I have something important to discuss with you in private."

After entering the government hall, You Zhiji went straight to the point and got to the point without waiting for the servants to serve tea.

Qian Zhizhou immediately understood, and invited You Zhizhou into the study room in the back hall alone. After ordering someone to serve hot tea, he hurriedly and nervously asked the other party questions.

You Zhiji immediately stopped smiling and told the story of how Master Shen Shi had colluded with Jiuhe to massacre and burn Majia Village, but he kept it a secret that Jiuhe was suppressed last night, and only sought help from Qian Zhizhou to arrest Master Shen Shi. Although You Zhiji naturally did not need the help of the Yaocheng government office to deal with a small Master Shen Shi, the Shen family was still a wealthy businessman in Yaocheng after all, and he could not arrest people without saying a word.

When Magistrate Qian heard that Master Shen Shi had colluded with the notorious Jiuhe in Jiangnan, and even the tragedy in Majia Village was directly related to him, his face changed slightly and his heart skipped a beat.

Magistrate Qian has always been greedy for money. Since he took office in Medicine City, he has secretly plundered a lot of people's money. Even the merchants in Medicine City have to secretly pay money to honor their magistrate if they want to keep their business safe in Medicine City. The Shen family, as a wealthy family in Medicine City, is naturally no exception, and it is Master Shen Shi who often deals with Magistrate Qian in private.

Therefore, when Qian Zhizhou learned that Master Shen Shi was being targeted by You Zhizhou, he could not help but feel panic and anxiety. The Shen family spent a lot of money every year to support him, so he had to help them. But on the other side was the prefect of Qile City. Although they were colleagues, You Zhiji had always handled cases meticulously and was half a level lower than him in terms of power. Qian Zhizhou naturally did not dare to let the other party easily discover his relationship with the Shen family.

"Lord Qian, you also know that the Majia Village Massacre was so horrific that it angered the people. Now, such a long time has passed and the real culprit has not been arrested to comfort the dozens of innocent souls of Majia Village and give the people an explanation. I, You, have been tossing and turning all night and can't sleep!" Seeing that Qian Zhizhou in front of him just angrily denounced Master Shen Shi's cruelty for a long time without saying anything else, You Zhiji could only show a sad look and lament.

"Whatever instructions Lord You has, I will do my best to cooperate." You Zhizhou had said this, Qian Zhizhou had no choice but to agree first and then find another way to inform the Shen family.

You Zhiji was relieved to see that Lord Qian had finally expressed his opinion. When he was about to leave, he was kept by the other party. He also knew that it was rare for him to come to the medicine city, and it would be difficult to refuse the kindness of the governor Qian. However, the arrest of Master Shen was imminent, and there was one person in Jiuhe who had not been arrested yet. He had no mood to sit here and had to decline.

Qian Zhizhou naturally knew that You Zhiji must be on his way to capture Master Shen Shi, so he asked him to sit for a while on the pretext of asking him about official business. While You Zhiji was going to the toilet, he sent someone to secretly go to the Shen family to inform them of the news.

The bailiff changed into casual clothes and went straight to the Shen family. As Old Madam Shen had been ill recently, Master Shen Shi had been staying at the Shen Mansion to accompany his mother these days. When the person sent by Qian Zhizhou entered the Shen Mansion to report the news, Master Shen Shi happened to be in Old Madam Shen's courtyard. Upon hearing the news, both mother and son were shocked.

To have alarmed the governor of Qile City and have him come in person to arrest someone must have committed a serious crime. Old Madam Shen was furious. After sending away everyone else in the courtyard, she questioned her son in a harsh voice.

Upon learning that the government was going to arrest him, Mr. Shen Shi was panicked for a moment. In this critical situation, he had to ask his mother for help. He dared not hide it anymore and honestly confessed everything he had done to deal with the famous Li from Jiangnan.

Old Madam Shen was heartbroken to see her most beloved youngest son commit such a heinous crime of burning and killing the entire village. She almost fainted, but she also knew that she had to withstand the current situation, otherwise the entire Shen family would be implicated.

Looking at her little son kneeling in front of her and crying, Old Lady Shen wanted to strangle him to death. This bastard who was incapable of doing anything but always causing trouble only knew how to cry when he was about to die. But no matter how much she hated him, he was a piece of her flesh after all. How could she bear to send her son to the guillotine with her own hands? But she couldn't let the Shen family be dragged into the abyss by this bastard.

After some consideration, Old Lady Shen ordered her youngest son to write down his crimes in detail, and then asked him to disguise himself as a servant and escape from Medicine City. Although Master Shen did not understand why his mother asked him to write a letter of guilt at this time, he also knew that Magistrate Qian would not delay for long, so he did not ask any more questions and just did as he was told.

"Sir, the Tenth Master Shen is still in the Shen Mansion and has not gone out today." When You Zhiji left the Yaocheng government office, Zhou Bing immediately stepped forward to report.

"Then let's go directly to the Shen Mansion." You Zhiji in the carriage had just finished giving instructions to Captain Zhou when he heard bursts of crying and cursing coming from the direction of the Shen Mansion in the distance.

"What a heartless thing... Master, I'm so sorry to you and to all the ancestors of the Shen family... I never thought I would give birth to such a cruel and crazy thing..." Old Madam Shen was seen holding the letter of guilt written by her son and walking out of the Shen Mansion to the street with the support of her other son. She was heartbroken but talking nonsense.

"Go and see what's going on?" As they were still far away, You Zhiji only heard the word "Shen family" and hurriedly asked Captain Zhou to go forward and inquire.

"Sir, it's bad. Mr. Shen escaped early this morning, leaving behind only a piece of written evidence. Mrs. Shen went crazy after learning that her son had colluded with Jiuhe to commit the massacre and burning of Majia Village. Now she is crying and cursing in the street holding the written evidence." Soon, Captain Zhou hurried back with a pale face to report.

Upon hearing this, You Zhiji became furious again and hurriedly ordered Captain Zhou to send people to hunt for him. He thought that the man who escaped from Jiuhe secretly passed the message to Master Shen Shi, and he also blamed his own people for being too useless, as they were able to kill the man at this critical moment.

Old Madam Shen pretended to be crazy and cried in the street, exposing the numerous crimes of her youngest son, which aroused the indignation of the people in Yaocheng! However, the old mother sacrificed her own son for the sake of justice, which made the people in the city feel sympathetic. In addition, the Shen family has always had a good reputation in Yaocheng, so people did not criticize the Shen family because of Master Shen Shi, and no one went to embarrass the Shen family cloth shop.