After rebirth, my wife just wants to be a widow

Shen Ruoyan grabbed her brother's hand and unconsciously pressed lightly.

Shen Ruochuan, who was walking in front, didn't know why and thought his sister was scared. He turned around and gave her a comforting smile.

Looking at this familiar smile, Shen Ruoyan's heart suddenly felt at ease.

At this moment, she felt very clearly that everything was different in this life. Her family members were still there and living healthily in this world.

Holding her brother's warm palm tightly, Shen Ruoyan swore that she would protect everyone in this life.

The jailer finally stopped in front of a cell and skillfully opened the lock on the door.

Shen Ruochuan couldn't bear it for a long time and stepped in. Shen Ruoyan quickly followed. When passing by the jailer, she put a banknote she had prepared into his hand.

The man moved his fingers, quickly glanced at the numbers on the banknote, and finally showed a smile and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

He turned and left.

In the cell, Mr. Shen was wearing prison uniform. There were no wounds on his body, but his hair was a little messy.

When he saw his two children, he was very excited. He stood up and said to the two brothers and sisters: "Ah Chuan, Ah Yan, come here quickly and let dad take a good look at you."

This ordinary tone was just like the ordinary words a father would say when he saw his children coming home late at home.

Shen Ruoyan couldn't help but threw herself into Master Shen's arms, snuggled next to her father, and softly called "Daddy". Shen Ruochuan came to Master Shen's side and hugged her father whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and her eyes became red.

After digesting their emotions, the brother and sister took out the things they brought one by one.

Master Shen was very pleased to hear the caring words of the two people. He asked about the situation at home and learned that his wife was worried about her own affairs and fell ill. He sighed and said, "Take good care of your mother for me. , this case won’t be settled for a while, and my father still needs to stay here for a while.”

Shen Ruoyan nodded, still concerned about this case, and asked: "Dad, what can we do for you? Haven't you found out where the disaster relief money went after so many days?"

Lord Shen looked at his children.

The daughter is still young and has not yet been married. The son has finally found a wife, but he has been in trouble all day long and has not even been admitted to the exam. Mr. Shen has always treated them as children, but now he suddenly found out that the child was in trouble. In fact, we have grown up a long time ago, and it is time for them to understand some of the twists and turns in officialdom.

Master Shen pointed to the ground. Brother Shen Ruoyan and sister met and the three of them sat on the ground.

"Where did the disaster relief money go?" Master Shen sighed and asked himself, "The water here is too deep."

“Every time for disaster relief, the imperial court allocates official silver.

You all know that official silver cannot be circulated in the market. After receiving the silver issued by the superiors, the officials in various states and counties must melt the official silver they received and refine it into new silver ingots or small pieces. Silver bullion is used to buy food, medicinal materials, etc. needed by the victims.

When silver ingots dissolve into broken silver, there will inevitably be some loss. We usually call this loss 'fire loss'.

But this waste of money has become a way for various forces to deduct silver. If one tael of silver is less, three points will be deducted, and if the person is evil, half will be deducted, and the remaining money will be used to purchase supplies. "

"Ah? Those people are too evil. These are disaster relief funds. Wouldn't their conscience be disturbed by doing this?" After hearing this, Shen Ruochuan was so angry that he slapped his thigh hard and complained indignantly.

When Lord Shen saw this, he calmly stretched out a finger and shook it, "The matter is not over yet. When they go to buy supplies with the remaining silver coins, they will be much more evil than Huo Hao.

Due to disasters, materials are generally in short supply. The local state capital uses this as an excuse to argue that scarcity is the price of goods. The prices of purchased grains and medicines are five or six times higher than usual. . "

"Five or six times? How much of what is distributed to the people is left?" Shen Ruochuan asked through gritted teeth.

Mr. Shen shook his head helplessly, "These are all things we are accustomed to. When we encountered disasters in the past, they made a few people rich with this operation, but at least they were able to distribute something to the people.

But the scale of this earthquake was unprecedented, and there were so many people affected. It was probably because they had no choice but to come to the capital. "

After Shen Ruoyan listened, she didn't speak for a long time. She was born in a noble family in the capital. Compared with other high-ranking families, their Shangshu Mansion was indeed a bit shabby, but at least they grew up in a pampered way. She never knew that there was such suffering in the world. .

"Since dad knows so clearly, why didn't he send someone to investigate?" Shen Ruoyan clenched her fists and asked in confusion.

"The government and the local gentry in those places are colluding with each other, and the interests of all parties are intertwined. They send people to investigate, but they all protect each other and will not tell you a word of truth. It is often very labor-intensive, but in the end nothing is found. Can’t find out.”

Master Shen said this with helplessness on his face. He waved his hand and said openly: "Okay, so this matter won't be over for a while, so don't worry about me.

I haven't received any of that money. When the matter is found out, Your Majesty will naturally give me justice.

Tell your mother when you get home and tell her not to worry about me. "

The few of them chatted for a while, and soon the jailer came to urge them to leave. Shen Ruoyan had no choice but to say goodbye to her father with her brother.

The brother and sister walked out of Dali Temple with worries. After talking with their father, they realized that there were so many twists and turns in this matter. It seemed that rescuing their father was not an easy task.

At this time, a carriage drove up the long street. Shen Ruoyan stopped and wanted to wait for the carriage to leave.

Looking at the carriage slowly approaching her, for some reason, Shen Ruoyan's cold face appeared in Shen Ruoyan's mind. She suddenly missed him so much and missed the faint woody fragrance on his body. No need to say anything, Just leaning quietly next to him will make you feel extremely at ease.

Shen Ruoyan sighed silently in her heart. If Lu Yan was still in the capital, he would definitely be able to help his father with advice, and they wouldn't be as helpless as they are now.

I wanted to wait for the carriage to pass by, but unexpectedly the carriage stopped in front of Shen Ruoyan. The people inside opened the curtain, and the fifth prince stepped out of the carriage.

Outside the gate of Dali Temple.

They had just finished visiting their father.

The fifth prince appeared in this place at this time, and it was difficult for Shen Ruoyan to regard this encounter as a coincidence.