Chapter 115
Chapter 115
It rained continuously for several days, always accompanied by the sun, looking away.In the dark clouds turning the ink, the freshness of the lotus leaves, rubbed the fragrance of the rice fields, dipped in the bright red juice of the watermelon, was sent by the white rain to people's eyelids, nose tips, and the desire to eat.The rain in summer is really not annoying no matter how it falls.
One summer rain and one cool.Today is no exception, the light rain has been pattering for a moment, and before the busy people take out the umbrellas and raincloths, they jump away happily and disappear.Fortunately, it sensibly left a cool breeze, which made people unable to care about its mischievous wet clothes just now.
It was already dusk.Sweeping away the sweltering heat, everyone walked a little briskly.As for Cai Xiaowen running in the wind, he felt even more joyful.There are always many things to do when you are away from home. Before you know it, it has been more than a month since you left home.This time she went out to do business, and she went smoothly unexpectedly.Not only did we reach a consensus on long-term supply with that old friend of Master Cai, but we also got orders from several other pottery shops in the same city, and went to a few towns next door to inspect the pottery market, so it was a few days later than expected.She finally went home today, and the raindrops hit her so much that she had been thinking about Su Qing since the day she left home.So the ferry landed on the shore and before it stopped, she tore off the lotus leaves on her head to keep out the rain, spread her legs and ran towards Yufeng City.
Daughter-in-law, I'm back... Cai Xiaowen thought of Su Ying, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, grinning silly while running, the heavy basket trembling slightly on her back following her footsteps.In the back basket, there is a red pot of wine for Master Cai, Mrs. Su’s black-skinned small fish, the best green tea printed by Mencius, and the hair rope of glutinous rice balls and wind chimes... Also, there is a big warm pig wrapped in oiled paper in his arms. hoof.The tempting aroma of pig's trotters pierced his nostrils, Cai Xiaowen took a deep breath, and smiled even more heartily: I need to hurry up, it won't taste good if it gets cold.Ouch!
She was so distracted that she almost fell flat on the ground with her left foot and her right foot, and the pig's trotters slipped out of her arms and moved forward.She hurriedly collected her mood, adjusted her steps, and headed back like an arrow in the direction of home guided by the big pig's trotters.
She was instructed by Liang Jing'an in lightness kung fu, and practiced hard, her speed is no longer the same as at that time.The genius had just been wiped dark, and she had already rushed into Yufeng.
"Hmm... At this hour, the senior sister should be taking stock in the shop and preparing to close." Cai Xiaowen thought to himself, but changed his mind in a blink of an eye. "Go directly to the shop to pick her up. The pig's trotters don't taste good when they get cold." She touched the pig's trotters in her arms, but luckily it was still warm.
So he ran away again.It has been dozens of days since she bid farewell to her hometown, which can be regarded as a rare far away.Now that she was running on the familiar street again, she felt that the homesickness of scratching her head and ears before going to bed every night was finally settled.She smiled and looked at the passers-by who passed by her, and wanted to express the joy that everyone, Cai Xiaowen, was back.It's a pity that the passers-by were either cleaning up the paving or rushing home, so no one noticed her.Fortunately, the expectations ahead of her were too strong, so she didn't mind this negligible neglect at all.
In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the street where the Su family's pottery shops intersected.Cai Xiaowen had just stood at the street corner, and he couldn't wait to stand on tiptoe to look at it.Unexpectedly, she didn't see the shop's supposedly flickering lights.
Is it already closed... Cai Xiaowen stopped suspiciously, hesitating whether he should turn around and go to Su's house, but he walked forward automatically, showing her to see what happened.
The closer we get, the clearer the road ahead becomes.The shop was really closed, leaving only two street lanterns in front of the door.The dim candlelight reflected the two strips of white paper crossed across the shop door, on which some words seemed to be written.
What's that?Cai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes, but he still couldn't see clearly, and wanted to go up to find out.
Just when she was still four or five shops away from Su's pottery shop, suddenly a cool breeze blew up in the back of her head!Cai Xiaowen was unprepared, shocked in his heart, immediately raised his hand to protect the back of his head.As soon as she reached the back of her neck, her wrist was twisted and she couldn't move!Just as she was about to shout, her mouth was covered by the other hand, and after a few pushes, she was taken to a dark place on the side of the street.She screamed and struggled, and was dragged two corners backwards before the man let go of her.Cai Xiaowen immediately withdrew, raising his hand to chop!
The sky was completely dark, and there was a thin moon coming out of the clouds, spreading a faint light to pave the road, which was half blocked by the man's face.Seeing that person clearly, Cai Xiaowen couldn't strike with his right hand raised high.
"Little Master Uncle?!" Cai Xiaowen was shocked and delighted, and when he tried to yell again, Youqin Boshan covered his mouth forcefully.
"Shh!"
Before the word hush fell, a prison door bared open thousands of miles away.Su Yang stepped across the prison door hesitantly, and was in a daze of darkness.The soldiers who escorted her along the way did not say a word, and struggled to close the cell door with heavy chains and heavy locks, and locked it again.
Su Ying hugged the small package in front of her chest, she stood still and did not dare to move.She was wearing a plain single robe, with only one hairpin on her head to tie her hair, and her face was haggard.She didn't know where this was, she didn't know why she was arrested in the capital, she didn't know who was arresting her, she didn't know anything, she just felt that the past few days were like a nightmare without warning, and she didn't know when can wake up.
Suddenly, a little light flickered in front of her eyes, and after a few shakes, it became a fluttering candlelight.
"Hmm!" The fear in her heart was also ignited, and she was so frightened that she hugged the package and stepped back half a step.
"do not move!"
Shouting out of the blue, Su Yang was almost frightened to death, so she dared not move.
"Be careful of stepping on someone." The candle flame suddenly fluttered, as weird as a will-o'-the-wisp.Su Ying froze in the half-step posture, sweating profusely, her heart racing, she was almost out of breath.
The will-o'-the-wisp drifted closer and closer, and when it stopped in front of Su Ying's eyes, a face was reflected, and it was an upright woman, not vicious.
"Let me tell you, the people here are very stingy, and they are reluctant to light candles at night." The man lit a candle, saw Su Ying's distorted face clearly, and said in surprise, "Hey! It's so beautiful! Hey, come here. Got a little beauty!"
Her shouting was not loud enough to wake her unsteady sleep.There was a sound of rustling all around, and the candles were lit up one after another, slightly lighting up the surrounding area.Su Ying was startled and frightened, how could her old arms and legs, which lacked exercise, remain frozen for a long time?Seeing that there was a living person in front of her, although her heart was still tense, her legs couldn't help but sore, and she sat down on the ground.
"Haha, why are you still sitting on the floor?" The man smiled, holding the candlestick and bending his legs, squatting beside Su Ying: "Don't be afraid. My surname is Tong, and you look very small. Just call me Sister Tong." .What's your last name?"
Miss Tong's voice is gentle and quite reassuring.Only then did Su Ying feel cold sweat falling to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "My surname is Su, Su Ying." At this time, another candlestick was lit, and Su Ying gradually got used to the light of the fire and saw this place clearly.It turned out to be a not too small prison cell, besides Miss Tong, there were five other people sitting or lying on straw mats spread out on the floor.
At this time, another person spoke, his voice seemed to be a little old, and his tone was rather sighing: "You are still so young... well, we have all the people here."
Miss Tong continued: "Yes. Do you see an empty mat in the corner? It's yours." After she finished speaking, she was about to get up, but was grabbed by Su Qing.
"Girl, may I ask, where is this?!"
Hearing her question, Miss Tong widened her eyes, squatted down again, and asked in surprise, "You don't even know where this is?! Then what did you do?"
"I...I don't know!"
It seems that this is really something that surprised people here.Another person interjected: "This is the Royal Sky Prison! It is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. It can be regarded as the highest mansion in the prison world. There are so many people who come here to complain, but this is the first time I heard that there is no You know what you're doing. You're so funny!"
"Heavenly Prison..." Su Fang really couldn't stand up now, her heart felt like falling into an ice pool.Why do you have such a nightmare, but you still can't wake up!
"Get up first." Miss Tong forcefully pulled Su Ying up, and dragged her to the corner to put down the package. "Your bag is just issued blankets and prison uniforms. Why are you holding them all the time? Come and look at some serious things." Miss Tong took her to another corner covered by straw mats, and lifted her up with the other two. Open the straw mat, dig out four or five bricks, and beckon Su Ying to squat down.
Su Ying squatted down according to her words, and was surprised to find that there was a big hole in the wall.In the hole in the wall were neatly placed some small jars in the shape of medicine bottles, clean gauze, two or three small jars like wine jars, and some other things, Su Ying couldn't see clearly for a while.
"Since you've come in, we're sisters. You can say whatever you want. Since you're here, don't be afraid. It's useless. Ten out of ten people who enter this cell are serious criminals. It's rare for one of them to get out alive." ..."
"Okay," the older one interrupted Ms. Tong: "I didn't know what I did on the first day I came here. What are you doing with those words?"
Miss Tong smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, I won't scare you now. Look, this is the fine tradition of this cell. Asking for confession and torture is a common thing, and staying here for a day or two is not a thing. , so I can only save myself. Use the valuables on your body and the guards to secretly exchange some medicine gauze and the like. Looking around, she was dressed in a plain robe, and all valuable belongings were gone, only a little jade pig around her neck that was shining brightly under the candlelight...
Su Ying finally regained her senses, and hastily blocked the little jade pig with her hand, and at the same time took off the hairpin and handed it to Miss Tong: "I only have this hairpin to give, and... can I do something else to offset it? "
"what can you do?"
Su Ying, who has been escorted here for thousands of miles, has long been exhausted and haggard. She never expected that there would be such an interview.I was cramped for a while, so I had to think about what I would do.
Pottery?That's the line, but useless here.And there is... that's right!
She was glad that she still had some hobbies, and now she picked vegetables in the basket, and hurriedly said: "I can do some medical skills, but it's just superficial. I can also draw!"
"We have medical skills." Miss Tong pointed to the elder: "This is Mrs. Sun, who used to be a doctor in the medical clinic. But it's good to be able to draw, and it can be used."
Su Ying didn't expect that medical skills are useless but painting skills are needed, so she couldn't help but ask, "What's the use of painting?"
Miss Tong smiled sadly, and sighed: "You will know later...Okay, go to sleep. Sleep well tonight, you will be sentenced tomorrow." After speaking, she took the hairpin and inserted it back into Su Huang's head .
"Exceeded punishment?!" She never thought that these two words would happen to her, Su Qing almost fell to the ground again.He was obviously living a leisurely life of Tao at home, eating watermelon and waiting for little mosquitoes, so why did he suddenly arrive at the Royal Sky Prison, a felony cell, and still have to go through a sentence? !Exhausted and frightened, Su Ying suddenly felt a splitting headache, she only clenched her head with both hands, hoping to wake up this nightmare.
Maybe... maybe... just a mistake?Maybe I can go home tomorrow when I figure it out...
"Don't be afraid, this is the lightest thing. Newcomers have to go through this, which is what the saying goes. If you commit multiple crimes, you will be convicted. Ordinary female criminals, just whip a few times and forget it. Occasionally there will be spanking, but it will be a felony of murdering your own husband. Rest assured, you will not be in court on the first night, and tomorrow will be..."
Before she finished speaking, there were disorderly footsteps coming quickly.After the clang of the iron chain, the cell door opened again, and the torches illuminated the cell.
"Su Ying. Come out!"
The glare of the torch snatched away the fear, uneasiness and confusion, and left the deep darkness again.The moon climbed over the high wall and sprinkled thousands of miles away, illuminating Cai Xiaowen's confusion.She broke Qin Boshan's hand and asked struggling, "Little uncle, why are you here?!"
You Qin Boshan put down his hands, looked sad, and lowered his voice: "Not only I am here, but the master is also here. The brothers and sisters of my generation who built the lotus are almost all here. Something happened to your sister."
What happened to Su Ying, the prisoners in the Royal Sky Prison also wanted to know.Su Qing is still the first one in this prison to be dragged out to spend the night after being escorted.The female prisoners all fell asleep, chatting quietly about what kind of felony Su Yang would commit.Killing husbands and fathers and wives?Murder for money and set fire?Can't tell from the outside...
After about an hour, the fire light rose again, and the cell door opened.Su Ying was thrown in by two jailers, lying on the ground motionless.After all the jailers had left, three or four candlesticks around them lit up at once, and they all surrounded Su Yang.She was still a plain and clean woman when she left, but now her back is soaked in blood and she cannot move...
"Stand ridge?!" They exclaimed in unison, panicked. "Go get some wine and spray her back!"
Mrs. Sun, who is skilled in medicine, hurried to get wine from the hole in the wall.Miss Tong's hands were cramped, she didn't dare to touch it, and she asked Su Ying in horror: "What crime did you commit?! How could you be punished so severely! I should have told you in court..."
"Pfft..." With a mouthful of blood spurting on the ground, Su Ying finally got a little angry, opened her eyes slightly, and gasped for breath: "They said... I... murdered the emperor..."
"What..." On a scorching hot day, everyone around gasped and moved away from her involuntarily.
"Gudu." Mrs. Sun took a sip of wine and was about to spit, but she accidentally swallowed it after hearing this.
"You...you...hey, why are you still swallowing it? We don't care about her crimes, let's save her life first!"
The author has something to say:
happy New Year everyone.Min Ruowen is over~ Now I will start to restore the beauty shoulders until the end.
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