"Sister, why do you have to bring this hairpin?"

Early in the morning, I deliberately took out the hairpin given to me by Zhao Ziluan from my baggage, and called Xiao Chuan to comb my hair.

"I've got my own use, you just have to comb it. I handed her a mysterious smile.

Xiao Chuan shook his head and said, "I remember when I was in Yingzhou, we were almost captured by those men in black because of this hairpin. ”

"Hmm. "I admired this hairpin carefully, and a jade plum was wrapped around the hosta, which was lifelike.

"Comb it, you see. ”

Xiao Chuan's combing technique is very good, creative and novel, I admired it in the mirror and said, "You are so skillful!"

"I learned to comb my hair with my grandmother since I was a child, and once at a palace banquet, I combed a flying cloud bun for Wu Zhaoyi in the palace, and I was praised by the emperor. Xiao Chuan said proudly.

"Wu Zhaoyi didn't keep you as a personal maid?"

"No, later Wu Zhaoyi fell ill and died. Speaking of this, Xiao Chuan sighed.

I saw that she was sad and said, "I'll go out, you go out for a walk, don't be bored in the house all the time." ”

"Sister, where are you going?"

"I'm leaving. I smiled at her and left the house.

As soon as I went out, Brother Li saw me coming with breakfast, and he asked, "Where is Miss An? ”

"I'm not hungry, you can send it to Xiao Chuan. With that, I went to the prison.

"Hey......" Brother Li's voice was still echoing.

Xiao Tianli and General Tong were standing at the door of the prison, and when they saw me coming, Xiao Tianli stepped forward and said, "Let's go." ”

We went into the prison together, and when we got to the cell where the pioneer officer was being held, I said, "Don't go in." ”

Xiao Tianli and General Tong glanced at each other, and Xiao Tianli said, "Okay." Be careful. ”

The jailer opened the door for me, and I walked in slowly, and the pioneer officer was covered in terrible wounds, some were still bleeding, some were suppurating, and maggots were crawling on it, and he was hanging in the middle of the cell in chains, dying.

At this moment the jailer brought a bucket of water, and poured it on the head of the pioneer officer with a bang, and the pioneer officer was awakened at once, raised his eyelids and looked at me, and closed his eyes again.

I told the jailer to leave, and said to the vanguard, "Open your eyes and look at me." ”

He didn't move.

"Do you know that the prince has a side concubine named Mingxiu?"

He finally opened his eyes and looked at me and said, "Who are you?"

I tilted my head so that he could see the plum hosta on my head.

His gaze changed from godless to shining, and the whole person was like a stimulant, "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Concubine Ming. ”

"Mother, so you're here. The prince has been looking for Niangniang, why is Niangniang here?"

"Actually, all of this is a bureau of the prince. Imagine how could I, a powerless woman, escape from the heavily guarded East Palace?"

He fell into deep thought, and nodded again, "So, the prince released you?"

"Exactly. Qipanzhai has always been a potential hidden danger in Anguo, and the imperial court has failed to collect it many times, so the prince came up with this trick. ”

"How could the prince be willing to let his mother suffer like this. The pioneer officer was a little emotional.

"My life was given by the prince, and I can't forget the prince's feelings for me for so many years, so it's okay to be able to do something for him. I smiled at him.

"Niangniang came here to find me, do you need me to do anything?"

Seeing his loyal appearance, I couldn't even bear to deceive him, but I still asked, "What are you going to do with the imperial court?"

Hearing this, the vanguard officer sighed and said: "Although the imperial court said that we were asked to exterminate the Qipan Village, it did not let us send troops, I am just a person who leads troops to fight, and the military department decides how to send troops, and how to fight is decided by that Liang military division." You say, how can a vanguard officer fight this battle if he does not have the right to issue troops and has to listen to other people's orders?"

"In this way, it is not up to you to decide how many soldiers to bring, how to fight, when to fight, and where to fight?"

"yes. After speaking, he lowered his head again, "This is all a good thing that the prime minister did to him." ”

"I see. Sighing, "I have to go, take care." ”

"Take care, mother. After enduring so many days of capital punishment, he shed two lines of tears at this moment.

Leaving the cell, Xiao Tianli and General Tong were waiting for me not far away. I walked up to them, and General Tong asked, "How is it?"

He said that although he was a pioneer officer, neither the right to send troops nor the march to battle was something he could decide. He doesn't know anything and can only listen to other people's orders. ”

Xiao Tianli and General Tong were silent at the same time, and General Tong said: "How is this possible? A general, can't send troops, can't give orders, how can this battle be fought?"

Xiao Tianli said: "It's not surprising, Emperor An is afraid that someone like him will send troops to revolt one day, so he is not afraid of the generals supporting the army to rebel." Let's get out first. ”

After leaving the prison, I asked Xiao Tianli: "Young Master Xiao, what are you going to do with this pioneer officer?"

"According to the convention, it is to be put to death. ”

"He really can't go down any more," I said softly.