Chapter 080: Bribery
Shan Yanran entered the post station, but her heart was not calm, she heard the sound of horses' hooves getting farther away, turned around and retreated to the door, secretly looked out, and saw Huo Lin's sturdy back when she left with a whip, and a trace of goodwill arose......
"I didn't expect that Wanqing Country also has such a good general, it's really rare......" Shan Yanran muttered a few words, turned around and went back to the room. Lying on the bed, but she couldn't fall asleep over and over, and her mind was full of Huo Lin's appearance, which made Shan Yanran annoyed......
It was not only Shan Yanran who couldn't sleep, but also Ruo'an, who was sent to the cell again......
Ruoan sat on the straw mat of the cell, holding his knees with his hands, looking at the silver moon outside the window in a daze. This place is the second time she has come, and it just so happens that she lives in the same room again, and she is very familiar with the environment here, and she is no stranger to rats and the musty smell of corruption, so it seems very calm to be locked in this time.
"Girl...... Why are you locked up again? A voice came out of the darkness on the other side, Ruo'an was stunned for a moment, and immediately remembered that when he was locked up here before, there was an old man on the other side who helped him, and when he thought of this, he came to the door and asked, "Senior?" Is that you? ”
"Hehe, the girl has a good memory...... I still remember the old decay...... Ahem......" The voice on the other side coughed, sounding serious.
"Senior, you're fine, are you?" Ruoan leaned over and asked, but the person opposite was hidden in the darkness, and only a vague black shadow could be seen. The voice slowed down and said slowly: "It's okay, it's okay if you're sick......
"Oh......" Ruo'an replied, relieved, and sat back on the straw mat. Seeing that Ruo'an was sullen, the person opposite spoke again: "What did you do wrong this time and get locked up?" ”
"I didn't do anything wrong...... This time he was wronged......" Ruoan sighed helplessly, and the voice continued: "The people who can enter this prison have committed serious crimes, presumably you have provoked the powerful......
"Hmm......" Ruoan nodded: "Not only did I provoke the prince of the Kelan Kingdom, but also the queen mother of the current dynasty...... Am I unlucky? ”
"Queen? How? Have you offended the Queen? The voice was a little surprised.
Ruoan responded: "Hmm...... She doesn't like me anyway......"
"That'...... And what about her...... Are you okay? The voice asked with a slight tremor, as if it was very emotional.
"The queen mother, pampered, naturally living a good life...... Old-timers, why do you ask that? Do you know the Queen? Joan was a little confused.
The voice became cramped: "No...... I don't know ......."
"Oh...... I thought you knew the queen very well, huh...... I don't know how long it will take for the road to get out of the road this time......" Ruoan said to himself, but the voice on the other side fell silent. Ruo'an waited for a while and saw that there was no sound on the other side, so he asked again: "Senior, why were you locked up because of this?" I still vaguely remember what you said last time...... Who is Anyi? ”
Hearing Ruo'an ask, the voice over there became more and more nervous: "Nothing! When did the old man say this! No no! It's late! It's time for the old man to rest! After saying that, there was a sound of weeds, and soon it was quiet, as if lying down......
Ruo'an was a little disappointed, and he didn't know what he said wrong, which caused the old man to suddenly change his face, and seeing that he didn't want to talk to him, he didn't ask any more questions, and rested against the corner.
I don't know how long later, in a daze, she seemed to hear the sound of shuffling footsteps, she opened her eyes, and was blinded by the dazzling firelight, and hurriedly reached out to block it, and before her eyes could adjust to the firelight, she was dragged up......
After seeing the faces of the people who came, Ruo'an took a cool breath and scolded in his heart: Isn't it...... Do you want to extract confessions again?
The person who came was none other than Tian Rong's father-in-law, he took a few little eunuchs, and the prison guards all stood in Ruo'an's cell, seeing that Ruo'an woke up, Tian Gong's mouth was open: "Ruo'an girl, can you still live comfortably here?" ”
"Father-in-law Tian is here in the middle of the night, it shouldn't be because he wants to force a confession!" Joan asked.
"Look at what the girl said, counting the nine cold winter days, the queen mother was afraid that the girl would be frozen in prison, so she ordered the slave to bring a quilt to the girl to keep out the cold......" said the little eunuch on the side to make a color, and the little eunuch comprehended the quilt in his hand and handed it to Ruo'an.
Ruo Anxin was puzzled: "Why did the queen mother do this?" What is the purpose? ”
Seeing that Ruo'an was so sensible, Tian Rong's father-in-law withdrew the others, leaving only a personal little eunuch, and then said slowly: "The girl is smart, the queen mother sent me this time, and she really has something to explain......
"Sure enough......" Ruo'an muttered in a low voice, and she knew that the queen would not be so kind and send things for no reason. What do you want to explain? Joan asked.
Tian Rong smiled: "Miss Ruo'an is really good-natured, smart and clever, in fact, it is not difficult, you just need to do this...... ...... like this" Tian Rong stepped forward and whispered next to Ruo'an's ear, Ruo'an's face changed when he heard it, and he threw the quilt directly on the ground: "Take this thing back!" I won't say yes! ”
"I said Ruo'an, don't toast and don't eat and drink, the queen mother is sympathetic to you to do this, don't be confused!" Tian Rong was also a little anxious.
"Do you want me to confess that the mastermind is His Highness?! Are you dreaming? It has nothing to do with him! How can I falsely accuse him! Ruo'an roared loudly, and what Tian Rong said to her was to make her admit that she was instructed by the eldest prince to assassinate Shan Lin, Ruo'an didn't have to think about it to know that this was a rhythm that deliberately wanted to pull the eldest prince into the water.
"The one who knows the times is Junjie, the girl is smart, I guess I don't have to say this truth to understand, the queen mother has explained, as long as you confess that the mastermind is the prince, you can save your life!"
"It's up to you to think of such a thing that reverses black and white! I will not frame Your Highness! If you haven't done it, you haven't done it! I am innocent, and I believe that the eldest prince will be able to find evidence to call me innocent! Ruo'an said angrily, never thinking that he could talk to Tian Rong so confidently.
Tian Rong's face was flushed: "If I don't give you some color, don't you know how many pounds and taels you weigh?" Do you think you are a little palace maid, and the princes can go to the soup for you? Stop dreaming! ”
"It's my own business whether I dream or not, don't bother with the father-in-law, please go back!" Ruoan didn't want to entangle with this kind of person anymore, so he simply issued an eviction order.
Tian Rong touched the ash of his nose, trembled with anger, and ordered the little eunuch on the side: "Go and get a basin of cold water!" ”
The little eunuch took the order, and after a while, he carried a bucket of cold water, which came from nowhere, and with a thin layer of ice ballast, Tian Rong took the bucket and smiled coldly: "I will ask you again, it's too late to change your mind now!" ”
"I will never do anything to betray the eldest prince! Father-in-law Tian, please come back to ......" Before the second half of the sentence was finished, a bucket of cold water was splashed on Ruo'an's body, Ruo'an only felt that his body sank, and the cold water instantly soaked his clothes, and the biting cold pressed Ruo'an almost couldn't breathe.