"Are you really the father-in-law who works as an errand boy in the Tai Hospital? How come I never met you? The guards looked Ziyan up and down suspiciously.

Ziyan swallowed her saliva and pretended to be calm: "The slave is indeed on an errand in the Tai Hospital...... The slave has a short time in the palace, and his mouth is very stupid, so he rarely comes out to walk around, and if he doesn't believe the official, he can ask Gonggong Hu and Gonggong Li from the Tai Hospital, they are all my masters, so late at night, I don't bother the two elders to come out and walk around, and simply send the little ones to come and ......."

"Oh? Grandpa Hu is your master? The guard asked, his gaze still not taking off Ziyan's body.

Ziyan smiled and said, "Yes, the little fool is always scolded by the master......"

"I know Lao Hu very well, why haven't I heard that he has accepted a little apprentice? But the old fellow is really unforgiving......" The guard thought and nodded suspiciously.

"Yes, the master recently got Shanghaolu's daughter Hong from somewhere, and said that he wanted to drink with the official......" The smile on Ziyan's face was almost stiff, and under the wide sleeves, a pair of hands trembled nervously.

"Hey, the old boy still has me in his heart, not bad, okay, you guys go in, remember that the time can't be too long, otherwise the boss will know the way, I can't explain, understand?!" The guards put on a haughty look, their necks tilted back, and their nostrils pointed at Ruo'an and Ziyan.

Ruo'an saw that he was relieved, and hurriedly pulled Ziyan as a salute and said, "Okay, sir, you can rest assured, let's go and go back quickly!" ”

"Hmm......" The guard seemed to be very helpful, nodded and let the two of them in.

It wasn't until the door behind him was closed that Ruo'an breathed a sigh of relief, thanks to Ziyan's wit, it was not exposed, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask: "How do you know about Grandpa Hu's private hiding of good wine?" ”

Ziyan rubbed her smiling face and said, "I often go to the Tai Hospital, so I know my father-in-law there." Besides, not long ago, I bumped into Gonggong Hu hiding wine in his clothes, but I don't know if my daughter is red, it's all my blind ......"

"Okay, witty enough...... Ruoan couldn't help but admire. Ziyan's face turned red and said, "What's the matter, the one who is in a hurry will come out, but fortunately he didn't find out...... How are we going to go now, where is Lord He being held? Ziyan said and looked around.

This is a long flight of stairs, Ruoan looked at the faint light below and said, "There should be people standing guard below, let's go and say hello......

"Ah...... Do you want to do it again? My legs are weak......" Ziyan began to startle, and Ruo An took her hand and walked down. Ziyan didn't lie, she was really nervous, her hands were cold, and her palms were full of sweat.

Ruo'an was also nervous, but after all, she had seen more of the world than Ziyan. A little more calm, she touched the bag of silver hidden in her sleeve. Thinking about the amount should be enough......

I didn't go far before I saw the man on duty. A total of two people were leisurely drinking wine and eating peanuts, when they suddenly saw Ruoan and Ziyan coming down, they hurriedly got up vigilantly, clenched the weapon on their waists and said, "What person!" Who let you in! ”

Ruoan hurriedly said with a smile on his face: "The two officials have worked hard, and the two of us are following the will of His Royal Highness." Those who came to inquire about the criminal minister He Qishan, and asked the two of them to make it convenient, this is the personal jade pendant of the Second Highness, and there is no written document when time is pressing......"

"Oh?" One of the chubby guards reached out and took the jade pendant. The two of them got together to study it carefully, and even shone it on the light, and another thin guard pointed to the inscription on it and whispered, "Big brother, what is written on it?" ”

"Nonsense! Naturally, it's a name! It's not a shame to be quiet?! The chubby man glanced at the thin one with disdain, and the little man looked at the man with reverence: "Then big brother, what is written on this?" ”

"Shut up! Why do you talk so much! How do I know what the Tao is! The chubby man tried his best to lower his voice so that Ruo'an and Ziyan wouldn't hear it, but Ruo'an still listened to the conversation between the two word for word, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: If you knew that this group of people in Lu Dao were illiterate, you would just find a piece of jade to fool around, and you don't have to steal it from Leng Yang so much, it's easy to steal, and it will take a lot of trouble to return it.

"His Royal Highness usually sends Father-in-law De here, why did he change his face today? I see how raw you are? The fat man was a little suspicious, and kept looking at Ruo'an's slightly bulging chest, Ruo'an hunched his waist, becoming more and more humble, and his heart was already ready, and he took out a bag of silver from his cuffs and handed it to the fat man's hand.

The fat man immediately understood what Ruo'an meant, and checked the silver taels in his hand, feeling that the weight was okay, so he smiled and said: "Okay, since the people outside let you in, we can't help but give face, the two fathers-in-law must have no problem looking at such a good face, you guys go in quickly, hurry up, what do you want to ask, hurry up and ask!" After all, this place is very damp and obscure, not the place where the two fathers-in-law with fine skin and tender meat should stay, go from here, and go to the second room where the head turns right! ”

Ruoan struggled to maintain a smile and said, "There is work, there is work!" ”

The fat man also handed over a torch very intimately and said: "The front is black, the two fathers-in-law are careful of the ...... under their feet."

"Thank you, the official, stay and stay......" Ruo'an took the torch, refused the fat man's send-off again and again, and pulled Ziyan into the depths of the prison with small steps and big strides.

After walking far away, he gradually couldn't see the light clearly, so Ruoan sighed and said, "These two people are really tired......

Ziyan also gasped and said, "Sister, I knew that Lu Dao could buy these people with money, so let's prepare more, and we won't have to be so troublesome when we enter the gate......

"You don't understand this, the people standing guard outside are all people who have a half-official position, only this kind of person who can't see the light and can't take the table will be put below, and the people above can't bribe him with such a little silver, and the people below will care about this kind of small favor......"

"Wow, sister! You've analyzed it thoroughly! Ziyan couldn't help but admire from the bottom of her heart, Ruo'an smiled, in fact, she was embarrassed to tell her that when she was looking for a job in this world, she had seen too many people of all kinds, and these ancients were even more innocent, and it was not difficult to guess what kind of character they were all on their faces.

"Okay, there's no time to chat here, it's important to find Master He as soon as possible......" Ruoan said, pulling Ziyan to continue walking deeper into the cell.

There are wooden doors all around, and it is pitch black inside, except for the weak light of the torch in Ruo'an's hand, and it is dead black when he reaches out, Ziyan is a little scared, and can't help but tighten Ruo'an's hand and say: "Sister, why is this road so long, hasn't it reached the end yet?" ”

Ruo'an's back also had a hint of coolness, although she had been in the cell several times, but today's cell was so dark that she couldn't help but be nervous, and finally came to the end, Ruo'an stabilized her emotions and counted softly: "One...... Two...... This is it......"

The two stopped in front of a cell door that was still dark, and Ziyan called softly: "Lord He? ”

Seeing that no one responded, Ruoan approached the cell door and shone it by the light of a torch, and vaguely saw a figure lying on the ground, mottled and unidentified......

"Ho, my lord? Ho Lord? Ziyan continued to shout, as if she heard a sound, the figure in the darkness moved slightly, and the grass under her rubbed against the ground and made a creaking sound, Ruo'an stepped back vigilantly, and saw that the man barely sat up......

"Who's looking for me?" He Qishan's voice came out weakly, Ziyan's heart tightened, and she hurriedly rushed to the cell door and shouted, "Lord He! It's me! I'm Ziyan! My sister and I came to see you! ”

When Ruo'an heard that it was He Qishan, he dared to approach again and brought the torch closer, only then did he see clearly that the mottled things on He Qishan's body turned out to be patches of blood.

Ziyan naturally saw it, and she was worried: "Where did the blood on your clothes come from?" Did they hit you? ”

He Qishan smiled bitterly and said: "It's not the old routine of coercing confessions, if you can't get what they want, you will be beaten to death...... Ahem......"

"They? Is it the guards outside? Joan asked, frowning.

"Although they are guards, they don't have the courage to interrogate criminals unscrupulously...... You're so smart, you should be able to think of who it is......" He Qishan said and reluctantly wanted to stand up, but it seemed that his leg was injured and it was very difficult to stand up.

Ruo'an sank in his heart and said in a low voice: "Could it be the queen mother?" ”

"Hehe......" He Qishan smiled and said nothing, and the anger in Ziyan's heart did not come to one place: "How can she torture to extract a confession like this!" Sister! Let's go tell the Queen Mother! Ask her to be the master for us! ”

"Ziyan, calm down first...... What matters now is how to figure out what happened, find out the mastermind, or restore Lord He's innocence......" Ruoan advised.

Ziyan nodded, looking at He Qishan's down-and-out appearance, she felt uncomfortable, and couldn't help crying, He Qishan smiled lightly: "If you can let Ziyan girl come here to see her, Qishan's life is worth it......"

"Don't say that, you'll be fine......" Ziyan's voice became more and more choked, Ruo'an couldn't bear to interrupt when she saw the two of them so sensational, but time was pressing, so she had no choice but to say: "Lord He, what happened that day, please tell us 1510!" We'll help you clear your name! ”

He Qishan nodded, fell into contemplation, and said half-loudly: "That day, I entered the palace to deliver medicine for the prince, and when I walked to the palace gate, I saw the second highness riding by, so I saluted him, and the second highness asked a few words, and I knew that I was here to deliver medicine to the prince, and I simply brought it for me, so I didn't think much about it, so I handed over the pill to the second highness...... That's how it happened, and there's no discrepancy with the Second Highness's story......"

Ruoan nodded: "Indeed, what the two of you said is basically right, the medicine was handed over to the Second Highness, and it was not touched by outsiders, how could it suddenly become poison?" (To be continued......)