When Xu Han and Mi'er were talking, there was also a conversation in the prison of Dali Temple.

In an interrogation room in Dali Temple, Xu Xiuyan walked in and said to the jailer on the side, "You guys should retreat first." ”

The jailer retreated.

In the interrogation room, Xu Xiuyan sat in the interrogation position, opposite Ma Jishan.

After the incident that day, Ma Jishan was taken to prison and handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation.

Because the matter was still being tried, he did not suffer much, and he did not even wear a shackle on his body.

This is also normal, after all, he is only suspicious, and there is no evidence that Ma Jishan has anything to do with Ma Jinshan's bag drop.

Therefore, the people of Dali Temple did not toss him.

Xu Xiuyan looked at the file on the table and did not speak.

The first person to speak was Ma Jishan, and he said with a smile,

"I didn't expect that Lord Xu's road to promotion was very smooth, obviously the elders of the Pavilion have been set aside by His Majesty, and the Lord has been promoted smoothly."

"Lord Xu, don't bother to check me, I tell you frankly, the matter of entering the mountain has nothing to do with me."

Xu Xiuyan looked at Ma Jishan indifferently, covered the file in his hand, and said lightly,

"The matter of Ma Jinshan has nothing to do with you, then, let's talk about things that have something to do with you."

Ma Jishan sat there steadily, puzzled,

"Oh? I don't know what the adults are talking about. ”

Xu Xiuyan tapped his fingers on the dossier and said slowly,

"In the case of the Huo family back then, you should have known that the Huo family would be framed, so you left and retired from your family, right?

Ma Jishan didn't seem to have imagined that Xu Xiuyan, the son of Xu Ge, would ask him about the Huo family.

He looked at Xu Xiuyan in amazement, and then said,

"My lord, this is strange, what does the defeat of the Huo family have to do with me, since Lord Xu was the quasi-son-in-law of the Huo family, he should know what my relationship with Huo Zheng was, how could I harm them."

Xu Xiuyan said calmly and indifferently,

"Don't forget, Ma Fu is doing things by my side now, and the extent of his involvement, and what he does, have all told me."

Ma Jishan was stunned and smiled a little,

"People in the know say that Lord Xu is a cold-hearted and cold-hearted person, and he didn't say anything even though he had a marriage contract with the Huo family, and even after the Huo family fell, he also won the Tanhua in the palace test.

But I don't want to, it turns out that Lord Xu is so affectionate. ”

"After so many years of the Huo family's affairs, I didn't expect Lord Xu to still investigate.

However, I am very curious, since Lord Xu cares so much about the Huo family's affairs, why did he choose to stand by in the first place? After the accident that year, Huo Han's eldest niece once went to your house for help, right?

How? Your fiancée comes to the door, why don't you help? ”

The 'aggressive' sound of tapping on the file paused for a moment before it sounded, and Xu Xiuyan said indifferently,

"I can't help her."

Ma Jishan laughed out loud, and coughed several times before stopping.

"Can't help? It's the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life. ”

"Why can't you help? Your father is holding a very important letter, as long as that letter is handed over, the Huo family's case can be reversed. ”

"What's more, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, but the Huo family's crime was pushed and decided by your father, because he handed in a crucial piece of evidence."

"If you really have such affection, why didn't you destroy that vital piece of evidence in the first place, and then hand in that letter?"

Ma Jishan looked at Xu Xiuyan for a long time, as if he was looking at a hypocritical person, his words slapped Xu Xiuyan's face, and he wanted to peel off his long-term skin.

Ordinary people are annoyed and angry when they hear such a slap in the face, or they are speechless, but Xu Xiuyan is not.

He looked at Ma Jishan and said coldly,

"Perjury cannot be destroyed because there is more than one copy, there may be thousands of copies, and it cannot be destroyed."

"As for the letters, my father didn't have them at all, but they were just false rumors."

Ma Jishan shook his head and looked at Xu Xiuyan strangely, "Lord Xu is very good at shirking, but he really pushes cleanly." ”

Xu Xiuyan's fingers were rhythmic, knocking one by one, "You don't need to provoke me with the agitation method, I didn't shirk anything, I really stood by and watched the affairs of the Huo family." ”

"Just, what does this have to do with what I'm asking you today?"

Ma Jishan was stunned, he didn't expect Xu Xiuyan to admit these things so calmly, he didn't have any excuse at all, and he didn't even pull a fig leaf for himself.

He shook his head, as if he was laughing angrily,

"Lord Xu is heroic, so I admit it, but I came in because I was dropped in the mountain, what does it have to do with the Huo family's affairs back then?"

Xu Xiuyan lowered his eyes, "Because I am the inquisitor, I can try whatever I want, you still honestly invite what happened back then." ”

He raised his hand and pointed to the various torture instruments placed on the wall, and explained them one by one,

"This is a soldering iron, presumably you Jin Wuwei should also have it, and this one, it is a finger pull, ten fingers are connected to the heart, it should be very painful......"

"And this, it is said to be skinned and deboned, the craftsmanship is good, and the skin of the person can be completely peeled off, and the person has not yet died......"

He told all kinds of punishments in Dali Temple as well.

His voice was calm and indifferent, without any waves, in this cold interrogation room, magnified and amplified, and then amplified, making people feel a little chill for no reason.

Even if Ma Jishan had seen these and even inflicted some of these punishments on other people, after listening to Xu Xiuyan's story, his face still changed.

He asked Xu Xiuyan with a dark face,

"Do you really want me to tell me about the Huo family's affairs back then?"

Xu Xiuyan's eyes looked at Ma Jishan deeply and did not speak.

Ma Jishan sighed, "Since you want me to say, then I'll say it, I and Brother Huo are friends of life and death, why should I stand by and watch, naturally because there are unavoidable reasons." ”

"It's just because I know that someone is acting on orders, and his arm can't twist his thigh, so he stands by and watches."

Xu Xiuyan's fingers tapping on the file finally stopped,

"You said that Your Majesty is going to kill the people of the Huo family?"

Ma Jishan said with a smile, "Of course, if it weren't for Your Majesty, who would dare to joke with so many lives, and even the safety of the frontier and the country?" ”

"Actually, if you want to know the details, you might as well ask your father, after all, this matter was done by your father and the three princes."

"Not only that, even if Your Majesty wants to kill the Huo family, it is also your father's opinion. I was just watching from the sidelines in the Huo family's affairs. ”

"The real mastermind is your father! Why do you come to me and ask questions? ”

"If you want to know the truth, go back and ask your father."

Xu Xiuyan was silent, for a long, long time......

When Ma Jishan couldn't breathe for a long time, Xu Xiuyan spoke,

"This country is indeed Your Majesty's, the Huo family has not done anything to endanger the community, on the contrary, what they have done is to protect the family and defend the country, the Huo family, how many men have died on the battlefield, Your Majesty cannot do such a thing."

"After the Huo family is gone, you see that the tiger generals in the court are almost gone, and the only king of Zhenbei is now in a coma, although he has woken up, he is no longer able to lead troops."

Ma Jishan smiled, "Lord Xu thought it very clearly, but what you said was useless. ”

He paused, and continued to smile,

"Since the adults are so reasonable, then I don't bother to tell you frankly, Lord Xu can't investigate this matter, and he can't check it."

"Because this matter is related to the crown prince of the first emperor dynasty!"

Xu Xiuyan was stunned when he heard this, his eyes were sharp and he looked at Ma Jishan, and he couldn't see any emotion on his face.

"Does Lord Xu still want to listen?" Ma Jishan is a picture of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water.

Xu Xiuyan said, "Say it." ”

"Because Huo Zheng and the former prince were close friends, not many people knew about it, when the first prince died on the way back to the city, Huo Zheng and another person were by the side of the first prince."

"At that time, the former crown prince held the incriminating evidence of His Majesty today, and this incriminating evidence was enough to make him fall from the throne today."

"When the first prince was dying, he handed over the incriminating evidence to Huo Zheng and one of the other people."

"Originally, Your Majesty didn't know, but Huo Zheng said the wrong thing in a conversation with Xu Ge Lao by chance, Xu Ge Lao can achieve the position of the first assistant now, and he is your father, you should know what his mind is."

"Although it is only a star and a half, it was pieced together by your father, and told Your Majesty that although they don't know who the other person is, there are fewer and fewer people who know."

"Regardless of whether the evidence is in Huo Zheng's hands or not, the evidence of the Huo family's annihilation can disappear, and at the same time, it can also deter the unknown other person."

"That's why Elder Xu Ge made a trick with the three princes and let the Huo family drill it, and His Majesty protected the three princes with a boat like this......"

Xu Xiuyan suddenly interrupted Ma Jishan's words,

"You said that the evidence of the crime can make His Majesty step down, but His Majesty's superiority has an edict of succession, no matter what the evidence is, it can only prove that there is something wrong with Your Majesty, and it cannot prove that his throne is not right."

Ma Jishan smiled when he heard this, and said meaningfully,

"Edict of Succession...... Hehe, at that time, the news of the killing of the first prince reached the palace, and the first emperor immediately vomited blood and fell into a coma, and died not long after, saying that he had established His Majesty as the next emperor, and who saw the edict of succession? ”

"Think about it again, where are the people you see now?"

Ma Jishan's words were already hinting at it obviously, and Xu Xiuyan understood it even more.

It is nothing more than that it is impossible to set up a successor and issue an edict before the death of the first emperor.

Since there is a problem with the edict, then that incriminating evidence can overturn His Majesty.

Therefore, it is impossible for His Majesty to tolerate the life of a person with evidence of guilt in his hand!

So, maybe the first prince didn't give the Huo family evidence of the crime, so the Huo family didn't die in vain?

Who the hell is the other person?

Xu Xiuyan looked at Ma Jishan expressionlessly and said, "What do you mean by telling me this?" ”

"Who's the other one?"

Ma Jishan laughed a few times, and said strangely,

"Lord Xu is so interesting, it's clear that you asked me, I answered you, why did I take the initiative to tell you this."

"What's more, I'm really afraid that Lord Xu will greet me with those punishments, if I don't say it, can I keep my life out of Dali Temple?"

"As for the other person, Your Majesty doesn't know now, otherwise, it would have been wiped out like the Huo family."

Xu Xiuyan was noncommittal, he stood up, took the file and walked out, without looking at Ma Jishan.

It's Ma Jishan, "Lord Xu is leaving like this?" I want to meet my mother, is that okay? ”

"The matter of going into the mountain and dropping the bag really has nothing to do with me, I just want to ask my mother if she was confused for a moment and did this."

Xu Xiuyan nodded, "For the sake of the adults telling me about this matter, I will finally meet you, but whether Ma Jinshan's case has nothing to do with you is not up to you." ”

……

Xu Han accompanied Mi'er to talk for a long time, and then read the story to Mi'er on the side of the bed, as she did when she was a child, and when her breathing became smooth and long, she put down the book in her hand, tucked the corner of the quilt for Mi'er, looked at it carefully for a while, and then turned to leave.

Outside, Hongying and Xiao Ying were standing outside, and when they saw her come out, Hongying knelt down at once, her eyes were full of tears, and she looked at Xu Han in disbelief.

She didn't speak, just kowtowed on the ground three times, "The slave and maid live up to the trust......"

Xu Han looked at Hongying's originally delicate face, which became haggard from vicissitudes of life, and couldn't help but turn his head away, trying hard to force back the tears that were about to flow.

After a long time, she bent down to pick up the red tassel on the ground, "Thank you." ”

Xu Han sincerely thanked Hongying, and he was ashamed of his suspicion of Hongying just now.

The red tasseled lips trembled violently, like a wandering traveler in the desert, who finally saw the oasis after a lot of hardships, but he was afraid that it was a mirage.

The great joy and fear held her back, lest she take a step and lose even hope.

Xu Han reached out to hold Hongying's trembling hand,

"Red tassel, the medicine is too bitter, I want to eat the plums of Wang Ji in Sweet Water Lane......"

This was the only thing she wanted to eat at that time, which was cold and tasteless in her mouth.

Hongying's heart was shocked, and the incredible joy of great joy was like a burst of electricity hitting her whole body, making her scalp numb, she was stunned before she said,

"Yes, there are plums."

She hurriedly rummaged through her purse, only to see that she opened a folded handkerchief and opened it layer by layer, and inside was a stained plum.

She sent it to Xu Han and looked at her anxiously, "Look, yes, the slave just went to buy it." ”

Xu Han twisted the plum in her hand behind her, put it in her mouth, and said softly,

"Well, thank you, Hongying."

Hongying trembled, her excited mood slowly calmed down, and she returned home in a moment, and said to Xu Han,

"Although this plum is delicious, it is much sweeter and sour, and it is easy to get a cough, so it is better to eat less."

Xu Han had a smile in her eyes, she liked to eat sweets, but every time she ate a little more, she would cough, and the red tassel would babble in her ear every now and then.

Looking at the smile in Xu Han's eyes, Hongying seemed to have remembered the past as an adult, and unconsciously curled the corners of her mouth, smiled and smiled, and became frightened, what if all this was her self-righteous fantasy in front of her?

The girl's body was buried by her own hands, and over the years, she still had plums in her purse, but when she was about to be unable to support it, she took it out and took a look at it to support herself.

She slowly tricked her head over, looked at Xiao Wei who was standing with her hands on the side, and slowly calmed down. This master is here, and there will definitely be nothing wrong.

She let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Xu Han felt guilty, distressed, and a little helpless.

Obviously, Xiao Ying looked at the romantic appearance on his face, and he was often smiling, but from the beginning of the meeting, Hongying was very afraid of Xiao Wei.

She glared at Xiao Wei, Xiao Wei glanced back at her innocently, he really didn't do anything.

Hongying looked at Xu Han, asked several secrets that should not be known by outsiders one after another, and finally choked up herself.

Xu Han took the trouble to return to Hongying, one by one, as if he was treating Mi'er.

Hongying burst into tears uncontrollably, and asked in a trembling voice, "Girl, where have you been all these years?" How are you doing? ”

Xu Han chuckled, "I'm fine, but you're ......" her eyes flashed, "Over the years, you have suffered." ”

Hongying hurriedly shook her head, "It's good to have no slaves, slaves are really ......"

The unfinished words disappeared in Xu Han's sad gaze, and Hongying couldn't help but burst into tears, and quickly wiped them away.

Seeing this on the side, Xiao Wei hurriedly stepped forward and said,

"Okay, the old people meet, this is a happy event, don't pestle here, let's go into the house, be careful to wake up Mi'er, don't you still have a lot of doubts? I have that too. ”

As he spoke, he pushed Xu Han to the side room, and asked Bai Zhuo, who was guarding outside, to boil water and make tea.

Over the years, Xu Han had just known about the things in Mi'er's mouth, but she was still young back then, and some things may be very ignorant, and Hongying may know better.

This night, when the third watch was louder, Xu Han left the house.

In the carriage, Xu Han and Xiao Wei sat opposite each other, Xu Han's eyes were red,

"Mi'er, they will stay here first, and when I arrange it, I will pick them up."

Xiao Xiao lifted his eyelids and said lightly,

"They're the best here, how do you explain them to people when you take them? What's more, you have a lot of things to do next, and you have time to take care of them? ”

In the past, the road to redress the grievances of the Huo family was chaotic, but now it is becoming clearer and clearer, and the next thing is revenge and revenge, so Xu Han will be very busy.

She thought about it and poured a cup of tea, and said in front of Xiao Wei with her own hands, and said in a sincere tone,

"Then please take care of me."

Xiao Wei glanced at the tea bowl in Xu Han's hand, but did not take it, with a cold and arrogant face, and an injured look, accusing Xu Han.

Coincidentally, the carriage jolted, the carriage shook, and seeing that the tea in Xu Han's hand was about to spill out, Xiao Wei quickly pulled the tea bowl out of Xu Han's hand, and the tea happened to splash on the back of Xiao Han's hand.

The water was boiling hot, and the back of Xiao Wei's hand immediately turned red.

Xu Han was stunned, hurriedly rushed over, took the tea bowl and put it on the small table, and wiped Xiao Wei's hands with a handkerchief, put his hand on the side of his cheek, trying to cool the back of his hand with his cold cheek.

"Well, it doesn't hurt much. If you kiss, it will probably get better faster. Xiao Wei said in a low voice.

Xu Han looked at his handsome face in disbelief, and the corners of his eyes twitched, "You? Are you sure? ”