"You are Xiao Yun, the fourth young master of the Xiao family? Please come with me! At the door of the rice shop, seven or eight black-clothed soaps lined up, blocking the door tightly, and the soap li led by him said coldly.

Xiao Ruixue still didn't know why, so she said: "May I ask what happened to you, and you need to trouble a few officials to come and arrest you?" ”

"Someone reported that your rice shop deliberately raised the price of rice, disrupted the Jinling rice market, and harmed the people, so we want to arrest you and go back for questioning!"

"Why don't I know about this?" Xiao Ruixue said in her heart, she arched her hand: "A few officials, have you misheard the rumors?" We have always paid attention to the rules in doing business, and even if we want to raise the price in normal times, someone must be willing to buy it, otherwise wouldn't it be lifting a stone to shoot ourselves in the foot, do you think this is the truth? ”

The head soap was stunned in his heart, to put it bluntly, they were acting on orders this time, and the boss only gave him a random reason in order to confuse the public, but he didn't expect this reason to be so untenable. He was heartbroken, and said sharply: "Our government has always been impartial and selfless, do you dare to say that we listen to rumors?" Hum! Without further ado, you'll have to come with us today anyway, so let's wait until we get to the lobby to argue! ”

"How dare this call impartiality and selflessness?" Xiao Ruixue sneered in her heart, she wanted to resist arrest, but she was a little hesitant, after all, she was not one person who fed the whole family and was not hungry, so she had to compromise: "Okay, I can go with you, but can I explain a few words to the shop first?" ”

"Please!" The head of the soap nodded his head, after all, this request is human nature, and it is not easy for them to do too much to fall into the hands of others.

Xiao Ruixue pulled a guy over and whispered, "You know how to get to my house, right?" ”

"Yes." The guy nodded.

"Then you go to my house to find my eldest brother and inform him of this, and your reward will be indispensable when the time comes!" Although Xiao Ruixue was a general in her previous life and was a majestic figure, she still lacked experience in dealing with the local government, and she was a deep lady in this life, and she had no connections to speak of, so she could only think of Xiao Bowen, after all, Xiao Bowen had been the director of Jinling for a long time, and he should always have his own way.

"Fourth young master, don't worry, I will definitely bring the words!" As soon as the guy heard that there was a reward, his face immediately showed joy.

In the prison of Jingzhao Mansion, a few wisps of light spilled in along the few skylights, casting a few mottled circles of light on the ground.

"Didn't you say that you came to me for questioning, why didn't you go to court and take me to prison?" Xiao Ruixue was a little surprised when she saw this dark prison.

"Don't talk nonsense, you can go to the court if you want to, stay here for a few days first, and then someone will naturally send you to ask!" The head soap man pushed her into a cell with a sharp push behind her, and then immediately ordered the cell boss to lock the cell door, and said, "This person is an important criminal of the imperial court, you must be strictly guarded!" ”

"If you make it clear, how can I become a criminal in the court?" Xiao Ruixue said angrily in front of the cell door.

"Humph!" The soap Li smiled coldly, and did not answer, so the cell leader sent a group of them away directly.

Xiao Ruixue smashed the cell door for a while, and the cell boss returned, and he said in a weird manner: "Boy, I advise you to be honest when you get here, don't get along with yourself, otherwise don't blame us for being polite!" ”

Xiao Ruixue naturally understood the reason why a hero does not suffer losses in front of him, so she had no choice but to stop smashing the prison door, and found a corner to sit down against the wall. But it was a hot summer day, and although there was no light in the cell, it was also humid and stuffy, and after a while, her whole body was soaked with sweat, and the stench, sour, and bloody smell could not help but rush from all directions, making her retch, and her faint figure seemed a little lonely in the dark cell. Suddenly, she involuntarily jerked violently, and an unforgettable painful memory surged through her mind.

In the winter of the fourteenth year of Liang Guotiansheng, the eighth day of the lunar month, Luoyang Heavenly Prison.

A basin of biting cold water woke Qin Yun up, and while Qin Yun felt the coldness all over his body, the heart-piercing pain from the countless wounds on his body almost made him faint again.

"General Qin, who do you think came to see you?" A sharp laugh sounded, and it belonged to the cool official named Zhang Sheng. His right ear was wrapped with a large piece of gauze, because he was going to torture Qin Yun with a steel nail yesterday, but Qin Yun accidentally bit off his right ear, so at this moment, his laughter was full of endless resentment.

At this time, Qin Yun's hands and feet were nailed to the wall one by one, and the whole person was suspended in the air, although he woke up, he had already lost interest in everything in the outside world, and only drooped his head heavily.

"General Qin, don't come unharmed!" Suddenly, a familiar laugh sounded, and Qin Yun finally couldn't help but look up: "Yu-Wang? ”

The person who came was a young man in his early twenties, dressed in a gorgeous python robe, with red phoenix eyes, an eagle hooked nose, and a somewhat gloomy appearance, but his expression was quite high-spirited. "Hey, it's unpredictable! Two years ago, you were a guest of honor in my palace, and I was still drinking with you, but I didn't expect that today I could only meet you in such a ghost place! ”

Seeing the mockery flashing in the young man's eyes, Qin Yun knew it in his heart, and couldn't help but say coldly: "It turns out that you framed my family!" ”

The mockery in the young man's eyes was even stronger: "It seems that you haven't even figured out who the enemy is, it's really pitiful!" ”

Qin Yun's heart froze, and he also had a premonition in his heart, so he suppressed the mania in his heart and said calmly: "If it's not you, who else can it be?" ”

"Hehe, it's not wrong to say that it's the king, but the king is just fueling the trouble! Who made you and your father refuse to serve the king, otherwise you would have become the king's confidants, and why would the king have let you be framed to this point? After a while, he added, "Do you think that your enemy is the only one who is this king?" ”

"My father has always led the troops outside, and he has never had a grudge against anyone, except for your personal grudges, where is the enemy?"

"Hahahaha, this is the biggest joke this king has ever heard! Qin Yun, Qin Yun, thanks to your wisdom and courage on the battlefield, I can't imagine that you are almost an idiot for the court battle! You must have heard a rumor, that is, His Majesty recruited your father back to Beijing because he wanted him to replace Pei Xing, who had returned to his hometown, as the secretary of the Ministry of War. ”

Qin Yun sneered: "Hmph, now it seems that this is just the emperor's trick!" ”

"Perhaps! But if your father really became the secretary of the military department, it would be blocking the road of one person's green clouds! ”

"You're talking about Cui Yan?" The doubts in Qin Yun's heart became clearer and clearer.

"That's right, it looks like you're not that stupid!" The young man smiled, "Cui Yan, as the left attendant of the Ministry of War, is only one step away from the position of the secretary of the Ministry of War, but your father is likely to stand in his way, do you think he will be willing?" Oh, by the way, there's another person you'd never expect! This person was once favored by your father, and was promoted step by step by your father from the captain of Zhiguo to the general of Guide, but this person took refuge in Cui Yan for his own career, and single-handedly concocted evidence of your father's collusion with the abolition of the prince, which made His Majesty determined to kill your father and son! Hehe, you should know who this person is by now, right? ”

Qin Yun's heart was like a thunderstorm, and his breath was completely disordered, his blood gushed to the door, and his eyes were as red as a ghost: "Tian Mao, you are a puppet!" In vain my father thinks so highly of you, you really don't want to die! ”

"Hahahaha!" The young man let out a piercing laugh, "I can't imagine the day when General Qin can also effectively shrew and scold the streets!" I think how much this king valued you and your father at the beginning, but you don't know what to do, and now you are betrayed by your subordinates, which can be regarded as a taste of retribution, right? Hahahaha! ”

"You wolf ambition, you dare to compare with us!" Qin Yun was furious, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, almost splashing on the young man's face.

The young man's face turned cold, and he said coldly: "This king just doesn't want you to be a fool, so he specially came to tell you the truth before you die, you are still so ignorant, then don't blame this king for turning his face and being ruthless!" With that, he picked up three steel nails from the iron case in the cell and plunged them into Qin Yun's lower abdomen, and Qin Yun roared in pain.

"This king has completely abolished your male belongings, so that even if you are reincarnated, you can only be a woman!" The young man laughed coldly, flicked his sleeves and floated away, and slowly read in a gloomy tone when he left: "Since ancient times, famous generals have been like beauties, and they are not allowed to see white heads in the world - haha, whether it is a famous general or a beauty, as long as it is something that the king can't get, it is better to destroy it!" Master Zhang, I'll leave it to you next! ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, your majesty will live up to your mission!" Zhang Shengyu laughed, and Qin Yun fainted again in this laughter.

I don't know how long it took, Qin Yun was woken up by a basin of cold water again, Zhang Sheng faced Qin Yun with his hideous face and said, "General Qin, this official has good news for you today!" Your father Qin Han did not wait for His Majesty's verdict, and committed suicide in Tianzi No. 1 cell last night, which made His Majesty Long Yan furious, and His Majesty has ordered your Qin Mansion family to be beheaded by more than 140 people, including domestic servants and slaves! ”

Qin Yun heard the bad news, but he was no longer able to scream and struggle, only dirty tears flowed down his cheeks.

Zhang Sheng sneered gloomily in his unique shrill voice: "And you! In order to avenge the revenge of the right ear, this official specially left you in the heavenly prison, so that you can be tortured and slowly send you on your way! ”

Qin Yun used his last strength to slash him viciously: "You ** ministers, faint kings, if there is an afterlife, I will cut you with a thousand knives!" ”

Zhang Sheng couldn't stop laughing: "I'm afraid you'll be disappointed!" You may be a cat or a dog in the next life, even if you are a human being, you can't remember the things of this life, how can you take revenge? Let's take your grudges and go to hell! He took a deep breath and shouted, "Come on, give him Ling Chi's punishment!" ”

Xiao Ruixue sat in the corner of the cell, hugging her body tightly, the torture of her previous life seemed to be repeated on her again, and finally she subconsciously let out a scream.

"What's the ghost called? Like a! A jailer happened to pass by the door of the cell and shouted loudly.

Xiao Ruixue gasped for breath and finally came back to her senses, but her body was still shaking like chaff, and tears filled her eyes unconsciously.

At this time, a noisy sound sounded outside the cell again.

"We didn't break the law, why did you arrest us and put us in prison?"

"Official, we are wronged, please do well, let us go!"

Suddenly, the door of Xiao Ruixue's cell was opened, and several figures were pushed in one by one, only to hear a bang, one of them took a breath of cold air and said, "You guys, hit grandpa's head!" ”

"Boy, put my mouth clean, or I'll wait to wash my ass and sit through the prison!"

Xiao Ruixue's thoughts were a little confused at this time, and when she saw several people coming in together, she was inexplicably a little scared, so she curled up and moved to a more corner. However, her move made the new people notice her presence, and one of them wondered, "Hey, why is there another person here?" ”

"Hey, really, who is this person? Let me take a look! A figure completely obscured the light and brought its face to her.

"Don't touch me!" Xiao Ruixue screamed, and a slap was thrown on the man's face, causing a crisp sound of "pop".

The man hurriedly flashed to the side, touched his hot face, and wondered, "Why is there a little lady in this male prison?" But you can't beat people indiscriminately! He looked at Xiao Ruixue again, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Brother Yun? ”

Xiao Ruixue also saw the person's face clearly through the faint light, and the tears in the corners of her eyes didn't have time to wipe away, so she opened her mouth wide in surprise: "Gao Wuji? ”