Chapter 407: The Unspeakable Bond
Three days later, Haoyang was sent out of Beijing and went to Wuzhu.
This time it was Princess Daning who married her country, and the situation of sending her relatives was far worse than the last time she went to Xia and her relatives, and the emperor's relatives did not agree to this family affair, so they couldn't pull their faces to send it, and the ministers knew that the princess married far away because she offended Gu Xiang, so she didn't dare to send it, and in the end, only the officials of the Ministry of Rites sent away the carriage and horses at the city gate according to etiquette.
Mei Xiaoren didn't go to the city gate to join in the fun, I don't know how Haoyang was stuffed into the carriage, in short, as soon as people leave, the tea will be cold, from now on, Haoyang will be just a scoop of water for the royal family.
In addition, the matter of the northern expedition to Qiluo was ended because Jiang Rong took the initiative to let go of his hatred and was willing to reconcile with Qiluo. It was the people of the royal family who were injured, the royal family chose not to take revenge, and Chu Yu was too lazy to eat radishes and worry about it.
He said that it didn't matter if he didn't fight him, he had proposed to attack Qiluo and send Ye Zhi to go on the spot, just to counter Wei Guogong's army, who let him force him to fight Wuzhu before. Since the royal family has admitted to it, it is better to have peace in the world than internal and external troubles.
Mei Xiaoren came to the hidden platform alone in the afternoon of this day.
In their eyes, the people who are locked up here are only guilty of the severity of the crime, and there is no other difference, like those who dare to stab their masters, they are guilty of a first-class crime, and they will only live better than die here.
Recently, there are fewer and fewer people who dare to attack Chu Yu, and the water prison on the hidden moon platform is no longer as full as before, so Cui Yu was able to be locked up alone in a spacious water prison.
But the cell is not wide and spacious, it is a purgatory on earth for Cui Yu, her waist is soaked in water, her hands are chained, nailed to the left and right walls, and no one can move freely.
Mei Xiaoren stood on the edge of the water prison, looking down on the people in the prison through the iron bar, a girl who was like a flower and jade was no longer human, her skin was broken by whipping, her arms and body were injured, and she was still soaked in cold and dirty water.
She never saw women being tortured in the past, but she would not punish them if they were not heinous female prisoners, and it was difficult for her to associate what she saw with the word "cruel", and she did not bear it at all.
Cui Yu hung her head, not knowing whether she was sleeping or fainting. Mei Xiaoren stood on it for a while, but she didn't look up.
The jailer brought a bucket of water and poured it over Emerald Feather's head.
The water rose, and Emerald finally reacted, raising her head and staring at her with a pair of dead fish eyes.
Mei Xiaoren's face was calm, and he said slowly: "Everything you have suffered now is for me to repay you for Qingying." ”
Cui Yu gritted her teeth: "Then you will give me a knife, as happy as I killed her." ”
"I won't let you go without suffering like her, since you want to pay it back, you have to double it!"
Cui Yu struggled and roared: "I won't let you go if I'm a ghost, you can't die well!" ”
"Then hold on, and endure the punishment here, and you may see that day." Mei Xiaoren glanced at Cui Yu and turned to leave.
A sneer rose on Cui Yu's lips, of course she had to wait, until the day when her master's great cause was accomplished.
She was loyal to her master, and when she learned that Chu Zifeng had no subordinates to sue for him, she reported the news to her master, relieved her master's worries, and also gave her master In addition to Chu Zifeng, a damned person, the master will not treat her badly.
When she gets out alive, she will give this place to the honorable Prime Minister's wife, so that she can also taste the taste of life is worse than death!
Mei Xiaoren came out of the prison, and Liuyue personally guided her and took her to the courtyard in the northwest corner.
When she went, Qingqing was sitting in the yard sewing clothes.
Mei Xiaoren didn't disturb Li Qingqing, walked to Qingqing's side quietly, and found that Qingqing's sewn clothes were not Qingqing's own, but a Xuanyi with silver thread embroidery patterns on it.
Mei Xiaoren felt that this dress was familiar, and couldn't help but look back at the people who were standing outside the courtyard gate and didn't come in, and saw that the Metropolitan Governor just turned his face away, and seemed embarrassed to look at her......
She couldn't help laughing, opened her lips and sighed: "Qingqing is a beautiful person, and the female worker is good, where can I find such a good girl." ”
Li Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then raised his head in shock, "Sister Mei." He frowned again and looked at the person outside the door and complained, "Governor Dadu, why don't you say anything when Sister Mei is here!" ”
"It's you ......" Liuyue saw Mei Xiaoren's curious eyes, and had to swallow back the word "stupid" that came to her lips, and said with a little prevarication, "You talk slowly." He finished and left.
Mei Xiaoren moved a small stool and sat next to Li Qingqing, took a look at the clothes in Qingqing's hand, and pretended to be curious: "Why are you helping the metropolitan sew clothes?" ”
"Most of the governors are fighting and killing outside, and it is common for their clothes to be torn, so I will help them sew them when I have nothing to do."
Mei Xiaoren immediately said: "Where are they, obviously there is only Liuyue's clothes." ”
"Sister......" Li Qingqing frowned and pushed her arm.
"Alright, no kidding." Mei Xiaoren returned his clothes to Qingqing, looked around, and said, "Are you used to living here?" ”
"I'm fine here, and everybody takes good care of me."
"Homesick, the limelight has passed, if you want to go home, I'll arrange it."
"Back to Xuanzhou?" Li Qingqing's tone suddenly became a little light, and people also fell into hesitation.
Shangjing seems to have nothing worth nostalgia for Qingqing, only a bad experience, she originally thought that Qingqing would choose to go home without hesitation, and she did have plans to send Qingqing back to Xuanzhou today, but seeing Qingqing's appearance, it seems that there is something involved.
Li Qingqing lowered his eyes, and the place where he looked was the Xuanyi in his hand.
Mei Xiaoren found out, and he could see that there was an indescribable entanglement in Qingqing's eyes.
Qingqing seemed to have made a decision, raised his eyes to look at her, pursed his lips and said: "Sister, I want to stay for a while, help the Metropolitan Governor make a few more clothes, and repay him for taking care of him for many days, and after I leave, there will be no one to help him sew clothes." ”
Mei Xiaoren smiled: "It doesn't matter how long you want to stay, I will try to carry a letter to the prefect and tell him that you are safe." ”
The sadness on Li Qingqing's face dissipated, and a smile appeared on his lips, and he nodded.
Mei Xiaoren chatted with Li Qingqing for a while, it was already autumn, and the wind was blowing cold, she saw the corner of her dark clothes floating by the door from time to time, and recognized that it was the cloak of the flowing moon. The others were outside, and I don't know if they didn't leave, or if they came back again.
She said goodbye to Li Qingqing and walked out of the courtyard.
Liuyue saw her come out, and arched her hand and said: "Madam, something happened, the scholar sent Xia Guo to be detained, Xia Jun sent a message, asking the master to go to Xia Guo to lead people in person, otherwise he will bear the consequences." ”