Chapter 63: The Confrontation in Court
In the middle of the night, the rest of the prison finally fell silent, but the sound of rats and insects eating food was loud.
Qi Yunshu listened half-consciously, the voice seemed to be in her ears, she subconsciously hugged her arms tightly, her body trembled, and her eyes kept wandering in the dark, trying to find the source of the sound.
The sound of water sounded, "Tick Tick ......" sounded that it was raining outside, and the prison was made of bricks and earth, and the rainwater leaked in through the mud cracks in the roof.
Qi Yunshu was drenched all over her head, and the cold touch made her completely conscious.
There are not many prisoners in the entire county jail, and she is the only one in the women's prison.
But because of this, when there was a sound of footsteps at the end of the hallway, she was frightened.
"Kick ......" The gentle and rhythmic sound hit the tip of her ear step by step, making her heart contract, and her fingers tightly grasped the powder that she had hidden tightly.
As soon as she came in, she didn't know when she was searched by the female prison, and her body was searched with silver tickets and the bottles and cans she had been carrying, but this pack of medicinal powder was quietly sewn into her sleeve for self-defense after following Zhao Jing to the exam last time she encountered danger, and it seemed to have become her only support at this time!
The rammed corridor was very long, and the sound was constantly ringing, and I could clearly hear someone outside, but that person just couldn't walk in front of me.
The men in the prison next door seemed to be asleep, and she was the only one who was helpless and flustered in the dark.
But no matter how much she thought about it, she never imagined that one day she would toss herself into prison.
The ancient judicial system was not perfect, and it seemed to be commonplace to careless about people's lives or something, would she be in danger? Once you come in, you can't get out? Did the owner of this voice come to see her on her way......
The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became, and she trembled her hand to the thick wooden railing: "Yes...... Who! ”
"Who's ......" The long narrow corridor carried her voice far away, and she heard her own voice pouring into her eardrums from all directions.
Someone in the men's prison was woken up by her nervous voice and yelled at her in a low voice: "What's the noise, go to sleep quickly, otherwise you will have good fruit to eat!" ”
Qi Yunshu was so frightened that her heart trembled and closed her eyes, but her breathing became unconsciously short, she turned her back at a loss and didn't look at the dark and long alleyway, pretending not to hear the continuous footsteps.
Suddenly, the air pressure behind her tightened, and a pair of hands were put on her back, and she was suddenly so frightened that her back stiffened and her breathing stagnated
"Hmm...... Ah...... "When I was scared to the extreme, I couldn't make a sound."
"Don't scream, it's me ......" A familiar voice sounded behind her, and a large hand touched her shoulder from her back, those hands were big and powerful.
Zhao ...... Zhao Jing? Qi Yunshu's heart trembled suddenly, trying to calm her voice as much as possible, but the trills in it still betrayed her fear and trembling emotions at this time.
"It's me, lady!" Zhao Jing's hand passed through the gap in the wooden railing and turned her body around and followed her chin to her cheek, which was already wet with tears.
Gently wiping it off, Zhao Jing's heart instantly twitched in pain.
He's only been gone for a few days, and she's like this!
Zhao Jing...... Not...... Is it really you? The long-term darkness made Qi Yunshu unable to see the appearance of the man across the column, but she had already sensed a familiar touch from his calloused palm, as well as the unique smell of herbs and ink mixed with his body, which she was most familiar with.
She tried uncontrollably to throw herself into his arms, but as soon as her head stretched out, she hit the hard wood, causing her to sob.
"Open the door!" Zhao Jing's deep and majestic voice sounded in her ears.
"This ...... That's not good! "There were jailers in the darkness who hesitated to refuse.
"Have you forgotten what Young Master Yun said? Since he asked you to bring me in, he can naturally open the door! Besides, my lady is a weak woman, and not to mention that she has not committed any crimes, and there is nothing to escape, even if something happens, how can she outrun you? Zhao Jing listened to the seemingly reasonable words with some orders in them, and the jailer hesitated for a moment and stepped forward to open the wooden door.
"Lady!" Zhao Jing suddenly broke in and hugged Qi Yunshu, who was leaning on the wooden railing, into his arms.
"Xianggong!" Qi Yunshu sobbed and unconsciously called out the title she had always rejected.
"Are you alright?" When Zhao Jing stroked her face, he felt a different swelling, and heard her being stimulated by tears and screaming again and again, thinking of the darkness of this county office, he knew that she was not good at the moment, very bad!
"I ...... Fortunately, it's so dark here, there are rats, cockroaches, and ...... I'm a little scared! No matter how strong Qi Yunshu's psychology is, but after all, she is a woman, and when she arrives in this damp and dark, she still exudes a musty smell, and from time to time there are rats, insects and ants crawling around, she can't restrain the fear in her heart.
The moment she threw herself into Zhao Jing's arms, she kept clutching the clothes on his back tightly.
It's like a person on the verge of drowning, once he finds a life-saving straw, he just reflexively pulls on it.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'll get you out!" Zhao Jing comforted her and asked the reason for the incident.
"Hmm!" Qi Yunshu responded in a low voice, after a short period of fear, she gradually calmed down her panicked mind in Zhao Jing's gentle and low voice, at this moment she had a premonition that if he came, she would be fine!
After returning to reason, Qi Yunshu knew very well that Zhao Jing was able to come here with the help of the relationship between the eldest young master of the Yun family, it was not easy to come here, and she could not be allowed to continue to be vulnerable at this moment, at least she had to let Zhao Jing understand what had happened first, and only then could she find a way to save her!
So Qi Yunshu said that she was cooking in the Benwei Building, and was suddenly arrested by the intruding officials, and then inexplicably beaten and accused of theft, she especially emphasized: "Xianggong, you believe me, I really didn't steal other people's silver!" ”
A gentleman loves money and takes it in the right way, and she never thought of using such unruly means to obtain it.
"I believe, I believe in you!" What kind of person his own lady is, Zhao Jing naturally knows best.
She does not lack the ability to make money, and coupled with her good nature, she can't do such a thing that violates morality.
So it's obvious that this is a false accusation!
He said this possibility, Qi Yunshu nodded hurriedly: "Well, I've thought about it, only two people in Nancheng Town who have offended me may do this, but ...... Do they really do that? "As soon as she made a move, it was a ruthless move to put her to death, they were just boudoir women, was their hearts so ruthless?
Seeing her hesitate, Zhao Jing said the name that made her hesitate for her: "Huang Yuying, Liu Cailian? ”
Qi Yunshu nodded, what she has always adhered to is to make money with harmony, even if someone deliberately went to Benwei Lou to make trouble, she didn't tear her face with anyone, and finally even discussed with the Tian family to entertain them with buns.
So there will be no one else except these two women who are always bothering her for no reason!
"I'll find out, and if it's true, sooner or later what they've put on you...... "I'll give them back, double!"
Zhao Jing hugged her tightly, the green tendons on the back of his hand stood up, and a dark light appeared in his narrow phoenix eyes.
Qi Yunshu was frightened by his sudden and sharp tone, for fear that he would be impulsive and hurriedly soothed softly: "Xianggong, don't take any chances, you just need to find the two silver tickets that they took outside, see if they are different from others, and then try to get them to enforce the law impartially Let me go to the lobby to argue, I think I should be able to think of a way to get out of trouble!" ”
The official does not fight with the people, seeing that Zhao Jing's sharp appearance at this time is completely different from his gentle and elegant appearance on weekdays, Qi Yunshu is really afraid that he will do irrational things, so that his future will be ruined, and he hurriedly persuaded him.
"I'll save it!" Zhao Jing closed his eyes, feeling the petite and weak of the person in his arms.
This little woman is in prison herself, and she still remembers his future...... Let him say what is good about her!
The man's arms were warm and safe, and Qi Yunshu didn't know when he fell asleep while talking.
It wasn't until the next morning that the slender and dazzling sunlight shone through the mud cracks on the roof and shone on Qi Yunshu's face, she suddenly woke up, thinking of yesterday's tragic experience, she really admired that she was really asleep.
She moved her body slightly, in addition to the soreness and pain, the warmth on her body was still there, could it be ......
Her first instinct was not to open her eyes to look, but to reach out and touch: broad shoulders, thick back, powerful heartbeat......
He's still there!
"Xianggong!" She opened her eyes with a mutter, and Zhao Jing's handsome face enlarged in front of her.
"The lady is awake!"
"You ...... last night" Qi Yunshu was watched by his deep eyes and withdrew from his arms uncomfortably, looking at the mud walls, dead grass, wooden fences, and the pervasive rancid stench between his nose......
If it weren't for this, she thought she was going home in his arms just now.
It turned out that no matter where he was, he could be so warm and beautiful, and her pink lips rose, overflowing with a quiet smile.
This smile infected Zhao Jing, and he looked at it unconsciously.
"Lady!" It was also the first time he had seen someone in prison sit so contentedly.
"How did you stay last night?" Qi Yunshu looked outside the prison.
It was early in the morning, only the sound of the wind blowing through the hallway outside the hallway, and no jailer had yet entered.
Zhao Jing laughingly pointed to the locked cell door: "You are asleep, I will accompany you!" And we're husband and wife! "Although I can't be rich with you at this moment, I can choose to share your weal and sorrow.
Although Zhao Jing's words were not spoken, Qi Yunshu saw the implicit meaning in his serious eyes, the corners of his lips were raised higher, and his smile was deeper, which was simply heartbreakingly sweet.
However, the sweetness of the two was interrupted by the increasingly heavy and loud footsteps outside.
Qi Yunshu gently pushed him: "Someone is coming, quickly ask someone to let you out!" ”
Zhao Jing hugged her hard, if he could, he really wanted to be here all the time with her, he was really distressed last night!
But he couldn't stay here forever, he had to go out and find a way to save her!
Seeing Zhao Jing's figure disappear at the end of the corridor, the darkness swept Qi Yunshu again, the rats, insects and ants were still there, but Qi Yunshu suddenly felt that he was not afraid.
What about the dirty and foul smell of the environment, what about rats, insects and ants, she knows that someone is worried about her, and he will find a way to save her!
Her eyes were full of hope!
At the same time, because of Zhao Jing's arrival and Yunfu's care, her treatment was much better.
The jailer who had scolded and scolded her at every turn never moved again, and she ate normally.
She just waited, waiting, and on the second day came news that was important to her!
At the same time, on the fifth day of her imprisonment, she was summoned to the county hall.
The lobby is very spacious, similar to the layout in the TV series, flanked by officials holding powerful sticks, exhaling a "mighty" roar from their mouths, the scene is more shocking than in TV, especially as a party to the case, Qi Yunshu's heart is beating extremely messily with a "dong dong" on his knees.
She lowered her head and quietly looked at the auditorium out of the corner of her eyes, and she didn't see Zhao Jing at first glance, but Qi Yunshu believed that he would definitely be somewhere in the lobby, but she couldn't see it for the time being.
"Zhao Qi's family, the hall, is guilty of theft, do you admit it?" She was thinking wildly, and the majestic voice of Liu County Ling had already sounded in the lobby.
With that sound, the killing sticks on both sides suddenly struck, and the sound of "dong dong" percussion shook everyone in the hall in awe.
After this loud noise, Qi Yunshu's chaotic heart was raised high and slowly calmed down, this time the court was what she wanted, and it was also her only chance to clear her name, she had to grasp it firmly!