Chapter Ninety-Four: Strangeness
The cell boss wore a knife and checked the sign handed over by Jia Wanwan, "Well, let's go in." Don't talk when you take you down the aisle, there are a lot of crazy people locked up here. ”
After he finished speaking, Jia Wanwan was a little scared, Zhang Mingzhu glanced at Chen Jie'an secretly, and unexpectedly did not pretend to be as timid as a mouse, but protected Jia Wanwan. "Just follow me later, it'll be fine."
Ji Xiang was a little afraid of the dark, the cell boss took people in, at first there was a little dim light penetrating in, and when he entered the two closed heavy iron doors, the light could only rely on the faint oil lamp on the wall. The cell boss explained that this was the place where the condemned prisoners were held, and that it was a punishment for killing people and setting fires, and never seeing the light of day. The smell of dead rats and the strong stench of fermented swill feces forced Ji Xiang and the four of them to breathe through their mouths.
"Let me out, I've been wronged!"
Bang, the weight hit the ground, and then a pair of hands came out of the cell next door. The four of them raised their eyes in fright to see that the woman was wearing a cloak and her eyes were glowing red. Ji Xiang was so frightened that he took two steps back, and the other three, especially Jia Wanwan, staggered two steps and almost squatted on the ground.
"It's dirty, miss, I'll carry you." Hongxing felt sorry for Jia Wanwan, and the cell boss who took the saber in her hand didn't look at them, but slashed at the woman with a calm face and impatience.
The withered woman did not dare to speak, and withdrew her hand and cried miserably. The cell boss banged on the cell door loudly, "What are you doing, are you impatient?" Get back! Jiang Liyun is here, you have a time to stick incense. ”
"Hey, my lord, isn't Jiang Liyun's case still unresolved, why is she being held in the prison of a death row prisoner?"
The cell boss pulls out a bunch of keys, finds one of them, and opens a cell door. Push open the door and let the four of them in, "Our adults arranged it, and I know what a little cell boss knows." Okay, I'll wait outside, and I'll pick you up when the time comes. ”
Ji Xiang saw his back gradually disappearing, and thought for a long time, but to no avail. Instead, he met the eyes of the woman who shouted wrongs at first, she was thin, the bridge of her nose collapsed, and there were too many whites under her eyes, giving people the first impression that she was extremely fierce. The woman was the first to look away and slept on the kang.
"Liyun, are you alright?" What the cell boss didn't say was that Jiang Liyun had been interrogated before they came, and she fell asleep under torture. Zhang Mingzhu and Jia Wanwan woke her up, her earlier clothes had been changed into prison uniforms, and there was still a trace of faint blood on her back.
Pearl? Jiang Liyun tried to open her eyes, and what caught her eyes was Zhang Mingzhu's worried face. Why is she, obviously she asked Chen Xie An, didn't he hear it. Jiang Liyun closed her eyes in disappointment. Her life can only be saved by Chen Jie'an, and the torture on her body indicates that the so-called Qingguan County Commander intends to torture her.
Hongxing doesn't like Jiang Liyun very much, especially when the old man is suspected of being killed by her, and the young lady is betrayed by her friends, and she can't stop crying. "Miss, what does she mean by that!"
"Wanwan?" Why did she come, Hongxing's voice was really recognizable, and when Jiang Liyun heard this, she knew it was her. Turning her head and trying to support her body to the side, Jiang Liyun saw Jia Wanwan in a plain white shirt. She had a lot of doubts and puzzles, but standing three steps away from her, she couldn't stop crying, but it was difficult to ask.
There was also a woman on the side, Jiang Liyun had seen, it was the young girl beside Chen Jiean.
It's Ji Xiang. After a few times in her heart, Jiang Liyun had already guessed Ji Xiang's identity, and she had heard a lot of things about her.
"You're here." Ji Xiang will come here, which means that Chen Jie'an did hear his cry for help. She suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and handed her eyes back to Jia Wanwan.
The two looked at each other speechlessly, and Ji Xiang, who was leaning against the prison door behind him, understood in his heart that Jiang Liyun's words were saying to himself.
"Well, time is of the essence, we don't have time to waste. Miss Jia, do you have anything to ask? Jia Wanwan didn't speak, and Ji Xiang, who walked happily with her chest in her arms, looked at Jiang Liyun condescendingly, "Since there is nothing you want to ask, then I'll come." First of all, why do you want to ask my father-in-law for help, I have seen your yard, and all kinds of clues can help you clear your name...... If those people weren't stupid. ”
Four pairs of eyes stared straight at each other, especially Zhang Mingzhu, Jiang Liyun didn't know Chen Jie'an, why did she ask Brother Chen for help.
Jiang Liyun obviously didn't expect Ji Xiang to be so direct, she hesitated for a while, but decided to tell the truth. "I know that Zhang Gu's fall is related to your father-in-law Chen Jie'an, and besides, our county magistrate will not bother to find the real murderer at all."
"Impossible, Uncle Fu promised me that I would give my father an explanation." Jia Wanwan suddenly screamed, interrupting Jiang Liyun's words. Her father Jia Dafu and the county magistrate Fu Mingsheng have been friends for many years, and her father also said that he would marry her to Fu Mingsheng's son Fu Er, which can be said to be in-laws, she doesn't believe that Uncle Fu will be so hateful as Jiang Liyun said.
Zhang Mingzhu also stood up, she only knew that Ji Xiang had been kidnapped for several days, and after being rescued, Chen Jie'an didn't care whether her innocence was ruined. In Yun'an Village, she was still annoyed by this, but she didn't expect Chen Xie An to be related to Zhang Yaqing's father being escorted.
Ji Xiang also looked at Jiang Liyun, as if to say, you answer, I also want to know.
"Wanwan, I'm not talking nonsense." Jiang Liyun sighed and said helplessly, "If the county order really wants to find out the truth, why did you torture me to make me confess." If I don't read, I'm afraid I'll draw on the confession. ”
Jia Wanwan seemed to hear thunder, and her face was full of shattered grief. His father died tragically in a friend's bed, and Uncle Fu, who considered himself a relative, did not want to find the murderer for his father.
The year is the worst, Ji Xiang silently added.
"Aren't you surprised?" His parents were incompetent and careless about people's lives, and Ji Xiang didn't believe it. Jiang Liyun knew that if she hadn't experienced it, she wouldn't have believed that Fu Mingsheng would be such a person.
If Ji Xiang learned Jiang Liyun's thoughts, he was afraid that he would have to complain, what was there to be surprised about, there are corrupt flies in any era, but officials who treat human life as child's play really need to be impeached.
"You said that my father-in-law had something to do with Zhang Gu's fall, what does this mean." Ji Xiang turned back to the previous topic, she always thought that the collapse of Zhang Ru's backer was a coincidence. Jiang Liyun told her everything she knew, and the latter was a little regretful, if Xianggong could rush back before Yunxiang left...... Forget it, it's useless to think too much, Xianggong has already tried his best.
When Jiang Liyun's matter is over, she wants to treat Chen Jie'an well, during this time, he has worked hard.
"I went to Mother Li, she told me about that night, do you have anything to add to me?" Jia Wanwan was still standing dumbfounded, and what the two of them said did not catch their ears at all. Hongxing wiped the stool in the cell and asked Zhang Mingzhu and Jia Wanwan to sit down.
They were all very knowledgeable and did not suddenly interject when Ji Xiang asked.
"I know you want to ask Jia ...... Who is that noble man that the lord brought? To be honest, I don't know. Before leading them into my house, Mr. Jia said that he was hungry, so I had to go to the kitchen and order some side dishes. After the food was served, Mr. Jia said that he was afraid of the cold, and asked me to close the window, at that time the nobleman had not taken off the veil, the room was dim, only a small oil lamp on the table, I really couldn't see clearly. ”
"And what's going on with the mandala?" Jiang Liyun shook gently, she didn't know what a mandala was. Ji Xiang carefully said the location and the shape of the flower, and she could only remember.
"It was given to me by Master Jia, in our line of work, the night is reversed, and over time it is easy to have headaches and sleeplessness. I have a close relationship with Wanwan, and Master Jia doesn't dislike my background, and treats me like a daughter. Knowing that I couldn't sleep well, he gave me the mandala, saying that it was for sleep. ”
Jia Wanwan over there also spoke out, indeed, did her father have a pot of such flowers, or did she mention that Jiang Liyun couldn't sleep peacefully, so Jia Dafu gave it away.
"Okay, then you can tell me more about what happened to you that day." Ji Xiang subconsciously wanted to memorize things, but his hands were empty, but fortunately, his memory was better than before, and he should not leave out the details.
Jiang Liyun nodded and began to speak.
The ones in front are not bad with what Li's mother said, and when they come to Jiang Liyun to have side dishes, they are no different when the three of them eat together.
I wondered why the nobleman didn't take off his veil, so I asked more. Mr. Jia angrily asked me to remove the dishes, and asked me to fetch hot water to the house. ”
Ji Xiang felt that Jiang Liyun was redundant, but there was still a trace of strangeness. Jia Dafu knew that Jia Wanwan and Jiang Liyun were sisters, why would they let her serve others. The psychology of the elders, shouldn't she be persuaded to be good?
Jiang Liyun listened and patiently replied to her. "Although I am not a clean man, my body is still in charge of my own body. Master Jia didn't let me accompany the nobleman...... Ahem, that's it, we're just listening to the piano. ”
"Big night?" Don't sleep to listen to the piano? Is it that in ancient times, there was no baldness trouble, so I challenged the late-night Xiaoqu Jumping??
"Everyone has their own preferences, and we can't refuse to do business." Jiang Liyun said an official sentence and blocked Ji Xiang's mouth. Then I continued, and after cleaning up, I made a cup of tea and went to change my clothes. The veiled mystery man ordered Jiangnan songs, and when they were ugly, I was a little sleepy. Mr. Jia was still very awake at that time, and I remembered that I had a cup of tea to refresh myself, but it didn't work, and I fell asleep after a while. Come to think of it, I really don't know what happened. ”
"Is that dagger yours?" Jiang Liyun nodded, it was indeed hers, she liked this shiny thing before, so she asked someone to give it a beating. I usually keep it in the dresser all the time, and I only take it with me when I go out.
"If there's anything else you find strange, think about it."
Strange place? Jiang Liyun read it again, and suddenly remembered something.
"There really is, the mysterious man ......"