"Why is that?" Mu Churan pointed to the injury and asked her, and at the same time called someone to quickly serve the wound medicine.

Xiao He hesitated for a moment, and replied half-truthfully: "In the Jiudan Palace, I found out with Your Majesty that the assassin was the person who assassinated Nanyuan that day, and I couldn't help but think of the situation when I was repeatedly attacked when I went south, new hatred and old hatred, and I clenched my fist with force and pinched myself when I was angry. ”

The trauma ointment and all the tools were brought up, and Mu Churan scrubbed the wound for her with her own hands, and then used the medicine herself.

"This little injury, don't worry." Xiao He said disapprerovingly.

But Mu Churan was disgusted, "You have to use this hand every day, if you don't deal with it quickly, if the wound worsens, it won't be troublesome." No matter how small the injury is, it can't be sloppy on you. ”

Xiao He listened to Mu Churan's words of concern, but the person he thought of in his heart was the one in the prison of the Criminal Department.

She forced her composure and took the initiative to ask Mu Churan for help, "Since Gao Shangshu is injured, the minister wants to ask for the order to interrogate the assassin with Lord Gongsun, and the minister has also dealt with him in the past, so maybe he can say something." ”

Mu Churan glanced at her deeply, and could see that she was resolute, so she didn't refuse, and agreed immediately.

Xiao He almost tried his best to hold back a beating heart, and he wanted to rush to the prison of the Criminal Department immediately, but he listened to Mu Churan's instructions, "Don't worry, I will give you an edict, so that the people below will not be difficult for you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xiao He bowed his head and thanked him, but he sincerely thanked him.

But she was worried in her heart, she didn't know how to face the Ten Palaces Yama, should she call him Xiao Shi, or the Heavenly Killer of Qinglong Hall? In what capacity he lurked beside her, she wanted to know the truth, but she was afraid that the truth would hurt people.

In the end, Xiao He still appeared at the door of the prison of the Criminal Department with the emperor's edict.

After Gongsun Ou read the edict, his attitude towards Xiao He was not bad, "It's just that this assassin is still in a coma, although he has come to see a doctor and treated his wounds, but he has not woken up." The doctor also said that his breath was extremely weak, and I didn't dare to torture him, for fear that if he died, it would be difficult to deal with him. ”

"Lord Gongsun, I am also under the order of the emperor, even so, I have to at least see it with my own eyes, so I can go back and make a mistake, and I hope that the adults will forgive me one or two." Xiao He insisted on going to the cell to watch people.

Gongsun Ou had no choice but to ask the jailer to come and lead the way, "Go, take Lord Xiao to see the prisoners." ”

Xiao He was also entering the prison of the Criminal Department for the first time, and she subconsciously glanced at the configuration of the jailers and guards, as well as the structure of the cell. Follow the jailer down to the dungeon, which is stronger than the prison of the Jingzhao Mansion. The jailer led her all the way down two floors, and walked to a cell that looked like an iron cage before stopping.

"Lord Xiao, the assassin is being held here. Although he is seriously injured now and is not yet sober, but I heard that he is strong in martial arts, do you want the villain to accompany him in? Although the jailer said politely, his tone and expression were clear, and he looked down on Xiao He, a weak scholar.

It stands to reason that Xiao He's official rank is a little higher than Gongsun Ou, who is currently in charge here, but these people in the Criminal Department are quite upright and rude, and Xiao He's rumors in the palace were not very good before, so even the little jailer had a sense of ridicule. This is also the intention of Mu Churan to deliberately write an edict to her, she has the imperial order, so she is naturally not afraid of anyone's eyes.

"No need, bother. This officer can handle it. Xiao He replied indifferently, let him open the iron lock, and she bent down to enter.

The jailer locked the door from the outside, "Then Lord Xiao, take a look slowly, the villain is waiting at the corner guard on this floor, when you want to come out, just call the villain." ”

Xiao He responded and watched him leave. This floor is empty except for the people who are being held here, and it must be a felony who came to this cell on the second basement floor.

Xiao He looked at the person who was locked by four iron chains, which were pulled very tightly, and he was half-hanging and half-kneeling there. The air was almost suffocatingly wet and musty, mixed with the not-so-strong smell of blood.

His head was about to hang down to his chest, and when he was motionless like that, Xiao He almost couldn't control himself, and he almost wanted to run over and pounce on him.

At this time, her heart seemed to be split in half, and half said, no matter what he did, now that he is dying, he should save him first at this moment, maybe what is his suffering, if he is wrong, I am afraid that he will regret it for the rest of his life, can you bear it? The other half said, he killed someone, he killed someone in front of you, and there was nothing wrong with the official secretary during his tenure, what crime caused death? He is clearly going back to his old business and collecting his life for others, what do you still think about him doing with this kind of ruthless and heartless person?

Xiao He walked towards him from the door, and she couldn't move her footsteps to him for a long time, and the struggle in her heart had already stirred her to the point of collapse.

Suddenly he moved slightly, and the chain made a sound, and her heart was pinched, and she didn't care about anything.

When asked what the situation is in the world, it is difficult for a straight person to distinguish between right and wrong.

Xiao He half-squatted and half-knelt beside him, wiping the blood and sweat beads on his cheeks with his sleeve. His eyes were closed, his lips were chapped and bleeding from the corners, and his face was unusually pale from blood loss.

In front of people, she can pretend to be calm, but now looking at him like this, how can she be so hard and deceive herself.

Her fingers touched his skin, and it was frighteningly cold. She bit her lower lip and her brow furrowed. Gongsun Ou Fang did say that the doctor had come to see him, and she was close at the moment, and she could smell some herbs on him, but he must have only treated the external injuries. No one took care of the decoction, and no one cared about the internal injuries. It's a pity that she has never learned the method of pranayama to help people heal with true qi.

Suddenly remembered that in the medicine that Hongzhu helped him prepare before, there was a perfect tonic pill, which replenished both qi and blood, and had a miraculous effect. She hurriedly rummaged out of the medicine bag, and when she found it, she gave it to him. But at this time, there was no water, his teeth were clenched, and the pill could not be stuffed at all.

Xiao He only hesitated for a moment, then stuffed the pill into his mouth, chewed it, held his cheek, leaned up, and fed it into his mouth little by little. At first, his teeth were not opened, so Xiao He could only slowly wet his lips and teeth, and let the medicine residue mix into a liquid and flow into his mouth. He was hugged by her like this, but he didn't react as if he had lost his life. She was very cautious and the process of feeding the medicine was very difficult.

Gradually, his breath seemed to fluctuate, his lips and teeth were loose, and she could open it with a gentle prie, the medicinal taste was sweet and slightly pungent, and the tears that slipped to the corners of his mouth, all kinds of tastes were mixed together, and they were all given to him.

It was as if her heart, whether she liked it or angry, and gave it to him.

Even if it was a betrayal, even if it hurt her heart, she didn't want to see him die.

Even if everyone in the world says that he is ruthless and heartless, she wants to save him and keep him alive.

The medicine in her mouth was all gone, and she heard the sound of his throat swallowing, but she didn't leave his last softness. His breath was entangled, and his breathing was heavier, as if he was awake.

The only communication between the two people is so lingering. She clearly complained about him, but she was reluctant to complain. She wanted his personal promise, she wanted his sincerity, her heartache and hurt turned into strength between her lips and teeth, and she let him know fiercely.

Even she wanted to see what his heart was made of.

Her warmth and softness had been searching inward, all the way deeper, to suffocate him.

Love is a double-edged sword, saving or killing, but in a thought, a turn.

He turned away from her, accompanied by a sharp cough and wheezing.

Xiao Hecai sat on the ground, let go of his hand, and looked at him in a daze, unable to believe what he had just done, as if he had fallen into a demonic barrier.

"If you want me to die, I'll die." His voice was hoarse and his breath was uncertain.

"Nope! I don't want you to die. Xiao He lowered his voice and couldn't help but reach out to touch him, but because of the knot in his heart, the outstretched hand stopped an inch away from his cheek and took it back.

"If you want me to live, I will live." His breath was weak, but his eyes were brightening.

Xiao He was silent, she didn't want him to die, but he did kill Wang Siyi with his own hands. In the past, she didn't know him, he didn't know her, even though he was covered with blood, he still lived his life without problems. But he had promised her that she would no longer kill people casually, and that she would not be a killer for a living, and she would not be able to accept this newly stained hand with human blood.

There was a wall in her heart, and the vultures grew a hundred feet high, and from then on they kept him out.

Even though she would still feel distressed by him, she didn't want him to die, but he stayed outside the wall and couldn't get in again.

Finally, she looked at him with a miserable laugh, "You owe me an explanation. ”

The sound of footsteps came softly from a distance, she hurriedly got up, wiped her face clean, and said sharply to him: "Whether what you said is true or not, I will know it as soon as I find out, if I find out that you lied to me, you should know the consequences!" I'm the person who hates people for lying to me the most, especially ...... I've already given you a chance! ”

Xiao He didn't turn around, but he had already heard the jailer stop not far away and didn't go any further.

She deliberately continued: "Ask you one last time, think about it again, are there any names that have been missed, and you have to explain?" Say it! ”

Xiao Shi raised his head, pulled the corners of his mouth, and told her in the shape of his mouth, Hongzhu.

"Is it really gone? Then I'll check it out and I'll come back to you to settle accounts! Xiao He turned to the door and patted the iron railing, "Little brother!" I'm done here, I can open the door! ”

The jailer waited for a while before he slowly came over, "My lord is really lucky, the prisoner is actually sober." Did you ask something? ”

Xiao He waited for him to open the door with a pleasant face before saying, "I'm afraid it's inconvenient for others to know about these, and this official has to go to the emperor to report his life." It's all over. ”

The jailer's face changed slightly, but then he still smiled, although the smile changed a little stiffly, but his face was quite passable, "Yes, yes, then the villain will take the adults out first." ”