A commotion came from the front.

After Xiao Zixiang heard this, he looked ahead and stepped back without saying a word. Like an old turtle hiding in its own shell, it slowly disappeared into the darkness of the prison. It was as if there had never been a human being in that prison, neither the living nor the dead.

There was a whining from the cell in front of him.

"What a thing! It's all water! ”

"How long has this dish been sitting! It's all stinking! ”

"Dogs eat better than Lao Tzu!"

The cell boss took out a knife and slapped it on the cell door: "What's the noise! What a noise! Love to eat or not! Raising a bunch of scum to eat for nothing, do you still have an opinion?! ”

The cell boss walked to He Jingying's cell and brought a bowl of porridge made from wheat or corn that could not be seen, and a bowl of blackened vegetables.

He Jingying frowned and looked at the two bowls of things, she really didn't have any appetite at all. The cell boss smiled mysteriously, took out an oiled paper bag from his bosom, and opened it to see that there was a roast chicken. The cell boss smiled and said, "This is specially explained by Yan Arrester." ”

As soon as the cell boss walked away, Xiao Zixiang walked out of the darkness silently. He looked down thoughtfully at the golden roast chicken in front of He Jingying's prison door.

He Jingying was stunned and asked cautiously, "Have they always given you this meal?" ”

Xiao Zixiang took a sip of the turbid porridge: "Occasionally, there will be a piece of meat." ”

He Jingying picked up the roast chicken: "This, do you want to eat it?" ”

Xiao Zixiang looked at He Jingying darkly: "You want to give me food?" ”

He Jingying looked at the roast chicken and sniffed it again: "It's very fragrant, don't dislike it." ”

"Disliked?" Xiao Zixiang laughed. "Okay, you give it to me. But if you invite me to roast chicken, I'll always take something to thank you. ”

He Jingying wrapped the roast chicken in oiled paper and threw it accurately in front of Xiao Zixiang's prison door: "I may not be able to go out yet, it's useless for you to give me anything." ”

Xiao Zixiang picked up the roast chicken and smiled: "You will definitely be able to go out." ”

"How do you know? I'll borrow your good words. ”

"You wait." Xiao Zixiang returned to his tortoiseshell-like cell, fumbled for a while, and also took out something and threw it to He Jingying.

He Jingying took it and saw that it was a jade pendant. The jade pendant is carved into the shape of a flower, and the appearance is not very good-looking, and the jade quality is not excellent. "Take this for roast chicken, you'll lose a lot."

Xiao Zixiang smiled "hehe", revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth: "I haven't eaten such fragrant meat for three years, no loss." ”

He Jingying took the jade pendant and fumbled for a while: "However, this pattern is very special, does this jade pendant have a name?" ”

"I'll tell you about that later. Let me start by asking you a few questions. If Xiao Yunying makes a move on you, do you have any way to deal with it? ”

"Xiao Yunying has already attacked us." He Jingying told Xiao Zixiang about Yongzhou. Xiao Zixiang laughed after hearing this: "You cut off Wang Wanzhi's head? Ha ha. I underestimate you, little girl. ”

Xiao Zixiang seemed to be very happy and finally had an appetite, ripped off a piece of chicken thigh, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully. "Xiao Yunying is a hypocrite. wants to seize the crown prince, but on the surface, he wants to pretend to be a literati. Dirty hands can be pushed on others. This time, though, he miscalculated. He was too anxious, and his foundation was not stable, so he killed the prince. Do you know how to deal with him? ”

Xiao Zi paused, his shoulders leaning against the cell door suddenly rose upward, and his hands were tightly gripping the cell door.

"You...... What happened to you? ”

Xiao Zixiang shook his head, took a deep breath and continued: "Although Xiao Ziliang is scheming, he is stubborn and self-serving, and he is indecisive, so it is difficult to take on a big responsibility. This time the prince loses power, he will be the only one and be feared by the emperor. In addition, his advisers and Chinese ministers and military generals may not be on peace, you can make them suspicious of each other. ”

Xiao Zixiang paused again, and this time He Jingying obviously saw beads of sweat falling on his forehead. He Jingying asked worriedly, "Uncle Siwang, are you uncomfortable?" ”

Xiao Zixiang shook his head again: "You listen to me." Xiao Ziliang is actually not the biggest trouble. The biggest trouble is the ghost-faced Langjun below him. Ghost-faced Langjun is the most manipulative of people's hearts, and my subordinates in Jingzhou were instigated by him to impeach me. He also has a lot of means to deal with people, coercion, temptation, and attack. And they often target those who seem ordinary, inconspicuous, or even insignificant. These people follow you on weekdays, and you can't even notice his presence, but when something happens, they can often defeat the enemy with one move. ”

A hint of familiarity flashed in He Jingying's heart, those seemingly ordinary, inconspicuous, and even insignificant people. Isn't it the people in the Nanjun Palace's Mansion and the Prince's Mansion who are controlled? Isn't it Miao Shanhe in Yongzhou City? Could it be that the person behind all this is this ghost-faced man?

Xiao Zixiang tore off another piece of meat and put it in his mouth: "Girl, do you know how long you haven't lived in this cell now?" “

He Jingying shook her head.

Xiao Zixiang said: "Three years, ten months and four days. ”

A trace of ominous premonition crossed He Jingying's heart.

Xiao Zixiang continued: "My existence is a stain on the emperor's body, and it is a secret that cannot be seen in the world. The jailers in this cell have long since changed rounds, and no one recognizes me. Do you know how to keep secrets from being revealed? ”

He Jingying's throat was a little dry.

Xiao Zixiang picked up another piece of meat and ate it: "Only the dead can keep secrets." So I'm sure you'll make it out alive. ”

"Why?"

Xiao Zixiang still didn't answer: "Girl, I'll tell you now, what is the name of that jade pendant, you must remember it." This is called the Fuso Order. It was established by me with a few courtiers and charlatans. We were full of enthusiasm back then, vowing to support Sheji and take back the Northern Dynasty. Although it seems to be a joke now, as long as Ling is there, people are there. You remember 'drink the salty pond of the horse, and the rest of the braids are Fusang'. As long as you leave this sentence in a critical moment, someone will come. “

Xiao Zixiang suddenly laughed again: "I don't know whether to say that you are lucky or unlucky." The people who put you in this prison wanted you to get out alive. Just let the emperor know that you have been in contact with me. Your Nanjun Royal Mansion is not far from destruction. But someone wants to kill you. Little girl, you're really not simple. The enemy of the tree is no less than that of me, the living dead. ”

He Jingying seemed to realize something, and slapped the cell door in horror: "Come on, come on!" ”

Xiao Zixiang's back arched high, and his body trembled involuntarily.

He Jingying hurriedly said: "Uncle Four Wang! You hold on! I'll call someone! ”

Xiao Zixiang said in a hoarse voice, "There will be no one." Little girl, since someone is so anxious to kill you, it means that person knows that you have not been in this prison for long. You must hold on, don't eat a mouthful of food in this prison, don't drink a mouthful, don't care who gave it to you. ”

He Jingying stretched out her hand, but where could she reach the other side. "Uncle Four Wang!"

Xiao Zixiang gradually curled up, his body twitched irrepressibly, white foam poured out of his mouth, he slammed the cell door hard, and his five fingers sank deep into the old wooden fence: "If you are a traitor, the country will not be a country!" There are no eggs under the nest! At the end of the sentence, he used all his life's strength, and the candle-like life was finally extinguished in the dark prison.

Only the dead can keep secrets. But it is not necessarily He Jingying's death. He can also die.