Chapter 61: Imprisonment
This is the first time He Jingying has stepped into the prison of the Criminal Department. There was an indescribable smell in the cell, pitch black, dirty, and there were some mottled blood stains on the door that had not been erased. The people in the prisons on both sides are all dirty, and the prisons in the criminal department are all court felons, and it is difficult to have women. Originally, they were all scholars, and after being locked up for a long time, they were no different from those who were imprisoned for stealing chickens and dogs, raping and plundering, and they were all ordinary madness. When those people saw He Jingying and a woman in prison, they all had some schadenfreude smiles on their faces. What's more, a pair of eyes stared directly at He Jingying without shying away, making obscene movements in their hands and whistling on their mouths.
Ma Renyi slapped a knife on the cell door and shouted, "Look at what you see!" Go back! ”
Ma Renyi took He Jingying all the way into the innermost cell, took off the shackles on He Jingying's hands, and said, "I have wronged the princess." This one is the cleanest and quietest in the place. You just have to be wronged. ”
He Jingying looked at this "upper room", there was a small window in the cell, and a trace of sunlight was shining through the window. He Jingying smiled: "Thank you, Master Ma." ”
He Jingying stood in the prison, watching the sunlight fall through the small window. She wasn't worried about herself. First of all, there was indeed someone else who killed the prince, and she believed that Xiao Lian could help her clear her name. It's just that she was worried that Xiao Lian was impulsive and lost his sense of proportion, which would make things more complicated.
As soon as the prince falls, the mastermind behind the scenes will inevitably target Xiao Lian. Xiao Ziliang lost a Xiao Zimao, and they lost the crown prince. What's more, the old ministers who supported the prince in the past may not all turn to support Xiao Lian. This makes their situation even more difficult.
Originally, if they could collect enough evidence of Xiao Ziliang's crimes, and they could also help the prince to bring down Xiao Ziliang, once the prince's position was stable, they would naturally be safe. But now the opportunity has been lost.
Ma Renyi has just left. A jailer took someone to He Jingying's prison door, explained a few words and left. The man turned around, and He Jingying saw the person's appearance clearly, with a beard on his face, which turned out to be Yan Xiaodao.
Yan Xiaodao held a handful of hay in his hand and covered his face.
Yan Xiaodao whispered while stuffing hay into the prison: "Princess, I was drinking with Da Meng today, and I received news that something had happened to the prince's mansion. I happen to know you on duty tonight in the prison of the Criminal Department. I'll bring you some hay. Don't be disgusted, princess, although this hay is rough and not warmer than a quilt, it is dry. It was cold and damp in this cell, and the quilt was placed in it, and it didn't take long for it to get wet, but it was not as comfortable as the hay bed. ”
He Jingying took the hay over: "How is it in the Prince's Mansion?" ”
Yan Xiaodao said: "I'm not from Dali Temple or the Criminal Department, I can't go to the prince's mansion." At present, the case is still in the Criminal Department, and if the prince wants to take over the case, he will have to wait until tomorrow to invite His Majesty and take Zhu Pi. ”
He Jingying nodded: "In this way, I will thank Yan for the capture." ”
Yan Xiaodao said with a smile: "In Yongzhou, we have also been born and died together, and the princess doesn't have to be so polite to me." Don't worry, princess, the princess will save you out. With that, Yan Xiaodao bowed respectfully before leaving the cell. Before leaving, he deliberately explained a few words to the cell boss, and stuffed some silver in the cell boss's hand. The cell boss naturally took the silver into his arms and agreed with a smile on his face.
Yan Xiaodao just left. In the darkness of the cell opposite, there were several "clangs, clangs". A man slowly walked out of the darkness with a long iron chain: "Hey, today is a good day, and I saw a woman." ”
He Jingying glanced at the person opposite, the man had gray hair, was skinny, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his hands and feet were covered with heavy shackles. This man seems to have been in prison for a long time.
The man looked at He Jingying, screamed at He Jingying, and suddenly threw himself forward, and the chain made a chaotic sound. This person bared his teeth at He Jingying, revealing a mouthful of yellowed teeth, and made a vague "hissing" sound in his mouth, which looked very terrifying.
He Jingying frowned slightly, looked at the person carefully, and found that the person was not sick, probably because he had been locked up for too long, and he was a little crazy, just to scare her.
The man smiled "hehe": "Little girl, aren't you afraid?" ”
He Jingying said: "When I was a child, wild dogs often barked their teeth at me like this. Generally, when wild dogs do this, they do not bite, but only scare and scare. When it really wants to bite, it won't move. ”
When the man heard He Jingying say this, he patted his legs and laughed: "Interesting, funny, wild dog!" Haha, am I just a wild dog? The man looked at He Jingying with interest and asked, "Little girl, let me ask you, what year, month, and day is today?" ”
He Jingying said: "Today is the tenth year of Yongming, and the ...... of December" Speaking of this, He Jingying was suddenly stunned. Today is the fourth day of the twelfth month of the 10th year of Yongming. It was the day when Xu Wanyu burned Yiyue Pavilion.
The day I've been worried about has finally come. He didn't die, but he didn't rejoice at all. What difference does it make if you don't die, but you're in prison?
She thought it was funny that she had lived not for revenge, but for the sake of living. If you want revenge, it's simple, she killed Xu Wanyu, stabbed Xiao Ziliang twice, and then didn't care about the future. However, she still has to live, because Xiao Zhaoye has not returned. It's so hard to live.
The man saw that He Jingying was distracted when she spoke, and said unhappily: "Little girl, what day is it today?" ”
He Jingying came back to her senses and said respectfully: "Uncle, today is the fourth day of the twelfth month of the tenth year of Yongming. ”
"Hmph, it's been ten years since Yongming." The old man pinched his fingers and calculated: "For a total of 1,395 days, I have been here for so long." ”
The old man looked He Jingying up and down, saw that she was dressed well, and asked, "Little girl, this prison is a felony of the imperial court, how did you get in?" ”
He Jingying looked at the old man in embarrassment, not knowing how to answer.
The old man looked at He Jingying playfully: "It can't be a big crime of rebellion." ”
He Jingying was even more embarrassed: "Well, maybe, it's about the same." ”
The old man's eyes suddenly flashed: "Could it be that you are an orphan of the previous dynasty who entered the palace and assassinated the emperor?" ”
He Jingying shook her head.
The old man was a little disappointed: "Oh, no, then what kind of assassin are you, a column of rangers, who made a special trip to assassinate the powerful?" As soon as the old man finished speaking, he shook his head: "The clothes you are wearing, the Jianghu Ranger can't afford it." Suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "Then are you from the Northern Dynasty?" ”
He Jingying looked at the old man helplessly: "Uncle, you don't read some books." ”
"Then let me ask you, do you know the clan in this capital?"
He Jingying said: "I don't know all of them, but I know a few." ”
"Not bad, not bad." The old man nodded, and then asked, "Do you know King Yuzhang, Xiao Xuanyan?" ”
"I've heard a little."
The old man said happily: "Do you know him? So how is he now? But is it still the big Sima of the DPRK? Are you still healthy? ”
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