Chang Le rushed to the little hawthorn before Sun Tou could react.

The general squatted down, and caught a glimpse of her exposed hands, which were stained with a deep purple color, and the color was a little dark purple, which was quite strange on her hands.

Chang Le's brain "buzzed".

"Little hawthorn, did you move King Huai's jade plate?"

The little hawthorn raised his eyes timidly, his eyes were full of panic, and he opened his mouth, wanting to speak and stopping.

"Little hawthorn, you take it and hand over the jade plate, and we will treat it as if nothing happened."

Chang Le squatted in front of her, grabbed her hands, and clenched her tightly to prevent her from retracting. Lifting her sleeves, her white soft palms were a black purple. The evidence is conclusive and could not be more obvious.

Little Hawthorn looked at her in fear, shaking her head and whimpering. It's like trying to defend something, but he just doesn't speak.

"Little hawthorn." Chang Le grabbed her weak shoulders and patiently persuaded, "Although King Huai's jade plate is very valuable, we will kill our heads if we sell it." ”

She still kept shaking her head.

Chang Le turned his head to look at Xiao Shizi: "Xiao Shizi, did you say?" Quickly persuade my sister to return the things. ”

Xiao Shizi also had a scar on his face, and he kept turning his head to look at their communication, his expression was not as smart as before, but a little sluggish. Even if he heard Chang Le ask him, he didn't think he heard it, but just looked at the little hawthorn in a daze.

One shook his head, the other stared blankly, and neither of the two children spoke, making everyone look at it with a headache. Chang Le looked at King Huai helplessly, but saw that King Huai's eyes were a little deep and dangerous, with disappointment and anger after shock.

Seeing that King Huai's demeanor was different, it was not as usual. Chang Le subconsciously hugged the little hawthorn.

She didn't want to believe that the hawthorn was fine. She's still so young.

"Are there any marks on the others?" Zhang Changxiu's angry voice was weak, and he couldn't wait to question those yacha.

The officials happened to be almost checked, and immediately ran back to Zhang Changxiu, shook their heads, and reported respectfully.

"Nope."

The sound is as uniform as if it had been rehearsed in advance.

"Everyone present has checked? Including you and each other. Zhang Changxiu glanced at Chang Le and couldn't help but ask again.

"I've checked it all."

All the yacha once again affirmed in unison.

I often heard about it, and I touched the little hawthorn's body. After touching for a long time, I didn't find the jade plate, so I was a little relieved.

"Did you accidentally bump into it when you were holding King Huai just now?"

"Madame, don't defend her. In the audience except for her, which one is not clean with two hands? If she only touched it, she would have to find someone who stole it. ”

Sun Tou received Zhang Changxiu's hint from his gaze and reluctantly stepped forward to persuade him. He didn't want to believe that such a cute girl was a thief who stole things.

Chang Le glanced at Sun Tou with disgust. Isn't it okay for Sun Tou to pick it out so directly?

"But she doesn't have a jade plaque on her."

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell into a panic again.

The only little hawthorn that has touched the jade plate does not have a jade plate, so who and where is it possible?

King Huai's face was a little gloomy, he hooked his lips and smiled, and his charming eyes were a little crazy: "This king's jade plate, is it possible that it will disappear like this?" ”

"Take the injured to the doctor first, and if there is a place to let them stay for a while?" Zhang Changxiu asked Chang Le. Chang Le nodded and called for ten miles to arrange. Zhang Changxiu continued, "Then try the little hawthorn on the spot now, and if you don't find the jade plate, no one will want to leave." ”

The atmosphere around me suddenly became tense.

Immediately, a public hall was set up in the lobby of the school, Zhang Changxiu sat in a high position, and Huai Wang Tingshi and others sat on both sides to listen. Chang Le and several ladies stood outside the hall, watching with the people.

"Little hawthorn, the official asks again, did you steal King Huai's jade plate?"

Facing Zhang Changxiu's questioning, the little hawthorn trembled, and he didn't know why.

"I just accidentally bumped into it. It may have been ripped off by me, but I don't know where it fell. "The little hawthorn has a low voice.

Zhang Changxiu snorted and said, "I dare to quibble, just now Sun Zhutou has led people to search the yard, and I haven't seen the shadow of the jade plate." ”

"Well, I don't know."

The little hawthorn hung her head and rubbed the purple color in her palms in an attempt to get rid of them. After grinding for a long time, there is no intention of eliminating it at all.

"Say, are there any of your accomplices here?" Zhang Changxiu asked sharply.

The little hawthorn paused, raised his eyes and glanced at Zhang Changxiu timidly, shook his head and winced, "No." ”

"None? You've already figured out that you're going to steal the jade medal today, right? Pebble uses the excuse of setting off firecrackers to cause chaos, and you take the opportunity to steal the jade plaque. Zhang Changxiu began to analyze, "You two brothers and sisters, who sent them to infiltrate the yamen?" ”

Little Hawthorn was frightened by his threatening voice, his face turned pale, he blinked aggrievedly, and did not speak.

Zhang Changxiu lost his patience and said unhappily: "If you don't recruit from the truth, you and your brother will not be able to avoid the pain of flesh and skin!" ”

This threat frightened not only the little hawthorn, but also the bystanders.

"Taishou won't torture the two children, right?"

"That's not for sure, Taishou has always been tough. Last time, he tried the thief, and when he heard that the thief couldn't stand the punishment, he committed suicide in fear of crime. ”

"The last time the thief was tried miserably, it seems that the two brothers and sisters are going to suffer."

“……”

Everyone said, Chang Le squeezed in the middle, and his brows furrowed when he heard it.

The head of the dead man on the castle tower immediately appeared in his mind, and he felt a chill down his spine.

This Zhang Changxiu shouldn't do anything excessive, right?

"They are still children, even if they are wrong, they are being used, Zhang Changxiu will not be tortured indiscriminately, right?" Mu Yingjun couldn't help but mutter.

In her opinion, even if there is a battle on the battlefield, there will be no such thing as a woman or a child.

"Little hawthorn, one last question for you, is it a recruit or not?" Zhang Changxiu began to issue the final order.

The little hawthorn was about to cry: "I really just was squeezed and touched by someone, and I accidentally lost it and didn't get it." ”

"It seems that you really can't fight. This is not in the yamen, and the official cannot torture you, so he will only tell you. Your brother Pebble was seriously wounded. Zhang Changxiu paused, "Someone, pass the word." If the little hawthorn does not recruit for a day, it will not heal the small pebble for a day. ”

Someone immediately took the order and ran out of the hall.

Everyone was in an uproar, and they felt that Zhang Changxiu's blood relationship was used ruthlessly.

Little Hawthorn's tears immediately burst out, and he begged Zhang Changxiu for mercy in a panic.

"Master Taishou, my brother didn't do anything, if you don't save him, he'll die."

Zhang Changxiu didn't care: "Then you will recruit from the truth." What your brother has done, the official also knows very well. The official is convinced that the two of you were premeditated to stay in the yamen. ”

Pebbles and hawthorns are now being pulled out with problems. Zhang Changxiu immediately thought of what was wrong when he was checking the mine distribution map in the yamen at that time.

The brown paper drawing was not placed in the right place. It's just that I haven't looked at it for a long time, and I didn't notice it at the time.

Now that I think about it, when Xiaoshizi came out of the study, he must have been tired.

"I'm ......" the little hawthorn lowered her head.

Zhang Changxiu was still iron-faced and selfless: "Was the jade plate hidden by you, or was it handed over by you to someone else?" Hurry up! ”

"I don't want to steal it......" Little Hawthorn suddenly shook up in horror, his body trembling violently, "Save my brother, save my brother." ”

The little hawthorn just kept begging for mercy, and couldn't say anything else useful.

"You've already admitted it, but you don't want to say it again." Zhang Changxiu frowned, and turned to King Huai for advice: "King Huai, it seems that this can't be tried, why don't you let the official take her back for interrogation?" ”

King Huai sat upright and twisted his fingers when he heard the words.

"Search the others first, and let them go if they don't have a jade plate." King Huai spoke slowly, "I will definitely find the jade plate today." ”

Huai Wang's attitude was resolute. Zhang Changxiu nodded and immediately arranged it.

Sun Tou immediately took the yacha and began to search the people who came to join in the fun, and the hall was silent for a while.

Chang Le saw that only these bureaucrats and their wives were left in the hall, so he couldn't help but speak.

"What if I can't find the jade plate today?"

"That official can only be brought back to the yamen for interrogation." Zhang Changxiu gave a way with a cold face, and stared at the little hawthorn with deep eyes, "Little hawthorn, since you are worried about your brother and admit to stealing the jade plate, it is better to directly recruit where the jade card is." ”

The little hawthorn turned his head to look at Chang Le, his eyes red.

"Sister Ah Chang, save my brother." The little hawthorn pleaded with tears, "The jade plate is not on me, I didn't steal the jade plate." ”

This is inconsistent, and Chang Le is not good at defending her. But looking at her pitiful appearance, she is obviously a little doll of a few years old. I shouldn't have been going through this.

"Little hawthorn, you said the place of the jade plate, and the little pebble will naturally be fine." Chang Le went up to the hall and stretched out his hand to wipe her tears, "Say, who made you do this kind of thing?" There is an official to protect you, you say it, there will be no problem. ”

The little hawthorn trembled, his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't say anything for a long time. In the end, he raised his eyebrows, pushed Chang Le away violently, hugged his head and shouted.

Chang Le fell on her ass and looked at her in surprise.

"I don't know, I don't know!"

The little hawthorn's cry was sharper and more piercing than the other. The state of madness seems to be stimulated by something.

Seeing this, everyone wrinkled their eyebrows.

"Little hawthorn, don't be afraid." Chang Le tried to reassure her, but as soon as he got up and touched her shoulder, she scratched his paws, and several blood marks appeared on the back of his hand.

Chang Le stopped in pain.

"Someone, hold her down!"

Zhang Changxiu touched the blood stains on Chang Le's hands, his eyes were clear, and he immediately ordered.

The yacha who stayed in the hall immediately rushed forward and pressed the irascible little hawthorn to the ground to restrain her madness.

"I don't want to feel bad, let go of me, let go of me!" The little hawthorn struggled in vain, and a desperate roar came out of his mouth, "I hurt so much, I feel so uncomfortable, let go of me, let go of me!" ”

Chang Le shook his hand. The scar on his hand was not serious, but after a while, the blood clotted and the pain quickly subsided a lot.

"Little hawthorn, don't worry, we won't hurt you." Chang Le squatted in front of the little hawthorn, trying to help her calm down again.

Between the struggles of the little hawthorn, seeing Chang Le was like seeing a life-saving straw, and he looked at Chang Le with red eyes: "Sister Ah Chang, save me and my brother." We're so uncomfortable. ”

Chang Le was slightly stunned, and for a moment his back was cold, and cold hairs appeared on his body.