Outside the cell, there was a dead wind lamp, and the dim light swayed back and forth in the windy cell, tenaciously showing me its vitality and indomitable spirit. The shadow of the baring of the cell was stretched out by it. I shifted my body, hid myself in the shadow of the lamp, and slowly closed my eyes, quietly thinking about being alone.

The news of my accident today must have been sent out of the city. In less than three or four days, perhaps even less, it will reach his hands. How would he feel? Will you be in a hurry? If I had already left, would he have wept bitterly and been heartbroken? Will he lose control of his emotions and do something ridiculous?

Probably not, he has always been sensible, wise, and has a bamboo in his chest, just like the water in the cold pool in the Qiwang Mansion, calmly refreshing his bones when encountering problems. Even in front of me, the water from the adjacent hot springs was warm and hazy. But it never boils.

I would cry and laugh and fall asleep.

In a daze, it felt as if someone was staring at me all the time, enveloping me with a gaze as warm as hot spring water, reaching out to wipe the tears from my face, gently caressing my brow, and then pinning the hair stuck to my face behind my ears.

I felt like I was in a dream, and the cool words came to me in a hurry, sitting on the edge of my bed, and the scorching melt melted me. I didn't dare to open my eyes, grabbed those hands, and whispered, "Don't go, don't leave me." ”

Another warm hand climbed up and clasped my hand tightly, promising softly but firmly, "I won't go." ”

I felt at ease, stretched my eyebrows, and the corners of my lips involuntarily curled.

When the shouts of the cell boss rang out, it was a new day. The cell was filled with a scarred smell of desolation. The gas lamp above his head finally went out, and I don't know if it was the lamp that ran out of oil or was blown out by the cell boss.

The jailer grumbled all the way and slammed the railing with a spoon in his hand. The whole prison was boiling, and the prisoners looked at the jailer with begging eyes against the railing, hoping that he would be in a good mood and give him an extra spoonful of musty rice porridge.

I lay in bed and was stunned for a long time before I came to my senses and remembered where I was now. Struggling to sit up, an oiled paper bag slipped from his body and fell onto the bed. Suspiciously, I picked it up and untied the rope that was tied to it, and it turned out to be a bag of peanut crisp.

Wasn't it a dream last night, someone really came?

The prison lady opened the cell door, brought in a food box, and put it in front of me with a smiling face: "The girl is awake?" I'm going to fetch you water and wash up. ”

I looked at her suspiciously, knowing that although Mad Stone had taken over the case, in order to avoid suspicion, he would never dare to treat me so blatantly.

"Whose command?"

The mother-in-law smiled back and replied to the question: "The prison cells in this Dali Temple are all people with backgrounds, Lord Xie is iron-faced and selfless, and such treatment as a girl is rare, presumably it is a walk-around procedure, and sooner or later she will go out, you can rest assured." ”

She didn't want to answer, so I guessed a ten**. What else do I have to worry about, outside this cell, in the whole world, there are still a few people who are worthy of my peace of mind?

In the morning, someone came over, and under the sign of Dali Temple, I was given a separate cell, far away from the place where the prisoners were held. And the cell must have been rearranged, with a brocade tent, incense, and a fruit plate and refreshments. There are also a few medical books at the head of the bed. I won't ask any more questions. In this world, apart from him, who else can be so hand-eyed?

There was no time in prison, and I didn't know the time, only that I had lived in peace on this day, and no one had interrogated me. Mad Stone must have been trying his best to find evidence for me, and as my stepmother said, trying to stall as much as possible.

When the light in the house gradually dims, and the dead wind lamp is lit again, it means that the night has come again. After the jailer patrolled, he locked the door outside, and did not forget to tell him earnestly: "Lord Xie has an explanation, and the girl can call me if she has something." ”

I slept well during the day, but now I tossed and turned, but I couldn't sleep soundly anymore. I heard footsteps walking outside the cell, and then shouted: "Who?!" ”

I woke up, but the cell was so tightly sealed that I couldn't see the outside. Hearing the big lock outside the cell open, someone walked in, listening to the miscellaneous footsteps, there should be four or five people.

Whisper a few words, then walk over to my cell and stop. A shrill voice commanded, "Go down, and you will not come in without my summons." ”

Someone whispered "yes", unlocked my cell, hung a papier-mâché lantern on the wall, turned and exited, and closed the outside door.

I sat up and saw the door of the cell open, and four or five men dressed in green clothes entered, the first of whom was five short in stature, with a white face and beard, and his hair was faintly gray. There were four people behind him, also dressed up, one of them carrying a wooden basin, and one holding a thick pile of yellow paper in his hand.

The white-faced man looked around left and right, and sighed, "Where is this prison?" Lao Tzu has not enjoyed such happiness. ”

The tone is snarky, and it is obvious that the person who came is not good.

I didn't know these people, and I didn't know what they were here for, so I looked at them vigilantly, trying to extract some clues from their clothes and tones, and guess their identities.

The old man at the head walked towards me unhurriedly, staring at me with gloomy eyes.

"Su Qingwen? The emperor's royal seal of Deyi County Lord? ”

I nodded hesitantly.

"That's right, it's better to ask clearly, so as not to make trouble and ruin people's lives."

Grass Kan human life? I was shocked: "What do you mean?" Who are you? ”

The old man laughed strangely, sharp and harsh: "It seems that he is a smart person, but it's a pity that he has done something foolish, so I can't blame others." ”

A few people behind him came over with a sinister smile and locked the cell door behind them.

"This cell is well sealed, but it is also convenient, and the gods do not know it."

"You guys, you want to kill people?" I stood up in horror and looked at them nervously.

"It's not okay to talk about it, it's just that some people don't want you to live in this world." The tail finger is cocked, and the tone is taken with a woman's tone.

Apparently someone from the palace! Judging by the tone and manner of several people, I am almost certain that they are eunuchs, so the person who directed them must have come from the palace!

Who is it? Who would hate me so much that he could not wait to put me to death by any means necessary?

For a while, my mind was racing. In the palace, I only know four people: the emperor, the queen mother, Ling Guifei and Qingqing.

The emperor said that life and death, there is no need to use such secret means, Qingqing has just entered the palace, and there is no such power in the palace, so he can order the jailers to ignore the law, open the prison door, and let them do whatever they want. Then, it can only be Concubine Ling or the Queen Mother! Moreover, only the queen mother can have such power.

However, there are no absolutes in the world, I think I don't break the law, I don't deceive the king, and I am also respectful to her old man, the last time I was summoned, she was still kind and pleasant, and there was no obvious dissatisfaction with me, how could you want to put me to death?

I have an old grudge against Lan Ying'er, and Concubine Ling, as Lan Ying'er's cousin, has a lot of criticism for me. In order to vent her anger for Lan Ying'er, she united with the prime minister to be powerful in the court, and she was more likely to be the instigator of the court.

I habitually touched my wrist, and then I remembered that the lore and the silver needle on my body had already been searched by the officials, and now there was nothing to use for self-defense. The other party was pressing forward step by step, and I was vigilant and slowly retreated, leaning my back against the wall of the cell, lest the other party have a large number of people and attack from behind while I was unprepared.

"Before I was convicted, I was still the county lord of the emperor's imperial seal. If you come in so blatantly and assassinate me, are you not afraid that you will be punished after the incident? I scolded.

"Who said you were assassinated?" The chief eunuch smiled grimly: "Maybe you committed suicide in fear of sin." ”

"Suicide? I have no weapons and no poison here, how can I kill myself? Can't even tell the difference between suicide and homicide? "There was a trilling in my voice, and since they had come prepared, there must have been some way to take my life without a trace.

"The frog at the bottom of the well, today I will let you see and understand, there are still many ways to die in this world that you don't know, and there is absolutely no trace of our god hunter."

After saying that, with a wave of his hand, two people behind him stepped forward and put the things in their hands on the ground, a basin of water and a pile of yellow mounted paper.

I suddenly woke up and couldn't help but be surprised: "Golden Buddha Paste Technique?!" ”

This time, the eunuch who was the leader was surprised: "If you really can't see it, you still know the Golden Buddha paste-dough technique, it's not simple." ”

I swallowed with difficulty, and the strings tightened all over my body. I've heard my master talk about this harmful method before, and I still remember it because it was too vicious.

The master said that the palace is like a purgatory on earth, and the battle between the concubines is surging, and every step is terrifying. If you are not careful, you may encounter a poisonous hand, and sudden death overnight often happens.

And in the palace, there is a kind of harmful method that is very vicious, and it leaves no trace, that is, this kind of golden Buddha paste. There is a high-ranking person, to see who is not pleasing to the eye, or who wants to block the mouth forever, all he needs to do is to pick a secluded place with a back person, find someone to tie his hands and feet through a handkerchief, and stick it layer by layer on his face with yellow paper dipped in water. The victim will slowly suffocate to death, without any scars, and the pretense will not be detected.

The cell I'm in now is supposed to be a place for important prisoners, and it's so well sealed that no one can take care of me even if I cut my throat. Sure enough, Seon lost his horse, and he didn't know the blessing or the curse. Just now, I was glad that I had escaped from that filthy and horrible cell, and now I was crying bitterly. Blessings and misfortunes are also dependent.

I looked around in horror, secretly calculating in my heart that I was unarmed, and I had a few chances of winning with one against five. I was secretly grateful, that day in the grave forest, Liang Ci taught me a set of self-defense techniques, as long as the other party didn't have the kung fu to support me, I might be lucky enough to be able to resist one or two. However, I can't risk the other jailers, all I need is a one-hit victory.