The next day, it was almost noon, and Xingzhou City was in prison.

Yu Yao walked through the dark and gloomy corridor and arrived at the door of a cell.

Looking inside, I saw a bloodstained man sitting in the corner of the wall, with long hair covering his face, not knowing whether he was asleep or awake.

"Brother Wen?" Yu Yao tried to scream.

When the man heard the voice, he looked up.

The jailer had already opened the cell door, and Yu Yao was invited to go in and retreat.

Yu Yao walked two steps quickly, stepping on the hay on the ground and screaming.

A wry smile appeared on Wen Cang's pale face, and he said, "Brother Yu, are you here?" ”

Yu Yao said: "How did it get like this?" Could it be that he was executed in the middle of the night? ”

Wen Cang said: "The top and bottom of the prison are polite, and this blood is not mine." ”

Yu Yao said: "I heard Dong Tingshi and they said that you hurt your head, but what's the big deal?" ”

Wen Cang said: "It's not a big deal, but I don't know what the way is, the internal strength is lost, the muscles and bones are soft, and I can't use any strength." ”

Yu Yao thought for a moment and said: "I remember that you once mentioned to me Uncle Tang's dying words, when the old owner of Wen was once hit by the Dai family's secret tendon rotten bones, so he was powerless to fight back. Do you have the same symptoms as you do now? ”

Wen Cang said: "I've only heard Uncle Tang mention it once, and I've never seen what that medicine looks like." ”

Yu Yao said: "Mrs. Wen never mentioned it to you before she died? ”

Wen Cang said: "Since I was a child, my mother told me to be good at character and self-cultivation, how could she teach me such a despicable method? ”

Yu Yao said: "But this medicine is a secret of the Dai family, if someone else didn't steal it from you, how could you get it?" ”

Wen Cang said: "Maybe the function is similar, but it's not a crisp tendon and rotten bones." ”

Yu Yao said: "There is also this possibility. I'm afraid that the comer will not be good, so I have been prepared, and I got this crisp tendon and rotten bone powder from your uncles in advance. If that's the case, then all of us are in danger. ”

Wen Cang said: "You mean ......?"

Yu Yao nodded and continued: "Your grandfather's family is far away in the Great Han, if that person got this medicine to deal with us in advance, I am afraid that he will be a spy of the Great Han." I'm afraid their target is not you and me, but the eldest princess of Yong'an. ”

Wen Cang said: "Then go back and protect the princess, don't give those people a chance." ”

Yu Yao said: "Wait a minute, you haven't told me what happened last night." ”

Wen Cang pondered for a moment and said, "I only remember that after I separated from you, I walked alone to Zhongli Mansion Yin's new house. Outside the door, a servant was waiting for me, and led me to the hall to meet Lord Zhongli, Mrs. and Miss Zhongli. After greeting for a long time, Lord Zhongli came to dinner. During the banquet, Lord Zhongli and Mrs. Zhongli frequently asked the young lady to toast me, and then simply sat down next to me. However, I saw that although Miss Zhongli obeyed the orders of her parents, there was a difficult look between her eyebrows. I don't care if she is shy or disobedient, I just treat each other politely, and wait for you to send someone to come to the rescue. But suddenly there was a numbness in the back of his head, and then the pain was so painful that his liver and gallbladder were broken. I have been practicing the secret records of Yao Se day and night these days, and with the guidance of Aunt Liu's book, I have reached the realm of the tenth layer, and I should have had a True Yuan to protect my body, but ordinary sticks are difficult to hurt me. So I hurriedly resisted, but I didn't expect to find that I had lost all my internal strength. And this force caused the meridians to go retrograde, and I fainted, and I didn't know who I was. When I woke up, I saw Miss Zhongli dead in my arms, covered in blood, and the hall was littered with corpses, which was unbearable. I was so frightened that before I could get up, Dong Tingshi and General Li rushed in...... You've already heard about the rest of the story. ”

Yu Yao said: "It's really bizarre. Since Mrs. Wen and Uncle Tang have never mentioned to you before, you must not know how to detoxify? ”

Wen Cang said: "Yes, and I tried to regulate pranayama by myself, but as soon as I exercised, the meridians were retrograde, and I couldn't continue." ”

Yu Yao unpacked the bags behind him and said: "The beloved son of parents will have far-reaching plans. Even if Mrs. Wen hopes that you will cultivate a good and upright character, she will not fail to consider that you will be plotted by others when you walk in the rivers and lakes in the future. I went to your room to search for it, but unfortunately your Wen family's magic medicine is really countless, I don't recognize it at all, so I can only take all these bottles and jars, can you see if there are any that can be used? ”

Wen Cang looked at those elixirs and jade liquids, and had no clue.

Yu Yao said: "Or is there one that is not the ancestral inheritance of your Wen family, but brought to you by Mrs. Wen from her mother's family?" ”

Wen Cang picked up a clear bottle and said, "Only this bottle of jade glass was left by my mother, but she only said that she could strengthen the body after taking it, and did not mention any detoxification effect." Dale was naughty when she was a child and secretly ate a lot, and now there are only two left. ”

Yu Yao's eyes rolled, and he said in surprise: "Tian Su scattered the glass eyes, and the foam turned into jasper waves." I think this is the antidote! ”

Hearing this, Wen Cang hurriedly poured out one and swallowed it.

Yu Yao said: "Don't worry, since the poison has been resolved, you will breathe slowly, and wait for us to save you." ”

Wen Cang nodded, and suddenly saw that the jade bottle was wrapped in a piece of skin that was quietly shining in the dark night, and he was surprised in his heart, and couldn't help but reach out to take it.

Wen Cang said: "It's noon now, and this prison is still so dark and damp, I'm afraid that the night will be even more unbearable." I found a pair of knee pads made of black fox skin, you can use them on your legs, so that you can take care of your body. ”

Wen Cang is loyal, but he is not stupid, and things can still be distinguished from the old and the new, so he said: "This is Brother Yu's old things? Why are the stitches so new? ”

Yu Yao said: "It's an old thing, but it has never been used, so it looks newer." ”

Wen Cang said: "There is Brother Lao Yu who is sad and laborious in everything, and he plans for me." ”

Yu Yao got up and said, "If there is any progress in the matter, I will tell you again." In the past two days, you have been wronged here, whether it is the princess or me, you must be all satisfied. ”

The head of the Xingzhou City Prison was walking to the cell at this moment, and urged: "Master Horse, the dungeon is cold, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so please go back early." ”

Yu Yao replied: "This is gone." ”

Wen Cang's face was pale, and he smiled at Yu Yao reluctantly, just to reassure him.

Yu Yao walked out of the cell, and the cell boss carefully locked the cell door and guided Yu Yao out of the door all the way.

Dong Tingshi was already waiting outside the door, and when he saw Yu Yao coming out, he greeted him and said, "Yu Yao has worked hard. Please also ask the eldest princess and the concubine not to worry too much, this case must be thoroughly investigated, and Wengongzi will never be wronged. ”

Yu Yao said: "Last night, I asked you to thoroughly check the population of Zhongli Mansion, but there is a result?" ”

Dong Tingshi said: "Qi Yu Ma Ye, the humble post and General Li have already questioned the guard sergeants who entered the city overnight and let them go, and after calculation, there is indeed one person missing. ”

Yu Yao said: "What person? ”

Dong Tingshi said: "A little guy who used to lead horses for Mrs. Zhongli and Miss Zhongli. ”

Yu Yao said: "Can you find out who is the surname?" ”

Dong Tingshi said: "It's not clear. The humble post has already sent people to the Daimyo's Mansion overnight to investigate thoroughly, and has also sent people to search everywhere inside and outside the city, as long as he is still in the territory of the Great Zhou, he will not be able to escape. ”

Yu Yao said: "There was a big incident last night, presumably the city gate has long been locked, unless he has the ability to fly away, it will be difficult to get out." ”

Dong Tingshi said: "The master of the horse said very much, if there is such a murder, I am most afraid that the murderer will escape and the witness will be lost." As soon as he heard the news last night, he ordered the gates of the city to be closed, and no entry or exit was allowed. Now General Li is leading people to search all over the city, and there must be news soon. ”

Yu Yao said: "You have worked hard. ”

Dong Tingshi said: "There is such a big thing under the rule of humble duty, which has disturbed Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and it is already a crime that deserves death, and now I dare not do my best to make up for it." ”

Dong Tingshi had to say more kind words, both openly and secretly, telling the princess that she could say a few kind words in front of the emperor and keep his official position.

Yu Yao didn't want to listen to what he said, so he hurriedly said goodbye and returned to the palace to relay what Wen Cang said to Youwei one by one.

Yu Yao was afraid that Youwei would be too sad, but Wen Cang was very good, there were no injuries, and the poison had been resolved.

But without listening to what he said, Youwei could also imagine what Wen Cang's situation was like in prison now.

Yu Yao suddenly remembered what Fang Cai Dong Tingshi said, so he asked: "I just came out of the cell and saw Dong Tingshi. He said that there was indeed one person missing from Zhongli's mansion, but a little guy who led horses for Mrs. Zhongli and Zhongli Qian'er, I don't know if he had ever been to the Imperial Garden, do you remember? ”

Youngsters carefully recounted the situation of the previous days in her mind.

"There is indeed a little servant next to Mrs. Zhongli, because he can't enter the inner garden, and I have only seen it from afar. I remember that the man was about six feet tall, with a white face, handsome and clean, not like a small servant, but like a scholar from some kind of scholar's family. I guess it must have been because he was born better than others, and even Mrs. Lai, Mrs. Dong, and her two daughters accosted him. ”

Yu Yao said: "Since this is the case, it must be much easier to find!" But since Mrs. Dong has also talked to him, she must have heard Mrs. Zhongli call him by his first name, so he shouldn't know who his surname is. ”

Youwei said: "Mrs. Dong, they are also women, and when they hear about the tragic situation of Zhong Li's family, how can they not be afraid, they will forget it, and Mrs. Dong and they must not want to have anything to do with the deceased." ”

Yu Yao said: "I just hope that person will be found out as soon as possible, if he can tell what he saw that night, maybe he can clear Wen Cang's suspicion." ”

Youwei said: "But now I can only pin my hope of solving the case on such a nameless little guy?" ”

Yu Yao said: "On the surface, this matter is indeed very unfavorable to Wen Cang, if there is no competent witness, if you want to overturn the case, I am afraid it will be difficult." But the murderer didn't want Wen Cang's life, otherwise he would have been able to attack him after he was hit by the crisp tendons and rotten bones, and we will wait and see what happens, maybe there will be a turnaround soon. ”

Youwei said: "Could it be that a woman is jealous and committed?" ”

Yu Yao said: "You mean Dong Yuqiao? It doesn't seem to be the case at the moment. Why do ordinary jealousy have to make such a big detour? And according to my observation, Dong Yuqiao is conceited and beautiful, and she is dustless under her eyes, she must be convinced of her charm, and this is not good for her at all, but it is a lot of trouble. ”

Youwei felt that what Yu Yao said was reasonable, but she couldn't find any other reason after searching her intestines.