There is a proverb: There are still thorns hidden under the branches and leaves, how can people's hearts not harbor poison.

After the Lantern Festival, the idle trousers recruited friends to go out of the city to explore the spring, blocking the way forward.

The carriage of the Shen Mansion rolled over the bluestone slab bridge, swaying and slow, Tian Jiang lowered the curtains, looked at the cuimei sitting opposite, combed the woman's bun and wore pearls and emeralds, painted eyebrows and eyes, with Zhu between the lips, wearing a primrose-colored dark peony inlaid cloud shoulder brocade jacket, and a moon-white horse-faced skirt, revealing half of the water red Suluo shoes, and then on the other hand, she was dressed up as a pan-headed bun maid, dressed simply, disgusted with white and tender complexion, and smeared with lead powder was duller.

Tian Jiang held the pot and poured tea, pinched the cup and handed it over, bent his lips and chuckled: "Madame, please use tea." ”

Cuimei's face was so embarrassed that her face turned red, and her hand trembled: "I can't help it, Mrs. has tormented the slave." ”

"What can't I do?" Tian Jiang said softly: "You are now the old lady of Shen Ge, don't ask for more calmness, but you also need to be less timid." ”

Cuimei took a deep breath, knowing that she was carrying a heavy responsibility at this time and needed to take risks, so she nodded yes.

No more words along the way.

Suddenly, the carriage gradually slowed down, and finally stopped.

Shen Rong reported through the curtains: "Beizhen Fusi has arrived, and there is a bright yellow sedan chair in front of the main gate, in addition to the brocade guards, there is also a father-in-law holding a tail in the palace. ”

Tian Jiang closed her eyes and opened them again, she really didn't expect it wrong, how could it be so easy to visit Second Master Shen, she was bound to be frightened step by step.

Taking advantage of the moment when helping Cuimei get out of the carriage, she quickly approached and instructed, and then the two of her with the guards, accelerated their pace through the two town gate stone lions, hung a big plaque on the door of the yafu, and the four big characters of the red gilt book "Beizhen Fusi", although the main gate was wide open, but did not dare to go, looking at the east corner gate There were people stationed, and wanted to go there.

Suddenly, I saw a group of brocade guards and eunuchs and two officials at the main gate coming out with a person in a cluster, that person wearing a winged crown, wearing a yellow robe with a plate collar and narrow sleeves, wearing a gold, jade, amber and rhino belt, stepping on white and black boots, with an elegant appearance, thick eyebrows and black eyes, and a smile on his lips, which seemed to be harmless but secretly hidden the city.

Who are you? is not someone else, it is the emperor Zhu Yu of the current dynasty. There were two officials on his side, Luo Wei, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Yang Yan, the secretary of Dali Temple.

A father-in-law rushed to Tian Jiang Cuimei, shook his tail, leaned over, and pinched his voice to speak: "The emperor wants to see Mrs. Shen, please!" ”

Cuimei's face was a little pale, and her legs were also weak, Tian Jiang held her steadily, knelt on her knees five or six steps away from Zhu Yu, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes.

Zhu Yu had long heard that Shen Ge's newly married wife was charming and matchless, and it was a pity that the flowers were hidden deep in the back house and it was difficult to see the true face, how could he let go of this opportunity, and his tone was very kind: "I heard that you are thoughtful, and I specially invite Xu Shoufu to intercede with me, although I am the son of heaven, I am by no means iron-hearted, and I have a heart of pity and cherishing jade, so I have accepted your request." ”

Cuimei replied: "The courtiers thanked the emperor!" ”

Zhu Yu frowned slightly, his voice was average, he couldn't say anything beautiful, coughed and said, "You raise your head." “

Cuimei had to come from.

Zhu Yu was stunned, and a cool breeze from the cold spring broke him up full of interest.

How did you give birth to a soul-eating beauty....... It was only a medium appearance, and his thoughts were thousands of miles away.

This is exactly: don't treat the matchmaker as a warbler, so as to solve the public's mouth.

was angry and funny, but he was really bored in his heart, and he didn't bother to take care of it, so he went straight to the Minghuang sedan chair.

Yang Yan stared at the maid who had not raised her head from beginning to end, and suddenly smiled.

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Tian Jiang quietly breathed a sigh of relief, helped Cuimei to walk slowly towards the east corner gate, the guard knew who was coming, asked Xu Shoufu's hand, ordered Shen Rong not to enter, and a guard with a knife brocade came to the side, silently leading the way in front.

The road is smooth, no one is in the way, through the courtyard through the hall, through the triple gate, the sun is shining outside, but here it is as cold as winter, the more you go, the darker and damper, only a few pine oil lamps are burned on the gray wall, the cells on both sides are low and narrow, and the criminals who lie or lie down with iron shackles and locks are scattered, ragged clothes, and moaning endlessly.

A smell of blood mixed with the smell of shame hit his face, Tian Jiang took out a mint pill from his sleeve, gave one to Cuimei, and then wrapped it in a handkerchief and covered it on his nose and lips, so that he could suppress the sourness in his throat.

I passed through a torture cell, but I heard the wailing inside very miserable, and the pain was endless.

The brocade guard suddenly stopped and didn't leave, Cuimei was already crying out in fear, Tian Jiang's heart suddenly beat hard, his eyes were smeared with red mist, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Why don't you leave?" It's my second master who sentenced the punishment? ”

The brocade guard pointed at Cuimei and said, "Elder Xu Ge let Mrs. take a good look at it, and later persuade Elder Shen Ge to admit the calculations and avoid the suffering of such flesh and skin." “

Tian Jiang looked inside the prison, under the fire candle, the stick held by the two or three brocade guards, because of the wet weight of soaking in the salt water tank all day long, was picking up and beating hard, but saw that the beaten person was lying on the ground and did not move, the blood on the buttocks flowed, and the minced meat flew sideways.

The torture Cao, who was sitting next to the tea, got up to inspect it, and the Tao had been killed with a cane, and two brocade guards came to cover it with a cloth mattress, and then wrapped it in a reed mat, and carried it out with a straw rope.

"These civil servants can't stand the punishment, and they are gone after only two days of coming in." The brocade guard muttered to himself, shaking his head and continuing to walk into the depths of darkness.

"Don't cry." Tian Jiang wiped Cuimei's tears with a handkerchief, and said in a trembling voice: "The second master doesn't like to see people cry the most!" ”

Cuimei choked her voice and nodded, walked dozens of steps, and suddenly blew a cool breeze, Tian Jiang's sideburns fluttered, she raised her neck, and saw a small window in the wall of a prison, and the green and faint light that shot in was like a layer of smoke and scattered everywhere.

Two more brocade guards ushered in, muttering low while looking up and down at Cuimei, after a while, one of them chose the copper spoon string hanging around his waist, and there was a loud sound, and the sound of pushing the door was squeaked, and one of them said: "Go in, stay for two quarters at most." ”

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Shen Zetang sat at the table and read a book with an oil lamp, his joy and anger were indescribable on the surface, but the bottom of his heart was turbulent.

Before the emperor, Yang Yan, the secretary of Dali Temple, suddenly visited, and did not ask much about the side, but only agreed to his wife's invitation to visit the prison.

Shen Zetang's heart is like a mirror, such a trivial matter, why does the emperor need to come to Zhaojiao in person.

Sima Zhao's heart is well known to passers-by.

Shen Zetang frowned slightly, the whip marks on his back were quietly oozing blood stains, in order not to be seen by Tian Jiang, he specially asked for cold water to wash and clean himself, it was moon white, and it was still easy to reveal red.

But he didn't have time to care about it anymore.

is not afraid that Tian Jiang will be recognized, she is very different from the past in Dali Temple.

At that time, Shun Yu was slender and thin, accustomed to wearing a flat scarf, wearing a blue round-necked loose robe with blue trim, a delicate little Confucian student, and some childish boys.

At this time, Tian Jiang was full of all kinds of styles, so how could Emperor Zhu Yu spare her.......