Chapter 23: The Scourge of Prison
After Zhou Tianyi went to the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, Qin Song would go out every day, sometimes to go to a commercial house or shop for a few turns, and sometimes just take the maid out for a walk. She deliberately entered and exited from the gate of King Zhao's Mansion in a high-profile manner when there were the most people on the sun, hoping that the person in the dark would be able to take action, but unfortunately it was unsuccessful for three consecutive days.
On the fourth day, she took Yuesheng and Fenghong to prepare to go to Buzhuang, and happened to pass by the Qin Mansion that was being rebuilt, so she went in to see the progress. The full moon had already reported to her about the reconstruction, and almost all the ruins left by the fire were loaded and sent away, and the craftsmen in charge of the infrastructure also entered the house to start work, and on the whole, it was quite orderly.
With such a big house, since there is a chance to rebuild it, Qin Song still wants to make some adjustments to the structure of the backyard. However, the matter of reconstruction has been handed over to his mother's maiden family, the Chu family, and the Chen family, a craftsman family who is friendly with the Qin family, Qin Song always wants to meet and communicate with the current directors of these two families, but he always misses the opportunity for one reason or another.
"What? It's been almost half a month, and Chu's drawings haven't come out yet? Qin Song, who was sitting in the front yard and listening carefully to the reconstruction arrangement, was startled, and his voice sounded unconsciously, this is too strange, the Chu family is an expert in this regard, but it is a design plan of the back house, how can it be impossible to have no news for half a month.
"Miss, the second son of Chu returned to Yuyan ten days ago, saying that he was going to get something important."
"Huh? My second cousin is really, I'm still waiting for the house to live! After being reminded by the falling moon, Qin Song remembered that it was her second cousin Chu Yan, who was called a "genius" but was not very reliable, who was responsible for the design of the Qin family this time, "Forget it." She sat down dejectedly, her face fell, there were no drawings, and after the infrastructure was completed, the craftsmen would not be able to move, and I hope her good cousin would come back soon!
"Miss, this is a hairpin left by the second son of Chu, and it is said to be used to ward off evil spirits." Yueluo took out the peach hairpin that Chu Yan asked her to hand over to Qin Song when she was leaving, and it was a long hairpin that was bare before it was boxed, and there were even very few carvings on it.
Qin Song took the peach hairpin, looked up and down, left and right, and couldn't see that it was famous, but her second cousin did have a talent for arithmetic, believe it or not, she included it in her sleeve to avoid trouble.
Supporting his cheeks with the back of his hand, taking advantage of the fact that the stewards of the Qin Mansion were all now, Qin Song dragged his mind and asked in a casual tone, "Let's talk about it, how is it in the Mansion these days?" "She is not in the mansion, the shop of the commercial house is okay to say, whether it is the account or the letter, it is sent to the Zhaowang Mansion, but what happened in the Qin mansion, if you don't inquire, you really don't know anything.
From the disputes in the house to the family affairs of the subordinates, she knows most of these things on weekdays, but now she has no energy to take care of them.
"Yes, yes, the daughter-in-law of Zhang's mother's family in the kitchen is happy, and Zhang's mother is now smiling from ear to ear every day!" The full moon was happy, she knew that even if the young lady lived in the Zhaowang Mansion, she was still thinking about the Qin Mansion, so she told everything that happened in the mansion in every detail, and at the end, she didn't forget to tell Qin Song that the people in the mansion wanted the young lady to come back soon.
Qin Songzhen was amused by the full moon, and she was relieved to hear that the house was fine.
According to the full moon's report, Qin Song waved his hand, and on the grounds that she was not working hard in the house, he slightly added some of this month's monthly money.
After arranging the affairs of the Qin Mansion properly, it was already late afternoon, and as soon as Qin Song walked out of the gate after lunch and was about to go to Buzhuang, he was surrounded by a team of errands, dressed in red and holding a black knife, which was the costume of the direct subordinate of the Criminal Department. After Qin Song swept around, his eyes fell on the man in red clothes and white wisps standing in front of the queue, it seemed that this was the famous Iron Mask Iron Director of the Criminal Department.
After three days of waiting, it's finally here!
Qin Song raised his head and smiled, he didn't see the bottom, the person behind the scenes was so powerful, in order to take advantage of Zhou Tianyi's absence, he quickly disposed of her, and even went straight to the Criminal Department to lower his level to arrest her? According to the law, people like her can't reach the threshold of the first trial of the Criminal Department.
"In broad daylight, why does the director bring people around me and other good people?" Although he knew that this director was impartial, Qin Song still wanted to test him and find out whether this reputation was true or false.
"Miss Qin, someone has reported that the Qin family has evaded taxes, and His Majesty attaches great importance to this, so I asked me to invite Miss Qin to the Criminal Department as a guest." The red clothes and white wisps were expressionless, and the tone of his voice was as cold and ruthless as a sentence, but the content of these words was not leaky, which not only explained the reason for the demotion of the Criminal Department to arrest people, but also explained the crime of arresting Qin Song.
"My Qin family operates in good faith, and the tax paid every year can support five Beijing weeks, I think there is a heart that is jealous and traps my family in injustice, and the criminal department comes to arrest Qin Song without a thorough investigation first, dare to ask the chief, is this reasonable and legal?" Qin Song shook his body, bypassed the sharp blade of the black knife, and stepped in front of the Iron Mask Director, the smile on his face was still the same.
Director Tie was stunned for a moment, and had to look at the sharp woman in front of him who was a little shorter than herself, what she said was not wrong at all, it was unreasonable and unreasonable, and it was not legal, but ......, "The emperor's order is like this, Miss Qin, please!" ”
If he continues to argue on the street, it will be the Criminal Department that will not be ignored, and he can only move out of the reason that he has to approve of - the arrest of Qin Song was directly ordered by His Majesty the Emperor, and it has nothing to do with reason or law.
The temptation has paid off, she should have thought of it a long time ago, the one who wants to ruin the Qin family the most, and the one who doesn't want to see her with Zhou Tianyi the most, is the man sitting at the top of the Quartet!
Qin Song bit her lip and lowered her head unwillingly, but in fact, she glanced at Yuesheng and Fenghong beside her, and after the two maids understood, she raised her hand to show her surrender, and followed the iron-masked director awe-inspiringly, striding towards the criminal department.
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said that he was "invited to the Criminal Department as a guest", but in fact he was in the prison of the Criminal Department. After handing her over to the jailer, Qin Song never saw this Iron Director again, and the jailer who took her over also conscientiously treated her as a felon, tied her bracelet and anklet, and threw her into the dark and damp depths of the cell.
Qin Song found a corner that looked relatively clean and sat down, and after seeing that the cells on both sides were empty, he leaned his head against the back wall and closed his eyes quietly, or rather, ...... Await. often walks in the mall, how can you not go to jail, but she usually goes in and out to make an appearance and pass through the case hall, but this time, Zhou Tianyi is afraid that no one will be able to fish her out if she doesn't come back.
Thinking about it like this, Qin Song suddenly realized that she believed in him too much during this time, what if he didn't save him if he died in order to protect himself......
"The girl is calm at a young age, and there are many people in and out of this prison department."
The old voice from the opposite cell across the aisle made Qin Song's heart lift again, she ...... Didn't you see anyone just now? Fixedly looking in the direction of the sound, he was an old man with an unkempt beard and ragged clothes, and he had been locked up for three or five years, right?
Qin Song turned his head and was not ready to ignore him, staying in this kind of place for three and five years, if she is not stupid, she will be crazy, why should she be like a madman and a fool!
This old man may have not seen a normal living person for too long, and he was still babbling in the direction of Qin Song through the prison door and through the corridor, and his words were full of pathetic, hateful and wronged.
"What are you talking about, what are you talking about, this is a prison cell, you are a teahouse! Shut up! "The cell was quiet and quiet, and the old man's chatter easily reached the ears of the prison guard, so Qin Song, who didn't say a word, was also implicated.
As soon as the prison guard drank like that, the old man shrank into the corner and didn't speak, only occasionally the eyes that had not lost their brilliance would glance at Qin Song, as if he wanted to see something from her. Qin Song looked frightened, and simply turned his body over and didn't look at him.
The coldness of the prison made the people inside numb to the passage of time, and felt the stomach tumbling with hunger, Qin Song was shocked to realize that the sun was sinking outside, and a white-flour steamed bun placed at the door of the prison was probably her dinner, right?
She is not a person who cannot eat coarse food, and sometimes she can only use these things to feed her hunger when she travels on the border. When you are poor, there is nothing more risky than money, and when you are in distress, there is nothing more tempting than living. It's just that when her hand reached for the steamed bun, there was a shadow in front of her.
After Qin Song took the steamed bun, he got up and looked up at the person who came, and his expression froze on his face for a moment, "His Royal Highness King Ping?" "Zhou Tianhe should be regarded as a person from the emperor's side, what does he mean by coming to visit him at this time, to explore the way for Zhou Tianlei? Qin Song cautiously took a few steps back, and saw that the jailer in the prison had disappeared completely, and the vigilance in his expression was even more obvious.
"It seems that Miss Qin doesn't welcome this king to visit?" Zhou Tianhe didn't laugh angrily, and stretched out his hand to summon the waiter of the Criminal Department who was waiting on the side, "I'm tired of Lord Sun opening the lock, this king wants to go in and talk to Miss Qin." ”
"His Royal Highness King Ping is here, what are you doing?" Qin Song greeted Zhou Tianhe's smiling gaze without showing weakness, and his voice was sharp.
"The food in prison is single, and this king is worried that Miss Qin will not be used to it, so he ...... Let's add food to Miss Qin. With that, he put the food box in his hand in front of Qin Song, bent down and lifted the lid of the first layer, and the aroma was overflowing.
"Qin Song is just a prisoner now, and he doesn't dare to work His Royal Highness King Ping!" Without glancing at the food box at his feet, Qin Song retreated to the position where he was sitting and sat down, ignoring Zhou Tianhe no longer he, Sun Zhengwen, the waiter of the Criminal Department who was watching outside the prison door, was about to have a seizure for Qin Song, but was glared back by Zhou Tianhe.
Zhou Tianhe didn't have much contact with Qin Song, he really didn't expect that the girl that the ninth brother had a fancy for was such a fierce character, and when he saw it in the palace banquet and the Hanyao Palace, could it be that her gentleness and politeness were just shown in front of the ninth brother? No, no, no, the ninth brother has a unique vision since he was a child, and I am afraid that it is precisely because of this unique nature that he favors Qin Song.
"It's damp and messy in the prison, Your Highness is busy with official business, please go back early!" Seeing that Zhou Tianhe was still spending time with her, Qin Song made a statement to drive people away, she had no intention of spending more time with the emperor's people, so as not to accidentally leak the "fake account" and waste all her previous efforts.
Zhou Tianhe understood where Qin Song's hostility towards him came from, and Director Tie bluntly said that it was the emperor's order to arrest her, and it was normal for her to take this account out to him, the emperor's henchman. However, this trip was entrusted by someone, and he had to bring it in place.
Sighing helplessly, he squatted down and patiently put away the dishes and dishes in the food box, pushed in the direction of Qin Song, and said in a voice that no one else could hear outside the prison door: "I am entrusted by the ninth brother to protect you during this time, whether you believe it or not, I will do what I do." ”
Zhou Tianhe's words made Qin Song's doubts about him even more in his heart, he ...... Isn't it someone that the emperor relies on, a few days ago he forced Zhou Tianyi to come forward to appease the Northwest Army, why is he escorting her for Zhou Tianyi now?
In these extraordinary times, and he has no contact with the outside world at all in prison, Qin Song will not believe anyone's words, but he will not be stupid enough to anger the person in front of him. She turned to face Zhou Tianhe, her eyes were calm and clear that were different from Fang Cai's indifference and anger, and she nodded gently and politely.
After Qin Song's attitude eased, Zhou Tianhe breathed a sigh of relief, and then revealed another piece of news to her, which was also what he ordered the emperor to inform her today, "Your Majesty will come tomorrow, I want to accept you into the palace, you ...... Let's think about how to deal with it. ”
"What......" Qin Song's eyes widened, and he was so shocked that he almost shouted, but after catching a glimpse of Sun Zhengwen outside the prison door, he forcibly suppressed his emotions and closed his mouth. This development was unexpected, rather than ruining the Qin family, the emperor wanted to take the Qin family for his own use, and this felony of tax evasion just created an opportunity for him to speak. After the deed was completed, he must have thought that the Qin clan would be grateful to him.
Qin Song is not a person who has never seen the world and experienced a big blow, but she has always been blank in terms of personal feelings, and now she skips the process of thinking about it, and she has to make a marriage choice directly, this time is ...... She couldn't accept it, she was distracted, and her whole person was wooden.
"Do you understand, this is an opportunity, don't be ignorant." Zhou Tianhe finally felt that the woman in front of him still had a soft side, and the words had been brought, and he raised his voice a little to finish.
Qin Song, who was sluggish, came back to his senses, and immediately understood the hint in King Ping's eyes, and bowed obediently to thank him, "Qin Song understands, thank His Royal Highness King Ping for mentioning it." ”
Satisfied with Qin Song's general performance of intelligence and knowledge, Zhou Tianhe got up and nodded proudly with his hands behind his back, and left the prison by himself.
Looking at the dishes in front of him, Qin Song pulled out the silver hairpin to test the poison separately, and after confirming that it was safe, he lowered his head and ate it, and at the same time sighed silently in his heart, she owed King Ping's favor.
"Incense, incense." The old man in the opposite cell was lying on the pillar with both hands, raising his nose and constantly sniffing the smell of the food wafting from Qin Song's hand, and made it clear that he wanted the little girl on the other side to give him a point.
Qin Song lowered his head and didn't want to pay attention to him, but after eating a few bites, he felt that he couldn't go, so he picked up the whole roast duck that she hadn't touched and threw it over, the old man deftly caught the roast duck and didn't let it fall to the ground to be contaminated with dust, like a naughty boy smiled at Qin Song, turned his back and feasted.
Qin Song was speechless, he just thought that he was doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, and he ate by himself.
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In the middle of the month, someone secretly told the Qin family to reduce taxes, and Qin Song was imprisoned.
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