Chapter 18 A good time to start
As soon as the county lord of Nan'an came out of the Qi Palace, he asked his subordinates coldly: "The matter can be clarified." β
The female guard held the sword and arched her hand and said, "Back to the county lord, where Chu Ruojun is locked up now, the little one is clear." β
"Hmph~" The county lord of Nan'an snorted disdainfully, and glanced up from the corner of his eye, "That, have you ever done it?" β
"After dotting, as soon as he heard that it was you, the county lord, he immediately knelt on the ground, willing to do anything." The female guard continued: "As long as the queen mother's backer does not fall, your identity as the county lord cannot even be compared with the emperor's own sister." β
"Princess?" The voice of the county lord of Nan'an was obviously disdainful: "She is not going to be close sooner or later, unlike me, she can be with the person she likes, and she can be a queen in the future." β
As soon as she finished speaking, a sharp gaze swept over the corner of her eye, "If she was killed in prison, who would do it?" β
"Of course, it's Lord Tobe Shangshu."
"Haha, that's great." The scarlet lips of the county lord of Nan'an were raised, and then he helped the female guard's arm into the sedan chair.
Chu Ruojun, even if you can escape the assassination, you won't be able to escape tomorrow's public trial.
We'll see!
No matter how the official asked Chu Ruojun, he couldn't get a word out of her mouth other than the person I killed, she was such a hard-headed person, they had to leave in a huff.
Chu Ruojun shrank in the corner dying, she seemed to have a fever, her face was pale, and her lips were chapped to the point of peeling.
Her face was full of tears, she was dreaming, and her brother was asking herself over and over again in the dream, "Ruojun, why didn't you protect Wanwan?" β
Or she cried and asked her brother, "Did I really kill someone?" β
This is a good time to start.
Someone held a sharp dagger in her hand, reflecting her hideous face, and slowly approached.
Chu Ruojun was still talking nonsense for a second, and suddenly felt a line of coldness behind her for a second.
The sharpness of a person who practices martial arts is always beyond the ordinary, Chu Ruojun suddenly turned around lightly, the ends of his hair were flying, and he raised his hand and shook it, holding the man's hand with cold light like a bolt of lightning.
"Who are you?!" Chu Ruojun's eyes were sharp, even if she was sickly, she did not reduce the persecution in her tone.
The man didn't answer, but just stalemate with her like this, and the other hand stabbed at a low place, and something flashed, Chu Ruojun suddenly woke up, vigilantly avoiding the flying needle that he didn't know whether it was poisonous or not.
It seems that there are still two more times.
Chu Ruojun pulled out a laugh out of place, and with a hard grip on her hand, the man's dagger fell to the ground, and she kicked lightly with her toes, and a flying knife was thrown, hitting another person who was secretly close to her in the shadows. The man's body tilted, and then he slammed to the ground with a dull sound.
Chu Ruojun gritted her teeth, she found that there were more than two people here who wanted their lives, and the gaze of the bystanders who were accustomed to life and death made her sure that they were all professionally trained killers.
With his own martial arts, it is very likely that he will not be able to beat it.
She shouted loudly as she exchanged gestures with the man, "Help." β
Soon, two little officials came over with knives, and their faces were unhappy: "What is the noise?" β
One of them saw the two of them fighting, and the other let out a low gasp when he saw the sticky blood coming out from under the straw.
"You two, if you don't want to die, act as if nothing happened, and leave quickly!"
So fierce and cold.
When one of the jailers heard this, he pulled another person and wanted to leave, "Maybe it's a killer sent by a person who wants to take Chu Ruojun's life, anyway, once Chu Ruojun is convicted, it will be difficult to escape the crime of killing his head, what is the difference between dying a day or two early and dying a few days later." β
And Chu Ruojun was killed in prison, and he was at most responsible for dereliction of duty.
Chu Ruojun suddenly felt hopeless, from her hair and skin to her heart.
And the other obviously didn't think so, he saw that Chu Ruojun was obviously at a disadvantage, and he didn't care about any interests trade-off, "I just know that even if it is a person who has committed the most heinous crimes, she must wait until she is convicted before deciding on life and death, and she will not allow others to take her life without permission." β
After speaking, he immediately rushed over with a bright broadsword, took the key and opened the door, and shouted loudly: "Someone, someone." β
As soon as he shouted like this, the other jailers rushed over with big knives, dragged Chu Ruojun out of it, and held him alone.
Chu Ruojun wanted to thank the jailer, but he spoke first.
"You don't have to thank me, it's my duty, I just know that if you see it, you can't treat it as if you didn't see it, no matter who it is." The jailer glanced at Chu Ruojun coldly, "You better take care of yourself first, even if you are lucky enough to survive tonight, you may not be able to escape Tianming." β
After saying this, he walked away without looking back.
However, it didn't take long for him to come back again, but this time it was not just him, he was also followed by the crying grandmother and Bai Zhi, followed by Ye Shuwan.
"Hurry up!" The official took the silver from Bai Zhi's hand, and did not forget to instruct, "I will call you when the time comes." β
The old lady took the meal from Bai Zhi's hand, and the hand holding the white porcelain trembled violently.
She fed Chu Ruojun spoonful by spoonful, with tears on her face: "Eat more, if you can't eat here, you must be hungry." β
"Grandma, I'll do it myself." Chu Ruojun stretched out her hands, held the bowl, and praised with a smile while eating: "It's been a long time since I've eaten the food made by my grandmother, it's still so delicious." β
Seeing her laugh, the old lady's heart hurt even more, she held the handkerchief trembling and wiped her tears, "How can a good daughter's family go to prison, even if she can get out if she has nothing to do, her reputation and reputation in the future will be ruined." β
Ye Shuwan grabbed the wooden cage and burst into tears: "They all blame me, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't have made a move." β
Chu Ruojun handed the bowl to Bai Zhi, gently caressed the old lady's body with one hand, and grabbed Ye Shuwan's cold fingers tightly with the other hand: "Sister Wanwan, how can I blame you for this, even if I really kill him, it can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people and doing the right thing for heaven, not to mention, he can't blame me for his death, he fell to his death." β
"If the people of Shuntianfu don't return your innocence tomorrow, I, Ye Shuwan, will go to the painting and confess, saying that I killed the person, and I will definitely guarantee you out." Tears fell on the placket of her clothes, Ye Shuwan trembled and pulled her hand out of her palm, "My Wanwan was originally a humble actor, born in the theater, died in the theater, someone treats me so sincerely, my life is enough, and I die without regrets." β
"Sister Wanwan, don't be like this, you have to live well, I will definitely be fine!" Chu Ruojun was anxious and wanted to reach out to pull her again, but she couldn't reach it.
"We are different, you have relatives who love you and love you, and I am just a person who was sold to the theater when I was four or five years old." She suddenly stepped forward, opened her arms, and hugged her tightly across the wooden pillar, trembling from her palms to Chu Ruojun's spine.
She whispered in Chu Ruojun's ear: "It's Wanwan's honor to be able to do something for you." β
With that, she let go of her hand, swayed her sleeves lightly, and walked away with small steps.
Her expression was so sad, and her movements were so unhesitating.
"Sister Wanwanβ" There was an echo of Chu Ruojun's hoarse shouts from the prison.