Chapter 194
The night was dark, and a little light burned in the dark and damp prison, illuminating the man who was writing with a pen. Although the man was calm and silent, his face was dark and sad, the muscles on his face trembled, and a tear wet the paper in front of him.
The thin figure had fallen asleep again, and no one was disturbing him any longer, and the man's chest rose and fell violently, and he drank all the tea from the teacup, and sat down on the dry grass, rolled up his trousers, revealing a scarred leg. The man took a deep breath and suddenly stabbed an object in his hand, and a sharp pain came, the man's face turned pale instantly, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and he took the teacup and put it under his leg with trembling hands, and the bright red blood slipped down, and it was unusually bright and dazzling in the white porcelain cup.
After a long time, the man tightened his trouser legs at the wound, wiped his sweat, picked up the cup full of blood, and placed it at the foot of the table. He took out a piece of paper, dipped his fingers in blood, and wrote word by word.
At first he wrote very slowly, as if a thousand words were difficult to describe, but then he wrote very quickly, his men danced wildly, as if there was indescribable grief and resentment, his pale face was finally a little vivid because of the handwritten handwriting, and at last his fingers stopped there, as if for a long time and for a moment. Raise your thumb and press a handprint heavily.
The man looked up, still no one noticed, he carefully put away the piece of paper written in blood, cleaned the teacup, then picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, narrowed his eyes slightly, and began to write again.
It was dawn, and the jailers packed up Su Wei's things and took them out, and they didn't ask where the things he wrote were, anyway, these things were none of their business. Their business is to do what the superior tells them to do. No, a few people put away the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and at the same time put the good wine and food on the table, and respectfully invited Su Wei to enjoy it. The person in the next cell smelled the aroma of the food, looked at the bowl of stagnant porridge he was holding, and swallowed his saliva.
Su Wei said thank you, sat down and got up, chewed slowly little by little, and took another sip of wine, if it weren't for the wrong environment, it would really make people feel very comfortable.
The jailer who delivered the food swallowed and retreated. This meal was personally ordered by the master in the restaurant, and it was delivered on time every day. But what can be done, the prefect has not allowed the torture, so there can only be some sweetness. It is a choice to die with good food and drink or to live better than to die every day.
The prefect and the master appeared at the door of the prison on time, and the cell head walked out quickly, nodding and saying something, the prefect did not raise his eyelids, entered the prison with a shy stomach, and ordered someone to "invite" Su Wei to come.
Su Wei has been doing very well these days, there are people waiting for washing every day, and the food is good, at this time he appeared in the prefect's mansion seriously, although his sideburns were much whiter than when they first met, they were neatly combed, and his clothes were also new, although it was not a good material, at least he was not in tatters, and he took off the coat of a businessman, and he had a bit of a literati atmosphere.
The prefect's eyelids jumped suddenly, it is not a good thing to have the air of a literati, besides, how can a businessman have the air of a literati, he must have been dazzled.
"Su Wei, you can think about it." The prefect asked.
"Back to my lord, the grass people have thought about it." Su Wei replied, his voice calm without a trace of panic.
Well, the prefect nodded in satisfaction. "So, what are you going to do?"
"The grass people have something unclear, please ask the adults to solve their doubts." Su Wei said.
As long as you can confess your sins, there is nothing you can say. The prefect looked at Su Wei and motioned for him to continue.
"According to the law of Daqi, colluding with thieves is a capital crime, and wives and children are not exempt. If the grass people do what the adults say, can they still keep my wife and children worry-free? ”
Of course not. The prefect almost said it in passing, but fortunately he stopped it in time.
What does this mean when he hears this, if he can't keep his wife and children, he won't confess his sins? The prefect's hand was lightly clasped on the table, and those people didn't just want his life, of course, they didn't say that they wanted the lives of his wife and children, but they wanted the entire Su Mansion's industry. After confessing such a big sin, he can still save his wife and children, there is a way, but it is not something that he can decide alone.
Although Su Wei knelt on the ground, his posture was straight, and he looked at the prefect's fat face with a pair of small eyes like a magpie turning around.
Sure enough, someone behind it was instigated, but I don't know who instigated it? Thinking that his Su family has been famous in Yangzhou over the years, why did he offend people to such an extent. Did he not even let go of his wife and children? That- he clenched the piece of paper in his sleeve.
"To protect the lives of your wife and children, there is naturally a way." The prefect spoke.
Su Wei looked at it again, although there was a plan between the prefect's expressions, but the expression on his face when he said this did not seem to be a joke.
"Then please get the pardon order first, and then the grass people will write a petition for sin."
"Su Wei, you don't have to get an inch. How can I get a pardon without your confession! The prefect scolded him.
"I'm sure adults will always have a way." Su Wei was not frightened, but said.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the master hurriedly leaned into the prefect's ear and said a few words, and the prefect's face softened a little, "Okay, that's it." The prefect brushed his sleeves and left, and the master explained something to the jailer, and hurriedly followed.
Su Wei's hand let go, and with a sigh of relief, he followed the jailer and returned to his cell.
"I want to see Li Yingguang." Su Wei suddenly said to the jailer, the jailer was startled, and then a smile appeared on his face again, "This little guy can't be the master, wait for me to ask you." ”
"Okay, thank you." Su Wei thanked.
The jailer left with a smile. This Su Wei is also very polite and polite to them these days. I think I'm dying and want to be popular.
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Caiyun brought the boiled soup and said worriedly: "It must have been blown by the cool breeze last night." On this sultry day, hot people are sweating all over their heads, and a cool breeze suddenly blows, how can they not catch the wind. The girl can't do that again. ”
Su Yingxue took the decoction and nodded: "Okay, you have said it countless times in the morning, don't worry, I will remember it in the future." After speaking, he took the decoction and drank it.
Caiyun handed over the candied fruit, took the soup bowl and handed it to the little maid and sent it out.
"Mother didn't say anything, did she?" Su Yingxue asked.
"Why didn't you say it? The girl caught a cold just a few days after she came back, and she counted the good students who had returned to the spring before she stopped. If Qingping hadn't stopped her, it is estimated that she would have come over at this time. ”
Su Yingxue was a little ashamed and said, "It made my mother worried." ”
"Yes, so girl, you have to get better." Saying that, I couldn't help but persuade Su Yingxue to lie down and cover the quilt, "The doctor said, you must sweat, sweat faster, and rest more." ”
"Okay, okay, everything is up to Dr. Caiyun." Su Yingxue said with a smile.
Caiyun sat aside silently and picked up the embroidery shed and began to do embroidery.
Su Yingxue listened to the rain that was still dripping outside, and felt that there was a lot of silence all around. The panic in my heart dissipated a little, sleepiness hit, and I slowly fell asleep.
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