Thinking of this, Gu Wan became anxious.

Because when she was transferred from the inner prison to Tiejisi Prison, she saw Xie Zhi, scarred and unconscious, he was thrown in the car and pulled over with several seriously injured patients, his hands were still shackled, inside the locks, there were blood stains, the wounds were deep and the bones could be seen, he was swept up by the wind and snow, the blood was condensed, his face was red and blue, and he was motionless as if he was dead.

It is said that when he was carried out of the inner prison cell, he was still muttering and struggling, and the officer simply struck him with a knife to prevent him from talking nonsense and causing them unnecessary trouble when he went out.

The case of the Xie family has been pronounced by the holy decree and the dust has settled.

I am fifteen years old this year, two months and sixteen.

This was once the most arrogant and wanton, capable of writing and martial arts, talented but extremely stubborn little prince of the Guogong Mansion. Wuling young and entangled, a song of red silk is not counted, he was born in the year of the Marquis of Zhongyong Mansion and the Duke of Jin, flowers are brocade, fire cooking oil, his life is as warm as the golden plaque of Taizong of the Xie Family Ancestral Hall.

Enlightenment at the age of three, when the thousand-character text was memorized like a stream, and at the age of five, Mr. Yan was hired, so angry that the master screamed, but less than twelve, the master resigned, saying that the stomach was empty and there was nothing to teach.

After that, the Zhongyong Mansion did not continue to hire scribes.

The little ghost sat on his father's desk, and said seriously to his father, he didn't want to follow the text, the third brother couldn't mention one, it was very useless, he raised his head and said, he wanted to be a martial artist, and be a general like his father and brother.

Xie Xinxin agreed.

Because Xie Ci's talent in learning martial arts is better than learning literature, although he has been stubborn since he was a child, he has worked hard under the supervision of his father and brother, practicing Sanfu in summer and practicing Sanjiu in winter, he said that he is literate in order to read military books.

The young man with a tight waist, riding a fast horse whistling through the street, fighting in the outside every day, holding unevenly.

He is stubborn, he is wanton, he is freshly dressed and angry, his eyebrows are flamboyant, he plays crickets, listens to operas, and when he hears the rise of pipa music, he claps his hands and spends a lot of money.

After that, he was chased and beaten by his father or brother all the way, scolding him for not knowing the hardships of the world, and his ancestors were not easy, and he was a little bastard.

It has become a scene on the streets of Beijing, and the neighbors laugh and talk after dinner.

He was born very well, in the memory of the original owner, with long ink-colored eyebrows, a beautiful forehead, long eyeliner, a plump nose, dark and clear pupils, and a complexion like white jade, like a rose stained with frost, the color is bright and intense.

But the sword eyebrows are thick and black, Xiao looks like a father and brother, adding heroism, and his handsome facial features are a little more resolute.

But he didn't love his white skin, and he wore his pants and basked in the sun every day, tanning himself into wheat skin.

He proudly said that this was the color of the general's complexion.

He also put on the silver iron armor specially made for him by his father and brother, put on a helmet, held a silver spear, and stood in the sun, really looking like a little general.

In the memories of the last few years of the original owner, what I remember the most is this proud and wanton boy who shines like the sun.

And Gu Wan has also seen him with his own eyes.

On the day the forbidden army broke down, he wore a black narrow cloth suit and carried a silver gun in front of his house.

"There is no collaborator in my family!!"

The screams of the young man were full of silver spears.

Gu Wan had just crawled out of the well, trembling and rushing back to the small courtyard at the last moment, when he heard this sound.

She looked back, and in the gap between the door and the pillar, there were many armors, long knives unsheathed, and the young man had silver spears and red tassels, and blood was splattered five steps.

It's a pity that he didn't become a general in the end.

He was about to reach adulthood, tortured, and finally died of scars in prison.

……

The fine iron prison door at the end of the corridor "babbled" open, and a middle-aged poor man wearing a pale blue errand uniform entered with a roster under his ribs, and the two errand officers on duty immediately greeted him.

Gu Wan glanced over there.

She carefully untied the cloth around her head, and pulled out two shiny ruby earrings from her messy bun for a while.

These two rubies are very valuable, the ancient cutting and polishing techniques are not good, most of the rubies are not transparent, like the two in her hand so gorgeous and bright, it has to be natural, very rare and precious, this is the dowry of the lord of Yongjia, which was left to her by her mother when the original owner decided to stay in the Hou Mansion.

Gu Wan was in a tight time at the time, she took a fancy to this pair of earrings at first sight, and hurriedly stuffed them under the root of her bun, and the forbidden army broke through the courtyard door.

Her head was injured by the original owner jumping into the well and breaking the back of her head, and it still hurts hotly, but fortunately, the epidermis is not deeply damaged, and the small egg is swollen, but Gu Wan believes that since she has climbed up, this hematoma will be naturally absorbed in the end.

She can't take care of this now, she has to find a way to see if she can save Xie Ci, he definitely can't die of illness!

As long as he doesn't die of illness, the rest of the situation will be much better.

As for the future, let's solve these messy things first.

Gu Wan observed quietly for two days, and she finally selected a middle-aged poor man named Cao Shuchang.

In the prison, the young newcomers dare not take the money, for fear that the whole family will suffer if the whole family turns over and suffers from the thunder, and the old fritters take the money and do not do things but abound, and the meat is on the board, and it is difficult to have equality and respect.

This Cao pawn has long shoulders and a round waist, and the little jailer in charge is like an arm, nodding and bowing everywhere he passes, he must have a very good means, and when he routinely counts the number of people in prison every day, Gu Wan can always smell the kind of mash smell that he drinks all year round, which is extremely unpleasant, and he knows at a glance that it is the kind of old prison fritter.

It's just that he has a benefit, but he never rubs the oil of female prisoners.

In a place like Zhongdu Prison, from time to time these jailers will be locked up in the noble girls who can't touch the delicate skin and tender flesh and snowy skin that the jailers dream of in their lives, and many errand servants will take the opportunity to rub oil.

Gu Wan paid attention to the observation, this person had not done it.

Yesterday a girl bumped into his side a few steps away, and his brain splashed on his upper and he bounced his feet, he frowned and was very disgusted, but glanced at the beautiful face that was bloody, tearful, half-open and half-closed, and pouted with fear and despair, and finally cursed, and ordered someone to drag it away.

Every day, there are people who commit suicide by hitting a pillar in this female prison, and there are too many people who carry corpses or have their clothes soiled by blood, and they are scolding, kicking and kicking in anger, and even molesting corpses.

Cao Chang is a bit of a bottom line.

Gu Wan looked at it, and she still wanted to see him who was finally selected, but she didn't have time anymore.

First, she was afraid that Xie Ci would not be able to hold on to death, and secondly, the holy decree had been pronounced, and they would not be able to stay in the outer prison of the Iron Threshold Temple for long, and the vague memory of the original owner was that they had only been in the Iron Threshold Temple for about four or five days, and now it was the second day.

Gu Wan turned his heart sideways, pinched two ruby earrings and guarded the gate of the fence, when Cao Guan rolled up the roster and just walked to their prison door, Gu Wan rushed up and knelt directly, which made her feel a sigh in pain, but in front of survival, knees are nothing at all.

If he can help, Gu Wan will thank his whole family.

Cao Chang flipped the two rubies in his palm, and shone in the light, very satisfied, he glanced at Gu Guan, Gu Wan quickly shrunk the thick cloth embroidered shoes on his feet, and the fine cotton lining in the old gray clothes.

Cao Chang lazily didn't care whether Gu Guan was smart or not, thought for a while, put the ruby into the waistband of his trousers, and in the midst of the noise and gaze, he leaned in a little, and in a voice that only two people could hear, his chin nodded slightly: "The one at the end of your row of prisons, have you seen it?" That's right, the blue bricks at the base of the wall have not been repaired. ”

"Behind the wall, there is a dry ditch, climb from the dry canal to the end, and your husband is there."

Gu Wan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly looked back.

……

It's not quite the same script she expected.

But Gu Wan is thin, and she visually inspected the wooden fence separating the prison from the prison house, and she should be able to pass through it.

She frowned, sat back, and whispered in Xie Er's sister-in-law for a while.

Second sister-in-law Xie immediately looked sideways at her, the two looked at each other for a long time, and second sister-in-law Xie nodded.

Gu Wan hesitated, and finally decided to go on the list, anyway, this life is earned, if she mixes into that miserable situation, she simply won't mix.

In the middle of the night, when the officer on duty was already sitting at the square table on the side of the large iron door, he fell asleep, and the whole cell was quiet, and the sobbing gradually stopped, replaced by a slight snoring, and after waiting for half an hour, even the subtle sound of turning over could not be heard.

Gu Wan quietly got up, and under the cover of Second Sister-in-law Xie, she took a deep breath through the crack in the fence and entered the prison next door, she quickly lay down and curled up on the ground to sleep like a person in the next cell.

After lying down for about ten minutes, she slowly rubbed on the floor, and when she reached the edge, she stood up again and took a deep breath.

It took almost an hour to get into one room like this, and she finally came to the last one.

The last cell was the tool room, where there were food bowls, lamps, oil, brooms, etc., and a pile of blood-stained rags and gray cloth prisoner clothes thrown in the corner.

Gu Wan moved away from the big broom and the pile of cloth clothes, and looked closely, sure enough, the glutinous ash on the wall was peeling and pitted, soaked with old rain and snow, and there was a crack.

She chose the brick that fell the most, shook it with her fingers and buckled it from the gap, and successfully removed half of the brick, and the remaining half fell down with a slam on the opposite side.

After the first one was taken out, the back was much better, and after Gu Wan took out a dozen or so bricks, there was no way to take out the rest, and she could barely climb into it after a visual inspection.

She lay down and carefully put her head in to take a look, there seemed to be a small yard stacked with stockpiles of miscellaneous items on the opposite side, quietly, she didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, and tried to push herself in.

She quickly crawled over, quickly jumped up and clapped her hands and knees, turned around and burrowed back halfway, and gently pulled back the big broom, cloth and other objects to block the hole.

Gu Wan finally stood up, this is a small courtyard, the heavy snow for days has finally stopped, Gu Wan counted the days, today is actually the first day of the first lunar month, the wind sent a faint smell of firecrackers, the snow clouds were blown away by the strong wind, pouring down a line of hazy moonlight, the air was very cold, but very fresh.

Gu Wan has been here for so long, this is the first time she has seen the sky and the moon clearly, even if it is just a frame-sized sky, she can't help but be happy.

As long as people don't die, there will always be hope.

Gu Wan encouraged himself and hurriedly began to survey the environment and look for culverts.

This yard is very small, a peek at the house by the window, it turns out that this is a small miscellaneous warehouse for stacking firewood, which is used a lot in winter, and it is full of piles, and it is not even locked when entering and exiting every day, but now there is no one.

She searched for a while, and soon found the dry canal that Cao Chang said.

Gu Wan found two sewer openings on the ground, the one on the left had obvious traces of picking up the snow and going into the water, and the one on the right may not have been designed in the right place, the water could not flow in, and the snow had a layer of dust and leaves.

- A good prison will not build a dry canal, it should be that the original sewer design is not reasonable, and after the reconstruction, the original section of the original section was blocked at both ends and abandoned into a dry canal.

After Gu Wan figured it out, she went into the house and picked up a dead branch and went straight to the right, this manhole cover was bluestone inlaid with iron tenon, very heavy, she finally lifted it aside with great effort, and there was a layer of broken branches and fallen leaves.

It's not deep, it's far from the modern sewer, probably only a thin person crawls on his knees, behind him is an iron fence, behind which has been sealed with green bricks, she thought about it, and scrubbed it with the snow with the wooden bowl she brought out, scooped up a large bowl of clean snow, and carefully climbed in.

At the beginning, there were dead branches and leaves, and the elbows and knees pressed up to "squeak", Gu Guan held his breath and tried to take his hands and feet as lightly as possible, and soon it was gone, it was black, I don't know what was Sississo, and it touched her knees, and was hammered by Gu Guan, the mouse "squeaked", screamed and ran away, she continued to climb with the bowl in her hand.

She crawled to the end and found the lid on the left-hand side, halfway up, the wind passing by her ears.

Hey?

Gu Wan seemed to understand a little, this seemed to be not only a dry canal, but also a vent.

She slowly probed and looked for a long time, and soon found that this was a sick prison.

A very unpleasant, peculiar smell of the wounded and sick came to the nostrils, as well as the smell of blood, and many people struggled and moaned. Moaning, intermittent.

Gu Guan's heart settled down all of a sudden.

Looks right.

It's here.

Cao Shuchang is really a good person, he collects money and does things, and he didn't get rid of her.

……

Gu Wan observed for a while, but didn't find any errand soldiers, this is the New Year, anyway, it is impossible for these prisoners who are sick to death to escape.

She removed the lid a bit and jumped out.

This is a large prison cell, the stale wheat stalks are piled up on most of the ground, and there are people lying on it, either the flesh and blood are blurred, or the pus and blood are high and feverish, Gu Wan even saw a possible one who has been staying for a long time, and the wound seems to have white spots wriggling.

She felt a chill and hurried around.

Gu Wan quickly found his excuses.

He was locked in a small solitary cell with an iron door at the end, and he was probably skilled in martial arts, and the servants were worried just in case.

But in the current state of thanks, there is absolutely no chance of anything.

He was drenched in blood, soaked through his prison clothes, his hands were cuffed and shackled, and when he moved, the bells jingled.

He had a high fever, muttered and struggled, and seemed to hear the sound of stomping on wheat stalks, and suddenly flipped it over with force.

Shadow and shadow, he seemed to have seen a figure, this young man who was angry and proud and wanton in the past, now his head was scattered, his face was bloody and tearful, he struggled to pounce, the chains and chains hit the iron fence, clanging and clanging.

He struggled to reach out and grabbed Gu Guan's ankle, he cried, tilted his head, blood mixed with tears falling, "I, my family has no collaborator-"

"Nope! No! ……”

The voice was hoarse, as if the sand had been repeatedly sharpened with blood, the cuckoo cried at night, he crawled, and grabbed Gu Guan's hand with his other hand, "Do you believe it?" Do you believe it? ”

He asked, muttering, with tears in his eyes.

He was delirious and didn't even recognize Gu Guan.

The two are actually not very acquainted, one lives in the outer courtyard for a long time and is wanton, while the other lives in the house of a relative, raised in a deep boudoir, delicate by nature, and the man and woman are seven years old.

On the day of the gift, she came to the red, and the two did not have a round room.

Speaking of which, he didn't want to get married, and the young man jumped to his feet and said, why should I marry an orphan girl? I will marry a noble lady of the best color.

Later, he was still pressed to become a parent, and the young man in red pulled off the red hydrangea on his chest, and said a little reluctantly: "In the future, you have to know the rules and take care of the affairs of the yard, do you hear?" ”

Subtext, in this case, I will reluctantly tolerate you.

The boy took off all the bells and bells, unfolded the quilt and occupied one side of the bed, and fell asleep.

A few old things that are not very happy, but they have become the most vivid and beautiful memories in the bleak years after the original owner.

Gu Wan is not a little girl, she knows that since Xie Ci has recognized his daughter-in-law, the Xie family is upright, and both father and son have guarded their daughter-in-law, if there is no accident, the original owner will probably be happy for a lifetime.

Xie Ci will also grow up, and when he recalls these old things in the future, he will probably smile and apologize to his daughter-in-law.

Unfortunately, there are no ifs.

"Do you believe me? The Xie family did not collaborate with the enemy, do you believe me? ……”

He muttered, under the dried bloodstains, his lips were so white that there was no color, and he didn't know whether it was blood or tears on his face.

"My father has been faithful all his life, and so is my brother, and so is ,......"

Gu Wan couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable in her heart, she couldn't see Zhongliang being aggrieved the most, everyone was dead, and Zhao Xue had a fart.

She said, "I believe, I believe both." ”

As soon as she said this, tears of thanks rolled down.

He suddenly lost his strength and fell to the ground, curled up, and cried bitterly.

Whining and screaming, like a wounded little beast.

Gu Wan let out a long breath and stood for a moment, she squatted down and lifted her shoulder of thanks, "You have to live to have hope for your family!" ”

"You still have sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces and mothers!"

You can't die, you can't live, they'll all have to die sooner or later!

And died a terrible death.

Gu Wan shook Xie Ci's shoulder vigorously, she didn't want to treat a seriously ill injured person like this, but she had no choice.

She lowered her voice and spoke into his ear.

When Gu Wan said his sister-in-law, nephews, nieces and mother-in-law, Xie Ci paused, and the chaos with a high fever seemed to have suddenly been split into a gap.

He turned his head and looked at Gu Guan.

His eyes were beautiful, with long and thick liner, slanted and delicate, and his eyes were clear, stained with maroon and tears, like a frost-soaked rose.

Mixed with blood and tears, his tears flowed down in a daze.

"You're right."

Boy, let's save each other, okay?