After Xiao Yihong left, Qiu Mingli hurriedly stepped forward and bowed his hand to Cheng Kezhong: "Brother Cheng, thanks to you for arriving in time today, otherwise, this lonely and weak woman will inevitably be poisoned by Xiao Yihong!"

Cheng Kezhong waved his hand and said bluntly: "Lao Qiu, don't say much, you can take her away quickly!"

"Is this going to take her away? Brother Cheng, after all, she is a prisoner in your criminal department, and she is still burdened with a life lawsuit, do you want to wait until ......?" Qiu Mingli hesitated. He thought that Cheng Kezhong must have planned to retry Yao Zibei's case. According to Qiu Mingli's plan, when the time comes, after Lord Cheng finds new evidence and overturns the original verdict in a retrial, he will take Yao Zibei out of the prison of the Criminal Department, which is a justifiable move.

"Oh! Lao Qiu! Why are you still so pedantic! You and I are very clear about this Yao Zibei case, since she is an unjust case, why should she stay in prison! If she stays for a few more days, I can protect her for a while, but I can't protect her for the rest of her life! You just take her away! On the side of the Criminal Department, I have my own responsibility!" Cheng Kezhong said eagerly.

"Thank you so much, brother!" Qiu Mingli said. After listening to what Cheng Ke said, he suddenly felt reasonable, and at the moment, he didn't want to delay, so he took Yao Zibei and went out. Cheng Kezhong was not at ease, and sent the head of the Wang cell with two officials to accompany him.

It turned out that Cheng Kezhong heard heavy snow falling in the Duliushu Dharma Field today, and after Song Jinhua called a halt to the executioner's execution, he couldn't help but applaud in his heart. He was about to go to the prison to see Yao Zibei, so that he could know the details of the time, but when he heard that Xiao Yihong brought many officials to the prison with a fierce momentum, he knew that something was wrong. In order to prevent Xiao Yihong from forcibly taking away the criminals, he also hurriedly brought a group of his trusted subordinates and hurried to the prison, fortunately, Xiao Yihong's subordinates were blocked in the prison.

Although the two sides are equally manned, Xiao Yihong is the secretary of the criminal department after all, and he is the boss and chief official of Cheng Kezhong. There is a way that the official level crushes people to death, not to mention, today Xiao Yihong took the death row prisoner to be executed, but the reason is on his side.

Because of this, Cheng Kezhong was in a hurry, and the first sentence poked Xiao Yihong's sore spot, insisting that he had accepted the benefits of others. In fact, the so-called "bribery" is purely Cheng Kezhong's conjecture and excuse, I never thought that Xiao Yihong was a thief, and he was provoked by Cheng Kezhong's words, and his heart suddenly lost his square inch, and he saw Qiu Mingli behind him, so Xiao Yihong panicked, so he simply came to "slip away"......

In fact, if Xiao Shangshu persists to the end and is bent on taking Yao Zibei away, Cheng Kezhong may not be able to stop him. He had in his hand not only the death sentence verdict, but also the confession signed and drawn by Yao Zibei, as well as the rest of the human and material evidence. If he insists on taking away the prisoners and insists on sending the death row prisoners to the court for punishment, even if he is Cheng Kezhong's right-hand man, after all, they are all officials of the Criminal Department, and they all need to obey Xiao Shangshu's instructions. In their hearts, most of them are just helping adults to support the scene, but when it is really time to tear their faces, who dares to openly stop a dignified Lord Shangshu?

In the final analysis, the more at this time, the more they have to compete with each other's righteousness and courage! It is ridiculous that Xiao Yihong, who has been in the criminal department of the third grade for many years, has been facing his subordinates for no reason, but at the critical moment, he threw his hands away......

Seeing Xiao Yihong leave so quickly, Cheng Kezhong was unexpected. He suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly asked Qiu Mingli to leave the criminal department with Yao Zibei as soon as possible.

is also known as the "Great Qing Official" by the people, and is also known as "hard bones" in the court, but when it comes to really doing things, this Cheng Kezhong is completely different from Qiu Mingli. Seeing that Qiu Mingli was still thinking about abiding by the rules until this time, Cheng Ke made a statement to wake up this old Shangshu when he was neutral. According to Cheng Kezhong's temper, if he called someone else, he would have been scolded a long time ago.

It has long been clear in the Chengke Center that this case, Xiao Shangshu has personally concluded the trial, the evidence is conclusive, and the prisoner himself confessed, no matter whether the case is judged or decided, it is reasonable and well-founded. Moreover, Zhao Xiaogang has disappeared for no reason, and if his body cannot be found, what evidence can he use to overturn the case! Within three days, if he cannot find Zhao Xiaogang and has no new evidence in his hand, Xiao Yihong can logically escort the criminal to the court and then go to the court to be beheaded. At that time, unless the Son of Heaven asks, he can only be seen as a joke.

If everything is urgent, exercise power, and if it is not general, seek change, the way of doing things is really a university question!

......

Half an hour later, Qiu Mingli took Yao Zibei to Liquanfang in Chang'an City, the gate of Xu's mansion. Qiu Ming thanked the head of the cell, took out some broken silver from his pocket, and insisted on rewarding the head of the king's cell. The king still insisted on refusing, and hurriedly said goodbye to Lord Qiu with two officials, and went back to the criminal department to resume his life.

Dong Laifu saw Lord Qiu leading a ragged woman into the door, he was surprised, but he didn't dare to ask more, and when he heard Lord Qiu's inquiry, he replied, Master Xu and Master Shuxian were not in the house, they had not returned for three days, and only the fairy was still in the backyard.

Qiu Mingli led Yao Zibei into the backyard of Xu's Mansion, all the way through the corridor, and walked to Xu's "Hazelnut Residence". Qiu Mingli walked all the way, all the way to Yao Zibei Yan:

"Miss Yao, this is your Brother Xu's mansion. However, Xu Ke is now in the public gate, and he is not at home today......"

Yao Zibei saw that he finally walked out of the prison of the Criminal Department, although he was still sad and tired, he couldn't help but feel happy and relaxed in his heart. At this time, she could hear that this was the mansion of Brother Xu, which she had been thinking about for a long time, and there was even more joy and excitement in her heart. Seeing the magnificent painting hall here, the unique courtyard scenery, the twists and turns of the corridor, and the comfortable Xuan Hall, she couldn't help but sigh that Brother Xu's mansion was so magnificent

Wide. At that moment, she asked curiously:

"Lord Qiu, what kind of official is Brother Xu doing in the imperial court? How can there be such a big mansion? I think the mansions of those rich people are not so magnificent?"

Qiu Mingli twisted his beard and smiled: "Miss Yao, since you are a disease-free sister-in-law, just call me 'sir' with him." Although the old man is an official in the court, he also likes to hear others call me 'Mr. Qiu'! As for your brother Xu Ke's mansion, why is it so magnificent, this ...... The old man couldn't answer. After a while, the old man introduced you to another girl, and when you saw her, you will know as soon as you ask...... Hehehe!"

Yao Zi Becky said: "Another girl, Mr. Qiu, she is Brother Xu's ......"

"Who is talking about me?" Hu Yiyi, the blue wave fairy, had already heard the voices of the two, and immediately stepped out of the Hazelling Residence and came out to greet him with a smile.

"Miss Yao, this ...... It's the old man Shicai and the girl Hu you said, you can call her 'Sister Hu'......" Qiu Mingli smiled at Yao Zibei.

"Yao Zibei, a folk girl, I've seen Sister Hu!" Yao Zibei hurriedly said to Hu Yiyi.

"Oops...... Where did you come from to be so well-behaved, a sister, I like it! Sister, you have such a face...... Why is it hurt?" Hu Yiyi stepped forward and grabbed Yao Zibei's hand, and a sense of closeness surged out of her heart inexplicably. She saw that Yao Zibei's cheeks were red and swollen, and there was a wound on his forehead, so she couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Miss Hu, let's find a place to sit down first, and wait for the old man to talk to you slowly......" Qiu Ming said.

Hu Yiyi hurriedly led the two into the outer room of the Hazel Ling residence and sat down. She personally poured tea for the two of them, and after Qiu Mingli drank a few sips, she sighed, and Yao Zibei came to Chang'an six hundred miles to look for Xu Ke, but accidentally fell into the "wolf's den".

"It's so annoying! These people! Sister rest assured, my sister will not let them go in the future!" Hu Yiyi listened to Yao Zibei's tragic experience, and the more she listened to it, the more angry she became, and she couldn't help but say angrily.

Tyumen saw that it was getting late, and now the people had been brought to safety. He was about to say goodbye, but Hu Yiyi hurriedly kept him after dinner before leaving, but Qiu Mingli still stubbornly resigned.

The two women were still waiting to see each other, and Qiu Mingli waved his hand again and again to stop. When he was about to leave the Hazel Residence, he told Hu Yiyi: "Miss Hu, although the old man took this Miss Yao out of the prison of the Criminal Department. However, after all, she still has a murder on her back, and she is still a death row inmate who was sentenced to be executed. In the past few days, the old man will try to find evidence and work with Master Cheng of the Criminal Department to overturn the case for her...... Before the case is overturned, Miss Hu has to hide Miss Zibei and don't let outsiders know......!"

Hu Yiyi hurriedly nodded in agreement, Yao Zibei faced Qiu Mingli's back, knelt down deeply, and kept thanking him in his heart, his face was full of tears.

After Qiu Mingli left the courtyard gate, Hu Yiyi helped Yao Zibei up and said warmly: "Sister Zibei, you have suffered so much, the sky is pitiful, and you finally met a good person...... Now that you're here, it's like you're in your own home. My sister's name is Hu Yiyi, she has lived for more than a thousand years, and she has not had a sister by her side, and now, you are my own sister!"

Yao Zibei went through a lot of hardships and finally came to Xufu at this time. Although she has never met Xu Ke, after meeting Hu Yiyi, she also feels indescribably cordial in her heart. Although she didn't understand what "lived for more than a thousand years" meant, when she saw Hu Yiyi in front of her, her appearance was like a fairy, and her demeanor was even more easy-going, and she naturally regarded Hu Yiyi as a relative in her heart. At that moment, she hurriedly replied:

"My sister is a fairy-like character, Xiao Bei can follow my sister, it is a blessing that I cultivated in my previous life! If my sister does not give up, Xiao Bei is willing to follow my sister for the rest of my life and serve my sister ......"

"Ahem, aren't you here to see Xiao Wuji? What...... When you see your sister, don't you want your brother?" Hu Yiyi quipped.

"Sister!" Yao Zibei replied, and his originally pale face couldn't help but show some red......

Hu Yiyi saw that Yao Zibei was not lightly injured, so he hurriedly called Dong Laifu, and ordered him to bring a table of dinner, and asked him to prepare hot water and wooden barrels and other bathing things.

When the two women were having dinner, they talked about Xu Ke again. Hu Yiyi also informed Yao Zibei of the changes that Xu Ke had encountered since he escorted Qin Cha back to Beijing. Hearing that Xu Ke was attacked by assassins at the mouth of the West Gorge, he was poisoned by the world, and he had to die nine times before he could get his life, Yao Zibei's face was even more pale with fright, and his heart was so nervous that he suddenly jumped. Seeing that Yao Zibei's heart was so simple, Hu Yiyi was even more reluctant to inform her that the residual poison in Xu Ke's body was still uncleared and that he only had one year left to live......

"Sister, what kind of official did you say that Brother Xu was this Tsing Yi Wei Baihu? Why is it mysterious, he has been out for three days and he doesn't go home?" Speaking of Xu Ke's recent errand in Tsing Yiwei, Yao Zibei couldn't help asking.

Hu Yiyi said: "What kind of Tsing Yi Wei of this Lao Shizi is a place dedicated to running errands for the emperor's old son." I heard that one of the emperor's daughters, a seventeenth-ranked princess, disappeared for no reason, and the emperor lost his temper. Now, half of the men and horses in the Tsing Yi Guard have been dispatched urgently, and they are searching around Chang'an City! I don't know if I can find it, and I don't care about him......

"The seventeenth princess is missing......! Does it matter? If you can't find anyone, will Brother Xu be blamed by the Holy Lord?" Yao Zibei said worriedly.

"Ahem! I said sister! You better worry about your own injuries first! Let's hurry up and eat, and when we're done, my sister will give it to you right away."

Heal ...... Don't worry!Your brother Xu is just a petty official in the Tsing Yi Guard, even if something happens, the emperor can't blame him!" Hu Yiyi had to persuade impatiently.

......

After the two had dinner, Hu Yiyi ordered someone to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and specially instructed Dong Laifu that all the subordinates were not allowed to enter the Hazelling House to disturb.

Hu Yiyi took Yao Zibei into his inner room and personally bathed and changed Yao Zibei's clothes. After taking off her clothes, she saw that Yao Zibei was covered in scars, and the two whip marks on her back were even more shocking, and she felt pity and admiration for this sister in her heart. She said in her heart that this is really a strange woman with extraordinary will, just to see her lover, she is willing to trek thousands of mountains and rivers at the expense of bumps, just to keep the woman's chastity, and she does not hesitate to fight to the death and fight for her life.

Fortunately, Yao Zibei fell into the hands of Hu Yiyi, a famous doctor in the world. After taking a bath, Hu Yiyi found medicine to heal injuries and swelling, build muscles and invigorate blood, and gently smeared Yao Zibei's whole body. Yao Zibei was in a good mood when he entered the Xu Mansion at this time. Although she was humiliated in all kinds of ways, the injuries she suffered were all flesh and skin injuries after all, and after being applied with Hu Yiyi's elixir, she suddenly felt that the pain subsided, and her whole body was much more comfortable......

"Sister, my back...... Will it leave a scar?" Yao Zibei said with some worry.

"Ahem! If you meet an ordinary Langzhong, you can't escape the two long scars on your back. However, who told you to meet your sister! My sister has been practicing for more than a thousand years, and she is practicing medicine. Sister rest assured, with my sister treating you, you won't be left with a trace of scar!" Hu Yiyi replied with a smile.

"Sister has been cultivating for more than a thousand years......" Yao Zibei couldn't help but turn his head to stare at Hu Yiyi and asked curiously. She originally only said that Hu Yiyi was joking, but when she heard this sentence again, she saw that Hu Yiyi's peerless appearance was not like that of a woman in the world, and she gradually realized in her heart.

"That's right! My sister is a fox demon who has been on Bibo Island for more than 1,200 years. My sister came to Chang'an City to repay her kindness to Xiao Wuxi......"

After Yao Zibei bathed and healed his injuries, Hu Yiyi took out a few of his own underwear and put them on Yao Zibei. The two returned to the bed and sat down, Hu Yiyi took Yao Zibei's hand, and was a fox demon, who was rescued by Xu Ke that day, and then came to Chang'an to help Xu Ke secretly.

"Sister, Becky...... I want to study medicine with my sister!I beg my sister to accept me as an apprentice!" Yao Zibei has never seen any fox fairies and ghosts, but after all, he is a young student, and he also has a realm in his chest. At this time, when she suddenly saw a thousand-year-old demon in front of her, she not only did not panic, but even bowed down to Hu Yiyi, begging her to accept her as a disciple.

"Okay! Sister promised you!" Hu Yiyi hurriedly helped Yao Zibei up and said with a smile.

"However, you have to agree to my sister's request!" Hu Yiyi said again.

"Sister, please speak!" Yao Zibei said.

"After I pass on your medical skills, you can't call me master, you can only call me 'sister' for life,......" Hu Yiyi said with a smile.

"Xiaobei knows, sister!" Yao Zibei hurriedly agreed. She thought to herself, what kind of request is this, whether it is a master or a sister, you are my dearest relatives.

Unexpectedly, Hu Yiyi's next sentence caught Yao Zibei off guard......

"Sister Xiaobei, in the future, you will marry your brother Xu's little lady, I don't want Xiao Wuzhi to follow you and call me master, that's not ...... Call me old!"

Yao Zibei's cheeks were hot and his face was flushed with shame when he heard this.

She thought to herself, "I really ...... Can you really marry Brother Xu, even if it's just one of his personal concubines?"

"Can't! can't anymore!" Yao Zibei sighed gloomily again, but there was endless loss in his eyes......

She suddenly remembered that on the night of the tenth day of the second lunar month, she had lost the "girl's treasure" she regarded as her life in Wu Dengkui's outer house.

Since that night, she has realized that she is no longer a girl. In Yao Zibei's heart, she no longer dared to have any extravagant hopes for her future life and destiny.

......

【February 15, 71st year of the Great Qiankang Yuan, 戌時, Autumn Leaf Grass Hall】

Qiu Mingli returned to the cottage, and after dinner, he was reading in the study, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door of the cottage. Not long after, the child "Ping'an" came to report that a guest came from outside the house.

"Who is it, and you're still a guest in the middle of the night?" asked Qiu Mingli impatiently. Since he became the head of the household department of the third grade, this door-to-door gift-giver has almost been full of people every day. The Tyumen rites were all rejected and all of them were gone. It's just that most of these people who come to the door to cling to them also come to the unitary time, and they have never seen the right time, and there are still people who want to come to the door to ask for a meeting.

"Sir, I asked, but the man refused to give his name. Ping An replied.

"It's mysterious, wait for the old man to take a look...... Which one the hell?" Tyumen stood up and walked out of the gate. He said in his heart that the person who came couldn't be Cheng Kezhong, right? This Yao Zibei case really bothered him. However, although I admired each other, I did not have a deep friendship, so what important thing did I need to come overnight? Not to mention, visiting late at night was not his style to become an adult!

Qiu Mingli walked to the gate and asked outside the door, "Who is visiting?"

From the dark night, a slightly chubby, big-nosed and small-eyed man came out, bowed his hand slightly to Qiu Mingli, and said with a smile: "Lord Qiu, it's my ......."

"Is that you?" Qiu Mingli couldn't help but wonder.