blue shirt oath

Chapter 271: The Empress Dowager

After leaving the men's cell, Gu Yi went to the female prison again.

Among the female prisoners, Cui Niang changed out of her brocade clothes. Now she was dressed in a white prison uniform and looked much thinner than when she was in the Pingkang Pavilion. Her beautiful face was a little less charming and more peaceful.

Seeing Gu Yi, like Zhou Qiang, she looked as expected, and even showed a relaxed smile, as if she had been waiting for Gu Yi for a long time.

"Gu Langjun, long time no see."

"It's been a long time." Gu Yi said, "You must know why I'm here."

"I know." Cui Niang smiled falsely, "I accidentally killed a person."

"Ok?"

Gu Yi raised his eyebrows, a trace of surprise appeared on his plain face.

Cuiniang stood up, walked to Gu Yi from the corner of the cell, stood in front of Gu Yi calmly through the cell door, and said calmly and firmly:
"Gu Sanlang just came here from Zhou Lang, right? He must have taken all the blame on him, right?"

Gu Yi didn't get an answer.

But Cuiniang didn't expect Gu Yi to answer, but murmured to herself:

"Silly Zhou Lang, I knew he would do this, but only I, the real murderer, know the truth."

Gu Yi knew Cuiniang's affection for Zhou Qiang. When she was in Hangzhou, she even did not hesitate to kill Wen Yan in order to protect Zhou Qiang. Now it is reasonable to want to take the blame for Zhou Qiang.

But, as she said, only the murderer knows the truth.

Gu Yi took a step back calmly, and said:
"Cui Niang is still the same as before, putting Brother Zhou first. No matter when, the first consideration is Brother Zhou's safety."

"No, when I tell the whole story of that day, you will know that I am definitely not taking the blame for Zhou Lang. Mr. Gu, you are a smart person, I know, you should be able to see, who is Zhou Lang or me?" Who is telling the truth, who is telling the lie."

Gu Yi sat down on the simple wooden chair outside the cell: "Please tell me."

Cuiniang said: "Thanks to Zhou Lang who gave his life to save me and rescued me from the prison in Hangzhou. The two of us pretended to be husband and wife and fled to the south of the Yangtze River. We hid all the way and finally arrived in Kaifeng."

This paragraph is exactly the same as what Zhou Qiang said.

"After we came to Kaifeng, we rented a house in Liren Lane to live in, but the good times didn't last long, and the Khitan people came to me."

"Liao people?"

"Exactly, I am a Khitan, and I have been lurking in the Pingkang Hall all year round, just for the convenience of obtaining information."

Cuiniang's words surprised Gu Yi, who had been calm and wise since entering the cell, as if everything was under control.

He stood up: "You said, are you from the Liao Kingdom?"

Cui Niang laughed at herself.

"I grew up in the Liao Kingdom. My parents taught me martial arts, but they sent me to the Song Dynasty to serve people with my body, so that I could get close to the dignitaries and obtain secrets. It is also true that I killed someone by mistake. Because of an embroidery containing a map of Kaifeng city defense."

Gu Yi's expression became serious.

Compared to what Zhou Qiang said, the two of them fled to the capital penniless and had to steal to make a living. Although Cui Niang's statement is bizarre, it is more convincing.

So much so that Gu Yi had to pay attention to it and listen carefully.

Cui Niang continued to say:
"Zhou Lang and I fled to Kaifeng. We thought everything would be all right. Unexpectedly, my master found out that I was not dead. He sent someone to find me and asked me to try to steal the defense map of Bianjing."

"I thought it would take a lot of effort to steal the defense map of the capital, but I didn't expect that the defense of the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War was lax. Waiting for an opportunity to send them out of the city."

"Unfortunately, luckily, the Shu embroidery picture was sold to Linglong Embroidery Workshop by Zhou Lang as an ordinary embroidery, and it happened to be bought by Yan Xianggong to give to Ding Wei as a birthday gift, so I tried every means to get the Shu embroidery picture. Come back, that's why there was the theft in Fanlou."

Speaking of this, Cui Niang looked at Gu Yi, as if to confirm whether Gu Yi believed what she said.

At this moment, Gu Yi was so shocked by her words that his heart and lungs were raised.

If what Cuiniang said is true, the Bianjing deployment map falls into the hands of the Liao people, and the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger!

Since Shi Jingtan of the later Jin Dynasty ceded the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun to Khitan, China lost the most important dangerous fortresses and natural barriers in the northeast and northern regions, and the entire Central Plains opened up.

The Khitan army, which is good at cavalry, can calmly rush into Heshuo along the open plain south of Youji, and go straight to Kaifeng, the capital of the Song Dynasty. .

Although Kaifeng has many advantages, this disadvantage is unavoidable, that is, Kaifeng is in the place of the Four Wars, easy to attack and difficult to defend.

If the city defense map falls into the hands of the Khitan people again, Gu Yi can't imagine the consequences.

"The Shu embroidery picture, where is it now?"

"The Shu embroidery map, I have put it in an absolutely safe place, and no one can find it except me."

Cuiniang didn't answer clearly, but looked at Gu Yi fixedly, her tone unquestionable.

"Master Gu, now, you should believe that the murderer is me."

Gu Yidao: "You and Zhou Qiang have different opinions. Who is true and who is false? It has yet to be verified. But you should know that even if you killed the person, you already have a life on your body. Death is not a pity, but Zhou Qiang saved you If you are released from prison, you will not be able to escape the punishment of the law.”

"I know." Cui Niang said quietly.

"He saved me because of guilt, and charged me for guilt because of guilt, I know it all."

Zhou Lang is a person who values ​​love and righteousness, and he bears the favor of protecting her in exchange for his life, so he can only live in guilt forever, so he took the risk and fished her out of the deep prison.

It's just that what she wanted was never his guilt
She shouldn't have put him in danger and stepped out of that prison door.

It's just that she is really greedy for his tenderness, especially being worried by him, which always makes her heart feel warm, and feels that if she can stay by his side for a moment, even if it is lost, it is worth it.

From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever treated himself like him, as warm as the sun in spring.

Over the past few months, he and I have become grasshoppers on the same rope without knowing it.

If he dies, she will not survive.

And her death was not a pity, if she died right now, maybe she could just save him.

"Zhou Lang didn't kill anyone, so the crime doesn't deserve death. Mr. Gu, you have great powers, so you must have a way to save him, right?"

Gu Yi didn't answer, but instead asked: "Miss Liu, I have another question."

"Please."

Gu Yi opened his mouth slowly, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time. It was extremely difficult to ask this question, and his usually clear and clear voice now had a hint of imperceptible sticking in his throat:

"You killed the man in black that night to save me."

Hearing this, Cui Niang raised her eyebrows and smiled.

Since he asked this question, he believed in himself.

Zhou Lang will be fine.
　:)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)