Da Suining

Chapter 95 Cell
The news of the murderer's arrest is like a thunder thrown into the water. You must know that the South Gate Square in Qingcheng was originally the place where executioners murdered. Qingcheng is peaceful and the people are simple, so I haven't seen the murderer for several months The executioner killed someone, and now that the murderer has been arrested, there should be a good show soon.

The small benches have been moved, the melon seeds snacks are in place, and the people are rushing to tell each other, exchanging the latest news they know.

"It's really a rabbit that bites people when it's in a hurry. Eunuch Chang is having trouble with his wife, but Xu Jun is so bloody that he dares to kill someone."

"It turns out that Mr. Zhou has a lot of merit and fame, so he caught the murderer so quickly. I heard that the murderer is now in prison for trial. The details of the murder will be available soon."

The hall of the government office was bloody.

Xu Jun was taken to the lobby, and he was supposed to hit him with a [-]-kill stick. After he had done it, Master Zhou asked him about his holiday with Eunuch Chang. He knew all about Hong Xing's cheating, and he believed that Xu Jun had the motive for committing the crime. In order to protect himself, Xu Jun could only tell the fact that he hated Eunuch Chang.

"What are you waiting for, put it in prison, and kill the emperor when you know it." Zhou Sheng patted the gavel.

Xu Jun argued: "I hate Father-in-Law Chang, but he is a father-in-law. Even if he argues with my Yueniang... at most it's just arguing, and it won't work. Besides, he is rich and powerful, and I am a run-down coachman." Isn’t it the egg hitting the rock to trouble him? Although I thought about killing him to vent my anger, I just thought about it and never did it.”

"It's wrong to think about it." When Mr. Zhou said this, he also felt that it was wrong. Wasn't it just a stupid official?He changed his words and said: "I have already inquired. Except for you, there is no one else in Qingcheng who has hatred against the father-in-law. Who killed you? I have seen a lot of troublesome people like you. I don’t cry when I see the coffin. If you don’t suffer, you probably won’t admit it. Someone—”

Zhou Sheng gave an order, and two yamen servants ran up and pressed Xu Jun on the bench, and another yamen servant beat Xu Jun with a thick stick.

Wearing unlined clothes, the stick fell so hard that Xu Jun's clothes were smashed and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

So, he still didn't admit to the murder.

They couldn't beat him to death, so they could only throw him into the cell first, and threatened him, saying: "Stay overnight, think about it carefully, and if you don't admit it, you will be beaten half to death. If you get beaten, you will die as well. "

Xu Jun was almost dragged into the prison cell. The blood flowed down his legs along the way and smeared on the bluestone board. It was as red as watermelon juice splashed in summer, and thicker than watermelon juice. The blood was very bloody.

Going down five steps and passing through a narrow doorway is the prison cell.

The cell was dark, with holes dug every few steps in the stone wall, and torches stuck in the holes.The smell of pine oil from the torch is very pungent, and occasionally a spark explodes, making a "pop" sound.

There are two rows of cells facing each other, and a long corridor turns around. There is also a row of smaller cells, all blocked by wooden doors, each locked.

It had been a long time since the sun had been seen, and the cell was dark and damp. Needless to say, cockroaches crawled along the cracks of the wall in groups, biting the bumps on the prisoners, and there was no good place left.There were also mice. Some prisoners fell asleep lying on the turf mat, and the mice even dared to climb up and bite his nose.

There are only a few small windows in the whole cell. It is not like a window, but a small hole is opened on the top of the stone wall to bring in some sunlight. The sunlight is also pitifully small, and a thin beam shines in. , weak.

At the end of the cell, there was a greasy black table, four benches, two yamen servants stood guard, and two yamen servants sat drinking water from large bowls.

Some prisoners sat there and lifted their clothes to catch the flirts on their bodies. After catching them, they bite their mouths and listened. Some prisoners were crying against the wall in a daze, covered with bruises, and some prisoners were holding on to the wooden door. Moaning, "Master, give me something to eat, or something to drink, my throat is about to burst into flames."

A mouse got out from the prisoner's trousers and crawled swaggeringly in the cell.

The yamen servant was hurt by the prisoner's noisy head, so he took off his knife and slapped it on the black table: "Say one more word for the master."

Suddenly there was silence.

"Continue to drink, continue to drink, this month's money is not enough, let's make do with this rough tea, next month I will treat you to a good meal." A yamen servant said while drinking tea.

Someone blocked the light, and the yamen servant looked up, and it was a girl.

He has a delicate appearance and kind eyes, those eyes are really crescent like.

Sea-green Ru skirt, moonlight white gauze dress, gray and white ribbon around the waist, and a pair of gray embroidered shoes with green grass on the feet.

Actions are like the spring breeze blowing willow branches, and standing still is like a fairy falling into the clouds.

The light of the torch set off the dots in her eyes, there were dimples at the corners of her mouth when she was speaking, and the silver steps in her hair swayed, so beautiful.

Xiang Suining asked Mingzhu to take out two liang of silver and put it on the black table, which was regarded as inviting the servants to drink.

The yamen servant was also very knowledgeable, and asked her which one she wanted to visit, and she knew that she wanted to visit Xu Jun. The yamen servant had already led the way and led Xiang Suining to the door of Xu Jun's cell.

Through the wooden door, Xiang Suining saw Xu Jun slumped on the straw mat, bleeding from his lower body, his hands resting on the ground feebly.Perhaps because of the bleeding, his face was pale, like a night ghost.

No one spoke, perhaps because of injuries and lack of strength, Xu Jun didn't even ask Xiang Suining's name, whether she went to the wrong cell or why she wanted to visit this stranger.

Xiang Suining was also simple and straightforward: "Brother Xu, did you kill Eunuch Chang?"

She knew his surname was Xu, and knew Eunuch Chang. Xu Jun couldn't help but glanced at her: "I didn't kill him."

"That's good." Xiang Sui Ning wanted to leave.

How can there be such a question, it arouses people's interest, and she wants to leave.He left without even asking a few questions. Are you asking so casually?
Xu Jun struggled to stop her: "You...don't go."

"Brother Xu, you didn't kill anyone, you won't die, don't worry."

"I would like to borrow your good words, but... do you really believe that I didn't kill anyone? Why do you believe me?"

silence.

Xu Jun sighed and said, "Believe it or not, I really didn't kill Eunuch Chang."

"Okay, I believe it."

The sudden arrival of such a person who believed in him even more than his wife made Xu Jun feel sore. He didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"Now that I'm in prison, Yueniang is living alone. She has little strength and loves to offend others. If the girl is free, please go and see her for me. I don't know if she can survive."

Mingzhu couldn't stand it any longer: "She reported you to jail, why do you still think about her? Why are you like this?"

"Pearl." Xiang Suining motioned her not to provoke Xu Jun.

Xu Jun lowered his face and waved to Xiang Suining to let her go.

Leaving the cell almost like escaping.

The group of mice played hooligans, they chased and bit Xiang Suining, and then crawled over Xiang Suining's feet, so frightened that Mingzhu jumped onto a stone at the door of the cell, squatting on it and dare not get off.

Finally left the dark place behind, Xiang Suining was in front, Mingzhu was behind, with lingering fears, Mingzhu turned her head step by step: "Miss really want to visit Yueniang? According to slaves, it is better for the girl not to go, people like her It's not worth it for a girl to go."

"I didn't visit her because of Xu Jun, but because of Eunuch Chang."

"For Eunuch Chang?"

"Xu Jun said that he is not a murderer. If he is really not a murderer, why did Yueniang frame him? The truth behind this is worth visiting."

The moon is like a hook.

The silver moon is warm and moist, with gentle light.

The stars are sparse, and the light caresses the low wall.

On such a night, the nightlife in Qingcheng has just begun. The shops are all open, and the guys are shaking white towels at the door to welcome customers in. Several barbecue shops are at the time of serving people, roasting mutton and roasting chicken legs , Roasted peppers, roasted leeks, brushed with a layer of ingredients, brushed with a layer of oil, the taste is so delicious, and drink a glass or two of rice wine, that smooth, that comfortable, even a man would not change it.

The lanterns on the flower boat spread from near to far, like pearls, along the Yong'an River to places where the eyes can't see. At night, the Qingcheng Mountain is silent, just like the barren Changfuzhuang.

The moonlight illuminates the alleys of Changfu Village, shining brightly like oil spilled all over the floor.

A few sparse oil lamps emitted dim light from the window, mixed with a few barking dogs, and the sound of a woman patting a child sleeping.

At the door of Yueniang's house.

The door was closed tightly, with a broken lock hanging on it.

Xiang Suining leaned on the side of the low wall and waited quietly.

At this time, Yueniang is not at home, where did she go?

After waiting for an hour, the moon disappeared into the clouds, but Yueniang still did not come back.

The crickets in the cracks in the wall began to call.

Mingzhu squatted next to the low wall, her legs were a little sore from squatting for too long.

"Girl, do we have to wait? What if Yueniang doesn't come back at night?"

"No, there will be a curfew in the city after Haishi. This is her home, and she will probably come back."

"Why did the girl wait for her? Could it be that there is something secret about Yueniang?"

"Hush—" Xiang Suining gestured to Mingzhu.

The moonlight elongated the shadows of the two people, as if they were on good terms, the man put his arms around Yueniang's waist, and Yueniang was a little bird, snuggling up to the man while talking and laughing.

He is also a man, but Xu Jun's treatment is far worse.

If Xu Jun saw this scene, he would have to spit out a mouthful of old blood.

"Master Nie, that dead ghost has been imprisoned. He killed someone. I'm afraid he will die soon. I'm a weak woman with no one to rely on. I have to take care of Master Nie." Yue Niang acted like a baby.

That man named Master Nie, who looked to be in his fifties, had a beard and a high mesh hat, was about the same size as Eunuch Chang. He rubbed on Yueniang's neck: "When he dies, there will be no People are hindering us, can't we stay together and fly together?"

"Master Nie, you have several wives in your family, so what am I? I am afraid that Master Nie is lying when he says he loves me."

"How could I lie to you? I'll go into the house to hurt you right now." Master Nie almost hugged Yueniang, the two of them unlocked the door and entered the courtyard. Through the crack in the door, one could vaguely see the light in the bedroom turn on and off. Yes, after a while, the light came on again, followed by the sound of putting on clothes, and the sound of a man coughing, and after another cup of tea, that old master Nie came out, and Yue Niang was buttoning his buttons. While tidying her hair, when Master Nie walked out of the door, she stretched out her arm to grab his belt: "When will Master Nie come again?"

"It's too late, I have to go back, we will meet at the same place tomorrow."

Yue Niang fumbled in her sleeve, and took out something like a sachet, and tied it on Master Nie's belt: "I made this sachet, don't worry, it is sewn with ordinary cloth, and nothing can be seen from the outside." , here, my hair is stuffed, Master Nie should always carry it with him."

"Definitely, definitely." The two lingered for a while before bidding farewell.

Mingzhu hid outside the low wall and covered her eyes.

She is an unmarried girl, and she is still two old green onions when she witnesses this scene of kissing me, alas.

Later, Xiang Suining found out that Yueniang's best friend, named Master Nie, was a wealthy landowner in Qingcheng. Relying on the accumulation of his ancestors, he had been doing business for generations. Although it was a small business, he still bought three in Qingcheng. In the courtyard where he entered, he raised an older wife and three concubines, and gave birth to countless sons and daughters. Even if he sleeps at night, he can be like the emperor, favor this one today, and that one tomorrow, fresh every day.

Yueniang is doing laundry at his house. When she first applied for the job, she had to wash clothes of a dozen sizes, big and small. It was half a penny a month. Once she washed clothes for Mr. Nie and got a tael of silver. She was not greedy, so she gave it to Master Nie himself. Master Nie was deeply moved, and chatted with her a few more words, and then the conversation went off the rails. From chatting a few words every day to being unable to leave her, it didn't take long. The man rolled onto a bed, and since then, Yueniang basically didn't need to wash the clothes in the house, and changed to another woman, Yueniang still received the half-hanging money, and went to work at Nie's house every day, just going through the motions , to lie to Xu Jun, to cover other people's mouths.

This night's trip to Changfu Village, Xiang Suining felt that it was very rewarding.

Yueniang's best friend turned out to be Master Nie, not Eunuch Chang.

She framed Eunuch Chang, of course, because of Eunuch Chang's power, thinking that Xu Jun didn't dare to take revenge, this matter was reduced to a minor one, and the most important thing was to save Master Nie.

Eunuch Chang is really pitiful. A eunuch doesn't know that he has to bear such a blame.

Xu Jun is also pitiful, and he doesn't hate anyone.

Xu Jun was tortured in the cell, but he refused to confess to the murder of human life, and people in Qingcheng talked about it.

"He's a driver and doesn't know much about martial arts. How can he kill a father-in-law in a big mansion?"

"Didn't you hear that my father-in-law was strangled to death? He drove the car all the year round, and with his hands, strangling a person is as easy as trampling an ant to death, right?"

"I heard that he was beaten in the cell and refused to confess. Could it be that he was really wronged?"

"You're not wronged, are you? According to the new news, Xu Jun has already confessed."

When Xiang Suining heard the news, he was still not willing to believe it.

I just met Xu Jun, and he swore that he didn't kill anyone, so why did he backtrack?

What's going on here?

(End of this chapter)