Three Prison Visits

In the narrow corridor, an oil lamp was hung for a long distance, so dim that it was impossible to see the road beneath his feet. A thin figure appeared under the light, as if it could be blown away by a gust of wind. Fortunately, the cell was very stuffy and there was no wind at all.

He stepped on a food box, and there was no sound at his feet, but the two jailers following behind him were heavy, and their voices echoed in the empty passage, making the figure in front of him look like a ghost. The two rows of jailers were empty. When they reached the end, the two jailers took a few steps forward, picked up the big lock on the door, and they took out the keys from their waists and opened a lock.

The chains woke up the people in the cell. He turned his head and suddenly turned over and sat up, shouting in surprise: "Little Lingzi!"

Xiao Lingzi flashed into the room and said respectfully: "The Second Prince".

The door was locked from outside, and two prisoners stood by the door, looking at the two inside the prison talking like the door god. Zhu Rangjin jumped out of the bed happily, but forgot to wear shackles. There was a "silent" sound, and the iron chain almost tripped him. Xiao Lingzi hurried forward to support him.

There were no lights in the prison, but with the lights on the opposite wall, Xiao Lingzi could clearly see Zhu Rangjin's appearance. He was wearing a white prison suit, his hair was gone, his long hair was dispersed and half covered his face. The shackles under his feet were obviously a special treatment for the suspects of the heavy prisoners.

Xiao Lingzi couldn't help but sigh: "The Second Prince, you have suffered."

Zhu Rangjin grinned, and the dim lights made his eyes shine. The elegant and elegant young master in Xuanyi actually brought a bit wildness: "What's the point? Although I am a murder suspect, Lord Lu did not make things difficult for me. He also lived in the second hall."

Xiao Lingzi's wrinkled face showed a faint smile and grabbed his hand. The two of them sat slowly beside the bed. Zhu Rangjin asked, "Did your father ask you to see me? How are your father? Is he in good health?"

Xiao Lingzi nodded and said, "The prince is safe. The second prince, why don't you ask about his case? Are you not worried at all?"

"What are you worried about?" Zhu Rangjin raised his eyebrows and said, "I never do bad things in my life, and I am not afraid of ghosts calling me in the middle of the night. This is clearly someone who blames me. I think the inspector will definitely find the murderer to restore my innocence. But...ah! Uncle King of Jingqing, he..."

Xiao Lingzi coughed, opened the food box, placed the dishes on the bed, took out the cup and placed it on the food box, and filled the wine and said, "The Second Prince, the prisoner is not comparable to the food in the mansion. These are all what you like to eat, and they are made by the wife. Try it."

"Okay!" Zhu Rangjin was not worried about his situation. He took the chopsticks with great enthusiasm, took the dish first, chewed it with relish, and suddenly seemed to remember something. His movements gradually slowed down.

Xiao Lingzi sat cross-legged across from the other side and asked, "What, it doesn't suit the taste?"

Zhu Rangjin shook his head and smiled and said, "No. I remembered when I was a child, every time I practiced martial arts with you, you and I were drinking in the forest like this. Since I got older and stopped living in the harem, you have always been by your father's side. It's rare to have a chance. I didn't expect that this unforgettable disaster will help you and me today. Master, have a drink with my disciples."

A trace of warmth flashed in Xiao Lingzi's eyes, and she took the cup that Zhu Rangjin respectfully handed over. She sighed leisurely: "Yes, the old slave has been following the prince to seek medical treatment everywhere. The second prince is in love with the mountains and rivers, and it is rare to meet. Such a leisurely life has indeed been gone for a long time."

The two were talking, chatting and laughing while talking about interesting things in the past. If the walls were not empty, there were two prisoners standing outside the prison. It was really a free and easy way to drink and laugh in the forest under the moon.

Xiao Lingzi is thin and dry. However, her appetite is amazing and her appetite is bigger than that of Zhu Rangjin. The two of them are like a game, drinking and laughing, and soon swept the cup and plate empty. Xiao Lingzi moved her legs down the ground, walked to the door and bowed, "Can you please make it convenient for me to talk about private matters with the prince?"

He was the one who always stayed with the King of Shu. Even the eunuch, the sixth-rank seal master of the Shu Palace and the chief internal affairs officer, did not dare to be disrespectful when he saw him. However, after all, he was used to serving the marquis, so he was extremely polite to the two prisoners.

The two jailers looked at each other and said in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, father-in-law, Lord Lu personally instructed that no matter who wants to see the Second Prince, it must be under our noses. Don't make things difficult for us, there are the Second Prince inside. We respectfully treat you and are not too late to curry favor with you. Is there any convenience? It's really a mission."

Xiao Lingzi took out two ingots of silver from her sleeve with a smile, stuffed them into their hands along the crack of the railing, and said with a hee, "That's right, that's right, we all listened badly. You two took this care of the prince so much, and you didn't respect you. You two took it back to exchange for a glass of wine to relieve your fatigue."

Two yamen were reaching into the sleeves, touching the silver ingot, and couldn't help but smile, but looking at Zhu Rangjin, he was embarrassed again. Xiao Lingzi observed his face and said with a smile: "Let's do it this way, the two yamen don't have to leave our sight, just stand a little further, this..... The lady cares about her son, and the prince also has a few words to say to the prince.

Haha….. The prince is a famous wise king. He is a model of the vassal kings in the world. The late emperor and the current emperor have repeatedly praised him, so he naturally would not do anything that violates the king's law, which makes the two officials embarrassed. What the old slave wants to say is just a little private matter in the palace. I guess you are not interested, right?"

Not interested? Who said it? He is so interested, but who dares to inquire about it? That's the prince. If you know more, you will be more taboo. The two jailers winked at each other and said with a smile: "Then... well, you will talk to the second prince. My father-in-law, please tell me a long story, let's stand far away."

The two of them turned around and stood in the distance, still looking at this side. Xiao Lingzi walked back to the bed, tidied up the cup and plates into the food box, glanced outward, then reached out to pull the food box, making a slight clicking sound. There was a shallow layer at the bottom of the food box, with pen, ink, paper and ink.

Zhu Rangjin's eyes flashed and said in surprise: "What are you... bringing these things?"

Xiao Lingzi's wrinkled face was still smiling, but her turbid old eyes became even more sharp than the blade: "Second Prince, this is what the prince asked me to bring."

Zhu Rangjin was stunned and said, "Father? What does this mean...?"

Xiao Lingzi said softly: "Mr. Lu reported to the prince that he was offended and found that Miss Mengli was pregnant. Based on this, the prince determined that you and Miss Mengli had an ulterior motive, so..."

Zhu Rangjindi's body shook suddenly, and immediately realized something. His eyes were shocked and angry. He couldn't speak for a moment.

The wrinkles on Xiao Lingzi's face became deeper: "In the eyes of the prince, the reputation of the Shu Prince's Mansion is something that everyone must maintain. If you have to do anything, even the prince himself can sacrifice it for this."

He sighed softly: "The old slave has followed the prince for twenty years and has long understood the prince's intentions. The second prince is the prince's biological son. Can't you understand it?"

Zhu Rangjin sneered with pain and anger on his face. He said miserably: "Is that right? If it were the prisoner in the eldest brother's prison, would the father have made such a decision?"

He closed his eyes, and two lines of tears fell in despair: "I don't even have a tiger poison... What do you want me?"

Xiao Lingzi looked at him pitifully and whispered: "The prince and the prince of Jingqing discussed this matter, and both princes believed that the case no longer needs to be investigated, otherwise it would be a royal scandal, which will make the Shu royal palace and the Jingqing royal palace become laughing stocks in the world from then on."

He sighed and said leisurely: "So, the 'truth' of this case will fall on the Second Prince. Miss Mengli is not pregnant and is not strangled to death. She has always had a heart disease, and the imperial physician of the Jingqing Prince's Mansion can testify about this. Today, the second lady went to the house to attend a banquet, but she had an argument with the Second Prince, which caused a sudden chronic disease and died of anger.

The second prince didn't know what to do, and then he left the corpse in panic. After being imprisoned, the second prince deeply regretted that he shouldn't have been angry with the clan's sister because of the quarrel, which made the Prince Jingqing lose his beloved daughter. The prince's condition worsened and he felt that it was difficult to tell. So... wrote the last stroke in prison and hanged himself to death."

Zhu Rangjin was stunned when he heard this. After a while, he jumped off the ground and laughed to the sky! His fists clenched, making the joints clatter, as if he had heard the funniest thing, and he kept laughing with his face up.

Xiao Lingzi looked at him silently without saying a word. The two jailers heard the thrilling laughter. They were afraid that something would happen, so they hurried back and rushed to the fence and shouted inside, "Second Prince, Second Prince. Are you okay?"

Zhu Rangjin laughed wildly, and the two called out several times. Zhu Rangjin suddenly shouted: "Stop talking! Don't call me the second prince, what prince am I?"

The two jailers were shocked. Although the people inside were prisoners, their identities were not something they could offend. The two shrank for a moment and did not dare to respond again.

Zhu Rangjin's hands were scattered, revealing a pair of sharp eyes. He dragged his shackles and walked forward for two steps, and suddenly knelt down straight at Xiao Lingzi, saying word by word: "Zhu Rangjin is not something that can be sacrificed casually. I will stare at the case with wide eyes and continue to investigate. One day I will be picked up from the prison with honor!"

Xiao Lingzi accepted his bow calmly, and showed a look of encouragement in his eyes. He nodded slightly. The two prisoners outside the door looked at each other, listening to the second prince's words, but they didn't know what they were saying.

Zhu Rangjin bowed his head and bowed three times, and shouted: "Master, I'll ask you for everything. Please report back to your father. Zhu Rangjin will not die, you can't die! I will wait patiently for the moment when the light of day is coming again. I will never die!"

The sound echoed in the cell, and it was so far away...

"I will never die, I will never die!" The same oath echoed in Li Dayi's heart at this moment.

The moonlight was bleak, and there was a mountain in front of it, standing dark in the night. You can see her by climbing over this mountain.

"I promised her that I must come back alive to see her," Li Dayi thought in his heart. Tears were already filled with tears.

For two days and two nights, he did not dare to stay, and he just traveled back through mountains and rivers. He was either afraid that someone would search the mountains, and the mountains would be endless, or even mobilizing all the people in Bashu to search for mountains, he might find a bump to hide it, and he might not be able to be discovered.

But he knew his injuries. He had killed too many people, including many masters, so he had suffered a lot of injuries. He knew clearly that if he didn't come back as soon as possible, he would die silently in the mountains and fields, becoming a treacherous meal for wild dogs and wolves, and would never see her again.

A sword pierced his shoulder blade and injured his tendons and veins. Even if the arm is cured, it will definitely be greatly affected. However, with his body, if it is just this kind of damage, at least it will not be a bullet in his chest.

The sword injury would not leave anything in his body, but the gun bullet, which was smaller than the pill, shot into his chest. It went deep into his lungs. Even if the government did not block the big and small Luka and allowed him to seek medical treatment calmly, he could not find such a clever doctor. He could take out the projectile from his chest.

The lead bullet is toxic, his wounds are rotten and swollen, and now the ground is covered with black blood. If he is the other person, he has already died of the barren mountain, and he is still struggling to support it. However, Li Dayi is at the end of his strength at this moment, and his feet are as slow as a heavy pound. The mountain in front can pass by with his usual foot strength in just one cup of tea. Now I don’t know how long it will take to climb.

But no matter what, he had to climb over, Fei Wu was waiting for him, hoping that he would come back. If he wanted to stop and rest, he might have to sleep here forever, with his women, his unborn children, and his unborn children. He met forever without a lifetime.

Li Dayi lay on the ground in mud, gasping for a while. Suddenly, he grabbed a handful of weeds and stuffed them into his mouth frantically, chewing and swallowing...

It was not because of hunger that he could not eat for two days, but he could still tolerate it. It was because of the pain of the fire-burning lead drop in his chest, and the bitter and bitter smell of grass. It couldn't feel so uncomfortable when chewing it now. Instead, it made his numb nerves and body stimulate a sense of vitality again.

He let out a terrifying roar like a wild beast, then he staggered up, leaned on the wooden stick in his hand, and moved forward step by step...

Behind there was a ground wolf foraging alone, which stopped him from afar for a long time. The breath of death emitted by this human body made it afraid of coming close because it could not determine who would bite to death if it pounced on it. Li Dayi let out a terrifying roar, and finally the last trace of greed disappeared. The gray wolf ran away in shame with his tail.

Giving up greed is sometimes a kind of gain.

Liu Feiwu was not asleep yet. Under the dim oil lamp, she sat on the kang, clumsyly sewing a child's clothes. The fabric was not big, it was a small piece, but it should be enough to make a piece of clothes for the baby.

Looking at the finished little shirt, Liu Feiwu happily raised her up and looked left and right. Although her sleeves were long and short, her collar was a bit weird, but this was the first finished product of Miss Liu, who had never learned to be a girl. She was so happy that she couldn't feel the pain of needle wounds everywhere on her fingers.

How old can a newborn child be? Will this dress fit? No matter, if it gets older, then wait until he grows up before wearing it, and the child grows very quickly.

Liu Feiwu folded her clothes like a baby, reached her back and gently pounded her waist.

This is a village in the valley, or it can be called a village, because there are only three houses here, two families, all hunters in the mountains. It takes more than ten miles of mountain road to get out from here and go to the countryside outside the mountains. The house she lives in now was surrounded by hyenas when she went into the mountains to hunt. She didn't have time to climb up the tree, but was eaten alive. Her wife and her children couldn't survive in the mountains, so she moved out.

This place is almost isolated from the world, and both hunters are simple mountain people, and they are loyal and enthusiastic. When Li Dayi found this place, he temporarily placed her down and gave the hunters surnamed Deng some scattered silver and asked them to take care of them.

In the past, I ran away with Li Dayi, but I felt both resentful and sad. Now I have given up on the past and really regarded him as my own man. I care about someone in my heart, like someone, and long for the future of two people. The little girl who doesn't know the world is already a wife, a mother, and a romantic fantasy. She actually fell in love with this kind of down-to-earth feeling.

"Oh! He has been away for so long, why hasn't there any news yet? He......" A shadow swept into his heart, and she immediately left it aside, comforting himself repeatedly: "No, he is alert and has high martial arts skills. If he doesn't have a chance, he will not do anything for me, he will definitely come back."

The door was suddenly scratched twice. Liu Feiwu was startled and hurriedly stood up and asked, "Who?"

There was no answer outside the door. Liu Feiwu nervously grabbed a stick. With her three-legged cat skills, she might not be able to deal with it if she broke into the bad guys. But there were no bad guys here. The two hunters were the most honest and honest countrymen she had ever seen in her life. They just took some money from them and gave her the best food every day, and were afraid of treating her badly. The aunts of the two families were also very good. Could they be their hunting dogs?

Liu Feiwu gave up the idea again. This was a small stone-wood house built on the hillside. It had to be built in a relatively flat place to build the foundation. The houses of the three families were dozens of feet apart. The hunters of the two families tied up their dogs at night.

At this moment, the door rang again. Although the sound was slight, Liu Feiwu could hear it clearly. She couldn't help but scream: "Who? Who is it? If you don't speak, I'm going to shout!"

After a while, a faint sound came from outside the door. Although the sound was weak and inaudible, it sounded like a bolt from the blue in Liu Feiwu's ears: "Zihao? Zihao! It's you!"

Liu Feiwu threw away the stick with a "clang" and rushed over and opened the door.

With a shrill scream, Liu Feiwu was full of courage. If he hadn't just heard his voice clearly, Liu Feiwu would have not recognized who the person in front of him was. His face was gray and tragic. He was the handsome and arrogant second young master, my Zihao?

Liu Feiwu's tears came down. She hurriedly dragged Li Dayi into the room. She poured a cup of water in a hurry. However, Li Dayi choked and squirted out after only two sips, and the black blood flowed out along the corner of her mouth. Liu Feiwu burst into tears.

"Don't... cry," a mouthful of blood spurted out, and Li Dayi's complexion suddenly improved a lot, and he spoke more powerfully. He held Liu Feiwu's hand tightly and said, "I... have been busy with many roads before, busy rebelling and killing people. Only this trip, I was so anxious, just... just to see my wife."

Li Dayi raised his head tremblingly, stroked Liu Feiwu's cheeks and lips, and tears also flowed down: "I want to give you a good life, I want you to have a rich life, I want you to be rich and frugal, I want to make... you are as beautiful and happy as before, but... all I bring you is misfortune..."

"Zihao, I will take you to find a doctor, I... I will take you to find your father and ask him to avenge you. I am not afraid that he will take his anger on me, I...."

"Don't say it anymore," Li Dayi suddenly held her hand tightly, holding it tightly, staring at her and said, "Listen to me, listen to me, don't interrupt..."

He opened his mouth, took a few quick breaths like a fish left from the water, and said, "Feiwu, I can't do it anymore. Being able to come back to see you is already favored by the old world..."

"Fewu, don't go to find my father, I won't agree. I don't want my son to rebel, kill people, let him marry and have a wife and have... son, live a good life, even if he is a village man. If he returns to the church, my son will only become... in the future... and become the murder tool for my eldest brother and third brother! You... promise me, please, don't... take revenge, don't Islam, you... promise me!"

Liu Feiwu nodded with tears in her eyes, and Li Dayi breathed a sigh of relief. He let go of his hand, stared at the roof with a scattered eyes, and slowly said: "This is not a place for a long time. If you live for a few more days, you will leave after the wind passes. Your appearance... has changed, and you are pregnant again, and you are not recognized by the wanted list...."

"Fewu, our ancestor of the Li family, was one of the four great elders of the White Lotus Sect. More than 60 years ago... Our Li family established its own family and established the Maitreya Sect. At that time, some elderly, weak, women and children, or those who were ignorant and stupid, were arranged to... Shaanxi Mizhi.

These Li clansmen formed their own village. The risk of rebellion was too great, perhaps for.... Once the matter was defeated and left a line of incense to the Li family, the leaders of all generations would never step into Lijia Village, and would not have any contact with them. Go there, my father... I will rebel sooner or later. Then the world is in chaos, and you and your children stay there, maybe... a pure land that is not affected by the war..."

Liu Feiwu nodded with sobs, tears rustled down her face, drop by drop on Li Dayi's face.

Li Dayi groped and took out a handful of gold leaves from his arms, and said with a slutty smile: "I, Li Dayi, rebelled all my life... I want to use this life to fight for the emperor. But this last transaction was... I became a kidnapper, and I used my life... to exchange for this handful of gold... Haha!"

The laughter stopped abruptly. His waist suddenly stood up, his eyes widened, and he grabbed Liu Feiwu's hand tightly and said anxiously: "Feiwu, bury me quietly, don't take filial piety, don't say anything...I, I'm sorry..."
To be continued...