Thin Mei·Love Fragrance Quilt

Chapter 81

Xing Yuewen raised his eyebrows and snorted, and shouted down: "Take criminals and witnesses!"

The criminal was not brought in through the door that Ke Qianmei passed through just now.

But after hearing the heavy push of the door, a door was slowly opened on the east wall, and several people were pushed in one by one.

It turned out that there was also a secret door there, the color was similar to blue bricks, and it was deliberately hidden under the shadow of the lamp, so it was extremely difficult to notice it in the half-dim light.

But Qianmei caught a glimpse of the person in front and called out: "Turcha?"

The man's hair was disheveled like a hedgehog, and his prison uniform was covered with blood. When he dragged the heavy shackles forward, his steps were extremely faltering.

It was one of the Beihe warriors who were married that day, named Turcha.

But when Qianmei entered the palace, she only brought Xiaona and Nuannuan with her, and even the dowry was left in the posthouse outside the palace.

The large number of entourages who came along were sent back to Beihe by Zhou Dihou, so only ten warriors were left to guard Ke Qianmei's dowry and luggage, and waited for his summons in case of emergencies.

The leaders among these ten people are the Turqing and Turcha brothers.

"Princess...Princess!"

When Turcha saw that Qianmei was also being shackled, he immediately jumped up and shouted, about to break free from the yamen guard who was holding him and run over.

Immediately, a shirtless, brawny Kong Wu rushed forward, slapped his face several times, grabbed his hair tightly, and hit his leg with a stick, forcing him to kneel down.

Turcha's head was almost buried on the ground by two Kongwu strong men, and he still muttered a few syllables vaguely.

It is the dialect of Beihe.

Others don't understand, but Qian Mei can hear clearly: "Creating blame, blaming... It's a letter for help, not a military defense map, not a military defense map..."

At this time, Xing Yuewen was already saying: "The day before yesterday, this Turcha suddenly left the post house in Han clothes, and galloped to the north. When he passed by Shen's garden, he was seen by Mr. Shen who had seen him - Thanks to Mr. Shen's vigilance, he immediately sensed his ulterior motives and made people stop him decisively. This body search was terrible. The military defense distribution map that we Da Zhou hid in the inner courtyard of the palace was hidden in his boots Middle! If this picture falls into the hands of the ambitious Beihe people, and they will know themselves and the enemy, and drive straight into it, wouldn’t our Dazhou society be in danger?"

Ke Qianmei nodded and said: "Lord Xing is indeed loyal and devoted to the emperor! The emperor wants to make peace with Beihe, and Beihe also married the princess to show his sincerity, but Lord Xing said that Beihe was ambitious and kept his mouth ulterior motives. Such a disregard for Jun Heart, is it single-minded or single-minded?"

Xing Yuewen said angrily: "Who doesn't know that the emperor's heart is kind, and he just wants to rule by doing nothing, and he is using the heart of a gentleman to save the belly of a villain? The secret military defense map was found on the bodyguard of Concubine Shu. Isn’t it proof? Could it be that Concubine Ke Shu is planning to pretend to be a horse and lie to her face like your entourage?”

But Qianmei inferred that it must be Beihe's loyal subordinates who saw that she had been detained by the Queen Mother for a long time and were very worried, so they wrote back to Beihe to ask for help, hoping that Queen Mother Li would intervene.

Since I was asking for help, I didn't want to attract attention, so I changed into Hanfu and left Beijing.

Unexpectedly, Yuanjia's road is narrow, and he ran into the Shen family who were trying their best to find trouble.

It's a bit difficult to lie in person, but with the Shen family's eyesight, it's a breeze to find a few military defense maps to replace within an hour or two.

She asked Xing Yuewen: "Master Xing accused Turca of lying to his face. Could it be that Lord Xing was present when he was arrested, found the secret letter, opened it himself, and saw with his own eyes that the secret letter contained a military defense map? Or, Just relying on the one-sided words of the Shen family who have a relationship with me to assert that it is my subordinates who lied to my face, not the Shen family?"

Xing Yuewen was a little surprised to see that she actually argued with reason and evidence, both offensive and defensive, not at all reckless and naive as rumored.

He sneered and said, "Is this... The lower officials naturally checked it in many ways."

He waved his hand and shouted, "Bring witnesses!"

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Several men and women in different clothes were dragged to kneel in front of the hall.

A boy said: "The villain is a boy in the post house. I usually see those people drinking and eating meat, singing ugly songs, and saying things they don't understand. They don't look like good people, so they pay more attention. That day I saw someone come to see me They were dressed in ordinary clothes, but they were not small, unlike ordinary people, so they quietly followed, and saw the man put a stack of writing paper into Chaerqing's hand, said something in a low voice, and then hurried away I went back. It was very quiet in the yard for the past two days, and the door was closed when night fell. A group of people were discussing something, as if they were facing a big enemy. Only when Mr. Xing came over to inquire with writing paper, did the villain remember that it was exactly The writing paper that person gave Chaerqing that day."

Ke Qianmei nodded and said: "My little brother has good eyesight, even better than an owl. I can still recognize the stack of papers that people secretly pass on after so long. Those who don't know may think that you have just read the erotic pictures. That's why I can't forget it!"

Another little eunuch lowered his head and replied: "Young maidservant, Xiaofu, is the eunuch who cleans Qianyuan Hall. Because Concubine Shu often lives in Qianyuan Hall with the emperor all day long, slaves and maidservants who do rough work do not dare to disturb them at will. Dare to take the time to clean up. About ten days ago, seeing the emperor and Concubine Shu were resting in the inner hall, and even Eunuch Jin fell asleep on the bamboo couch in the verandah, so the slaves went to Dongtou warm pavilion Who would have thought that Concubine Shu was flipping through something quickly in the cupboard, and the servants did not dare to disturb them, so they hurriedly retreated. Later, I thought, those cabinets contained all the secrets submitted to the imperial court It is usually locked, and only Eunuch Jin has the key, so how can Concubine Shu open it?"

Ke Qianmei sighed: "Maybe I was sleepwalking, something I didn't even know myself, but a little eunuch who had never seen him said it clearly. This little eunuch is the first one who has seen me sleepwalking. Why is it called Xiaofu? Just change it to Dafu!"

The little eunuch, who didn't know whether to call him Xiaofu or Dafu, lowered his head and didn't dare to lift it up, but continued: "Your maidservant didn't dare to say anything, so she went to look for Eunuch Jin in the Lufang, but she shouted a lot and pushed and shoved for a long time, but she couldn't be seen again." Eunuch Jin woke up and was thinking about calling someone to go, when he saw Concubine Shu coming, he hurriedly hid under the side of the table, and when he peeked through the gap, he saw Concubine Shu holding something The things were buckled around Eunuch Jin’s waist before he hurried towards the main hall. The slaves climbed out again to take a closer look. Eunuch Jin had just hung a bunch of keys on his waist. It’s strange to say that as soon as Concubine Shu left , Eunuch Jin, who couldn’t wake up at all, yawned and seemed to be waking up soon. The servant girl thought that she was so soft-spoken and didn’t dare to care about these things, so she walked out quietly. If Master Xing didn’t say that the matter was important, the servant girl would I dare not say it."

"Non-my family, its heart must be different."

Xing Yuewen stroked his beard and said, "Concubine Shu used the fragrance to charm Eunuch Jin, stole the key and went to steal the picture. Into the bottom of your eyes, right?"

But Qian Mei knew that these people had already set up a trap, so she asked lazily: "Is there any more? In terms of wealth and honor, who can give me more in this world except the emperor? Why should I betray the emperor? What evidence, witnesses have been arranged for me?"

Seeing that Qianmei is still so casually lazy, Xing Yuewen's back feels a little sweaty.

Perhaps, it was because such a secret room was too stuffy.

He picked up the teacup on the side, drank half of it, and then said: "Concubine Ke Shu, don't say that others arrange you, is it possible that everyone arranges you? Now some officers and men of King Dingbei have pointed out that you are not Princess Kezhu at all." , but Beihe's eyeliner! Coming to Da Zhou, you clearly have bad intentions!"

Among the witnesses in that room, a general in full armor walked out, followed by two personal soldiers.

He bowed to Xingyue Wenlue, and said: "The last general's surname is Chen, and he is a general under the Dingbei King's account. Two years ago, Beihe masters sneaked into the Dingbei Palace with the intention of stealing military secrets. We discovered it in time. , intercepted and killed three of them, but there was still a man and a woman who escaped and were too late to catch up. The woman was very young, and she was good at wielding a long whip. When taking the portrait of Concubine Shu, the general recognized at a glance that this person was the woman from Beihe who fled that day. Later we found out that these people were simply spies trained by Beihe, and they were ready to die under the command of King Beihe at any time. It won't be a prince or princess at all."

Xing Yuewen nodded and said: "That's right. She is not a princess at all. If she doesn't work for Beihe, she may be dismantled and decapitated at any time. Of course, she dare not covet the present supreme honor. King Dingbei and Beihe has been wrong all his life, but Concubine Shu naturally will not allow Concubine Yuwen to give birth to a prince smoothly. Concubine Shu, what I said is right?"

But Qianmei raised her eyes and looked at the beams and pillars above her head that seemed to be stained with blood that could not be washed off, and said slowly: "In just a day or two, so many witnesses can be found, it seems that I have long been remembered by others, and still Not one or two. Mr. Xing, tell me, is it right?"

Xing Yuewen patted the case and said: "Traitorous concubine, there are all human and material evidence, do you still dare to deny it?"

Ke Qianmei raised her eyebrows and said, "I don't deny it. But I didn't do it, so don't expect me to admit it!"

Chi Tianci was already sneering and said: "This kind of savage foreign girl, it seems that it will be impossible without using severe punishment!"

Xing Yuewen bowed to the two young ministers of Dali Temple and said, "Two adults, please be a witness. It's not that the officials want to torture and torture, it's that this treacherous concubine is really too cunning!"

Chi Tianci and Xie Mo both returned the courtesy, and there was already a yamen guard in that room who took the torture tools composed of iron chains and five solid woods from the wall, and walked towards them very charmingly.

But although Qian Mei didn't know that it was the famous stick in the Central Plains, she felt chills and straightened her shoulders and said sharply: "In ancient times, I couldn't punish a doctor. As a first-class concubine, I came here for marriage. Dare to punish me?"

But she also knew in her heart that the so-called clear laws of heaven were only clear laws of heaven under the imperial power.

Whether he dares to torture the imperial concubine can be known just by looking at Concubine Du Xian.

Sure enough, Xing Yuewen sneered and said: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people! What's more, you are collaborating with the enemy and treason, treasonous, and want to destroy the foundation of my great Zhou, so why should I be polite to you? Come here, put on a stick, and use it!"

But Qian Mei didn't want to commit the crime easily, and when she saw someone coming to grab her hand, she clenched her fists and struggled desperately, but a few strong men stepped forward and straightened her fingers one by one. The roots were inserted into the strong wood, and before she could shake it off, the tortured officials on both sides pulled the iron chains on both sides hard, and amidst the sound of clattering, I saw that the strings of strong wood stretched straight like a letter , but Qian Mei felt the sudden onslaught of pain that immediately flowed through her ten fingers, and even her heart seemed to twitch violently.

The most frightening thing is that even if the heart is cut with a knife, the pain is only for a while, but the torture is a long-lasting pain that makes people unable to breathe.

She heard her own screams rising sharply with a pitch she had never experienced before, and even her whole body seemed to be distorted and distorted by the severe pain that had been thrown at the highest point, and even the people in front of her eyes or Things seem to change shape, sometimes big and sometimes small, sometimes bright and sometimes dark...

At first, Turcha didn't realize that these people dared to do anything to her princess, she just watched nervously from the sidelines, when Qianmei was tortured and screamed, her eyes turned red like fire, howling like a sleepy lion Shouting, dragging the heavy shackles and rushing madly, the strong man restraining him behind him couldn't stop him, and he staggered, while his own body had already jumped out, bumping his head against the side close to him. On the execution yamen servant.

His body is tall and burly, although he was seriously injured, he threw all his strength at this moment, but his strength was astonishing, the executioner was knocked forward, and the torture tool in his hand was loosened, so the strength was weak.

The pain eased slightly, but Qianmei's body, which was tense in the severe pain, immediately softened, and she fell powerlessly to the ground as her voice fell.

The ten fingers, which had no other sensation except pain, were still trembling violently uncontrollably, maintaining the outward-open posture for a long time.

Xing Yuewen saw that Tu Ercha seemed to be insane, and wanted to rush forward to help Ke Qianmei, and shouted repeatedly: "Take it down! Take it down!"

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