Red apricots make spring

Chapter 216
There are no rats and fleas running around, no damp and rotten straw piles, no weird stench that makes people sick, and even no murderous prison guards.To be honest, the environment and conditions of this prison are much better than Wen Rou imagined. The only thing that makes her dissatisfied, apart from the lack of freedom, is probably the separation of male and female cells.

Ever since getting off the carriage and seeing Lu Ce being led by the hidden guards to another road leading to the cell, Wen Rou has been feeling uneasy, not for herself, but for Lu Ce.If Lu Ce is going to be imprisoned in the dungeon, even if the two of them can't meet or talk, she still hopes that she can be closer to him, so that at least she can feel psychologically dependent.

But just such a hope cannot be realized.There is only a single cell that Gentle can face. There are three high-rise, impenetrable iron walls. There is not even a single window on the wall. Even the ceiling above the head seems to be made of iron, but it is stepped on. The ground is paved with bluestone bricks, the cracks between the bricks are a little sparse, and slimy moss grows from them. If you are not careful when walking, you may be slipped.

The only entrance to the cell is a heavy iron door, and there is a small window like a fence under the door. I don't know if it is for the convenience of ventilation, or for passing water, or for both functions.When Wen Rou was pushed into the cell from this door, she turned her head and looked around, but the space was too small, and the things placed inside could be seen at a glance, except for an iron bed fixed at the corner and a bed at the foot of the bed. Nothing but a toilet.She had no choice but to take a deep breath, walked to the bed and sat down, and then looked at the quilt on the bed, it was washed fairly clean, but she couldn't tell what color it was, and it still made people feel disgusted.

Death is not terrible, what is really terrible is the process of waiting for death and experiencing death.

When she first entered the cell, Rourou thought of the ten tortures of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and those cruel officials in history, and she was still very scared. She was always worried that someone would ask herself to be interrogated at any time, so whenever she heard some movement outside, she couldn't bear it. She wanted to squat on the iron gate and look out, but unfortunately, she couldn't see anything.After doing this several times, it was a false alarm every time, so she was indifferent to it, and simply pushed the quilt away, and sat on the bed with her knees hugged, thinking about her thoughts.

Lonely, silent, can't feel the passage of time, can't see the sun, only a little light seeping through the bars on the door and windows in the cell, staying in such a place for a long time, there is no need for torture at all, people will go crazy Bar?In a place like Heavenly Prison, all heavyweight prisoners are locked up. They must have a lot of things in their minds, and the more they think, the more they can drive themselves crazy in this environment. No wonder this place is not as clean as Liu The kind of prison my sister-in-law used to hold traffickers and pawns, that place tortured the body, but this place tortured the heart!
At least tenderness has this feeling now.She has gone through the things she can think of in her mind several times, but in this environment, all she can think of are some unhappy things, which makes her mood more depressed, as if something is blocked in her heart , wanted to shout out loud.Of course she couldn't really shout, so she had to force herself to sleep. Maybe she fell asleep, rested enough, and relaxed, so she wouldn't feel the time is so difficult.

Lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep for a while, remembering the past, she could not help but smile softly. When she first arrived in Kyoto, she was so busy that she didn't even have time to sleep. Now she can sleep as she likes, but she can't sleep anymore.

Just in a daze, half asleep and half awake, Rourou suddenly heard someone slapping the iron door of the cell three times, and jumped up from the bed reflexively. Before she had time to panic and fear, she heard a jailer shouting outside: "time to eat!"

Is it noon?Rou Rou stared at the food plate handed over from the grill window, feeling a little puzzled.It was almost noon when she was locked in. If the time passed so slowly, she would have killed her head-on, so she didn't have time to think about it, so she blurted out and asked the jailer who couldn't see her face outside the iron gate: " What time will it be?"

After asking, she thought of her current situation, and she didn't have any hope of getting an answer. Who would have thought that the jailer was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "Shen Shi."

After finishing speaking, Ruan heard a sound of footsteps, presumably the jailer had gone far away.

Application time?That is between three and five o'clock in the afternoon. The poor people here only eat two meals a day, and the second meal is usually eaten at this time. From this point of view, the two-meal system is probably practiced in the prison that day.Gentle and wry smile, thinking self-deprecatingly: After all, being locked up here, you can only sleep and eat, and it’s good to eat one less meal, otherwise you will be fattened into a pig before you die!

I'm not hungry, but smelling the smell of food, I feel that there has been a change in the monotonous cell, and the gentle mood is much better, so I started to study the food in the prison with great interest.

On the tray were two freshly steamed white noodle buns, a plate of dried tofu with pickled vegetables, a plate of salted pork head meat, and a bowl of white water and vegetable soup.The food can't be considered bad, even meat!I don't know if it was the result of Lu Ce's management, or the food in the dungeon was originally this standard.

Gentlely shook his head, unable to figure it out.She really didn't have any appetite at the moment, so she just picked up a white flour bun and took a bite, pulled the dried tofu with pickled vegetables twice with chopsticks, and suddenly remembered the words Jin Shengtan said before his death, "Chewing peanuts and dried tofu together is very delicious. The taste of ham", and remembering that scrambled eggs can taste like crab when dipped in vinegar, she couldn't help stuffing a little each of pickles, dried tofu and pig's head meat into her mouth, chewed for a long time, shook her head, and found that she had nothing but salty taste Eat it out.

This is really bittersweet!

Ruan Rou reluctantly finished a white noodle bun, drank the bowl of white water and vegetable soup, and wanted to continue lying on the bed to fatten up, but then remembered the Qiao Duan often used in TV and movies, and with a thought, another one that didn't I broke open the white flour buns I ate, checked carefully for a long time, and looked at each plate and bowl and the delivery tray carefully, then accepted the fact that there was no secret message, and lay down on the bed to close my eyes and rest. .

At this moment, Emperor Dazhao Xie Zhengrui was leaning on the Longtan, and the imperial concubine fed the medicine with his own hands, while Ninth Prince Xie Tianhao stood beside him, hesitating to speak.

"What does the emperor want to say?" Xie Zhengrui glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, took the brocade handkerchief from the imperial concubine's hand, wiped the corner of his mouth, and casually threw the handkerchief into the golden lacquer tray holding the medicine bowl .

Xie Tianhao hesitated for a moment, then finally lowered his head and said, "Lu Ce has been escorted back by the hidden guards, why..."

"Why did you just lock him in the sky prison and ignore him?" Xie Zhengrui smiled slightly and took his words.

Xie Tianhao nodded.

Xie Zhengrui did not answer, but only motioned for the noble concubine to adjust the cushion under him, changed to a lying position, closed his eyes, and said coldly after a long while: "I haven't figured out how to deal with him yet, why, the emperor has a good idea." Is it?"

Since Xie Tianrui fell ill, his temper has become more and more eccentric, and he likes to be suspicious. When asked by him, Xie Tianhao felt like breaking out in a cold sweat, but he still answered bravely: "I have little knowledge, so I don't have any opinions, it's just... ...Father knows that my son and Lu Ce have always been close..."

Xie Zhengrui hadn't finished listening, his face had gradually softened, and he interrupted him: "I'm a little tired, so don't talk about it again today. As for Lu Ce, let him squat in the sky prison first, and you retreat." go down!"

"Yes, my son will leave." Xie Tianhao heaved a sigh of relief and retreated.He went outside and took two deep breaths of fresh air before he settled down.

Just now he really took the risk, he always knew that Xie Zhengrui didn't like people who were ignorant and only knew how to please, but he was not a courtier, he was a prince, someone who had hope of ascending to the throne, if Xie Zhengrui was currently suffering from illness, emotional If you talk freely when you are uncertain and suspicious, and express your opinions directly, you will be jealous instead.What's more, Xie Zhengrui has always been very clear about the closeness between him and Lu Ce, and even tried it secretly. If he steps forward and speaks for Lu Ce at this time, then from now on, he can only look at the throne and sigh. Yes, but if you pretend to get rid of it and appear to have ghosts in your heart, it's really a lot of hesitation.

Xie Tianhao came out of the imperial city full of worries, and was just about to get into the sedan chair to go home, when a confidant came over and whispered something in his ear, his face suddenly changed, and he said in great wonder: "Did you hear me right? Have you really decided to do this?"

"Little one definitely heard right." That confidant Gongli replied in a low voice.

Xie Tianhao's thick eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he stood there in a daze for a long time, then Fang shook his head and sighed, "I'll think about it again."
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(End of this chapter)