When Xu Qiuyi was brought up, it was almost midnight. He was filthy all over, his face was full of dirt, and he smelled bad when he got close to him. On closer inspection, even half of his teeth were missing, and he was "buzzing" when he spoke.
Ji Yanran frowned: "Did you lock him up alone?"
"It wasn't beaten by someone. The jailer said he hit the wall." Wu Suosi whispered, "It's making a fuss, looking for death and life every day."
Yun Yifeng smiled: "It's not that the cartilage is broken, and I don't have the strength to bite my tongue. I can't die in one hit. I don't know how to think of other ways."
Xu Qiuyi knelt down in the hall, her shoulders trembled when she heard what he said, and she lowered her head more and refused to make a sound.
"Let's talk." Yun Yifeng knocked on the table, "What sinful things did you, father and son, do back then?"
Xu Qiuyi didn't say a word, looking like he was going to keep his mouth shut until he died, Yun Yifeng clicked his tongue twice, walked up to him and looked up and down: "Xu Fourth Master, think clearly, although you are indeed doomed to die, but beheading for public display and thousands of dollars Cut to pieces with a knife is called death."
Xu Qiuyi's breathing suddenly became heavy, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
"If you don't say it, I'll knock your teeth first, so as not to commit suicide, and then let the jailer guard you every step of the way. Do you want to die? Dreaming." Yun Yifeng circled around him, "I have ruined so many good things. Girl, a thousand cuts is cheap for you, why don't you cut half of it first, let the executioner rest and drink a cup of tea, let it dry for three days, and then cut again. Don't worry, there are plenty of medicines in Fengyumen, and I want to hang your rotten life for seven days God, it's still easy."
"You!" Xu Qiuyi gritted her teeth, her clothes were drenched in cold sweat, "I don't know, I don't know anything."
"Don't know anything?" Yun Yifeng tutted, "I said, you are a lonely family with no worries, why bother to cover up for the Xu family, don't end up with nothing left, but Xu Lun can't remember half of it." Well done to you fourth uncle, oh, by the way, he is already busy selling his property."
Wu Suosi stood aside, bumping the prince with his elbow, did you see, Master Yunmen is not like a gentleman, like a gangster.
Cruel and poisonous, quite interesting.
"Still not saying it? All right." Yun Yifeng took a chair, and "Kang Dang" put it on the ground, "Well, first find an auspicious day to cut you up, and tie your fifth younger brother On the opposite pillar, let him see from the beginning to the end, if this still fails to pry his mouth open, then I will think of another way."
"You don't want to lie to me!" Xu Qiuyi suddenly raised her head, revealing a pair of cloudy and dark red eyes from the dirty strands of hair, almost digging out his heart, "Qiuping died a long time ago!"
"Oh, so the fourth master knows that the fifth master is dead?" Yun Yifeng squatted in front of him, "Tell me, who told you?"
Xu Qiuyi's face suddenly turned pale: "This... I..."
Ji Yanran smiled lightly, and continued to look at Yun Yifeng with great interest, without interjecting. On the other hand, Old Wu was full of emotion and was very pleased—look, fortunately, Master Yunmen changed into a new outfit!
"Okay, if you don't want to say it tonight, you don't need to say it." Yun Yifeng stood up, "Wait for Master Zhang to find out who tipped you off, if the other party's mouth can be pried open, then Fourth Master Xu will You can rest completely."
Old Wu cooperated with him seamlessly, as soon as the voice on this end fell, the guards of the palace on the other end shook off the cold iron chain, hung it around his neck with a "clang clang", and dragged Xu Qiuyi out of the front hall without saying a word.
Since the matter involved the emperor, naturally it could not be handed over to Zhang Guhe. Wu Suosi personally investigated and found out a jailer soon. The other party was shaking like a sieve, and before being pressed, he kowtowed and pleaded guilty, saying that when he was gambling a few days ago, someone gave him a sum of money and asked him to hand over a note to Xu Qiuyi, and he opened the note and read it. Apart from the news of Xu Qiuping's death, what is the other word... The government has already known about the Nijia Village and is investigating.
Yun Yifeng was puzzled: "Ni Family Village
Wu Suosi explained in a low voice, "It's the place where Young Master Liao died."
Although he had guessed the inside story, Yun Yifeng still sighed in his heart once it was confirmed that Xu's father and son were indeed related to Baihe's diversion.
Xu Qiuyi's character is wretched and cowardly. The other party chooses this kind of time to inform him that the government has already known about Nijia Village, either to stimulate him to kill himself as soon as possible, so as to avoid future suffering; or to destroy his last hope and let him He knew in his heart that no matter whether he confessed in the future or not, the Xu family could not keep it.
Yun Yifeng said: "For people like Xu Qiuyi, living one more day, no matter how miserable they are, is better than dying."
In his panic, he may have really considered taking the initiative to seek death, but he lost both his breath and guts, so he could only continue to live in fear until he was escorted to the inn.
"My lord, let me continue the interrogation." Wu Suosi said, "Those who are greedy for life and afraid of death will not last long."
Ji Yanran nodded: "Before dawn, you must pry his mouth open."
Wu Suosi took the order to disperse, and the rest of the people also left separately, and the room became quiet.
Yun Yifeng stretched his muscles and bones: "You really don't want to go and see?"
"Old Wu is more than enough to do this kind of thing." Ji Yanran said, "You have been tired all day, so let's rest for a while."
Yun Yifeng reminded: "But Lao Wu now belongs to Fengyumen, he is mine."
"That's why you should let him work for you." Ji Yanran pushed him down on the chair, "Let's get down to business."
Yun Yifeng said: "Well, what?"
"About Nijia Town." Ji Yanran said, "Where do you plan to start?"
"The people in the whole village won't be flooded, right?" Yun Yifeng said, "There will always be some people who will listen to persuasion and will move out first. Has the prince checked these people in these years?"
Ji Yanran nodded: "I tried to check it, but I didn't check it carefully."
He never doubted Li Jing, not a single bit, so he always believed that when the gate was opened to release the water, Nijia Village was already empty. That being the case, there seems to be no point in pursuing it.
And the reason why I thought of looking for the villagers in the old days later was only because there was no progress on the court side, so I wanted to inquire among the people to see if Liao Han had any conflicts with whom when he persuaded the farmers to move out. In the end, after looking for three or four households, the uncles and aunts all praised Liao Han for his gentleness and patience, saying that even if he met a rascal and was thrown with rotten vegetables and eggs, he would not allow his subordinates to hurt others, he was extremely humble and polite.
Ji Yanran said: "It's not that he has no temper, but that he is afraid of stabbing the emperor."
How many pairs of eyes are staring behind the fledgling young boy, even if he just pushed and shoved the villagers, the next day it can be said that Li Jing is violent, conniving his cronies to beat up the old woman in the street, until he vomited three liters of blood.
"I know what to do." Yun Yifeng said, "Your Majesty, don't worry about dealing with Fengyumen."
Ji Yanran smiled: "Then do you want to go back and rest?"
"It depends on whether the prince is in a good mood or not." Yun Yifeng patted him on the shoulder, "Old Wu paid a lot of money to hire me, and I have to remind you to make the prince happy tonight."
His Royal Highness Xiao Wang touched his chin, right
Then honestly admit: "It's not very good."
"It's easy to say." Yun Yifeng turned around and went out. Not long after, she came back with another set of new clothes and opened her arms, "How is it, is it green? Do you like it? Has your mood improved?"
Ji Yanran sat on the chair, looked at it and commented: "It's too green."
The Master of the Cloud Gate turned around and left lightly, his wide sleeves fluttering so that the room was full of tenderness and spring.
Come back in a moment.
"What about this set?"
"Too yellow."
…
"That set."
"It was worn the day before yesterday."
"It's different, that's Subai, this is Tubai."
"can not tell."
Yun Yifeng was suspicious: "It's true, is it true that the prince is sick?"
Ji Yanran choked on the tea: "Speak well, don't curse."
"What swearing, Old Zhang from Fengyumen is born unable to distinguish between red and green, that's called eye disease." Yun Yifeng stood up, "Your Majesty, wait for me for a while."
Ji Yanran wanted to pull him but didn't, and watched him float out of the guest room again.
It's really "floating", and his body is so light that there is only a gust of wind left. It makes people feel that even if he steps on the water, there will be no ripples left.
The door of the room was pushed open with a "bang", "What about this set?"
Faced with this kind of torture from the depths of his soul, His Royal Highness Xiao Wang didn't have the courage to speak up. He had to circle around the opponent three or four times, his gaze slipped all the way from his shoulders, and he hesitated for a long time before admitting the cruel reality: " I seem to be sick, can it be cured?"
"I'm lying to you, I didn't change it, it's still the same set." Yun Yifeng said, "But the prince looked carefully for so long, and he didn't recognize it at all, which is quite amazing."
Ji Yanran: "..."
The guards outside looked at each other in blank dismay, what are the lord and the master of Yunmen doing? In the middle of the night, they changed clothes one after another.
Ji Yanran didn't know whether to laugh or cry and blocked the door: "Okay."
Yun Yifeng has a good moral conscience: "The prince's mood must improve."
"No, I'll change it tomorrow." Ji Yanran took his shoulders and walked out with him, "But I don't need it tonight, just talk to me."
Yun Yifeng readily agreed, and since Lao Wu had already returned to Fengyumen, he would not accept any money this night, and that was fine.
The two dug out a jar of wine and found a quiet place on the roof of the inn.
Windy, but not too cold.
The stars in the sky are shining brightly, flickering on and off.
Yun Yifeng asked: "What does the prince want to talk about?"
Ji Yanran poured the wine: "What do you want to hear?"
"Me?" Yun Yifeng thought for a while, "I want to listen to the emperor."
"Brother Huang is a wise king and treats me very well." Ji Yanran looked into the distance, "A few years ago I fell ill in the northwest, and refused to go back to the camp to rest. Listen. Afterwards, Old Wu Mozhe secretly sent a letter to my mother, but the emperor found out. He sent eighteen imperial decrees to Yancheng in one day. He didn't tell me to rest, but told the lieutenant that no one should care. I just let all the military doctors and cooks follow me, carrying medicines, pots and stoves, and guards carrying big beds, and Old Wu carrying tents, you say it’s annoying or not.”
Yun Yifeng smiled and said, "What happened later?"
"Afterwards, I honestly went back to rest." Ji Yanran said, he also had a headache and wanted to laugh, "In terms of tossing, I am far from his opponent."
After finishing speaking, he turned his head: "It is far from your opponent."