The dungeon was dark and damp, the smell of blood mixed with the decay of rotten wood, iron torture instruments hung on the broken walls, and the spikes were attached with rotten flesh and blood clots that had been scraped from someone's body.
Xiao Fengwu took off his brocade clothes and put on a white prison uniform. Under the leadership of Jiang Ping'an, he entered the prison. Before he even approached, there was a burst of ups and downs of crying. There were men and women, despairing and miserable.
Jiang Ping'an explained: "The left is the men's prison and the right is the women's prison. The Xiao family has already arrested more than ten people."
Xiao Fengwu had shackles on his hands. He stood in the middle of the prisons on both sides. For some reason, he didn't speak. He seemed to hear Jiang Ping'an's voice. There was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps in the prison on the right. A beautiful woman rushed towards him. On the door, he firmly grasped the railing, tried his best to look out through the gap, and asked eagerly: "Sixteenth brother, sixteenth brother! Is that you, sixteenth brother?!"
She is the eleventh girl of the Xiao family and the eleventh sister of Xiao Fengwu.
This sound was like throwing a stone into the water, and there was movement in the surrounding prisons, and the noise overwhelmed the crying for a while.
"Sixteenth brother?! Sixteenth brother was also arrested?!"
"Heaven kills my Xiao family!"
The second brother, the third brother, the fourth sister, the fifth sister, the sixth brother, the ninth brother and the tenth brother, and maybe there are other brothers and sisters, but there are too many people, and Xiao Fengwu can't tell them apart. Going to the left, he entered a separate cell that Jiang Ping An had specially taken care of, while Xiao Fengming was locked in the next door.
The surrounding area was filled with the men of the Xiao family, and the two shared a cell, which was not too crowded. Xiao Fengwu found that there were insects and ants crawling on the hay on the ground, and saw mold on the edge of the bed, so he finally chose to stand.
The Xiao family was distraught. Several elder sisters still loved Xiao Fengwu, the youngest younger brother, while the brothers were very friendly. Seeing this, Brother Xiao snorted lightly, spit out the grass in his mouth and said, "Brother Sixteen, You young master still can’t be corrected, you’ve all fallen into this field, and you still pay attention to whether it’s clean or not, and you’ll be guillotined right away, so let’s get a good night’s sleep as soon as possible.”
Xiao Fengming was next door, clinging to the railing and cursing: "It's all to blame for Xiao Linru, the broom star! The broom star!"
Brother Xiao is the calmest one in the crowd. Hearing this, he frowned slightly and said solemnly, "Old Seven—"
Xiao Fengming was a little bit afraid, so he shut his mouth when he heard the words.
The male and female prisons were not far apart. Not long after that, the low sobbing of the female relatives sounded again. Perhaps it was an emotional infection. Xiao Fengwu also became quiet. He looked through the gap between the railings and found that several brothers were sitting Sitting on the ground in a daze, or sleeping, only the old seventh Xiao Fengming is still scolding Xiao Linru, and the eighteenth generation of the ancestors even scolded himself in it, what a fool.
Xiao Fengwu was a very strange person. Everyone else was feeling uncomfortable and crying, but he didn't feel at all. Finally, he was tired from standing. He found a clean place on the bed to sit down, and slept with his eyes half closed.
A small window the size of a palm was left in the prison for ventilation. As the sun went down, the light gradually dimmed. When Xiao Fengwu woke up, half of his body was in the dark. He put his fingertips on his knees. Later, I realized that I might really have to die this time.
The first time so close to death.
When the afterglow poured in, there was a lingering melancholy and loneliness, the air was mixed with deadly silence, and the dust beat and fell, making people feel more and more ashes.
The yamen dragged in another death row prisoner. I heard that this man was a bandit on the mountain. He was tortured a lot by the magistrate. Ten of his fingernails were pulled out, and he beat his left leg with a hundred kills. When it was completely broken, when it was dragged from the ground, some white stubble could even be seen.
Xiao Fengwu saw a dark red blood trail forming a dragging route on the ground, and finally had a little bit of fear that belonged to a normal person. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of the dirty and uncomfortable death of death, so he got off the bed unconsciously. He looked at the robbers who were still under punishment from the railing.
The place where the punishment was carried out is not far away, and all the prisoners can see it.
Xiao Fengming finally stopped his wicked mouth, muttered to himself, his eyes were shocked: "My dead father, the legs are broken like this, and it doesn't stop bleeding, and if it continues to flow, people will die, and the blood will attract ants and insects to crawl at night. Going into the wound, isn't it living suffering?"
Brother Xiao's face turned green: "Seventh, shut up! It's not scary enough, is it?!"
Xiao Laojiu also took a look from a distance, and found that he had already been burned, and the sound of scorching flesh made his heart numb, and subconsciously said: "Even if it survives, this leg will have to be cut off, and the burning will still be done. It’s easier to treat, use the catechu recipe to stop bleeding and curb sores, build muscle and relieve pain, and it will be all over in a few days. I hope that when it’s our brothers’ turn, we won’t hurt our muscles and bones.”
Brother Xiao was in the same room with him. Hearing this, he got up from the ground and kicked his butt: "You're not farting, aren't you?!"
Lao Jiu stumbled and slapped him angrily: "What nonsense? What nonsense did I say?! Isn't what I said not true?! You're already on death row, and you still think you can't get out with all your tails on. Thirty-six punishments are yours!"
The two of them fought so hard that Brother Xiao didn't stop shouting after a few reprimands. Jiang Ping'an heard the movement and hit the railing with a whip. The harsh, crisp sound finally stopped the two of them.
Jiang Ping'an said solemnly: "If there is any trouble, let you all go up and try!"
Xiao Fengwu has never really suffered a lot in his life. Although he used to receive a lot of family methods at home, kneeling on the ancestral tablet and pulling his fingernails and burning them are two different things. Qin Mingyue picked them up not long after he was down, and it was still good. Food and clothing are served.
He used to laugh about life and death, but he had never experienced real pain. Now, he is really uneasy in his heart.
Did he really die this time
To be punished, to be beheaded
Xiao Fengwu didn't know that he couldn't bear it.
Jiang Ping'an branded a letter on the bandit's face. The black mark was really ugly. He saw Xiao Fengwu staring at this side, his face pale and dead, and subconsciously walked over: "Doctor Xiao, you...?"
When Xiao Fengwu came in, he hid a bag of silver. He handed it all to Jiang Ping'an and said, "Excuse me, help me prepare a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
Jiang Ping'an didn't ask for his money, but pushed it back: "There is a pen, ink, paper and inkstone outside. The prisoner has just finished painting and has not had time to clean up. I'll bring it in for you later. I don't know how long I'll stay here. , save some money."
Xiao Fengwu had to withdraw his hand, and after a while, he said, "...Thank you."
Xiao Fengming clung to the railing when he heard the words, and said pitifully, "Sixteen, do you want to write a suicide note, and give me some paper, okay?"
Brother Xiao said with a smile, "Our whole family is here, who do you write for?"
"I have a daughter-in-law and children, unlike you, an old bachelor!" Anyway, Xiao Fengming was not afraid that he would hit him, but he said, "Besides, the eighth brother hasn't come in yet."
Seeing that the yacha had left, Brother Xiao said in a low voice, "He went to the Western Regions to run a caravan, maybe he is the one with the most hope of surviving among our brothers."
In other words, 80% of them are dying.
Xiao Fengwu lit an oil lamp. It was still early and it was just getting dark. Qin Mingyue was always withdrawn and didn't like to communicate with others. Today, she sings a late show again. I don't even know that I have been arrested. I guess she will come tomorrow. .
Qin Mingyue…
Bright moon…
Xiao Fengwu dipped the pen in ink, but couldn't utter a word for a long time, and suddenly asked in a low voice, "What medicine can make people die silently, without suffering and without pain?"
Sometimes poisons can save lives, swallow them when they can't stand the torture, and die as a relief.
Everyone raised their heads when they heard the words. After a moment of silence, they all understood what he meant, but no one made a sound for a long time. After all, they were all afraid of death and unwilling to accept their fate. Xiao Fengming swallowed his saliva, and then trembled: "Red Flowers scattered or can?"
Xiao Fengwu slowly raised his eyes: "Belly cramps will take half a cup of tea to stop breathing, can you bear it?"
Can't stand it.
Xiao Fengming was silent, he would only save people, not kill.
Xiao Laojiu thought for a moment: "Luoyansha?"
Xiao Fengwu thought about it for a while, but still didn't write down: "The blind worms in it are only found in the Western Regions. Who do you expect to go to the trouble of dispensing medicine for you? Mynah?"
There was a rustling around, and the discussion was about how to die most comfortably. The voice reached the women's prison, only to hear the sound of the railings, and then the sound of the iron chain: "Is the medical skills handed down from the ancestors for you to use this way? ?! We women are not looking for death, the man can't hold it anymore, it's not ashamed! If you really want to die, you slap your head against the wall, and what kind of medicinal herbs are not medicinal? !"
With this female voice, all the brothers were so frightened that they all shivered. Xiao Fengming flinched before saying, "It's Fourth Sister, she's already in jail, why is she still a tiger."
Xiao Fengwu closed his eyes, then opened them again after a while. He picked up a pen and dipped in ink. A bean light flickered slightly, and the words on it were clearly reflected. It was clearly the incomplete part of the second half of the acupuncture book.
Xiao Fengwu's voice was calm, but he spoke to the women's prison: "In the old days, there was a wealthy businessman in the south, and his concubine was favored, but he was not pregnant for a long time, so he found a remedies and mixed the jade baby pill with motherwort, cistanche, and white scorpion. , Bai Zong Silkworm, Bai Wei, take it with a slow fire, and then supplement it with luteinizing body soup, I have a pregnancy after more than a month, can this pregnancy be guaranteed?"
There was silence in the women's prison for a moment, and then the rustling sounded again, and after a while, there was a voice, like the eleven girls, with some hesitation: "This medicine is too strong. It is not easy at first, but if I use Huangti Decoction to stimulate the eggs, I am afraid that it will be too late, and it will be fine in three or five months.
Xiao Fengwu kept writing and asked again, "What if that beautiful concubine managed to survive with rare medicinal herbs and was lucky enough to survive until the delivery period, but the fetal position was not right?"
There was another whisper from the women's prison, and Fourth Sister Xiao thought about it: "The fetal position is not correct, but the palace can be moved, but it is not urgent. This method will take three or four months. Slowly rub the abdomen with essential oil. Experienced midwives shift the position of the fetus little by little, and if it's already at the delivery stage, the baby will be very hard to come out, and it will be a corpse and two lives."
Xu Shi was bored, and seeing Xiao Fengwu and the other side sing and harmonized, Xiao Fengming couldn't help but interject: "Hey, hey, why bother, use Guiwei, Honghua, Danpi, Fuzi, Rhubarb, Taoren, Guangui, Curcuma Five coins each, white vinegar paste into pills, and then take..."
Brother Xiao directly pouted: "You are leaving your child and leaving your mother! Virtue is not virtuous!"
Xiao Fengming scratched his neck and said, "It's better to die two than one!"
Xiao Fengwu didn't say anything. He already had a thick stack of paper in his hand. He put the pen down and raised his hand suddenly. The palm of his hand was glowing under the light of the candlelight. It's as sharp as a knife's edge.
He seemed to be asking other people, and he seemed to be talking to himself: "If, what if I cut my child out..."
It is not without precedent. Sima Qian's "Historical Records 'Chu Family" recorded that Wu Hui gave birth to Lu Zhi, and Lu Zhi gave birth to six children. Di was born by caesarean. Although it was dangerous, it might be worth a try.
Fourth Sister Xiao wanted to come and listen to the movement here, she heard the words and asked back: "The beautiful concubine is weak, what if the blood collapses, what should I do? Or in the middle of giving birth, my strength is exhausted, and the child is stillborn, what should I do? "
Xiao Fengwu seemed to have an idea: "Silver needles pierce the most points, Yinbai, Xialiao, Chengjie, Yinqi, Pishu, Shenmen and other points to stop bleeding, hold ginseng slices in the mouth to continue qi, take Yisheng Decoction, and take the baby by caesarean section. , Guben Peiyuan Tang with deer antler, wild ginseng, winter worm, gastrodia elata, snow lotus…”
Before he could finish his words, Brother Xiao frowned and said: "Nonsense! How can such a powerful medicine be used together? This recipe is too strong."
Xiao Fengming sighed and said boredly, "Let's be strong, he's dying, and there are really people who can't get him to heal, so why are you serious? If you want me to say, save your energy and live comfortably."
Xiao Fengwu finished writing a few more sheets. He folded the stack of papers, and thoughtfully said, "Severe illnesses require strong medicine, and a dead horse should be a living horse doctor."
After he finished speaking, he stumbled to his feet, moved his numb legs, and walked to the cell door. He was about to call Jiang Ping'an when he heard hurried footsteps outside, followed by a figure rushing across the corridor.
"Master Sixteen!"
The person who came was Qin Mingyue. He probably heard the news, and his face turned pale when he ran. He was clenching the cold iron railing with both hands, and his long and narrow phoenix eyes stared round because they were too frightened.
It was rare for Xiao Fengwu to see Qin Mingyue so embarrassed, and Qin Mingyue rarely saw Xiao Fengwu so embarrassed.
Jiang Ping'an looked left and right, and then whispered: "As soon as possible, lest we be discovered."
After he finished speaking, he turned to leave, and when he heard his footsteps drifting away, Xiao Fengwu came back to his senses: "Why are you here?"
He kicked the hay by the door and found a pool of wet mouse urine on the ground. He didn't sit down in the end, he just stood and talked.
Seeing him in prison uniform, Qin Mingyue was even more desolate than when the Xiao family died, her teeth were clenched, and there were blue veins on her forehead, she asked him coldly, "Shouldn't I come?"
Xiao Fengwu didn't answer, looked at it for a moment, then hesitated, stretched out a hand from the railing, wiped the ink on the side of his face, and rubbed his cheek with his knuckles: "Don't come again, Don't get involved."
Qin Mingyue looked at him: "do you think I'm afraid?"
Hearing this, Xiao Fengwu smiled and said, "Okay, I actually have something to ask for your help."
He handed over a thick stack of paper, and the ink was beginning to dry: "There is a prescription on it, help me make a dozen pills, bring it in, and the rest, please come to the capital and find a way to give it to General Huaihua, Let him bring my second uncle, the two of them are quite friendly, and I think they should be able to help with this."
Qin Mingyue took it, glanced at it, clenched her fingertips tightly, and said in a low voice, "What medicine?"
"Don't ask, Mingyue, you know, I don't like to study medicine, I just feel that the wound is dirty and disgusting, and I don't want to take a look at it, how can you let me suffer those tortures, and then I will even be a corpse. Can't stay."
Xiao Fengwu said, shaking his head while laughing: "The separation of the body and the head is too scary."
How did it get to where it is today...
How did it get to where it is today...
God is not punishing the Xiao family, it is punishing him Qin Mingyue.
Qin Mingyue's eyes turned slightly red, and his breathing gradually became heavier. He closed his eyes, clenched Xiao Fengwu's cold hand, and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, I will definitely try to save you, even if I can't... I won't leave you alone on the road to Huangquan. People, Master Sixteen, I will accompany you."
No matter how cold and withdrawn he looked at him, in fact, his temper was as simple as he used to be.
Xiao Fengwu looked at him: "I'm not worth it."
Qin Mingyue's strength was so strong that he almost crushed his wrist bones, as always paranoid: "I say it's worth it."