The sky prison was silent at night, only the screeching of mice from time to time, and the faint sounds of a few jailers drinking and gambling money from the place where there was a fire on the other side, circled around the empty sky prison. It echoed, extremely terrifying.
The clerk also heard the sound of drinking and having fun from the other end, and pouted, not even taking a few bites of the good wine and good food that he had bought, for fear that the best braised beef would be eaten up by the grandchildren. , then quickened his pace, and took Yu's family around another corner before reaching the door of the prison where the three Xiao family members were imprisoned.
He took out the key mixed with oil and sweat, and opened one of the doors: "Go in quickly, I'll take you out when the time comes." After opening the door, put Yu's in, and then locked the door again, saying: "I'm right here. Next door, give me a signal when you're coming out." After that, he turned around and sat at the table where the prison guards were eating and drinking. He didn't dare to take it lightly. The people inside had committed capital crimes. If they ran away, he would definitely Can't run away either.
The three of the Xiao family were detained separately, but they were three connected cells. When Xiao Hairu, who had not yet fallen asleep, heard the door open, he immediately sat up and saw a woman dressed in black leaving. He came in, his eyes were slightly closed, and he stared straight at the familiar figure.
Taking off the cloak that covered most of his face, in the faint light, the couple who had been separated for nearly three months met again in this stinky and infiltrating prison. "You..." Xiao Hairu's lips trembled slightly, staring blankly at his haggard wife. For a moment, the couple were speechless, staring at each other like two stones. Don't dare to take this step to go to the other side.
I don't know how long it took, the tearful Yu broke the silence between the two, and she, who has always been the most respectful, plunged into Xiao Hairu's arms, and did not dislike him who had not bathed and changed for several months. Holding him unwilling to let go: "Master, you are suffering!"
Xiao Hairu sighed, it was the first time that a couple who had been married for more than 20 years showed their inner feelings so enthusiastically, and embraced people in their arms, Xiao Hairu said with some concern: " Heavenly Prison is not the place you should come, why did you come in silently?"
The couple stood embracing each other, and after a while, Yu came back to his senses, Furong's face was slightly red with embarrassment, and the couple both recovered from the excitement.
"It's the little girl of the Su family who can get in, but it's only for an hour." Yu took out two packets of food from the bag that he was carrying in his cloak, and the thick flakes that he specially made. The indigo blue cotton cloak of cotton, opened it and put it in front of Xiao Hairu: "Master, I'm afraid that you won't be able to eat well in it these days. Although we can't save you, we can only make you eat better so that you won't be invaded by the cold at night. The body should always be fine so that we can feel at ease.”
"It's me who dragged you down after all!" Xiao Hairu held his wife in his hand and said that it was a cloak that was made in a hurry but the stitches were very dense. He was moved and ashamed, and said, "I'm here now, and the worst is like this. Now, as long as you and your mother take care of yourself outside, I can rest in peace even if I go."
Yu's heart felt as uncomfortable as a needle pierced after hearing him say that, but the destiny cannot be violated, so what can she do
The couple spoke for another quarter of an hour before Yu came out of the cell where Xiao Hairu was locked, and saw the eldest son who had lost a lot of weight through the heavy cell door, tears kept falling like he didn't want money: " Lin Yu!"
When Xiao Linyu, who had not yet fallen asleep, heard the familiar voice, she suddenly raised her head in surprise, looked outside in disbelief, and even her voice trembled unconsciously: "Mother?" Is it his dazzling eyes? How could Niang appear in the prison alone
"My son!" Yu was even more excited than when he saw Xiao Hairu just now. If he wasn't afraid of attracting others, he would have to cry a while ago.
Yu naturally knew the doubts in his heart, so he told Xiao Linyu about his experience during this period of time, and finally said: "I used to be a mother, right? You shouldn't look at You Jin like that, if it wasn't for her, we would be afraid. It's going to be bought back by Bai Ya'er." Only then did Xiao Linyu know that it was she who came all the way from Luohe Prefecture to the capital and rescued the daughters of his Xiao family. She felt more love and gratitude for her.
"You Jin doesn't care about these people with fake names. If she really cares about these, I'm afraid she won't rush to the capital from Luohe Prefecture in the first place." Xiao Linyu thought of the bright girl, and her thin face showed a faint expression. With a smile, he said, "I was still worried about what to do with my mother and the ancestors if we were all gone. Now that she is here, I am relieved."
Yu was amused by his honorable expression, and for a while he cried and laughed: "You child!"
The mother and son of the Xiao family were not actually close before, but now it is the last time they meet each other. It was Yu's ramble, Xiao Linyu only occasionally interjected a sentence or two, but it was much closer than before.
The mother and son talked for a while, and Yu brought out the cloak and food that Xiao Linyu had prepared for him: "This cloak was sewed by Young Jin, and you have to be good here. ."
"Don't worry, mother, my son will take good care of himself." Xiao Linyu held a heavy cloak in her hands, nodded yes, knelt down on her knees, and gave Yu's three heavy kowtows: "It's just that my son is not filial, and I can't be happy in the future. Below your knees, please mother to take care of yourself!"
Yu didn't expect that the eldest son, who had always been calm and self-controlled, suddenly knelt down on his knees and said something that poked at his heart. Tears that had already dried up flowed again, and he was speechless for a long time.
After coming out of Xiao Linyu, I went to see Second Master Xiao again, and gave him a cloak and food made by Zhao's mother and daughter, as well as a letter from Zhao's own handwriting, and then under the urging of the little official, he turned back three steps at a time. He left this heavenly prison where he did not know how many unjust souls were locked up.
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After Yu's night visit to the Heavenly Prison, the bones of Song and Zhao gradually recovered. Under You Jin's suggestion, the daughters of the Xiao family followed You Jin on the journey back to Luohe Prefecture.
Besides, Bai Ya'er has been struggling to find the opportunity to clean up the Xiao family, so she had to keep an eye on Su Jiacha's movements. When she heard about the Xiao family's movement, it seemed that she was about to leave the capital. Bai Ya'er was heartbroken. With a plan, he called his confidant and whispered a few words in a low voice. After listening to her words, Mammy Bai frowned: "Girl, isn't that bad?"
"If I ask you to do it, you can go, but you are just a few scumbags who came out of the backcountry. The world is so chaotic now, even if you die in the middle of the road, it might be the bandits and robbers, right? "At this time, Bai Ya'er's eyes were full of bloodthirsty madness. She hated the Xiao family so much, if it wasn't for them, how could she have been reduced to the point of being kicked out of the house by her grandfather
When she thought that after the official slave auction, she went back to Bai's house and begged her grandfather to let her in, but she was sent away again. Mr. Bai's life is lofty, how can it be tolerated that when he had a marriage contract with the Xiao family, he dared to give and receive privately with the concubine who was born to a poor singer, and was also caught by the bitter master of the Xiao family. A granddaughter? Knowing that she came to the door, the old man Bai was so angry that his beard was raised, and he sat on the chair of the master and shouted out angrily: "Does she think that the Xiao family will be able to enter the gate of my Bai family again? Dreaming! Although my Bai family is not There is no such a shameless and shameless daughter of any noble family!"
Bai Yaerxing hurriedly came to the door to beg for peace, how did she expect to be so humiliated by the old man Bai? After eating such a big meal, she returned to Xu's house, watching her eyes that were shining with anticipation slowly become lonely and sad, but she still had to endure disappointment to comfort her husband, the tone in Bai Ya'er's heart was straight up The sky is over.
Now if everyone from the Xiao family is going to leave, who can she turn to to spread her anger? It can only be said that people blinded by hatred can really do anything.
Mammy Bai looked up at the girl she had brought up since she was a child, the originally graceful and gentle face was full of distorted hatred, she couldn't help but sighed deeply in her heart, but after all, she was the one who grew up with tits, The girl is in love with her mother and daughter, and although she knew it was wrong for the girl to do so, she still did things as instructed.
Unexpectedly, Young Jin considered that the female family members of the Xiao family were weaker, so he chose to be slower or slower for the return trip, but it was better than a smooth waterway. The person Bai Ya'er was looking for followed the official road all the way, and finally saw the person get on the boat. She couldn't find an opportunity, so she had to turn back.
When Bai Ya'er heard the news and broke several teacups, You Jin and the Xiao family had already boarded the merchant ship bound for Luohe Prefecture and gradually moved away from the capital.
The Xu family was assigned to the other end of Xu Zhitong's narrow courtyard. Xu Zhitong, who was reading books in the study, heard the sound of his wife breaking the teacup and yelling out of control from the main room. The lowered eyelids blocked the contempt and contempt in his eyes. It wasn't for the sake of catching up with the old man Bai, I had long been impatient to entangle with this seemingly gentle and graceful woman who was actually ruthless on the inside.
Besides, the Su and Xiao family went smoothly all the way. They watched the water for half a month on the boat. The scenery of the trees on both sides of the north bank from the capital changed little by little, and finally entered the area of Luohe Prefecture in late June.
"Look, old lady, that's our home." On the plywood on the second floor of the merchant ship, Young Jin helped the Song family out to breathe. It happened that the ship had already sailed to the Wuli Bridge, so he pointed to the front left for her with a smile. There is a house with blue bricks and green tiles on the shore, with a few clusters of mountain flowers and artificial stones in front of the door, and a family surrounded by mountains and green bamboos behind the house.
Song squinted and looked in the direction she pointed, but she was quite benefited by this farmhouse. Although it was located outside the city, a house of this size might not be affordable for ordinary people. , After nearly two months of getting along, the Song family already knew the general situation of the Su family, and could not help but appreciate and admire the little girl beside her.