They had just returned to the East Factory, and before the butt was hot, Jin Yiwei came to the door.
The commander of Jinyiwei, Yang Zhaohe, came to get the people in person, saying that Shen Jue bombarded Guangling Temple, shocked the palace, was daring, and acted as a conspiracy. The previous Yao's mother-son case also came to a conclusion. There was a word from the Ministry of Punishment. It was indeed Shen Jue who condoned his subordinates to hurt others. Several crimes were punished together, and the emperor ordered the three judicial judges to choose a day to go to court to try Shen Jue. Xia Houlin and Situ Jin were also arrested together, Situ Jin was the accomplice and Xia Houlin was the accomplice. Yang Zhaohe also revealed that someone reported that Xia Houlin was a nameless ghost who was a Garan assassin, and Shen Jue had another hat on his head that he colluded with the Jianghu and rebelled against the party and conspiracy.
Wan Bohai was secretly taken away by Shen Wenxing, and Xia Houlin and Situ Jin entered the imperial prison together and were locked in a cell. Shen Jue's treatment was different from theirs. Yang Zhaohe packed a wing room for Shen Jue to live in the guard house.
Yang Zhaohe is an old man in the officialdom, and he knows that he must not jump to conclusions until the last minute. Shen Jue might not be able to make a comeback. After all, he was the one who brought down Weide, so he couldn't be easily underestimated. Besides, he had received a lot of favors from Shen Jue, and on weekdays he had become a fan of Shen Jue himself.
But Xia Houlin and Situ Jin didn't have such good luck. The two sat on the straw mat in the cell, with a skylight above their heads, leaking a beam of light from the sky in the dim cell. Behind him is the wall, which is very thick, and the palm of your hand slaps on it, and there is a feeling of slapping the cliffs and rocks.
Xia Houlin was a little worried about Shen Jue, although that guy never fought an uncertain battle, not to mention that they still had Wan Bohai in their hands. But Xu Ruoyu is a big disaster, that guy knows a lot of Shen Jue's secrets, and he doesn't know what will cause trouble. Hope that guy is dead.
When they separated just now, Shen Jue asked him to relax, saying that there were still some things to deal with, and he wanted him to sleep peacefully. Xia Houluo thought that Shen Jue was probably sitting in the guard house right now. Su Hexiang was lit on the table, and a bowl of warm ginseng soup was in his hand. The officials outside were waiting for his reception and listening to his instructions. We will all be together tomorrow. Fuck the mother-in-law of the queen mother. Maybe the next day, Xia Houlin can happily go home to sleep, and then continue to catch thieves and raid other people's homes as usual.
Xia Houlin lay down slowly, his hands resting behind his head, the moonlight shone on him through the skylight, and the faint wind blew up his hair, which smelled a little lingering. He suddenly missed Shen Jue a little, thinking about what he was eating now, what he was watching, and if he was sleeping, what kind of bed would he sleep on. That kid is petite and frail, more precious than the eldest young lady, can he sleep on the bed of the guardhouse? Xia Houlin remembered how embarrassed he was when he was in Guangling Temple before, and inexplicably lay on Shen Jue's shoulder and cried, like a bitch. Fortunately, that boy Shen Jue didn't laugh at him, otherwise he would have to burrow into the cracks in the ground.
Xia Houlin thought about it for a while, but suddenly felt strange again, he had only been apart for only an hour, and he had already started to miss him.
Situ Jin sat beside him, half of his face was hidden in the darkness, the shadow outlined his stern and resolute silhouette, like the sharp edges of a rock. He doesn't know Situ Jin very well. On the one hand, his level is too low. He doesn't see any big people except Shen Jue. On the other hand, it is because Situ Jin doesn't like to talk. Like Chi Yan, he is extremely silent. man. It's just that he doesn't speak because he's been alone in the black-faced Buddha for too long and doesn't know how to speak. And Situ Jin's silence is because he doesn't talk nonsense.
However, he also heard a lot of gossip in the East Factory. Some people say that Situ Jin is a strict wife, and his daughter-in-law says one and he doesn't dare to say two. He was also a daughter slave. Fanzi saw his daughter riding a horse around the patio at his house. Situ Jin was the horse. Do not know is not true.
The two were still silent, Xia Houlin was a little bored, he stretched out his hand and watched the moonlight pour down from between his fingers.
After a while, Situ Jin suddenly said, "Are you thinking of the overseer?".
Xia Houlin was stunned for a moment, and asked, "How do you know..." Only halfway through he realized that he had told the truth, he hurriedly swallowed the last word, and said, "Why do you say that?"
"I guess. You know, among the people who are still alive, I only know the Lord." Situ Jin said.
Xia Houlin sat up and said, "I'm not asking this, I mean, how do you know I'm thinking of someone?"
"When people look at the moon, they always think about the person they care about the most. In the past, the governor often looked at the moon, and he looked at the moon for a long time." Situ Jin said, "After you came back, he didn't look at it."
Xia Houlin sighed in his heart. That guy, Shen Jue, was so stubborn that he was the only one in the world who thought so much. Arranged the courtyard of Shen's house to look like Qiuwu's courtyard, brought back Lianxiang, and had to find him again, persevering for so many years. But Xia Houlin understood that Shen Jue, after so many years, the past disappeared like smoke, he just wanted to find the old time back, that's all.
Xia Houlin was silent for a while, patted Situ Jin on the shoulder, and said, "Actually, who are you thinking about? I know, is it my sister-in-law? My sister-in-law is fine at home alone, have you sent someone home to let her know? I'll tell you that you're not going home tonight."
Situ Jin nodded and said, "I said it before I came out, it's easy to go home at night when investigating a case, she's used to it." He lowered his head and rubbed his eyebrows, "But sometimes I will complain that I don't go home. , Since I gave birth to Sister Yu, she always suspected that I was raising a foreign house outside."
"Women, it is inevitable to be suspicious. Sitting at home all day and doing nothing, you can only think about things. You have to understand your sister-in-law." Xia Houlin said, "It's actually good to have someone waiting for you to go home, don't look at brother. They always say that it's better to be a bachelor, to be free and easy, but in fact, if you can marry a daughter-in-law, who wouldn't want to marry it. Only if you have a family, you will be popular, and you will be home if you have a popular family."
"Then why don't you marry a wife?" Situ Jin asked, "Is it because you like the overseer?"
Xia Houlin: "..."
Are people who don't like to talk so scary? Xia Houlin was embarrassed and said, "What do you say? I'm a man."
"There are a lot of people in Jingli who play actresses, and I know several." Situ Jin said lightly.
"Don't tell the superintendent what you said," Xia Houlin said with a bit of a headache, "He was bullied by such people when he was a child, and he is very taboo."
Situ Jin was stunned for a while, and said, "I thought he liked you."
Xia Houlin: "..."
Situ Jin frowned and said, "To be exact, I thought you both liked each other."
Xia Houlin looked at Situ Jin with mixed feelings for a long time. Situ Jin showed no expression, but his face was still indifferent, as if he had just said something like "the moon is very good today". Xia Houlin finally said, "Brother Situ, have you read a lot of storybooks with your wife?"
Situ Jin said no, "She doesn't read that much, she reads medical books on weekdays."
So why are you thinking about all this stuff? Xia Houlin touched his face depressedly. Does he look like a broken sleeve? He sighed and said, "You're thinking too much. I have a good relationship with the governor. We endured a lot of hardships together when we were young, and my mother also taught him to practice the knife. Brother in need, life and death, you understand? He folded his arms and laughed, "It seems that at my age, it's normal to have to like one or two women. Even if you don't like it, you have to have a dewy relationship, otherwise it's really easy." Being misunderstood is a broken sleeve. But I was busy with revenge in the early years, and I didn't have time to think about whether there are any of these. I don't know what it feels like to be in love."
"Perhaps, love is a very warm feeling." Situ Jin raised his head and said.
"Warm?" Xiahou murmured.
Situ Jin nodded, "I am an orphan, and I have lived alone since I was sensible. I have lived in Yizhuang, broken temples, caves, and haunted houses that others dare not live in. I am from Shuobei. , Shuobei is very cold in winter, and the town where I live is very poor, and some people can't even afford charcoal fire. But at least they have family members and can hug each other to keep warm. But I can't, I can only hug myself. Later I come I went to the capital, took martial arts exams, got an official title, and had a small house. But I was still an orphan. Every day, I went home alone, sitting alone under the eaves, watching the moon. I didn’t want to worry about it. No one misses me, and in winter, it's still the same cold."
"But later, you have a sister-in-law." Xia Houlin said.
"Yes," Situ Jin smiled lightly, "with the bright moon, everything will be different. Like you said, the house has become popular, and when you go home, you will have hot rice and hot soup. You are not afraid of winter. It's cold, two people hugging each other, it's very warm without charcoal fire. When I look at the moon, some people are thinking about me, and some people are thinking about me. At this time, I felt that there is a place to belong to the huge capital and the huge world. Mine, because there is someone there who belongs to me, she is waiting for me to go home, waiting for me to eat, she is the reason why I stand here."
Xia Houlin looked at him silently. When this resolute man talked about the woman named "Mingyue", his expression suddenly softened, as if steel turned into softness around his fingers, and even the outline of his face softened. He smiled, put his hands behind his head, and said, "Brother Situ, you are mistaken, this is not the feeling of love, but the feeling of relatives. I also experienced it when my mother, brother, and master were there. Although they don't cook for me."
Situ Jin shook his head and said: "Your mother and your brother are related to you by blood, and you are naturally close. Your master sees you grow up, teaches you skills, and is like a father to you. But I am different from Mingyue, she and I No blood relationship, I still want to go on with her, for a long time, never to be separated. A person does not want to stay with friends for the rest of their lives, and those who want to stay together must be husband and wife."
Xia Houlin was stunned for a long time. If you want to stay together, do you like it
He didn't actually think about this. From childhood to adulthood, he has not met any woman who wants to spend a lifetime together. However, he suddenly couldn't help but guess, what if he was with Shen Jue? He remembered the hot rice and hot soup that Situ Jin said. He had never seen Mrs. Situ, but she must be a very gentle woman, probably wearing a bun, wearing a bright moon, wearing a moon-white shirt and a sky-blue horse-face skirt. Situ Jin braved the wind and snow to ride back. When he got home, he pushed open the door, and the gentle woman greeted him with a smile and asked him whether he was cold or not. In a trance, the man who came home became himself, and the man who greeted him became Shen Jue.
No, Shen Jue can't cook! Xia Houlin bit his tongue hard, came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "Then I've never met before."
Situ Jin reached out and touched the moonlight, and said, "Also, the person you like must be the best person you've ever met in your life. Mingyue is the best girl I've ever met."
Xia Houlin thought to himself again, he had never met any good girls. What about Shen Jue? That guy has a bad temper, can't sew clothes, can't cook, and can't sweep the floor. If you marry him back home, you will marry a big Buddha. But it seems that the offerings are pretty good. Anyway, he can sew clothes, cook, sweep the floor, and if he has money, he can hire servants. Xia Houlin couldn't help but think of Shen Jue Nongli's eyebrows, and his heart skipped a beat.
The sound of beating came from outside the cell, loudly, loudly, and at a tight rhythm, just in time to wake him up. No, no, Shen Jue is also a man, even if he is a eunuch, he is still a man, how can he marry him back home? He shook his head vigorously, tossing these unclean thoughts out of his head. Turning to look at Situ Jin, he looked up at the moon outside the window, probably thinking of his wife.
Xia Houlin thought about it for a while, and thought it was better not to sleep with Situ Jin. He took a pile of straw from the ground and spread it on the opposite side, lay down, tossed and turned for a long time, and did not fall asleep.
He turned his head and asked, "Do you know what the Governor's plan is?"
"I can't say," Situ pointed to the wall, meaning that he was afraid that the wall would have ears. "Don't worry, the Lord will be fine."
"Yeah." Xia Houlin turned his head and turned to face the wall covered with moldy moss.
He wasn't actually worried, he just wanted to...
He reacted suddenly, he suddenly wanted to see Shen Jue.
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Three days later, Xiahou Lin and Situ Jin were taken outside the Meridian Gate. It was a lot cooler, the leaves around it all fell off, and the rustling autumn wind was pulling the corners of people's clothes and lingering. I don't know if Shen Jue is wearing enough clothes and don't catch a cold again, Xia Houlin thought silently.
Jin Yiwei and Dahan General have already lined up for battle. In front of them are the Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan. They are all old men, big red cranes, and white beards. They have a long, straight face. is sitting on top. At the back was a bright yellow step barrier, and there was a faint shadow of a woman with a high bun and robe.
"It's the Queen Mother." Xia Houlin whispered.
Situ Jin nodded, "Don't panic for a while, if you ask if you're a nameless ghost, you'll be fine if you don't recognize it."
Just as he was talking, Shen Jue came, and Jin Yiwei was behind him, but no one dared to hold him. He was still dressed in woven gold makeup and scattered with flowers and a gold black gauze hat. Xia Houlin and Situ Jin were both kneeling, and all they could see was his smooth jawline, and a bunch of bright red pendants hanging down.
Xia Houlin looked at him, his eyes also swept over him, and at the moment of contact, it was as if they had exchanged their minds, and the two of them were slightly calm. Shen Jue retracted his gaze and stood in the middle with his hands behind his back, with a look of arrogance in his eyes. With such a straight back, tall body, and such delicate eyebrows, it is natural for people to look up. Just looking at it from such a distance, Xia Houlin, in a fleeting moment, suddenly realized the taste called love.
Shen Jue saluted first, his voice clear as jade, "Sinner Shen Jue, I have seen all of you adults." He glanced at the barrier behind him and bowed again, "I have seen the Empress Dowager."
"Don't be too polite, I'm just here to join in the fun, don't pay attention to me. All adults, let's start quickly, don't delay the time." The queen mother spoke behind the barrier.
The ministers and workers bowed their hands to the Queen Mother, and the Minister of Punishment in the middle said: "Let's pass on Xu Ruoyu."
Xia Houlin was shocked, Xu Ruoyu was still alive!
Several Jin Yiwei carried a stretcher and carried a lying person over. That was Xu Ruoyu. He had already lost his legs, and he had been cut off, leaving only half of his short body and thighs. He struggled to get off the stretcher and kowtowed to the ministers.
"Xu Ruoyu, who has the Chen character of the Dongchang factory, sued the Sili Supervisor Zhangyin and the Dongchang Admiral Shen Jue, colluded with the nameless ghost of Jialan against the party, killed the King of Fortune, drove the queen crazy, and murdered the first emperor!" Xu Ruoyu's words bit into the bone marrow, "On Its crime, when five horses divide the corpse, throw the corpse in the market, expose the corpse for a hundred days, and the dog will devour its flesh!"