When Lianyun walked towards the prison, she felt the surrounding atmosphere was gloomy. When she looked up, the grass grew less vigorous the closer to the prison. There were several stoves outside the prison, burning vigorously, and sparks popped out from time to time. The soldiers guarding outside the prison were all very strong.
Lianyun shrank her neck. She seldom came here. The last time she passed by here was when she followed Cui'er from Zhongcui Palace. When they heard the wailing from inside, they were so scared that they ran away.
This time when she revisited the place, she could still clearly hear the wailing sounds inside. The cries of injustice were endless and gave her goose bumps.
There was no other way. General Shen was imprisoned. Now I was the only one in the capital who could easily come and go here without attracting attention. Lianyun rubbed her arms, but was afraid of being recognized by acquaintances and causing trouble. She looked around, bent down to pick up a piece of mud from the ground, closed her eyes and frowned, and smeared it on her face. The sticky, wet and cold touch was not good, but now everything should be done with caution.
The soldier at the gate reached out to stop him at the right time, "Who is coming?"
Lianyun took out a badge from her waist and handed it over carefully, "I'm from the palace, here to visit General Shen." Then she stuffed a few taels of silver over.
The soldier looked at the badge carefully and vaguely remembered the face of the little girl. It seemed that she was indeed the maid of a certain lady in the palace. He returned the badge to her, put the silver in his sleeve, looked around, and waved her in. After entering the prison, the warm light outside was blocked by the thick walls, and the flickering candlelight in the corridor frightened her.
A soldier led the way in front, and from time to time a hand stretched out from the wooden fences on both sides of the road, crying "unjust", which frightened her so much that she could only lower her head and closely follow the soldier who led the way. Finally, they reached a corner, and the soldier stopped. When he saw the ragged man in the fence, Lianyun could hardly believe that it was General Shen!
General Shen has always been in good health. How come he has become so miserable in just a few days
Restraining the anger in her heart, Lianyun took out a silver ingot from her bosom, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and gave it to the soldier who led the way with a forced smile, "Brother, please help me. My master and I have something to say. Can you give us some time? It won't take long. Just one stick of incense will be enough."
The soldier took the silver, raised his brows, weighed it in his hand, and smiled happily, "Okay, let's talk it over, it's just one stick of incense."
The soldier then stuffed the silver into his arms, whistled a little tune and walked away leisurely. Lianyun held the fence and looked carefully, but the listless man inside was indeed General Shen!
General Shen seemed to wake up at this time. He looked at the people outside the prison and slowly widened his eyes. "Lianyun! Why is it you? How dare you come to the prison at this time?"
"General, please don't worry about me. I am incompetent. I can't find the queen and can't save you. General, tell me what I can do for the Shen family now. I will go through fire and water."
Lianyun cried, thinking that she was too weak at this moment, crying before doing anything. But she was really sad for her general. The queen was missing and the general was still trapped here. The Shen family was in the most dangerous time, and no one in the capital dared to rescue them. When the queen was favored and the general was a favorite of the emperor, who in the capital didn't beg the Shen family!
"You are so thoughtful. Well, if you really want to do something for our Shen family, get out of jail now and go to the military camp outside Beijing to find General Mu Chang. Tell him that the Queen wants to support the Prince to ascend the throne and the Emperor's whereabouts are unknown. He will protect you."
"What about you, sir?" Lianyun wiped her tears and looked up at him.
"It's okay. He will protect me after he knows about this. I think the Queen is already eliminating dissidents in the harem. You can't stay here any longer. I trust Mu Chang. He's a decent man. You can stay with him first. After this period, he will find a good place for you."
When Lian Yun showed up at the military camp outside Beijing, she had already cried. Her eyes were slightly red and swollen, and tears were still hanging from the corners of her eyes. When the guard who came to report said this, Mu Chang was still a little slow to react. Sent by General Shen
Why would they send the maid of Concubine Xian
However, whether it was true or not, we would know when we got here. When Lianyun took out a jade pendant from her bosom, Mu Chang knew immediately that it was definitely not fake.
General Shen always wears this jade pendant, but keeps it hidden in his inner clothes. Very few people know about it. This person must be General Shen's confidant without a doubt.
As for why General Shen sent a maid to deliver the message, Mu Chang had no time to care.
"What happened to the general?"
Lianyun conveyed the words that General Shen asked her to convey one by one. Seeing that the man in front of her seemed to be deep in thought, she did not dare to disturb his thoughts, so she could only look at him eagerly. As for the fact that General Shen asked her to stay in the military camp to avoid the limelight, she did not say it. No matter where she went now, she would only cause trouble to others. It would be better for her to stay in the palace and watch over them for the queen.
"The situation in the palace is so serious, and I just found out about it!" Mu Chang seemed a little impatient when he said this. After calming down his anger in his heart, he noticed the little girl in the hall. Although he didn't know what happened in the past two days, two days before he trained the soldiers, there were rumors in the capital that Lianyun and the emperor had lost contact.
The palace has always been full of intrigues and deceptions. Even General Shen was plotted against by the queen. Who knows how this little girl, as a maid of the virtuous concubine, will be abused by those people? It's rare, Mu Chang wants to protect her well.
"Miss, I think the palace has become a mess. If you don't mind, you can hide in my military camp. I can guarantee that as long as I don't get into trouble, no one will dare to touch you."
The soldiers outside also began to impose martial law under Mu Chang's order. Although most people didn't know why Mu Chang ordered martial law, they had just trained in the afternoon and were still practicing now. For a moment, they also had some of the spirit of a fierce and fierce army.
Lian Yun shook her head and fiddled with the corner of her clothes. "I'm fine. I can go back to the palace and keep an eye on them for the queen. I'd better go back to the palace and not disturb the general."
"If Miss Lianyun leaves now and is plotted against by thieves when she returns to the palace, and there is really any loss, I will not be able to explain to General Shen and the Concubine Xian. For her own sake and for mine, I hope Miss Lianyun can stay in the barracks."
What he could think of, General Shen must have thought of as well, but this little girl didn't mention it to him. Mu Chang couldn't help but feel impressed by the courage and vision of this little girl.
If it were any other girl, they would have cried and begged him to take them in, but this Lianyun was very different from them.