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The sound of horseshoes resounded from far to near in the silent street, and the sound of the woman's whip driving the horse was also restrained and eager.The doors and windows of every household are tightly closed, and because of the accident in Bairihua Mansion, the city is under heavy security, and armored men can often be seen passing by with their swords.However, the two women on horseback were not stopped, and the leader held a jade sign to pass without hindrance.

When the two arrived at Huacheng Prison, the head of the cell who had already received the news brought the jailers to kneel down to welcome them.Hua Xun didn't even bother to pay attention to these things, and went straight into the prison.Chu Yan paused for a while, let the cell boss and jailers get up, and said with a pleasant face: "Tonight, the county will mainly interrogate the criminals with the head of Huai'an County. No matter what happened inside, I hope you don't leak it... You also know that Huai'an County The Lord lost his mother—”

The head of the cell hurriedly bowed and replied: "My lord only interrogates, and this villain understands the truth." After hesitating for a while, he looked around, then lowered his voice and said to Chu Yan, "It's normal for people to die in prison, my lord Don't worry, tomorrow's matter will naturally be handled by someone."

Chu Yan glanced at the jailer, and said warmly: "The prisoner is troublesome." After finishing speaking, he lifted his foot and walked inside.

The prison head followed Chu Yan in.

The prison was dark and damp, with a disgusting smell.Every inch of the ground under my feet was dark red and purple black, and there were scattered hairs and a small piece of skin falling in the corner, accompanied by dust, I don't know when and who left it.The heavy iron door creaked open, and a large amount of sour and smelly smell rushed in, which was disgusting. Hua Xun stood in front of it and bore the brunt, her face turned pale, her stomach rolled, and she almost vomited out the contents of her stomach... Although she It's been a day without a meal.

Chu Yan hugged Hua Xun, shielding her from a lot of smelly wind, Hua Xun stepped aside without a trace, resisted the discomfort, pulled the lantern, followed the path under her feet, and walked carefully down the steps.The original color of the steps could no longer be seen, and a thick layer of dirt had formed on the steps. Hua Xun stepped on them, and regretted coming by herself.

She missed Huadu's gentle embrace very much.

Slowly descending the steps, Chu Yan looked at the dark prison cell, surrounded by rows of fences made of thick wood, the roots embedded in the roof and the ground, and another fine iron door was made at the door, and a handle was attached to it. Under the dim candlelight, there was a chill in the thick locks.Although the iron chains on the door are thin, they cannot be opened without manpower, but the chains that trap people inside are as thick as an arm.The cylinders that lock the limbs are connected with iron chains, causing the prisoners' hands and feet to be ground and bleeding. Even after a long time, the wounds bleed and pus, and the wounds cannot be treated, and the bones are rotten.

The prisoners were wearing daytime clothes, but they had already been tortured. Their skin was ripped apart, their clothes were torn, blood oozes out, and the cloth strips stick to their bodies. The pain is unbearable.In order to relieve the pain, they can only lie on the ground to make the heavy shackles lighter.

Hearing the wailing of those people, Hua Xun was shocked.She questioned the prison boss: "The thief Cao who is in charge of the interrogation has not yet asked, why did he use lynching!"

The cell boss knew that Hua Xun didn't understand the rules, and also knew that the Huai'an county magistrate was a high-class person who had never seen a prison before, so he had such a question for a while, and he said with a smile: "Go back to the county magistrate. The magistrate has I don't know, there is a saying of "three interrogations" for the criminals who are to be interrogated."

"What is 'Three Passes'?" Hua Xun was taken aback.

"The prisoner was arrested, and Mr. Cao, the thief, has not passed the trial. He is sent to prison first. The brothers use torture to punish him. This is called "one-off court". When Mr. Cao is interrogated, the prisoner is not allowed to confess. It’s called ‘Second Judgment’; if a prisoner refuses to be recruited alive or dead, or is recruited late, or has lied to the truth, he will be punished three times. A total of three times is called ‘Three Judgment’.”

"What a 'Three Passes'!" Hua Xun said coldly.

Seeing Hua Xun's displeasure, Chu Yan waved his hand to tell the cell boss not to talk too much about raising people.

Hua Xun saw Chu Yan's actions, and she understood.Chu Yan was born in Prince Ning's Mansion, and as an official royal, she naturally knew about the "three passes" and had seen them a lot!

"I know what you're thinking." Chu Yan held his hand behind his back, half of her face was illuminated by the candlelight, and the other half was sunk in the darkness, like a double-faced person, "This is the flaw of the Great Chen Dynasty. It's a small flower city prison, like all the prisons in the world. If the prison is like this, the court..." She twitched the corners of her mouth, "Oh, if I take power one day, I will definitely not leave these scourges behind Man's rules."

Hua Xun wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she gave up.

A prisoner was roughly dragged out of the room. Several guards worked together to lift him up and tied him in front of a wooden stake. His hands and feet were bound, and a rope was tied around his neck.The prisoner's face was covered with blood, and he looked at Chu Yan and Hua Xun who were standing next to the torture tools in fear, and begged for mercy: "My lord... my lord, please spare my life! I don't know anything... I don't know anything! My lord, please forgive me, my lord... ..."

Immediately afterwards, the second and third prisoners were also dragged out and tied to the stakes in the same manner. The three prisoners lined up in a row, begging for mercy.The cell boss thought they were making too much noise, so he casually picked up a solid wooden stick, and with his big fist, slammed it down hard on the abdomen of the prisoner who screamed the loudest.

"vomit--"

The prisoner's face was flushed, and his eyes were so big that they almost bulged out.The veins on the forehead jumped violently, the facial features were all twisted together, the feet stood on tiptoe slightly, the abdomen contracted rapidly, biting the back molars and pushing the head forward, but was strangled by the rope tied around the neck, and the whole person was convulsed .

Hua Xun watched the prisoner being executed with his own eyes, the painful expression made Hua Xun take half a step back, his face turned pale.

"...my lord...forgive...your life..." The breath of the beaten prisoner gradually weakened, and his voice also became softer.

The other two prisoners were too frightened to speak out, but the horror in their eyes was even stronger.

Chu Yan stood with his hands behind his back indifferently, and nodded indistinctly to the prison head.

"Tell me, where are you sergeants?" Chu Yan asked flatly when he walked up to the third prisoner.

"I...I...we're not sergeants..." The prisoner trembled with fright, and couldn't speak clearly.

"You are not sergeants, how did you get those military bows and arrows!" Hua Xun asked him loudly, regardless of fear.

"...that...that was given...for...for...us..."

Chu Yan snorted coldly and said: "You are lying! All the equipment in the army is recorded by the quartermaster. Every arrow, from manufacture to damage, transportation, and use, will be clearly recorded. Who can call up these bows and arrows? you!"

"Wrong! Someone really gave it to us!"

"Since you don't tell the truth, then use torture." Chu Yan stretched out his hand, and the jailer knowingly took the red-hot iron from the stove and handed it to Chu Yan.

"Don't tell me? Whose subordinates are you!"

"us……"

Before the prisoner finished speaking, Chu Yan pressed the red-hot head of the iron brand on the prisoner's heart.

The sound of the meat being cooked was mixed with the screams of the prisoner, and the smell of burning was still wafting in the air, Hua Xun's face turned even paler.She reluctantly stayed for less than a quarter of an hour, and said to Chu Yan: "It's too boring here, I'll go back and find Jieyu first, you just need to tell me the result."

Chu Yan who pulled out the iron nodded to her, showing a gentle smile: "Don't worry, I will definitely investigate the matter to the bottom."

Seeing that Chu Yan helped her so much, Hua Xun couldn't help feeling grateful.She forced a smile, thanked her, and ran out, not wanting to stay here any longer.

Seeing Hua Xun leave, Chu Yan threw away the iron, turned around and sat down on the chair brought by the cell head, took out a white silk handkerchief, wiped his hands, and threw it into the stove, without changing his expression, he said, "Give it to me." Before sunrise tomorrow, I want to hear that the assassin was sent by Liu Yuancheng to assassinate me, and because the Huafu is approaching me, the Huafu will also be eradicated together."

"Yes."

There were endless screams in the prison, and after Huaxun fled, they couldn't hear them anymore.When she got out of the prison, she saw Du Zhong, the housekeeper, waiting beside a sedan chair. When Du Zhong saw her, he bowed and saluted: "Little master, this old slave is here to take you home."

"Has the father returned to the mansion?" Hua asked.

"Your Majesty is already in the mansion."

"Then my mother..."

"Chang Shi is organizing the funeral."

Hua Xun nodded in a daze, and then asked, "Where's Hua Jieyu?"

"I'm here." Hua Du slowly approached from not far behind the sedan chair, under the moonlight, her expression was calm and composed.

"Du Zhong, you go first, I will walk back with Xie Yu." Hua Xun stood beside Hua Du, looking into her eyes full of tenderness and said.

"In case there are rebels in this city..."

"She will protect me." Hua Xun said firmly.

Hua Du looked at Hua Xun's resolute face, nodded and said, "Yes, I will protect you."

Du Zhong had no choice but to let the bearer carry the sedan chair and leave with him.When walking by the side of the street, he turned his head and saw two stunning women standing in the moonlight looking at each other, seeming to reveal something faintly.But he didn't understand, and he knew he shouldn't think too much, so he hurried back.

Huadu accompanied Huaxun and walked slowly towards Huafu.

"The moonlight tonight is really nice." The sudden calm words made Hua Xun's heart full of sadness.

Hua Du stared straight ahead, walking beside Hua Xun, and together with her endured the silent late night of Wanjia, walking in this empty city, unknowingly there was a sad expression on his face.But she concealed it very well, she just lowered her eyelids slightly to isolate the sadness in her eyes.She softened her tone, and said softly: "Yes, the moonlight is really good tonight. Every night in the future will be as good as the moonlight tonight."

Hua Xun lowered her head, and replied in a low voice: "No. After all, it will never be the same as tonight."

Huadu stopped in his tracks, mist filled his eyes.Her fingertips hidden in her sleeves felt extraordinarily cold, maybe it wasn't because her fingertips were cold, but because the cold wind was stronger today, which made her feel cold from the bottom of her heart.Watching Huaxun walking step by step, flowers suddenly bloomed on the ground paved with bluestone slabs. Every time Huaxun took a step, a flower bloomed, red, white, and blue, paving a long road .Those flowers are so beautiful and gorgeous.

"Qantang, whether it's the flowers that bloomed yesterday, today, or tomorrow, they will eventually wither."

"En." In the breeze, her soft answer quickly dissipated.