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A small impoverished county?This is such a big deal, how dare he, a little county magistrate, neglect it.

Because he had to buy all kinds of urgently needed items, he used all the people he could call in in the yamen, in order to make the emperor live comfortably in his poor county yamen.

Even so, he still has to send most of the people to guard the cell.Because, he knew that the real purpose of the emperor's trip was the man locked in prison.

Three days later in the early morning, a middle-aged man with a big belly stepped into the threshold of the kitchen, and told the girl waiting at the side: "Zhucui, send these meals to the prison, hurry up!" The person who spoke was Qinghe County. Zhang Shi, the county magistrate, with a mustache and trying to keep his big eyes open, personally put the cook's food into the bamboo basket and handed it to her.

"Yes, my lord!" The girl named Zhucui bowed slightly, took the basket and turned and left.

In the damp prison cell, there were several low breathing sounds.

"Cough...cough cough..." Xu Shi caught a cold, and Bao Rong, who was curled up in the corner, coughed twice, and lightly touched his injured left elbow, which caused a sharp pain. He gritted his teeth tightly As for letting the groans slip out of the corners of his mouth, he raised his eyes and looked forward, even though there was a brazier burning on the opposite side, it still couldn't counteract the severe moisture here.

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Bao Rong was not shocked by the sudden sound of the door opening, on the contrary, he was very calm.It's the little girl who delivers food again!he thought so.

"My lord, it's time to eat!" Zhucui's sweet voice sounded, she put down the basket, lifted the lid, and brought out a bowl of white rice and a plate of meat dishes.

Bao Rong was used to her calling himself that, and when he was holding on to the cold wall with one hand and was about to get up, unexpectedly, his calf was numb from sitting for a long time, and his body slumped backwards. If it wasn't for the wall behind him, he would have fallen down.

"My lord, are you alright!" Zhu Cui panicked, unconsciously grasping the bars with both hands, and asked eagerly.

"No, it's nothing, it's just that my legs were a little numb just now, and I didn't stand firmly!" Bao Rong frowned and slowly walked towards Zhucui, sat down, picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and took a few mouthfuls of rice into his mouth, Just stopped.

"What's the matter, isn't it delicious?"

Bao Rong shook his head, forced himself to swallow a few more mouthfuls of food, and there was another soreness in his throat.That night, Brother Yujue must have sensed that someone was going against them, so he let himself and Brother Chu Xi hide in the grass.So, how is Brother Yujue doing now?

"Don't just eat rice, eat some meat!" Zhucui said, holding another pair of chopsticks, passing through the gap between the bars, picked up a piece of meat and put it into his bowl.

"Oh!" Bao Rong came back to his senses, turned to look at the girl next to him who looked a few years younger than him, and said thank you softly.

"Yes, yes, Zhucui, do you know how long I will be imprisoned here?" As soon as the words came out, Bao Rong realized how stupid and redundant his question was.

"This---" Zhu Cui shook her head, a pear-like face showing a little guilt, "I don't know either."

Bao Rong fell silent again.

"However, I heard from the people in the yamen that our master is rushing to the gate of the city now, saying that he is going to meet the emperor—" Zhucui looked a little excited at this point, with admiration and longing in her eyes, "Your Majesty, It's the emperor, I never dreamed that the emperor would come to a small place like ours!"

After Bao Rong listened absent-mindedly, he just gave a bleak smile.He - coming soon!See you soon again.

In my heart, there was some joy, but more fear, even the hand holding the porcelain bowl trembled.

(0.44 Fresh Coins) The Beginning of Cruelty

Hearing that Xiao Yan would come soon, he was in no mood to eat anymore, put the bowls and chopsticks aside, went back to the dark corner and sat down without saying a word, turned his face to the inside of the wall, hugged his knees with his hands, his thin body The back is lonely and lonely.Zhucui looked at the half bowl of rice left, wanted to persuade him to eat more, but it was obvious that he was out of control, so she just sighed helplessly, packed up the dishes and left.

Baorong also couldn't remember exactly how long he sat motionless in that posture.He only remembered how strong the terrible suffocation was when the creaking sound of the door opening came into his ears again.

The heavy and steady footsteps were gradually amplified in the hollow heart, and the body shook violently, like a frightened baby rabbit, which made people feel pitiful.

However, at the moment when the footsteps stopped, a certain desire burning from the bottom of his heart still forced him to turn his head.

Since he was visiting in a modest suit, Xiao Yan only wore an apricot-yellow Jinshan, a dark green jade belt around his waist, and a pair of black boots on his feet.There was no smile on his face, as if covered with a layer of frost, it was too cold to approach.

"..." Bao Rong's heart was beating wildly, just when he mustered up the courage to speak, he saw Xiao Yan had turned around, said something to the guards behind him in a low voice, and strode away.

There was a trace of nostalgia in Baorong's panicked eyes, just as he stood up on his trembling legs, he saw the two guards wrapped in civilian clothes opening the big lock on the prison door.

After the sound of clanking iron chains fell, the prison door was opened, and the two guards attacked Xiao Baorong straightly.

"You, what are you going to do!" Bao Rong clasped the wall tightly with both hands, he was cornered and had no way out, "No, don't come here!"

The two guards obviously had received strict training, and Ben didn't pay attention to his words. Like a clockwork machine, they went straight to him and set up his arms one by one left and one right. The arm dragged him towards the prison door.

"Let go of me, what on earth are you going to do, let go—quickly let me go!" Bao Rong struggled with all his strength, but roared, but it was of no avail.

Dragging all the way, the clothes on Baorong's knees were rubbed off, leaving dark bloodstains on the ground.

With his head down, he didn't know where he was going to be taken, but he saw that after his knees went up a few steps, his body suddenly lightened and he was thrown into the threshold.

"Your Majesty, the person you want has been brought!"

Xiao Yan sat in the wooden chair carved with a dragon, looked coldly and proudly at the young man lying on the ground, raised his hand and waved it.

The two guards immediately understood, nodded and saluted, then closed the door and stood on both sides.

"Hmm..." Before Baorong could stand up, there was a sharp pain in his lower abdomen, followed by a scolding sound, "Are you dumb? Didn't you see that the person in front of you is the current emperor? Why don't you hurry up and say hello?" , do you want to court death?"

Bao Rong frowned, panting heavily, how could such a thin body withstand such a violent kick, it took a long time before he felt the pain eased slightly.

"You──" Seeing that Bao Rong hadn't spoken for a long time, the man wanted to warn, but Xiao Yan stopped him with a look.

"Grass, Caomin button...know the emperor, long live the emperor, long live, long... long..." Bao Rong slowly turned up, knelt down on his knees, and slammed his forehead on the cold ground. vibrato.

"Get up!" Xiao Yan finally spoke, his deep voice filled with majesty and arrogance even more than that of an emperor.

So familiar!The voice that lingers in my sleep countless times, resounds so vividly in my ears, I am so happy.Although there was a little strangeness and coldness in that familiarity, it didn't matter.Thinking of this, Bao Rong staggered to his feet.

"Take off your clothes and lie down on the bed!"

Bao Rong deliberately avoided his gaze, but as soon as Xiao Yan said this, he met his resolute gaze with chills and fear.

"Didn't you hear what I said? I told you to take off your clothes and roll on the bed! Don't let me repeat it a third time!" Xiao Yan raised his voice, every word in his words was filled with unconcealable anger, and he rubbed against the armrest The fingers on the faucet instantly added some force.

"Why, why, no, don't..." Bao Rong shook his head and stepped back step by step.

"Why?" Xiao Yan's fingers stopped suddenly, and then he sneered: "You still dare to ask why? What I said is the imperial decree, and what will happen if you disobey the imperial decree, you should be very clear in your heart. Let me tell you!"

"No, don't──" Bao Rong was still retreating, but he didn't notice that the two people who suddenly appeared behind him blocked the retreat.

"No? Humph, okay, no, it's just that your two elder brothers will lose their lives!" Xiao Yan said, adjusting his sitting posture, with his left arm resting on the armrest and the back of his hand With his chin down, he watched Bao Rong's reaction with great interest.

"You, you caught them?" Bao Rong blurted out impatiently.

"..." Xiao Yan smiled but did not answer.

"Where did you take them?"

"As long as you obediently do what I tell you, I will naturally tell you where your brothers are locked up afterwards!"

"Really, really?" Bao Rong asked tentatively.

Xiao Baorong, you disappeared from my presence for a year, goodbye now, you still miss your two older brothers.In your eyes, what exactly is I?

The corners of Xiao Yan's resolute lips curled into a cold arc, "My gold—mouth—jade—words!"

Bao Rong hesitated for a moment, calmed down, slowly moved his hands to his waist, bit his lip, and slowly untied his belt and took off his outer shirt against the burning sensation from countless eyes all over his body.He clenched his fist and took another cup of tea before taking off his white undershirt.

At this moment, all that remained of his smooth and silky body was a pair of obscene pants covering his lower body.

Bao Rong buried his head deeply in his chest