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Qi Xiao was sitting in the prison in plain clothes, and the officials on the road didn't make things difficult for her. They sat on the paved haystack and played with a stone on the ground. Breaking the oath that Lagou made before, he secretly blamed himself.

Originally, Qi Xiao planned to exchange blood jade for business dealings with Situ's family, spying out the tricks of the construction of the Xunkou Dam, but he didn't expect that the other party was really cunning and cunning. Since Yang Huai had already found the relief silver taels in the treasury, it was right to delay their action by asking for recasting.

What we have to wait now is the self-throwing of another chess piece. After calculating the time, it should arrive within a day or two.It's best to hide your identity before this, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.

Outside, the dungeon was still dark, and the torches were crackling with pine oil. A few guards came in and opened the wooden door of the dungeon, put on a bracelet for Qi Xiao, and dragged him out of the dungeon .

The plaque of "Fairness and Integrity" was hung high in the main hall of the government office, and the officials on both sides stood solemnly with water and fire sticks. When Qi Xiao entered, he saw Qi Ping and Wei Chiyu who were blocked by the office servants at the door, and some villagers who came to watch the excitement. Qi Ping saw Qi Xiao pushed and shoved the water and fire sticks that were blocking her and wanted to rush in, but Qi Xiao waved her hand and smiled to tell her not to worry.

As the yamen servants shouted majestic in unison, a man in a crimson court uniform with a peacock embroidered with auspicious clouds walked into the lobby, followed by an old man in a gray robe.

The official who came was Qiu Zhongke. Thinking that he could be interrogated by the magistrate himself, Qi Xiao couldn't help but smile with emotion. This expression happened to be seen by Qiu Zhongke who had just been sitting in the grand teacher's chair, and frowned and looked at Qi Xiao carefully.

It stands to reason that when you arrive at the magistrate's yamen and see the yamen servants standing on both sides and the various instruments of torture placed in the corner, most people don't say that they are calm, and it is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to smile as usual. This smile seems warm but has no warmth, which surprised Qiu Zhongke. , picked up the gavel placed on the table, smashed it hard and said with a loud noise: "Bold and unreasonable, why don't you kneel down when you see this officer?"

Qi Xiao straightened her body, the bracelet tied on her hand did not affect her stern aura, she cast a cold glance at Qiu Zhongke and said: "I am a virtuous and upright Chu Chu, and I have not engaged in stealthy business. Why should I kneel down to you?"

It was the first time that someone dared to be so arrogant to Qiu Zhongke. The villagers behind whispered porridge, which made Qiu Zhongke look embarrassed. The old man behind him shouted to the group of villagers: "Quiet the court, be quiet!"

"Last night, someone broke into Tairunheng's bank at night and stole the silver taels. According to insiders, the thief's physical features are quite similar to your housekeeper Yang, and yesterday the yamen guard went to your house, but the housekeeper Yang happened to be away. How do you explain it?"

"Oh, my lord will believe just one person's words, I'm afraid it's bloody." Qi Xiao said coldly, "Since the thief broke into the bank at night last night, instead of catching him, you let him run away? Ineffective in doing things, insufficient in accomplishing things, and now you are accusing yourself of being a thief without evidence, and I would say that you are incompetent and incompetent, my lord."

"Sure enough, you are so eloquent. It's obvious that you ordered others to steal and act in collusion." Qiu Zhongke lost patience with Qi Xiao's words, and instead of being angry, she smiled and said, "I'm here to serve you with great punishment, and you're still eloquent!"

The two yamen servants were ordered to take the sticks and walk to the front of the hall, and they were about to torture them. Qi Xiao gritted his teeth and said with a white face: "Bold!" This action also made Qiu Zhongke gasped in the high hall, "Dayu calendar, one question, two searches, three investigations, you are good, the ins and outs of the matter are only based on guesswork, and torture is necessary, and Wang Fa? "

Qiu Zhongke, who just mentioned Qi Xiao's every word, was speechless. Qiu Zhongke had a ghost in his heart. Since Situ Lin found out that Qi Xiao's identity was unknown, he sent people to ambush around her house. The guard of the warehouse did not expect to encounter someone sneaking in that night, and the man was so strong in martial arts that even more than 20 government officials could not stop him. Although he injured his left arm, he escaped smoothly, but in the bank. Nothing was damaged, not even a trace that the silver had been moved.

There are secrets hidden deep in the treasury that must not be revealed. I am afraid that Qi Xiao has another purpose, and I would rather kill by mistake than let it go. Qiu Zhongke wants Qi Xiao to tell the real purpose, even if she does not tell her, she must bow her head and confess her guilt, so as to avoid future troubles. .

"The dead duck has a hard mouth, and it will be punished!"

The two yamen servants came back to their senses, took the sticks and walked to Qi Xiao, the shadows guarding around them raised their throats, they protected the emperor's safety and obeyed the emperor even more, Qi Xiao always gave them the order to stand still, obviously seeing her tense With a straight face and a stiff back, there was still no order for them to act. For a while, everyone was in a dilemma, and the Qixuan dart in their hands pierced deeply into their palms.

This kind of scene reminded Qi Ping that he deliberately injured himself in Wanlong Building a few months ago in order to lure the enemy to take the bait. That time he just scratched his cheek, so if he was really pinched today, even if the root of the disease does not fall, the pain is normal. I can bear it, and seeing that Qi Xiao's straight back doesn't seem to flinch, she trembles all over, trying to push away the water and fire stick in front of her.

The yamen servants in the front met Qi Xiao's piercing eyes slightly tremblingly and did not dare to move, and the backs all pushed and shoved to stop the torture, while the shadow guards all around frowned and held their breath, the scene was chaotic and dark and turbulent. , there was a rapid sound of horseshoes outside, followed by a long howling and neighing, a man jumped off the horse, rushed into the government office in a hurry, stood outside the blocking office worker and said: "Master Qiu, the capital is urgent!"

Regardless of the case that was still under trial, Qi Xiao asked the man to come in quickly. Qi Xiao caught a glimpse of the man passing by him in a hurry, and opened his teeth that were tight just now, thinking thoughtfully of the man from the memory.

After reading the handed letter paper twice from beginning to end, Qiu Zhongke cupped his hands and thanked him: "My lord, you have to come here in person. Go to the back room and wait for a while. After the case is handled here, I will come here immediately."

Hearing that the trial was still going on, the man realized that there was a young man standing under the hall, with a white face like jade, fresh and elegant, he didn't look like a felon at all, and when he looked closely, he found that he seemed to be acquainted, but he didn't remember anyone with such a face in his impression. man.

After carefully seeing the slightly pale eyes and the resolute thin lips, I felt that my whole body was drained of strength, my legs were shaking like boneless, my body was lying on the ground like a puddle of soft mud, and my whole body was uncontrollable. He kept shaking, his teeth were chattering up and down, and he couldn't speak a complete sentence.

Qiu Zhongke didn't understand why, the grand masters and officials around thought he was ill, and when they were about to find a doctor, Qi Xiao raised her chin slightly, and said to the trembling man over there: "Zhao Qing, I haven't seen you for a long time. "

"Yes, yes..." The man lowered his head even lower, and continuously read out the greetings that he had read hundreds of times, but he was never so frightened when he said it, "Minister, I see Your Majesty, Your Majesty is auspicious."

——Zhao Wu, the current Dushui Supervisor, was sent to Jiangzhou to check the dam burst before. When he left and returned to report the situation, he met Qi Xiao directly. How many people can have such faces, not to mention the incomparable oppressive aura that Zhao Wu will never forget.

Four days ago, I received news from Lu Yi that Qi Xiaowei's private visit team was going to Jiangzhou instead. Fearing that the Jiangzhou dam's deeds would be exposed, Lu Yi wrote a letter overnight and asked him, his confidant, to send it to Jiangzhou in person. State, let Qiu Zhongke prepare early.

He drove the fastest horse, changed three horses without stopping all the way, and finally arrived in Jiangzhou today. Unexpectedly, when the letter was delivered, he saw Qi Xiao standing in the hall with handcuffs , and the letter from the capital that I shouted just now was also heard.

After he regained his strength, he struggled to get up from the ground. The main hall was closed and the idlers were dispersed. The surrounding government officials and officials knelt down. After the iron chain was untied, it disappeared without a trace.

Turning her somewhat stiff wrist, Qi Xiao said to Qiu Zhongke, who was kneeling over there with ashes on her face: "If Qiu Daren doesn't mind, can I have a look at the letterhead in your hand?"

It sounded like a negotiating tone, but there was no room for bargaining. Taking a cursory look at the letter from his hand, Qi Xiao couldn't help but look up and smile because of the person who signed it.

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July is commonly known as the ghost month. At night, every household locks their doors early and does not go out, and those deeply hidden things are talked about in the boring dark night, and spread like wildfire throughout Jiangzhou.

From the beginning of the blood jade to the private visit of the empress in micro-service, the gate of Tai Runheng is full of people who come to pick up the silver from sunrise to sunset. .

Qiu Zhongke and Situ Lin have been imprisoned, and all of Situ Lin's stores have been sealed. Only Tairunheng Bank continues to withdraw money from depositors, and the accountants found from other stores work day and night Facing the numbers on the account book, after several nights of checking, there was a full 10 taels of cash in the bank.

The servants honestly confessed about the recasting of the official silver, and before they were tortured, Situ Lin, who knew that the situation was over, told the whole story.After Wei Bingcheng arrived, all these matters were handed over to him.

Listening to Wei Bingcheng's general situation, Qi Xiao locked her eyes on the blood jade in her palm. She had already changed back to her female attire, but she was still dressed like an ordinary person. The light blue skirt was painted with light makeup and black eyebrows, and her lips were Dyezhi looks like a rosy glow, her hair is pulled up to reveal her translucent snow-white neck, her forehead is covered with soft catkins, her eyebrows are slightly frowned, and she has the delicate beauty of Xizi holding her heart.

She is indeed very tired these days. From the ceremony room in the magistrate's mansion to the execution room, as well as the strong contacts behind Situ Lin, she has been interrogated one by one and checked one by one. After this place is settled, she has to go back to Beijing to deal with the dark party. Time is running out. Thinking about the date, tomorrow should be Qixi Festival, and I have been out of the palace for nearly two months.

In the past, on Qixi Festival, Qi Xiao would hold a banquet outside the Tai Chi Hall, enjoy the moon and flowers, serve melons, fruits and wine, let the maids go on stage to thread needles, and the first one to finish will be rewarded.As for Qixi Festival, it was Qi Zhi's birthday. Although he had never celebrated with a banquet in his memory, it was clearly recorded in the clan genealogy of the Zhengzong Temple.

In the palace, due to Qi Zhi's status, naturally he would not hold a big banquet, but since it is outside the palace, although it is not as extravagant as in the palace, it is possible for the two of them to have a drink and celebrate. Thinking of this, Qi Xiao's thoughts are not on On the content of Wei Bingcheng's report.

Wei Bingcheng slowed down halfway through his speech, and Qi Xiao in front of him looked wandering and his eyes stopped on the blood jade. He didn't know whether to continue talking to himself, or to remind Qi Xiao who was wandering, and coughed softly: "Your Majesty."

With a soft call, Qi Xiao's long eyelashes trembled like butterflies' wings, and his pale eyes looked at Wei Bingcheng suspiciously, then he straightened up a little weakly, waved his hands and said, "I'm a little tired, and I will do what you want from now on, Bingcheng." do it."

Wei Bingcheng opened his mouth, as if about to say something, but finally he pursed his lips and cupped his fists to leave the room.

Before he had gone far, he saw Qi Xiao hurried out of the house. Because he was walking fast, he had to lift the skirt that was longer than his ankles with his hands to avoid tripping. Such a disregard for etiquette like a common villager, probably wants to lament the misfortune of a country where benevolence and etiquette are scattered and disordered.

The sun was setting and the heat of the day had not yet disappeared on the ground. Qi Xiao was wearing a light blue skirt like a ray of spring water in summer, cruising and disappearing from Wei Bingcheng's field of vision. And familiar, Wei Bingcheng has seen Qi Xiao's dignified and coercive back countless times, in the court hall, in the imperial study, but what is missing at this moment?Or something more?

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