old friend wine

Shen Ci woke up from the cold.

He didn't expect that he could wake up, and it was a blessing in misfortune that he was still alive.He forced himself to open his heavy eyelids, and swallowed his dry throat as if it had been scorched by fire.He looked around blankly, and found that he had been rescued and lying on the bed in the inn. The whole room was empty except for him, and the stove was extinguished.

Shen Ci didn't know why he received such a cold reception, even though he was rescued, he was still struggling.The wounds on his body were not taken care of, the pain intensified, and the excessive blood loss made him dizzy, with a sense of erratic unreality.

The imminent thing was still thirst, he frowned in pain, stretched his waist, his eyes caught a glimpse of the teapot on the pear blossom wood square table a few steps away, and there were four teacups upside down next to it.

Shen Ci bit his lower lip and barely raised his hand to lift off the quilt covering his body, but was startled by a series of jingling bells.He looked down at his right wrist, which was clasped with a cold and hard iron ring, and locked to the head of the bed with an iron chain about three feet long.There are six or seven small bells hanging on the iron chain, and as long as he moves a little, the bells will jingle non-stop.

Shen Ci frowned even more, staring at the dark shackles, puzzled, he really couldn't think of a reason for being treated like this.

After a while, the door of the room was pushed open, and a spirit fox wearing a fox mask came in.He stood at the edge of the bed and looked down at Shen Ci, his eyes were full of solemnity and guard.

Shen Ci raised his eyelids feebly, his voice was hoarse, "Where is the prince? Is he alright?"

Linghu sneered sarcastically, "My lord just got a cold and scratched some flesh wounds, and the waist injury can be recovered after ten days and a half months. Your lord is fine, are you disappointed?"

Shen Ci's hanging heart fell to the ground, first heaved a long sigh of relief, and then looked at him puzzled, "I'm extremely glad that the prince is safe and sound, why did Master Linghu say such a thing?"

Linghu said coldly, "Xiao Chenci, the evidence is as solid as a mountain, do you still have to quibble now?"

As soon as he heard the word "Xiao Chenci", Shen Ci suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Linghu in disbelief.

Linghu seemed to be very satisfied with his expression, and with a sneer, he picked up a piece of letter paper and pasted it in front of Shen Ci, "Minister of Rites Zhao Jingxuan intended to rebel, the conspiracy was revealed, and many officials with ulterior motives were caught by following the vine. What is unexpected is that There will also be something about you, Chief Shen. This is a letter found in your room. Zhao Jingxuan conspired with you to get rid of the prince and break off the powerful wings of your majesty. It is true that you know people and face but do not know your heart. The prince trusts you in every possible way. You How ungrateful to do such a thing.”

Shen Ci wanted to speak, but his voice was too short of water, but he couldn't squeeze out a word as he wished.With a painful expression, he raised his hand and pointed to the teapot, bowed slightly to Linghu, and silently begged him to help pour some water.

The interrogation confession is an important matter, it is not good for Shen Ci to be speechless.So Linghu poured a cup of cold tea that had been left for an unknown amount of time, dragged it on the palm of his hand and handed it to Shen Ci.Shen Ci raised his hand to take it, and there was a sound of iron chains clashing and bells jingling.His dry, bloody lips stuck to the mouth of the cup, and he lowered his head and swallowed the tea slowly.He didn't dare to drink too fast, his chest and abdomen were hurting, if he drank too fast and choked, he might cough to death.

After drinking a cup of cold tea, Shen Ci felt a little better. He sat up and leaned on the pillow, and said softly and firmly, "I have never contacted the rebellious party, let alone framed the prince. The prince and I were killed by the villain and fell off the cliff. You have also seen that I am not lightly injured."

Linghu asked, "Are you the son of Xiao Chenhuan, who fled in fear of crime?"

Shen Ci knew that this alone could not order him to death, as long as he survived, there would always be room for maneuver.Now that Linghu has become suspicious, it is not difficult to find out his identity. His actions over the years cannot stand scrutiny.Instead of letting him get to the bottom of it and implicate Shen Che, it's better for him to admit it generously, and Shen Che will be much safer.

Shen Ci lowered his eyes and meditated for a moment, then sighed and replied, "Master Linghu has sharp eyes, my father is indeed Xiao Chenhuan. But I have been with the prince for so many years, and I have never had any evil intentions, let alone participated in conspiracy." Inversely, I hope Master Linghu will see clearly."

Linghu lit up the letter in front of Shen Ci again, "How do you explain this?"

"I was not at the inn last night. Anyone could have slipped this letter in my room."

Linghu shook the letter paper rattling loudly, and said in a stern voice, "Master Xiao, see clearly! Your name, Xiao Chenci, is written in black and white on this letter, and the handwriting is confirmed by Zhao Jingxuan. Do you want me to read it out for you?"

Shen Ci coughed a few times suppressed, and said sickly, "Don't dare to trouble your lord, I can see clearly. It's just that I am wronged, I don't know this Zhao Jingxuan, Mr. Zhao, so why talk about conspiring against him? "

Linghu didn't want to discuss more with him, so he waved his hands and said, "You can wait until the court to discuss these arguments. As for the matter of the prince falling off the cliff and being injured, you and Miss Hua Xiaowei said exactly the opposite. Wait until the prince wakes up." Confront."

Shen Ci said in surprise, "She still dares to come back?"

"If Miss Hua Xiaowei didn't come back to ask for help, do you think you still have life? You don't deserve sympathy for your own death, but the prince's safety is not to be compromised." Linghu fiddled with the small and delicate silver bell on the chain, " You rest first, move your wrist if you need anything. If you have nothing to do, it is best not to move, the guards outside will come to see the situation of Chief Shen when the bell rings, so don't embarrass those brothers."

Shen Ci knew that Linghu was afraid that he would flee privately, so he nodded in cooperation immediately, and laughed at himself, "Lord Linghu, don't worry, I'm seriously injured now, even if I don't use this chain, I can't run away. I Whether it is a treacherous and evil person has not yet been determined, and the position of the head of the guard has not been taken away. I am afraid it is unreasonable to treat me so harshly. I understand that Master Linghu is worried that I will run away, and he does not ask to remove the chain. The same is true Lord Linghu, please be sympathetic to me, and please find a doctor to heal me for a while, and make a fire to keep me warm again, otherwise I am afraid that I will go back to the west before the prince wakes up and restores my innocence."

Linghu pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's because I didn't think carefully and neglected Chief Shen. I can agree to these requests, but you have to do it yourself. If there is any wrongdoing, I won't treat you so leniently. Presumably Leader Shen still remembers the interrogation half a year ago? I don’t want to accept the many punishments that I haven’t tasted in prison, so I’ll be more content with myself.”

Shen Ci smiled wryly, "Where do you dare to forget, you will have nightmares every now and then."