Wangfu Shenyuan

Xiao Jin slapped his head and said: "So this is the matter. I fell asleep when you came back yesterday, so I haven't had time to tell you. There are people from Lanxiangyuan, and they came with a reward. I'm afraid they will take it for themselves because of your absence." You also know that we have a lot of things to deceive the master."

"At that time, taking advantage of Zhao Dabao's presence, they didn't dare share the reward with us, so I just admitted it. The money is in your suitcase, and I don't mean to be greedy for your money."

"However." Xiao Jin chuckled: "If you want to share with me, I will not refuse."

Xia An sighed, took a sweat towel to wipe off the splashed water on Xiao Jin's body, and advised, "We can't ask for this money."

"Why, it's a whole 50 taels, and you can't earn the straw sandals you've been weaving for a lifetime."

50 taels?Xia An smiled wryly, the large sum of money that fell from the sky almost caught up with his ransom money. "Xiaojin, no matter how much we can accept, can the princess be so kind as to watch us help Mr. Lanxiang?"

"But the inner courtyard of our Piaoxiangyuan did help Mr. Lanxiang, it's either you or me, we can't escape." Xiao Jin was also unambiguous. "We can still make money after collecting the money. If the princess pursues it, we won't lose too much. Don't think too much, maybe the princess doesn't pay attention to this matter at all."

"If she pays attention to this matter, she will die. No, let's go to Zhao Dabao to explain the situation. Let's go." Xia An went to pull Xiaojin, and heard voices coming from outside.

"I guess they haven't gotten up yet. Why don't you two go to the flower hall and sit down. I'll tell them to clean up and go there right away. How can you come here and wait for them?" It was Zhao Dabao's voice.

"Hmph, master can wait, there is no time for them to clean up." An unfamiliar voice.

But Xiao Jin knew who it was, so he went to open the door with bare feet, and greeted him with a smile: "Hey, why are you two here again?"

"My lord wants to see you, put on your clothes and follow us quickly." Beside Zhao Dabao, there were two young servants with fierce eyebrows, both of them were wearing dark green gowns.

"Okay, wait a moment, both of you." Xiao Jin turned to get dressed.Xia An held him back and whispered: "Don't go." But Xiao Jin said: "Now that I have agreed, how can I not go? Anyway, there must be one of us."

Xia An thought, yes, at least three people knew about his rescue that day, so I'm afraid we can't hide it.However, he couldn't let Xiao Jin take this risk for him.Rushing out the door, Xia An said loudly: "It's me, Mr. Lan Xiang I saved, not Xiao Jin."

"You're crazy." Xiao Jin pushed him away, and smiled obsequiously at the two of them: "It's not him, it's me. He left halfway, and I have been taking care of Mr. Lan Xiang."

The two argued continuously, and the two said impatiently: "Both of you follow to Lanxiangyuan, the master is waiting."

Xia An thought that the master they mentioned was the master of Lanxiangyuan, but he didn't expect that it was the prince who carried him on the snow last night.And not only the prince was there, but the princess also came to Lanxiangyuan early in the morning.The two serious masters were sitting, while Mr. Lan Xiang stood aside.

"Prince, son, these two people said that they were the sons they saved, and the slave brought them here because he was afraid that the master would wait for a long time."

Xia An and Xiao Jin knelt in the middle of the hall.Xia An wore a servant's round hat when he woke up. Because of the cold weather, there were many people wearing hats, but no one noticed.

"Which of you two helped Lan Xiang?" Rong Li asked.

Xiao Jin answered first: "It's a slave. After Xia An helped the young master into the house, he went to gamble with Xiao Wen in the yard next door."

"That's not the case. The slave went to Mr. Lan Xiang to ask for a doctor. Xiao Jin definitely didn't go back to his room at that time." Xia An said.

Lan Xiang stood up, bent down and said, "Although I'm unconscious, I only felt one person in a blur. When I first entered the courtyard, this was indeed present." Lan Xiang pointed to Xia An.

Xiao Jin panicked and said: "It's not him, it's really a slave. He went to gamble soon." Xia An also argued hard, and the scene was once chaotic.

Princess Yin wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, she looked very delicate, she opened her lips and said: "There is no need to fight. Wang Ye, you think this is good, Xuan that gambling Xiaowen to ask."

"What the princess said is very true, send that servant over here." Rong Li gently held the hand of the princess, and could not see the difference in the struggle for power during this period of time.

Xia An had only met Xiaowen of the third team of Piaoxiangyuan, and had never even spoken to him.Who would have thought that Xiao Wen seemed to know Xia An very well, and would wink at Xia An when he came, and when asked by the prince, he insisted that Xia An was betting money with him that day.

Xia Andao: "The slave also has witnesses. Director Meng of the punishment hall and a doctor surnamed Li from the medicinal food room can all testify for the slave. The slave was looking for them at that time. Doctor Li was busy at the time, and then he ran to the Fragrance Court on purpose. one trip."

"You slave is full of nonsense." Rong Li was furious, and scolded: "You can hire the doctor in the medicine room? You can't even tell a lie, and you dare to be greedy for the master's reward. This king sees you as tired and crooked." .”

Xia An was stunned, forgetting to look at Rongli with respect.

"I think this servant is also talking, and he has nothing to say when asked by the prince." Yin Shi said to Lan Xiang: "Look, this damn slave dares to come to you to fish in troubled waters."

Lan Xiang just lowered her head, unable to see her expression clearly: "It should be punished."

"Since Lan Xiang said that he should be punished, we can't spare this bold slave lightly. Someone, throw this slave to the execution hall." Rong Li looked disgusted, and said to Yin: "I woke up so early to encounter such a Evil slave, what a disappointment."

Xia An worked hard to find his voice. He noticed that his fingers were trembling, so he quietly moved behind his back.Forced himself to calm down and said peacefully: "My lord, when you picked up Mr. Lan Xiang that day, you kicked a slave, do you still remember?"

"I'm going to boil hot water for the son. You just got kicked when you returned to the room after gambling. It's normal." Xiao Jin glared at Xia An.Xiaowen also said: "According to the time, the slaves were indeed disbanded when the prince came."

"Hmph, you still dare to quibble, left and right, why don't you drag him away quickly, and cut off his tongue for this king, to see if he can still lie to the master in the future."

As if he had fallen into a frozen lake, the icy cold that choked his mouth and nose went straight into his heart and lungs, like ice knives cutting him alive.Xia An has suspected many times that the prince will punish him to beat him and kill him. In his heart, the prince has always been a cruel master. It is only natural to torture and kill slaves. He has also been punished and suffered. Yes, he was broken yesterday head off.

But why, when the prince said something that would pull out his tongue, he couldn't believe it, and even suspected that he was dreaming.He wanted to bite himself to distinguish the truth from the illusory, but when he just raised his arm, he was grabbed by someone from left to right and dragged away.

In the execution hall, Cheng Dafang removed his jaw, and the severe pain finally made him wake up.He began to struggle and resist, but the three strong men couldn't resist while holding him.

The scissors with a cold light approached slowly, Xia An's legs went limp, and he could no longer struggle.Cheng Dafang liked it like this, he admired the scared expression of the prisoner.

The moment the scissors touched Xia An's lips, Xia An felt the coolness of the scissors, and his heart was frozen.Meng Yuanyi, who had finished solving the three emergencies, suddenly appeared, grabbed Cheng Dafang's hand, and asked anxiously, "Brother Cheng, slow down, I know this kid well, can you let us have a word."

"Brother Meng, whatever you want." Cheng Dafang signaled the three strong men to let go of Xia An, and connected Xia An's chin.

Xia An immediately slumped on the ground, and Meng Yuanyi's concerned tone was heard in his ears: "Xia An, what did you do to be sentenced to have your tongue cut off?" A life-saving straw, pleading: "Director Meng, save me."

"Why don't you tell me, how can I save you?"

Xia An stammered and told the matter to Meng Yuanyi, Meng Yuanyi pondered for a moment, and said: "In this way, it is better for you to lose your tongue than to lose your life. Don't say that the prince didn't pass it on to me, even if he did, I wouldn't testify for you The princess and Lan Xiang are incompatible, whoever saves Lan Xiang will definitely be hated by the princess."

Xia An also lowered his head, he didn't expect that Xiao Jin would be killed because of his momentary kindness.Although Xiaojin took the credit, but the silver was still packed in his box, but Xiaojin didn't get any benefit at all, and he would even arouse the hatred of the princess.Xiao Jin did this clearly for him.

"Director Meng, I beg you to testify and save Xiaojin. The pain of pulling out your tongue is better than facing the princess's grudge. I don't want Xiaojin to be implicated because of my slave. Please." Xia An kowtowed heavily on the ground, There was a sound once it landed, and within a few times, the wound opened and blood was seen on the ground.

Meng Yuanyi hastily pulled him up, took off his round cap, and saw that his forehead was covered with gauze, which was already stained red with blood, and said distressedly: "Why do this, you are a smart child, you should know that this matter will never turn around There is no room left. How can the masters have time to settle the case for the slaves."

Xia An suddenly burst into tears.

"Why is the seven-foot man crying?" Meng Yuanyi said to the servant next to him: "Go to the back room and get the best sesame paste." Then he said softly to Xia An: "This matter cannot be avoided, this is the master's order, I will I can’t save you either. Don’t worry, taking this Mafeisan will make your tongue feel numb and you won’t feel any pain.”

"...Director Xie Meng." Xia An wiped away tears, lowered his head, and bit his lips.The lower lip was bitten and blood came out, but Xia An held back and didn't tremble.Soon, Mafeisan was brought over, and Xia An ate it.

Meng Yuanyi asked, "Is there anything else you want to say?"

Xia An said: "There's nothing to say, it will hurt sooner or later, why not hurry up and start."

"Okay, this is the true nature of a man." Meng Yuanyi said to Cheng Dafang: "Can I let the foolish brother do the execution?"

"Yes." Cheng Dafang handed over the scissors, and Meng Yuanyi took it, after all, he sighed and reached out to Xia An.

"Quickly stop." A man who looked like a guard walked in, bowed to salute the three supervisors, got up and said, "This slave is not busy punishing him, and he will be locked in the dungeon for two days."

Meng Yuanyi asked suspiciously: "Why do you want to be locked in the dungeon first and then execute the sentence?" It's always strange that the sentence is executed first before entering the prison cell. I don't know if it is good or bad for Xia An?

"It's Mr. Lanxiang that I begged, and you're begging the prince again." Xiao Jin stuck out his head from behind the guard with a smile, came over to push away the strong man holding Xia An, leaned close to Xia An's ear, and whispered: "Don't worry, don't worry." Yes, you can definitely keep your tongue."

"..." Xia An escaped, happy but worried about Xiao Jin, wanted to speak but found that his tongue could not move.He opened his mouth and pointed to his tongue, indicating that he could not speak.

Xiao Jin was shocked: "Could it be that your tongue has been disabled." He hugged Xia An and grinned loudly: "I'm late, I'm sorry, Xia An, you can concentrate on listening to me from now on."

"..." Xia An couldn't speak, but cursed in his heart: Don't be annoyed to death by your nagging.

"Hey, they beat you on the head, and it's bleeding."

"Okay, two, I still want to take the prisoner to the dungeon, the master is waiting for my return." The guard was very polite to Xiao Jin.

Xiao Jin followed all the way to the dungeon, but couldn't get in.The rules of the palace dungeon are the strictest, and you cannot enter without a specific token.Xiao Jin was worried that Xia An was afraid, so he patted his chest with a confident look, and said, "Don't worry, I'll ask you for a token, and I'll bring you dinner tonight. Don't eat the food inside, I heard it's not bad It's poisonous."

"..." Xia An really wanted to give Xiao Jin some earnest advice, for fear that Xiao Jin would not know how to stop when it was too late, and would annoy Mr. Lan Xiang, who is now the only backer who can keep Xiao Jin.As long as he doesn't pull out his tongue, it's no big deal to eat bad food.

Follow the stone steps into the dungeon.The first thing you see is a spacious hall. On the north side sits a 30-year-old prison head, who looks like a leader, and low-ranking jailers stand neatly on both sides. In the far south, two waist-length wolf dogs are tied up, barking ferociously.

When Xia An was escorted over, he had to pass through the two dogs, which shattered his newly recovered courage.The guards were fearless, and confessed Xia An's crimes, the master's punishment, and hurriedly resigned.

The cell boss didn't make things difficult for Xia An, he ordered him to change his prison clothes, and then ordered the jailer to lock Xia An up.The dungeon had twists and turns, and Xia An was a road idiot. The jailer opened a cell and pushed Xia An into it until he became dizzy at the turn.

It's time for Xia An to go to jail, which happened to be in time for lunch.Just now I walked all the way, the lights were like beans, the road was still unclear, and the inside of the cell was even darker and I couldn't see anything.The dungeon was very quiet, Xia An thought that not many people were locked up.When the jailer who served food came, he stretched out countless arms from the darkness, holding a broken bowl and yelling inarticulately.

Only he was locked up in this room, and of course there were other animals, such as mice.The moment Xia An was pushed in, he fled in all directions.Xia An's eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, and he saw that the room was full of messy straw, and there was a toilet inside, and a bowl was thrown beside the toilet.Xia An picked up the bowl, there was a big gap at the mouth of the bowl.

I don't know if Xiaojin can ask for the token, Xia An decided to take the lunch anyway, if it is really bad, it's a big deal not to eat it.In the end, what he received was really rotten rice. If it wasn't just plain rice and a few green vegetables, the smell made Xia An think that what was distributed in the cell was something they collected from the Fragrance Court.

Putting the bowl next to the toilet, Xia An hugged his knees and sat on the other side, leaning against the wooden railing, with his head deeply buried in his knees.

The dungeon can't see the sky, so you can't tell day or night.Based on the interval between the sounds of stomach growling, Xia An judged that it was about midnight.Xiao Jin didn't come, Xia An didn't receive dinner, and the dungeon only had lunch.

Xia An was going to sleep, and if she died of sleep, she wouldn't be hungry anymore.Fortunately, I got up and had breakfast today, so it’s okay to be hungry for two meals.If Xiao Jin doesn't come tomorrow, he will bite the bullet and eat bad food.Anyway, I can't let myself starve to death.

The more he wanted to sleep, the more he couldn't sleep. As soon as he closed his eyes, the figure of the prince in his mind jumped in, stood in front of him, and sneered at him.Xia An shook her head vigorously, trying to shake the villain out, but the wound hurt even more, so she couldn't fall asleep even more.

Xia An angrily opened his eyes, sat up, and saw the prince standing outside the cell door, he slapped the ground immediately, and shouted: "You cruel bastard, I knew you were a master of crossing rivers and tearing down bridges. How dare you Pulling out my tongue means that I must be a villain and pull out your tongue every day."

Rongli kindly came to see Xia An, and when he found Xia An to call someone, Xia An pointed his nose and scolded him.He had never been scolded like this before, he was furious immediately, and laughed back in anger: "You actually cursed the prince for being a villain, you dog slave are really courageous."