The first work of the imperial prison

"The murderer, is it you?" Ye Baiting looked at the man standing on the far left in the crowd.

Zi Su immediately knelt down holding her skirt: "It's me..."

Ye Baiting tilted his head and looked at her with a smile: "Madam Chang, don't speak before I finish."

Zi Su clenched the veil tightly, looked back worriedly, but didn't dare to intervene casually.

Ye Baiting took a step forward: "Ziyuan has been magnanimous all her life and her heart is bright, but she has been picked on and misunderstood by others. She has spent more than 20 years proving to others that her persistence, her pursuit, and her not giving up, can be achieved. In the end, all the hard work was still no match for the nobleman's sentence - "It's just a girl of the people, if you force it, you will force it." She used all the roads she has traveled and the time she has spent to resist this. The fate that befalls her, she doesn't want to be anyone's slave, she just wants to be herself, but in the end she still can't escape, the nobles are just looking at it for fun, she is the same as all ordinary people, useless struggle and don't give up ...Perhaps in Zhuang's eyes, all of this is ironic, the ending is doomed, just accept it obediently, why do you bother? But in Ziyuan's heart, how painful is it? What she guards is not hers. Chastity is an undying ideal in her heart. She doesn't think that women must be destined for this fate, and she doesn't think that being good-looking means she must cling to men and please men. She wants to prove to the world that she can be different, and other women can also be different. It can be different—the actions of Xuanping Hou Zhuang and others have not only humiliated her body?"

"Her heart, these people don't understand, some understand, some will not forget."

Ye Baiting looked at the men in the crowd with burning eyes: "You want to kill these people who bullied her. These people are shallow, ignorant, and don't deserve a good death. They have no will to destroy. At least let them eat their own fruits. It's too much to arrange seduction." It’s better to let them suffer from inexplicable diseases. Xuan Pinghou is the first person you strike, but he is the source of all evils. It’s too cheap to kill him early. You have to let him suffer enough. So you stay behind."

"The county horse Shenhua Palace is a slave to the tiger. He is not very capable, his heart is higher than the sky, and he doesn't care whether he is worthy or not. The Zhuang family is not a good person. He learns from brothels and works as an old bustard. The two of them have lived long enough. You stared at them. For a long time, knowing their temperament, all the details and habits, and even their privacy preferences, the date has been chosen in advance, the cold clothes festival, the soul of the old man returns, and warm clothes are burned, you want Ziyuan and his wife to take a look, don't you?"

"You have a cheap news channel and know a lot of expensive circles. It is very convenient to persuade and arrange for someone to do some little-known tricks at the Zhuang's flower banquet. You know Hongmei, so ask her to do you a favor. 'Supa' is not difficult to gain momentum. You let the Zhuang family and the county horses be poisoned with the 'harmless' poison, and then let them be infected with willows. The best doctor in the city to see this disease is Chang Shan. As long as you keep an eye on it, you will be able to Knowing the whereabouts of these two people, the degree of evolution of the disease, when you think it is about the same and you can do it, then squat in the night and play "Autumn Frost Tune" in the dark alley-to lure them over."

The complexion of the couple underneath changed instantly, Chang Shan's pupils trembled, as if very surprised, Zi Su's face turned pale, and she bit her lower lip deeply.

Ye Baiting was even more sure that he had guessed right: "On that night of hunting in Xishan, before Ziyuan died, Ziyuan played it over and over again. Anyone who has experienced it will be very familiar with it. After that incident, the sober person After all, these people may or may not regret it, but it must be embarrassing to meet each other, because Ziyuan's husband keeps pestering and making noise, and the public opinion is getting bigger and bigger. This matter is no longer a simple love affair, but a big trouble. It’s so troublesome that some people have already paid the price for it, and it’s so troublesome that they have to stay alive and send a few unimportant people out to take the blame, and it’s not easy to gather or talk about it afterwards.”

"Because everyone pays a different price for this matter, their attitudes will be different. Interests will be torn apart. It will be difficult to maintain the previous friendly relationship, and the relationship will gradually fade away. This incident has become a thorn in the hearts of several people. , as each other's excuses, and I don't want to touch it, if I mention it again one day, I will definitely encounter a catastrophe and have to negotiate terms."

"You know what they think and what kind of calculations they have. You are sure that as long as they play this piece of music, their hearts will be tensed and they will definitely find it."

"So Jun Ma left the medical clinic in Changshan after seeing his illness. When he heard this song, he suddenly decided not to go home. He stopped in a nearby shop. After everyone had a rest, he hurriedly put on his outer clothes and searched for it alone. Let's see what's going on; Zhuang's is the same, he came to see a doctor in a low-key manner, on the way home after leaving the hospital, he heard a tune, even in the middle of the night, he had to go alone..."

"You knock them out, cut your hands back behind your back, tie them together with your feet, then pat their faces, greet them kindly, and talk about what happened back then. They were scared, their mouths were gagged and they said no. When you speak, you also convey the meaning of begging for mercy with your body and expression, but you can’t be satisfied. You stand aside and play the farewell song for them, which is the song that has not been calmed down for a long time on the Western Mountain that night—" "Autumn Frost"."

"This is a farewell song, and it's also a requiem song. You want Ziyuan to see that they don't deserve to live. You put your dagger on their necks, and use their blood to cleanse their dirty souls. You throw paper money into the sky, and use them life to pay homage to the dead."

After Ye Baiting finished speaking, the audience fell silent.

Shen Jiang realized that he had held his breath and let out a long breath.

Good fellow, Young Master Jiao knows everything!It turned out that after the murderer subdued him, he stood beside him and blew a tune!Let’s just say that the distance is far or near, it doesn’t look like you’re admiring, and it’s impossible to plan other actions. It turns out to be this song "Autumn Frost Tune"!The song that Zi Yuan played over and over again when Zi Yuan was murdered, the murderer remembered it for so many years and never forgot it, the song engraved in his soul!

"And this process was seen by her."

Ye Baiting pointed at Zisu: "You are Ziyuan's disciple and adopted daughter. She was raised by her and influenced by her. She is almost the most important person in your life. When you are killed like this, your heart is hard to calm down. The more you miss, the more you miss her." , the more you think of revenge, you did do some planning and surveillance, hated the Zhuang family and others deeply, and even planned to do it a few times, but in the end you gave up—because your husband, right Is it?"

Zi Su was shocked: "You..." How do you know?

Ye Baiting's eyes drooped slightly: "You and your husband Changshan's childhood sweethearts have supported each other all the way until now, and they have a deep relationship. In his heart, some things are not worth it, but they are not allowed. It is difficult to kill people, and it is even more difficult to carry everything forward. He hopes to have One day you can punish the enemy in an upright manner, but there is obviously no way to do it at present, he may not be struggling, and you are much more impulsive than him."

"The night Shen Huarong died, did you go to the hospital to see your husband? Or before you went, or when you left, you heard the familiar song "Autumn Frost Tune". This is what you have practiced over and over again, and now But it hurts in the heart, there are few tunes played, every melody of it, you will never forget, as long as a tone, you can recognize it."

"You followed the song and saw the whole murder process. You looked at it from a distance, and you may not have known the murderer at the time, but this song is too directional, just to avenge Ziyuan. You have always wanted to do it but dare not Some people have done the things you have been worrying about and worrying about. You feel that you are a bit bad, like waiting for others to avenge you. You hesitated for a long time. You threw the blue bird jade pendant into a pool of blood, and picked it up again... You were thinking about helping others to take the blame at that time, and you may have been hesitant, not sure whether you would do it, but with the physical evidence ready, you are always prepared."

"As for you—"

Ye Baiting looked at Chang Shan: "You confessed the murderer because you really believed that your wife killed someone. The hatred in Zisu's heart has never gone away. Over the years, this idea has appeared more than once, and you have stopped it more than once, right? I mentioned just now that the murderer used "Autumn Frost Tune" to lure the dead to a dark alley, your expression is very surprised, obviously you don't know anything about it, don't you?"

"But you are different." Ye Baiting looked at Zisu again, "You know, but you didn't say it, because you don't think it's important, or are you afraid that we will suspect others?"

The husband and wife looked at each other.Zisu covered her face and bowed her head, weeping in a low voice, Chang Shan let out a long sigh.

Ye Baiting locked his eyes on a person in the room: "Is what I just said right, Shi Mi?"

Following his words, all eyes in the room focused on Smith.

Ye Baiting: "Shen Huarong, Zhuang's family, and Xuanpinghou, the three deceased died in different places, and their kneeling positions were also in different directions, but they can be drawn along the extension line of the direction, but they can be concentrated at one point - that was the former residence of Ziyuan and his wife. ? Or is it your little secret, the little secret related to Ziyuan and his wife? When our commander first met you, he felt that your behavior was a bit out of line. He searched your room carefully, but found nothing. You Your room is too clean, there is no murder weapon, and no bloody clothes, because you put it elsewhere—here, right?"

"Your past is deliberately vague. Everyone knows that you studied art in Jiangnan, but before you went to Jiangnan, you were in the capital, right? Back in the capital, you were poached to Miaoyinfang, right? Miaoyinfang's reputation is enough Big, there are enough guests, which is conducive to inquiring news, in the circle of nobles, it is too easy to get to know a nobleman, this is the most convenient way you can think of."

Ye Baiting pointed to Zisu and Chang Shan: "The order in which you came in was the couple in front and you in the back. Zisu didn't see you for the first time. I clicked your name, Shi Mi, and she didn't respond until When I pointed out you as the murderer, she turned her head with a look of horror... You are the one who committed the murder that night and was seen by her."

"On the other hand, Chang Shan and Zisu's childhood sweethearts have similar childhood experiences, and they didn't have any emotional changes when you appeared during the whole process... It's been more than ten years since I haven't seen you. It's normal for a teenager to change his appearance, but I still haven't recognized you. Impression, it can be seen that you changed your name. Ziyuan Dianthus, Zisu Changshan, all of your family members are named after medicinal materials, so your name is not Shi Mi, but Shi Mi, right?"

"Shimi! You are—"

Zi Su suddenly covered her face, crying uncontrollably: "I knew it... I knew it..."

Chang Shan looked at Shi Mi's face, his eyes shifted, finally heaved a long sigh, patted his wife's shoulder, and held her hand to show comfort.

"Yes, I killed the man."

Shi Mi, no, Shi Mi stood up straight and admitted it directly!

There is even a name change!

Shen Jiang looked at Young Master Jiao full of admiration, this is too powerful, how did he come up with it?

Qiu Yiqing also moved his eyes slightly, and his eyes slid over the young man's thin shoulders and waist—it was indeed good.

As soon as Shi Mi stood up straight, her whole aura changed. Compared with the previous one, she was more cautious, and she had to put a premise in every sentence, "I just heard that I'm not sure, you'd better check it out", don't be confident. too much.

Not only did he straighten his face, but his brows stretched out, and he even articulated his words more clearly: "Ziyuan and Shizhu are my adoptive parents. I lost my parents when I was young, and my uncle and aunt are nothing. I contracted a serious illness and was thrown on the side of the road. I was picked up into a sales home. I was seriously ill and had sores on my face. My father and mother...are the best people to me. They never dislike me, never give up on me, don't think I'm dirty, don't think I'm sick. They snatched my life from the king of hell. back."

Speaking of the past, Shi Mi's eyes moved: "There are a lot of children in the nursery, and the adoptive father and adoptive mother are never partial, with the same funding, the same teaching, everyone is better-looking and cleaner than me, There are quite a few smart ones, and everyone likes them very much and wants to be their children, but because I am the weakest, they give the most love and warmth, and they don’t even want me to take advantage of my illness to beg me, accept me as a adopted son, and support me. Named Shi Mi. To other children, they are at most just adoptive parents. Everyone should call them Mr. and Mrs., but only me. You can call them father and mother.”

He covered his face with one hand, and his voice was full of hatred and madness: "The hatred of killing one's mother is irreconcilable. Everyone else will remember it, but I am ungrateful, do not want to repay, and enjoy myself alone... Am I still human!"

Zisu and Chang Shan looked at each other, and the tears flowed even more fiercely.

In their childhood, they had a nasty "little scar face" who always dominated their adoptive parents and was afraid of being coquettish. The nickname "Honey Pot" was given to him by his adoptive father in order to coax him. With a scheming heart, during the period of medication, taking advantage of the relapse of the disease and being close to dying, all kinds of crying and begging, the adoptive parents adopted him as a foster child, obviously they all wanted to be the children of the adoptive parents!

'Small Scarface' was seriously ill, and gradually healed up bit by bit. Finally, he was able to sit, run, and dance, but the scars on his face healed very slowly, until his adoptive parents had an accident and we separated. At that time, she thought that the 'little scar face' would not get better, and it would be better to be a pockmark. She never thought that one day, he would be able to produce such a man, standing upright and handsome.

It turned out that it was really... the return of an old friend.

Why is it like this, why... Zisu covered her face with her handkerchief, unable to stop crying.

Shi Mi didn't look at her, but looked at Ye Baiting: "I studied piano with my adoptive mother, and I also studied medicine with my adoptive father. I found something here, and without telling anyone, I went down to the south of the Yangtze River alone to learn qin music."

"You're right, that's how it is. I studied so hard, became famous, went back to the capital, and was 'poached' to Miaoyinfang. It was all planned."

"In my business, it's easy to meet brothel girls, and I know medicine, and I can prescribe prescriptions. Girls always have secrets that cannot be shared. I can keep them secret and prescribe prescriptions for them in private. No one else will know. , they have benefited, so naturally they don't mind doing me a little favor. Whether Xuan Ping Hou will come to Miao Yin Fang often or not doesn't matter, he only thinks about women, as long as the girls I know have a chance to approach him, I will If there is a chance, it is not very difficult to make him sick, but I am not in a hurry to kill him, because he is not worthy, and he does not deserve to die so simply."

"Shen Huarong and Zhuang, I used Hongmei. You should have found out that she is not dead yet, but has just gone to other places to avoid being sought for revenge. There is no problem with the scattered veils, only Shen Huarong and Xu Liangxing has it. I am very aware of Shen Huarong's problems. If he follows my plan, he will definitely get sick. If Zhuang changes his temper and stops touching Xu Liangxing's things, I can help her. She doesn't like to pick and choose the innocence Is it a beautiful girl? I can find one for her, or train one just for her, but that’s a bit risky. Fortunately, her temperament has not changed, and she has become one. Put some poison on the flower banquet she organized, to be honest , it’s not difficult at all for me, it’s not a challenge at all.”

He looked at Ye Baiting, there was no hatred or resentment in his eyes, but rather appreciation: "You guessed right, these people did such beastly deeds in Xishan, the death of my adoptive mother made them afraid, and the death of my adoptive father Refusing to give up, chasing after their lives made them terrified. They dared not bring up this matter, and even exchanged interests in private. They did not want to meet each other again, and they would not say hello when they met. "Autumn Frost Tune", because as soon as it appears, it means that someone in this small group has encountered a difficult problem that cannot be solved, and is urging him to die. I didn't expect you to guess it casually."

"I single-handedly planned their disease, and I also created a big momentum in the Lefang brothel and even the circle of nobles, let everyone know that they have this disease, let everyone spurn them, stay away from them, despise them, and when they are tired of playing, pick them again." At one point in time, blow "Autumn Frost Tune" to lure them out."

"They dare not tell anyone, because it is forbidden to tell them. They came to me alone. I knocked them out, tied them up, kowtowed to them, asked them if they knew they were wrong, and blew for them. Playing the funeral song—they have at least one piece of time, regretting the last thing they should do in this life, regretting until their intestines are green, regretting so much that tears flow down their faces, and regretting kowtowing to me, a person they used to look down on, but It's too late, it's too late."

"Since you have found the house at the intersection point, then you should have found the bloody coat I wore, the murder dagger, the Tao Xun playing the tune, and the tablet of my adoptive parents? There are all evidences, and I will not refute them."

After Shi Mi finished speaking, she looked at Zisu: "I'm sorry, I frightened my sister, it's not my intention."

Zisu looked at him, shook her head, her throat was choked up, and she couldn't speak.

Shi Mi looked at Chang Shan: "I'm sorry, it's been so many years, I didn't recognize my brother, and I even took advantage of my brother's reputation as a folk expert who is good at treating flowers and willows."

Chang Shan also had wet eyes: "...it's my fault, I didn't find you sooner."

Shi Mi turned her eyes back and looked at Ye Baiting with clear eyes, black and white: "But I don't think there is anything wrong, shouldn't I take revenge for killing my mother? The truth is not important to your government, but it is very important to our family." Just because other people are rich and powerful, we are ordinary people, no one cares about how painful my adoptive mother is, everyone will only laugh at her, no one cares about how difficult and dangerous my adoptive father is, everyone will only persuade him that he is not worth it , why don't a big man have a wife, he has to look forward..."

"The adoptive father spent so much effort, found so much evidence, exhausted all his efforts, a river corruption case, pulled so many people off his horse, and even paid for his own life, but those officials were just private interests, Criticize each other, as long as your own people can get benefits, you don't care how the case was brought to the front, who was brought to the front, and why it was brought to the front."

"All the purpose of the adoptive father is to avenge the justice of the adoptive mother, to tell everyone in the world that she was never wrong, it was the group of animals who were wrong, he thought that as long as the case is big enough and the evidence is enough, everyone will see it, cold winter In the twelfth lunar month, there was a lot of snow. He knelt in front of the official office of the Ministry of Punishment and drew a blood book with his own blood until he couldn't bear it any longer. He thought that others would count their crimes and punish them with justice, but those people were indeed punished. Beheaded and imprisoned, but no one mentioned the name of the adoptive mother after all, she is just a civilian girl, no one remembers, and others don't think they should remember."

"I will avenge the unfinished revenge of my adoptive father! I will sue for the grievances that my adoptive mother cannot avenge!" Shi Mi's eyes were blazing with hatred, "My adoptive father and adoptive mother should not die like this! They are kind-hearted, there are countless living people, they have perseverance in their hearts and beauty in their chests, they are much more noble and great than those beasts! These people, He should use their lives and blood to sacrifice and sacrifice for him!"

Shi Mi's eyes were red, she took a deep breath, and lowered her voice: "Since I dare to do it, I know that I will be caught one day, and I don't want to run away. I'm not afraid of whether you imprison me or kill me. We just want the truth, but it's so difficult, because we are common people, women, no one will care, no one will care, justice and justice, there is no such thing in this world..."

Ye Baiting didn't speak, but turned to look at Qiu Xunqing, as if asking: Commander still not moving?

He could see some movements.

Qiu Yiqing then named a person's name: "Xu Liangxing."

Xu Liangxing didn't react: "Me? I'm innocent. I didn't bully Ziyuan. It has nothing to do with this case!"

"But you embezzled and accepted bribes, forcibly occupied private houses, and used your position for personal gain—"

Qiu Yiqing threw a thick stack of papers in front of him: "If you put the blame on Mrs. Zhuang again, you always collect the money yourself, right? You always get promoted, right? You always use the seal, right? Good girl, you should always do it yourself when you take off your pants!"

When Xu Liangxing saw the words on the paper, he almost fainted, how...how could this be!

Qiu Yiqing snorted coldly: "Come here, drag me to the execution room, please speak well, Mr. Xu, if there is anything you have not explained, please tell me!"

Jin Yiwei shouted and quickly took him away.

Ye Baiting turned to Shi Mi: "You have a principle, the soul of the dead under the knife must be an enemy, let Xu Liangxing go because he didn't do anything to your stepmother, right? But you can't see his behavior. There are good people in the world , There are also the most evil people, the law is the bottom line of morality, but there are always some people who trample on it recklessly, for those who encounter disasters, justice is precious—what do you think we do?"

"We have tried our best, and what we want to do is to make the pace of justice come faster, and faster."

"It doesn't matter if you lose hope in the world, or you don't want to trust anyone anymore, we can't ask others, we can only urge ourselves to do better."

The room was quiet for a long time.

Princess Yun'an covered her face and shed tears: "Ziyuan... I also know that the county horse has such beastly behavior... I really don't deserve happiness..."

Le Ya couldn't bear it, and sighed: "I regard Zi Yuan as a friend. Back then, Brother Shi Zhu was rushing about this matter, and I did my best. After Brother Shi Zhu left, no one mentioned this matter again, so I thought it was over. It's unexpected..."

Shi Mi lowered her eyes: "No one asks a friend to be a friend. If he dies, you have to die. There is no such reason in the world. Helping is based on love, not helping is based on duty."

He looked at Zisu and Chang Shan again: "Before his father passed away, he and his adoptive mother said that he and his adoptive mother are husband and wife. We share weal and woe, and we live and die together. We should do everything, but you don't have to. You have your own life and future. To be obedient and let go is the reward and comfort to them, but I am different. I am a son, a father and mother for one day, and a father and mother for the rest of my life. As a son, I dare not shame my parents' tombstones. Thank you for helping me Do, but don't have to."

He raised his hand and said to Qiu Suqing who was seated, "Arrest me and put me in jail."

The facts are all there, Qiu Yiqing has nothing to say, and immediately called someone: "Escorted to prison, pending punishment!"

The pure black prison door opened and closed, like a beast with an unknown meaning, lifeless and gloomy. Once a person enters, there will be no sun, except for death, there will never be a day to come out.

The wind was very cold and strong that day, through the window, Ye Baiting could hear it roaring like a trapped animal, as if something terrible was about to happen.

It turned out that the person involved in the case here hadn't left yet, and there was a lot of movement outside the door, and something happened.