The first work of the imperial prison

Today, the wind is not clear, the clouds are not light, and the sun is not warm. In the cold winter months, the north wind is like a knife. After being outside for a long time, the whole person can freeze. Where is the pleasant weather?

But Yan Rouman's story must be related to the suspect in this case, of course he has to listen.

Qiu Yiqing tightened the cloak for the young man beside him: "Say it."

Yan Rouman's eyes slid past the two of them, feeling a little ambiguous.She was actually wearing less clothes than Ye Baiting, and her nose and ears were a little red from the cold, but she seemed to be unstoppable, her posture didn't flinch at all, she looked extremely elegant.

"There is such a little girl who has a very hard life. She lost her mother when she was six years old. Her father married a stepmother. After having a stepmother, she has a stepfather. Every day is getting worse. She dragged her younger brother to grow up with difficulty. The stepmother has a sweet heart, and all the benefits belong to her and her children. Others not only don't get involved, but take a closer look. It is commonplace to be beaten and scolded. The stepmother not only beats the child, but also complains in front of her husband. What if the child is not sensible? ? Naturally, someone has to be disciplined, so the father followed the stepmother's wishes and hired a discipline mother for the little girl..."

"The little girl has a stupid mouth, and she doesn't have as many eyes as an adult. How can she handle all these tricks? She is getting more and more afraid to speak, and she has to be careful at every step and always in her own home. She can't make any mistakes, and she can't provoke her Only by looking after the stepmother and her children can I get a little respite, and I brought up my younger brother, but because of my age, I saw each other because of marriage, which provoked the stepmother's eyes. At the age of 14, I lost it on the way to relatives. "

It was so obvious that Ye Baiting recognized it as soon as he heard it: "Li Yao?"

"Hush——" Yan Rou's slender fingers stood in front of her lips, and she blinked her eyes, "I am most afraid of causing trouble to my upper body. They are all stories I have heard. As soon as I tell them, you just listen to them. Believe me Believe it or not."

Ye Baiting smiled: "My fault, please continue."

Yan Rouman sighed lightly: "The little girl who looks like a flower is lost, where can she go? What's more, other people have deliberately arranged it, so naturally she will send it to the dirtiest and messiest private nest. But the little girl looks like Good looking, Ren Yazi felt that it was too bad, so he sold the little girl to a brothel. No matter how silent the little girl is on weekdays, she knows what the situation is. She is disobedient, she just doesn't accept customers, what do you say manage?"

Ye Baiting: "Boil it?"

Yan Rouman: "The young master is really simple. There are many tricks to torture people in this brothel. If you are shameless, you can still carry it. The more shameless you are, the more you will be tortured. I would rather go on a hunger strike than die." Be obedient, and people can think of ways to squeeze out your last value. There is such a kind of customer who gives a lot of money, but people are not a thing. They like to torture young girls, and they have to be yellow-flowered girls. The old bustard accepted it. After accepting the guest, the little girl was groomed and sent to a room."

"Little girl who has never experienced anything in the world, how do you know what fate lies ahead? No matter how much you cry and struggle, it's useless. You can't answer every day, you can't cry, your nose is bruised and your face is swollen, and your clothes are torn off. , It can be said that I can't survive, I can't die, tears are all shed, at this desperate moment, a woman opened the door and came in and saved her. Look, there are still good people in this world, right? That woman hid her , helped her, helped her escape..."

"But what if there are good people? A woman is a woman. I don't know how many pits are waiting in front of me. I can escape once, but I can't escape twice or three times. When the little girl returns home, can the stepmother have something good to say? This kind of opportunity doesn't discredit you. , She tortured you for so many years in vain? So the little girl had a hard time getting married, and she couldn't even leave the house. After a few years, she met a man."

"This man was the guest that the old bustard asked her to pick up that night. Although he didn't succeed in the end, the memory of that night is still like a nightmare. Every night, she lingers in the little girl's dream. She doesn't want to see this man. Man, I don't want to in this life!"

"But this man is a guest of honor at home. Not only did he see her, but he also recognized her at a glance. He avoided people and dragged her to a corner that day, insulted her a lot, and came to propose marriage within two days. What dowry conditions, There is no need to talk about it at all, just put this matter on the bright side, can the woman not agree? In this way, the little girl went from one fire pit to another fire pit."

"Men don't like her wearing bright clothes, don't like her going out, and call her when she is upset, saying that you dress too beautifully, letting other men look at you, making me feel bad, it's all your fault; You, you were not here, and you were so busy with other things that you didn't stay in the room. It made me feel insecure, so I beat you. It was your fault. When I went out this time, it was you who said the wrong thing, which made me lose face, and I suffered this beating. It's still your fault... In short, everything is the woman's fault."

"As long as there is something unsatisfactory, the man will beat her. When doing that kind of thing, he will beat her even more severely. He will specifically attack the shady places. The little girl was bullied by him several times and almost died. The man said that women just have to beat her." You will be obedient only if you are convinced, every family is like this, and even threatened her, if you dare to run, if you dare to disobey, you will kill your family members—you don’t care about your parents, but you always care about your brother, right?”

"This man actually killed two of his younger brother's entourage to show that he can do it. What do you say about the little girl? She is penniless, can she run away? Where can she go? How can she live? Everything here Don't you want it? If you can give up, she won't hesitate at all. If you commit suicide, she doesn't want to live anymore, but she cares about her brother, who is the only person in the world who is looking forward to her well. She swallows all grievances , began to look forward to getting pregnant, thinking that if she had a child, she would be able to escape for a year, but how did she know that the reason why animals are animals is because people don’t even love their own species.”

"The man told her directly, so what if you are pregnant? If I want to hit you now, I have to hit you. If I want you, you have to lie down and let me fuck you. You are my woman, so if I kill you, you You have to bear it, what I want now is refreshment, not a child!"

"A woman has a miscarriage, and a man doesn't care. She smiles lewdly, and if it's gone, it's gone. You women, don't you just have babies? It doesn't matter if you don't have a baby this time. I'll conceive next time. When I get tired, you Give me another life."

"Two miscarriages like this, the little girl prayed to God, don't let her get pregnant again... She gradually stopped crying and laughing, and lived like a wooden man."

Yan Rouman looked at the sky in the distance: "Did you know? For a woman, the day she doesn't cry is the day her heart dies."

"She really looks good when she smiles, but since she married that man, she has never smiled again. It's not that she hasn't tried to ask others for help, but others either pretended not to see it, or taught her as someone who had experienced it. Forbearance, teach her how to be obedient, so that she will suffer less beatings, and more of a hypocritical sigh of pity. In addition to becoming a new talking point in other people's mouths, she is said to be "sorrowful for her misfortune, angry for her indisputable" , can't get anything..."

"Do you think such a man deserves to die? Today was good, I saw this little girl's smile again, and couldn't help applauding, this man died well!"

This is obviously Li Yao's experience, it can't be wrong.

Qiu Su's green eyebrows were serious: "Are you apologizing for Mrs. Li?"

"In front of the commander, how dare you think carefully?" Yan Rouman said softly, "I just think that after suffering so much, she probably wanted to kill this man more than once, but she didn't do it for so long, why? I guess, I dare not. You see, women are so pathetic, trapped by the rules of the world, trapped by their own hearts, unable to get out, don't know how to get out...My lord, don't go wrong when investigating the case. "

But Ye Baiting asked: "What happened to the woman who saved the little girl back then?"

Yan Rouman was stunned, and smiled meaningfully: "It's a story from hearsay, how do I know? But the brothel is open for business, and the customers' money is collected, there is absolutely no reason not to entertain, this man is here to make trouble , without the little girl, there must be another woman on top, you said this woman on the top—who is it? Tsk tsk, what a pitiful one, I risked myself and saved others, and they have no better future, and they are still in the Suffering day and night, you say that people who love to save people, what do you think in their hearts? Everyone, I’m afraid they are all fools.”

Ye Baiting was thoughtful: "After Li Yao returned to Beijing, have you seen this benefactor?"

"Then I don't know, but young master, you will ask these questions, you are really a lover, I like it," Yan Rouman's eyes entangled with each other, perfectly interpreting what it means to be seductive like silk, "Have you ever had meat? No? Do you want my servant to teach you?"

Before Ye Baiting could react, Qiu Yiqing's aura had dropped to freezing point, his eyes were like blades, and the scalp hurt from scratching.

Yan Rouman was stunned, and quickly apologized: "I'm rude, I'm rude, the commander will forgive me, I don't dare to have other thoughts, I'm just used to talking."

She also immediately found love, looked at Ye Baiting, and said earnestly: "Young master, you are still young and don't understand. In fact, when looking for someone, it's best to find someone who cares about you, whose eyes always fall on you, and who will tighten your clothes in winter. The kind of person who is afraid that you will be cold and that you will feel uncomfortable, and will never forget you for a moment."

Ye Baiting: ...

what are you saying?

Seeing that he was dull, Yan Rouman's eyes hinted that he was about to fly to the sky, that made him hate iron and steel: "Just look around you—"

But Qiu Yiqing put a fist to her lips, coughed, and stopped her: "You seem to dislike Rong Ningyu, and it's because she has many rules and likes to help others?"

Yan Rouman sneered: "It's the commander who saw it. That's right, we are a woman whose life is like a straw. Anyone can step on her foot. What are you doing? Accept your life and save more money at a young age. Is there anything wrong with saving some money and living for the elderly? Why do you want to stop others, control others, and teach others that this is not okay, and that is not okay? You have to be kind and look forward... , some opera troupes are no different from brothels, you are so lenient, maybe they just want to earn this money? You block their way, do you think others will say that you are okay? I have seen a lot of pretending. She is the only one who is still unrepentant!"

Qiu Yiqing: "She stopped you?"

Yan Rouman lowered her eyes, hiding her inner emotions, but it was only for a moment, she smiled brightly: "Yeah, it stopped me from a big deal, if it wasn't for the ruin of that kind of business, I might have I have saved enough money to give up retirement, and until now... I still hate her very much! If you hurt me like this, I will never end with her in this life!"

The erhu outside the courtyard had stopped a long time ago, this time it was a new drumbeat, which was urgently urged.

Yan Rouman supported Fufa: "If you don't have anything to ask, I'll take my leave? I took the job today, and it's not good to just take the money and do nothing. The next round is up to me. If you don't mind, you two will do me a favor. Listen, I'm not boasting, this "Peach Blossom Fan", among all the people present today, no one can sing better than me."

Qiu Yiqing nodded lightly, Yan Rouman saluted lightly and gracefully, then turned and left.

Ye Baiting looked at her receding back, and frowned slightly: "Why did she help Li Yao?"

Jin Yiwei didn't find out any intersection between the two, and today they didn't see the two greeting each other, almost like strangers.

Qiu Yiqing's eyes were dark: "What if it's not to help others, but to involve others?"

Ye Baiting suddenly thought of Rong Ningyu: "If Rong Ningyu was the one who saved Li Yao back then, everything seems to make sense..."

Can a person's hatred really reach this level?

But I don't think so, and I can't justify it. According to the story told by Yan Rouman, Li Yao has indeed lived a very hard life these years since she was a child. Being bullied by her husband, she lives in fear of violence all day long. She should be insecure and full of despair about the world. Yan Rouman said that Li Yao has so much time and so much hatred, but she didn’t kill her. Husband, it was because she didn't dare, Ye Baiting believed it.

But when we met today, although Li Yao looked weak on the outside, she was tough on the inside. Maybe the process of breaking through in the middle was difficult, but she made it through. She was no longer afraid of the world, not even men, and could turn her weakness into an advantage , Xiaoxiao use a scheming, why?What is the opportunity for her to become like this?

"When a woman no longer sheds tears, that is when her heart dies...a woman puts on armor, does it mean that she has someone she wants to protect?"

It may be difficult, and she may not be able to bear it, but she wants to do it. There are always some people and things in life that give you warmth and hope, and you are in the muddy ground, and you want to look up. The sun wants to protect this little bit of warmth and expectation.

So why does this person need protection?Why can her change be protected?This is very subtle.

Ye Baiting didn't know if his idea was right. Today's story, it's hard for him to have another direction: "Has the commander checked the history of the Rong family troupe? You said before that this troupe has been in operation for more than 30 years?"

Hatred and green jaws: "Yes."

Ye Baiting thought about Rong Ningyu's age, he seemed to be 34 years old: "The original class leader must not be Rong Ningyu."

"Rong Ningyu is a child picked up by the troupe. Since the troupe was founded, all the members have been picked up by the troupe. The rules have been passed down to this day. The people inside are all orphans without parents."

"You also said that the business they started at the beginning was not clean?"

"Yes, just like the current Yan's class, it can accept any kind of business, and you can stay overnight," Qiu Qing paused, and said, "The Rong's class was not in the capital at first, but came all the way from Jiangnan. .”

With different business models and similar business content, is it common for such theater troupes and brothels to communicate with each other?From Jiangnan... When Li Yao got lost, she went to visit her relatives in Jiangnan.

How come the more you talk, the more suspicious you feel?

"It just so happens that the class leader is here today, let's go and have a look?"

"can."

"Wait, I'll bring something first."

Ye Baiting has a good eye. From the crime scene, it can be seen that the murderer is either a master perfumer or a perfumer. According to the clues Qiu Yiqing found, the class leader Rong Ningyu was a master perfumer in her early years, and she was quite popular with everyone. It's a pity that there was an accident eight years ago, and I lost my sense of smell, and I couldn't make fragrances anymore, so I gradually faded out of the circle.

Whether it is true or false, there is no recovery, and it doesn't hurt to try it.

He flicked through his purse, and took out a scented pill wrapped in wax paper. The dosage was relatively low, and the taste was that choking fragrance. It would definitely not be something that people with extraordinary taste would choose. Tease him that the fragrance is too strong, but the fragrance connoisseur will definitely feel uncomfortable.

Qiu Yiqing watched the boy's movements, took out the incense pill, hung it on his waist, and patted it, his eyes softened slightly: "You are clever."

"Of course! It doesn't matter who I am!" He was about to say that he is the number one commander in the world. Great work!"

Qiu Yiqing pressed his head: "It's useless to be sweet, you have to do a good job."

"Yes!"

The two asked Rong Ningyu's direction, followed them to find it, and unexpectedly saw Zheng Hongchun again!

Is there any strange fate today, why can I see this disgusting man every time!

Zheng Hongchun was arguing with his wife Ma Xianglan. It seemed that he had harassed Rong Ningyu before but failed. The person pushed hard to the ground.

Ma Xianglan was sitting on the ground now, did not get up, and stared at Zheng Hongchun fiercely.

This is the first time Ye Baiting has seen this woman's face clearly. She is not very beautiful, and there is a shallow scar on the brow bone. She always hangs her head, probably because she does not want people to see this scar. There is also a bottom line. For example, this time, she didn't follow her husband's wishes and didn't make a fuss. Instead, she obediently got up and stood aside. She yelled directly: "You have the ability to strangle me! Right now, right here, If you strangle me to death, I won’t live anymore! Just let everyone see who is embarrassing and who is behaving in contempt!"

Zheng Hongchun darkened his face: "What are you doing, you bastard? I'm not afraid that I will go back—"

Ma Xianglan sneered, with a frenzied glint in her eyes: "Both left and right are dead, you have the guts, kill me now!"

Rong Ningyu frowned, came over to help Ma Xianglan up, and patted the ashes on her body: "The child is still there, and I heard that Mr. Zheng is trying to get promoted? But the house is restless, and there are too many bad news. The officer probably doesn't like it." Yes, if the road is broken, it will be bad."

"I don't want your kindness!" Ma Xianglan didn't even look at Rong Ningyu, she pushed her away, supported herself, and stopped.

"mother--"

Zheng Baiwei, a girl in a bean green skirt, ran over and lay in front of Zheng Hongchun, holding a whip in her hand, pointing at him: "Don't you think it's not enough to be ashamed!"

Zheng Hongchun was furious: "You bastard, you dare to point a whip at me, who gave you the courage!"

Zheng Baiwei was so angry that she actually lashed out with a whip: "The master gave it here, can't it!"

"do not--"

"don't want--"

It's a pity that it's useless for anyone to stop him, the whip fell on Zheng Hongchun with a 'snap'!

Zheng Hongchun covered the bleeding, hot face, and his angry hands shook: "It's wrong, it's wrong, it's all wrong! I don't even think about who you eat, who you wear, and whose name you go out with! If it weren't for brother Passed away, I don't need to work so hard to support you girls!"

He turned around and left, Zheng Baiwei held the whip stubbornly, stared at the man's back with gloomy eyes, refused to let go no matter what Ma Xianglan said.

Ma Xianglan had no choice but to let her hold her, lightly embraced her shoulders, rubbed the top of her hair, turned her around, and said in a soft and gentle voice, "Don't be afraid, good girl, mother will take you home, don't be afraid... "

Zheng Baiwei bit her lip, the corners of her eyes were slightly red, as if she couldn't hold back her face to apologize to Rong Ningyu, she made a hasty blessing, and followed Ma Xianglan away.

Rong Ningyu watched the mother and daughter leave, heaved a long sigh, then turned around, looked at Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing: "You two are looking for me, is there something wrong?"

Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing looked at each other.

This is a smart woman, she always has room for her words, if she encounters trouble, she will choose to use words to give you the impression that a win-win situation is possible, leave a good impression on her, and you will not be embarrassed anymore, if there is such a big thing as murder She may not be able to say anything about it, and it doesn't make sense to ask directly.

Ye Baiting quickly took a few steps forward to ensure that the killing range of the fragrant pill around her waist enveloped her: "It's just a matter of the case, a routine inquiry."

Rong Ningyu's expression didn't change at all: "Please tell me, if you can do your part to solve the case, it will be our honor."

Like Yan Rouman, she should have recognized them as Jin Yiwei very quickly, and she didn't panic, her attitude was very natural, especially for Xiang Wan, as if she didn't smell it at all.

Qiu Xunqing: "Does the class leader know Li Yao?"

Rong Ningyu nodded Fang Fang: "I know."

"This envoy sees that the head teacher is willing to help others, but he also helped her?"

"It's not a help..." Rong Ningyu smiled, "One time I saw her buy a lot of things, but she seemed to be very unwell, and she couldn't hold it, so I sent her to the door."

"Just these?"

Rong Ningyu noticed something wrong with the voice: "You mean..."

Qiu Xunqing: "When Li Yao was 14 years old, she was lost. Does the class leader know?"

"heard about it."

"She had a difficult time in Jiangnan."

"……Yes."

"I heard that Rong's class came to Beijing from Jiangnan. Did the class leader meet Li Yao at that time?"

"No," Rong Ningyu shook her head, "Looking at her age, it should have been eleven or twelve years ago when she disappeared in Jiangnan? I was in Jiangnan earlier, I was in Jiangnan before, and I entered Beijing 16 years ago. , what happened to her, I have only heard about it."

This topic seemed to be unable to go on, so Ye Baiting asked: "Does the class leader often get harassed by men?"

Rong Ningyu's eyes drooped slightly: "I've been in this business for a long time, and I'm used to it. The Rong family class was not a clean class before. You should... know it too."

"The leader and Yan Rouman seem to be at odds?"

"She and I are at odds," Rong Ningyu smiled wryly, "We have different ideas, and no one can convince the other."

Ye Baiting looked into her eyes: "Yan Rouman said, if it wasn't for you, the Rong family class should belong to her?"

Rong Ningyu paused for a moment: "This business...too many people have already suffered, I just don't want to continue like this."

"Have you thought about easing the relationship with her?"

"I can't persuade you," Rong Ningyu said, "but I will continue."

Ye Baiting thought for a while, then asked again: "Do you think she is wrong and you are right?"

"Don't dare." Rong Ningyu shook her head, "Life is a long journey, and you have never suffered from others. Don't persuade others to be kind. I never thought of judging others' right or wrong. I just wanted to find out for myself and my colleagues. A good way of life is to at least be able to have peace of mind, dreaming back at midnight, not trembling because of frightening dreams, thankful that this night has passed, and fearing the coming of the next night.”

Qiu Yiqing: "Are you familiar with Zheng Baiwei?"

The corners of Rong Ningyu's lips were gentle, and she sighed: "Actually, I don't want to get in touch with her too much. It's not good for the little girl if I spend too much time with people like us, but she really likes the storybook stories, and I can't find them in the circle." The person you can talk to... makes you laugh."

Qiu Yiqing: "She can use a whip?"

Rong Ningyu paused for a moment: "The commander just saw that she took the whip? But as far as I know, she can't do it, but she and the Miss Wangfu handkerchiefs, often come here as guests, and she is in a hurry, maybe It can be found."

"Leader—it's our turn for the next show, but there's something wrong with the hairpin, and one is missing, what should I do?" Suddenly someone trotted over, wearing a costume, with an anxious expression on his face.

"Don't worry, I'll be right over."

Rong Ningyu softly calmed the emotions of the visitors, and looked at Ye Baiting and Qiu Yiqing: "Today is really busy, it seems that we have lost company for the time being, I wonder if you two have other questions, maybe wait a while?"

"Leader let yourself be free, if necessary, Jin Yiwei will come to look for you again."

After the woman's figure left, Qiu Yiqing frowned, and tightened the clothes of the young man beside him who were obviously leaking because of his careless posture: "What do you see?"

Ye Baiting reciprocated, and also straightened Qiu Xingqing's collar: "Mr. Rong is a smart and prudent woman with a sense of loyalty and pursuit...a woman with a very positive outlook?"