Poor Lady Chapter 51: In prison (2)

Qi Surong looked at the man in front of him. He was about forty years old. Although he was dressed like a servant, he had sharp eyes and a good manner. He folded his hands behind his back and looked down at her.

When Qi Surong looked at this person, the other party also looked at her. The once high-ranking and noble girl is now wearing a prison uniform, no makeup, her long hair is **** casually, her body is as slender as catkins, her body is stained with blood, and there is a strange smell in the cell. Not to mention a rich lady like her, even an ordinary woman would not be able to bear this dirty environment. However, she was not frightened or frightened, and she always kept a trace of tranquility on her pale face.

"You are Qi Shuo's daughter, Qi Surong?" the man asked.

"Exactly." As soon as this person said it, Qi Surong was sure that he was not a real servant, respecting Tianfu, no one knew her identity, so she would definitely not ask this question again.

"I don't know why this big brother is looking for a little girl?" Qi Surong sat on the straw mat and didn't get up.

"I came today by the emperor's order, and I want to ask you a few questions."

Qi Surong's eyes flickered slightly, and he couldn't help pinching his sleeves with his fingers: "The emperor's order? The little girl is just a commoner. I don't know if the emperor wants to ask the criminal girl any questions?"

"You don't have to be stupid." The man snorted and said, "That thing came from you, you should have expected the consequences."

"Where does your lord say this? Please forgive the sinner for being blunt and puzzled."

The man smiled and asked, "I heard that you were sentenced to prison for poisoning Mr. Cao?"

"Yes, but the sinner is wronged."

"Really? If Cao Xiang's eyes are really blind, I'm afraid your charges will never be cleared?"

Qi Surong suddenly looked up at him.

The man looked around for a week, and said again: "Zhou Du sentenced you to five years, but do you know what it's like to be in prison? Do you think it's just like this, suffering from flesh and blood?"

Qi Surong remained silent.

"Ordinary hard labor is nothing, but the dirty things that jailers do in private, I'm afraid you can't imagine it." The man said lightly, "Especially for a young and beautiful woman like you, let alone five years. It's five days, and it can make your life worse than death."

Qi Surong bit her lip, and said with a pale face: "Your Excellency, you can ask any questions, and the sinner will definitely tell you everything."

Seeing that she was afraid, the man sneered, took out a token from his pocket, and said, "I am the emperor's personal guard, and the thing you hid has already fallen into the emperor's hands, so you'd better tell the truth. "

Qi Surong showed panic, leaned over and said: "The Qi family has fallen and has no more to rely on. Now I just want a safe place to stay away from the government. I also hope that my lord can report back to the emperor and ask the emperor to forgive the Qi family. One person can carry it."

"You alone will bear it?" The man mocked, "Can you afford it? Qi Shuo has kept such an important secret letter privately, even if the emperor convicts him of treason, it's not too much."

"My lord, my father doesn't know about this matter." Qi Surong kept leaning over and replied, "The letter has been kept by the sinner."

"What?" The man looked directly at her with sharp eyes, "How could he not know such an important matter? Tell me the truth immediately."

"Yes." Qi Surong said slowly, "I don't know if my lord can remember that when the late emperor was alive, the sinful girl once played the piano for the late emperor in front of the imperial court, and was honored to be praised by the late emperor and presented a pair of wishful beads. It is hidden in the brocade box containing wishful beads."

"Are you serious?"

"Don't dare to lie."

"You were only eight or nine years old at the time, why did the late emperor give you the letter? Why didn't you give it to your father after you found it?"

"My lord, the things bestowed by the former emperor have always been kept by my father, and sinners rarely come into contact with them." Qi Surong calmed down and continued to write, "If my father is a careful person, he will surely find out the contents of the letter soon. It exists, but he has always been indifferent to treasures, and will only store them properly according to the rules. It was not until more than two years ago, when the sinner accidentally remembered this while practicing the piano, that she begged for the pair of orbs from her father, and thus discovered That letter."

"Two years ago? Why didn't you tell your father about it?"

Qi Surong sighed: "Your Excellency, you should have heard of my father's temperament. He may have the courage to kill the enemy, but he doesn't know how to be an official. He has offended many powerful people over the years. The Qi family is now just being suppressed. Confiscated family property, if involved in the power struggle, I am afraid that it will lead to murder. Therefore, the sinner made her own decision and concealed the letter, just hoping that the family will live a safe life."

"Oh?" The man looked at her noncommittally, "Then why don't you just burn the letter?"

"The sinner also thought about burning it down." Qi Surong said calmly, "But, after all, this thing was bestowed by the late emperor, if it is used as a target for attack by someone with a heart in the future, the Qi family may not be able to escape the blame, so Only a sinner will boldly keep it, and don’t want to be careless and be acquired by the emperor. The sinner only asks the emperor’s forgiveness, and don’t punish my family.”

"Hmph, do ignorant women and children also want to deceive the emperor?" The man stared at her coldly.

"Your Excellency is right, the sinner is indeed ignorant." Qi Surong lowered his head and wept, with a dejected look on his face.

"Okay, since the emperor sent me here, he also intends for you to make amends. After all, the letter is of great importance. The emperor has been looking for it, but he doesn't want to get an opportunity from you." The man said. , "Let me ask you again, do you know who else holds letters?"

Qi Surong shook his head: "Sinners don't know."

"It's really useless!" The man scolded in a low voice, "You'd better keep your words in your stomach. If you leak a little bit of information, you will be responsible for the consequences. As for what you said, I will check it myself."

"My lord, can you help the sinner to ask the emperor to forgive the sinner's family? The sinner promises that the Qi family will only be ordinary people in the future and will never participate in any government affairs."

"Let's take a look." The man flicked his sleeves and strode out of the cell.

Qi Surong's eyes fell on his shoes, which were a pair of black gold silk embroidered boots, this kind of embroidered boots were only worn by members of the royal family, this person's identity was clearly revealed.

It's just that she didn't expect the emperor to come in person, presumably the secret decree really had a great influence on him. He doubts all his brothers, but he trusts his younger brother with his mother. Even if he doubts the authenticity of the secret decree, he can no longer trust him as before. Once the trust cracks, it will only become more and more suspicious.

Among the several princes, only the Eighth Prince has the greatest power, the deepest foundation, and the most difficult to deal with. However, these have nothing to do with the Qi family. The reason why she took the risk of tampering with the secret decree was to make a contribution to the future king on the one hand, and also to extract the Qi family from the power struggle in the near future.

But what the emperor said just now also reminded her. Five years of imprisonment is not as simple as it appears on the surface. She is not afraid of physical pain, but if someone wants to disfigure her, insult her innocence, and break her fingers, how to prevent it?

Of course, the family will spend money running up and down to make her life in prison more comfortable. But as long as she is cared about by villains, she won't be able to please her.

Although she guessed that there would be catastrophe, she did not expect that it would be a disaster in prison. When things come to an end, it's too late, so we can only let nature take its course and see what happens. After all, she is not fighting alone, and the Qi family is not as bleak as in the previous life, there will always be a way to tide over the difficulties. Qi Surong was so convinced.

Jingwang Mansion.

"What? The emperor already got that thing?" King Jing asked with a pale face, "Where did you get it?"

"It doesn't matter where you got it from." Mr. Wei Ding also had a serious expression, "If the news is true, then the next thing the emperor will deal with will be you, my lord. I'm afraid we don't even have time to make arrangements."

King Jing paced back and forth, meditating silently.

"Sir, is there any good strategy?" King Jing asked.

Mr. Wei Ding pondered and said: "For the current plan, the prince can only find a way to leave the capital as soon as possible, and then make plans for the funeral."

"It seems that's all there is to it." King Jing sat on the chair and frowned.

At this time, Yuan Xi, who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly asked: "The prince is worried about the secret decree that the emperor got from the Qi family?"

"How do you know it's from the Qi family?" King Jing and Mr. Wei Ding looked at him at the same time.

"If it's really from the Qi family, then the prince need not worry."

"How do you say that?"

"Because that seal is false."

"What?" The two asked in surprise at the same time.

Yuan Xi's eyes were bright and he said: "Miss Qi's family has tampered with that secret order."

"Tamped? How?"

Yuan Xi dipped his fingers in some tea, and then wrote the character "eight" on the table.

King Jing stared at the "eight" character, breathing slightly short of breath.

"Are you sure the emperor can't see any flaws in that fake secret decree?" King Jing asked.

"If you see the flaw, the Qi family will never be safe and sound." Yuan Xi replied, "Although Miss Qi is in a cage now, it is not because of the emperor, but because of the villain she has offended. "

"No, ordinary people would not dare to frame the daughter of the Qi family if there is no injunction for this matter." Mr. Wei Ding said thoughtfully, "I suspect that the emperor is using the hands of villains to knock mountains and shake tigers. But one thing is true, the emperor definitely did not Find out that the secret decree is false, otherwise he will be more than just a small punishment."

King Jing nodded, with joy in his eyes: "In this way, things will be easier to handle."

It's really a turn of events. I thought I was bound to escape death, but I didn't want to get a surprise instead.

"So it seems that the Qi family also intended for the emperor to obtain that secret decree?" This Ms. Qi was really unexpected, she actually helped them set up a game in advance.

Yuan Xi nodded.

"Haha, I have to say 'convince'. Even if the emperor finally finds out that the secret decree is false, he still doesn't know who the successor in the secret decree is." Mr. Wei Ding said again, "It's just that the Qi family She might be killed. How could Miss Qi be so bold? How dare she tamper with the secret decree? Is she really confident that the emperor will not see her flaws?"

Yuan Xi smiled and said: "The villain has been with her for some time, this woman is indeed quite courageous, and she acts informally. I believe that she can do it seamlessly, and she will not joke about the lives of the Qi family. "

"Oh?" A trace of curiosity flashed in King Jing's eyes.

Mr. Wei Ding stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Anyway, Miss Qi's unexpected move has created the most favorable start for the prince."