AWB Chapter 199
Chapter 199
If I have to describe it, it would be like a lone wolf who is exhausted from running around. Facing the enemy's encirclement, he knows that he has no hope of survival. It's as if he has to use up his last bit of strength to die together with the enemy.
This description is accurate.
Lu Zhao read the confession to the end.
The lone wolf in a known dead end, this undoubtedly refers to Ji Kang himself.
But before that, he had not shown any sign of wanting to commit suicide, and he had even used this point to argue with her. All the signs showed that he did not want to die before.
Unless someone gave him an order that he had to die.
This is a way of survival by cutting off the tail.
Considering the recent turmoil, he immediately thought of a key figure.
Wen Chengxuan.
He went to the harem, and Wen Chenghua just happened to rush back to Beijing. This decision was absolutely appropriate.
Not only did he cut off his ties with the Xu family, but he also saved himself.
Yuan Qing looked at Lu Zhao's expression and knew that he had guessed part of the truth.
She asked, "You're not going to interrogate anymore?"
Lu Zhao had already started packing up and decided to leave. "That's all you know. Asking more is just a waste of time. You wait in jail for a few days and you will get news soon."
Yuan Qing nodded and watched him leave.
Even Lu Zhao couldn't name the person openly, so he must be related to a high-ranking official in the imperial court, or he must be a relative of Wen Chengyu.
brother……
By the way, isn’t there a Wen Chengxuan in Beijing?
This guy was having a lot of fun a few days ago. After Wen Chengyu called him into the palace, he even went to see the noble concubine once.
The noble concubine's maternal family's surname is Xu, so this matter must be related to her.
She was so cruel to wipe out the family. Apart from cutting off the tail to protect herself, I am afraid that her relationship with the Xu family living in the North City is not as good as it seems.
She did not deny that the noble concubine was a vicious woman, but treating the family that supported her own son in the fight for the throne in this way could not be explained by just cruelty.
Hi, I forgot to look through their family tree before coming in. Maybe I can find the connection.
Now I am trapped in prison and can’t do anything. I can only wait for my father and others to rescue me.
Yuan Qing was bored and drawing circles in the cell. Ever since the order came down from above, the people in the Ministry of Justice no longer dared to neglect Gong Bin. They moved him to a clean and bright cell, and meals were delivered on time, for fear of upsetting this gentleman.
Yuan Qing was made uncomfortable by this move and hurriedly said to them: "You don't have to treat me so well. I have been suspended from my post and I am just an ordinary person under suspicion. I don't know how to deal with your enthusiasm."
The jailer brought some good wine and cut a few pounds of cooked meat and took them to the cell.
He was the official who went to Pingjin Prefecture to arrest someone last time. He was saved by Gong Bin at that time and was saved from an assassination. After returning to Beijing, he always remembered this favor.
When he got old, he thought about getting some minor job in the government, so he retired and became a jailer, where he spent his days eating meat and drinking with his brothers and had a very happy time.
Unexpectedly, he met his savior again this time. He immediately asked his brothers to entertain him well and he went out to buy wine and meat with his own money to entertain and express his gratitude.
"My benefactor," the prison boss walked over with a swift and fierce step, "please try it. I bought it specially from East Street. The owner of that shop is honest and his craftsmanship is excellent. All the brothers here like to buy from him."
Yuan Qing was not in the cell. He was pulled by several people to sit on a bench outside.
She took the cooked meat from the prison boss, tore off a piece from the paper wrapper and stuffed it into her mouth. "You know what, it's really delicious. Big brother has good taste."
The prison boss was delighted by his praise and quickly poured the wine. "My benefactor, please don't call me big brother. I can't bear that."
Yuan Qing was still chewing the meat in his mouth. He swallowed it with the wine and said with a smile: "Then you are not allowed to call me benefactor. It's been such a long time. Why do you mention that? Let's just address each other according to the common seniority. You are older than me, so it's not too much to call you brother."
Then she pressed his shoulder and said, "Don't worry about it. There's delicious food in front of you. My mouth is watering just looking at it."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more." The prison boss also poured himself a glass of wine and sighed comfortably, "Don't you think people are sometimes destined to be together? You have been to the Ministry of Justice twice, and you have run into me every time. Although I don't have any great ability to help you overturn the case and find evidence, as long as you stay in this cell for one day, I will make sure you are comfortable for one day."
Yuan Qing drank up the wine, took a few slices of meat and put them into the bowl, then took out a small bottle from his arms.
Now, no one was concerned about drinking, but instead stared at the bottle in his hand.
They were all curious about what was inside the black porcelain bottle.
Yuan Qing took out the cork and a special fragrance wafted out from it.
She sprinkled some on the prison boss first and urged him, "Try it quickly, how does it taste?"
The prison boss picked up the piece of meat sprinkled with unknown spices with half belief and half doubt, took a sip, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Delicious?" Yuan Qing asked.
The prison boss stuffed all the meat into his mouth in a hurry and said incoherently, "It's delicious, but it would be better if the taste was better."
Yuan Qing took out another bottle and shook it a few times. Unlike the previous spicy smell, this time it had a stronger fragrance.
The mixed aroma made several people present whet their noses.
One of them asked: "This is..."
"This is an edible seasoning made from several kinds of herbs collected from the mountains and rivers of Yuzhou. They are sieved, steamed, dried, crushed, and then prepared according to the prescribed amount. It tastes spicy, but its nature is mild and will not hurt the spleen and stomach. I have carefully asked different doctors to check the medicinal properties and functions of each herb. I only dare to give it to others after confirming that it is safe."
The prison boss smacked his lips a few times and suddenly said, "There's salt in here... and it's refined salt produced in the North City."
Yuan Qing put the bottle on the table and asked hurriedly, "Brother, you have a good sense of taste. You tasted it right away. The most amazing thing is that you can even taste where the official refined salt is produced."
It was also the first time for the others to witness the prison boss's abilities, so they immediately came over to ask questions.
The head of the prison looked proud and said, "Of course I did. I was famous in the North City back then."
The old man's eldest brother's surname was Zhang. He was a servant of the second master of the Xu family. His job was to serve tea, massage shoulders and legs, and run errands.
Later, after the second master of the Xu family passed away, the eldest master also followed mysteriously.