The villain and traitor is my brother

Chapter 58 Cell
Zheng Qiuyun explained to the two children that they should not worry and that she would go back in a few days.Then, she sat in the lobby of the restaurant, waiting for the government officials.

When the officials came to detain the people, they first sent Zheng Qiuyun and shopkeeper Li to prison.The prison had no windows, no sunlight, and the ground was infested with insects and ants, making it dark and damp.

Shopkeeper Li wanted to talk to Zheng Qiuyun at first, so as not to be so scared. After waiting for nothing for a whole night, he gradually became suspicious.

"Qiuyun, if garlic sprouts really poison someone, will we be killed in battle?"

Zheng Qiuyun was forced to listen to him all night. He sat sleepily on the broken bed in the prison with his back against the wall. "I sold the garlic sprouts to you. As long as you prove that the cook did not poison, it has nothing to do with you. No need." You have to suffer in this prison.”

Shopkeeper Li said firmly: "That won't work. I can't leave you as a girl here."

After another half day, shopkeeper Li ate some prison food and began to mutter, "Qiu Yun, I am different from you. You are thin and eat less. The food in this prison is hard and cold. I can't get used to it and I can't eat enough." "

Zheng Qiuyun closed his eyes and fell asleep, "You can leave at any time."

"Then I'm leaving."

"Ah."

Shopkeeper Li asked someone to conduct some activities and confirmed that the cook had not poisoned and the waiter was also innocent.If garlic sprouts are really poisonous, he doesn't know it.

As soon as he left, Zheng Qiuyun was the only one left in the cell.

"It's time to eat." The jailer knocked on the fence and made a noise. The other prisoners in the cell reached out and Zheng Qiuyun also stood up to get the food.

There was a ring of black mold around the porcelain bowl in which the rice was served, and the jailer's fingernails were filled with dirt.When he was holding the bowl, his thumb sank into the yellow and white soup, and his other hand held the cold steamed bun.

This only happened in a split second. The jailer quickly threw the soup bowl on the ground, spilling most of the yellow and white soup.

Zheng Qiuyun looked carefully into the bowl and vaguely recognized it. It seemed to be boiled rice and corn.She picked up the steamed bun, fearing that it might kill a few people.

The jailer urged: "New prisoners will come in tomorrow. Remember to move your mattress so that others can sleep."

This bed is similar to a Datong bunk and can sleep several people.The night before, shopkeeper Li asked her to chat, and she stayed up all night.Now that shopkeeper Li is out and new prisoners are coming, we will face such a problem.

"understood."

Zheng Qiuyun went to bed at night and heard squeaking sounds on the ground, which was probably mice.There was a little bit of her steamed bun left where the jailer held it down, and she didn't drink the white and yellow soup. They all became a delicious meal for rats.

There are no windows in the cell, so you can't hear anything going on outside, but there is a lot of going on inside.The sounds of grinding teeth, snoring, and shrill screams.Some said they were unjustly accused, while others were bullied by prisoners in the same cell.

The night was still cool, and the cold in this cell was different from the cold outside. It was a kind of coldness that could penetrate into one's bones.

There was an unpleasant smell lingering on the tip of Zheng Qiuyun's nose, including the smell of spoiled food and the smell of someone solving physical problems in a bucket.She tightened her clothes, covered her nose with her hands, and managed to survive the night.

At dawn the next day, Zheng Qiuyun woke up from her sleep. She thought she was still in the dream, but she actually saw Pei Yuanqi.

"The girl is awake."

Zheng Qiuyun stood up, her clothes slipped down, and then she saw clearly that Pei Yuanqi's robe was covering her body. No wonder she slept so soundly.

"Why are you here?" Zheng Qiuyun said as he handed him the robe, which still smelled of him.

Pei Yuanqi didn't answer, "It's damp and cold in the prison. Girls, it's better to cover up. Yuan Qi is a man and can bear it."

Zheng Qiuyun couldn't help but laugh, because Pei Yuanqi was the most delicate in his impression. Who would have thought that he would say such a thing.

Pei Yuanqi added: "When people are in trouble, many ministers in the court and central government advocate peace. The people of Yuanqi are soft-spoken and dare not say more. The Holy Emperor mistakenly thought that I was the leader of the war and sent me to Qingzhou to quell the war. Passing by Linjiang County, I heard that the girl was suppressed After being put into prison, the county magistrate refused to let the girl out, so I came in to keep her company."

"The man is restless again," Zheng Qiuyun frowned slightly. When she saw Pei Yuanqi staring at her resentfully, she realized that she was focusing on the wrong point. "Then you won't go to quell the war?" Pei Yuanqi sighed, "I'll go. Qingzhou is just rushing to die, that's all. What's the difference between dying one day earlier and dying one day later?"

Zheng Qiuyun declined politely: "You don't have to come in to accompany me. The environment in this cell is difficult and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

"Girl, don't worry about me. Since I decided to come in to accompany you, I won't give up halfway."

"Thank you," Zheng Qiuyun asked again, "Do you know the results of the autopsy?"

"There was no other poison in his body. We still need to continue testing to find out the cause of death."

The jailer came to deliver breakfast, "It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

Pei Yuanqi brought the food in, peeled off the hard skin on the outside of the steamed buns, and left them for himself, then gave the slightly soft cores of the two steamed buns to Zheng Qiuyun, "Girl."

Zheng Qiuyun was staring at the prisoners in other cells in a daze. They were fighting with each other, the weak and the strong. The strong ones ate more, and the thin ones ate less.As soon as Pei Yuanqi called her, she came back to her senses.

"You don't have to leave the core to me, I can eat the crust too."

Pei Yuanqi raised his eyebrows at her and said in a relaxed tone, "The girl doesn't know something. Yuan Qi likes to eat this hard place, so he asked the girl to do it."

Zheng Qiuyun also smiled, and the haze in his heart was washed away a lot, "Thank you."

Although there were two people, they only changed to a larger bowl, so the two of them had to share one bowl.Zheng Qiuyun didn't drink the soup when shopkeeper Li was here before, and she didn't want to drink it this time either.

"Girl, you use the soup first."

"You can drink it, I don't like this soup."

Pei Yuanqi wiped off the mold on the edges with the paper in his arms, and then handed it to Zheng Qiuyun. "The corners of the girl's lips are peeling. She can't do it without drinking soup."

Zheng Qiuyun took a few sips with his eyes closed and handed it back to Pei Yuanqi.Who would have thought that Pei Yuanqi took it and drank it without Zheng Qiuyun having time to stop him.

"you"

Pei Yuanqi was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Zheng Qiuyun pointed to the bowl, "That's what I drank from."

Pei Yuanqi understood and took another sip, "I don't dislike you."

Zheng Qiuyun felt a little awkward, but she couldn't tell what was wrong, so she said weakly: "Then I also want to thank you for letting me drink it first."

Pei Yuanqi wiped the residue from his lips and said, "Girl, you don't need to be polite."

After dinner, Pei Yuanqi tidied the bed.Zheng Qiuyun was ready for both of them to sleep on the bunk bed, but at night, Pei Yuanqi still let Zheng Qiuyun sleep on the bed by himself.

"Men and women are not intimate. Even in prison, Yuan Qi cannot take advantage of the girl. Let the girl sleep on this bed."

"how about you?"

Pei Yuanqi looked upright, "I am a man, there is no reason to let a girl sleep on the ground. The girl just sleeps, and I sleep on the ground."

Zheng Qiuyun undressed and lay on the bed. Not long after, Pei Yuanqi woke him up again by poking his finger, "Girl, there are mice on the ground. Yuan Qi is a little scared. I wonder if he can dare to lie down with the girl. If the girl is worried, you can Separated by thatch.”

(End of this chapter)