Tongtong got up early in the morning and went out of the palace in the snow. When she went out, she changed into a low-key carriage. From the palace, the carriage went directly to Lin's house, where she was waiting.
Usually no one comes near the prison, let alone on a day like this.
Tongtong's big cloak covered her tightly, and then she went to prison.
It was warmer in the dungeon than on the ground. As soon as he entered, he took off his cloak and said, "Second brother."
Han Siyuan handed over the heater in his hand, and then clicked on the list on the table, "This was given by Tian Da, but from beginning to end, I didn't find anything valuable. It was all normal business transactions, there was nothing
Something special.”
Tongtong glanced at her and then looked away. Then she asked Han Siyuan: "Where is the woman from Zuichunlou?"
What?
"The Madam of Zuichun Tower and the women there, including the girls, the cooks, everyone in Zuichun Tower must meet."
They are all being imprisoned in the women's prison. "The main reason is to interrogate whether these people have any contact with the four people who burned the warehouse, so they have not been released yet."
Tongtong returned the list in his hand to Han Siyuan, "Let's go! Go to the women's prison."
"Aren't you going to interrogate Tian Da?"
"This person is careless, I'm afraid that's why Tian Guangbo keeps this person close to him." Lin Yutong said, "He thought of something, let's talk about it! Let's go find those women, they may be of greater value.
.”
Are they more valuable?
Yes! Their value is greater.
In the women's cell, Han Siyuan did not go in, but waited at the door.
Tongtong went inside first. He saw that except for the old bustard, who was being held in solitary confinement, the others were living in three to five cells. Since the cells had to be airtight and had to have surveillance windows, this was impossible to do.
Tell them not to talk to each other.
After such a long time, what did they say between them?
Tongtong walked through the corridors. In each cell, these people were either leaning on each other, or occupying a position, or looking at her warily or timidly.
She looked at the imprisoned Madam from the surveillance window. She was a woman in her forties. She was sitting on the bed and couldn't help but smooth her hair down with her hands. She had a beautiful figure and an attractive face.
It's just a middle-class posture, sitting there with a calm expression.
Tongtong took a step back and left first. When he came out, he ordered Liu Yun: "Take her to the interrogation room."
yes!
In the interrogation room, Tongtong sat next to the charcoal basin. Han Siyuan added firewood and asked someone to bring hot tea to heat it next to it. When the prisoner came, the interrogation room became warm. Tongtong pointed out
Pointing his finger at you to interrogate you, he followed the old bustard and said, "I'd better lock it up for you! But I cherish my life, and I'm afraid you might get me hurt. There really are some accidents, and there are always criminals who commit suicide."
The old madam smiled, walked over gracefully, and sat down. "I am just a woman looking at the stall. Didn't I commit any serious crime? Why did I want to commit suicide?" As he said that, he stretched out his arms impatiently.
"Lock it! Lock it, you'll feel at ease if it's locked."
Qingya locked the door himself and scolded: "Sit tight." He twisted his body like a snake, full of evil spirit.
Yes! This old bustard is really not that beautiful, but whenever she smiles or moves, her whole body seems to be full of evil spirit. She is a very charming woman.
I saw her obediently changing her sitting position, but it still looked awkward. She didn't look at Qingya or Tongtong, only at Han Siyuan: "Hey! Prince, you want to ask again? What are you asking? What should I ask?
Did you say all that slave said? How about you untie the slave's clothes, slit his chest, take out the slave's heart, and have a look."
This demeanor and this ambiguous tone of voice made Han Siyuan blush instantly: "Speak carefully."
"Oh!" The woman giggled, "Last time I saw the prince was a young child, now I see how the prince is still a young child..."
Han Siyuan stood up abruptly, opened the door and went out directly.
Tongtong just looked at her laughing and saw that she couldn't laugh anymore, so the woman coughed lightly and sat down obediently.
"Name?"
"I mean, I look familiar to you. Isn't this the Crown Princess? Look, I'm such a despicable person, but I'm asking you to interrogate me. I'm here to show you..."
"Name?"
"What name does this slave have..." "Name!"
"Meng Shiniang."
"age?"
"Forty-one."
"Place of origin?"
"Xingzhou Longgang."
Xingzhou Longgang? This place name seems familiar. Tongtong frowned and looked at her: "Xingzhou Longgang, your surname is Meng. Who are you, Meng Zhixiang?"
Meng Shiniang raised her head immediately, and at that moment her charming aura disappeared. But for just a moment, she immediately smiled, "Meng Zhixiang? I have never heard of you."
Meng Zhixiang was the founding emperor of Hou Shu in history, and his son was Meng Chang. Meng Chang had a concubine named Mrs. Huarui.
Of course, the Meng family must have been killed from the roots by Taizu, so naturally there would be no Meng Chang.
The female members of the Meng family should all be alive.
At Meng Shiniang's age, she should be a female member of the Meng family.
Tongtong sighed: "How old were you when Meng Zhixiang was killed? You are more than ten years old. You should be married."
"I don't understand what the concubine is saying."
"I won't debate those rights and wrongs. The things that stand between us cannot be explained clearly by reasoning. Whether you are reasonable or I am reasonable, the people you care about are dead, and the people you hate are dead.
He is also dead. If you want to hate, then continue to hate! But what I don’t understand is, if you want revenge, why would you sell yourself? Taizu killed the person he thought should be killed, but he
You should have never killed the women and children. He has given you a way to live! If you are kept alive, I will not be afraid of you taking revenge. Go to the palace, be a maid, be a nanny, and be a great ancestor and her descendants.
If you trust someone, and then stab them when they are not prepared, wouldn't revenge be avenged? Living in the world, living in loneliness all your life, if you record this debt on Taizu, it will be really unfair.
"
Meng Shiniang's eyelids trembled, but she kept her mouth shut and said nothing.
Tongtong said, "Firstly, people have taken advantage of you, because you are stupid; secondly, because you don't dare to take revenge yourself, it is because you are afraid of death. People who are stupid and afraid of death have fallen into this situation, but you have started to
If you persist, what are you insisting on?"
Meng Shiniang closed her eyes and looked like she refused to communicate.
Tongtong sneered: "Tian Guangbo is dead."
Meng Shiniang opened her eyes instantly and stared at Lin Yutong.
Tongtong looked at her seriously, "He hanged himself to death. What happened yesterday, his son took the body back, and it should be taken back to Jiangnan for burial. He... is a businessman, but he is a businessman who values righteousness. This
It’s something I didn’t expect.”
Meng Shiniang sneered and began to speak, and her words were very harsh: "For nobles like you, how could you ever put the lives of humble women like us at risk?"
"The imperial court levies heavy taxes from brothels, don't you know this?"
Know.
"At the beginning of the founding of the Chen Dynasty, Taizu wanted to ban prostitution. You don't know about this?"
Know.
"If a prostitute is beaten or bullied, will the government not care?"
Tube.
"If a prostitute wants to be a good person and the madam deliberately creates trouble, once discovered, she will be punished with a fifty-fifty rod. Don't you know this law?"
Know.
"Since you know, tell me, was it the imperial court that forced you to become a prostitute?"
"I voluntarily became a prostitute and did not do other people's business." Meng Shiniang immediately replied. "Okay! You voluntarily become a prostitute." Lin Yutong said, "You hate Taizu. He killed your father, brother, and relatives. You should
Hateful. Judging from your point of view, he is indeed hateful. But you, are you not hateful? Those children who were abandoned by their parents and had a hard time living, how did you lead them astray and teach them something from an early age?
Are they buried for your sake? Your father and brother's life is life, but their life is not life? No matter how bad the court does, it is only thinking about saving people. No matter how high-sounding you say, it is still harming people. Tian Guangbo has
Righteousness, this is his character. But only righteousness is not enough, you must have virtue! What you did was extremely sinister. In my opinion, it was easier for him to hang himself to death! For people like you and him, a thousand cuts will be done.
Even cutting into pieces can't relieve hatred. After death, you have to go to the Hall of Hell! In the Hall of Hell, do you have the nerve to see your father and brother? Is your revenge just to bring shame to the Meng family?"
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Meng Shiniang roared loudly at Lin Yutong, her whole body trembling. She stared angrily, stood up suddenly, and leaned half of her body towards Lin Yutong.
Tongtong shouted: "I can go to hell, why can't others go to hell! If I could, I would drag you all to hell."
Lin Yutong leaned back and glanced at her lightly, "Tian Guangbo is dead. He is dead. There is no such person in this world. You will never see her again in this life..."
Meng Shiniang was stunned for a moment, and then her tears fell down. Her emotions could no longer be suppressed, and anger could not vent her sadness. She shed tears first, then howled, and after a while, her eyes seemed to be quenched with poison.
He had to look at Tongtong and said, "It's you! It was you who killed her."
Lin Yutong shook his head: "Actually, in the end, my second brother has hesitated whether to really chop off his head. Because there is someone behind him, then he will find a death row prisoner to die for him, and he will be secretly imprisoned. If he has meritorious service,
After a few years, we can release him and let him live incognito. If that doesn't work, the court will also talk about imprisoning him. For example, the court has an island in the sea for prisoners who cannot be released in their lifetime.
It's not a bad idea to go up there. There are mountains, water, and rivers there, each of which is as big as a province. Once there, you can't run away even if you want to, and you are living the life of a common person. But, he has no choice. He doesn't want his family or his relatives.
He didn't even want to take his own life. He wanted to die to protect the people behind him. Unfortunately, passion is better than ruthlessness. He has a heart of sincerity, but does that person have it? You are also in Huanchangtwen
We have been together for many years. In your opinion, how much true love is there in this world?"
Meng Shiniang slowly looked away from Tongtong, "Has Guangbo been let down?"
Tongtong sighed, "Do you know how much Tian Guangbo has paid over the years, and do you know how much he has received? If what you give and what you get are about the same, then forget it. But if you pay more and get less, then I dare to ask,
Whose love is real? Whose love is fake? This is the same as the relationship between a man and a woman! You have to ask, has this man given his time for that woman? Has this man paid money for that woman? If there are two
If you don't have any, would you ask a silly girl to go with such a man?"
Meng Shiniang's pursed mouth finally opened, "I vaguely know that there is such a person, but I don't know who it is! I can tell you what I know, but you have to tell me, that person failed
Who are the people in Guangbo?"
Han Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief outside: he finally spoke.
