A jailer from the Jinyiwei Zhenfusi held a dim oil lamp in his hand and walked in the prestigious Jinyiwei Prison. Although the ticking footsteps woke up many prisoners in the cells, everyone just raised their heads and glanced.
He just lowered his head and continued to sleep. In such a special cell, it would not be strange for anyone to be taken out for interrogation at any time. Even if he was about to be taken out for interrogation, no, if he was about to be taken out for interrogation, it would be even more surprising.
Take the time to rest more.
However, the jailer did not stop in front of the cell doors, and went straight through the area and walked deeper. At this time, the prisoner in one cell opened his eyes and glanced at the jailer. "Deeper cells, then
It's a place where female prisoners are held under special care. Only Aunt Tang and Tang Sai'er are being held there now. No one has interrogated them for a long time. This is someone who has the idea of interrogating them again.
, or is someone finally going to attack them? Or is it because of what Uncle Tang did?' The man thought for a while, and was a little worried about He Miao and Tang Sai'er whom he knew. But he was also locked in a cell and could do anything.
No, in the end I could only think that if He Miao and Tang Sai'er were killed, I would silently recite the "Rebirth Mantra" I had read before to let their souls rest in peace.
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"Mrs. Tang, Miss Tang." The jailer walked to the door of the cell where He Miao and Tang Sai'er were held, and said in a calm tone.
"Brother, is there someone who wants to interrogate us?" He Miao asked, looking slightly nervous, but not panicked. Although the jailer's attitude and Shen's expression will basically not change, the names he addresses them will.
, sometimes treated like other prisoners, but sometimes treated like people outside the prison. Today's name is like greeting each other on the street outside, unfamiliar people, so although He Miao suddenly came to see him because of the jailer,
They felt nervous, but felt that the situation was not too bad and not too alarming.
"You two, just come with me and we'll find out." The jailer didn't say much, he just said this and then took out the key and opened the prison door.
"Mother." Tang Sai'er called out very uneasily. She was very scared. Although she had not suffered much torture in the past few days, she knew what would happen if she was tortured after seeing the miserable behavior of those who were brought back after being tortured.
, no one had paid attention to them for many days, but they were suddenly going to be interrogated, which made her very scared.
He Miao patted her on the head to reassure her, got up and walked outside the prison. When Tang Saier saw her mother walking out, she plucked up the courage and walked out too.
'If you want to torture me, or even torture me, I will say what my mother told me to say. If I really can't say it, I will pretend not to know. Even if I am tortured to extract a confession, I will still pretend not to know. If you want to humiliate me, what should I do?
What to do? My mother said that there is hope as long as she lives, but even if a woman who has been bullied survives, what hope does she have? But commit suicide on the spot? I, I can't make this decision myself.' On the way to follow the jailer,
Tang Sai'er couldn't help but think about it, and the more she thought about it, the more scared she became. She couldn't help but tremble all over. He Miao noticed her uneasiness and wanted to comfort her, but she thought of the jailers and guards who were leading the way, so she didn't dare to speak, or even
If he dared to take action, he could only pray secretly that even if he was interrogated, Tang Saier would never be tortured.
The two of them walked in this frightened situation for a long time, walked out of the cell, walked through the interrogation room, and continued walking out. Tang Saier had been immersed in fear and did not notice it, but He Miao felt very
Surprised, I even thought of a situation: 'Could it be...'
Before she could finish thinking, they had followed the jailer to a door. The jailer reached out and pushed the door open, and dazzling sunlight suddenly shone in. At this time, even Tang Sai'er, who had been trembling with fear, noticed something was wrong, but
Before she had time to think about it, she was pushed out of the door by the jailer. After being pushed out of the door, Tang Sai'er just raised her hands to block the dazzling sunlight. Before she had time to see the surrounding situation clearly, she fell into a strong and strong embrace.
Tang Saier struggled out immediately, but then she heard the man speak and heard a very familiar voice, and was stunned.
"Daughter! My daughter!" Tang Jingyu hugged her and cried a few times. Then he seemed to remember something. He let go of his arms and looked at Tang Saier carefully. He didn't see any scars or damaged clothes.
He felt relieved, but thought that this might be an old injury from the past. Some of his clothes had healed and he had changed into new ones, so he quickly asked: "Sai'er, have you ever been tortured by them? Have you been bullied by them?"
Passed? What injuries did you suffer?"
"Sai'er has never been tortured or bullied." At this time, the voice came from behind Tang Sai'er. Tang Jingyu raised his head and saw He Miao's face full of surprise.
"Miao'er!" Tang Jingyu immediately stepped forward and hugged He Miao tightly, whispering: "Miao'er!"
"Husband." He Miao also hugged him tightly and whispered. The two of them did not say any more words, because it was enough to call each other when they saw each other.
They hugged each other tightly for a while, and then Tang Jingyu slowly let go. Thinking of Tang Sai'er, he asked again: "Miao'er, you said that Sai'er has never been tortured or bullied?"
"No, Sai'er has never been tortured or humiliated." He Miao said again firmly.
Hearing He Miao's words, Tang Jingyu breathed a sigh of relief, but then said to He Miao with great concern: "Miao'er, Sai'er is not injured. What about you, have you been tortured?"
"No. A big shot from Jinyiwei personally interrogated me several times, and I told everything I knew. Probably because I was very cooperative, I was not tortured. After interrogating me several times at the end of December, I was never interrogated again.
, but he asked me to write you a letter home at the beginning of the first year, and Sai'er and I have been in the cell since then."
"What I wrote in the letter home is not a lie. Although my daughter and I were locked in a cell, we were not tortured or molested by the guards; the cell was relatively clean and our clothes were not taken away; three times a day we were not molested.
There is never a missing meal." He Miao said.
"That's good, that's good." Tang Jingyu murmured a few more words.
Tang Jingyu was about to say something more, but suddenly a "wow" sound came from beside him, and then Tang Saier leaned on Tang Jingyu and cried. Only then did she realize that she had been released, and she had not seen her for a long time.
Suddenly, the fear of being imprisoned during these days came together with the fear of being tortured and humiliated. I couldn't help but lean on my father and cry loudly.
"Don't be afraid Sai'er, it's all over, it's all over." Tang Jingyu hugged his daughter again, patted her back gently, and comforted her in a low voice.
Sai'er ignored his words and just cried. After a while, her voice became hoarse from crying, and then she slowly stopped sobbing. Tang Jingyu whispered a few words of comfort, helped her to the hired carriage, and joined He Miao.
He put his daughter into the carriage and gave the coachman a few words in a low voice. It was probably the first time the coachman came to a place like the entrance of Jinyiwei Yamen. Even though he knew that he was not a prisoner and would not be suddenly arrested, he still did not want to stay here longer and treated the three of them.
After everyone got on the carriage, they immediately waved their whips and drove the horses and carriages away from here as quickly as possible.
"Husband, where are we going?" On the carriage, He Miao asked Tang Jingyu in a low voice, holding her daughter who had fallen asleep.
"I rented a small courtyard in the south of the city, and we will live in the small courtyard I rented." Tang Jingyu also answered in a low voice.
"Husband, what happened? That caused our identity to be exposed? What did you do these days?" He Miao couldn't help but ask. Although the matter has passed, she still wants to know what happened.
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"In Suzhou, Dan's family was discovered to be a believer, and the government wanted to raid his home; but Dan Mo bribed a lieutenant in the Suzhou Jinyi Guards, and the lieutenant passed the news to Dan Mo, who decided to rebel and wanted to
Capture King An alive; I was accidentally involved in this matter and my identity as a believer was discovered." Tang Jingyu roughly explained the reason for his exposure in simple words.
"The Dan family is rebelling!" He Miao shouted in surprise. Of course, she immediately reacted and covered her mouth, and hurriedly lowered her head to see if Tang Sai'er had been awakened. After making sure that she was still asleep, she relaxed
Kai covered his mouth with his hand and cursed in a low voice: "Damn the Dan family! When will it be discovered that the identity of the believer is not good, and it must be discovered at that time!"
"This is all God's will, no one can blame it." Tang Jingyu said calmly. He was angrier than He Miao at the time, and wished he could kill all Dan's family with his own hands, but after these days, he has faded away. Of course, this is different from Dan Mo and others.
It also had something to do with being sentenced to death.
"That's right! That's right!" He Miao said again after hearing that Dan Mo, Dan Qing and others would be executed by Ling Chi, and that Dan Mo's son would also be beheaded in public.
But she then asked worriedly: "The reason why the Dan family was dealt with so harshly is that they rebelled and tried to capture King An alive. It is also one of the reasons why their family is a White Lotus believer. The imperial court dealt with the Dan family so severely.
, do we need to deal with the other captured White Lotus cultists severely?" He Miao asked again. She didn't bother about the other White Lotus cultists. Since she and Tang Sai'er were released and allowed to move freely, they would not be severely punished.
, she was worried about her family members in her hometown. Both her husband and wife were discovered to be White Lotus cultists, so it was impossible for the clansmen in her hometown not to be implicated, and it was easy to find out that they were also White Lotus cultists.
"Are you worried about the clansmen in your hometown?" Tang Jingyu saw through his wife's thoughts at a glance and said: "Many clansmen will be exiled overseas, but there are also many clansmen who can stay in their hometowns. Those clansmen who stay in their hometowns have to pay a fine.
You may have to sell a lot of land, but you can stay in your hometown and still be a farmer. No matter you are a member of the Tang family or the He family."
"Such a light treatment?" He Miao said in surprise: "How could it be so light?" She then thought of something: "Did you make a great contribution?"
"I have indeed made meritorious service, but such a light treatment probably has nothing to do with my meritorious service, because most families who believe in the White Lotus Sect deal with it this way." Tang Jingyu said.
"Then, why is the punishment so light?" He Miao asked puzzledly. In the past, during the Hongwu period, although ordinary believers were not punished too harshly, those whose entire families believed in the White Lotus Sect were exceptions. Most of them would
They were moved to different places and dispersed to different places. But this time, most families could have many people staying in their hometowns, which really puzzled her.
Tang Jingyu shook his head. "I don't know either. But it is said that this was ordered by His Majesty himself. There must be some profound meaning."
Hearing that it was His Majesty's order, He Miao didn't ask any more questions. But she immediately thought of another question. "Husband, how did you know that His Majesty personally ordered this? What on earth are you doing now? You said
I have made great contributions, but what kind of contributions have I made?" She asked a lot of questions in succession.
Tang Jingyu immediately told He Miao what he had done during this period, and finally said: "Because of my contribution, the commander of Qin conferred on me the title of a nobleman, and at the same time appointed me as a hundred households of Jinyiwei. But where exactly should I be a hundred households?"
No appointment yet.”
"This is really great!" He Miao didn't care about anything else. Even after hearing that her husband's great contribution was to persuade Peng Ju to surrender, she didn't care how Tang Jingyu persuaded her. She just said very happily: "
Not only is he exempted from guilt, but he can also serve as an official, which is great."
"Yes, that's great." Tang Jingyu also said with joy. Although he would have difficulty integrating into the circle of Jinyiwei for a long time or even in this life even if he became a hundred households, he did not have to bear the identity of a sinner.
He was satisfied that his daughter did not have to bear the identity of a sinner.
"Moreover, Princess Guangling is still willing to be friends with Sai'er. A few days ago, she sent someone to say that she would reward her husband with a house in the city and let Sai'er enter the palace as a companion." Tang Jingyu added.
"real?"
"real."
"This, this," although he had heard a lot of surprising news, the last news still made He Miao so happy that he didn't know what to say. What an honor it is to be the companion of the princess, and this princess
She is also His Majesty's favorite princess. Sai'er can be her companion, which is something He Miao never dared to think about.
"Will your majesty allow it?" He Miao suddenly asked. Even if Her Royal Highness the Princess doesn't care about Tang Saier's identity as a White Lotus cultist, your majesty probably won't agree.
"Your Majesty has agreed. After Tang Sai'er is raised at home for a few days, he will send her to the palace." Tang Jingyu said.
