Poor Lady

In the prison, Qi Surong hugged the quilt and leaned sideways against the corner, her body was hot and her consciousness was blurred.

"Miss, the servant is here to see you." Ping'er's voice came into his ears, followed by the sound of unlocking the lock, and the jailer said, "There is only time for one stick of incense, so hurry up."

"Many thanks to the elder brother of the jailer, the elder brother of the jailer's clerk." After speaking, Ping'er put a piece of silver into his hand.

The yamen went away satisfied. People from the Qi family came to visit the prison every one or two days, and their group of jailers made a fortune.

Qi Surong raised her eyes and saw a figure beside Ping'er in the dimness. She asked, "Ping'er, who is next to you? Doctor?"

"No." Ping'er glanced at the man and replied, "It's the groom, who came to see you with me on purpose."

"Oh, it's Lu Xian." Qi Surong smiled weakly.

Ping'er was about to help, but the man beside her squatted down and supported Qi Surong's arm.

"You..." Qi Surong was stunned for a moment, then looked at the man intently, and said in surprise, "Jin...why are you here?"

The man in front of him, with a beard and a tattered felt hat, was dressed plainly, dressed as a groom. But as long as he looked carefully, Qi Surong still recognized him as Gu Jinyun.

"I miss you and want to know if you are okay." Gu Jinyun stroked her face and said in a hoarse voice.

"I'm fine, don't worry." Qi Surong smiled.

"Why don't you make me worry?" The woman in front of her was wearing a thin prison uniform, her face was haggard, her body was hot, and her injuries have not yet healed. How could such a slender woman endure such suffering? Why is she still smiling?

"Jin Yun, do you remember what you promised me?" Qi Surong asked.

"What's the matter?"

"Don't take risks for me, don't come to see me."

"I never agreed."

"What?" Qi Surong was about to refute, when he suddenly remembered that he did not seem to have received Gu Jinyun's personal promise that day, he only said that he would wait for her to tell the truth.

What a scam! Qi Surong gave him a sideways glance and turned his head away angrily.

Gu Jinyun pursed his lips and said to Ping'er, "Ping'er, help Miss with medicine, I'll feed her soup."

"Yes." Ping'er immediately started to work.

Qi Surong did not refuse, and took Gu Jinyun's hand and drank the soup one sip by one.

"Did they force you to draw a bet?" Gu Jinyun asked suddenly.

Qi Surong shook his head: "No."

"If I force you, just admit it for now." Gu Jinyun said again, "I will help you reverse the case."

"No." Qi Surong refused, "Even if I stay in jail for five years, I can't plead guilty."

"Don't be stubborn."

"It's not stubborn. I know you want me to suffer less." Qi Surong smiled, "But Jin Yun, if I plead guilty today, even if I am vindicated, it will leave a stain. Qi's family can suffer and suffer, But it can’t be without integrity.”

This is an important basis for the support of other families. If she confessed because she couldn't bear the pain, she would not only lose the Qi family's face, but also lose the reputation she had built up so hard. Although her reputation has been damaged now, it is only temporary. As long as she persists, until the day she is rehabilitated, she will be reborn. A name that would rather die than give up is enough for the Qi family to gain the respect of the major families.

In the last life, she was not only arrogant, but also resting on her laurels. She regarded suffering as an insult. She did not dare to throw away her glossy shell and face it calmly, but she did not know that suffering is actually a whetstone of dignity, and it will only be sharpened more and more profitable. .

The physical pain was not as hard as she imagined. Depression in mood is the root of tragedy. So in this life, she is not afraid of suffering, because her heart is bright and calm.

Gu Jinyun looked at her clear eyes, stopped talking, and silently fed her the soup in her hand. His old face, seemingly delicate, always reveals an indescribable nobility, not the pampering nobility that comes from his family background, but the real nobility that comes from the depths of his soul.

Gu Jinyun put a kiss on her forehead and said softly, "Wait for me, I will wait for you too."

Qi Surong smiled and nodded.

Seeing that they were so close, Ping'er couldn't help blushing.

After Gu Jinyun left the prison, he immediately started to deal with Cao Xiang's affairs. First, he had to lead him out, and then he planned to let him admit that his blindness was fake in front of everyone's eyes. As long as he broke this point, Su Rong could get rid of it. crime. In the court that day, Zhou Du, the doctor, and other witnesses were all bribed. If he openly questioned it, it would be counterproductive. Zhou Du's official voice in the mouth of the people has always been good, and before there is no evidence, he must not act rashly.

However, Gu Jinyun didn't know that on the second day after his visit, Qi Surong was taken to the torture room to force her to confess her guilt and be detained.

"Qi Surong, you'd better confess your guilt quickly, or you'll blame me for being rude." The jailer sneered with the whip in his hand.

Qi Surong was tied to the Xingjiao, and said angrily, "Do you want to be submissive?"

"Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you don't recruit, I'm only responsible for beating." The jailer threw the whip on her leg suddenly.

"Ah!" Qi Surong exclaimed in pain, squinting and staring at him, and said coldly, "How much benefit have you received from others?"

The jailer paused and spat: "What's the benefit? I don't understand."

"Hehe, I just want to remind you that you have to leave a way out for yourself when you do anything." Qi Surong said lightly, "Some people want me to suffer a little bit more, so it's natural for you to collect money to do things. Don't be too ruthless, wouldn't it be better if you could give an explanation to the person who made the money without offending the Qi family too much and take care of both sides?"

"What do you mean?" the jailer asked blankly.

"I mean, you can punish me from time to time, but try to do it lightly. Just let others know that I am living miserably in prison, and I will cooperate." Qi Surong explained, "The Qi family Although it's not as good as before, it's still easy to deal with a small jailer. I don't think you want to be used as a knife, right? Is it worth losing your life for that little money?"

The jailer hesitated, already shaken.

Qi Surong said again: "Don't worry, as long as you don't overdo it, not only will I not blame you, but I will also thank you in the future."

The jailer gritted his teeth: "Okay, I will believe you once. Anyway, it will take a long time to come to Japan. If your Qi family is really capable, it is estimated that you can be rescued soon. If there is no way, I will toss you again."

"Brother the jailer is really shrewd." Qi Surong boasted.

"Haha, that's natural." The jailer laughed a few times, then stared at her again and said, "But since I brought you up today, I can't let you go back in vain."

Saying that, he took out two iron needles and stabbed her calf fiercely.

Qi Surong bit her lip, sweating from the pain.

The reason why the jailer specially greeted her leg was because her leg was already injured, which delayed the healing of the leg injury and made her unable to walk, which made her look pitiful.

Qi Surong also thought of this, so she didn't say much.

In the next few days, Qi Surong was often taken to the torture room, where he was either whipped or stabbed a few times. Fortunately, the jailer was very measured, and the trauma looked serious, but in fact he didn't hurt any muscles or bones.

Every time Ping'er came to change Qi Surong's medicine, she would find that there were more injuries on her body, and her leg injuries were always so bad that she couldn't help herself.

Qi Surong comforted: "It's fine, it'll be fine in a few days, aren't my father and Young Master Gu trying to figure out a way? I'll be able to go out soon."

"Hmm." Ping'er cried and nodded.

In fact, not only Qi's father and Gu Jinyun were trying to figure out a way, but also four doctors Zhang Zhihuai (Miss Zhang's husband), Zhongcheng Song Boyi (Zhuang Qiao'e's husband), Liu Muhan, the son of the Taiwei, Feng Zhan, the court advisor, and Xu Xu. Chen and others are secretly helping.

Several of the noble girls that Qi Surong made friends with in the past are also paying attention to this matter. Although they will not take the initiative to come forward, they will definitely make it convenient when the time is right.

Half a month later, Gu Jinyun was finally ready to start action, because the Cao family had already decided to send Cao Xiang out of the capital in three days, and they had no time to delay.

Just before their action, Qi Surong ushered in an unexpected person in prison.