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"The little girl was framed." Qi Surong said firmly.
"Who framed you?"
"The little girl doesn't know."
Zhou Du said angrily: "Are you playing tricks on this official? Come on, put a stick, this official wants to see how hard you can be today?"
The yamen on both sides walked over fiercely with torture instruments.
"Ah!" Qi Surong's ankle was tightened by the clamp, and she couldn't help crying out in pain.
The yamen was unrelenting, almost pinching off her legs. Qi Surong was in extreme pain, and finally collapsed on the ground unable to hold on. Before she fell into a coma, she was secretly glad that it wasn't her hand...
Seeing her fainted, Zhou Du patted Xingmu and said loudly: "This official has pronounced the case that the Qi family daughter was suspected of poisoning Cao Gongzi, and Qi Surong cast scorpion poison powder on him because he was not angry with Cao Xiang's rhetoric/play. As a result of his blindness, he was too defensive. The guilty woman Qi Surong is now sentenced to five years in prison and fined 3,000 taels of silver."
As soon as the sentence came out, Qi's father didn't respond, but Cao Xiang refused to accept it: "My lord, this woman caused me to lose my sight. Five years' imprisonment is too light."
Zhou Du said displeasedly: "If you have any objection to the judge's judgment, you can appeal for a severe sentence, and you can't criticize it in court."
Only then did Cao Xiang stop.
"Master Zhou, the Qi family's daughter hasn't pleaded guilty yet, so how can the case be settled?" Gu Jinyun gestured to a servant beside him and asked.
"This officer will wait for the guilty woman to be drawn and detained, and then submit the verdict to the Ministry of Punishment." Zhou Du patted the wood and ordered, "Come here, take the guilty woman into custody and retire from the court."
Qi's father stood stiffly outside the mansion, staring coldly at the closed mansion door.
Gu Jinyun turned around resolutely and ordered his attendants to find the doctor. Surong told him not to see her or take risks for her. But why is she willing to go to jail, and what is it worth her five years of unjust imprisonment in exchange?
In any case, he couldn't ignore it. Su Rong, you wait. I and you will definitely return your innocence and take you out of that prison.
Ping'er brought the doctor to the prison.
After the doctor checked the pulse, he said to Ping'er: "Miss Qi mainly suffers from skin and flesh injuries. As long as she applies medicine regularly, it will be fine. But the environment in the prison is damp and cold, and it is easy to catch cold and cause other diseases. The old man gave her a prescription. Two prescriptions, one for external application to the wound, and one for body conditioning. You remember to take her on time."
"Understood, thank you doctor." Ping'er took the recipe and thanked him with tears.
She wiped Qi Surong's body, briefly treated the wound, and then helped her change into the prison uniform. The female prisoner's prison is relatively remote, with walls on three sides and no one around. If it weren't for this, Ping'er would not dare to help her clean her body, change her clothes, and apply medicine.
"Are you all right? It's time to visit the prison." There was an urging voice from the yamen outside.
"Okay, come out now." Ping'er covered Surong with a quilt and whispered, "Miss, you have a good rest, and Ping'er will see you tomorrow."
The next day, the story of the daughter of the Qi family poisoning the son of the Cao family was quickly heard in the streets. All kinds of rumors emerged one after another, some said that the Qi family girl was vicious, some said that Cao Xiang was misbehaving, and some were still speculating whether the two were really having an affair...
Yunrong Xiuzhuang's business also plummeted. The Qi family may also bear a fine of 3,000 taels of silver, and Qi Surong's reputation will be damaged. If you want to help her reverse the case, the key is to expose Cao Xiang's blind disguise. But Cao Xiang has been behind closed doors, and there is no chance to start.
βγChapter 50: In Prison (1)
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, 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."