Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Towering Palace Walls, Numerous Criminal Injuries

"Why don't you come? You bastards!" As soon as he entered the door, he heard this immature and sharp voice, with a trace of sullenness. Yan Wei looked up and saw that there was a mat in the middle of the room, and a bed on the mat. The bed was surrounded by a screen of flower gauze, and in front of the screen was a piece of white bear skin, on which a boy sat. The boy was only thirteen or fourteen years old, wrapped in brocade clothes, but barefoot, kicking the white bear's ears with his toes, the white bear's skin had a pair of black eye sockets, and it looked like a simple and honest smile , a bit funny.

Yan Wei was a little surprised, she thought for a long time along the way, but she never thought that it was a young man who summoned her into the palace, but she didn't know why? The young man seemed very excited when he saw Yan Wei: "Haha! You've come, are you that Yan Wei?" Although Yan Wei didn't know who it was, she thought that he was the king's young master, so she bowed and said, "Exactly, I don't know why the young master summoned the daughters of the people?" The young man stroked his chin with his hands, as if he was stroking a beard that didn't exist, and said with a grin, "Can't I call you here if I have nothing to do?" Then he turned angrily and said, "Bold! Only I can ask you here, What right do you have to ask me?!"

Yan Wei felt that the young man was a bit weird, so she looked around and saw all the eunuchs and maids standing with their hands down, their faces expressionless, as if they were used to it.Yan Wei pursed her lips and remained silent. The young man asked: "Are you the river goddess who fell into the water? Why didn't you drown?" Yan Wei heard him speak vulgarly, she didn't look like a nobleman at all, she couldn't help frowning, and said: "The girl of the people was saved by others, fortunately she escaped a catastrophe." The boy asked, "Who saved you?"

Yan Wei recalled that before Tong Shui claimed to be his cousin in front of Wu Hou, it was inconvenient to find another excuse at this time, so she said, "It's Minnv's cousin who happened to pass by and rescued Minnv." The young man said angrily: "You lied! How could such a coincidence happen? Who is that person in your house? Is he also a cousin?" Yan Wei was startled, what was she afraid of? Sure enough, it was Li Qichen who was recognized. This crime of harboring is probably not light, and now she can only refuse to admit it to death, and see if she can survive this calamity.So he calmed down and said loudly: "That is one of my patients. He is not related to me. It is just that he was wounded all over his body more than half a year ago. He was lying on the side of the road and he was still alive. As a doctor, I am in the spirit of saving lives and healing the wounded." Heart to treat him, and I don't know his identity."

The young man smiled and said: "Hmph! I didn't ask you this. What are you talking about? The more you talk, the more you lie. You really don't know that he is Li Qichen?" Yan Wei was startled, and didn't know how to answer, whether she was surprised by the name, or directly admitted that she already knew Li Qichen's identity, and she didn't know how to answer the question for a while. The young man smiled triumphantly: "Haha! Why didn't you answer? Can't you make up a lie? Do you want me to teach you?" As soon as Yan Wei thought about it, she had an idea. Since she didn't express surprise immediately, it meant that she already knew Li Qichen's identity. Such a reaction was reasonable, so she said: "He left this morning, and left a letter saying that he is Li Qichen. I just found out his identity, I didn't expect the young master to know so soon."

The boy laughed loudly: "Of course I already knew. They went out of the city early in the morning and were recognized. How could I not know?" Yan Wei was shocked and almost blurted out to inquire about their situation. She caught a glimpse of the young man's eyes flickering and was also observing her expression. She quickly restrained her mind and said lightly: "Really? I must have caught them, just need to confront them." , you can return my innocence." After saying that, he lowered his head slightly, not daring to look at the young man's face. I only heard the boy say: "Hmph! If I catch him, will I still have to look for you?"

Yan Wei was overjoyed, and said: "Since they didn't catch them, they must have left the city and flew away, and they came to ask me what to do again?" She couldn't help but speak briskly. The young man said: "They are gone away, you are very happy, right? Then Li Qichen hid in your house for several months, you said you don't know anything, who can you deceive? Heal a person whose name and origin are unknown, Serving soup and medicine, haha! How can there be such a person in the world?" Yan Wei raised her head and said in a clear voice: "Doctors are parents, and doctors and patients are also a kind of fate. Once you encounter them, you must do your best to treat them with care. My father has been ordered by the king to heal the wounds of prisoners on death row many times. Before ascending to heaven, we should also give him human dignity, and let him leave peacefully and not full of resentment. No matter how much sin he has committed in this life, he will be wiped away when he dies. The wounds are bandaged, the body is cleansed, and the clothes are washed. Death row prisoners have the right, and it is also the king's benevolent government. Even if Li Qichen is on death row, he will receive medical treatment, I don't know what is wrong with me treating his wounds?"

Hearing these words, the young man seemed a little startled, as if he didn't know this practice, and then he said angrily: "I'm not saying that you shouldn't treat the wound, but that you have harbored him for several months, so you naturally know which gangsters he has. Don't take it from the truth!" Yan Wei said: "I didn't know his identity until today, so how could I know where his henchmen are? If I were his boss and knew the inside story, I should go away with him and stay in the Are you waiting for the young master to inquire about the crime here?"

The boy suddenly smiled brightly, and said softly: "Very good, that's it, I like it! Come here! Put her to death!" Yan Wei's scalp exploded, her clothes drenched in sweat.Thinking of the torture wounds all over his body when he first met Li Qichen, it was painful to the bone. Will it be his turn to suffer this time?Thinking of this, Yan Wei couldn't stop trembling all over, and looked up to see the young man, who was looking at her with a smile, like a wolf watching its prey.Yan Wei wanted to beg, she opened her mouth a few times, but she didn't know what to say. Two eunuchs with expressionless faces held a pair of fingers and put them on Yan Wei's hands.They were five logs, about seven inches long, slightly thicker than chopsticks, with holes punched in them, and ropes were worn on the holes. There were dark brown old blood stains on the ropes, which seemed to emit a faint fishy smell, and Yan Wei couldn't help but gag.

The two eunuchs, one on the left and the other on the right, held the rope without exerting any force.The boy rested his chin and looked sideways at Yan Wei.Yan Wei felt as uncomfortable as if she was stripped naked on the street. She thought about jumping up and running away several times, but she couldn't muster the courage.In this heavy palace ban, even if you run, where can you run? The young man laughed even more happily, and said, "How do you feel, Wei the doctor? Can you heal yourself if you have a broken finger? Can you heal people if you have a broken finger?" He shook his head, as if he was quite proud of his words.

Suddenly, Yan Wei's heart became clear, and she looked at the young man indifferently: "I really don't know anything. If you want to punish him, then let him..." After finishing speaking, she felt that there seemed to be a hint of begging in her words.Maybe it's really begging, begging for quick execution, like meeting a snake in the mountains, the most terrifying thing is the moment when the snake is right in front of you, but it doesn't open its mouth and can't escape.If it has already been bitten, the snake is not so scary, it was bitten anyway, so what if one more bite? Yan Wei closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, why are she crying?Is it fear?Yan Wei herself couldn't figure it out, but she couldn't stop crying. "Hahahaha! Are you crying in fright? You're so timid. It's not funny at all!" The boy's voice came from next to his ear. Yan Wei didn't open her eyes, she just said softly: "I cry for my own life, it has nothing to do with you." "torture!" Yan Wei only felt a sharp pain in her fingers, and for a moment it was dark and she lost consciousness. One drop after another, there is water on the face, is it raining? Yan Wei woke up slowly, only feeling a sharp pain in her fingers.It was a pain that went deep into the bone marrow, so painful that I wanted to vomit.I finally know this feeling. I heard Li Qichen said before that when he is executed, he will vomit when the pain is extreme. No matter where he is tortured, the viscera are connected to them.The flesh, muscles, and bones are like subjects, and the heart, liver, and heart are like the monarch. The monarch may not feel the subjects' tribulations, but the monarch will mourn with the subjects when they suffer major tribulations. "How is it? How does it taste?" Yan Wei looked up, and standing beside him was the young man in brocade clothes and silk shoes, holding a jelly in his hand, dripping the juice from the jelly on his face On the nose, the aroma of wine is rippling. "It's Ti Bar? It's delicious." Yan Wei didn't even know why she said such a sentence, maybe she just didn't want to show weakness.After barely saying these words, Yan Wei felt the pain was unbearable, her hands were bloody, and the front of the buckskin short jacket was splattered with blood spots, it looked like a deer hunting scene during field hunting!Although Yan Wei has never seen a real field hunt, she has seen the guard of honor of the king returning from field hunting. Those deer that were hunted were piled on the horse's back, and scattered blood spots were splashed on the fur... Yan Wei was so painful that she closed her eyes again. Close your eyes, no longer have the strength to open them. "That's good! I'll give you a taste of something better. Come here and pull out her nails!" The boy's voice came to her ears again, Yan Wei trembled all over, and closed her eyes. When will this torture end? ... Feeling vaguely that someone lifted her body and pulled her arm, Yan Wei wished she could pass out immediately, so that she wouldn't feel the pain, and it was only a moment to escape. Suddenly I heard the jingle of the rings, and the fragrance of fat was tangy to the nostrils, like a gust of fragrant wind blowing. A woman's voice said: "Heng'er, you are messing around again!" It turned out that the young man was the ninth son Yang Heng.This must be Yang Heng's mother and concubine, that is, the mother and concubine of the seventh son Yang Zhen who was poisoned.Sure enough, the young man Yang Heng muttered: "Mother! It's so late... What are you doing here with your son?" Yan Wei managed to open her eyes and looked at the woman, who was only in her forties, with a full head of emerald jewels and a full dress. Under the severe pain, her eyes were blurred and she couldn't see her face clearly. She seemed a little familiar, but she couldn't remember it. Where have I seen it.For a moment, I felt like I had seen this scene in a dream. For some reason, I just felt at ease. The woman said angrily: "You brought a woman from outside the palace into the palace again in the middle of the night, if your father-in-law knew about it, would it be okay?" Yang Heng argued: "It's not a woman outside the palace, this is Li Qichen's nest owner. Before the seventh brother had an accident, Junfu appointed me to assist in the investigation and avenge the seventh brother. I just got some clues, so I tried the case overnight of." The woman said: "You are young, it is better not to get involved in these criminal cases. Even if it is a trial, you can't bring it into the palace to use lynching. This is your bedroom. It is very unlucky to have blood and anger. ! Send her out!" Yang Heng said: "I just found out some clues, I'm getting excited, let's talk about it later, I must send it out before dawn, and keep it without anyone noticing, okay?" The woman said angrily: "No! You have gone too far with your nonsense before, if someone dies, there is no way to deal with it. Come on! You two send her to prison, and bring her monogram back to me." Yang Heng said coquettishly: "Mother! You just can't trust me. I said I would give it away, and I guarantee that she is a living person and I won't kill her. Why rush it!" The woman said angrily: "You restrain yourself!" Yang Heng said: "I'm also taking revenge for Seventh Brother! Doesn't Mother want to catch the murderer who killed Seventh Brother..." At this time, Yan Wei was supported by two people and dragged out of the door, unable to hear the subsequent conversation.