Although Shen Jiao said she wanted to save Huo Changze, she had no clue.
The previous news was also heard from others, so Shen Jiao spent the past few days hanging out in the teahouse, hoping to hear some new news about Huo Changze.
However, that's what those people said over and over again. The only difference is that the General's Mansion has been sealed off, and no one inside is allowed to go out. It was not until Huo Changze returned to Beijing to investigate clearly that he would decide how to deal with them.
Shen Jiao suddenly remembered that Huo Changze did not ask He Qing and the others to send her back to the General's Mansion. She did not think deeply about it at the time, and only thought that Huo Changze knew that she did not like the General's Mansion, so he moved her to another place.
And Huo Changze’s last words on the carriage...
The more Shen Jiao thought about it, the more something was wrong. I'm afraid Huo Changze had already expected that this would happen to him.
Qi Yu had been paying attention to her, and when he saw that she looked strange, he immediately asked: "What's wrong?"
Shen Jiao shook her head and said, "Nothing."
These are just her guesses, and only Huo Changze himself knows the specific situation.
Whether Huo Changze had foreseen the future or did it unintentionally. No matter what, it was a certainty that Huo Changze was behind bars now, and she had to save him.
Shen Jiao and Qi Yu sat for a while and went back together without hearing any useful information. Now they could only wait for Huo Changze to return to Beijing before making plans.
And who knows where He Qing and Lu Xianfeng went? It's been several days and I still haven't come back.
Did they go to rescue Huo Changze?
There were only two of them, plus the accompanying soldiers who brought her back, there were more than ten people. This is totally a way to die!
Shen Jiao was worried and only hoped that they would come back safely.
It wasn't until late one night a few days later that He Qing and Lu Xianfeng finally came back.
When there was a knock on the door and they opened it, they saw He Qing, Lu Xianfeng and others in a state of embarrassment.
Lu Xianfeng had passed out. He was covered in injuries. Some of the serious injuries had been roughly treated and wrapped in cloth. There were also blood flowing out from some wounds that had been frozen by the cold wind and solidified on the face and body.
He Qing's condition was also very bad. He almost gritted his teeth and brought Lu Xianfeng all the way back. Now when he saw Shen Jiao and Qi Yu appearing, he finally fell down unable to hold on.
…
Qi Yu went outside to invite the doctor back, but He Qing and Lu Xianfeng were in poor condition. Bitao helped the doctor, pouring out basin after basin of blood.
He Qing's condition is better than Lu Xunfeng's. Lu Shanfeng's bones were broken, and the doctor said the situation was not optimistic. He can only do his best.
Shen Jiao stood by and Lu Shanfeng was still in a coma, but the pain of having the broken bones forcibly broken back and the skin and flesh being re-sewed still made him groan, and there was cold sweat on his forehead.
It wasn't until it was getting dark that the doctor finally took a deep breath.
The doctor said that he would come over tomorrow to check on Lu Xianfeng's condition, and then left after explaining some things.
Shen Jiao looked at the two of them and sighed. No need to ask, they must have gone to save Huo Changze.
The two of them were loyal to Huo Changze, and Shen Jiao saw it. It was just that he acted too impulsively and almost lost his life.
…
Huo Changze was imprisoned in the Sky Prison. He had not yet been convicted, and he was not paraded through the streets on his way back.
After Shen Jiao figured out where Huo Changze was being held, she went there alone.
She didn't tell Qi Yu, but sneaked out by herself. After all, it would be better for her to do such risky things alone.
However, when the guarding soldiers heard that she was here to visit Huo Changze, they immediately told her to leave quickly without giving her any chance to speak.
Shen Jiao is not convinced. If talking nicely doesn't work, then don't blame her for using more tricks.
As the saying goes, money can make the world go round. If you can't push it, it's just that you didn't give enough.
Shen Jiao hummed and took two heavy gold bars from the money pocket she was carrying. She once again used the excuse of talking to approach him and quietly put the gold bars into his hand.
Shen Jiao smiled and said as if she was sure of winning, "Can I go in and take a look? I'll be leaving soon."
The soldier bumped the gold in his hand, snorted, and gave it back to her.
Isn't it? Isn’t this too little? ! She has only been away for half a year and the prices in the capital are already so outrageous?
Shen Jiao looked at him in disbelief, feeling very heartbroken, but had no choice but to take out a few more expensive pearls.
But the guard still ignored her, and his eyes fell on the bundle behind her intentionally or unintentionally.
Shen Jiao closed her eyes in pain and her heart was bleeding. She risked it all and handed him all her money.
The guard reached out and took it, opened the backpack and took a look, with a satisfied expression on his face.
The guard said: "Go in, I'll give you a quarter of an hour."
A quarter of an hour……
She is worth so much money for a quarter of an hour...
Seeing her looking at the bundle sadly, the soldier sneered, "What? A quarter of an hour is too much?"
Shen Jiao was scared to death, fearing that he would shorten the time again, so she quickly said: "Not much, not much...I'll go in right now."
Shen Jiao secretly beat him up in her heart, then laughed dryly twice and hurried in.
…
The cell was very large and contained some dying criminals. The soldier didn't tell her Huo Changze's location, so she could only find him one by one.
Therefore, it is inevitable to see the miserable appearance of some people after being punished.
Some people were lying on the ground dying. He could no longer sit up because the skin on his back had been peeled off. There were also some people with black marks on their faces and bodies. Even if they saw her, their eyes would be numb and they would never make any waves.
They had no warm clothes at all, and they were all still wearing single clothes. Some of them were stiff and motionless, and their skin had turned blue-gray, and they still kept their original posture of huddled in the corner.
The air was filled with the smell of blood and decay. When Shen Jiao thought that these were the smells on their bodies, she almost felt sick and wanted to spit them out.
The cell was so big that she walked around inside without finding Huo Changze. A long time had passed, and Shen Jiao was afraid that the soldier would let her out, so she could only shout Huo Changze's name loudly in the cell.
She shouted while running, "Huo Changze! Huo Changze!"
She shouted for a long time, so long that she almost began to suspect that her information was wrong. Huo Changze was not actually being held here at all.
"Huo Changze!"
Shen Jiao shouted to the right at the corner. She waited for a while but didn't get a response, so she wanted to turn around and walk to the other side.
At this time, a hoarse voice came from not far away, "Jiaojiao..."
Shen Jiao stopped suddenly, and at that moment her tears burst out.
She had found Huo Changze, but for some reason, she didn't dare to go any further.
She was very afraid to see Huo Changze look like those people...
Until Huo Changze's voice came again, his voice was very soft and a little uncertain, "Jiaojiao?..."
Shen Jiao suddenly woke up from a dream and walked quickly towards the direction of the sound.
"Huo Changze..."
It wasn't until the moment Shen Jiao saw Huo Changze that the stone in her heart was completely relieved.
Huo Changze sat on the ground with his back against the wall. He was still the same as before, but he looked a little more haggard than before. There were no injuries on his body. After all, he had not been convicted yet, he was still the general of Tianqi, and no one deliberately made things difficult for him.
Huo Changze never thought that Shen Jiao would come to him. He just thought about her over and over again and how she would react when she found out about him.
Will she be afraid? Will you cry for him? Or would he be happy that she was finally free of him?
He thought about it in thousands of ways, but he never thought that Shen Jiao would take the risk of breaking into this prison for him.
This was something he never dared to ask for.
It wasn't until the girl wrapped in a light green cloak appeared in front of him that Huo Changze knew that this was not his fantasy. She formed a strong contrast with the dark and gloomy cell, like a new bud in spring, incredibly beautiful.
Shen Jiao took out a key from somewhere and opened the cell door directly.
She immediately rushed towards Huo Changze, grabbed the clothes on his chest, and cried: "Huo Changze... you must pay me back after you go out..."
