Xiao Yu dragged his shackles to the iron railing and sat opposite She Quli.
The child had wild hair and was all black. Only his big eyes, which were slightly more mature than his peers, were black and white.
The two looked at each other for a while, and She Quli opened his mouth again in such a sarcastic tone.
"You are so stupid, you took the bait, didn't you? I warned you to stay out of our business, but you just didn't listen."
Xiao Yu was choked and couldn't speak for a long time, feeling like a hot face pressed against a cold butt.
"That's good. Those who are about to be rescued are not rescued. Those who rescue others stay here and become neighbors." She Quli sighed and leaned forward, "Hey, little prince, you are back with us again." Where did you stay before?"
"Um."
"Is the place empty already and you don't see anyone?"
"Some people are still there."
"Aweng... Then have you seen Aweng?" She Quli's eyes immediately lit up, and she looked like a child corresponding to her age.
"seen."
She Quli immediately pouted: "If you hadn't caused trouble last night, Aweng and the other clan members would have been brought here this morning."
Xiao Yu nodded calmly, but felt uncomfortable.
He did not say that the devil's cave-like house should have been reduced to ruins at this time, and his tribe may have been buried in the sea of fire in their last stubbornness, but these things were too cruel for a child who was still looking forward to the future.
He decided not to say a word about it, but She Quli continued to scold him.
He didn't defend himself, he just nodded or shook his head according to his thoughts, or smiled, although the smile was a little forced.
"You are the young prince of Nan Qi, you can't be like us!"
"What's the meaning?"
She Quli suddenly lowered his voice: "Your emperor should let you out soon!"
Xiao Yu shook his head.
"Why?"
"Perhaps...he wants to kill me more than ever."
"He wants to kill you? Aren't you brothers?"
"Cousin...if he were a real brother, I would have been killed long ago."
Having said this, Xiao Yu smiled helplessly.
She Quli scratched his head. He didn't seem to understand. When he wanted to ask more questions, the iron door behind him suddenly opened again.
A jailer walked in, followed by four sturdy men in black palace guard uniforms.
I saw that the jailer was extremely respectful to them. After opening the door, he stood aside in a fawning manner.
The four palace guards looked seriously and looked around in the prison. They also glanced at Xiao Yu, but they quickly looked away.
"You...you...and you and you, come out!"
A palace guard singled out several prisoners in a row, and the jailer hurriedly opened the door and urged those who were singled out to come out.
Xiao Yu had been witnessing the whole process. He watched four burly Hu prisoners being taken away by the four equally muscular palace guards.
The iron door of the prison was closed again, and Xiao Yu asked quietly: "What are those people doing here?"
"I don't know." She Quli shook his head, "I met them when I was brought here the day before yesterday. They also took away four people at that time, and they also took away four people yesterday. They only picked out the strong and strong. I think they He must have been dragged to build the imperial tomb."
Xiao Yu was surprised: "Why go to build the imperial mausoleum?"
"Because... I heard Aweng say that the emperors of the Central Plains began to build their own mausoleums from the day they became emperors. Do you know Qin Shihuang? They built the emperor's mausoleum and didn't finish it until his death. I heard that the emperor's mausoleum was built You have to find young and strong people to cultivate, and it takes decades to cultivate, and there are often hundreds of thousands, millions of people, so where can you find them? Just find them among the prisoners."
Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing after hearing this, but when he thought about it, it seemed reasonable, but he didn't take it too seriously. It was probably as She Quli said, keeping good labor here is a waste, it is better to let them accept "labor" Transformation".
Xiao Yu had nothing to do, so he listened to another piece of She Quli's scolding and contempt for him.
After it got dark, I had my first meal in the prison. It only had dry biscuits and salty porridge, but even these seemed to be specially reserved for him, while other prisoners only had moldy steamed buns and sour bread. vegetable porridge.
Xiao Yu had no appetite, so he gave most of the dry biscuits and salty porridge to others. After eating a little, he returned to the hard couch and fell asleep.
He finally fell asleep, but in the middle of the night, he seemed to hear something again.
There was a sound of slight footsteps approaching from far away, and the iron door was opened again with a rusty sound.
Xiao Yu didn't open his eyes, but he was sure that it was definitely not some knight-errant coming to save people.
A low scream from the jailer confirmed the correctness of his guess, but he could feel a ball of fire approaching him.
The scolding and the sound of the door opening sounded at the same time.
"Get up, don't sleep, a superior officer is coming to see you!"
Xiao Yu heard She Quli calling his name softly. At this time, he rubbed his eyes and sat up slowly.
The light in front of him was dazzling. It took him a long time to adapt to it before he opened his eyes. He saw a jailer standing in front of the cell door, bowing his head.
There were five or six people standing outside the door. They all looked familiar, with solemn expressions and measured manners.
The man in the middle looks to be in his fifties, with a square face and a beard. He wears an Erliang Jinxian crown, a soap-colored court dress, and a beryl on his waist.
The rest of the people were all dressed in black, holding a torch in one hand and holding a sword around their waists with the other.
When Xiao Yu saw the visitor's attire, he knew that his status in the court was neither too high nor too low. He should be of rank four or five, such as Zhongshu Supervisor or Guanglu Doctor.
The man in the middle left the others outside, walked into the cell alone, and stood in front of Xiao Yu to look at it carefully for a moment.
Xiao Yu felt a little frightened when the man saw him, but he saw the man suddenly took two steps back and said to the jailer beside him: "Unlock his shackles."
The jailer was stunned for a moment: "Shangguan, this is not a rule!"
The man glanced at the jailer and said coldly: "This person has not been convicted yet. He is just being detained. He does not need to follow the old rules."
The jailer had no choice but to comply.
Xiao Yu suddenly felt relaxed after the shackles were removed. He moved his wrists and stood up.
"Your Excellency, you can't stay here any longer." The man in the middle suddenly said, his voice was as loud as a bell with full confidence.
"Then wherever you are taking me, you won't let me go home!"
"Go home?" The man in the middle said with a hint of doubt, "It's impossible to go home. Is your work not finished yet?"
"Then you want to kill me somewhere else?"
As soon as Xiao Yu finished speaking, except for the jailer, everyone in front of them couldn't help but change their expressions suddenly.
The leader said: "Besides the Emperor, who else can kill you?"
"He will kill me eventually..."
The leader seemed to be swaying, and he hurriedly raised his hands and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, please be careful when speaking. No one dares to guess His Majesty's thoughts, and no one says that Your Majesty will die."
"Then who asked you to come? Where are you taking me?" Xiao Yu asked.
"Of course the imperial court asked me to come. It doesn't matter where I go, but it will definitely be a safer place than here." The man in the middle said.
Xiao Yu glanced at the man: "I don't know who you are yet, but you recognize me."
"Your Excellency looks very similar to the one in the palace. I can't mistake him. As for me... I am Wei Weiqing Uncle Zheng Shao."
The man raised his hand.
Xiao Yu quickly returned the gift: "It turns out that you are the Marquis of Yingdao County!"
