The first update of the next day was a starry night without light.
When he heard the night watch, Sun Zhigao, who had already put on his clothes, gently opened the door and walked out of the inn.
The streets were dark except for a few watchmen. Sun Zhigao carefully avoided the watchman and came to the back door of Taoxiangju as agreed with Ming'er.
As one of the few brothels in Jiangning, Taoxiangju is still brightly lit even at night, but the back door is dark and very quiet.
Sun Zhigao hid in the shadows, staring at the small door without blinking, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
However, at the thought of being able to be affectionate with Dong Lihua, who thought about it day and night, Sun Zhigao immediately became excited again, and his heart felt hot.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, just when Sun Zhigao's patience was about to run out, his eyes suddenly lit up. On the small bridge not far away, a graceful woman holding a palace lantern appeared.
"Miss Ming'er!"
Sun Zhigao called out softly, but Ming'er, who was standing on the bridge, made a silent gesture and waved to Sun Zhigao.
Sun Zhigao understood immediately, closed his mouth, and tiptoed towards the direction of Ming'er.
Ming'er led Sun Zhigao along the path for a long time, and suddenly turned into a remote alley.
Sun Zhigao couldn't help but secretly admired: This Dong Lihua is really attentive, knowing that there are many people in the brothel, so she deliberately chose such a secluded place to have a tryst with me.
Sun Zhigao followed Ming'er step by step, but saw Ming'er walking to a side door of a garden, waving to Sun Zhigao, and then disappeared behind the door.
"Looks like we've arrived!"
Sun Zhigao's heart felt hot, and he quickly walked a few steps and followed him.
After entering the side door, he saw darkness on all sides, but Ming'er was nowhere to be seen. Sun Zhigao couldn't help calling in a low voice: "Miss Ming'er, Miss Ming'er?"
There was silence and no one answered.
Sun Zhigao stood up and said with a smile: "Miss Dong, Sun knows that you are here. Since you led me here, why hide anymore? Come out quickly!"
Sun Zhigao called a few more times, but Dong Lihua still didn't show up. Now Sun Zhigao finally panicked and quickly moved to search.
It was dark and he couldn't see the road clearly. After taking a few steps, Sun Zhigao tripped over a stone under his feet and hit his face on the ground, bleeding immediately.
Covering his shoehorned face that was on the verge of disgrace, Sun Zhigao's depressed mood was finally ignited, and he completely took off his gentle side. He gritted his teeth and shouted: "You bitch, are you kidding me? Come out!"
However, the person who responded to Sun Zhigao was not Dong Lihua with a charming smile, but several rapid and powerful barks.
A man's voice came from the darkness: "Why is the back door open?"
Another man said: "There seems to be some movement, could it be a thief?"
"Quick, ask someone to search!"
At that moment, dozens of torches were lit, and the yard became noisy with people barking and dogs barking.
No matter how stupid Sun Zhigao was, he knew that the situation was not good at this time, so he quickly rubbed oil on his soles and prepared to take off.
Listening to the conversation between those people, it was obvious that the small door when entering was inaccessible. The only way to escape was to climb over the wall.
When Sun Zhigao heard the footsteps approaching in the distance, he didn't care about the elegance of a scholar and jumped up to the wall.
However, he had long been exhausted by the wine and sex. He was completely weak and clumsy in his movements. Although he managed to climb up the edge of the wall with the help of the pile of firewood, he did not have the strength to turn his whole body over.
Sun Zhigao was hanging on the wall, unable to go up or down. Just when he was frightened and frightened, he suddenly heard a loud shout.
"Want to run? Come down here!"
A moment later, someone grabbed Sun Zhigao's left foot and dragged him off the wall.
Sun Zhigao fell to the ground, and when he came back to his senses, he saw a bright torch in front of him, and saw a dozen men with evil faces surrounding him, frightened to the point of losing his soul.
"You guys, this is all a misunderstanding..."
Just as Sun Zhigao was about to open his mouth to explain, he was slapped hard on the face by a powerful and heavy ear scraper. Two of Sun Zhigao's teeth suddenly fell out and his mouth was filled with blood.
Sun Zhigao covered his face, filled with shock and anger, and cursed: "You are so brave, do you know who I am? Believe me or not..."
Before Sun Zhigao could finish speaking, another wave of punches and kicks greeted him. Sun Zhigao had never suffered like this before. He screamed after being beaten and quickly lowered his head and begged for mercy.
A big man was beating and cursing: "What kind of good thing can I do if I come to pick up the wall in the middle of the night?"
Another person scolded: "You have such a dignified appearance, but you still imitate pretty girls and steal jade and beauty, and you don't even urinate and look in the mirror!"
"Hang him up first and wait for Master Futai to let him down!"
As soon as the person in charge gave the order, a big man wrapped a rope around the old tree next to him and hung Sun Zhigao upside down in the tree.
Sun Zhigao, who was hung upside down, completely forgot about the physical pain at this time, and his mind was completely occupied by the four words "Master Futai" mentioned by the man.
"Is it Shen Futai or Liu Futai? Is this place a certain lord's villa?"
Thinking of this, Sun Zhigao couldn't help but feel frightened. Whether it is the prefect Shen Du or the governor Liu Xun, they are all giants who can crush him with one finger.
After a while, an old man in brocade clothes walked over surrounded by his servants, followed by an enchanting young beautiful woman.
As soon as Sun Zhigao saw the old man's face, his face turned pale and he lost all hope.
This old man is none other than the governor of Jiangnan, Liu Xun, and the beautiful woman beside him is Liu Xun's favorite concubine, Song Xi'er. This house was a special courtyard built by Liu Xun to hide his beauty in a golden house.
Liu Xun is old and frail, Song Xier is young and beautiful, an old husband and a young wife, with many problems. Liu Xun knew that he was not capable of doing what he wanted, and he had always been worried that Song Xi'er would steal people behind his back and ruin his reputation in the officialdom, so he always took strict precautions in this regard.
That night, Liu Xun heard a report that someone was sneakily climbing the wall in the middle of the night. He naturally thought that this person was a thief who came to steal jade and fragrance, so he hurriedly put on his clothes and came to check.
Seeing Sun Zhigao hanging upside down in the tree, and glancing at the enchanting woman beside him, Liu Xun became so angry that he slapped her across the face: "You are a fox, seducing men all day long. Even this kind of thing can be admired!"
Song Xi'er received a slap in the face and did not argue. She just shed tears of grievance. Then, as if she had made up her mind, she picked up her skirt and ran towards the well.
When Liu Xun saw this, he was so frightened that he shouted quickly: "Quick, quick, grab Aunt Song!"
Several women hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Song Xi'er. Song Xi'er struggled and cried loudly: "Let me die. I want to die to prove my innocence!"
After crying and crying for a while, Song Xier was dragged into the house and locked up.
Liu Xun was ashamed and angry, and all his anger was transferred to Sun Zhigao in front of him. He gritted his teeth and ordered: "There is no need to interrogate, just beat me to death!"
"yes!"
After hearing this, several servants perked up and after stretching their muscles, they picked up the whip and whipped Sun Zhigao hard.
Sun Zhigao first begged for mercy, then began to curse after realizing that the begging was useless. Finally, he couldn't hold it in anymore and fainted. He was immediately poured cold water on him, regained consciousness, and then was beaten again.
It wasn't until Sun Zhigao was beaten to death that Liu Xun said: "Give him a breath and let him write a confession and admit his guilt."
"yes."
Master Huang, who happened to be here, dipped his pen in ink and wrote a confession. Sun Zhigao struggled and refused to sign. As a result, he was punched a few more times and was forced to press his fingerprints. Then he was thrown into the firewood. In the room, he was taken into custody.
