On the way to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, Shen Haolin ordered Mei Lin and Mei Zhu to buy some late-night snacks and braised food to distribute to the warden and jailers of the prison, as well as to the soldiers guarding the outside.
Outside the prison door of the Criminal Department, they met Bai Meng who had returned again. When they met, they both showed a knowing smile.
"I knew you two couldn't wait any longer, so you must come and have a look." Bai Meng followed Shen Haolin and Shen Cha up the stairs, turned to look at the midnight snacks and snacks in Mei Lin and Mei Zhu's hands, and jumped towards them. Why don’t you jump, “Do you have a share in me? I’m so busy that I haven’t eaten yet!”
"What do you want to eat, Commander-in-Chief?" Mei Zhu looked at the oil paper bag in her hand and pointed at Mei Zhu's, "There are small wontons in there, do you want to eat them?"
"Eat, now I can eat a sheep, let alone a bowl of wontons."
The group of people walked to the door of the prison, and the four soldiers responsible for guarding stopped them at the same time. They recognized Bai Meng, who was also the superior Shangguan, but they had never seen the man and woman next to him.
Shen Cha took out Shen Jiajun's token from his waist and threw it to one of the guards. When the guard saw the big word "Shen" on it, his whole face became particularly radiant in an instant. He was so excited that he knelt down in front of them. salute.
"I have met Marshal Shen and General Shen!"
A considerable number of Daxia's soldiers admired Shen Haolin and Shen Cha very much. Their military exploits were something that many people could not achieve in their lifetimes. There are also many people who dream of one day entering the Shen Family Army. Now seeing these two people appear, they are all very excited, as if seeing Shen Haolin and Shen Cha will make their dreams come true and enter the Shen Family Army. .
"Everyone, get up, you have worked hard!"
"No hard work, no hard work!" The guard respectfully returned the token to Shen Cha. He looked at the people standing in front of him and said, "General Marshal, General, Commander, please wait a moment, Rong Biao. Go in and report."
"There is no need to report it." The warden received the news when a group of people arrived at the door of the prison of the Ministry of Punishments. He hurriedly led a few jailers to welcome him out and bowed deeply to Shen Haolin and Shen Cha. "I have seen you in this humble position." The marshal, the general, have met the commander-in-chief.”
"Master He." Everyone returned the greeting, "I visited late at night, and I caused a lot of disturbance. Please forgive me, Master He."
"What did the Generalissimo say? There is nothing to disturb." The warden turned slightly sideways and made a "please" gesture. "Guys, please come inside."
Shen Haolin nodded and walked in first with Shen Cha. Bai Meng grabbed a pack of braised duck tongue from Mei Zhu and followed him in while nibbling.
"My lord, the general, the commander-in-chief has already given instructions before, to lock everyone up alone and not connect them together. There is no possibility of collusion with each other." The warden lowered his voice and said to Shen Haolin and Shen Cha Explaining the situation, "It's just that the two ladies have not stopped since they were imprisoned. The commander-in-chief understands this very well. The commander-in-chief..." He turned around to look at Bai Meng and saw that he was holding a duck tongue in his mouth. , wandering around chatting with General Shen’s guards, sighing softly, and continued, “These two don’t look like ladies at all. When they first came in, they kept shouting that they were wronged. After about half an hour, when no one paid attention to them, they started to curse again and again, scolding whomever they caught, using unpleasant words. They knocked over the food and water brought in by the jailer, and they acted like shrews in the market. It was noisy for three or four hours, and when I was tired from the fuss, I finally calmed down."
"How did Cai and Gao react?"
"Because men and women are different, they were locked up in different prisons. They were far apart, so they probably didn't hear anything. The reactions of these two adults and their wives were exactly the opposite. Since they came in, they have been very quiet and sat with their eyes closed. There, motionless, they looked like two statues. Even if their sons, family members, and servants were arrested, the two of them would not have any particular reaction."
"They have already anticipated their own fate, so are they going to break the jar?" Bai Meng heard the warden's words and walked quickly to him, handing the oil paper bag in front of him, " Want some?"
"No, no need. Commander, please eat slowly!"
"Okay, it tastes good, but the ingredients are a bit harsh and the heat is not well controlled. It's salty."
Entering the torture room, Bai Meng ordered the jailer to serve him tea quickly. It didn't need to be too hot, just something cool and drinkable.
After pouring a large pot of herbal tea into his mouth, Bai Meng felt that the taste in his mouth had been diluted a lot. He reached out to take the stewed wontons handed over by Mei Lin and started eating slowly.
"My lord, the general, are you coming here at this time to interrogate those two ladies?"
"No trial, we haven't gone through any formalities, and we didn't get His Majesty's handwriting, so we have no name. I came here today just to talk to them about some things that His Majesty wants to know and we also want to know." Shen Cha looked at it. Looking at the warden, he said, "Master He, please bring them both here!"
"Two of them asking at the same time? Isn't this inappropriate? What if they..."
"Don't worry, just bring it over. I know it well."
"Yes, General!"
Seeing that Shen Cha was very determined, the warden stopped trying to persuade him. He responded, walked to the door of the torture room and gave a few instructions, then brought a hot teapot over to pour water for Shen Haolin and Shen Cha.
"No need, I drank a lot in the palace." Shen Haolin waved his hand and pointed at Bai Meng, "Pour a bowl for the commander-in-chief!"
The warden saw Bai Meng's behavior just now and couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Why are you laughing?" Bai Meng glared at him, picked a packet from the oil paper bag on the table, and threw it into the warden's hand, "If you don't drink tea after eating, I will be convinced."
"Fang Ji's braised meat?" The warden glanced at the stamp on the oil paper bag, "No wonder! Fang Ji's taste is more northerly, slightly heavier than our local version in Xijing, and should be familiar to the Duke and the General. If the taste doesn’t suit you, give up!”
"We ate really well." Shen Haolin glanced at the warden, "Okay, there are no outsiders now, so stop pretending. Lao He, do you really plan to stay here for the rest of your life and never go out?"
"We haven't seen each other for two years, why are you still so incapable of talking?" Warden He Zhicheng rolled his eyes in disgust, "It's not that I don't plan not to get out, it's that I simply can't get out." He raised his chin toward the southwest , "When that person is alive, I have to stay here for one day. This is my mission. Only when that person is gone can I be truly relieved. However, I guess that day is coming soon. His recent situation It's not very good. Sometimes he is awake and sometimes confused. He can't speak and can only hum. He hummed for a long time, but no one understood what he was humming." He waved his hand, "Don't talk about me, talk about you. Come on!" He looked at Shen Cha and then at Shen Haolin, "Looking at you like this, you should be living a good life."
"Thanks to you, it's indeed good!" Shen Haolin nodded and heard the sound of shackles coming from outside, "The people are here, let's talk about it later."
He Zhicheng looked at Bai Meng, who had already eaten his third bowl of wontons, and shook his head helplessly. He threw the handkerchief to him from his sleeve and asked him to wipe his mouth so as not to be embarrassed in front of the prisoner.
After Bai Meng had tidied himself up, Mrs. Cai and Mrs. Gao were staggeringly pushed in under the escort of six jailers.
When they saw the people sitting in the torture room, their emotions suddenly became high, and they were very excited. However, because they shouted too much before, they were hoarse and the shouting time was a little too long. His voice was hoarse and he couldn't make any sound. He could only glare at a few people, looking very scary.
Pressing them both on the stone bench and tying them up tightly, Shen Cha didn't rush to speak. He stared at them for a full cup of tea, which almost made both of them sick. Open your mouth.
"I have admired the names of these two ladies for a long time, and it is a great honor to meet you today." She looked at Mrs. Cai and then at Mrs. Gao, "I know that you are in poor health, so I will not embarrass you. The next question, you If you agree, just nod, if you disagree, shake your head. Of course, you don’t have to answer, but you just have to know the consequences of refusing to cooperate." She looked at He Zhicheng, "Master He, although this is not a formal interrogation, But I’d still like you to record it.”
"Okay, General!"
After everything was ready, Shen Cha stood up from his seat and slowly walked to the two ladies.
"The first question is, should I, the general, call the two ladies Miss Wanyan?"
