Bianlin City, Death Row.
Since there is no sunlight all year round, the humidity is particularly high here.
Moss grew on the walls of the cell, and the air was filled with a foul smell of decay.
As soon as you enter here, you feel like you will be overwhelmed by the fear and despair inside, and you will lose all hope.
When Jiang Xi came in with a pot of wine, his ears were filled with the desperate and painful wails of various death row prisoners.
Walking into a deep and quiet place, the creepy howling disappeared, but the chewing sound of mice gnawing on hard objects in the dark and humid environment echoed in my ears.
It makes people break out in cold sweats.
Even the jailer who had been guarding the death row all year round couldn't help but shudder.
Jiang Xi's expression was as still as a mountain, without any reaction. While the jailer opened the lock of the cell where Xin Shi was imprisoned, he secretly felt respect for Jiang Xi in his heart.
"Commander! The criminal Xin Shi is in here."
Jiang Xi nodded, "Go down."
"yes."
Hearing the voices outside, Xin Shi, who was lying on a dirty straw mat in the cell with her back to the cell door and wearing a tattered prisoner uniform, moved.
Then she slowly sat up and looked at Jiang Xi silently.
Jiang Xi sat down and took out two wine glasses and filled them up.
"Da Li won a great victory."
"Very well, congratulations." Xin Shi's lips, which were cracked and flaky, moved and she walked over and sat down.
Jiang Xi sighed softly, "Today I come to see you for the last time, as a friend."
Xin Shi knew she would not survive after her crime was exposed and she was thrown into death row.
She had a calm expression and a smile on her face, and her voice was hoarse but filled with peace.
"I originally thought that no one would come to see me off before I died. After all, I committed such a big mistake. Xin Shi is lucky to have the coach come to see me off today."
As she spoke, Xin Shi raised her glass to toast Jiang Xi.
"Apart from the deep hatred between our two families, I have indeed treated you as a good friend over the past three years.
It's a pity that I can never let go of the blood feud of the Xin family."
Jiang Xi picked up the wine glass and drank it all, then looked at Xin Shi and suddenly spoke.
"Do you really think that the Empress Dowager wronged the Xin family in the Xin family case? In the past few years, have you never doubted whether what Aunt Lin said was true or false? And you didn't even notice that the benzoin she gave you was different?"
"!!" Xin Shi's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, and she asked anxiously, "What do you mean by that?"
Jiang Xi said nothing and took out a booklet from his arms.
"What is recorded here is the truth about your Xin family's case."
Xin Shi took it and opened it quickly, reading through ten lines at a glance. Her eyes were full of disbelief.
The next moment, her face was dejected, and even her spine, which had been straight, seemed to bend a little.
"So, I have been living in a dream of a family blood feud woven by others for the past few years?"
Xin Shi couldn't help but murmur, her tone filled with pain and despair.
"Hahahahahaha, I am so blind."
She laughed at herself, slowly covered her eyes, her shoulders trembling slightly.
Xin Shi felt extremely upset. She had luckily escaped the massacre of her family that year.
Now he is only eighteen years old. Although he has not yet started a family, he has already established a career. He has made military achievements on the border and became a third-rank military general personally appointed by the imperial court. This is the time when he is at the peak of his career in the officialdom.
She was also praised by the people living on the border, got along well with her colleagues, and had no conflicts with her superiors.
If it weren't for the so-called revenge of exterminating the whole family as mentioned by Aunt Lin, she wouldn't have made such a big mistake, her past would not have been known to others, and her originally harmonious and happy life would not have been broken!
She obviously has such a good life!
Ruined! Everything is ruined!
It was all ruined by her own biased listening and believing!
Xin Shi doesn't blame others, she only blames herself, blaming herself for being weak-minded and for trusting others wrongly.
Jiang Xi looked at her quietly, feeling regretful.
If this incident had not happened, even if the Queen Mother knew one day that Xin Shi was the orphan of the Xin family case, she would surely spare Xin Shi's life because of the merits she had made in guarding the border for Dali.
What a pity! Now it is extremely difficult for Xin Shi to survive.
After a long while, when Xin Shi's mood seemed to be a little better, Jiang Xi spoke again in confusion.
"I have never understood it. Back then, your mother's rebellion led to the entire Xin family being liquidated by the Queen Mother. Even if you don't understand the truth behind this.
But you are from Dali, a dignified Dali woman, and Dali is your home and country.
But one day, you will actually do something like colluding with alien races and betraying your country."
As he spoke, a trace of sadness flashed across Jiang Xi's eyes.
"The Xin Shi who was passionate about her country and whose eyes sparkled with love when she mentioned joining the army to serve her country has become unrecognizable now."
Xin Shi's hand, which was holding the wine glass tightly, was trembling slightly.
Her eyes were dull for a moment, as if she was recalling herself in the past, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
But the next moment, this smile suddenly turned bitter.
Xin Shi's voice was filled with bitterness and mockery, "I have disappointed you after all." It also disappointed me, who had wanted to serve Dali so much.
Jiang Xi let out a heavy breath, "I have ordered someone to send the memorial to the capital as fast as possible. I believe that it will not be long before the court will decide on your punishment. You, take care of yourself."
After saying that, Jiang Xi didn't look at Xin Shi, whose face was full of regret. He stood up and walked out of the cell.
Xin Shi looked at her leaving back, and the regret in her eyes became more and more intense.
My heart feels like it's being bitten by ants, tearing and aching.
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