Another young man's voice said, "Please wait a moment, Lord Sun, I will go and call him right away."
Su Wan whispered, "Lord Sun, is that the magistrate who was drinking with Xie Maoliang... Really, why is he here?"
Bai Zhiyi said, "He's here to see me. You hide under the bed first, I'll deal with him."
Su Wan looked up at the hole in the roof, wondering what would happen if Lord Sun looked up and saw it. But it was too late to recover. She ducked under the bed and put the bamboo whistle to her lips, just in case.
Seeing that she had hidden herself, Bai Zhiyi leaned against the bed and began to sob softly.
The soldiers unlocked the door and opened it. Magistrate Sun, his face flushed and his belly protruding, swayed into the room and turned around to say, "You are all guarding outside. I want to talk to the prisoner."
The soldiers knew that Bai Zhiyi had lost both hands and posed no threat, so they stood outside the door and did not follow her in.
"Heh, so this is the most beautiful woman in the capital? Why is she wearing a mask?" Magistrate Sun, drunk, glanced at Bai Zhiyi with slanted eyes, then looked at the hands on the table. "Tsk... General Xie really doesn't know how to cherish a beautiful woman, he actually chopped off your hands."
He had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and although he wasn't completely confused, he didn't notice the gap in the roof.
Bai Zhiyi stood up, bowed, and said, "Reporting to Your Excellency, I wore a mask because my face was completely disfigured."
Magistrate Sun said disappointedly, "I would like to see who has ruined your appearance."
Bai Zhiyi gritted her teeth and said, "It was that scoundrel Xie Maoliang. He not only disfigured the criminal girl, but also killed her parents."
“You audacious criminal!” Magistrate Sun slapped his thigh and pointed at Bai Zhiyi, “You…you dare to slander General Xie.”
“Lord Sun, what this woman said is the truth,” Bai Zhiyi’s tone turned sorrowful. “Before you arrived, I was already heartbroken and was about to commit suicide by hitting my head against the wall. I waited a while after seeing you arrive.”
Magistrate Sun asked in surprise, "You want to commit suicide?"
Su Wan, who was under the bed, was also startled and thought to herself, "Don't die. If you die, there won't be enough of that half of the life factor, and Zhang Ying won't treat A Jin's injuries."
On second thought, Bai Zhiyi had just said she wanted to kill Xie Maoliang, so how could she possibly commit suicide? This was clearly a lie.
Bai Zhiyi said, "Of course I should commit suicide. Xie Maoliang disfigured my face and killed my parents. I'd rather die than let him take me to the capital to enjoy a noble title. Don't you agree, sir?"
Magistrate Sun shook his head and said, "What you said makes sense."
Bai Zhiyi took two steps forward and said, "My lord, you came to see the criminal girl. What did you see?"
Magistrate Sun said, "I wanted to see the beauty of the most beautiful woman in the capital, but you are wearing a criminal's robe, a mask, and your hands are gone..."
“No, my lord,” Bai Zhiyi’s voice softened, “what you saw should be a first-class Marquis within the Pass, with ten thousand taels of gold.”
Magistrate Sun was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"
“As I just said, I would never agree to Xie Maoliang taking me to the capital,” Bai Zhiyi said. “I know I am doomed to die and do not seek to live. But this great gift cannot be given to Xie Maoliang, can it?”
Su Wan listened from under the bed, thinking to herself, "So Bai Zhiyi is trying to sow discord and get Magistrate Sun to deal with Xie Maoliang."
Magistrate Sun laughed and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? Are you trying to sow discord between me and General Xie?"
Bai Zhiyi said, "This sinner is only speaking the truth. I suppose you are content with being a county magistrate and intend to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?"
Magistrate Sun paused for a moment, then lowered his voice and said, "If I take you to the capital, you won't commit suicide?"
Bai Zhiyi smiled and said, "Of course, as long as it's not Xie Maoliang, I would certainly be willing to present this gift to you, Your Excellency. On the contrary, I would rather commit suicide on the spot than do what Xie Maoliang wants. Please reconsider, Your Excellency."
Magistrate Sun said nothing more, turned around and left.
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