The people in the imperial prison have a keen sense of smell like hawks and dogs. They are best at catching wind and making a big fuss out of nothing. If she goes to them, not only will she fail to exonerate Yan Suizhi, she will probably be implicated as well.
If she goes in, who will speak for Yan Suizhi?
She was terrified at the thought and fell to her knees. "Wanyun was confused. Thank you, Queen Mother!"
"You lost your composure because of your emotions. If I hadn't stopped you, would you have already been sent to the Imperial Prison? By then, it would have been too late to save your life."
What should he do? How could he rescue Yan Suizhi? Xie Wanyun was momentarily bewildered.
The Queen Mother felt a little sorry when she saw her dazed look.
"Wanyun, things are very different now. The Emperor won't even listen to me. Only one of the Prime Minister and the Second Minister can remain. Do you understand?"
"It depends on who the emperor wants to keep." Xie Wanyun said word by word.
The Queen Mother showed a look of pity.
Xie Wanyun felt a chill in his heart, a suffocating pain.
The emperor and Huang Yanjing had been ministers for many years, and their trust was unwavering. Despite repeated censorial accusations of his arbitrary and abuse of power, the emperor ignored them. No other official or military official in the court shared this level of favor.
Except for this one time. She didn't dare to guess what the emperor was really thinking. But could she just let Yan Suizhi be imprisoned and do nothing?
Seeing her pale face and trembling body, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but comfort her, "It's not all hopeless. Prince Rui has made great military achievements. If... it comes to the last moment, you can also ask the Emperor for mercy. According to the custom of this dynasty, he can consider it at his discretion."
But would he just let people throw dirty water all over him? Even if he escaped the death penalty, he could not escape the fate of being exiled and dismissed.
Xie Wanyun was unwilling to give up! Her nails dug into her flesh, and she trembled with pain.
Even after leaving the Empress Dowager's palace, she was still somewhat dazed. The carriage rumbled on the road back to Mu Garden. Suddenly, a familiar voice drifted into her ears.
"I say to you slaves, be careful when handling this. If it gets damaged, you won't be able to compensate for it even if you sell it!"
Liu Yuner!
Xie Wanyun opened the carriage curtain and saw several male servants diligently moving a large box on the roadside. The woman standing next to them, with her hands on her hips, bossing things around was none other than Liu Yun'er.
She was dressed in silk and brocade, her hair covered with pearls and jade, and she looked completely different from the day when she lived in the garden, wearing a blue cotton-padded jacket and with disheveled hair and a dirty face.
Could it be that Liu Yuner has found a new financial sponsor?
The carriage passed by quickly enough for her to see Liu Yun'er's heavily made-up, smug face.
After Qin Su'an was drafted, Xie Wanyun still sent him living expenses under Qin Junhao's name, but Liu Yun'er soon disappeared. She was anxious to get to the border, so she didn't look for her again. Unexpectedly, when they met again, Liu Yun'er had turned over a new leaf.
I have to say, this woman is truly tenacious. I wonder if she's ever met Qin Junhao? If she knew her son had joined the army and even became a lieutenant, she'd surely be even more overjoyed, right?
She instructed Yuzhui, "Check Liu Yun'er."
Yuzhui nodded. "I will go right away."
Since the day Xie Wanyun went to find Jin Bai, Yu Zhui took the caravan to hide in the cave. After Yan Suizhi brought people to pick her up, he let her take the caravan back to Shangjing.
Yuzhui quickly brought back the news.
It turned out that after Qin Su'an left, Liu Yun'er knew Xie Wanyun couldn't care less about her, so she slipped away secretly. With her good looks and figure, she found a brokerage firm and recommended herself to Zhao Wenhua, an official from an aristocratic family, as a concubine.
She had her own way of dealing with men, and soon she charmed Zhao Wenhua, who ignored his wife and other concubines and only favored her.
What a coincidence that Zhao Wenhua is actually the husband of Anyang Princess Li Fengmian.
Zhao Wenhua was also Huang Yanjing's subordinate, and most of the charges against Yan Suizhi were fabricated by him. Since he was appreciated by Huang Yanjing, he could not help but show off in front of his new concubine Liu Yuner.
Liu Yun'er got excited now and immediately exaggerated what she knew about Yan Suizhi, making up a lot of nonsense.
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