When Li Ziyu, who was still on patrol outside, learned that the court was basically under the control of Prime Minister Xiao and Empress Xianfei, he met the people sent from the capital to summon him back.

Li Ziyu raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, then without any objection followed Prime Minister Xiao or the people sent by Concubine Xian to prepare to return to Beijing.

The journey went smoothly and when they were about to reach the capital, the governor disappeared right under the noses of the guards who were sent to bring him back.

This made Prime Minister Xiao and Concubine Xian feel bad, so they ignored the strong protection of Chi Huanong, the senior head of the Hanlin Academy, and found a fault to throw Leng Xiangbai into jail.

All the people in charge of the An Mansion were arrested. Qingfeng grabbed Zheng Xiaoling and Dazhuang who were about to jailbreak and stopped them from doing such an unwise thing.

Then he brought Zheng Xiaoling into the room, took out a letter from his arms and handed it to her.

"The master sent a message from the prison, asking you to deliver this letter to General Yuchi in Jibei."

Zheng Xiaoling was somewhat reluctant to leave at this time.

Qing Feng sighed and said, "Even if you stay, if the master and his men really get into trouble, is it possible for us to rescue them from the prison?"

Zheng Xiaoling also understood that no matter how strong she was, it was impossible to rescue people from the prison, so she gritted her teeth and followed An Xin's instructions and rushed to the northern border of Hebei.

She thought that Yuchi Yi and Gao Tai were both An Xin's students, and now they both had troops in their hands, so they would not ignore her current situation if they knew about it.

However, what Zheng Xiaoling did not expect was that the two people, Yuchi Yi and Gao Tai, who were at the border and heard about the changes in the capital, were preparing to leave one to guard the city while the other took people back to the capital to check the situation.

After receiving the letter she brought, he remained silent and acted indifferent to what was about to happen in the capital.

More and more attention was paid to the defense of the border town, as well as the coal mountain that Daqian had recently taken over.

The situation in the capital was becoming increasingly turbulent. After the Third Prince was pushed to the position of Crown Prince by Prime Minister Xiao and Concubine Xian, they began to eliminate dissidents.

Those who remained neutral all lowered their heads and dared not speak out.

Officials who disagreed with them and stood firm were also thrown into jail like An Xin and his friends.

When An Xin saw Shan Jinzhe and Gongsun Hong in prison, he was really surprised.

"This old man has a bad mouth, so it's understandable that he was arrested." An Xin teased, "Why were you arrested, Minister Gongsun?"

Gongsun Hong smiled bitterly, "They recommended anyone to be an official and ordered the Ministry of Personnel to approve it. I refused and it turned out like this."

"Oh." An Xin: "That makes sense."

Shan Jinzhe glanced at An Xin, who looked as if he had suddenly realized something. He pulled the corner of his mouth and said unwillingly, "Why don't you ask me how I got in?"

"Apart from talking nonsense, how else could you have gotten in?" An Xin glanced at him with disdain.

Shan Jinzhe was dissatisfied and said, "You little bitch, you are the one who is mean-spirited. Your whole family is mean-spirited."

An Rui: "Hey, hey, hey, old man Shan, I didn't provoke you. I don't attack you indiscriminately like this."

"I forgot about you, a bad boy." Shan Jinzhe said embarrassedly when he saw An Rui.

When he and An Xin were arguing, they really treated each other as friends regardless of age difference, and they didn't care about the words spoken.

But it would be bad if you curse the whole family and their family members hear it.

In addition to Shan Jinzhe and Gongsun Hong, some officials who were unwilling to go along with Prime Minister Xiao and Concubine Xian were also arrested.

Suddenly, the Ministry of Justice’s prison became bustling.

Because those imprisoned here are officials who are against Prime Minister Xiao and Concubine Xian.

Although the jailer here was bribed and turned a blind eye to Jiang Chenxi sending gifts to An Xin and others.

However, as more people were imprisoned, perhaps because the prison boss discovered the preferential treatment he gave to An Xin and his students, that prison boss was quickly transferred away.

The new prison boss started to not allow anyone to deliver food and other things. Even Jiang Chenxi, an official from the Ministry of Justice, was blocked outside and not allowed to enter.

At noon, several yamen runners came in with buckets, glanced at the people in the cell, and shouted rudely: "Come here to get your food. Don't think you are still officials and need to be treated to meals."

Except for An Xin, the other people who had just been arrested wanted to reprimand the yamen runners for yelling at them, but they felt it was an insult to their status.

Gray-black steamed buns and pickles, as well as brown rice porridge so thick that it can reflect a person's reflection, are the standard meals in the Ministry of Justice's prison.

Fortunately, An Xin is not a picky eater.

She can also enjoy delicious food and drinks.

When others thought that such steamed buns and pickles with porridge were inedible, she could eat them in big mouthfuls without any disgust, and swallow them with some porridge.

Shan Jinzhe, Gongsun Hong, and some other captured officials saw An Xin finish his portion with an expressionless face.

So he took the black bun in his hand and took a bite, "Ouch, I almost broke my teeth.

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Looking at the steamed bun in his hand that was so hard that it could kill a dog, Gongsun Hong really admired An Xin for being able to eat it.

"..." What a ruthless person! Leng Xiangbai was a man who had experienced hardships. He also picked up the steamed bun in his hand and ate it slowly and politely. However, such a hard steamed bun could not be eaten quickly.

The others won't work.

Whether it is Zhu Shijing who comes from a wealthy family, Jiang Zhou who comes from a well-off family, Liu Boxing who returned to Lin'an County from the capital with his grandfather since he was a child, or An Rui who has never suffered hardship.

None of them had ever eaten this before, and An Rui, who had tried several times but failed to chew it, was about to throw the bun in his hand away.

"Ouch." Just then he felt someone pat the back of his head. An Xin retracted his hand and said faintly, "If you don't want to be hungry, just eat it."

"Cousin." An Rui looked at her aggrievedly.

An Xin looked at the other people and saw them raising their hands, making the same movements as An Rui just did, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"Master, can I not eat?" An Xin saw the sturdy Liu Boxing looking at him pitifully.

Jiang Zhou touched his stomach and was obviously hungry, but he still didn't want to eat the food in his hand.

Zhu Shijing met An Xin's eyes, silently withdrew his hand, put the black and hard bun to his mouth and ate it slowly.

An Xin held her forehead with her hand. She knew that these ancestors were arrested just to cause trouble for her.

She had long thought that once they were discovered, how could those people let them stay in jail and still live so comfortably with good food and drink? It was only a matter of time before they stopped allowing people to deliver food to them.

An Xin approached Jiang Zhou and whispered something.

Then the others saw the boy start to eat the steamed bun in his hand and stopped complaining.

An Xin raised an eyebrow at the others and said disdainfully: "Eat, it's wrong for young masters to waste food."

"Cousin, you are biased. I am the only child in our An family." An Rui said sourly and glanced at Jiang Zhou who was frowning and eating a steamed bun.

(End of this chapter)