The Queen Mother then signaled the palace maids to carefully help Emperor Yugan up, and she personally took the bowl of porridge from the Queen's hand and carefully fed Emperor Yugan mouthful by mouthful!
Ever since Emperor Yugan woke up, several ministers stayed in the Yangxin Palace all day long to report to Emperor Yugan what had happened during this period!
On November 24th, Yun Qianmeng received another letter from Chu Feiyang, detailing the numerous symptoms and feelings Chu Feiyang had experienced after the vaccination. After reading the letter, Yun Qianmeng was about to write a reply when she saw Liu Hanyu, who had become more calm today, running in with a panicked look on her face...
"Miss, Miss, something bad has happened..." Liu Hanyu shouted as she ran into the inner room, fear in her eyes!
Yun Qianmeng immediately put away the letter and looked at Liu Hanyu. She saw that her hair was a little messy because of running, and the pearl hairpins on her head were jingling. Although she was running, her face was extremely pale. Even when she was standing in front of Yun Qianmeng, her body was still trembling slightly!
"What happened that made my aunt so scared?" Yun Qianmeng still maintained a calm expression on her face, but the uneasiness in her heart suddenly surged up!
"Miss, it's bad. The commander of the Imperial Guard, Lord Wu, has brought his troops into our Prime Minister's residence and is searching everywhere! The Prime Minister's residence has been surrounded by the Imperial Guard. The Prime Minister... the Prime Minister..." As she spoke, Liu Hanyu burst into tears, her lips trembling so much that she could no longer speak!
“Speak!” Yun Qianmeng suddenly shouted coldly, frightening Liu Hanyu so much that she trembled all over. She no longer cared about her fear and quickly continued, “The Prime Minister has been… imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice by the Emperor… Miss, what should we do next? What is going on?”
Compared to Liu Hanyu who was totally unprepared, Yun Qianmeng who had been pondering over the matter seemed extremely calm, especially at this moment when the thing she was worried about finally surfaced. Although Yun Qianmeng didn't understand why the person behind the scenes wanted to target the Prime Minister's Mansion, with this glimpse of the tip of the iceberg, she could come up with a better response plan!
"What about the old lady?" There was no one in charge in the prime minister's mansion at this time. As the elder of the family, the old lady naturally had to stand up and ask clearly!
"I haven't been to Baishun Hall yet, so I don't know the situation there!" Liu Hanyu didn't understand why Yun Qianmeng suddenly asked about the old lady's situation. For a moment, her expression became even more anxious. Now Yun Xuanzhi was detained, and Lord Wu broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion and forcibly searched it without explaining the reason. There were many female relatives in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it was likely that more than one or two of them were frightened. Liu Hanyu didn't even go to see Yun Yan before she hurried to Qiluo Garden, hoping that Yun Qianmeng could give her some advice!
But before Yun Qianmeng could speak, a burst of orderly footsteps was heard at the gate of Qiluo Garden, followed by the noisy voices of maids and old women at the gate of the courtyard!
"This is our eldest lady's garden, how can we allow people to search it casually?" Aunt Mi's tough voice came from the garden. Looking through the wooden window at the entrance of Qiluo Garden, she saw a team of guards holding swords and about to break into Qiluo Garden, but they were stopped outside by the maids and nannies in the yard. Although the guards had no expression on their faces, they did not use violence against these powerless women. The two sides were just confronting each other for the time being, and no bloodshed had occurred yet!
Hearing the noise, Liu Hanyu's face suddenly turned ugly. Her eyes turned to the courtyard where Yun Yan lived. She kept twisting the handkerchief in her hands, and she was very anxious!
"Madam Liu, please go back to Yun Yan through the small road first. I will try to inform you if anything happens!" Seeing the quarreling voices getting louder and louder, Yun Qianmeng frowned and spoke!
Liu Hanyu was indeed worried about Yun Yan's situation at this time, so she immediately nodded to Yun Qianmeng, turned around quickly, and ran quickly towards Yun Yan's courtyard along the path behind Qiluo Garden!
Yun Qianmeng frowned and glanced at the situation below. After confirming that Chu Feiyang's letter had been put away in his sleeve, he immediately stood up and went downstairs!
"What happened?" A cold voice came, immediately suppressing the shouting of the maids and old women!
"Miss, these people are trying to break into the garden by force! But they can't give any explanation. We servants are so angry that we started making a fuss!" Mu Chun spoke with red eyes. Usually, apart from Aunt Mi, Mu Chun was the one who protected Yun Qianmeng the most. Now these people wanted to break into the young lady's garden by force for no apparent reason. Mu Chun would not agree to anything no matter what!
"Miss Yun, we are all following orders. Please don't stop us!" At this time, a guard spoke coldly. Although there was a flash of surprise in his eyes when he saw Yun Qianmeng appear, he knew in his heart who he was. At this time, he was carrying out the emperor's orders. Naturally, his hard heart would not be shaken by anything!
"Acting on orders? Whose orders? Is there an imperial edict? Is there an official document?" Yun Qianmeng's eyes suddenly gleamed coldly at the guard, a faint sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he questioned in a cold voice!
"Of course it's the emperor's oral order!" At this time, Lord Wu was seen walking quickly towards them from a distance!
Yun Qianmeng looked around and felt that it had been a long time since she last saw Lord Wu. Now, seeing him again, she found that Lord Wu was covered with a murderous aura, but the noble air in his eyes was still there. This made Yun Qianmeng feel a little relieved, and she calmly asked, "I wonder what the emperor has said? Why did he suddenly order the guards to surround the Prime Minister's residence and now they are searching the Prime Minister's residence?"
When Yun Qianmeng was looking at Lord Wu, he was also examining the noble girl. He saw that her calm temperament was still there. In such an unexpected situation, what flashed in her eyes was not hesitation or fear, but her usual calmness. Lord Wu couldn't help but admire the eldest daughter of the Yun Xiang Mansion in his heart!
Unfortunately, the one who committed the crime today was Prime Minister Yun, and he also implicated everyone in Prime Minister Yun’s Mansion for no reason!
Seeing Yun Qianmeng like this, Lord Wu unexpectedly opened his mouth to explain, "The Emperor just issued an oral decree. Prime Minister Yun is suspected of covering up cheating in this year's imperial examinations and is temporarily detained in the Ministry of Justice. He has also ordered this humble official to lead troops to search Prime Minister Yun's residence. He has strictly ordered that no one in the Prime Minister's residence be allowed to set foot outside. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"
Upon hearing this, all the maids and servants stared with their eyes wide, their faces pale and dead. Only Yun Qianmeng remained calm, but her delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed. However, she knew that she was being too obstructive at this moment, and was afraid that it would become a weakness for others to attack in the future. So she took a step back, making way for someone, then raised her eyes and looked at Lord Wu steadily. Qingqian said, "There are many relics of my late mother in my room. Lord Wu, please search carefully and don't break anything!"
Lord Wu did not expect Yun Qianmeng to be so straightforward. She gave way just after hearing Emperor Yugan's order from him!
However, Yun Qianmeng's next words made Lord Wu deeply feel that this woman was truly amazing. It not only reminded everyone that even though Yun Xuanzhi was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice today, the Fuguo Mansion was still standing strong, but also that when the second daughter of the Fuguo Mansion got married, the late emperor had bestowed a lot of palace items on her. Even as the commander of the imperial guards, he did not dare to knock or damage such imperial gifts. He could only go into Yun Qianmeng's room and check it carefully. Otherwise, if it was really broken, he would not be able to wear the black gauze hat on his head!
"Don't worry, Miss Yun, we will search carefully!" After saying that, Lord Wu led the guards behind him towards the attic!
"Miss, how can you let a man enter your boudoir!" Aunt Mi watched Lord Wu leading several guards into Yun Qianmeng's room, and her eyes turned red with anxiety!
Yun Qianmeng, however, patted the back of Mi Ma's hand nonchalantly and soothed her, "Don't worry. Even if we tried to stop them today, Lord Wu would have forcibly searched them! Since it's the Emperor's order, we should cooperate, lest we be charged with disobeying His Majesty's order!"
The main reason why Yun Qianmeng let Lord Wu into the house to search was that the Prime Minister's Mansion had no direct interest in Lord Wu. And judging from Lord Wu's attitude towards Su Yuan at the palace gate last time, it seemed that the two of them were not in the same boat. Therefore, Yun Qianmeng could bet that Lord Wu would not take the opportunity to frame her!
After listening to Yun Qianmeng's analysis, Aunt Mi's excited expression gradually calmed down. After all, the crime of disobeying the emperor's order was too serious. Even a first-rank official like Yun Xuanzhi was imprisoned by Emperor Yu Gan for making a mistake, let alone servants like them. If they resisted too much at this time, it would implicate the young lady. Anyway, there was nothing shameful in their courtyard, so they were not afraid of outsiders searching!
Sure enough, after a cup of tea, Lord Wu led his team over. Seeing Yun Qianmeng standing there calmly, Lord Wu said in a deep voice, "Sorry to bother you, Miss Yun! However, we will send the Imperial Guard to guard the Prime Minister's Residence for the next few days. Please do not walk around, Miss, and everyone in the residence. Please stay in your respective courtyards. Otherwise, swords and knives have no eyes, and if you get hurt, you can't blame anyone else!"
Yun Qianmeng saw that Lord Wu's evil aura became even stronger as he spoke, and the little girls beside him had already lowered their heads in fear. She knew that Lord Wu wanted to psychologically defeat people and make them stay in their rooms and not do anything extreme!
Yun Qianmeng's eyes flickered slightly as she replied in a cold voice, "Thank you, Master Wu, for your advice! However, my grandmother is very old, and my sisters are still very young. They can't stand being frightened. If I said anything inappropriate, please forgive me, Master Wu, and don't take it to heart!"
Lord Wu did not expect that Yun Qianmeng was still thinking about the other people in Yun Xiangfu at such a moment. He paused slightly and looked back at Yun Qianmeng, but he only saw Yun Qianmeng's back as she walked back to the attic. Thinking back to her previous words, Lord Wu felt that Yun Qianmeng's words were full of hidden meanings, and it seemed that they were not as simple as they appeared to be!
However, after thinking about it, he felt that Yun Qianmeng was simply caring about her family, which made Lord Wu frown!
"Let's go!" With a wave of his hand, he left a few guards to guard Qiluo Garden, and Lord Wu took the rest of the people to other courtyards!
Aunt Mi and the others carefully escorted Yun Qianmeng back to the inner room. Everyone had a heavy look on their face. They felt that the sky above the Prime Minister's Mansion was covered by a dark cloud, and the sun was not visible!
However, Yun Qianmeng seemed very calm, which made everyone in Qiluo Garden feel more at ease. With the comfort of Aunt Mi, everyone gradually regained their composure and were able to work calmly!
The instruction that Lord Wu had just given was exactly the same as what Yun Qianmeng had been worried about!
It seems that someone is indeed taking advantage of this imperial examination to attack Yun Xuan!
Emperor Yugan had just recovered from a serious illness not long ago, but he investigated and punished his right prime minister so swiftly. Such behavior is really suspicious!
As for Yun Xuanzhi's case of covering up cheating in the imperial examination, in Yun Qianmeng's opinion, it was probably a fabricated story!
Outsiders don’t know, but doesn’t Yun Qianmeng know it?
Given Yun Xuanzhi's current relationship with the old lady, how could he possibly want to see the Yun Yiheng brothers take the top spot? It was already a great honor for him not to give the Yun Yiheng brothers low scores during the grading process, so how could he bribe the other examiners for these two brothers and deliberately let the Yun Yiheng brothers take the top spot?
Therefore, this time, Yun Qianmeng believed that Yun Xuanzhi was indeed framed!
Emperor Yugan ordered Yun Xuanzhi to be detained without asking any questions and even searched Yun Xiang’s residence in a high-profile manner. Such actions were indeed very suspicious!
Seeing Yun Qianmeng sitting in front of the window thinking about something, Aunt Mi dismissed everyone. Even though there was a huge commotion outside Qiluo Garden, it was as quiet as night inside Qiluo Garden. Everyone lowered their heads and did their own things, as if the scene just now had never happened!
At this time, there was crying and shouting in Baishun Hall. The old lady had never seen such a scene before. A group of guards armed with such weapons rushed in without even saying hello!
As soon as he entered, he began to search through all the boxes and cabinets in her yard. The frightened old lady pointed at the location of Yun Xuanzhi's study and cursed loudly, "What a jinx! He didn't want to be a good official, but now he has committed a crime and even implicated his mother. He might as well die so that he won't be a burden to his parents and brothers!"
Before Lord Wu even entered Baishun Hall, he heard the old lady cursing Yun Xuanzhi. Yun Qianmeng's words immediately came to his mind, and he began to understand why the rumors were circulating that Yun Xuanzhi had a bad relationship with his mother!
"How is it?" Seeing that the guards had withdrawn, Lord Wu asked as usual!
"Your Excellency, everything is normal!" a guard replied immediately!
When the old lady heard the guard call the man in official uniform "Sir," she immediately ran forward and shouted angrily, "Who are you? Why are you searching the Prime Minister's residence?"
Lord Wu stared coldly at the old lady in front of him and repeated Emperor Yugan's instructions!
The old lady's face suddenly turned ugly, and she didn't recover for a long time. Fortunately, Aunt Rui was there to help her calm down, and she finally managed to breathe a sigh of relief!
But the old lady immediately shouted at Master Wu, "Master, this is none of my business! All of this is Yun Xuanzhi's fault. Why doesn't he even let an old woman like me off? I'm just staying at the Prime Minister's Mansion for a few days. Today I have to go back to my youngest son's residence!"
Having said that, the old lady didn't even have time to pack her bag before she wanted to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion, bypassing Lord Wu!
But the guards who had been guarding the entrance to Baishun Hall drew their swords and blocked the old lady's path. Seeing the dazzling sword light, the old lady was so frightened that she took several steps back. Her face was pale but her eyes were full of anger as she glared at Lord Wu and shouted, "What do you mean by that? Can't I leave the Prime Minister's Mansion?"
Lord Wu looked at the unreasonable old lady with a flash of impatience in his eyes, and then said coldly, "No! Please be patient, old lady! The villa where Brother Yunxiang is temporarily staying has been surrounded by the imperial guards. Even if you go there now, it will not change the status quo! It is better to stay in the prime minister's residence and don't act rashly, otherwise the guards at the door will not recognize you!"
After saying that, Lord Wu strode out of Baishun Hall, leaving the old lady with a dazed look on her face!
"He...he...what did he say? Yi Heng and the others were also implicated by that damn Yun Xuanzhi?" After a long while, the old lady finally said this!
Seeing this, Nanny Rui was afraid that the old lady could not hold on, so she and the maids immediately helped her lie down on the bed!
The investigation of the Prime Minister's Mansion came about strangely, but Emperor Yu Gan's oral order was issued very quickly. Before everyone was prepared, Lord Wu had already taken control of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion!
Throughout the entire day of the 24th, the Yun Xiang Mansion was in a state of intense uneasiness!
However, the anxiety of the people was not relieved or appeased. They could only be guarded by the guards in their respective courtyards, crying and complaining. For a while, the crying, cursing and complaining in each courtyard were endless, which made people feel upset!
That night, there was no tranquility as before, even the inky blackness of the night was broken, and the prime minister's residence was filled with guards patrolling with torches. This night was destined to be a sleepless night for everyone!
But Yun Qianmeng still asked everyone to go back to their rooms to rest, and she sat alone at the table waiting for news from Xi Lin!
At midnight, a figure flashed by the window. Yun Qianmeng immediately stood up and approached the wooden window. The person outside spoke softly, "Miss, the Emperor has just issued an imperial decree. Everyone in the Prime Minister's residence must be imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. The case will be tried on a later date! And the memorial proposing that Prime Minister Yun be the chief examiner was submitted by Su Yuan! Why don't you come back to Prime Minister Chu's residence with me? That way, the Prime Minister won't worry!"
After hearing Xi Lin's news, I didn't expect that Emperor Yugan would act so quickly. He searched the Yunxiang Mansion during the day and put everyone in jail at night!
He absolutely could not hide in Prime Minister Chu's residence at this moment. The goal of the person behind the scenes was not yet clear, and anyone and anything could become his prey. If he acted rashly at this moment, he was afraid that even Chu Feiyang and King Chu would be implicated. By then, that person could take advantage of this opportunity to clear all obstacles in front of him. Not only did this fail to save himself, but it helped the person behind the scenes!
"It's not time to implicate Prime Minister Chu's Mansion yet! You go back first, I'll notify you if anything happens!" Hearing the sound of a door opening in the distance, Yun Qianmeng knew that the imperial edict might have been passed to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she immediately told Xi Lin to leave as soon as possible to avoid being discovered!
She went back to the inner room, took out the box containing the land deeds and house deeds that Chu Feiyang had given her, took out all the hidden weapons on the bottom floor and hid them in her sleeves, then put the box into the box and locked it. Just as she had done all this, she heard Mu Chun's anxious knock on the door!
"Come in!" Yun Qianmeng lit the candle on the table and spoke calmly!
After getting the consent, Mu Chun immediately opened the door and walked in. There were beads of sweat on her forehead, and it was known that she must have run here in a hurry!
"Miss, the emperor's edict has arrived. Lord Wu asks you to go to the reception room to receive it!" Looking at Yun Qianmeng's calm appearance, Mu Chun said anxiously!
"Let's go!" Yun Qianmeng just spoke lightly. His calm reaction made Mu Chun slightly stunned. Then he nodded and raised the lantern in his hand to light the way for Yun Qianmeng!
However, when Yun Qianmeng walked past her dressing table, she suddenly picked out a silver hairpin from the box containing hairpins and put it in her hair, then led Mu Chun to the reception room!
When Yun Qianmeng arrived at the reception hall, it was already filled with the masters and servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion kneeling in the hall. Even Yun Xuanmo and others who were originally in the villa were taken to the Prime Minister's Mansion to listen to the emperor's order!
Maybe it was because they had yelled and cursed too much during the day, but now everyone had a disheartened expression. All of their faces were dull and numb, as if they had already guessed the final outcome!
Seeing the old lady leading Yun Xuanmo and others to kneel in the front, Yun Qianmeng led Yun Yan forward and knelt beside them!
When Lord Wu saw that everyone in the Prime Minister's Residence had arrived, he opened the imperial edict and read in a cold voice, "By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Right Prime Minister Yun Xuanzhi is suspected of covering up cheating in this year's examination. Yun Yiheng's title of champion is stripped away. All of them, including his family, are to be taken to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation at a later date! This is my decree!"
"What did you say?" Upon hearing that Yun Yiheng's title of champion was stripped away, the old lady stood up and shouted at Lord Wu without waiting for the order. However, just after she finished shouting, the old lady's eyes rolled around and she fainted because she couldn't bear such a huge change!
"Mother..." Seeing what happened to the old lady, Yun Xuanmo and others were all shocked, and they were so scared that they all stepped forward to support the old lady!
Only Yun Yiheng's face was ashen, and his expression was tinged with a hint of anger. He actually rushed towards Lord Wu, grabbed Lord Wu's arm tightly, and shouted, "I passed the exam and won the first place based on my own strength. Why did the emperor strip me of the title of the first place? Why? Why did Yun Xuanzhi do something wrong and I have to bear the consequences like this?"
Lord Wu looked at the chaotic and noisy scene in front of him, a look of displeasure flashed across his face, and he immediately ordered two guards to escort Yun Yiheng and put him on the prison van first!
"Take them all to jail!" With this order, all the guards took action and escorted everyone in the prime minister's residence out of the door!
"Wait!" But when everyone walked to the gate, an extremely majestic voice came from the carriage not far away!
Yun Qianmeng instantly recognized the voice and looked up, only to see Qu Lingao helping Old Lady Gu get off the carriage and walking towards Lord Wu step by step in a firm manner!
"Lord Wu, I would like to use the Fuguo Mansion as a guarantee to let my granddaughter live in the Fuguo Mansion temporarily. Is that possible?" Old Lady Gu is also a quick-witted person. Now that the incident happened suddenly, she naturally hopes for a quick resolution!
Lord Wu first glanced at Yun Qianmeng, and saw that she seemed unusually calm among a group of young ladies and maids who were crying quietly. She had neither the melancholy of the end of prosperity nor the indignation of being framed. That calmness impressed him, a man who had been an official for more than twenty years!
However, although he admired Yun Qianmeng's attitude in handling things, he would never disrupt the rules because of it. "Old Madam, this is the emperor's decree. I'm sorry, I can't agree to it!"
"Lord Wu, Meng'er is just a daughter of a wealthy family. How could she know what is happening in the court? Moreover, if we think about the case of Prime Minister Yun covering up the cheating carefully, there are many doubts. I am afraid that someone will use this incident to frame him. It would be better for me to ask Lord Wu for a favor and let Meng'er return to the Fuguo Mansion temporarily. If there is a trial, I will personally send Meng'er there!" At this time, Qu Lingao also joined the lobbying!
However, Lord Wu has always been loyal to Emperor Yugan. This time, Emperor Yugan sent him to carry out this task because he saw his loyalty and because Lord Wu has always been strict in his work and never gives face to anyone. Therefore, even in the face of the pleas from the people in the Fuguo Mansion, he can still refuse categorically, "Please don't make things difficult for me, old lady and Lord Marquis!"
Hearing this, the old lady and her son exchanged a glance. They knew they couldn't persuade Master Wu. However, looking at Yun Qianmeng's slightly pale face, they felt a pang of distress in their hearts. Then they said, "Since that's the case, we won't force Master Wu. We just want to speak with Meng'er for a moment. Is that possible?"
Lord Wu nodded slightly at this, then waved his hand and asked the guards to bring Yun Qianmeng over alone!
"Grandma, uncle!" Looking at the two people who came to plead for her at this moment, Yun Qianmeng had mixed feelings in her heart, especially Qu Lingao. Although he had been recuperating for several months, his heart and lungs were injured at that time, and he would not be able to recover his previous complexion for a while. His face was slightly pale, and although his cheeks had gradually gained weight, his body still looked very thin!
"Meng'er, good child, you have suffered!" The old lady held Yun Qianmeng's hand and said with sobs!
Only Yun Qianmeng knew that the old lady had stuffed an oil-paper bag into her palm. She tucked her right hand slightly into her sleeve and put the oil-paper bag into her pocket. Yun Qianmeng smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, uncle and grandmother, for coming to see Meng'er!"
Seeing her so strong and calm, the two of them felt even more distressed. Qu Lingao glanced at Lord Wu and then whispered, "Just bear with it for a few days. We will definitely find a way to get you out of that prison!"
Ever since Qu Lingao woke up, the old lady and others told him everything Yun Qianmeng had done. In addition to all the pity he had for his niece before, Qu Lingao now felt even more grateful. Naturally, he couldn't just stand by and watch Yun Qianmeng being framed and implicated!
The old lady seemed to have a lot to say, but time was tight, so she could only pick out the key points and instruct Yun Qianmeng, "The Ministry of Justice is Su Yuan's place. When you go in, don't get into any conflict with him, or you'll be the one who suffers! Also, if anyone interrogates you, just say you don't know, so as to avoid causing trouble!"
Yun Qianmeng listened carefully to the old lady's instructions, then nodded carefully, indicating that she had taken them to heart. Only then did she leave the old lady Gu at the urging of the guards!
"Go to the palace!" Seeing Yun Qianmeng's valuable body sitting in the prison car, fire flashed in Old Lady Gu's eyes, and she immediately spoke in a deep voice to Qu Lingao beside her!
Qu Lingao also saw Yun Qianmeng and a dozen little girls squeezed in a prison van without any windshield. His pupils suddenly constricted, and he immediately helped Old Lady Gu onto the carriage behind him and hurried towards the palace!
After a whole day of fear and half a night of crying, everyone was exhausted. Although the prison van was drafty and the late autumn frost made everyone curl up, most of them fell asleep in the van because they were too tired!
Yun Qianmeng sat in a corner of the prison van, looking at the places where the prison van passed with clear eyes. Looking at the depressed servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the vans, a chill rose in her heart. She felt that the person behind the scenes was really cruel and ruthless. In order to get rid of the enemy, he was so disregarding human life!
If Yun Xuanzhi's guilt is proven, I'm afraid everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion will be implicated. This shows how terrible politics is. A war without the smoke of gunpowder can destroy the lives and futures of so many people!
"We're here, we're here, wake up everyone!" The prison van moved forward for nearly an incense stick of time before finally arriving at the Ministry of Justice. The bailiffs who had been waiting at the door of the Ministry of Justice walked forward with ferocious looks and hit the wooden pillars on the prison van with the sheaths in their hands, scaring everyone awake. They stared at the Ministry of Justice prison in front of them with infinite fear in their eyes, which was faintly emitting a cold atmosphere!
"Thank you, Lord Wu, for personally escorting the prisoner here!" Su Yuan also stepped forward in high spirits, and when he saw Lord Wu, he spoke politely with a smile on his face!
"In this case, my duty is completed and I will take my leave now!" Lord Wu never had a good impression of Su Yuan. After saying this, he turned around and left!
However, when passing by Yun Qianmeng, he slowed down his pace slightly. Looking at Yun Qianmeng with a cold and arrogant air, Lord Wu suddenly remembered the connection between Su Yuan and Yun Xiangfu, and felt that everything was really a trick of fate!
Su Yuan had already spotted Yun Qianmeng from the crowd. His smiling yet sinister eyes stared at her like a venomous snake. He then slowly walked towards her and said sarcastically, "I never thought we would meet again under such circumstances!"
Looking at Su Yuan who was becoming more and more complacent, Yun Qianmeng had an indifferent look, neither humble nor arrogant but with a hint of contempt for Su Yuan. Then, without saying a word, she followed everyone into the prison of the Ministry of Justice!
As soon as one stepped into the prison of the Ministry of Justice, a bloody and foul smell immediately hit one's nose. When one stood in the prison, one could clearly feel the damp and moldy air in the prison, which was really disgusting!
Not to mention the normally pampered young ladies, even the maids beside them bent over and started to dry heave when they smelled the odor, wishing they could vomit out all the food they had eaten last night. The smell in this prison was truly disgusting!
At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew by, bringing with it countless low murmurs from far away, which sounded like begging for mercy, crying, scolding, and cursing, causing these maids who usually lived a safe life in Yun Xiangfu to hug their bodies and scream!
For a moment, the prison was filled with sharp screams and cries, which made people's eardrums hurt!
"What the hell are you yelling about! Now that you've entered this place, do you still have the right to be picky? Hurry up and move forward, there are many people waiting to come in behind!" A rough female voice was heard, and the roar instantly suppressed the girls' screams!
Everyone looked up and saw several tall female jailers walking over with long whips in their hands. When they saw any girls screaming, they whipped them hard. The girls were so scared by such violent threats that they dared not scream anymore. Although they had tears in their eyes, their mouths were covered tightly with their hands, for fear of being whipped by the whip soaked in salt water again!
However, the further they went inside, the more frightened they became by the scene in the prison, and their steps became slower and slower!
"Are you dead or lame? It takes you so long to walk such a short distance? Do you want to be whipped again?" Seeing these delicate and tender maids walking so slowly, the female jailers immediately cursed. Some even raised their hands and pushed the maids from behind. The little girl walking in front lost her balance and was pushed to the ground by the female jailer. She inevitably swallowed the wet mud under her feet...
"Ah..." The girl immediately took her handkerchief to wipe her mouth, but found that the mud she spit out was mixed with blood and feces. She couldn't stand the difference between heaven and earth for a moment, and squatted on the ground with her head in her hands in fear, screaming loudly!
The girls looked at the silk handkerchief that was thrown out and immediately understood what was going on. All of them retreated straight back with expressions of panic and despair, and dared not go in again!
"A bunch of little bitches, you don't accept my toast, so you should drink the punishment! I told you not to leave, I told you not to leave..." Seeing a new situation here, the female jailers immediately raised the whips in their hands and waved them at the crowd without thinking!
For a moment, the entire women's prison was filled with wailing and begging for mercy. Yun Qianmeng didn't want to get involved in such trivial matters. After all, since she had already entered this prison, she had to understand her current situation!
However, the female jailer swung her whip in the direction where she was standing without any eyes. Seeing this, Mu Chun and others immediately blocked Yun Qianmeng's way. Seeing that the whip was about to hit Aunt Mi on the back, Yun Qianmeng pressed down Yuan Dong's swung hand, raised her arm and tightly grasped the jailer's wrist, then exerted force with her hand, and the female jailer actually let go of the whip in pain!
"Who the hell are you? How dare you do this to me!" The female jailer, who had been guarding prisoners all year round, had never seen a young lady like her. Seeing Yun Qianmeng staring at her with a cold expression despite her noble appearance, she felt a little scared. But how many people who entered the Ministry of Justice prison could walk out alive? With this thought, the female jailer's courage suddenly grew. Her small, inverted triangle eyes glared fiercely at Yun Qianmeng!
"Pa!" But her joy was too early. As soon as she finished speaking, she was slapped by someone who suddenly appeared beside her!
"Which bastard dares to hit me? Do you want to live?" The female jailer was slapped in the face for no apparent reason and fell to the ground!
The fact that he was able to knock down this female jailer who was as big as a man showed that his strength was amazing!
The female jailer was even more furious. Not to mention that she was taught a lesson by a young girl, she was slapped in the face by someone unknown, and two of her teeth were knocked out. Anger instantly surged in her heart, and she started cursing before she even stood up!
"What do you say I am?" At this moment, a voice as cold as the evening snow on thousands of mountains came from above her head!
When the other female jailers saw the newcomer, they immediately knelt down in fear and said tremblingly, "Greetings, King Chen!"
Only the female jailer's mind went blank. Her hands, which were stuck in the wet mud, clenched into fists tightly, and her whole body began to tremble violently!
"Sir Su, is this one of your men? She is so lawless, and she's acting so arrogantly even though the prisoner hasn't been apprehended yet! Even the Queen Dowager wouldn't be so temperamental!" But Prince Chen no longer looked at her. His cold eyes took a deep look at Yun Qianmeng, and then he asked Su Yuan behind him in a cold voice!
Su Yuan never expected that Prince Chen would suddenly appear here. Ever since he received the imperial edict, he had already ordered these female jailers to torture these female prisoners in the Prime Minister's Mansion to death. But this had just begun. Prince Chen actually came to the Ministry of Justice prison late at night, and he even saw the female jailer almost whipping Yun Qianmeng!
At this moment, Su Yuan felt a layer of cold sweat on his palms when he was asked this question. He immediately ordered his subordinates behind him, "What are you still standing there for? Take her away quickly!"
But Ning Feng on the side stopped Su Yuan's action and just stayed beside King Chen waiting for Jiang Muchen's orders!
"Ning Feng, take her away!" King Chen glanced at Su Yuan coldly and spoke in a low voice, but it made Su Yuan understand that this female jailer might not see the sun tomorrow!
"Are you okay?" Because there were too many people in the prison at this time, Prince Chen could only ask Yun Qianmeng in a low voice, but his frosty eyes showed a little warmth when he looked at Yun Qianmeng!
Yun Qianmeng looked at King Chen who suddenly appeared, and thought about everything Xi Lin had told her. She couldn't help but sneer in her heart. Is this what they call giving someone a slap in the face and then giving them a date?
If it weren't for King Chen's instruction or acquiescence, Su Yuan would never have suddenly submitted a memorial to plot against Yun Xuanzhi. After all, with his current strength, it would be a bit difficult for him to compete with Yun Xuanzhi!
But if we have the support of King Chen, I'm afraid this matter will go much more smoothly!
But what role did the Empress Dowager and Emperor Yugan play in this? Knowing that Yun Yiheng and his brother were taking the imperial examination, they still issued such an imperial decree. What was the intention of Emperor Yugan and the Empress Dowager?
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Everything is fine!"
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