Chapter 391: The Demon Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation vs. the Bandit Emperor of the Founding of the Country 2
With a loud bang, the study door was knocked open.
The officer rushed in with a spear in his hand, pointing the tip of the spear at Ji Yunhuan, and shouted, "What do you want to do? Be honest, squat down, and put your hands on your head!"
Ji Yunhuan spread his hands with an innocent look, indicating that he didn't take anything, and then stood aside obediently. The officer immediately came over with an iron chain and wanted to lock Ji Yunhuan up.
The Dali Temple Minister arrived shortly afterwards and recognized Ji Yunhuan at a glance, "Stop! This is the eldest daughter of the Ji family. His Majesty has ordered that you don't have to lock her up. Hurry and find evidence of her crime!"
A group of officials searched the study room several times. The desk and bookcase were split open, the potted plants fell to the ground, and the porcelain on the antique shelf was shattered all over the floor. However, no matter how deep they dug, they could not find any evidence of treason.
In addition to some books, calligraphy and paintings, there are also General Ji's notes, each of which describes how to fight against the Di cavalry and how to recover the land north of Luo River. Every word is full of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
Second uncle Ji Yuan and his family were chained together and pushed over by the officers. Seeing that all the evidence he had prepared was gone, Ji Yuan panicked and tried his best to defend himself:
"My Lord, it's none of my business. I reported everything truthfully. Ji Liao did have the intention of rebellion. He often summoned this general and that deputy general to plot in the study room and didn't allow outsiders to approach. It was only because I was smart that I heard those treasonous words."
Liu suddenly had an idea and pointed at Ji Yunhuan and shouted, "It must be Ji Yunhuan who did it! She hid the evidence and asked the maid to pretend to be her to delay time. She must have done it in order to escape with the evidence so that Ji Liaodong could make a comeback. Their family is not good people. My Lord, you must not let her go!"
Cousin Ji Yunmeng lowered her head and sobbed, "Sister, just confess. Confess and be lenient. Maybe His Majesty will forgive you. His Majesty has already agreed to let you enter the palace as a concubine. Why do you insist on the position of Queen? His Majesty loves you so much, why can't you persuade your uncle a little?"
The three of them sang in unison, as if they had already confirmed the crime of treason.
Ji Yunhuan sneered in his heart. These idiots really thought that they could live a good life by framing their father? Others would not care about the life and death of these clowns.
If the evidence is confirmed, all the more than one hundred people in the mansion will have to die.
Ji Yunhuan was not the soft-hearted crying girl in her previous life. She took advantage of the fact that she was not wearing chains and slapped Ji Yunmeng in the face, saying coldly:
"This slap is for pushing me into the water yesterday! Do you think that if I die, His Majesty will replace you with someone else in the palace? I am the daughter of a great general, and who are you? Do you think His Majesty would like you?"
Ji Yunmeng covered her face and was stunned for a moment.
She had never seen Ji Yunhuan so eloquent. Shouldn't Ji Yunhuan be so ashamed that he would cry and be speechless?
Ji Yunhuan raised his eyes to look at Ji Yuan and refuted him clearly: "Second uncle has really good hearing. He can hear the voices in the study from a long distance. If he were to be a scout on the battlefield, he would be a good hand. Unfortunately, Second uncle is weak and weak. His body has been hollowed out a long time ago. The army will not accept such a waste!"
"You...you are so insolent! I am your second uncle, how can you talk to your elders like that..." Ji Yuan was very angry and raised his hand to attack Ji Yunhuan.
Unfortunately, he was chained and every move he made pulled the people nearby. Liu was the first to be hit and sat on the ground with a cry.
Before Liu could start to curse, Ji Yunhuan spoke up first, "Ruyi has served me since she was a child. She wore my clothes at will. Second Aunt recognized the wrong person. Are you blaming me? As for the evidence you are talking about, I don't really understand. I am clean and I am not afraid of you searching me."
Ji Yunhuan's coarse cloth clothes had been hidden in the space by her. In such a good general's mansion, even the servants would not wear inferior cloth. Wearing that kind of clothes meant that she was going to run away.
It was just the beginning of spring, and Ji Yunhuan was wearing thin clothes. It was clear without searching that he could not hide anything, let alone a dragon robe or a jade seal.
The Dali Temple Minister did not dare to offend Ji Yunhuan. If she became a favorite concubine in the future, and he dared to search her body today, His Majesty would chop off his claws!
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Liu's mind worked quickly and she immediately questioned Ji Yunhuan, "Anyway, you must be up to something. Maybe you burned it. Otherwise, why did you come to the study?"
Ji Yunhuan explained calmly, "I came to the study to help my father sort out his things, clean and ventilate the room, and wait for him to come home. This is my filial piety as a daughter. How come Second Aunt said it was a sin?"
"The police barged in to arrest someone, and for some reason they blocked me in. I was really scared. Since there is no witness or evidence, shouldn't you let him go? My mother is in poor health and can't stand such torture."
The Dali Temple Minister was also a little embarrassed, but things had come to this point, and the Ji family had to "rebel" no matter what!
"Come here, take all these things away. There may be some riddles or secret messages. Investigate them carefully and don't let them go. All the people in the Ji family will be imprisoned and await your majesty's decision!"
The officers took the man away by the chains. Ji Yuan panicked and grabbed the sleeve of the Supreme Court Justice and shouted, "Sir, this matter has nothing to do with me. My family is a meritorious official. You can't put us in jail. We clearly agreed on this..."
The Dali Temple Minister waved his sleeves impatiently, "How dare you! Take him away now!"
The officer next to him hit Ji Yuan with a stick. Ji Yuan curled up in pain, swallowed the words in his mouth, and was quickly taken away.
Facing Ji Yunhuan, the Dali Temple Minister was quite friendly and said, "Miss Ji, please wait a moment. Someone will come to take you to the palace. Your Majesty is so kind that you can spare Miss Ji from the suffering of imprisonment."
In the last century, after Yun Huan was captured, she entered the palace in a daze. She and the emperor were childhood sweethearts, and they were in love with each other. She trusted the emperor wholeheartedly and believed whatever the emperor said.
She thought her father had really committed treason, so he was beheaded and her mother died of illness in prison, and she couldn't even collect her parents' bodies.
It seems so ridiculous now. It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. Even without any evidence, the emperor had no intention of letting the Ji family go.
"No need. His Majesty has not yet issued an edict to confer me the title of consort. I am still a daughter of the Ji family. I want to accompany my mother."
The Dali Temple Minister did not try to persuade him any further. Anyway, this delicate young lady would definitely cry and shout to get out of the cell once she entered it.
The escort team was very long. Ji Yunhuan found his mother in the crowd. His mother's face was pale, and after walking for such a long time, cold sweat was dripping down her forehead.
But my mother was a stubborn person. She refused to show any sign of decadence and didn't want to be laughed at. She held her back very straight, as if she would faint before she even reached the Dali Temple.
Ji Yunhuan exchanged the jade earrings for a bag of water from the official. A white light flashed in the palm of his hand, and the water inside was replaced with the spiritual spring water in the space.
She took a sip and felt full of energy. After making sure the water was fine, she passed the water bag to her mother and said softly, "Mom, drink some water slowly. We'll be there soon."
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