Fang Qingyue ran all the way to the outside of the Dali Temple, panting heavily, and without stopping for a moment, she started to beat the drum to report.
The sound of the Dengwen drum was extremely heavy, like the sound of a beating heart, and it spread throughout the Dali Temple.
After a while, someone brought Fang Qingyue to the Dali Temple.
The Dali Temple official was sitting at his desk. Seeing the blood on Fang Qingyue's forehead, his brows furrowed. "Who are you, and what is your complaint?"
"I am suing Lord Shen Qiu Nian for committing indecent acts against me and for trying to kill me several times!" Fang Qingyue knelt on the ground, shaking.
I could still vaguely hear Shen Yuhan's voice: "Qi Chengyun, the Minister of the Dali Temple, is upright and honest. If he knew that Shen Qiu Nian had tried to kill you several times, he would naturally stand up for you."
Tears fell from the corners of her eyes: "Please, sir, make the decision for me!"
Hearing this, Qi Chengyun immediately said, "Come here, go and ask Shen Qiunian to come over."
Not long after, Shen Qiu Nian was brought over.
Half of his body was still numb, and he had no idea how many strange looks he had received from passersby along the way.
Now that he saw Fang Qingyue, he rushed towards her without caring where he was.
"What are you doing?!" Qi Chengyun stopped Shen Qiu Nian and said coldly, "My Lord, I summoned you here to investigate the case. Please don't attack the people."
Shen Qiu Nian was almost angry and laughed.
Although Qi Chengyun respectfully addressed him as Marquis, he was the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple and had to supervise all officials. He really didn't dare to offend Qi Chengyun directly and could only sit aside.
Qi Chengyun then said, "You said the Marquis bullied you, do you have any evidence?"
Upon hearing this, Fang Qingyue burst into tears. "Just now, they brought people into my clinic and smashed everything in front of everyone. The wound on my forehead was also caused by Chen Qiu Nian's beating. I hope you can take a closer look."
"Besides that, a few days ago, at the Lantern Festival, the Marquis almost strangled me to death. The blood in my eyes has not yet subsided."
Someone immediately went to check the wound on Fang Qingyue's face.
Some people also followed Qi Chengyun's orders and went out to gather information.
Shen Qiunian looked at Fang Qingyue gloomily, his eyes like a venomous snake. But Fang Qingyue was not afraid at all. Where Qi Chengyun could not see, she glanced at Shen Qiunian with a little smugness.
Soon, those people got the news, returned to the government office, and whispered it to Qi Chengyun.
Qi Chengyun nodded and said, "Don't be afraid. I will send someone to protect you. Please return to the clinic first. Since this matter involves the Marquis, it will be submitted to the Emperor for his decision."
Fang Qingyue nodded, got up from the ground, turned around and left the Dali Temple.
Shen Qiu Nian looked at Qi Chengyun grimly and said coldly, "Could it be that the Dali Temple Minister still wants to sue me?"
"My Lord." Qi Chengyun looked up, his expression indifferent. "This matter is beyond my control. I can only report it to the Emperor. Please don't make things difficult for me."
Having said this, there is nothing more to say.
But Chen Qiu Nian still said: "Then I hope that the Dali Temple Minister will not fall into my hands one day."
On the same day, Qi Chengyun reported the matter to the emperor.
"Is this true?" The emperor frowned, his face looking unhappy.
The history of the Great Conquest was not long. The emperor of the previous dynasty divided people into different classes. If the royal relatives or high-ranking officials did something wrong, they would be let off lightly. If the common people did something wrong, they would be punished twice as much.
Over time, people began to complain.
Therefore, when the Great Conquest Law was just being formed, there was a clause that "the emperor shall be punished the same as the common people if he breaks the law."
He didn't even dare to bully the people in the street, so how could Shen Qiu Nian dare to do that?
"Yes." Qi Chengyun lowered his head. "I have sent a number of people to investigate and found that this has happened more than once. The Marquis seems to regard Fang as his own property and is unwilling to let her go even after the engagement is broken off."
"You said that the person who beat the drum to report the incident was Fang Qingyue?" The emperor looked up.
In the past few days, almost all the people he sent to the Jian'an Palace to look for Shen Yuhan returned empty-handed.
Now that Shen Yuhan has disappeared, the ministers have lost their check and balance, and the court is almost in chaos.
The original undercurrent surged to the surface, giving him a headache.
Many things in the Inspectorate were also at a standstill.
He didn't know whether Shen Yuhan was throwing a tantrum or was truly injured and missing. But he certainly couldn't allow the affairs of the court to continue to be shelved like this.
If Fang Qingyue really has a close relationship with Shen Yuhan, then this matter must be severely punished.
Thinking of this, the emperor said: "This matter must be severely punished. Shen Qiu Nian and Song Xiaoya will be imprisoned in the Sky Prison to await their fate. As for the others involved in this case, they will also be imprisoned."
Qi Chengyun was also a little surprised, but he quickly said, "Yes."
Fang Qingyue returned to the courtyard and told Shen Yuhan about this.
"These days, the court is in turmoil. Don't you plan to return to the Inspectorate as soon as possible?"
"I'm not going back." Shen Yuhan pulled Fang Qingyue into his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Chen Qiunian always thought he could handle the affairs of the Inspectorate clearly. Why should I go back?"
"Since he's so eager to become the head of the Inspectorate, let him take the position and see for himself. We can also put a damper on the Shen family. Do they really think they can thrive in the court just because other officials are looking up to them?"
Thinking of the attitude of Shen Yu'an's family in the palace that day, Shen Yuhan felt chilled.
"Okay." Fang Qingyue nodded to show her understanding.
Although she has no brothers or sisters, she would be unhappy if her relatives stabbed her in the back.
When Qi Chengyun brought his men to the Shen Mansion, dinner was in progress.
Shen Qiunian told Shen Yu'an about Fang Qingyue's lawsuit against her in the Dali Temple. Shen Yu'an didn't care much: "She filed the lawsuit. The Shen family is powerful, and you have made contributions before. Even if you accidentally hurt her, so what? An ordinary woman, do you still want the emperor to make decisions for her?"
So when Qi Chengyun appeared, Shen Yu'an even waved to Qi Chengyun and said, "Why don't you sit down and have dinner with us? We can talk about Qiu Nian's affairs after dinner."
"No need." Qi Chengyun raised his hand and asked the accompanying yamen runner to hold Shen Qiu Nian down. "The emperor has now ordered this official to take the young marquis to the prison. Please be prepared, old marquis. I'm afraid physical pain is inevitable, and you may have to compensate the Fang family later."
Having said that, he was about to take Shen Qiu Nian and Song Xiaoya away.
Li Junyi stood up abruptly, walked quickly to Qi Chengyun, and tried to stop him: "Minister of the Supreme Court, my son is a marquis after all. He only accidentally injured Fang Qingyue, not on purpose. She did something that brought disgrace upon our Shen family, and my son was so angry that he couldn't bear it. Please don't take him away."
Qi Chengyun took two steps sideways to avoid the path blocked by Li Junyi: "This matter is the emperor's order, it is not for me to decide. Instead of asking me, why not ask the emperor."
After saying that, he took his people away.
Li Junyi sat down on the ground, gritting her teeth and cursing, "Fang Qingyue, that damn bitch, actually dared to beat the drum to report the incident?"
"My son, what are you going to do?"
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