Chapter 345 Ye Jingchuan Dies with His Eyes Open
The Governor's Mansion, like the Qi family's, consisted of two connected courtyards with three entrances.
On one side is the government office, and on the other side is the mansion.
When Ye Chutang arrived, Song Jingning was packing his bags for going out.
She put the jerky she took out from the space on the table.
"Brother, you will be away for a long time this time, so you should not only bring more clothes, but also dry food and commonly used medicinal herbs."
"Don't worry Chu'er, Zigui has arranged everything. Please take a seat first, I will pack it up soon."
"Don't worry, what are you going to do with Ye Jingchuan?"
Song Jingning was not affected by the three words "Ye Jingchuan" and packed his coat to take away.
"Ye Jingchuan's body is running out of energy and he won't live much longer."
After the people from the Qi Mansion sent Ye Jingchuan to prison, they found that he was very ill and was convulsing all over.
The jailer was worried that Ye Jingchuan would die in prison before being interrogated, so he asked a doctor to see him.
Ye Jingchuan was skinny, severely frostbitten, and in very poor health. He also had lung disease and his life would not last long.
Ye Chutang didn't care about Ye Jingchuan's impending death.
I was just curious as to why he appeared alone at the gate of Qi Mansion.
"Where are the officers escorting him?"
"We'll find out when we go to the prison and ask."
Song Jingning guessed that the officials did not want to go to Linzhou City in the storm, so they abandoned the only two remaining members of the Chen family and Ye Jingchuan, reported their death, and went back to Beijing.
After he had packed his clothes, he said to Zigui, "Prepare dinner, and make it rich."
"Yes, sir."
Ye Chutang knew that Song Jingning wanted him to stay for dinner, so he didn't object.
The two siblings went to the dungeon of the government office.
The dungeon was freezing cold. As soon as I entered, the hairs on my exposed skin stood up.
The further you go in, the stronger the smell of mold and blood becomes.
Seeing Ye Chutang frowning, Song Jingning said, "The environment in the dungeon is not good. How about bringing Ye Jingchuan to the court for trial?"
"No, some things are not convenient to say in court. Let's go."
Because Ye Jingchuan was seriously ill, the environment in the cell he was held in was relatively good.
There were bed boards, straw, and a thick, moldy quilt.
He is now running a high fever, unconscious, and his body is still twitching unconsciously.
When Ye Chutang took Ye Jingchuan's pulse, he found that he was so thin that only skin and bones were left, and there were some bruises on his skin.
There were bumps and bruises, and also frostbite.
After taking Song Jingning's pulse, she looked at him and said, "He is definitely running out of energy and won't live long."
Song Jingning squatted beside Ye Jingchuan and clearly felt the heat emanating from him, which showed how severe his fever was.
"Is Ye Jingchuan going to die just like that?"
"Brother, rest assured. I won't let him die so easily. We have to let him know your true identity."
Ye Chutang said with a smile, took out a cowhide bag from his arms and opened it.
She took out silver needles, stabbed three of them into Ye Jingchuan's heart, and then pierced his head into a hedgehog.
Not long after, Ye Jingchuan, with disheveled hair and dirty face, woke up.
He felt as if there was a fire burning in his chest, making his throat smoke and his whole body feel sore and uncomfortable.
"Water...I want to drink water..."
Song Jingning pushed aside the dirty hair that was blocking Ye Jingchuan's eyes.
"I want some water, wait."
He left the prison and went to the dungeon.
When he came back, he was holding a ladle filled with smelly black water.
The water scoop tilted and poured onto Ye Jingchuan's head which was full of silver needles.
The cold and smelly water made Ye Jingchuan shiver and wake up instantly.
"Ah! It's so cold!"
His teeth chattered as he spoke.
Song Jingning looked at the silver needles soaked in dirty water and said to Ye Chutang, "Chu'er, when you get out of prison, I'll compensate you with a pair of top-quality silver needles."
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "Then I would like to thank you, brother."
The conversation between the two made Ye Jingchuan’s eyes widen.
The dirty water flowed into his eyes, irritating him to the point of crying continuously, but he had no time to care and stared straight at Song Jingning.
"You are my son, aren't you?"
As he spoke, he struggled to get up, but he was too weak due to the high fever to move.
Song Jingning threw away the water scoop, slowly squatted down, and looked at Ye Jingchuan who was very anxious.
"Answer my question first, and then I'll tell you the truth."
Ye Jingchuan was now eager to know the answer, and nodded quickly, "You ask."
"Where are the escorting officers? Where are the Chen family members? Why are you here alone in Qi's mansion?"
Speaking of this, Ye Jingchuan became very angry.
"Humph! Those officers are just beasts!"
Ever since the National Protection Army and the escorting officials separated, Ye Jingchuan realized how difficult the days of exile were.
The officers beat and scolded him and the Chen family, and did not even give them enough food.
Coupled with the cold weather, he and the Chen family fell ill soon.
Even so, the officers would not let them rest as long as they could hurry on their way.
One of the Chen family members could not survive the cold and high fever, and was thrown into the wild after his death, and his name was crossed out from the list.
Ye Jingchuan and the remaining members of the Chen family could only continue on their journey despite their sick bodies.
Later, when heavy snow came, the escorting officials deliberately continued on their journey and abandoned them in the snow and ice.
Then he crossed his name off the exile list on the grounds of death from illness and returned south to Beijing.
The reason why they were not killed directly was because they were afraid that if the bodies were not destroyed properly, someone would find out the clues.
And abandoning them when they are seriously ill means that they are certain that they will not survive.
As it turned out, they were lucky and were rescued by a hunter after walking in the snow for two or three days in a daze.
The hunter knew some medical knowledge, and Ye Jingchuan barely managed to save his life, but his body was completely ruined.
But the Chen family couldn't make it.
Later the snow stopped, the weather warmed up, and the road was open.
The hunter, who had done his utmost to protect his rights, drove Ye Jingchuan out of the door.
Ye Jingchuan had nowhere to go, so he begged along the way and arrived at Tianshan County after going through untold hardships.
After he told Song Jingning what he wanted to know, he hurriedly asked, "You are my son, right?"
Song Jingning raised the corners of his lips and sneered.
"Yes, I am the eldest son who was thrown into the river by you and luckily survived."
Ye Jingchuan was imprisoned in the innermost part of the prison, and no matter what he talked about, no one would hear him.
After hearing Song Jingning's answer, he suddenly gained strength and sat up with difficulty.
"Jingning, I thought you were dead, so I threw you away. It wasn't intentional."
Ye Chutang laughed out loud.
"It wasn't intentional, but they didn't bury him properly. They were afraid that his early death would bring disaster to the family, so they just buried him at sea."
Ye Jingchuan was speechless and it took him a while to refute.
"Since ancient times, children who died young..."
Song Jingning interrupted him.
"Let's not talk about other places, just look at the dignitaries in the capital. How many children who died young were buried in the ancestral tombs, included in the family tree, and the tablets were placed in the ancestral hall. You should know better than me."
"In the final analysis, you just took advantage of your mother and killed your wife and children to seize the family property, and then relied on making your concubine your wife to ascend to a higher position!"
"Ye Jingchuan, you killed me once, and I have repaid your kindness. Even if my identity is exposed in the future and I leave the Song family, I will only have the surname Tang."
"You are destined to have no descendants in this life. After you die, you will be thrown into a mass grave. No one will collect your body and bury it. No one will burn paper and smash pots. No one will hold a memorial ceremony for you!"
His voice became louder and louder, and Ye Jingchuan's expression became more and more ugly.
"puff!"
Ye Jingchuan was so angry that he spit out blood, fell to the ground with a pale face and foam at the mouth.
He stared at Song Jingning intently, as if he wanted to eat him alive.
Song Jingning stood up and looked down at Ye Jingchuan.
"You are an exiled fugitive, yet you slander an official appointed by the imperial court. You will be executed at Caishikou in five days!"
When Ye Jingchuan heard this, his eyes widened in disbelief.
"You actually want to kill your father! Aren't you afraid of being punished by God?"
Ye Chutang squatted down and pulled out the silver needles from Ye Jingchuan's body while taking the opportunity to torture him.
"Brother, you are just following the law, how can you be punished by God? But you have done so many evil things, and now you are being punished."
Ye Jingchuan screamed in agony as he was tortured by Ye Chutang.
"Evil son! Evil daughter!"
"Same here, you're not a loving father anyway!"
After Ye Chutang pulled out the silver needle, Ye Jingchuan collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.
Exhaling more than inhaling causes body temperature to gradually dissipate.
Ye Jingchuan knew very well that if no one treated him, he would not survive the night.
So, not wanting to die, he quickly changed his attitude and begged Ye Chutang.
"Chu'er, I'm not a fugitive, and I didn't slander Song Jingning. Since I've raised you for more than ten years, please save me."
When Ye Chutang heard this, he looked up at Song Jingning.
"Brother, please go out first. I need to talk to this scumbag alone."
Song Jingning was not worried that Ye Jingchuan would do anything bad to Ye Chutang, so he nodded.
"Chu'er, I'll be waiting for you at the entrance of the prison. It's cold in there, don't stay there too long."
"I understand, brother."
After Song Jingning left, Ye Chutang looked at Ye Jingchuan mockingly.
"The daughter you abused for more than ten years is dead."
Ye Jingchuan thought Ye Chutang wanted to express that she had severed ties with him and was no longer his daughter.
“Chu’er, the relationship that is severed is not blood relationship!”
"You didn't understand. What I meant was that your eldest daughter, Ye Chutang, who was raised by you in a country farm and suffered torture and pain, died.
You don't really believe that I met some hermit master, successfully evaded the surveillance of Kong Ru, and secretly learned some skills, right?
Your biological daughter was forced to hit her head against the wall and died by the three members of the Liu family before you went to the countryside to pick her up. Her last wish was to destroy the Ye family!
Now, do you know why the Ye family fell from a great height and no one survived? Because I am fulfilling Ye Chutang's last wish. ”
Ye Chutang's words gave Ye Jingchuan goose bumps all over his body.
He stared at Ye Chutang without blinking, trying to find evidence that she was lying.
As a result, the memories that emerged in his mind all confirmed that the person in front of him was not his daughter.
A peasant who grew up in the countryside was watched by servants all the time, and was exploited and bullied.
In such an environment, it was impossible for her to learn medical skills, martial arts, poetry and literature, or even to understand political strategies.
But she knows everything!
From the Imperial City to Beichen Kingdom, and then to neighboring countries, everything was turned upside down by her!
Ye Jingchuan was so angry that he spat out blood again, and his face became even more gloomy.
He raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth and roared: "Why are you telling me the truth? Who are you?"
Ye Chutang picked up the dirty silver needle on the ground and pierced Ye Jingchuan's vocal cords.
She stood up and looked at Ye Jingchuan with a smile.
"Who am I? My name is Ye Chutang, and I come from another time and space."
"I tell you the truth because I want you to die with a secret that you can't tell!"
Ye Jingchuan widened his eyes and tried to open his mouth, but no sound came out.
He was so anxious that he scratched the ground with his dirty nails, trying to leave a few words about Ye Chutang's identity.
Ye Chutang quietly watched Ye Jingchuan go crazy.
As soon as he uttered a word, she immediately used her earth-based ability to eliminate it.
Ye Jingchuan watched helplessly as the words he had worked so hard to write disappeared in an instant, and he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell out.
He wanted to speak, but couldn't even utter "ah".
Ye Chutang added: "Let me tell you another truth. The 'ghost thief' is me."
After saying that, she removed Ye Jingchuan's limbs and left the prison.
Ye Jingchuan's health was not good to begin with, and after his limbs were removed, he fainted from the pain.
Ye Chutang saw it out of the corner of his eye but ignored it.
She came to the prison gate and said to Song Jingning who had been waiting for a long time: "Ye Jingchuan will not survive tonight."
The temperature in the prison was already low, and it was even colder at night.
Ye Jingchuan, who was exhausted, could not last another night.
Song Jingning didn't expect Ye Jingchuan to die so soon, but he didn't care at all.
"When they die, they are thrown into mass graves and eaten by wild dogs."
After saying this, the two siblings left the prison.
Back in the main hall of the front yard, Song Jingning said, "Chu'er, when Jiangshan is stable, let's go to Jiangnan and visit the Tang family next time."
Ye Chutang nodded, "Okay, if the Tang family is worthy, I will help them restore their former glory."
After the Tang family's property was confiscated by Ye Jingchuan, there was serious internal strife. I wonder how the situation is now?
"We are brothers and sisters together."
As soon as Song Jingning finished speaking, the doorman came to report.
"Sir, Miss Chen is here to see you."
Song Jingning couldn't understand why Chen Ruoyun came to see him.
But she has already come, and it would be difficult to ask her to leave.
"Bring her here."
"Yes, sir."
After the doorman left, Ye Chutang stood up.
"Brother, you guys chat, I'm going to take a walk in the back garden."
Song Jingning nodded.
"If you're tired of shopping, go to Ningchuyuan to rest. I'll call you when dinner is ready."
He didn't know why Chen Ruoyun wanted to talk to him, and was afraid that the topic she was talking about was not convenient for Ye Chutang to hear.
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
When Chen Ruoyun arrived at the main hall, Ye Chutang had already left.
After Song Jingning asked her to sit down, he asked bluntly, "Miss Chen, are you here to say goodbye?"
He knew that the Chen mother and daughter would return to Linzhou City tomorrow.
The embarrassment on Chen Ruoyun's face flashed away and she shook her head.
"No, I can agree to the conditions proposed by Mr. Song."
Song Jingning: “…”
These words were completely unexpected to him, and he didn't know how to react for a moment.
Seeing him stunned, Chen Ruoyun joked, "Why, Mr. Song wants to regret it?"
Song Jingning came back to his senses and shook his head again.
"No, I just didn't expect Miss Chen to suddenly change her mind. If you have made up your mind and are sure you can meet the conditions I proposed, I will marry you."
This time it was Chen Ruoyun's turn to shake her head.
"Marriage is a matter of mutual consent. Mr. Song has conditions, and so do I. Only if we can both fulfill them can we get married."
Song Jingning nodded slightly to show his agreement.
"Miss Chen, please state your conditions clearly."
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