Chapter 78 Exposed
Dou Qing was howling in pain from being beaten. Xie Tingzhou was a quiet person, so he didn't mind the noise at all. He held his teacup and watched the bailiffs carrying out the execution at a leisurely pace.
From time to time, he would turn his head and praise Shi Yu, saying that the yamen runner was very clever.
Upon hearing this, the bailiffs dared not let him off the hook anymore and beat him even harder.
After being reborn, Chen Yu felt not a coward for the first time. She was stunned by the joy. It turned out that having power really allowed one to do whatever one wanted.
Once the matter was settled, Liu Fu respectfully escorted Xie Tingzhou to the door.
As I walked out of the yamen, a carriage just stopped at the gate.
Gao Jin was sitting on the shaft, so the person inside the carriage must be Jiang Lianzhi.
Chen Yu paused and turned away hastily.
There is only one road here, how can we avoid Jiang Lianzhi?
Xie Tingzhou turned his head to look at her, then moved his gaze upwards. Jiang Lianzhi lifted the curtain and got off the carriage.
Xie Tingzhou looked back at her and asked, "Why don't you leave? Aren't you going to choose Lord Jiang as your second choice?"
Chen Yu knew he was doing it on purpose, so she looked up at him with a pleading look in her eyes.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Shen Yu's heart was in her throat.
"Prince." Jiang Lianzhi bowed.
Xie Tingzhou said slowly: "The verdict has been made, and the sentence has been carried out. I'm afraid Lord Jiang is too late."
Jiang Lianzhi came late on purpose so that Dou Qing would suffer.
"It's not too late. I believe Shuntian Prefecture will judge the case impartially."
After saying that, his eyes paused slightly, and then looked at the person standing with his back to Xie Tingzhou.
Chen Yu felt like a thorn in her back, and lowered her voice and said, "Your Highness, I remembered that I forgot my sword in the hall, I..."
"Saber?" Xie Tingzhou obviously didn't intend to let her go easily, "Xi Feng has already taken it for you."
Chen Yu wanted to cry but had no tears when she heard Jiang Lianzhi's footsteps approaching again.
"Is this the person who saved the child on the road?" Jiang Lianzhi asked.
Liu Fu had just come out to greet the guards at the gate of the yamen when he heard the report. He just happened to continue the conversation, "My Lord, it is the guards of the Crown Prince."
What I mean is that this is a grudge between you two, so don't come after me.
The man's back gave Jiang Lianzhi a sense of familiarity.
Jiang Lianzhi took two more steps forward, each step stepping on Shen Yu's throat.
"You, turn around." Jiang
Lian Zhi stared at the person next to Xie Tingzhou intently.
Shen Yu felt a chill in her heart.
Jiang Lianzhi frowned and stretched out his hand towards him.
Just when they were about to collide, at this moment, Shen Yu's arm was suddenly pulled by someone, and Xie Tingzhou lifted up his cloak, covering her head.
Xie Tingzhou lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "I'll wait for you to go back and explain it to me, Chen Yu."
Shen Yu's entire body suddenly froze.
When did he discover it?
Xie Tingzhou pressed her head against his chest, looked down at her and said with a smile: "It's just a little scratch on your face, there's nothing to be ashamed of, you still look as beautiful as usual."
Chen Yu didn't know whether Xie Tingzhou was joking on purpose or to dispel Jiang Lianzhi's doubts, but she could only hold Xie Tingzhou's collar tightly, fearing that he would push her out again if he was unhappy.
Seeing that she was silent, Xie Tingzhou looked at Jiang Lianzhi, his eyes suddenly turned cold, "She is so thin-skinned. I'm sorry to make you laugh, Lord Jiang."
At this moment, there was a string in Jiang Lianzhi's mind that was about to break. He always felt that he seemed to have missed something, but it was not very clear.
Jiang Lianzhi tried hard to search in his mind what he had missed, but Xie Tingzhou had already walked out with Chen Yu in his arms.
"Wait!" Dou Qing was carried by two servants and limped out of the government office. "Cousin, don't let him go."
The string in Jiang Lianzhi's mind was completely broken by Dou Qing's howl, and he wanted to grab it again but couldn't find any sign.
Jiang Lianzhi was upset and glanced at Dou Qing coldly, "Don't you think it's embarrassing enough?!"
He then said to the servant, "Send him back and confine him for a month. Tell your uncle that it was me who said it."
Dou Qing was taken away crying and howling.
When Jiang Lianzhi turned around again, Xie Tingzhou's carriage had already gone far away.
Gao Jin retracted his gaze and said, "That young man should be Xie Tingzhou's favored guard. It seems that what he said is true."
Liu Fu shook his head and sighed: "The world is going downhill. Two men are hugging each other in public. How can this be... Um, Lord Jiang, would you like to come in and sit down?"
"No need to bother," Jiang Lianzhi nodded slightly and left.
Gao Jin followed at one side and whispered, "Confine Dou Qing to his house for a month. I'm afraid my aunt will come to our house and complain again."
Jiang Lianzhi said coldly: "Does he think this beating is the end? How could Xie Tingzhou let him go so easily?
If he doesn't want to be grounded, he can go out and see if it's a broken arm or a broken leg."
The carriage swayed slightly, and Chen Yu lowered her head all the way, with a part of her fair and slender neck exposed behind her collar.
She hasn't figured out where she was exposed, nor has she figured out what to do now?
"Have you thought about it?" Xie Tingzhou asked.
Chen Yu lowered her head and said, "Not yet."
Xie Tingzhou said calmly: "Don't worry, think about it slowly and see what other lies you can make up. Make them better."
After saying that, he calmly pulled out a book from the drawer under the low table and started reading it. It seemed that he was ready to fight a protracted battle with her.
Chen Yu pursed her lips and stopped talking. She really wanted to make it up.
The water stains on Xie Tingzhou's robe had not yet dried, and the heater in the carriage gave off a faint tea fragrance.
Noticing her gaze, Xie Tingzhou raised his hand, and when he put it down, his wide sleeves just covered the area that was soaked by the tea.
The carriage entered the palace from the side door and did not stop until it reached Qingpu Residence.
Shen Yu got off the carriage first, turned around and stretched out her hand out of habit.
Xie Tingzhou stood at the shaft of the carriage and looked down at her, then got off the carriage from the horse stool on the other side.
Chen Yu followed closely behind Xie Tingzhou.
Chang Liu felt that Shi Yu's appearance at this moment was exactly the same as when he did something wrong, so he pulled Xi Feng and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Xi Feng said with a sullen face, "He got into a fight in the street and knocked Minister Jiang's cousin off his horse."
"So amazing!" Changliu exclaimed and followed.
After walking a distance, Xie Tingzhou's body suddenly shook.
Xi Feng was as if he was facing a great enemy, "Your Highness!"
Xie Tingzhou waved his hand, "Nothing."
Xie Tingzhou entered the bedroom, and just as Shen Yu was about to follow, she heard Xie Tingzhou say lightly, "You go back first."
Xifeng and Changliu entered the room one after another and closed the door.
As Chen Yu was about to leave, she suddenly heard a suppressed cough coming from inside the room.
Chen Yu exited the yard, but was in no hurry to leave. After a cup of tea, the doctor from the mansion came hurriedly carrying a medicine box.
She seemed to have always ignored the fact that Xie Tingzhou was not in good health, because Xie Tingzhou was so patient.
He was apparently fine before entering the palace today, but looked pale when he came back.
What on earth happened to him in the palace?
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