Chapter 36: Disregarding human ethics and forcibly seizing someone else’s wife?
The Mingjingsi is located right next to the imperial palace, separated by only a wall. It is a place that countless people fear.
The plaque was inscribed with three large golden characters "Mingjingsi" in a flamboyant style, written by the founding emperor.
Yun Zheng got off the carriage and looked up. The guards were very strict and the ferocious animal heads made people shudder.
A cold voice came from behind, "Yun Zheng, if Zhen Zhen is guilty, you, the second young lady of the Marquis' Mansion, cannot escape responsibility either."
This is Jiang Wenzhou's warning and also a threat: don't talk nonsense.
Yun Zheng tilted her head slightly, "Jiang Wenzhou, your sentimental nature is destined to lead to nothing great. The Pingxi Marquisate will one day be destroyed in your hands."
The two men's eyes met in the air, neither of them giving in, sparks flying.
Lord Guyu urged impatiently, "Go in!"
When we walked into Mingjingsi, we found the environment was surprisingly nice, with birds singing, flowers blooming, small bridges and flowing water, a perfect scene of a Jiangnan garden.
In front is the office area, with people coming and going, all with serious expressions, and the air is filled with a solemn atmosphere.
Yun Zheng raised an eyebrow and suddenly said, "Master Guyu, I heard that no one can escape unscathed after entering your Mingjing Division."
"There are exceptions." Guyu observed calmly. She was indeed a little special.
He walked in the notorious Mingjingsi without any sign of fear.
Don’t you see that Jiang Wenzhou and Ye Yichen next to them have extremely bad expressions on their faces, as if someone in their family has died.
Perhaps, it was this courage that made Jiu Qiansui look at him differently.
As the group walked, they turned a corner and entered a building. As they walked down the stairs, they were hit by a foul smell that made them hold their breath.
The scene suddenly changed, the light became dim, damp and cold, like a dark bottomless pit.
The sounds of torture, screams, and pleas for mercy reached everyone's ears, and their faces changed.
Jiang Wenzhou couldn't help but hold his breath, and Ye Yizhen had sweat on his forehead.
They were taken into a cell where a woman was shackled, covered in wounds, bleeding, and dying.
But the moment she saw Ye Yizhen, her eyes lit up, "Miss."
Ye Yizhen took two quick steps, holding on to the railing tightly, "Nanny!"
The executioner whipped him and said, "Wang, your daughter is here, please confess."
Nanny Wang trembled violently and screamed in pain, "Stop hitting me, I confess!"
Yun Zheng looked at Ye Yichen calmly. At this moment, Ye Yichen bit her lip slightly. She looked scared, but she was not actually very nervous.
Nanny Wang took a deep breath. "It was my idea to kidnap the Ghost Doctor's grandson. I also instructed the waiter at the teahouse to find the kidnapper. I was indebted to that waiter for a meal. He is a loyal man and would rather die than repay the favor."
"As for those kidnappers, I don't know them."
Yun Zheng saw this and shook her head slightly. Wang was taking all the blame on herself.
The people at the Mirror Division were also unconvinced. "You have no grudge against the Ghost Doctor, so why would you do this? What's your motive? Who ordered you to do this?"
Nanny Wang was badly injured and could barely open her eyes. "There were no instructions. My ultimate goal is to win over the Ghost Doctor and use him to help me get rid of Yun Zheng and everyone in the Yun family."
"Only then can the Pingxi Marquisate smoothly inherit the Yun family's assets, and my young lady can secure her position as the Crown Prince's wife, with no one competing with her."
This statement is reasonable, but Yun Zheng doesn't believe a word of it. How could a mere servant have such ambition?
Master Guyu suddenly picked up a red-hot iron and stepped closer. "Are you saying that Ye Yizhen knows nothing about this? Think carefully. There is a price to pay for lying."
Mammy smelled the hot breath of the branding iron, her face turned pale, and her whole body trembled. "I'll tell you the truth."
Ye Yizhen's pupils shrank, and her hands, which were hanging under her wide sleeves, clenched into fists.
Blood flowed down Nanny Wang's cheek. "Yes... My young lady is so kind and soft-hearted that she wouldn't even dare to step on an ant. So I'll be the bad guy."
Nanny Wang gasped for breath, looking like she was about to die. "I accidentally met a man who was terminally ill. All the doctors were helpless, but the ghost doctor saved him."
Guyu continued to ask, "What's that person's name? Who is he?"
Nanny Wang shook her head and said, "Back then, we were traveling north to the capital and met by chance. It was a chance encounter, and we didn't exchange names."
Guyu immediately grasped the key point, "That is to say, is there any doubt about this person?"
Nanny Wang turned her bloodstained face away and stared at Yun Zheng fiercely, "Yun Zheng, you stole my young lady's marriage, you will be struck by lightning. I am justifying justice."
This old woman is too loyal to Ye Yichen. She is like her vicious dog, biting wherever she points.
However, Yun Zheng was not disappointed. She had expected this. "Ye Yizhen, do you really know nothing?"
If Ye Yichen cannot be brought to justice, she can still be made to pay the corresponding price.
Want to get out of this unscathed? That depends on whether she agrees or not.
Ye Yizhen's face was filled with grief. "If I knew, I would definitely stop it. Mammy, you are so confused."
"If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. How could I bear to let you suffer..." Nanny Wang's eyes were red and full of reluctance.
At this moment, a cold voice sounded, "You still have the energy to say such nonsense? It seems that our Mingjing Division's methods are not cruel enough."
It was Li Wuyang. He walked in quickly, exuding a cold aura.
He coldly ordered, "Tie up Ye Yizhen and torture her."
Ye Yizhen turned pale with fear, "Nine Thousand Years Old, I..."
When Li Wuyang saw her, he thought of the bad things that happened before and his mood became even worse.
Just half an hour ago, the Emperor frowned, "Wuyang, no matter how unruly you are, you should consider the Queen Mother's feelings. She hopes that you will marry and have children."
Li Wuyang's thin lips curled slightly, revealing a sense of uninhibitedness, "Then she won't have to worry about it."
This attitude made the emperor feel very complicated, "Don't say that, after all, she is your biological mother."
Li Wuyang stood up impatiently and took something out of his arms.
"This is the dowry list sent by the eldest daughter of the Yun family. Will you send someone to take it? Or will you wait for her to sell the dowry for silver?"
The emperor casually flipped through the items and saw a long list of dowries, estimated to be worth around five million.
"We won't bother two masters with one thing. Let the Yun family exchange it for silver. The deadline is ten days. Wuyang, you and the Minister of Revenue will follow up on this matter and make sure the silver is delivered as soon as possible."
"yes."
His eyes fell on the last page. The Yun family specially presented a thousand-year-old blood ginseng and a hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to the emperor.
A pearl phoenix crown and two pieces of soft silk were presented to the Queen Mother, and a set of ruby head ornaments and two pieces of cicada-wing gauze were presented to the Queen.
"Thousand-year-old blood ginseng? Hundred-year-old Ganoderma lucidum? I didn't expect the Yun family to have such good things."
The emperor also has a blood ginseng in his private treasury, and the Yun family actually has one too!
The emperor's suspicion reached its peak at this moment.
Li Wuyang said nonchalantly, "Giving birth to a woman is like stepping into the gates of hell. The Yun family loves their daughter so much that they searched all over the world for ten years before finally finding one to keep as a treasure."
Although Ganoderma lucidum is precious, the emperor has no shortage of it in his private treasury. He only values this thousand-year-old blood ginseng.
"Forget it. Considering that Yun has handed over the things, I won't bother with her. Are you okay? Before you leave the palace, go pay your respects to the Queen Mother."
Li Wuyang frowned slightly and was about to say something when a guard hurried in, "Your Majesty, someone has reported..."
He looked at Jiuqian Sui cautiously with a very strange look on his face.
The emperor shouted coldly, "Speak."
The guard shuddered, "Say, the Ninth Thousand Year Old has no regard for human ethics and forcibly seized someone's wife!"
Everyone: !!!
The emperor turned his head sharply, "Who? Who is it?"
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