The court trial lasted for half a day, and finally reached its peak when the prince Zhu Wenli took the initiative to ask for twenty lashes.
In Zhu Wenli's words: "Xue Rui made this big mistake, and Donggong also committed the crime of connivance and cover-up, so he punished himself with 20 lashes, in order to correct the law and be fair."
Not to mention the headless Dali Temple, even the Ministry of Punishment and the Inspectorate did not dare to flog the future emperor. In the end, all the officials knelt down and pleaded, and repeatedly dissuaded them on the grounds that the East Palace wedding was imminent. Only then did Zhu Wenli reluctantly change his punishment to For 'wall-face training'. Although the punishment was light, Zhu Wenli, the noble crown prince, not only dared to set an example, but also showed his position of dividing lines from his relatives, and even warned those dignitaries who secretly colluded and climbed the dragon and the phoenix, not to rely on the imperial power to know the law and break the law
Outside the hall, a hundred court sticks had been beaten for an unknown amount of time, but the captain who executed the execution had changed several times. Xue Rui's screams turned from high to weak, intermittently, and eventually there was no sound at all. Only the wooden stick hit the flesh and blood The heavy sound on the board is clearly audible
After the one-hundred-stick beating, two captains dragged the unconscious Xue Rui into the hall¡ªthe always arrogant Xue Rui was dragged into the hall like a dead dog with his hair messy and wet. Tired together, the back and buttocks were even more bloody and bloody, bloody water wiped a line of dark red stains on the floor tiles along the feet, and a disgusting unpleasant smell instantly permeated the hall.
I don't know whether he was beaten or frightened, but he was incontinent. In such a situation, he was either dead or disabled, and he might not be able to stand up again for the rest of his life.
Some ministers didn't dare to face the blood directly, and secretly turned their eyes away; From this, the eyes of even the most ruthless person are red at this time, the eyes are bloodshot, and the distorted face can't tell whether it is hatred or distress.
Xue Changqing and his son were sent to Beizhen Fusi for interrogation, and when they went down to the court, all the officials sighed, and an hour later there were still court officials standing outside the hall discussing the matter. Some people say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has changed a lot recently. If he used to be a benevolent monarch, now he is more like an emperor, giving both kindness and power, and controlling the situation in the court
However, Jiang Yan didn't intend to pay attention to these. On the palace road outside the etiquette department, she saw Cheng Wen who had just come out of the imperial hospital to bandage his wound.
Probably due to excessive blood loss, Cheng Wen's face turned pale, and he was not surprised to see Jiang Yan walking towards him. He just stood there and nodded slightly in return.
"Master Cheng's injury, is it okay?" Jiang Yan asked, looking at his blood-stained sleeve.
"It's been bandaged to stop the bleeding at the imperial hospital. It's not a serious problem. Miss Lao Jiang, don't worry." In private, he still calls Jiang Yan as a "girl", the same tone as when he was in the Imperial College.
There are so many thoughts in my heart for a while, I don't know where to start. Recalling the misunderstandings and doubts towards him in the past four months, Jiang Yan felt guilty, and said calmly: "That day, you left the "Gazetteer of Datong Mansion" on the case of the Imperial Academy on purpose, for the purpose of guiding The clues for me to continue to investigate? It was also from that day that I vaguely understood that you were helping us secretly by taking refuge in the Xue family Unfortunately, I understood it too late, and I owe you an 'sorry' after all."
After finishing speaking, Jiang Yan cupped her hands and gave a deep bow.
"It's me who should say I'm sorry. I pretended to surrender to the Xue family. Xue Changqing has always been suspicious of my intentions and sent eyeliners to watch my actions all the time. Therefore, I said something against my will and offended Miss Jiang and the eldest son." Cheng Wen Regardless of the injury on his arm, he insisted on bowing his hand in return, and said, "I should be the one who should say thank you." After all, this is his love and hatred, and he didn't intend to implicate Jiang Yan, but it backfired.
The sun in mid-August subsided from the heat, and the sun was warm on the person. Jiang Yan has never been so relaxed for a moment. Hesitating to speak for several times, she finally took out an object from her sleeve and handed it to Cheng Wen, and said softly: "You gave this to Ayu, the nanny cleaned it up that day, and gave it to me, let me Return it to the person who gave it"
She spread out her hand, and there was a concentric knot lying on the palm, the color was still very bright, unlike the one in Cheng Wen's arms, which was old and faded due to frequent rubbing.
Cheng Wen's eyes darkened obviously. Jiang Yan hurriedly explained: "Mother Zhao didn't know that you gave it to Ayu, and I misunderstood you at that time, so I took it back. Now that I think about it, maybe it will return to the original owner and you can deal with it." It's more appropriate After all, Ayu forgets everything after waking up, and doesn't remember this knot."
The sun fell on the red knot in the palm of the palm, reflecting strands of gold threads. Cheng Wen looked at the red knot for a long time before reaching out to take it. I don't know if it was because of the injury or for some other reason, but his hands trembled slightly.
"She finally failedto understand what I mean." Cheng Wen said softly, with a rare loneliness in his calm and gentle eyes.
&?, said in Jiang Yan's ear, "I want you."
Jiang Yan's heart trembled, and a tingling sensation filled her limbs and bones.
It was really a clear day, she leaned against the bluestone brick wall, saw Fu Li stretch out his hand, enclosing her between herself and the wall, saw the mottled sunlight reflected in his eyes, revealing an unusual heat And deep As countless times, my heart beats.
It was already evening when we went to Nguyen Mansion.
These days, Ruan Yu has been able to stay in the bed and walk, but he has just recovered from a long illness and his body is not very strong, so he is too tired to walk for a quarter of an hour. Jiang Yan took her to admire the chrysanthemums in the backyard, and encouraged her to drink a small glass of plum wine. Seeing a healthy blush on her increasingly plump face, Jiang Yan became more at ease.
"What good thing happened to Ah Yan, so happy?" Ruan Yu was a little tired, sitting on the stone bench in the courtyard and asked, with a polite and restrained smile on his lips, just like before.
"Punishing evil and promoting good is a very good thing." Jiang Yan pinched Ruan Yu's cheek with a smile, and said, "Ayu, you have to remember that no matter what you go through, there will be many people who will love you, love you very, very much .¡±
Ruan Yu just looked at her ignorantly. Jiang Yan sighed: "One day, you will understand."
As the sun sets and the moon rises, it is another brightly lit night in Yingtian Mansion, but in the confiscated Pingjin Hou Mansion, it is pitch black and bleak.
"What are you doing here?" Xue Wanqing's angry voice broke the silence, while the oil lamp was shaking, her hair was in a messy bun, she suddenly stood up and said, "Get out! I don't need your pity!"
Cheng Wen stood at Heiyueyue's door with a calm expression, neither mocking nor pity in his eyes.
"The captain guarding the gate only gave me a quarter of an hour. I have a few words, and I'll leave after I finish." The night was as cold as water, and Cheng Wen didn't enter the door, but said slowly through a threshold, "Didn't you always want to know?" Why do I want to get close to the Xue family, and why do I want to defect from the Xue family?"
"Don't say it! I know you are because of that bitch Ruan Yu!" Xue Wanqing suddenly became agitated, and said sharply with red eyes, "I knew you and her were not clear! Cheng Wen, do you know, I I would rather hope that you are greedy for the power of the Xue family than that you will destroy me for her!"
"No. This matter is related to Miss Ruan, but it is not all caused by her. To be honest, my hatred for Xue's family began six years ago." I don't know how long it took, Cheng Wen asked, "I have a younger sister, Do you know why she died?"
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