Chapter 17: Arresting Leng Manyan
Early the next morning.
When Leng Manyan was still asleep, she was so shocked that she woke up from her dream by the noise that sounded outside Youlan Courtyard.
"Who! Early morning disturbing dreams, oh my God! Still don't let people sleep? Leng Manyan scolded and propped himself up from the bed.
After getting dressed and washing himself, he walked out with a step, Xiaobai obediently jumped on Leng Manyan's shoulder and left with Leng Manyan.
When Leng Manyan came to the outside of Youlan Courtyard, she found a strange scene.
I saw Long Xiaofeng and Leng Churen being outside the gate of Youlan Courtyard at this moment, and in front of the two of them, a team of soldiers wearing royal armor were holding the torture instrument in their hands, arguing with the two, and they insisted on breaking into the courtyard, but they were stopped by the two of them, Leng Manyan didn't know what was going on.
"What's the matter, it's early in the morning, what are you arguing about?" Leng Manyan stepped forward and asked Long Xiaofeng.
Long Xiaofeng had a cold face, looked at Zhao Zifeng, the commander of the Royal Praetorian Guard standing in front of him, and replied coldly, "They are here to arrest you and enter the palace to ask for your guilt." ”
"Q...... Ask for sin, I ...... What's wrong with me? Leng Manyan kicked back a few steps without knowing why, and his expression was surprised.
Since she came back last night, until now, Leng Manyan has been in the cold mansion, and she has never even left the mansion gate, what crime did she commit to let the emperor send someone to arrest her and ask her about the crime?
Leng Manyan was puzzled, she didn't even know what the emperor looked like, how could she say that she was guilty?
"Third Miss, come with us! I, Zhao Zifeng, respect you as the third lady of the National Teacher's Mansion, so I won't be rude to you, please stand up and put on the torture instrument yourself! Zhao Zifeng weighed the shackles in his hand and set his eyes on Leng Manyan.
"Wait, Commander Zhao, even if you want to arrest me Leng Manyan, then at least let me know what crime Leng Manyan has committed, right? You came to arrest me so inexplicably, how can you make me willing to comply? Leng Manyan asked Zhao Zifeng why he wanted to arrest her.
Zhao Zifeng raised his head and stomped his feet.
"This, I don't know, this commander came by the emperor's order, and the emperor will arrest whoever he wants. Don't say much, come and put yourself in the yoll. ”
"Want to do it, don't you? Then don't blame me for resisting. Leng Manyan saw that Zhao Zifeng couldn't make sense, and she was also angry.
As soon as the anger came up, Leng Manyan was about to make a move.
Long Xiaofeng hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold it, and whispered in Leng Manyan's ear, "Man'er, don't act rashly, the emperor will order you to be arrested, and it will definitely not be for no reason, in this way, you calm down for the time being, follow him to the palace, this prince promises you, he will keep you safe and give you an explanation." ”
"But ......"
"Man'er! You just listen to His Royal Highness the Prince! The Father will protect you. Leng Churen stood aside, also following the bitter persuasion.
Under the persuasion of the two, Leng Manyan had no choice but to be arrested, and let Zhao Zifeng put the shackles around his neck and enter the palace with the Praetorian Guards.
Long Xiaofeng and Leng Churen followed the Praetorian Guards and escorted Leng Manyan into the palace.
When he came to the palace, Zhao Zifeng directly staked Leng Manyan to the Jinluan Palace, at this time, it was the time of the early dynasty, Long Xiaofeng and Leng Churen also coincided with the early dynasty, and they did not come suddenly.
Above the Jinluan Palace, Leng Manyan buckled the shackles and knelt in the middle of the hall, at the front of the hall, Long Aotian, the old emperor of the Qi Heavenly Kingdom, was sitting on the dragon chair, staring at the kneeling Leng Manyan with cold eyes.
"Leng Manyan, are you guilty?" Long Aotian was silent for a long time before he burst out.
Leng Manyan lowered his head inexplicably.
"Your Majesty, the courtiers don't know what crimes they have committed, and they still hope that the emperor will make it clear and solve the injustices suffered by the courtiers."
"Presumptuous, dare to lie in front of me, if you don't see the coffin and don't shed tears, I will ask you in front of all the ministers, can you meet the eldest princess yesterday?" Long Aotian stood up and asked.
It wasn't until he said this that everyone's doubts were solved.
Long Aotian is talking about the eldest princess Long Qiuting, then everyone immediately knows that Leng Manyan's arrest is related to Long Qiuting, of course, Leng Manyan herself is not a fool, of course she knows who the eldest princess Long Qiuting is.
In Leng Manyan's memory, Long Qiuting is the princess of the Heavenly Kingdom, she is the youngest sister of the current emperor, younger than the princes, and has had three horses, all of which died strangely, and after that, this Long Qiuting will never talk about marriage again.
Since the mysterious death of the three colts, Long Qiuting's personality has changed greatly, she seems to be gentle and kind on the surface, but in Leng Manyan's memory, she is actually a ruthless and vicious woman.
Thinking of this, Leng Manyan suddenly felt a faint pain in his head, and the pain was so painful that Leng Manyan didn't even know why.
"Your Majesty, the courtiers don't remember, the courtiers fell by a mountain spring last night, and they only woke up at night, and then followed the memory back to the National Teacher's Mansion, and then never went out of the palace again, this point, His Royal Highness the Prince can testify for the courtiers." Leng Manyan didn't remember the memories before she fell into a coma at all, she only knew what happened after she woke up.
As she spoke, she turned her eyes for help to Long Xiaofeng who was standing on the side.
Long Xiaofeng stood up and said to Long Aotian, "Father, what the third lady said is true, last night the son spent the night in the national teacher's mansion, and he really saw that the third lady stayed in the mansion all night and never went out of the mansion, and the son can testify to the innocence of the third lady." ”
"She didn't go out at night, but what about during the day? Did she see the eldest princess during the day? Long Aotian calmed down, and listening to Long Xiaofeng's testimony, he turned to ask where Leng Manyan was during the day.
Leng Manyan felt pain in his brain, and he was getting worse and worse.
The more she tried to think about the things during the day, the more she couldn't think of them, and in her impatience, Leng Manyan had to whisper, "Your Majesty, the courtiers can't remember where they are during the day." ”
"Good! I'm right! You're the eldest princess who poisoned and harmed you during the day, I'm not wrong, am I? ”
"What...... What the? I poisoned the eldest princess? This...... How is this possible, Your Majesty, there must be something wrong, it is impossible for the courtiers to poison and harm the eldest princess. Leng Manyan exclaimed.
It wasn't until now that she understood that the old emperor Long Aotian ordered her to be arrested in the palace because the eldest princess Long Qiuting was poisoned, and Long Aotian thought that the person who poisoned Long Qiuting was Leng Manyan.