Jin Wen stayed in the study, not knowing that he was inexplicably involved in right and wrong.

Since she knew the news of her brother and Wang Rui, she begged Qin Hao if she could help her send a message to them, but Qin Hao told her that maybe her brother and Wang Rui would enter Beijing in the next year, so it would be a big surprise to wait for them to meet directly after entering Beijing.

He said so, and Jin Wen naturally didn't dare to mention it again.

In fact, Jin Wen even doubted in his heart that Qin Hao's real purpose in keeping him in the East Palace was to show favor or to detain himself here, in case his brother was wrong, he could negotiate terms with himself?

It's just that this is not to be asked, nor can it be said to others, except for pondering in one's own heart.

Since the crown princess Li married into the East Palace, Jinwen has also heard a lot of small palace people talk about the fact that the crown princess Niangniang inspected all parts of the East Palace, appointed and replaced several stewards, and the so-called new officials took office with three fires, not to mention that the crown princess Niangniang is in charge of the internal affairs of the East Palace, so it is inevitable that she will be prestigious, so she is more cautious in her words and deeds.

When I think of the comfortable days in Wangjia Village, it seems that it has become a shadow far away, when can I leave here?

On this day, Jinwen was taking two palace people to sort out the books in the study, and suddenly heard someone say, "The princess is here", and hurriedly called the two palace people to go out to greet them, and when they went out, they knew that the princess was coming in directly from the backyard, and when she ran to the backyard, the people who were waiting in the study had already knelt on the ground, and only the three of them had just arrived.

The crown princess actually walked through the corner door of the backyard? Generally, the master enters and exits at the main gate, what is the situation when the mother comes in through the corner door? Jinwen wondered in his heart, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he knelt down and pleaded guilty: "It's too late for the slave to greet you, I hope the mother will forgive me!" ”

"You are Han Nushi? Raise your head and let Hongu take a look. Li said arrogantly, "It's really a beauty, no wonder it's delicate, and it's too late to greet it." ”

What does this mean? Where did you offend her?

"The slave maid was just sorting out the books in the study, and when she heard that Niangniang was coming, she was late in the backyard, and begged Niangniang for forgiveness!"

"Bold! Are you blaming the mother for not informing you? Mama Wei scolded on the side, "Niangniang came here, do you want to send someone to report to your slave?" ”

Li went to the inner study today, it was deliberately picked when Jinwen was not in the backyard, and when he arrived at the inner study, he deliberately did not go to the front door of the front yard, and let people pry open the corner door of the backyard to come in.

"Slaves don't dare!" No matter how aggrieved Jin Wen is, he can only ask for the guilt and no longer refute it.

"Who locked this backyard corner door?" Mama Wei asked again.

"Yes...... It's a slave and maid," Qin Hao asked himself to take care of it, but he didn't explicitly order the corner door to be locked, "Because the prince instructed that the study is heavy, and idle people can't be allowed to enter and exit at will, the slave and maid are afraid that the corner door will be open and people will enter and exit too much, so they lock it, and the people in the study want to walk through the corner door, and they all take the key from the slave and maid." ”

"The corner door of the study is connected to the backyard, and it has been so many days since the mother returned home, you don't want to tell the matter as soon as possible and hand over the keys, is it when you can be the master of the house?" Mama Wei asked sharply again.

"Slaves don't dare." Jin Wen knew that the Li family was looking for his own stubble, and when a master was determined to make trouble for himself, it was all wrong, a corner door key, how many stewards held the key in their hands, did they hand it over to the housewife one by one? Big families won't do this, and naturally the palace won't, but they don't know how they offended the Li family.

"bold!" Mama Wei said, stepped forward without saying anything, and with a "snap", a slap knocked the Jinwen fan to the ground, "Disrespectful to the mother, contempt the palace rules!" Niangniang, what do you think should be done? ”

"Han Nushi is also a first-time offender, so let's get thirty lashes." Li said lightly.

Thirty lashes? The kneeling palace eunuchs were stunned, the whipping in the palace, an adult man may not be able to live after thirty lashes.

"Niangniang, please be merciful and spare Han Nushi, she didn't mean to." A small palace man had the courage to plead.

"Yes, Niangniang, Han Nushi has always abided by the palace rules, you have a lot of adults, spare her this time."

"Mother, be gracious!"

A person took the lead, and the more than 20 palace eunuchs who served in the study all opened their mouths to plead, although Jin Wen usually does not have a deep friendship with people, but he has always been very good to people, and he will never rely on his identity as the steward here to make things difficult for them, knowing that someone is having a bad time at home before being sent to the palace to be a eunuch, and giving him his monthly silver. Since they came to serve in the inner study, their days have been much better than they used to serve in other places.

Li was even more furious when he saw so many people pleading for mercy.

Mama Wei shouted: "Bold! Are you dissatisfied with the crown princess! Whoever pleads again will be dragged down and whipped together! ”

"Slaves are willing to ......"

"Slave and maid Xie Niangniang, slave and maid will go to receive the punishment!"

The eunuch Xiao Sanzi, who had received Jinwen's favor, wanted to say that he was willing to be punished on behalf of Jinwen, but Jinwen interrupted him, making it clear that it was aimed at him, so why bother involving innocent people.

"The fox of the long man is also good at demagoguery! Drag it out! Mama Wei scolded.

Jin Wen stood up proudly and left with the eunuch in charge, if she had to be punished, then she would not humbly beg for mercy, the Han family can bend and stretch, but the arrogant bones cannot be broken.

"The others are on an errand, and the mother will see it in her eyes, so let's disperse! Go down and work. Mama Wei ordered again.

Li Shi nodded with satisfaction, she just wanted to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, and let these women in the East Palace know that this is the end of the fox and the bewitching master.

As soon as the Li family left with the people, several palace eunuchs in the East Palace hurriedly discussed and pleaded with Gonggong Liu. After Gonggong Liu heard the news, he sent someone back, thought about the prince's instructions when Han Jinwen first came to the East Palace, and while instructing the torture room to delay the execution time a little, he sent a little eunuch to find auspicious advice.

Qin Hao was on his way back to the palace at this time, and the little eunuch happened to meet the prince and his party on the avenue outside the palace after coming out, and hurriedly stepped forward to tell the whole story.

As soon as Qin Hao heard that things were going to be bad, he asked Jixiang to rush back and pass on his order not to be executed.

Jixiang beat the horse all the way back to the East Palace, and ran all the way to the execution room, and received the eunuch who was ordered by Gonggong Liu to delay the execution, and the execution had already begun under the supervision of Mama Wei, and when Jixiang arrived, Han Jinwen had already received more than a dozen lashes and fainted on the execution pillar.

"Stop! The crown prince ordered that he should not be punished! Jixiang ran all the way into the torture room and shouted all the way.

Mama Wei wanted to step forward to stop her, but was pushed away by Ji Xiangyi, "Don't stop yet, I don't want to live, the prince ordered that he should not be punished!" ”

As soon as they heard that it was the prince's order, the eunuchs in the torture room immediately stopped, and Mama Wei saw that the situation was not good, so she secretly took a few steps back, seeing that no one was paying attention to her, and hurriedly trotted all the way back to the main courtyard to tell the Li family.