At night, Yun Zheng went to bed early at my urging, and when he fell asleep, I got up from the bed and went to the outer room to light a candle to look at the account book that I hadn't finished reading during the day. Last time I found out that there was a strange expenditure in the account book, and the share of expenditure has become more and more huge recently, and after returning to Beijing, I have encountered so many things, I have not had time to sort out this line, and when this amount is sorted out, I have to ask Yun Zheng what is going on.

Before I knew it, it was late at night, I yawned, closed the account book, and prepared to go to bed. Suddenly, I heard someone knocking on the door gently, Ning'er went to open the door, and then came in and told me that Yun Qian wanted to see me. I put on my cloak and went out, and Yun Qian said in a low voice: "Young lady, Master Wei is out!" ”

"Did you follow him?" I hurried.

"Yes, if he approaches the prison of the Criminal Department, Yunkun will drag him down as you order." Yun Qian said, "As soon as I saw him go out, I rushed back to inform you." ”

"Let's go right away! You go and prepare the car! After I finished speaking to Yun Qian, I turned to Ning Er and said, "I'm going to go out, the young master finally fell asleep, don't wake him up!" ”

The carriage was speeding down the streets late at night, and I was a little anxious. I don't know if Yunkun and they dragged the big brother of the Wei family? There was no one on the dark street, and it was surprisingly quiet. Turning this street, a short distance in front is the back alley of the Criminal Department. As soon as the carriage galloped out of the street, Yun Qian stopped the carriage and lifted the curtain: "Young lady, they are in front!" ”

I looked ahead, and in the faint light of the lantern hanging from the roof of the carriage, I saw Yun Kun, Yun Kan, Yun Rou and a black-clad masked man entangled together. None of them moved their swords, thinking that they were afraid that the sound of the swords' golden clashing would alarm the neighbors. The martial arts of the man in black are not weak, and the three iron guards are just blocking him, so they can't hurt him, so they can't take much advantage. It seems that the eldest brother of the Wei family has improved a lot of martial arts during this time, and in the dark, I saw him attacking with all his strength, dancing with a pair of fists, trying to break free from the encirclement of the three iron guards. I listened to the dull sounds of fighting, and quickly took two steps forward, and whispered, "Stop! ”

The Iron Guard immediately withdrew his hand, and the man in black immediately swept to the side when he saw this, and the Iron Guard had to make another move to block him. I rushed forward angrily, rushed into the fighting ring, the man in black's fist swung straight over, and when he was about to reach me, he suddenly withdrew his hand, I glared at the man in black and said, "Big brother, stop!" ”

His body froze, and I quickly grabbed his arm and whispered to dissuade: "Big brother, don't you want to die?" Want to rob a prison? ”

"You've mistaken someone!" He whispered, trying to break my fingers. Angry and anxious, I grabbed his arm tighter, and my voice became louder: "I'm not blind yet!" ”

He sighed a little helplessly: "Ye'er......"

"I won't let you go!" I grabbed him and said, "Do you know what you're doing now?" Wei Xiang is a repeat offender, and I don't know how many masters are guarding the prison of the Criminal Department? Do you think you alone can get him out? ”

"Not necessarily!" The eldest brother of the Wei family said in a deep voice, "I have inquired, and the guards will not be my opponents. ”

"What if you get him out?" I said angrily, "Will the emperor let go of Wei Xiang and you?" Are you going to run away in the future? ”

"Later, I'll talk about it later." The eldest brother of the Wei family looked like he was not soaked in oil and salt, "We can leave the Tiancao Kingdom!" ”

"Under the whole world, it is not the king's land! Even if you can leave the Kingdom of Heaven and flee to other countries, as long as the emperor says a word, the kings of other countries will also arrest you! Big brother, you should know it very well in your heart. "I said solemnly.

"Do you want me to watch my father beheaded?" The eldest brother of the Wei family was also angry, and his voice became louder.

"He has sinned, and naturally he will be punished." I tried to convince him, "The emperor didn't even tie you, it's already a blessing." If you save him today, you are breaking the law. Wei Xiang is responsible for what he has done, big brother, how can you be so indistinguishable from wrong? ”

"I'm not a saint, I can't kill my relatives in righteousness!" The eldest brother of the Wei family was as stubborn as a donkey, "Of course you can say these high-sounding words, he is not your father!" ”

"He's not your father either!" I was so angry that I rushed out, and when I saw the astonishment in the eyes of the eldest brother of the Wei family, I realized that I had lost my words, and I immediately bit my lip in annoyance.

"Ye'er, what do you mean by that?" The eldest brother of the Wei family grabbed me, widened his eyes and said, "Why is he not my father?" ”

"He ......" I bit my lip, eager to bite off my tongue, and pulled him earnestly and said, "Big brother, if you believe me, don't rob the prison!" I won't hurt you! ”

"If you don't make it clear, how can I believe it?" Everyone in the Wei family is really stubborn. I hesitated for a moment, knowing that if I didn't make it clear now, he would definitely not go back with me, so I took a breath and said seriously: "He's not your father, he's not Weixiang!" ”

"He's not? How is this possible? The eldest brother of the Wei family stared at me in disbelief, the eyes under the face scarf stared at the boss, seeing that I had a serious face, and did not joke with him at all, he couldn't help but grab my arm and said in a deep voice: "Then who is he?" ”

"I also want to know - who is he?" A gloomy voice sounded in the darkness, and there was a chaotic and hurried footstep all around, as if many people suddenly rushed from the end of the street, and the dark long street suddenly brightened as day. I looked around in a daze, all the officers and soldiers with torches, eyeing us around, two people slowly walked into the encirclement, I saw their faces clearly, my mind suddenly went blank, that man with a gloomy face and eyes like torches, who else would it be?

The emperor had a calm face, and his frightened eyes were staring at me with an ugly expression. The silent cloud beside him had a complicated face, and looked at me worriedly with questions and surprise in his eyes. It took me a long time to come back to my senses, and the battle in front of me, I don't have to think about it to know that it was a set up by the emperor a long time ago, and he was waiting for the rabbit, but I didn't know if the rabbit he was going to catch was the eldest brother of the Wei family, or me.

I suddenly remembered that when I was interrogating the fake appearance in the Palace of Resting Hearts, Wei Xiang looked at me in horror, and my thoughtful expressions all fell into the emperor's eyes. I'm afraid that at that time, he had already sensed that something was wrong, and it was thanks to him that he could be quiet and secretly deploy, and I forgot that this person's scheming is so heavy and the city is so deep, how could I think that he just looked at me twice? What a fool you are, Ye Haihua!

After scolding myself twice in my heart, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, calmly supported my waist, and knelt on the ground with difficulty: "The concubine sees the emperor!" The iron guard followed me to kneel, I looked sideways to see the eldest brother of the Wei family still standing in a daze, and anxiously pulled his trouser legs, he came back to his senses and knelt on the ground.

The Emperor was silent, and I could feel his cold gaze with my face down. After a while, he said coldly: "General Lonely, invite Mrs. Ronghua to the Criminal Department for questioning, and the others will lock me up!" With that, he turned and walked away. Silent Cloud stepped forward to help me up: "Mrs. Yun, please get up ......"

I stood up with my waist propped up, and sighed in amazement: "Mrs. Yun, you ......" paused, and then said, "Madame, please come with me." ”

I turned my head to look at the eldest brother of the Wei family, and when I saw this, I said, "Mrs. Yun don't worry, the emperor won't embarrass them." ”

Really? The emperor may not be embarrassed by the iron guard, but it is difficult to say that the eldest brother of the Wei family is the assassin who assassinated him a year ago, but I am afraid that this matter will be more complicated. But there was no other way at this time, the officers and soldiers escorted the eldest brother of the Wei family and a few of them away, I just followed the silence into the yamen of the criminal department, did not go to the court, but took me around the garden, there is a reading house in the garden, there are officers and soldiers guarding the door, see the silence of the clouds, stand upright and salute. The Silent Cloud led me into the room, which resembled the decoration of a flower hall, and the Emperor was sitting on the throne with a cold face. I bit my lip and wanted to come forward to salute, but the emperor said coldly: "No need, sit down!" ”

I hesitated for a moment and sat down on the side. The emperor looked at me with a terrifying gaze and said in a deep voice: "Madame Ronghua, what did you mean by that just now, explain it to me." ”

He didn't make an official statement with me, scolding me for boldly bullying the king or something, my heart was a little certain, I took a breath, and said slowly: "This matter started more than a year ago, when the concubine was still in the Yihong Mansion, and one day on the street, a child stole the money bag......

I will tell how I met Aunt Zhou's mother and son, and then I told Aunt Zhou's mother and son about her life experience when they came to see me in prison, and then talked about the banquet for Wei Xiang, Aunt Zhou's strange behavior when she bumped into him, talked about my suspicions, and then talked about sending someone to Jeju to find out the identity of Aunt Zhou and the fake appearance, and then talked about Aunt Zhou who committed suicide after seeing Wei Xiang, and Zhou Fusheng is currently living in Yongle Hou Mansion. I told the truth, but omitted the previous stories, and I weighed in my heart, and told all the facts that I could tell the emperor. Looking at the emperor's unpredictable expression, I said worriedly: "...... In this way, the concubine guessed that the current Wei Xiang was not actually Wei Xiang. ”

"That is, you knew three months ago that this Wei Xiang was fake?" The emperor's voice could not be heard in anger. I bit my lower lip and said, "Yes!" ”

"Then why didn't you report to me immediately?" The emperor's eyes narrowed dangerously, my heart trembled, and finally I asked the key, how to answer him, so that I could get through the confusion?

"What if the emperor knew about it at the time? Can Wei Xiang still be convicted on this ground? "If this kind of absurd thing spreads, how will the people of the whole country and other countries that are eyeing each other think of the court of Tiancao Kingdom? I am afraid that rumors will spread immediately, and the people's will will be unstable, so that the enemy country will have an opportunity. Seeing that the emperor's expression was gloomy, I said cautiously: "Besides, the emperor asked the concubine and his wife to investigate the case of Wei Xiang framing Murong Taifu nineteen years ago, and the concubine thought that if Wei Xiang was really guilty, this was the best reason to punish him. ”

The emperor looked at me silently, for a long time, the corners of his lips hooked coldly, and sneered: "What a clever mouth, at first glance, I was really bluffed by you." Is Wei Xiang guilty, should he die or not, and for which reason to let him die, is it up to you to decide? ”

This was said seriously, and I quickly bowed my head: "The concubine doesn't dare." ”

"Don't dare?" The emperor's voice suddenly shrieked, "If others don't dare, I will believe it, do you dare to say that you really don't dare?" ”

I was silent, my eyelashes drooping. The emperor was so aggressive, I didn't dare to speak rashly, now it's too wrong to say it, how dare I talk back to him, but he refused to let me go easily, and said sharply: "You are talking!" ”

"The emperor has already convicted the concubine in his heart, what else can the concubine say?" I bit my lip and felt very aggrieved in my heart.

"Say what?" The Emperor said angrily, "Tell me your true intentions!" What the hell are you thinking? What's going on in your head all day? ”

"What can a concubine think?" I raised my eyes and said aggrievedly, "The concubine just doesn't want Aunt Zhou's mother and son to be implicated in the fake Wei Xiang." "I don't want you to know that I'm Azure Snow, that's all. I stood up and knelt on the ground: "If the emperor thinks that the concubine is guilty of concealing the facts, how can the concubine be punished by the emperor." ”

"You ......" the emperor snapped his case, his fingers pointing at me were trembling, and I lowered my eyelashes, still feeling his anger. Seeing this, the stunned cloud sitting opposite me quickly knelt down and pleaded: "The emperor is angry, although Mrs. Ronghua hid this matter from the emperor, it was also out of kindness, she took pity on the mother and son of the Zhou family, and asked the emperor to ......"

"Shut up!" The emperor scolded violently, but Silent Horror did not dare to say any more, and shut up. The emperor sat back in his chair and didn't say a word for a long time before he said, "Jingyun, you go out!" ”

Silent Surprise Cloud was stunned, glanced at the emperor, stood up, turned around and wanted to leave, and stopped: "Your Majesty, Mrs. Ronghua's body is not good for kneeling ......"

"Get out!" The Emperor's voice cooled. Silent Horror didn't dare to say anything more and walked out of the room. There were only two people left in the room, me and the emperor, and he sat silently, and I knelt down and said nothing, just confronting each other in silence.

——2007、2、9

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