The banquet at the home of Siwei Shaoqing Yan Zhiwei, because of the large number of participants, quickly spread throughout Jinai, and at the same time, it also caused a lot of sensation in the current situation.

Of course, this kind of practice of abandoning old friendships in the face of great calamity will not get much good evaluation. For a while, all the commentators were reprimanded by Yan's approach, and Yan Zhiwei's comments also fell to the bottom for a while, and there was no shortage of pedestrians scolding him on the way.

But under the surging public opinion, there is also a sense of temptation and wait-and-see. After all, the situation faced by the Yan family is not a family dilemma, and whether this approach is a way out or not makes people curious and eager to know what the follow-up will be.

Shi Liu didn't be curious for too long, and a few days later, the forbidden middle responded to this, and Yan Zhiwei was transferred from Si Wei Shaoqing to General Youyulin. Although he did not judge whether Yan Zhiwei's action was good or evil, he expressed His Majesty's attitude towards it with practical actions.

At the same time, there were also a few sentences of forbidden words leaked out, which were His Majesty the Holy Emperor's evaluation of Yan Zhiwei: "Knowing the subtlety of his person, he is honest and clumsy." Conspiracy against the felony, who would dare to hear and defile with the felony who is not the most vicious?

Regardless of whether the crime is true or not, it is normal for all those who are good and innocent to be involved in things lightly, and they are all frightened or lose their calmness. The reason why his people are bitterly killed is that they can still keep the festival of loyalty and righteousness in an emergency. Public opinion is thin, the masses are wrong, I don't care about it, who do I look up to? ”

Whether His Majesty the Holy Emperor has said such a thing or not, no one can say for sure. But these words spread in some intimate occasions, and the speakers painted their voices and the listeners looked pensive.

Of course, public opinion has not changed the evaluation of Yan Zhiwei because of this. However, there was a wave of breaking off relatives in the Shendu City. In the past, everyone was proud of climbing the famous clan, but now few people publicize such things to the outside world.

No matter what the public opinion is, when the criminal division pushes the case for trial, it will gradually no longer use such an in-law relationship as a proof for the case.

Although the atmosphere of the heavy punishment of the cool officials is still so heavy that people are overwhelmed, this slight change is like a ray of sunshine through the layers of cumulus clouds, at least it makes people see a glimmer of turning point and hope.

If Yan Zhiwei's incident brought a slight turn for the outside of the court, then in the Great Inner Forbidden Palace, the clouds are getting thicker and thicker, almost driving people crazy.

The core of the cool official's resurgence of the case is whether the emperor's heir has rebelled. As we all know, after the arch is hung, the emperor's family has lived in the forbidden place for a long time, so strict investigation of the palace attendants is also an important part of the case.

At the beginning, the palace people who pushed the case for trial were mainly concentrated in those who are still serving or have served the emperor's family. However, as events unfolded, the scope of this gradually expanded. Especially when the case of Lai Junchen led Su Gui and traced the case back to the story of Yuwangfu, the investigation of the resumes of the palace people was also greatly increased.

If it is said that the investigation of foreign court personnel, His Majesty the Holy Emperor must have some scruples, and cannot let the cool officials exert unlimited traction. Then for these palace officials and slaves in the palace, there is no such restriction.

The inner prison near Lijingmen was reactivated, and the torturers of the outer court seemed to be impermanent, walking unscrupulously in the forbidden idle garden, constantly escorting the forbidden palace maids and eunuchs into the inner prison, and constantly interrogating them strictly day and night.

Gradually, even the inner prison was no longer sufficient, and the prisoners expanded part of the palace into a temporary prison cell to hold the palace people who had been searched from all over the prison.

In the afternoon in the Renzhi Courtyard, the Xu family of the Siyuan was arranging the evening diet of the nobles in the courtyard, and suddenly a palace maid rushed into the straight hall, although it was only plain noodles, but the face was even paler than the heavy powder Tu Shi, and after entering the hall, he said in a trembling voice: "Help, Xu, Xu Siyuan, please rescue Liu Sizheng, those ghost pawns in the outer court, just entered the garden and captured Liu Sizheng......"

When Xu Shi heard this, his face changed suddenly, and he got up hurriedly and said, "When did it happen?" Where is Ryuji being escorted? ”

"One, a quarter of an hour ago, I have already gone to Lijing Gate!"

The palace maid said with a crying voice.

After hearing this, Xu nodded, looked back at a female official in the hall and said, "Don't delay the noble family's meal in the evening, I'll go back as soon as I go." ”

"Otherwise, go and tell the nobles in the front hall...... Those ghosts are vicious, I'm afraid that Si Yuan will be in vain for you to go, or, or ......."

The female official stepped forward and grabbed Xu and whispered advice.

After hearing this, Xu shook his head and sighed: "I wait for the palace slaves, we deserve to suffer this calamity, and the sorrow of the people under us is so good as to disturb the nobles." Ryuji is kind to me, she has been robbed like this, I should go and see if I can rescue people. Even if it doesn't work, the ghost knows that I am serving in Renzhiyuan, and he doesn't dare to make things difficult. ”

After finishing speaking, Xu hurriedly went out and went straight to the Shanggong Courtyard. On the way, there are many palace officials walking in the palace road, and all of them are solemn, and the target is the courtyard where the Shanggong Bureau is located.

The Shang Palace Bureau is the head of the six Shang in the ban, and the female official is in charge of the rewards and punishments of the palace people. The situation in the forbidden period is not as volatile as that of the foreign courts, so the arrested Liu Sizheng has been serving in the Shanggong Bureau for more than ten years, and there are many palace people who have inherited his favors, and the Xu family is naturally no exception.

When the Xu family arrived at the Shanggong Bureau, they saw that there were many palace people wandering outside the courtyard of the Shanggong Bureau, and there were still foreign court torturers guarding the courtyard gate. Most of the female officials have been hesitant so far, and it is obvious that in addition to worrying about Liu Sizheng, it is more important to wait and see the situation and worry about being implicated.

It is no wonder that these palace people are cold, they may have high and low identities with each other, but in the eyes of the nobles, they are just slavery, and life and death are all in the thoughts of the nobles. This time this big case is like a snowball, and in such a situation, no one dares to say that the situation is more secure than others.

The same is true for the Xu family, she has been taken care of by Liu Sizheng for more than many years after entering the palace, but there is another important reason why she came here in a hurry, that is, Liu Si is holding a private way to enter and exit the forbidden palace. Previously, the Xu family carried the palace wealth out of the palace, so they followed this channel more.

Even not long ago, because of the advice of His Royal Highness the Acting King before leaving, the Xu family secretly contacted this Liu Sizheng and hinted to her that if necessary, she would use this passage to send a few people out of the palace.

Therefore, the Xu family is also worried that Liu Sizheng will not be able to endure the torture of the torture and recruit these things, and at that time, he will suffer a lot of success, and if it affects the Dai Wang's family, it will be a real disaster.

The Xu family lingered outside the Shanggong for a while, and did not see the torturer leave, but the search sound from the courtyard became louder and louder. She weighed it for a long time, and finally made up her mind and walked towards the courtyard gate.

"Come, stop! The criminal department collects evidence, and idle people are not allowed to enter! ”

The Xu family was still more than a foot away from the courtyard gate, and a prisoner showed his saber and reprimanded loudly.

"The Sleeping Bureau Si Yuan Xu, the temporary Renzhi Yuan acting His Royal Highness the nobles. There are many miscellaneous affairs in the hospital, and they are not in use, so they come to the Shanggong Bureau to request supplements. ”

Xu Shiqiang pressed his throbbing mood and stepped forward to say in a condensed voice.

When the guards heard the name of the acting king, their faces changed slightly, and they were silent for a moment before they retreated, and one of them also said in a deep voice: "Enter and exit quickly, don't delay the criminal division." ”

After hearing this, Xu nodded, and then quickly walked into the courtyard of the Shang Palace Bureau.

At this time, in the courtyard of the Shang Palace Bureau, all the palace officials and maids were driven to gather near the outer hall, and when they saw the Xu family entering, they all cast their eyes for help.

Xu stepped forward hard, and found the female officer who knew him to repeat the preface, and the female officer nodded again and again after hearing the words, grabbed Xu's arm and walked to the side hall.

However, in this side hall, there are also criminals who are searching and investigating thoroughly, so naturally the two are not allowed to enter. Xu glared and shouted: "I am temporarily used as His Royal Highness the Acting King to walk in the forbidden period, and you dare to stop the execution!" ”

Hearing this, one of the criminal judges present hurriedly stepped forward, reprimanded several criminal soldiers, and invited the two to enter the hall with a smile.

"Xu Siyuan, you are really a treasure, and the earth-shaking shock in the current forbidden place can make these poor ghosts jealous, only His Royal Highness the King and a few other nobles are there!"

Seeing the attitude of the criminal judge towards the Xu family, the female official of the Shanggong Bureau couldn't help but sigh and said. In the past, they were a superior person in the forbidden palace, but now it is inevitable to be disturbed, if possible, this female official even wants to give up this official body, even if she goes to Renzhi Yuan to serve as an ordinary sprinkler maid, it is better than this precarious panic.

Xu Shi was not in the mood to boast at this time, and quickly asked Liu Sizheng why he was sentenced. It turned out to be just a good heart, and some poor female officials in the forbidden middle school dug Buddhist caves with their wealth, formed a worship and cover Bodhisattva Society, and invited Liu Sizheng to serve as the head of the society.

Originally, Liu Si was in the palace with his doors and savings, so he really didn't have to do these things, but he couldn't bear the palace maids' hard requests and accepted them. Unexpectedly, there was a palace maid who served the emperor's heir in the courtyard and was arraigned, and she couldn't bear the torture and torture and confessed to this Buddhist society, so Liu Sizheng, as the head of the society, was also implicated in the case.

Knowing that Liu Si was sentenced for this matter, Xu was relieved. Liu Sizheng has been in the palace for a long time, and he should also understand that he should not say what he shouldn't say, even if he confesses more, it will only make her more guilty.

But for the sake of insurance, Xu still said in a low voice: "Si Zheng has any secret advice, if you feel that it is difficult to protect, you can temporarily hand it over to me for preservation." ”

The female official also knew that the Renzhi Yuan was a rare quiet place in the current forbidden, and it was really difficult for the Shanggong Bureau to keep any privacy in the current situation, so after hearing the words, she turned to the screen that was pushed half-down, and after groping for a while, she stuffed a silk cloth package into Xu's arms, and said in a low voice: "This is the plan of the hard-working ladies in the forbidden life, please Si Yuan must be safe!" ”

After hearing this, Xu nodded secretly, understanding that this was related to the secret way of the Shang Palace Bureau's external contact, so he hurriedly put it into the shirt and skirt and tidied up the clothes a little, and then quickly drew up a list with the female official, and then went out of the side hall to select the palace maids.

Those palace maids knew the intention of the Xu family, and they all looked at her with wide eyes and expectation. The palace maids who were named by the Xu family were all like amnesty, and they hurriedly walked behind the Xu family, and those who were not selected were disappointed, and some of the psychologically fragile couldn't help but let out a sad cry of almost despair.

Although the Xu family also wanted to rescue more palace maids, she also knew that it was not appropriate to introduce too many personnel troubles into the Renzhi Yuan at this time, so she could only secretly apologize to those palace people in her heart, and then led the selected twenty people back to the Renzhi Yuan in a hurry.

After returning to Renzhi Courtyard, it was already evening, and the Xu family didn't have time to carefully place those palace maids, and after thinking about it, she carried the burden given to her by the female official of the Shang Palace, and went straight to the residence of the princess Zheng.