Chapter 29: Imprisonment
Not long after Xiao Ce and the others entered, a carriage drove quickly in front of the door.
After leaving Xiao Ping that day, several people hurried day and night, and arrived more than a day earlier than when they went.
At this time, in the carriage, Ami and Changli were still sitting on two sides, but there was an extra man in black in night clothes on the ground.
The closer she got to the city gate, the tighter Ami's heart grew.
These black-clothed people didn't get the evidence, so Concubine Rong would definitely send someone to obstruct them on the way back, but now, after walking for a few days, she didn't encounter anything at all.
This is so unusual.
The carriage gradually stopped, and then the voice of Liuyun came, "Lord Wang, it seems that there is an investigation at the gate of the city." ”
Changli and Ami glanced at each other, knowing that something must be unusual.
He looked at the people on the ground and commanded, "Go into the city." ”
Ami took a deep breath and sat on the side, her face sinking like water.
Liuyun received the order, and continued to drive the carriage towards the city gate.
When they reached the gate of the city, the carriage was stopped.
Changli often takes Liuyun to the guard barracks for training on weekdays, and although the soldiers guarding the door are not directly managed by him, they also recognize the two of them.
After the soldier stopped the carriage, he saluted respectfully, "It turned out to be the carriage of Lord Rui, and it was a small presumptuous." ”
Liuyun asked, "Who are you looking for in this city?" ”
"My lord doesn't know, the previous Jiahe County Lord, there was news that she was a fake in the past two days, Your Majesty was furious and ordered the whole city to be arrested."
"What progress has been made so far?" Liuyun raised his eyebrows, very surprised.
"The little one is just a gatekeeper, and I don't know very well, but I heard that the grandmother next to her has been caught."
Ami in the car listened to their words, her heart sank suddenly, her brows were tightly locked, and her hands were tightly clutching the corners of her clothes.
Changli glanced at her, and his voice was indifferent, "What are you going to do?" ”
Ami sighed, a little depressed, "You can't escape, one step at a time." ”
Outside the car, Liuyun asked a few more questions, and then planned to drive away, but was stopped by the soldier.
The soldier's face was embarrassed, "My lord, this ...... Passing vehicles have to be checked, and you are ...... in this car ...... not checked yet"
Liuyun suddenly lowered his face and whispered, "Are you suspicious of the prince?" ”
The soldier was frightened by his appearance, looked panicked, and bent down again and again to apologize, "No, no, no...... The little one doesn't dare, but this ......"
At this time, the voice of Changli came from the car, "The lord of Jiahe is in the car, and this king is about to enter the palace, and he will definitely send it to his father in person." ”
Liuyun was shocked, he didn't expect his master to hand over people so directly.
Then the soldier could not say anything, so he saluted and stood by the side of the gate.
Liuyun came back to his senses and continued to drive into the city.
When he was far away from the city gate, he asked, "Master, do you really want to enter the palace?" ”
Through the car curtain, Changli's voice still came out clearly, "Naturally." ”
Liuyun had no choice but to drive the carriage in the direction of the palace.
Entering the palace, Changli took Ami straight to the imperial study.
At that time, Emperor Yijia was approving the folds, and a father-in-law came in outside and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Lord Rui is here, and he is also taking the county lord of Jiahe." ”
He put down the pen in his hand, frowned, and his voice was a little angry, "Xuan! ”
My father-in-law walked out.
After a while, I saw the two of them step through the door.
Changli is tall and tall, his eyes are like stars, Ami is slim and jade, floating out of the dust, the two stand together, and they are really a good match.
"Erchen has seen his father."
"Little girl, see Your Majesty."
The two stood still and saluted one by one.
Emperor Yi Jia glanced at them with some dissatisfaction, and ordered, "Excuse me." ”
Then, he stared at Ami again, his eyes full of anger, "Yesterday, someone played to me, saying that you are pretending to be Bai Ge, how do you explain this matter?" ”
Ami was thinking about these things on the road just now, and at this time it was calm.
"The little girl is indeed Bai Ge, these days I went to Lin'an with Prince Rui to look for evidence, and when I came back, I was framed, doesn't Your Majesty think these two things are too coincidental?"
Emperor Yi Jiadi narrowed his eyes, and his tone revealed danger, "What do you mean, are you saying that I can't tell right from wrong?" ”
Ami hurriedly lowered her head, "The little girl doesn't dare, the little girl just thinks that there is some misunderstanding in this matter." ”
Changli interjected on the side, "Father, the son feels that this matter is indeed strange, this time is too coincidental, and I hope that my father will be aware of it." ”
Both knew that this was not a good time to come up with evidence.
Bai Ge's identity is still suspected, so who can guarantee that the evidence presented is true?
Only when Bai Ge's identity is proven, this evidence is evidence, otherwise, it is just a lie made up to get rid of suspicion.
Emperor Yi Jia listened to Changli's words, and did not say anything, but said to the justice waiting outside the door, "Bring people up!" ”
Although Ami was puzzled, she didn't look back and waited quietly.
After a while, the father-in-law came in with a man, blessed himself, and went to wait at the door again.
As soon as the man entered, he knelt on the ground, his head hanging all the time.
Ami glanced sideways slightly, but she couldn't see who it was.
Emperor Yi Jia sat on a high position and said coldly, "Say it." ”
The man's body trembled twice, but he still didn't dare to raise his head, "Back to Your Majesty, the villain is the owner of the Ruyi pawn shop, a few months ago, this white girl came to the shop as a pair of bracelets, which are worth a lot of money, and they were redeemed not long ago, and then, this bracelet became a token of the lord of Jiahe." ”
Ami's mind was in turmoil.
Now, whether she is Bai Ge or not, she has committed a crime to death!
If she is not Bai Ge, then she is a bully.
If so, knowing that this bracelet is a reward from the Queen Mother, but pawning it at will, blaspheming the emperor's grace, it is still death!
What a calculation!
Ami's face turned a little pale, and she subconsciously glanced at Changli.
Changli shook his head imperceptibly, motioning for her to calm down first.
She turned her gaze back, squeezing her composure.
Emperor Yijia's majestic voice came from the upper seat, "What else do you have to say now?" ”
"At that time, the little girl escaped from home, penniless, and relied on the relief of well-wishers all the way to Anling, but it was not a way to go on like this, so the little girl had to make this decision, and then sent someone to redeem it......"
Before she could finish speaking, Emperor Yi Jia shouted angrily, "Do you know that it is a great sin to pawn and sell royal goods!" ”
Ami lowered her head and whispered, "Yes." ”
"Knowingly, the crime is added to the first degree! Press into the prison and wait for it to fall! ”
Two soldiers walked in outside the door, and when they saw that they were about to reach Ami, Ami suddenly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, the little girl has something to ask for, now the Bai family's case is not clear, the Bai family is the only one left, the little girl is left, the little girl thinks, when the case is solved, Your Majesty will be convicted again? Otherwise, the little girl will die, and she will not be reconciled! ”
Now, I have to play the bitter card first and delay the time.
When the two soldiers saw her suddenly kneeling, they didn't come any closer, waiting for Emperor Yijia's orders.
Emperor Yi Jia frowned, quite impatient, "Quasi! ”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ami said, standing up and walking out the door.
When they turned around, the two looked at each other, as if conveying some message.
After Ami left, Emperor Yi Jia looked at Changli and said lukewarmly, "If you have nothing to do, go back first." ”
Changli was stunned for a moment, and bowed and retired.
He remembered that when he was young, his father's favorite son was him, and when other princes were a little afraid of this father, he could blatantly coquetry.
Now, if he hadn't appeared in front of his eyes, he would probably have forgotten that he still had this son......
Changli shook his head with a wry smile and walked towards the palace gate.