Chapter 039 Gold Medal for Exoneration

"It's okay, thank you little lady!"

Mrs. Li held Wang Qifang's hand and stood firmly, raised her head, and looked at Wang Qifang in the dim light of the cell.

Just now, the female jailer said that there is only one woman who can be called her daughter-in-law who is locked up here, and that is Wang Qiniang, the fiancée of her eldest son Li Jingtian.

Could it be that this is Wang Qiniang?

Mrs. Li did not hide her gaze, and looked at the woman in front of her almost brightly: well, twenty-four or five years old, not tall, not fat or thin, his facial features are not very exquisite, at most he is delicate, only a pair of eyes are barely a little smart, but people who are too clever will be restless. If there is one word to describe Wang Qifang, it is ordinary.

That's right, a very ordinary daughter of a family, without outstanding appearance, nor top-notch talent, and even a married woman with three oil bottles by her side......

Mrs. Li shook her head secretly, no, she was not satisfied no matter how she looked at it. To be honest, this Wang Qiniang's conditions are worse than all the little ladies she chose for her son, let alone compared with her niece Yun Niang, alas, I don't know why my son fell in love with her.

Originally, Mrs. Li also thought that if something happened to her family, other families were busy dissociating themselves from the Li family, and it was estimated that the Wang family would be no exception, and it was likely to take the initiative to dissolve the marriage contract.

At that time, she will arrange a better wife for her son, so that her wish will be fulfilled and the reputation of the Guogong Mansion will be taken into account, and won't everyone be happy?

Especially after Mrs. Li was imprisoned in Pingzhou Prison, Cui Yunniang's performance made her very satisfied, and almost completely met the requirements of her daughter-in-law in her mind.

Of course, if Yun Niang can take a stand and enter Beijing with her, then even if Wang Qiniang does not dissolve the marriage contract, Mrs. Li will give Yun Niang a name, but it is a pity that it is a little bit worse.

Now that she arrived in the capital, Mrs. Li knew that the Wang family had indeed severed her relationship with the Li family, but Wang Qiniang would rather be expelled from the Wang family than break off the marriage contract with Li Jingtian, and was imprisoned by the imperial court...... Well, for the sake of Wang Qiniang being so loyal, Mrs. Li subtracted two points of dislike for her.

Mrs. Li was looking at Wang Qifang, and Wang Qifang was also quietly observing her future mother-in-law.

First of all, her mother-in-law has a very good temperament, even if she stands in a dark and obscure cell, she is not embarrassed, and she is not a daughter from a famous family;

Secondly, the mother-in-law is very well maintained, her skin is fair, her slightly fat face is very smooth, there is not a trace of wrinkles, and she does not look like an 'old man' in her forties or fifties;

Third, the mother-in-law is very beautiful, with slender eyebrows, bright almond eyes, a straight nose, and plump lips. Even when she is old, she has not been erased by time, and she can be called an elegant beautiful woman;

Fourth, the mother-in-law's eyes are very sharp, and when she is swept by her gaze, she feels cold all over, and at first glance she is a shrewd character like Wang Xifeng;

Fifth, the mother-in-law doesn't seem to like her very much, and in the old man's critical eyes, she is basically a chicken rib.

Wang Qifang is not inferior, nor is she very self-aware, but Mrs. Li's eyes are too unkind, which makes her, the ugly daughter-in-law who saw her mother-in-law for the first time, nervous.

"You, you are ......"

Wang Qifang tried to hook the corners of her lips, wanting to give a gift to her future mother-in-law, but somehow, she was so nervous that she couldn't even remember how to call each other.

"Mother, is it mother?"

On the other side, Li Jingtian heard the sound, got up and asked in a loud voice.

"Oh my God? Y-Why are you here? ”

When Mrs. Li heard her son's familiar voice, she was stunned for a moment, and she didn't care to continue to look at Wang Qifang, walked to the root of the wall in a few steps, propped her hands on the mottled wall, and asked a little out of shape.

"Sure enough, it's Mother, are you okay?"

Li Jingtian avoided answering Mrs. Li's question, as if he was hiding something, at least to Mrs. Li's ears.

"Are you alright? You've run to the prison, how can I be okay? ”

Different from the composure in the Jinluan Palace, Mrs. Li's face at this moment was full of nervousness, and panic flashed in her eyes, and she asked anxiously: "Xiao Chu obviously said that you are very good now, why did you appear in the prison?" Kindness? You said! ”

This is completely different from the plan, Mrs. Li saw that the eldest son who was supposed to be directing the actions of the knights outside actually became a prisoner, and the confidence in her heart collapsed instantly, and she even wondered if the old man's plan was wrong, which eventually led to the fall of the Li family?!

"Mother, I'm really fine, don't worry, everything is normal!"

Li Jingtian also heard the anxiety and worry in his mother's tone across the wall, and he hurriedly comforted.

Everything is normal? In other words, except for Li Jingtian's imprisonment, the plan is going on as usual?

Mrs. Li quietly breathed a sigh of relief, only then did she feel that her legs were a little weak, and she almost fell to the ground.

"Auntie, be careful!"

Seeing this, Wang Qifang hurriedly stepped forward to support her, and after Mrs. Li stood firm, she pretended to take out a clean blue silk with a moon and white treasure pattern from the space from her sleeve pocket, folded it into a square like a quilt, and then spread it on the hardwood bed, "Auntie, sit down and rest!" ”

Mrs. Li ignored this remark, nor did she sit down to listen to her words, but looked at Wang Qifang fixedly, and suddenly asked, "Was Jingtian arrested and put in prison to save you?" ”

With Mrs. Li's understanding of her son, Li Jingtian, who has always been steady and cautious, could not make such a low-level mistake at such a critical moment. Unless someone has affected his judgment, or he has been threatened by someone!

And this person is most likely Wang Qiniang in front of him.

Mrs. Li has not forgotten that when the Li family was thrown into prison, her son squeezed out a few people from the limited number of knights who protected the family, and sent them to the broken island to protect Wang Qiniang's oil bottle.

The son's behavior of having a wife and not wanting a mother made Mrs. Li very angry, and she even recorded the account directly on Wang Qiniang's head.

“…… Be! ”

Wang Qifang was taken aback by Mrs. Li's sharp gaze, she didn't expect her future mother-in-law to have such a big temper, and in the blink of an eye, she would turn her face when she said it.

Mrs. Li shook off Wang Qifang's hand supporting her, walked to the side with a cold face, found a clean corner, untied the silk on her shoulders and spread it on the ground, then sat down cross-legged, closed her eyes, silently twisted the Buddhist beads, and never said a word to Wang Qifang again.

"Mother, mother, don't be angry, it's not Qi Niang's fault that I was caught by the imperial court," Li Jingtian couldn't see the scene on the other side, but his mother questioned Qi Niang's words, he still heard it, he knew that with his mother's temper, she must blame Qi Niang for being involved in herself, and hurriedly explained, "Besides, Qi Niang was secretly imprisoned by Qianniuwei, and it was also affected by me." ”

"Amitabha, Amitabha......" Mrs. Li recited the Buddha's name softly, as if she hadn't heard Li Jingtian's words, and she didn't even raise her eyelids.

"Mother's ......"

Li Jingtian was a little at a loss, he could calmly deal with the disputes of the Chivalrous League, but he didn't know how to coordinate the relationship between the two most important women in his life.

Wang Qifang somewhat understood, she smiled helplessly, then walked to the wall, and said softly: "Jingtian, don't say it, my aunt must be tired after such a long journey, let her rest well." ”

Since ancient times, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has not been easy to get along with, and she is not the first daughter-in-law who is not treated by her mother-in-law, let alone the last.

"Okay," Li Jingtian tapped lightly on the wall, as if to comfort her, "When the matter is over, I will explain it to my mother." ”

Interpretation? Wang Qifang shook her head when she heard this, and said in her heart, don't explain, others explain that maybe the future mother-in-law can still listen to it, if you are a son's explanation, the old man is probably even more angry.

……

With the suppression of the rebellion of the two kings, the capital gradually returned to its former prosperity and stability, and the teahouses that had been depressed for a long time began to be lively.

Especially recently, the major teahouses and taverns in the entire capital have been talking about one thing:

"Hey, have you heard, something happened to Lord Li's Guogong Mansion!"

"Why haven't you heard, it is said that the second son of the Guogong Mansion went to the north to rebel, causing the Li family to become a rebel, and the court raided the Guogong Mansion, and the entire Li family was going to be beheaded."

"Cut, I don't know, what is the second son of the Li family rebelling, that second son has long been expelled from the house by the Li family, and he is no longer from the Guogong Mansion, and the Li family is wronged."

"Huh? And what's going on? When was that Li thief kicked out of the house, it couldn't be before he rebelled. ”

"Hey, of course not, it was three years ago, when the two thieves did not rebel, and the world was peaceful."

"If you say that, the Li family is really wronged."

"Tut-tut, what kind of wrongdoing, you don't know that there is a saying called 'high merit covers the master' and 'unloads the mill and kills the donkey'. Let me tell you, the imperial court has long looked at Lord Li unpleasantly, and this is an excuse to take advantage of his descendants. ”

"It's not, to say that in our Great Zhou, there is really no one who doesn't know the name of Lord Li, alas, pity his old man Wise I, and he has fallen to the end of being an heir."

Tie Chu and Wang Jinyu sat in the private room on the second floor, drinking tea and listening to the discussions of the 'people' below, believing that it would not be long before the entire capital would know the news of the imperial court's attempt to unjustly kill the Guogong Mansion.

……

Ten days later, the people sent to Pingzhou by Emperor Longqing returned, and the current auxiliary prince Li Yuanfeng also broke into the court with the Danshu iron coupon given by Taizu.

"Minister Li Yuanfeng knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Li Yuanfeng said knocking in his mouth, but he didn't kneel, because he was holding a Danshu iron coupon on the top of his head, and there was Emperor Taizu's imperial pen on it, even if he saw the emperor, he could be exempted from kneeling.

"Li Yuanfeng, what are you doing?"

Although Emperor Longqing had never seen the legendary Danshu iron coupon, he could not distinguish the authenticity. But seeing Li Yuanfeng's solemn appearance, he also knows the weight of this thing.

"The genealogy of the Li family has been presented to His Majesty, Li Jingyun's rebellion has nothing to do with the Guogong Mansion, of course, Weichen, as Li Jingyun's father, is guilty of not being strict with his godson. The ancestor of the Li family was fortunate to receive the Danshu iron coupon given by Emperor Taizu, and begged His Majesty to pardon the Guogong Mansion. ”

“…… Well, the Guogong Mansion is indeed not a rebellion. The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped - "The Danshu iron coupon is only to avoid death, and how to govern the crime of the government is still up to him, the emperor, has the final say."

"Back to Your Majesty, the Danshu Iron Coupon given to the Li family by Emperor Taizu is a gold medal for exoneration, whether it is a capital crime or a living crime, as long as it is not a crime of rebellion, it can be pardoned!"

P: From today onwards, Little Pink doubles Oh, a certain Sa is eagerly calling Little Pink