Chapter 85: Retribution
Outside, the muffled sound of the planks hitting was intense, but there was not the slightest cry for mercy or cries.
I think it's all gagged.
It was only a quarter of an hour before it was quiet outside.
He Zhengfu walked into the house again, and his right hand was half-dragging and half-pulling Li Jinhong, who was already frightened.
Li Jinhong's upper body was only wearing a white undershirt, his chest was still open, and the white pants below were wet and yellow, exuding a strong smell of urine.
As soon as He Zhengyi threw Li Jinhong to the ground, he crawled towards Emperor Mingde, crying and shouting:
"Father, I know it's wrong, I won't dare to do it again, just spare me this time."
Li Jinhong had already grabbed the corner of Emperor Mingde's robe, but Emperor Mingde kicked him away, and said with a cold smile:
"Your mother took great pains for you, not only forged Yi Chu's edict, but she even planned to kill me.
Why don't you listen to her and play for a few more days? ”
At this moment, even Mei Xue raised her head in shock.
The boldness and stupidity of Concubine Shu were once again beyond her imagination.
An Jiang was even more shocked and almost fell, but Mei Xue hurriedly stretched out her hand to support him.
Li Jinhong didn't even dare to cry now, he obviously didn't know the two things that Emperor Mingde said, so he frantically shook the concubine who fell to the ground and questioned her:
"Mother, what's going on? Why did you harm your father?
Didn't you say that my father would soon depose the crown prince and make me the prince? Then why do you want to kill your father? Where is the edict? Who faked it? ”
Concubine Shu still refused to give up, and cried with tears in her eyes to explain to Emperor Mingde, saying that all this was King Lu's idea, and the medicine was also provided by the county lord of Jialan and the prince of Lu.
Even those beautiful women of different races are also from the Lu Palace.
The crown prince Li Jinyu rushed over at this time, he stood at the door in a daze, listened to the narration of the concubine, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Emperor Mingde and said:
"Father, no matter what the truth of this matter is, you must not be angry, your body is the most important!"
Emperor Mingde looked at Li Jinyu, and after a long time, he patted him on the shoulder and said:
"You're too kind, you can't imagine how ruthless these people are.
They've got everything in place, and they're just waiting to completely collapse my body, and they'll be able to make me completely disgusted with you with a bowl of drugs.
The edict of Yi Chu is not only to abolish you, but to give you suicide. ”
Li Jinyu became more and more shocked, and looked at Concubine Shu and the four princes repeatedly in surprise.
Li Jinyu's face was full of disbelief, and he even choked up with sadness, as if this was something he had never expected.
Mei Xue silently lowered her head again and smiled faintly in her heart.
At this point, it doesn't take much effort to move forward.
Dongfu, who was not yet fully ill, was taken to the imperial study, and He Zheng poured him only half of the tea prepared by Concubine Shu, and he showed symptoms of madness.
Concubine Shu no longer has the power to defend herself.
Emperor Mingde closed his eyes and commanded lightly:
"He Zheng, all the people who serve and obey the orders of Concubine Shu and the four princes will all be killed today.
Concubine Xu's family gave Bai Aya, and punished the three clans.
The four princes were demoted to concubines and permanently imprisoned.
An Jiang, you are responsible for cleaning up the people of Zhaoyang Palace, and you would rather kill by mistake than miss one. ”
An Jiang hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down with He Zheng to answer "yes".
Concubine Shu and the four princes were immediately dragged out, An Jiang and He Zheng went out to get busy, and Mei Xue stepped forward to clean up the messy bookcase and ground.
Li Jinyu bowed down and stood next to Emperor Mingde and whispered:
"Father, it's almost noon, and you're tired, do you want your son to help you rest for a while before passing the meal."
Emperor Mingde nodded, but told Li Jinyu again:
"Lu Wangfu is very cautious, this time there is no handle left, you take this matter to heart, you have to keep an eye on them."
Li Jinyu nodded hurriedly, and when she helped Emperor Mingde to walk out, she turned around and smiled gently at Mei Xue.
Mei Xue bowed, saluted Li Jinyu, and calmly watched him and Emperor Mingde leave.
As soon as Mei Xue walked outside, An Jiang rushed over and knelt down directly in front of Mei Xue.
Mei Xue hurriedly bent down to help him up, and persuaded him in a low voice:
"Eunuch, the days ahead are still long, you should take care of your health, please take the medicine I prescribed to you on time."
An Jiang did not refuse this time, and nodded again and again.
The execution continued, but there was no voice, only a thick bloody breath wafting in the air.
Qiao Zhuowen's body was thrown aside, and the blood under his body had coagulated.
Mei Xue just glanced at it lightly, and then continued to walk forward.
Still wearing the clothes of the chamberlain, Mei Xue went directly to Cining Palace.
The Empress Dowager Jing'an, Princess Chenyang, and the Lord of Changle had naturally all gotten the news, and they were all relieved when they saw Mei Xue.
The county lord of Changle ran over and took Mei Xue's hand and said:
"You're such a dead bold, why doesn't your cousin care about you?"
Mei Xue smiled and didn't speak, walked up to the Empress Dowager Jing'an and knelt down silently.
Empress Dowager Jing'an's eyes were red, she bent down and helped her up and said:
"Don't say anything, go back to the palace and rest!"
Mei Xue nodded in response, but left the palace but did not return to the palace, but rushed to the Han Mansion on Yulan Street first.
The county lord of Changle naturally followed Mei Xue closely, looking at her with suspicious eyes all the way.
This time, she was really surprised by Mei Xue.
The carriage was not moving fast, and Mei Xue was very tired and sleepy, so she closed her eyes and rested against the wall of the carriage.
The county lord of Changle stretched out his hand and stroked the clothes of the chamberlain on Mei Xue's body, and said after a long time:
"How can Han Yu be virtuous, is it worth your risk like this?"
Mei Xue smiled bitterly, she was so sleepy that she didn't want to open her eyes, so she only shook the hand of the county lord of Changle and said:
"I did this not only because of Han Yu, but for many people, and for justice."
The county lord of Changle didn't speak again, and on the rest of the way, she let Mei Xue's head rest on her shoulder, and she was silent all the way.
Mei Xue asked the county lord of Changle to stay on the first floor, and she went to the bedroom on the second floor alone to see Han Yu.
The afternoon sun was dazzling, and Han Yu's face had faded from sallow, glowing a soft pure white.
Mei Xue sat down by the window, looked at Han Yu who was half-lying on the bed, and said:
"Concubine Shu was given to death, the four princes were also demoted to concubines and permanently imprisoned, the Lu Wangfu is already at the end of the crossbow, if you hold on for a few more days, I will bring Li Jinhui and the rabble around him to justice.
I said I wouldn't force you to live, but now things are getting more and more promising.
Therefore, I hope you can persevere, for the sake of your parents, and for the sake of your twenty years of hard work. ”
Han Yu's eyes were red, and he said after a long time:
"Miss Mei, thank you, and thank you Shizi, don't worry, I will live well."
Mei Xue nodded, and when she left, she glanced behind Han Yu, and saw that the letter was still under the soft pillow, so she couldn't help but sigh in her heart again.
Love when she was young was always extremely important, she and Li Jinzhi, Shen Qingyang, including Han Yu's parents, no matter how much they did, they still couldn't compare to Zhao Qixia's words.
Li Jinzhi and Song Zhijie were already waiting at the corner gate of the palace, Ping'an refused to let Jiu'er hug him, and grabbed Li Jinzhi's leg and circled back and forth.
As soon as he saw Mei Xue get out of the carriage, Ping An laughed, let go of Li Jinzhi, and stumbled towards Mei Xue.
Mei Xue smiled and bent down to hold Ping'an in her arms, and kissed his little face gently.
Ping An was even happier, hugging Mei Xue's neck and laughing.
After briefly talking about the situation in the palace on the way, Li Jinzhi took Ping'an into his arms and urged Mei Xue to go back to rest quickly.
Watching Mei Xue and Jiu'er walk away together, Song Zhijie shook his fan lightly and smiled:
"The prince of King Lu is a ridiculous and unscrupulous person, but being able to pick the Lu Wangfu so cleanly shows that the methods of the lord of Jialan are not simple."
Concubine Shu's mother and son, in the final analysis, are just puppets in other people's hands.
Li Jinzhi nodded with a smile, was silent and said softly:
"You talk to Lord Shen, King Lu's Mansion and Han Mansion have to be watched.
Li Jinhui must be like a frightened bird now, and he must prevent his dog from jumping off the wall in a hurry to be unfavorable to Han Yu. ”
Song Zhijie bowed his head, touched Ping'an's head and went directly out of the palace.
When Mei Xue returned to the bamboo garden, Mama Zhang and Yurong had already prepared hot water and meals.
Mei Xue went to treat Li Mingze after washing and eating, and when she finally lay down on the bed, it was almost dusk.
After sleeping until the next morning, Jiu'er went into the house to comb Mei Xue's hair, and whispered while combing:
"Mr. Song just sent in the news, saying that Yan himself hung the beam last night."
This was not Mei Xue's expectation, she just hummed lightly.
Good and evil will be rewarded sooner or later.