Kick out the general as soon as you are reborn

Yamenli

More than half of the white silk floating in the corridor was removed, and the cold and gloomy atmosphere was slightly lessened.

Liu Yanyan was sitting at the desk, absorbed in the files in her hands, when she heard a hasty knock on the door. She spoke helplessly, "Who is it? Come in!"

Butler Zhou then pushed the door open and came over with an anxious look on his face to pay his respects to the princess.

Seeing that Butler Zhou looked anxious, Liu Yanyan said, "Butler Zhou, please stand up! Tell me what happened that made you rush here in such a hurry. Your forehead is covered with sweat."

Butler Zhou raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat from his forehead. He tried to organize his words but still didn't know how to start. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, this Concubine Li said that the concubine was suspected of murdering the second prince. She was tied up and sent to the Ministry of Punishment. What should the princess do? What should we do? If the prince knows, he will probably blame us."

Liu Yanyan looked at the frightened look on Butler Zhou's face, reluctantly put down the file in her hand, and said helplessly, "What did Concubine Li do again? Did she get into trouble again? This shouldn't happen! For the sake of the Regent's Mansion, Concubine Li should save face. It's impossible to tear her relationship apart directly. How could she detain someone? This shouldn't happen!"

Steward Zhou lowered his head and said, "The concubine changed the apology gift she was going to give to the Goddess of Childbirth. When Concubine Li saw the Goddess of Childbirth, she was so angry that she vomited blood. The concubine also said that she did nothing and it was none of her business. That's why she was detained and sent to the Ministry of Punishment."

Liu Yanyan's mouth twitched when she heard this, and she could hardly control her expression. "Isn't this rubbing salt into Concubine Li's wound? This Li is probably sick! How dare she deliberately provoke Concubine Li! How dare she! Concubine Li will not let this go."

Hearing this, Butler Zhou's face was full of helplessness. "Princess, this Concubine did make a mistake, but how can we rescue her now? It's not easy for her to get out of the Ministry of Punishment in one piece. The Concubine's family all died on the battlefield, and the old people in the mansion are watching!"

Liu Yanyan picked up the teacup and spoke after a while, "What can I do? I don't have any good ideas. You go find the prince and ask him to bring the person out. Since he is in prison on suspicion of murdering the second prince, you can only cooperate with the Ministry of Justice in the investigation. I can't interfere with the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Punishment. You can only go find the prince and ask him to save the person."

Butler Zhou nodded. "Will Concubine Li not stop it? After all, this was sent in by Concubine Li. If it is taken out, Concubine Li will probably be unhappy."

Liu Yanyan said coldly, "Send someone to the warehouse to select some apology gifts and send them to Concubine Li. After the Second Prince's affairs are thoroughly investigated, Concubine Li can't just refuse to release him. Check the apology gifts carefully and don't make any more mistakes, otherwise there will be no hope."

Butler Zhou repeatedly assured, "Princess, don't worry, I will do it right away and check everything carefully. There will be no mistakes."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yanyan waved her hands feebly, her face full of impatience, "That's good, butler Zhou, please leave! There are still so many things to deal with."

Only then did Butler Zhou bow and take his leave.

Seeing Butler Zhou walking away, Liu Yanyan spoke angrily, "What's going on? How could Concubine Li be so stupid? This shouldn't happen! The Second Prince just died, she wouldn't be so stupid as to send the Goddess of Childbirth. Huh~~~~ What's going on?"

"Liu Wu, check who replaced the apology with the Goddess of Childbirth and see who did it."

Liu Wu bowed and said, "Okay, Princess. I will investigate thoroughly and find the perpetrator."

"That's good. I want to see who did this. I'm afraid he doesn't want to live."

Seeing Liu Wu leave, he put down the file in his hand, picked up the teacup beside him and drank it quietly.

I was thinking, the flower viewing banquet of Concubine Lan a few days ago ended with a visit to the lotus pond. Is there any connection between them? Is it really a coincidence? Or was it intentional, hoping that someone would discover something?

Liu Yanyan rubbed her swollen forehead and remained silent for a long time.

Ministry of Justice Prison

Zhou Yanze looked coldly at the young eunuch Xiao Li on the rack, "Confess or not, tell me clearly who sent you to kill the second prince, and how you killed him."

"I didn't do that. I have always served my master. How could I possibly kill him? I am innocent. Please investigate, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the young eunuch Xiao Li was stubborn and unyielding, Zhou Yanze waved his hands impatiently, signaling the bailiffs to continue torturing him.

A few yamen runners understood and walked forward a little bit, holding branding irons and whips dipped in salt water.

Frightened, Xiao Li struggled desperately and cried, "Prince, please, please forgive me! I really didn't hurt the master... It hurts, ah!!!! Prince, I have been following the master and dared not leave. I really just had a stomachache that day, so I went to the toilet for a long time. During that time, Xiao Hu took care of the master."

Zhou Yanze looked at him coldly without saying a word, with a sense of majesty on his body, and signaled with his eyes to continue fighting.

At this time, Butler Zhou came hurriedly and stood at the door of the torture chamber, bowing, "Your servant greets His Majesty."

Zhou Yanze was surprised for a moment, looked at Butler Zhou, and said anxiously, "Get up! What's the matter with you coming to the Ministry of Justice to find me, but Yanyan is in trouble! Tell me quickly."

Butler Zhou said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's not the princess. It's not the princess who is in trouble."

Zhou Yanze returned to his usual indifference upon hearing this, and said coldly, "What's the matter that makes you so anxious?"

Steward Zhou lowered his head and said, "Master, Concubine Li went to apologize today and offended Concubine Li. She was arrested and taken to the Ministry of Punishment. The princess said there was no way to get Concubine Li out, so she asked me to come to you to find a solution."

Zhou Yanze said coldly, "Oh, really? How did this Li offend Concubine Li?"

Butler Zhou's mouth twitched. "That's right. I sent the Goddess of Childbearing to Concubine Li. Concubine Li was so angry that she vomited blood."

Zhou Yanze almost spit out a mouthful of tea, and coughed a few times before he recovered. "This Li is also a talent! She is so angry that she wants to kill me, Guanyin who sends children? Isn't this asking for a fight? Let her learn a lesson! After we deal with this later, we can rescue her, otherwise she will rely on her father and brother's military merits to act lawless and without rules every day."

After saying that, he ignored the housekeeper Zhou beside him and looked at the eunuch Xiao Li in the room and asked, "Recruit or not?"

With his dying breath, Xiao Li said, "I really didn't harm my master. I beg Your Majesty to investigate and give my master justice."

Zhou Yanze waved his hand upon hearing this.

A few yamen runners understood and continued beating with whips, each time causing some flesh to fall off.

The pained Xiao Li struggled desperately, "Master, please."

Seeing this, Butler Zhou wanted to say something several times but stopped himself. Seeing that the prince had a cold face, he could only shut up and dared not say more. "I will take my leave."

Zhou Yanze then waved his hand impatiently and said, "Back off!"

Only then did Butler Zhou nod, bowed and walked out.