Minister

156 [Jiankang Nine Years]

Without a sedan chair, and not even a servant with a lantern, Qi Yuan struggled to walk on the slippery bluestone slabs, and had to avoid the main road.However, Mr. Shi's house is very far away, and when Qi Yuan arrived, it was already dark, and Qi Yuan herself was extremely embarrassed.

The gatekeeper didn't want to answer, but saw that the clothes coming were not ordinary people, so he lazily went to report.

It was Shi Ze's wife Xu who received the notification. She has a very good relationship with the female family members of the Qi family, and she can be regarded as the one who watched Qi Yuan grow up.

Shi Ze naturally knew about Feng Shixun's affairs, but he was too far away from this matter for the time being, and it was not easy for him to intervene if others did not ask for it. Now that he saw this letter, he could guess a little bit.

"Madam, go and bring her in! Hey... something happened to her husband!"

Minister of the Ministry of Industry is a good old man. Although he has a good job, he is not naughty. No one consults with him on major matters. He doesn't know how much he can help the daughter of an old friend.

Seeing Qi Yuan's appearance, Mrs. Xu couldn't help but shed tears: "Yuanyuan, you have been in the capital for so long, why don't you come to see us, come and sit, I'll ask someone to bring you dry shoes. The old man is changing clothes, he will come out immediately."

Qi Yuan had mixed feelings for a moment, holding Xu's hand, her eyes were also red.

Shi Ze went into the study and dismissed all the servants: "Niece, I heard that there are no virtuous women in those rooms. Is there any trouble? How is your house now?"

Qi Yuan reluctantly nodded.

"Feng Shixun has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, and he has always been honest and responsible. Why did he suddenly provoke people in the palace? I heard that it is related to the previous Jiangnan scandal? Oh... the Jiangnan matter, Don't you know? Back then, your father suffered from the hardships of the people in the palace! This matter is not easy to handle! When you were married, did he say anything to you?"

Qi Yuan shook her head.

"Before Jiangnan adopted the new policy, the taxes were overcharged, but they were all collected on the heads of the merchants, and the burden on the people was lightened. This is also the emperor's wisdom. Who knew that a little girl who didn't know where suddenly ran away and came to sue An imperial certificate! It’s not easy to sue, I don’t know who was instigated, and the situation in Jiangnan was written into a pamphlet and spread all over the capital! This suddenly made the emperor feel uncomfortable inside and outside, so he had to bite the bullet and let others go Clean up the Jiangnan officialdom. Those with bad preferences, the Ministry of Officials sent another dishonest person to go there, and the case files that were asked were simply not on the table! The emperor was furious, but at this time, why did Feng Shixun get involved in this matter again! The emperor is hating the Ministry of Rites for the previous cheating case! Lin... Mr. Lin, hurry up and hide, why is he getting involved instead!"

Qi Yuan spoke with difficulty: "Master Wei, why..."

"Wei Chi?" Shi Ze had a relationship with him many years ago. That time he and Wei Chi helped the Taifu repair the car while hunting, but he was really not familiar with him: "His background is not as clean as Feng Shixun's. Why did the people in the Ministry send someone who was not on stage? Anyone can guess that it was Liu Min, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who made a move. Who is Liu Min? He is a close friend of the Geng family! Who is Wei Chi? An elder of the Geng family How many people have you met? Anyone can see Liu Min's love for Wei Chi. And behind Wei Chi, there is King Qin, and..." Shi Ze lowered his voice: "There is also King Yan...Feng Shixun shouldn't be with him Get involved."

Qi Yuan didn't expect Wei Chi to be related to so many relatives of the emperor, and she became confused for a while: "This...what can I do?"

"What should I do?" Shi Ze didn't know what to do either. He is a bridge builder and embankment repairer, and he is really not good at these things: "For this matter, I can only find the Taifu! Feng Shixun, a literati, would not interfere with these things , Tell me, who will believe it? I don't know who the person who wants to harm him is, but the Taifu should buy my old face!"

Shi Ze sighed: "Bring me my official uniform, I'll go find the Taifu theory."

"Uncle!" Qi Yuan stood up awkwardly: "I..."

Mrs. Xu held Qi Yuan's hand: "Yuanyuan, the relationship between our two families is like a family. If you have something to say, you can talk to your uncle. It's okay!"

"I..." Qi Yuan took a breath: "I want to ask...Wei Chi...Master Wei...Is there any help?"

"Wei Chi??!!" Shi Ze was stunned.

Xu was also stunned.

Qi Yuan broke free from Xu's hand and knelt on the ground: "Uncle, please save Wei Chi!"

Save Wei Chi?Shi Ze was completely dumbfounded.

"You came here not to save your husband, but to ask me to save Wei Chi?!"

Qi Yuan raised her head: "Uncle, please save Wei Chi...Great kindness, I...I will never forget it."

Xu wanted to pull Qi Yuan up: "This...what's going on here, get up and tell us in detail."

Shi Ze actually knew that Qi Yuan's life in Feng's family was unsatisfactory all these years, otherwise he would not have written to her family before she came to Beijing.But he really didn't expect that Qi Yuan would openly come to plead for another man who is not her husband.

Wei Chi?Wei Chi is indeed very capable, motivated, and down-to-earth. He is a promising young man.How did he get involved with the Qi family's daughter?

He was a princess from outside the Great Wall before, and then the eldest princess of our dynasty. He didn't express his opinion at all... Anyone with a discerning eye knows that for the sake of official career...

Shouldn't he find a lady of great family to tie the knot?What about him?

Think about the daughter of the Qi family. She has been educated and reasonable since she was a child, and she is open-minded. Even if your husband has something wrong with you, you... how could you do such a thing! !

Thinking of this, Shi Ze almost burst into tears.

"Girl! How can you be worthy of your father!!"

Mrs. Xu was also very anxious: "That Mr. Wei is so young, don't be deceived by him... Scholars in the court, hey, you don't necessarily understand... Anyway, you are a married woman, he Anything like this is against the heavens! He can just walk away as a man, but what will you do with yourself as a woman? Go back quickly! Don't think about it. "

Qi Yuan knelt on the ground and didn't get up.

Shi Ze sighed: "If you are kneeling here because of Feng Shixun, I will risk my life to go to the cabinet... If it is because of the surname Wei, I dare not keep you."

Speaking of this, it is really a bit ugly, Xu Shi was afraid that Qi Yuan would be overwhelmed, so she quickly gave Shi Ze a wink.Mr. Shi is an honest man, he really can't get around this kind of detour when it comes to this kind of men and women, he only thinks that Qi Yuan's request is too absurd, and doesn't think much at all.

"Seeing off, seeing off!" Seeing Qi Yuan's obsession, Mr. Shi finally lost his temper and left in a huff. Mrs. Xu chased after him but failed.

The servants outside the door didn't know who the woman was, and when they saw the attitude of their adults, they hurried in to persuade her.Qi Yuan had no reason to hold back for a while, so she could only move towards the door step by step.

The concierge saw that the butler sent someone out, it was the lady dressed as the lady who went in just now, and he was a little curious.The butler glared at him: "Just keep an eye on the door!" The concierge didn't dare to ask any more questions.

"Madam... Please go back." The housekeeper saluted respectfully and closed the door.

The night in the capital is already very quiet, the lanterns under the high gates reflect the white snow yellow, it seems that the only thing left in the world is the yellowish white snow in front of you.Because there were no pedestrians, the falling snow accumulated lightly, and when the strong wind blew, there was a burst of snow and fog.Qi Yuan moved down the steps step by step, her heart was in a mess.Thinking of Mr. Shi's words, I was ashamed, angry and wronged, unable to utter a hundred words of justification—yes, Feng Shixun is not a human being, and I really don't care about his life and death. I can say that I and Wei Chi is innocent, but...but...

All of a sudden, I was alone in the world.

If his father were alive, what would he think of himself?A disgraced daughter?

No... If his father was alive, Feng Shixun must have been kind to him in every possible way, and then he would die exhausted like the third wife when his prosperity passed.

I am ashamed now, but compared to that kind of life, do I still retain a trace of dignity?

Mr. Shi, he is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, even if he can't save Wei Chi, he can at least say a word, right?Qi Yuan wiped away her tears and knelt down facing the gate, the snow was falling and it was quiet.Qi Yuan's mood also became quiet in an instant—maybe even Master Shi tried his best and might not be able to save anyone, but at this moment, she didn't plan to go back.If she had to die, he would finally have given his sincerity to a sincere person, and his death in this life would be worth it.

Mr. Shi went back to his room and fell asleep in a fit of anger. Mrs. Xu didn't dare to quarrel with him, so she could only persuade him patiently.

"My wife!" Mrs. Shi couldn't stand the nagging: "Don't think about it, even if I agree, what do you say if you let me go to the cabinet? It is not her husband who said that Mrs. Qi's daughter wants me to intercede now. , but another man? You are shameless and I want shame! Even if I say this shamelessly, who can promise me? I said you don’t want to think about it. This case involves Dongchang, the cabinet, and Beizhen Fusi Even Mr. Ge is being treated badly by the emperor! Although I am a minister of the Ministry of Industry, is there any room for me to speak about this matter? What's more... let alone because of a man who is not her husband, hey!"

Mrs. Xu didn't think that Qi Yuan was right, but she was faintly afraid: "That's what I said, but if something happened to Yuanyuan, how could we feel sorry for Mr. Qi? We just said that we watched this girl grow up. She is a well-educated child, so there must be a reason for doing this now! You said that she is not a little girl in her teens anymore, can you not know the pros and cons? But she actually came to beg us in person. I think she was not unaffected in the past. Wronged, but has it been so long since Jinjing has begged us? I...I'm afraid she won't think about it!"

take things too hard?Master Shi frowned: "Could it be that she is still looking for life and death for a man who is not her husband?"

Xu felt that this person was really a rock-headed person: "If you can ask us to come to you, think about it for yourself, isn't this considered looking for life and death?"

Mr. Shi thought about it for a while, and then he realized something strange, and panicked: "What should I do?"

Mrs. Xu took the clothes and handed them to him: "Look for it quickly, it's better for her to go home, or stay with us, as long as nothing happens! Get up, old man!"

Mr. Shi was not stubborn anymore, he quickly got up and asked the housekeeper to find him quickly.

The housekeeper trotted all the way out, and as soon as he got out of the gate, he saw a snow-like person kneeling at the door, almost frozen to death!

"Oh! Why didn't you report this lady kneeling here?" The butler raised his hand and slapped the porter.

The concierge was a little aggrieved: "You said that you were not allowed to ask more questions..."

The housekeeper didn't care about punishing him, and hurriedly asked the servant girl's wife to come out to help him.

Seeing Qi Yuan's trembling all over, Mrs. Xu burst into tears: "My dear child, why are you doing this? People will die in such a cold day! Ouch...how can I feel sorry for your mother when you are like this?" !"

Qi Yuan was hugged by Mrs. Xu, but because of the cold, she couldn't help shivering all over her body: "Please... please save Mr. Wei... Please Madam."

No matter how you ask, Qi Yuan keeps saying this one sentence back and forth.

"Damn old man, this is going to kill someone, so you go and talk about it!" Mrs. Xu didn't care too much: "If Yuanyuan has lived a good life for so many years, can her family write to us? That surname Didn’t Feng’s find it for you old men? As soon as he entered Beijing, he found a brothel woman! It’s not a good thing! Wei Chi is only a little older, but at least he went out to fight a battle, why is it like Did you think about it? I don’t think other people think like this! You must be happy to see someone die! You! You! Don’t even think about this old thing!”

Mr. Shi was also flustered, and somehow he put on the official uniform after dangling around: "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, you can't do stupid things... this thing... can or can't, I... I'll go Say... I'll tell."

"uncle……"

Mr. Shi can only recognize the words of uncle—Old Qi, my old face is for your precious daughter!Why!

Mrs. Shi went out in a hurry, and Mrs. Xu also heaved a sigh of relief, settled Qi Yuan down, and ordered someone to boil ginger soup over: "Hey... my poor girl."

Mrs. Xu didn't ask any more questions, but just sighed blindly.

Qi Yuan suddenly understood that Mrs. Xu understood, and she should be grateful for her kindness.

"Your uncle is an honest man. If he said he would go, he must have tried his best. Let's... let's do our best and obey the destiny."

When Wei Chi woke up, it was just dark, but the doors and windows of the East Factory could not see outside.Because of the soreness all over his body, it took Wei Chi a while to get up, and finally sat up, only to realize that he was not living in a prison cell, there was cotton wool under his buttocks, and there was still charcoal fire in the room.The clothes on his body were not only dried or worn, but they were still official uniforms. Wei Chi heaved a sigh of relief, straightened his hair, and sorted out the reasons.

Only he, Liu Min and Yu Mian knew about Lian Er's matter. Liu Min was the one standing in front, and he was still able to protect himself, so there was no real evidence for this matter.After much deliberation, it is almost certain that Feng Shixun told the secret. He is Huang Gonggong's person?He is from Shen Yang?Or is he an old man from Zhou Ge?It's not...they won't take a fancy to him, so...is it because of Qi Yuan?

Wei Chi suddenly felt startled... Thinking of the third concubine next door, he couldn't help but shudder.

"Wei Chi? Master Wei?" Almost silently, a man in a black cloak stood at the door.

He gestured to the person beside him, who opened the cage and walked in. He put Wei Chi back in handcuffs, not very politely but not too rudely: "Let's go, Mr. Wei."

The iron chain touched the previous bruise, and Wei Chi was sweating in pain.While lowering his head to wipe his sweat, Wei Chi saw the flying fish suit with a corner exposed under the black cloak—Jinyiwei?

Oops!

Shen Yang's position in the emperor's heart is still more important than Eunuch Huang's. Since the emperor has expressed such a mentality, it is difficult for Eunuch Huang to hold on to Wei Chi.Jin Yiwei took Wei Chi away, and this move evenly distributed the advantage that Eunuch Huang had hoped for to the other two.

Zhou Wenyuan, who had just come out from the Taifu, breathed a sigh of relief—although the scandal of the imperial examination last time was hastily passed, the emperor’s hatred for the Ministry of Rites was obviously still on the account, and the Taifu’s persuasive dissuasion finally made the emperor give up cleaning The idea of ​​the Ministry of Rites.As long as the overall situation is stable, Zhou Wenyuan will not move. Since Feng Shixun is with Lin Xiao, Lin Xiao should protect him. As for Wei Chi, isn't there Wang Yunyi?I am happy to wait and see what happens.

Shen Yang was a little proud at the moment, he hadn't thought that the emperor would still treat him as one of his own, but when he thought that Eunuch Huang had put in all his efforts to please him, his mood improved for the most part.

The ones who are worried now are actually Xiang Fang and Guo Taifu themselves. They found that the emperor has grown up and no longer listens to opinions so obediently. His suspicion and irritability began to show uncontrollably.So much so that this simple case couldn't be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. After such a long dispute, it became more and more complicated and involved a lot of people.

Why did this case start in this way?When the students' leaflets were still all over the streets, Xiang Fang complained about the black hand who stirred up the incident behind the scenes, but since the emperor read the file and arrested Wei Qingfeng without hesitation, he understood why the black hand used This big case was revealed in such a decisive way.So he began to doubt Liu Min, and now he also began to doubt Wei Chi.

The Taifu didn't say it clearly, but it probably meant the same thing. He didn't know why Feng Shixun reported on Wei Chi, but he vaguely felt that this matter had something to do with Wei Chi. The Jiangnan officialdom has handled this case thoroughly, and must not be hasty, even if it offends the emperor...

He didn't want Wei Chi and Feng Shixun to enter Beizhen Fusi, he hoped that these two people could enter the Criminal Department or Dali Temple, but the emperor is the emperor after all, even if it is unreasonable, he can still stick to his decision.

Wei Chi was taken out of the East Factory and stuffed into a sedan chair made of black cloth.In the dark night, with the sound of the snow being stepped on, Wei Chi felt the pain in his body made her more awake. She suddenly felt the threat of death for the first time. This feeling was better than when she was standing on the wall of Fengyi more intense.Wei Chi tried his best to lift the shackles, groped into his bosom, and found a hard object in his waistband—when he touched it, Wei Chi felt a sense of relief, a hopeless relief.

This is the poison Lu Shengduo gave himself, it can walk happily, and it can also make the body rot into a mess.

If he couldn't hold on anymore and wanted to use torture, he would have no choice but to feel sorry for himself... Wei Chi smiled wryly... In order to protect the old fat man far away in his hometown, he couldn't even keep a whole body, it's sad.

I don't know how many turns to turn, the sedan chair stopped, and the leader put a black cloth bag on Wei Chi and walked inside.After walking for an unknown distance, Wei Chi heard the sound of chains, followed by another sound and footsteps, and the surroundings suddenly became quiet.

After a while, Wei Chi raised his hand and took off the cloth bag on his head. The faint light of the oil lamp was reflected on the dark prison wall. Unexpectedly, he seemed to be in custody, neither torture equipment nor interrogation officials.

Fusi's cell in Beizhen was filled with a gloomy cold air. There was a small window with iron bars on the wall next to the roof.Wei Chi pretended half of the torture he received in the morning, and endured half of it. After all, it weighed tens of kilograms, and Wei Chi couldn't bear it simply because it was only pressed on a few bones.Through his clothes, Wei Chi knew that his shoulders were all swollen, and his wrists were all bruised.

Painful and humiliated, Wei Chi sighed, and fell from a majestic official to a cold dungeon. At the weakest moment, he suddenly began to miss his distant hometown.There was a warm bonfire, sweet and soft red bean porridge, the windows separated the wind from the snow, and I was leisurely leaning against the desk thinking about whether to go bird hunting.The sound of children reading books in the yard is like rambling, telling their dreams day after day.

What will happen tomorrow?As the first person to be arrested, Chen Xing will vent all his resentment on himself, right?If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have been sent directly to Beizhen Fusi... Is this my end?Didn't die on the battlefield, but died in humiliation at the hands of the dog legs... Ironic.

After finally calming down, Wei Chi lifted the handcuffs, turned around and found a place to sit down.

"you!"

"..."

It turned out that this was not a separate cell, and another person was detained in the compartment.He seemed to be better than himself, at least he was not tortured or shackled.But he was obviously haggard because of anxiety, his normally well-groomed beard was messy and messy, and his eyes were bloodshot from exhaustion.

"Wei Chi!" Feng Shixun did not expect that he and Wei Chi would meet so soon.

Feng Shixun?Wei Chi gripped the iron rings of the manacles tightly.

"You! How dare you wrong me! Let me tell you, don't think you can drag me into the water with nonsense! I was imprisoned, but I made it clear, can you make it clear? Can you make it clear? Let me ask you, can you explain clearly?" Feng Shixun was very excited: "I saw with my own eyes that your book office brought that girl into your house! You can talk nonsense, but when your book office is arrested tomorrow, He'll talk! He'll talk!"

"..."

"You! You! You bastard! You bastard! I didn't do anything wrong to you. You deserve it! Hahaha! You deserve it! Your majesty is wise! You are a monster! You should not be kept when you are guilty! Your Majesty is wise! Let's see who loses when we fight to the end."

Feng Shixun was so excited that he coughed violently while holding on to the iron bars of the cell door.

Wei Chi walked over coldly, and said flatly, "Master Feng is right. Who would believe that such a big thing was done by you? With your virtue, you really don't deserve it."

"you!"

"You are not worthy!" Wei Chi smiled coldly: "You are just an old scoundrel in the officialdom! The emperor is wise! I really don't believe that you won't die."

"You! Why are you!"

"I don't have any reason, it's just that I'm a little bit better than you. You think I'm at a loss? I'm not at a loss. An old rascal like you can be beheaded. I owe it to the community."

"I'm a rogue? I'm a rogue? I think you're a rogue!"

"I... remember, Mr. Feng, you once told me that you contradicted the emperor in order to maintain the Qingliu, and then sat on the bench for ten years. It's so funny, I actually believed it! Mr. Feng, the old man more than ten years ago How did your lord die? You can inform so easily, didn’t you practice it all at once? At that time, you were still a Bachelor of the Imperial Academy? There are really not many people in the Imperial Academy who go to denounce in order to curry favor with the official party. What about you? But...how can you say that you are stupid? Others fawn on the officials and the party has officials to do it, but you have been left in the cold for ten years... Tsk tsk, isn't it just stupid! A person who abandons his family can defend Qingliu? If you don’t want others to know, you have to do nothing!”

"You! You are the scoundrel! You have no shame! I abandoned my family? Who did I abandon? Qi Yuan is my wife! You have no right to say a word."

"You dirty mouth! You don't deserve to pronounce this name!" Wei Chi's iron chain hit the iron fence and made a harsh sound: "You are the cheapest person I have ever seen! An ordinary person, even if he dislikes his wife is not enough Being beautiful is not enough to ignore his wife for ten years! Even a rogue and lazy man in the country would not have the heart to run away from home to take concubines and maids on the second day of his wedding! Even the most shameless person in the officialdom would not You will not only take advantage of your wife's family but also abuse your wife behind your back! You are not human at all! Madam Qi has endured you for ten years, and you take it for granted! You have no guilt at all! You just expected his father to be gone, you can Bullying weak girls, you wait for her to curry favor with you like your concubines! You are wrong! Mrs. Qi is the most honorable person! She will never submit like you! You just fight with your gang Go enjoy your little concubine! Enjoy your poor vanity! Serving so many concubines every day is really honorable! It’s the same job as the female cousins ​​in the Goulan courtyard!"

Feng Shixun was so angry that he trembled all over his body: "This is the first time I see such a shameless person like you! You are clearly seducing someone else's wife who is being married by a matchmaker, but you yourself are so sanctimonious! I want all the officials to judge! How dare an adulterer do this? Slander others! Wei Chi! Don't be too arrogant! Qi Yuan is my wife! Not your wife! This is our housework, you! No! You are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks!"

"The mouth grows on my face. Master Feng dares to do it himself, but why don't others dare to say it? You were just a descendant of a down-and-out country gentleman in the south of the Yangtze River. It wasn't the Qi family who came to you, it was your bastard who asked someone to find you." Master Qi. You saw Madam Qi’s sister, mistook her for Madam Qi, and then fled to the capital... I want to ask you, there are too many lecherous people, and the marriage will be ruined at worst. But why did you Do you want to end this marriage? That’s because the Qi family has a high position! You happen to be taking advantage of it. You should treat others better after getting such benefits! Since you despise your daughter-in-law for being ugly, why do you write so many sweet words back home? ? Who would have thought that your ancestors only had six acres of land when you spent such a large amount of money in the capital? You are also a brothel prostitute, and you are also a lady of every family. You marry each other and spend other people’s money. Are you guilty? Since Mrs. Qi doesn't want to curry favor with you and annoys you, why do you hypocritically plant a banyan tree in the yard and flaunt your husband and wife's happiness? Others say that the kindness of a drop of water is reciprocated by the spring, and you are an ambitious wolf , avenge your kindness!"

"Why can't I feel sorry for her? Are you qualified to take care of our husband and wife affairs one by one?" Feng Shixun sneered: "It's the first time I've heard that the adulterer needs to explain everything about the relationship between husband and wife here! Wei Chi, you have read books for more than ten years! Don’t you find it ridiculous that you, an adulterer, are talking about benevolence, filial piety, etiquette and righteousness to me? What are you! How dare you point out other people’s affairs! What is Qi Yuan? , but a □ who can't stand loneliness! First you die, then her! Don't worry! I don't want such a bitch."

"Madam Qi's majestic Madam, after the hero, Mr. Feng overestimated himself?"

"No matter how honorable you are, you are only a woman in my house. Master Wei, you have been making trouble for such a long time, and the trouble has become like this. The officials are gone, and the people are almost gone. I think you have eaten it all." Feng Shixun paused After a pause, he raised his chin: "It's a pity, I, the husband, is still the first one! You are at a loss! Hahaha!" Feng Shixun laughed hoarsely.

"..."

"…………"

In the middle of the night, there was a sudden strong wind, and the snow scum all over the ground was rolled up all over the sky.Si Ye of Jin Yiwei was looking at the case files when a servant came in: "Fifth Master, that Wei Chi and Feng Shixun who were locked in today suddenly had a quarrel in the middle of the night! There was quite a commotion."

"Trouble?" Fifth Master, didn't take the two civil servants to heart: "Such a thing is worth reporting to me? It's getting worse and worse! Just find someone to scold me."

"It's not scolding us, it's scolding each other...the quarrel was so intense, it wasn't because there was a fence blocking it, the fight would have started long ago."

"What's there to scold between them?" Fifth Master smiled.

"Today, there are people from Dongchang who are staying, and the younger ones dare not go to listen. Now that there is a fight, they dare to go in. They also went in with the people from Dongchang."

"Eunuch Huang sent people to follow me. It's too much to worry about. They are all brothers in the palace. Don't be petty. Noisy, anyway, it's in Fusi, Beizhen. Since there is a fence connecting them, don't worry about them."

Fifth Lord is a sensible person, he knows that all the results must follow the emperor's will, and the emperor's will is not something that people like him can guess.This night, it doesn't matter how Wei Chi and Feng Shixun are arguing, the important things are in the palace.

Is this case closed?

The emperor didn't want to tie the knot, because killing Wei Chi and Feng Shixun couldn't vent his hatred.

Guo Taifu also didn't want to end the case, because if he closed the case hastily again, it would be impossible to correct the court.

The two confronted each other until midnight, and the emperor finally lost his patience. He decided that this was the last time to compromise with the Taifu: "This matter will be done according to the Taifu's wishes, but these two officials cannot stay. They are so ignorant. It must be killed as an example to others."

Guo Taifu sighed: "There is one person who has to stay."

Chen Yan's eyes facing out of the window suddenly became sinister.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Zhou Wenyuan saw the grand master leaving the Nuan Pavilion, and hurried out to greet him: "Teacher!"

Taifu rubbed his forehead: "Are all the cabinet members still there?"

"The students sent them back."

"It's okay, it's okay, let's hear the decree on this matter tomorrow. Let's go to draft the decree now."

"Master Shi Zeshi is still in the attic."

"he?"

"I didn't say the reason, but I just refused to leave, probably because I asked about it."

"Oh..." Taifu Guo sighed again, and waved his hands: "It's okay, everyone will know about it tomorrow anyway, it's reasonable for him to be anxious about this matter, I'll go and tell him..."

The senior officials might not have expected the scene in the prison, but even the Jinyiwei and Dongchang people were surprised enough to see this scene.The person in charge ensured that neither of them would quarrel again before they dared to leave. The fifth master laughed at them for making a fuss, and after a while he said with emotion: "I guess someone owes whom, otherwise, it would be two times!"

The dungeon returned to tranquility again, only the rapid breathing of the two people.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the door latch rang again.Almost at the same time, the two looked at each other.

A person slowly walked in from outside the door. He didn't hold anything like a document in his hand, but just a bunch of keys.

Who is it?

"Come out." The man opened Wei Chi's cell door coldly.

Yes or no……?

Wei Chi lifted the handcuffs and stepped out of the cell door.

Feng Shixun was stripped from his anger, now he didn't want to care about Qi Yuan any more, he wanted to know—whether the people who went out died or the people who stayed behind died.

"Let's go." The man grabbed Wei Chi's shackles, lifted him up, walked out the gate, and locked the door again without even looking at Feng Shixun.

The sky was still dark, and at what time, Wei Chi stepped on the snow, with one foot deep and the other shallow.

Jinyiwei or Dongchang like to get rid of prisoners in the middle of the night, which is quiet and leaves no trace.According to Hu Yanglin's description, it may be a looper placed in the front yard. When the prisoner walks to the middle of the yard, someone will kick your back foot while others are not paying attention, and catch you when you are about to fall. neck, and put people to death.But that was a job that only two people could do. Wei Chi took a sneak look at the cold-faced superior next to him - it was said that if there was only one person, he would be hanged with the hanging pole in the front yard.

The shackles on his hands were very heavy, Wei Chi managed to reach the belt with great difficulty, and pinched the hard piece between his fingers.

Finally reached the front yard, although he thought a lot, Wei Chi couldn't help but panic, especially when he walked past the boom that hanged countless people, the shadow cast by the boom on the ground seemed to be able to shake people stumble.The creaking sound of the feet seemed to be a funeral.

"Go!" The messenger urged him to quicken his pace.

"Hands up."

?

It was the same bunch of keys, one of which was inserted into the keyhole, and when it was twisted, the heavy iron chain fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"Please come back."

Before Wei Chi could react, the messenger had already opened the door, pushed Wei Chi out, and the door was locked again in a short while.

Standing at the gate of Beizhen Fusi, Wei Chi stared blankly at the footprints on the ground—if it wasn't for the pain all over his body, he would have wondered if he had ever entered it.

"Wei Chi!"

Wei Chi raised his head, and in the darkness, there was a lamp. It was an official lamp, and the owner's surname was written on the lamp--Feng.

Yes, Feng, but at this moment, Wei Chi was absolutely sure that this lamp belonged to her.

"Wei Chi! Wei Chi!"

Wei Chi felt his eyes blurred, ten thousand kinds of grievances and ten thousand kinds of heartache came to his heart, and he didn't understand why he was so resentful and so gaffe, but at this moment, she just wanted to cry and cry for Qi Yuan. , for oneself, for living, for dying.

The snow was getting heavier, Wei Chi stood in front of Qi Yuan, then knelt down in front of her knees.

"Cry well!" Qi Yuan felt relieved.

Wei Chi couldn't hold back his tears, but his heart finally felt secure and depended on. She was so excited that she couldn't speak, as if she wanted to vent all the suppressed emotions in her life.

"Cry well..." Qi Yuan held Wei Chi's hand, which was cold and warm, and the force she held back was domineering, stubborn, and unforgettable.

Cry well, in this dark night, on the white snow, you don't have to worry about other people's eyes anymore.

The clouds in the eastern corner of the sky are slightly brighter, and the direction of the light is the direction to go home...

"Come on, let's go home!"

The faint sunlight shone on the two of them, Wei Chi's face was full of tears, he lowered his head in embarrassment, and squeezed the cloak on Qi Yuan: "Are you... cold?"

The color of the cloak is bright and eye-catching, just like what Mei Yue praised - it seems to be embroidered with living flowers.

This is the cloak that my mother specially asked a craftsman to embroider before she got married. She chose the brightest color. My mother said that it will always be used.

I thought it would be useless for the rest of my life.

"This is Chaosi, the cloak you asked me to show you."

The warm color is held in someone's hand, and it seems that they are unwilling to let go of it for a lifetime.

Yes, it will always come in handy.

The author has something to say: the second part is over.

Maybe this is not the love that everyone expects, it is not perfect, and it is not envied by others, but the people in the play know how well they are.