Chapter 41 Imprisonment

There are no separate quarters for men and women in the prison.

Those with high official status are not allowed to live in single rooms, while those with low official status live in groups.

Wanyanjing was lucky enough to be assigned a single room, surrounded by stone walls, and she could see an inmate across from her.

There was an old man walking in the cell on the wrong side.

The old man was neatly dressed and looked no different from the one Wanyanjing saw yesterday. He was exactly the same as her mentor, Mr. Cao Liqing Cao.

It is a great fate that the teacher and the student entered the prison one after another.

Mr. Cao walked away cross-legged with his eyes closed, not curious to visit because a new friend had arrived in the wrong cell.

Wanyanjing observed for a long time and breathed a sigh of relief. Things were different from what she imagined. Mr. Cao did not seem to have been punished.

Gao Tingwei saw her expression and said with a smile: "The princess is afraid that they will wrongly torture Mr. Cao? The punishment department is ordered by heaven, but it is different from ordinary yamen. It happens that both of you are here, so you might as well make a mistake at this time.

, Bachelor Cao, why should I say that the princess instigated me to engage in malpractice for personal gain? The princess feels very unjust."

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Wanyanjing's eyes widened.

After hearing this, Mr. Cao slowly opened his eyes, nodded and said: "Princess Palace Master, I can't fault you. I didn't do what you asked me to do well. I wanted to take full responsibility for the fault. Who said that the ordinary man would take care of them?"

All the big plans have been revealed, alas, that fool who can’t accomplish anything big!”

boom!

a bolt from the blue.

Wan Yanjing looked at Cao Liqing in disbelief and said angrily:

"When did I ever conspire with us on any big plan?"

Gao Tingwei touched his mustache and laughed and said: "Master Cao, you can eat whatever you want but you can't talk nonsense. I said the princess is seeking rebellion. Do you have any evidence?"

Cao Liqing nodded and sighed: "Although the princess has never met with me in person, she will ask someone to send very expensive gifts every year and festival, and will hide secret messages in the gifts to convey news to him and others. She is still serving in the imperial court.

The Jin officials have all received more or less gifts from the princess, and these can be used as evidence."

"Ban Shiyi likes flower and bird paintings the most. The original painting by Yan Daqian that Princess Yue gave him was actually entrusted to him to hand over to Mr. Ban. The plot is to deny this imperial examination."

Cao Liqing was worthy of being regarded as a veteran of three dynasties and had been a tutor for decades. His expression remained unchanged as he spoke, and Wan Yanjing was convinced as he listened.

Gao Tingwei pretended to suppress his smile and said in surprise: "It's very true. If what Mr. Cao said is true, the princess's charge of treason is really irrefutable. The princess is confused!"

He slapped his thigh with regret and called the jailer to record the confession.

"Princess, take a closer look. Are all the properties and gifts sent by me?" Gao Tingwei asked, handing a long list of items to her.

"In the fifth and seventh month of the first year of Hongwen, Princess Yi'an sent her guards to deliver twelve taels of silver to the homes of officials in the east, totaling five hundred and sixty taels of silver."

"In June and September of the first year of Hongwen, Princess Yi'an sent her personal maid Yushi to present a set of precious porcelain to..."

"One year of Hongwen..."

"The second year of Hongwen..."

The details were recorded until the month before, when she gave Cao Liqing a birthday gift, Yan Daqian's "Spring River Is Always Warm".

Next to each detail, there is the signature and leg print of the recipient.

Some of the people on the list died during those years, and the details are followed by testimonials from their family members.

Wanyanjing fell silent.

Those were indeed gifts from her.

In the first year of Hongwen's reign, the Jin officials came to her door crying and complaining about their hard life.

Although they were recruited by the Qin State and those who were worthy could continue to serve as officials in the government, ostracism and a certain degree of humiliation were inevitable.

As the only remaining member of the royal family of Daikin, Wan Yanjing felt that she had to take some responsibility, so she used her few assets to help them.

If one person gets a benefit, everyone wants it.

At that time, Wan Yanjing was also considered a popular figure, with a large number of people.

She simply gave money to everyone.

Come and ask for me next year, I will come and ask for you very much next year.

She might as well give it away every year.

But it turned out that the gift he gave every year was wrong. Wanyanjing, who was walking in the prison in the morning, found a person who was taken advantage of rarely in this world.

She was wrong. She should not have laughed at Huo Xiang in private for working for his jealous cousin.

She, Wanyan Jingcai, is the most wronged person in the world.

Gao Tingwei shouted exaggeratedly: "So many people have received bribes, why doesn't Dongguan have that honor? Princess, please explain, such a huge amount of property will never be given away without any reason.

Bar?"

Wanyanjing took a deep breath and said calmly: "Of course it's not for no reason."

Gao Tingwei's eyes lit up: "Oh?"

Wanyanjing continued: "I am rich, so I have a habit of giving things to good-looking people. When I see their happy faces after receiving the gifts, I feel elated and extremely happy. That one

The prince also knows about it, so he often feels resentful and complains about why I neglected him and paid attention to those wild flowers and weeds."

"Bribery is a very high-level word. I don't know anything about secret letters or anything like that. Your Excellency, you might as well take out the handwriting and compare it with something to see if it is my handwriting."

"As for why Mr. Gao did not receive the gift from me, Ke Ke needs to find a reason within himself."

Gao Tingwei stroked his mustache for a moment, and his ordinary face was distorted for a moment, and then returned to normal.

He turned around and ordered the jailer loudly: "The food in the sky prison is poor. Princess Yi An doesn't care about those swill-like things. There is no need to deliver food to the princess tomorrow."

After saying this, he took the paper that Cao Liqing had signed and held it from the jailer's leg, and waved it in front of Wan Yanjing.

"Princess, don't worry. Whether the secret letter is true or not, they will naturally find out after they have finished examining the maids around me. Let them wait and see."

"Let them go!"

Wan Yanjing watched Gao Tingwei leave with his legs on his back, her heart sinking continuously.

For the time being, Gao didn't dare to torture her wrongly, but Gan Tang and Yu Shi were not so lucky, and they didn't know what kind of punishment they would receive.

I hope Yushi will be smarter and not be caught by the soldiers.

Cao Liqing tidied up his clothes, pointed to the corner of Wanyanjing's cage, and then turned his back.

An old voice came from the other side: "Is there a toilet over there? Princess, don't worry. I won't turn around and look at you. You can use it with confidence."

"..."

Wanyanjing said in a deep voice: "Mr. Cao, don't you have anything to explain to me?"

Cao Liqing lamented: "I was wrong. When the princess had the intention to rebel, I should have stopped the emperor."

Unable to communicate.

Wan Yanjing sneered: "Mr. Cao can always turn around and talk to Ran. I am not a thin-skinned girl. Are you afraid of what a dying person will see?"

Cao Liqing turned his back on her and smiled, saying: "Princess, you have changed a lot in those years. These words made King Xuan a little more imposing. Life is rare in the past seventy years. I have lived for so many years and I have lived enough. But there is nothing.

Dying regretfully is not a blessing!"

Then the two of them closed their eyes and said nothing.

Wanyanjing re-examined all the clues in her mind.

It was not until noon that she saw the jailer bringing a luxurious lunch to Cao Liqing, who had met by chance.

A whole lunch box, six dishes, one soup, and two staple foods.

Wanyanjing was a little surprised that the food in the prison was so good.
Chapter completed!