"Report!" Tie Lin's urgent voice suddenly sounded outside the door, interrupting Lu Ning's words.
"Come in and talk." Yu Fengjin said calmly.
Tie Lin pushed the door open with a serious face and handed him a secret letter: "Your Highness, this is from Ping Si - something happened to Ruan Lang!"
Yu Fengjin immediately took the secret letter and glanced at it hastily. There was only one short sentence on it: Ruan Lang is in danger, help quickly!
"Prepare the car quickly, I have to go out!" Yu Fengjin hurriedly lit the note, her face a little tense.
"The carriage sent Yan Rong off, but he hasn't come back yet." Tie Lin scratched his head, feeling a little anxious.
"I'll take you there!" Lu Ning hurriedly offered himself.
The situation was urgent, so Yu Fengjin did not refuse and immediately hurried out of the palace with Lu Ning.
The two of them got on horseback and were about to leave, but Tie Lin came out with an umbrella and stuffed it into Yu Fengjin's hand: "Your Highness, it may rain today, you'd better take this with you!"
Yu Fengjin took the umbrella, slapped the horse on the butt, and said softly: "Let's go."
Xue Rong, who had always just listened to Lu Ning's orders, showed no resistance and instead trotted forward meekly.
The two of them were naked in the streets and alleys of Shengjing. The snow velvet horse was not very tall, and it seemed a bit crowded with the two of them sitting on the horse. Lu Ning could even feel Yu Fengjin's body temperature. Her heart felt hot, and her cheeks also felt hot.
Then it started to burn. She held the reins in her hands tightly and seemed to feel the eyes coming from behind, staring at her half-exposed neck.
The bright and smooth long hair was gently blown by the wind, caressing Yu Fengjin's face. The wind carried the fragrance of gardenia and blew directly into his heart. Yu Fengjin stretched out his hand to wrap around Lu Ning's slender body.
waist, bringing the two of them closer together.
The mountains in the distance were like dark blue, and the setting sun that had half set on the horizon cast thousands of golden lights, making their cheeks glow orange. Suddenly, a few drops of rain fell from the sky and fell on their faces.
"Is it raining?" Lu Ning looked at the sky and asked softly.
"I didn't expect Tie Lin's prediction to be so accurate." Yu Fengjin held up an umbrella with one hand and held it over their heads.
The drizzle kept falling, as if it was deliberately trying to wet pedestrians. The small umbrella trapped the two of them in a small space, listening to each other's faster and faster heartbeats.
"Your Highness, what happened to Ruan Lang..." Although he didn't want to break the beauty of this moment, Lu Ning couldn't help but continue to inquire about the case.
The wind was mixed with Yu Fengjin's voice, which sounded louder and softer: "Ruan Lang was on duty that night when the accident happened to Pingyang Marquis, but he led the government officials to drink and gamble and made trouble. He is currently in custody awaiting trial. There is no such thing in Pingsi's letter.
It's clear, but it can also be guessed that Wang Jing should be ready to attack Ruan Lang and then put all the blame on him."
"Nonsense! It was clearly Wang Jing that night..." Lu Ning was so anxious that he almost blurted out the truth.
"What's wrong with Wang Jing?" Yu Fengjin didn't hear clearly and asked again with a louder voice.
Lu Ning hurriedly covered it up and said, "No, it's nothing. I just think that Mr. Ruan is not the kind of person who would gamble, drink, and get into trouble. Now that he has suffered such an unreasonable disaster, I feel a little pity for him."
In fact, she felt more guilty in her heart: she specifically chose to do it on the day when Ruan Lang was on duty and Wang Jing was on duty, just because she didn't want to implicate innocent people. But she was still tricked by the despicable and shameless Wang family and his son!
Yu Fengjin did not notice anything strange and continued: "He is indeed pitiful. On the night of the incident, Wang Jing designed to seize his wife and ordered others to injure him. If Ping Si had not rescued him in time, he would have died long ago.
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"Damn it! You bastard! Don't bully your friends' wives! Don't you understand this?" Lu Ning's hand holding the reins was clenched tightly, and his back molars were clenched.
"Every man is not guilty of having a jade in his possession. Mrs. Ruan's reputation has harmed her. She couldn't bear to be tainted by Wang Jing, so she committed suicide. Wang Jing was afraid that the emperor would know about this, so he pushed Ruan Lang out and silenced her."
Every word he said was like a needle piercing Lu Ning's heart. She wanted to help, but she couldn't find a reason to intervene, and a heavy self-blame spread in her chest.
In just the blink of an eye, the gentle drizzle turned into a downpour.
The umbrella could no longer cover the rain pouring in from all directions, and the two of them soon got wet.
Lu Ning held on to the reins and said with difficulty in the wind and rain: "The rain is getting heavy, we have to speed up, you have to hurry up!" As she said that, she held the horse's belly, and the velvet horse immediately let go of its hooves and flew in the rain.
Run.
The strong wind blew the umbrella away, and King Yu Fengjin simply threw away the umbrella, and his hands that loosened the reins tightly hugged her slender waist. Although Lu Ning was wetted inside and out by the cool rain, she felt a ray of warmth through the cold rain.
The clothes came from behind little by little.
The horse carried the two of them along the road at a fast pace. There were many fewer pedestrians on the road than before. When they arrived at the gate of the Imperial Guard, it turned into a wasteland again. Yu Fengjin got off the carriage, turned around to say goodbye to Lu Ning, and turned around.
go inside.
As soon as he reached the door and walked in, he smelled it: the rancid air was mixed with the smell of mice, urine, and perhaps other smells. The smell was so strong that it made people wrinkle their noses.
But the torture room of the Imperial Guard was as lively as a vegetable market: perverted and crazy interrogators, government servants who helped perpetrate evil, victims who were worse off than dead, and the bloody ground could poison a toad to death.
Ruan Lang's naked upper body was tied to the torture frame. His strong chest was covered with numerous wounds. Some of the wounds had scabbed over, while others were still bleeding.
Half of his face was swollen, and one eye was bloodshot and unable to recognize objects. The other eye was staring at the man sitting in front of him, and his mouth was blocked and he could only scream "Uh, Uh".
Wang Jing has been torturing Ruan Lang since he was imprisoned in the imperial edict. Ruan Lang endured all the punishments that ordinary people could not bear. Although he was seriously injured, he still gritted his teeth and endured. If there is anyone in this world,
What, the only thing that allows a person to live or die without hesitation is faith and love.
Wang Jing sat slumped on the Grand Master's chair with his legs crossed. He looked at him triumphantly, and the expression on his face was a bit like a villain. He was completely different from the embarrassed, timid and cowardly look he had that day in the Long Live Hall.
He picked up the teacup slowly, took a sip, and said mockingly: "You really don't want to drink the wine as a penalty! If I had given it to your wife obediently, why would you have to take the blame for this murder? Maybe you have become a high official now!"
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Ruan Lang's pupils were filled with blood, and he was screaming "woo, woo". The pain, grief, anger, and shame in his eyes were like arrows being shot out. He wanted to cut the bastard in front of him into pieces and cut him into pieces.
"Ruan Lang, you not only betrayed me, but also took advantage of me. Therefore, you will not survive. Now that your wife is dead, I know you miss her. Then I will show mercy and send you over to see her.
Let’s do it.” Wang Jing was laughing so hard that she was out of breath.
In the end, he did not forget to rub salt into the wound: "But don't mind, my wife was stained by me!"
Ruan Lang's remaining eye was already shedding blood and tears. Ping Si, who was standing aside, secretly clenched his fists and tightened his lips, showing a look of resentment.
Wang Jing raised the glass and took a sip, and glanced at him proudly over the rim of the glass: "Speaking of which, Madam Ling is really the best in the world! Her figure, skin, and lips are so enchanting! Once you taste it once, you will never forget it.
!Although she is gone now, I am still lucky enough to have played a few more times, which is enough!"
He did not forget to look at the bitch beside him, and deliberately showed off loudly: "Now I finally know what it means that a wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is worse than stolen! The various feelings in this are beyond words for others. But having said that, I and I
Ruan Lang is also destined to have the same young lady one after another. In this way, Ruan Lang is still my senior! Since he is my senior, I will treat you better and not let you suffer!"
Pingsi reminded him with "good intentions": "Commander, the emperor only ordered Ruan Lang to be put in prison to await trial. If he dies, the emperor will definitely doubt you."
"What nonsense!" Wang Jing frowned and yelled: "Pingyang Marquis can die in prison, what's missing is the unknown Ruan Lang? Why, do you sympathize with him? Do you want to go with him?"
Ping Si lowered his head and murmured: "I don't dare to do this because of my humble position."
"Hurry, do it quickly!" Wang Jing urged impatiently.
Ping Si grasped the handle of the knife at his waist and slowly pulled it out, his eyes were cold and alert, and the sharp blade shone with a cold light - he had made up his mind to save Ruan Lang no matter what! He would not hesitate to kill Wang Jing!
Just when he was about to take action, a chuckle suddenly came from the door: "Oh, it's quite lively here!"
Pingsi looked around suddenly and saw Yu Fengjin coming in and looking at everyone with a half-smile.
"What are you doing for fun, Your Highness, Prince Yi, here?" Wang Jing rolled his eyes, his voice lazily lacking any hint of welcome.
Yu Fengjin was not annoyed and walked to the Grand Master's chair next to him and sat down: "I am responsible for the case of Marquis Pingyang. Now that he is dead, I naturally have to check whether there is any doubt about the cause of death of the two."
He glanced at Ruan Lang on the torture rack and told Ping Si: "You are so brave! The emperor only asked you to imprison him, but you dare to torture him privately!"
Ping Si bowed, glanced at Wang Jing, and flattened his mouth, not daring to speak.
"King Yi, the Imperial Guards Department is my territory, and it's not your turn to dictate what I do!" Wang Jing played with the wine glass in his hand and warned unceremoniously.
"It is not your turn to intervene in the case that the emperor has assigned me to take charge of!" Yu Fengjin also crossed her legs, and Feng Danyun responded softly.