The way Yun An picked up the kitchen knife to cook was unimaginable.
He has been coming to Qianling Palace for many years, but he practices in the courtyard every day, rain or shine.
Thinking about it carefully, she has never seen Yun An do anything else besides practicing martial arts and fighting.
Sure enough, Yun An looked at her in surprise and tried to refuse. Xiao Ling pointed to the small kitchen of Yusheng Courtyard.
"Everything should be quite complete. If you need ingredients, you can ask the Fuzhong chef to deliver them."
"..."
A funeral flag was hung at the door of Liang's mansion, and everyone in the mansion was dressed in plain clothes.
According to Ye Sili's instructions, the best ginseng was given to Liang Caicai as a gift in late spring. However, Liang Caicai's room door was closed and she had to give it to her maid.
"Thank you very much, Princess. Your Majesty is very considerate." The maid thanked her.
Ye Sili saw the doctor open the door and came out, and heard the doctor explain that Liang Caicai was just too sad and depressed, and as long as she took good care of herself, she would be fine.
Ye Sili pushed the door open and entered the house alone.
It turns out that a person who is extremely sad can lose weight and become exhausted so quickly.
It had only been a few days since we last saw Liang Caicai, and there was no color on Liang Caicai's face. She had become much thinner to the naked eye. Her brows looked sad and tired, and even her hair had no luster.
Ye Sili stood at the door and looked around, feeling that Liang Caicai was lifeless.
The two had known each other since childhood and had been fighting each other for nearly ten years. But now seeing her lying on the bed so lifelessly, Ye Sili felt like a big stone was weighing on her heart.
Over the years, the two of them had never had a good relationship, but now Ye Sili felt as if she felt the same thing and was extremely depressed.
"Cai Cai..." Ye Sili walked to the bed and called softly.
Liang Caicai didn't respond, and she didn't even look at the person coming. Her eyes were distracted and lifeless.
Ye Sili sat down on the bed, noticed the obvious marks on Liang Caicai's neck, and reached out to touch it gently.
She looked at the ointment placed beside the bed. She thought it was the medicine prescribed by the doctor just now. Ye Sili opened the ointment, applied a little with her hand, and gently rubbed it on Liang Caicai's injury.
As soon as Ye Sili's hand touched the injury on Liang Caicai's neck, she turned away.
"Caicai, this happened too suddenly. I know you can't accept it for a while."
"These days, you can choose to be depressed or escape, but don't give up your life so easily, okay?"
"Master Liang has always loved you. His biggest wish is that you can live happily."
Hearing Liang Hai, tears fell from the corners of Liang Caicai's eyes.
"Cai Cai, I know you are listening to me. This matter has already happened. Mr. Liang cannot die in vain. We will all try our best to bring justice to Mr. Liang, but you must not let anything happen to you."
"In the huge Liang Mansion, more than a hundred people are waiting for you."
Tears kept falling, wetting the pillow.
Ye Sili carefully applied the medicine for her, but Liang Caicai did not refuse again.
"Princess..." Liang Caicai's voice was hoarse and trembling slightly.
"I'm here." Ye Sili was naturally happy when she saw that Liang Caicai was finally willing to speak. He quickly stood up and poured a glass of warm water for her to drink slowly.
However, Liang Caicai couldn't drink anything and could only barely moisten her dry and sore throat.
Liang Caicai's voice trembled, and she mustered up the courage to look at Ye Sili, almost crying in despair:
"Liang Mansion...I may not be able to hold on anymore..."
Hearing this, Ye Sili felt sad and her eyes were red. She put the plaster on, held Liang Caicai's cold and thin hand, and comforted:
"What are you talking about? Do you want to watch hundreds of people in the Liang Mansion starve to death?"
Most of the servants in the mansion grew up in the Liang Mansion with the previous generation, or Liang Hai's cronies also followed Liang Hai through life and death. In the current situation, how can they just leave?
"Moreover, although the Liang Mansion is big, it is not managed by you alone." Ye Sili squeezed out a smile and joked: "Shilang Liang has put a lot of effort into finding out Master Liang's case these days.
I'm tired from running around, but I still rush back to Liang Mansion whenever I have some spare time, hoping to stay with you for a while longer."
"Although you have been unconscious for a long time in the past few days, I think...you should be able to feel Shilang Liang's intentions, right?"
Liang Caicai has been confused these days and often has nightmares, but every night she can always feel someone covering her with a quilt and helping her light the candles that have been blown out by the wind, so that she will not be so scared late at night.
It turned out that it was really him.
"Externally, he is Master Liang's nephew; internally, he is your only relative."
"Yugong, he is Master Liang's subordinate; privately, he is your sweetheart."
"With the existence of such a person, this world shouldn't be useless, right?"
Liang Yi has been trying Liang Hai's case these days, and Liang Caicai knows about it.
Liang Hai raised him, and his feelings for Liang Hai may not be as strong as Liang Caicai's, but now he is desperately trying to find out the truth for her, but she can only cry and escape.
"Brother Yi..." Liang Caicai couldn't help the sadness in her heart and cried bitterly.
Liang Caicai fell asleep again when she was tired from crying. Seeing her venting her anger, Ye Sili felt much better, so she prepared to go back home. As soon as she left Liang Caicai's boudoir, she saw Liang Yi coming out of the palace.
"Princess, how is Caicai?"
As soon as Liang Yi left the palace, he received news from his subordinates that Liang Caicai had hanged himself, so he rushed back immediately.
"The doctor has taken a look, and there's nothing serious. I just went to bed now." Ye Sili saw Liang Yi's official uniform that he had not yet had time to change out of, and thought of the Zhou family.
"What does the Emperor say about the Zhou family?"
"Zhou De, the Minister of Rites, was punished with a salary of two years, and his daughter Zhou Jiu'er was executed at a later date."
Zhou De was an upright official, and he lived in poverty during ordinary times. Now that he was fined with a salary of two years, the entire Zhou family needed to make a living. I'm afraid it would be difficult to maintain this life.
Zhou Jiuer threatened the families of important ministers and murdered court officials, so he should be executed as a rule.
However, the emperor did not suppress the Zhou family too much. It seemed that he was still concerned about the forces within the court.
Zhou Ziyu is highly respected by the younger generation. Although he currently does not want to enter the court, Zhou De has many disciples and the influence of Zhou Ziyu's reputation means that the stakes cannot be underestimated.
"Wow Yun'an, you actually know how to make dumplings." Xiao Ling looked at the hot dumplings in front of him and said in surprise.
Yun An was obviously not confident in his craftsmanship, "It's just enough to satisfy my hunger."
"Just eat it." Xiao Ling didn't mind it, thinking about how long Sili had been a guinea pig when she was learning to cook.
Yun An watched Xiao Ling bite into half of the dumpling expectantly.
"The light and light taste is good." Xiao Ling praised.
"As long as the princess likes it." Yun An breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Ling raised her eyes and glanced at Yun An.
"do not move."
Yun An remained motionless and looked at her doubtfully.
"Squat down more."
Xiao Ling stretched out her hand and found that Yun An was too tall for her to reach.
Yun An knelt down and looked up at her.
Xiao Ling took out a handkerchief and carefully wiped the flour off his face.
"It seems that you are indeed not very proficient in cooking." Xiao Ling joked.
Yun An did not respond. Xiao Ling's handkerchief had a refreshing fragrance. She moved gently, little by little, to wipe the dirt off his face.
"Yun An, why are you blushing?" Xiao Ling curiously leaned closer and looked at his face.
Yun An stood up and quickly took several steps back. His face revealed a shy look that Xiao Ling had never seen before. He lowered his eyes and no longer looked at her, and said in a panic:
"Princess, please enjoy your meal. I will go and clean up the kitchen."
He hasn't finished wiping the flour off his face, why are he running in such a hurry?
Xiao Ling looked at Yun An's fleeing figure in confusion.
That's all, Yun'an is always so mysterious in everything he does.
Xiao Ling continued to pick up chopsticks and eat dumplings.
During dinner, Xiao Ling curiously asked about the affairs of the Zhou and Liang mansions, and was a little puzzled when he heard the emperor's punishment of the Zhou family.
"Zhou Jiu'er made such a big mistake, but he only fined Mr. Zhou two years of salary?"
He killed a court official, and Zhou Jiuer has not admitted his crime and shows no remorse. Not to mention the nine clans being implicated, he should at least be dismissed from office or moved to his left, right?
What kind of punishment is just deducting some salary now?
Gu Liyou thought deeply:
"Now that Mr. Liang, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, has been killed, the Ministry of Justice is temporarily taken over by Shilang Liang, who can barely support the Ministry of Justice. If Mr. Zhou, the Minister of Rites, is dismissed from office at this time, how will the six ministries restrain each other?"
I can’t say much else, but they all understood it.
Xiao Ling was not interested in the affairs of the court at all, but he just chatted a few words when it came to casual conversation.
"However, although Zhou Jiu'er has a domineering personality, I can't believe that she can do such a bold thing. It's really a pity that she has such a good life."
"Princess." Huan Xia came to report.
"The Ministry of Punishment sent a message saying that Miss Zhou would like to see you."
Ye Sili looked at Gu Liyou and Xiao Ling, wondering for a moment what Zhou Jiuer was up to.
Gu Liyou asked, "Can you explain anything?"
"Never."
Xiao Ling has also seen Zhou Jiuer's domineering, arrogant and unreasonable behavior.
Now that Zhou Jiuer is in prison, she should be very arrogant according to her temperament. How could she ask to see others like this?
"Sili, are you going?" Xiao Ling asked.
Ye Sili thought for a moment and said: "Now that the entire Zhou family is implicated by her, I'm afraid she has something to ask for when she comes to me at this time."
"I'll go and see what else she wants to do when disaster strikes."
The next day, Gu Liyou accompanied Ye Sili to the Penal Department Prison.
The prison was damp and dark, with insects and ants everywhere. When the prisoners saw new people coming in, they all looked up. Their eyes were dark and terrifying, making Ye Sili feel uncomfortable all over.
"Don't be afraid." Gu Liyou held Ye Sili's shoulders, and her large robe covered most of her.
The jailer led the way for the two of them and walked to a cell door. He wanted to open the door, but Ye Sili stopped him and said:
"No need to open the door."
Hearing the sound, the man who was huddled on the tattered straw mat with his knees in his arms suddenly looked up.
"Your Majesty, please excuse me." The jailer left.
Ye Sili looked at the people rushing toward the cell door and almost thought he was being blinded.
Zhou Jiuer was wearing an unclean prison uniform and had injuries on her body, which must have been caused by her refusal to admit guilt and was punished. The gauze that wrapped her index finger had turned black, but no one helped her change it.