"Back to the emperor, I have sent people to inquire around many times, but there is no trace of the whereabouts of the female official Mu. According to my opinion, the female official Mu may have encountered something unexpected," Deng Bingtang said earnestly.
The first thing Shao Yan did when he returned to the palace was to go to Deng Bingtang to ask about the matter. The reason why he repeated the question at this moment was not unnecessary, but to bring the topic to the point. He stared at Liu Meng with burning eyes and said: "Liu Meng,
Some people say that you and Yun He jointly planned to kill Mu Ying, is this true?"
Liu Meng hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the people's daughter was wronged. The people's daughter admitted that she did have this idea at the beginning, but when Yunhe told her plan, the people's daughter did not agree. Everything was done by Yunhe herself, and the people's daughter had nothing to do with it.
I don’t know, I hope the emperor will find out”
"You're lying!" Xiang Hongyu couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward angrily: "Brother Shao Yan, it was obvious that she colluded with Yun He in the first place. Now that Yun He is missing, she has completely shied away all the blame. Please
Your Majesty, please give my sister justice."
"Justice prevails in people's hearts. If Liu Meng has anything to do with this matter, I will not forgive him lightly." At this point, Shao Yan looked around at the ministers below and asked, "Do any of the ministers here know what the abbot has been busy with recently?"
What? How come I haven’t seen him go to court in the past few days?”
The ministers were whispering to each other, but no one seemed to know where Cao Kun was. No one came out to speak. At this time, the old general Li Changsheng snorted disapprovingly and said: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, that instigator must be
He is guilty of being a thief and has gone into hiding. The old minister requested an order to arrest him and bring him to justice."
Shao Yan waved his hand and said: "No need. Before I return to the palace, I have ordered Zhang Baihu and Wang Xin to block all ports to the outside world." He said this, but he still had no idea in his heart. If Cao Kun was rushing
Those who left before returning to the palace, with this guy's cunning skills, might have escaped long ago. Even if the court sends more troops, it will be of no avail. Also, walking out from Badaling, the road is crisscrossed with trees, and the terrain is very complicated. In the mountains
Hiding someone casually during the day, no one can find out
When Shao Yan was puzzled, he suddenly saw Liu Fuju kneeling on the ground and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, no matter whether my daughter participated in the murder of female official Mu, this matter all started because of her. The common people did not teach their daughters well, and they are really guilty. What's more,
Please, Your Majesty, give Cao Min and my daughter a chance to atone for their sins, so that Cao Min and my daughter can go to arrest Cao Kun and his daughter."
Liu Fuju is a businessman who is very principled in dealing with people. Based on the idea that a daughter should not blame her father, if the law allows, he is willing to take all the blame for his daughter.
When Liu Chan heard what his father said, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down and said: "Xiao Er..., Oh, Your Majesty, although my sister has made mistakes, she has no harmful intentions. She did not intend to protect her, but
Wan'er has grown up with her sister since she was a child. Wan'er knows her sister's character very well. She is usually stronger, but she has never done anything that goes against her conscience. This time, she also mentioned the matter about Lady Mu to Wan'er, but
She didn't know that something had happened to Miss Mu. If the emperor insists on convicting her, I would like to ask for punishment as well."
Liu Meng seemed to be dissatisfied with their pleading for her, and shouted calmly: "Father, I'm a baby, what are you doing? Why should you be responsible for something my daughter has never done? The emperor will decide what is right and wrong."
Seeing her confident face, Xiang Hongyu couldn't help but said angrily: "Brother Shao Yan, every wrongdoer has his own debtor. The crime Liu Meng committed has nothing to do with his family. Please pardon his family's innocence."
"Hmph, stop crying like a cat and pretending to be compassionate." Liu Meng looked on coldly and snorted.
Xiang Hongyu sneered and said: "What a joke, why should I be merciful to your family? I don't want the guilty people to stay out of the matter, but let the innocent people suffer."
"It's not your turn as an outsider to take care of it."
"Mu Ying is my biological sister, am I an outsider?" Xiang Hongyu said angrily.
…
The two of them started arguing.
Shao Yan was upset when he heard this and said sternly: "That's enough. There is no noise or noise in the hall. Shut up, both of you." He was not an arbitrary king, nor was he a ruthless rebel.
Everything must be evidenced. On the surface, Liu Meng is closely related to the case, but this does not prove that she is a direct participant. Moreover, the Ministry of Punishment has not produced conclusive evidence until now. If
It was Yun He who deliberately framed him, so didn’t I kill a good person by mistake?
Just as he was thinking about it, a young eunuch stumbled in from outside the palace and said, "To inform the emperor, there is a man claiming to be Han Qi outside the door asking to see him."
"Han Qi?" Shao Yan's eyes lit up. This man was previously a magistrate of the Nile Kingdom. Later, the Nile Kingdom was destroyed and King Yelubu was beheaded in the market. Han Qi led tens of thousands of soldiers to surrender to the Donglin Kingdom, but
He did not accept the reward from the imperial court. Shao Yan said at that time that if he figured it out one day, the door of the Donglin imperial court would be open to him at any time. Is it possible that he figured it out? Shao Yan waved his hand without saying a word:
"Quick pass"
After a while, the young eunuch led Han Qi in from the door. Han Qi knelt down and kowtowed to the monarch respectfully. Before Shao Yan could speak, he directly said: "Your Majesty, I would like to recommend someone to you.
Once the emperor has met this person, the truth will be revealed."
Shao Yan was thinking hard about the case. Hearing what he said, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and agreed to what he played. After a while, a beautiful figure flashed outside the hall. Everyone present was exclaimed, especially Xiang Hongyu.
He couldn't wait to throw himself into the woman's arms, and said with a smile through tears: "Sister, really sister, sister is not dead, sister is still alive."
Shao Yan and Bai Ruxue were also stunned. It turned out that the beautiful figure was none other than Mu Ying, who was secretly executed by Yun He not long ago. They hadn't seen her for more than a month. Apart from being thinner than before, this girl still looked so radiant.
Her skin is as good as snow, her eyes are like stars and the moon, her nose is exquisite, her cheeks are slightly dizzy, and her face is filled with a hint of joy.
Shao Yan was so excited. When he heard that something happened to this girl, he almost collapsed. But now he saw this girl standing in front of him intact. He could no longer suppress his surprise and hurriedly ran from the front of the palace.
When he came down, Mu Ying couldn't help but throw herself into his arms. The two hugged each other tightly, not caring about the constraints of red tape.
The ministers were dumbfounded for a moment. They had never seen such a bold move. However, when they saw the emperor Long Yan was so happy, they felt a lot more relieved.
When Liu Meng saw this scene, although she was unhappy, she thought that her grievances would soon be clarified, and she had found a balance for herself.
Youdao is better than just getting married. Although Shao Yan and Mu Ying are not yet married, they have already regarded each other as an inseparable part of their lives, including Bai Ruxue, Zheng Yuegui and others.
According to Mu Ying's recollection, after she was put into a sack, tied with stones and thrown into the sea, she thought her life was about to come to an end. But just when she was frustrated, she suddenly felt that her clothes were being
Something caught her, and soon, she was pulled out of the water together with the sack on her body. However, she drank too much water in her mouth and fainted before she could open her eyes. Little did she know that she was being pulled ashore.
The person is Han Qi who came by boat from the Nile Kingdom
Since the fall of the Nile Kingdom, Han Qi has been doing some sea salt business at the beach. That day, he just wanted to test the water quality at the bottom with a bamboo pole. He never thought that when he went down with the bamboo pole, he actually caught a sack and worked as a waiter.
When they opened the sack out of curiosity, he was suddenly startled and thought, wasn't this the female official beside Emperor Donglin? Why did it end up like this? What happened?
With this series of questions, he immediately sent someone to rescue the dying Mu Ying. When Mu Ying gradually woke up, he realized that all this was a conspiracy by others, so he comforted Mu Ying to stay on the ship to recover for the time being.
On the one hand, he sent people to inquire about the situation at Badaling. There were two main targets. One was Yun He and the other was Liu Meng.
Later, by chance, Han Qi's men overheard the conversation between Yun He and Liu Meng. They were quarreling there at that time. He did not write down the original words, but the general content was that Liu Meng blamed Yun He for being too worried.
Yun He said that this matter had nothing to do with her. She just took Liu Meng's money to do things for Liu Meng. Liu Meng was very angry when she heard that, but it had already happened, so she had no choice but to admit it and told Yun He
, this matter ends here, don’t mention it to anyone in the future...
Hearing this, Shao Yan was immediately furious. He glared coldly at Liu Meng's red face and said, "Liu Meng, although you were not directly involved in this matter, you did not report the knowledge and asked me how you want me to deal with it."
you?"
The ministers present petitioned the emperor to kill her. When Liu Fuju heard this, he panicked and said quickly: "Your Majesty, Mengmeng is young and ignorant. Please give her a chance to repent."
Liu Chan then knelt down and said: "Second uncle, please let my sister go. My sister knows she was wrong. Please spare her this time."
"Humans are not grass and trees, and no one can do anything wrong. Your Majesty, for the sake of Mr. Liu's kindness to our Donglin, please spare Miss Liu this time." Deng Bingtang walked to the middle of the line of civil servants and said, Li Changsheng, Zhang Huaide,
Chang Yixiao came out one after another to plead for Liu Meng
In Shao Yan's heart, merit is merit, fault is fault, merit must be rewarded, fault must be punished, this rule cannot be changed, yes, Liu Fuju has contributed money and effort to the court countless times, and has contributed to the court, but even so,
The law is still the law, nothing can be above the law, unless my father is Li Gang
"Your Majesty," a soft voice sounded in the hall, and suddenly, all eyes of everyone were cast on Mu Ying. She walked over slowly, gently helped Liu Meng up from the ground, and then faced her with a smile.
He said to Shao Yan: "Miss Liu is at fault, but I believe she has no intention of harming anyone. Everything is controlled by Yun He behind the scenes. The emperor is a benevolent king who loves his people like a son, so naturally he will not be like this."
It was a hasty decision. Besides, I am fine now. I dare to ask the emperor to let Miss Liu go."
Xiang Hongyu quietly tugged at the corner of her clothes, meaning that Liu Meng has hurt you so much, yet you still want to speak for her. You are going to piss me off as a sister to death. However, when you see your sister like this
Despite her insistence, she had no choice but to give up pursuing Liu Meng's fault.
Bai Ruxue suddenly knocked her knees to the ground and said: "Your Majesty, the prince is guilty of breaking the law and the common people are guilty. Liu Meng is guilty, but her crime cannot be punished. Moreover, she was also bewitched by Yun He. Your Majesty can punish her accordingly."
Before this, Liu Meng had no good feelings for Bai Ruxue, Mu Ying and other women, and was even full of hostility. Now she has become the target of punishment. Not only did these 'love rivals' not add insult to injury, but they also tried their best to plead for her.
She was both moved and regretful, and crystal tears kept rolling in her eyes.