It was said that there should be a result in five or six days, but Shang Ruyi had to wait for more than half a month.
During this period, no news came from the palace, and she had no chance to enter the palace again. Since Yu Wenyuan and Yu Wenye were not here, she gradually stopped hearing news from the palace.
The calmness that she should have had gradually disappeared as she waited day after day, and her uneasiness began to slowly engulf her.
Why is there no result yet?
That day in the palace, she gave that answer. Regardless of whether it was consistent with the confession given by Yu Wenye or not, Dali Temple should have a reaction, either to determine that Yu Wenye was guilty, or to It is concluded that she, Shang Ruyi, deceived the emperor, and this is not a difficult matter. Why has it been delayed for so long, but there is no movement at all?
What does Wang Shaoji want to do?
Chu Yang, what do you want?
Although he had already sent clothes once before, more than half a month later, Shang Ruyi took out some more things, packed them in a bag and handed it to Chang Wan. He still gave her another bag of silver and ordered her to send it to Dali Temple and hand it over to Chang Wan. Yu Wenye's hand.
Chang Wan said with some embarrassment: "Young Madam, last time I couldn't go in to see the Second Young Master, I'm afraid this time -"
Shang Ruyi said: "There is no need to force it."
"yes."
"When you go this time, it mainly depends on the attitude of the people in Dali Temple towards you."
Chang Wan seemed to understand and said: "Yes."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
It took a long time to go there. By the time she came back, the sun was almost setting. Shang Ruyi couldn't eat the food on the table. When he saw her coming back in a hurry, he immediately said, "How is it?"
Chang Wan's breath was uneven and her expression was strange, but she still respectfully saluted her when she came in: "Young Madam."
Shang Ruyi said, "Have you seen him?"
Changwan shook his head: "The people at Dali Temple still don't let the slave in. The slave is still the same as last time, asking someone to pay for the money before passing the things in."
"Then, how does the other party treat you?"
"It's better than the last time I went there, but I still have money to talk to."
Chang Wan hurriedly finished these words and wanted to say something urgently, but she was panting heavily and could not catch her breath. Shang Ruyi noticed something strange about her and asked Tu Sheer to pour her a glass of water. He said, "If you have anything to say, please say it slowly."
Chang Wan thanked him, took the cup and took two sips before he recovered.
Then he whispered: "Young madam, this time, while waiting for the man to pass the baggage in, I overheard a few people talking in Dali Temple and heard something."
"What's the matter?"
"The name is Kou - Kou Yunliang, the supervisor who was killed by the Second Young Master this time."
"he?"
Upon hearing this name, Shang Ruyi immediately frowned. Although the focus of this case was his death, he was already dead after all and was already an unimportant symbol. Why was he suddenly mentioned again?
So he asked, "What did you hear about him?"
Chang Wan said softly: "I heard that this man seemed to have been ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to have his bones crushed to ashes!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi opened his eyes in surprise.
Crushing bones and ashes? ….
Kou Yunliang? !
She couldn't believe her ears. She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked at Chang Wan: "Is it really him? He was crushed to ashes? Did you hear that correctly?"
Chang Wan said: "Although the slave was standing outside the wall waiting, those people were not very careful when talking about this matter, as if it was not a secret. Therefore, the slave heard clearly that Kou Yunliang's name was definitely You heard that right."
"..."
"Moreover, they themselves are wondering why the second young master is still not released since Kou Yunliang has been reduced to ashes."
"..."
"Young lady, everything I say is true."
"..."
Shang Ruyi looked at her solemnly.
After a while, he thought about it again, and then said: "You did a good job, go down and rest first."
Chang Wan said: "Yes."
She turned and left.
As soon as she left, Shang Ruyi's brows immediately knitted together again. Although she was not frightened, there was a heavy worry pressing between her brows like a mountain. She lowered her head to look at the relatively delicate dishes on the table, even more so at this time. She had no appetite at all, so she waved her hand and said, "Get out."
Tusheer on the side, who came back from Changwan, had an expression on her face at first: displeasure, then surprise, and then disbelief. At this time, she was as heavy as Shang Ruyi, but she was not as heavy as usual. Instead, he took the dishes off the table and brought water and towels to help Shang Ruyi wash his hands.
After everything was done, he made another cup of tea and sent it to Shang Ruyi.
It was only then that she said, "Miss, I don't understand."
Shang Ruyi raised his head to look at her, but saw that the wrinkles between her eyebrows were somewhat formed. It was obvious that she had been frowning when she was doing something. She might have been thinking about it, and she couldn't help but feel a little funny.
Said: "What don't you understand?"
Instead, Tusheer asked her, "Miss, do you understand?"
"..."
"Then Kou Yunliang was a man appointed by the emperor, so he was imprisoned for interrogation because of his murder. Why, then, did he have to have his bones crushed and ashes spread?"
"..."
"Could it be that the Emperor already knows that he is wrong?"
Although she had thought about this, her knowledge was limited and she could not say anything more profound. However, Shang Ruyi had already understood what she meant.
It was exactly what shocked her just now.
Since the court imprisoned and interrogated Yu Wenye for Kou Yunliang's death, that is to say, the court's premise was that Kou Yunliang was right, he represented the dignity of the court and the emperor, and the murderer needed to be held responsible for his death.
And crushing him to ashes overturns this presupposition.
Moreover, it was the emperor’s order.
But why did the emperor's attitude towards him change like this?
Shang Ruyi thought, subconsciously turning her head to look at her shoulder - the arrow wound had healed due to proper care after she came back. Moreover, she used the box of cleansing cream that Chu Yang gave her, those ugly scars The scars have really begun to slowly fade away, and maybe after a while, there will no longer be traces of the arrow on her body.
However, the matter of being hit by an arrow really does exist.
She was indeed hit by an arrow in Xingluocang, and Kou Yunliang surrounded her, allowing his men to shoot her. ….
Shang Ruyi subconsciously reached out and touched his thin shoulder. Although it was far away from his heart, at this moment, another uncontrollable heartbeat suddenly appeared.
Yes, for her?
Because it was not until she entered the palace that day to answer Zhai Ying's question that Chu Yang knew that she had been injured in Xingluocang. After that, he immediately left the palace to give her medicine. Obviously, he was concerned about the fact that she was injured by an arrow. Very seriously.
And Queen Jiang also said something - your injury cannot be in vain.
When she said that, she seemed sure that someone would take this breath for her and avenge her.
Therefore, although Kou Yunliang died, he was still crushed to death.
Shang Ruyi suddenly felt that her heart was beating a little hard, and it even hurt her a little. Her hand slowly moved from the lightly touched shoulder to her heart, and pressed it hard.
It's like trying to hold down that throbbing that shouldn't be there.
Tu Sheer on the side was worried: "Miss, your face looks so ugly. Is the wound hurting again?"
"..."
Shang Ruyi was silent for a long time, finally took a deep breath, suppressed the strange heartbeat, and then said, "It's okay."
"Miss, that Kou Yunliang——"
"The destruction of bones and ashes represents His Majesty the Emperor's attitude towards this matter."
"manner?"
"Since we are dealing with Kou Yunliang, we have determined that he is at fault."
Tusheer's eyes widened in surprise: "Really?"
Shang Ruyi nodded.
Although for a moment, she felt that Chu Yang might be doing it for herself, but when she thought about it again, Chu Yang did not deal with Kou Yunliang in private, and did not hide it from the people in Dali Temple. In other words, he had already determined that the mistake was Kou Yunliang will deal with him.
What he avenged was not a "private" revenge.
However, the method of crushing bones and raising ashes is somewhat selfish.
But regardless of personal grudges or selfish motives, now that Kou Yunliang has been dealt with, the outcome of this case is already very simple. The fault lies with Kou Yunliang, so there is no problem for Yu Wenye to kill him, and there is no crime of rebellion.
Hearing what Shang Ruyi said, Tu Sheer let out a long sigh of relief and said overjoyed: "That's great!"
Shang Ruyi was not as happy as she was.
On the contrary, the shadow between his eyebrows became a little deeper.
Seeing her like this, Tusheer also became confused and asked, "Miss, why are you unhappy? Didn't you say that the emperor has determined that the fault lies with Kou Yunliang, and that uncle is not guilty."
Shang Ruyi looked up at her and said, "It was more than half a month ago that I was interrogated in the palace."
"..."
"As for Kou Yunliang being crushed to ashes, it will definitely not happen in the past two days."
"..."
"Since the emperor has determined that Kou Yunliang was at fault and dealt with him, it is time to let Yu Wenye go. But until now, there has been no movement in Dali Temple."
Upon hearing this, Tusheer suddenly came back to his senses.
You must know that Yu Wenye was a general who had just recaptured Xingluocang and made great achievements. He had a high reputation among the people. Not only was he not rewarded when he returned to the court this time, he was instead taken to Dali Temple for trial. This also caused a stir among the people. There was a lot of controversy, and many people were dissatisfied with the imperial court, believing that the imperial court's actions were harming loyalty and destroying the Great Wall.
In this case, the court should indeed release the person immediately.
Tusheer immediately felt worried and said softly: "Miss, why hasn't the court released him yet?"
Shang Ruyi said: "The emperor already knows the truth, but for more than half a month, no news has come out, and he will not be released. In this situation, it seems like he is waiting for something."
"What are you waiting for?"
Shang Ruyi shook his head and remained silent.
Just as she was meditating, a horse and horse galloped out of the wind and snow, and finally entered the Dongdu City at the last moment when the city gate was closed.
The man on horseback has a pair of resolute, yet weathered eyes. .
Leng Qingshan
