Two words
When Yuan Zhe saw that Gu Qi was injured, he just said: "Send him back."
When Zhou Hu returned halfway and ran to the government office, Yuan Zhe was still standing there.
The county magistrate was so frightened that his face turned gray, and he knelt down in front of Yuan Zhe, trembling.
Yuan Zhe ignored him and stared at Feng Rui not far away.
The dark eyes were full of sternness, the sword eyebrows were slightly twisted, and the thin lips were tightly closed.
Feng Rui stood there motionless, feeling tight in his chest and having difficulty breathing.
"Your Highness."
Zhou Hu stepped forward slowly and called softly.
"Xie Ling."
Xie Ruoling stood by with a sword, cupped his fists and saluted, "Your Highness!"
"Call a common people who are watching."
"Okay." Xie Ruoling walked straight towards the crowd.
Yuan Zhe strode straight to the hall.
Later, Xie Ruoling slowly led a middle-aged woman into the hall.
The woman knelt down in the hall and kowtowed to Yuan Zhe: "Greetings to the great master."
"Don't be nervous. I called you here just to ask about today's interrogation. Just tell the truth. Don't hide anything."
"This..." The woman stood up and looked at the county magistrate kneeling next to her.
Xie Ruoling bent down and whispered in the woman's ear: "The person sitting in the hall is Prince Zhenguo. You don't have to be afraid, just tell what you see."
The woman nodded and talked about the retrial this morning: "Zhang Dazhuang's case was to be tried this morning, so we came early. Mr. Pei said that there were witnesses in court who could prove his innocence. Then he called this person people--"
The woman pointed to the kneeling man next to her and continued: "When this man came, he said he saw Lord Pei beating Zhang Dazhuang. After that, Lord Pei argued with him because it was true that Lord Pei beat the people, but there was no evidence to prove that Lord Pei beat him. Your Excellency committed a murder, so he was punished by a fine of twenty pieces."
Zhou Hu was shocked and looked at the woman: "Twenty big boards?"
The woman nodded.
Also shocked was Yuan Zhe, who was sitting firmly in the hall.
He clenched his fists tightly and dug his nails into his flesh, using the pain to remind himself to calm down.
"Mr. Pei was born with a weak body. If these twenty boards fall, it will kill him!"
"Presumptuous!" After hearing this, Feng Rui glared back: "County Governor Zhou, are you questioning my decision?"
"presumptuous!"
Yuan Zhe heard a low roar in his ears.
Feng Rui was startled, lowered his head and stopped talking.
"You," Yuan Zhe pointed to the man with his head buried in his head: "Tell me the details of the fight that day."
Feng Rui was nearby and lightly kicked the man.
The man trembled all over and slowly raised his head.
Only then did Zhou Hu see clearly that they were the people who had escaped during the fight that day.
"Sir, Cao Min, Cao Min was there that day. Mr. Pei, he came with people from Yong'an County. Zhang Dazhuang stopped him and said some bad words, and then they started fighting. Later, Cao Min ran away and called Mr. Li, and then Turn back."
"At that time, is Zhang Dazhuang dead or alive?"
The man raised his eyes and peeked at Feng Rui.
Yuan Zhe stared at him and said coldly: "If you lie, you will be beaten to death with a stick immediately."
"The common people...the common people don't dare to lie!" The man quickly kowtowed twice, with a faint cry in his voice: "When we went back, Zhang Dazhuang was lying on the ground howling. Mr. Pei said that if he didn't seek medical treatment, his legs would be damaged. It’s useless.”
Zhou Hu next to him saw that he couldn't find the point of his words, so he had to step forward and knelt down: "Your Highness, Wei Chen was present that day. Lord Pei did hurt someone, but he only kicked him hard on the knee. Then Commander Li came forward Come, let someone take you away."
"I can testify!"
Just as he was talking, Li Jinghao and Zhao Dexun rushed over.
Li Jinghao wiped the sweat from his neck and hurried to kneel down next to Zhou Hu: "Your Highness, the people who were present and participated in the fight that day were the people of Yong'an County and Xu Ting County. As long as you call for questioning, you will be fine." Can I restore Mr. Pei’s innocence!”
"Fights will inevitably hurt people. If Zhang Dazhuang is beaten by the people of Yong'an County, there is no guarantee that he will not be beaten to death."
Feng Rui's words made Yuan Zhe blush instantly.
Li Jinghao couldn't explain, and he was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead: "Well, then there are the people of Xuting County!"
After that, he stood up and walked directly outside, shouting to the people watching: "People who participated in the fight that day, please stand up! Testify for Lord Pei!"
The whispering crowd suddenly fell silent.
No one came forward.
Li Jinghao was so angry that he shed two tears, blaming himself for being too weak on weekdays, but actually in Yingjiang County, he made an incident of falsely accusing an official of the imperial court!
"We have so many witnesses, aren't they enough to clear Pei Qihuan's name?"
Feng Rui met Zhao Dexun's fierce eyes and joked: "The ones who prove Pei Qihuan's innocence are not only the people he brought with him that day, but also a few of your officials. With such good relations, it's not surprising that everyone agrees."
"Feng Rui!" Zhao Dexun yelled at him.
Looking up and seeing Yuan Zhe glaring at him, Zhao Dexun gritted his teeth and stopped talking.
The whole story is clear, but no one has testified, so I can't figure it out.
Coupled with the anxiety in his heart, he was always worried about the injured Gu Qi.
Yuan Zhe couldn't sit still, so he raised his hand to his forehead to suppress his impatience.
He suddenly raised his head and saw that the man who had come to testify was glancing at him. He met his gaze and quickly lowered his head.
"I'll be here today, and we'll try again tomorrow."
Yuan Zhe winked at Zhao Dexun, and Zhao Dexun nodded knowingly.
After everyone dispersed, Yuanzhe kept Feng Rui and the county magistrate on the grounds that the case was unclear, called the widower into court, and explained the whole story clearly.
Xie Ruoling followed Zhao Dexun's example and stood beside Yuanzhe with a sword in hand without saying a word.
Li Jinghao and Zhou Hu argued so hard that their necks turned red.
Zhao Dexun quietly went out and followed the man who testified in the hall.
At dusk, the afterglow reflected the sky with a touch of red.
As it gets darker and later, people take off their heavy clothes and enjoy the breeze.
Yan Churong walked to the window and opened it a crack.
Suddenly he heard a squeaking sound, and he hurried to the bedside, squatted down, and touched her head.
I saw a person in the blur,
Gu Qi exhaled, closed her eyes and opened them repeatedly, her vision finally became clear.
"Doctor Yan."
Gu Qi grinned.
Yan Churong's nose felt sore and he almost shed tears: "Wake up."
"Yeah." Gu Qi smacked her lips: "It's so painful to dream about you giving me medicine."
"Idiot." Yan Churong stroked Gu Qi gently and said softly: "Who is to blame? If you were awake, I could give you a candied fruit."
"Fortunately, you are here."
"Yeah," Yan Churong picked up a bowl of warm water from the table and fed it carefully with a spoon: "I met you halfway, Zhao Dexun said, you were beaten, and I didn't know what to do for a moment."
Gu Qi drank enough water, raised her hand and pushed gently: "But what difficulties have you encountered?"
"Yes." Yan Churong put the bowl on the window sill, turned around and knelt down: "If I follow you back to the Governor's Mansion, I will give you the medicine myself. If you go back to look for Wu Zhuo, I'm afraid Xu Shuo will catch up and give you medicine." Healing. Dilemma."
"Why is this so?" Gu Qi patted Yan Churong: "I have never treated you as an outsider."
"This is because I am narrow-minded." Yan Churong lowered his head and raised his hand to scratch Gu Qi's nose: "I kind of regret going to find Wu Zhuo. Actually..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a soft knock on the door.
Yan Churong stood up and opened the door, and saw Yuan Zhe standing in front of the door.
"Your Highness."
Yuan Zhe raised his hand to avoid Yan Churong's salute.
"How is Pei Qihuan?"
Yan Churong nodded slightly and replied respectfully: "I have just woken up after taking a few doses of medicine."
"Oh?" Yuan Zhe poked his head slightly, but couldn't see anyone.
"How are you feeling?"
"Not good."
The two words spoken calmly made Yuanzhe pause as he raised his feet to enter the house. After that, he took his feet back and smiled slightly: "In that case, let him rest well."
He raised his eyes and looked in again, but still saw nothing.
Yuan Zhe looked a little disappointed, sighed softly, and left slowly.
Yan Churong saw him walking away and opened the door lightly.
"A little dark."
After hearing Gu Qi's words, Yan Churong quickly walked to the table and lit the candlestick.
He went back to the inner room and lit two lamps.
The room was bright and bright, which made Gu Qi feel much better.
"Chu Rong."
"Um?"
"What's wrong with your face?"
Yan Churong put down the lamp and raised his hand to touch the bruises on his face.
"Let me see!"
Gu Qi stood up slightly and felt a burning pain in his lower body.
"Don't move!" Yan Churong stepped forward quickly.
Gu Qi looked at Yan Churong's face and frowned: "Who hurt you? How dare you attack you!"
"What, you want to take revenge on me?"
"When I get better, I will definitely seek an explanation for you! Tell me, who hit you?"
Gu Qi was already unhappy when he proved his innocence but was accused. When he saw the injury on Yan Churong's face, he felt even more angry! I just hate that I have to pretend to be that sick boy Pei Qihuan, otherwise, I would have dealt with these blind people long ago!
Seeing that she was angry, Yan Churong laughed: "I'm afraid you can't beat her, but you won't be willing to beat her."
"what does it mean?"
He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Gu Qi.
Gu Qi opened it and took a look: "This is Han Zizheng's handwriting."
Yan Churong nodded.
There were a few eloquent words left on the paper: "The identity deed signed by Gu when entering the mansion is returned today. I did not take the identity deed with me, so I allowed Gu to go to the general's mansion to retrieve it at any time. Since then, I have regained my freedom. This note For proof.”
Gu Qi smiled: "Is this why you went to fight?"
Yan Churong looked serious, took the paper out of Gu Qi's hand, and folded it carefully: "Leave it here with me. When I return to Yun Kingdom, I will take your deed of betrayal. From now on, you will be free."
"I don't know how to thank you. I hope that one day I can repay your kindness."
Yan Churong buried his head and muttered: "This is not what I want."
"What?"
Yan Churong raised his head and smiled: "I mean, I..."
There was another knock at the door.
Yan Churong was a little annoyed.
Get up and open the door.
Xu Shuo was seen standing at the door, holding a lacquer plate with a cup carved with hollow patterns on it.
"Doctor Yan, I heard that Master Pei is awake?"
Yan Churong pursed his lips and nodded lightly towards Xu Shuo.
"Can I come in?"
He opened the door and stepped aside.
Xu Shuo went straight into the room: "Master Pei, how are you feeling?"
Gu Qi lay on the bedside, exerted a little force and spoke louder: "Much better, thank you, Doctor Xu."
"I'm not taking care of you." Xu Shuo smiled and put the cup on the table: "Your Highness didn't eat anything during the day, so I asked the kitchen to make some ginseng soup and served you a bowl."
"Thank you." Yan Churong picked up the ginseng soup and looked at Xu Shuo expressionlessly.
Xu Shuo blinked and laughed twice awkwardly: "Then, Mr. Pei has a good rest, and I will resign."
Gu Qi raised his neck and replied: "Let's go slowly."
Yan Churong stood there in shock. Gu Qi looked at the cup in his hand and said, "It smells so good."
He came to his senses and handed over the ginseng soup.
