Chapter 100: Proof of Crime He could smell the damp smell and the sharp sounds of cockroaches and mice. Yan Yan couldn't sleep for a long time. He felt a little sleepy, but then there was the sound of the cell being opened.
Yanyan looked up and saw two guards armed with long swords walking into the door, "Mids Xia Yanyan, the emperor has ordered you to go to the Jinluan Palace for questioning. Get out quickly! Follow us!"
Before Yanyan could speak in a hurry, her arm was pinched by one of them, and she was dragged off the stone bed without mercy. Her center of gravity was unstable, and she fell heavily from the stone bed to the ground, and her knees suddenly felt pain.
Yanyan glared at him, stood up staggeringly, and said angrily: "I will leave, you don't need to hold me back."
Walking along a dark and cold corridor, only the four-sided bonfire in the corner was lit, which barely illuminated the surrounding area. She only said that it was still night, and as soon as she walked out of the cell, she realized that she had been in prison again.
One night, the sky turned white, the east wind condensed dew, and the desolation fell all over the place.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go quickly." There was an angry shout from behind, and the long knife was mercilessly slapped on Yan Yan's hand. Yan Yan glared at him with a grunt, and walked forward. She was obviously walking very fast.
, those two people didn't seem to intend to let her go. Along the way, she had been beaten with long knives by them several times. Yanyan had been enduring it for a long time, and it was them who wanted to provoke her, so she couldn't be blamed.
Walking to a place with dense bushes of flowers and trees, Yanyan took a look at the honeycomb on the trunk of the tree. Holding the stone he had quietly picked up in his hand, he hit the honeycomb with his quick eyes and hands while they were not paying attention. He quickly crouched down and stopped moving.
After a few seconds of silence, thousands of bees were about to emerge, and a noisy buzz erupted.
Their screams could be heard amidst the noisy buzzing. Yan Yan watched motionless as a few bees circled around her a few times before flying towards the two people who kept chasing the bees away with knives.
More and more bees attacked them more violently, and after a while, there were big and small red spots on their faces.
Seeing that she had been punished enough, she hurriedly shouted: "Don't move, they will prick you if you move."
The two men stared at her with ferocious expressions. They obeyed and did not move any more. They stiffly maintained the posture of raising their hands. Slowly, the number of bees gradually decreased, and in the end, only a few were left with them.
She was circling around. Yan Yan stood up straight and walked towards the Jinluan Palace. The two people rolled their eyes and watched her leave but did not move. They were already bitten by bees and saw that there were still a few bees flying around.
They didn't move either. Seeing that Yan Yan had gone far away, they couldn't care less and caught up with Yan Yan. They were just about to curse loudly when they saw the Jinluan Palace in front of them. Naturally, they didn't dare to be arrogant anymore.
The emperor was sitting at the desk, looking at the sapphire in his hand. Hearing the report, he pinched the sapphire in his sleeve and looked at Yan Yan who came in with a serious face. When he saw the guards behind her, he was a little surprised and frowned.
He raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's going on on your faces?"
The two people were kneeling on the ground, hesitating, and one of them said: "Back to the emperor, I was stung by a bee when I was passing through the flower forest in the imperial garden."
Yanyan resisted the urge to laugh, pinched the palms of his hands with the fingertips hidden in his sleeves, lowered his head and bit his lip, forcing himself to laugh. He couldn't help but sigh, resisting laughter is really a painful thing.
The emperor turned to look at Yan Yan, who was standing aside with his head lowered, and said in a deep voice: "You guys go down first."
The two people stood up and left. Yanyan turned to look at them, just in time to see them looking at her with fierce eyes. Unfortunately, this was the Jinluan Palace, and they couldn't get angry, so they had to leave bitterly.
She had long known about the honeycomb not far from Jinluan Palace. If they hadn't been too late to advance, she wouldn't have been like this.
Gao Decai watched Yan Yan standing in the hall and couldn't help but cough slightly. Only then did Yan Yan react and knelt on the ground to salute. After all, he was under the eaves and had to bow his head.
"Do you still remember this jade?"
As soon as Yan Yan took the sapphire that Gao Decai threw into her hand, the emperor's voice sounded dullly in the hall. Yan Yan stared at the sapphire in front of him. The jade color was green and round, and it shone brightly under the piercing light.
, without any impurities. Looking carefully, there is a person's name engraved in the jade - Lan Wangqing. Holding the jade in her hand, Yanyan searched for this name in her mind. It was unfamiliar. She did not remember such a person.
He raised his head and looked at the emperor in front of the case, "Your Majesty, this is the first time I have seen this piece of jade. Moreover, this piece of jade should belong to Lan Wangqing. Her name is engraved on it."
"Aren't you Lan Wangqing?"
Yan Yan squeezed the jade in her hand tightly, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "My name is Xia Yanyan, how could it be Lan Wangqing? Your Majesty, you are not mistaken."
"Insolent! She actually spoke like that in front of the emperor. Come on, slap her mouth!" Gao Decai scolded. The emperor was not displeased by his scolding and did not stop him. Only two palace maids came forward and faced him.
Yanyan was just a slap in the face. Yanyan glared at Gao Decai, who was standing next to the emperor, and cursed in her heart. She was just a eunuch who was neither male nor female. He actually dared to take advantage of others. Fortunately, she also gave away the items sent by the concubines in the palace.
What is he like?
Yanyan endured the pain and looked at the emperor, who had been sullen, and said: "Your Majesty, this slave is just telling the truth. I really don't know who this Lan Wangqing is. I feel that I don't deserve these two slaps."
When the emperor saw that she did not cry out in pain or plead for mercy, but instead questioned him, he was stunned for a moment and quickly recovered his expression, "Lan Wangqing, Princess of Yunchi Kingdom, this identity should be familiar to you."
Lan Wangqing, the princess of Yunchi Kingdom? What is going on? Yanyan raised his eyes and shook his head, "I don't even know who the princess of Yunchi Kingdom is? How can I be familiar with this identity?"
"I can't help but shed tears when you don't see the coffin, Gao Decai, show her the evidence." The emperor suddenly sneered, with a terrifying chill in his eyes. Gao Decai took a bunch of the evidence they said were evidence from the desk and put it in front of her.
Throw it away, and suddenly there are several letters scattered on the ground. She lowers her head and picks up a letter. The signature on the envelope is Xia Yanyan, but when she takes out the letter paper inside, she calls her Lan Wangqing.
"You should read it to me."
Yan Yan picked up the letter paper. There were only a few lines of words in it, but each word said how she was expected to act in the palace. She opened all the letter papers and looked at them. The content of each piece of paper was almost the same.
It's about one thing, which is to stir up conflicts between the elder brothers in the palace and confuse the palace.
"Don't you dare read it?" The emperor looked at her with a dark face.
Yanyan raised his eyes, then took the letter and started reading, the sound echoing loudly in the entire hall. The emperor didn't expect that he would dare to read, so he was stunned for a moment, and then grimaced, but he actually admired her in his heart. In this situation,
She could still be so calm, and there was no clue about it from her face. If she was really a spy of the enemy country, then she would be terrifyingly calm. If she was not a spy of the enemy country, he would quite appreciate this kind of calmness.
He hasn't convicted her yet. Firstly, he wants to see what tricks she can pull off, and secondly, the evidence to prove her identity is still far-fetched.
Her voice still echoed loudly in the hall, and the emperor suddenly shouted, "Stop reading it."
Yanyan put the hand holding the letter on her thigh and looked up at him with determination in her eyes. She had received these letters and was naturally not afraid to read them out.
Back in the cell, Yanyan recalled the letters he saw in the main hall. Gao Decai said he found them under her mattress. Yanyan suddenly thought of the man in black he saw that night and was sure those letters were those.
It was late. But what she didn't expect was that Qi Yu helped her arrange the identity of a princess. Yan Yan suddenly sneered, but he actually praised her.
Brother Jiu went to Yuyang Palace early, but Qi Feng was not in Yuyang Palace when he went.
"Su Xi, where is seventh brother?" Ninth Brother had a bad feeling in his heart. After all, seventh brother could not wait calmly for his father to calm down.
Su Xi also looked anxious, "When I arrived at His Highness's room early in the morning, I found that His Highness had not slept at all, and the bed was still well made."
Hearing this, Brother Ninth's expression changed, and he hurriedly ran to Qi Feng's room and searched everywhere. Su Xi looked like he hurried over and asked, "Your Highness, Ninth Prince, what are you looking for?"
"Seventh brother's military talisman." Brother Jiu shouted in panic, thinking silently in his heart, "Seventh brother, please don't do it."
"Military talisman?" Su Xi also exclaimed, quickly ran to the study, and hurriedly opened the drawer that had never been opened. The lock had been opened, and there were only a few pieces of rice paper in it, but the military talisman on it had long disappeared. Those who rushed in followed.
When Brother Jiu saw this, the two looked at each other in fear. Their suspicions were confirmed, and Qi Feng really couldn't calm down.
"What should we do?" Su Xi shouted anxiously.
"Don't be anxious. The key now is to find Brother Qi as soon as possible. Maybe we can stop the situation in a hurry." Brother Jiu calmed down and waved his hand to signal Su Xi to calm down. Then the two of them split up and started looking for Qi Feng, hoping to return the favor.
It's a hurry to come.
The setting sun on the horizon is like a drop of bright red blood, falling slowly but decisively...
At this time, Ninth Brother ran to Yuyang Palace again, and happened to meet Su Xi in front of the palace gate. Ninth Brother's face suddenly dimmed, and he sighed when he looked at Su Xi, who was also defeated.
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The two glanced at each other, reached an agreement and ran to Qi Feng's room. No one was there. Then they ran to the study, but there was still no one. Their hopes were suddenly thwarted by the empty room.
"What should we do?" Su Xi shouted anxiously.
"I have searched all the places where Brother Seven would go, but I can't find him. Now, I can only wait for Brother Seven to come back in Yuyang Palace." Brother Jiu said helplessly, sitting down on the chair.
, he picked up the tea cup on the coffee table and poured tea into his mouth. After running for a day, he was tired, hungry and thirsty.
Su Xi reluctantly walked out of the study and looked at the setting sun in the sky, which looked more and more like a bath of blood. Just as she was about to turn around, she suddenly saw Qi Feng coming back in a hurry. She couldn't help feeling happy and shouted quickly, "Your Highness——
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Brother Jiu, who heard her shout in the study room, immediately rushed out of the study room.