Just at this moment, Shu Yao took Ling Hanjing's hand and walked out. Pearl almost bumped into her. Seeing her furious look, Shu Yao asked: "What are you doing? You are irritable and angry with Feng Chen."
Already?"
Pearl turned back, glanced at Feng Chen with disappointment, and then shook her head, "No, miss, do you want to get in the carriage?"
Shu Yao immediately understood the embarrassed look of the two of them. She sighed in her heart, what a confusing triangle relationship!
Feng Chen, Feng Chen, there is someone who likes you in front of you, but you can't see it, but you keep looking at a woman who doesn't belong to you.
"Let's go back home."
After getting on the carriage, Feng Chen was driven away by Shu Yao to sit with the groom. Pearl had the foresight to sit outside the carriage, leaving Shu Yao and Ling Hanjing alone inside.
"Sister Yao, thank you." Ling Hanjing lowered her head in embarrassment, her eyes downcast.
Shu Yao's eyes were full of worry, "Sister Ling, you are not doing well, why didn't you tell me?"
Ling Hanjing smiled sadly, "This is not a good thing. There is nothing to say. If you say it, it will only increase your sadness and make you worry in vain."
"Look at you, you're always like this..." Shu Yao complained: "Do you know? If Yunxiang hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you were living like this. How long are you going to keep it from me? Are we better off?
Sister? Do you know how worried I am about you?"
"It's also my fault. I haven't visited you since I came back from transporting grain and fodder. It's my fault."
Seeing Shu Yao actually blaming herself, Ling Hanjing took her hand and said, "Okay, how could this be your fault?" She slowed down and asked hesitantly: "Sister Yao, do you believe it?"
I?"
In the private room, Ling Hanjing was deeply moved by what Shu Yao said to Gu Yan. She didn't have the slightest doubt, and she never even gave her a look. She just trusted her wholeheartedly.
Shu Yao chuckled softly, put her arm around Ling Hanjing's shoulders, and said, "Why don't I believe sisters who have been together for so long? I know best what kind of person you are. Even if you like that person no matter how much you like it, you won't be able to believe it."
He will go a step further."
Ling Hanjing was so moved that she buried her head on her shoulder, shed tears, and said, "Sister Yao, thank you."
Shu Yao patted her weak shoulder and comforted her softly, "Sisters, don't talk about this."
In an instant, the haze in Ling Hanjing's heart was swept away, and he felt an inexplicable sense of stability on her shoulder. This was given to her by Shu Yao, and she cherished it very much.
Shu Yao pressed her head against hers and said softly: "Sister Ling, if you open your mouth and want to separate from Gu Yan, I can go to Third Brother for help."
When Ling Hanjing heard this, she thought, how could she let Shu Yao use His Highness the Crown Prince's favor for her?
What's more, this is a marriage given by the emperor. How can it be destroyed at any time, and separated at the same time?
She thought for a while and said: "Sister Yao, this is my business, you and His Royal Highness don't need to get involved."
Shu Yao held Ling Hanjing's hand and asked worriedly: "Do you have to face an unhappy marriage in such pain every day?"
Ling Hanjing lowered her eyes and said, "I have already accepted my fate."
Shu Yao asked reluctantly: "Have you thought clearly? Once you enter a dead end, you should stop your losses in time and don't waste your whole life. Otherwise, you will regret it too late!"
Ling Hanjing raised her head, stared at Shu Yao, and said in a firm and serious tone: "Sister Yao, if it is very easy for you to help me, with your intelligence, why wait for me to speak? You don't even need to ask me, just
Will get things done."
"Although you can help me, this is a very dangerous thing, so you let me speak in person and give you a reason to do it no matter what, right?"
"Besides, I believe Feng Chen also asked His Highness the Crown Prince, right?"
Having seen through her thoughts, Shu Yao's eyes flashed and she spoke with difficulty: "Sister Ling?! Sometimes, I really hope you don't live so transparently."
"Sister Yao, don't do unnecessary things. I know you are doing it for my own good. However, this marriage is a gift from the Emperor. If it is so easy to ruin, I cannot marry Gu Yan."
"Okay, let's not talk about this." Shu Yao paused and then said: "Go and stay at my house for a few days, just in time to keep me company. I'm almost bored to death. Feng Chen is also worried about you and my...
Several girls also talk about you all the time!"
"Okay." Ling Hanjing responded.
When I came to Shu Mansion, the happiest thing was that Feng Chen, who often ran to heaven and earth, did not go there these days, and was surrounded by Shu Yao and Ling Hanjing every day.
In order to make Ling Hanjing forget the unpleasantness and have a good time, Feng Chen made a lot of delicious food, such as hand-caught mutton, Donghu crumb soup, phoenix tail cake, Wuwei smoked duck, shrimp dumplings...
The dazzling dishes were full of flavors, bright in color, and rich in flavor. Ling Hanjing's beautiful eyes widened when she saw them, "Feng Chen, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
"Then you have to eat more! You will live up to my busy afternoon." Feng Chen was like a big boy, he was praised from ear to ear.
Ling Hanjing smiled and said: "Okay."
"However, if you change your ways, if I continue to live there, I'm afraid I'll become unsightly."
After saying that, Ling Hanjing gave a sweet laugh, which made Feng Chen's heart flutter, "How could it be? No matter how much you eat, you can't get fatter than the boss. Look at her, she is much fatter than you, and she still can't keep silent."
Before Shu Yao could swallow the shrimp dumplings in her mouth, she was so angry when she heard that Feng Chen was belittling her in this way that she hit him on the head with chopsticks, "Damn Feng Chen, you can praise him as long as you want, if you have to praise each one and step on each one, are you alive?"
Tired of it? Am I fat? I’m just ninety-nine pounds.”
Ling Hanjing looked around at Shu Yao and said with a smile: "Why is sister Yao so fat?"
Feng Chen covered his head and said unconvinced: "Ninety-nine? After this meal, you are exactly one hundred pounds. Haven't you heard that a good girl cannot weigh more than a hundred? You still have the nerve to say it."
Shu Yao was so angry, "I'm so tall, but I'm still fat at 100 pounds?" Halfway through her words, she stuffed in another shrimp dumpling, "Don't worry, even if I die of fat, you don't need to raise me, why are you worried?"
Son."
Feng Chen stuck out his tongue and whispered: "I wonder which unlucky guy would be willing to support you."
Seeing him muttering, Shu Yao pretended to be deaf and picked up another mutton chop and took a big bite. The meat with the bones was bitten to pieces.
"Hmph! I am fat because I am fat. Even in modern times, I have a perfect figure."
Ling Hanjing watched the interactions between her siblings, their little quarrels, and felt envious.
Their relationship is really good. It would be great if she had an older brother or younger brother. Would she also have such a person to love her?
"Han Jing, eat quickly, what are you thinking about?" Feng Chen put another piece of mutton chop on her plate and said, "Eat quickly, the boss will eat all the mutton chops in a while."
Ling Hanjing pulled back her thoughts and said, "Okay, thank you."
Pearl stood behind a few people, feeling quite unhappy. When Ling Hanjing came, Feng Chen didn't even look at her. Seeing that the plates in front of her were all full, he kept serving her dishes.
When Pearl saw the way the two interacted, her heart was cut to pieces.
Does he like Ling Hanjing that much? It's true, Ling Hanjing is so beautiful, who doesn't like beauties?
East Palace
In front of the imperial court, Gong Yun'ao was immersed in reading the official documents. Yi Ye Guhong stood silently for a long time, waiting for His Highness to make the decision for him.
However, the whole morning passed, and Gong Yun'ao never left the imperial court.
Since taking charge of the country, Gong Yun'ao has been extremely busy. He has to correct memorials all day long and has no time to spare.
Yiye Guhong finally couldn't wait any longer and said anxiously: "Your Highness?!"
Gong Yunao raised his eyes, glanced at him, and then immersed himself in processing the mountain of memorials in front of him.
Seeing that the prince lowered his head again, Yiye Guhong hurriedly called out again: "His Royal Highness, your subordinates..."
Gong Yun'ao did not raise his head, but said while processing official documents: "I know what you want to say! You have been with me for some time, why are you still so impatient?"
Yiye Guhong: "..." Can he not be anxious? The hatred for killing his father is irreconcilable!
"I said I would help you, so I won't lie to you." After saying that, Gong Yun'ao took out a booklet from the imperial desk, threw it away, and found it in Yiye Guhong's hands.
Yiye Guhong opened it suspiciously and took a closer look. It was the names of all the men in Lijia Village. Isn't this the yellow book of Lijia Village?
In the yellow book, the population, gender, age, marriage, land and property, assets, etc. of each household are registered. Each household is divided into ten households and one li, and one hundred and ten households are divided into one li. Xiang Qing
National tax service.
Just when Yiye Guhong was shocked, Gong Yun'ao threw another booklet over, and Yiye Guhong caught it instantly. When he looked again, another piece of evidence that shocked him was presented in front of him.
This is a booklet of the labor service of all the men in Lijia Village. It records all the details of how Gu Changwu used his private power to kidnap men from Lijia Village and surrounding villages, force them to work, and force them to death. There is also an appendix at the back.
Details of this incident are posted.
Yiye Guhong froze on the spot in great shock. He was shocked by Gong Yun'ao's methods, and he had to admire Tai Gong Yun'ao's strategizing, ability to lie dormant and perseverance, and he could still find evidence despite the passage of time.
"The reason why I didn't ask you to investigate him is because you have a blood feud. It's hard to guarantee that you will act impulsively and alarm the snake. It is said that the authorities are confused but the bystanders are clear. Only when you are calm can you think and focus on one thing. Do you understand?"
After saying that, Gong Yun'ao raised his head and looked at him with eyes as deep as the sea for a long time, as if there were bottomless plots and scheming hidden there, and what kind of earth-shaking abilities he must have.
"Your Highness, I have learned a lesson." Yiye Guhong bowed his hands and bowed his head in shame. During this time, he was a little eager for quick success.
Yiye Guhong took the two booklets and looked at them for a long time, and couldn't help but said excitedly: "Your Highness, the evidence is conclusive, will he be arrested and brought to justice next?"
"No rush." After saying this, Gong Yun'ao picked up the memorial in front of the case and read it.
"Your Highness, why is this?" Yiye Guhong said anxiously. He really didn't understand why he had to wait any longer since he had the evidence in hand.
Gong Yunao saw that he was stupid and unclear, so he put down the memorial and said slowly: "Since the day of the palace change, I believe Gu Changwu has noticed you and also knows that you have joined the sect of this palace..."
"So, he should be having trouble sleeping and eating now. It is very likely that in order to maintain the Gu family's status in the court, he is thinking about how to find the only remaining orphan in Lijia Village."
At this point, there is no need to explain. Yiye Guhong suddenly realized, "Your Highness, you mean that they will try their best to find those orphans and get rid of them quickly?"
After hearing this, Yiye Guhong felt enlightened and said, "You're not stupid at all."
Gong Yun'ao glanced at him with unfathomable eyes and said, "What do you know what to do next?"
"I understand, Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise." After being relieved of his heartache, Yiye Guhong was instantly released from his depressed mood.
At this time, the palace servants came to report that Miss Shu family had an audience.