In the early morning, a horse carriage madly rushed towards the doorway of the tightly closed imperial palace gate. Superior Wu who had been standing in the city gate tower on the night duty saw the mark on the carriage, he imdiately walked down from the gate tower and approached the horse carriage.
“Superior Wu, we want to see His Majesty and the Eastern special forces soldiers of the Empress Dowager!” Qu Ling Ao stepped down from the horse carriage, seeing Superior Wu for the second ti tonight, he spoke with an unyielding tone of voice.
Superior Wu just looked at the ti, then shook his head persistently “Hou Ye, I know you are anxious, but, the palace gate is still closed at this ti, please wait a mont.”
Facing Qu Ling Ao, Superior Wu always maintained his admiration towards him, after all, it was hard to find a just and honest person like him among the mbers of the royal court. This made Superior Wu treated this Hou Ye with due respect, this person who had the Empress Dowager as his supporter, yet still remained humble.
“Ling Ao!” At this ti, Gu Lao Tai Jun's voice echoed from inside the horse carriage.
Hearing his own mother calling out for him, Qu Ling Ao slightly nodded his head towards Superior Wu then he turned around and approached the horse carriage. Yet at that ti Gu Lao Tai Jun had already lifted up the curtains of the carriage, stretching out one arm, giving the thing in her hand to Qu Ling Ao, who was standing outside the carriage.
Qu Ling Ao took the thing from Gu Lao Tai Jun's hand, by ans of the moonlight and the candle flas he looked at it and suddenly he beca pleased. Then he lifted it high in front of Superior Wu and spoke “Superior Wu, with this, we should be able to enter the palace now, right?”
Superior Wu had not expected for Fu Guo Gong Fu to possess a thing that belonged to Chu Wang. This was the jade dal awarded to Chu Wang by the late emperor permitting him to enter and exit the imperial palace with ease. There was only one among the entire world, but now it was in the possession of Fu Guo Gong Fu's Gu Lao Tai Jun this ti. It was truly astonishing.
But, even though his heart was moved emotionally, Superior Wu still maintained a calm expression on his face, carefully observed the authenticity of the jade dal. He imdiately allowed the imperial guards to open the corner gate, and Qu Ling Ao imdiately sat inside the horse carriage, returning back the jade dal to Gu Lao Tai Jun.
Following which the horse carriage gradually proceeded inside the imperial palace, Qu Ling Ao couldn't help but asked “Mother, why do you have Chu Wang Ye's jade dal?”
Gu Lao Tai Jun carefully kept away the jade dal, her face remained as calm as water, then she sighed “ng'er gave it to a while ago.”
As it turned out, at the sa ti when Gu Lao Tai Jun gave the oiled paper wrap to Yun Qian ng, Yun Qian ng also handed over to Gu Lao Tai Jun the jade dal given to her by Chu Fei Yang.
This was originally sothing that Chu Fei Yang had given Yun Qian ng for her own protection, but now that Yun Qian ng was already detained inside the prison, it will just be wishful thinking if she wanted to enter the palace. It would be better for her to give the jade dal to Gu Lao Tai Jun, perhaps it will serve its purpose.
Hearing Gu Lao Tai Jun's words, the feeling of pitiness flashed through Qu Ling Ao's eyes “It must be really tough for ng'er. Only she alone, will be able to think through these things under such circumstances.”
“It is exactly because of this child's pure and limpid thoughtfulness, that I definitely wouldn't allow anybody to treat her unjustly!” And during this ti, Gu Lao Tai Jun spoke in vigorous resounding words, Qu Ling Ao lifted his eyes to look at his own mother, Gu Lao Tai Jun shot out a strict expression in her eyes, her face remained more stern, this made Qu Ling Ao's heart tensed up, under the impression that sothing huge was going to happen this ti after entering the palace.
While speaking, the horse carriage had reached the doorway of the inner palace, the two of them imdiately climbed over to the soft palanquins, directly proceeding to the Empress Dowager's Feng Xiang Gong.
When the palanquins arrived at Feng Xiang Gong, it was already early hours in the morning, although the sky color had not suffused with white light, but they could already hear the chirping sounds of the birds, apparently the night ti had already ended.
And during this ti, Lan Gu Gu was standing outside of Feng Xiang Gong, probably during the ti when the horse carriage had reached the gates of the imperial palace, the Empress Dowager had already received the news.
“Please to et you, Lao Tai Jun, Hou Ye!” Looking Lao Tai Jun's serious face, Lan Gu Gu was slightly startled, then she imdiately went ahead and saluted.
“Is the Empress Dowager up already?” Lai Tai Jun asked as she glanced coldly at Lan Gu Gu in front of her.
“Yes, Lao Tai Jun, the Empress Dowager is already up, she is already waiting for both of you in the main hall.” With her response, she led the two of them inside the main hall of Feng Xiang Gong, as expected they saw the Empress Dowager already sitting uprightly at the top.
“Our utmost respects to the Empress Dowager!” Then two of them imdiately saluted upon seeing the Empress Dowager's bland face.
“Mother and younger brother, please sit down!” The Empress Dowager's voice slowly echoed, one wouldn't be able to hear out the condition of her current mood.
After Gu Lao Tai Jun and Qu Ling Ao sat down on their seats, the Empress Dowager made a hand gesture allowing Lan Gu Gu to retreat out of the hall together with the few other servants. After the palace door had been closed, she spoke again “Mother and brother, what brings you here today to my Feng Xiang Gong?”
“Empress Dowager, since you are able to dispatch all your people in the palace, I presu you already know what I ca here for!” Gu Lao Tai Jun didn't have the mood to have idle talks with the Empress Dowager, moreover Yun Qian ng was still inside the prison at this mont, they had no ti to waste!
Having heard what was said, the Empress Dowager simply smiled, then she shook her head and slowly remarked “If it is concerning the matters of Yun xiangfu, I really am powerless.”
With one statent, it had made Gu Lao Tai Jun and Qu Ling Ao lose all their hopes.
“Big sister, ng'er is our family!” Qu Ling Ao felt distressed as he looked at the Empress Dowager who was now becoming increasingly unfamiliar to him, only hoping that she would consider the situation based on their close relative's point of view.
“I'm also part of your family!” The Empress Dowager got enraged by Qu Ling Ao's words, causing all her emotions to stir up.
But, after a while, Empress Dowager regained her calm composure, then with a bitter smile she said “I've already guarded her well before she grew up to be an adult, but my son had already been killed by the other people! Mother, I also feel tired! Watching Ruo Li's child all grown up reaching the marriageable age, yet my son had already beca a pile of dried up bones! Have you considered about my feelings?”
Gu Lao Tai Jun looked at the Empress Dowager who suddenly turned low spirited, her eyes blinked disapprovingly, the steadiness of her expression didn't loosen up because of it, then she spoke again “Empress Dowager, are you planning not to interfere with this matter?”
Watching Gu Lao Tai Jun who remained unmoved, Empress Dowager regained her sad expression, then she sneered as she spoke “Don't you forget, Mother, this is part of the royal court's affair, the harem must not ddle with the politics, I am the Empress Dowager, how can I break the rules? Please do not ddle in other people's business, Mother and Brother, so as to avoid getting your fingers burnt, destroying the foundation of the Qu family!”
“Great, great, great! I shall rember your instructions, Empress Dowager! Ling Ao, let's go!” Hearing the Empress Dowager's words, Gu Lao Tai Jun suddenly laughed out loud, after which she said the word 'great' three tis, then she leaned on her walking stick to stand up, straightening up her back as she walked towards the direction of the doorway of the Feng Xiang Gong.
And Qu Ling Ao frowned as he took a glance at Empress Dowager with an extrely cold face, afterwhich he followed after Gu Lao Tai Jun, as they left Feng Xiang Gong.
Inside the prison cell, it was completely different from their lives in xiangfu with three als a day, besides their midnight snacks.
From last night when they got frightened, all the people were already hungry as their stomachs rumbled with hunger, waiting desperately for the arrival of their als for lunch at noon ti.
But, the wooden cask that was in front of them with a rancid slling food inside not knowing whether it contained vegetables or rice, caused all the people to retch before they could attempt to eat the food.
“Hey, how do you want us to eat that? It doesn't co with bowls or chopsticks!” This ti, a first-rank servant girl of xiangfu spoke boldly.
But her words had made a few cooks burst into laughters. Using an extrely sarcastic expression they looked at the first-rank servant girl who was wearing the high quality clothing, having a delicate pretty face, making their lustful desires rise. While harboring evil intentions, a few of them approached that girl, a few fat hands started grope that girl.
“Ah…… What are you doing, get out, bastard……” The servant girl had not expect that with the slip of the tongue, she would cause such disaster.
'Tear……' The ear-piercing sound of clothes being ripped apart echoed inside the prison cell, as the servant girl was being pressed down by a fat cook. She rigidly struggled to fight back, opening her both eyes widely asking for help from the people all around. But inside the prison cell were only won, seeing the few cooks having tall and sturdy figures, they were already scared witless. How could they have the guts to go ahead and help her. One by one they curled up their bodies not daring to look at the savage act in front of them.
“Yuan Dong!” Yun Qian ng looked at the cook who was firmly choking the servant girl's throat, not permitting her to produce any sound. Maybe in less than ten seconds, the servant girl will surely die, then she spoke in a lowered voice.
Having heard what was said, Yuan Dong slightly nodded her head, with two or three strikes she kicked the cook away from that servant girl, after which she quickly undertook her task, kicking the few cooks onto the ground…...
“Bitch, do you want to die……” The ss cook was concentrating in his play and was disturbed by Yuan Dong, suddenly he flew into rage out of anger, for a mont he forgot that the doorway was protected by Chen Wang's guards. He roared loudly, then quickly got up, as he was about to throw himself at Yuan Dong, both of his eyes slightly popped out. The cook's expression went rigid and then he directly fell down to the ground. In this mont a long sword could be seen sticking inside of his back…...
“Ah…... “ Having seen a dead person, those servant girls and old won started to screech loudly.
Ning Feng walked inside the prison cell at this ti. He pulled out his sword from that ssy cook's body and then he glanced at Yun Qian ng. Seeing her perfectly safe and sound, he loosened up a bit then his gaze imdiately swept through the few ssy cooks. Waving his hand he permitted the subordinates behind him to take the few persons out, while he walked out of the prison cell feeling relieved.
After he left, Yun Qian ng got up then walked towards the one and only small window, facing the sky above that window, she sent a secret signal…...
An hour after that incident had happened, another group of persons arrived again inside the prison. This ti they were so middle aged won, all of them were holding clean beddings and other daily necessities , yet they only walked separately inside the two empty prison cells. After that they started cleaning the prison cells, they also wrapped so pink silk fabrics all around the wooden pillars, in order to block off other people's sight.
After everything had been tidied up, those few old won called out for female jailers and instructed them to open the door of the prison cell. An old woman leading the group walked inside the prison cell and asked “Who is Miss Yun?”
All the people had already seen the two prison cells being tidied up utterly cozy, Yun Yi Yi who had already woken up suddenly spoke “It's !”
That old woman glanced at Yun Yi Yi who looked sowhat soft and immature, then suspicion erged in her eyes, then she spoke again “Which one is Miss Yun Qian ng? And which one is Miss Yun Ruo Xue?”
Hearing the old woman ntioned her na, it imdiately beca clear to Yun Ruo Xue, for a mont she excitedly stood up, then spoke “I am Yun Ruo Xue!”
And Yun Qian ng just sneered, lifting her eyes she coldly said “What's the matter?”
That old woman looked at the two of them with entirely different reactions, although her heart was puzzled, yet she still went ahead and said “I would like to request the two ladies to follow .”
While speaking, she was about to lead Yun Qian ng and Yun Ruo Xue out of the prison cell, but, Yun Yi Yi had obstructed their path.
“For what reason do you need to lead the two of them out? They are Yun xiaojie, I am also Yun xiaojie, you shaless thing, you are actually flattering your superiors but trampling on the juniors!” Judging by Yun Yi Yi's current behavior, all the people ware aware that she diverting all her hatred for Yun Qian ng to this old woman when she vented out all her anger.
But that old woman was not Yun Yi Yi's servant, watching this deliberately provocative person, she lifted up her arm and instantly brushed Yun Yi Yi away, making her fell down on the ground. Afterwards she asked another old woman behind her to invite Yun Qian ng to co.
Seeing the few old won ware harboring bad intentions, Yuan Dong was about to take a protective stance in front of Yun Qian ng, yet she was stopped by Yun Qian ng.After that Yun Qian ng gave Yuan Dong a reassuring and a aningful glance. Then she stood up, and followed after the old woman as she walked out of the prison cell.
“This is arranged by Superior Su, permitting the two young ladies to rest well.” After speaking, she allowed Yun Qian ng and Yun Ruo Xue to stay separately inside each of the two prison cells which were already being tidied up.
Looking at the prison cell which contained enough products for daily usage, Yun Qian ng knew very well that this must be Chen Wang's order.
But the fresh flowers, jewelry box, and books on the table were extrely ironical.
Was Chen Wang thinking that by doing this, she will just forget the current situation she was at the mont?
Such kind of deceiving act, was truly ridiculous!
“Sister, Sister, please talk to them, allowed to stay with you in one prison cell! Big sister, it is Yi Yi who doesn't know anything, I've said too many stupid words, please do consider my ignorance and help with this. Big sister, I beg you……” And during the ti when the door of prison cell was about to be shut close, Yun Yi Yi suddenly held on to the wooden door tightly , facing Yun Qian ng's prison cell which was diagonally opposite to hers as she yelled out.
Yun Ruo Xue was already sitting down on the clean bed and sneering at Yun Yi Yi who acted recklessly. Yesterday she had insulted Yun Qian ng. She must really considered Yun Qian ng to be a woman with a little aspiration. How could she treat a person well with a big heart after being insulted by that sa person? Is Yun Yi Yi out of her mind? She was being so stupid up to such degree! But, watching other person struggle with death, Yun Ruo Xue felt incomparably happy and delighted.
Yun Qian ng turned around, and watched Yun Yi Yi's eyes full of hope Her eyes could not help but turned towards Yun Yan and Liu Han Yu inside the prison cell, then she spoke facing the old woman “My sister is still very young, please allow her to co over here.”
Having heard what was said, Yun Ruo Xue suddenly dropped her mocking expression, and Yun Yi Yi smiled happily as she ran towards Yun Qian ng's side. Without waiting she laid down on that soft bed and wrapped herself around the quilt as she secretly laughed.
But as compared to Yi Yi's excitent, Yun Qian ng seed strangely calm, she didn't feel happy because of the clean and cozy surrounding, but instead her mood beca increasingly serious.
During the next few days, all the things seed to be back to normal, all the people had stayed quietly inside the prison and nobody was ever summoned for a trial. There was also no secondary imperial decree being issued. Such strange situation brought confusion. Not ntioning others, even Yun Qian ng's heart was full of suspicions, as she could not help but secretly think that, it was that she had guessed wrong before and the person behind all these had no intentions of taking Yun Xuan Zhi's life, but was instead trying to gain sothing else with the help of Yun Xuan Zhi's assistance? Or else with Emperor Yu Qian's consecutive orders and imperial decrees, how would he allow five or six days to pass by without any sound of action?
And during this period of ti, Gu Lao Tai Jun and the others had continuously ca to visit Yun Qian ng for a few consecutive days, yet they were all being firmly obstructed by Ning Feng and Su Yuan.
Yun Qian ng had roughly estimated that since the day they were sent to prison, they had already stayed inside the prison of the Ministry of Justice for exactly eight days. Now that the cold twelfth month of the lunar calendar had arrived, and the first day they were sent to prison was the day that Chu Fei Yang had made his experint. After the long period had already passed, what had happen to Chu Fei Yang?
Although during that day when she had sent a signal to tell Xi Lin that he could assign his spy inside the kitchen, she had been maintaining her communications with Xi Lin everyday,.ut as for the news regarding Chu Fei Yang, even Xi Lin seed to have been disconnected from him as he had not received any news from him. This made Yun Qian ng to gradually feel worried and despite her tranquil expression on the surface, she beca more anxious about Chu Fei Yang's health than her own situation.
While analyzing the reason of all the matters, the light sound of footsteps resonated from within the prison. In a blink of an eye, she saw Su Qian Yue, wearing luxurious clothes while being escorted by the servant girls and old won, arriving outside the door of Yun Qian ng's prison cell. Looking at Yun Qian ng who was not able to adorn herself during these past few days, Su Qian Yue seed to feel delighted.
But, after seeing Yun Qian ng's prison cell being decorated elegantly, she was reminded about about Chen Wang's feelings for Yun Qian ng, which were r accidentally blurted out by her father. he delightnt inside of Su Qian Yue's eyes suddenly turned into hate out of jealousy. She then imdiately yelled at the female jailer who was bowing and scraping beside her “Open up the door for !”
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