Chapter 57 unbearable pain

The pain was unbearable.

The place where Wen Ying was imprisoned was a village owned by the Jiang family outside the city. The village was built by powerful men from the previous dynasty and even had an archery tower sentry. There was a dungeon in the village, and Wen Ying was imprisoned in that dungeon. .

People must not be left behind, but Jiang Weiren wanted to find out from her how to cure the poison. But she was very tough, insisting that Yan Qing had been poisoned for too long and there was nothing she could do.

No matter how much hatred he felt in Jiang Weiren's heart, he still didn't dare to actually kill her.

So he could only be locked up in Zhuangzi like that. The one responsible for guarding Jiang Weiren was a long-term follower named Lu Song beside Jiang Weiren. The nursing homes in Zhuangzi were all specially selected by Lu Song, and all of them were good at martial arts. Wen Ying, a defenseless woman, could not even think of escaping even if she had wings.

Yan Qing thought Jiang Weiren knew nothing and always tried his best to pretend every time they met, but in fact the poison in her body could no longer be suppressed. She was getting more and more lethargic. Even though it was already early summer, she still had to wear thick fur clothes. Sometimes she would be so painful that she couldn't sleep at night. She would toss and turn, trying hard to hold back the moans in her throat.

But in order not to be noticed, she didn't even let the imperial doctor come to ask for Ping An's pulse.

Once she fell asleep lying on Jiang Weiren's lap, her thin body curled up in a circle, her head resting on his knees, and she was shivering in her sleep. He held her in his arms. She must have fallen asleep, forgetting that he was by her side. She closed her eyes and suddenly murmured in a low voice, "It hurts, it hurts..."

His eyes were red, and he did not dare to lower his head to look at her. At this moment, I was even thinking that it would be great if I could find a way in this world to transfer all the suffering she suffered onto myself.

But when she woke up, she had to pretend to be normal.

"Sir, are you still planning to take her away?" Zhang Fang asked him.

"Of course I have to leave..." he murmured, suddenly looking up at Zhang Fang, "but before I leave, I must find out one thing, and I need your help, father-in-law."

Zhang Fang did not hesitate. "Sir, please tell me!"

"I want to find out how they used the poison on her to hide it from others. Not many people knew about Cao's poisoning, not to mention it has been so long. It's not easy to find out," he said with a heavy face, "To find out this matter, we have to start from the palace, so we can only ask my father-in-law for help."

Zhang Fang sighed: "Why should you be so polite to me, sir? I don’t know what my situation is today. My husband saved me and saved tens of thousands of people in Ganzhou. I can’t repay this kindness. Naturally, I am willing to accept your mission and will definitely find out the matter. Don’t worry, sir

. Few people know that Zhang Fang was born in Ganzhou. Both his parents died when he was young. He was kidnapped when he was young due to the invasion of Liang Kingdom. Later, the two armies fought and he was captured by the Dayu army. The Dayu general who fought at that time was very murderous. Xing, killed and surrendered several times, and originally ordered tens of thousands of prisoners to be buried alive. Jiang Weiren heard the news and rushed there to save everyone.

Later, the prisoners of war were escorted to Beijing, the women were taken as official slaves, and the men were castrated.

He was originally going to be sent to guard the mausoleum in the underground palace of the imperial mausoleum and never see the light of day for the rest of his life. At that time, he heard that Jiang Weiren, the governor of Ganzhou, had been transferred back to the capital. In order to have the last chance of survival, he had the courage to run away secretly based on the first chance encounter. Go to Jiang Mansion.

At that time, he had given up all hope and was just gambling to the death. Unexpectedly, Jiang Weiren saved him for the second time and let him go to the Prince of England's palace.

This is why, as the Chief of Ceremonies, he is willing to be driven by Jiang Weiren.

"But in the end, I also hurt you..." Jiang Weiren said sadly.

The implication he was talking about was referring to the death of Cao Dingzhen. Zhang Fang could have avoided this muddy water, but at that time, she helped Yan Qing dispose of the body without hesitation and concealed the truth with her. The risk he took was not small. If Zhao Yuan knew the truth one day, his own life would be in danger.

Jiang Weiren looked at him and said, "When this matter is over, she and I will leave the capital and go into seclusion, so that we will no longer involve you."

After leaving Wenyuan Pavilion, Jiang Weiren did not return home immediately, but went to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city to try again. Wen Ying. But as soon as he entered Zhuangzi, he saw Lu Song coming to report with a sullen face, "Sir, I'm missing?"

Wen Ying was gone.

Before Jiang Weiren arrived, Lu Song had dug almost three feet into the ground of Zhuangzi, but he couldn't find even a single person. He must not be at home anymore.

"But Zhuangzi is heavily guarded inside and outside, how can she escape?"

"Sir," Lu Song said hesitantly, "the Lord of Qinghe County came here today..."

"Shi Ying?" Jiang Weiren frowned, "She How did you know he was here? "

"The county master probably didn't know it at first, but she was convinced that there was something hidden in Zhuangzi, and even I couldn't stop her, and finally let her find it in the dungeon."

Xue Shiying couldn't have known it early . Wen Ying was imprisoned here, and she probably followed him here secretly, so she was curious about what was in this village, which made him come here frequently.

"But when the county lord left, he was still in prison. After a few hours, when the servants went to deliver food, they found that he was missing."

Jiang Weiren's expression became more and more solemn, "Except for the county lord, everyone can Has anyone else been here?"

Lu Song shook his head, "No one else."

He rushed back to Jiang Mansion, and Xue Shiying was waiting for him.

"Did you take him away?" Jiang Weiren retreated from the servants in the hall and stared at her and asked.

Xue Shiying looked at him and smiled, "I didn't expect, brother-in-law, that you put so much effort into locking him up, but still let me take him away. Do you want to know what method I used?"

Jiang Weiren did not She thought about it and asked, "Where did you hide her?"

"In a place where you will never find her," she said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't hand her over, such a good one." I have to keep the cards until the critical moment."

His expression turned cold, "What do you know?"

"Of course I know everything you don't want me to know. I asked Wenying to save her life, and she kept her promise, so she told me everything.

Jiang Weiren came closer and said coldly: "Tell me, where is she?"

"Brother-in-law, don't worry. I will not tell Your Majesty the true cause of Queen Dowager Ciyi's death. Wen Ying is safe. " "Xue Shiying was still smiling, unmoved in the face of his anger.

"Xue Shiying, I used to indulge you because of your sister, and I think I have been extremely kind to you..."

His face was calm as usual, but Xue Shiying But she understood that this was a sign of his extreme anger. When he looked at her, he was no different from looking at any stranger outside.

She suppressed her smile, lowered her eyes and said, "I know that you treat me well. It's because my sister has nothing to do with me. In the past few years, I have been on Taihua Peak, and I have always thought, will you finally be unable to bear it, and will you still take me back?

"Sure enough, after I became seriously ill, you sent someone to take me back. Originally... I thought I was right. You still had a trace of compassion after all."

"But I went to your study and saw Those letters of yours..." She said slowly, "Brother-in-law, you have made up your mind to leave with her, right?"

Jiang Weiren was shocked, but he didn't expect that she had even read her own letters. The secret letter he wrote to Ji Changshu, Zhang Fang and others naturally mentioned his plan to leave Beijing.

"You picked me back just because you were leaving, right?"

Jiang Weiren said calmly: "Yes, I can't leave you to stay on Taihua Peak all your life. How can you explain to your sister when you go to Jiuquan? In the past, I was thinking about finding a good husband and a good in-law for you." , so that someone will take care of you, but since you don't want to, I won't force you.

"When I leave, I will leave everything in Jiang Mansion to you, including the property of the farm, you can do with it how you want, and the same for the rest of your life. You can live however you want..."

"It has nothing to do with you, right? "Xue Shiying interrupted him, "You gave me all your wealth, just as you paid off what you owed your sister, and you have nothing to do with me from now on. Jiang Weiren, am I so easy to get rid of in your eyes?

Jiang Weiren said calmly: "You are wrong. I did not do all this to repay your sister's kindness. " After experiencing the gains and losses of these years, I have come to understand the truth that all compensation and regret are meaningless. You must never let go of something you know you can't let go, and you must never leave the time to cherish the present until later.

"I've already owed you sister, and I can't repay it no matter what. I left those family properties to you because they are of no importance to me."

Xue Shiying's body swayed slightly, and she felt that It felt like it was about to burst. He knew best how to cause her pain and what words could make her most desperate.

Ye Meiren suddenly lost her favor, leaving everyone in the palace puzzled. A few days ago, His Majesty had indulged her in every possible way, but now he ordered her to be grounded and no longer summoned.

The reason was that Ye Meiren was admiring flowers in Yichun Garden and overheard two palace servants secretly discussing that Ye Meiren of Yifang Palace was somewhat similar to the Qinghe County Lord, but if there was a real comparison, it would still be the Qinghe County Lord. His appearance is even more extraordinary.

The two palace maids did not expect that Ye Meiren was behind the rockery. After hearing those words, they were so angry that they immediately had the two little palace maids taken away. They walked with sticks in the garden and beat them unconscious. Dead in the past.

In the final analysis, it was because of Zhao Yuan's favor for her.

There were a lot of rumors in the palace, but they didn't know what the two palace people were talking about that day. They all said that His Majesty was disgusted with Ye Meiren because she was too surly.

Without Ye Meiren, Zhao Yuan had no interest in other concubines.

The previous dynasty was busy, and he had just taken office, so he naturally wanted to show off his talents. In the past, he only took a look at the proposals that had been drafted by the cabinet and approved by the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Nowadays, some of them are often dismissed. Not long after, he even issued a decree that in the future, the Supervisor of Ceremonies would no longer approve red papers. All memorials would be handed over to him for personal review after being read by the cabinet.

He was determined to do something, but he couldn't see clearly that he was still young, and it was even more difficult to sort out the myriad threads in the court. He blindly tried to show his strength and skipped the process of approving candidates by the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and often rejected the proposals of the cabinet.

Gradually, many courtiers began to make suggestions, but those words angered him. As long as there were courtiers who disagreed with him, he would directly raise the imperial staff to the court, and even ordered the royal guards to strengthen the surveillance of the courtiers. Anyone who made arbitrary comments about the government behind their backs would If they do, the Fusi of Beizhen will take them secretly and throw them into prison.

Zhang Fang wanted to persuade him, but he couldn't do anything about it. He could only listen to Yan Qing's words.

He no longer went to Yifang Hall, and the affairs in the court were boring again. He began to fight and feast with the royal family members all day long. Every time he invited the kabuki from the Jiaofang Division to perform for the entertainment, every time Late at night, there was still endless music and singing in Yichun Garden.

On this day, he asked those clan members to come over again. While the wine was in full swing, someone from Xiaohuangmen suddenly came to report.

The singing and dancing in the court was at its climax. The clan members clapped their hands and screamed as they watched. Xiao Huangmen leaned into Zhao Yuan's ear and whispered a report. No one could hear what was said, but they suddenly saw Zhao Yuan stand up.

"You guys go on, I still have something to do, so I'll take the first step." After he finished speaking, he turned and left without waiting for everyone to react.

From Yichun Garden to Ganlu Hall, the cold wind blew all the way, and his alcohol smell was almost gone.

At this time, night had fallen, and the palace lanterns under the corridor of Ganlu Palace illuminated the blurry night. He stepped over the high threshold and saw the slender back inside, which overlapped with the figure in his memory.

The woman turned around, looked at him and smiled, "A Yuan..."

How many people in this world would call him that?

He also laughed and lowered his voice, as if he was afraid of startling the dream-like scene at this moment.

"Sister..."

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