manynovel Chapter 694 You must die a good death
Chapter 694 You must die a good death
"Your Majesty, the medicine is here. It has cooled down, please drink it soon." At this time, Zhou Zhong walked over with the medicine bowl and put it to the emperor's mouth.
"It's these medicines again. I've been drinking them for more than half a month. Can I see any effect?" The emperor felt very dissatisfied when he smelled the familiar taste.
"Your Majesty, how can a medicine be so effective so quickly? You still need to recuperate slowly. Besides, Doctor Liang has already changed the prescription today and added other medicinal ingredients!" Zhou Zhong was helpless and hurriedly coaxed him.
"Hmph! It's of no use except making me suffer!" The emperor snorted coldly, but still took the bowl and drank it all.
"What time is it?" the emperor asked, wiping his mouth with a handkerchief.
"It's almost midnight. The imperial physician said you should have woken up earlier, but you were just too tired. It would be better to let you rest for a while. Are you hungry now? I'll ask the imperial kitchen to bring some food."
The emperor nodded, he was indeed hungry.
"I slept for so long." He said this and thought of Jiang Youzhen again.
"Is there any news from Lord Jiang?"
"Not yet!" Zhou Zhong shook his head.
The emperor waved his hand at the three princes, "It's late, go back and rest! The second prince, go to Jin Province as soon as possible. If you two have nothing to do, you can also go and help Jiang Youzhen."
The third and fourth princes were speechless. They were going to help Jiang Youzhen? Their father thought too highly of Jiang Youzhen.
"Everyone, please leave! I need to rest now."
Seeing that the emperor was getting impatient, the three princes took their leave.
As soon as the three men left, the emperor ordered, "Go and tell the guards that if Jiang Youzhen comes to hand in a sign, let him directly into Yuanqing Palace."
Zhou Zhong was surprised. Was there no need to even report it?
After the emperor finished speaking, he leaned back on the pillow and dozed off. Although he had rested, many people in the capital could not sleep at night.
Many mansions in the north and south cities were brightly lit, and the sounds of crying, begging for mercy, and scolding filled the air.
Many families who lit lights closed their doors, and many stayed in their study rooms, fearing that the next family would be themselves.
Tonight was a sleepless night, even Jiang Youzhen's house was very lively. The door was knocked loudly, but the doorman did not dare to open the door.
"Master, a lot of invitations have been sent in, saying that they want to see you and your wife." Luo Manliang, the chief steward of the outer courtyard, hurried to the flower hall, where all the Jiang family members gathered.
Jiang Fugui had never seen such a scene before. But he still remembered Jiang Youzhen's instructions, "Don't open the door. Pretend you didn't hear anything. Don't open the door no matter who comes."
Luo Manliang agreed, and the young master sent someone back to tell him that the mansion would be closed for the next two days. No one in the mansion was allowed to go out, and no one outside the mansion was allowed to come in. No one who knocked on the door should be heard, and no one was allowed to open the door. Anyone who opened the door would be punished according to the family rules.
"What is Xiaolang doing? What happened?" Shen was very worried, but Xiaolang didn't have time to come back to explain.
Feeling very nervous, the third son-in-law Zhen Yuansu had heard a lot of rumors in the past two days.
"It should be because of the collusion between the remnants of the previous dynasty and the court officials. I'm afraid they are closing the net today. Didn't you hear some noise? The government is arresting people, and they must arrest a lot of people tonight."
"That's right! Xiao Lang hasn't come back yet, so he must be busy with this errand. Let's wait in the mansion peacefully. After daybreak, everything should be settled."
Ever since Jiang Youzhen had been busy with this case some time ago, his two sons-in-law have also become more concerned about this case. After all, even the academy is discussing it, and it is a hot topic.
"What? Didn't Xiao Lang say that someone has taken over the case? Why is she still investigating it?" Jiang Fugui frowned. This case is very dangerous. Who knows if those people will become desperate and do something desperate?
"We don't know whether Xiaolang is investigating, but he is definitely involved." He Shulin said firmly.
They were talking when Luo Manliang came again.
"Madam, there are two ladies outside the door. They say they are your good friends and want to see you. One of them is Mrs. Deng from the Zhang family in Yiluo Lane in the south city, and the other is Mrs. Luo, whose family runs a cloth shop. They say they are familiar with you and just want to talk to you for a few words."
Deng and Luo? Shen was shocked. They came to her house in the middle of the night?
"Did you open the door?" Daya asked in panic.
Luo Manliang waved his hands quickly, "No! The young master sent someone to tell us not to open the door."
Daya nodded, "That's right."
She turned to look at Shen, "Mother! They must have come here to ask for Xiaolang's help. I guess those people know that they are on good terms with you, so they are asking for help. You must control yourself and don't open the door!"
Shen nodded and gritted her teeth and said, "No!"
Even though she had a good relationship with these two people before, she would never open the door when the lives of her entire family were involved.
Jiang Youzhen sat in the carriage, watching boxes of things from the mansion in front being carried out one by one, his ears filled with curses and wailing.
"Jiang Youzhen, you spread lies to confuse the people, deceive the emperor, and slander loyal ministers. In order to eliminate dissidents, you did not hesitate to harm loyal ministers and generals. You will not die a good death."
Jiang Youzhen listened to the curses and calmly picked up the teacup.
If cursing worked, she would have cursed the person she hated a hundred times. Also, when did she become so powerful? She even spread rumors to confuse people, which was ridiculous!
"Sir, the mansion has been searched!" A report came from outside.
Jiang Youzhen took the list beside him and crossed out the last name.
Lü Jianshen, the Censor-in-Chief of the Ministry of Personnel, is the last one left.
Although she knew that there must be people who were not on the list, these were the only clues she had gotten from Li Yanzheng.
It is impossible for those people to put all their eggs in one basket. There must be traitors, but these are the only ones Li Yanzheng has come into contact with.
The child was a clue for further investigation, but Asan and Jiang Yi had lost him and there was nothing they could do.
This was the only wrong decision she made. If she had known earlier, she should have controlled the child. Those people would have thought of a way to rescue him. Although they might give up in the end, it was still a chance.
Most importantly, she was afraid that the rebels had more than one faction and more than one heir. If this one was gone, there would be others.
It was also because she was too greedy. She wanted to play the long game to catch a big fish, but ended up losing the bait.
"Sir, all the people on the list have been taken to the Dali Temple prison. Their families have been assigned special people to look after them and are being held separately in the military camps of the Beijing Guard Command."
There are too many people, and the prison can’t hold them all.
"Ok!"
"The hidden silver, account books, letters and other items found in their house have been taken to the Dali Temple."
Jiang Youzhen knocked on the car wall and said, "Let's go to Dali Temple!"
The carriage soon arrived at the Dali Temple. After Jiang Youzhen got off the carriage, he found that it was already late at night.
As soon as he entered the cell, Zhu Zhimin, the Dali Temple Minister, was also exhausted.
"This old procuress really doesn't know much. She said Li Yue was sold here when she was fifteen, and the human trafficker who sold her was bought from the village. As soon as the old procuress saw the girl's delicate skin and tender flesh, she knew that the human trafficker was not telling the truth."