She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

Chu Tingyu came to the dungeon again and stood outside the cell of Qin Lingyun, who was announced to be "dead".

Now that the war is at a stalemate, he will not move against Chu Tingjue for the time being.

After he returned to Beijing after pacifying the northwest, he went to settle accounts with Chu Tingjue for Wen Da's share as well.

Moreover, Qin Lingyun is a reborn person and must not be allowed to come into contact with anyone else.

Especially Li Jingwan, he couldn't let her know what happened in her previous life, as it would only add to her sadness.

Since the last time they met, Qin Lingyun had lost a lot of weight, his body was dirty, his hair was messy, and he looked half human, half ghost.

Chu Tingyu asked Xu Rui to use medicine to keep her alive. She would not die, but the pain caused by the poison would not stop for a moment, as a punishment for the harm she had caused to Li Jingwan in her past and present lives.

Qin Lingyun was lying on the ground, and she was indifferent to the sound of the cell door opening. It was not until the cell was illuminated by a torch that she reacted and slowly raised her head.

Qin Lingyun was stunned when she saw Chu Tingyu coming in, then she stood up and knelt at his feet.

"My Lord, please spare my life. Please give me the antidote. Please, I am in so much pain. Please give me the medicine..."

"Back off, kneel down!" A guard with a sword stepped forward and shouted, "Back off!"

Qin Lingyun was startled by the yelling and had no choice but to do as she was told. She knelt in front of Chu Tingyu, looking at him expectantly, her body trembling slightly with pain and excitement.

After the guards left, Chu Tingyu took out a medicine bottle and said, "I will ask you a few questions. If you can answer them, these pills will make you feel relaxed for a few days."

"Okay, okay..." Qin Lingyun nodded hurriedly, her eyes fixed on the medicine bottle.

Let her do anything to relieve the pain.

"How did I disappear in my previous life?" Chu Tingyu asked.

Qin Lingyun shook her head, "I don't know..."

"I don't know?" Chu Tingyu was not satisfied with the answer. "Think it over carefully, otherwise not only will you not get the pill, but you will also feel more pain."

Qin Lingyun was frightened and nodded quickly, "I, I, I think..."

Her confused mind began to desperately recall the contents of the dream, and after a while she said, "After you returned to Beijing, many people in Beijing were discussing your disappearance, but it was indeed never announced to the public."

Chu Tingyu's eyes darkened.

According to Qin Lingyun, he executed her more than a month after returning to Beijing. Did he do nothing during this period?

Is it true that the reason for the disappearance cannot be found, or is it that the matter is too serious to be handled in more than a month?

Or, has it been dealt with, but kept secret from the outside world?

"Your Highness, I really didn't lie to you." Qin Lingyun added, worried that he would be angry and not give him the pill.

"You reappeared ten years after you disappeared, and everyone was talking and speculating, but no one really knew why you disappeared."

"I heard my father-in-law and husband discuss this many times in the Duke's Mansion, and they also found it strange."

Chu Tingyu then changed the question, "After I returned to Beijing, were there any officials who were severely punished? Especially those in the northwest."

Qin Lingyun fell into recollection again. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she nodded quickly, "Yes, it is true."

"Who?"

"My surname is Gao, my name is Gao something..." She couldn't remember her full name.

Chu Tingyu's heart skipped a beat, and he added in an increasingly calm voice, "Gao Yuanjia."

"Yes, yes." Qin Lingyun nodded, "It's him, Gao Yuanjia."

"you sure?"

"It's him!" Qin Lingyun nodded more vigorously this time, "I'm sure it's him. Because not long after you returned to Beijing, the emperor issued an imperial decree."

"You were named Prince Jing, and many others were rewarded for their meritorious service, but the imperial edict added a person who was punished at the end, and that person was Gao Yuanjia."

"What did he do wrong? How was he dealt with?"

Qin Lingyun said slowly, "It seems that... he embezzled a lot of military funds, delayed military operations, and was punished by the execution of three clans."

Chu Tingyu's face suddenly turned gloomy.

Qin Lingyun looked at him and thought she had said something wrong, which made her even more nervous.

"Your Highness, I didn't lie...really...because he was the only one punished in the imperial edict, so I remember it clearly. At that time, I also heard my husband say that Gao Yuanjia had been in Tacheng for several years and had never wanted to be transferred. He must have been greedy, so he was punished so severely...ah!"

When she saw Chu Tingyu raising his hand, she screamed and hugged her head because she was going to be hit.

However, it was just a medicine bottle thrown in front of her.

She didn't care that Chu Tingyu was still there, and hurriedly picked up the medicine bottle and swallowed a pill as if she was tasting a rare delicacy in the world.

Chu Tingyu turned around and walked out, with a lot on his mind.

Gao Yuanjia is indeed a traitor.

In the previous life, Gao Yuanjia and his entire clan were executed, and it was definitely not because of corruption.

As the pacification commissioner of an important city in the northwest, his position was quite important, so he had already investigated Gao Yuanjia a long time ago.

Like most literati, Gao Yuanjia enjoyed drinking tea and playing chess, but he was never greedy for money.

On the contrary, Gao Yuanjia was an honest and capable official, but he did not take credit for himself and was deeply loved by the people of Tacheng.

Over the years, he and Lu Fa gradually came to trust Gao Yuanjia, and regarded him as a rare good official. They recommended merits for him, and the emperor also rewarded him many times.

If Gao Yuanjia wanted, he could have been promoted to other positions with more benefits or more opportunities for advancement, but he always refused, claiming that he liked staying in the Northwest and didn't care about the size of the official position.

Therefore, Chu Yin regarded him as a model for all officials in the court, praised him many times, and he enjoyed a good reputation in the prosperous dynasty.

But if it was revealed that he was a traitor and had joined forces with the Western Rong people to commit treason and collude with the enemy, it would definitely cause a great shock throughout the country.

Chu Tingyu could understand the decision he made in his previous life. Punishing Gao Yuanjia for corruption was to stabilize the morale of the people and the military after decades of war in the northwest.

Chu Tingyu walked out of the dungeon, sighed deeply, and then his face became solemn. He called the guards, "Go check some things immediately..."

-

Li Jingwan has been feeling uneasy ever since she found the man with a goatee in Gao Yuanjia's yard a few days ago.

However, Chu Tingyu was busy with military affairs and returned to the Northwest Camp the next day, only saying that he was ordering people to check the news.

After anxiously waiting for several days, Chu Tingyu finally returned to the mansion and asked someone to invite her to the study.

Entering the study, Li Jingwan knew she had the answer as soon as she saw Chu Tingyu's expression, "Did you find out?"

"Yes." Chu Tingyu nodded, "Sit down."

He handed Li Jingwan the information and confessions that the guards had compiled over the past few days, "Take a look."

The more Li Jingwan watched, the more frightened she became. Finally, she became so angry that she pounded the table with her fist.

"Gao Yuanjia...he actually dared to collude with Ye Qilu..."