The system extends my life, and all my husbands want me to be the empress

Seeing her so excited, Concubine Li's face darkened and she said, "Lin Meihua, don't forget your identity. Don't talk like that anymore."

Lin Meihua was so angry that she was shaking all over. She glared at Concubine Li and said, "Humph, status, status! What's the point of just reading these?! It's so annoying! This princess is leaving!"

Concubine Li was helpless about her temper and could only let her leave in a hurry.

Lin Meihua turned around and hurried out of the palace. As she walked quickly, she said to the palace maid Cheng Huang beside her with a sinister look on her face:

"Humph, you dare to climb onto the bed of the seventh brother, Lin Menghua! I can tell it must have been Li Da's idea!

This old man Li Da! That's how he gave Li Lingyu to this princess.

Does he think that this princess is useless now? !

Do you look down on this princess?!

Cheng Huang! Take some more gold and bribe the jailers in the prison, and ask them to torture Li Da!"

"Yes." Cheng Huang turned pale with fright, but he did not dare to disobey Lin Meihua's order.

Lin Meihua stopped immediately and said, "Get moving! Hurry up!"

"Yes, I'll go right away!" Cheng Huang bowed quickly and went to get the gold in a hurry.

Soon.

Cheng Huang came to the prison with a lot of gold ingots.

She said cautiously with a flattering smile: "Brother jailers, please give me some convenience."

Several jailers looked at Cheng Huang warily: "What's the matter?"

Cheng Huang quietly put the gold ingots into the hands of the jailers and said, "It's just a small gift. Please accept it, jailers."

Several jailers chuckled and weighed the silver: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Cheng Huang lowered his voice and said, "Li Da is in the cell. Brothers, please help torture him."

A jailer frowned: "This is not easy to do. What if we are discovered..."

Cheng Huang hurriedly stuffed some more gold ingots into his pocket: "Brother jailer, I'm from the palace. Don't worry, the nobles above will never implicate you."

The jailers looked at each other, hesitated, and finally nodded: "Okay, but it can only be a minor punishment."

Cheng Huang was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, jailer brother. I will reward you handsomely after the matter is done."

Of course the jailer will do his job after receiving the gold and silver.

Li Da was imprisoned in a small cell with heavy shackles on his hands and feet.

His face was haggard, but his eyes were full of hope, because Li Lingyu was favored by the Seventh Princess and could also fulfill his dream of becoming a royal relative.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard. Li Da looked up and saw two jailers walking in.

The jailer looked at Li Da and said coldly, "Master Li, someone wants to make you suffer."

Li Da said in horror: "I am innocent, I did nothing."

The jailer sneered and said, "That's not up to you."

As he said this, the jailer took out a whip and whipped Li Da hard.

Li Da let out a scream and a deep blood mark suddenly appeared on his body.

The jailer showed no mercy and whipped Li Da like raindrops. Li Da's screams echoed in the prison. His clothes were torn and stained with blood.

After an unknown amount of time, the jailer finally stopped beating him. Li Da was already dying, lying on the ground, with only a faint breathing sound.

……

It’s not yet noon.

Mrs. Li Da and Li Lingyu came to the Ministry of Justice prison carrying food boxes.

Li Da's wife carried an exquisite food box and went into the dark, damp, and foul-smelling prison with Li Lingyu.

When they finally arrived at the cell where Li Da was imprisoned, the scene before them made them feel heartbroken.

Li Da curled up in a corner, his hair disheveled, his clothes tattered, the blood on his body had dried, especially the criss-crossing, shocking whip marks on his back, which seemed to tell of the endless pain he had endured.

"Bang!"

Mrs. Li Da dropped the food box in her hand to the ground: "Master! Master! What's wrong with you?! Oh my God! How dare they whip you?!"

The whipping on Li Da made Li Lingyu's unbearable memories surge up instantly. He frowned, and his handsome face was filled with anger and worry:

"Father? Who did it?!"

Li Da turned around with difficulty and looked at them: "Those jailers."

Li Lingyu's eyes widened instantly, and anger burned in his eyes.

He stood up and walked out, his voice shaking with anger, to the jailers who were having their lunch.

"Who did this? Which jailer? Stand up!"

Although Li Lingyu was angry, his voice was still pleasant.

The jailers all laughed and said, "Sir, we are just following orders."

"That's right. According to the rules."

Li Lingyu saw that they looked down on him. He rushed forward and threw their food to the ground in anger: "On orders? On whose orders? Speak!"

The jailers were furious when they saw that the food was gone. Just as they were about to teach Li Lingyu a lesson, they heard the voice of Zhang Rui, deputy commander of the Ministry of Justice:

"what happened?"

The jailers were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their eyes flickered, not daring to look directly at Zhang Rui.

Li Lingyu was so angry that he was shaking all over when he saw Zhang Rui. He pointed at the jailers and said, "How dare you abuse lynching? How dare you?"

The jailers were shaking like sieves, but they kept their lips tightly shut.

Zhang Rui saw that it was not uncommon for jailers to take money to do things for others. He had seen this happen quite a lot.

"Today, I will go to your Ouyang Qingyu to ask for an explanation!" Seeing that Zhang Rui didn't say anything, Li Lingyu glared at him fiercely, turned around and rushed out of the prison in extreme anger.

Outside the prison, the sun was shining brightly, but it could not dispel the gloom in Li Lingyu's heart.

He ran all the way to the residence of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

At this time, in Ouyang Qingyu's mansion.

Ouyang Qingyu was flipping through a pile of documents in the study, with a focused expression and a slightly furrowed brow.

As he dipped the brush in ink and put pen to paper, the study was filled with a faint scent of ink.

Suddenly, a rapid and heavy knock on the door broke the silence.

A servant ran into the study in a panic: "Sir, Master Li Lingyu wants to see you. He is very aggressive and is about to enter the study."

Ouyang Qingyu put down the documents in his hand, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes: "Let him in."

Li Lingyu rushed into the study room like a gust of wind and loudly accused Ouyang Qingyu: "Why did you abuse the lynching and whipping of my father?"

Ouyang Qingyu stood up, his expression calm, and said slowly: "Li Lingyu, calm down first and talk properly."

Li Lingyu was still furious: "Calm down? Humph, go to the prison and see how my father was whipped.

Or are you here to humiliate me on purpose?"

Ouyang Qingyu just said: "It wasn't me who did it."

Li Lingyu said angrily: "If it's not you? Who else could it be? Your Ministry of Justice's prison, you, Ouyang Qingyu, can't manage it?"

Ouyang Qingyu pondered for a moment, then smiled and slowly walked towards him:

"Li Lingyu, think carefully, who could bribe the jailer to beat your father? Who wants to humiliate you the most? What have you done recently? Who have you offended?"

Li Lingyu was stunned, feeling guilty, and fell into a brief thought, with a hint of doubt in his eyes: "You...you mean, the fifth princess?"

"Isn't this it? The answer is out?" Ouyang Qingyu walked to Li Lingyu and patted him on the shoulder gently: "If you are still not sure, go back and think about it carefully."

Li Lingyu thought about it carefully again.

Seeing him deep in thought, Ouyang Qingyu smiled calmly: "However, since you have come to me, I can let you visit your father in the prison and let the jailers know our relationship so that they will not do this again.

However, this is only a temporary measure, you have to think long-term and seek justice for your father."

Li Lingyu clenched his fists, as if he had heard it: "Thank you, Lord Ouyang."

After saying that, Li Lingyu left in a hurry.

……

Ouyang Qingyu was dressed in court robes, followed closely by the deputy commander of the imperial guards, Zhang Rui, who walked into the dim place of the Ministry of Justice's prison with a gloomy face.

He glanced at the jailers and said, "Lead the way to Li Da's cell."

Upon hearing this, the jailer led the way while trembling with guilt.

Li Da curled up in the corner of the cell, his prison uniform stained with blood, his face full of haggardness and fear.

Ouyang Qingyu walked to the prison door and looked at Li Da calmly: "Master Li, you have suffered."

Listening to Ouyang Qingyu's low voice, there was a bit of pity.

Li Da raised his head, his eyes full of doubt and a glimmer of hope, and said in a hoarse voice: "Minister Ouyang, why did these yamen runners beat me for no reason? I heard that Your Majesty has issued a general amnesty, why haven't you released them yet?"

Ouyang Qingyu frowned slightly, looking angry, and shouted at the jailer beside him: "How dare you treat Lord Li and Zhang Rui like this, you dogs and slaves, each of you will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and fined this month's salary!"

Zhang Rui quickly saluted: "Yes, sir."

The jailers were so frightened that they immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Sir, please spare our lives, sir, please spare our lives!"

Ouyang Qingyu looked cold and ignored them. He looked at Li Da and said softly, "Master Li, these jailers are all arrogant and don't know their masters.

At this moment, I don’t know who wants to deal with you, sir, and I’m afraid of offending people in high positions of power.

All I, Ouyang Qingyu, can do is to come and see you, sir, to show my face in front of these jailers, so that they can know the relationship between you and me.

As for amnesty, it also requires official documents, so it can’t be rushed.”

Li Da was deeply moved by what he said and bowed, "Minister Ouyang is still thinking of our old friendship. I would like to thank you."

Ouyang Qingyu smiled and said, "Lord Li is too polite. Your Excellency Li Lingyu is now the Seventh Princess's man. The Seventh Princess and I are cousins. Speaking of this relationship, you and I are more than just friends in the officialdom. We are also relatives."

Li Da was overjoyed when he heard this, and he couldn't stop smiling. He nodded repeatedly, "I didn't expect this. Lord Ouyang is really loyal."

Ouyang Qingyu said: "The Ministry of Justice still has official documents, so I'll go first."

Li Da hurriedly said, "Minister Ouyang, take care."

Ouyang Qingyu smiled, nodded, stood up, turned around and left the cell.

After leaving the prison, Ouyang Qingyu's expression instantly turned cold and ruthless, and he called out coldly: "Qin Jun."

Zhang Rui, who was standing by, was slightly stunned. He looked around and quickly saluted and said, "Sir, Commander Qin has not returned yet."

Ouyang Qingyu's expression softened upon hearing this, and he lowered his eyes for a moment: "Well, Zhang Rui, there is no need to punish the jailers, just deduct their salaries."

Zhang Rui saluted: "Yes, sir."

Ouyang Qingyu then walked away.

……

A few days later.

On the wide road leading to Kyoto City, Wang Luda's army escorted Lin Wanwan and his party forward. The road was narrow, so they were delayed for a few more days.

Lin Wanwan gently lifted the carriage curtain, poked out a slightly anxious face, and asked Lu Mu, who was riding a horse and standing beside her:

"Lu Mu, how long will it take to get to Kyoto City?"

Lu Mu pulled the reins, leaned over to the carriage, and replied respectfully: "Princess, we can arrive early tomorrow morning."

Lin Wanwan looked solemn, tapping the wall of the car with her fingers, and said to Wang Luda in front of her: "General Wang, you will go to the morning court tomorrow morning and meet His Majesty first. Then we will go back to our respective residences.

We have been delayed for too long on the road, and the mayor and garrison commander of Pingyang City must be decided as soon as possible."

Wang Luda nodded repeatedly after hearing this, clasped his hands together and said:

"Good! The princess is right. I will go to court tomorrow morning."