Nongmen Shenjue

Mu Qingyan waited for Wen Jixue to return, feeling a little impetuous, mainly because Cai Junchi was a fearsome person.It's not that I'm afraid of anything else, if Cai Junchi says something that irritates Wen Jixue and exposes her identity, there will be too much trouble in the future.

"Tuk tuk tuk", suddenly someone knocked on the door.

Jiao Li opened the door, and saw a man in charge standing outside, and a carriage.The identity of the steward is unknown, but there is a sign on the carriage, which is the carriage of the eldest princess's mansion.

"Excuse me, is Mr. Mu here? I'm in charge of the eldest princess's house, Zhang He."

"Please come in." Jiao Li said as he went back to the room to report.

When Mu Qingyan heard that the eldest princess was coming, he was puzzled, but at the same time, he had a bad premonition.

Now it was close to Haishi, the night market had already dispersed, and all the streets were very deserted and no one was walking.Although the new emperor had ascended the throne and the martial law had been lifted long ago, it was after all the new emperor's first ascension to the throne. In order to prevent chaos, the capital was tight on the outside and tight on the inside. Naturally, there was also a certain curfew.

The curfew time is from [-]:[-] a.m. to [-]:[-] a.m. During this period, it is forbidden to go outside, and if caught, they will be beaten, and the punishment is based on the time period.Of course, there are exceptions, such as illness and childbirth, which can be tolerated, and it is a privilege for the eldest princess' carriage to go out during the curfew time.

"Young Master Mu, Eldest Young Master invites Young Master Mu to go." Although Steward Zhang didn't say anything, his expression was solemn.

Mu Qingyan frowned slightly, thinking of the eldest princess.

The Eldest Princess has been in poor health, and the late Emperor passed away not long ago. No matter how much estrangement there is between the father and daughter due to the Yuan Dynasty, they are after all decades of father and daughter.Furthermore, the first sons and daughters are always different from their parents. The first emperor gave the eldest princess the same kind of favor for decades, even if it is to make up for the show, it will also cultivate a bit of truth.

Now that the first emperor passed away, the eldest princess's emotions will be affected, and her condition will also change accordingly.

Violating the curfew to invite someone so late, I'm afraid the situation is not good.

Mu Qingyan didn't delay, left a note, took Jiao Li with him and went.

Walking on the empty and quiet street, only listening to the sound of the car, on the way, I encountered two rounds of city guards patrolling the night, Zhang Guanshi reported his name, and no one was embarrassed.When they arrived at the Princess's mansion, the lights in the mansion were brightly lit, but the servants were well behaved and there was no noise.

Guanshi Zhang led the way and stopped at a gate. Someone went to report, and Fu Jingchun came out after a while.

"Qingyan." Fu Jingchun couldn't hide his tiredness and sadness on his face.

"But the eldest princess..." Mu Qingyan asked in a low voice.

Fu Jingchun nodded, sighed and said: "It's expected. The imperial doctor said that it will only be two days. The reason why I invited you here tonight is because of my mother. She wants to see you again. The distance between Songping Mansion Far away, martial law was still in place before, so they may not be able to catch up."

Mu Qingyan understood.

In fact, he had thought carefully why the eldest princess was so concerned about the affairs of the Yan family. This kind of concern was not in other aspects, but remembering to ask him to see her before she died.The blood relationship between them is not close, and they don't get along well. Even if the princess sincerely takes care of him, she doesn't need to bother about the Yan family's affairs.

This is not the heart of a villain judging the belly of a gentleman, but the reality.

Although the eldest princess has a noble status and is favored, she is not attached to power. The son-in-law has a noble status, but the officialdom is restricted.The matter of the Yan family has been going on for too long and involves a lot of things. I am afraid that the eldest princess is powerless. Otherwise, given how favored she is, would she not speak to the late emperor?

The residence of the eldest princess is as bright as day.

As soon as you enter the yard, you can feel that there are many people in the house, including men, women and children.

Fu Jingchun went in first, those people avoided, and then Mu Qingyan went in.

The eldest princess was lying on the big bed. Compared with the last time we met, her vitality and blood were more decayed, and her vitality was very low. It was indeed a sign of the end.However, the Eldest Princess looked open-minded, without any panic or complaint, she had expected and prepared for this.

"Xiaoqing is here." The eldest princess smiled faintly, as if her complexion had recovered a bit.

"Cousin." Mu Qingyan changed to a more intimate name.

The eldest princess was very happy to hear him shouting: "I called you here so late because I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to last tonight. I have met all the juniors in my family, and I have explained everything I need to say. I just want to see you. Unfortunately, Your third brother and nephew can't make it, alas, your nephew Xiu Chi is born well and can talk, I just love to listen to him talk, he is used to make people happy."

The eldest princess seemed to be a chatterbox, speaking in a gentle voice, laughing from time to time, she was a kind elder, as if she was talking and reminiscing with her children and grandchildren normally.

"Xiu Chi is like his mother. The queen mother was the matchmaker for the marriage back then. The queen mother likes children. The royal family is complicated. The princes and princesses dare not show affection at will. Besides, they all have mothers. The queen mother likes the children of the Yan family. .

When you were born that year, the queen mother even asked people to carry you into the palace to see.Seeing that she liked her, the father said he would keep you in the palace to raise you, but the mother refused.The queen mother doesn't dare, since Xiao Shi didn't keep you, how could the queen mother dare to keep you in the palace. "

Prince Yurui ranks tenth among the princes, and is younger than the eldest princess.

Mu Qingyan also knew that the Empress Yuan had only one pair of children on the surface, but in fact she was pregnant before the eldest princess, but she couldn't keep it.At that time, the Empress Yuan was only a crown princess, and she was young, with complicated affairs in the inner house, which inevitably made her mentally exhausted.The birth hurt the body, and it was only a few years before the eldest princess was born, and the prince Mourui was born a few years later. Unfortunately, the birth of the prince Mourui was not smooth, and the foundation was injured. When the prince Mourui died, he was depressed and sick.

The eldest princess said with a sad voice, when she mentioned the Empress Yuan and the emperor, she was silent for a while, as if she was distracted.

Mu Qingyan was not disturbed, and sat quietly.

Only to hear the eldest princess's voice sounded again, but she was talking about some interesting stories about the Yan family.

Although the eldest princess is of the same generation as Mu Qingyan, she is about the same age as Yan Zhihe's generation. She grew up together, so she is naturally familiar with her.Xu Shi hadn't talked about this with anyone for many years, she felt very nostalgic, she said more and more unknowingly, she found it interesting, sometimes frowning, sometimes laughing, her tone was either reproachful or teasing.

Mu Qingyan has heard a lot, and he is more familiar with the Yan family that he has never seen before.

The eldest princess talked for a while, and then lost her mind for a while.

After waiting for a long time again, and still not hearing the voice, it was discovered that the person had fallen asleep.

There were only Mu Qingyan and Fu Jingchun in the room.

The two retreated lightly, while others went in to serve the guards.

Fu Jingchun sighed: "Recently, my mother has been like this. She loves to tell us about ancient times."

Old people are generally nostalgic and like to talk about the past with others, but this is not the case with the eldest princess.Now I am fond of nagging because I feel that the end is approaching, I am nostalgic for my loved ones, and at the end of the rest of my life, I can't help but think about the whole life, those deep memories, beautiful and painful, all come to the fore.

Tonight, the eldest princess called Mu Qingyan, and she babbled so much, there was no point, and it didn't matter too much. It didn't even matter if it wasn't Mu Qingyan, as long as it was someone from the Yan family.

"Does the eldest son know what happened in the night palace?" Mu Qingyan asked.

Fu Jingchun glanced at him: "What did Concubine Hui do?"

Mu Qingyan nodded: "About the Yan family. I thought Concubine Wen was responsible for Empress Yuan's death, but the emperor said that Concubine Hui was involved, but he didn't know what Concubine Hui did."

The emperor didn't have the energy to go into details, and he certainly wouldn't continue talking on the occasion.

On the side of Concubine Hui, the new emperor has asked, but Concubine Hui is at a dead end, so what if I say so?No benefit.In the end, I didn't get any inside information.It's the same with King Xianjun, he's insane, and it's said that the eunuch forcefully poured the poisoned wine down.

The new emperor is the ultimate victor, and he didn't make trouble. Even if the king of Xianjun couldn't build a mausoleum, he would still be buried properly. The things of the king of Xianjun were buried with him, and the tomb was just ordinary.

Fu Jingchun shook his head: "After the late emperor left, my mother's condition worsened, and I didn't have much energy to deal with other things. My mother didn't know about it, so I didn't tell her." He said with a little guilt: "After a while, I'll investigate further."

"It's fine if you don't know, you take care of the eldest princess, I'll take care of the Yan family's affairs." Mu Qingyan suddenly remembered that Cai Junchi had been the aide of Xianjun King for more than ten years, and he probably knew the affairs of the Empress Yuan. .

"Don't worry. The new emperor has just ascended the throne, so he will inevitably be busy. When the situation stabilizes and the matter of the Yan family is brought up again, it will definitely be resolved." Fu Jingchun has this confidence.

In the final analysis, the matter of the Yan family is not difficult. It has not been resolved before, but it is related to the attitude of the late emperor.The affairs of the Yan family will inevitably involve the Empress Yuan, so of course the late Emperor did not want anyone to mention it.Furthermore, Concubine Hui and the others were powerful at that time, and there were many obstructions.

It was almost Zishi when I came back from the eldest princess's mansion.

Wen Jixue hasn't come back yet.

Dali Temple is the judicial department. Usually, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is responsible for the trial of cases, and Dali Temple is responsible for the final review.The prison in Dali Temple is also known as the "Heavenly Prison" by outsiders, and all the criminals in major cases are detained in it.

The case involving Princess Hui of Huixian County and others has a lot to do with it, because the previous emperor had already decided on the outcome of the case.There is a clan mansion to take care of the prince's mansion in Xianjun, and the third department is in charge of those who are rebels. There are many people involved in the case, some of them are imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and some are imprisoned in Dali Temple.

Cai Junchi, as the most trusted staff member of King Xianjun, and the planners and promoters of many big plans, naturally received key attention.

The new emperor is also very concerned about this person, not only because of his deeds in the palace of Xian County, but also because of the involvement of the Xue family.

Many repeat offenders were detained in the sky prison, with one post at five steps and one post at ten steps.

Wen Jixue was not alone, but followed several officials, the head of the third department was the chief official, and the clerical subordinates also followed.The emperor's body of ten thousand gold cannot come to a place like Tianlao, and he has already said that he needs to read the trial files, so naturally he can't be careless.

A group of people walked straight in, and in the innermost cell, only one person was imprisoned: Cai Junchi.

The prison in Dali Temple is not built underground, but on the ground, but the materials used are unusual. They are basically built with stones and watered with glutinous rice lime slurry, which is very strong.In the prison, there are only small skylights on high places, and there are no windows, so the lighting is not good, the ground is wet, and there are many insects and ants.When entering, one has to go through layers of guards, and must have documents, seals, etc., and is usually "accompanied" by someone.

The prison where Cai Junchi was imprisoned was at the deepest point, and the adjacent cells were empty, so he could only hear occasional sounds from other cells separated by a wall.

The ground was covered with straw and smelled musty, and also smelled of urine.

Knowing that they had to ask questions, the jailers cleaned the cell and took away the barrels, otherwise the smell would be even worse.

Cai Junchi leaned against the wall and sat on the straw, but his hands were bound together by iron chains, and the two chains extended into the wall, pulling one left and one right, without giving much room for movement.He was also stuffed with an iron ball in his mouth and locked behind his head with an iron chain, all to prevent him from committing suicide.

Wen Jixue was at the end, wearing an official uniform of a criminal subordinate, very inconspicuous.

Finally seeing Cai Junchi, his calm eyes sharpened suddenly.