Chapter 302: Personal Trial (1)
"The world is impermanent." Hongying sighed and looked at Jiang Dan: "But the fourth lady looks so blessed. This time I enter the palace, I should be favored by the holy people. The glory of the Jiang Mansion will be tied to you in the future. Maybe even the eldest lady is not as good as the fourth lady in the future."
"Auntie, don't joke with me." Jiang Dan lowered his head, but a trace of light flashed quickly in his eyes, and he asked unintentionally: "But now that the eldest sister is in prison, has my father thought of any good way to rescue the eldest sister?"
"What is the best way?" Hongying picked up the insert board in front of her and took a sip, then said: "If such a big thing happens, you will cause the mansion to be affected by accident. The young lady made a mistake this time, which is really a huge mess. Your father is already so angry that he discussed with your second brother for a long time but still failed to come up with a solution. Now the concubine Shu in the palace is furious, and His Majesty has also lost Princess Heyi. The young lady is doomed this time. Even if your father goes to plead, wouldn't it be worse for the injury?"
Jiang Dan paused slightly with the fingers of the pastry, and changed to a worried expression: "What my father meant is to let go?"
"The master is also powerless." Hongying looked at her fingertips of painted Kodan: "The eldest lady is from Jiang's mansion, so she naturally understands when to make sacrifices. She can't ignore the names of the people in the mansion for her alone."
In the imperial study, the emperor's face was so serious and he looked at the young master in front of him: "I don't know when Grand Tutor Liu was so concerned about Princess Hong'an?"
"I am doing my best to do my best, and there are many doubts about this matter. Why don't you wait. The people from the Ministry of Justice investigate for a while and the trial will convince the people of the world." Liu Min is neither humble nor arrogant. This young man has never formed cliques. Although he is a new high, he has made great achievements in the court. For the first time, he faces the emperor's doubts, but his eyes are still open and calm.
With a "bang", a memorial fell heavily on Liu Min. The emperor shouted with a calm face: "I am asking you when will you care so much about Princess Hong'an!"
The king of a country is full of eyes and ears, and he can't help but hear some wind in his daily life. The emperor was displeased with Liu Min at this moment. However, Liu Min still stood straight, and his face had not changed a little. He still whispered: "It has nothing to do with his own selfishness."
Eunuch Li glanced at the person opposite. The young man was bright and bright, and he was gentle. He had the stubbornness and arrogance of a literati in his bones. This person was specially trained by the emperor for the future of Dajin, but now he was trampling on the emperor's rebellious scales and still looked like he was unwilling to give up until he achieved his goal. Eunuch Li thought in his mind that the old general Zhao had already come here in the afternoon, and Empress Dowager Yide also spoke. Although Xiao Shao did not speak, he would not stand by with his temperament. Now even Liu Min, the direct minister, said that Princess Hong'an, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family, was really not an ordinary person. However, Liu Min's statement was probably adding fuel to the emperor's mind and was not a good countermeasure.
The emperor stared at Liu Min coldly for a while, and suddenly slapped the table hard: "What a person has nothing to do with selfishness! Since you all plead for Hong'an, what if I'll beg for a few more days? Okay, I want to see what evidence you can come up with! Get out!"
The emperor Long Yan was furious, and Liu Min just bowed in a low voice and retreated. Eunuch Li comforted him lightly: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. What Master Liu said is not unreasonable. I'm afraid there is something strange about this matter, but I'm afraid that those who are interested will use it to make a fuss. It's better to have a few more days of grace."
"Do you think I'm confused?" The emperor looked at the note on the table with some regret: "I just don't understand, why are both killed by Jiang Ruan? Is it really a witch?"
After Liu Min left the imperial study room, she left the palace and went all the way to the prison where the Ministry of Justice detained prisoners. When the prisoner saw him, he was stunned at first, and then he stood up in a hurry to greet him: "I wonder if the Grand Tutor is here, but what's wrong?"
"I'll meet someone." Liu Min frowned slightly. After several years in the officialdom, he was still not used to such flatterers. Even so, he took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it to the prison head.
The prison head took it with a panic and thought to himself that the rumor of the court was clean and not dusty. The Taifu, who claimed to be clear and flowed into the bones, still understood the skill of the officialdom, so why did he look noble and look to others. However, although he thought so, he still had to look very respectful and said, "It's easy to say it. If you have something to do, just say it to the young one. As long as you can do it conveniently, the young one will do it with all your strength." After that, he asked, "Who is the one who wants to see?"
"Princess Hong'an." Liu Min said.
Jiang Ruan was imprisoned in the innermost part of the prison, which was where the death row was imprisoned. Although the sentence was not decided yet, almost everyone believed that she was doomed and killed a princess in a country, so how could she escape unscathed. However, because Xiao Shao or Zhao Guang's management, at least she had been in prison quite smoothly, and these prisoners in the prison did not make too many embarrass her.
When Liu Min walked to the innermost, she saw Jiang Ruan sitting on the ground against the wall, not knowing what she was thinking, but she was not embarrassed and panicked. He felt relieved and then laughed at himself. If he had known that she was not an ordinary woman, the scene of an ordinary woman being locked up in prison and crying and making a fuss would not have happened to her.
"Princess," he shouted.
Jiang Ruan came back to her senses, looked up and saw him, a hint of astonishment flashed in her eyes, and then smiled and said, "Teacher Liu."
Liu Min squatted down in front of the prison and looked at her through the fence. Looking around the cell, although the conditions were simple, they were not as harsh as the scene, which was completely different from the scene I saw in other cells along the way. Jiang Ruan's clothes were intact and clean, and she didn't suffer much. It must be someone who had prepared these for her.
"Teacher Liu is here, what's the point of doing?" Jiang Ruan asked when he saw that he was just looking inside without saying anything.
Liu Min looked at her and said, "I... come and see you." After a pause, he said, "Are you okay?"
The young man's eyes were filled with love. Even if he tried his best to hide it, he still leaked three points inadvertently. Jiang Ruan himself was a good person who was good at observing words and expressions. He frowned slightly, and then smiled: "I'm fine, I'm sorry, I'm bothering the tutor."
She was always so polite, but she took the distance of keeping people thousands of miles away. Liu Min felt a little sad. Thinking of today's events, she said seriously: "I believe you, Princess Yi was not the one you killed."
Liu Min felt that although Jiang Ruan looked like a cold person, she was very kind in her heart. Otherwise, she would not have rescued Princess Heyi when she saw Princess Heyi bullying the Thirteenth Prince.
"Of course I didn't kill her," Jiang Ruan looked at her: "I don't have to kill her."
Chapter completed!