Liu Juan got off the carriage with limp legs. Her body, which had been shaking all the way, was a little out of control. She fell to the ground as soon as she took a step. Dongzi, who came out after hearing the noise, hurried forward to help her up and asked, "Miss Liu Juan, what happened? Are you okay?"
Liu Juan shook her head, not caring whether it was embarrassing or not, "Help me up, I have something to report to the young lady."
"Yes." Dongzi helped the person in without saying a word, and sent him directly to the gate of the inner courtyard. Then the maid from the inner courtyard helped him to Hua Zhi.
Hua Zhi was also a little surprised to see her like this, she knew the background of the people around her. Although Liu Juan came to her side later, she would not be so scared by such a small thing.
Fu Dong hurried forward and helped her sit aside. The little maid brought hot tea over. Liu Juan drank it tremblingly before she could speak.
"Young lady, the city is under martial law, and I saw many fully armed soldiers." As soon as the words came out, the rest of the words came smoothly, "Not long after I entered the city, someone came and took me directly to the man. Just like what you said, he was wearing a mask, and the people around him were also covered. There were many tied people nearby."
Hua Zhi nodded slightly. After knowing Mr. Lu's identity, she knew that the masked man who saved her that night was him, the mysterious leader of the Qishu Division of the Daqing Dynasty.
"After I gave him the things, he asked me if I had any message to convey. I said no, and he let me go. I carefully observed the situation in the city as you said, and found that it was much more serious than what the servant said before. I walked slower on purpose and listened to what others said. It was said that someone was trying to do something bad to the emperor."
Liu Juan swallowed her saliva, her eyes filled with fear. She was born and raised on the farm, and the emperor was far away from her. She felt her heart tremble just by mentioning him, not to mention that someone wanted to do something bad to the emperor. It was like the sky had fallen to her.
Hua Zhi had already obtained the information she wanted, so she stopped making things difficult for the little girl and let Fu Dong take her to have a good rest.
Bao Xia was also frightened by the news, but she immediately focused on something else. "Although Liu Juan has not been in the mansion for long, she has performed well. She is bold and careful, and has never made any mistakes. I think she can be promoted to a second-class maid."
"When have you ever asked me about this?" Hua Zhi found it a little funny. She knew that she was brave, but she probably didn't show it normally. She didn't know why all the maids around her were so brave.
Baoxia laughed and went back to discuss with Yingchun. Yingchun hadn't recovered yet, so when she heard her mention this, she started to discuss it seriously with her, "Not only Liu Juan, but Chunxiang can also be mentioned. Oh, and Liu Xiang too."
Liu Xiang, who was busy working on the side, looked over.
Yingchun smiled at her and said, "I have said before that I will promote you. Although your monthly salary has been raised, I have never made it clear. It will be clear when I return."
Liu Xiang bowed to Yingchun, and then bowed deeply to Huazhi, "Thank you, Miss."
"You deserve it." Hua Zhi always remembered that she would rather be humiliated than save her. Since then, the girl suddenly lost her previous liveliness, as if she had grown up overnight. These were all she should pay back.
Nian Qiu gently tugged at Yingchun's sleeve and nodded at the young lady.
Yingchun nodded, motioning for everyone else to leave first. She went to fetch some hot water to warm the young lady's hands, then knelt down at the young lady's feet and carefully applied hand oil to her and gently massaged her hands, saying softly, "Young lady, I don't quite understand..."
“I don’t understand why I asked Liu Juan to deliver food to Mr. Lu?”
"Yes." No one else knew what Mr. Lu was thinking of the young lady, but they saw it clearly as they followed the young lady every day, and they were happy for her.
Of course they are willing to accompany the young lady for her whole life, but if possible, they still hope that the young lady can meet someone who loves and cares for her. Their young lady is so good and deserves the best treatment in the world.
But the young lady's previous behavior clearly showed that she didn't mean that, so she couldn't understand why the young lady would do that.
"Because if I didn't go there, I wouldn't know the extent of what happened in the capital." Seeing the maid's surprised eyes, Hua Zhi smiled, or maybe I suddenly fell in love with Mr. Lu.
Even Shaoyao was summoned. It seems that the emperor was not intending to do anything wrong, but had already done it and succeeded.
She knew from the beginning that someone was following her, so she dared to let Liu Juan go into the city alone. She also knew that as long as she entered the city, someone would take her to Mr. Lu.
Sure enough, Liu Juan went there without any hindrance.
Has he revealed his identity as the leader of the Seven Stars Division and arrested people? Hua Zhi thought, this matter is not a small matter, and it will not be handled with a lot of noise and a little rain. This matter does not involve the Hua family. As long as the Zhu family is not in trouble, it has nothing to do with her. She even secretly hopes that it can become a bigger fuss.
Weren't you happy when the Hua family was in trouble? She is also happy now.
***
Everything about the Qishusi had always been kept secret, and very few people knew that the Qishusi's yamen was located in a corner of the imperial palace.
Now, the Qishusi has opened a public trial, and even those who initially thought about how to avoid it have changed their minds. They don't believe that the leader of the Qishusi dares to do anything to them, but this may be the only chance to see the true face of the Qishusi.
So when Gu Yanxi arrived, everyone who was supposed to come was there.
"leader."
Gu Yanxi sat down at the head of the table and looked around. "Let's get started."
The people who were once so glorious were brought up one by one in a miserable state. As the number of people increased, everyone present changed color. What was the leader of the Seven Stars Division going to do? If all these people were convicted, how would the court function tomorrow
Just when everyone thought that the interrogation was about to begin, Chen Qing stepped forward, opened a memorial, and said, "Chen Anjun and Tong Yang... colluded with the Heavenly Master to present the golden elixir to the emperor. They are sentenced to fifty lashes and beheading. The execution will be carried out in three days."
The first kill was seven people.
"Yu Fengchu and Shan Zhen... aided and abetted the tyrant. They are sentenced to fifty lashes and beheading. The execution will be carried out in three days."
The second beheading was eleven people.
"Xie Shipeng and Feng Zheng... were involved in the harem. They are sentenced to fifty lashes and beheading. The execution will be carried out in three days."
The third beheading was of fourteen people.
Chen Qing put down the last memorial in his hand and returned to his original position.
At this time, everyone was stunned. How could they just sentence him to death? Where was the evidence? What had they done? How could they convince everyone if they were so perfunctory about the charges? Did the emperor know that the Seven Stars were abusing their power
Before they could react, the three officials in charge of the punishment hall stepped out silently, each holding a long whip. The whips of the three officials had barbs.
PS: Kong Kong admits that I am slower, girls can wait and see. The more you urge me, the more anxious I am, the worse I write, and the more time I need to revise. This is a vicious cycle. You keep reading at least to admit that Kong Kong's writing is pleasing to your eyes, but do you know that it may take an hour to look up a name or a small piece of information? To write well and quickly, I am sorry, Kong Kong really can't do it.