When the guards in Tianlao saw Chen Yuan coming, they quickly bowed respectfully.
"Master Chen!"
"Well, not bad, not bad, very discerning!" Chen Yuan patted their shoulders.
The two received praise from Chen Yuan, and smiles quickly appeared on their faces.
"Thank you, Master Chen, for the compliment."
"Okay, I'll go into the prison to check. You guys can continue to stand here." Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes and walked in.
The ice and snow outside melted, and it was cold and wet in the sky prison. Chen Yuan admired Si Bing's wife for being able to persist after staying in the prison for so long.
The Sky Prison is the most torturous place. All repeat offenders in this prison will be tortured either by various criminal laws or by the environment. In the end, even if they do not die in prison, they will have a mental breakdown!
"Madam." Chen Yuan called out to Hua Qingxue, who was already in a panic.
When Hua Qingxue heard this voice, she slowly raised her eyes. Her originally fair face became bloodless and a little wrinkled.
"Madam is in prison. She probably doesn't know that the two armies have started a war!" Chen Yuan said while observing the changes on Hua Qingxue's face.
"Are the two armies at war?" Hua Qingxue looked a little excited.
"Yes, madam, both sides used Sky Thunder, causing heavy casualties." Chen Yuan sighed.
Hua Qingxue's eyes dimmed.
If it weren't for her weapons, maybe so many people wouldn't have died...
"But fortunately, due to the disastrous defeat of the Liao army, Daqi will not have another war in at least the next hundred years." Chen Yuan repeated Li Jingnan's words, but is this nearly a hundred years too exaggerated? !
"Really?" Hua Qingxue's gloomy mood eased slightly, but she still felt guilty for the deceased soldiers on the battlefield.
"Really!" Chen Yuan said with a smile, "But..."
"But what?" Hua Qingxue's heart tightened, and she felt a little uneasy.
"However, General Fu is missing." Chen Yuan said.
Hua Qingxue's eyes suddenly opened wide, "What?!"
She was struck by lightning, her ears were buzzing, her vision suddenly went dark, and she fainted!
"Madam?" Chen Yuan called out hurriedly, secretly thinking it's not good!
"Come, come quickly!" Chen Yuan shouted loudly.
"What are your orders, Master Chen?" The guard from afar ran over immediately.
"Open the prison door!"
The guard quickly opened the cell door.
Chen Yuan stepped forward to check Hua Qingxue's condition.
When he was panicking, a group of palace people suddenly came outside, surrounding a lady in rich clothes. Zheng Shuwen actually came to the cell at this time!
Chen Yuan hurriedly saluted: "I see the Queen Mother."
"Why did you appear here?" Zheng Shuwen's eyes turned sharp when she saw Chen Yuan who shouldn't be here.
Chen Yuan lowered his head, rolled his eyes, and reported: "I did a routine inspection today and found Si Bing's wife fainted on the ground, so I asked someone to open the cage and check."
After Zheng Shuwen listened, she glanced at the unconscious Hua Qingxue and did not doubt what Chen Yuan said.
"Okay, you can go out first. Madam Si Bing doesn't need you to take care of her here anymore." Zheng Shuwen stared at Hua Qingxue who fell on the ground. She felt a little uneasy in the past two days and wanted to get rid of Hua Qingxue as soon as possible. Snow to avoid future troubles.
"I excuse myself." Chen Yuan's eyes dimmed and he bowed and stepped back.
When leaving, Zi Wan glanced at him with a hint of deep meaning in her eyes.
Chen Yuan paused, ignored it, and left the prison directly.
"Come here, wake up Hua Qingxue!" Zheng Shuwen said coldly.
Immediately, someone brought a basin of cold water and poured it all over Hua Qingxue's body.
The cold touch stimulated every sense in her body, and Hua Qingxue woke up with a start.
All the clothes on her body were soaked, and she shivered, feeling that her body was about to turn into ice.
Hua Qingxue raised her eyes, tried her best to look closely, and finally saw the person in front of her clearly.
Zheng Shuwen looked at the trembling Hua Qingxue quite coldly, with a faint smile on her lips.
"Queen Mother, what are you doing?" Hua Qingxue trembled with her lips, wrapped in her own clothes, and huddled up.
"What to do? You'll know in a minute!" Zheng Shuwen sneered and glanced lazily at the aster beside her.
Zi Wan understood, clapped her hands, and two tall eunuchs walked out from behind her.
"I'm sorry, madam." After the eunuch said this, he stepped forward and lifted Hua Qingxue up.
"What are you going to do? Let me go! Let me go!" Hua Qingxue was frightened in her heart and wanted to struggle, but her body was so weak that she couldn't exert any strength.
Hua Qingxue was put on the torture rack by two eunuchs, and her arms were tied with ropes. She looked at Zheng Shuwen in disbelief. She really couldn't understand why Zheng Shuwen would do this to her!
"Hua Qingxue, Hua Qingxue... tell me, why should I keep you?" Zheng Shuwen looked at her, her delicate face showing coldness.
"Queen Mother, I... I have no grievances against you, why are you doing this to me?" Hua Qingxue looked at Zheng Shuwen. She never imagined that the Queen Mother wanted to get rid of her.
"Do you really want to know? I might as well tell you that because of Fu Tingye, you will only become an obstacle to the emperor." Zheng Shuwen's face was cold, and there was no warmth in her tone.
"Fu Tingye is dedicated to serving the country and guarding the border. How can he be said to be an obstacle to the emperor?!" Hua Qingxue's eyes widened. She did not expect that the Queen Mother would be so afraid of Fu Tingye.
"Fu Tingye holds great power and power. When he threatened us, mother and son, to make him king, didn't he have any thoughts about the throne?" Zheng Shuwen was furious when she recalled the humiliation!
Hua Qingxue shook her head desperately, "No, he is not that kind of person..."
Zheng Shuwen pinched Hua Qingxue's chin, her sharp eyes showing pride, so what if Fu Tingye was so majestic? Doesn't his woman's life and death still lie in her hands
Zheng Shuwen admired Hua Qingxue's embarrassed look, curled her lips in satisfaction, and a trace of ridicule flashed in her eyes.
"Since Fu Tingye dares to coerce us, mother and son, what else can't he do?" Zheng Shuwen said unhurriedly, laying off the charges one by one.
"It's impossible, the general is not such a person." Hua Qingxue's head hurt and she looked in pain.
"Impossible? What is impossible? Do you really know him? Do you think the person you saw is the person you know? Hua Qingxue, why are you so naive."
"There's no point in trying to incriminate someone!" Hua Qingxue retorted painfully.
Fu Tingye is upright and upright. Hua Qingxue doesn't believe a word of Zheng Shuwen's slander!
Seeing her stubbornness, Zheng Shuwen smiled sarcastically and lightly opened her red lips: "It seems that you are refusing to admit guilt without being punished?"
The eunuch brought a whip and a bucket of water. The whip was soaked in a wooden bucket filled with salt water. Hua Qingxue was already a little confused, and the pain coming from her brain was getting stronger and stronger...
…
After Chen Yuan came out of the prison, he ran to the imperial study room without stopping.
"Hurry... Hurry! My father-in-law is sending a message that Chen Yuan, the general manager of the Royal Forest Army, has something to ask to see the emperor!"
The little eunuch looked embarrassed and said, "Master Chen, the emperor is discussing important matters with Prime Minister Zuo, and no one is in sight."
Why did Chen Yuan care so much? He said to the young eunuch: "I have something urgent that I need to report to the emperor! Please pass it on, father-in-law!"
"Master Chen, it's not that I don't want to help you. Disobeying the imperial edict will cost you your head!" the little eunuch said, showing a frightened look.
This made Chen Yuan couldn't help but feel annoyed. The Queen Mother didn't know what she would do to Hua Qingxue now. If she was late, Hua Qingxue would definitely suffer!
"How long has Prime Minister Zuo been here? When will he leave?"
"How do you know..."
Chen Yuan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth, anxious.
Only the emperor can save Hua Qingxue now!
Chen Yuan couldn't wait any longer, so he decided to break through!
"Hey?! Mr. Chen, what are you doing!" When the little eunuch saw Chen Yuan's posture, his face changed with fear, and he stopped Chen Yuan desperately and refused to let him in!
—In the imperial study, Li Jingnan was discussing court affairs with Zuo Yuhua.
"My father has often told me before that Prime Minister Zuo has been an official in the court for many years and often helps him solve problems." Li Jingnan said solemnly.
"The late emperor would rather cede territory to the Liao State than start a war with the Liao State. He was simply afraid that the war would bring endless harm to the people. Although he was addicted to divination, he could not deny that he was a benevolent king." When I think of the late emperor, Prime Minister Zuo's eyes showed vicissitudes of life.
"Do you still remember, Prime Minister Zuo? Before the death of the late emperor, I disappeared for a while." Li Jingnan asked.
"I remember."
"Back then, my father divined that there was a weapon hidden on Panlong Mountain. It was extremely powerful and could be used as a weapon for the country. My father also said that this weapon must not fall into the hands of the Liao people. He asked me to find this weapon, so I Then he took the guards and ran to Panlong Mountain."
Zuo Yuhua was slightly surprised after hearing this: "Has the emperor found that weapon?"
Li Jingnan's eyes darkened and he said, "I found a woman who was unconscious in the snow and lost her memory. She doesn't even know her name."
Prime Minister Zuo vaguely understood, "That woman is..."
"The thick frost and light snow are jealous of Tsinghua University. When the sun is warm, only flowers can be seen. I named her Hua Qingxue." Li Jingnan smiled bitterly and sighed softly. "And now, the queen mother has arrested Hua Qingxue. The three weapons Hua Qingxue promised to make for me have not yet been completed. I am really worried."
Zuo Yuhua immediately understood what Li Jingnan meant and asked, "What does the emperor want me to do?"
Li Jingnan's eyes were cold and he whispered: "I want to save people!"
Zuo Yuhua lowered his eyes, making it difficult for people to see his emotions at the moment, "If the emperor wants to succeed, he must be prepared to lose others..."
Li Jingnan nodded slightly, "I understand."
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside. Li Jingnan followed the sound and frowned in displeasure.
"Master Chen!... Chen, Master Chen!" The little eunuch tried to stop Chen Yuan, but Chen Yuan was determined to break in, and the little eunuch couldn't stop him no matter what.
"Go away!" Chen Yuan was furious at the little eunuch's successive obstructions, and kicked him to the ground!
The guards at the door also hurriedly stopped Chen Yuan. However, Chen Yuan was very powerful in martial arts and the guards did not dare to be ruthless. They were unable to defeat him.
"What happened outside?" Li Jingnan asked coldly when he saw the little eunuch crawling in.
The little eunuch said in horror: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Mr. Chen..."
Before the little eunuch could finish speaking, Chen Yuan had already barged in.
"Your Majesty! Something happened in the Tianlao!" The situation was urgent and Chen Yuan had no time to explain to the Emperor.
If it drags on any longer, I'm afraid something will really happen!