Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Maybe it's the bond between husband and wife. When Gu Yunji was being tortured in the dark prison, Xu Shuhua who was in Gu's house seemed to have sensed it. There was a sharp pain in her heart. .

Gu Yunqiao was startled when she saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to support her, her voice was crying: "Sister-in-law... sister-in-law, are you okay?"

"...I'm fine."

Gu Yunji's situation was unknown, and Xu Shuhua didn't want everyone to worry about herself in this situation. She slowly stood up, swallowed the bloody smell in her mouth calmly, and said with a pale face: "For the present plan... we still have to Hurry up and find a way to rescue Yunji, otherwise, if it takes another day, he will be in more danger."

The imperial prison is different from ordinary prisons. Gu Yunji was sent to prison some time ago, but it was suspended for review along with many officials.During this period, I only had a few routine interrogations. Except for the poor food and lodging, I basically didn’t suffer much. Even the jailers knew that they would be released soon, and their attitude was very respectful on weekdays.

But what Gu Yunji is entering now is the imperial prison, a place where his life is really in danger.Although Feiyuwei's handling of cases is simple and rough, and they often catch wind and shadows, they don't arrest people at will. Those who can be imprisoned by them are more or less ordered by Emperor Jingfeng.

However, the key lies in this. The Sanfa Division is an official institution of the imperial court, and everything is done according to the rules.If they try the case, Xu Shuhua and others can wait for the result at home. As long as there is not enough evidence to prove that Gu Yunji cheated in the imperial examination, it is impossible for the three courts to convict Gu Yunji, and they will naturally release him.

Flying Fish Guard is essentially a spy agency, because it is directly under the emperor, and has the independent right to handle cases without anyone's interference from the emperor.They do not need procedures or evidence to arrest criminals. They often drag people into prisons and torture them severely.

Under normal circumstances, the degree of arrogance of the Feiyuwei is directly linked to the power of the emperor. When Emperor Jingfeng first came to the throne, he was restrained by various forces in the court, and the Feiyuwei was far less arrogant than he is now.But now that Emperor Jingfeng has been on the throne for eight years, even if he has not reached the point of being unambiguous, at least he has great power in his hands, and his ministers dare not disobey his wishes easily.

This time Feiyuwei captured Gu Yunji with the acquiescence of Emperor Jingfeng, and he wanted to save him unless he could convince Emperor Jingfeng himself, but it was not easy.

Thinking of this, everyone felt as if a big stone had been crushed on their hearts. It was so heavy that they couldn't breathe. The air in the room slowly stagnated silently, making it even more difficult to breathe.

After an unknown amount of time, Cheng Yan took the lead to break the silence: "Although Yunji has entered the Imperial Prison, it is not hopeless. At least we can still do our best to run around for him. Your Majesty, Tang Shu has already entered the palace. I asked, but now I don’t know what the situation is. I have a few familiar colleagues in the Imperial Academy who also participated in the examination, and they may know something inside, so I will ask them.”

Su Qi immediately stood up when he heard the words: "Speaking of which, many Feiyuwei are from military households. As long as they have served in the army, they can have some relatives with our family. I entrust the relationship in the army, Even if we can't rescue Yunji, at least it can make him feel better in the imperial prison."

Xu Shujing also said: "Although my father has not been in court for a long time, his old colleagues and subordinates are still there. For the sake of old friendship, I think they can help us."

All of a sudden, everyone found what they had to do and left in a hurry, leaving only the female relatives in the house.

"Mother, don't cry."

Xu Shuhua had nothing to do, but could only sit in a daze, when suddenly she heard a baby's voice, she came back to her senses, and hugged her daughter: "Xi'er."

Gu Zhaoxi was young, so although he didn't understand what happened, he also knew that there must be important things for the adults to be busy.The usually lively and naughty little girl was surprisingly quiet and sensible at the moment. She stretched out her little hand and clumsily wiped away Xu Shuhua's unaware tears, trying to comfort her with her own logic:
"When mother cries, her eyes will turn red. Daddy will be sad when she sees it, and Xi'er will also be sad when she sees it. Mother, don't cry."

Listening to his daughter's childish words, Xu Shuhua's heart ached, and he couldn't speak for a while, but the tears flowed even more fiercely.Gu Zhaoxi panicked, couldn't wipe his hands off, and was in a hurry.

Seeing her funny actions, Xu Shuhua wanted to smile subconsciously, but the heavy heart made her unable to laugh.She turned her head to prevent Gu Zhaoxi from seeing her losing her composure, and it took a long while to hold back her tears, and gently hugged her daughter in her arms, not knowing whether she was comforting her or herself:
"Okay, mother, don't cry, mother still has to wait for your father to come back, mother will not make him sad."

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"...Gu Qing needs to know that the scholars outside are making a fuss now, and now that new clues of imperial examination fraud have been involved, how could they not investigate? It's just that it is still unclear whether what happened to Gu Yunji was related to the scholars. The suspected imperial examination fraud is related, so I bypassed the Sanju Department and handed it over to Feiyuwei for the time being."

In the imperial study room, Gu Yuanhui, who was approached by Emperor Jingfeng to see him, explained why Gu Yunji was arrested.His face was gentle and his voice was very gentle, but it was piercingly cold in Gu Yuanhui's ears:

"Gu Yunji is the first-class Tanhua selected by me. I have high hopes for him. I did this to repay his innocence. Otherwise, when he is promoted in the future, others will definitely be dissatisfied."

Gu Yuanhui hesitated for a while, and then said: "I feel that even if there is suspicion, it should be handed over to the Third Judicial Division for trial according to the rules and procedures, and the truth should be judged by evidence. Now it's a little bit..."

"Gu Yuanhui." Emperor Jing Feng's expression changed, and he interrupted him coldly, "You have to be clear about your identity, question Fei Yuwei's handling of the case, you are overstepping."

Gu Yuanhui lifted his robe and knelt down, saying: "I am guilty."

Emperor Jing Feng withdrew his gaze from him, and said indifferently: "After all, what Gu Yunji was involved in was fraud in the imperial examination. You are his uncle, so you should avoid suspicion. Let the Ministry of Punishment withdraw first. The matter of Gu Yunji, together with the fraud that the scholars questioned before, should be avoided." The case will be jointly handled by Feiyuwei, the Procuratorate and Dali Temple."

Gu Yuanhui was silent for a while, and finally said with restraint: "Yes, I obey the order."

Seeing that he was quite interesting, Emperor Jingfeng's face softened a little, and he raised his hand to let him stand up: "Don't worry, I just asked Feiyuwei to investigate carefully, and it won't hurt his life. Besides, the Inspectorate and Dali Temple have also intervened now. The final determination of the crime cannot be judged solely by the Flying Fish Guard."

The meaning of these words is that Fei Yuwei will care more or less about the integrity of the evidence and procedures, and will not beat Gu Yunji into a trick, let alone put him to death indiscriminately, things can turn around.

Gu Yuanhui breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, knowing that there would be nothing more to ask at this moment, and after bowing to Emperor Jingfeng, he quietly withdrew.