The punishment of the female imperial court

The tone is light as usual, as if saying "this meal is not bad".

The corners of his eyes twitched: "Is there any reason to ask for the things you gave away?"

Yu Qiansi patted his arm with the back of his hand: "Don't worry, I will give you a new one. If you want, you can even make a unique one for you yourself."

If it wasn't for the distance between Yuli Pavilion and the Criminal Division, and the time wasted on the way, she would definitely have to go there in person.

Hearing that "one and only", Boyi reluctantly took out the wooden card, and went back to the criminal punishment department with her.

Back in the backyard again, Boyi had mixed feelings.

The last time he came here, he was caught climbing over the wall in the Marquis of Guang'an, and was thrown here with the wind and locked up for a day and a night.At that time, he kept talking about Jade Rakshasa, but he didn't expect to come again, but he was already side by side with her, and he was willing to run for her.

"You stay outside and I will go in by myself."

There was a slight smile on the corner of Boyi's mouth unconsciously, and the memory in his black eyes gradually faded: "Then be careful, I'm outside."

Pushing open the door, Ma Jian's hands and feet were locked by iron chains hanging on the wall, and he could barely sit in the middle of the room.

At this time, he had regained a bit of clarity, but he was willing to be trapped in the darkness. Seeing that the door opened and a little moonlight seeped in from the outside, he flinched and moved a few inches deeper.The iron chain was jingled, making a heavy friction sound.

Presumably, Suifeng was worried that the mad Ma Jian would harm himself, so he locked him up in this way so that he couldn't get close to the wall.

Yuqiansi squatted on the spot, at eye level with him, eyes filled with pity.

"Don't you have anything to ask me?"

Ma Jian seemed to have just realized that there was a person in front of him. He was shivering from the sound, and then trembled uncontrollably, his broad back arched like a crawling shrimp.

She didn't urge her either, she just sat down cross-legged and played with a reed pole she picked up at random.

It wasn't until the moonlight turned a little further that Ma Jian asked in a hoarse voice.

"That court lady. How did she die?"

The voice seemed to come from the pile of withered bones.It seems to be the skeleton of a lonely and giant net that has been eroded by wind and sand for thousands of years on the lonely night sky.

"In the middle of the night about three days ago, the cause of death was drowning. But there are still doubts about the case, and I'm still investigating."

Three days ago, it was the day they entered the palace to examine the corpse.

It was the second day after the falling incident. She remembered that Shang Fu had said that Ma Jian was unwell that day and asked for leave.

Ma Jian looked down at the clear moonlight in front of him, sat on the spot, and said nothing.

Seeing that he was so ineffective, Yu Qiansi felt a lot of unknown anger in his heart.

Raising his hand to cover the moonlight, he said coldly: "Do you know what the doubt is? The pond is just inside the Jinxiu Gate, not far from the Qianniu Guard's guard, but separated by a wall. The princess screamed in the daytime We can all hear it, let alone late at night in the palace?"

Ma Jian moved slightly, but it was like an illusion.

"According to the traces on her body, it can be seen that she should have struggled by the lake for a long time before she died, and fell into the water until she was exhausted. Tell me, why did she lie there for so long, gradually exhausted, until Let go of your hands in despair, and you don’t even want to call for help?”

The rubbing sound of the four chains continued, but the black shadow at the intersection of the chains seemed to be motionless.

The corners of Yu Qiansi's eyes are moist, her voice is soft but cold, every word and every word is like an ice pick, which is about to poke the black shadow in front of her into a sieve, every word and every word directly touches people's hearts.

"You said, what danger did she encounter? Is it more terrifying than calling for help? Even if she yelled, it might be more dangerous. Or maybe she died willingly to protect something?"

He kept saying "guess" and "maybe", but every word and sentence was like a sharp knife engraved on Ma Jian's heart.

She wants to force him to recognize the reality, instead of trying to escape like a mess of rags like he is now.

"Enough. Enough. Stop it. Please."

The group of black shadows huddled together let out a desperate wail, like the cry of a lone wolf who had lost his lover on the peak under the moon.

Boyi, who had been guarding outside all the time, heard the cry of mourning, and hurried over to check.

I saw Ma Jian fell into madness again.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault." As he spoke, he tried to hit himself in vain, but the length of the chain was just right, and he couldn't reach his face with all his strength.

He could only growl helplessly.Even so, he couldn't express the slightest pain in his heart.

He was supposed to be on duty that day, but he found that Xiaodie was missing, so he looked around, so he asked for leave and was not on duty.

Bo Yisheng was afraid that he would go mad and hurt others, so he quickly stood in front of Yu Qiansi.

But Yu Qiansi pushed him away indifferently, with firm eyes.It seems that two rounds of bright moons hang in it for a long time, with sympathetic sadness and compassion that touches the scene.

The three of them were in a stalemate.

I don't know how long it took, the dark cloud gathered Haoyue in his arms, and the surroundings were empty and silent, and the sound of the painful chains gradually subsided, leaving only the intermittent sobbing sound.

Yu Qiansi handed a wooden sign to Ma Jian.

The hollowed-out notches reveal loose and vague pictures on the ground: carp playing in the water, floating and undulating.

Carp swimming in clear water in a river.

"She was killed, but I can find the murderer. As long as you accept this receipt and answer me a question, I promise you that no matter where I am, I will help you find the murderer."

Every commission of Yuli Pavilion has a beginning and an end.

This unremarkable, even somewhat gloomy pagoda sign is the most solemn promise in this world.

Ma Jian stood still like a ball of dry mud.

After a long time, I took the sign, held it tightly in my hand, and asked, "What do you want to know?"

"Where did you get the phantom face?"

"Yunzhong City, Xuantai Pingyu Tian*, he calls himself 'Master Yu'."

Yu Qiansi stood up slowly, squatting for a long time, feeling slightly dizzy.

Bo Yi helped her steady, and looked at the woman beside him with doubts.

However, she saw that she had a piercing smile, her brows were not angry, and she was full of snow.

"Young Master Yu?" He seemed to be thinking about the nameless name engraved on the tombstone.

Where does Mr. Yu come from the Yu family now?

Regardless of whether she came here to spoil herself or have other plans, she will uproot these monsters and monsters and send them to Abi Hell together.

Back in Fajin Hall, she sat behind a few desks and wandered away.

Xia Chong was noisy, but she felt chills all over her body, and because of Ma Jian's incident, she also felt a lot of indescribable grief.

Boyi thought he was still worrying about the so-called "Young Master Yu".

Squatting beside her, comforting softly: "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover."

What exactly is this Yunzhong City?He had heard the title more than once.

Yu Qiansi blinked her eyes, looking at the night sky outside the eaves, covered with black gauze, the moon will be full.

"It's almost fifteen?"

Boyi counted the days: "Today is exactly the fifteenth day."

Yuqian raised her hand and pinched her fingers, muttered in her mouth, with a clear expression, and sighed: "What a coincidence, these two days have been good days."

"Bo Yi, do you still remember the half wooden sign in front of the blacksmith's shop?"

"Naturally remember."

Half of the Buddha's smiling face engraved in Yang is very unique.

"Tomorrow morning, I need you to find a peddler in the capital, a peddler with this half wooden sign hanging on his burden."

Boyi agreed straight away, he just wanted to dispel the sadness between her brows, no matter what he did, he would be willing to do it.

"Remember, you can only find it yourself, and don't alert the officials."

Since the wooden sign of the blacksmith's shop was mentioned, no matter whether it was the peddler or the blacksmith's shop, it must have something to do with Yunzhong City.

What's more, all of this has something to do with this young master who bears the name of the Yu family. He is slightly uneasy and has some expectations. Perhaps, he is one step closer to truly understanding the woman in front of him.

"When I find this peddler, I'll know what you want to do, won't you?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll help you!"

"Thank you."

This thank you was as light as a sigh, as if she had exhausted all her strength.

"You're welcome, don't forget, you still owe me a special Yuli Pavilion receipt!"

Yuqian looked down at the man in black who was half kneeling on the side of the table, her eyes were light.But Boyi looked up at her, his eyes seemed to miss each other, she moved away calmly: "Of course I remember."

He recalled the topic of the two before, and now is a good time to explain everything, but the two are in the punishment department, and there may be the eyes and ears of Duke Qi's government around them, he hesitated for a moment, and he didn't know how to speak.

Familiar footsteps came from the door again.

"Master Yu—" Sui Feng came with the panting Shang Fu, interrupting Boyi again.

This time, Shang Fu learned cleverly, seeing that it was getting late, he moved with the wind, so that he would not be stopped by the Jinwu Guard.

Boyi stood up and stepped aside: "Your Excellency Shaoqing, is there any news so soon?"

Kui Ye came here so impatiently, so naturally it could only be related to the affairs of the Ministry of War.

"Of course, I don't even look at who I am!" Shang Fu shook his head triumphantly, and the horns on both sides of the official hat swayed slightly, showing a smug look.

He really liked this official uniform, he didn't want to take it off in the middle of the night.

"According to Master Yu's punishment, we immediately found out that there was a member of the Ministry of War who did not come to serve today. He was about the same age as those senior officers, and because he was in charge of sweeping trivial matters, no one paid attention to it before. I have ordered the people of Dali Temple to check his whereabouts!"

Yu Qiansi was not half happy, and raised her hand casually, signaling them to take it easy.

Then he played with Yuli Qiankun, and said firmly: "Let's find the corpse directly, it may be faster."

This is sure that this person is more than auspicious.

"Master Yu," Shang Fu exaggerated with tears: "What kind of god are you? Not only can you guess that the people in the Ministry of War are related to the fire, but you can also guess that they are dead?"

Sui Feng curled his lips, this flattery was really without technical content.

She touched Yuli Qiankun with her left hand, raised her hand, and watched it rotate on her index finger, constantly changing its background color.

"Bo Yi, what do you think?"

Boyi was kind, and looked at Shang Fu with some provocation: "If the perpetrator's goal is really a map, he must ensure that what he got is real. Then it must be an insider."

In addition, he had to ensure that after the map was obtained, all those who might find problems with the map were eliminated as soon as possible, so the staff had to die.

Thanks: trustworthy's monthly ticket and recommendation ticket!
Thanks: Yishutong in Tianji Palace, Jiushu Residual Flowers, and Yuche Meihua for the recommendation tickets!
Xuantai Pingyutian refers to the 36-day statement in "Yunji Qizhi Tiandibu".

Xuantai Pingyutian is the fourth layer among the six heavens of the First Desire Realm.It is used to compare with the term "Yunzhong City" here.