she has golden eyes

Chapter 18 Witnesses
Qiu and Zhao stared at the fat man viciously. The fat man was visibly frightened, shrugged his shoulders and dared not speak any more.

Mei Xue smiled silently behind the hood, asked Peng Liang to untie the fat man, and said to him:
"You can go now. If you don't dare to return to the capital, you should find another way to survive as soon as possible."

Then he said to Gao Yuan:
"Send him out, don't make things difficult for him."

The fat man looked at Mei Xue in disbelief, but Peng Liang had already untied him neatly and pushed him out.

The fat man came back to his senses and rushed out immediately.

The rest of the people who were still tied hesitated, watching each other's faces.

The look of eagerness to try is obvious.

Mei Xue looked at those people, waited for a while, and then said to Peng Liang:

"Since they have nothing to say, let's tie them up and send them to the government office!"

Those people immediately panicked, and no longer ignored the threatening eyes of Qiu and Zhao, they rushed to confess.

It turned out that Qiu Changhai was the elder brother of the uncle of the Yan family, Yan Zhixiu's sixth aunt, and Zhao Kang was Qiu Changhai's brother-in-law.

The Yan family never gave up on looking for Qiao Anyi. In the past ten years, several groups of people have been sent to the Sichuan-Shaanxi area.

They set off from the capital city last winter and have been searching for news all the way till now.

When they were in Taiping Town, they heard that Mei Xue had disappeared with people from the Shu Palace, so they chased her all the way to Chengdu.

Unexpectedly, just two days after arriving, they were taken away by a litter in the inn.

An older man begged:
"My lord, girl, even if we had the guts of a leopard, we wouldn't dare to think about the people in the Shu Palace.

It's just taking orders from others, even if you can't complete the task, you have to find some useful information and go back to the errand. "

Having said that, the man pointed to Qiu Changhai and Zhao Kang and said:
"They are the bosses. Knowing that the girl is in the palace, we didn't dare to come to Chengdu at all. They forced us to go back alive if we couldn't complete the task."

Perhaps the Yan family had been the backer for a long time, but Qiu Changhai and Zhao Kang still had some guts. Hearing this, they yelled at several subordinates, threatening them to never get over it.

Mei Xue ignored it, and ordered Peng Liang to prepare paper and pens, and asked people to write down these confessions in detail, and asked them all to sign and write down on it.

Qiu Changhai and Zhao Kang could not stop cursing, and Gao Yuan, who sent the fat man back, was furious, and after a few punches, they were paralyzed on the ground and could not make a sound.

Li Jinzhi asked Li Changshi to come over, but Shen Qingyang unexpectedly followed him.

He entered the room with his hands behind his back, and seeing Gao Yuan directing his subordinates to tie Qiu Changhai and Zhao Kang more firmly, he frowned and said:
"Are you all free? Wasting your energy on a few dirty things?"

After speaking, he called his subordinates to come in and told them:
"Smash all the limbs and joints of these people, throw them into the bottom warehouse of the cargo ship and transport them back to the capital."

Those who signed the confession all panicked, pleading with Li Jinzhi and Mei Xue crying.

Li Jinzhi smiled and said nothing, not at all angry because of Shen Qingyang's strength.

Mei Xue stood up, ignored Shen Qingyang, and said directly to his subordinates:

"These few who have signed the confession, just watch over them carefully, and don't hurt them."

Several soldiers all looked at Shen Qingyang's face, and seeing that he was silent, they all stood still and did not dare to move.

Shen Qingyang glanced at Mei Xue coldly, and then ordered to his subordinates:

"Do as she said, these two reckless people will be dragged out now and their hands and feet will be broken."

A group of sergeants like wolves and tigers agreed, and dragged everyone out neatly.

Only then did Li Changshi dare to go forward to salute, he picked up the confession and read it carefully, then saluted Li Jinzhi and said:
"There are so many witnesses, and the details are all clearly confessed. This matter is not difficult to handle. It's just that the Yan family wants to kill Ms. Qiao, so Ms. Mei..."

Li Changshi looked at Mei Xue while talking, the person the Yan family wanted to kill was Qiao An Yi, not Mei Xue.

This young girl, who has recently been rumored by people in Chengdu, is standing quietly opposite him at this moment. He can't see her face clearly behind the veil, so he can only hear her say calmly:

"My surname is Mei and my name is Xue. My ancestral home is Qiantang, Zhejiang. My mother Han died of illness three years ago. My aunt Mei is the nanny of the late mistress Qiao Mei of the Qiao family in Luoyang. She lost her son when she was young and has no contact with her husband's family.

My father, Mei Jingchen, was killed by the Jinsha River ten years ago, together with his elder brother and Qiao Anyi, the eldest daughter of the Qiao family.

After arriving in Beijing, if there is a day when I can be wronged, I will voluntarily testify in court. "

The room was so quiet that a needle could be heard, only Mei Xue's voice was flowing slowly.

No joy, no sorrow, it seems that he has already seen through this noisy world.

Li Jinzhi suppressed the smile on his face, moved his eyes away from Mei Xue, and gazed at the courtyard covered with the light of late spring calmly.

Shen Qingyang, who was standing with his hands behind his back, watched Mei Xue's figure disappear at the gate of the courtyard, then turned his face to look at Li Jinzhi with a sneer and said:

"I thought I knew everything about the affairs of the capital, but I didn't expect that our Yan Ge Lao had already covered the sky with his hands ten years ago, and dared to be lawless at the feet of the emperor."

Li Jinzhi also laughed, with the same gentle smile on his face as before, rubbing his fingertips lightly and saying:
"I was thinking that since Mr. Yan Ge is so concerned about the Shu Palace, when I arrive in the capital, I must solemnly thank him."

Listening to the jokes of the two young people in front of him, Li Changshi felt terrified like never before.

He could even imagine what earth-shattering things would happen in Luoyang a few months later.

With great fanfare, Xiao Yan personally went to the pier to greet Zhang Nanny, Yurong, and Ping An.

Yu Rong was terrified, hugging Ping An tightly, and covered Ping An's face with a veil, for fear that others would dislike him if they saw him.

Mei Xue was waiting at the second gate, and smiled when she saw them, and quickly walked forward and hugged Ping An in her arms.

Xiao Yan had never seen Mei Xue smile so comfortably before, and couldn't help feeling:
"Where did this kid get such a blessing to be so loved by Miss Mei?"

Mei Xue lifted the veil on Ping'an's face, turned sideways to cover him from the sun, then smiled and said softly:
"Heaven created man, he is a special one, I picked him up into this world with my own hands, and I should protect him well."

When Ping'an's mother invited her on the day of dystocia, she discovered the problem at a glance, but at that time he was already a living life.

She knew that once he was born, it would mean suffering, but she couldn't bear to stop him, so she could only do her best.

The woman in the spring is carefully holding the child and walking forward, with a warm smile on her face that has never been seen before.

In the past, even when she smiled, she was always slightly alienated.

Standing behind the hanging flower gate of the garden, Li Jinzhi watched Mei Xue and Xiao Yan walk by with a smile through the carved hollow wall bricks.

It turned out that she also liked children so much.

The official ship of the palace had already been prepared, and Shen Qingyang ordered people to load the ship on the day Mammy Zhang and his party arrived.

The king of Shu couldn't help but curse again, Shen Qingyang remained unmoved.

Mei Xue went to bid farewell to Princess Shu, but just in time Li Jinfeng was messing with Princess Shu.

Li Jinfeng wanted to go to Luoyang with Li Jinzhi, but Princess Shu disagreed, so he called Li Jinzhi to help intercede, but Li Jinzhi agreed with Princess Shu.

Li Jinfeng felt aggrieved, Mei Xue didn't want to get involved, thanked Princess Shu for her care these days and planned to leave, but Li Jinfeng who was in a hurry stopped her and said:
"Miss Mei, please comment. I grew up with my elder brother since I was young, and even taught me to read, but now I have to separate from my elder brother. What's the reason?"

Mei Xue knew that even if this matter went to the King of Shu, it would have the same ending. The King of Shu only had two legitimate sons, and he would never send them all to the capital.

And Emperor Mingde wanted Li Jinzhi.

But Mei Xue couldn't say that.

Li Jinzhi got up, pulled Li Jinfeng to Princess Shu and said:
"My mother has been in poor health for the past few years, you should stay by her side to serve her.

If you are obedient, it will take two years at least, and it will not exceed your coronation ceremony. I will definitely take you to Luoyang. "

Li Jinfeng's eyes were red, and he choked up and said:
"I don't want to be separated from my eldest brother for a day. It will take another six or seven years before I perform the coronation ceremony. My elder brother's words are clearly prevarication to me."

But Li Jinzhi was unmoved, he just patted Li Jinfeng on the shoulder and said:
"This matter is settled like this. Don't mess around with your mother anymore."

Mei Xue followed Li Jinzhi and left the courtyard of Princess Shu. The two walked in silence for a while. Mei Xue said to Li Jinzhi:

"The third son is young, so he may not dare to secretly follow you to Luoyang."

Li Jinzhi smiled helplessly:

"Thank you, Ms. Mei, for reminding me. With the temper of the third brother, he would dare to do such a thing. I will make people watch him closely."

(End of this chapter)