Immersive Fast Wear: The Anti-Strike Manual of the Heartthrob

One month later.

The verdict of everyone in Yongding Marquis' Mansion has been announced.

The evidence submitted by the Xuanyi Guards that Marquis Yongding was responsible for the flood in Pingyang City was conclusive.

In addition, the Xuanyi Guards also had evidence of his forming a clique for personal gain, and for multiple crimes, Marquis Yongding was directly sentenced to be beheaded in public.

The Marquis's wife knew about the crime but did not report it. She also used the power of the Marquis's mansion to accept benefits. She was an accomplice and was sentenced to be stripped of her imperial edict and exiled to the frontier.

But she was so frightened that she hit her head against the wall in prison and died.

Although death is the end of everything, the marquis' wife indirectly caused the deaths of so many people and was eventually stripped of her imperial title.

She was treated as a criminal, and like the corpse of Marquis Yongding, her body was left exposed for three days after execution before anyone was allowed to collect it.

The mansion of Marquis Yongding was raided and all the treasures in it were put into the national treasury.

Marquis Yongding and his wife were both directly or indirectly involved in the Pingyang City flood and corruption. Their crimes were unforgivable, so they were sentenced severely without any room for reversal.

After investigation, it was found that Meng Wenjin and Yin Qian were indeed unaware of the situation.

Meng Wenjin had an upright character, and his corruption was concealed by his parents, so he could have been given a lighter punishment.

But he was the son of Marquis Yongding, and the closest relationship in the world is between parents and children. His fate was closely tied to Marquis Yongding and his wife.

Not to mention the death penalty, according to the law, being exiled to the frontier with the wife of Marquis Yongding is also very normal.

The journey from the capital to the border is long, and there is a great possibility that Meng Wenjin, a civil servant, will not be able to make it.

Such a punishment is almost equivalent to the death penalty.

But when the decree was about to be issued, for some reason some officials said that Meng Wenjin's crime did not deserve the death penalty.

They pleaded for Meng Wenjin, saying that he had performed his duties conscientiously during his time in office and had also made contributions to flood relief.

After much consideration, the emperor finally decided that Meng Wenjin's merits and demerits should be offset, and he was demoted to a commoner and was not allowed to enter the capital for the rest of his life.

Yin Qian is a distant relative and is even less aware of those things.

Especially since her parents sacrificed their lives for the country and she was the only child left, Meng Wenjin was spared the death penalty. The emperor could not punish her more severely and ruled her not guilty.

But Yin Qian was going to be sent back to her hometown and could no longer stay in the capital.

This result can’t be said to be good or bad. At least, both of them saved their lives.

Chu Xiaoyun waited at home for a long time. After hearing that Meng Wenjin and Yin Qian were not in danger of their lives, she felt much more relaxed.

When they left the capital, Chu Xiaoyun went to see them off.

The city gate.

There was a simple carriage parked there, and the horse driving it looked listless, like an inferior horse that needed to stop after running a few miles.

This was obviously a low-grade carriage, but the driver was a thin but handsome young man.

He was dressed in a blue shirt and had an extraordinary temperament. He said a few words to the people in the carriage and prepared to drive away.

"Brother Wenjin."

A sweet female voice that seemed to come from another world came from behind.

Along with the sound came the sound of a woman getting off the bike by holding onto the frame.

Meng Wenjin tightened her hands holding the reins and pursed her lips. She wanted to look back, but she didn't dare to.

The person who called him was already standing in front of him.

Except for a brief meeting in the secret room, they had not seen each other for several months.

Meng Wenjin was locked up in a secret dungeon and interrogated for several days. He looked haggard and thin, with a slightly sunken face. It was hard to tell that he was the man that the girls in the capital used to dream of.

The only thing that remained was probably his straight spine.

But his spine bent a little when he saw Chu Xiaoyun.

'She is still the same as before.'

In Meng Wenjin's eyes, Chu Xiaoyun was still radiant and beautiful even though she was wearing plain clothes and had no gorgeous jewelry on her tied-up hair.

The myriad colors of the world are not as beautiful as her smile.

This made Meng Wenjin feel even more ashamed of himself.

Seeing the heartache in Chu Xiaoyun's eyes, Meng Wenjin smiled bitterly, took a deep breath, and got off the carriage.

"Xiao Yun, why are you here?"

Chu Xiaoyun said softly, "I'll see you off."

The curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted, revealing Yin Qian's face.

When she saw Chu Xiaoyun, she said with joy:

"surface……"

Before she could utter the word "sister-in-law", she realized the current situation and swallowed the word back.

"You wait for me."

Yin Qian held onto the frame and jumped off the carriage, still looking very lively.

"Why are you still as irritable as before?"

Chu Xiaoyun held her forehead and hurried over to help.

After Yin Qian got off the carriage, Meng Wenjin automatically moved to the other side, giving the two sisters, who were close friends, some time to reminisce about the past.

Chu Xiaoyun asked her about her current situation with concern.

After all, she was sent to the capital when she was three years old. Now she has to return to her hometown after more than ten years away, and she doesn’t know if she can adapt.

Compared to Chu Xiaoyun's worry, Yin Qian looked more at ease, and she was in the mood to comfort Chu Xiaoyun.

"Don't worry, I sent a letter and contacted my grandmother, so I can find a place to stay."

Yin Qian really had no reaction to leaving the capital.

In a place like this where a brick thrown down could kill an official, there are too many cases of stepping down on the powerful and praising the weak.

She was an orphan living in a foreign country, and only with the presence of her cousin and Chu Xiaoyun could she live a more comfortable life.

The situation is worse now, and it is much better to go back to my hometown than to stay in Beijing.

As long as she doesn't make any mistakes, her father who sacrificed his life for his country is enough to allow her to live an ordinary but peaceful life.

Yin Qian didn't feel that she needed to worry at all, but rather...

"You and your cousin..."

Yin Qian frowned, feeling that fate was really unpredictable and the two lovers now had to go their separate ways.

Chu Xiaoyun's eyelashes trembled, and she did not respond to her question.

"Qianqian, this was the coming-of-age gift I gave you, but you forgot to take it with you."

Chu Xiaoyun took out a long wooden box from the carriage behind him and handed it to Yin Qian.

"Can I take...?"

Yin Qian opened the box and hesitated when she saw the luxurious armlet that did not match her current simple attire.

It wasn't that she forgot to take it, but the mansion was raided and she had no chance to touch anything else except a few sets of clothes.

"Will this affect you?"

Chu Xiaoyun ignored her hesitation and put the box directly in her hand.

"Other treasures may be blocked, but this is my coming-of-age gift to you. It has a different meaning, so it doesn't matter."

"Take it. If life is easy, you can use it as a piece of jewelry. How can a girl not have a piece of jewelry to dress up? If life is difficult, you can also pawn it."

"This is the only thing I can do."

Yin Qian wanted to refuse, but Chu Xiaoyun had already turned his gaze towards Meng Wenjin.

"Brother Wenjin and I have something to say, you..."

Yin Qian immediately got on the carriage carrying the wooden box, leaving them space to talk.

When she got on the carriage, she realized that there was something wrong with the weight of the wooden box.

I lifted it up and shook it, and heard a dull sound as a hard object hit the wooden box.

Yin Qian heard what it was, fell silent for a moment, and hugged the wooden box tightly in her arms.