Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Winter solstice, at dusk.

In the capital city of Shangjing, every house was brightly lit, and snowflakes were falling along the windows and onto the ground.

The snow reflected red light, the stove in front of the door was warming hot wine, and the cold prison was completely different from the festive atmosphere outside.

Cheng Jie, holding a wine jug, stopped in front of the last dungeon.

There was straw scattered on the ground, a broken bowl and a mouthful of dirty water.

The woman's long hair was scattered on her shoulders like weeds. Her clothes were torn by the whip, revealing hideous wounds. Blood oozed out of them. From a distance, she looked like a bloody person.

Hearing the voice, the woman raised her head, opened her bloodshot eyes, and asked coldly: "What are you doing here?"

"Of course I came to see the high-spirited Lord Xu."

Cheng Jie emphasized the three words "Lord Xu", but there was no flattery on his face, but instead it was full of sarcasm.

After saying that, he walked in and stopped in front of the wish.

He slowly picked up the dirty steamed buns on the ground and gently blew away the dust on them.

Cheng Jie raised his eyes and asked Xu Yuan: "How is it, are you used to living in this prison?"

Make a wish and don't start, don't speak.

Seeing Xu Yuan's expression, Cheng Jie's hand holding the steamed bun suddenly tightened.

"Oh!"

The steamed bun hit the corner, making a loud noise.

Cheng Jie grabbed the collar of Xu Yuan's clothes and forced him to look up at him.

"Don't be shameless. I want you to die now. Just one word from me!"

"Then you can kill me." Xu Yuan sneered.

"Killing you won't be enough? I'm going to torture you slowly."

Cheng Jie loosened Xu Yuan's collar, turned around and sat on the chair, looking down at Xu Yuan with pity.

"The jailers didn't mistreat you, did they? I specifically told them that they couldn't wait for the wound to heal, but had to open it again and again so that the flesh would rot."

Xuyuan didn't say anything.

Cheng Jie was not annoyed, and his tone even softened.

"You were against me in every way back then, and now you're a prisoner, but your courage is still as strong as ever. It's a pity for your pretty face."

Cheng Jie picked up the hot tea, blew away the steam, and sighed, "You see, you don't want to be a good woman, but pretend to be a man to take the national exam. Now the emperor knows about it. Not only will you not get any benefits, but your family will be destroyed."

The family was broken up...

A burst of hatred suddenly burst out from Xu Yuan's eyes, which were as dry as a dry well. She struggled to rush forward, but the iron chains on her feet restricted her movements.

She could only yell, "What did you do to them?!"

"I thought Lord Xu was too disdainful to talk to me." Cheng Jie laughed, put down the teacup in his hand, and walked to Xu Yuan.

"Nothing much, just that your lame cousin was beaten to death, and your father hanged himself."

Cheng Jie admired Xu Yuan's face full of hatred and smiled more brightly, "Now, all we need is you..."

"Cheng Jie!"

Xu Yuan screamed, her eyes red. She grabbed the broken bowl on the ground and threw herself forward, facing Cheng Jie's face.

Cheng Jie took a step back but didn't dodge.

The fragments of the bowl pierced his eyeball and blood gushed out.

"what!"

He hurriedly tried to pull it out, and a woman's sharp laughter rang out in the prison, followed by an extremely cold voice.

"Cheng Jie, you'd better kill me as soon as possible, otherwise...I won't let you go even if I become a ghost!"

Xuyuan's eyes were red and filled with anger.

One eye is not enough.

not enough!

She wants to kill Cheng Jie's entire family!

Xuyuan pulled the chain unwillingly until she saw a pair of exquisite boots stop in front of her.

The old man has a shiny white beard, but he looks energetic.

"Wei Chenyi."

Xuyuan stared at the old man, and even greater hatred emerged from his dry well-like eyes.

"Ms. Xu, long time no see."

Wei Chenyi stroked his beard, greeted Xu Yuan, and then said to Cheng Jie who was treating the wound, "You go down first."

"Yes."

Cheng Jie looked at Xu Yuan unwillingly and left angrily.

The prison fell silent.

Wei Chen looked down at Xu Yuan and said slowly, "Xu Yuan, from this name we can tell what the person who named it wants to do, but it's a pity that Miss Xu wants to die, so I can only do as you wish."

"hehe."

Xu Yuan sneered, his words full of mockery, "You are so impatient to kill and silence the witness, Wei Chenyi, are you guilty of your crime?"

"I feel guilty?" Wei Chenyi smiled. "Miss Xu, I was the one who wrote your recommendation letter when you were able to take the national exam. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even be qualified to take the exam."

Wei Chenyi finished speaking, with some regret in his tone, "But who knew that you would actually disguise yourself as a man and commit crimes against the emperor."

"It was you who framed me!"

Xu Yuan spat out a mouthful of blood, "You not only framed me, but also framed my grandfather, and killed 300 people in the Xu family!"

Her grandfather was the prime minister, but was framed for treason and collaborating with the enemy.

She came with the grievances of the Xu family and wanted to see the emperor, but she suffered many hardships. In the end, she had no choice but to take the national examination in order to meet the emperor and present her grievances.

However, on the eve of the audience with the emperor, Wei Chen reported that she was disguised as a man, and was thrown into prison before she could even see the emperor.

People only knew that she was taken into custody today, but they didn't know that Wei Chenyi had already taken her away, without even waiting for the announcement of the results.

Speaking of old friends, Wei Chenyi smiled slightly and twisted the Buddhist beads in his hand.

"Your grandfather couldn't defeat me, let alone a little girl like you who hasn't even grown all her hair yet. But I didn't expect that you were more courageous than your father and could come to Shangjing City."

Ignoring Xu Yuan's angry glare, Wei Chenyi stroked his beard, as if with regret: "What a pity, you are a descendant of the Xu family, and I have sincerely thought about letting you become my disciple."

"dream!"

Xu Yuan swallowed his saliva and said, "Being your lackey is worse than dying in prison!"

Wei Chenyi's smile faded and he stopped twisting his Buddhist beads. "If that's the case, I might as well make you give up completely."

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand, and the servant beside him immediately came up holding a wooden box.

"Ms. Xu, take a look. Is this the evidence you collected?"

Xuyuan’s eyes froze.

That wooden box contained evidence of corruption and bribery by countless important officials of the time. It was her chance to turn things around, and also the only chance for the Xu family to clear their grievances.

Xu Yuan reacted and rushed over to grab the wooden box, but it was too late.

Wei Chen blew open the fire stick, and the flame reflected on his old cheek and slowly fell into the box.

"Wei Chenyi!"

Xu Yuan endured the pain, but before he could stand up, he was tripped by the iron chain again.

The fire ignited in front of her, and the light in her eyes was gradually extinguished.

No more, all gone.

Completely gone.

"Wei Chenyi! I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you!"

Xuyuan looked up unwillingly, and the iron chain made a loud noise.

"You can't kill me."

Wei Chenyi squatted down and smiled slowly: "Because, today is the day you die."