After the divorce, the reborn emperor seduced me into his arms

"Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Luzhi looked at Yan Qing anxiously.

Yan Qing said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay, I forgot to drink the tranquilizing soup last night and had a nightmare."

Luzhi looked at the medicine bowl on the nanmu table, and the dark calming soup inside remained unchanged.

Looking at Yan Qing's pale face, the little girl said worriedly, "Miss, ever since you divorced Prince Lu, you've been having nightmares every night. Would you like His Royal Highness Prince Jing to summon the imperial physician to see you?"

Yan Qing shook his head: "It's useless."

She wasn't ill, so there was no point in seeing the Taifu.

Moreover, Yan Qing had a feeling that the reason why she had those nightmares was probably related to her rebirth. There must be a cause for every effect, and she wanted to find out what was going on.

In his previous dream, Gu Huaizhou had called the corpse in the coffin Qingqing, and even the secret room was filled with her portraits.

But Yan Qing never took it seriously.

Because in her previous life, she and Gu Huaizhou really had no relationship, and they rarely met. How could he have any improper thoughts about her?

But Lu Qiaonan suddenly broke into my dream yesterday.

And what Lu Qiaonan said...

In an instant, Yan Qing was pulled into reality.

That dream...

it is true.

Yan Qing's slender white fingers suddenly clenched.

Could it be that the scene in the dream is the world after her death?

So that's why Lu Qiaonan apologized to her? Something about the ancestral grave...

Before his death in his previous life, Yan Qing instructed that he should not be buried after his death, but just be cremated.

This is also the reason why she always believed that dreams were not real, because her body had long been burned to ashes in her previous life.

But the corpse in the secret room was lifelike.

If the dream is true, then...

What happened after her death?

Why wasn't her body burned, and why was it hidden in the secret room by Gu Huaizhou? When did Gu Huaizhou...

Yan Qing suddenly lifted the quilt and stood up.

Luzhi was confused: "Miss, where are you going?"

As Yan Qing was getting dressed, he asked, "Is my cousin at home?"

Luzhi shook her head: "My cousin went to Prince Jing's Mansion early in the morning, but asked Laifu to wait for the young lady at the General's Mansion at noon."

Yan Qing was stunned for a moment before reacting.

Every noon, Gu Huaizhou would go to the general's residence to teach his eldest cousin.

Yan Qing nodded and stopped.

She was also impulsive.

"Let's have a meal."

Yan Qing sat down at the table.

But my mind was still thinking about the dream.

If the dream was really the world after her death in her previous life, according to last night's dream, Lu Qiaonan regretted it, so he sneaked into the secret room and wanted to bring her body back to the Marquis' Mansion.

Thinking of what he said in the dream, Yan Qing found it ridiculous.

Do you still want to harm her in your next life?

Kill him first in this life!

After the servants brought breakfast, Yan Qing sipped his crucian carp porridge and asked, "What's going on at the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion?"

Luzhi stepped forward immediately and said, "Miss, I had someone keep an eye on the Marquis' Mansion yesterday. Marquis Wu'an and Prince Lu have been running around these past few days, probably trying to collect the remaining silver."

Yan Qing finished the last mouthful of porridge and asked, "Didn't Yan Tan look for Lu Qiaonan?"

"No."

Luzhi shook her head, also with a puzzled look on her face: "The eldest lady wanted to marry Master Lu so much before, and would rather be a concubine to enter the Marquis' Mansion. I didn't expect that after being kicked out, she never went to look for Master Lu once. I thought she would find a way to make Master Lu change his mind..."

Yan Qing wiped the corner of his mouth and sneered.

Yan Tan has loved to snatch her things since she was a child, and the reason why she likes Lu Qiaonan is largely due to this mentality.

Although the Wu'an Marquisate still retained its title, it had long since declined. If it were not for her engagement and the support of a prominent family like the General's Mansion, it would have been kicked out of the Kyoto aristocratic circle long ago.

Now that she disdains Lu Qiaonan, the Wu'an Marquis Mansion has naturally lost its value, and it is understandable that Yan Tan does not go to find Lu Qiaonan.

"But the master has been there several times."

Luzhi continued, "Yesterday, the master went to the Marquis's residence and was scolded by the Marquis of Wu'an. Miss, why do you think the master is so optimistic about the Marquis of Wu'an?"

Yan Qing said sarcastically, "He doesn't really have high hopes for Marquis Wu'an, he has high hopes for Lu Qiaonan."

Do you think that since Lu Qiaonan has made great contributions in suppressing the rebellion with the King of Qi, he will be favored by the King of Qi and the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion will soar to fame?

Yan Junyuan only has this much vision.

He is clearly enjoying the protection of the General's Mansion, but he always wants to find other helpers to try to draw a line between himself and the General's Mansion. What a self-deceiving and cowardly man!

Yan Qing pondered and said, "What about Prince Qi's Mansion? Is there any movement?"

Lu Zhi shook her head: "I didn't see Prince Lu go to see the King of Qi. It was Marquis Wu'an who wanted to go, but was stopped by Prince Lu."

Yan Qing suddenly sneered.

Lu Qiaonan is somewhat self-aware.

He knew that the King of Qi took a fancy to him because of his engagement with the Yan family. Now that Yan Qing no longer wanted him, Lu Qiaonan, he was too embarrassed to ask the King of Qi for help again.

"Keep staring."

Yan Qing took a sip of the tea and said slowly, "By the way, have someone collect the debt."

She wanted Lu Qiaonan to face reality.

Without Yan Qing and the General's Mansion to support her, it would be very difficult to deal with the fickleness of human nature in this world.

After breakfast, Yan Qing planned to go to the gambling house.

However, just as they left Qingyi Courtyard, Qingluan suddenly came hurriedly to report: "Miss, the people from Fanyang are back."

Yan Qing was stunned: "So fast?"

Qingluan said, "When the magistrate of Fanyang heard that Prince Consort Lu had died, he immediately revealed everything, without even needing the inspectors to investigate. The head of the Lu family also testified, saying that they had concealed the incident because they had been threatened by Prince Consort Lu. Now, the witnesses have been taken to the Dali Temple, and they are saying that Miss Gongsun will be brought in for trial immediately..."

"what?"

Luzhi was surprised and said, "Then Miss Gongsun wants to..."

"Let's go to the Dali Temple."

Yan Qing originally thought that it would take at least one or two months for news to come from Fan Yang, but he didn't expect that all the evidence and witnesses would be collected in just half a month.

If Gongsun Zhi's affair were to be made public, she would also be sentenced for killing the emperor's son-in-law.

Yan Qing immediately asked Luzhi to inform Zhao Hu, and she took Qingluan to the Dali Temple.

The entrance to Dali Temple was now crowded with people.

The Gongsun Zhi case was already a big deal, and with Yan Qing's instigation, storytellers in Kyoto spread the story, and almost everyone was paying attention to the Gongsun Zhi case.

Now, the people sent by the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate to Fanyang to investigate have returned, and they have brought back many witnesses. The news has already spread throughout the streets and alleys.

When Yan Qing rushed to the Dali Temple, Gongsun Zhi was being taken out of the prison by the bailiffs.

In addition to Gongsun Zhi, there were several other people who looked exhausted from the journey.

But what surprised Yan Qing was that King Qi, King Li and King Jing were also there!

"Second Miss Yan, come here quickly. I have reserved a seat for you."

Prince Jing's voice suddenly rang out in the court.

Yan Qing looked in the direction of the voice and saw him squeeze to the side. "Second brother, please move aside. This seat is reserved for Miss Yan Er."

Ying Zhu: “?”

Others: “???”

Lord Wang, the Minister of Justice, frowned and said, "Your Highness, this is a court, not a vegetable garden!"

"I know!"

Prince Jing snapped open his folding fan and shook his head, saying, "This Gongsun Zhi is Yan Er's man. Lord Wang, if you want to interrogate someone, do you really want their master to be present?"

What he said made a lot of sense.

It actually left Lord Wang speechless.

Gongsun Zhi lost her wealthy gambling house to Yan Qing, and she sneaked into the princess's mansion as Yan Qing's maid and killed someone. It was reasonable for Yan Qing to be present.

Yan Qing did have a reason to be there.

but……

She walked to the seat vacated by Prince Ying Zhu of Qi and looked at Prince Jing with a puzzled look on her face: "Your Highness Prince Jing, why are you here?"

If the Prince of Qi is here, we can stretch the point of saying it's because of the eldest princess, but Prince Jing seems to have nothing to do with this case at all, right?

Prince Jing covered his face with his fan and whispered, "I came here to watch the fun."

"So does the king."

Prince Li's voice also came from the side.

Yan Qing gave him a polite smile: "..."

I didn't ask you.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, let's get started!"

Lord Wang, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, slammed the gavel and immediately ordered the bailiffs to go to court.

No one obstructed the interrogation and it went smoothly.

The main reason is that Gongsun Zhi had already made it very clear last time, but there was a lack of testimony from Fan Yang.

When Lu Mingyue was the son-in-law of the emperor, the magistrate of Fanyang and the Lu family turned a blind eye to the Rainbow Street incident in order to curry favor with the eldest princess. But now that Lu Mingyue is dead, in order to protect themselves, the two of them naturally would not cover up Lu Mingyue's crimes anymore, and they confessed everything immediately.

One hundred and seventy-six people on Rainbow Street, plus Gongsun Zhi's parents, were all killed by Lu Mingyue.

Although everyone already knows the truth.

But when it was really announced to the public, it still made everyone angry!

“That’s a whole street of people!”

"Gongsun Zhi's father was also the benefactor of Lu Mingyue's family! He's a beast!"

"The residents of Rainbow Street raised him, but he burned them all to death..."

"This beast should have died long ago!"

The onlookers were cursing Lu Mingyue indignantly, but someone mentioned the word "Princess" and the boiling public opinion instantly changed direction.

"That's right, it was because of the eldest princess that Lu Mingyue had the guts to do that!"

"If the princess hadn't backed Lu Mingyue, would he have dared to act so recklessly? Would the Fanyang County Magistrate and the Lu clan leader have dared to be accomplices to this evil? I think the princess should be punished as well!"

"Shh! Can't you see the King of Qi is here? The Princess is the King of Qi's sister!"

"Speaking of which, the Prince of Qi and the Princess were both born to Queen Wang. Over the years, the Wang family has also been quite..."

When Wang was mentioned, everyone fell silent and looked at the King of Qi with strange eyes.

Ying Chu's face turned ashen.

His gloomy eyes swept over everyone outside, finally landing on Yan Qing's face, and he said coldly: "Second Miss Yan, this drama was arranged by you, right?"

Yan Qing said expressionlessly, "Your Highness the Prince of Qi, I don't know what you are talking about."

This drama was not really arranged by her.

But she could guess who it was.

She believed that with Yingchu's intelligence, he could guess who it was, but he just didn't want to confront the other party in court.

Ying Chu sneered, "Don't think you've won just by implicating the princess. Even if Lu Mingyue killed someone, so what? Gongsun Zhi will die today!"

Then, Ying Chu looked at the Supreme Court Justice, who was in charge, and said, "Lord Wang, now that the truth of this matter has been revealed, isn't it time to pronounce the verdict?"

Lord Wang consulted with the Censorate and the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and immediately pronounced the verdict: "Lu Mingyue is guilty of arson and murder and is sentenced to death! Gongsun Zhi... is guilty of murder and will be executed in the autumn!"

As Lord Wang finished his voice, the token with the word "behead" written on it was thrown in front of Gongsun Zhi.

Gongsun Zhi suddenly burst into laughter.

As she laughed, tears fell from her eyes. Gongsun Zhi said in a trembling voice, "Dad, Mom! I've finally avenged you! And to all the neighbors on Rainbow Street, you're no longer lonely ghosts!"

Ying Chu suddenly stepped forward and said, "My Lord, the execution after the autumn has been too long. I demand that Gongsun Zhi be executed tomorrow!"

"no!"

Yan Qing suddenly stepped forward and said, "The Lord has already pronounced the verdict. Your Highness the Prince of Qi has no right to change it!"

There is still time to execute Gongsun Zhi in the autumn.

If we change it to tomorrow, even a god might not be able to make it in time!

Yan Qing would never allow it!

The Prince of Qi glanced at Yan Qing, then suddenly pulled out a small scroll from his sleeve and shouted, "According to the Queen's decree, Gongsun Zhi murdered the eldest princess's husband. The evidence is irrefutable. I order the Minister of Justice to punish the murderer as soon as possible without delay!"

The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and Lord Sun of the Censorate immediately stepped forward and said, "We are attentive to the Empress's command!"

However, Lord Wang, the Minister of Justice, did not move.

The eldest princess was ordered by the emperor to be placed under house arrest in the princess's mansion, and Queen Wang was also implicated. But no one expected that even so, Queen Wang would dare to interfere in the Dali Temple?

"Master Wang?"

Seeing that the Grand Court Minister was hesitant to move, the King of Qi said in a deep voice, "Do you want to disobey my order?"

"I don't dare, my subordinates."

Lord Wang pursed his lips and prepared to step forward to receive the imperial edict.

Suddenly, there was a commotion among the crowd: "We don't agree!"

"Yes! I disagree!"

"Lu Mingyue deserved to die. Gongsun Zhi killed him to rid the people of harm. Why should she be beheaded?"

"Gongsun Zhi cannot die!"

It turned out that the people who were watching the scene suddenly became excited for some reason after hearing what the King of Qi said. If the yamen runners had not rushed forward to stop them in time, the people would have rushed in long ago.

Yan Qingchao glanced at the crowd.

I happened to see Zhao Hu and several dealers from Fugui Casino.

She nodded to Zhao Hu, who immediately said, "We request a new sentence for Gongsun Zhi. Please, sir, give this good person justice!"

"That's right. Gongsun Zhi endured for ten years to avenge her blood feud. This is admirable and should not be erased!"

"Yes, if it weren't for her, the injustice of the 170 deaths on Rainbow Street would probably never be redressed..."

When the people heard this, they responded in unison: "That's right, Gongsun Zhi was seeking justice for others. She was upholding justice for all. Lord Wang, she shouldn't have been killed!"

"Please show some mercy, Lord Wang!"

"Please show some mercy, sir!"

"Puff! Puff!"

Suddenly, outside the fence, all the people knelt down and asked Lord Wang to show mercy to Gongsun Zhi.

Lord Wang had originally intended to accept the Queen's decree from the Prince of Qi, but upon seeing this, he straightened up and said to the Prince of Qi, "Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to accept the decree, but Gongsun Zhi is now favored by the people, and I'm afraid she won't be able to obey the Queen's orders."

The King of Qi narrowed his eyes and asked, "Are you trying to bend the law for personal gain?"

"No."

Lord Wang immediately stood up and said to the people outside, "Gongsun Zhi's murder was justified, but she did violate the law. If we pardon her crime today because of your request, more murderers will follow suit in the future!

Come, take Gongsun Zhi to the prison and execute her!"