capital girl

Chapter 163
Meng Shiyu's article spread quickly, not only in the capital, but also in other places.

It is conceivable that this article will be known to all scholars in the world soon.

However, Meng Shiyu could no longer be seen, and he was locked in a cell in Dali Temple.

Many princes in the capital sat quietly outside the palace when they heard that Emperor Jiang Meng Shiyu had been locked up.

"Hundreds of scholars are already sitting outside the gate of Your Majesty's palace." Eunuch Li said as he entered the royal study.

"Scholars are sitting outside the palace gate... what are they going to do?" The emperor looked at Li Gonggongs suspiciously.

"Return to Your Majesty, they are pleading for Meng Shiyu."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Eunuch Li, "A petty official of the sixth rank is not a great scholar in the world, why do these scholars plead for his life?"

"Your Majesty, Meng Shiyu, Mr. Meng's reputation has always been very high among scholars. Since he won the first prize, his reputation has been in the sky. This time, the papers he submitted made these scholars think that he is a role model for scholars..."

"What a role model!" The emperor shouted.

Eunuch Li knelt on the ground in fright.

"His notes are full of insults to me, can't they see that..."

The emperor was extremely angry, "Except for me, my son and my beloved concubine are all villains in his writing."

"Could it be that the royal prestige is gone, let him put his beak like this."

"They can kneel if they want to, but I want to see how long they will kneel."

*
There were many people delivering things at the door of the Meng Mansion again. This time, everyone seemed unwilling to disturb Li Yulou's normal life, so they just left the things at the door and left.

The mansion was peaceful, because Meng Shiyu's current situation was already within his expectation.He not only told Li Yulou, but also asked the housekeeper to strictly manage the mansion, and the Meng mansion was still the same as before.

Early the next morning, the impeachment of King Yan fell like snowflakes in the emperor's imperial study.Eunuch Li asked his servant to carry it in two big baskets.

The emperor looked at the papers about the impeachment of King Yan, frowning like dried grapes.

After Meng Shiyu's car came up, King Yan asked to see the emperor several times, but the emperor didn't see him.

The emperor's King Yan was terribly disappointed.

But at this time, you can see what you see, and you can see what you don’t see.

"Where is King Yan? Let him come to see me." The emperor glanced at the pile of papers and said to Li Gonggong.

Eunuch Li promised to go down to deliver the decree.

King Yan soon came to the imperial study.

"Father, my son was wronged. Is Meng Shiyu deliberately falsely accusing my son and begging my father to be the master of my son?" King Yan entered the imperial study and knelt on the ground and shouted loudly.

"You see you can't hold your breath, I called you to the Imperial Study Room and didn't say anything, you panicked..." the emperor said calmly.

"Father..." King Yan looked at the emperor with an incredulous expression.

The emperor usually punished him for small things, but this time he didn't seem to want to pursue such a big thing.

The emperor was even more disappointed when he saw the excited expression on King Yan's surprise, and further confirmed that King Yan was an idiot. Even if the country was handed over to him, he would soon be defeated.

Although this country fell on his head accidentally, it still belongs to their family, and they want to continue, but King Yan doesn't have such ability.

"Did you kill Yong'an Hou?" the emperor asked.

"No..." King Yan shook his head resolutely, "He committed suicide in fear of crime, and he did all those things himself, and has nothing to do with my son..."

"He came to Erchen before, and wanted him to intercede with his father on his behalf, but Erchen didn't agree, so he left. Obviously, he committed suicide in fear of crime and felt that there was no hope for him."

"But now you are very passive, and many people are suspecting that you have something to do with the death of Marquis Yong'an." The emperor looked at King Yan and said.

King Yan is still lying to him until now, he thought that this little trick could fool him.

The emperor's disappointment with King Yan gradually increased.

Why didn't he realize that this son was really stupid before.

"This is slander, father, his death has nothing to do with my son." Yan Wang vowed to clarify himself.

"Okay, you go, I know..." the emperor waved his hand.

Naturally, the early courts condemned King Yan and carefully investigated the content of King Yan.

Some people even demanded that the imperial concubine be abolished and demoted to a commoner.

But the emperor said it was his family business and suppressed the matter.

After all, King Yan was not punished, and the imperial concubine was not lowered.

The courtiers felt that they had not won any victory at all, and that they had failed too much, so they asked for Meng Shiyu's release.

There was an unprecedented unanimity in the court regarding this proposal.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Meng is a rare minister of pillars. Whether it is character, wisdom, or talent, he is a once-in-a-century person. I hope His Majesty will not chill the hearts of scholars in the world." The scholar of Guanwendian trembled. stepped forward and said.

The Grand Master of Guanwendian is over 80 years old and has not gone to court for several years. He actually got up early this morning to come to court just because of Meng Shiyu.

"Your Majesty, there are thousands of scholars petitioning outside the palace gate, asking for the release of Lord Meng. I hope that Your Majesty will think twice and release Lord Meng..."

"Your Majesty," said the Minister of Criminal Affairs, "although Mr. Meng and Ma Yushi have investigated the Dezhou case a lot, there are still many areas that need to be investigated. I beg Your Majesty to release Mr. Meng and promote him as an imperial envoy. I am willing to assist you." Master Meng, carefully investigate the Texas case."

This proposal was endorsed by more people.

The following officials knelt down and demanded the release of Meng Shiyu.

The emperor said coldly, "Are you trying to force the palace?"

"He has no monarch in his eyes, and he doesn't pay attention to the royal majesty. I won't just let him go. Let's leave the court. Don't talk about Meng Shiyu again. Whoever talks about it will be guilty of the same crime as him, and he will be imprisoned in Dali Temple Prison..."

After the emperor finished speaking, he flung his sleeves and left.

*

In the Meng Mansion, Zhang Xiulan left the business in her hands and hurried over.

"Mother, why are you here?" Li Yulou asked.

"You can really hold your breath, something happened to Shi Yu, don't you know?" Seeing Li Yulou's calm expression, Zhang Xiulan asked.

"Of course I know that when Shi Yu left, he already explained that he might not be able to come back for a while," Li Yulou said.

"Since he knows what he is doing, why does he still do it? Isn't it good to live in peace and stability?" Zhang Xiulan looked angry, "Is it fun to let others worry about you all day long?"

"Some time ago, I heard that he died, and now he is in prison again... It is said that there is no good in studying and being an official. The emperor is so easy to serve."

"Mother, there is always something to do. If you don't do it, I won't do it. Who will do these things?" Li Yulou said.

"Why do you have to do these things?" Zhang Xiulan looked at Li Yulou puzzled.

"Mother, this is what Shi Yu wants to do. I must support him and not hold him back. He has his own career that he wants to accomplish." Li Yulou said.

Zhang Xiulan was very angry, "If I knew he was so capable of causing trouble, I shouldn't have married you to him in the first place. Looking at him in Xiuzhou, he is still safe and sound. Why is there no time for peace when I come to the capital?"

"Mother, if you come to comfort me, just say something nice, if you come to accuse and complain about us, then go back." Li Yulou said solemnly.

"No matter what, Shi Yu is my husband. I will stand by his side and support him unconditionally in whatever he does," Li Yulou said.

Zhang Xiulan sat on the chair angrily.

"How could His Majesty spare him for writing such an article? It would be equivalent to pointing at His Majesty's nose and scolding him for being incompetent. You have also been educated. How could an emperor be able to bear this? You have to be more tactful when you scold someone. Didn't you seek death yourself?"

"What do you do when he's dead? You're still so young."

Li Yulou didn't know what to say.If Meng Shiyu left, she would go with him and face his mother, she couldn't say that.

"It's going to be fine, just do your own business well, and don't worry about anything else," Li Yulou said.

Zhang Xiulan muttered again, got up and left the Meng Mansion.

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than half a month since Meng Shiyu entered the cell of Dali Temple.

There were still people sending things to the Meng Mansion, but it was much less than before, and the princes sitting outside the palace gate also slowly dispersed, and no one pleaded for Meng Shiyu's life anymore.

The officials of the imperial court no longer dared to mention the matter of Meng Shiyu and Dezhou because of the emperor's majesty.

This matter seems to be quietly disappearing like this.

Li Yulou was able to hold on at first, after all, this was within their expectations.

But the days and years of waiting made her physically and mentally exhausted.

She never thought life would be so difficult.

I have been waiting for nightfall since I woke up in the morning, and I can't calm down even if I want to do something.

Even her best friend's wedding is in a daze.

Not only was she not helpful, she was absent-minded.

"Aying, I'm sorry, it's my fault..."

After Zhou Ying's wedding, Li Yulou went to see her, took her hand and said.

"Of course I can understand, what are you talking about between us." Zhou Ying looked at Li Yulou distressedly, "I found out, in fact, men can't be too capable, too capable, let us worry."

"When I was in Xiuzhou, I was never worried about Brother Wu's mission, but since I came to the capital, I can't help but worry..."

"Your family's Meng Shiyu is too capable, and you will be worried in the future."

Li Yulou nodded gratefully.

"I told Brother Wu that you can visit him tomorrow, but it will only be a quarter of an hour." Zhou Ying lowered her voice.

"You won't cause trouble for him, will you?" Li Yulou squeezed Zhou Ying's wrist gratefully.

"No... If it doesn't work, he won't agree. You put on a men's suit." Zhou Ying said.

Li Yulou nodded in agreement.

She even suspected that Meng Shiyu might have died in the prison of Dali Temple.

After a difficult wait until the second day, Li Yulou brought some change of clothes and a dozen big meat buns into the prison of Dali Temple.

With the experience of the last visit to the prison, Li Yulou knew that the food he ate did not need to be fancy, it was rich in oil, and it was the best to fill his stomach.

The chain of the cell was opened, Li Yulou stuffed a silver ingot to the guard at the door, and then walked into the cell with the things.

Meng Shiyu was the only one in this cell.

A faint light came in from the small palm-sized window.

Meng Shiyu sat up from the bed, his beard had covered half of his face, but his eyes were still shining brightly like stars.

"Shiyu..." Although Li Yulou had done a lot of psychological construction, seeing Meng Shiyu at this moment still felt his legs tremble and his voice trembled.

"What are you afraid of? It's not the first time I've visited a prison..." Meng Shiyu's voice was slightly hoarse, but calm.

His peace made Li Yulou's hanging heart a little more stable.

She stepped in front of Meng Shiyu in two steps, then squatted on the ground and looked at him.

His kiss fell directly, and he took a deep breath.

"When I smell you, I feel like I'm still alive..." Meng Shiyu said.

Li Yulou's distressed eyes were red.

"I still want to kiss..." Meng Shiyu looked at her pure face and said.

"Do you have to make people cry?" Li Yulou's voice was choked with sobs. Although he was suppressing the tears from flowing down, he still couldn't control his emotions.

"I just want to kiss my daughter-in-law, so I'm going to make you cry... No, there seems to be nothing wrong with what I said. I remember our first time, you seemed to shed a lot of tears..."

Li Yulou,...

"I'm not serious, I know how worried I am about you."

"Did they beat you?" Li Yulou asked.

"How dare they, I am the number one scholar, how dare they torture me!" Meng Shiyu said.

Li Yulou looked at him, "Shall I see my back?"

"Don't look, time is running out, it's more important to kiss..."

Meng Shiyu said and kissed again.

When he had kissed enough, he let her go.

"I brought you clothes, here are buns, you can eat a little, they are pure meat... and these medicines, you apply as much as you can... I will bring them for you next time I come to see you, don't waste them. " Li Yulou hurriedly urged.

One kiss was too long, and she didn't have much time to talk.

"Everything is fine outside, and so am I. Don't worry, take care of yourself."

"You've lost a lot of weight."

"Also, what else..."

Li Yulou was so anxious that he didn't know what to say.

But Meng Shiyu kissed her again, it seemed that kissing her was the most important thing to him.

This time it was not long, just a taste of it.

"I am safe and sound. Your Majesty always wants to establish his own authority. I slapped him a little hard this time. The current situation is as expected. Don't worry about me. I won't die."

With a faint smile on Meng Shiyu's face, he rubbed her eyes for a moment and said, "Don't come here again, don't come to see me, Wu Que may be implicated, don't cause trouble for others, and don't go to Find someone else, I won't be able to get out for a while."

"I miss you..." Li Yulou looked at him and said.

"Well, I know, I miss you too, but this is the current situation." Meng Shiyu said.

"Also...you've lost weight too, and you're not as good-looking as before. I don't like it. You have to eat well and sleep well. There is nothing more important than these two things in life."

Li Yulou nodded, his eyes were red.

At this moment, the iron door of the cell was knocked.

Li Yulou held Meng Shiyu's cheek and kissed him, got up and left without looking back.

After leaving the cell, the sun was dazzling, and Li Yulou's eyes were full of tears.

"Don't worry too much, I will try my best to take care of him..." Wu Que said.

"Thank you, Brother Wu, I won't come to see him..." Li Yulou said.

"His life is safe. If His Majesty wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago. Don't worry." Wu Que comforted.

Li Yulou thanked him again, and took the carriage back to the mansion.

(End of this chapter)