Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 976 Do you really have to ask me in person?
Everyone looked up as if being pulled by something and looked outside at the same time. Sure enough, they saw the familiar figure walking hurriedly to the front of Liangyi Palace. It was not known whether it was because of tiredness or something else, but when he reached the door, he even held on to it and took a breath before stepping in.

It was none other than Eunuch Yu who had disappeared early in the morning.

When he approached the Liangyi Hall, he saw the corpses outside the hall. When he approached the main hall, he saw these people again, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

But he immediately understood what was going on. He walked to the center of the hall calmly and kowtowed to Yuwen Yuan, saying, "Your servant greets His Majesty, and greets Concubine Zhang and Concubine Tao. Your servant greets the Princess of Qin."

Shang Ruyi was still a little surprised to see him, but at this moment, no amount of surprise could make up for the regret in his heart.

She could only nod slightly and turn away.

But at the moment her eyes met with Jade Gonggong, she saw a strange light in those eyes, which always smiled and looked amiable, but always contained countless shrewdness and calculations. Her heart shuddered, as if she had noticed something, and she immediately held her breath and stared at the other person.

When he saw Eunuch Yu coming, Yu Wenyuan's expression became more complicated.

He said, "Are you done with the work?"

Eunuch Yu said, "I have fulfilled my mission."

"how?"

"The person has been taken outside, and the matter has been investigated."

"Bring people in."

As Yuwen Yuan spoke, he sat back behind the imperial desk, seemingly calm. However, Shang Ruyi heard a very slight snapping sound. She was familiar with this sound. When Yuwen Ye clenched his fists, his knuckles would make such a crackling sound. Normally, it was a sign that he was trying hard to suppress a certain emotion in his heart, or even that the emotion was on the verge of collapse.

Shang Ruyi looked at Yu Wenyuan's fist on the table, the veins on the back of his hand bulging because he clenched it so tightly, and turned his head away calmly.

After receiving the order, Eunuch Yu immediately walked to the door and waved his hand outside. Several guards came in escorting a little palace maid.

Sakura tattoo!

Shang Ruyi's eyes widened immediately when he saw the pale and terrified look of the little palace maid.

Han Yuhui had already cried out in a low voice: "Wen Ying! You——"

She was a little flustered. She looked at Wen Ying who fell to her knees with a plop, and immediately turned to look at Yu Wenyuan who was sitting silently on the top of the hall. At this time, the atmosphere in the entire Liangyi Hall was so tense that everyone was almost suffocating. Han Yuhui wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't utter a word, and even the slightest breathing sound came out.

The only one who could speak was Yuwen Yuan.

He said in a deep voice: "Yu Mingli, tell me what you have found out."

"Yes,"

Eunuch Yu walked up to Wenying, looked down at her pale, tearful, and miserable face, and said, "I have found out that this palace maid named Wenying has a seriously ill old mother who needs more than ten taels of silver every month for medicine. She spent all her salary in the palace on this, and even sold her family's land, but still owed a huge debt. But just a few days ago, her family suddenly paid off all the debts and had extra money to buy medicine for her mother." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, took out a cloth bag from his arms, and opened it. Inside were several silver bills and some change.

He presented it to Yuwen Yuan and said, "Someone gave her three hundred taels of silver and asked her to fabricate a rumor that a man was seen coming out of the backyard of Qianqiu Palace on the night of the Emperor's palace banquet. She agreed. Twenty-seven taels and six cents of the three hundred taels of silver have been spent, and the rest is all here."

"...!"

At this moment, although the people present still did not dare to utter a single breath, the entire hall seemed to be boiling all of a sudden.

Chu Ruoyan and the others looked at Wen Ying with hatred in their eyes, yet they were also delighted. They had originally thought that since the eunuch who had done the crime was dead, they would not be able to find any witnesses, and they were afraid that this matter would become an unsolved case again. However, they did not expect that the witness was actually found by Eunuch Yu.

Tusheer even secretly put his hands together and silently said, "Amitabha, God has eyes."

Changwan walked up to her and gently pulled her sleeve.

Shang Ruyi, at this time, also froze in place, but unlike the helplessness and despair he felt after watching the young eunuch bite his tongue to commit suicide, the stiffness at this moment was due to disbelief and the helplessness after being overjoyed.

It turns out that Yuwen Yuan is also investigating this matter!

He may not know how his calligraphy was stolen and counterfeited, nor may he know the flaws of the bamboo vinegar and the piece of torn clothes, but with his many years of experience in managing a family, commanding an army, and now governing the world, he has long understood that this matter requires a real human witness.

And Wen Ying, who is said to have witnessed everything, is the key to this matter.

That's why he asked his trusted eunuch, Eunuch Yu, who had always been by his side, to go out of the palace to Wenying's home to find out what happened. This way, when Wenying was found, she would have no way to deny it and would have to tell him everything.

This is a perfect shot!
Shang Ruyi looked at Yuwen Yuan, her heart surging with emotion, and she didn't know what to say, so she could only clench her fists tightly and whispered, "Father——"

But before she could say anything, she shut her mouth.

Because she could see that Yuwen Yuan at this moment was different from anyone else in the hall. Chu Ruoyan and the others were ecstatic. If they hadn't been concerned about the Emperor, they would have celebrated and danced with joy. He was also not like Concubine Zhang and Concubine Tao. Although one was a little disappointed and embarrassed and the other was relieved and happy, it didn't matter to them... Also, the person standing on the other side of the hall, who had never said a word, had a pale face and stiff limbs, as if half of her body was dead.

Yu Wenyuan is different from everyone else.

His eyes suddenly became very dark and deep, like a bottomless pool. He did not look at Eunuch Yu who explained everything, nor did he look at Wen Ying who was so frightened that her bones and muscles were sore and she could only kneel on the ground and kowtow repeatedly. Instead, he kept his head down, looking at the banknotes and change.

Then, there was silence.

This long silence suddenly became very abrupt, as if it had hit everyone hard. Chu Ruoyan and the others, who were originally extremely happy, even noticed something. They held their breath and knelt carefully on the spot.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Yu Wenyuan.

And he was still looking at the pile of banknotes and change, with no emotion in his eyes, not even a trace of warmth.

After an unknown amount of time, he asked, "Do you really need me to come and ask in person?"