Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 977 Who are you doing this for!
"Do you really need me to ask in person?"

As soon as these words fell, Han Yuhui fell to her knees with a thud. Her eyes were red, her face was as pale as paper, and she wanted to say something tremblingly, but when she opened her mouth, her words were incoherent.

"emperor……"

Yu Wenyuan's gaze finally shifted from the pile of banknotes to her.

Ever since he heard that someone was trying to harm Yuan Qian and the suffering Yuan Qian had endured, Yuwen Yuan had been furious, his eyes were red, as if he wanted to tear the mastermind behind the scenes to pieces. At this moment, he looked at Han Yuhui, who was kneeling in front of him and had served him for decades. There was even more grief and anguish in his eyes, as if he dared not and did not want to believe it. However, the cruelest and most unacceptable fact was already before him.

He said solemnly: "It's you."

"..."

"It's really you."

"..."

"You, why did you do this? Why did you want to harm my Yuan Qian!"

"..."

"Who are you doing this for!"

Hearing this, Han Yuhui, who was originally trembling and unable to speak, suddenly trembled all over, raised her head abruptly and looked at Yu Wenyuan, and said in a deep voice: "This servant, this servant is for the deceased Shenwu County Duke!"

Upon hearing this, the entire hall suddenly became quiet.

A strange and solemn expression appeared on everyone's face, and Shang Ruyi looked at Han Yuhui's red eyes, then at Yuwen Yuan. He had no intention of saying anything, so he lowered his eyelids and kept silent.

Yuwen Yuan took a deep breath: "For... him..."

"..."

"For him, you are going to harm my grandson?!"

Han Yuhui said: "I know that my crime is unforgivable, but I still want to say that the Duke of Shenwu died unjustly!"

"..."

"He has devoted his life to Your Majesty and the Dong family to Your Majesty's country and people, and he is loyal until his death. The Duke of Shenwu has told me more than once that he is willing to expand the territory for Your Majesty, even if it means dying on the battlefield."

Yuwen Yuan's face gradually turned pale.

Han Yuhui knelt down and took several steps forward, crying and saying, "The Duke died at Longmen Ferry, which was his wish, but should he really die there?"

"..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty knows best!"

"..."

"The Duke of Shenwu shouldn't have died. He shouldn't have died at Longmen Ferry, and he shouldn't have been -"

"enough!"

Yuwen Yuan suddenly shouted angrily, and the whole hall almost trembled. Han Yuhui's unspoken words were abruptly cut off. She could only look at him with red eyes and tears. Yuwen Yuan took a deep breath and said, "Come here, take her away and lock her up! Wen Ying, be beaten to death!"

Several young eunuchs came in immediately and dragged the unconscious Wen Ying out, but they hesitated when they came to Han Yuhui. Eunuch Yu understood and immediately asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I wonder where you are going to lock her up."

The atmosphere in the hall became tense again, and everyone looked at Yu Wenyuan.

You know, where someone is imprisoned also means the seriousness of the matter and the emperor's decision. For example, although Shang Ruyi was suspected before, the facts were unclear, the evidence was insufficient, and he was concerned about the face of the royal family. Yuwen Yuan did not put her in jail, but confined her to Chengqian Palace. This was the emperor's attitude. So this time -

As everyone's eyes were fixed on him, Yuwen Yuan said coldly, "Leave it to the Dali Temple!"

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath. The eunuchs took the order and immediately reached out to pull Han Yuhui up from the ground, but she did not wait for them to do anything. Instead, she knelt on the ground, kowtowed, stood up, and walked out by herself.

It was not until her back disappeared outside the Liangyi Palace that Yu Wenyuan raised his head and looked at her deeply.

Although there was resentment and anger in this look, Shang Ruyi also seemed to see some deep reluctance and helplessness, as if a person who was already in a world of ice and snow had his last few pieces of warm clothes taken away from him, and the rest of his life was filled with only severe cold that penetrated his skin and bones.

However, such fragility is only fleeting.

The next moment, Yu Wenyuan had collected all his emotions and said to everyone in the hall, "All of you get up."

Everyone then stood up one after another.

Yuwen Yuan asked again: "How is Yuan Qian now?"

Chu Ruoyan immediately said: "After finding out the problem with the bowl of medicine, I didn't give it to Yuan Qian. He just doesn't respond to the medicine mixed with clove powder that he drank before, so he keeps crying. Fortunately, the dosage is not much, so it's not a big deal. But-"

Shang Ruyi immediately said, "I beg you, father, to let Dr. Su come to see Yuan Qian again."

Yu Wenyuan turned his head and glanced at Eunuch Yu, who said, "I will pass the message down immediately."

Yu Wenyuan nodded.

Then, he looked at Shang Ruyi again, his eyes gentle but also a little guilty: "I'm sorry for putting you through this these days."

Shang Ruyi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. If Your Majesty had not found the witness, I would not have been able to clear my name. It is Your Majesty who has caused Your Majesty so much trouble."

Yuwen Yuan waved his hand.

Shang Ruyi added: "However, there is one more thing that I dare to speak frankly about."

Yu Wenyuan said: "You say."

Shang Ruyi said: "Since it has been proven that Sun Xianyue did not come to Qianqiu Palace that night and had the so-called 'secret meeting' with this son, then he is also innocent. Father, can you release him?"

"..."

Hearing this, Yu Wenyuan's face darkened.

Shang Ruyi's heart immediately rose to her throat, and she looked at him cautiously. After a while, she heard Yu Wenyuan say, "He didn't do those things, but he came to the palace to perform, but he had ulterior motives."

"But--"

"Okay, don't say any more."

Yuwen Yuan waved his hand, interrupting Shang Ruyi's words, and said stiffly but gently: "I will make my own decision on how to deal with Sun Xianyue, so don't worry about it. You must have been very tired these days, go back to Qianqiu Palace and have a good rest first."

"……Yes."

"Also, Yuan Qian, someone from the Imperial Medical Bureau will come over to see the patient later. If there is anything wrong, report to me immediately."

"My son, I know."

Yu Wenyuan looked at Chu Ruoyan again, his eyes were much gentler than before, and said: "This time, it's all thanks to you."

Chu Ruoyan had always been cautious in front of him. This time, she almost broke her courage to follow Shang Ruyi to the Liangyi Palace to "make a scene". Now that the dust had settled and the truth had come to light, she seemed to have regained her sanity. She only felt weak all over, and when she heard Yu Wenyuan's voice again, she broke out in a cold sweat.

He quickly lowered his head and whispered, "Thank you, thank you, father."

Yuwen Yuan's eyes swept over the crowd again, and then he said, "You all should withdraw. I will reward you handsomely for your loyalty in serving the Princess of Qin and the young prince."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"