cabinet first lady

Chapter 64 The Death of Luo Jie
The sun, which had been covered by clouds all this time, finally came out, illuminating everything a bit brighter, and also dissipating the feeling of sadness in people's hearts into nothingness.

Yin Ji let out a long breath, and looked at Zhang Anyi who was half a step ahead of him.

Perhaps it was because his eyes had something deep in them, or they were aggressive, or they were too familiar with them. Zhang Anyi sensed it sensitively, and turned to look at him: "Master Yin seems to have something to say?"

Yin Ji was not guilty when he was discovered, he hooked his lips into a smile, caught up with the intentionally dropped half step, and said respectfully: "Mr. Being targeted like this."

He has just joined the cabinet and has the lowest qualifications in the cabinet. Needless to say, the relationship between Shen Wei and Zhang Anyi, the remaining three are only Zhang Anyi.His life in the cabinet can be said to be very difficult.

If it were someone else, they knew they were being targeted, but they didn't have the guts to ask so clearly.

But Yin Ji is different.

If other people were asked this question, they might feel that they looked ugly, they would not know how to answer, and they might even deny it with a smirk, but it happened that it was Zhang Anyi who was asked.He smiled without changing his face, his dark eyes were bottomless, as if he could hold all the country and society in it. "That's because Mr. Yin knows too much. I don't feel at ease keeping Mr. Yin." He replied frankly.

Yin Ji lowered his head with a smile, and said respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Zhang Ge, for reminding me that I will be more careful in the future."

Know what, they tacitly.

The two entered the palace together and returned to Queen Mother Qiu.

Knowing that Xie Zhao was really dead, one of the two stones hanging in Queen Mother Qiu's heart finally settled completely, and could no longer stir up dust.She nodded with satisfaction: "You two have worked hard. The emperor has just ascended the throne. Many ministers in the court bullied the emperor when he was young. At the same time, there are still many remnants of the Luo rank. The throne is unstable. I have to trouble Mr. Zhang Ge to spend more time." .”

Zhang Anyi said: "Empress Dowager, don't worry, I will definitely live up to your empress's trust."

At this time, Yin Ji said: "The Empress Dowager, this is the best time to kill Luo Jie."

The Empress Dowager Qiu smiled, and a look of admiration flashed in her eyes: "Master Yin is right. Luo Jie's influence in the court is deeply rooted, and it is a serious problem for the emperor. I wonder what Elder Zhang Ge thinks?" In fact, she had already killed Luo Jie. It's just that she is only the queen mother after all, so she can't be too direct and make her own decisions.

How could Zhang Anyi not know Queen Mother Qiu's thoughts? "Go back to your mother, Luo Jie really can't stay."

"it is good."

Not long after Zhang Anyi and Yin Ji met Queen Mother Qiu, Emperor Yuan ordered to kill Luojie and his three clans at Caishikou on the second day.

Thinking back when Luo Jie's power was all over the court and the sky was covered with one hand, he was about to be executed. Such a big news, everyone rushed to tell each other.

In the past two days, Luo Yu was extremely uneasy, and always had a bad premonition.But Jiang Hanyun has always sent someone to watch her, using the reason that she is not healthy enough to let her go out of the house, let alone tell her about the Luo family.

This evening, she ran into several servants from the Jiang Mansion who were secretly looking at her, and then immediately looked away after being discovered. Her bad feeling was getting stronger and stronger.

"Mother Wang, tell me, is the Luo family going to be beheaded?" Luo Yu looked at the mother-in-law who took care of her pleadingly.

In the past few days, she has lived like a walking dead, but she never fails to drink medicine and eat.The only motivation for her to live is to take good care of her body and leave Jiangfu, leave Jiang Hanyun's control, and die together with the Luo family.

The mother-in-law looked away, too guilty to look at her.

This made Luo Yu feel a little more certain.She held her mother-in-law's arm tightly and begged, "Mother Wang! I beg you to tell me."

"Miss, the young master won't let us tell you, this old slave can't tell you." Seeing Luo Yu's still haggard face no matter how much she loves, the old woman couldn't bear it, she felt extremely embarrassed.

Do you really have to wait until all the members of the Luo family are dead before telling her?
Luo Yu suddenly took her mother's arm and knelt down: "Mother Wang, I beg you." Luo Yu, who used to be extremely honorable among the ladies of the capital's aristocratic family, now has nothing and can only rely on kneeling.The despair in her heart made her no longer feel ashamed and humble.

I can't even live anymore, so why do you care about these things?

The mother-in-law was startled, and immediately knelt down to help Luo Yu: "Miss, what are you doing, you are trying to kill this old slave, get up quickly."

"I won't get up." Luo Yu refused, "Mother Wang, if you don't tell me, I won't get up."

"You can't, you can't!" The old woman couldn't help her, and said with a deep sigh, "Miss, get up quickly, the old slave said."

Luo Yu's eyes turned red, she looked at her mother-in-law gratefully and said, "Thank you, Mama Wang."

After helping Luo Yu up, Mama Wang said: "The holy decree is to ask your grandfather and relatives to be beheaded at Caishikou tomorrow."

"Tomorrow—" Luo Yu's eyes turned black, her feet staggered, and she almost fell.

But she managed to hold on.

If she hesitated a bit and didn't ask Mama Wang today, she might not even be able to see her grandfather, parents, brothers and sisters for the last time.When the knife fell on their heads, maybe she was still drinking medicine and eating hard so that she could leave Jiangfu and die with them.

Luo Yu bit her lip, resisting the trembling of her body.At this moment, she only had one thought in her mind, that is to leave Jiangfu, even if the government is unwilling to arrest her, she will die with her clansmen in the execution ground tomorrow.

Her relatives are all dead, how can she survive as a sinner?

"Miss, you have to hold on." Looking at Luo Yu's pale face and precarious body, the mother-in-law said worriedly.

Luo Yu shook his head.

She's fine, she's holding up.

She couldn't pass out at this time.

"Mother Wang, can you let me out?" She looked at the mother-in-law expectantly.

Since entering Jiangfu, her eyes have never been brighter than today, but such brightness also illuminates the despair and sadness in her eyes more clearly, making it unbearable to look at.

The mother-in-law sighed and said, "Miss, it's useless. Even if I let you go, there are guards arranged by the young master outside, and you——can't get out."

A woman is easy to persuade, but the guards outside are hard to persuade.Unless she got Jiang Hanyun's consent, she couldn't go out.

Luo Yu sat down dejectedly.

The mother-in-law looked at Yu Xin and couldn't bear it: "Miss, you can stay at the house. You and the young master used to be very good, and it looks right."

Luo Yu shook her head and looked at the ground: "No, we were never really good. I can't possibly stay in Jiangfu." After all, Jiang Hanyun was the one who impeached her grandfather.

When he returned home today, she begged him to let her go. If he didn't let her go, then she could only go one step ahead of the Luo family and wait for them to atone for their sins on Huangquan Road.

If he doesn't let her out of the mansion, she will kill herself in front of him.

Not long after, the mother-in-law ran over and said that Jiang Hanyun was back.

Luo Yu clenched her fists, walked to the door and waited for him to come.In the past few days, Jiang Hanyun would come to sit with her every day when he returned home, to see if she had taken any medicine or eaten, and then sat quietly until she fell asleep leaning against the bed when she was sleepy. He just left.

Many times, Luo Yu pretended to be asleep because she didn't want to see him.

When pretending to be asleep, she could feel that he picked her up and put her on the bed and covered her with a quilt, and then his eyes stayed on her face for a while before leaving.

Luo Yu didn't expect Jiang Hanyun to be the only one waiting this time.

There are several officials behind him.

Walking to the door of the room, Jiang Hanyun stopped, looked at Luo Yu through the door and said: "Luo Yu, the granddaughter of Luo Jie, is exempt from death, but living is inevitable. Immediately escort her to exile in Huangzhou."

Immediately, he was exiled to Huangzhou.

Luo Yu looked at Jiang Hanyun in disbelief.

The officials who came with him were here to arrest her.

"I don't want to, I don't want to be exiled to Huangzhou, just kill me!" She backed away in horror.

Jiang Hanyun's handsome face was full of complex emotions, and his voice was majestic: "Luo Yu, since the Holy Majesty has said to pardon you, he will not sentence you to death."

"Then I don't want to be exiled! At least let me go into exile tomorrow, okay?" Luo Yu looked at Jiang Hanyun and said carefully, "Jiang Hanyun, for the sake of our husband and wife, okay?"

Jiang Hanyun looked at her deeply: "I'm sorry, Luo Yu."

"Can't I beg you? I can promise you anything." Luo Yu couldn't remember how many times she had bowed to him, and every time it felt like a foot had stepped her into the dirt.

Compared to begging others, begging Jiang Hanyun tortured her more.

She used to be such an arrogant and face-saving person, but now she has no face at all in front of him, so humble.

Jiang Hanyun looked into Luo Yu's eyes, stepped over the threshold, and approached her step by step: "I let you live, can you do it?"

Luo Yu was taken aback for a moment.

Then she replied, "I can."

Jiang Hanyun stopped in front of her, shook his head and said: "No, you can't do it. You are lying to me. Since you can't do it, then you can only go to Huangzhou."

Without giving him any hope, Luo Yu's tears fell, and he grabbed his arm tightly and asked, "Why do you have to torture me like this? I've already begged you like this."

"I, Luo Yu, have lived for more than 20 years, and all my humility has been exhausted in front of you. Why don't you just let me go?" She broke down and cried.

Her sadness came from the bottom of her heart, she was so desperately sad, it was moving, and she couldn't bear to watch it.

Jiang Hanyun remained indifferent.

He really doesn't love her.Luo Yu was heartbroken, stopped crying, let go of his hand in disappointment, and stopped looking at him.

She has done everything she should try to do, and in this case, she can only wait on Huangquan Road first.

Realizing that Luo Yu was about to bite her tongue to kill herself, Jiang Hanyun's expression changed, and he stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek, and his fingers stuck her teeth, preventing her from closing them.

He used so much strength that Luo Yu burst into tears from the pain.

"Come here." After taking the cloth from the officer's hand, Jiang Hanyun let go of it, covered Luo Yu's mouth with the cloth to prevent her from biting her tongue again, and then said, "Tie her up and escort her to Huangzhou immediately."

"Yes."

With her mouth blocked and the strength in her hands completely outmatched, Luo Yu could only let the officials put the shackles on her.Her mouth was gagged, her hands were handcuffed, and her movements were restrained. Did she not even be given the chance to die with the Luo family?

Why did he want to torture her?
Her heart is dead, how can she live?
"take away."

When being pushed away by the official, Luo Yu stared at Jiang Hanyun firmly.Seeing him still indifferent, she despaired.

You can't live, you can't die.

She hates him!
Before that, even if he lied to her, she never hated him, only hated herself.But now, she hates him!
The official's voice startled Mrs. Jiang.When Mrs. Jiang arrived, she happened to see Luo Yu being escorted to the yard.She looked at Jiang Hanyun, who was still standing there and had never looked over, and asked, "What is this for?" In fact, Mrs. Jiang also liked Luo Yu, the daughter-in-law, very much.Although Luo Yu was said to be unruly and headstrong, but since she married into the Jiang family, she has been very filial to her.

It's just that she is destined to have no destiny with the Jiang family, even if there is, it is an evil relationship.It was the Jiang family who was sorry for her.

Jiang Hanyun came back to his senses, and said to Mrs. Jiang: "Mother, don't worry about this matter."

Then, he looked at the officer who stopped: "Aren't you taking him away?"

Luo Yu took one last look at Jiang Hanyun.

——Jiang Hanyun, I hate you!

Seeing Luo Yu being escorted out of Jiangfu, Jiang Hanyun finally showed a look of pain on his face.

Mrs. Jiang knew her son very well, but she was very puzzled by what he did today. "What's wrong with you?"

There was exhaustion and forbearance in Jiang Hanyun's voice: "Mother, I just don't want to see her die like this. I'm afraid my son won't be able to fulfill his filial piety at your knee soon."

After Luo Yu was escorted out of Jiangfu, Dang even was escorted out of the capital together with five female prisoners.

When Luojie and his relatives were escorted to Caishikou on the second day, Luo Yu was already on his way to Huangzhou.

Today's supervisor is still Zhang Anyi.Several people accompanied him, besides Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of Dali Temple and Chief of the Department of Censors and Three Laws of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Jiang Hanyun and Yin Ji.

There are also many people watching the excitement.

A treacherous official was executed, and the people clapped their hands and cheered.

Many scholars who don't like to watch this kind of excitement also came.This is probably what they most agree with among the executions of officials during the three dynasties from Emperor Wu, Emperor Ling to Emperor Yuan.Qian Yuan, who suppressed and massacred the prison students at the entrance of the criminal department, is dead, and now Luo Jie, the mastermind behind the scenes, is also dead.The immortality of Luo Jie is not enough to calm the anger of scholars like them!
Luo Jie, who had been imprisoned for nearly half a month, suddenly aged a lot, no longer had the majesty and radiance of the past, and his eyes were no longer so clear.

He knelt on the execution ground and looked at the supervisor Zhang Anyi, never expecting that his decades of official career would be ruined in the hands of a young man.When he realized that Zhang Anyi was an even more terrifying enemy than Xu Hou, he had already become famous, and it was too late.

But he is sure that Zhang Anyi's life will not be so smooth.

Thinking of his face that night, Luo Jie smiled.

Luo Jie's smile seemed to be reminding something, Zhang Anyi's eyes were silent: "It's noon, execution."

Luo Jie, the power minister who was once powerful and unshakable in the eyes of everyone, just fell to the ground like this.Not only him, but he also practiced his own three clans, adding up to nearly 200 people who fell to the ground together.

He was the biggest treacherous minister in the early days of Guanghua, but under his oppression, many famous and loyal ministers emerged.

It was his own fault that he ended up punishing the three clans.

After Jian Zhan returned to the palace and returned to his life, Zhang Anyi returned to the Zhang residence.

Even though he had told his servants not to tell about the incidents of Chuanyun Courtyard these two days, they were still told by caring people.

After returning home, he first went to the courtyard of the old Shangshu and the old lady.

After greeting the old Shangshu, the old lady called him to the hall.It happened that Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang were also there.

"An Yi, what happened to you and Mu Yang?" the old lady asked worriedly.

Zhang Anyi said softly, "Go back to grandma, it's nothing."

"Why is it nothing?" Li said, "Did she make a mistake?"

The Wang family on the side chimed in: "Yes, the second brother and the second younger sibling had a lot of quarrel that day."

Mrs. Li and Mrs. Wang had treated Ruan Muyang much better and settled down a lot before, but Mrs. Li always disliked her daughter-in-law who she couldn't control, so now she paid attention again.

Zhang Anyi looked at Li Shi and Wang Shi, and said in a cold tone, "It's not up to sister-in-law to take care of this matter." After all, Li Shi is his mother, so he can only tell Wang Shi.

Wang's face was a little uncomfortable.

"Yunxiu, you go back first." The old lady said.

Wang could only leave first.

Seeing that Zhang Anyi was in a bad mood, Li Shi took this opportunity to count Ruan Muyang's faults: "Mother, she has been in the house for so many years and has nothing to do, and she has a bad heart. Shu'er died on the way from Beijing. It is probably her fault." I did it, and now I am still arguing with my husband, such a person is not suitable to stay in the Zhang Mansion, or—”

"Mother is worrying too much, and I just had a small quarrel with her. Zheng Shu's death was just an accident and has nothing to do with her." Zhang Anyi suddenly interrupted Mrs. Li, and said respectfully to the old lady, "It's all trivial, Grandma Lao Don't worry, grandpa's health is not good, so don't let him worry about it."

The old lady nodded, sighed and said: "Mu Yang is a good boy, and so are you. Your grandfather's body may not last long, and I am afraid that he will be stimulated. I have kept it from him. Your grandfather and I both When you are old, if you are filial, don't let us worry about it, and don't let us go without worrying about it."

Zhang Anyi said yes with his head down, seeming a little sentimental.

Coming out of the old lady's yard, he made a decision in his mind.

This is the third day that Ruan Muyang has been locked up.Zhang Anyi never came to see her, Mu Feng and Mu Yu were the food deliverers, Dian Cui Enamel and Han Shi never showed up, so I don't know what happened.

——The most intolerable thing is that others lie to me.

Zhang Anyi's words kept echoing in her ears, reminding her of what she had done and how angry he was.

He should be completely disappointed in her.

Ruan Muyang also despaired while waiting.The great revenge was avenged, but she was abandoned by the person she loved the most. In the past three days, there was no one to talk to, and she even felt that she could not survive.But it was hard for her to live a new life, and she cherished her life.

Suddenly, the door was opened.

Ruan Muyang thought they were here to deliver food.But when she heard the wrong footsteps, she raised her head, with anticipation and joy in her eyes.

"Xie Zhao died the day before yesterday, Luo Yu was exiled to Huangzhou yesterday, and Luo Jie died today." There was no emotion in Zhang Anyi's gentle voice.

Nothing could be seen in his dark eyes.

The joy welling up in Ruan Muyang's heart slowly cooled down.Listening to the death of former enemies one by one, it seems that the marriage between the two of them died just like that.Not wanting to look too embarrassed, she held back her tears and asked, "Didn't Luo Yu be pardoned? Why was she exiled?"

"This is Brother Jiang's decision. Perhaps exile is good for her, and Brother Jiang also has good intentions." Zhang Anyi replied.

This may be the reason Jiang Hanyun gave Luo Yu to live.

With Jiang Hanyun, Ruan Muyang's heart sank.She looked at Zhang Anyi's elegant and handsome face and said: "Jiang Hanyun has feelings for Luo Yu. What about the second master? Will you forgive me?" Ruan Muyang let go of his reserve and the dignity he insisted on by showing weakness like this. .

She looked at him expectantly, even pleadingly, with a very low posture.

"Madam, I am a very suspicious person."

Ruan Muyang's body froze.

Not only did he not forgive her, he didn't believe her.

Her heart was completely cold.

Ruan Muyang lowered his head, tears fell drop by drop, leaving circular expression traces on the ground, these traces gradually melted into one.

"Then let me go." She tried her best to suppress the trembling in her voice, "I know I hurt your heart, and I don't deserve you to forgive me and treat me like before, so just divorce me." , It is also my own fault and self-inflicted."

As soon as the words fell, her chin was lifted up, and she met a pair of bottomless eyes.

"Madam wants to leave me?" There was a hint of danger in Zhang Anyi's voice.

Even when he exposed everything about her before, he never showed such an expression, Ruan Muyang was so frightened that he didn't know what to say.

Zhang Anyi rubbed his fingertips on the delicate skin of her chin, and his tone seemed angry and helpless: "Madam, although I will not forgive you, I will not let you go either." His distant voice carried Powerful and possessive.

Without his pampering and pampering, being by his side is torture for Ruan Muyang.It seems to be reminding her all the time that she lied to him and broke his heart for the things she did.

Even if she is as determined as her, sooner or later she will be crushed by such oppressive and invisible torture.

Perhaps this is the retribution she should suffer for her organization.

Ruan Muyang wept silently, and said: "But what about grandparents?" The old Shangshu and the old lady are old, so they shouldn't worry about them like this.

Zhang Anyi suddenly chuckled: "As expected of Madam, you have thought about everything so comprehensively." This laugh was probably mocking.

He let go of her jaw and reached out to wipe the tears off her face with gentle movements.

With thin calluses on his fingertips, he caressed her face as if there were special particles rubbing against her heart, making Ruan Muyang's body tremble uncontrollably, hope and tears arose in his heart Fall more and more.

"Why are you falling more and more?" Zhang Anyi's voice still sounded so gentle.He simply stopped, stretched out his hand and pulled Ruan Muyanglou into his arms, causing her tears to fall on his lapel.

Feeling the heat on his body and smelling the familiar sandalwood fragrance, Ruan Muyang's heart felt extremely soft, his body relaxed, and he almost cried out.

At this moment, Zhang Anyi called out: "Come here, pack your things for Madam."

(End of this chapter)