Beautiful step by step

Chapter 167

From the time Yan Heng was taken away by the officials of the Ministry of Punishment until he was released, less than two days passed.For Wei Wei, these two days were longer than the two years since they got married.

The human body has memory, and she has gotten used to having such a person by her side after being with her day and night for two years.She kicked off the quilt in the middle of the night, even if it was cold, she habitually refused to pull it over and cover it up, because she knew that Ah Heng would help cover it; when she woke up in the morning with messy hair, she sat in front of the vanity mirror and picked up the horn comb, she habitually handed the comb back.

Expectations failed again and again, and the loss in her heart deepened layer by layer.So much so that even though it had only been two days, when she saw Yan Heng being led by the clerk of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to appear at the entrance of the hall, and the familiar face in the backlight appeared in front of her, she felt as if she had been a lifetime away.

"Ah Mou."

A slightly hoarse voice came, and she began to cry uncontrollably.

Yan Heng who stepped forward hugged her in his arms, seeing her paler complexion than yesterday, felt extremely distressed and guilty, and comforted him in a low voice: "Don't do this, I'm not coming out safely."

Although he was very excited, Wei Wei knew that this was not a place where he could vent his emotions.Throwing into his arms, feeling the familiar breath on his body, she shook her head, taking the opportunity to wipe tears on his chest.All the snot and tears were wiped on his clothes, and she could vaguely smell a bad smell.

"you……"

A little away, she looked at his clothes.She didn't need to be too careful to find a large stain on his robe, and she grabbed the sleeve and looked back. From the sleeve to the back, the color changed in a large area.Not that big block of color, but thin, long stripes.It doesn't look like rubbing, but like the marks left after the rope was tied.

"Did they torture you?"

how is this possible!Sitting behind, Yang Shangshu shook his head again and again.Their Ministry of Punishment strictly followed the Da Yue Law, and generally would not lynch officials ordered by the court.

Yan Heng paused, and said vaguely, "Ah Mao, don't worry about this, I'm not injured."

No injury is not no punishment, which means that someone really abused private behavior.There was a flame in Wei Wei's heart, and before she could say anything, Chu Ying spoke from behind.

"What a punishment department, to torture the court officials to extract a confession."

For the first time in his life, Yang Shangshu hated someone so much.The Marquis of Zhenbei didn't talk about his own business, he didn't have a good word in his mouth, and now he was labeled as an abuse of lynching.He just put up with it before, and it was just a few words, at most he felt uncomfortable; but later, this is a blatant crime that shakes the official hat, and it must be clearly stated.

Angry and terrified, Yang Shangshu got up and said firmly: "The Ministry of Punishment has always followed the laws of Da Viet, and will never abuse officials for no reason."

"For no reason?" Chu Ying said these four words slowly, the consonance rising and the sarcasm was very obvious: "Ben Hou can be regarded as a kindness to you, why is Yang Shangshu so hypocritical. I really want to obey the law of Da Yue in everything." How could this son-in-law of the Marquis be released until now."

He just obeyed the wishes of the officials and locked him up for a while, and he still ate, drank and served him well, and he was always brought up to talk about the big things.

Gritting his teeth, he walked two steps forward and bypassed the door. Yang Shangshu slightly bowed to the two of them, and said, "The matter of leaking the military aircraft is of great importance. I was in a hurry, so I delayed it for a few hours. I have wronged Lord Yan. This officer is annoyed by this."

Yan Heng, who was apologized, did not express his opinion, but looked at Wei Wei in his arms, as if he listened to his wife in everything.Looking up, Wei Wei saw a pair of bloodshot eyes and the exhaustion on his face that could not be concealed.Getting along day and night, she knows how good Yan Heng's physical strength is. He has practiced martial arts for many years since he was a child, and young people in their twenties are at their most energetic, often staying up all night and still full of energy.After being married for so long, he has only shown signs of fatigue twice.The first time was when Youzhou was on fire, and he quickly grasped the status quo of the Northwest Army within a few days; the most recent time was when the Oala army besieged the city, and he was in high tension for a whole month.

Now it's only been a short day and he's tired like this. What exactly has he experienced during the more than ten hours since the two of them separated?
Thinking of this, she felt that Yang Shangshu's apology was insincere.Although he is a highly respected Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the weight of his apology is different from that of ordinary people.She hadn't forgotten how the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment just pushed and blocked him not to let him go.

Thinking of this, she shook her head, her displeased expression said it all.

After receiving the highest instruction from his daughter-in-law, Yan Heng raised his head and replied: "Yang Shangshu doesn't have to be like this."

Yang Shangshu heaved a sigh of relief, he explained the late release, and now Zhenbei Hou will never seize this point to make random arguments.

"If an apology is useful, what should Da Yuelu and the Ministry of Criminal Justice do? It's too late, just follow the law. Yang Shangshu has high morals, so there is no need to condescend like this."

Chu Ying, who was originally astonished, was now blushing, and strode over to pat Yan Heng on the shoulder.

"Well said, our generals should be so simple and straightforward, Ding is Ding Mao is Mao, what are you doing with those useless red tapes?"

Chu Ying has been paying attention to Yan Heng since he came out, Ai Wu Ji Wu, he really regards Ah Mao as his own daughter.Under self-substitution, with the eyes of an old father-in-law who is picky about his son-in-law, it is inevitable that a girl as good as Ah Mao is not worthy of a man who is not good enough to a certain level.

After observing for a while, he was completely convinced.Ah Mao, the husband-in-law is a good-looking talent, and he also knows how to love his daughter-in-law.Even though he was partial to his own son, he had to admit that Yan Heng was no worse than Chu Lian.When he was satisfied, he was uncontrollably angry and proud. This is the son-in-law chosen by Qingniang.As expected of the young lady whom he had loved all his life, not only was she beautiful, generous and organized, she even had a good eye for choosing a son-in-law.In such a bad situation two years ago, she was able to choose such an excellent husband-in-law for Ah Mao.

The more he thought about it, the hotter he felt, and the more pleasing Yan Heng was when he was excited.Patting each other on the shoulder, he promised.

"Yan Heng, right? Ah Mao is also the daughter of the Marquis. Don't worry, although the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion doesn't have much power, it's not a family that can be flattened and rounded by random people. Today, the Marquis will definitely let you decide."

After doing a lot of shopping, he walked up to Yang Shangshu.

"Ben Hou was originally kind-hearted, and wanted to ignore those trivial things. But now it seems that some people are not only ungrateful, but even push their noses. Lord Yan is an official of the court, how dare you abuse him privately; use lynching Not to mention, you still want to deny it, with all the witnesses and material evidence.”

Yang Shangshu, who had just plucked up the courage to apologize after Chu Ying pointed at his nose and scolded him, also became angry now.

"False words! Lord Chu, this is the official office of the Ministry of Punishment, not your Zhenbeihou's mansion. You must pay attention to evidence when you speak. To borrow Madam Yan's words just now, red mouth and white teeth are not what you say."

"What's wrong with the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment? This Marquis wasn't scared too much. Yang Shangshu's old eyes are dizzy and he can't see clearly. It's all right. You can tell the adult next to you to have a look. The article on the fur of this Marquis's son-in-law is not because of your abusive behavior. Could it be that he rubbed it on the wall of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice? What kind of difficult rubbing method can rub such an ingenious pattern."

Just now he was only focused on fighting with Chu Ying, and he would point it out, and Yang Shangshu noticed the abnormality on Yan Heng's clothes.He is a bit blind, but this will be a little farther away, just enough for him to see clearly.Having stayed in the Ministry of Punishments for most of his life, he is more familiar with those punishments than ordinary people.With a quick glance, he came to a completely different judgment from Wei Wei's. The strips looked like they were strangled by a bunch of flowers, but they were actually whipped.

When he saw the truth clearly, he felt the feeling in his heart for a moment, don't mention it.Which pig brain is cheating him?Even if you use torture, don't use such conspicuous ones. Don't you know how to take off your clothes before you smoke?The Ministry of Punishment has specialized executioners who are very good at controlling the force of the punishment. They can whip people so that there is no visible injury on the surface, but the pain in the bones is unbearable.

No matter how much he hated him, now that the clear evidence was in front of him, he couldn't allow him to deny it.

"What exactly is going on?"

Pointing to Yan Heng's clothes, Yang Shangshu asked the blue-robed official beside him, with unconcealable impatience and anger in his voice.

The blue-robed official looked distressed, and said in a low voice, "Master Shangshu, someone brought Lord Yan to interrogation yesterday morning."

"Who?"

"People over there."

It turned out that Yan Heng had really been raped, not only Yang Shangshu, but also Wei Wei, who had been worried about it, was completely sure about it.Touching the upturned fur on his elbow, she felt a pain in her heart, and her small face clenched into a ball and looked at Yan Heng.

Patting Ah Mao's back lightly, carefully comforting her, Yan Heng thought quickly.After being brought back to the Ministry of Criminal Justice by the blue-robed officials yesterday, he simply asked about the blueprints of the secret passage of the Xiayouzhou Palace, and he was taken into a cell.There was no movement all day until he was suddenly arraigned again in the early hours of midnight.

The interrogator wanted to lynch him this time, but he wouldn't allow himself to be fished by mermaids.He is not proficient in the Dai Yue law, but he understands one thing very well: for an official like him, the government is not allowed to use lynching until he is clearly convicted.With his good kung fu, he beat down a group of people by himself.Bumps were inevitable during the fight, and some marks were left on the fur covering the outside.

After the fight, the group of people didn't have the energy to ask any more questions, so he went back to the prison of the Ministry of Justice all the way.He originally thought that those people at Midnight were also servants of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but Yang Shangshu's reaction made him realize that something was wrong.Once suspected, some suspicious things that were previously ignored will also be remembered.He remembered that when the person who led the execution was beaten to the ground by him last night, there seemed to be a special pattern on the exposed waist card.He couldn't see it clearly under the moonlight, but only vaguely remembered that it looked like a flame.

Flame, Ah Mao also saw flame patterns when he entered the city a few days ago.

Thinking of this, he asked, "I don't know who was the one who interrogated me last night?"

Seeing Yang Shangshu frowning as if he didn't want to say anything, Yan Heng knew that this matter was very important.

"It seems that the person who abused his private behavior did not come from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. It turns out that there are people who are so clever that they can take people out of the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice at will. Is the Ministry of Criminal Justice working for the emperor, or has it recognized another master?"

This pair of Weng and his son-in-law have exactly the same way of choking people.Feeling a little depressed, Yang Shangshu said helplessly, "It's Qinghuowei."

Yan Heng couldn't control it, so let others have a headache.

(End of this chapter)