After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 342: House Arrest

But Ruoxu is related to the death of Xie Zhilang, and Xie Zhilang is an important nobleman in the court. With so many eyes watching, even if Wen Chengyu intends to favor her and Lu Zhao, he can't do it too obviously.

I don’t know how Lu Zhao is doing.

When Yuan Qing was about to go out with Jiang Qisheng, many Dragon Scale Guards and Imperial Guards rushed in at the door.

"Master Gong."

Yuan Qing walked out from behind Jiang Qisheng.

"In compliance with His Majesty's order, Lord Gong is requested to rest at home and not to participate in court affairs in the next few days."

The leader took away her badge.

Confined to the house... This means she will be isolated.

Yuan Qing knew that Wen Chengyu must have a purpose for doing this, so he didn't say anything and just returned to the palace as ordered.

The leader said respectfully to Jiang Qisheng, "Your Majesty has decreed that from today onwards, the case of Lord Xie will be heard by the Dali Temple Minister himself, with Lord Jiang assisting. We have important matters to attend to, so we will take our leave first."

Jiang Qisheng saw them off, looked at the people at the door, and said, "Don't worry, go back. I'm here."

Yuan Qing nodded and gave him some hints.

The Dali Temple runner who went to investigate the news came back and whispered in Jiang Qisheng's ear: "Lord Lu has been arrested and is currently being held in the mansion. I heard from the people in the Ministry of Justice that most of the servants of the Xie Mansion who were imprisoned in the prison have died."

Jiang Qisheng's expression tensed.

Needless to say, for Gong Bin and Lu Zhao, they were involved in the incident, and having their badges removed and being confined to their homes was already the best outcome.

The Ministry of Justice, which fails to properly supervise prisoners, should also be affected.

Especially since almost all of the people involved with Xie Zhilang lost their lives, Zhong Xiao, as the Minister of Justice, naturally had to bear the heavy responsibility.

Who exactly is their target?

At night, Yuan Qing changed into night clothes and sneaked to Chen's house.

She couldn't understand what Ruoxu said before she died.

Especially what she said, "Be careful about the people around you."

There are many people around her, but she doesn't know which one she is referring to.

What's more, no one knows whether this was a smoke bomb deliberately released by Ruo Xu before her death.

Now she has to check it out herself.

Lu Zhao was imprisoned, and she could no longer investigate the case openly as an official, but the case was handed over to Jiang Qisheng.

Wen Chengyu didn't protect anyone in this matter, but he also left room for maneuver.

Everyone knows who Jiang Qisheng is.

She and Lu Zhao were under house arrest, but they were able to act in secret.

There are numerous clues here. Ruo Xu's death was unclear and the Xie Mansion was heavily guarded, so she couldn't get in. She could only start from the Chen Mansion.

This was her second time investigating the Chen Residence since the last time.

She suddenly remembered the drunk woman who made a scene at the wedding banquet. Jiang Qisheng said that she was Chen Jun's concubine. She was wary of her at the time and asked Gong Chan to help watch over her secretly.

Yuan Qing took out the tools he carried with him and pried the door open with two clicks.

She sneaked in and went to the yard where Chen Jun lived first.

His courtyard was extremely luxurious and out of place with the entire Chen residence.

It was like a golden blanket spread in a thatched nest. Although tacky, it was conspicuous enough. Yuan Qing only had to climb up the wall to see Chen Jun's dazzling golden roof.

Before he even got close to the main house, Yuan Qing heard crying and whipping sounds coming from inside, mixed with Chen Jun's shouting and cursing.

Yuan Qing took off his nightgown and hid in a corner of the corridor.

"You bitch!" He whipped her hard, "You are such a fool. If you weren't still useful, I would have sold you out long ago!"

The woman in the house cried deeply and laughed miserably, "Chen Jun, you Chen family are all worse than pigs and dogs. I was blind to marry you!"

Another whip was swung down.

The woman couldn't help but scream.

She recovered from the pain and gasped heavily, "If there was no one in our Jin family, you wouldn't have the chance to act so cruelly here? Chen Jun, your Chen family is just a dog we raise, a mad dog that can't be tied up and can only bite people!"

Yuan Qing was shocked.

She is actually from the Jin family!

It is said that the Jin family was once a family that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Bai family, but later the entire Jin family was brutally looted by bandits, and all members of the family were killed or injured.

The Jin family declined rapidly, and the Bai family took advantage of the situation to rise, gradually becoming the dominant family in Cenzhou and securing the position of the richest family in Cenzhou.

Chen Jun seemed to be very angry and picked up the whip and hit her hard.

The woman soon fell silent.

Chen Jun stomped on her twice again.

Chen Jun panicked and shouted, "Hurry up and help me!"

A little maid came in trembling.

Chen Jun roared loudly: "If she dies, you will all be buried with her!"

The little maidservant was so panicked that she immediately knelt down, not daring to even breathe, and her body was shaking the whole time.

Seeing that no one else came, Chen Jun went out angrily and stood in the yard and yelled: "Where are the servants? Where are they?!"

Chen Jun has a bad temper. People in his courtyard already know his temper, and no one dares to approach him, so they stay away.

Chen Jun saw the man standing in the corner of the corridor and said, "You, come here."

Yuan Qing looked over, confirmed that he was calling him, and trotted over.

As soon as she entered the room, she knelt beside the little maid from before.

The little maid seemed to have just arrived and had never seen the Second Young Master Chen get angry. She was so frightened that she almost lost two of her three souls.

Yuan Qing also imitated her and acted scared.

Chen Jun pointed at the dying woman on the ground and said, "Send her back and call some people to clean up the house."

Yuan Qing responded softly, "Yes."

She gently pulled the little maid, motioning her to go with her.

The little maid finally came to her senses and hurriedly helped her to help the woman up from the ground.

Yuan Qing didn't know where the woman was injured, and was afraid of hurting her, so he could only hold her loosely and use some skill to lift her up.

The woman regained consciousness, but her eyes were blurry and she couldn't see who was in front of her.

After leaving the house, Yuan Qing whispered to the maid: "Do you know where her room is?"

The little maid was startled and looked around carefully, "You are so bold, don't you know that this is the Second Young Master's wife?"

Yuan Qing frowned and said, "I'm sorry, I just got here and don't know this."

The little maid said "Oh".

The woman was beaten all over, with her hair all scattered around her cheeks. Yuan Qing could only see her face through her hair.

Seeing this face, Yuan Qing was suddenly startled.

This face... looks so familiar!

Who had she seen it before?

Yuan Qing carefully supported the woman and searched her mind carefully all the way.

It was not until she helped the man onto the bed that she remembered where she had seen it.

Isn’t she one of the maids she kept in the palace?

Gold clear.

The orphan girl she bought from the street looked younger than the lady in front of her.

I wonder what the relationship between the two of them is?

The woman's personal maid brought the medicine bag.

She knelt beside the bed, crying and trembling as she untied her clothes. Her clothes were almost entirely covered with whip marks, some of which were old scars from the past.

Yuan Qing couldn't bear to see this.

She previously only knew that Chen Jun was a romantic and extravagant man, but she had no idea that he was so violent in private, and would even humiliate his own wife!

The woman was awakened by the pain when applying the medicine. She did not open her eyes, but her hands tightly grasped the quilt, trying to cover the scars on her body.

The personal maid held her hand and said, "Master..."

“No, don’t look…”

The woman uttered this sentence unconsciously.

The little maid was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time.

She had only been in the Chen Mansion for a month, so she had no idea that such a thing would happen in the Chen Mansion.

Yuan Qing left the room.

The little maid looked at the calm person next to her and couldn't help asking, "Why aren't you afraid?"

Yuan Qing shook his head slightly, said nothing, and turned back to where he should be.

She went to the small courtyard she had been to last time.

Two people were assigned to guard the door.

She looked into the darkness and saw the treetops moving slightly. A stone fell from a high place and rolled out of the wall.

The two men at the door put their fingers on their swords and moved carefully towards the place where the sound came from.

Yuan Qing took the opportunity to slip in quickly, took out the night pearl from his sleeve, lightened his steps, and walked inside little by little along the stone path.

There were faint sounds coming from deep in the stone path.

She put away the night pearl and blended in in the darkness.

Last time, Gong Chan came to visit when the two men were away.

She had made full preparations for today's trip.

Yuan Qing sat down against the wall, and the person next to her silently made room for her.

She looked into the darkness and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, who would have imagined that there were hundreds of people hiding in this small dark room!

The woman who got drunk and caused trouble at the wedding banquet last time has been secretly executed by Chen Jun.