The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 270 Blocked
The cold wind swept the walls of the town with tiny ice crystals, and the sound of evening drums penetrated the night. Shang Fu could no longer care about anything else and grabbed the corner of Yu Qiansi's robe.

The clanking of the iron horses on the eaves broke his voice into intermittent tremors: "Master Yu, let alone the fact that the person in charge has already left the yamen, the Sage has ordered the Dali Temple to take full responsibility for this matter. If we act rashly, what if we implicate you as well?"

Shang Fu said this, but it did not stop Yu Qiansi.

Watching her in a red dress walking across the frosty stone steps, the ice on the soles of her boots made tiny cracking sounds as it rolled over the blue bricks.

Shang Fu had no choice but to follow Yu Qiansi closely.

The newly hung copper bell on the eaves of the Dali Temple prison shone coldly in the moonlight. Prison chief Zheng Duo was checking the roster against the lantern. The moment he looked up and saw the red figure, the roster fell "pa" to the frozen ground.

"Master Yu, Master Yu," he backed up and bumped into the iron prison door, the copper key chain on his waist making a messy trembling sound, "Why are you here?"

Yu Qiansi glanced at Shang Fu behind him and didn't want to waste time talking to him: "No matter what excuse you plan to use to stop me, you can't stop your Shaoqing from entering the door, right?"

Shang Fu heard that he was useful, so he took small steps up a few steps, and stood beside Yu Qiansi with his head held high: "That's right, can you even stop me from entering the door?"

Zheng Duo was sweating profusely, and Shang Fu was causing trouble. This Jade Rakshasa and the Dali Temple Prison were not compatible. Why was it that every time she came, something happened in the Dali Temple Prison.

“I dare not,” thinking of the last person who had fought against Yu Qiansi in the Dali Temple Prison, who was now dressed in cloth, he bent his body a few degrees more: “It’s just that the key to the prison has been left, and the key is not in my hand now.”

When did the Dali Temple Prison have this rule?

Yu Qiansi looked around: "Are you on duty alone tonight?"

Hearing this, Zheng Duo became even more guilty: "How is this possible? It's just that I felt stuffy inside, so I came out to get some fresh air."

As soon as he finished speaking, he remembered what he had just said about the prison door being keyed and unable to enter or exit. Zheng Duo closed his eyes and wished he could slap himself twice.

Yu Qiansi did not continue to ask. She turned and walked down the stairs and asked Shang Fu, "Sir Shaoqing, does Bo Yi know the whole story and is willing to be captured?"

Shang Fu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I was afraid of a conflict, so I told him the whole story."

Even the person guarding the gate of Dali Temple Prison was nowhere to be seen, and a flickering fire could be seen faintly in the alley. It seemed that someone had escaped from prison.

Being so wary of her, could it be that the person who escaped from prison was Bo Yi?

But since Bo Yi knew the reason for his arrest, he would not escape from prison for no reason, unless he knew something very important that he had to do.

In the distance, the night watchman's drum sounds, and the gate is about to close.

The cold wind enveloped Mo and wrapped her in it, making her shiver all over.

Without thinking, she just walked away.

Shang Fu looked at the red-clothed man going away, somewhat confused: "Master Yu, where are you going?"

Zheng Duo saw Yu Qiansi leaving, and ran down quickly: "Shaoqing, it's bad, Bo Yi has escaped from prison. Please save me."

All the people in his hands were scattered, but he could not be found even after searching everywhere in the neighborhood.

Shang Fu suddenly realized: "No wonder you stopped me from entering. I was wondering where the new rules came from."

Seeing Zheng Duo's increasingly bitter expression, he suddenly realized again: "Master Yu left in such a hurry, could it be that he knew Bo Yi's whereabouts and went to inform him?"

When Zheng Duo heard this, he thought of the previous Shaoqing who was executed first and then reported to the emperor: "Please, Shaoqing, save me and stop Lord Yu."

Yu Luosha can ignore the curfew and move around freely. If she had passed the message to the palace earlier, wouldn't I be doomed like the previous Shaoqing?

Shang Fu chased her to the outside of the gate and saw the corner of her red clothes flashing over the wall.

"Master Yu!" He grabbed the half-closed door and shouted, "Where are you going? Could you please take me home?"

The lanterns of the Jinwu Guard suddenly turned from the corner of the street, and the sound of armor colliding startled the sparrows perched on the wall of the square. The young lieutenant narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "Curfew has arrived, who is it?"

The lantern illuminated Yu Qiansi's face, and the captain quickly suppressed his subordinate's hand that was raised to bow and intimidate.

"It turns out to be Lord Yu from the Ministry of Justice," the captain saluted with a fist and apologized with a smile.

My wife's beloved cats were murdered, and it was only after Yuli Pavilion intervened that the murderer was caught. We should treat him with courtesy.

But no one knew what kind of hobby Lord Yu had. Relying on the emperor's order, he always liked to walk alone on the streets after curfew. They were no longer surprised by it.

Yu Qiansi smiled and nodded as a return gesture.

The captain glanced at Shang Fu's scarlet robe and asked, "Who is this..."

"I was just passing by." Yu Qiansi's smile deepened, with a faint dimple. Shang Fu was dumbfounded, and his official hat was completely tilted as he stomped his feet: "Yu Qian. Lord Yu! You are crossing the river and demolishing it."

When Shang Fu saw Yu Qiansi was about to leave, he leaned against the gate and started shouting.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Duo rushed over with the Dali Temple jailers he had just assembled and surrounded Yu Qiansi.

Shang Fu was heartbroken: "Master Yu, I admire you, so I can't watch you sink into the quagmire! Bo Yi's escape from prison is a serious matter, you must not show favoritism!"

Yu Qiansi didn't care at all and pointed at the frightened Jinwu Guards standing beside him: "You people from the Dali Temple, do you think the Jinwu Guards are just decorations?"

Everyone in the capital knows that the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice do not get along well.

The Jinwu Guards have the emperor's orders at their fingertips, so even if they don't want to be involved, there's nothing they can do.

The captain had no choice but to signal with his eyes, and his men immediately obeyed. He took out his arrows and pointed them at the people in the Dali Temple as if going through the motions: "First arrow, a warning."

Upon seeing this, Zheng Duo ordered everyone to enter the gate.

Through the gate, everyone glared at Yu Qiansi indignantly.

There were also a few people who felt that the Jinwu Guards were taking sides by warning them, and they glared at the captain.

The captain shook his head, laughed dryly, and crossed his arms to Yu Qiansi, saying, "Master Yu, please be kind to us. We still have to patrol the streets. It would be a big deal if we miss the time."

Zheng Duo could no longer care about anything else and shouted at the top of his voice: "Master Yu, if you leave, you will be implicated in this matter. In addition to Bo Yi, you will be implicated in the Mingtang tomorrow. Of course, you don't care, but if the Lan family's affairs are involved with the Qiguogong Mansion, I'm sure the young master will have a hard time."

"Besides, the people from the Ministry of Justice can travel freely on official business. But now that Lord Yu has not yet been reinstated, I'm afraid he can't rely on the emperor's grace to travel freely during curfew, right? Why don't we rest here tonight? Once the Jinwu Guards have made clear the emperor's order, they will naturally not stop Lord Yu."

Upon hearing this, the Jinwu Guards were also a little unsure.

Even three-year-old children in the capital knew that Yu Luosha was under house arrest. She went to the palace again today to report back, but the official did not mention her reinstatement, so it was naturally not considered an official business, and she was not a member of the Ministry of Justice for the time being.

Yu Qiansi turned around and felt that the threatening words had some weight.

But she didn't want to let the Jinwu Guards leave.

They deliberately made such a big fuss just to delay the Jinwu Guards.

If the people from the Dali Temple cannot find Bo Yi's whereabouts in the alley, he can only escape to the main street. The longer he delays, the more time he buys.

However, Zheng Duo did not want to make a big deal out of it, so he bowed to the captain across the gate and said, "I dare not disturb you all, we will handle this matter ourselves. If something goes wrong, there are many witnesses here, and Zheng Duo is willing to take full responsibility."

Upon hearing this, the captain hurriedly took his men away as if fleeing, and did not forget to turn back and remind them to close the gate quickly and not to delay.

Thinking of the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Yu Qiansi naturally did not dare to leave casually. She walked into the square and saw those people pointing swords at her. She couldn't help but laugh: "Are you planning to commit treason and detain the imperial officials?"

Zheng Duo was upset and thought to himself: Are you an official appointed by the court now? Didn't you say you were a clerk?
But thinking of the fate of the previous Shaoqing, he could only smile and say, "It is not appropriate for us to move around freely during the curfew. We have just reported this to the Jinwu Guard. Sir Yu, please stay here for one night. I will report to His Majesty at the court tomorrow morning. This has nothing to do with Sir Yu, and he will be allowed to leave."

After all this talk, he was worried that after she left, someone would complain first, causing him to suffer the same fate as the previous Shaoqing.

"The subordinate made a mistake, but the superior was arrested. To prove my innocence, I can stay here. But in the future, if someone in the Dali Temple has a problem, don't blame me for arresting the Temple Minister and the Junior Minister for beating people."

Even if she voluntarily stayed, she couldn't let them take advantage of her.

After hearing this, Shang Fu's face turned pale, feeling very aggrieved, "Master Yu, I have always stood on your side, why do you include me in this?"

Zheng Duo was in a dilemma. If he let her go now, he would be embarrassed. But if he didn't let her go, Yu Luosha would definitely use this sentence to cause trouble. Especially since Bo Yi disappeared right under his nose.
Now I am in a dilemma and there is no other way. It is more important to keep this official uniform first.

Zheng Duo had no choice but to change the subject and said he would take him to rest.

After Yu Qiansi left, Zheng Duo slumped down on the frosty stone steps and shuddered violently. He realized belatedly that his shirt had already been soaked with cold sweat, and the chill was now spreading along his back.

"A-choo!" He shivered and covered his mouth and nose, and the frost on the laces of his official hat fell off. In the dim light of the lantern, his blue lips could be seen trembling.

"Sir." The jailers came over, their boots rubbing the wet blood on the ground, "Brothers, check it three times."

"Turn it over! Turn it over again!" Zheng Duo suddenly jumped up, and the hem of his official robe swept over the lantern. The parchment cover rolled into the gutter, and the flames "hissed" and jumped up his robe. "Even if I pry off all the floor tiles, I will... sneeze!"

He slapped away the sparks randomly, and his jade belt became loose as he moved. No one had ever seen the usually respectable warden in such a state of disgrace, and they forgot what to do for a moment.

"What are you standing there for!" Zheng Duo said hoarsely, with the smell of blood rising from his throat. "You'd better pray that my letter of begging for mercy tonight is of some use, and that the Lord Temple Minister can plead for us in front of the emperor at the court tomorrow. Otherwise, do you think those censors can tell who is on duty?" He pointed his black and gray fingers at the noses of everyone one by one, "Let's die together!"

The cold wind blew through the empty prison corridor, making ghostly sobs. Zheng Duo looked at the Dali Temple Prison behind him, and suddenly remembered the look in Bo Yi's eyes when he was brought in during the day - the young man in black was clearly calm and composed, and he didn't look like a prisoner at all!
"Why don't you go and patrol the prison!" He kicked over the scattered punishment sticks at his feet, and the sticks hit the stone statue of Bi'an with a dull sound. "Do you want to throw a few more serious criminals in prison before you are satisfied?"

Here it comes, the next chapter is the starting point of the end of this volume