"How could something like this happen? How could Yingying be taken away by the people from the Criminal Division?!"

"My servant is not very clear. It's just that a notice was posted at the city gate today saying that Miss Yingying is one of the culprits in the grain and grass embezzlement case and has been arrested by the Criminal Division. There is another culprit who is being hunted by the imperial army."

"How could Yingying, who has always lived in seclusion, be involved in these things?"

Zhou Yuwan hurriedly walked towards the gate of the mansion with her head buried in her chest. Suddenly she paused, and the man she saw in Wanfang Garden that day flashed in her mind.

She was very smart and quickly connected the man with this matter.

"It's him, it must be him! It's him who harmed Yingying!" Zhou Yuwan was so angry that the corners of her eyes turned red, her nose felt sore, and she wanted to cry.

There was no way in or out of a place like the Criminal Division, and prisoners locked up there would inevitably lose their skin! She was worried that Zuo Yingying's heart would become even heavier.

The master and the servant walked quickly to the courtyard. Right in front of them was the door of the mansion. Just as they were about to leave the mansion, a stern shout came from behind.

"Changjing!" Zhou Lingshen appeared in the courtyard at some unknown time and called out to Zhou Yuwan.

She turned around, asked Zhou Ling for peace, and said: "My daughter has met her father and mother."

"You are not allowed to leave the house today." Zhou Lingshen said bluntly, without giving Zhou Yuwan any chance to refute.

Zhou Yuwan opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but her mother reminded her like this.

"Changjing, listen to your father and don't leave the house today. Anything you do in the capital in the future will have nothing to do with you."

Zhou Yuwan guessed that her parents may have already known about Wanfangyuan, and they stayed here to prevent her from going to Zuo Yingying, so that they could clear up the relationship and avoid going into troubled waters.

"Father, mother. Chang Jing doesn't understand why I can't save my friend who was wronged and suffered. He actually asked his father and mother to wait here to warn his daughter."

The couple were shocked when they heard Zhou Yuwan's words. In their mind, this was the first time their daughter discussed right and wrong with them.

Although Zhou Lingshen was a little angry, he was still rational and explained to her earnestly.

"Zuo Yingying's matter is not as simple as you see. Father does not want you to have any contact with the convicted person anymore. Chang Jing, be more obedient and break off this so-called friendship with Zuo Yingying as soon as possible."

Zhou Yuwan was not convinced, so she knelt down in front of Zhou Lingshen. Seeing that her master was kneeling, Aruo followed closely behind, and bent her body down deeply, kneeling even deeper than Zhou Yuwan.

"Father, forgive me. My daughter disagrees with what my father just said."

"Changjing, you can't talk to your father like this!" Fang was a little anxious.

Zhou Yuwan didn't intend to just obey her parents and go back to the house. She had to go to the Criminal Division, and it would be good to even take a look at Zuo Yingying from a distance.

"Father, you have taught your daughter since she was a child that she should know how to repay kindness, be heart-to-heart, and make friends with love. She has always kept this in mind. When she was a child, her daughter was often bullied by other ladies of the royal family because of her weak temperament. It was Yingying who stood up.

Come out and protect me. This friendship is so precious that my daughter dare not forget it! Uncle Zuo was convicted and died, and it is a pity that Yingying was buried in Wanfang Garden. Why should the children bear the responsibility for the mistakes of the elders? Chang Jing refuses to accept it!"

"You!" Zhou Lingshen was really angry this time.

He pointed at Zhou Yuwan, but was choked by these words. Fang quickly put his arm on his arm and muttered something, just to calm Zhou Lingshen down.

Zhou Lingshen sighed, finally adjusted his tone, and said again: "So you are determined to get involved in this matter?"

"Yingying is my daughter's best friend. If a friend has trouble being a friend, she should help her from a thousand miles away. Father, if you believe my daughter, Yingying will never do such a thing. She must have been bewitched by the real murderer!"

"So what? Changjing, Zuo Yingying has been arrested and imprisoned. Don't you know where the Criminal Division is? Moreover, His Highness King Yong arrested her personally. Listen to mother and go back to the house first. Recently, she has been arrested.

Don’t leave the house at will.”

"Mother, I..."

Zhou Yuwan wanted to say something more but was ruthlessly interrupted by Zhou Lingshen.

"Okay, hurry up and go back to your room! What's the point of a girl who has not left the court and runs away all the time? A Ruo! Watch the eldest lady, if you let me know that she sneaked out, I will ask you!"

A Ruo trembled all over and agreed immediately.

"It's the general! I will definitely take a good look at the young lady."

"Father! Mother!" Zhou Yuwan crawled forward on her knees along the cold bluestone floor, but Zhou Lingshen and Fang still didn't turn around.

A'ruo quickly supported her and comforted her: "Forget it, miss. Looking at the general's attitude, I am afraid that this time I am determined to ask you to choose between Miss Yingying and the Zhou family. It is useless for you to beg like this.

Let's go back to the room first, and then we can slowly discuss how to see Miss Yingying."

Zhou Yuwan raised her eyes to look at A Ruo, and had no choice but to compromise and choose to retreat instead of advance.

Go to the capital and serve in the prison of the Criminal Division.

Li Jingwen stood in front of Zuo Yingying again. This time he did not interrogate her alone, but stood at the door of the cell just a door away.

Zuo Yingying stood in front of him with a pale face. She was no longer the high-spirited and popular figure in Wanfang Garden.

Li Jingwen stood with his hands behind his back and asked, "I wonder if Ms. Yingying has thought clearly? Are you going to tell everything you know to win leniency, or are you going to continue to cover up for Liang truthfully and clear his name?"

There was silence for a few moments, and Zuo Yingying finally turned to look at Li Jingwen.

"Your Highness King Yong, I have thought clearly. I will tell you everything I know, but before that I will sue Liang Rushi! I will sue him for seeking power for personal gain, corruption and accepting bribes, and for being unfaithful and unclean to deceive the official!"

Li Jingwen was obviously taken aback. Looking at Zuo Yingying's extraordinarily determined face, he kindly reminded her.

"Although Guan Le is an official household and receives a royal salary, he is still a slave. Liang Rushi took the scientific examination and entered Taixue for two years, and then joined the Shofu Mansion as a disciple. In short, he is considered a bachelor

.The official’s pleasure in informing the bachelor is actually overstepping the rules, and you will suffer a lot.”

"I'm not afraid! As long as Liang gets the punishment he deserves, I'll be happy even if I die!" Zuo Yingying almost gritted her teeth.

She cried and knelt down in front of Li Jingwen, then kowtowed to him.

"Please also ask His Highness King Yong to fulfill your wishes!"

Li Jingwen frowned, but in the end he couldn't defeat her.

"Okay, I promise you. I will immediately go to the palace to ask the emperor for an order. This matter will be handled by the Criminal Division with full authority. No matter what the result is, I will definitely give you an answer in three days."

Zuo Yingying smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your support."

Li Jingwen quietly watched her kowtow to him, and finally turned around and left the prison without saying a word.

…

In the study room of General Zhou's Mansion, Zhou Lingshen was still angry about what happened just now, and Mrs. Fang quietly stayed by his side to explain things patiently.

"General, don't be angry. Chang Jing is still young. A teenage girl will naturally value friendship more seriously. We should be more fortunate that Chang Jing is a person who values ​​love and justice. This is also the result of the general's usual words and deeds.

"

"Don't comfort me. My daughter knows it well. It's not a good thing to put too much emphasis on feelings. As a father, I just hope that she can stay alone and stay away from those bad things!"

"Yes, yes, I understand. It's just that Chang Jing is a child with ideas. If you trap her like this and prevent her from leaving the house, she will definitely resist."

Zhou Lingshen shook his head, "Zuo Yingying's matter is not that simple. Now His Majesty is vigorously investigating corruption and bribery in the DPRK, and everyone in the DPRK is in danger. How could His Majesty easily miss this great opportunity after finally finding out the culprit this time?

I don't let Chang Jing get involved because of our Zhou family's plan."

Fang was suspicious, "Did Your Majesty reveal anything before the general entered the palace?"

"Who is your Majesty? How can you, the emperor who has been the emperor all your life, allow us ministers to pry into your thoughts?"

"That's right..." Fang Fang nodded and added: "But looking at the current situation of the East Palace, I'm afraid they are also very powerless. Our Crown Prince has always been weak. In recent years, in addition to relying on his eldest son King Yong, he is also the Crown Princess's natal queen.

Fu's prestige in the court."

"What Madam said is absolutely true. His Majesty's dragon body is getting lower and lower day by day, and the situation in the court will definitely be unstable in the long run. Now the East Palace is also hoping that this corruption case can be successfully handled, otherwise it will be a problem that the prince will not be able to establish the prestige of the courtiers after he ascends the throne.

Difficult matter."

"The general is right. I will send someone to take care of Chang Jing and not let her go through this muddy water."

Mrs. Fang poured a cup of tea for Zhou Lingshen. Suddenly something occurred to her. She lowered her voice and asked: "General, please help her..."

Zhou Lingshen also paused, and then said: "Don't worry, that girl is too preoccupied, so she may not really be missing. But we have to continue sending people to search to avoid exposing any flaws."

"The general is thoughtful, and she is a smart girl, so nothing big will happen to her." Fang said in a low voice, not knowing who she was speaking to.

The couple had already twisted their hearts together after the conversation, and no one would turn towards Zhou Yuwan this time.

Zhou Yuwan was being watched over and couldn't take a step out of the room, and was already running around anxiously.

She was sitting in front of the dressing table, looking at herself in the bronze mirror in a daze. Suddenly, a message wrapped in pebbles flew in from the window and fell on the dressing table. Zhou Yuwan was unprepared and was shocked.

She opened the letter and only wrote "Sister" inside.

This handwriting is Zhou Yichen’s!

She stood up suddenly and walked around the dressing table, stood under the window sill, and propped up the window.

Zhou Yichen finally showed her little face. She no longer hunched over to hide but stood generously outside the window.

"Yichen, why are you here?"

"Come to help sister get out of the house smoothly." Zhou Yichen said with a smile, "I have heard what A Ruo said about everything. Sister, don't worry, please wait for me tonight. I will stay in the room to deal with father on behalf of sister. Sister will just go out."

It’s the mansion.”

"But, this will hurt you!"

"I'm not afraid of being implicated by Sister. I know what Sister is going to do must be very important. I'm just staying in the room for you. As long as no one comes in to check, the secret will never be revealed. Sister, don't worry, I'm so smart.

Nothing will happen for sure."

Zhou Yuwan was anxious and agreed to Zhou Yichen without much thought.

Zhou Yichen smiled, and quickly passed the bundle on his body to her through the window, and said: "This bundle contains my clothes. Sister, just put them on. I will take away the servants at the door after dark. Sister."

Your body shape is similar to mine and no one will notice you at night. At that time, Ajie will go through the back door, and Aruo will be waiting for you at the back door."
Chapter completed!