Shen Yunshang felt a sense of security filling her heart.
The fear in his heart also disappeared at this moment.
After being locked up in such a place, so many officials threatened and bribed her.
Furthermore, he had to use torture.
It would be a lie to say that she was not afraid at all.
Even a man would find it difficult to withstand it, let alone a woman like Shen Yunshang.
And to be fair, Shen Yunshang's performance had already surpassed 99% of the people.
"Lord Yu, what should we do now?”
Zhao Hongru was at a loss.
That day in the imperial court, he had seen with his own eyes how valiant Li Jin Nian was.
Zhao Hongru was quite afraid of such people.
She couldn't wait to get as far away from him as possible.
This time, if not for Qi Yan, he would not want to get involved in this muddy water.
"..."
Zhao Hongru asked himself what to do, but Yu Rong didn't know either.
Although he had considered that Li Jin Nian would come to the Yamen of Heaven Ying Prefecture.
At the same time, he thought of a countermeasure.
He planned to find someone to stop Li Jin Nian outside and not let him in.
However, who would have thought…
Li Jin Nian didn't want to come in at all. He only asked Gao Mingyuan to pass a message.
"How dare you lay a finger on Shen Yunshang?”
"I will exterminate your entire clan."
Yu Rong had never been threatened like this before.
Moreover, if anyone else dared to threaten him like this, he would have sent someone to arrest them.
He would be directly charged with threatening an official of the imperial court and punished with fifty strokes of the cane.
But the person threatening him now was Li Jin Nian.
No, this shouldn't be a threat.
Other people's threats were just threats. They might just move their mouths.
But Li Jin Nian really dared to do that.
Yu Rong had no doubts about this.
A person who dared to scold even the emperor, what else did he not dare to do?
Therefore, Yu Rong was also afraid.
"If we stop here, it's equivalent to saying that Shen Yunshang has been captured for nothing.”
"Moreover, if you become enemies with Li, it will be a fight to the death.”
Therefore, the current situation was equivalent to a dead end.
Yu Rong suddenly realized that he was in a dilemma.
"I don't care. I'll fight it out."
Yu Rong gritted his teeth and decided to torture Shen Yunshang.
Although he was really afraid that Li Jin Nian would destroy his entire family, there was no way out now.
"Punish him!"
Yu Rong said to the jailer.
"Lord Zhao."
The jailer was Zhao Hongru's subordinate, after all, so he looked at him.
She wanted him to make the choice.
"Lord Yu…This…"
Zhao Hongru was still a little hesitant.
In fact, there was no deep hatred between him and Li Jin Nian. If he stopped in time, there might still be room for change.
However, once this branding iron was branded, there was no turning back.
"Don't hesitate. If we don't kill Li Jin Nian, we won't have a good life.”
Yu Rong said fiercely.
"What are you waiting for?”
he said to the jailer,
"Yes, sir!"
The jailer did not dare to hesitate.
The branding iron had already cooled down. He inserted it back into the fire and prepared to use it when it was red.
However, at this moment, someone rushed in.
"Lord Zhao, the imperial edict…the imperial edict has arrived.”
The person who came was the general judge of the Yamen of Yingtian Prefecture. Because he ran too fast, he accidentally fell.
Yu Rong had a bad premonition when she heard the word "imperial edict". A chill ran down her spine.
As for Zhao Hongru, he was indeed relieved.
He really regretted offending Li Jin Nian.
However, as long as he didn't use torture, he felt that there was still room for redemption.
"The imperial edict has arrived."
After a while, a eunuch came to the prison.
Zhao Hongru, Yu Rong, and the others quickly knelt on the ground.
"In accordance with the will of the heavens, the emperor has decreed…" The
eunuch began to read out the imperial edict.
"
Lord Zhao, please accept the imperial edict," the eunuch said to Zhao Hongru after reading the edict.
"I accept the decree."
Zhao Hongru hurriedly received the imperial edict with both hands.
"Lord Zhao, I think you understand what His Majesty means.”
In the end, the father-in-law did not forget to remind him,"Lord Li is an official of the imperial court after all. The matter of corruption indeed needs to be investigated, but we can't force a confession out of torture and let Lord Li be wronged.”
"Yes, I will definitely follow your will.”
Zhao Hongru said respectfully.
He thought to himself that this imperial edict had come at the right time.
If he had come a few seconds later, there would have been two completely different endings.
Zhao Hongru and Yu Rong weren't fools. They knew better than anyone what the empress's imperial edict meant.
It was obvious that he wanted to protect Li Jin Nian.
Therefore, Yu Rong's face was already ashen.
Although Zhao Hongru looked serious on the surface, he was actually feeling extremely lucky.
"Lord Yu, do you still want to interrogate him?"
Zhao Hongru probed.
He still had to make it look good.
Yu Rong glanced at him, her expression uncertain.
Finally, he said,"Why not?"”
Although Yu Rong knew that interrogating him was probably useless.
There was Li Jin Nian's threat and the empress's imperial edict.
He definitely couldn't use torture.
She had tried to tempt him, but Shen Yunshang did not buy it.
It was the same with threats and coercion. He was not afraid at all.
But when he thought of the death order that Qi Yan gave him.
No matter what methods he used, he had to make Shen Yunshang confess to bribing Li Jinnian.
Yu Rong was also very distressed.
Before he came, he did not expect Shen Yunshang to be so stubborn. She was not even afraid of death for Li Jinnian.
"Is there really nothing she cares about?”
Just as Yu Rong was feeling helpless, an idea suddenly flashed in her mind.
He remembered that when he went to the Drunken Immortal Restaurant for a meal, a little girl had been following Shen Yunshang.
According to them, this little girl seemed to be an orphan adopted by Shen Yunshang. She had been by her side since she was young, and the relationship between the two of them was like that of mother and daughter.
"If I remember correctly, Boss Shen, you seem to have adopted an orphan, right? It's that very cute little girl with two pigtails.”
Yu Rong looked at Shen Yunshang and said with a smile.
"Despicable."
As expected, Shen Yunshang became a little nervous when Yu Rong mentioned the little girl.
"Send someone to capture that little girl and find a place to lock her up.”
Yu Rong said to a subordinate beside him.
"Yu Rong, I really didn't expect you to be so shameless. You won't even let an innocent little girl off.”
Shen Yunshang glared at him.
The memories of her childhood surfaced in her mind one by one, and a wave of hatred and anger burned in her heart.
If she had a sword in her hand right now, she would definitely slash at Yu Rong and the others without hesitation.
"Boss Shen, when have you ever let me go?”
Yu Rong sneered.
"As long as you cooperate obediently, I won't touch that little girl.”
"But if you're stubborn, I can't guarantee what I'll do.”
"
Lord Zhao, you should have seen that little girl before."”
"Yes."
Zhao Hongru nodded.
He had not only seen her before, but that little girl had also called him the "
He really didn't expect Yu Rong to shamelessly attack this little girl.
"Lord Zhao, if I remember correctly, that little girl is very beautiful, right? If you sell her to a brothel, you should be able to sell her for a good price.”
Yu Rong continued.
This time, Zhao Hongru didn't know how to respond.
Although he knew that he was not a good person, he felt that he was a good person when compared to Yu Rong.
"It's decided then. Go and capture her and sell her to the best brothel in the capital.”
Yu Rong said to his subordinates.
"How dare you!"
Shen Yunshang was completely enraged by Yu Rong.
Yu Rong sneered again and again,"Why don't I dare to?"”
"I'll go now."
After saying that, he said to his subordinate beside him.
"Yes, my lord."
The subordinate replied and then turned around to walk out.
At this moment, Gao Mingyuan, who had just left, ran in in a panic.
"What happened this time?"
Zhao Hongru asked.
"Li Jin Nian came again just now.”
Gao Mingyuan said.
"…"
Zhao Hongru and Yu Rong felt as if something was blocking their chests.
"What is he doing here this time?”
Zhao Hongru asked.
"He gave me a letter to give to Lord Yu.”
Gao Mingyuan said as he handed the letter Li Jin Nian gave him to Yu Rong.
"For me?"
Yu Rong took the letter with trepidation.
Yu Rong opened the envelope with an uneasy feeling. He saw a few lines of words written on the white paper.
"Lord Yu, I didn't expect you to be so ugly that the gods would weep. Your wife is quite beautiful. If you sell her to a brothel, you should be able to sell her for a good price."”
"Oh, and that son of yours. Although he's silly, I heard that he's the only male heir in your family for three generations.”
"And your eldest daughter is so ugly. The younger daughter is not bad, and her age is suitable. Why don't I suggest that you give your younger daughter to the Xiongnu people for a marriage alliance tomorrow?”
Yu Rong didn't even finish reading it and felt a lump in his chest.
Then,
he spat out a mouthful of blood.
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