Xing Xin entered the Criminal Division and was tortured
Recently, there have been a lot of rumors in the palace. The emperor was very angry when he heard that Ai'er shouted shocking words in public.This incident not only spread rumors in the palace, but also had a serious impact on the emperor's reputation.In order to quell the rumors, the emperor decided to investigate the matter personally in order to bring justice to the palace.
Now, the physical evidence is complete, but the only human witness is Jingxin.Lingxin is a person close to Ruyi, and the emperor values Ruyi very much, so questioning Lingxin will definitely involve torture.This put the emperor into a dilemma. He wanted to find out the truth, but he didn't want to hurt his relationship with Ruyi.
Soon, a group of people came to Yikun Palace and prepared to take away Xingxin.To prove Ruyi's innocence, Yingxin expressed his willingness to go.Before leaving, Ruyi told Xingxin that she would find out the truth as soon as possible and clear her name.After that, Ruyi was imprisoned in Yikun Palace and isolated from the outside world.
On the day of Wanshou Festival, the emperor was still troubled by Ruyi's incident.All the guards admitted that they had seen someone with the appearance of a mage entering and exiting Yikun Palace, but only Jingxin did not admit it.Now the only person who can prove Ruyi's innocence is Xingxin, and the emperor is in trouble.In order to clear Ruyi's innocence, the emperor ordered that Xingxin be tortured.
At the birthday banquet, none of the concubines could see Ruyi.Ruyi made snacks in the palace and wrote the words "Shou" personally, and ordered Aunt Wei to bring them to Hailan to express her feelings for the emperor.Hailan received a birthday gift from Ruyi and discovered that there was a mystery hidden in it.She opened the longevity peach and found that it contained a bracelet, and quickly ordered someone to fetch Guard Ling.
The Queen Mother told the Emperor that only Jing Xin and a few guards were being detained and tortured by the Shen Xing Department, and the matter should not cause too much trouble.Concubine Jia said that she had already given instructions to the Division of Punishment.The Queen Mother accused Concubine Jia of always interrupting when she was talking to the Emperor, making the atmosphere even more tense.
At this time, Hailan returned to the banquet, and Ling Yunche called Li Yu out, asking him to help rescue Lingxin and Ruyi.Li Yu agreed to help and accepted the bracelet sent by Ling Yunche.He also asked Ling Yunche to tell Hailan to hold the emperor back before he came back.
Li Yu left the banquet on the pretext of sending the Queen Mother back to the palace, but the Emperor said at the banquet that he was tired and wanted to go back to Yangxin Hall first.Hailan asked the emperor to take a rest before going back. The fifth elder brother also asked the emperor to watch the singing and dancing before leaving, and the emperor agreed.Hailan brought the snacks sent by Ruyi to the emperor. The emperor saw that he had accepted the words "Shou" on the cakes, but said that he had to go back to Yangxin Hall first.Hailan motioned to Ling Yunche to follow the emperor in case of any eventuality.
Li Yu came to the Yangxin Hall, found the bracelet hidden by the emperor, and exchanged the one sent by Ling Yunche with the other one.At this time, the emperor came outside the Yangxin Hall. Li Yu was so anxious that he could not open the bag containing the bracelet. He accidentally dropped the bag under the cabinet and could not get it.The emperor met Yan Wan outside the palace. Yan Wan aggrieved Ru Yi and asked the emperor to see clearly and give Ru Yi justice.The emperor ignored him and left.
During this period, Li Yu hurriedly picked up the bracelet and exchanged it.Li Yu happened to meet the emperor when he went out. He lied that he was afraid that the emperor would catch a cold, so he wanted to come back and bring a blanket to the emperor.The emperor took out the Chinese character "Shou" written by Ruyi. This character "Shou" was copied by Ruyi from the emperor's handwriting.Ruyi wanted to tell the emperor that as long as someone is willing, someone can imitate her calligraphy.The emperor inquired about Ling Xin's situation and learned that Ling Xin still kept silent. Although he knew that torture would hurt his relationship with Ruyi, he had to do so in order to restore Ruyi's innocence.
The emperor opened the box containing the bracelet and went to Yikun Palace.Yan Wan was still kneeling outside the palace, begging the emperor to forgive Ruyi.Li Yu told Yan Wan that the emperor already knew her intentions and asked her to go back.On the way back to the palace, Yan Wan said that Concubine Jia had always been at odds with her. If Ruyi could one day get her wrong done, she would naturally remember her friendship.She believes that Ruyi has been in the palace for many years and will not let others push her to a dead end.
In the Shenxing Department, Xingxin was tortured but still insisted that the imperial concubine did nothing.When the emperor came to Yikun Palace, he took out the physical evidence found by Concubine Jia and said that he would investigate the matter in detail.He tortured Xingxin to keep Ruyi innocent.Ruyi said that she did not want to harm Xing Xin for her own innocence. The emperor said that Ruyi's innocence was also his own innocence, and hoped that Ruyi could maintain their common reputation.
When the emperor was about to leave Yikun Palace, Ruyi pointed out that there was something wrong with the bracelet.Ruyi said that this bracelet is made of carnelian rather than agate. Although the two are similar in color, practitioners will never mistake it.Therefore, this bracelet definitely cannot be the product of a master.
