NFBE Chapter 446 Arrest
Chapter 446 Arrest
Yun Shang took a step forward, and bloodstains slid down the blade, spreading a dark stain on the ground, like thick ink in the night, exuding a chilling aura.
"Prime Minister Li, by imperial decree, those who stubbornly resist may be executed first and reported later."
Li Chongyi's pupils contracted sharply, and his hands, which were hanging at his sides, loosened and then clenched into fists again.
All his guards are dead.
Li Chongyi closed his eyes and did not resist any further, allowing the imperial guards to step forward and detain him.
As he was being escorted by the Imperial Guards past Yun Shang, Li Chongyi said, "Yun Shang, my day today is your day tomorrow."
"Your talent will attract the favor of those in power, but it will also become the weapon that kills you in the future, hahaha—"
The laughter was sharp and maniacal, echoing eerily in the silent night.
Yun Shang remained silent, listening quietly to his words. His eyes were calm and undisturbed, like a bottomless abyss, making it impossible to discern his emotions.
……
Li Chongyi was arrested, and the other troublesome individuals were subsequently imprisoned.
Emperor Wenjing quickly replaced the important positions vacated in the Six Ministries with his own trusted confidants, and then summoned Yunshang to the palace.
Emperor Wenjing's face was all smiles. "Yun Shang, we owe you a lot for capturing Li Chongyi's faction of officials this time. You've worked hard these past few days. I'm giving you a few days off so you can go home and rest well."
Yun Shang knelt in the main hall, his expression calm. "Your Majesty, it is my duty to serve the court, and I dare not complain of hardship."
Emperor Wenjing smiled and waved his hand, saying kindly, "I know you are loyal, but you can't overwork yourself. Take a good rest these few days, I have important responsibilities to entrust to you when you return."
Yun Shang accepted the order and withdrew.
The moment his figure disappeared outside the main hall, the smile on Emperor Wenjing's face vanished.
Seeing Emperor Wenjing's expression suddenly change, Liu Haifu felt a chill run down his spine and instinctively lowered his head, not daring to breathe.
It seems His Majesty doesn't trust Yun Shang as much as he appears...
After leaving the palace, Yun Shang went straight back to the Yun residence.
Yu Wan had gone out but hadn't returned home yet. Only Madam Shen and Yun Xi were at the mansion. The two were overjoyed to see that Yun Shang had actually returned home during the day.
However, after learning that the Emperor had asked Yun Shang to rest for a while, Madam Shen couldn't help but feel a little worried. "Shang-ge'er, although I don't know much, I do know the saying that serving the Emperor is like walking on thin ice. You did those shady things for the Emperor, do you really think he will continue to value you as always?"
Yunxi also looked at her brother with worry in her eyes.
She knew that her brother was Prince Chen's man, and even though he was now working for the Emperor, Yunxi didn't think that her brother had betrayed Prince Chen.
In particular, although my brother and Prince Chen have not been in contact during this period, and Prince Chen seems to have suddenly disappeared, there have always been people of Prince Chen secretly protecting the Yun family. Prince Chen's presence has been felt in every incident that has happened recently.
Yunxi secretly guessed that getting her brother to work for the Emperor might be a joint scheme between her brother and Prince Chen.
Noticing Yunxi's gaze, Yunshang turned to meet her eyes.
Seeing the deep worry in Yunxi's eyes, he paused slightly, then gently reassured her, "It's alright, don't overthink it."
But he knew in his heart that Yunxi was intelligent and thoughtful, and had probably already guessed a lot of the inside story.
After calming down Shen Shi and Yun Xi, Yun Shang went straight to the bathhouse to take a bath.
Because of Li Chongyi's matter, he has not returned home for several days, and even when he does return home, it is always in the middle of the night.
Every time he saw Yu Wan sleeping soundly, he couldn't bear to disturb her, so he would make do with the night in the side room and then leave the mansion in a hurry before dawn the next day.
Come to think of it, it had been quite some time since he and Yu Wan had a proper conversation.
Inside the bathhouse, several women's clothes were casually draped on the screen, and the air was filled with Yu Wan's presence.
Yu Wan is a very frugal person. She can't sit still and loves to tinker with strange and unusual things. Her little gadgets can be seen all over the house.
It was already late autumn, and the summer flowers had faded, so a few bunches of golden ginkgo branches were placed in the bathroom.
Yun Shang's gaze was fixed on those few ginkgo branches, and in a daze, he seemed to see Yu Wan standing on the wooden ladder, carefully selecting branches and leaves with scissors.
He reached out and gently touched the ginkgo branch, his fingertips tracing the veins of the leaves, as if caressing the person he longed for.
……
Autumn weather is dry, so Yu Wan recently made some all-natural soft masks. Shen Shi and Yun Xi both thought they were good, so she simply mixed some rouge and perfume and opened a new shop.
The new shop was named Chunshui Pavilion. Yu Wan disliked the layout of the previous shop, so she personally supervised the craftsmen to design and renovate it.
These past few days have been the final stages of the project, so she's been working long hours, leaving early and returning late every day.
In fact, these things were done by servants, but Yu Wan enjoyed the process of gradually transforming the shop into the way she envisioned it, so she did all of these things herself.
As dusk fell, she and Xizhu rode back to the mansion in a carriage, overhearing much discussion along the way.
Li Chongyi was arrested.
The mansion that was previously besieged by the Imperial Guards has also seen batches of people arrested and imprisoned. It is said that the prisons of the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice are overflowing.
The mansions of most of the powerful and influential families in Shengjing City were turned into empty houses overnight, and the once-prosperous families collapsed.
Yu Wan listened absentmindedly to the chaotic discussions outside the carriage.
Now, it's unlikely that Yun Shang would suddenly kill her again, right?
Yu Wan had a very deep impression of the original owner's death in the original work, so even now she was still worried that Yun Shang would suddenly attack her.
Real-life cases of domestic violence taught her that she couldn't trust men too much.
In particular, Yun Shang is the male protagonist in an old-fashioned romance novel with a tragic plot.
One second they're flirting and talking about love, the next they can leave you heartbroken and devastated.
We still need to be a little cautious.
When the carriage arrived at the Yun family's residence, Yu Wan had already forgotten her earlier troubles and went straight to the main courtyard after getting off the carriage.
Li Chongyi has been captured, and Yun Shang must have returned home by now.
Sure enough, they met Yunxi on the way. Yunxi said that Yunshang had returned to the manor around noon and should be sleeping in his room now.
“Sister-in-law, I just came to call my brother for dinner. Now that you’re back, why don’t you go and call him?”
After saying this, before Yu Wan could refuse, Yun Xi disappeared in a flash.
Yu Wan watched her figure disappear with a sense of helplessness and returned to the main courtyard.
As she pushed open the door and entered the house, her footsteps unconsciously became lighter. Unexpectedly, before she even reached the inner room, she heard a slightly hoarse male voice drifting from within:
"came back?"
Yu Wan was a little embarrassed, "Did I wake you up?"
Yun Shang leaned against the bed and reached out her hand. "No."
What he had been doing lately was too dangerous, and Li Chongyi and others sent many assassins to kill him. As a result, Yun Shang developed a habit of sleeping lightly. Just now, Yu Wan had walked to the corridor when he heard footsteps.
Only after recognizing Yu Wan did Yun Shang gradually relax.