novel-bin Chapter 207 Yu Si is captured
Chapter 207 Yu Si is captured
Li Ziyan looked at Yu Si with cold eyes, and then walked towards the city with firm and powerful steps. Zhao Junning was a little worried, but still followed closely.
When they arrived at the city gate, Yu Si anxiously waited for the news of Li Ziyan's death. However, time passed by and there was no movement. Just as he was about to go down the tower, he suddenly heard a fierce fight. Then, a group of extremely brave soldiers rushed up the tower like a tide, and Yu Si's men were instantly killed.
Yu Si's eyes widened, watching everything that happened in front of him in disbelief. These soldiers were clearly his own subordinates! How could they suddenly turn against him?
At this moment, Li Ziyan appeared on the tower holding Zhao Junning's hand. They walked towards Yu Si step by step, each step was filled with endless majesty and anger. When he came in front of Yu Si, Li Ziyan raised his hand without hesitation and slapped Yu Si hard, shouting: "I usually love my wife so much, and you, a bastard, dared to hit her!"
The slap was so heavy that Yu Si's cheeks immediately became red and swollen. After the slap, Li Ziyan felt that his anger had subsided a little. Then, he ordered the soldiers to tie up Yu Si and capture his accomplices.
At the same time, the reinforcements that Yu Si had been counting on were ambushed by troops led by Xu Gong on their way. After a fierce battle, the reinforcements were finally subdued.
As the corrupt officials in Xunyang were arrested one by one, the stolen 30 million taels of silver were safely transported back to the silver vault in Xunyang. The turmoil was finally settled, and the people cheered and were full of gratitude to Li Ziyan. Li Ziyan and Zhao Junning stood together, witnessing the city regaining peace and prosperity.
The atmosphere in the Shen Mansion was solemn. As soon as Zhao Junning walked to the door, she heard bursts of reprimands coming from inside.
"You are unworthy of being men! You asked our young lady to rescue you, but you were helpless. Although you are full of knowledge, you are actually useless. Poor our young lady!"
Gan Cao, who was standing by, had already burst into tears. She cried, "You are simply a bunch of cowards! You should know that our young mistress is a woman, but she stood up to save you. Where has your self-proclaimed gentlemanly spirit gone? Why don't you dare to say a word now?"
Zhao Junning took a deep breath, opened the door and walked in. Fuling and Gancao were overjoyed to see her return safely. They ran over and hugged Zhao Junning tightly, asking with concern, "Madam, are you okay?"
Zhao Junning smiled and comforted them: "Don't worry, I'm fine."
Afterwards, Zhao Junning turned around and bowed to the other adults in the courtyard, and said earnestly: "Fuling and Gancao are still young, if there are any inappropriate words, please forgive me."
Licorice and Poria also quickly knelt down and apologized, saying in unison: "We were rude, please forgive us, gentlemen."
At this time, Liu Ming stood up and said, "What the little girl Fuling said is absolutely right. In the entire Shen Mansion, your courage is truly admirable."
Others echoed: "Yes, yes."
In the county government office, Li Ziyan looked at Xu Gong with a serious face and said, "I will let you take my uncle Yu Si and his accomplices back to Pingliang. I will be responsible for handling the rest of the matters here."
Xu Gong nodded after hearing this, but then he said, "You must return to Pingliang with me this time. Thirty million taels of silver is not a small amount. After this case is settled, His Majesty will definitely summon you."
At this time, Shen Yu also stepped forward and echoed, "Yes, Zi Yan. You have made an indelible contribution to the successful conclusion of the Xunyang case! Now that the mission has been completed, it is time to return to Pingliang to report to His Majesty. As for the follow-up matters, I, Lord Gao, and Lord Liu are here to take charge, so you can rest assured."
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After watching Li Ziyan walk further and further away until he disappeared from sight, Shen Yu slowly turned around and cast his gaze towards Gao Changhe and Liu Ming beside him. The three of them smiled at each other, feeling extremely relaxed and happy in their hearts - after some efforts, the tense situation in Xunyang was finally stabilized, and they were truly relieved.
At this moment, Zhao Junning, sitting in the carriage, was sleeping peacefully on Li Ziyan's broad and solid shoulders. As the carriage moved forward, they arrived at Pingliang City unknowingly. After entering the city, the sky gradually darkened. Li Ziyan carefully woke Zhao Junning and personally escorted her back to the mansion. After everything was arranged, Li Ziyan turned around and followed Xu Gong to the palace to meet the emperor.
Entering the Taicheng Hall, Xiao Xuanjing was seen sitting on the dragon throne. When he saw Li Ziyan and Xu Gong coming in, he smiled and said, "My dear ministers, you are here!" Li Ziyan immediately knelt down and saluted to show his respect to the emperor.
After he stood up, he looked around and found that in addition to himself and Xu Gong, there were also his father-in-law Zhao Nian, Li Ziyan's father Li Yin, Yuan Song, Lin Muchen's father Lin Yi, and Sikong Yunchou. These people were all Xiao Xuanjing's most trusted and respected ministers and confidants.
While everyone was talking, Xiao Xuanjing suddenly said: "My dear ministers, let's stop discussing this for today." After that, all the ministers took their leave.
"We, the ministers, take our leave." Everyone said in unison, and then slowly left Taicheng Hall.
Zhao Nian looked at their departing figures, thinking deeply. He turned around and saw Li Ziyan walking towards him, so he asked, "Has Jun Ning returned home?"
Li Ziyan nodded slightly and responded, "She's back home, and she's doing fine. We were planning to go visit you and mother-in-law together tomorrow."
Zhao Nian's heart sank after hearing this. He knew that Li Ziyan and Zhao Junning didn't know that Meng Xiangning had passed away, and at this moment he didn't know how to tell them this cruel fact. So he just nodded silently, then turned and left.
Zhao Nian's steps seemed a little heavy, as if he was carrying a heavy burden. As he walked, he secretly wondered whether he should tell Li Ziyan and Zhao Junning the truth about Meng Xiangning's death. However, whenever he thought about telling the heartbreaking news in person, his throat seemed to be blocked by something, making it difficult for him to speak.
In the end, Zhao Nian decided to conceal the news for the time being. After all, it was undoubtedly a huge blow to Li Ziyan and Zhao Junning. He hoped to find a suitable time to slowly tell them about it. At the same time, he also prayed in his heart, hoping that they could endure such pain.