C48

Lin Yi stood on the city wall, the remnants of the stars scattered across the smoky blue sky.

The predawn light was like a huge, impenetrable web, surrounding the entire sky from all sides, as if someone was splashing a corner, and then the sky gradually turned red or orange.

The darkness before dawn gradually faded away, and Lin Yi jumped onto the city wall alone. Behind him, the old eunuch looked at Lin Yi in fear, but did not dare to step forward to stop him. It was said that the Crown Prince was gentle and refined, and his methods were not ruthless enough, but from his point of view, that was not the case.

Under the Yan family's control, they could even use thunder to purge the people around them. This kind of courage and ability was comparable to that of the previous Emperor.

Lin Yi's robe fluttered in the wind. His sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes added a bit of mysteriousness to the misty light. He stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the rippling moat before him. He thought of Su Mu. Before he returned to the palace, he had gone to the Su Palace. All he could see was desolation. Once he lost his soul, the courtyard would lose its soul as well. He imagined Su Mu playing and playing within the courtyard, hoping to find some traces of her within the dilapidated Su Clan, but in the end, nothing came of it.

What was Su Mu doing now? Had her foot healed? Was he thinking about himself?

Lin Yi didn't know that Bao Liusheng hadn't sent a message to him in a long time, so he missed her a little.

"Your Highness, Lord Little Pouch requests an audience." A eunuch bowed.

With his heart pounding wildly, Lin Yi furrowed his brows and jumped off the city wall.

On the other side, Su Mu was imprisoned. The wooden cage was square, and there wasn't anything placed on the bottom. Every time it shook, it would be clearly transferred onto Su Mu's body.

Su Mu woke up from the pain. Her feet were curled up in the same position and had become numb. The moment Su Mu moved, she felt as if thousands of needles were stabbing into her.

Su Mu gently rubbed his leg as he looked around. He immediately recognized the direction of the road back to the capital. It looked like he had been arrested.

"Rest!" someone shouted.

The carriage stopped. Not long later, a man appeared beside Su Mu. "You're awake?"

The man drank the porridge in his hand in one gulp and threw a hard and dry steamed bun into the cage. The steamed bun rolled a few rounds on the mud-stained wooden board before arriving at Su Mu's side.

In the beginning, Yan Zhao didn't pay much attention to Su Mu. However, Su Mu's injuries were too severe and his fever never subsided. However, a message was sent from the capital saying that Su Mu must be allowed to live in the outskirts of the capital.

In order to protect Su Mu's life, Yan Zhao had spent a lot of effort to find a few doctors along the way. He even used half a bottle of the Golden Sore Medicine he had hidden away, delaying him for a long time.

After Yan Zhao heard that Su Mu had woken up, he also came out from his tent to take a look.

"Are you members of the Yan Clan?" Su Mu licked his dry lips as he looked at Yan Zhao and asked. Because he hadn't had any water for many days, Su Mu's voice was very hoarse.

Yan Zhao smiled, he looked very friendly. He told the man to bring a bowl of porridge over, then said to Su Mu: "I am Yan Zhao, Miss Su has worked hard on this journey." Most of the time, when they were out, they would bring dry rations. It was rare for them to have a bowl of porridge.

Su Mu picked up a steamed bun at the side and fiercely smashed it into Yan Zhao's face. "Scram!" His actions were too big, causing the injuries on his leg to be affected. However, Su Mu only bit her lower lip, unwilling to show the slightest weakness.

Yan Zhao's smile didn't lessen as he picked up the steamed bun on the ground and threw it into the congee that the man brought him. The grass and mud were floating on the congee's surface, making it hard to eat.

"You better be safe. I just want to complete my father's order. I don't want any side issues." Yan Zhao said, and turned to leave.

The man slammed the bowl down on the wood, and a thick cloud of heat rose from the bowl.

Su Mu didn't eat it, so Yan Zhao didn't say much after he looked at it. He just let others press on Su Mu's legs while his other hand pressed on Su Mu's mouth, forcefully feeding him the cold porridge and also fed him a bowl of medicine that was so bitter that it could make one's tongue tremble.

Su Mu's body was weak. After struggling for a while, his body was covered in sweat. Tears also flowed from the corners of his eyes, making him look quite pitiful.

Yan Zhao had seen something even more pitiful. Naturally, Su Mu wouldn't feel any sympathy for him. Seeing that the others had already finished their lunch, he gave the order to set off.

Su Mu powerlessly holed himself up in a corner of the cage. It wasn't that she didn't know that she had acted rashly, but when she saw the members of the Yan Clan, she couldn't help but lose her rationality. Su Mu raised his hand and viciously slapped himself twice.

The wound on her leg was almost completely healed. There was a thick layer of scab between her fingers, and Yan Zhaoge didn't put on her shoes. Despite her bare feet, the wound on her thigh was still wrapped in a cloth.

It seemed that the Yan Clan did not want him to die on this road.

After Lin Yi got the news from Bao Fu Sheng, his heart became restless and restless. The people he sent out never came back, and Lin Yi had wanted to send people to find Yan Shen several times, but his rationality had suppressed him in the end.

Once he did, he lost the initiative.

The Yan Clan had been suppressed by him for the past half month. If he did not suspect that Su Mu held a great deal of importance in his heart, Yan Shen would not have sent his son to find an orphan girl.

The food sent by the eunuchs was heated up several times, but no one from the Yan Clan entered the palace.

Bao Fu Cheng couldn't help but advise Lin Yi to eat first as a cushion.

Lin Yi picked up the chopsticks, then put them down. Finally, the Yan Family's new justice official, Zhu Guli, entered the palace.

"This official pays his respect to Your Highness." Zhu Gu Li bowed slowly towards Lin Yi.

"Why did Lord Zhu enter the palace?" Lin Yi sat in front of the desk and said with a calm expression.

"This official has two matters to report. The first is the case of the rapist. There are many victims in this case, and all of them are the children of officials. For the sake of protecting the hearts of the people and to pacify the anger of the people, I have been investigating day and night. Zhu Gu Li had an upright expression.

In the case of the rapist, Lin Yi was also sending people to investigate. Although he knew it was the Yan Clan's doing, it was not easy to find evidence. There are only seven royalists in the court, and now the daughters or granddaughters of three have been abused. Although these three families were temporarily taken care of by Lin Yi An, Lin Yi's current situation was extremely dangerous. If these seven people were discouraged, then Da Ying might really change his surname.

"Lord Zhu, thank you for your hard work."

"The second was the case of the former Official of the Supreme Court, Su Shao. Su Shao had a daughter who was called Su Mu. She was a traitor and had secretly accepted the marriage with Wang Qian's son, Wang Cheng. With his help, she had fled to Wu City, a county belonging to the Western Zhejiang Province. Su Shao had committed a heinous crime and had been executed by the emperor himself. Naturally, this official would not allow Su Shao's daughter to live outside. Now, with the help of the chief's assistant, this official has caught the fugitive Su Mu and is currently escorting him to the capital. " Zhu Gu Li said in all seriousness.

"Thank you for your troubles, Lord Zhu."

"It is my duty to share the worries and worries of His Highness." After saying these two things, Zhu Gu Li left.