Chen Jingyan frowned, not understanding the emperor's meaning, but he didn't say it directly, just stood there quietly and responded to changes in the same way.

Seeing his appearance, the emperor couldn't help but sigh: "You are still smart on weekdays, why did you start to be confused when you meet Shi Li? What medicine did the woman give you to you and ask you to be so irrelevant?"

Chen Jingyan heard him mention Shili, his eyes trembled slightly for a moment, and suddenly he had a bad premonition. He immediately stepped forward: "What's wrong with Shili?"

"You still dare to mention her?" The emperor glared.

Chen Jingyan's uneasiness gradually expanded, but when he saw the emperor's angry look, he still restrained himself and lowered his eyes and said nothing.

He was handsome and fair, and full of scholarly aura. He has been in prison for a few days now and now he is more haggard and his body has been much clearer, which is very distressing.

After he gave in, the emperor couldn't say anything about him, but just frowned and said, "Forget it, go back and rest, you don't have to mention the matter of Shili in the future."

The more the emperor said this, the more anxious Chen Jingyan felt in his heart. The more anxious he was, the less he could not waste it here. So he obediently responded to the emperor and hurriedly left the heavenly prison.

As soon as he returned to his residence, he looked around for Shi Li. However, he searched the entire Shen family and still couldn't find her. Finally, he could only call his confidant and ask what was going on.

When the confidant saw him, he knelt down: "The day before yesterday, the emperor sent someone to search the mansion, but found a few deleted manuscripts in his wife's bedroom. The emperor was suspicious and started to investigate the wife. As a result, he found that the wife's handwriting was exactly the same as that of the adults. In addition, he asked her personal maid and learned that the one who sent the letter that day was the wife..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly couldn't speak under Shen Jingyan's gloomy gaze.

"Continue." Chen Jingyan was unexpectedly calm, but his eyes were dark, making people unable to see any emotions.

The confidant trembled: "If it were just a manuscript and a maid witness, the emperor did not believe that the wife, a woman, could act as you. But after checking, he found that the wife had seen you on the day you were imprisoned, and then you changed your confession and admitted all the matter... Everyone knows that the adults are deeply in love with the wife, so... "

So when many evidences are put together, everyone will only think that he is willing to admit these things in order to condemn Shi Li.

It was obvious that he was not careful enough, but he did evil things, but because of prejudice, the world easily convicted Shi Li. Chen Jingyan could not say anything at this time, but felt that his heart was empty. The only remaining thought was to save Shi Li.

He walked out with a bland pace, and his confidant hurriedly stopped him, and his eyes were red, "Mrs. I told you not to let her down. As long as you are outside, you can find a way to rescue her. If you confess your guilt, she will really have no hope."

The words from my confidant were like a slap in the face, which directly woke Chen Jingyan up. Chen Jingyan suddenly calmed down and said indifferently: "You go out first."

"Sir..." The confidant looked worried, but seeing that he had no words, he could only grit his teeth and go out.

Chen Jingyan sat alone from dawn to darkness. When he came out of the study, he was filled with a sense of murderous intention. He did not go to plead with the emperor, nor did he find a way to visit Shili, but just buried his head in destroying the evidence of his past crimes.

After three or five days, his eyes turned red. Finally, before Xu Zhi's people found out, they destroyed all the evidence that he could destroy, and held all the things that could not be destroyed in their hands. Then they did nothing, just stayed at home peacefully and waited patiently for everything that should come.

Finally, Xu Zhi walked into the gate of the Shen family. After seeing Chen Jingyan, he smiled softly: "It's said that Brother Chen was hurt by love. Now his belt is getting looser and he is haggard. I just think it's just a joke, but I didn't expect that he is really haggard... It seems that Brother Chen's superficial skills are really good."

Chen Jingyan looked at him indifferently, but did not answer his words.

Xu Zhi's eyes suddenly became sharp: "It's a pity that the affectionate or haggard are all fake. If Brother Chen really loves his wife like his life, how could he let his sister-in-law take the blame?"

"How do you know it's a crime?" Chen Jingyan had almost not slept in the past few days, and his voice had already begun to hoarsely. When he spoke at this moment, he seemed like an old bellows. It was a bit ugly, but it did not reduce its momentum at all.

Xu Zhihan shook his head slightly, then sat down opposite him: "Brother Chen, we know whether it was done by his sister-in-law's wife or you, whether it was done by you, so why bother to hide it?"

"Do you have evidence?" Chen Jingyan asked back.

Xu Zhi did not answer, but a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes: "I remember when we first met, Brother Chen was so energetic. He also said that he would plead for the people with me and witness the peaceful and clear sea together. I have always remembered Brother Chen's words. I have never dared to slack off for so many years, why did Brother Chen become like this now?"

They were former confidants and friends who could talk about everything. Even Shili's lover was personally arrested by Chen Jingyan. Chen Jingyan said to keep the person, and he kept him locked him up until Chen Jingyan came back. They clearly fit so well, why did they finally fall to the point of tit-for-tat end?

Chen Jingyan listened to his words, and there was no slight fluctuation in his eyes. He just said lightly: "Now Shi Li has confessed his guilt, and you are also alerting the snake. If I deliberately don't let you investigate, you will not be able to find anything about me. Xu Zhi, you can't move me."

"Yes, I know I can't move you, but I will never watch you shake the foundation of the country." Xu Zhi looked firm.

Chen Jingyan looked at him calmly, and after a long time he laughed at himself: "I still envy you very much, because I have no one I want and have never experienced great suffering, so I can't find a reason to fall."

Xu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and a girl he had just met a few days ago suddenly appeared in his mind.

"I have had enough of the days when I was pinned down and my beloved was wronged. I can only climb up. But I am different from you. I don't have the family background of the Xu family, nor have a strong backer enough. I only have myself. If I don't form a clique, how can I reach this point today?" Chen Jingyan asked back.

Xu Zhi frowned: "This is not a reason why you waste money and lose money."

"This is the reason why I wasted the people and the money," Chen Jingyan replied calmly, "If you were in my situation, you might not have done better than me."

Xu Zhi opened his mouth and suddenly said nothing.

Chen Jingyan looked at him, as if he was looking at himself. After looking at him for a long time, he smiled slightly: "After all, I can't go back."

Xu Zhi frowned and looked at him. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Chen Jingyan kneeling down in front of him. He was shocked: "What are you doing?"

"Now I have made up for all the mistakes and omissions in the past. If you want to catch my previous handle, I am afraid it will be useless to do my best. I am wary of you. You can't find anything from me in the future," Chen Jingyan knelt in front of him, and analyzed calmly, "Even if you finally caught the handle, I'm afraid I'll have messed up the court at that time."

Xu Zhi instinctively felt that he had something to say below, so he waited quietly.

Sure enough, Chen Jingyan raised a smile on his lips: "It's better to make a deal. For the past friendship, I fulfilled your wish and you fulfilled my wish. How about it?"

Xu Zhi's lips moved, but he couldn't say anything to refuse after all.

...

Shi Li's life in Tianzhu was not very sad. Except for the hard work the previous two days, he was transferred to a small cell on the third day. The cell was clean and tidy, and the stone bed was covered with thick bedding. The dry and soft feeling was incompatible with the gloomy prison.

Not only that, the food and water she usually eats are quite clean, and the cabbage and tofu is covered with braised pork several times. When she saw such a dish for the first time, she relaxed and knew that this was Chen Jingyan's way out, so that she could get such a good treatment.

After confirming that Chen Jingyan was fine, Shi Li was sure that he could save him, so he became completely at ease, eating, drinking, sleeping every day, and gaining weight a little.

Just as she was waiting for Chen Jingyan to pick her up, she waited for the poisonous wine given by the emperor.

"...It's definitely poisonous wine?" Shi Li was panicked.

The eunuch who came to execute the execution sneered and said sarcastically: "Look at what you said, what is poisonous wine? This is clearly the blessing wine given to Mrs. Chen by the emperor. After drinking this glass of wine, we will ensure that Mrs. Chen can be a good person in the next life."

Shi Li: "..." Listen to me, is this human word?

She was silent for a moment and asked dryly: "Where is Chen Jingyan?"

"Oh, Mrs. Chen dares to ask Lord Shen? If it weren't for you, how could Lord Shen be so upset and resign directly at the peak of his life?!" The eunuch was filled with righteous indignation, as if he was familiar with Shen Jingyan.

When Shi Li heard Chen Jingyan resigning from office, he felt a little cold-hearted -

According to her understanding of Chen Jingyan, he should try his best to save her at this time, but now he resigned, which means that he has become a commoner once. What does this mean? Of course, it means that he can't save her and cannot watch her die, so he is not upset when he resigns!

Shi Li is going crazy. If she dies in the novel world, her spiritual body will disappear. In reality, she will first become a vegetable, and then she will die if she doesn't last long.

...She can't die!

Shi Li's eyes were ruthless, and she was about to rush out as she raised her feet. Unfortunately, she was no match for these eunuchs. Two eunuchs held her shoulders, and one eunuch took the medicine to her while she was not paying attention.

I don’t know if it’s a psychological effect, but as soon as the medicine enters my stomach, Shi Li feels a pain in his abdomen, and then his whole body feels as if he has no strength and falls softly to the ground. Then he doesn’t know what to do.

I don’t know how long it took, Shi Li’s consciousness slightly regained, and he felt that he seemed to be floating somewhere, unable to go up or down. He knew that his limbs were healthy, but he couldn’t wave it at all, but he just lay down dizzy... It turns out that death is like this? It’s light and without any pain, as if he was stepping on cotton.

"If Madam wakes up, then get up and eat something. She has been sleeping for a day and a night, so it's time to wake up." Chen Jingyan's voice sounded in his ears. Shi Li paused for a moment, and then opened his eyes suddenly.

The consciousness was completely retracted in an instant. She flicked and sat up, holding it in a place, gasping for a long time. After breathing smoothly, she felt a sense of silky feeling in the place she supported. She paused for a moment and saw that her hands were made of silk-like materials.

Shi Li was confused for a moment, and stared up along the material and saw an unexpected face.

Male hatred value: 3%

"Am I dreaming?" Shi Li murmured. He was already dead, why did he still see Chen Jingyan?

Chen Jingyan smiled slightly, and without explaining to her, he squeezed her jaw and kissed her. His kiss was still fierce, with a hint of domineeringness and paranoia that was not easy to detect. Before Shi Li's spirit could be completely awake, he kissed him in a dark sky and dim place. When he let go, he was completely awake.

"... Since you are planning to let me pretend to die, why don't you tell me in advance and know how scared I am?" Shi Li asked gritted her teeth.

Chen Jingyan looked at her with a funny look: "It happened suddenly, and there was no way to tell you. Moreover, there were people from the emperor during the execution. If you inform you in advance, what should you do if you reveal your strength?"

Shi Li snorted: "Anyway, everything you do makes sense."

"Thank you for your hard work these days, Madam." Chen Jingyan held her hand and his voice was light and shallow.

Shi Li's heart moved, and after a while, he glanced at him: "I thought you would be angry with me." She was good at making decisions about such a big thing, and it was really not good to think about it carefully.

"It's time to get angry, but when I think of the suffering my wife suffered in prison, I can't bear to give up." Chen Jingyan said this sincerely.

Shi Li was laughed at by him and asked in a low voice for a while: "How did you get me out? Also, why did you resign?"

Chen Jingyan paused for a moment, and suddenly remembered the conversation with Xu Zhi that day -

"I have a list of the names of officials who have been corrupt and abused over the years. If you have the ability, you will find them one by one. In addition, I will resign and pretend to die on the mountain road. From now on, I will hide my name and no longer care about the affairs of the court." Chen Jingyan said slowly.

A trace of surprise flashed in Xu Zhi's eyes and he quickly woke up: "...what do you want to change with me?" He didn't believe that there was such a good thing in the world that would be in vain.

Chen Jingyan looked at him calmly: "Save my wife out."

Xu Zhi was stunned. He had imagined how Chen Jingyan would speak loudly, but he never thought that he would only have the right time.

"You are responsible for this case, and you will naturally be responsible for the punishment. I believe you have a way to rescue her." Chen Jingyan said slowly.

Xu Zhi was silent for a moment: "Yes, but you have to resign first."

"Okay." Chen Jingyan agreed without thinking.

Xu Zhi frowned: "Are you afraid that I will regret it after resigning?"

"Not afraid, Xu Zhi, I know you." Chen Jingyan looked calm.

Xu Zhijing had been quiet for a long time before nodding slowly: "Xu must have lived up to Brother Chen's trust."

Chen Jingyan then breathed a sigh of relief and knelt down to him solemnly. Xu Zhi hurriedly helped him up and looked at him with a complicated face: "Everyone says that his wife's personal morality is a disadvantage, but he never thought that she would risk his life to stolen the crime for you. I always felt that you were just a little bit of a treat to your wife, but you were willing to give up everything for your wife. It seems that everything cannot be decided."

Chen Jingyan thought of Shi Li, and a smile flashed in his eyes.

Xu Zhi was confused for a moment and asked more: "It's just that you gave up today, but you really won't regret your overwhelming power?"

"I have been an official for nearly ten years in the court. Not only did I fail to keep my original heart, I also became the kind of person I hate the most. If this prime minister is here, it doesn't seem to be meaningless. It's better to travel in another world. Anyway..." Chen Jingyan's lips raised slightly, "Anyway, she said, as long as I am happy, it doesn't matter if I have power and wealth."

...

"What are you thinking?" Shi Li snapped his fingers in front of him.
To be continued...