Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 48: Being invited to the Ministry of Justice for tea

At Yang Yanzhang's house, Shangguan Wan'er came to see her sister. The three of them shared a table and had dinner.

Under the candlelight, the three of them talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Shangguan Wan'er was well-read in poetry and books, and had extraordinary talents. Many of them were passed down to later generations. Moreover, Shangguan Wan'er was generous and well-spoken, and she kept making witty remarks throughout the meal, which made Yang Yanzhang admire her very much.

"What a pity that such a talented woman has such a messy private life? If not..."

Yang Yanzhang looked at that stunningly beautiful face and felt a little regretful.

Shangguan Wan'er keenly caught Yang Yanzhang's eyes, and immediately looked annoyed. She tilted her head and thought for a while, then stopped looking at Yang Yanzhang and started chatting with her sister.

"Sister, the Queen Mother used to host banquets at my residence to entertain guests. All the important ministers and talented people were full of praise for our sisters."

"What are you talking about, sister? They are all compliments to you. How can the little sister compare to the elder sister?"

Shangguan Wan'er immediately sighed: "It's a pity that my sister is still alone, but my sister has found a husband and has hope for the rest of her life."

Shangguan Yuqing immediately held her hand distressedly: "Sister is proud and arrogant. Over the years, so many men have come to her, but she has never been able to look her in the eye. If she lets go even a little bit, I'm afraid countless nobles from the palace will come. Propose marriage!"

Shangguan Wan'er glanced at Yang Yanzhang, but sighed: "My sister is joking. In the eyes of outsiders, my sister has long been a romantic woman. Which young man is willing to marry a person with such a disreputable reputation like my sister?"

Shangguan Yuqing was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "My sister and my sister have been together every day. How can I not know what my sister is like? Who knows the basics? Who would say that? Isn't my sister just listening to what the market says? Those ordinary people are just making assumptions. Why should sister care about the things?"

Shangguan Wan'er also laughed immediately, but asked Yang Yanzhang meaningfully: "Brother-in-law, do you think what Yu Qing said is true?"

Yang Yanzhang was also a little confused at this time.

Listening to the chat between the two sisters, Shangguan Wan'er's actual life was obviously different from what he had heard in the past, and even more different from what was recorded in history.

If Shangguan Wan'er said it herself, then he wouldn't believe it.

But this is what Shangguan Yuqing said, can you not believe it?

Seeing his hesitation, Shangguan Yuqing immediately pinched him secretly and said a little angry: "You don't believe those market rumors, do you?"

Yang Yanzhang immediately shook his head: "No, of course I don't believe it! I know that Lord Shangguan has always kept himself clean, so naturally I won't believe those rumors."

Shangguan Yuqing immediately smiled brightly, but Shangguan Wan'er curled her lips and secretly thought that Yang Yanzhang was duplicity.

"It's late. The Queen Mother recently asked me to take over the pigeon training. I'm a little busy and can't get away! Sister, I'll take the first step."

After saying that, Shangguan Wan'er glared at Yang Yanzhang, because if he hadn't presented him with the secret technique of training pigeons, she would not have done this job.

But at this moment, the maid from the palace came in: "Master Yushi, an official from the Ministry of Punishment came over just now to send a message, saying that Zhou Xing, the Minister of Punishment, is in the yamen and invites you to come over and have tea."

Shangguan Wan'er, who was about to walk out, suddenly stopped and turned around to ask suspiciously: "It's so late, why is Zhou Xing still in the Ministry of Justice? Besides, doesn't he have some disagreements with you? Why did he suddenly invite you to drink tea? "

Shangguan Yuqing also frowned and said: "This Zhou Xing is a complete villain. He relies on the trust of the Queen Mother to do all kinds of immoral things! I think it is better for a husband to stay away from such a person. It's okay not to drink this tea. .”

But Yang Yanzhang didn't think so. He also felt that Zhou Xing must have no good intentions, but people came to call for help, so it was not the same thing for him to shrink his head.

So Yang Yanzhang immediately stood up: "Under the emperor's feet, in the imperial city, no matter how domineering Zhou Xing is, can he still eat me alive? Lord Shangguan, you can go ahead and go, there is no need to worry about it. Yuqing, I will come when I go." Wait for him. After leaving, Shangguan Wan'er still did not leave. She and Shangguan Yuqing waited at the house for two full hours.

Seeing that it was almost midnight, the two sisters finally couldn't sit still.

"Sister, something must have happened! How can anyone drink tea until this time? Why don't I go to the Criminal Department and ask?"

Shangguan Wan'er immediately shook her head to stop: "You are no longer a member of the Queen Mother. If you go to the Ministry of Justice rashly, you will be easily framed by Zhou Xing! In this case, I will go to the Ministry of Justice to see what is going on!"

"But don't you still have to go and see about pigeon training?"

"I can't control that much, that's my brother-in-law!"

So Shangguan Wan'er quickly went out and went straight to the Xingbu Yamen.

Usually there is no one here after dark, but now there is still light inside.

But after Shangguan Wan'er reported it, there was no follow-up. The guard at the door just asked her to wait.

After waiting like this for about half an hour, Shangguan Wan'er finally lost her patience and turned around and headed towards the palace!

At this time, the time has reached midnight.

Wu Zetian was sleeping soundly in her palace, with Yang Yanzhang accompanying her in her dream. It was raining heavily in Wushan, when she heard the call of the palace maid.

"Queen, queen?"

Wu Zetian opened her eyes and saw that the palace maid had disturbed her sweet dream. She became furious and asked, "Why did you wake me up in the middle of the night?"

The palace maid's legs were so frightened that she was weak, but she still reported in a trembling voice: "Sir Shangguan is outside asking for an audience. The slaves said that the Queen Mother was already asleep, but Lord Shangguan said that there was something serious to report, so the slaves had no choice but to wake up the Queen Mother."

"Wan'er? What a big deal?" Wu Zetian pondered for a moment, guessing that she might not be able to continue the sweet dream she had just now, so she sighed in despair, and then said gloomily: "Ask her to come in."

After yawning, Wu Zetian felt that her bedding was soaked.

"You Yang Yanzhang, you can make me like this in my dreams..."

Thinking about it, Wu Zetian couldn't help but lose consciousness.

Shangguan Wan'er hurried in and saw Empress Wu Zetian. She immediately said with a panicked expression: "Empress Dowager, in the evening Zhou Xing sent someone to invite Yang Yanzhang to the Ministry of Punishment for tea, but he has not returned home since he went! I just personally I went to the Ministry of Punishment to ask for someone, but the guards outside the Ministry of Punishment only made clear but never heard anything from me! I suspect that Zhou Xing is torturing Yang Yanzhang!"

"What!" Wu Zetian sat up in shock, with a look of shock on her face, and anger quickly ignited in her eyes.

"This desperate slave! How dare he do this to the person I like? Who is guarding the palace tonight?"

The maid outside immediately said, "It's General Wang Xiaojie of Yingyang Guard."

"Wan'er! Tell Wang Xiaojie and ask him to immediately lead troops and go to the Criminal Department to ask for people! Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy!"

(End of this chapter)