
Wu Li Mei stared at the sturdy building before her with an indistinguishable gaze, the woman with the orange hanfu entered the hall of the prosecutor's department along with her retinue of ladies.
Wu Li Mei stood in front of the entrance, there were two bodyguards blocking him. "Greetings, Your Highness Grand Concubine."
"Rise!"
"I want to meet with the head of the prosecutor's department" Wu Li Mei said without further ado.
The two soldiers nodded, one of them leading the way for Wu Li Mei. Only Wu Li Mei could enter, the escorting retinue of ladies and soldiers had to wait outside.
When he set foot back in that place, it felt very strange, like the memory of him being imprisoned forcibly reoccurring. There is a little fear, but anger is much more dominant. Wu Li Mei tried to control himself, once he told himself never to return to this place again. But today, he had instead come willingly to that cursed place.
Wu Li Mei admired how clean and tidy the room was in the prosecutor's department. There were many warmers and fireplaces, inversely proportional to the prison which was very cold and dirty. The bodyguard stopped in one of the rooms with the door closed, the room was in the corner of the building and led directly to the prison.
Tokks......Tokkk......Toks......
The bodyguard knocked quietly on the beautifully carved wooden door, "Greetings, Mr. Yang Jian Zhu. Someone wants to see you."
"Who?" ask for a heavy voice from inside the room.
"Great Concubine Wu Li Mei."
Silent, there was no reply from inside the room for a while. Wu Li Mei and the bodyguard looked at each other. The concubine gave the code to the bodyguards to knock back on the door of Yang Jian Zhu's room.
Tokks.....Tock....Tokks....
"Sorry, Mister?"
"Y..yes.yes...let Grand Concubine Wu enter!" tell the head of the department from inside the room.
"Good, Sir."
The bodyguard opened the door of the special room to Yang Jian Zhu. When he first entered, only silence greeted the concubine. He also did not see Yang Jian Zhu at his desk, a work desk full of important sheets of paper but still neat.
Wu Li Mei swept her gaze around the room as she went deeper and deeper, the beautiful woman stood gracefully in the middle of the room.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." said Yang Jian Zhu.
"Rise!" wu Li Mei's.
"Come, please sit." Yang Jian Zhu allowed the grand concubine to sit on a small cot with a table in the middle. After the two of them both sat down, Yang Jian Zhu then brewed jasmine tea for his esteemed guest.
Yang Jian Zhu placed the small cup before the grand concubine.
"What do you need to do to see me?" tanyanya flat.
Wu Li Mei stared coldly at the teacup before him, then turned to Yang Jian Zhu, "I want Dayang Hong to be released immediately."
"Darling Hong?"
"Yes." Yeah."
Yang Jian Zhu recalled the name, "Head lady in the princess pavilion?"
"Yes" Wu Li Mei replied again, "Xiao Ling needs Dayang Hong, her health is very bad and she wants to meet with her nanny." added the concubine down, her priority is to free Dayang Hong, who is not a child, not a clash of mouth with Yang Jian Zhu.
"Sorry, it can't be that easy." Yang Jian Zhu said.
"Please! For the sake of my little daughter, I can't bear to see her sad for missing Dayang Hong."
Yang Jian Zhu was just silent.
"If necessary, place some of the guards of the prosecutor's department to watch over Dayang Hong in the princess pavilion." Wu Li Mei bargained again. "My daughter needs Dayang Hong."
"We are still in the process of investigating the case." Yang Jian Zhu replied.
"But, he's already proven innocent." Wu Li Mei argued.
Wu Li Mei rotated her eyeballs, she knew none of this would work. Yang Jian Zhu was a supporter of the empress so he would not be willing to obey her. "The maids in the princess pavilion have already been proven innocent except Yang Li."
"The Supreme Judges had already decided that Empress Yang Jia Li and the Eastern Prince were proven to be at odds"
"But the judge did not decide the ladies were innocent." Yang Jian Zhu interrupted no less high.
Wu Li Mei exhaled a rough breath, he looked at the head of the department sharply. "How dare you interrupt my words" Wu Li Mei said in a cold tone.
"Sorry, Your Majesty."
"I just want you to free Dayang Hong for Zhou Xie Ling, is it that difficult?"
Yang Jian Zhu was just silent, freeing Dayang Hong was tantamount to siding with Wu Li Mei. He was not prepared if the father went berserk cursing his attitude in defense of the enemy. Dayang Hong was still the key to the case, as Yang Jia Li needed him as a scapegoat. "Let's respect each other and respect each other's duties, Your Majesty. My job is to conduct an investigation into this case of mercury poison."
"Mutual respect and respect?" Wu Li Mei smiled obliquely. "Do I have to respect people who don't appreciate me at all?"
"My daughter's condition is not very good, it could be her last request. Can't you make it happen?"
"At the very least, meet him with Dayang Hong, for an hour if you really object."
Yang Jian Zhu shook his head again, "Sorry, Your Majesty. I can't."
Wu Li Mei looked at the head of the prosecutor's department with eyes capable of piercing the recesses of Yang Jian Zhu's heart, a sharp and angry look also disappointed. The man turned his eyes away.
"I don't think you'll obey me because you're Yang Jia Li's pet dog."
Hearing that, Yang Jian Zhu immediately stared angrily at the concubine. "Please watch your words!"
"What?" challenge Wu Li Mei. "I'm not wrong to judge you, chief of the prosecutor's department. Look now, your excessive faithfulness has blinded your conscience."
"If you don't believe me, try to prove it! Look how my daughter suffered so much because of your sister."
Wu Li Mei stood up with a feeling of anger and disappointment. He still can not control his emotions, but since then has been desperately holding back. "What to say, as hard as I beg you to stay unmoved. But I'll make sure you don't budge when something bad happens to my daughter." Wu Li Mei threatened.
"Your Majesty the Emperor, come!"
Wu Li Mei frowned when she heard it, the foot that was originally about to step away became a snarl. The two stared at each other as the emperor walked into the room.
"May-er?" tanyakanya. "What are you doing here?"
Yang Jian Zhu immediately got up, he faced the emperor while bowing respectfully. "Greetings Your Majesty, may the emperor live a thousand years."
"Rise!" the Emperor Zhou.
Emperor Zhou stared at Wu Li Mei for quite a while, but the woman kept her eyes down. "What is the great concubine doing here?"
"Sorry, Your Majesty?" asked Yang Jian Zhu.
"What is the great concubine doing here?" repeat the emperor more firmly.
Yang Jian Zhu was silent for a moment, "The great concubine asked for release for Dayang Hong."
"Darling Hong?"
"Head of the lady in the princess pavilion."
The emperor nodded his head, the man with the phoenix-patterned hanfu looked at Yang Jian Zhu. "Then follow him!" her word.
Wu Li Mei and Yang Jian Zhu looked up, fixedly staring at the emperor. "Ma.sorry.. Your Honor?"
"I order you to release Dayang Hong, immediately!"
"Well, That Begins the Emperor."