Blood oozed out of the tiny wound on her palm caused by the broken jade pendant.
It was dyed red.
Jing Xuan couldn't care less about the heart-wrenching pain. Her mind was blank.
It buzzed!
The only thing worth remembering was broken just like that!
Na Tuo didn't kill her, nor did he hurt her.
Instead, he left …
Jing Xuan lay on the ground, holding the broken jade pendant in her hand.
At this moment, it was as if someone had killed the last trace of hope in her heart.
What kindness?
What tenderness?
What conscience?
All of this had completely disappeared from her heart.
…
The next day, Na Tuo put on his court clothes and went to the palace to meet King Huyi.
He knelt in the main hall and asked to supervise the execution of Gong Shilin.
In the end, he did as Marquis Pingyang asked.
He was betrayed by his best brother!
How could he still have mercy in his heart?
Na Tuo's action caused an uproar in the court.
The Second Prince's henchmen were also shocked!
They thought that the Third Prince would do anything to save Gong Shilin. They were waiting for this big fish to take the bait. They didn't expect that the big fish would abandon the prey and flee.
What was even more unexpected was that King Huyi also agreed.
And he gave the order in the morning to execute Gong Shilin one day!
Now, no one could turn the situation around.
Gong Shilin would definitely die.
Smart people knew that Na Tuo was sacrificing the pawn to save the king!
For his own bright future, he would rather abandon this pawn.
Not everyone had such a ruthless heart.
Minister Gong, who had just woken up, vomited blood when he heard the news.
He fainted again.
When the doctor came to see him, he said, "His life is hanging by a thread."
…
The news of Gong Shilin's execution soon spread in Gaoding City.
Some people sighed.
Some people felt pity.
Some people clapped and cheered.
The city department.
Ever since Gong Shilin was taken to the Ministry of Justice, Li Cheng hadn't returned home but stayed here.
When he heard the news, he was very calm!
He was unbelievably calm.
He sat there motionless!
He stared at the door, lost in thought …
Even now, he couldn't understand why Gong Shilin would kill someone.
How could such a frail scholar, who did not even have the strength to truss a chicken, kill someone?
He thought of many reasons, but he rejected them all.
He was frowning deeply!
The people of the city department saw him sitting like this all day.
There was no lack of discussion.
"Everyone in Gaoding City knows that Lord Li and Gong Shilin don't get along. Why is Lord Li acting like this now that Gong Shilin is about to be executed?"
"After all, they grew up together. Even though they quarreled, their relationship is still there."
"That's true. But this time, it was you who captured Gong Shilin, he must feel bad. "
"This also shows that our lord is just! Go straight. "
…
Even though Li Cheng heard these words, he ignored them.
Just then —
Someone came in to report, "Sir, there's a woman outside the department. She wants to see you."
Women?
He frowned. "Who?"
"He said he's from the Drunken Moon Pavilion."
Drunken Moon Pavilion?
He was in a gloomy mood and didn't have the energy to deal with the women he had provoked in the past.
So he said, "Just tell him that I am busy and won't see him."
"But …"
"What?"
"She said she knows Du Mubai!"
Ugh!
Li Cheng stood up abruptly, his face solemn. "Let her in."
After a short while, the woman followed the minor official into the back hall.
Du Xing 'er's face was covered with a silk scarf, only revealing her bloodshot eyes.
Li Cheng sized up the person.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Du Xing 'er."
'It's her?
The person Ji Yunshu met at the Drunken Moon Pavilion last time was this veiled girl?
Li Cheng narrowed his eyes. "Why do you want to see me? Is there something … you want to say to me? "
Du Xing 'er wanted to say something but hesitated. Her eyes swept over the people in the hall.
Li Cheng understood her meaning and waved his hand, indicating for the others to leave.
After the people left, Du Xing 'er took off the veil on her face.
Her hideous and terrifying face was revealed.
A long scar was clearly visible.
Li Cheng wasn't scared. He just stared blankly for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Why did you come to see me?"
Du Xing 'er met his puzzled gaze and asked, "Haven't you always wanted to know why Gong Shilin killed people?"
"You know?"
"Yes! I know! "
"Why?" Li Cheng asked anxiously.
Du Xing 'er was silent for a long time, then said, "For me."
It wasn't hard to hear the pain and sobs in her voice.
Li Cheng looked at her and didn't interrupt.
Du Xing 'er told him everything about her being defiled by Du Mubai.
This made Li Cheng's eyes widen in shock.
He already understood Du Mubai's character, but he didn't expect that he would do such a crazy thing. Du Xing 'er continued, "I have known Shi Linnai for many years. We are bosom friends who talk about everything. Before Du Mubai died, he wrote poems and I played the zither. Just like Boya and Ziqi, he also treated me like his own sister! He had thought that this friendship would last forever, but when he met Du Mubai, then ….
He was a beast with a human face! Everything had changed. Because of his relationship with him, Du Mubai often came to me to sing. He got drunk in front of me several times and confided in me. He admitted that the reason why he got close to Gong Shilin was because he wanted to use her to enter the Marquis Pingyang's residence. He also said that Daoist Gong Shilin was a fool. Even he got close to Miss Li of the Marquis Pingyang in order to have a meteoric rise in the future! I told all of this to Shilin, but he refused to believe it.
It wasn't until … after I was defiled by him that Shilin came to a realization. During that time, Shilin saw that I wanted to die, and he didn't want the matter of me being defiled to be spread. Coupled with the many things that Du Mubai had done, he couldn't hold it in and killed him for me! "
Li Cheng was shocked.
He was speechless for a moment.
Du Xing 'er said emotionally with tears in her eyes, "Shilin shouldn't have died! The one who should have died was Du Mubai. "
Li Cheng fell into a chair. He thought that there would be a turn for the better.
But the facts told him that there was no turn for the better.
He lowered his eyes and said, "But in the end … he still killed someone."
His voice trembled violently.
Du Xing 'er cried and suddenly knelt on the ground, begging bitterly, "Lord Li, I beg you, please save him. He shouldn't have died, shouldn't have!"
Her voice was hoarse.
Save?
Li Cheng sighed helplessly, "How can I save him? I can't! "
…
On the same day.
Li Cheng carried a pot of wine to the prison of the Ministry of Justice.
Gong Shilin knew that he would come.
So he was not surprised to see him.
Li Cheng ordered the jailer to bring a small table and placed it in front of the two of them. He poured two cups of wine and handed one of them to Gong Shilin.
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