To tease a cat
These words made Liu Zhiliang feel very awkward!
He could only nod hurriedly and say, "Yes, I'll get someone to clean it up later. I'll also get someone to buy some good tea tomorrow."
Ji Yunshu smiled and used her chin to point at the pear blossom chair opposite her. "Lord Liu, why don't you sit down and rest? It's a long night. If you stand all night, your legs will probably break."
This …
Liu Zhiliang was surprised.
"Teacher Ji, tonight, are you going to …" His finger pointed downwards, "… sit here?"
"Lord Liu is very smart. That's right, we're sitting here. Didn't you want to know the outcome of the Zhang Residence's murder case? At daybreak, we will start the trial. What does Lord Liu think? "
There was a hint of teasing in his voice.
"Since Teacher Ji is confident, this official naturally agrees."
"Then please take a seat, Lord Liu."
Liu Zhiliang did not dare to sit. He glanced at Jing Rong, waiting for him to nod.
However, Jing Rong was focused on fiddling with the lid of the teacup in his hand. He gently pressed the lid against the rim of the teacup, producing a crisp sound.
His voice reverberated in the courtroom in the middle of the night.
Liu Zhiliang did not get a response. In the end, he could only awkwardly lift his official robe and sit on the pear blossom chair.
In the courtroom, there was only silence!
After the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, Jing Rong suddenly ordered someone to bring over a chess board and pulled Liu Zhiliang to join him.
Liu Zhiliang could only bite the bullet.
But …
Who should win?
Or should he not win?
Liu Zhiliang was conflicted and conflicted over this question. In the end, he chose to lose every round.
Furthermore, he was sweating profusely!
As the chess game continued into the latter half of the night, the two of them became more and more energetic.
The bailiffs were in high spirits as they surrounded the chessboard to watch.
A true gentleman watches a game of chess without speaking, but the bailiffs were not gentlemen. They pointed and discussed at the same time.
Everyone said that the county magistrate was too stupid.
How could he lose every round?
Because Ji Yunshu didn't know how to play chess, she watched from the side with a dumbfounded expression.
Occasionally, he would ask, "Why did you take this step?"
"We should," Jing Rong replied.
"Then why take this step?"
"We should go."
"What about this step?"
"We should go."
"Oh!" She drew out the word.
Jing Rong handed her a white chess piece on his fingertips. "Come, you play."
Come on, come on!
You come!
You come!
All for you.
She tilted her head and took the chess piece from his hand.
He stared at the entire board for a while, and then placed his piece down. It happened to connect with the outer circle of white pieces, wrapping around the black pieces.
"What do you think? Did I win? "She was very excited.
Jing Rong smiled without saying a word. He raised his hand towards Liu Zhiliang.
You come!
Thus, Liu Zhiliang picked up a black chess piece from the Go Gu, thought for a moment, and placed it on the board.
It was as if there was a flash of light.
"Lord Liu won," Jing Rong said.
After playing for most of the night, he finally won a round.
But Liu Zhiliang's heart was trembling!
He smiled awkwardly. "Thank you, Teacher Ji."
"It should be Lord Liu's chess skills that are superb."
"Teacher Ji is flattering me. His Highness won so many games, but I only won one."
"Oh, then Lord Liu means that if it wasn't for this one's interference, His Highness would have won this game?"
"That's for sure."
The boot-licking was simply too good!
Ji Yunshu smiled.
Jing Rong tidied up the chess pieces on the board as he said, "Lord Liu, since Teacher Ji is giving you a bowl of golden water, you should accept it. Why are you so modest?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"Then, shall we play a few more games?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
He collected the chess pieces one by one.
Then, they played a few more games.
Ji Yunshu went out of the court. The full moon shone brightly under the night sky.
… …
After an unknown period of time, the sky gradually brightened.
In the hall, the group of people were still watching at this moment, and all of them seemed to have gone mad from killing.
Until Jing Rong placed the last chess piece, a complete victory.
"Your Highness, you're amazing."
"Alright, Lord Liu, it's already daybreak. Let's get down to business."
"We'll do as Your Highness says."
The two got up and brushed off the wrinkles on their clothes.
Liu Zhiliang asked, "Your Highness, do you have any instructions?"
"This Prince doesn't know. Ask Teacher Ji."
He pushed the blame.
"Yes."
Thus, Liu Zhiliang walked out of the court and approached Ji Yunshu. He asked in a low voice, "Teacher Ji, it's already daybreak. What do you think about the murder case at Zhang Estate?"
Ji Yunshu stretched and pretended to be deep in thought. "Why don't we … invite First Madam Zhang over?"
"First Madam? Is this case related to First Madam? "
"I'm not sure. Let's talk about it when she's here."
It was very casual.
After thinking for a while, she added, "Oh, also, bring Third Madam and Young Master Zhang over."
Liu Zhiliang did as he was told and sent someone to the Zhang Estate.
Not long after, they were brought over.
First Madam was the same as the day before. Her face was cold and even resentful.
In her arms, she was still hugging the white cat from yesterday.
The cat nestled in her arms and fell asleep!
Third Madam followed behind her. Third Madam had her head buried very low. Her legs were a little limp and she was supported by her son, Zhang Yimo. Upon closer inspection, both of them had injuries on their bodies. There were bruises on their faces and even the back of their hands.
They must have been beaten up quite a bit because they wanted to dig up Old Master Zhang's body yesterday!
Liu Zhiliang went up to the court and sat down.
Jing Rong sat in a corner with a cup of tea and a plate of melon seeds beside him. He nibbled on them as he read.
Ji Yunshu stood in the court.
"Lord Liu, why did you send someone to bring us here so early in the morning?"
First Madam asked.
Liu Zhiliang answered, "It's about Old Master Zhang's case."
"What do you mean? I've already sent someone to investigate yesterday, but they didn't find anything. Why are you talking about this now? "
Ji Yunshu stepped forward. "First Madam, please don't be impatient. Didn't this one say yesterday that the murderer would be found at daybreak? As soon as the sun rises, the murderer will be found. Now that the sun has risen, the murderer will naturally be brought to the court. "
"What do you mean?"
Ji Yunshu only smiled. She reached out to stroke the sleeping cat in First Madam's arms and pinched it hard.
The cat woke up!
Her body trembled, and her pair of round and shiny eyes were wide open.
"Little fellow, you're finally awake. How obedient." Ji Yunshu lightly tapped the cat's forehead with her finger.
First Madam nudged the cat back and said, "Since Teacher already knows who the murderer is, why don't you just say it out loud?"
Ji Yunshu ignored her and continued to play with the cat, her face full of affection.
The cat pounced on her, its claws scratching incessantly.
"Little fellow, I just said that you're obedient. Why are you scratching people now? Could it be that there's a smell on my body? "She wrinkled her nose." No! Could it be a smell that only cats can smell? "
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