The case was closed!
The case had been closed!
But the follow-up was a little troublesome.
No matter how she thought about it, Ji Yunshu couldn't figure out what other secrets Ye 'er was hiding.
Zuo Yao was not stupid. He knew what she meant when she said that. It was obvious that she wanted to continue investigating.
Jing Rong got up from the pear blossom chair and walked over. His grave and stern face was filled with a worried frown.
He was also suspicious of Ji Yunshu's words.
But —
"Ye 'er's death has been investigated. Let's investigate the follow-up." He said to Zuo Yao, "Lord Zuo, since the case is closed, you should prepare a criminal case and send it to the Ministry of Justice. We can't delay this matter any longer. We can also explain to the Supreme Court."
"Yes, this lowly official will do it immediately. I won't waste any more time."
"But don't think that the whole world will celebrate just because the case is solved. Your black hat is still hanging over your head, and your life is also hanging in the balance."
Of course he knew!
His palm was badly mutilated. That was a living lesson.
He bowed, "This lowly official will do my best to investigate the case of the disaster relief silvers."
Respectful, respectful, respectful!
Sincere and sincere!
But to put it bluntly, it was to save his life.
Ji Yunshu wrote a case in the yamen and kept it as a record.
The case was much more detailed than the coroner who accepted the bribe.
Then, Jing Rong dragged her away.
After watching the two of them leave, Zuo Yao returned to the courtroom and sighed. He waved his sleeves and slapped his thigh, accidentally hurting the wound on his palm. He frowned in pain.
It's so f * cking painful!
Constable Zhang stepped forward and asked, "Lord, is your hand alright?"
He raised his bandaged hand. "It's not my hand that hurts, it's my head."
His head was indeed hurting badly.
"Why do you say that, Lord?"
"The case from three years ago has been solved, and His Highness hasn't accused me for the time being. However, as a county magistrate, accepting bribes without permission is a serious matter that can get me killed. If I can't find out the truth about the disaster relief silver, I will definitely lose my job and life."
At this point, he let out a heavy sigh.
Soon, the news of the case spread throughout the entire Yufu County.
People sighed endlessly. They didn't expect that the murderer would be Liang Da. Usually, he walked with his head down and was a man of few words. They thought he was a coward who was afraid of trouble. They didn't expect that he would commit murder. He even poisoned and killed the cats in the city.
That kind of person should go to hell.
Not only should he be killed!
He should be hacked into pieces!
At the same time, she praised the mysterious Teacher Ji as a man of God. The case from three years ago was clearly explained by her, as if she was at the scene of the crime.
Everyone was also very regretful. They should have gone to the yamen to listen to the trial!
Ever since that day, Aunty Xie cried beside her daughter's skeleton for two days and two nights. She cried until she was almost blind. On the third day, the skeleton was finally buried.
On the day of the burial, people from the Qiao Family also attended. They specially ordered a coffin made of high-quality wood and a tombstone. They also invited a Fengshui master to choose the acupuncture points for the burial.
He had done his utmost!
However, Ji Yunshu didn't go. She sat in her courtyard, racking her brains.
What did Ye 'er want to say to Qiao Zihua?
Why did it involve reporting to the authorities?
She took out the piece of paper with the drawing of the jade pendant. She looked at it left and right, wondering who its owner could be.
So, she just sat there like that.
Qiao 'er came over with a pot of tea and placed it on the stone table. She glanced at the jade pendant on the paper.
"Teacher, what is this thing on the paper? Is it jade? Or is it some kind of pattern? "
She narrowed her eyes and didn't answer the question. "Qiao 'er, do you know anyone in Yufu City who carries a flute with them?"
Hmm?
Qiao 'er thought for a moment. "I don't think I've seen anyone. Why are you suddenly asking this?"
"Nothing."
"Oh."
Qiao 'er was about to leave, but she suddenly stopped and her eyes lit up. "Teacher, I haven't seen anyone with a flute, but I heard someone playing it. Does that count?"
"Who?" She asked anxiously.
"It came from next door, but I only heard it twice in the dead of night."
Next door?
Ji Yunshu looked across the wall. She had moved in for so long, but why didn't she hear it?
This lass couldn't be hearing things, right?
Coincidentally, Shi Zijin came in at this moment and said that Aunty Xie had returned. She was limp from crying and had to be helped to the courtyard.
Ji Yunshu put aside the matter just now and ran to the courtyard where Aunty Xie was staying.
Aunty Xie knelt down when she saw her.
She kowtowed heavily a few times.
"Teacher Ji, thank you for bringing justice to my daughter. You are my benefactor. I can't repay you even if I work like a cow or a horse."
She knelt on the ground, trembling.
Ji Yunshu hurriedly helped her up.
"You don't have to work like a cow or a horse. You should take care of yourself. That's the most important thing."
Aunty Xie wiped away her tears. Her eyes were red.
With tears in his eyes, he said, "That bastard, my daughter's life was taken by him just like that."
She gritted her teeth in hatred.
Ji Yunshu could only comfort her. "Bring Nan 'er back in a few days. You and your grandson can live a good life."
Ji Yunshu had inquired about Ye 'er's son. She heard that he was a fair and chubby boy. When Aunty Xie went to the capital to appeal the case, she left him at her relative's house. She planned to bring him back after the case was over. Moreover, the Qiao family gave Aunty Xie a large sum of money and even bought a courtyard for her, allowing her to live comfortably with her grandson.
The Qiao Family did not hold grudges against each other. They were indeed kind-hearted.
The knot in the hearts of the two families was finally resolved.
After Aunty Xie had calmed down, Ji Yunshu asked, "Aunty Xie, this one wants to ask you something."
"Just ask. As long as I know, I'll tell you everything."
"It's about that rag doll."
"Rag doll?"
Ji Yunshu nodded. "There's a pattern embroidered on it. It looks like words, but also like a flower. I want to know what it is."
Hearing this, Aunty Xie took out the doll from the bundle and rubbed her fingers on the pattern. She shook her head and said, "I don't know. I didn't ask when Ye 'er's father embroidered it. Is there any meaning to it?"
Unknown!
"To tell you the truth, this pattern is very important to me."
Aunty Xie was confused. Her daughter had kept this rag doll by her side for more than ten years. How could it be related to this Teacher Ji?
Ji Yunshu asked, "Can you tell me about Ye 'er's father? Or, what did he do before you married him? "
"He was a blacksmith. When he was alive, he was quite famous in Yufu City. Before I married him, he was the only one in his family. I've asked him about his family, but he only told me that there was a famine when he was a child and they all starved to death. He treated me very well and was a hardworking person, and …"
In short, she said a lot!
But Ji Yunshu didn't want to know.
Or rather, she didn't get any clues about the wooden token left behind by her mother.
After Aunty Xie finished recalling, she asked again, "Did Ye 'er's father leave anything behind?"
"Just a few tattered clothes, a few pairs of shoes, some tools used for blacksmithing, and a few boxes containing ironware."
Apart from that, there was nothing else!
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