This Prince only believes in Teacher Ji
Jing Rong's robe fluttered in the wind. His eyebrows were like swords and his eyes were like stars. His footsteps seemed to be filled with tension.
That flirtatious and flirtatious look was now replaced by a solemn expression.
When he came in from the outside, his eyes met Ji Yunshu's. His eyes seemed to contain a gentle aura, but when they met Ji Yunshu's gaze, it seemed to be frozen into ice.
'Little scholar, you treat me like frost, but I treat you like summer.'
He moved his eyes away and walked to Madame Jiang's side.
He raised his eyebrows and said to Madame Jiang, "If this Prince decrees that you are not allowed to bring the skeleton back, will you also bring this Prince to the Supreme Court?"
In his tone, there was a solemn and unsmiling expression.
Madame Jiang was stunned and couldn't react.
Magistrate Liu immediately cupped his hands in greeting like a pug.
"Greetings, Prince Rong."
"Prince Rong?" Madame Jiang whispered.
She had stayed in the capital for two years and naturally knew of such a person. However, didn't that Prince Rong leave the capital half a year ago? Why was he here?
Thus …
"This commoner did not know that Prince Rong was here. Please forgive me."
Just as she was about to salute, Jing Rong stopped her. "This Prince is outside, so there is no need to stand on ceremony."
"Thank you … Prince Rong!"
Madame Jiang and her brother looked at each other.
'Hmm, we've met a troublesome character!'
Jing Rong's thin and cold lips curled into a serious expression. "Madame Jiang, your maternal family belongs to Old General Li's family. Old General Li is a veteran of our Great Lin for three dynasties. He was conferred the title of General Evergreen by the late Emperor and received the courtesy of my father. Generations of the Li family have been virtuous officials of our court. How could Madame Jiang be so domineering? You have truly opened this Prince's eyes. "
His tone was full of sarcasm.
'No wonder you are so arrogant. You have your maternal family to keep watch!'
Madame Jiang's expression stiffened. Her maternal family had been grasped so accurately by this Prince.
"This commoner was rude just now, but because of my husband's matter …"
"This King understands. This King is also very regretful about your husband's death, but this King has also witnessed the incident with the skeleton. The matter is not clear, so how can I hand the skeleton over to you? Since it's a murder case, we have to investigate it. Not only do we have to investigate it step by step, but we have to investigate it clearly. "
"Your Highness, all that's left of my husband is a pile of bones. I just want to bury him as soon as possible. I hope that Your Highness can show mercy."
Madame Jiang's tone had clearly weakened, and a trace of tears had even squeezed out of her eyes.
Act! Act as hard as you can!
"This Prince has already said that this is a murder case, so you can't bring back the skeleton." Jing Rong didn't fall for her trick and spoke in a firm tone.
"Your Highness, please don't listen to the nonsense of others. My husband couldn't have been killed by others. The wounds on his body were indeed caused by him losing his mind and stabbing himself. Your Highness …"
Jing Rong suddenly raised his hand and stopped her from chattering.
Then, he coldly smiled. "This Prince has already heard everything you said when I was outside, so there's no need to repeat it again. Besides …"
As he spoke, he turned around and took a step closer to Ji Yunshu. He looked at her and earnestly said, "This Prince only believes in Teacher Ji."
'Ah!'
Ji Yunshu's heart slightly trembled.
She was sure that she didn't hear wrong.
"If she said it's a murder case, this Prince will believe her. If she said that someone told her who the murderer was, this Prince will believe her. As long as it comes from Teacher Ji's mouth, this Prince will believe it all."
At that moment, those words and that gaze seemed to burn her until she was tender on the inside and charred on the outside.
She once heard someone say that in this world, the most romantic words weren't 'I love you'.
It was' I believe you '!
Jing Rong's lips slowly curved into a gentle smile. It was like the rising sun in the spring, casting a warm and comfortable smile on Ji Yunshu's body.
Their gazes met, as if they were distracted.
However, Ji Yunshu's heart was in turmoil.
Unfortunately …
"Your Highness, since you said that, does that mean that you won't allow Madame Jiang to bring back the skeleton?"
Magistrate Liu came over.
It broke the fusion between the two's eyes.
'Hey hey hey, how can you be so tactless? How can you be so blind?
Muddle-Headed Liu, this Prince should really teach you a lesson! '
Ji Yunshu instantly regained her composure and moved to the side to avoid Jing Rong's gaze.
Returning to the main topic, Jing Rong turned around and said to Madame Jiang, "This Prince has ordered that the yamen will thoroughly investigate the skeleton case and find the murderer. As for Madame Jiang and your trusted aides, it would be best for them not to leave Jinjiang during this period of time. If this matter is really related to your younger brother, you will be punished according to the law."
His words didn't scare Madame Jiang, but it scared her younger brother, Li Zhao.
Li Zhao's eyes narrowed and he hid his hands in his sleeves.
"I already said, it wasn't me. On the day my brother-in-law died, I … I wasn't at home!" Li Zhao's tone was weak.
Madame Jiang also said, "That's right, my younger brother absolutely wouldn't do such a thing. That young master said that it was an elder of the Jiang family who told him. That person must be Seventh Uncle. However, there are many mistakes in his words. Moreover, the dead can't testify. We absolutely cannot wrongly accuse someone."
His tone was still as arrogant as before.
Ji Yunshu was about to say something, but Jing Rong beat her to it.
"Whether it's true or not, we'll talk about it after the investigation. In short, if Master Jiang was really murdered, I believe that Teacher Ji will definitely find the murderer. At that time, this Prince won't be soft-hearted and lenient because of the Li family's three generations of elders."
His voice was so loud that Madame Jiang and Li Zhao looked at each other in dismay.
After a while, Madame Jiang finally calmed down and said with a slightly trembling voice, "Since Prince Rong has already given the order, this humble woman naturally doesn't dare to say anything else. Lord Liu, please settle this matter as soon as possible."
Magistrate Liu stepped forward. "That's for sure."
Madame Jiang didn't forget to glare fiercely at Ji Yunshu. Her heart was filled with anger.
In the end, she reluctantly left with Li Zhao and the two maidservants.
'That woman is really difficult to deal with!'
It had to be said that when the time came, this prince would be very useful!
If it weren't for his appearance, Madame Jiang would have already taken the skeleton away.
Magistrate Liu raised his hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead. His hands powerlessly waved downwards and sighed. "I've long heard that Madame Jiang is tyrannical and overbearing. Today, I've truly experienced it for myself. Relying on the power of her maiden family, even I can't do anything to her."
"That's because you're useless."
Jing Rong threw a sentence at him.
Magistrate Liu's cheeks twitched.
Jing Rong looked at Ji Yunshu and said in a gentle tone, "Teacher Ji, since this Prince has given the order to thoroughly investigate this matter, this case can also be considered to be hanging on my head. I'll have to trouble Teacher Ji to find the murderer as soon as possible."
She lowered her head. "Yes, this humble one will do it as soon as possible."
He stared at her and saw that she had a pensive look on her face. It was as if she was pondering something in her heart.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"This humble one is thinking about that Seventh Uncle. Two days ago, he indeed came to find me. He also said that he saw Madame Jiang and her younger brother burying the corpse."
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