But we have no evidence
Zhang Daqi clenched the straw tightly, the veins on his back clearly visible.
His mouth kept going "uh uh uh".
He was very agitated.
Ji Yunshu was caught off guard.
When Vice-Chancellor Yu saw this, he hurriedly asked, "Teacher Ji, what's going on?"
Ji Yunshu shook her head.
She didn't know either.
Perhaps … he had touched upon something that made Zhang Daqi so nervous.
Because of the loud commotion, it attracted the attention of the prison guards outside. They were hurrying over.
The footsteps were getting closer …
Yu Shaoqing rushed into the cell and said worriedly, "Teacher Ji, it's too late."
Warning!
Ji Yunshu pursed her lips, her breathing quickening.
In this situation, she probably wouldn't be able to get anything out of him.
She quickly took out a medicine bottle from her sleeve and pressed it under Zhang Daqi's body.
"This is Jinchuang Ointment. When no one is looking, apply it on your wound. Don't worry, if you really didn't kill anyone, I will think of a way to save you. But you must keep your life no matter what."
"Ugh!"
Zhang Daqi's body tensed up.
Seeing that the prison guards were about to arrive, Yu Shaoqing pulled her up and hid her behind him.
"What happened?"
The two prison guards rushed over and asked anxiously.
They were worried that the prisoner had died in prison.
Yu Shaoqing coughed calmly and said with a straight face, "Nothing, the prisoner was just a little agitated when this official asked questions."
The two prison guards looked at Zhang Daqi, who was lying on the floor. He was so agitated that he was waving his limbs, his eyes glazed over and his mouth full of blood opened and closed.
They were puzzled.
But they still believed Yu Shaoqing's words.
"If Lord Li is done with his questions, please leave quickly. Otherwise … if something happens, this lowly one won't be able to bear the responsibility."
"Forget it, this official won't make things difficult for you. Anyway, I've asked all that needs to be asked."
Thus, Yu Shaoqing waved his sleeve and brought Ji Yunshu out of the cell.
The prison guards hurriedly locked the door.
They were finally at ease.
Before leaving, Yu Shaoqing said, "Don't alarm Lord Li about this official's visit this time, understand?"
The prison guard replied, "Yes, yes, yes."
He found it troublesome too.
Of course he would respond quickly!
Ji Yunshu lowered her head and followed Yu Shaoqing out.
But —
Just as she passed by the jailer, the jailer felt a little strange. He stood rooted to the ground, thinking for a while, until the jailer next to him bumped into him.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Have you noticed that the person beside Official Yu is a little strange?"
"Strange? What's strange about it? Aren't you thinking too much? "
He shook his head and followed her out without saying anything else.
Jing Rong's carriage was waiting outside the Ministry of Justice's prison.
As soon as the two of them boarded the carriage, Jing Rong ordered his men to leave immediately.
On the road.
"Did you get anything out of him?" Jing Rong asked.
Ji Yunshu frowned. "He didn't kill them, but he was there when the murderer committed the crime."
Ugh!
"And then?"
"When I asked him if he was from Zhang Family Village, he was very agitated and even had a pained expression on his face. It was as if … he was trying to hide something from me.
Jing Rong: "Conceal? Why did he hide it? Who are you hiding it for? "
"I don't know."
Vice Chancellor Yu continued, "Teacher Ji, there's no evidence to prove that Zhang Daqi isn't the murderer, but he's going to be executed tomorrow. What should we do?"
"If he's not the murderer, we can't let him die in vain."
Jing Rong's face darkened. "But we don't have any evidence."
Yes!
No evidence!
How frustrating!
In such a short period of time, there was no time to find new evidence.
After returning to Prince Rong's estate, Ji Yunshu didn't say a word. She sat quietly in the courtyard, motionless.
Until evening.
The maidservants tried to persuade her several times, sending cup after cup of hot tea to her. Even when the tea gradually turned cold, Ji Yunshu didn't move.
When Jing Rong arrived, he saw her sitting alone in the courtyard.
The maidservants hurriedly said, "Your Highness, Teacher has been like this for the whole afternoon. She didn't eat or drink anything."
Jing Rong didn't say anything and took the cup of tea that had just been poured.
He ordered, "All of you can leave."
"Yes."
He walked over with the cup of tea and sat opposite Ji Yunshu. He placed the cup of tea beside her hand. "The weather is so cold. Have some hot tea to warm yourself up."
But she still had a troubled look on her face.
The next moment, Jing Rong held her ice-cold hand and said, "Yunshu, you've tried your best. This Prince knows that you have a lot of questions in your heart, and you firmly believe that Zhang Daqi isn't the murderer.
But the case has already been decided, and you can't change it. "
"It's not like that."
"Yunshu …"
"Do you still want to send a person to the guillotine when you know that he's innocent?"
"You're so sure that he's not the murderer."
"Yes." She was very sure. She grabbed Jing Rong's hand. "There are too many missing points in this case. If we conclude that he's the murderer without investigating, then we're disregarding human life."
"This Prince understands what you're thinking, and I'm just as anxious. When I came back, I've already sent people to Zhang Family Village to see if they can find any clues in Zhang Daqi's residence. If there's any news, they'll send it here soon." He pushed the cup of tea. "Drink some water first."
She nodded.
Her fingers touched the cup of water.
It was too hot!
As a result, the cup immediately fell to the ground and shattered into pieces with a "Peng" sound.
At the moment it shattered, a ray of light suddenly flashed across her eyes.
It was so piercing that her eyes instinctively flashed to the side and closed them tightly.
Jing Rong was very nervous. "Are you alright?"
She shook her head.
Then, she looked at the broken cup on the ground, and a scene suddenly flashed across her mind.
Ah!
She seemed to know something.
After a moment of contemplation …
"I know. I know how the murderer moved the Buddha statue. I also know … who the murderer is!"
Huh?
Jing Rong didn't understand.
She beamed with joy and tightly grasped Jing Rong's hand. "Actually, the base of the Buddha statue … is empty."
"Empty?"
"As long as we reassemble the broken pieces of the base of the Buddha statue, we'll know."
Huh?
She hurriedly called Lang Po and gave him some instructions.
Lang Po was shocked, but he quickly went to do it.
The silent night grew colder and colder …
Yuhua Pavilion.
For the past two days, Mo Ruo had been gloomy and anxious, finding it hard to sleep at night.
The sky was already dark. He lit a lamp and hung it on the corner of the pavilion, as if he was waiting for someone.
He looked at the street, then at the direction of the pavilion.
He repeated the same thing many times.
The apprentice saw everything. When he brought the dried medicinal herbs up, he said, "Master, you should rest early. It's already so late, Master's wife probably won't come back."
Bah!
Mo Ruo glared at him. "What nonsense are you talking about? Who's waiting for her? "
"What's there to be embarrassed about? In order to wait for Master's wife, Master lit a lamp and hung it on the corner of the pavilion for the past two nights. If it was any other day, Master wouldn't even light the lamp in this room. "
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