Ji Yunshu put down the clay she was molding, wiped her hands, and walked around the desk in front of her.
The little guy took a step back.
Ji Yunshu smiled and bent down to ask him, "What's your name?"
"Qi Li."
His voice was tender!
So he was the son of the Minister of State, Qi Wenxiang.
In other words, Lord Qi had come to the mansion?
While she was thinking, Qi Li tilted his head, "Sister is so beautiful."
Pfft —
Ji Yunshu scraped his nose with her finger, "What would happen if I let you grow up?"
Qi Li rubbed his nose, his attention completely focused on the half-molded skull on the desk. He stretched out his little finger and pointed at it.
"What's that?"
Ji Yunshu picked up the 'skull' and put it in front of Qi Li.
The little guy had never seen such 'horrible' things before, so there was not a trace of fear in his eyes. Instead, they were full of curiosity.
Ji Yunshu told him, "This is a skull molded from clay. It's not ready yet."
"What's a skull?"
She poked his head with her finger. "It's your little head."
"Then what's clay?"
"It's used to mold all kinds of shapes."
"Can I make candies?" Qi Li licked his lips.
Ji Yunshu was tickled by his appearance. She really wanted to use the clay to make a candy for him, but the little fellow's interest wandered away. He ran to the desk and stared at the various blueprints spread on it.
They were all skulls drawn by Ji Yunshu, and each one was very exquisite.
Qi Li's eyes lit up, and he blinked his eyes as hard as he could.
But he couldn't see anything.
Ji Yunshu didn't disturb him, and let him continue on his tiptoes.
At this time —
A maidservant hurriedly ran in and bowed to Ji Yunshu, "Miss Ji, Lord Qi is leaving. Let Young Master Qi go."
After Qi Li was taken away, Ji Yunshu also went to the front hall.
Lord Qi just happened to take his son away!
Jing Rong stood outside the courtyard with his hands behind his back. His expression was solemn, and his cold and deep eyes made it difficult to read his current mood.
Ji Yunshu walked to his side, and looked at his profile against the light. Her eyes were as cold as ice.
She opened her mouth, but swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She didn't know what to say.
Or what to ask?
After a long time …
Jing Rong gazed at the bright starry sky and asked, "Is power and status really that important?"
Ugh!
Ji Yunshu shuddered. "His Majesty, he …"
Jing Rong turned his head and met her moist eyes. "Leave the matters of the imperial court to me."
"Then … what do you plan to do?"
He solemnly said, "As long as the court is unstable, I will not retreat. The day after tomorrow, I will re-enter the court and reorganize the court."
It was obvious that he wanted to go against Wei Yi!
Finished speaking.
He held Ji Yunshu's ice-cold hand. "Promise me, stay as far away from this matter as possible! Focus on investigating Yu Dali's case. Don't worry about anything else. "
Ji Yunshu's heart ached. Her voice choked with emotion. "How can I avoid him?"
"…"
"The person sitting on the throne today is not only the emperor of Great Lin, but also Wei Yi."
Her body trembled violently!
"I know how you feel. I also hope that I'm just overthinking things. You asked me to trust him, but when did I ever not trust him? If I didn't believe you, I wouldn't have … "
"Wouldn't have what?"
Wouldn't have changed the posthumous edict!
He swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He only said, "In short, I can't just stand by and do nothing! But if you interfere, it will be very difficult for me. Yunshu, promise me. "
He tightened his grip on her hand.
"I …"
She struggled for a long time.
In the end, she nodded.
Jing Rong pulled her into his embrace and hugged her tightly.
The next day.
Early in the morning, Lord Qi went to the Ministry of Revenue and quietly pulled Minister He to the side.
"Oh, Lord Qi, what's wrong with you? If you have something to say, just say it. It's improper to pull and pull like this. "Minister He tidied up his wrinkled clothes.
Lord Qi requested, "I'll have to trouble Minister He to check the files of the recently promoted officials."
"Files? What do you want this for? "
"Recently, the Office of Transmission has a lot of memorials to file. When new officials are promoted to the court, they will naturally have to submit memorials in the future. So, I want to check them to avoid future troubles." Every day, the Office of Transmission was responsible for screening the memorials submitted by the court officials for the emperor. After going through each and every one of them, only those with no problems would be sent to the emperor for approval. Although it was not necessary to check the official's files, it was important to know the background of each official, lest they accidentally intercepted someone with a powerful background.
If an official's memorials offended someone, it would be a big problem.
Minister He was a little embarrassed, "This …"
Lord Qi said, "It's a routine matter."
Since it was a routine matter, Minister He naturally had no reason to refuse.
He ordered people to check the files of the recently promoted officials.
"Send it back immediately after you read it."
After Lord Qi received the files, he immediately sent them to the Rong Estate.
At the same time.
Ji Yunshu spent the whole night and finally finished drawing the skeleton.
She ordered people to check and confirmed that the person in the portrait was indeed Hua Ling.
'Is it really her?
Impossible! '
With doubts in her mind, she changed into an official's robe and went to the Ministry of Justice's prison.
The Ministry of Justice's prison was dark and damp, but it was slightly cleaner and more spacious than the local jails. It also had no smell and could be considered a prison with a conscience.
Logically speaking, the Ministry of Justice had already ordered that no one was allowed to visit the prison. Yu Wei also begged Minister Li of the Ministry of Justice for a long time before he could enter the prison for the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.
But Ji Yunshu was a prison official, so she naturally had more freedom to enter and exit.
The jailer led her in.
She took a candlestick for herself, and a lunch-box.
She walked all the way to the cell where Yu Dali was imprisoned.
These days, Yu Dali had suffered a lot!
He was whipped almost every day.
But he gritted his teeth and refused to admit his guilt. He would rather die than sign.
He was very unyielding! At this moment, he was leaning against the corner of the wall. His back could no longer be straight, and his legs were bent. His hair was messy and almost covered his entire face, revealing only a pair of empty and bloodshot eyes. His white prison clothes were stained with blood, and there were whip marks all over his body. The scabs around the wounds had not healed yet.
Then, he was pulled away again.
The sound of footsteps could be heard from afar, coming closer and landing in front of his cell door.
He thought, 'Are they going to drag me to the execution ground?'
In the end, the moment he waited for had arrived.
"Clang … Clang …" The sound of iron chains colliding could be heard.
The cell door opened.
Ji Yunshu waved her hand, indicating for the jailer to leave.
The jailer bowed and left with the string of iron chains.
Yu Dali's ears were open. He heard light footsteps approaching him, making a rustling sound as they stepped on the straw.
Finally, it landed in front of him.
Ji Yunshu was shocked and sad when she saw Yu Dali.
His body was strewn with wounds, one after another. It was a horrifying sight.
Yu Dali's head was lowered, and he could only see a pair of shoes in front of him.
It was a pair of official boots!
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