A strange expression flashed in Xue Rui's eyes, and as he looked at Yu Shu's pale and cold face, he suddenly came to a slight understanding in his heart. Why did she endure patiently and tightly clench her teeth even after her fingers were twisted off?
Ji Xingxuan frowned. She didn't expect that she would be able to turn the tables on her. She had underestimated her.
"Clap, clap, clap!"
A round of applause came from outside the door. No one could be seen, but the laughter was like a spring breeze, "Hehe, what a good 'righteous'. I would like to see such a loyal and affectionate daughter."
Yu Shu turned her head, her eyes flashing as she squinted slightly. She saw a figure walking in from outside the door. He was tall and handsome, dressed in a beautiful robe with a purple collar and black ribbon on his shoulder. A silver-red dragon belt hung around his neck, and his crown was a crane's wing. His appearance was hard to describe. At first glance, he seemed to be standing tall, but at second glance, he seemed to be in his twenties. Looking back, he seemed to be in his forties.
If there was a kind-looking person who saw this person, he would be shocked. Alas, a celestial being was alive, and no one dared to look at his face!
Yu Shu thought, "Is this the Celestial Commissioner's Great Advice? He looks like a deity."
Everyone present stood up. Those who were still standing bowed and said respectfully, "Grand Secretary."
"Greetings to Great Secretary."
"This lowly official greets Great Secretary."
Even the Ninth Prince, Liu Tan, lowered his head and greeted the Great Secretary. The only ones who didn't move were Yu Shu and Jing Chen, the two inexperienced people.
"No need to be so courteous." The Grand Tiandi had a slight smile on his face as he swept his gaze across the crowd. His gaze first paused on Jing Chen before landing on Yu Shu. "Were you the one who escorted Daozi into the capital?"
Yu Shu hurriedly lowered her head and bowed. She knew his identity and didn't dare to be disrespectful. "Commoner Yu Shu greets the Great Secretary. Jing Chen and I are good friends. We didn't escort him, but we helped each other along the way."
She didn't know that these words had a different meaning in the ears of those who knew. The Great Secretary looked at her meaningfully and said, "You've worked hard."
As he spoke, he looked at Jing Chen and said with a gentle expression, "Jing Chen, is Taoist Huai Xian well?"
Jing Chen's face turned serious. He said, "Master is in good health and asked me to send his regards when I see you. He also asked me to bring you a sword as a gift. But I was ambushed on the way and lost it."
"It doesn't matter. It's fine as long as you're fine." Da Tidian raised his hand and patted his shoulder. "It's been hard on you. You ran into danger on the way and hid everywhere. Now that you're back, you don't have to worry about anything else with me here."
His words seemed to have a hidden meaning. Jing Chen understood some of it, but the others didn't.
Ren Qiming walked forward and bowed. "Taishu, what happened is —"
"This seat already knows. There's no need to explain." The Great Secretary waved his sleeve at Ren Qiming and said to the crowd, "It's late. Now that the Taoist has been found, this seat wants to bring him to the palace to see the Emperor so that the Emperor can be at ease. You can all disperse. Go back and do what you need to do. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow. "
"Yes, Taishu."
Ji Huaishan was the first to bow and leave. He had benefited from today and heard a lot of inside information. He had really gained a lot.
Ji Xingxuan turned around to look at Yu Shu. She was a little unwilling, but there was nothing she could do. She thought to herself that it was fine. After all, she had made Yu Shu suffer this time. As for the rest, she could wait for next time.
The grandmother and granddaughter were about to leave but before they reached the door, they heard a voice saying, "Wait a moment, Official Ji. Let me finish."
Yu Shu calmly stopped Ji Huaishan and Ji Xingxuan. She lowered her head and coughed. She bowed to the immortal-like Great Secretary and solemnly reported, "This lowly person has an important matter that I must report. It concerns the Taoist's safety."
"Oh?" The Great Secretary was puzzled. "What is it? Tell me. "
"Although Jing Chen lost a part of his memory and doesn't remember who killed him, the person who murdered the Taoist is not without clues."
Yu Shu's words were shocking. Ren Qiming anxiously asked, "What clues? Tell me in detail!"
"Ahem, ahem." Yu Shu stood for a while and closed her eyes, feeling a little dizzy. She pulled herself together and raised her head to look at the unfathomable expression of the Grand Suggestion Point. She said in a hoarse voice, "Before Jing Chen lost his memory, he had befriended me. At that time, he had a treasure on him and showed it to me. Later, he bid farewell to me and was killed on the way. I saved him, but that treasure is no longer on him. Even his sword must have been plundered by the person who murdered him. But later, when I arrived at the capital, I saw that treasure in someone else's hands. "
After she finished speaking, the building was silent. Everyone knew that the situation was serious. The Great Secretary looked at Yu Shu and said seriously, "Do you know who that is?"
Yu Shu took a deep breath and swallowed. She slowly turned her head and raised her hand to point at a person not far away. Her lips curled into a cold smile. "It's her."
The person she was pointing at was Ji Xingxuan, who was wearing a long blue dress.
Ji Huaishan flew into a rage. "Don't spout nonsense. When did we ever take anything from the Daoist?"
Ji Xingxuan looked at Yu Shu coldly. She was fearless. She wanted to see what trick she was playing.
"You never took it?" Yu Shu put down her hand and lowered her head to touch her neck. She hooked a thread with her finger and pulled it off forcefully, revealing a small amulet. Under everyone's puzzled gaze, she brought it to her mouth and used her teeth to tear open the thread. She then dug out something from within and held it in her palm. She opened her palm and looked up at Ji Xingxuan. Her eyes were brimming with a smile. She asked softly, "Do you recognize this?"
Everyone's gaze landed on her sweaty palms. Surprisingly, she was holding that sparkling yellow jade-like pearl, the Adversity Blocking Stone.
Ji Huaishan sucked in a breath of cold air. Ji Xingxuan's expression changed drastically!
She raised her head to look at Yu Shu. For a moment, it was as if she had seen a ghost.
As the saying goes, if you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door. When they saw the Adversity Blocking Stone, the first thing they thought of was nothing else but the Yun Hua Yi Zi's exam paper that was exchanged with this small bead!
Yu Shu looked at their faces. Although she was in pain, she wanted to laugh three times in her heart. This pair of bastards. Did they think that she had endured until now just to be greedy for that bullshit credit? They plotted against each other this time. She only needed one move to kill them!
Seeing Yu Shu coming out with the Yellowfrost Stone, Jing Chen's expression changed. He looked at her pale face and didn't say anything.
Xue Rui was also looking at Yu Shu's face. From the faint ruthlessness in the corner of her eyes, a few scenes suddenly appeared in his mind. Her messy hair and dirty face in Yiyang County government office, her ruthlessly kicking people when Qiu Bi bent over the table, her hidden needles when she toasted him last night. He suddenly realized that he shouldn't be worried about who she had offended, but who had offended her.
"Hey, isn't this —" Ren Qiming noticed something. He walked forward and took the Yellowfrost Stone from Yu Shu's palm. He weighed it in his hand and looked at it against the light. Suddenly, he turned his head and asked sternly, "Lord Ji, this Adversity Blocking Stone, isn't it the one you showed me before? Isn't it worn on Xingxuan's hand? How did it end up in her hands? She even said it belonged to Daozi. What the hell is going on?! "
Even though Ji Huaishan was used to seeing storms, he couldn't help but panic at this moment. He knew that if something went wrong, it would be a small matter if he was exposed for stealing the topic, but if he was accused of murdering the imperial family, that would be terrible. Cold sweat dripped down his back. Without thinking too much, he hurriedly explained, "Reporting to Lord, Xingxuan originally had the same one, but she lost it two months ago. This old man doesn't know how it ended up in her hands or how it became Daozi's."
Ren Qiming was very suspicious. After listening to him, he went to ask Ji Xingxuan, "Tell me the truth, where did you get this Adversity Blocking Stone?"
Under the veil, Ji Xingxuan bit her lip and looked deeply at Yu Shu. While thinking, she answered, "Xingxuan doesn't dare to hide it. I picked this bead up."
Yu Shu glanced at her, then asked Jing Chen, "Jing Chen, do you think this Yellowfrost Stone is a treasure of your sect?"
"Yes."
"Did you lose it before you lost your memory?" Yu Shu knew that Jing Chen wouldn't lie, so she deliberately gave a vague answer. This Yellowfrost Stone was indeed lost, but it was lost in her hands.
Under everyone's gaze, Jing Chen nodded. His expression was cold, so no one could tell that he was lying.
Yu Shu then went to ask Ji Xingxuan, "You said you picked it up. Where did you pick it up?"
"Yiyang City." Ji Xingxuan clenched her fists tightly inside her sleeves.
"When?"
"In April, when I returned to Yiyang from the capital to visit my relatives, I found it in the gap between the horse carriages." Ji Xingxuan still remembered that day, when she met a thief on the road, she saw this stone in the window. She didn't know how it got there.
"You're lying."
Ji Xingxuan showed a rare look of anger, "I didn't!"
Yu Shu sneered, "In April, when Jing Chen was still in Yiyang, his brain was fine. This Yellowfrost Stone is a rare treasure in the world. How could he easily throw it away for you to pick up? Even if you're that lucky, how could there be such a coincidence in this world? Let me ask you again, where did you get this Yellowfrost Stone? "
Ji Xingxuan was angered by Yu Shu's provocation, but she was still calm. She said in a low voice, "I said I picked it up. It's up to you whether you believe me or not."
"Of course I don't believe you." Yu Shu glanced at her and said expressionlessly, "Last April, when Jing Chen left Yiyang, he was ambushed on the way. His sword and this Yellowfrost Stone were taken away. When he returned to the capital to report, your Ji family was related to that group of people, so this treasure ended up in Lord Ji's hands. Then, it was transferred to you, Miss Ji. You didn't know its origin, so you boldly wore it. You didn't expect me to see it, recognize it, and then find a way to get it back with Jing Chen."
Her tone changed as she moved forward, and she broke free from Xue Rui's support before slowly walking towards the Ji Clan's grandfather and grandson. With her back facing everyone, her eyes narrowed into red slits as she grinned to reveal a mouthful of ghastly white teeth, and she didn't conceal the ridicule on her face in the slightest. "What? Do you want me to tell everyone how we got this Yellowfrost Rock back?"
If she told them, it would inevitably bring up the matter of the Ji family stealing the exam. If she didn't tell them, it would be impossible to explain. She wanted them to have a taste of this dilemma.
Ji Huaishan's face turned slightly pale, but he forced himself to calm down. Ji Xingxuan looked at Yu Shu. She almost bit her lips under the veil. It turned out that she was the one who got the Yi Zi exam paper first. It turned out that she was the one who wrote the letter, threatened them, and schemed to steal the Calamity-Shielding Stone in Changchun Square.
Thinking back, Ji Xingxuan seemed to have thought of something. She slowly turned her head to look at the young man in white who was not far away. Her clear eyes slowly widened, and her heart seemed to be filled with mixed feelings.
So, the person who held the umbrella for her in the rain that day was him!?
Ren Qiming's face had already turned cold. He was already very suspicious. Seeing Ji Huaishan and Ji Xingxuan's strange expressions, he simply couldn't answer under Yu Shu's interrogation. He became suspicious. Moreover, this matter was of great importance. Even if he had a good relationship with the Ji family, he couldn't be biased. He snorted coldly and said sternly, "Right Judge Ji, what explanation do you want?"
"It's this woman who is slandering me." Ji Huaishan was trembling with anger. He was afraid that others would believe Yu Shu's nonsense. He raised his face and said with grief and indignation, "This old man has been an official for twenty years. I've always done my duty. I've never heard of this Daozi before. How could he be involved with the person who murdered Daozi? Imperial Secretary, Junior Supervisor, please understand, this old man is innocent!"
Xue Rui stretched out his hand and lightly touched Liu Tan who was standing beside him without anyone noticing. His finger moved as he swiftly wrote the number "7" on Liu Tan's arm.
Liu Tan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth coldly, "The witness and the material evidence are all here. You've obviously colluded with the person who murdered my Shishu. How dare you assassinate a member of the imperial family! Do you know that this is a capital crime? "
Yu Shu looked at Liu Tan in surprise. She then looked at Xue Rui and understood.
Liu Tan's angry rebuke completely shocked Ji Huaishan. He had been an official for many years. How could he not know that there were some crimes that he couldn't even touch? This old man, who was over fifty years old, felt his legs go soft. He actually knelt on the spot. Two streams of tears flowed down at the same time. He cried, "Your Highness, please investigate clearly. This lowly official is innocent!"
"Grandfather!" Ji Xingxuan hurriedly squatted down in shock. She wanted to help Ji Huaishan up, but he pulled her with one hand and she knelt down with him.
Ji Xingxuan was at a loss for a moment. She had never seen Ji Huaishan lose his composure like this. She looked around and saw pairs of cold and suspicious eyes. She finally realized the seriousness of the situation. The hair on her body stood on end. Her face gradually turned pale. She also knelt down with Ji Huaishan and said in a trembling voice, "Imperial Secretary, please investigate clearly. Grandfather and I have been wronged."
Yu Shu admired the panicked look of the grandfather and granddaughter from a close distance. She unceremoniously moved to the center and accepted the two people's kowtow. The pain in her left little finger pierced her brain. It was not as good as the feeling in her heart.
Ren Qiming looked at the chaotic scene. He frowned and turned to look at the person who had been quietly watching, "Imperial Secretary, what do you think?"
Yu Shu's ears were sharp and she heard it. She turned to look at the 'immortal' and met his gaze. His eyes were as light as the moon. Her heart skipped a beat. She pretended to be calm and lowered her head. She heard a light sigh, "Guards, send them to the Supreme Court and wait for their decision. Mr Xue, thank you for making this trip. I will go to the palace to see the emperor and ask the emperor to make a decision. "
"Dong!"
Ji Huaishan's blood rushed to his head and he fainted. Ji Xingxuan was stunned for a moment. Then she rushed forward and helped the old man up with red eyes. She cried, "Grandfather, grandfather!"
Seeing this scene, Liu Tan and Xue Rui looked at each other. Ren Qiming shook his head. Jing Chen turned his head away. Yu Shu, from the beginning to the end, had a pair of cold eyes.
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