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It was very quiet inside and outside the hall. Only Yu Shu's heavy and powerful voice could be heard, "One night half a month ago, I accompanied Miss Xin to the observatory to do her homework. I was shocked to see Miss Cao hanging in the room. This murder case caused panic in the entire Imperial Historian's Library. After the Supreme Court's Xue Daren's investigation, the culprit was cunning. He made use of Miss Cao's love for him and placed a slip of paper that imitated Daoist Jing Chen's handwriting in her book. Then, he lured Miss Cao to the observatory and murdered her. Tonight, it was precisely because Miss Xin, the Sixth, discovered that the person who passed the fake note to Miss Cao was Ji Xingxuan, that she provoked the murderous intention and was almost killed by Ji Xingxuan. If it weren't for me and Lord Xue arriving in time and catching the murderer in the act, I'm afraid there would be another murder case tonight. "
After listening to her general statement, Liu Tan was the first to react, "Cousin, is what Yu Suanzi said true?"
This was probably what everyone present wanted to verify.
Xue Rui said seriously, "Miss Cao's death is strange. I was ordered to investigate the case. I invited the female mathematician who studied in Taishi Shuyuan to help. She confirmed that the deceased was killed because of a note. After several people's confessions, it was confirmed that Daozi was framed and the murderer was someone else. From the various signs of the deceased's body, it was determined that the murderer was a man. And the person who passed the note to the deceased was someone from Taishi Shuyuan. This person was an accomplice and may also be the mastermind. According to Miss Xin's confession and the female mathematician's own eyes, Master Ji is the suspect of this case. "
Pairs of stunned eyes turned to Ji Xingxuan, whose face was green and red.
Liu Tan turned to Liu Hao and said coldly, "What do you think, Wang Xiong?"
Liu Hao was secretly annoyed. Everyone knew that Ji Xingxuan was one of his people. If something like this happened, he would also be implicated. Thus, he put on a stern face and said, "This is just a one-sided story. It must be a misunderstanding. According to this Prince's understanding of Master Ji Xingxuan, she would never do such a cruel thing."
Liu Tan secretly sneered and pointed to Xin Liu, "Miss Xin, tell me, why do you insist that Ji Xingxuan is the murderer?"
Xin Liu bit her lips and looked at Yu Shu. Yu Shu gave her a calm look and said in a low voice, "Tell the truth. Wangye will decide for you."
Ning Wang was here. If he wanted to take Ji Xingxuan away, he wouldn't be able to say anything. He had to verify it on the spot. This was what she had discussed with Xue Rui before.
Xin Liu quietly pulled on Yu Shu's hand and squeezed it. She gathered her courage and faced Liu Tan and Liu Hao. She told them everything that happened when she followed behind Ji Xingxuan and Qin Yuerou and eavesdropped on their conversation.
Everyone present was shrewd. Before Ji Xingxuan could refute, Liu Tan shouted, "Go invite Miss Qin Yuerou over!"
The guards obeyed and were about to move when a person approached the door.
"I'm here." It was Qin Yuerou, who had followed them in.
When Ji Xingxuan and Xin Liu saw her, their expressions were different. The former's face was gloomy and a trace of hope flashed through her eyes. The latter was embarrassed and worried as she called out, "Yuerou."
Xin Liu felt that it was wrong of her to eavesdrop on their conversation and expose Qin Yuerou. But now, she would not let Ji Xingxuan be cleared of suspicion.
She was afraid that Qin Yuerou's heart would soften and she wouldn't tell the truth.
"You don't need to say anything, I heard it all." Qin Yuerou looked at Xin Liu with guilt and then turned to Ji Xingxuan with a complicated expression. She couldn't hide her disappointment as she said, "I was the one who hid the truth. The day before Cao Youling was killed, I was in Daozi's class and saw her put a note in Cao Youling's book."
Yu Shu let out a sigh of relief. She had been afraid that Qin Yuerou would become softhearted and give false testimony for Ji Xingxuan. But now, it seemed that Qin Yuerou had heard that her best friend Xin Liu was almost killed by the murderer and was bitterly disappointed with Ji Xingxuan. That was why she had come forward to testify against her.
When Ji Xingxuan saw that Qin Yuerou had turned hostile, she felt dizzy and her feet swayed. She forced herself to remain calm, but her heart sank.
As the person involved, Jing Chen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised his head and looked at Ji Xingxuan. Then, his gaze fell on Yu Shu, who had a sneer on her face. His gaze was somewhat unfathomable.
Everyone present was a shrewd person. When they heard this, their thoughts were all one-sided. They all believed that Ji Xingxuan was definitely related to the murder in Imperial Historian's Library. Even if she wasn't the main culprit, she was an accomplice.
Liu Hao was speechless and couldn't help but feel angry. He slammed his fist on the tea table next to him, but he didn't say anything to help Ji Xingxuan.
This case in Imperial Historian's Library had been personally ordered by the emperor to be investigated. He had originally added fuel to the fire in the dark, wanting to use this to attack Liu Tan's influence. Who knew that he would provoke a body full of resentment? Towards Ji Xingxuan, who had dirty hands and feet, he was more angry than loving.
When he saw that he was ignoring him, the corners of Liu Tan's mouth curled up. He patted his knee and said to Ji Xingxuan, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Ji Xingxuan fiercely bit off a piece of meat in her lip and tasted blood. Her eyes were full of self-mockery as she said, "They joined hands to frame me. They wanted to wrongly accuse me of killing someone. I couldn't argue against them with just one mouth, so I had nothing to say."
They were relying on the fact that they only had witnesses. They clearly didn't want to admit to it!
A cold light flashed through Yu Shu's eyes. She calmly said to Xue Rui, "Since she doesn't want to admit, then I ask the Supreme Court to deal with it impartially. Find out who the murderer is and return peace to my Imperial Historian's Library."
Previously, she and Xue Rui had been having a headache about not being able to use torture on Ji Xingxuan to extort a confession from her and also to search her. But now, they didn't have this worry anymore.
Xue Rui nodded and looked at Liu Tan and Liu Hao. He wanted these two princes with the highest status present to express their stance.
Liu Hao coldly snorted and turned his head away. Liu Tan's expression was cold as he said, "Since Imperial Father has decreed for Xue Daren to investigate the case, this matter will be handed over to you. Ben Wang will not interfere. But this matter happened at ben Wang's banquet. Ben Wang will enter the palace tomorrow and report to Imperial Father."
Liu Hao heard this and was furious. He knew that Liu Tan wanted to make things difficult for him. But he had no choice and could only stiffly say, "Wait until the truth is found, then report to ben Wang."
Finishing, he brushed his sleeves. Without even looking at Ji Xingxuan, he led his entourage and left this troublesome place.
Although Ji Xingxuan didn't expect Liu Hao to save her from her predicament, looking at his heartless back, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart. She had long sobered up from her drunken stupor. She looked around the hall and saw many cold eyes staring at her. Sadly, she found that there was no one here who could help her say a word.
A chill rose from the soles of her feet. In a daze, she met a pair of clear eyes. Looking at Jing Chen, who had been uninvolved from the beginning to the end, her heart suddenly gave birth to an indescribable resentment. She tightly pursed her lips and her shoulders trembled uncontrollably. She closed her eyes and two streams of tears flowed down from the corners of her eyes.
Jing Chen was slightly startled. He didn't know why, but at this moment, his calm and tranquil heart was in a state of chaos.
On the other hand, Yu Shu calmly looked at Ji Xingxuan who was at the end of her rope. Once she thought about getting rid of this enemy who had been eyeing her like a tiger watching its prey, she felt a joy that she hadn't felt in a long time.
That night, under Xue Rui's order, the officials arrested Ji Xingxuan and threw her into prison. That very night, they sent people to search her house and residence. They must take advantage of this opportunity to end this case.
At the same time, far away in the Celestial Commissioner's (Tai Xi Lou) building, the man in red who was feeding the fish by the lake raised his head as if he had sensed something. He stared at the stars in the sky and stared at a twinkling star. His brows wrinkled and then relaxed. He casually threw all the bait into the lake and quickly walked to the building behind him.
The next day, Yu Shu, who had only returned to Wang Ji Lou to sleep late at night, woke up at dawn.
Last night's adventure had almost turned her into a meat patty, but she actually had a good night's sleep. It wasn't clear whether she was broad-minded or simple-minded.
After Yu Shu woke up, she leaned against the headboard and drank some water. She wasn't in a hurry to get up. Instead, she waited for her mind to clear up and think about what happened last night.
At that time, everything had happened so suddenly that she didn't have too many suspicions. But now that she had calmed down, she felt puzzled. Why did she calculate that Qin Yuerou was going to be harmed, but in the end, it was Xin Liu who suffered the calamity?
Xia Jiangmin's dream wasn't wrong. The one who suffered the calamity was indeed the young woman wearing a begonia flower on her head and wearing pink clothes. However, she had used the Time of Calamity law to calculate that Xin Liu was safe and sound.
Yet in the end, Qin Yuerou was safe and sound while Xin Liu almost lost his life.
She didn't think that her Time of Calamity law was wrong. If she really had to talk about it, Qin Yuerou had personally told her that when the Xin Family's old man, who was like a living antique, saw her, he also said that she would meet with a calamity in the near future. That was why the Chinese zodiac with hooves, Xin Liu, had volunteered to accompany her.
Xin Family's old man was the same as her. Neither of them had seen that Xin Liu would meet with a calamity, but it couldn't be denied that Xin Liu had helped Qin Yuerou block a calamity. This was the first time Yu Shu had personally experienced such a "life and death change". She only felt that it was mysterious and indescribable. Unfortunately, with her current cultivation, she was unable to see through it.
Last night's matter poured a bucket of cold water over Yu Shu's head. It also reminded her that easy to learn wasn't omnipotent. The world was hard to predict, so she couldn't be blindly confident.
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After Yu Shu reflected on herself, she thought about Ji Xingxuan, who had already become a prisoner. She became spirited again. She called for a maid to fetch some water to wash up and opened the doors and windows to let in some fresh air. Taking advantage of the good weather, she wanted to let the sun shine on her body.
"Young Lady, Young Master has invited you downstairs." Xiao Die entered the room with a cup of tea.
Yu Shu fiddled with the ends of her hair in front of the mirror. She turned her head and smiled at Xiao Die. "I'll go down now."
Xue Rui was waiting for Yu Shu downstairs. Early in the morning, he had changed into an official's robe and tied his hair into a bun. An ebony hairpin replaced the black veil. He was sitting on a chair with a serious expression. He was flipping through a stack of papers in his hand. When he heard the door open, he turned his head to look.
Seeing that Yu Shu's complexion had improved, his expression also relaxed a little. He handed over the papers in his hand and said with a faint smile, "This was found in Ji Xingxuan's room in the female dormitory in the study garden early in the morning. Take a look and see if you recognize it."
Without batting an eyelid, Yu Shu took the stack of papers and looked at the familiar handwriting on them. She was astonished. "This … this was written by Jing Chen. How did it fall into her hands?"
Xue Rui turned sideways. With one hand supporting his head, he looked at her face. "What do you think?"
Yu Shu frowned. "If I remember correctly, these were written by Jing Chen when he lost his memory. He lived with us in Huixing Street."
Xue Rui hid a smile in his eyes. "In my opinion, someone must have stolen these manuscripts and used them to imitate Daozi's handwriting to frame him. What do you think?"
Yu Shu nodded and agreed with him. "I think so too."
Xue Rui looked at Yu Shu without moving. Yu Shu innocently blinked at him.
In the end, it was Xue Rui who was the first to admit defeat, and he put away the papers before lowering his voice and saying helplessly, "You're such a troublesome girl. You dare to frame me in front of me? I'll turn a blind eye this time, but I won't cover for you if it happens again."
Yu Shu laughed dryly. Knowing that she could not hide it from him, she stretched out her toes and gently kicked his boots. She whispered. "Daren, can these be used as material evidence?"
"What do you think?"
"Yes."
"Then, you kiss me." Xue Rui raised his face and looked at Yu Shu calmly. He was just teasing her. He did not really intend to ask anything from her. Book * Book * House, Book * Book * House, Book * Book * House provides TXT download of this book.
Yu Shu was taken aback at first, but then, without saying anything, she leaned over and kissed him on the left side of his face.
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