Wang Yuanlang was used to bossing people around and forgot that almost no one in this room was below him. It was obvious that he was the one being "dominated."
Seeing that everyone was indifferent, he finally came to his senses. He became angry out of humiliation and shouted at the people outside the door, "What are you waiting for?"
However, these people were either from the Minister's Office, the Judicial Department, or the Capital Governor's Office. They all thought to themselves, "Who do you think you are?" They all looked at their master and didn't move.
Ji Tiansheng didn't care about Wang Yuanlang's mood and said, "Yan Li, what's going on?"
Yan Li said unhurriedly, "If the fugitive was hiding in this position, how could so many experts not detect her aura? From the spring lock outside the cabinet, it can be seen that this is a very common anti-theft method. As we all know, spring locks are easily destroyed and are not suitable to be used in cabinets that contain valuable items. The owner will usually cut a secret compartment next to the cabinet. This way, even if a thief sneaks in and destroys the spring lock, they will only take away some of the less valuable items. This will greatly reduce the loss. "
"Secret compartment?"
Yan Li's hand touched the inside of the cabinet and as expected, he touched a protruding square. He pressed it lightly, and the originally seamless inner wall suddenly cracked open. With a sound of "Ka Ka", a small door opened. Inside, there was indeed a secret compartment as high as the cabinet.
The left side of the secret compartment was filled with gold bricks, and the right side was filled with dazzling gold and silver jewelry. A little girl covered in blood sat on the jewelry expressionlessly. Her dull and lifeless eyes were slack and unfocused, as if she did not realize that she had been exposed.
The gold bricks and jewelry had the aura of gold, stone, silver, and jade. Although it was weak, it was enough to confuse Ye Shiqing and the others.
"She is the fugitive from Black Mountain?" Everyone held their breath as if they were looking at a treasure.
Yes, the little girl was Yue 'er, who had been captured by Li Tianyang and locked in the dungeon. She was also the fugitive from Black Mountain.
The moment Ye Qing saw her, for some reason, she suddenly remembered the conversation from last night.
The light from the outside world shone in. Because of the blinding light, Yue 'er had no choice but to close her eyes. When she opened them again, they were still lifeless and lifeless.
But when she saw Ye Qing, her face finally showed a trace of "innocent" smile. "Sister, does your wound still hurt?"
Ye Qing couldn't help but grab the sleeve of her left arm with her right hand. There was a kind of panic and embarrassment of being watched, but the greater meaning of this action was her inferiority complex. She couldn't imagine how desperate she would be if her secret was discovered.
Yue 'er stood up and smiled sweetly at everyone: "This little girl is called Yue' er. Big brother is right, that person wanted to bully Yue 'er, so Yue' er killed him. Yue Er escaped from the Black Mountain. Even though the human world is no different from the Black Mountain, Aunt Lan said before she died that Uncle Mute used twenty years of painstaking effort to accumulate in the Black Mountain to hand it over to a 'good person'. If there is anyone who is a 'good person', please take it and destroy the Black Mountain. "
As he spoke, he took out a small, crude book from his bosom. It was barely connected by holes drilled through straw ropes.
Twenty years of hard work? About the secret of the Black Mountain?
Lan Yu looked at it and his breathing became rough. He wanted nothing more than to snatch it and hand it over to the Sage Emperor as his own contribution.
As expected, Yan Li reached out to take it with a smile.
However, Yue 'er suddenly took it back: "But, there is a scoundrel in here who knows Yue' er's identity and still captured Yue 'er to hide. Yue' er is worried that the scoundrel will snatch it away, so can big brother capture the scoundrel first and then give it to you?"
Yan Li was slightly startled and said: "Oh? Which scoundrel captured you? "
Yue 'er stretched out her small hand and pointed at Ye Shiqing without hesitation: "It's this scoundrel!"
Everyone was shocked. If her accusation was true, then wouldn't Ye Shiqing be involved with the underworld? Or even an undercover agent of the underworld?
Ye Shiqing's expression changed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "Lady Yue 'er, this is the first time we have met. How can you say I was captured and hidden? Why do you want to slander this official? Did someone instigate you to do this? "
"Big brother, he is so fierce, Yue 'er is so scared." Yue' er hid behind Yan Li with a pale face.
Yan Li, who knew the cause and effect, naturally knew that she was acting, but he didn't know why she was telling such a big lie.
Although this situation was not in his script, this was the time to "beat a drowning dog".
He bowed slightly to Ji Tiansheng: "Your Majesty, this subject actually admires Minister Ye very much. If it was before yesterday, this subject would never believe that Lord Ye would do such a thing."
"Before yesterday?" Ji Tiansheng keenly grasped the main point.
Yan Li pretended to be indignant and said: "Last night, this subject and my good friend were invited by Minister Ye's daughter and came to the Minister's residence as guests. Unexpectedly, we found that Lord Ye was actually torturing his own daughter and asking her to hate him in order to obtain pleasure and satisfaction. He is simply insane! This subject thinks that it is not strange for such a person who is worse than a beast to do something like harboring a fugitive from the Black Mountain. "
Ye Qing's delicate body trembled, and her pretty face was instantly drained of all color. Then, under the astonished gazes of Ma Guanshan and the others, she shrieked like an enraged female beast, "Nonsense! I didn't invite you!"
"What do you mean by making irresponsible remarks? This official has finally seen it today."
Ye Shiqing said angrily: "Since Qing 'er's birth mother passed away, this official has regarded her as my last hope and decided not to remarry in my life, lest the bride wronged Qing' er. This official's love for Qing 'er can be seen by the sun and the moon. What exactly do you want to do by framing this official?"
After saying that, he didn't wait for Yan Li's response and turned his soft eyes to Ye Qing with a face full of tenderness: "Qing 'er, you should know how your father treats you, right?"
Ye Qing's heart trembled. That gentle gaze and tender face had been her nightmare for more than ten years. Her hand that was gripping her left sleeve turned pale and slightly trembled. She lowered her head and said in a hoarse voice: "Father's love for your daughter is unparalleled. To be able to become father's daughter is a blessing that I cultivated in my previous life."
Yan Li frowned slightly. He didn't expect her self-esteem to be so strong. She would rather continue to be humiliated than be exposed?
Extreme self-esteem gave rise to extreme inferiority.
Wang Yuanlang sneered: "Yan Li, what else do you have to say?"
Yan Li was surprised: "How did this become your catchphrase?" Then he turned to Ji Tiansheng: "This subject, please summon the witness Tang Sanghua."
"Summon!"
Tang Sanghua was nearby and was quickly brought over. After understanding the situation, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, this subject saw Minister Ye flogging Ye Qing with my own eyes."
Ye Qing suddenly raised her head and gritted her teeth: "Tang Sanghua, you and Yan Li have been together for a long time. Who doesn't know about your relationship? However, this is a capital offense. I advise you not to be stupid like him! I didn't invite you at all. Stop spouting nonsense! "
She didn't expect the victim to be the one trying to exonerate Ye Shiqing.
Tang Sanghua was very surprised and angry. She was angry that Ye Qing had humiliated herself in order to maintain her laughable self-esteem.
However, she understood Ye Qing better than Yan Li. After thinking for a moment, her eyes were suddenly filled with sorrow. She walked over and caressed Ye Qing's face with her hand, feeling sorry for her.
Ye Qing couldn't help but freeze on the spot. She wanted to open her mouth to question, but she felt the sincere love from the other party. It wasn't sympathy or pity, but the kind of warmth that went straight into her heart. She was like her mother. Endless grievances turned into rolling tears, flowing out of her eyes.
"Qing 'er, your mother … your mother …" Tang Sanghua empathized with her and was so sad that she wanted to cry. "Your mother died a long time ago."
"You …" Ye Qing instinctively wanted to refute, but Tang Sanghua only whispered something in her ear. She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
"She … is … dead?" Her trembling lips spat out heart-wrenching pain. "Then … what … have I suffered … for the past ten years …?"
She suddenly pushed Tang Sanghua away, turned to Ye Shiqing, and let out a shrill scream like a demon: "For what!"
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