Wishful Things

Before the results of the review came out, the two officials would stay by Xia Han's side.

This is the rule, and Xia Han, who has an excellent attitude and demeanor from the beginning to the end, doesn't seem to mind.

Seeing the clean and elegant figure stepping out of the lobby, Xu Ying's fingers clenched and then loosened.

News of the end of the trial spread quickly.

After a whole night of fermentation, it became the most talked about topic in the city the next day.

Now everyone knows that the girl who was rescued yesterday was unable to produce any real and useful evidence in the courtroom—on the contrary, Mr. Zhan, who had just been promoted to be a doctor in the Ministry of Officials, pleaded guilty in court under all kinds of ironclad evidence. .

Ordinarily, with such a result, this case should be closed, but that Miss Xu still refused to change her words and insisted on identifying her murderer as Mr. Xia.

The government can only wait for a review after five days.

Having said that, the direction of public opinion in the city has been roughly reversed.

But it is destined to be only roughly.

Even with the Xia family's deliberate efforts to fuel the flames, the influence of this public opinion on Xia Han and the Xia family cannot be truly eliminated in a short period of time.

Not to mention those officials and eunuchs with twisted minds.

The children of officials committed crimes, in order to eliminate the influence, they chose to let others take the blame - this is not an uncommon thing in this circle.

Xia Tingzhen didn't care much about what his colleagues thought.

To him, it's just a group of villains who only dare to gossip and do small things in secret.

But there was one person's attitude that he had to care about.

After the morning court today, the emperor summoned him to the imperial study room alone, and asked him about this matter - this matter caused a great disturbance, although the emperor was not very angry about it, but he was not very happy, between words He beat him a lot, intending to let him calm down the matter as soon as possible.

He is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, worthy of His Majesty's respect, and the views of common people and officials towards him, in some respects, also represent their views towards the imperial court and even the Emperor.

Not long after the founding of Daqing, the world is still not very stable. The emperor has worked hard to be a wise king in the hearts of the people over the years, so he can't see anyone holding him back.

After Xia Tingzhen returned from the palace, just after changing her official uniform, she summoned her staff to discuss matters in the study.

Although the current situation is still under control, the follow-up response should not be treated carelessly.

In particular, the real manipulator behind this matter must be found out as soon as possible to avoid future troubles——

...

When it was getting late, a seemingly inconspicuous carriage stopped at the back door of Jingya.

A servant girl got out of the carriage and whispered a few words to the official who was guarding the back door.

The officer glanced at the carriage, hesitated for a moment, then nodded, and turned into the courtyard.

He first reported the matter to Ji Dong.

Ji Dong listened, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Miss Xu is the plaintiff, and she was allowed to live in Houya to ensure her safety, not to be kept as a prisoner and not allowed to see anyone.

And the other party's intentions, he can roughly guess a little...

Things in this world don't necessarily have to go all the way to the dark. If you can take a step back when you know that you can't do it, it is also a right choice in a practical sense.

The official voice is judged by outsiders, and he does not think he is a good official who truly makes decisions for the people. What he has always been adhering to is just doing things according to his ability and following the rules.

After all, he can't show much strength and selfishness beyond the rules.

After all, he also wants to survive and support his family.

What's more, my friend, as the son of the Duke of Zhen, knows how to be cautious and hide his clumsiness everywhere. People before and after love to pretend to be cowardly. Even these years, they are really cowardly when they are pretending to be pretending. Both internally and externally tend to be smoother Two words...

In contrast, his condition—a mere kid from a poor family who got ahead in the imperial examination—has no reason to be brave in any situation.

If you don't even have to be an official, you won't even be able to do what you can for the people in the future.

This time he is in charge of hearing the case, and the pressure on his head is not small...

He has scolded Xicheng soldiers and horses countless times behind his back.

But right now, it depends on how Miss Xu chooses.

The woman's stubborn and resolute face flashed before his eyes, and Ji Dong suddenly felt that there was little hope.

Sighing silently, Mr. Ji turned and went back to the study.

Xu Ying was placed in a separate small courtyard in the back office.

At this time, she had just finished drinking the medicine, and handed the medicine bowl to a woman, and said politely, "Thank you, big sister."

The mother-in-law sighed in her heart and withdrew.

She felt that Miss Xu was not crazy at all.

Those who are crazy are those dogs who rely on their power in the family to do evil and take the blame for others.

After a while, the mother-in-law turned back and said to Xu Ying: "Miss Xu, someone came to pass the word just now, saying that... the second young lady of the Xia family wants to see you."

Xu Ying frowned subconsciously.

She was going to say "no see".

After all, it is not difficult to guess Lu's reason for coming, she has no intention of wasting words with the other party.

But she nodded anyway.

"Then let's see each other."

Maybe some useful clues can be found from Lu's mouth...

"Miss Xu, be more careful..." The old lady hesitated again and again, but she still couldn't help reminding her vaguely: "The second young lady of the Xia family is pregnant, and I heard that she just moved her fetus a few days ago."

She was in the yamen, hadn't she heard of any weird cases and exciting gossip?

Xu Ying was stunned for a while before realizing the meaning of the other party's words.

She couldn't help laughing, although she felt that the other party was worrying too much, as if it was a sequela of too much gossip, she still said seriously: "Thank you for reminding me, big sister."

Some kindness may not be useful, but it will definitely make people feel happy.

The second youngest mistress of the Xia family, Mrs. Lu, soon brought her maid over.

Xu Ying didn't intend to invite her into the room, and the two sat down at the stone table in the courtyard.

"I don't know why Second Young Mistress Xia came here this time?" Xu Ying asked calmly.

"I have met Ms. Xu several times, and I know that Ms. Xu is a smart person." Lu said as calmly as possible: "I want to show Ms. Xu a way."

"Appreciate further details."

Seeing that Xu Ying was still cooperative, Mrs. Lu gained more confidence.

The other party thought that after calming down, he also recognized the reality.

Mrs. Lu took out an envelope from her sleeve, put it on the stone table, and slowly pushed it towards Xu Ying.

"The banknotes here are enough for Miss Xu to live well for the rest of her life."

Xu Ying glanced at the envelope, and asked noncommittally, "Is this what Xia Han meant?"

"Of course not." Lu said: "Zhan Qian has already pleaded guilty. This matter was not done by my second master, and he would naturally not agree with me to use this method to solve it. Therefore, this is just my own wish. Girl, I won't say a lot, Miss Xu should know how to choose."

Xu Ying looked at her.

"Since you trust him so much, why did you take this trip? Are you afraid that the government will wrong him? Or—you have also noticed that your seemingly perfect husband has an ulterior side?"

Mrs. Lu grasped her sleeves slightly.

Seeing her reaction in her eyes, Xu Ying asked again: "I don't know Mrs. Xia Er, have you ever heard of the name Xu Su—"

Xu Su?

Lu's eyelashes trembled.

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