Wishful Things

"I don't know." The man said with a half-smile: "I met by chance, and I felt like a good match, so I made friends. I never asked his identity, and he never asked my name."

This is quite a quack air.

Wu Chao only believed it halfway, and said thoughtfully in his eyes: "The other party gave this precious thing as a gift, and your Excellency wears this thing next to your body, so it can be seen that we really hit it off."

Feeling that there was something in the boy's words, the man raised his eyes.

Sure enough, I heard the young man in the pale robe say: "If you really hit it off like this, I guess it's a heart-to-heart friendship. Under such circumstances, if this friend says something to you, it will definitely convince you more than what other people say—"

The man narrowed his eyes slightly: "What exactly is Wu Shisun trying to say?"

Looking at each other, the young man said slowly, "What I want to say is, did your Excellency come to Beijing to do evil because of the guidance of this friend—"

The man frowned very quickly.

Then there was a sarcastic laugh: "Ha."

"Wu Shisun is young, but his mind is complicated enough. With just a finger pull, he can associate many conspiracy theories."

The man sneered and said: "I have never been guided by anyone when I came to the capital! I have long disliked the dog court and the dog emperor! The capital is the foundation of Daqing. I just want to let the people in this city know that the current court is incompetent and the current emperor is stupid! I wanted to turn it upside down, but I was out of luck and fell into the hands of a little girl!"

Wu Chao looked at the man with a sarcastic expression.

It seems that he has indeed determined that no one is guiding him, and that what he does is from the heart - making people unaware that they are being used, this is the most brilliant guidance.

That's right, he still prefers that this person is being used by others.

Judging from the other party's words, deeds and modus operandi, this person's first crime was definitely not in the capital.

But in the afternoon, he ordered people to collect information from various places outside the capital city. Although there are occasional rumors of flower picking thieves in some places, the act of leaving the mark of plum blossoms only appears in today's capital city——

From this, it can be seen that all the behaviors of this person after entering Beijing this time are full of intentions to disturb the hearts of the people.

If he really had such a strong purpose all the time, he probably wouldn't have waited until now to enter Beijing.

Behind this impromptu idea, is there really no one to remind?

In particular, the other party also has a so-called mysterious friend whose identity is unknown and who gave this jade ring as a gift——

And he couldn't be more clear about the identity of the owner of the finger.

Seeing that the other party only wanted to scold the court and the emperor, Wu Chao looked away and said, "In that case, I will leave."

It seems that he needs to confirm the remaining guesses from other places.

Seeing the boy turn and leave the cell, the man's brows became more and more tight.

After a while, he murmured in a low voice: "How is it possible..."

That is his only confidant and friend, how could he use him!

After Wu Chao left the cell and walked more than ten steps, he turned his head and looked to the other side of the cell.

There were faint chatter and laughter from women over there, presumably it was the place where female prisoners were held.

"That Zhan Yunjiao is also being detained here today?" Wu Chao asked.

The jailer quickly replied, "Go back to Wu Shisun, that's right."

"I wonder if I can meet this person?"

"This..." The jailer was a little embarrassed: "There are all female prisoners over there, I'm afraid they will insult the eyes and ears of grandchildren..."

This is not an excuse.

It's true that their adults are too tolerant, and some of the female prisoners are especially rampant. In their group, anyone who is not married has been molested by them.

Wu Chao didn't think much about it, and said, "I'll leave after I say a few words."

Seeing his insistence, the jailer had no choice but to agree and lead the way.

"Brother Wang is on duty again today." A laughing voice came from a cell where five or six female prisoners were held.

Immediately afterwards, another surprised voice sounded: "Which family is this young master? He looks really good-looking."

"It really is……"

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a good-looking young master. I'm content to be beheaded tomorrow."

"Say it as if you've seen such a beautiful one outside..."

Hearing these discussions, Wu Chao, who was walking forward without squinting, frowned.

How can you be so happy while in jail?

Judging from the voices, these people are not too old, at most around thirty years old.

"Wu Shisun, don't mind, these people are like this on weekdays..." the jailer whispered.

As for why not stop them?

——That will only make them more excited, and the scene will become more and more out of control.

"Who are they?" Feeling a little strange, Wu Chao asked casually.

"This... villain is actually not clear, he was not imprisoned after a court trial."

The adults didn't say how to sentence them, they just closed it all the time.

Hearing his answer, Wu Chao didn't ask any more questions.

Suspecting that Zhan Yunjiao has unconfessed accomplices and will be interrogated at any time, she is temporarily being held incommunicado.

The jailer took the key and came out to open the cell door, but he heard the young man beside him say: "No need."

The jailer was stunned for a moment, then immediately answered "Yes" and retreated to guard.

Zhan Yunjiao in the cell had already heard the movement, and now she looked at the handsome and noble young man standing there through the iron fence, and was a little dazed for a while.

After being stunned, he uncomfortably tugged at the corner of his clothes with his hand, hanging his head at a loss.

She was in such a state of embarrassment at this moment, she really didn't want to be seen by anyone, especially if the other party was a boy who was not a few years older than her, and from appearance to identity to clothes, there was a sense of oppression that made her unable to hold her head up, which made her feel ashamed.

She couldn't even take the initiative to ask the other party's intentions.

But almost out of intuition, she felt that the other party must be here for Xu Mingyi.

"Is it true that no one instructed you?"

The young man's cold voice reached her ears, Zhan Yunjiao subconsciously shook her head, bit her lower lip and said, "No."

The other party asked again: "Or, do you think that person will take care of your mother in the future because of your protection? Is such a virtuous person really trustworthy?"

Zhan Yunjiao's fingers gripped the sleeve of the white prison uniform tighter.

That's right, people like Xia Xi are not even as good as Xu Mingyi, is she worthy of her trust?

At that time in class, she didn't have time to think too much.

But does she have any other choice?

"If you are willing to confess this person, I will secretly ask someone to give your mother some basic care in the future to ensure that she will not be disturbed by the Xia family."

Hearing this promise, Zhan Yunjiao raised her head unexpectedly.

Under the dim light, although the young man's expression was indifferent, he had a convincing power for no reason.

Zhan Yunjiao's eyes repeated, and the person in sight spoke again: "And one thing, I'm afraid you didn't understand it for a while. According to Daqing's law, if you attempted to hurt someone this time, if you were ordered by others, not the mastermind of the incident, if you were just accomplices, you would not have to die."

Zhan Yunjiao's expression changed drastically, and she said in disbelief, "I won't die?!"

In her subconscious mind, she only felt that she had committed a major crime this time, and that Xu Mingyi had offended him, so there must be no way out!

But Wu Shisun said that she would not die?

Seeing the astonishment on her face, it was obvious that she really didn't know anything about it, and it wasn't because she didn't think of it for a while, Wu Chao was silent for a moment.

Therefore, it is necessary to read more about the law.

"If you confess the real mastermind in time and confess the truth, at most it's just a crime of exile, and your life can still be saved." Being stared at by those eyes, the boy's voice became even colder: "But if you insist on concealing the truth to the end, you can only bear the responsibility for all the crimes."

Zhan Yunjiao opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she didn't say anything.

"You can weigh it carefully and consider one or two, but there is not much time left for you."

Taking one last look at the other party, Wu Chao lifted his foot and left.

Looking at the back of the young man striding away, Zhan Yunjiao's struggles and contradictions surged in his heart.

But this time, when Wu Chao passed by the noisy prison cell, the five or six women were very quiet, hardly making a sound.

But Wu Chao still noticed that all the eyes were on him.

It wasn't until he got out of the prison that there was gradually a sound in that cell.

"Is this actually Wu Shisun..." someone whispered.

The jailer who sent Wu Chao away turned back and glanced in the direction of this cell.

Co-authors of these people are not heartless, they are not afraid of anything.

He just went to warn them, telling them that this is the grandson of Dingnan Palace, and told them to stop talking nonsense, but the group of people immediately became quiet.

He didn't even feel used to being so cooperative all of a sudden.

...

The stars are densely hung, and the moon is as cool as water.

In the Minister's Mansion of the Ministry of War, Ji Wanyou, who was wearing a jacket embroidered with light gold laurel and lotus root color, and a lake blue horse-face skirt, led her maid quietly to a courtyard.

Taking advantage of the moonlight and because she didn't want to disturb the people in the mansion, the maid didn't even dare to lift the lamp.

"Go and knock."

Hearing this order, the servant girl hesitated and said: "But...girl..."

In the middle of the night, would it be too inappropriate for a girl to come to this young man?

Speaking of which, although the girl of her family has a gentle temperament, she has always been a person with opinions, but why did the girl seem to become less intelligent after the son came to the mansion?

"I told you to knock on the door and knock on it, where are you talking so much?" Ji Wanyou scolded softly, frowning.

She deliberately waited until this hour to come, and her father had already rested, so who would know that she had come?

Besides, she had something very important to say to him, and she couldn't wait for tomorrow.

The servant girl answered "Yes" in a low voice, only to go forward and knock on the door.

The knock on the door was very light, but the surroundings were still, so it was very refreshing.

Not long after, there was the sound of unhurried footsteps.

"who?"

A young man's calm questioning voice came from behind the door.

Ji Wanyou hurriedly replied: "It's me."

There was no answer behind the door for a moment, and the other party seemed to hesitate for a moment in silence before opening the door.

Ji Wanyou walked in.

He was wearing a long gown, and half of his hair was in neat order.

Ji Wanyou glanced in the direction of the study, the lights were still on inside - obviously he hadn't rested yet.

"I don't know what's important for Miss Ji to come here late at night?"

He didn't seem to have the intention of asking her to talk in the room, so he asked after standing still in the courtyard.

Ji Wanyou was not angry either. There was a difference between men and women, and it was night again, but he always upheld etiquette—no matter what the situation, it was the first time she saw a man who knew how to cherish a woman's reputation at all times.

"Xiaoling, go and watch outside." Ji Wanyou turned her head and ordered.

The servant girl blessed her body and retreated outside the courtyard gate.

"Young master must have heard about Miss Xu today, right?"

"heard."

Ji Wanyou raised her eyes to look at him, and said guiltily: "I really didn't know that Lingmei would be involved... I left this matter to the Zhou family girl to keep an eye on. She didn't know that you are now living in my house, and she didn't know my relationship with you, so she never mentioned to me that Xia Xi found Lingmei before."

After she heard the news, she immediately approached Zhou Luo, and it was only from Zhou Luo that she learned what had happened.

The man was silent for a moment.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ji Wanyou panicked even more: "Don't worry, this matter happened because of me, I will definitely find a way to rescue Lingmei!"

Even if she thought about it for a long time, she couldn't think of any feasible solution at all - after all, this matter has now been connected with the girl of the Zhen Guogong's mansion, and it has passed the light.

But she really felt sorry for him.

In order to avenge the Xia family, he hides his original identity and hides here. He can't even leave the door, and he can't even meet his family before the matter is completed...

He was already in great torment, but she caused him such trouble again.

The man remained silent.

This silence makes Ji Wanyou feel tormented.

Just when she was almost at a loss, the man in front of her spoke just now.

"Miss Ji is not to blame for this matter. It is my ignorant younger sister who chose the wrong path and did the wrong thing. Since she did what she did and was not framed by others, she should bear the consequences." These words were originally a little cold, but because the tone was just right, people could hear a restrained sigh.

Listening to his words, Ji Wanyou was momentarily taken aback.

He didn't blame himself, and felt that his younger sister should bear the fault?

The upright gentlemen in the book who treat others leniently but are strict with themselves are no better than this.

"But since she was not responsible for this matter alone, the whole truth should be revealed to the world, instead of her being responsible for all the crimes." The man continued.

Ji Wanyou nodded.

"As it should be."

At the beginning, she did this for Xia Xi, and the plan has reached this stage, even his sister was involved, so how can there be any reason to let Xia Xi go?

But before he opened his mouth, she naturally couldn't say these words, otherwise he would definitely misunderstand that he didn't care about his sister's safety.

Seeing him pensive, Ji Wanyou asked softly: "Is there anything else I can... help with?"

"..."

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Wanyou left the courtyard.

The man stared at the slowly leaving figure, and an unknown smile flashed in his eyes.

Are you guilty?

It's a good thing.

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