Song Juyao followed Yun Yang's instructions and walked towards the Academy of Sciences, but found that the road was much longer than she thought. After walking for more than ten minutes, she did not see the shadow of Cangwu Academy. It was even more disappointing.
Song Juyao was a little surprised that she met maids, male servants and patrolling soldiers along the way, but no one stepped forward to stop her.
The sky was getting gloomier and the wind was getting stronger. Song Juyao's long hair was rolled up and the hem of her skirt was flying. Song Juyao stopped and looked at the sky. It seemed that a heavy rain was going to happen, but she had already come here and didn't see it.
When I went to Duke Murphy to determine whether he was Jiang Baiqi, I always felt a little unwilling...
Thinking of this, Song Juyao gritted his teeth and continued to move forward, hoping that the weather would hold out for a while and the rain would not fall so quickly.
The weather didn't go as expected, and big raindrops fell. Song Juyao didn't care about what would happen if he ran in the palace, so he picked up his skirt and started running.
The heavy rain came down at once, without any buffer at all. Soon the world was wet and the rain curtain was thick. The patrolling soldiers retreated to the eaves to take shelter from the rain.
Song Juyao's whole body was wet. Under such circumstances, she was even more unwilling to not see Duke Murphy today.
At this time, a car came from behind.
"Who is running wild in the palace?" the driver muttered in surprise.
The king in the back seat opened his eyes and looked at the embarrassed back. A strange feeling emerged, as if something was secretly urging him to stop the car and let her get in. This made him disgusted.
, he closed his eyes again. He was very uncomfortable now and had no time to take care of those troublesome old things.
The car drove past Song Juyao. Song Juyao turned her head, and time seemed to slow down for a moment. She saw a side face, a little blurry, but so similar that her heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat.
One shot.
That's... Archie. She can't mistake that face!
"Wait, wait a minute..." Song Juyao strode after him.
"Wait a moment!"
The cabinet elders were watching secretly, wanting to see where Song Juyao was going and what he was going to do. They specifically ordered others not to stop Song Juyao. When they saw the king's car passing by, they were still full of excitement. Sure enough, fate would guide them.
Encountered!
As a result, I saw the king passing by Song Juyao without mercy, and I couldn't help but regret it, what a great opportunity, Your Majesty, you deserve to be single like this!
However, who would have thought that Song Juyao would suddenly start running after the car.???!!!
Several pairs of gossipy eyes suddenly turned to the surveillance screen. The internal affairs officer also glanced at the depression just now and stared closely.
"Wait a minute!" Song Juyao shouted.
The driver drove for a while and glanced at the rearview mirror. He was startled when he saw the woman running in the palace, seemingly chasing the car. He glanced at the king and saw that he was concentrating with his eyes closed. He didn't know whether he should tell the king or not.
.
Forget it, not everyone can meet the king if they want to, and I don’t know who this person is... With this thought in mind, the driver drove for a while, and when he saw Song Juyao was still chasing him, he couldn’t help but whisper.
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"Your Majesty... Well, there is a lady chasing a car..."
The king opened his eyes and looked in the rearview mirror, and sure enough he saw Song Juyao chasing the car. He frowned and said, "Keep driving."
"yes."
The driver didn't dare to speak anymore.
Song Juyao was already tired. The feeling of wanting to see Jiang Baiqi made her grit her teeth and hold on. However, she was wearing high heels and her steps were a little unsteady due to fatigue. She finally sprained her legs and fell down.
Already.
She sat on the ground and looked at the car going away, feeling extremely disappointed. But soon she became happy again. There was nothing to be disappointed about. At least she was sure that the real Jiang Baiqi was in the palace, and he and the real one were
He looks exactly the same, yes, that's natural. He looks the same in every episode. Unlike other NPCs, even if the soul is the same, he will have a different body in each episode.
The king looked at the rearview mirror, took a deep breath, and said calmly: "Stop the car."
He wanted to see what she wanted to do. Did she want to tell him her grievances and pray for help, or did she also feel something and wanted to use this to climb up?
Song Juyao just took off her high heels and stood up from the ground, wanting to return to the banquet venue. Now that it was confirmed that Jiang Baiqi was in the palace, this trip could be considered fruitful, and there was no need to see Duke Murphy.
Unexpectedly, she stood up and saw car lights coming towards her. She squinted her eyes and saw the car coming back.
She held her high heels and watched the car getting closer and closer with her heart beating fast, until it came right in front of her.
The back seat window slowly slid down, revealing a handsome and majestic face with long silver hair and silver eyes, staring at her expressionlessly.
Song Juyao was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that Jiang Baiqi's eyes and hair would be this color in reality. Although his eye color and hair color were different, his face looked the same, so she quickly accepted it.
Set, smiling at him uncontrollably.
Jiang Baiqi's presence is already very unusual. Even if he looks a little more unusual, it doesn't seem to matter.
The king frowned, becoming more and more unhappy. Why are you laughing?
"You...are you Duke Murphy?" Song Juyao asked, suppressing her inner joy. She shouldn't remember Jiang Baiqi in reality, but she already had an idea of ​​what to say.
The driver in front of him stared wide-eyed, but did not dare to speak. What? I am sorry that this lady chased the car, not because she knew that His Majesty the King was sitting in the car?
Although their king has never appeared in public, and basically no one knows what the king looks like, and there are no photos, every citizen will have a strange feeling in their heart when they see the king, and they will know who this person is.
The peculiarity is that he is the master of this land and the person they must respect.
The king was stunned for a moment.
Song Juyao didn't have that wonderful feeling at all. I don't know if it was because she was a time traveler. She was afraid that she would be too abrupt, so she quickly continued: "My name is Song Juyao, and Duke Murphy has always been my idol in academics."
, inspiring and encouraging me. I was invited to attend his banquet today, but I have never seen him, so I am so presumptuous...Excuse me, are you the Duke?"
Duke Murphy was also someone who had almost never appeared in public, and the few words about his appearance were written by the reporter who interviewed him, so she didn't know that his appearance was normal.
The king stared at Song Juyao, was she pretending?
"Yeah." He responded lightly, "What's the matter?"
Song Juyao's eyes curled up. In such a miserable situation, on this rainy day, her eyes were unusually bright and gentle, "It's nothing, I just want to see you."
It was enough for her to know that Jiang Baiqi existed in this world, right here. In this cold and dark real world, it was like there was a bonfire, which made her no longer afraid and at a loss.
She took a step back and said, "I won't disturb you, Your Excellency."
Seeing that she really didn't have anything else to say, the king tapped his fingers on the car window and looked at the driver, who immediately started the car and left.
The king looked at the rearview mirror and saw that Song Juyao had really turned around and left. She was carrying high heels and her bare feet were wet in the rain. Although she was wet, it didn't seem serious because her back looked inexplicably happy.
The cold rain fell on her body, but Song Juyao didn't feel cold at all. She was very happy. Did Jiang Baiqi have this kind of character in reality? He knew who she was, but he acted indifferently
He didn't recognize her appearance, but it was obvious that his personality clone was not like this.
Is it a different character?
But why is the eye color silver? Is it natural, or is it caused by some kind of experiment? It's very beautiful. It's hard to imagine that in the eyes of others, Jiang Baiqi in the real world has no existence like Jiang Baiqi in the virtual world.
Otherwise, why would the reporter write that his appearance was ordinary? Anyway, Jiang Baiqi in the virtual world or outside the virtual world is the same in her eyes.
Just as sparkling, just as pretty, just as cute.
The car lights flashed beside me again.
Song Juyao turned around and saw the car coming back again.
"Get in the car. I'll take you off." The king said. He felt much better. Song Juyao had just seen him, and her mood had changed. Was she so happy? Just because she saw Duke Murphy? But she didn't even know Murphy.
He didn't know anything. He wanted to see how far she could perform.
Song Juyao blinked, and a smile flashed in her eyes. She was indeed a different person. She didn't care that she was wet, opened the car door and got in.
"Mr. Driver, please turn on the heater."
The driver was surprised and glanced at the king. Seeing that he had no reaction, he turned on the heater.
Song Juyao looked at the king again and found a blanket lying next to him, so he said naturally: "Can you bring it to me?"
The driver couldn't help but want to turn around and look over. He had been working as a driver for the king for so many years, and this was the first time he saw someone talking to the king in such a tone! It was too casual! It was too bold to instruct him to do things!
The king stared at Song Juyao, who raised his chin and urged, hurry up.
The king frowned slightly, looking a little unbelievable, but under the gaze and urging of Song Juyao's wet cat-like eyes, he still reached out and picked up the blanket in displeasure and threw it to Song Juyao.
Song Juyao was wrapped in a blanket and had a heater, so she felt much more comfortable.
"You look confident," the king said coldly.
"Because I think you are not someone I need to be afraid of." Song Juyao said with a smile.
"You don't even know who I am, but you act like you know me very well. Do you really not know me, or are you pretending not to know me?"
Song Juyao blinked: "Aren't you Duke Murphy?"
He felt bored for a while and suddenly thought what he was wasting his time on here. Then he heard Song Juyao tentatively ask:
"Are you in a bad mood? Are you having trouble at work?"
The king turned to look at Song Juyao and said coldly: "The king's destined person has appeared. He hates this person very much."
Song Juyao was stunned for a moment. Destined person? Is there really a destined person? He didn't look like he was joking.
So that's it, she thought, holding her chin, so the king ordered him to solve this matter, and if he didn't solve it, he would look good on him, so that's why he couldn't help her in reality? His Majesty the King has become increasingly gloomy in recent years.
She is uncertain and hates people undermining judicial justice, so when she has not met the requirement of 100 million votes, interceding for a convicted person without authorization will not only be of no benefit to her, but may also be self-defeating?
Song Juyao thinks this is probably the case. In this way, it makes sense why he protects her in the virtual world but cannot help her in the real world.
Song Juyao asked: "If you hate it, why don't you cancel the agreement?"
Legend has it that in ancient times, land owners and humans made an agreement. From then on, every land owner would meet a destined person, who would be able to feel the seven emotions and six desires, and life would no longer be boring.
But there is something written at the end of this paragraph that this agreement can be terminated.
If the destined person really exists, then the contract cancellation should also exist.
The king's mouth showed a little sarcasm as he stared at her: "You know a lot. To terminate the contract, the destined person needs to agree. Do you think she will be willing to give up the right to control a master?"
How could such a greedy human being be willing? How could she give up when she knew that she was a destined landowner and could have everything at will?
The king stared at Song Juyao's face, wanting to see the flaws she showed. However, Song Juyao had no flaws. She asked doubtfully: "Have you already asked her?"
"Huh, I know that without asking."
Song Juyao found it incredible: "How do you know without asking? What if she likes someone else? What if she is already married? What if she also hates the king? Why must she be tied to the king? What if?
Doesn’t she hate being doomed as much as the king does?”
The king stared at Song Juyao's face in shock, feeling that she seemed really confused and really said these words from the bottom of her heart.
"Absurd." After a while, he said. In history, no king has ever terminated the contract with the destined people. He didn't believe that he was the only king who rejected it. If not, then those destined people had rejected it.
It seems that she really doesn't know. If she knew that she was his destined person, she would not say such words so easily. Otherwise, she would be digging a hole for herself to jump into, making her hypocritical.
"So I just didn't ask." Song Juyao felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, "It seems that the king is a coward."
The driver almost hit the brakes, this woman!!! So brave! What did she say in front of the king!
The king slowly turned his head and looked at Song Juyao with a terrifying look in his eyes.
However, Song Juyao was not frightened at all. She grabbed the blanket and rubbed her head. Her whole face was buried in the blanket, and the king's face could not be seen at all.
"The king hates the one who is destined, but he has never reached an agreement with her to resolve the contract, but has always hated it silently in his heart? He is afraid that the person who knows that he is the one who is destined is unwilling to dissolve it, right?" Song Juyao
The voice came muffled in the blanket. Because I had already determined in my heart that he was Jiang Baiqi and was sure that he would never hurt her, so I spoke with some confidence.
This woman!
The king stared at her for a while, not wanting to talk to her anymore, he closed his eyes and raised his hands to rub his temples.
The car stopped in front of the banquet hall. Song Juyao got out of the car and watched the car go away quickly with joy. When he turned around, he saw Yun Yang standing at the door with a dumbfounded look, and the red wine in his hand was about to pour out.
Haven't found anything yet.
"Mr. Yun."
"Just now, in that car..."
"Ah, it's Duke Murphy. If you hadn't shown me the way, I wouldn't have been able to see him. Thank you." Song Juyao said with a smile.
Yun Yang's expression became strange, "How do you know he is Duke Murphy?"
Song Juyao was confused: "Isn't it?"
"No, I'm just curious. After all, I didn't see his face clearly."
"He said it." Song Juyao said that Jiang Baiqi's sense of existence was very thin, and it was normal for Yun Yang not to remember his face, so it was also normal to ask this question. If he couldn't remember his face, how could he?
Do you know who he is?
"Ah, I see. It seems that it is indeed His Excellency the Duke. If I had known I would have gone to say hello." Yun Yang smiled and changed the subject: "You're wet. I'll have someone take you to change clothes."
, don’t catch a cold.”
"Thanks."
Yun Yang looked at Song Juyao's back, confused and solemn.
…
Duke Murphy did not show up at the banquet, and Song Juyao was sent back to prison.
The time for the press conference is getting closer, and the online discussion about whether Song Juyao will choose a retrial or a commutation of his sentence is intensifying. Major gaming companies have also launched related lotteries, and the number of people with commutations and retrials is almost equal. Some gaming companies have also launched Song Juyao.
Will you participate in the fourth lottery? The odds are very high because no one is buying it.
Almost everyone thinks that Song Juyao will not participate in the fourth phase. She already has 50 million votes. If she continues to participate, does she want to get 100 million votes to get the king's review team to take action? That is too exaggerated.
, it is unprecedented to be able to get 50 million votes. At this time, no one under trial dares to gamble anymore.
Liang Qiao was very anxious. He was afraid that Song Juyao would not participate in the next issue. He had lost all face in the third issue and only thought about making a comeback in the fourth issue. He had been imagining the third issue since the third issue.
The scripts for the fourth issue were thought to be so exquisite that they would surely make Song Juyao fall off the altar.
Unexpectedly, at the end of the third period, Song Juyao received 50 million votes!
If she doesn't participate in the fourth period, how can he make a comeback?
He expected that the major shareholders would send people to coerce and induce Song Juyao to ensure that she would continue to participate in the fourth phase, but he could not wait.
On the other side, Su Qing, who was at Huo's house, also received a call.
"Sorry, no one dares to touch Song Juyao now." The person on the other end of the phone said, "I don't dare to give her this pain, so you can take care of it yourself."
Su Qing was stunned and looked at the hung up phone. What happened? After making several calls, she found out that Song Juyao had actually been to the palace!
In the palace, there lived a person with the highest power who frightened all the powerful people in this country. No one dared to make small moves when Song Juyao might be noticed by the king. He was not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case, no one would do it.
Don't want to risk my life.
Because Su Qing was reminded by Yuan Manzhi and discovered that Huo Sen had special feelings for Song Juyao, she became jealous and wanted to make Song Juyao suffer in prison, but she died before she could take action.
After hearing this, Su Qing also broke into a cold sweat.
After this news spread among the upper class, those involved in Song Juyao's case could not sleep at night, their fingers trembling with panic and fear, for fear that the king's review team would break into their homes in the next second.
After being anxious and frightened, the day finally arrived for Song Juyao's press conference.
This is a fixed procedure. In order to highlight the extraordinary ceremony of "Justice Trial", Song Juyao, who received 50 million votes, can finally speak in front of reporters and announce to the public whether she will choose a court retrial or a commutation of her sentence.
But isn't this just another trap with malicious intent?
If you choose a court for a retrial, how many courts will want to admit that they made a mistake and wronged someone? If you choose a commutation, the public will think why you chose a commutation instead of a retrial? You must have a guilty conscience, you are not unjust at all, and the public's attitude is different.
It is related to the court's consideration of her reduced sentence.
Everyone is curious about what choice Song Juyao will make.
"Quick, quick, quick, the live broadcast of the press conference is about to begin!"
"Turn on the TV!"
"Why are you so anxious? What's there to see? You can guess what Song Juyao will choose."
"I will definitely choose to commute my sentence."
"Bah, I will definitely choose a retrial. She doesn't like Huo Hai's type at all. It's impossible to rape him!"
"Sigh... I haven't watched enough of the trial show yet. It's only been three episodes..."
"Don't think about it, Song Juyao will not participate in the fourth period."
"..."
Reporters from major media crowded the venue, looking expectantly at the backstage. Finally, under the spotlight, Song Juyao came out.
"Song Juyao!"
"Come out, come out!"
Click, click, click, the flashlight kept flashing.
Song Juyao, followed by two policewomen, walked to the center of the stage.
Members of the Tianhuiliang Forum were all paying attention. They clasped their hands and chanted silently, "Choose a commutation. You must choose a commutation. Never choose a retrial."
Feng Linxia and others were also watching at home. They had already made arrangements. As long as Song Juyao made the choice to reduce his sentence, Song Juyao could be paroled and released from prison next month at the latest and gain freedom.
Song Juyao looked at these people and felt very ironic in his heart.
"My choice is-"
Everyone held their breath, waiting for Song Juyao's answer. Should the sentence be commuted, or should the court retry it?
"——Continue to participate in the fourth period."
What?
The scene was so silent that even the photographer's hands were stunned and he forgot to continue taking pictures.
Chapter completed!