"The important thing is that they have an outlet to vent their previous sufferings on others, so they don't have to blame themselves."
Liu Zhan looked at the people gathered in Lin'an City and said calmly.
Qiao Qixin lowered her eyes, thoughtfully.
Indeed, it is much better to rely on objective reasons than to blame yourself for your incompetence.
"But if the Lord of City Jiang is really an upright official, then why is Lin'an City still so poor?"
Qiao Qixin said doubtfully.
Hearing this, Liu Zhan lowered his eyes and looked at the stones on the ground, and said, "Just because an upright official is honest doesn't mean he is capable."
Ah... Although he is an upright official, is he incompetent?
Qiao Qixin thought.
Ahead, the people of Lin'an City were still angrily criticizing Jiang Ai.
Jiang Ai was also stubborn, but not soft. No matter how the people pointed at him, they would hold their necks high and shout, "The Lord of Jiang City is an upright official", "The Lord of Lin'an City can only be named Jiang", etc.
"Everyone, please listen to what I have to say." Ling An, who was gray and gray due to the smoke, coughed and stood up from the bed with difficulty.
The common people who pointed at Jiang Ai all shut up and looked at Jiang Ai.
He waved his hand to reject a woman's cloak that she wanted to put on him, and slowly came to Jiang Ai.
Jiang Ai was pinned to the ground by the soldiers and could not get up. He could only raise his head and glare at Ling An angrily.
Ling An slowly knelt down in front of Jiang Ai, his eyes full of confusion and sadness.
"Jiang Ai... I must have been classmates with you, why did you..." Ling An frowned slightly and said with difficulty, "You want to kill me."
As soon as this statement came out, the people who had just been quiet just now were furious again.
"You shameless beast! You actually did this to your classmates!"
"Shameless! What a heartless thing!"
A woman pointed at Jiang Ai's face and yelled angrily.
"I'm saving you!" Jiang Ai roared angrily as if he had been greatly wronged.
"Bah! What good things can come from the blood of the Jiang family? It would be great if you don't kill us!" The woman spit on Jiang Ai's face.
Ling An quickly stopped him and smoothed things over, "Aunt Li, don't be like this. No matter what he did, Jiang Ai is the descendant of the former city lord. He doesn't understand the truth, so don't blame him."
The woman Ling An called Aunt Li looked at Ling An angrily and said, "Aunt Li is trying to find a place for you! Why are you still turning your elbows toward outsiders?"
"Aunt Li, I understand, but no matter what, Jiang Ai is also my classmate. How can I, the city lord, ignore this friendship as a classmate?"
What Ling An said was true, but Qiao Qixin just felt the smell of tea coming over her...
"Ling An! You villain! Don't use me here to win people's hearts!" Jiang Ai struggled and yelled at Ling An unwillingly.
"Jiang Ai," after hearing this, Ling An said sternly, "I and the people of Lin'an City have a relationship of mutual success. They are my parents, food, clothing, and clothing. They and I are of the same mind, and we don't need to rely on you at all.
Tuck in."
What he said actually made several people's eyes turn red.
Ling An continued, "Jiang Ai, considering the friendship you have had with me as classmates for several years, as long as you tell me who instigated you, I will let you go and will not pursue you today."
"Ling An! Don't even think about distorting the truth! It was clearly you who designed and killed my father (former Jiang City Lord). I was just asking for the life you owed him for my father!" Jiang Ai glared at Ling An, his eyes bulging.
Full of bloodshot eyes.
Qiao Qixin looked at Liu Zhan, "Why does Ling An want Jiang Ai to die? Hasn't he already become the city lord?"
Liu Zhan was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Where does it appear that Ling secretly wants Jiang Ai to die?"
"The Yamen also needs evidence. Now, although Jiang Ai has been arrested and is an arsonist, Ling An doesn't have any actual evidence to prove that Jiang Ai set the fire, right?"
Qiao Qixin said.
Liu Zhan nodded and motioned for Qiao Qixin to continue.
"Now, Ling An forced Jiang Ai to say in front of everyone who he was instigated by, why not indirectly show that,
Is Jiang Ai really the main culprit of the arson? Ling An will surely benefit when he comes to the Yamen."
After Qiao Qixin finished speaking, she looked at Liu Zhan again and asked, "What do you think?"
Liu Zhan rubbed his chin and did not answer. Instead, he asked Qiao Qixin another question, "How credible do you think Jiang Ai's words are?"
"Ten points." Qiao Qixin replied without thinking.
Liu Zhan was obviously taken aback, and there seemed to be some surprise and surprise between his eyebrows, "Why?"
"Ling An is a person who is calm and calm at every turn. It is difficult to judge the truth of what he says. Jiang Ai, on the other hand, has a simple mind and everything he says reveals his true purpose. Naturally, there are not many lies." Qiao Qixin lowered her eyes.
Liu Zhan nodded, "What I think is roughly the same as yours, but there is one thing I need to explain."
"What?" Qiao Qixin tilted her head and asked.
"Jiang Ai and Ling An are equally dangerous," Liu Zhan said.
Qiao Qixin blinked, "Is there someone behind Jiang Ai?"
"Yes," Liu Zhan nodded, and then looked at Qiao Qixin with some confusion, "How do you know this?"
Qiao Qixin shrugged, there was no way, she was just so smart.
"Then what are we two going to do now?" Qiao Qixin looked at Liu Zhan, her eyes shining with excitement.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhan shook his head in front of Qiao Qixin.
Qiao Qixin was puzzled, "If Jiang Aijing is suppressed by Ling An after tonight's incident, it will be difficult for us to do anything in the future."
"No," Liu Zhan denied Qiao Qixin's view and said, "If Ling An takes action against Jiang Ai, then the forces behind Jiang Ai will definitely come forward."
"Wouldn't that make it even more chaotic? But isn't the purpose of our trip..."
Halfway through, Qiao Qixin fell silent for the first time.
The letter asking for help was sent to Dali Temple by Jiang Ai, but now Jiang Ai burned down the city lord's palace and even burned her and Liu Zhan's heads.
And now it seems that Jiang Ai is not as helpless as he appears on the surface.
Now, do you still care about that letter?
Qiao Qixin felt that her brain was twisted together again, as if she had suddenly lost her direction.z.br
Liu Zhan seemed to see what Qiao Qixin was struggling with, and raised his hand to gently cover her head.
After a moment of silence, Liu Zhan said, "After dawn, take the prescription and return to the capital."
"Huh?" Qiao Qixin was stunned and looked up at Liu Zhan, "Why?"
Why let her go back alone? Did Liu Zhan still have something to do?
Qiao Qixin was full of doubts.
Liu Zhan lowered his eyes, "I...I still have some things to do, and I will return to Beijing after finishing them."
"What's the matter?" Qiao Qixin asked.
Liu Zhan avoided Qiao Qixin's gaze and shifted his gaze to the common people, Ling An and Jiang Ai who were still arguing.
"...It's not an important matter."
"Then why can't you tell me?" Qiao Qixin frowned slightly. She always felt that Liu Zhan seemed to be hiding something.
Liu Zhan looked at Qiao Qixin, his lips moved slightly, but in the end he did not speak.
He turned away again and said, "It has nothing to do with you. I will find a horse for you early tomorrow morning. You can go back to Beijing first."
After that, Liu Zhan added, "I order you in the name of the Young Minister of Dali Temple."
Qiao Qixin, who originally wanted to ask a few more questions to see if she could help Liu Zhan, immediately shut up.
6. Even if you don’t let me help, I still have to be free.
Qiao Qixin silently rolled her eyes.
On the other side, Ling An and others were still making noise.
Qiao Qixin, who was ordered by the young minister of Dali Temple to return to Beijing tomorrow, didn't bother to listen.
She leaned against the wall, folding her hands across her chest, and her mind, which was tense due to the fire, gradually stabilized.
Qiao Qixin closed her eyes and took a nap, but because she was standing and there were people making noise next to her, she couldn't squint well.
She suddenly felt a tall person approaching behind her.
Just when I was about to open my eyes, I felt
A warm hand covered his eyes.
Qiao Qixin was a little confused, but because she didn't realize that the danger was aura, she didn't resist for a moment.
"Take a good rest, you can lean on me."
Qiao Qixin's face turned red instantly.
But you can't blame her. Who makes this voice so ambiguous, low and sexy? If you don't blush, you will wonder if she is so cold.
"Liu Zhan?" Qiao Qixin called tentatively.
She opened her eyes, her eyelashes flickering in the palm of Liu Zhan's hand, like a butterfly covered in the palm of her hand, it would fly away once she opened her hand.
"……Um."
Liu Zhan suddenly began to regret his move.
But how could he treat Qiao Qixin...
Qiao Qixin let out a chuckle in Liu Zhan's arms.
Liu Zhan, who was already in an extremely sensitive state, instantly noticed that countless possibilities of Qiao Qixin rejecting his actions flashed through his mind.
"I said, although we are both single and have no family, but in public, you want me to sleep next to you, isn't it a bit..."
Qiao Qixin raised the corners of her mouth and said deliberately.
Liu Zhan's whole body trembled like an electric shock, and he immediately took his hand away from Qiao Qixin's eyes.
"……Huh?"
Liu Zhan was stunned for a moment because he found that his hand was held down by Qiao Qixin and pressed in front of her eyes.
"You..." Liu Zhan hesitated.
"Ah, I'm sleepy." Qiao Qixin fell directly into Liu Zhan's arms.
To be fair, Liu Zhan is very handsome and has a good figure.
This advantage has been delivered to you, so why don’t you take advantage of it?
Looking at Qiao Qixin lying in his arms, the tips of Liu Zhan's ears were as red as burning steel.
He stood motionless, trying to give Qiao Qixin a good pillow experience.
As Liu Zhan remained motionless, Qiao Qixin quietly moved her hands up and down Liu Zhan's body.
Oops, it's pretty hard.
Oops, eight-pack abs, tsk tsk tsk...
After touching it for a while, Qiao Qixin felt bored, so she chose a comfortable position in Liu Zhan's arms and closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Drowsily, Qiao Qixin felt herself being hugged by someone, and then she felt a piece of softness underneath her body.
Liu Zhan stood beside Qiao Qixin's bed and watched her turn over on the bed and then continue to sleep.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Zhan covered Qiao Qixin with a quilt to make her sleep more comfortable.
After finishing, Liu Zhan turned around and went to the yard outside the house to face Ling An.
"Ah~ Mr. Liu, have you taken good care of your sweetheart?" Ling An looked at Liu Zhan with a smile.
Liu Zhan's face was expressionless, "Jiang Ai, what are you going to do with it?"
"Young Master Liu said this," Ling An opened the folding fan and covered the lower half of his face with a smile, "Young Master Liu is from Dali Temple, why are you asking me how to deal with this untouchable?"
Liu Zhan looked at Ling An coldly, "You can be honest with me, and then I can consider whether to help you secure the position of city lord."
"If you are still so glib, then I will return to Beijing with Qiao Qixin tomorrow, leaving you to fight alone with Jiang Ai's family."
A cold light flashed in Ling An's eyes, but it was hidden after a moment.
"Haha, Mr. Liu, don't be angry." Ling An combed her hair, "I plan to let Jiang Ai go."
Liu Zhan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Let him go? Why?"
"Playing a long game to catch big fish," Ling An said with a smile, "Jiang Ai endured humiliation and hardship to become a beggar in the outer city, wasn't it just to get into the inner city? I didn't like what he wanted and released him. Naturally, the people behind Jiang Ai couldn't sit still.