Seeing Chu Nanzhi's figure, Ji Wanying was surprised: "Why is my cousin here?"
"Oh? Can't I be here?"
Chu Nanzhi immediately asked back: "Where do you think the princess should be at this time?"
Until then, she realized belatedly that she had forgotten this person after thinking about it for half a day.
Ji Wanying was the daughter of Anguo Duke Ji Huaili and the eldest princess Lin Yanjun, and the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager. Naturally, she was someone she could not afford to offend.
Moreover, Lin Jinxiao's biological mother, Princess Ji, was the daughter of Ji's eldest daughter, and her biological father, Prince Ting'an, was also the biological brother and sister of Princess Yanjun. With such a complicated but closer relationship, few people dared to offend her.
No wonder Lin Tingyan was frightened when the matter was brought up today and refused to reveal even a single word. It turned out that the crux was here.
Ji Wanying felt weird after hearing her answer to her, and felt even more dissatisfied. There was a hint of anxiety in her tone as she said:
"Brother Cen An and I just heard in the city that a murder had occurred in Anlin Village. The person who was killed was my cousin's brother. If I hadn't rushed to see my uncle, I would have followed Cen An when such a thing happened.
Brother An passed by, shouldn't my cousin, as the Lin family's sister-in-law, be by my cousin's side at this time?"
Glancing at Chu Nanzhi angrily, Ji Wanying complained with resentment in her eyes: "My cousin-in-law still has the leisure to come to my uncle's courtyard to talk. This is a bit unreasonable both emotionally and rationally."
"Princess, please stop talking nonsense."
Yin Liuxuan immediately scolded: "The princess's sister-in-law has just returned from outside the city, and she came to inquire with her father about the whereabouts of the murderer."
"Ask uncle about the whereabouts of the murderer?"
Ji Wanying sneered and said: "This is a strange thing. My uncle is just coming to Luyan Port for the first time. How could he know the whereabouts of the murderer? But now there are rumors in the city that it was his cousin who killed Brother Jinhong with personal revenge. To him,
I wonder what my cousin-in-law thinks of this?"
"Wanying, don't be rude."
Yin Sinian frowned when he heard this. This girl is really bold. When she looked at Ji Wanying, her face immediately became a bit angry: "How can you believe those people in the market talking nonsense."
Chu Nanzhi interrupted Yin Sinian's reproach to the princess without caring, and looked at her casually:
"It is quite reasonable for the princess to have such doubts. I am still wondering at this time. The news of Lin Erlang's death only came to the city this morning, and it was Liu Li who was reporting it to me and your cousin. Why did it take just a few seconds?
By that time, not only was the news of his death known to the whole city, but what happened in Puluo'an that day also coincidentally caused a sudden uproar in the city at this juncture."
After a few seconds of silence, she pursed her lips and said with a slight smile: "Princess, do you think this is really just a coincidence, or is it someone's arrangement with ulterior motives? After all, apart from the palace and a few close friends who knew about the affairs of Puo'an that day, the rest should be
That’s the instigator behind the scenes.”
"If you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself."
Ji Wanying also smiled coldly and said: "The princess and her sister-in-law want to hide the secret between you and Brother Jinhong, but they don't know that this kind of thing will come to light sooner or later, just like the grudges between you and Prince Xie,
You thought you could hide it from the world, but you never thought that in the end you would make a big fuss and make it known to everyone."
"Rumors are just rumors after all. Since your cousin-in-law and I dare to show our faces, I have never been afraid of being slandered by rumors."
Chu Nanzhi stared at her with a calm expression and said with deep meaning:
"The princess is still young, and her knowledge of the world is still shallow after all. As a cousin sister-in-law, she has no other skills. This time is just a chance to teach you how to see the world clearly. Even if these rumors come in force, they are just common sense.
People speak quickly after dinner. Even if you think it is true, it must be proven, otherwise it is just slander. On the contrary, the princess just said that once something is done, it will be revealed soon.
Yes, no matter how deeply you hide it, you can’t escape this heavenly truth.”
Standing up unhurriedly, Chu Nanzhi raised the corners of her mouth slightly with an evil smile: "Your cousin, I have always liked to find out the secret things hidden in the darkness from clues. The most proud thing in my life is to delve into those things.
It's much more interesting to do things that are unknown to the public than to use your words to slander others with nothing."
"Even rumors are never groundless."
Ji Wanying smiled calmly: "My cousin has also handled many major cases, so I think she should understand this."
Yin Sinian and Yin Liuxuan's father and son listened for a long time, and then they gradually realized that they were suspicious of each other.
This is really not good.
Yin Sinian quickly tried to dissuade her: "Princess, princess, this is not the time for suspicion and internal strife."
As he said that, he stared at Ji Wanying, Yin Sinian lowered his face and said earnestly:
"Princess, don't blame your cousin for speaking harshly to you. There is no reason to punish people based on a few rumors. Besides, your cousin was busy dealing with things in the post house yesterday. How could you have free time to go there?"
For murdering a profligate boy in the village, your cousin-in-law is now a princess, doesn’t she have enough magnanimity to do so?"
Although she has only known Chu Nanzhi for a short time, it can be seen from her words and deeds that this woman is a person with great wisdom and a great plan. She will definitely not ruin her own future by speaking out her bad temper and killing someone just because of trivial matters at home.
"Rumors stop at the wise, start at the fool, and start at the strategist."
Yin Sinian looked at Ji Wanying again with deep eyes: "The princess is the queen of Zhongliang, and her father and mother are the pillars of the country. You should have this knowledge. What happened today is obviously someone deliberately trying to frame you."
Sister-in-law, the Empress Dowager has treated you well over the years, and if you join in the booing, wouldn’t it make your relatives miserable and your enemies happy?"
"Uncle, I'm just discussing the matter. Why should I be so protective of my cousin-in-law?"
Ji Wanying was furious. The relatives and relatives who loved her most in the past seemed to be possessed by evil spirits. They favored her cousin-in-law for no reason. In terms of status and dignity, she was inferior to him in everything. It was really unreasonable.
Tears began to fill her eyes, and Ji Wanying argued angrily: "I just feel that Jinxiao's brother died tragically. At this time, my cousin should stay with him and comfort him instead of being indifferent. Wouldn't this be more validating?
Those rumors are not groundless."
Ji Wanying glared at Chu Nanzhi angrily and miserably, and sneered coldly: "No matter how bad brother Jinhong is, he will still lose his life. My cousin shouldn't be so indifferent, right? You are his eldest sister-in-law."
"It seems that Princess Wanying is very sorry for the death of your brother Jinhong, and she even wants to avenge him, right?"
The angry fire in Chu Nanzhi's eyes immediately burst out, and he shouted righteously and sternly: "Okay, today I will help your cousin sister-in-law to redress the injustice of the deceased and make the murderer punished."
After saying that, he looked at Sang Qi at the door and ordered decisively: "Sang Qi, please call His Highness back to the city immediately and send word to Magistrate Peng and the county government officials to come and meet at Yuan Lai Restaurant."
When several people heard this, they were all stunned, not knowing what she was going to do.