Master Liu saw that Ye Jinming was dressed luxuriously and had a good temperament. He did not look like an ordinary person. He asked: "Who are you? What grudge do I have against you?"
Ye Jinming asked: "Do you know Liu Jiao?"
When Mr. Liu heard the name Liu Jiao, he was a little surprised and said: "She is my daughter."
"Ah."
The long sword in Ye Jinming's hand fell on his neck and said: "When did the daughter of the Duke of our country become your daughter?
Now you know who I am and why I want to kill you, right? You ordered your men to kill my sister, and today I will take your life to comfort my sister’s spirit in heaven.”
Mr. Liu was shocked. He never expected that the daughter he had raised was actually a young lady from the Duke's mansion.
He was so frightened that his whole body was shaking, and he knelt on the ground and said: "Misunderstanding, this is just a misunderstanding. I have never treated Jiaojiao badly, but I treat her like my own daughter."
Ye Jinming said: "You sold her to an old man who was half dead to be a concubine, and you said you never treated her badly?
The lady of our country's government has a noble status. How can I allow you to humiliate her so wantonly?
You raised her, but you only used her as a stepping stone on your road to wealth and glory. Do you think you should die?"
The sword in his hand had already cut through Master Liu's neck, and blood was flowing down continuously.
Mr. Liu was so frightened that he peed his pants and kept begging for mercy.
Ye Jinming narrowed his eyes and was about to exert force on the sword in his hand when he heard a yell: "Jinming, stop."
Xiao Jialan heard this sound, but it was extremely familiar. She stiffened, turned around slowly, and saw the man walking over quickly.
He was wearing a moon-white brocade robe, looking handsome and elegant, with an extraordinary heroic appearance.
The familiar facial features had long been engraved in her memory, and her vision blurred in an instant. The corners of her lips moved, and she almost called out that husband.
The man walked quickly, passing her like a gust of wind.
Xiao Jialan finally came to her senses. She still remembered what happened in her previous life, but her husband did not.
I just didn't expect that they would meet again in this life in this way.
In her previous life, she met him after returning to Beijing. That day, someone startled a horse on the street and frightened the children on the road. She ran to save him and almost died under the horse's hoof.
It was the prince Yuan Chen who rescued her, and their fate began from that time.
Now, because of her decision, she and Ye Jinming came to Yangzhou City, and they didn't expect to meet the prince here.
Yes, the prince in his previous life was ordered to come to Yangzhou to investigate the case. On the day he returned to Beijing, he happened to save her.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
Ye Jinming looked at Yuan Chen who appeared here and was a little surprised. He asked: "Why are you here?"
Ye Jinming said: "The heavy rain in Ganzhou destroyed the dams and caused floods, causing tens of thousands of people in the surrounding areas to suffer. You should know this."
Ye Jinming nodded: "This matter caused a sensation in the capital. Of course I know it, but didn't the Minister of the Ministry of Industry commit suicide in fear of crime?"
The case caused quite a stir in the court, and His Majesty ordered a thorough investigation. The Minister of Industry, who was responsible for the construction of the dam capital, left a letter and committed suicide, admitting that he had embezzled official funds.
Yuan Chen said: "Chen Pinghe, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, did not commit suicide, but was murdered, and the official banknotes he embezzled were not found.
My father ordered me to investigate this matter secretly, and Liu Wentang is the important witness I am looking for."
Ye Jinming frowned and said, "Is the corruption case related to him?"
Yuan Chen nodded: "It has a lot to do with it."
He looked at Liu Wentang and said: "This man was originally unknown, but later he became a wealthy gentry in Yangzhou overnight and had contacts with officials of all sizes in the capital.