"I don't know." The man said with a half-smile: "We met by chance, and we felt we were compatible, so we made friends. I never asked him about his identity, and he never asked me what my last name was."
This was said in a rather quack-like manner.
Wu Chao only believed two points, his eyes were thoughtful and he said: "The other party gave me this valuable thing, and you wore it close to your body, which shows that you are really close to each other."
Feeling that there was something in the young man's words, the man raised his eyes.
Sure enough, I heard the young man in the pale robe say: "If we are so close to each other, I would expect it to be a heart-to-heart friendship. Under such circumstances, if this friend says something to you, compared with what others say, his words will definitely be better."
I am even more convinced by you——"
The man narrowed his eyes slightly: "What exactly does Wu Shisun want to say?"
Their eyes met, the young man said slowly: "What I want to say is, did you come to Beijing to commit evil under the guidance of this good friend -"
The man frowned quickly.
Then there was a sarcastic laugh: "Ha."
"Wu Shisun is young, but his thoughts are quite complex. He can think of many conspiracy theories with just a snap of his fingers."
The man sneered and said: "I came to the capital without any guidance from anyone! 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 incompetent.
Idiot! I wanted to turn it upside down, but I was unlucky and fell into the hands of a little girl!"
Wu Chao looked at the man with a sneer expression.
It seems that he has indeed determined that no one is guiding him, and that everything he does comes from his heart - making people unaware that they are being used is the best guidance.
That's right, he still prefers that this person is being taken advantage of.
Judging from the other party's words, deeds, and crime modus operandi, it was definitely not in the capital that this person committed evil for the first time.
But in the afternoon, he had ordered people to collect information from various places outside the capital. Although there were occasional rumors of flower-picking thieves in some places, the act of leaving plum blossom marks only appeared in the capital today——
From this, it is enough to see that all the actions of this person after entering the capital were full of intentions to disturb the people's hearts.
If he really had such a strong purpose all along, he wouldn't have waited until now to enter Beijing.
Behind this impromptu idea? Is it true that no one reminded me?
Especially? The other party also has a so-called mysterious friend who has an unknown identity and gifted this jade ring——
And he knew the identity of the owner of this ring finger very clearly.
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 the rest of the guess? He needs to confirm it from elsewhere.
Seeing the young man turn around and leave the cell, the man's eyebrows frowned more and more.
After a while? He murmured in a low voice: "How is it possible..."
That's his only close friend? How could he take advantage of him?
After Wu Chao left the cell and walked more than ten steps, he turned his head and looked at the other side of the cell.
There was a faint sound of women talking and laughing over there, presumably it was where female prisoners were being held.
"That Zhan Yunjiao was also detained here today?" Wu Chao asked.
The jailer quickly replied: "Go back to Wu Shisun? Exactly."
"I wonder if I can meet this person?"
"This..." The jailer was a little embarrassed: "Are they all female prisoners over there? I'm afraid it will offend the world..."
This is not an excuse.
It is true that they adults are too tolerant, and some of the female prisoners are particularly rampant. In this group of people, all those who are not married have been molested by them.
Wu Chao didn't think much about it and said, "I'll say a few words and then leave."
Seeing his insistence, the jailer had no choice but to agree and lead the way.
"Brother Wang is on night duty again today." A smiling voice came from a cell holding five or six female prisoners.
Immediately afterwards, another surprised voice sounded: "Which family's young master is this? He's really good-looking, right?"
"It's really..."
"I haven't seen such a good-looking young man for a long time. I'll be content even if I get beheaded tomorrow."
"It sounds like you've seen such a beautiful thing outside..."
Listening to these discussions, Wu Chao frowned as he walked forward without squinting.
How come you are so happy even though you are in jail?
Judging from the voices, these people are not too old? They are around thirty years old at most.
"Wu Shisun, don't you mind? These people are like this on weekdays..." the jailer said softly.
As for why you didn't stop them?
——That will only make them more excited? And the situation will become more and more out of control.
"Who are they?" Wu Chao asked casually because he felt a little strange.
"This... villain actually doesn't know. He was not imprisoned after a court trial."
The adults didn't say how to sentence him, they just kept him locked up like this.
After hearing his answer, Wu Chao didn't ask any more questions.
Because it is suspected that Zhan Yunjiao has an accomplice who has not yet been confessed and will need to be interrogated at any time, she is currently 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 said "yes" and retreated to guard.
Zhan Yunjiao, who was in the cell, had already heard the commotion. At this time, she looked at the handsome and noble young man standing there through the iron bars, and was a little startled for a moment.
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 time that she really didn't want to be seen by anyone, especially if the other person was a young man who was a few years older than her. From his appearance to his identity to his clothes, there was a sense of oppression that made her unable to hold her head up.
She couldn't help but feel ashamed of herself.
She couldn't even take the initiative to ask the other party's purpose.
But almost out of intuition, she felt that the other party must be here for Xu Mingyi.
"Do you really think no one ordered you?"
The young man's cold voice reached her ears. Zhan Yunjiao shook her head subconsciously, bit her lower lip and said, "No."
Then the other party asked: "Or do you think that person will take more care of your mother in the future because of your protection? Is such a virtuous person really worthy of trust?"
Zhan Yunjiao's fingers gripped the sleeves of her white prison uniform tighter.
Yes, someone like Xia Xi is not even as good as Xu Mingyi. Is it worthy of her trust?
She was in the hall at that time and didn't have time to think too much.
But does she have any other choice?
"If you are willing to reveal 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.
As Zhan Yunjiao looked back and forth, the person in her sight spoke again: "There is one thing, I'm afraid you didn't understand it clearly for a moment. According to Daqing law, if you attempted to hurt someone this time, if you were ordered by others and not the mastermind of the incident, it would be just
If you had followed the evil example, you wouldn't have died."
Zhan Yunjiao's face suddenly changed, and she said in disbelief: "I won't die?!"
Subconsciously, she only felt that she had committed something serious this time, and the person she had offended was Xu Mingyi, so there must be no way out for her to survive!
But Wu Shisun said that she would not die?
Seeing the look of surprise on her face, it was obvious that she really knew nothing about this, rather than just unexpectedly, Wu Chao was silent for a moment.
Therefore, it is necessary to read more about the law.
"If you reveal the real mastermind in time and confess the truth, at most you will only be punished by exile, and your life can still be saved." Being stared at by those eyes, the young man's voice became colder: "But if you insist on hiding it,
In the end, all the blame can only be shouldered by you."
Zhan Yunjiao opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything.
"You can weigh it carefully, but you don't have much time left."
After giving the other party one last look, Wu Chao raised his feet and left.
Looking at the back of the young man striding away, Zhan Yunjiao was filled with struggles and conflicts in her heart.
But this time, when Wu Chao passed by the cell that was noisy and laughing when he came, the five or six women were very quiet and almost didn't make any 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 sound in the cell.
"Is this actually Wu Shisun..." someone whispered.
The jailer who sent Wu Chao away turned back and glanced in the direction of the cell.
These people are not heartless and not afraid of anything.
He just went to warn them, telling them that this was the descendant of Prince Dingnan's palace, and asked them to stop talking nonsense. As a result, the group of people immediately became quiet.
He was not used to being so cooperative all of a sudden.
…
The stars are hanging densely, and the moon is as cool as water.
In the residence of the Minister of War, Ji Wanyou, who was wearing a light-gold laurel-colored coat and a lake-blue horse-faced skirt, quietly came to a courtyard with her maid.
Taking advantage of the moonlight, and because she didn't want to disturb the people in the house, the maid didn't even dare to lift the lamp.
"Go knock on the door."
After hearing this instruction, the maid hesitated and said: "But... girl..."
Would it be too inappropriate for a girl to come to see this young master in the middle of the night?
It is said that although the girl in her family has a gentle temperament, she has always been a person with opinions, but why does it seem that the girl has become less smart since the young master came to the house?
"Knock on the door if you are told. Where do you come from so many words?" Ji Wanyou scolded with a frown.
She deliberately waited until this hour to come over. Her father had already gone to bed. Who would have known that she had been here?
Besides, she had something very important to say to him, and she couldn't wait until tomorrow.
The maid said "yes" in a low voice, then went up and knocked on the door.
The movement of knocking on the door was very light, but the surroundings were quiet, and it was very alert.
Not long after, the sound of unhurried footsteps came.
"Who?"
A young man's calm questioning voice came from behind the door.
Ji Wanyou hurriedly replied: "It's me."
There was no reply from behind the door. The other party seemed to hesitate in silence for a moment before opening the door.
Ji Wanyou walked in.
He was wearing a long gown and his hair was neatly tied up.
Ji Wanyou glanced in the direction of the study room, where the lights were still on - obviously he hadn't rested yet.
"I wonder what important business Miss Ji has when she comes here late at night?"
He didn't seem to have any intention of inviting her to the room to talk, so he asked after standing in the courtyard.
Ji Wanyou was not angry either. There were differences between men and women, it was nighttime, and he had always adhered to etiquette - no matter what the situation, this was the first time she had seen a man who always knew how to cherish a woman's reputation.
"Xiao Ling, go and watch outside." Ji Wanyou turned around and ordered.
The maid was blessed and retreated outside the courtyard gate.
"Today...you must have heard about Miss Xu, right?"
"I heard about it."
There was no emotion or anger in his reaction. Ji Wanyou looked up at him and said guiltily: "I really didn't know that my sister would be involved... I left this matter to Miss Zhou to keep an eye on. She didn't know that you are now a guest."
No one in my family knows about my relationship with you, so they never mentioned to me that Xia Xi had found my sister before."
After she heard the news, she immediately called Zhou Nu over, and it was only then that she learned what had happened from Zhou Nu's mouth.
The man was silent for a while.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Ji Wanyou became even more panicked: "Don't worry, this matter happened because of me. I will definitely find a way to save your sister!"
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 from the Zhenguo Palace, and it has been made public. If she really wants to save people, she must face it at the same time.
This is a big problem for the government and the Xu family.
But she really felt sorry for him.
In order to avenge the Xia family, he concealed his original identity and hid here. He couldn't even leave the door, and he couldn't even see his family before the incident was completed...
He was already suffering a lot in his heart, but she caused him such trouble again.
The man continued to remain silent.
This silence made Ji Wanyou feel tortured.
Just when she was almost at a loss, the man in front of her spoke.
"Miss Ji is not to blame for this matter. It is my ignorant sister who chose the wrong path and did the wrong thing. Since this matter was indeed her fault and was not framed by others, she should bear the consequences.
" These words sounded a little cold, but because the tone was just right, people could hear a restrained sigh.
Listening to his words, Ji Wanyou was a little stunned for a moment.
He doesn't blame himself and thinks that his sister should bear the blame?
There are probably no more upright gentlemen in the book who are lenient with others but strict with themselves.
"But since she did not do this alone, the whole truth should be made known to the world, instead of her taking all the blame." The man continued.
Ji Wanyou nodded.
"As it should be."
When she first did this, she was targeting Xia Xi. The plan had progressed to this point, and even his sister was involved. How could there be any reason to let Xia Xi go?
But she naturally couldn't say these words before he spoke, otherwise he would misunderstand that she didn't care about his sister's safety.
Seeing that he was thoughtful, Ji Wanyou asked softly: "Is there anything else I can do to help?"
"..."
A quarter of an hour later, Ji Wanyou left the courtyard.
The man stared at the figure slowly leaving, with an unknown smile flashing in his eyes.
