Her expression and tone were both determined: "Sir, it is this person who ordered people to kidnap the civilian girls, imprison the civilian girls, torture and humiliate the civilian girls! The civilian girls were imprisoned in that secret room for two full months.
Even if the person in front of me turns into ashes, I will never admit my mistake!"
Xia Han chuckled in his heart.
He, Miss Xu, is really good at inciting public opinion with words and knows what words to say to cause the greatest sensation.
very smart.
But he was really disobedient, and he still showed his teeth and claws to his master.
He looked calmly at the other person's scarred cheek.
When he first heard about this, in order to reduce the impact in time, he sent someone to attack her...
I didn't expect to miss it.
But now that I think about it, that’s fine.
It would be a pity to die so early...
"Does Xia Hanlin have anything to say?" Ji Dong asked.
Xia Han looked at Xu Ying, whose eyes were full of resentment, frowned slightly and said, "It's really strange. Xia has never seen this girl before. I wonder if the girl was tortured and lost her consciousness.
As for admitting the wrong person—or is it that the girl was instigated by others to deliberately falsely accuse Xia?"
Xu Ying sneered.
"In order to get away from the crime and cut off the relationship with me, Young Master Xia did not hesitate to tell such ridiculous lies... I remember that when I was working in Shang Yu Pavilion, I also saw Young Master Xia accompanying Young Mistress Xia to Shang Yu Pavilion.
As a custom-made jewelry maker in Jade Pavilion, Mr. Xia once praised me for my exquisite craftsmanship - why haven't I seen him before and told him about it?"
A low murmur suddenly erupted from the crowd watching outside the hall.
"Shang Yuge? No wonder I looked familiar to this girl just now...it turns out to be Master Xu Ying from Shang Yuge!"
"Master Xu Ying? Is that the famous jade carver?"
"It's her..."
"So, isn't this Second Young Master Xia lying..."
Xia Han showed no signs of panic at all.
He only looked at Xu Ying with some surprise, and then said: "It turns out to be Miss Xu... It was just a one-time relationship, not to mention that Miss Xu had injuries on her face at this time, so Xia really didn't recognize her just now."
Xu Ying tightened her fingers slightly.
The other party deliberately pretended not to recognize her just now, and it was not a flaw made out of desperation.
But waiting for her here——
Indeed, it was just a 'fate', and she looked like this now. If the other party recognized her at a glance, it would be really suspicious.
Until now, he was still able to deal with it so meticulously...
Is he really calm enough?
No……
In fact, he is easily angered.
You are so calm now just because you are confident!
He was sure that she could not touch him, and he was sure that this crime would not be convicted!
This is probably not just the confidence that his identity gives him -
But perhaps there is already a countermeasure...!
Xu Ying dug her broken nails into her palms to calm herself down.
The more times like this, the more she needs to face it calmly. Otherwise, in the eyes of everyone, she will really become the crazy woman he said just now who was 'tortured and confused'... The words of a crazy woman
, has no credibility at all.
It can be seen that everything he says and does is setting a trap!
When Xu Ying was about to say more, a government servant came in and reported to Ji Dong in a low voice: "Sir, the servant brought back from the other courtyard is now awake."
Ji Dong nodded slightly.
"Bring the people up."
The man who was holding a poison dart outside the other courtyard and wanted to commit murder had committed suicide by biting the poison on the way back to the Yamen.
This servant was trying to escape from the soldiers of the Military and Horse Division. During the fight between the two parties, he suffered a head injury and fell into a coma.
As an insider, his confession is undoubtedly very important.
The servant was quickly escorted in by two government officials and fell to his knees on the ground with a pale face.
"I want to ask you, who ordered you to imprison Miss Xu in a secret room in another courtyard? Who was the person who attacked Miss Xu?"
"Young man... You don't know anything, sir!" The servant knocked his head on the ground, shaking like chaff.
Ji Dong glanced at him.
Obviously it's not that I don't know, but that I don't deserve to be punished.
"Conceal the facts of the case, protect the criminal, come here, drag this person down and beat him twenty times -"
"yes!"
Two government officials came forward, one on the left and one on the right, to drag the person up.
The servant's face turned pale with shock, and he struggled to crawl forward, saying repeatedly: "My lord, have mercy on me, my lord, have mercy on me! ... I am willing to take action!"
"If there is even the slightest hint of untruth in what you say, I will not be merciful." Ji Dong's face was solemn.
"Yes... I don't dare..."
The servant who was covered in cold sweat trembled his lips and spoke in a trembling voice——
…
At the same moment, Qingyunfang.
In the front yard of Zhan's house, in the study with the door closed, Zhan Qian finished reading the letter in his hand, and his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
He has been uneasy since he heard today that something happened in the other courtyard in Xicheng.
It’s still the worst step…
After Zhan Qian's mind went blank for a moment, he took a deep breath, refolded the letter neatly, and put it back into the envelope.
At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the study.
"Sir, the young master is here."
The servant knocked on the door twice and complained.
Zhan Qian restrained the ups and downs of his voice: "Come in."
The door was pushed open, Zhan Yunzhu walked in, raised his hand and closed the door.
"Father, how is the Xia family coping now?"
Since early this morning, he has been studying in the study room. He has no idea what happened outside. It was not until he took a lunch break that he heard his servants talk about it!
Such a big thing happened, why didn't his father tell anyone to tell him in advance?
Zhan Qian looked at his son intently and said nothing.
Zhan Yunzhu took two steps towards him, and when he saw the envelope in his hand, he felt uneasy: "...the Xia family wants to push father out to take the blame?!"
Zhan Qian's eyes darkened little by little: "This matter has caused uproar in the city. If you want to calm down, you must give a reasonable explanation."
"Then they...are going to let father bear all the blame?!"
Zhan Yunzhu lost his former composure, and his eyes were full of unwillingness and inability to accept: "... How can my father be at the mercy of them for such a big event?"
"Does a father still have a choice?"
Zhan Qian, who had been suppressing his emotions, suddenly raised his voice and said with red eyes: "This matter was originally done by us, Zhan Jiajing. Even if I refused to agree, it would be easy for them to put the blame on me!
Instead of making a meaningless struggle, it’s better to be more cheerful and enlightened, so as to leave a way out for you and your mother!"
Listening to these facts before his eyes, Zhan Yunzhu felt as if he was falling into an ice cave.
He calmed down almost instantly.
But this calmness caused him to completely fall into despair.
"You can't blame others for this. It's normal for the Xia family to be ruthless." Zhan Qian closed his eyes and said, "It's only our fault that the Zhan family has bad luck..."
