Thursday, 24 October 2024

LPMM 59




Chapter 59 Spring Water Cold

Jie Gui was stunned for a moment, turning his head toward Luo Jin's receding back.

He didn't have time to think about it. After a commotion outside the door, a guard came to report that Zhu Rui had brought people to take Luo Jin away.

Zhu Rui led a team of people and entered the hall of the Ministry of Justice. Seeing Jie Gui, he hollered: "This matter is under the jurisdiction of our Censorate. The suspect Luo Jin escaped here. Please hand her over, Official Jie!" 

Jie Gui walked out and stood in front of him, not giving in at all. "Official Zhu is a disciple of Prime Minister He. You should avoid suspicion in this matter, so our Ministry of Justice will take over this case." 

Zhu Rui glared, "You and Minister Luo worked together on the case of the dwarf slave before. Your relationship is not normal, right?" 

Jie Gui snorted coldly, "As long as I don't marry her, according to the law, I don't need to avoid suspicion with her. But you are indeed a disciple of Prime Minister He and the deceased is Prime Minister He's daughter. According to law, those with relationships must show avoidance. You are a censor of the Censorate. You don't even know the law, right?" 

"You..." Zhu Rui pointed at Jie Gui. His body trembled slightly with anger, "You have guts. I will go to the emperor right now to accuse you of harboring a criminal!"

At this time, a man walked out of the crowd and said with a smile: "You two are colleagues, why do you have to quarrel here and hurt feelings. It's rare for the heads of us three judicial departments to gather together. And it's also a good story, right?"

Zhu Rui was stunned for a moment, "Fei Ru?  Why are you here too? For an ordinary murder case, even the Judicial Review Minister has to come in person?"

Fei Ru grinned: "For once, Official Jie sent out an invite. How can I not come? I wonder if Official Zhu can rest assured with me guarding the suspect?"

Fei Ru had been in the position of Judicial Review for more than 30 years. He was a prestigious elder. It could be said that he was highly respected. Since he spoke, Zhu Rui could only shut up, "With Elder Fei here, I am naturally relieved."

Jie Gui bowed, "Thank you, Elder Fei. Minister Luo is in prison. Must trouble you keep watch least that people say that I’m colluding."

Fei Ru smiled, "I am old and my sleep is shallow. It’s fine. You two can do your own things. I am here. Please rest assured."

Jie Gui acknowledged with an ‘en’ and clasped his fists, "Junior will take my leave."

He turned and left the Ministry of Justice. Zhu Rui hesitated for a moment and followed him.

"Why are you following me?" Jie Gui glared at Zhu Rui.

"I will go to Changfeng Yard too, lest you don't eliminate the evidence!" Zhu Rui said coldly, "Your relationship with her is not ordinary, right?"

"She's a colleague I've worked with," Jie Gui said indifferently, "I know her personality as well as yours."

"How is mine?"

"It's hard to say."

"You..."

The lights in Changfeng Yard were bright at this time. Chai Qi had returned from outside and saw Chai Jing waiting anxiously at the door.

"What happened?" Chai Jing rushed to ask.

"I went to Moyuan, but it was too late. She was no longer there. But you don't have to worry. She is now in the Ministry of Justice, under the care of Elder Fei. This man is upright and will not wrongly accuse her."

Chai Jing breathed a sigh of relief, "Elder Fei... I believe in him too."

As she was talking, she saw Jie Gui and Zhu Rui coming in from outside. Chai Jing waved to Jie Gui, "Official Jie, please come in!"

Then she rolled her eyes at Zhu Rui, "You dog thing, what are you doing here?"

Zhu Rui: "..."

Being scolded by the Princess, he couldn't scold back and could only endure it.

Since Chai Jing didn’t stop him, he went in headfirst.

Chai Jing caught up with Jie Gui, saying as they walked: "What exactly happened? Our Ah Jin certainly couldn't have killed He Wanying. Check the servants in this Manor. Maybe one of them did it."

Zhu Rui retorted: "Why would the servants kill Miss He? How could it be possible without any grudges?"

Chai Jing glared at him, "Shut up, who’s talking to you?"

She turned her head back and said to Jie Gui: "I know this He Wanying. She drowned when she was young. She usually does not take the initiative to approach places with water. Don't know why she suddenly appeared by the lake. I'm afraid there is something up."  

Jie Gui nodded, "Princess, don't worry. I will definitely find out the truth and will never let Minister Luo suffer an unjustifiable injustice."

Many torches have been lit by the lake, illuminating the entire lake surface as brightly like it was day.

Jie Gui walked to the lake and inspected it carefully.

……

Ministry of Justice’s Prison.

Bored, Luo Jin was lying on the bed. Fei Ru was sitting at the table outside the prison drinking tea. Xiao Lian was sitting on the side, looking at Fei Ru nervously. She wasn't good at communicating with others and only stared at Fei Ru, not knowing what to say.

"You were the victim of the dwarf slave case before, right?" Fei Ru spoke first.

Xiao Lian nodded, "Xiao Lian's life was saved by Elder Sister Luo. She traveled thousands of miles to find the genius doctor Si Tuan for Xiao Lian. Xiao Lian will be grateful to Elder Sister Luo for the rest of my life."

"You are a good child who knows how to repay kindness." Fei Ru nodded slightly, "Don't be afraid, child. With me here, there will be no unjust cases."

Xiao Lian said, "Elder Sister Luo won’t hurt anyone. I have been with her all the time. it's not her."

Fei Ru moved a stool, walked to the front of the cell, and said to Luo Jin, "You can't sleep late at night, why don't you chat?"

Luo Jin turned sideways, "There's nothing to talk about."

She listened to Jie Gui and didn't plan to say much to Fei Ru.

Fei Ru smiled, "Instead of talking about the case, can't we talk about something else to kill time?"

Luo Jin turned over, sat up, and looked up at him, "Talk about what?"

"For example... astrology?"

Luo Jin blinked, "I'm not sleepy if you talk about this. I'm in charge of this, what do you want to talk about?"

Fei Ru looked at her with a smile, "Then do you believe in astrology?"

Luo Jin smiled, "I'm the Minister of Court of Imperial Sacrifice, and I'm in charge of Astrology indication. How can I not believe it? Recently, the astrology indicates that the north is the main evil. I think it's quite accurate."

Fei Ru shook his head, "The north is the main evil, this is an extremely vague prophecy. There are so many places in the north and there will always be one or two places where some unlucky things happen. This can't be said to be accurate, but of course it can't be said to be inaccurate."

Luo Jin said, "I think this northern main evil may be Hanyuan."

Fei Ru smiled, "Empress Dowager Su had wanted to unify the Jiuyuan Continent for a long time. She declared that she will become the ruler of Jiuyuan ten years ago. Everyone know this."

"What about Jiyuan's prophecy? Didn't the prophecy of the Crown Prince killing his father come true? Wasn't that a vague prophecy?"

Fei Ru slowly leaned forward, "You heard about this? Not many people know about this. You are the Minister of Court of Imperial Sacrifice, so it's not surprising that you know about this."

He raised his head, "I don't believe in astrology. Astrology may not be able to predict the future. Perhaps only that great astrologer can predict the future. If other people want to understand something from astrology, it's in vain."

"Great astrologer?" Luo Jin pondered, "Who is that? A Jiyuan person? Then this person is certainly powerful. Is he still alive?"

"Dead," Fei Ru sighed, "It is said that she left behind more than that one prophecy. There was another more terrible prophecy... But only the old emperor of Jiyuan knew the content of the prophecy. After his death, the astrologer also soon died."

 He pondered for a while, "And that prophecy was about a huge disaster in this world." 

Luo Jin didn't believe it, "Because she predicted one right before doesn't mean the next one will be right, right? Besides, I think the Prince's patricide was more or less a coincidence. The Prince wasn't a bad person. If he hadn't been deceived and deliberately catered to the prophecy, the prophecy might not have come true." 

Fei Ru glared at her, "Not a bad person? Do you have any misunderstandings about the Emperor of Jiyuan? He is simply a big devil, okay?" 

He shook his head and sighed, "I have been investigating this matter for years. I thought the new Minister of the Ministry of Imperial Sacrifices has some ability, but it seems..." 

Luo Jin rolled her eyes at him, "Okay, don't get excited. The Minister of the Ministry of Imperial Sacrifices is still carrying a murder case... So, tell me what you know. If the case is overturned tomorrow, I will pay attention to help you investigate, okay?" 

She smiled bitterly, "So you came here for this..." 

Fei Ru finally revealed a smile, "You didn't kill anyone, so you won't be convicted. It's agreed that you must investigate the prophecy. That's all I know. Also, the name of the great prophet is a woman named..." 

He paused before continuing, "Remember, her name was Luo Xin." 

"Luo... Xin!" Luo Jin jumped up from the bed, "She is called this? Where is she?" 

"Didn't I say it? Dead... What's wrong? Being from the same clan is nothing to be surprised about, right? "

"If she is really Luo Xin, then her words aren’t astrological prophecies at all. They are the plot itself!" Luo Jin was emotional, "Do you know who she is? She is the author! This novel was written by her!"

Fei Ru: "..."

"I don't understand it at all."

Luo Jin muttered to herself: "The author had been here before and she had made many inexplicable settings in this world. Such as the setting of the Crown Prince of Jiyuan killing his father, but it wasn't written in the novel. If it wasn't written in the novel, this plot will only exist in the setting and will happen, but the male lead and female lead will not solve it. Only in the plot can the problem be solved. "

"Maybe she originally intended to let the male lead and female lead solve these problems, but for various reasons, she didn’t write it. The unwritten plot will not happen. Still the setting still exists. This kind of dark setting had appeared many times before. The characters in the plot will also have special settings, which are completely different from the performance in the plot, such as Yue Qinghai. "

"Did she leave the prophecy to tell others what she had done?"

Fei Ru: "..."

"Minister Luo is unfathomable. I don't understand her."

"Can you... tell me the conclusion?"

"The conclusion is that everything Luo Xin said will come true, no matter what."

"Oh... I think so too." Fei Ru nodded and smiled, "Then I'll have to trouble Minister Luo to investigate this matter. Don't worry about the case. I believe in his ability to solve the problem. He will definitely help you clear your grievances."

He looked up and looked out the window, "It's time to go to the morning court. Today's morning court... should be quite lively! I'm old and haven't been there for many years. I must go and see it today. "


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