Chapter 61: Cold Spring Water
Fei Ru said: "When Official Jie was appointed as the Minister of Justice, he was only 20 years old, the youngest Minister of Justice in Dongyuan. He was born a commoner. To have the current status, guess what he relies on, Prime Minister?"
Prime Minister He was silent. Other positions were easy to say, but the position of the Minister of Justice required a capable person. The Ministry of Justice was of great importance. If the person in charge wasn’t capable, a lot of unjust, false and wrong cases would occur, Dongyuan would lose face, and the citizens wouldn’t agree. The Minister of Justice in the past dynasties had never been an idler. To be promoted before the age of 20 could only meant that this person was capable and deeply appreciated by the emperor.
He was silent for a while before responding: "Then tell me what you think."
Jie Gui said: "First of all, the first question is why did Miss He go to Changfeng Yard alone. She wrote the letter, she made the appointment, and she went alone. As that official said... she wanted to be pushed into the water!"
"You..." Prime Minister He was furious, "She is afraid of water, why would she want to be pushed into the water?"
"That's the problem. If a person who was afraid of water was pushed into the water, what would be the consequences for the person who pushed her into the water? Will everyone think that this person was vicious?" Jie Gui said seriously, "So Miss He's original plan was to trick Minister Luo to the lake and get her to push her into the water... Of course, if she refused to push, she would jump in herself, so that everyone would think that Minister Luo is a vicious person. No, she wanted the second prince to think that Minister Luo is vicious and stay away from her, because she wanted to marry the second prince."
Prime Minister He's face flushed red. Though he wanted to explode, he held back.
He felt that his daughter was indeed such a person. If He Wanying did such a thing, he, as a father, wouldn't find it strange at all.
As a father, he still wanted to know the truth about his daughter's death.
Jie Gui continued, "If we follow this logic, then Miss He will definitely find someone to save her. She was afraid of water. Someone must rescue her as soon as she falls into the water. If a person who was afraid of water was willing to jump into the lake, then the person who had been agreed in advance must be someone she trusts."
"Despite going alone yesterday, she wasn't alone. The person she trusted was already waiting for her there. But the problem was that Minister Luo didn’t receive the letter at all. She won’t come, so why did Miss He jump into the water?"
When he said this, Prime Minister He immediately thought of it. His voice trembled, "The person she trusted... pushed her into the water?"
Jie Gui nodded, "Yes, secretly placing the note was the first step. Pushing her into the water was the second step. This person didn’t want to help Miss He frame Minister Luo and accuse her of pushing someone into the water. Instead, that person planned to kill Miss He and frame Minister Luo from the beginning, so that she would bear the responsibility of murder. Changfeng Yard is so big and there are few servants. It isn't difficult to climb over the wall and sneak in. "
"Then the question is, who will benefit from this?"
"If Miss He dies, who can benefit?"
"Prime Minister He shook his head, "No one can benefit. Maybe my political enemies will be happy... I only have this one daughter. No one competes with her for the family property. If she dies, it is uncertain who will get my family property. My nephews and nieces will not kill people for this uncertain possibility."
Jie Gui said: "Indeed, Miss He was just a girl who knew nothing. Even if she was a little bit willful, she won’t make people hate her to the point of wanting her to die. Then there is only one possibility left... The murderer killed her purely to frame Minister Luo. The question is, who can benefit from it?"
"As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Jin immediately cast her eyes on Zhu Rui.
Zhu Rui took a step back, "Why are you looking at me?"
Luo Jin's voice was ice cold, "Why did you go arrest me in the middle of the night? If you captured me at that time, where did you want to take me? The person who wants me to die the most in this world is that person..."
Zhu Rui subconsciously took another step back, "I don't understand what you are saying. I found a body in the middle of the night, so of course I would catch you in the middle of the night."
Luo Jin's internal voice was even colder, "Your master wants you to harm me, but did she tell you why she didn't do it herself? Is it because she didn’t want to... or can't do it?"
Zhu Rui stuttered, "She... wait, what nonsense are you talking about? My master is of course His Majesty. Are you crazy?"
Luo Jin turned her head to look at He Xiao and winked at him.
He Xiao stepped forward at once and stretched out his hand to grab Zhu Rui's arm. Just as Zhu Rui wanted to struggle, he took advantage of the situation to grab the other arm and tied his hands behind his back.
"You...how actually dare..." Zhu Rui shouted, "Your Majesty, they dare to use lynching in this court! What evidence do you have to dare to do this to me?"
Luo Jin walked forward slowly, stretched out a finger, and tapped Zhu Rui's forehead.
The next moment, Zhu Rui abruptly screamed loudly. The scream was shrill, as if he was in great pain.
The emperor was stunned, "What's going on? What did you do, Minister Luo?"
Luo Jin hesitated, "Your Majesty, I will report this matter privately. Unrelated people should not know."
The emperor nodded, "Then come to the study with me."
He Xiao carried Zhu Rui into the imperial study. Luo Jin and Prime Minister He, who had not yet figured out the situation, were behind. Jie Gui and Fei Ru also followed in.
After closing the door, Jie Gui had figured it out. He said, "There is a kind of Gu in this man's body, which was made by Empress Dowager Zhou of Hanyuan. This Gu can control people and also greatly increase people's power. I saw this Gu before during the dwarf slave case. Minister Luo controlled the Gu insect in his body to make him restless. So he was in unbearable pain. Your Majesty, this Gu insect is the evidence. He is a spy of Hanyuan and the murderer of Miss He."
Although Prime Minister He had guessed it now, he was surprised to hear this conclusion with his own ears. Still in disbelief, he pointed at Zhu Rui with a trembling hand, "Really... it's you? She had always respected you and believed in you. How could you..."
Zhu Rui struggled, "I didn't! It was Official Luo who tortured me with her internal force just now. That’s why, I felt so much pain. It's not a Gu at all! She's talking nonsense!"
Luo Jin snorted coldly, "Empress Dowager Zhou told you to harm me. Did she not tell you why?"
She suddenly swung her sword and cut a wound on the back of Zhu Rui's head and put her hand on his neck. Not long after, a bug crawled out of the wound and fell to the ground and didn't move.
Prime Minister He's pupils shrank. Afterward, he pounced on Zhu Rui like crazy, "You beast! I have always supported you and treated you so well... She also respected you so much! Why did you do that! Why!"
Zhu Rui had no strength in his body. He collapsed to the ground after being pounced on. Prime Minister He waved his fist and smashed it on him like raindrops.
He Xiao watched from the side, not stopping him. Since the emperor didn’t speak, he didn’t move. After a long time, the emperor spoke out, "Okay, Prime Minister, go back and rest first. don't get angry and harm your health."
He Xiao pulled Prime Minister He up.
Although Prime Minister He was old, he fiercely punched Zhu Rui with all his strength. Zhu Rui was beaten black and blue, lying on the ground and couldn't get up at all.
The emperor sighed deeply, "Jie Gui, take Zhu Rui back to the Ministry of Justice and interrogate him carefully to see if you can find out anything useful."
Jie Gui said, "Yes."
He took Zhu Rui away.
The emperor said: "Official Luo, today’s matter had made you aggrieved. Fortunately, Shangshu Jie is a god at solving cases. I didn't expect that everyone around me could be controlled by Hanyuan. Recently, Hanyuan's soldiers have been restless. I'm afraid that the days of peace will not last long."
Luo Jin said: "Dongyuan has General He, no need to be afraid of Hanyuan."
She remembered following this was the main plot. He Xiao was going to fight Hanyuan. During this period, Feng Lingruo would join in. The male lead and female lead officially met and their feelings warmed up in the joint battle. Finally, after a great victory, the two confirmed their relationship. Afterward, there was a happy ending.
As long as they enter the main plot, things will go according to the plot. There was nothing to worry about. With the blessing of the protagonist's halo, the male lead and female lead were invincible. The two of them together were even more BUG-level existence, can kill gods and Buddhas.
The emperor glanced at Fei Ru, "Did this old guy tell you something about the great astrologer? Astrology is useless, the great astrologer was useful, etc."
Luo Jin smiled, "Your Majesty is wise."
The emperor snorted, "He always thinks that the astrologers in Dongyuan are trash, and the astrologers in the whole continent are all trash. Only the great astrologer is a god. Even the great astrologer observes the stars to predict the future? What's the difference?"
Luo Jin mentally answered that she was the author and didn't need to observe the stars.
"Enough," said the emperor, "You can help him investigate it if you want, but you can't delay your job."
Luo Jin said: "En."
Looking at the emperor's reluctance, it was obvious that he and Fei Ru have different opinions in this regard.
……
A few days later, Prime Minister He proposed to retire and return to his hometown, no longer serving as Prime Minister. The emperor didn’t object, rewarded him with some money, and allowed him to return to his hometown to live in retirement.
He seemed to have aged ten years these days. His initially gray hair turned into white hair. The loss of his only daughter was a big blow to him. Fighting in the officialdom all his life, he now felt it was meaningless.
Luo Jin went back and ordered her men to find all the information about Luo Xin. However, the sea of books was vast and there was no clue for a while.
A month later, Hanyuan attacked Dongyuan's northern garrison Donglin City. The two countries finally fought. After resting for a while, He Xiao was finally sent to the battlefield again.
The day before He Xiao went on the expedition, he came to Moyuan to find Luo Jin.
In fact, even if he didn't come to find her, she would go find him.
She remembered that He Xiao's army would encounter some troubles in the plot and wanted to remind him.
He Xiao handed a big gold chain to Luo Jin, "The emperor gave it to me. It's too heavy and is a burden... I'll give it to you."
Luo Jin was stunned for a moment before her eyes curved into a squint, "I like this kind of burden!"
She thought for a while, "As the saying goes, the food are good before the troops move. If there is a problem with the food, it will not bad... General must be careful."
He Xiao acknowledged with an ‘en’.
[Don't know if he understood. ]
[His grain transport officer is a corrupt official who fed the soldiers moldy rice. They are collectively food poisoned and missed the opportunity to fight. ]
[Because of him, He Xiao fell into a passive position for a long time. Fortunately, the female lead came to save the situation. ]
[If this corrupt official is eliminated earlier, it would avoid a lot of trouble. ]
[It would be good if he understood. If not... I would hint to the Crown Prince again? ]
He Xiao smiled faintly, "Take care, Minister Luo. I'm leaving."
Luo Jin smiled back, "I wish General victory!"
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