Before long, Qin Wenjun's case file and she herself were brought to the Dali Temple.

When they brought him in, he was unconscious.

He had just been subjected to the torture of finger-crushing.

The most important thing for an embroiderer is her hands. Qin Wenjun's hands were beautiful, slender, fair, and well-maintained. Even Xiao Qingyin was envious.

Now, these hands are a bloody mess, covered in blood, a truly gruesome sight.

Xiao Qingyin helped her stop the bleeding. Although she had excellent wound medicine and scar removal cream, she didn't know if it could restore her hands to their original state.

After all, their bones were almost broken.

Qin Wenjun suffered a severe blow to her body and mind, and her condition worsened.

Xiao Qingyin had acupuncture last night, and she still had Baibaozhai brew medicine and send it over to Qin Wenjun to drink.

After taking the medicine, Qin Wenjun slowly woke up.

She was somewhat astonished: "I'm still alive?"

Xiao Qingyin: "Did you think you were in the underworld?"

Qin Wenjun nodded.

"The torture was so painful that I fainted several times and was woken up by the pain. I really wished I could just die on the spot."

"So you just signed and put your fingerprint on it?"

"How is that possible!"

Qin Wenjun shook her head.

“Mr. Pan said I committed murder intentionally, but I will not admit it.”

The temple official, who was nearby, overheard this and spread out the file for her to see: "Your name and fingerprint are on this."

"This is not my signature. The fingerprint may have been forced on me while I was unconscious."

The temple administrator made a record.

"We will hold a court hearing tomorrow to retry this case."

Qin Wenjun said gratefully, "Thank you."

The temple official nodded, bid farewell, and left.

Xiao Qingyin said to Qin Wenjun, "Tianci is with me now, so you can rest assured. I originally wanted to reconcile with Pan, but I didn't expect her to accuse you of premeditated murder."

Qin Wenjun sighed: "She has held a grudge for a long time and there is no way to reconcile. Don't go to her, or you'll just suffer her anger for nothing."

Xiao Qingyin now understands this.

“If the retrial still sentences me to death,” Qin Wenjun paused, “then I’ll have to trouble you with Tianci. If you don’t want him, give him to Aunt Li and let him recognize Aunt Li as his godmother.”

She had given up all hope of being acquitted.

Xiao Qingyin glared at her: "I went to all the trouble of bringing you to the Dali Temple, not to hear you say such discouraging things. You better rest and recharge your energy. I'll be here to watch the court hearing tomorrow."

She didn't believe that the Pan family could even bribe the Dali Temple.

"It is truly a blessing for Wenjun to have met you, Miss."

Qin Wenjun's eyes were filled with tears.

She had lived for over twenty years and had never met a kind person like Xiao Qingyin.

"It was nothing, don't worry about it."

Xiao Qingyin smiled.

"Remember to stay calm, otherwise it's easy to disrupt your inner peace, and mental distress will lead to physical harm. Tianci is waiting for you to come home, so take good care of yourself."

"Uh-huh!"

A warm feeling washed over Qin Wenjun.

Even her benefactors never gave up on her, so how could she give up on herself?

She will pull herself together.

After returning from the Dali Temple, Xiao Qingyin found Pan Shi very suspicious, so she asked Yi Wu to send people to keep an eye on her.

Yi Shuihan, that fool, didn't know what was suspicious about it and kept digging into it.

Xiao Qingyin explained, "According to the information we currently have, Pan is just an ordinary woman. Her only family is her mother, who used to work as a maid for a wealthy household. Later, she married a peddler, who passed away a few years ago, and her life became increasingly impoverished. Ma Laosan is a womanizer who takes in money with one hand and spends it with the other. Where would Pan get the money to bribe the Prefect of the Capital? Yet the Prefect of the Capital is biased towards her."

Yi Shuihan suddenly realized: "Someone is helping her."

Xiao Qingyin nodded.

Remembering what Aunt Li said about Pan's flirtatious nature, I wondered if she might have a lover.

The two were discussing things in the courtyard when, unexpectedly, little Tianci sneaked over to eavesdrop.

Upon noticing, Xiao Qingyin laughed and asked, "What are you doing?"

The little guy showed no shame for eavesdropping and said seriously, "I was listening to you."

What did you hear?

"Someone helped bad people harm my mother."

Xiao Qingyin praised, "Your summarizing ability is very strong."

Thinking that many people would avoid doing things in front of adults but not children, she asked the little one, "Who have you met before, Mrs. Pan?"

The little guy thought for a moment, resting his chin on his hand, and replied, "Sometimes a lot of people come to her house, they are all friends of that bad guy who died, and she always smiles at them."

Ma Laosan's drinking buddies?

That's something to keep in mind.

Xiao Qingyin secretly memorized it.

Is there anything else?

The little guy racked his brains for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "The night the bad guy died, I got up to pee in the middle of the night and heard them arguing."

Xiao Qingyin's spirits lifted.

What are they arguing about?

"Let me think." The little guy frowned. "It seems like he said something like, 'I treated you like a brother, but you cheated on me? I'll beat you two to death,' what does 'cheat on me' mean?"

"Bang--"

Xiao Qingyin put down her teacup.

That night, Ma Laosan caught Pan in bed with another man!

In other words, it is highly likely that Ma Laosan was killed by Pan Shi and her lover in collusion.

This is a crucial clue!

Xiao Qingyin was extremely excited and wished she could immediately send someone to report to the Dali Temple.

But looking at the sky, it was almost midnight, so he had no choice but to suppress his anger.

"Tianci, you're amazing!"

She picked up Tianci and kissed him.

"With this clue you provided, your mother might be released tomorrow."

No wonder Pan was determined to kill Qin Wenjun.

It turns out they wanted to find Qin Wenjun to be a scapegoat.

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