The face was revealed; it belonged to a young man, not Minister He.
[Why does this person look so familiar?]
[He looks familiar? You've never seen him before, so why does he look familiar?]
I've never seen him before?
[Yes, the nephew of a concubine in the He family just fled from his main family and came to stay at the He family's place. He hasn't left the house at all. Moreover, the reason he impersonated Minister He was also because of a conspiracy; he wanted to seize Minister He's house.]
[Seizing Minister He's home? His money, or his wife and children?]
[Of course, it's his family fortune. If necessary, he might even want his wife. It's a pity he was taken down by Minister Hong on his first day at work. It's a shame about that mask; he had so many people make it for him.]
[How was it made? Or was he just staying temporarily? How was the person killed?]
Half a year ago, he came from Minister He's hometown, claiming to be a refugee. In reality, he had killed everyone in his village before heading all the way to the capital. After hearing about Minister He's situation, he went to find him. He was from Minister He's own clan, and Minister He was a kind man, so he invited him in and treated him well.
[He was wicked; he found a dog hole in his dwelling, crawled out at night, and then went to beggars' dens or slums to find timid people who dared not cause trouble, tied them up, and took them to a cave where he would skin them alive every night.]
[In the end, they made a mask of Minister He, intending to seize his property. Unfortunately, Minister He was a pauper; he had no money, most of which went to the Ministry of Revenue, and he lived on a meager monthly salary.]
[He has a son and a daughter, both of whom are very obedient to Minister He and very frugal. His wife is also quite successful in business, and they live comfortably each month. He wants to live like Minister He, to expand his business and eventually replace him.]
[This method is the same as the one used with the fake Imperial Tutor back then. However, the Imperial Tutor is pitiful now, still bedridden, and probably won't live much longer. But this guy is really stupid, taking charge of Minister He's family, just to inherit his meager fortune?]
[By the way, isn't your detective brother supposed to be solving a case recently, a case of someone being skinned alive? He's the killer.]
The nephew, surnamed He, had his mouth covered the whole time. He wanted to speak and find the woman who exposed his secret, but he was constantly being controlled.
"Where is He Zhemao?" The Emperor slammed his hand on the table, and no one dared to speak.
[The Emperor is angry! Alas! If he doesn't die soon, who will? He's always up to this ridiculous nonsense!]
People in ancient times didn't live long to begin with. Your father sweats cold sweats every day and has all sorts of other problems. If you don't take care of him, he probably won't live past sixty.
Don't worry, with me here, he'll have no problem living to ninety.
Ji Cailiang: Hehe... He already feels incredibly fortunate to have lived to fifty, after all, he has such a daughter.
[Dog Egg, where is Minister He?]
[He's at the He family's house; he's tied up in the study. If I hadn't had to go to work this morning, Minister He would probably have already been taken to a cave.]
"Guards, take this man away and throw him into prison. The Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review will interrogate him together. Rong Yi, go to the He family and rescue He Zhemao."
"yes"
Minister Hong severed the tendons in the man's hands and feet before ordering him to be taken away.
Before leaving, the man noticed that there was a female official in the hall. He immediately understood what the voice was all about, and his eyes widened as if he wanted to stare a hole through Ji Yingying.
Unfortunately, Ji Yingying is blind; she can't see it...
Not long after, Minister He arrived and immediately knelt down, saying, "Your Majesty, I thank you for saving my life."
Minister He was not flustered at all. He knew that as long as Ji Yingying went to court, he would definitely be saved.
"Yes, next time we take people in, we need to be more careful."
"yes."
After the morning court session ended, Minister He quickly stopped Ji Yingying and said in a gentle voice, "Young Lady Ji, would you do me the honor of having dinner with me?"
"ah?"
[This old man just escaped death, and now he wants to treat me to dinner.]
“It’s rare for Lao He to treat us to dinner, I’ll go too,” Minister Hong said, and then several other people chimed in that they wanted to go as well.
Only Minister He of the Ministry of Justice, Lord Gongsun of the Court of Judicial Review, and Mu Kaiji dared not speak. The person they had just arrested was no good; he was an utterly wicked scoundrel.
We need to solve the case while it's still fresh in everyone's minds. Besides, Ji Yingying just mentioned that he killed an entire village.
So far, no news has come from any county town about any deaths in any village.
"Come on, come to my house. The food there is alright."
[Haha, I knew it. Old Deng values money more than his life. How could he possibly invite people out for a life of debauchery? I thought he might visit a brothel.]
Minister He: If I dared to invite you to a brothel, wouldn't your father tear me apart? Even if your father wouldn't dare, the Emperor certainly would...
"Let's go..."
The last group went directly to the He family's residence. Madam He had already received the news and instructed the kitchen to make preparations.
Upon entering the He family home, Ji Yingying felt as if she had entered a simple and unpretentious home.
This is what the home of a powerful official should look like—clean and honest, unlike those who appear honest on the surface but secretly harbor selfish desires.
Minister He quickly nodded secretly. What he did was a real matter, not a stupid thing like beheading.
"Let's hurry up. I heard that Minister Lu has already gone to meet the envoy from Hai Xiang Kingdom, so the banquet tonight will probably not end until very late."
"What?" Ji Yingying looked at the minister in shock. It turned out they were just here for lunch. She thought they could also have dinner together.
"Young Master Ji doesn't know?"
"I don't know, I've forgotten."
[Hehe, someone must be fantasizing about handsome men again at work.]
[If I don't daydream, am I just standing there like an idiot? My mind can't stay still; if it's empty, I don't know what to do. There has to be something in it.]
[Hehe...] Fool
"Gentlemen, you have arrived. The food is ready. I heard from the master that you all want to hold a ceremony, so I didn't prepare any wine." After saying this, she saw Ji Yingying walking in the middle.
She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Ji Yingying, saying, "This is Her Highness the Eldest Princess. This humble woman greets the Eldest Princess."
"Okay, get up, eat quickly, and then you can get back to your work."
After everyone sat down, they ate their meal seriously. Once they were full, Ji Yingying said, "Well, just pretend you didn't see me today. I have to go back now."
She ran faster than anyone else, terrified of being caught and brought into the palace as a mere prop.
"Young Master Ji, you must go to the palace. The envoy from Hai Xiang Kingdom will be here soon." Then there was no further response.
No one was in a hurry, since the Emperor would send someone to invite her.
Before even leaving the He family home, I met a girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old and was quite cute.
"Greetings, Your Highness!" He Yin'er knew her and had always admired her.
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