On the day when Su Juan came to Jingyuan and met Cai Yi by chance, Xie Xun followed her eagerly, saying that he wanted to help her make an assessment.
Su Juan explained again and again, "I just came here to take a look. I don't plan to make friends with anyone. You should go and do your own thing."
Xie Xun smiled and said, "What else can I do? Being with you is the most important thing."
As he spoke, he shook the paper fan in his hand and looked around. Don't think he didn't know that Su Juan came here just to meet Cai Yi by chance and to make friends with this hypocrite with whom he was irreconcilable.
He had tried to persuade Su Juan with all his heart in the past two days, but Su Juan didn't listen to a word he said.
[What a grown man, why does he always follow me?] Su Juan drank tea and shook her head.
She looked around, wondering, "I've been here several times, why haven't I seen Cai Yi?"
Xie Xun looked at Su Juan. After all, he was her cousin in name only. As an elder, he had to help screen the younger generation and let her see clearly that Cai Yi was a hypocrite who was two-faced and put an end to her plan to win him over.
Just when Su Juan was looking forward to it, Cai Yi appeared and joined the people who were discussing the major case involving Minister Lou of the Ministry of Justice.
She put down the teacup in her hand and listened too.
Someone said, "Since it has been found out that the murder case was related to the prefect of Jiangzhou, Lord Lou was deceived, so why should he be dismissed from office?"
Cai Yi refuted the man's words, "It is true that he accepted bribes, and the blood coral is irrefutable evidence. This involves 39 lives. Do you think it is a small matter, brother?"
"But Lord Lou is extremely talented and is known as a wise man. If these 39 lives were related to him, how could he have given the blood coral as a gift?"
"I also feel that Lord Lou is being wronged. After all, gifts from friends are unavoidable little things... How can it be considered a bribe?"
"We scholars have decided to submit a petition together to plead for Lord Lou..."
Su Juan narrowed her eyes, [Where did this group of monkeys come from? It's fine if they openly discuss the appointment of officials by the court. Don't they know that it is the old emperor's decision? They are not afraid that these words will reach the old emperor's ears and affect his future career. They are really stupid. ]
[It is true that Lou Shiye accepted bribes and committed dereliction of duty. Even if he is extremely talented, it is a fact that he has a tainted character. Thirty-nine lives were involved, but simply being dismissed from office is too easy for him.]
A few days ago, the Jiangzhou Lu family massacre case was reinvestigated. The Jiangzhou prefect coveted the Lu family's treasure, the blood coral, and tried to buy it several times with huge sums of money but failed. He then spent a lot of money to hire a group of martial arts masters to seize the treasure.
Those people killed people without hesitation, and when the truth was revealed, they simply killed everyone in the Lu family.
The prefect of Jiangzhou was so frightened that he dared not keep the blood coral, for fear that the case would be overturned when it reached the Ministry of Justice. So he immediately gave the thing to Lou Shiye, the then Minister of Justice.
Lou Shiye was so obsessed that he accepted the treasure and deliberately avoided asking about the case.
Now, the Jiangzhou prefect has been taken to prison and his house has been searched. He is just waiting to catch the killers and behead them immediately.
After the emperor's birthday, Lou Shiye wrote a confession, confessing everything and asking for leniency.
The man was promoted by the old emperor himself, and now he is completely disappointed. However, Lou Shiye has indeed handled many major cases over the years and has made great contributions to the court and the people. His reputation as a judge was not undeserved. The old emperor, in view of his past merits, only dismissed Lou Shiye from his post, spared his life, and allowed him to return to his hometown with his family.
There has been a lot of discussion about this in the capital recently, and everyone says that the emperor's punishment was too severe and that Minister Lou was kept in the dark and was not involved in the murder.
Su Juan narrowed her eyes and looked at Xie Xun, "Do you know those people?"
Xie Xun took a few glances at them. He had some impression of those people who spoke arrogantly. "These people are all from humble families, without any background. They think they are noble and self-righteous. They often talk about these things in Jingyuan. They speak for Lou Shiye this time just because Lou Shiye is from a humble family like them, but he is a third-rank official in the court."
"I think he has a lot of connections, and I want to please him."
He couldn't stand these people the most, even more than Cai Yi.
Su Juan smiled, "I see."
[Relying on the emperor's willingness to accept advice, he said everything, fearing that others would not know that he had a mouth, hoping that he could use his words to find a way for his official career.]
Xie Xun immediately advised Su Juan, "Look, that Cai guy is hanging out with these people, how can he be a good person?"
"You, don't bother with him. Let's go to Baihualou and have a couple of drinks."
Su Juan smiled, "No hurry, let's wait and see."
As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something, looked down, and glanced at Xie Xun's butt, as if thinking about something.
Xie Xun: "?"
[You are really young, your butt is healed so quickly, and you can have fun again. ]
Xie Xun's forehead twitched. Why did these words sound different when they came from Su Juan?
"What else do you want to see? That Cai guy is always chatting with them about everything. They are in the same group."
What else is there to see? Su Juan really won’t cry until she sees the coffin.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Cai Yi on the other side say loudly, "Blood coral is of such a top grade quality. If the prefect of Jiangzhou was not guilty, would he be willing to give it to him just to have a chance of survival?"
"Minister Lou is so smart, how could he not know the intention behind the treasure? Since he has thoughts about it, it is wrong, and since he is wrong, he should be punished."
"When it comes to human lives, there is no distinction between big and small matters. Your Majesty is wise and wise. I really don't agree with what you brothers say."
Xie Xun: “…”
My dear, I must have heard it wrongly.
Yes, that's right, this guy has always been two-faced, and he must be telling lies now.
Su Juan curled her lips, [As expected, this is what Mr. Cai taught me. I am not influenced by the lies around me. I stick to my true self and have my own values.]
When Xie Xun heard this, he was shocked. Cai Yi's words were definitely what Su Juan wanted.
"I'm telling you, even though he's saying so many high-sounding words now, he will definitely go to Bai Min Shu with these people to speak for Lou Shiye later. This Cai guy has always been two-faced!"
Xie Xun was afraid that Su Juan would be deceived by Cai Yi.
Upon hearing this, Su Juan turned around and looked at Xie Xun, her eyes full of sympathy.
[It seems that Cai Yi's previous two articles really offended Xie Xun.]
Xie Xun’s eyes widened: You actually knew that!
Su Juan knew that Cai Yi had written two articles to harm her, but she still wanted to win over Cai Yi. Does this woman have any heart?!
I care about you so much and treat you wholeheartedly, but you treat me like this!
You woman have no heart at all!
At this moment, Xie Xun was heartbroken.
[Oh, Cai Yi's two articles didn't actually say anything wrong, and they actually saved you.]
Xie Xun: ?
Was it you who got kicked in the head by a donkey or was it me who got kicked in the head by a donkey?
[You usually behave arrogantly. It's better for him to write an article about you than to be manipulated in front of the old emperor, right?]
[That would implicate Duke Ping. ]
Xie Xun's forehead twitched. In this case, I should thank him!