After confirming that Shen Ruhui couldn't hear her, Su Juan felt much more relaxed when talking to him.

As soon as Su Juan returned to the Duke's Mansion after the court session, Shen Ruhui came hurriedly and said, "Miss, you are very good at predicting things. After the incident yesterday, someone really attacked those adults tonight. I just don't know if it was King Han's men or King Jing's men who did it."

Su Juan nodded, "I already know about this. This morning, Jingzhao Prefecture transferred the case to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. Now this matter has become a big deal."

The old emperor had a very bad temper in the morning court.

Shen Ruhui looked at Su Juan. If she had not made arrangements in advance, those court officials would have all been in trouble, and the person behind the scenes would have really escaped. But he didn't understand, since they had to keep a witness, why only keep one person instead of saving them all?

Wouldn't it be more helpful for this case if we had more witnesses?

Su Juan looked at him and asked with a smile, "Are you confused?"

Shen Ruhui nodded.

At this moment, Xie Xun came running over, "I rushed over as soon as I heard you were back."

The two of them were already chatting, and Xie Xun had a resentful look on his face. The two of them didn't even bother to wait for him.

If the old man hadn't asked him to keep an eye on the two men's every move and report everything to the old man, he wouldn't have wanted to come and join in the fun.

Shen Ruhui asked, "Since you had deployed people to rescue people in advance, why didn't you rescue all the officials involved in accepting bribes?"

Xie Xun was surprised, "Have you arranged for someone to rescue him?"

When did this happen? They didn't even come to me for help with such an important matter. What were these two people thinking? Did they really think I was just a decoration?

Su Juan smiled, sat down, and poured a cup of tea for both of them. "If we rescue all of them, they may not reveal the truth. After all, corruption, bribery, and disrupting the assessment of important events are also serious crimes. They will choose to conceal the truth out of fear of these charges."

"If there is only one person left, and this person knows why his former close colleague died, he will risk his life to save his own. Even a fool would know what to do when faced with life or death."

Shen Ruhui immediately understood Su Juan's intention to save only one person, "The girl is so calculating."

He didn't expect that Su Juan, who looked like a simple and honest girl, would have such a plan. After all, there were several lives involved and they could have been saved.

Su Juan lowered her eyes and smiled, taking a sip of tea. "They are people who deserve to die. If you don't have some calculations to deal with such people, how can you make them confess their crimes?"

【If you want to achieve great things, some people have to die. 】

[Only when those who are still alive realize that they are in a desperate situation will they give up profit and make a living. ]

Shen Ruhui was a scholar. Although he knew that these people deserved to die, he felt that their life and death should also be governed by the law.

Although he did not quite agree with Su Juan's way of calculating people's hearts, it was ultimately the King of Han and his men who were ruthless.

Xie Xun admired Su Juan's approach. Just like the old man said, if one wants to accomplish great things, how can he not have some means?

"Where is that person hiding now?" Xie Xun asked, "Do you want me to arrange some people to protect him?"

Su Juan smiled and shook her head, "No need, I have someone to protect me. After today, I should bring the evidence to the Ministry of Justice to confess my crime."

Xie Xun immediately gave Su Juan a thumbs up, "There aren't many people I admire, and now you, Su Juan, are one of them."

That night, when he learned from his son what Su Juan had been planning recently, Duke Ping was shocked and sighed, "It seems that I underestimated her before. Such a talent..."

Being able to control people's hearts so accurately must be the old emperor's bloodline.

Xie Xun continued, "She began to suspect that we could hear her inner thoughts. She has been testing us these past two days. She has tested everyone in the mansion. Old man, what are you going to do?"

Duke Ping laughed, "So you were suspicious."

No wonder he had been listening to her chattering about this and that during the morning court sessions these past two days. Sometimes she scolded the King of Han, sometimes she scolded those good-for-nothings, sometimes she praised the old emperor and even recited poems. Today she was staring at the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, and her words were all teasing. He thought that this girl really had a crush on the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple.

"Good thing. Her reaction these past two days has been calmer than I originally expected. At least she knows how to use this to achieve her own goals and how to cover it up."

He felt very relieved.

I was originally afraid that she would get flustered and mess up things after knowing it, but now it seems that her character is indeed different from that of ordinary people.

"Just continue to pretend you didn't hear anything, don't let her notice anything unusual, and see what she plans to do next."

Xie Xun had no choice but to agree. Ever since he heard the old man say to keep an eye on Su Juan, he hadn't been able to go out and have fun with many people.

...

The next day, when he was on vacation, Xie Xun learned that Su Juan had made an appointment with Liu Miaoqing, Liu Xuan, Song Qianhang and others to meet in Jingyuan. Xie Xun knew that Su Juan wanted to test the waters thoroughly.

It was really hot during the dog days of summer, and there were not many people in Jingyuan today. Su Juan specially spent money to buy a lot of ice and put it in a box, and also put the wine pot in it to chill it in advance.

When everyone was present, she poured each person a glass of iced sweet wine to cool them down, smiling, "It's hot this day, drinking this is the best way to cool down."

Liu Miaoqing took two sips and found it icy cold, but quite comfortable.

Liu Xuan, who usually doesn't drink much, also drank two cups and said, "It's really good."

Su Juan looked at them with a smile, "As long as you like it."

Song Qianhang has been busy with his own affairs recently, and it has been a long time since he sat down and had a good talk with Su Juan and others like they do now.

Su Juan looked at the few people with a smile in her eyes, "I bought this wine at a high price. I heard from the store owner that it was brewed with the urine of six or seven-year-old children. It is very beneficial to the body."

Xie Xun almost spit it out, but he swallowed it hard.

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Su Juan looked at Liu Xuan, only to see that he didn't react at all. He even poured himself a glass. It seemed that the taste was indeed to his liking.

Liu Miaoqing had a calm look on his face as he spoke to Liu Xuan, occasionally picking up his glass to drink, and he didn't look like he could hear.

Song Qianhang didn't react much, he just drank calmly.

Su Juan looked suspicious, [Can't you hear it? ]

A hint of pride flashed across Xie Xun's eyes. "Are you dumbfounded? I reminded them yesterday, and you were waiting for them to discover it?"

He waved his fan, picked up the wine jug with satisfaction, and poured himself another glass of wine. It was just ordinary fruit wine. I have tasted all kinds of fine wines, so how could I not be able to tell the taste?

It’s still boy’s urine. Su Juan is really good at talking nonsense.

Su Juan saw that there was no change in their reactions, so she continued to test them. But no matter what she thought, the people in front of her did not react at all. They just talked and laughed, just like usual.

Su Juan was a little uncertain, [Could it be that everything before was just a coincidence, and these people couldn't hear at all? ]

[Did I really misunderstand? ]

She stared at the people in front of her with suspicion, especially Xie Xun.

Xie Xun smiled and squinted his eyes, drinking one glass of wine after another. It’s true, this iced fruit wine is delicious...

After three cups of wine, he said to Song Qianhang, "Song Er, we haven't been to listen to music for a long time. How about we go to Baihua Tower today?"

Su Juan raised her eyebrows, [Going to Baihua Tower again...]

[I almost forgot that our Mr. Xie was looking for pleasure all day, but he was actually trying to use these things to cover up his hidden illness. How pitiful.]

Xie Xun almost knocked over the cup: "?!!"