Yan Yunshu turned around and saw Xu Jinghuai, dressed in a dark brocade robe, standing inside the mansion gate, looking at her.
That scene seemed to overlap with the previous life.
She still remembered that one day, she also came to the Ministry of Justice on a snowy day, and he was calling her name in the same way, standing in the same position.
The difference is that she came here to frame Xu Jinghuai and to find out information about him, but today, she came here to resolve her own family affairs.
"Xu Jinghuai!" Yan Yunshu actually called him by his name.
Everyone was stunned. Sure enough, it was the rude, vicious and domineering daughter of the prime minister's family. However, considering that she was running around for her sister's affairs, she could be considered a straightforward evil girl, and her image was slightly less sinister.
Xu Jinghuai signaled the gatekeeper to let Yan Yunshu in, and she was welcomed into the Ministry of Justice.
The two men walked to the central courtyard of the Ministry of Justice and stopped.
"Xu Jinghuai, this is the petition I wrote. Can you help me?" Yan Yunshu took out the petition from her sleeve.
Xu Jinghuai didn't take it immediately, but only said, "Oh? Everyone calls him by his name in public?"
"I don't have a good reputation anyway. I just wanted to get the news out. I felt uncomfortable pretending, but of course I don't want to pretend now."
"Oh? You won't pretend when you're here with me. You're not afraid of getting mad at me so you can just call me by my full name in public."
"Are you irritated then?"
"A little bit. You think I'm two years older than you, and you've been calling me Xu Jinghuai since childhood. Isn't it okay to call me brother?"
Yan Yunshu was speechless. "No, I don't want to. I'm afraid they'll come up with some weird gossip again."
"Why is it strange? We have known each other since childhood. Isn't it natural for you to call me brother?"
"Brother Jinghuai?" Yan Yunshu looked at Xu Jinghuai hesitantly, and Xu Jinghuai nodded quickly, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's it!"
"I don't want to." Yan Yunshu said, turning around and walking towards the conference room, looking very familiar with the Ministry of Justice.
Xu Jinghuai grabbed her and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Let's go to the meeting room! I'll give you the petition and we can discuss the rest of the matter."
"From what I know, Yan Yunshu, this seems to be your first time at the Ministry of Justice!" Xu Jinghuai looked Yan Yunshu up and down. "You seem to be familiar with this place. How come you seem like a regular here?"
It's over! I forgot I had never been here in this life.
I have come here too many times in my previous life, and framed this mortal enemy in front of me in various ways.
"This... is just a guess! Even though I've never been here, I must have heard of it!" Yan Yunshu felt very guilty.
"Don't go, they're all here." Xu Jinghuai stretched out his hand, "Give it to me, leave everything else to me."
Yan Yunshu was stunned. She handed the complaint to Xu Jinghuai and said, "I was originally worrying about how to teach her a lesson so that she wouldn't hurt me again. Who knew she would come upon me and act so confidently like the thief crying thief, making the whole prime minister's residence know about it. So, let's fulfill her wish and let the whole world know."
"Well. You did very well." Xu Jinghuai put away the complaint and looked at her jade bracelet. "But there's no need to use your bracelet. The secret guard who passed by that day not only switched it, but also took the opportunity to find out that the thing that disfigured her was purchased by Yan Shuyao's personal maid from the Ningshi Pharmacy under the Ningshi Medical Clinic!"
"Ningshi Pharmacy? Why would Ningshi sell this kind of thing?" Yan Yunshu thought of the boy's face that day, Ning Jinhua, the eldest grandson of the Ning family. She didn't know how his recognition of his relatives was going. There was no news so far, but he was involved in this matter again.
"This kind of thing that can completely disfigure someone is indeed poisonous. If used as a powder to treat snake bites, it would be harmless. However, if it comes into direct contact with non-toxic skin, it would become highly toxic, causing skin ulcers that are incurable."
When Yan Yunshu heard this, she felt a chill down her spine.
She didn't dare to think about what kind of miserable situation she would be in now if Yan Shuyao had succeeded that day and had really let her apply the powder.
Yan Shuyao, you are really cruel.
Xu Jinghuai looked at Yan Yunshu's gradually pale face and continued, "Yan Yunshu, you and I are both villains in the eyes of the world. Sometimes, it's better to be a little more evil and not leave any room for those who hurt you."
Yan Yunshu smiled, her amber eyes emitting a determined light.
"Don't worry, I will live up to everyone's expectations and continue to be vicious."
…
The meeting room, now filled with people as Xu Jinghuai spoke, was abuzz with activity. These were the mothers and families of the young men and women Xu Jinghuai had brought to the Ministry of Justice that day. Upon learning that their precious children were incarcerated in the Ministry's prison, they burst into tears and wailed, creating a truly lively atmosphere.
The officials in charge of the Ministry of Justice were so anxious that they were running around in the conference room, trying to persuade this person and that person.
"Please be patient. Although our Second Prince's actions may be illogical, he has always been reasonable and never arrests people indiscriminately. Once the facts are clarified, he will naturally release them."
"Wait a minute, I've already sent someone to invite His Royal Highness the Second Prince early this morning. He should be here soon."
As he spoke, he wiped his sweat.
It was winter and snowflakes were still falling outside, but he was so anxious that he was sweating all over.
I've been inviting him for two hours, but he still hasn't arrived.
"I heard that it was the idea of Yan Yunshu, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. It was this evil woman who asked His Highness to bring my son to the Ministry of Justice. Now that we can't wait for His Highness, we should go to the Prime Minister to seek justice!" "Yes, it's just the children quarreling. How could that child be so vicious as to send them to the Ministry of Justice!!" "Let's go!"
…
On the other side, the prime minister, who had just left court, was surrounded by a group of court officials, who demanded an explanation.
When the Prime Minister heard that it was the evil woman Yan Yunshu who did it again, he was furious and followed a group of people to the Ministry of Justice.
The three groups of people met in the courtyard in the middle of the Ministry of Justice.
Yan Yunshu and Xu Jinghuai were surrounded in the middle, and the group was full of anger.
They didn't dare to act rashly in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, so they could only push the Prime Minister out. After Prime Minister Yan stood up, he started to scold Yan Yunshu.
Unexpectedly, Xu Jinghuai spoke first.
"Originally, I was planning to kill them right there. After all, they were too noisy, and their words were too disgusting and outrageous, offending me. Anyone who offends me deserves death!!! But Miss Yun Shu, the daughter of the Prime Minister, insisted on asking me to show some mercy and temporarily detain them in the Ministry of Justice. So, I let them go."
Xu Jinghuai said with a sneer, "But, this king regrets it."
"After all, I am considered by the world to be someone who kills his own men in order to survive on the battlefield, isn't that right?"
Yan Xiang swallowed back all the insults that were about to come out of his mouth.
The yard was so quiet that one could even hear the sound of tiny snowflakes falling on the cloak.
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