Chapter 143 She is mine alone.
The arrogant Yu Pan'er did not take Yu Zhiyi's well-intentioned reminder to heart.
As she was leaving Linfeng Pavilion, she happened to see Li Rou returning from outside.
At that time, Li Rou was wearing an exquisitely tailored dress, which could be vaguely seen as the attire of a maid in the Prime Minister's residence. She wore delicate hairpins and ornaments on her head, and her originally rough face was now smooth and delicate, with red lips and white teeth, bright eyes, and a lot of energy.
It's obvious at a glance that they've been doing well lately.
Upon seeing Yu Pan'er, Li Rou's face lit up with joy: "Sister Pan'er."
Zi Yuan, Li Rou, Yu Pan'er, and Zhang Xiang were maids who came with the Yu family as part of their dowry.
Originally, Yu Zhiyi only had one first-class maid, Ziyuan, and one second-class maid, Yu Pan'er, while Zhang Xiang and Li Rou were both third-class maids.
Now that Ziyuan has gone out on business, Yu Pan'er has been sent to learn housekeeping, and Li Rou has been promoted to become a second-class maid.
Although she was only a second-class servant, she was a capable assistant to her master when Zi Yuan was not around.
However, Li Rou was simple-minded and had no desire to compete with others.
Moreover, even if she were to compare herself to Yu Pan'er, she wouldn't stand a chance.
In her mind, Yu Pan'er was going to learn how to manage a household. Once she finished learning, she would help the young lady manage the household in the future. She was a trusted aunt!
She was not like an ordinary maid like her.
She wasn't jealous. On the contrary, because all four of them came from the Yu family, she felt a sense of kinship with the other three. She was happy for them because they were doing well.
Unfortunately, Yu Pan'er did not appreciate it.
Yu Pan'er stared at Li Rou's clothes for a while, then suddenly asked, "Was this dress made by Jinxiufang?"
Li Rou answered honestly, "Yes, this was specially ordered for us by Miss from Jinxiufang."
Although it was only made by a silver-level embroiderer, this treatment already surpassed that of all the maids in the entire capital city.
Even the palace maids might not be able to wear clothes from the Brocade Embroidery Workshop.
Moreover, the young lady also gave her a lot of jewelry and cosmetics. Most importantly, her monthly allowance was increased from two taels to five taels!
How could anyone not love such a wonderful young lady?
Yu Pan'er's eyes suddenly sharpened: "It really is a dress from Jinxiufang!"
She felt a pang of jealousy: "What exactly did you do to make the young mistress so generous? And how could Ziyuan agree to it?"
Everyone in the Yu family knows that Ziyuan is not a servant of the Yu family, but Yu Zhiyi's own servant.
That year, she secretly slipped out of the mansion and brought back a little beggar, begging Madam Yu to keep the little beggar.
However, Madam Yu disliked the little beggar because he was dark-skinned and thin, and did not want to keep him.
Most importantly, through this incident, Madam Yu learned that Yu Zhiyi often sneaked out, so she severely punished Yu Zhiyi and ordered her to personally chase away the little beggar.
At that time, the truth about the real and fake heiress had just been exposed, and Madam Yu was still very resentful towards Yu Zhiyi. She made a harsh statement, saying that if Yu Zhiyi couldn't bear to part with the little beggar, she should leave the Yu mansion with her.
That day, Yu Zhiyi stared at Madam Yu for a long time before slowly uttering a "good".
Then, she really packed her things, took the little beggar's hand, and left the Yu residence.
This trip lasted for seven days.
Moreover, apart from the clothes she was wearing, she did not take a single item from the Yu family's residence.
Later, the Yu family found them in a dilapidated temple outside the city.
The Yu family saw how resolute Yu Zhiyi's attitude was and had no choice but to compromise and keep the little beggar.
That little beggar was Zi Yuan.
However, although Zi Yuan stayed, she did not belong to the Yu family.
Because Yu Zhiyi, who was only eleven years old, said that she would take care of all of Ziyuan's food, clothing and daily necessities, and that the Yu family would not need to pay any extra money.
The Yu family agreed.
Therefore, Ziyuan does not belong to the Yu family, but is a maidservant who belongs exclusively to Yu Zhiyi.
She was only devoted to Yu Zhiyi.
After the age of ten, Yu Zhiyi only had Ziyuan as her confidante. Therefore, Ziyuan held a special and unparalleled position in Yu Zhiyi's heart.
Yu Pan'er's eyes were extremely vicious: "Could it be that you tricked the young mistress into giving you these things while Zi Yuan was away? I advise you to put away your little schemes. If Zi Yuan comes back, she will definitely tear your face to shreds!"
Li Rou was startled by her gaze, her face paled, and she hurriedly shook her head: "No...no, everyone gets a reward. Miss has already reserved clothes and other rewards for Sister Ziyuan. Zhang Xiang has what I have, it's not just for me."
Yu Pan'er was taken aback: "Zhang Xiang also has it? It's also clothing from Jinxiufang?"
Li Rou nodded honestly: "Yes."
"The young lady also rewarded her with several bracelets and some rouge and powder, which were not exclusively mine."
Yu Pan'er: "!"
Is Yu Zhiyi stupid?
She could understand why Li Rou was rewarded, after all, Li Rou was currently acting as a first-class maid, representing her reputation, so it was normal for her to be dignified.
but!
What makes Zhang Xiang so special?!
She was just a lowly maid!
Most importantly, why isn't her there?!
She wanted to go back to find Yu Zhiyi, but this time, she couldn't even get through the door.
The talisman at the entrance blocked her way.
Seeing Li Rou easily pass through the invisible protective shield, Yu Pan'er was so angry that her nose almost twisted.
This Yu Zhiyi is actually targeting her!
She gritted her teeth.
It's just a few clothes and some jewelry; she doesn't care about them!
Once she becomes a concubine, she'll have plenty of these things; she can have as many as she wants!
Soon, she learned that Du Ziheng would be inviting friends to his residence for a gathering in a few days.
Her eyes flickered; she had an idea.
Yu Zhiyi ignored Yu Pan'er's little scheme because she could tell that the girl's time to die was near.
She had already offered a ladder to survival; if the other party insisted on refusing to take it, there was nothing he could do.
The next day, Yu Zhiyi went to the Ministry of Justice as usual.
Not long after she arrived, a clerk brought her a booklet: "Sir, this is from the Court of Judicial Review."
Yu Zhiyi nodded.
I opened it, glanced at it, and then closed it.
This booklet records the results of the investigations conducted by the Dali Temple personnel overnight in Linzhang County based on the clues she provided.
Moreover, they have already found evidence.
With evidence, those wrongful convictions in Linzhang County can be overturned.
If the wrongful conviction is overturned, the magistrate of Linzhang County can be convicted of dereliction of duty, accepting bribes, and embezzlement.
With a thorough interrogation, the truth about Li Feng's wife being kidnapped will surely be uncovered.
She herself went to Linzhang County to observe the appearance of the county magistrate and was able to tell the truth.
However, some evidence cannot be found simply by searching.
Even if she could accurately deduce where the evidence was, it would take time to find evidence in some remote areas.
This requires the assistance of the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review.
After all, she was all alone.
Moreover, this is what they were supposed to do.
A few days later, all the wrongful convictions in Linzhang County were rectified, and the real criminals who were imprisoned, exiled, or sentenced to death all received their just deserts.
Those who were wronged received belated justice and fairness.
Yu Zhiyi brought out that stack of old cases again.
Then, he took out three copper coins and cast a divination for himself.
After seeing the contents of the divination, she remained silent for a while before locking the file back into her cabinet.
Li Rou looked completely bewildered: "Miss, aren't you going to look at the case files today?"
Yu Zhiyi hummed in agreement: "Something will come knocking on our door later, so I'll stop watching for now."
As she spoke, she wrote something on a piece of paper, sealed it, and handed it to Li Rou: "Go to the Dali Temple yourself, give this letter to the Minister of the Dali Temple, and then go back to your residence."
The wealthy man opposite him couldn't stop twitching at the corner of his mouth.
Having served as an official for so many years, this was the first time he had ever seen such a high-value position.
I've never seen anything like this before.
Why is it that others can travel and enjoy themselves while he has to painstakingly deal with public opinion reports sent from all over the country, even though they are both on duty?
Eek.
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