Ji Xingzhi was puzzled when he heard this: "If that's the case, why would the people be afraid of him? Some even compare the Supreme Court to a Shura field."
"Maybe it's because of the torture in the Supreme Court. Most of the prisoners imprisoned in the Supreme Court are people who have committed heinous crimes. When they are tortured, the prisoners' shrill cries spread out of the Supreme Court and are inevitably heard by the people. It's just a rumor." Xiao Moyan said lightly.
Ji Xingzhi nodded thoughtfully: "I see, then I can safely hand the person over to Song Tingwei."
Xiao Moyan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Hmm?"
"This is an old case. I thought about it and felt that there were many suspicious points in the case. I wanted to ask Song Tingwei to investigate it thoroughly, but I was afraid that I didn't have the prestige to order a veteran minister like Song Tingwei around, so I came to trouble the emperor's uncle." Ji Xingzhi said with a grin.
Without waiting for Xiao Moyan to speak, Ji Xingzhi continued, "The key figure in the case is now in the side hall. I have something to do now, so I'll trouble you, uncle."
As soon as the words fell, Ji Xingzhi ran away. As soon as she walked out of the room, she said, "Grand Eunuch, go and ask Song Tingwei to come over. Zhou Zheng, follow me."
After leaving the Regent's Palace, Ji Xingzhi took Zhou Zheng walking seemingly aimlessly on Wan'an Street, which made Zhou Zheng feel confused.
"Emperor..." Zhou Zheng paused, looking around. People were everywhere, and he almost exposed his identity as the emperor. So he quickly changed the subject and said, "Sir, why did you ask me to come out?"
Ji Xingzhi stopped, looked up at Zhou Zheng, and asked, "Do you know if there are any homeless children in the imperial city? Where are those children?"
Zhou Zheng frowned and thought for a moment, then tactfully squatted down so Ji Xingzhi wouldn't look up at him. Then he said, "I heard there's a kind-hearted businessman named Du in the Imperial City who's taken in homeless children. I don't know exactly where he is."
Because of Zhou Zheng's squatting behavior, Ji Xingzhi's favorable impression of him instantly increased a lot, because it is really tiring to talk with your head held high.
After hearing what Zhou Zheng said, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but frown. It seemed that nothing could be done today.
After thinking about it, Ji Xingzhi touched his chin and said, "Send someone to investigate. Remember not to arouse suspicion."
Zhou Zheng nodded and obeyed without any hesitation, just like Liu Yang when they first met.
Ji Xingzhi turned around and prepared to walk around for a while before going back to the palace. As for the children brought out from the Jiang Mansion and the woman who fainted from hunger, Ji Xingzhi believed that with the iron-faced and impartial Song Tingwei around, if the Jiang family really had any injustice, they would definitely get the vindication they deserved.
However, things don't always go as planned.
When Ji Xingzhi and Zhou Zheng were heading towards the palace, Ji Xingzhi saw a farce with his sharp eyes.
There was nothing much to say about simply witnessing a farce. After all, it was a loud noise, and many people would have noticed it. It was mainly the familiar jade that caught Ji Xingzhi's attention.
I saw a noisy sound not far ahead, and a very loud voice was cursing something. As for what was said, Ji Xingzhi was not very interested and did not listen carefully. He only heard vaguely the crying of a child, who sounded very anxious.
Ji Xingzhi was about to join the crowd, but Zhou Zheng stopped him.
"Sir, there are too many people here. Let me go and ask what happened. Please wait here for a moment." Zhou Zheng said with a slight frown.
If something happens to the emperor when he enters the crowd, it will be troublesome. There are too many people and they are all ordinary people. Even if there are guards protecting him secretly, the emperor is so small that he will be drowned in the crowd. The guards are not 100% sure that the emperor will be unharmed. Therefore, it is safer for him to go and check the situation.
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