Chapter 230: Atonement
Ji Yunshu thought that he had nothing to do in the mansion, so he readily agreed.
"You should have an idea of what the outcome will be for the Cen family father and son, right?"
Zhao Shen said, "Cen Zhang, as a son-in-law, plotted to murder Old Master Cen. Although the evidence is irrefutable, Old Master Cen is still alive, so there's a lot of wiggle room in sentencing him. As for Cen Yi, Cen Zhang took the blame for everything. On the surface, Cen Yi didn't do anything, and there's no evidence to suggest he was involved in Cen Zhang's plan, so he's probably fine."
Ji Yunshu had never studied the laws here and didn't expect this to happen. She asked in surprise, "Are you saying that the father and son premeditated murder, and just because the person didn't die, they don't have to pay the price?"
Zhao Shen looked at her wide-open eyes, which were clear and pure.
He smiled and said, "Believe me, their plan to seize the Cen family's property has failed. Unless something unexpected happens, they will never have a chance to turn things around in the future. This will make their lives worse than death, which is already the biggest price they have to pay."
When poor people don't realize that they are poor, they may not actually be unhappy. However, the father and son of the Cen family have seen a wealthy life and watched so much wealth miss out. They may live with regret for the rest of their lives.
Ji Yunshu accepted his explanation and asked, "What will happen to Cen Zhang?"
"It's probably exile. You can help him choose a place."
Ji Yunshu was speechless: "Is this what I have the final say?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "It's just exile. If you have any ideas, you can speak out."
Ji Yunshu thought about it and it made sense. Cen Zhang was not some big shot. No one might care about his life or death, let alone his whereabouts.
"How about I ask Cen Xi later? He is her biological father after all."
Zhao Shen had no objection: "She should be there by then."
Since Ji Yunshu was interested in making friends with Cen Xi, he didn't mind doing him a favor.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter where Cen Zhang was exiled.
The next day, Ji Yunshu got up early and had breakfast, then followed Zhao Shen to Jingzhao Prefecture.
When she arrived, she saw the Cen family's carriage waiting outside.
After entering Jingzhao Prefecture, she asked Zhao Shen to go ahead and do his work, and she sent someone to invite Cen Xi in to chat.
Cen Xi came in and bowed politely to Ji Yunshu. Ji Yunshu quickly asked her to stand up and said with a smile, "It's only been a few days since we last met, and you feel so distant to me."
Cen Xi then walked over to her and sat down. "There are many people in the government office, and the person being tried today is related to my Cen family. It's better to be careful and not give people anything to talk about."
Ji Yunshu told her to be careful and didn't dwell on it. Instead, he asked, "How is your grandfather's health?"
Cen Xi smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. I have invited the doctor from your clinic. His medical skills are indeed excellent. My grandfather has almost recovered in the past few days."
Ji Yunshu knew that the big families in the capital all had their own doctors, so Cen Xi asking her to open a doctor in the clinic was a way of returning the favor.
Then he smiled and said, "That's good. My clinic doesn't have an old doctor in charge, but here are a few young people who have just graduated. It's better not to delay the old man's health."
Cen Xi was surprised and asked, "Is that young doctor a fresh graduate? The traditional Chinese medicine formula he prescribed for my grandfather to regulate his body was praised by even our family's usual doctor."
Ji Yunshu knew she was talking about the most talented doctor taught by Yichen, so she said, "His master's medical skills are very advanced, and he has been learning from him since he was a child, so he has indeed inherited some of the true teachings."
Cen Xi said, "No wonder he's so skilled at such a young age. I hired him because of his reputation. He's been very well-known in the capital for the past six months and has saved several patients who other clinics had said were hopeless."
Ji Yunshu was a hands-off boss. After the clinic got on track, she stopped paying attention to it. Unexpectedly, her clinic had become famous.
She smiled and said, "I don't know about that. He likes to study difficult and complicated diseases. Maybe he was lucky to come across this. Let's talk about today's business first. I'm sure you are here for the trial of the Cen family father and son. What do you hope will be their fate?"
Cen Xi didn't hesitate and said directly, "To be honest, I really hope I never see that father and son again, but that shouldn't be possible. My grandfather is fine, and they don't have to pay with their lives. Especially Cen Yi. I heard that Cen Zhang took all the blame, so he will be fine."
After all, Cen Yi is her brother, but she has no feelings for him at all.
She knew that her thoughts were a bit cold-blooded, but the other party almost killed her grandfather and wanted to send her to someone as a concubine. Why should she be asked to be tolerant?
Ji Yunshu nodded and said, "Cen Yi is indeed difficult to convict, but Cen Zhang, for attempted murder, should be exiled. Where do you hope he will be exiled?"
Cen Xi was a little surprised. She knew that Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen had a good relationship, but she didn't expect that they could even talk about such things.
"If possible, go south. I heard the weather there is hot and humid, and there are many barbarian tribes. People from our side will not only not be able to speak the language, but also have a hard time getting used to the food. I hope he will spend every day atoning for what he did."
Ji Yunshu nodded: "Okay."
She didn't know whether Cen Zhang would truly repent and atone for his sins, but he would never have an easy life.
The result of the trial was exactly as Zhao Shen had said. Cen Zhang was exiled to Lingnan, and Cen Yi was acquitted.
Ji Yunshu saw with his own eyes that a maidservant beside Yao Ruolan took Cen Yi away.
Cen Xi also saw it. During these days, she had roughly understood some things about the Changxing Marquis Mansion.
For example, the Crown Prince and the Second Young Master are not born of the same mother, and the relationship between them does not seem to be very good.
For example, Ji Yunshu was originally going to marry Zhao Heng, but ended up marrying Zhao Shen.
For example, because of Ji Yunshu, the Queen Mother issued a special decree, prohibiting Yao Ruolan from having a formal status with Zhao Heng forever.
She was a smart woman and could easily analyze what she wanted to know from these.
He even vaguely guessed the reason why Ji Yunshu helped him.
But she was not worried about anything. Not to mention the loving relationship between Ji Yunshu and his wife, Zhao Shen was obviously very good to her. Even without the support of her husband, she had the Ji family and the Queen Mother behind her.
Cen Xi was very satisfied with the result of the trial. Her father Cen Zhang was exiled and could not use filial piety to force her. Cen Yi was nothing to her and could not pose any threat at all.
She said to Ji Yunshu happily, "Today is a good day. Shall we have a meal together to celebrate?"
"OK."
Zhao Shen still had official business to attend to, so Ji Yunshu asked someone to tell him and then went to the restaurant with Cen Xi.
It was still Cuihua Building. Today was not as crowded as the fifteenth day, but there were still a few students gathered together, seemingly discussing some article.
Ji Yunshu glanced at it and looked away without any interest.
But then a scholar walked up to them and said to Cen Xi in surprise, "Miss Cen, what a coincidence, we meet again."
The scholar was wearing a set of coarse cloth clothes that had been washed white. He was slightly thin, with fair skin and a handsome face. At first glance, Ji Yunshu was a little surprised by him.
However, his expression was a little bit shy amidst his excitement, as if he had not noticed Ji Yunshu as a living person at all, and his eyes were fixed on Cen Xi.
Something was going on. Ji Yunshu stood aside and watched silently.
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