What Ming Luo had been worried about since the moment he heard that the saint was coming in person finally happened.
She had previously hinted that Chang could kill Chang Suining, and the reason she was so sure that her plan would not be exposed was because she was sure that no matter whether Chang succeeded or failed, he would never have the chance to see the emperor again before he died.
But how could she have thought that Chang Suining would set up this trap today, and even the saint was alarmed and came in person! Before Chang spoke clearly, Ming Luo frowned and interrupted her calmly: "Now that things have come to this, mother still wants to find all kinds of excuses to excuse herself?"
Chang was stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something.
So... the story about the evil star is false? Is it true that Ming Luo wants her to kill Chang Suining? -- Ming Luo wants to kill Chang Suining?!
Realizing that she was being used as a knife, Chang was filled with resentment, but after a moment, she suddenly laughed.
Is she going to say it in public?
No……
What she hated most was Chang Suining, the one who had hurt her to this point. Leaving behind someone who wanted to kill Chang Suining was a good thing, wasn't it? She cried and laughed, and glared at Chang Suining with hatred in her eyes: "Since she injured Ah Shen, disasters have happened one after another! My mother and I will never have a peaceful life again! If this isn't a star of disaster, what else could it be?"
"Everywhere is unstable right now, and the war in Yangzhou is urgent... Everything is caused by this evil star!"
"Saint, if you don't get rid of this evil star, the Great Sheng Empire will never be at peace!"
Everyone around thought it was ridiculous.
What does the war in Yangzhou have to do with the girl from the Chang family? This lady of the Duke of Ying must be crazy, right? So, this saying of the evil star is just her imagination and slander! The voice of the Holy Ce Emperor sank: "Take her away!"
"Saint, this was done by me alone... Please have mercy and let the Chang family go!"
Chang's mother and son were dragged away, and the sound gradually disappeared behind everyone, but Ming Luo's tense heartstrings were not calmed down.
She seemed to be able to sense that the emperor's eyes fell on her for a moment.
Although her words to stop Chang from continuing to speak blocked Chang's "identification", they also exposed her guilty conscience to a certain extent. Even when Chang looked at her, the emperor must have had some guesses in his mind...
But she had no better solution.
As soon as Chang's mother and son were taken away, Ah Dian came over quickly, dragging the imperial guard who was unable to stand up under his pressure: "Your Majesty, there is another one here!"
Chang Suining did not take any action to stop Adian from showing up.
At this juncture, no one would bother with a mentally deficient "child", let alone the emperor. And she had just publicly admitted that she was the one who set up the trap, so it was normal for her to bring an assistant.
Ah Dian threw the imperial guard to the ground, along with his crossbow, and angrily pointed out his crime: "Just now he hid in the dark and wanted to secretly shoot Xiao Suining! Fortunately, I stopped him, otherwise Xiao Suining would have become a big hedgehog!"
Then he pointed at Ming Luo and said, "It must have been her idea. It was the eunuch beside her who asked this bad guy to be the assassin. I saw it clearly from the tree at that time!"
The Holy Book Emperor's gaze swept towards Ming Luo.
"That's not the case!" Ming Luo immediately explained, "General Adian misunderstood. The situation was urgent at the time. I was worried that Mrs. Chang would be hurt by Ming Jin, so I had someone secretly stop Ming Jin from hurting people. It was definitely not to plot against Mrs. Chang."
The imperial guard also hurriedly said, "Yes, Ms. Ming just asked me to stop the prince Ming!"
That makes sense.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone at that time, there was no reason for the other party to attack the victim, the girl from the Chang family. But whether to stop Prince Ming from hurting others or to stop him from speaking... everyone had different opinions in their minds.
The Emperor of the Holy Ceremonies ordered the imperial guards to be taken away as well.
Ming Luo's forehead was slightly wet, and he couldn't tell whether it was drizzle or sweat.
At this moment, in the eyes of her aunt, she must have done everything wrong... But what could she do in that situation? If she did nothing and just watched Ming Jin continue to talk, she would also be disliked by her aunt. In the final analysis, just because the result was bad, no matter what she did, it was wrong...
But the emperor had no time to be distracted by her at the moment, and he never gave her any glances.
In the fine rain and mist, the eunuch held a gorgeous umbrella for the emperor, and the edge of the umbrella obscured the face and expression of the Holy Emperor.
"I will investigate this case thoroughly and give the Chang family and the Changsun family a proper explanation, Minister Wei -"
Wei Shuyi stepped forward and raised his hand: "I am here."
"Then you will go to the Dali Temple on my behalf and take charge of the case throughout the process. You will supervise the three departments and ensure that there are no omissions."
"I obey your order."
"I feel deeply guilty for having Young Master Chang imprisoned for no reason." The Emperor of the Holy Ce said in a self-blaming tone, "Although this case has not yet been truly concluded, Young Master Chang should be allowed to return home to recuperate immediately."
"In addition, the confession of the Chang family's young master must also be investigated strictly. If it is true that he was tortured into confessing, the person involved must be severely punished."
The emperor passed down a series of fair and powerful measures, silently soothing and dispelling the public anger.
Many people are not very clear about the inside story. At this time, the emperor's superficial attitude is very important.
The Emperor of the Holy Ce also instructed Ming Luo to send the best doctor in the palace to Chang Mansion to diagnose and treat Chang Suining's injuries.
Ming Luo agreed.
Finally, the emperor under the gorgeous umbrella turned around and faced the countless scholars.
"Today's incident is a disgrace to my family and a misfortune to my country. When this case is concluded, I must give you and the people of the world an explanation."
The emperor's self-reflection and promise were clearly conveyed to everyone.
Afterwards, Chang Suining and everyone else bowed and farewelled the emperor.
The eunuchs and the imperial guards followed the emperor away, and Wei Shuyi stayed behind and looked at Chang Suining.
"Mrs. Chang!"
“Ningning…”
“Master!”
"I say...you little girl!"
Many people gathered around her. She stood among the crowd like a general who had just returned from a battle, fighting alone against thousands of troops and winning the battle both dangerously and beautifully.
But the general looked really embarrassed, his robe was bloodstained and thin, Wei Shuyi subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to take off his cloak, but the next moment, he stopped moving -
Because wherever he looked, first Master Chu, Qiao Jijiu, then Qiao Yubai, and Cui Lang, all handed their cloaks or jackets to the girl.
Chang Suining couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
Unlike the colorful ropes given by the girls on Dragon Boat Festival, she could only choose one to wear at most.
First of all, the teacher is ruled out. After all, he is too old to stand the cold.
However, as soon as this thought came into being, the old man forcibly put the cloak in his hand on her without saying anything, and said dissatisfiedly: "...Why are you standing there? Are you stupid because of the cold or the pain?"
The thick cloak had a faint scent of winter plums, which was familiar to her as a student.
Qiao Jijiu felt something was wrong: "Master... you are already so old, how can you survive if you catch a cold!"
The old master took back his hand, took the cloak from Qiao Jijiu's hand, and put it on himself: "Isn't this done!"
Qiao Jijiu: “……!”
What a good trick of grafting!
The other party is a good person, let him suffer the cold! Seeing that Master Chu perfectly outsourced the risk of suffering from the cold to his own father, Qiao Yubai was filial to the end and silently handed over his cloak.
Seeing this, Cui Lang said enthusiastically: "Brother Qiao, you wear mine!"
Qiao Yubai felt it was a bit strange. He was doing this to honor his father, so what was Cui Liulang trying to do? But it was indeed a bit cold in the rain, and he couldn't refuse the kindness, so he accepted it.
So, after everyone exchanged cloaks, a world where only Cui Lang was cold was achieved.
When Chang Suining walked down the stone steps, Wei Shuyi walked over with an umbrella.
He wanted to hand over the umbrella, but saw many umbrellas appeared above the girl's head and around her.
Those students, Hu Huan, Xi Zhiyuan, and Song Xian were all there.
Chang Suining bowed again to express his gratitude.
Adian took the umbrella from someone and held it in his hand to shield Chang Suining from the rain, then followed Chang Suining towards Wei Shuyi.
"Thank you, Minister Wei." Chang Suining thanked him first: "I heard that Minister Wei has interceded for my brother many times and even sent people to find me."
Minister Wei smiled.
It turns out she knew everything.
"Fortunately, we didn't find it." He looked towards the attic: "Mrs. Chang hid it very well."
Chang Suining also looked back at the library shrouded in rain and fog. Although the wind and rain were rising, the waves had temporarily subsided.
Her gaze fell on Master Chu, Qiao Jijiu, Qiao Yubai and others who were walking towards her, and at this moment she finally revealed a smile.
Watching the figure walking away accompanied by the crowd, Song Xian said to himself under the umbrella: "...I was shallow before."
At first he thought that the little girl was flamboyant and willful, but he failed to see the tenacity, perseverance and fearlessness beneath her appearance.
The mountain was ten thousand feet high, but he only saw the rough and jagged surface. He was eager to belittle and criticize it. What else could this be but shallow and narrow-minded? "I am really shallow too." Tan Li sighed and said with emotion: "In the past, I only thought that Madam Chang was generous and kind...but I didn't know that Madam Chang was not only generous and rich, but also wise and brave."
Song Xian whispered, "What she did today was very fair."
"Yes." Tan Li said: "What happened today will stay in our hearts forever. It will accompany you and me for a long time, and it will also stay in the hearts of millions of people forever."
Such justice, which sounds like a pipe dream and unattainable, is sought after by such a girl in such a way, and is bound to be deeply engraved in the hearts of many people.
The word "justice" will give people the strength to move forward and the direction to move forward.
"Brother Song...it seems that you have more feelings today than the rest of us?" Tan Li looked at Song Xian.
Song Xian nodded: "Yes."
He should have felt more than others. Many people didn't know that beneath his stubbornness, he had a heart that pursued justice too much.
It all started with an incident many years ago.
Song Xian walked forward with an umbrella in one hand, and raised the other hand to touch the old scar on his forehead that was almost invisible and could only be felt as a raised mark when touched.
That was left behind when he first came to Beijing when he was very young.
When people threw stones at his body and face with a slingshot, he felt humiliated and powerless, and was terrified and angry at the injustice of the world.
But someone suddenly appeared, crushed this injustice and restored justice to him.
Bullies don't remember every person they bully.
But the bullied will remember, he will remember the bully, and even more so the rescuer.
The other party not only saved him as a person, but also saved his mind from being crushed by that injustice.
From then on, he decided to become that kind of person and fight for justice for more people.
However, his ease in passing imperial examinations and the admiration of many people after arriving in Beijing made him develop too much useless self-esteem and arrogance. Therefore, he always felt ashamed when he was rejected when he wanted to become Qiao Jijiu's disciple.
So, after learning that the girl had become his disciple, he developed a jealousy that he refused to admit. The jealousy and prejudice made him do many shallow things that deviated from his original intention.
Otherwise, he should have been moved as he is today during the same football match that was also played for the sake of justice.
Fortunately, she was still willing to patiently play a game of chess with him.
That game of chess made him fall from the high platform of prejudice. It hurt a lot, but when he stood up again, he understood the value of looking straight ahead.
Looking at others as equals should be the beginning of seeking justice.
So, he not only owed the girl an apology, but also a thank you.
But today Song Xian hasn't been able to find a chance to apologize and thank him.
Chang Suining was dragged by Qiao Jijiu to the Dacheng Hall, where he kowtowed in front of the statue of Confucius and apologized: "...I have offended many people today. I hope that the sage teacher will not blame me and bless me to be smart and successful in my studies..."
After saying this, she looked at Qiao Jijiu - is this okay?
Qiao Jijiu, who was worried about his students, nodded in relief.
"Since Madam Chang has kowtowed, there is no need to worry about the Sage punishing her and making her stupid." Wei Shuyi asked with a smile, "Does Madam Chang need to go back to the mansion to change clothes and heal her wounds first?"
Ah Dian also asked Chang Suining eagerly: "Yes, little Suining, where are we going next?"
"Go pick up my brother and take him home."
Adian cheered.
Wei Shuyi knew that she wanted to go to the Dali Temple first, otherwise he would not have waited for her to come out after she kowtowed. At this time, he smiled and suggested: "What a coincidence, let's go together."
…
When Chang Suining, Wei Shuyi and others arrived, the outer hall of the Dali Temple was already surrounded by people.
Accompanied by members of the Changsun clan, Feng Min knelt in the hall and stated all of Ming Jin's crimes.
At this moment, she looked at Ming Jin, who was being forced by the imperial guards to kneel beside her and refute and scold her.
Not long after she was taken to the Dali Temple, Chang's mother and son, who looked even more embarrassed than her, were brought in.
She didn't know what was going on. She was shocked and couldn't believe it. Could anyone really punish the Ming family's eldest son and Ming family's mistress?
But no matter how unbelievable it is, the facts are before her eyes. This is not a dream. Next, she needs to take responsibility for her mistakes, but she will no longer die in obscurity, and the real villains will be punished.
Feng Min looked back at Ming Jin. At this moment, she was no longer afraid. Instead, a happy smile appeared on her weak face.
"You bitch!"
This provocative smile angered Ming Jin. He struggled violently but was soon dragged away.
Just as Feng Min was about to be taken away, she suddenly said, "My Lords, there are people who are aware of this case and are shielding the perpetrators!"
"Who?"
The officials of the three departments waited with a serious look.
Feng Min: "That is the grandmother of the sinner Feng Min!"
There were many surprising and noisy sounds outside the hall.
The girl kneeling in the hall said, "If it is a matter of protecting one's relatives and human ethics, I shouldn't have reported my grandmother. But this case is of great importance and involves many people. Feng Min really dare not hide anything!"
She might be punished for reporting her elders, but now that things have come to this, what else does she have to worry about?
She wanted to let her grandmother taste the feeling of taking a hard bite from the lamb that she had raised with her own hands and then sold to others to be slaughtered!
Chang Suining was not surprised when he heard that Feng Min had reported Xie in the front hall.
At this moment, she had arrived at the dungeon of Dali Temple.
(Friends who have been writing this, is the title obvious enough this time?) Thank you to my friend miya2022 for the reward of 10,000 again! Thank you to my friends 33021204301270, marian518, Coconut417, and freepenguin for the reward! Thank you all for your monthly tickets! I will arrange the update slowly. I have been writing this plot for a while and it is a bit tiring. I will take a break. Hehe~ (Plus I want to go to the hospital tomorrow for a check-up. There are two moles, one large and one small, at the corners of my eyes. I have had them since I was a child, but they are raised and have irregular edges. What is even more strange is that a few days ago, it suddenly felt like a pimple. I scratched it with my hand and it bled... and it bled a lot. I checked online and it said that this situation may turn into cancer??? So I will go to the hospital tomorrow to check it out!)
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