Chapter 372 True Feelings Revealed! ?
She quickly thought about what to do if she couldn't find the veil later.
But Jiang Liuyun didn't give her any time to react and asked again:
"Everyone knows that the Second Miss of the Lin family is not outstanding and usually dresses plainly. Why are you dressed so gorgeously today?"
Mentioning this, the Shangshu's wife also spoke:
"I've met Miss Lin a few times before. You really do prefer simple elegance. You've never dressed so extravagantly."
This is an accountability. As a mother, the Shangshu's wife obviously does not want to miss any suspicious details.
Lin Zhiqing looked at her clothes, her face seemed to be struggling. She thought for a moment before speaking:
"Sir, Madam, I wear this dress to attract Mr. Li's attention."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone except Chao Yan frowned.
The Shangshu's wife particularly disliked this statement:
"Ms. Lin, your uncle is well-known for his courtesy. How could you, an unmarried girl like Yunying, behave like this?"
Lin Zhiqing wiped away her tears:
"Madam, I swear I have no dirty intentions. I just want to say a few words to Master Li and remind him not to let the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion hold any evidence against him and threaten him!"
"At this point, I don't need to be respectful to anyone."
Lin Zhiqing goes all out:
"I had to warn you earlier that the Zhenyuan Marquisate would actually start with your son, in order to regain your support."
"That way, they can tamper with my father's case."
"Ridiculous!" Jiang Liuyun swung his sleeves. "Qing'er, why are you slandering the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion?"
"Whether it's slandering the Minister or not, he knows it in his heart!" Lin Zhiqing said calmly:
"If the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion didn't have that kind of intention, why would you come here today?"
"I heard that Master Li would be attending the poetry gathering, and I happened to be inspecting the Lin family's shop nearby, so I thought I'd come over to take a look and give them a heads up."
"I didn't expect that Prince Jiang would act so quickly and actually kill Master Li directly. Now he wants to put the blame on me."
"Aren't you doing this just to alienate the relationship between the Lin family and the Shangshu?"
"Only in this way will the Minister stand on your side, and my father's case will naturally pose no threat to you!"
The more she spoke, the more excited she became, like a weak woman who couldn't control her emotions.
"Nonsense!" The Minister of Justice suddenly stood up from his seat and interrupted Lin Zhiqing.
What Lin Zhiqing said was indeed correct, his logic was very clear, and he also analyzed the ideas of several forces.
But the problem is that this fact is in everyone's mind. If it gets out, more than one or two people will suffer.
Lin Zhiqing was so outspoken and exposed all these dirty things. It seemed that he was forced into a corner.
As soon as this thought came into the Minister of Justice's mind, he saw Lin Zhiqing kneel down directly.
"Sir, please forgive me." Lin Zhiqing's tears fell like beads from a broken string.
"The Lin family is weak. If I don't say these words, no one else can."
"I dressed like this today because I really wanted to attract Mr. Li's attention and find a glimmer of hope for the Lin family from him."
"But I can never do something like killing someone!"
"Nonsense, you killed the mole girl!" Jiang Liuyun could no longer contain his emotions. He took a step forward:
"The Lin family knows about my relationship with the Minister, and it was your family who sent the mole girl to the Minister."
"The break between the Jiang family and the Shangshu Mansion was caused by you, wasn't it?"
Hearing this, the Minister of Justice trembled and was unable to speak for a while.
Lin Zhiqing wiped her tears and stared at Jiang Liuyun:
"I didn't kill the mole lady. I just sent her to the Shangshu's residence. You killed my Aunt Mu. Do you think I should send the murderer back to your residence?"
She was very stubborn, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
At this moment, she and Jiang Liuyun seemed to be acting on impulse and exposing each other's secrets.
Jiang Liuyun was really angry: "If it wasn't you who killed the mole girl, who else could it be?"
"Yes..." Lin Zhiqing was about to speak, but seemed to realize something and stopped talking in grievance.
"Hmph, are you feeling guilty? You don't dare to lie anymore?" Jiang Liuyun sneered.
Lin Zhiqing kept his mouth tightly shut, looking as if he would never speak.
Seeing this, Jiang Liuyun wanted to speak, but he heard the voice of the Minister of Justice.
"She is not guilty. She didn't kill the mole girl." The Minister of Justice took a deep breath.
Jiang Liuyun was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at the Minister of Justice: "Sir, have you also been deceived by her?"
"In that situation, apart from the Lin family, no one else wanted to kill Mole Mother!"
"I, I killed him." The Minister of Justice raised his chin.
"Prince Jiang, I won't tell you much about what happened that day. The mole girl is a wanted criminal of the imperial court."
"You should have hidden her. It would have been better if you had changed her appearance and not let her stay in the capital anymore."
"But you, on the other hand, not only put her in the Cangxiang Tower, but also used her to scheme against the Lin family. Do you think everyone is a fool?"
"If I don't kill her, more than 200 people in my house will die."
"Tell me, if you were in my position, would you attack her?"
"That's the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Jiang Liuyun was stunned by the words of the Minister of Justice.
He had insisted that someone from the Lin family had killed Mole Lady, which had directly led to an insurmountable conflict between him and the Minister of Justice.
But now, all his guesses and ideas have been overturned.
This made him feel deceived and cheated.
Lin Zhiqing did not expect that the Minister of Justice would speak so clearly at this time.
Lin Zhiqing originally wanted to wait until a suitable time to reveal that Mole Girl was killed by the Minister of Justice, so as to achieve a better effect.
But now there is no need for her to be a mouth substitute.
She thought about it briefly in her mind and felt that the Minister of Justice said these things at this time, which clearly showed that he was certain that Jiang Liuyun had killed Li Jinzhi.
Two lives are at stake, and there is no possibility of redemption.
Therefore, the Minister of Justice no longer wanted to maintain his dignity.
Jiang Liuyun also realized this. He temporarily detached himself from the matter of the mole girl and tried to stay rational:
"Sir Shangshu, let's put the previous matter aside for now. I, Jiang Liuyun, was wronged today!"
"Why not wait until Lin Zhiqing's veil is found before making a conclusion?"
Things that have become a foregone conclusion cannot be changed. Jiang Liuyun still wants to deal with the current issues properly, otherwise things will only get worse.
Before the Minister of Justice could react, the person who had just been ordered to look for the veil came back.
Jiang Liuyun's eyes followed the guards' movements.
Lin Zhiqing stared at the guard closely, she was very nervous.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the guard spoke:
"Sir, we did not find the veil in Miss Lin's room."
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