"Report——"

"Your Highness, the princess is outside the prison and wants to see the Imperial Master."

Helian Chi looked at Xie Rangchen who was standing calmly in front of the torture rack, and his gaze followed him to the golden basin for washing hands.

A pair of hands more delicate than pearls and jade gently stirred the water. The seemingly graceful movement washed away the sticky blood on the fingertips and palms.

"Master, Xiao Yu'er is waiting for you outside." Helian Chi walked over, took a look at the blood in the basin, and said, "Just washing your hands may not be enough to wash away the bloody smell on your body."

Xie Rangchen glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, took out the small porcelain bottle he carried with him, took a little of the ointment from it, and rubbed it on his wrists and neck.

Helian Chi remained silent, watching Xie Rangchen finish applying the ointment and was about to walk out.

"The Imperial Master likes rouge? Not as good as this palace——"

"It is urgent to handle the case. The imperial examination will begin tomorrow, and Your Highness will be busy."

The implication is, mind your own business.

Outside the prison, Helian Yu waited while recalling Shangguan Yun's information.

Apart from the fact that his whole family was killed because of his anti-Japanese book, he changed his name to Shangguan Yun to seek refuge, and only became successful in middle age, becoming a master of agricultural tools and a great talent in the machinery industry. There was nothing else like him.

Helian Yu thought about it and sighed.

It’s not that she can’t exchange those fancy and powerful farm tools from the mall, but it’s not as important as having someone who understands the principles behind them.

With people, he can teach students, inherit, innovate and develop.

As Helian Yu was thinking about it, he suddenly giggled.

He put his long left hand on Helian Yu's forehead, "Are you sick?"

He was sighing just now, but suddenly he laughed out loud. There was nothing wrong with him, and he didn't quite believe it.

"You don't understand." Helian Yu pulled down Chang Zuo's hand, his face bright and no longer gloomy, "Talent is more valuable than powerful tools! Am I particularly smart to be able to think of such a philosophical saying!"

Chang Zuo was confused by what he said, as it didn't make sense, but if he didn't coax her, she would be unhappy: "Yes."

"Hmm." Helian Yu continued, "Let me tell you a little common sense. When a person is healthy, his buttocks are cold, but when he is sick, they are hot, so when you touch them -"

The tip of her left ear was red, and she stretched out her arm to cover Helian Yu's mouth: "Don't talk nonsense."

Helian Yu whimpered, slapped Chang Zuo's hand away, and said earnestly: "This is not nonsense! From now on, you should study hard, or you can take me as your teacher, I-"

"Have you finished writing the big characters that the young master asked you to write?" Chang Zuo brushed Helian Yu away and took a step back. "You have been slacking off in your studies recently."

Use this trick to deal with her, it works every time! Helian Yu: “???”

Ah! Hate it!

When Xie Rangchen came out, Helian Yu and Chang Zuo were standing back to back, ignoring each other.

"Yu'er, come here."

Helian Yu happily ran over and threw himself on Xie Rangchen's thighs, "Ah~ Master smells so good~ Have you been molested today too?"

Xie Rangchen's originally sunny face suddenly darkened. His hand fell on the back of Helian Yu's neck and he said in a flat tone, "What are you doing here?"

"Let's go to that corner and talk quietly!"

Helian Yula Xie Rangchen went to a corner, far away from the guards.

"Master, have you figured out the plague in Tianxing City?" There were twinkles in Helianyu's obsidian eyes. She arched her nose twice, and was very clever. She pulled Xie Rangchen's black robe twice and acted coquettishly, "Master, just tell me! Good Master, you have to fulfill my wish~"

Xie Rangchen's fingers curled up unconsciously. Listening to Helian Yu's 'impudent' words, he simply stepped back with his left foot, bent his knees and squatted down, looking at Helian Yu level, his expression became softer: "Yu'er, before you go to bed tonight, hand over all the notebooks in your yard, and the things under your bed."

Helian Yu: "..."

Woo woo.

Which master would squat down with a gentle threat on his face? At the prison door, Zhuo Liu, who came out for some fresh air, approached Chang Zuo.

"The Imperial Master is concerned about the princess again." Zhuo Liu said.

"You think too much." Chang Zuo has been with Xie Rangchen for several years and is relatively familiar with his personality. "The young master is teaching the young lady a lesson."

"No way? Look, the Imperial Master is still smiling."

Chang Zuo weighed the sword behind him and said, "Young Master Xiao, that's really miserable."

Zhuo Liu watched the excitement for a while, saw nothing and heard nothing, so he returned to the prison.

At that time, Xie Rangchen stood up.

Helian Yu rolled his eyes and said firmly: "Master, you just calculated wrong. There are not thirteen storybooks in my courtyard."

"You want me to search it myself?"

"Also, today I met an old lady who played the erhu very badly. She was very strange and seemed to come from a well-off family. The people around her were related to Jia Xian, but I couldn't figure out who they were."

"Then don't worry about it. You have secret guards protecting you, so you don't have to worry about your safety." Xie Rangchen's words were particularly confident.

Helian Yu simply stopped thinking: "Well, if the enemy comes, we will stop him with our troops and if the water comes, we will block it with earth."

"Hmm. Is there enough money?"

"It's not enough." Helian Yu sighed softly, "Jinling is expensive, and I don't have much money in my pocket."

"I'll give you five thousand taels when I get back. Spend it first."

Helian Yu couldn't stop frowning, and couldn't suppress the upturned corners of his mouth, which almost twisted.

Xie Rangchen glanced at her, saw through her thoughts, and looked away as if nothing had happened: "If you need money in the future, just let me know. The mansion will never treat you unfairly."

"Master, how are you~"

The two returned to the prison gate, just in time for Helian Chi and Zhuo Liu to come out of the prison.

"Xiao Yu'er, how about having lunch with Fourth Brother in the government office?"

"Okay - wait." Helian Yu thought of the dishes he had at Mochou Restaurant and added, "What were they?"

"The chef we brought from the palace will surely suit our little Yu'er's appetite." Helian Chi took Helian Yu's hand, "Don't you like Jinling cuisine?"

Helian Yu shook his head: "Jinling cuisine is delicious, but there is one dish called Wusao fish..."

"Wusao fish." Helian Chi laughed, "Wusao fish is not a Jinling dish, it's a dish from further south. It's normal that you're not used to it."

As he spoke, Helian Chi took Helian Yu out of the ceremonial gate in the southwest corner.

The noise outside the court was heard directly.

Helian Chi frowned, "Master Shi is too slow in solving cases. The case given to him at noon has not been resolved yet."

"The people involved in the case are the Jinling Zhou family and the Chu family. It's not easy to judge." Helian Yu snorted twice and explained to Helian Chi, "You only talked about judging the case, but you didn't understand the rest!"

"I just asked, these two families are big families in Jinling, it's not an exaggeration to call them local tyrants. No one wants to lose face, and Lord Shi is caught in the middle, it's very difficult."

"You see through it." Helian Chi sneered in an ambiguous tone, "The law is as hard as a mountain. I want to see how Shi Jianan judges it!"

Helian Chi and Helian Yu did not go to the court, but stood in a quiet place at the back.

In the court, Lord Shi looked at the two lawyers with a headache.

Both sides held their own views, the verbal battle became more and more intense, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.

Helian Yu listened for a while and yawned.

"Snap"

When Lord Shi saw Helian Chi and Helian Yu, his heart skipped a beat. He slammed the gavel and said solemnly, "It's noon. Don't delay your lunch. Let's stop the trial today."

The lawyers on both sides stammered: "???"

Grandma Zhao’s crying stopped abruptly: “???”

The Song family servant grinned complacently and chuckled softly.

The onlookers walked back in groups of three or five.

"I watched the excitement for a long time but did nothing. But I can see that lawyer Li is very capable. Next time our son gets into trouble, let's ask him to help."

"You're right, my nephew beat his wife to death two years ago, and I hired lawyer Li, and nothing happened! He's really good!"

Helian Yu turned his gaze to Lawyer Li who was being discussed by everyone.

Lawyer Li was walking out of the government office when he picked up a little girl in pink who was running towards him, held her in his arms, and happily made her laugh. Then the two of them walked out of the government office and disappeared.

Lord Shi hurried down the hall and met Helian Yu and the other two.

But before they could leave, soldiers outside the government office came to report.

"Your Excellency, a young master from each of the Zhou and Chu families has come, saying they want to resolve this unjust case."

Helian Yu groaned: "An afterthought?"

Everyone was silent.

Lord Shi coughed lightly and said, "Go and invite the two gentlemen."

(End of this chapter)