Mu Chen paused when he heard that. The eyes of everyone else in the room fell on Yu Jiao. Only Mei Xuanlang, who knew the inside story, glanced at Yu Jiao and then looked away.
"Doctor Yu knows Young Master Liu?" Mu Chen was a little puzzled. He remembered that his second brother mentioned in the letter that Doctor Yu came from a poor family. Her father died early, and her widowed mother sold her to someone as a bride. That family did not treat her kindly. However, despite this, his second brother praised her several times for her extraordinary intelligence, insightful personality, and modesty, saying that she was not much worse than the girls from wealthy families.
But how could a little girl like her from Qingzhou get to know the eldest son of the Liu family? Even without mentioning the high status of the Liu family, the eldest son of the Liu family, who was known as a gentleman of elegance and grace in the streets, rarely interacted with officials and families in the capital.
Mu Chen was curious about why Yu Jiao knew the young master of the Liu family and could even make the eldest son of the Liu family come to pick her up in person.
Wang Min also pricked up his ears and listened. If he still couldn't see that today's unexpected events were a trick played by someone, then he would have lived in vain.
Yu Jiao smiled lightly and said modestly, "That's my elder brother." She bowed and said, "My elder brother is here to pick me up. I have to go home. The wound from the stitches on the young lady's back needs to be carefully taken care of. If there is anything wrong, Lord Mu can send someone to find me."
Mu Chen recalled that some time ago, the Liu family held a big banquet, as if Liu Cifu's long-lost daughter had been found. When he thought about Yu Jiao saying that Young Master Liu was her older brother, he was surprised, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work today, Doctor Yu. Madam, go and get the consultation fee."
Madam Mu came back to her senses and quickly winked at the maid beside her, who gave Madam Mu the medical fee that had been prepared long ago.
Madam Mu stuffed the bulging purse into Yu Jiao's hand, but Yu Jiao refused, saying, "One thousand taels will be enough."
Seeing that she was not being polite, Mrs. Mu had no choice but to open her purse and take out one thousand taels to give to Yu Jiao.
After Yu Jiao collected the consultation fee, she said to Mu Chen and his wife, "I have some friendship with Second Master Mu, so I came here today to see Young Madam. I hope Master Mu and Madam will not spread the news that I am practicing medicine."
Madam Mu nodded quickly. They were the ones who had invited someone to come over for consultation, but they didn't expect so many twists and turns to arise. She felt very sorry about it, and after hearing what Yu Jiao said, she was even more grateful that Yu Jiao could come over today.
Mu Chen had guessed Yu Jiao's identity and said solemnly, "Doctor Yu, don't worry. My Mu family will keep it a secret."
Yu Jiao nodded, not wanting to keep Liu Ziqi waiting too long, and said nothing more. Before leaving, she glanced at Wang Min and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Wang Min was feeling uneasy, and met Yu Jiao's gaze in a trance. He felt a chill in his heart, and suddenly thought of a saying: harming others will eventually harm yourself!
Subconsciously, Wang Min shouted loudly, "You can't leave! Arrest her, she is the real culprit of the corpse destruction case in Yizhuang!"
Mei Xuanlang sneered, "I think you won't cry until you see the coffin! Lin Fang from Baoyaotang has been arrested and taken back to the Ministry of Justice. Save your energy. If you want to protest your injustice, save it in the lobby of the Ministry of Justice!"
When Wang Min heard that Lin Fang had been arrested and taken to the Ministry of Justice, he was completely distracted.
The maid came out of the side room with the finished seam painting scroll and handed it to Mei Xuanlang. Mei Xuanlang put down his teacup, stood up, and said to the attendant who was holding Wang Min, "Take him back to the Ministry of Justice!"
Wang Min looked depressed. He really couldn't understand why things had turned out like this. He had clearly planned everything out long ago. It should be Meng Yujiao who was thrown into jail on the charge of destroying a corpse!
Yu Jiao walked to the front hall and saw Liu Ziqi being invited into the mansion by the servant from afar. She smiled and walked forward briskly, calling happily, "Big brother!"
Liu Ziqi heard the excitement and joy in her voice, which was different from usual. He smiled gently, and after Yu Jiao approached, he touched her head and said, "I'm here to take you home."
Yu Jiao blinked her watery eyes, with an unstoppable smile in her brows, "Master Mei from the Ministry of Justice was invited by big brother, right?"
Liu Ziqi just smiled and said nothing.
Yu Jiao just thought he agreed and chuckled, "Thank you, big brother."
"I'm a little late. Have you suffered any injustice?" Liu Ziqi asked in a gentle voice.
Yu Jiao smiled and shook her head, "Big brother, you came just in time. Minister Mei has already arrested Wang Min. I heard from Minister Mei that Chou Ge'er has turned himself in." She raised her little face slightly and asked, "Will Li Jing be implicated?"
After all, the female corpse was sold by Li Jing, and he was also an accomplice. Yu Jiao was not shielding Li Jing, but the cases handled by the Ministry of Justice were generally homicide cases, and the criminals were mostly sentenced to death. Li Jing had been working beside her, and he came out to testify because of her, so she was inevitably worried that Li Jing would be sentenced to a heavy sentence.
There was a hint of smile in Liu Ziqi's eyes. All the Liu family members were very protective of their children, and the same was true for Yu Jiao.
He said, "The corpses in the charity cemetery are ownerless. Although Li Jing's selling of corpses is immoral, it is not a serious offense. At most, he will be detained in jail for a while and beaten with a stick."
Yu Jiao felt relieved after hearing this. Although he would be punished, after pleading guilty, Li Jing would no longer have to hide and could go out openly in the future.
Not far away, Mei Xuanlang and his men came over, and Zhang Cong followed behind with the runners from the capital's government office, looking embarrassed.
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