After a good night's sleep, Jing Zhe washed up and got out of bed.
When he came out of the house, he felt that the servants in the mansion were looking at him strangely. Jing Zhe could understand it. The news that Jing Ba had brought troops to arrest him yesterday had already spread throughout the mansion, and everyone regarded him as a murderer.
To those servants, they probably never imagined that such a handsome young man could be so ruthless.
Jing Zhe ignored them and went straight to Su Moyan's room to have dinner together.
"Was everything alright last night?"
Su Moyan looked at Jing Zhe, who was wolfing down his food, and asked with some concern.
"Your Highness, rest assured, I did not kill anyone, and I am not afraid of being wrongly accused."
Su Moyan nodded, thinking that this was the last day and he couldn't let anything go wrong.
As they were talking, little girl Su Xiaoxiao skipped in. Ever since Jing Zhe defeated Lin Qingshan, she had been inexplicably happy.
Watching her stagger in, Jing Zhe felt a chill run down his spine, worried that she might sway from side to side, lose her balance, and fall to the ground.
"Royal brother—oh, shameless one's here too!"
"..."
Jing Zhe was already used to the strange nickname Su Xiaoxiao gave him and buried his head in his food.
"Hey, I'm talking to you!"
Seeing that Jing Zhe ignored her, Su Xiaoxiao kicked Jing Zhe's stool in dissatisfaction.
"Oh, it's the young princess speaking. I thought it was just some little dog barking."
"..."
Su Xiaoxiao put her hands on her hips, gritted her teeth, and kept telling herself: Don't bite, don't bite...
"I heard you killed Lin Qingshan?"
"Princess, you mustn't talk nonsense! I'll sue you for defamation! Lin Qingshan was clearly killed by lightning, what does that have to do with me?"
Jing Zhe said with a serious expression.
"Pah, coward!"
Su Xiaoxiao spat, but still said happily, "But that guy was the most annoying. He even dared to kill his own junior sister whom he used to like. He's not a man at all. He deserved to die!"
To be honest, among the Prince of Jin's family, Su Xiaoxiao had the most upright values.
"Although I didn't kill Lin Qingshan, I still support the young princess's point of view!"
"snort!"
The two bickered for a while at the dinner table. Su Moyan, watching from the side, couldn't help but chuckle. He felt that the two of them seemed to have a closer relationship than he did with his elder brother, which was quite enviable.
...
After finishing their meal, Jing Zhe came out first.
Since he had promised Jing Ba last night to go to the yamen to cooperate with the investigation this morning, he still had to keep his word.
As for the martial arts arena, it won't be too late either, because he believes that going to the yamen is just a formality. Jing Ba was pointed at with a sword by him last night. If he dares to cause trouble again, then he's not pretending to be stupid, he's really stupid!
As I stepped out of the main gate of the Prince of Jin's residence, I found a large crowd gathered outside, pointing and gesturing towards the inside.
When they saw Jing Zhe come out, they all fell silent.
But the eyes that looked at him were sparkling.
Jing Zhe walked over to them and smiled, "Does anyone have something they want to ask me?"
The common people took a step back, but finally someone mustered up the courage to ask: "President Jing, some people say that you killed the Qingcheng Sect Leader Lin, while others say that he was struck by lightning because someone saw a white light flash on the roof of the Qingcheng Sect's headquarters last night, and then the leader Lin was blown up!"
Jing Zhe pretended to be deep and said, "Last night, I only learned about the murder of Sect Leader Lin from the Prefect of Jingba. Perhaps, as I said yesterday afternoon, Sect Leader Lin betrayed his sect and deceived his master, which is why he was struck by heavenly lightning! Now I'm going to the yamen to make a statement. If you don't believe me, you can come with me to see!"
He then started walking forward.
The people behind looked at each other and then followed.
When Jing Zhe appeared at the yamen gate with a large, wailing crowd, both the constable and Jing Ba felt immense pressure.
It seems he deliberately brought people here to put pressure on us!
"President Jing is here..."
Jing Ba said listlessly.
"Yes, I am an official appointed by the imperial court, just like the prefect of Jingba. Cooperating with the investigation is only our duty!"
"..."
Jing Ba curled his lip, thinking to himself, "Why didn't you say so last night? What's with pretending to be a good person in front of the common people?"
Next came some simple questions, such as where everyone was last night and what they were doing. Jing Zhe answered fluently and even brought up the Prince of Jin as an "eyewitness" to prove his alibi.
After returning home last night, Jing Ba knew that the matter was going to end there, so after asking a few questions, he announced in front of everyone that Jing Zhe was innocent.
After hearing this, the people scattered and rushed off to spread the news of "being struck by lightning."
Jing Zhe did not linger there and prepared to leave for the arena.
When he arrived at the gate of the yamen, he overheard two constables talking. At first, he didn't pay any attention, but as he listened, he started to listen carefully.
"Big Dog, congratulations!"
"What are you congratulating me on?"
"Congratulations to your younger brother, Er Gou! My mother heard from your mother that your Er Gou has entered the second round of selection for the Jinghong Iron Cavalry in Liangzhou?"
"What's there to congratulate?"
The constable, nicknamed "Big Dog," was fat and had big ears. After hearing this, he slumped his head and looked dejected.
"How powerful are the Jinghong Iron Cavalry? Do you know how many people envy being selected for the Jinghong Iron Cavalry? And I've heard that to become a member of the Jinghong Iron Cavalry, you have to go through layers of selection, and most people can't even get past the first round!"
After listening, the big dog sighed and said, "If you ask me, it would be better to just be a city guard. Being one of those Iron Cavalrymen is impressive, but it's too dangerous!"
"Indeed, the Jinghong Iron Cavalry has to fight the Western Frontier barbarians for so long every year, but fortunately, the Jinghong Iron Cavalry always wins!"
"win?"
The big dog sneered: "We won, but how many people will die? I heard that the Western Barbarians' attacking troops are more numerous and stronger. Even General Jinghong was injured. The Jinghong Iron Cavalry is on the verge of collapse, which is why they are selecting new recruits!"
"Oh, I see!"
The other constable was astonished upon hearing this.
"In that case, it is indeed not a wise move to send the Jinghong Iron Cavalry at this time. However, with General Jinghong's abilities, taking down the Western Barbarians should be a piece of cake, right?"
"Who can say for sure?"
Big Dog sighed again: "I wonder how badly General Jinghong is injured. If it's not serious, that's fine. The Jinghong Iron Cavalry relies on her as their backbone. As long as she's there, the Jinghong Iron Cavalry won't lose. But if she's seriously injured, with Liangzhou's military strength, they can only hold out for another ten days or half a month at most!"
The two chatted for a while longer before leaving.
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