Chapter 705 Jin Ji is in trouble
“You are also a member of the Jiang family. If you go in now and rumors about the Jiang family spread, it will not benefit the Jiang family or Empress Jiang. You cannot see her for the time being.” Zhang Anyu thought for a moment and then said, “It’s not impossible to see her, but not at this time.”
With such an incident occurring, especially with countless eyes watching the Jiang family, their status has become a double-edged sword.
Jiang Jinyan said, "I would like to trouble Lord Zhang to keep an eye on Jin Ji and make sure he is not in any danger. Only he himself knows what exactly happened."
Zhang Anyu said, "Lord Jiang, rest assured. Before I took over the Jingzhao Prefecture, His Majesty was the one who called the shots here. It is thanks to His Majesty and the Empress's care that I am where I am today. If not all of them, then at least most of them are my people. As long as Young Master Jin is truly innocent and does not confess, no one can touch him. However, this involves the Li Minister's Mansion and the Shu Vice Minister's Mansion. Lord Jiang, please think of a solution in private!"
Jiang Fenghua saw Jiang Jinyan and Jiang Rumeng come out of the yamen and guessed that they hadn't seen anyone either.
At the same time, when she got into the carriage, she saw people hiding all around the Jingzhao Prefecture, watching her furtively.
She thought: This matter must be complicated. Who is watching her? To dare to stare at the Empress, that person's identity must be extraordinary.
Jiang Fenghua instructed her guards to pretend they knew nothing, and asked Jiang Jinyan, "Is Shu Xue's body in the yamen?"
"No, it should be at the Li residence." Jiang Jinyan wanted to go to the Li family to check the body, but he was the Minister of Revenue, and the murder case had nothing to do with him. Even the Emperor could not appoint him to supervise the case, and the Jiang family also had to avoid suspicion.
Zhang Yumo said, "Such a big thing happened, aren't we going to hand the body over to the coroner for an autopsy?"
"There are witnesses and physical evidence, and he was caught red-handed committing murder. The Li and Shu families hold high positions in the court. They wanted to take the body home, but there was no way to stop them at the time. Now it would be very difficult to send the body to the yamen."
Jiang Fenghua said, "There must be something wrong with the Li family and the Shu family not wanting Shu Xue's body to be sent to the yamen. The problem lies with the body itself."
Jiang Jinyan said, "You should go back to the palace first and ask the Emperor to send someone to supervise this case. The position of the Prefect of Jingzhao is not high. The Li family and the Shu family have already put pressure on him, wanting the Prefect of Jingzhao to convict Jin Ji as soon as possible. The only trustworthy person in the court now is Lu Tingwei. The final judgment of the case will also fall into Lu Tingwei's hands."
"Alright, I'll return to the palace immediately. Wait for my news!" Jiang Fenghua also decided to separate from Jiang Jinyan.
Just as Jiang Fenghua's carriage was leaving Jingzhao Prefecture, another carriage suddenly pulled up in front of her and blocked her way, and the guards became alert.
When Jiang Fenghua saw that the carriage had stopped, she asked Hongxiu to go out and take a look. Suddenly, a lot of people surrounded the carriage, and Hongxiu saw an old acquaintance among them.
The man gestured for her to be quiet, and Hongxiu slipped back inside without making a sound, whispering, "It's Lin Yu, she's back."
Jiang Fenghua lifted the car window curtain and looked out onto the street, where she saw a group of people arguing fiercely.
A faint smile appeared on her lips. Were all these people Lin Yu's people? She came back to help her, but how did she know she was being followed? Could it be that Lin Yu had never left Shengjing? But her eldest brother said she had clearly gone to the border to find her fourth brother.
The next moment, Lin Yu also silently slipped into the carriage. She was dressed as a bloated pregnant woman, wearing a thick fur hat. She said, "Aruan, I'm back."
Jiang Fenghua's eyes were red. The person she remembered most was Lin Yu. She said, "Where did you run off to?"
“I originally went to the border region and met Tan Wanqing and Jiang Zhiqin…” She then explained, “Tan Wanqing is also our friend. I’ll take some time to explain our relationship to you.”
Jiang Fenghua suddenly hugged her, "I know who Tan Wanqing is, Hongxiu told me everything."
Lin Yu was stunned. Jiang Jinyan had already sent her a message. Jiang Fenghua was still suffering from amnesia. They had reached a consensus that Jiang Fenghua could know everything about her current life, but she could not know about the suffering she had endured in her previous life.
Lin Yu said in a deep voice, "You should already know that Ru Meng's husband, Jin Ji, has had an accident!"
Jiang Fenghua asked in confusion, "You just got back, how did you know?"
"Guo Xiao and I ran into each other on our way back to the capital. A murder occurred in an inn not far from Shengjing City outside the city. I was also in the inn when Jin Ji was captured, so we rushed into the city. As soon as we arrived at the Jiang residence, we found people watching the Jiang family's gate. I followed you all the way from the Jiang family to the gate of the Jingzhao Prefecture. Those people were still following you. I knew you must have encountered some trouble."
Jiang Fenghua hadn't expected that Lin Yu had been following them all the way from the Jiang residence. "After Xie Shang and I returned to the capital, many things did happen."
She recounted what had happened in the palace, and then said, "I thought I wouldn't be able to handle it, but I didn't expect to be more adept and capable than I imagined. Now that Jin Ji is in trouble, I also feel that someone is targeting the Jiang family. I wonder how many people I offended back then, how much they hate me, and whether they want to deal with the Jiang family or Jiang Fenghua."
Lin Yu said, "No matter who they want to target, I will help you, A-Ruan. We will never lose."
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As night fell, the sound of the night watchman striking the drum echoed through the streets. Jiang Jinyan, disguised as a soldier, quietly slipped into the prison cell.
The officers on duty tossed a key into a corner and continued their patrol.
Jiang Jinyan picked up the key from the ground and walked straight towards the cell where Jin Ji was being held.
Jin Ji's face was covered in bruises, and his clothes were still disheveled with bloodstains.
Jin Ji huddled in a corner, and when he saw Jiang Jinyan dressed as a soldier, he burst into tears, "Big brother..."
Jiang Jinyan covered his mouth, "Don't make a sound. We only have fifteen minutes. I just want to know what happened and how you could kill someone."
Jin Ji said, "I didn't kill anyone. I didn't know her at all, but I don't know how it happened. That disheveled woman was lying coldly in my room. She was dead, naked, and her face was all blue. I was terrified."
Until the door was pushed open by a group of people who said they were looking for their young mistress, I didn't even have time to react. They dragged me off the bed, punched and kicked me, accused me of murder, and accused me of abusing their young mistress.
Jin Ji's injuries were from when those people beat him, and he didn't know why they beat him.
"Mengmeng said you took people to the countryside to buy silk thread. Where are the people you took? Why weren't they with you at the time? How long have you been staying at the inn? Why did you sleep until the afternoon before being discovered?"
Jin Ji shook his head: "I don't know. When I woke up, I didn't recognize any of the people I saw. There were also many soldiers and a man named Lord Li. I only remember that he said his wife was missing and asked the soldiers to search the inn. Then they found my room and finally, they sent me to the Jingzhao Prefecture."
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