Three days after arriving in Jinling, Princess Jinyi received follow-up messages from the scholar and the rich lady from Yangzhou.
In Yangzhou, Ah Da found out the scholar's background in just a few minutes. It turned out that the rich girl's parents were killed by the scholar and his cousin's father.
After learning the truth, Princess Jinyi decided to help the wealthy young lady. However, even after giving her all the evidence, she still didn't believe her. Instead, she told the scholar what Princess Jinyi had brought with her. The scholar comforted the young lady and then sent someone to teach Princess Jinyi a lesson.
The result was naturally that the scholar lost more than he gained, and was immediately sent to the Yangzhou prefectural government office. With witnesses and evidence, the scholar and his uncle had committed two murders, and since ancient times, killing someone meant paying with their life, they were sentenced to immediate execution.
Princess Jinyi thought she had helped the rich lady, but she didn't expect that when the rich lady heard that the scholar was going to be beheaded, she actually hanged herself to express her love for him.
Originally, I wanted to save a poor woman, but I didn't expect that she didn't need my help at all. It was because of this incident that Princess Jinyi left Yangzhou so soon.
At this moment, Ah Da reported the sequel: After the rich lady died, the scholar's cousin, pregnant, was about to sell the rich family's property. But that was not so easy, because the child in her belly had no connection with the rich family. The rich family had a clan, and in the end, the scholar's cousin died after a miscarriage.
After hearing the sequel, Princess Jinyi sighed. She really didn't understand the rich girl's mind. Her parents were killed by the scholar, but she didn't think about revenge, but turned a blind eye to the witnesses and evidence. If the scholar wanted to die, she would die with him. Princess Jinyi felt that she couldn't understand it. Imagine the rich girl's parents. If they met in the underworld, would they want to strangle the rich girl to death?
Seeing Princess Jinyi unhappy, Ah Er suggested, "Master, I heard that the fortune-telling at Jiming Temple is very effective."
Princess Jinyi stroked her chin and thought for a moment. She thought it would be fine to go to the temple. It would be a good opportunity to light a lamp for the two old people. Those who died for no reason didn't even have anyone to light a lamp for them.
It was the end of March, the season when peaches, plums, and apricots were in full bloom. The hike up the mountain to the temple was scenic, and Princess Jinyi and her group stopped and walked until they reached the main gate of Jiming Temple, almost noon.
The temple was bustling with visitors. Ada had arranged a room for her a day in advance, and Princess Jinyi was led by a young monk to the hall where the eternal lamps were lit. After kneeling in the hall and sincerely chanting sutras, Princess Jinyi watched the young monk light the eternal lamps for the rich girl's parents.
At lunch, Princess Jinyi ate the vegetarian food in the temple's side room. After the meal, Princess Jinyi did not want to take a nap, so she went to the back of the temple with A Da's help to enjoy the scenery.
On the way, Princess Jinyi heard the melody of guqin and xiao. She turned around and followed the sound. After walking for about a cup of tea, she saw two men sitting in a pavilion halfway up the mountain. The man in red was playing the guqin, while the other man in black, with his back to the crowd, was playing the xiao.
Princess Jinyi did not move forward, but stood not far away and watched the two of them play. When the music ended, she turned around and left with her group.
The man in red narrowed his eyes as he glanced at the departing Princess Jinyi, and said to the man in black, "A little girl with several guards who are skilled in martial arts, her identity is not simple."
The black-clothed man put away the jade flute and turned to look in the direction the red-clothed man was looking. The black-clothed man who turned around was the man who had helped Princess Jinyi catch the thief in Yangzhou.
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