The sun was rather scorching on May 19th. The tall trees planted on both sides of the official road provided shade for passers-by, but the leaves were glossy and listless from being exposed to the sun.

On the official road, a woman dressed simply but neatly walked forward with a numb expression.

Suddenly she tripped over a stone and almost fell down, but she did not stop for a moment and continued walking forward.

The woman had only one thought in her mind: today she could go to the Lord of Justice to seek redress for Niu Niu, so she had to dress decently so as not to embarrass Niu Niu in front of the Lord of Justice.

Her Niuniu is still buried in someone else's garden——

Thinking of this, the woman's eyes became moist and she raised her head, trying hard not to let the tears flow down.

Ah Fei, who was far behind the woman, felt a little upset.

A mother who has lost her child always arouses sympathy.

Ah Fei walked to the place where Xiu Niangzi had nearly tripped, touched the stone with his toes, and kicked the stone into the ditch on the side of the road with force.

The post station was already far away, and Ah Fei didn't know how long the woman would take, but he didn't care. For him, completing the girl's task and getting the money was enough.

His mission was to follow the woman on this day and meet Lao Qin smoothly.

Finally, the woman stopped walking and stopped at a large rock half a person's height on the side of the road.

This is where Niu Niu asked her to wait.

You have to listen to Niu Niu.

The woman leaned against the warm rock and tears began to fall.

Ah Fei didn't want to get too close, so he chose a big tree to lean against and rest.

Fortunately, passers-by sometimes stopped to rest, so he did not attract attention.

The sun quickly passed the highest point in the sky and gradually moved westward.

The woman looked ahead with her head tilted, looking anxious.

Why hasn’t that great Lord arrived yet?

Finally, a group of people came forward. The leader was a middle-aged man riding a donkey. He had a slightly yellow complexion and a long beard, and was followed by several servants.

Ah Fei didn't pay much attention at first, but he suddenly saw Lao Qin following behind him.

Lao Qin was wearing a hat, so his face couldn't be seen clearly, but Ah Fei already knew how Lao Qin dressed. Moreover, when Lao Qin saw Ah Fei, he lifted his hat, revealing his weather-beaten face.

Ah Fei quickly looked at the middle-aged man riding the donkey.

Is this the person that Lady Xiu wants to see?

Lady Xiu didn't know who the great official was, but she remembered her daughter's instructions: the great official came to Beijing riding a donkey.

Seeing this group of people, Lady Xiu stared at the people on the donkey.

Just at this moment, the man walking beside the donkey asked, "Sir, do you want to stop and rest?"

The middle-aged man on the donkey shook his head: "No need, let's wait until we get to the post station to rest."

This is the person she is looking for!

Lady Xiu's eyes lit up and she flew over: "Sir, I am innocent——"

The man following Mao Lu immediately drew his sword and shouted, "Where did this wild woman come from?"

Lady Xiu had already knelt down before Mao Lu and kowtowed: "I am innocent, please help me, Lord, please help me!"

The man with the saber was about to chase him away, but the middle-aged man on the donkey said calmly, "Don't be rude."

As he spoke, he rolled off the donkey and said to Madam Xiu with a cheerful face, "Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, go over there and talk."

The group walked to the foot of the tree, and the middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back: "Sister-in-law, why are you blocking us halfway?"

Lady Xiu was about to kneel down, but the middle-aged man stopped her: "Sister-in-law, please keep talking like this. People are coming and going, kneeling will attract attention."

"Yes." Madam Xiu was shaking with excitement.

Niu Niu was right. There really was a great man riding a donkey passing by here, and Niu Niu’s grievances could be avenged!

"Why does sister-in-law call me Lord Qingtian?" the middle-aged man asked calmly.

The appearance of this woman was so strange. He was transferred to be the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture. She stopped and walked along the way without revealing her identity. How did she know and wait here?

Could it be that this woman was out of her mind and just guessed it right by chance?

But the middle-aged man dispelled this suspicion because of the lady's proper attire.

"You are Lord Qingtian Zhen!"

The middle-aged man was shocked: "How did the sister-in-law know this?"

"Niuniu told me. Niuniu is my daughter."

The middle-aged man was even more puzzled: "I wonder where my sister-in-law's daughter is now, and how did she know that I passed by here?"

The woman even knew his last name, which showed that she came prepared.

From experience, women should have a lot of grievances to present.

The middle-aged man had been prepared mentally, but what the woman said next surprised him.

Lady Xiu burst into tears: "Niuniu is buried in someone else's garden now. She told me in a dream!"

"What?" The answer was so bizarre that the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment.

Several of his subordinates also had incredulous expressions on their faces.

Is this woman crazy?

"You crazy woman, how dare you come to our master and talk nonsense? Why don't you leave immediately!"

Lady Xiu had long forgotten what fear was, and took a step forward: "My Lord, I dare not lie to you, and I will never curse my own daughter. My Niuniu was murdered, and I couldn't find her until she came to me in my dream that night--"

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Tell me in detail." The middle-aged man glared at his subordinate and spoke soothingly in a gentle voice.

Lady Xiu wiped away her tears and told the whole story.

The middle-aged man listened silently until Lady Xiu finished speaking, and did not express his opinion for a while.

When Lady Xiu saw this, she panicked and immediately knelt down in front of the middle-aged man: "Sir, if I say even a single word of falsehood, I will be struck by lightning. My daughter was really killed by the prince of Changxing. Now her body is buried under the peony bushes in the garden of their mansion. Please send someone to take a look. Once they see it, they will know that I am not talking nonsense..."

"You are such a fool, woman. Do you want us to dig up the back garden of the Marquis's mansion based on your nonsense?"

"Sir, I beg you, you are the only one who can help me -"

The middle-aged man stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then ordered his subordinates: "Go to the post station ahead and hire a carriage."

The subordinate took the order and left. The middle-aged man said in a gentle tone: "How about this, sister-in-law, you come with me to the capital first. I will investigate carefully. If what you said is true, I will definitely give you justice."

"Thank you, Lord!"

The subordinates walked quickly and soon got a carriage from the post station. The middle-aged man asked Miss Xiu to get on the carriage, and the group did not even stop at the post station, but went straight to the capital.

What the middle-aged man didn't know was that shortly after they passed the post station, the brother of Emperor Jingming's favorite concubine, Concubine Yang, died suddenly in the post station, and they just avoided this trouble.

Ah Fei continued to follow the group, while Lao Qin went back to report to Jiang Si.

Jiang Si felt relieved when he heard that Lord Zhen took Madam Xiu away.

But Lao Qin said something that surprised her: "Miss, that Lord Zhen is the county lieutenant of Lingwu Temple."