Before Jiang Mubai could figure out the specifics, the soldiers had already brought the three of them up.
Wang Bao and two burly men who came to cause trouble at the Huishengtang.
The three men had lost their previous arrogance; only fear remained in their eyes.
"Wang Bao, and you two, who exactly are you acting under? Confess from the beginning!"
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, with a gloomy expression, interrogated the three men.
The moment they appeared, Su Xuerou trembled, and a look of terror flashed clearly in her eyes.
Didn't the people below say that Wang Bao had already taken care of things? How come she's here? So, the reason she was brought here is because...
Realizing this possibility, Su Xuerou began to panic.
Ye Jintang watched quietly from the side, and when she noticed Su Xuerou's expression, the corners of her lips slightly turned up. This was exactly the effect she wanted.
"Lord Shen, what does this matter have to do with Wang Bao?"
Jiang Mubai was puzzled and asked the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.
"Lord Jiang may not know that the situation at Huishengtang was orchestrated by Wang Bao, who instructed these two to cause trouble under the pretense that there was something wrong with the medicinal herbs. As for the other person's coma, that was also intentional."
"As for the real culprit behind it all, it is Su Xuerou, who is right next to you."
Su Xuerou's heart skipped a beat. The moment the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review mentioned her name, she knew that some things were ultimately unavoidable.
Tears streamed down her face instantly. "Brother Mu Bai, I'm innocent! How could I have instructed these people to cause trouble for my sister's clinic?"
Jiang Mubai held Su Xuerou's hand tightly, believing that this matter had nothing to do with her. He lowered his voice and gently comforted Su Xuerou, "Xuerou, don't be afraid. With me here, no one can hurt you."
After saying that, Jiang Mubai's eyes grew even colder, and his gaze unconsciously fell on Ye Jintang.
From the moment she arrived at Huishengtang, she acted as if it were none of her business, and she did the same even after arriving at Dali Temple.
If he were to say that today's events had nothing to do with Ye Jintang, he would find it very difficult to say so.
"Lord Shen, where is the evidence? Are you really going to believe it just because of someone's one-sided testimony?"
"Wang Bao, tell me everything you know."
Upon hearing the order from the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Wang Bao looked at Jiang Mubai with a fearful expression.
Judging from his appearance, it's clear that he suffered a lot during his imprisonment.
“Cousin, this was indeed instigated by Su Xuerou. She even said that if I help her accomplish this, she will give me one hundred taels of silver to leave the capital.”
"Nonsense!" Su Xuerou immediately became anxious, feeling even more remorseful. She had taken pity on Wang Bao's mother and thus harbored selfish intentions, wanting to use Wang Bao's situation to make things difficult for Ye Jintang.
Who knew that not long after the incident, Wang Bao was arrested again, proving to be utterly useless.
What angered Su Xuerou the most was that Wang Bao actually dared to reveal all of these things.
Su Xuerou's face flushed with anger, but in front of so many people, especially Jiang Mubai, she had to put on a victim's act, even though she knew that this matter was really related to her.
"Wang Bao, I have never met you before, why are you slandering me like this?"
Su Xuerou spoke angrily, seemingly trying to warn Wang Bao with her eyes.
Not long ago, Wang Bao would never have dared to say these things, but in the prison, amidst the insects and the food he had eaten, Wang Bao secretly glanced at Ye Jintang.
He would rather save his own life than betray Su Xuerou.
Wang Bao was annoyed when he saw Su Xuerou trying to pin all the blame on him. "Su Xuerou, you said these things, and now you still won't admit it."
"Cousin, don't let Su Xuerou fool you."
"Brother Mu Bai, I didn't..."
Seeing Jiang Mubai looking over, Su Xuerou immediately showed a panicked expression.
Jiang Mubai did have his suspicions, but after meeting Su Xuerou, he realized she had always been an orphan with no parents. Even if she was involved in these matters, she wouldn't have the ability to get Wang Bao out of Dali Temple directly.
Thinking of this, Jiang Mubai's doubts lessened considerably.
"Lord Shen, these are merely excuses. Without solid evidence, it would be difficult to convince anyone. Moreover, Wang Bao was initially arrested by the Dali Temple, and now that he has reappeared, he has been arrested again. Shouldn't Lord Shen give me an explanation?"
Jiang Mubai asked in return, his gaze finally settling on Ye Jintang.
"As for my wife, what is the purpose of her appearance here? Has Lord Shen investigated what happened at Zuixianju?"
Ye Jintang narrowed her eyes slightly. She hadn't expected Jiang Mubai to say anything to protect Su Xuerou. But that was just as well. The more Jiang Mubai protected Su Xuerou now, the more embarrassed he would be when he found out the truth.
"My lord, are you absolutely certain that this matter has nothing to do with Su Xuerou?"
Seeing that Jiang Mubai was pointing the finger at her, Ye Jintang asked him.
Jiang Mubai glanced at Ye Jintang, then let out a soft snort.
"That's natural."
Hearing these words, Su Xuerou, who was being protected by Jiang Mubai, was overjoyed and did not forget to cast a provocative glance at Ye Jintang.
She figured it out; Ye Jintang had probably found out something, or even obtained some crucial clues, otherwise Wang Bao wouldn't have dared to betray her like this.
But what does it matter? As long as her Mu Bai brother is on her side, everything Ye Jintang did was nothing more than a publicity stunt.
Ye Jintang curled her lips into a smile. "If that's the case, then I'll have to produce another piece of evidence."
"Another... piece of evidence?"
Jiang Mubai hesitated, wondering what Ye Jintang was up to this time.
"Lord Shen, this is a letter written at the behest of Su Xuerou."
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review quickly had someone bring the letter Ye Jintang had produced to him. After reading it, his expression turned serious. "There's even the Minister's residence involved..."
Su Xuerou's pupils suddenly contracted, especially when she heard the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review say the words "Minister's Mansion".
The letter was produced by Ye Jintang; how much does that bitch actually know?
"Guards, detain Su Xuerou immediately!" the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review ordered.
"Brother Mu Bai..." Su Xuerou pleaded with Jiang Mu Bai for help.
Just as these soldiers were about to take Su Xuerou away, Jiang Mubai stood in front of them.
"Lord Jiang, even if you are going to do this, shouldn't you give me a reason?"
“This Miss Su saved my life. If anyone tries to frame me using this so-called letter, I will never allow it.”
Jiang Mubai spoke righteously, but every word he uttered told everyone that Su Xuerou was innocent and that Ye Jintang had a great deal to do with the matter.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review listened to Jiang Mubai's words with incomprehension and disdain in his eyes.
You should know that Ye Jintang is Jiang Mubai's wife, yet in this situation, he acted like this for an outsider.
It seems those rumors were indeed true.
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