48 Look at him
◎Ajing, I am happy to see you◎
Guo Cuiping also wanted to go and watch the fun, but she had to take care of the old lady. After all, as the daughter-in-law, she was afraid that if she didn't take good care of her, it would get out and she would be criticized.
In the afternoon, Shu Yao was lighting the charcoal fire in the yard when she suddenly saw Ji Dayong rushing in with a group of people.
She knew the visitor was not friendly, so she stood up immediately, fully alert.
Ji Dayong looked around the yard but didn't see Ji Shijing. He shouted to Shu Yao, "Where's that sickly guy?"
Shu Yao frowned: "What's the matter?"
He rolled up his sleeves and kicked the charcoal fire she had just lit away. The red-hot charcoal sank into the snow and soon went out.
"Come here, search and find that sickly person."
Inside the house, Ji Shijing heard the quarrel outside the door. He calmly put down the book in his hand, picked up the coat beside him and put it on, then slowly walked out.
Shu Yao watched the charcoal she had just burned being kicked to the ground. Just as she was about to explode, Ji Shijing came over and stood side by side with her. His face was calm, and his eyes stared coldly at Ji Dayong.
Ji Dayong was actually a little afraid of his gaze, but he still stiffened his neck and shouted, "You little disaster! How dare you harm your own grandmother? Do you still have a conscience?"
Shu Yao was stunned when she heard this: "Ajing, what is he talking about?" She tugged at the corner of Ji Shijing's clothes and asked.
Ji Shijing lowered his head, the ice in his eyes melting a little: "I don't know."
Seeing that the two people in front of him ignored him, Ji Dayong angrily raised the knife in his hand and waved it in the air a few times in a pretentious manner. As a result, the knife was too heavy, and he leaned back and almost fell to the ground.
Shu Yao held back her laughter.
Ji Dayong simply threw away the knife in his hand and walked to Ji Shijing in two steps. He raised his head and opened his mouth, his mouth full of foul air.
Ji Shijing held his breath and took a big step back.
Ji Dayong kept on talking: "You scoundrel, you dug out my mother's eyes and cut off her tongue last night. How can you be so cruel at such a young age?"
Eye gouging? Tongue cutting?
Shu Yao opened her eyes wide in horror and didn't react for a moment. She looked at Ji Shijing with disbelief in her eyes, but soon she shook her head. How could it be him?
Ji Shijing took a step forward, getting closer to her, his expression somewhat aggrieved. He said softly, "I don't know."
Shu Yao: "I believe you." How could he do such a cruel thing? Absolutely impossible.
She protected him behind her, and faced Ji Dayong's fierce eyes without fear: "No matter what happens, you always blame us. A few days ago, the old lady lost her money and you blamed us. Now that the old lady has been murdered, you want us to take the blame?"
"Don't try to quibble. It was this little scoundrel who harmed her." He waved to the servants behind him, "Tie this little bastard up for me."
The servants were ready to make a move.
Shu Yao protected Ji Shijing tightly. Suddenly, he put his hand on her arm, shook his head at her, and then stood in front of her.
His shadow completely covered her.
Only then did Shu Yao realize that he had grown taller again.
Ji Dayong crossed his arms and said, "You're a man of integrity. You didn't hide behind a woman. You've harmed my grandmother. I'll send you to the government office soon." He suddenly laughed slyly, "You won't be able to come out alive when that happens."
Ji Shijing looked at him with a cold expression, as if he was looking at a lifeless corpse. He moved his thin lips slightly: "Do you have any evidence?"
Ji Dayong: "My mother personally pointed out that you were the one who killed her."
Ji Shijing continued, "It's well known that the old lady and we have always been at odds."
Ji Dayong: "Why don't I like you? It's because you are unlucky, haha."
Shu Yao stepped forward and sneered, "Last time with the silver incident, the old lady convicted us without knowing the truth, and this time she's trying to frame us again. The second young master and I will report to the authorities today and see what they say."
Ji Dayong stopped them.
Ji Shijing held her hand tightly and said, "Last time, the old lady used torture on my sister-in-law. If this matter were to be exposed, it might alarm the Dali Temple." He paused and did not continue.
Ji Dayong's eyes rolled around twice as he thought about what he said.
Forbidden punishment! Mother had indeed used the blood punishment on Shu Yao a few days ago. He seemed to remember that the Dali criminal law banned the blood punishment because it was too cruel. He didn't expect that his mother would dare to break the law. He suddenly felt scared, swallowed his saliva, and pretended to be calm: "Don't scare me."
Anyway, he has the officials behind him, so he is not afraid. At worst, if something goes wrong, he will let the government cover it. After all, he gave the officials two boxes of gold some time ago.
Shu Yao: "This isn't the first time the old lady has framed us. If anything happens in the mansion, we're the first people she suspects. Her words are simply untrustworthy."
After a pause, she continued, "If the old lady insists on accusing us in this way, I will definitely tell the Prince of Changxiang about this. I believe the Prince will definitely give us justice."
When Ji Dayong heard the title of Prince, his face turned pale. The Prince of Changxiang had helped Shu Yao so many times. No matter how stupid he was, he realized that their friendship was not ordinary. The Prince was not someone he could afford to offend.
Besides, it is true that I have always been against Shu Yao and the other one, and I am not sure if I am wrongly accusing someone this time.
He didn't want to offend the prince for his mother. After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, he still said viciously: "Don't think you are great just because you have the prince's support. This is our Ji family's family affairs. Even the prince has no right to interfere."
Shu Yao also responded bluntly: "We are all citizens of the Li Kingdom. If the Crown Prince tells the Emperor, and the Emperor sees his people suffer such an injustice, what do you think he will do?"
She didn't believe that the leader of a country would interfere in their family affairs. She was just threatening Ji Dayong.
As a result, Dayong was really timid this season.
He stamped his feet, gritted his teeth, pointed at Shu Yao but didn't dare to refute.
Finally, he shook his sleeves and went back with the group of servants. The gate of the courtyard was banging loudly, the cold wind was blowing, and the charcoal fire on the ground had been completely extinguished.
Shu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, her mind working normally again. Ji Dayong had just said that the old lady had been murdered. Could it be that a thief had broken into the house last night? Although the old lady was extremely hateful, she still felt that it was a bit pitiful for an old woman in her twilight years to suffer such a disaster.
She patted her head. How could she sympathize with the evil? She needed to reflect.
She immediately touched her eyes, nose and ears, and luckily, they were all still there.
She looked at Ji Shijing again. Well, he had all the facial features.
Ji Shijing's face turned cold again without him knowing. He squatted down to pick up the wet charcoal on the ground, put them back into the stove one by one, then turned around and went back to the house without saying a word.
Shu Yao was completely confused. How had he offended him?
She followed him and said, "Ah Jing, New Year's Day is coming in two days. Let's go shopping together tomorrow."
He stopped and did not answer her, but asked, "Prince Changxiang, do you think he is very powerful?"
His tone was calm, and at first glance, there was nothing wrong with it. Shu Yao replied, "He's the prince. Do you think he's powerful?"
Ji Shijing said nothing.
Shu Yao stepped forward and said, "We have a lot of New Year's goods to buy. Ah Jing, why don't you go with me tomorrow?"
Ji Shijing replied with a faint "hmm", then closed the door with a "bang".
Shu Yao: ...
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Seeing Ji Dayong coming back, Guo Cuiping hurriedly went to greet him and asked anxiously, "What's going on? Did that little bastard admit it? I didn't expect that someone so young could be so capable. He really is a ruthless character."
Ji Dayong's face was pale. He ignored her and came to the old lady.
When she heard that her son had come back to vent his anger for her, the old lady hurriedly asked the nanny to help her up. She groped in the air with her hands and mumbled something, which made people feel uncomfortable.
Ji Dayong moved a stool and sat beside the bed: "Mom, just focus on healing your injuries now, don't worry about other things."
The smile on the old lady's face froze, and she fumbled around the bedside. When she caught Ji Dayong's hand, she held it tightly.
Ji Dayong: "Mom, I know you don't like them, but you can't wrongly accuse them every time. Besides, they have the support of the prince behind them. Mom, let's end this matter here."
When the old lady heard Ji Dayong say this, she felt like the sky was falling. Her own son did not seek justice for her and wanted to let the murderer go. Damn it.
She shook her head vigorously, and blood oozed out of her empty eye sockets again.
After all, she was his mother, so Ji Dayong felt a little sorry for her. However, Shu Yao had someone behind her whom he couldn't offend. He brushed the old lady's hand away and said, "Mother, you should rest and recover. When you inherit this house in the future, I will definitely treat you well and let the maids and servants serve you."
The old lady was still shaking her head, even banging her head against the bed, and soon passed out.
Ji Dayong took a look, asked the servants to take good care of her, and then hurried back to Liuxiang.
Looking at Ji Dayong's anxious back, Guo Cuiping tightly grabbed the handkerchief in her hand.
When Ji Lai heard that her grandmother was in trouble, she rushed over. When she saw the old lady's miserable condition, she was so frightened that her legs went weak. She quickly covered her eyes and walked to Guo Cuiping and said, "Mom, I was only out for half a day today. What happened to grandma?"
Guo Cuiping was upset and simply told her what happened. Ji Lai shook his head in disbelief: "It definitely wasn't my second cousin who did it."
Guo Cuiping looked at her: "Why are you so sure?"
Ji Lai bit his lip and said after a long time: "Second cousin is a good man."
She remembered the year she first came to the Ji Mansion, there was a dying kitten lying in the grass, and it was her second cousin who picked it up. She still remembered the way he stroked the kitten, so gently.
She didn't believe that such a person could possibly harm others.
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The next morning, Shu Yao rubbed the wound on her collarbone. The doctor said that she had injured her muscles and bones and would not be able to do heavy work in the future. She moved her wrist again, took out the piggy bank from under the bed, took out ten taels of silver and put it in her small purse.
The first year she spends here cannot be vague, as she is also a person with a sense of ritual.
After packing up, she opened the door and prepared to call Ji Shijing, but he was standing outside the door. He was wearing the new clothes he had bought some time ago and a cloak to keep warm. He was tall and had long legs. His black hair was loosely tied behind his head, and a few strands of black hair drooped down from his ears. He looked very elegant.
Shu Yao's eyes were full of admiration. He was indeed worthy of being her bound object. He was so handsome that it was unbelievable.
Ji Shijing tilted his head: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Shu Yao smiled and said, "Because I think Ah Jing is pretty, I have to look at her more. The book says that people who look at pretty people will become more and more pretty themselves."
Ji Shijing's eyelashes trembled slightly: "Wrong logic."
Shu Yao: "I don't know if staring at Ah Jing will make me look prettier, but I'm very happy when I see you."
She was telling the truth. Who wouldn't be happy seeing a handsome guy?
Ji Shijing seemed a little embarrassed. He walked ahead with his long legs: "Let's go, before it snows today."
Shu Yao followed behind with a smile: "A Jing, walk slower."
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