Then I saw her sit down in the hall, holding a large brocade bag containing those paper packets, and close her eyes as if in deep meditation.
If these people were here in the past, they would have heard about what happened in the Wei family that day, and naturally they would have heard about the secret technique of bloodline identification.
However, because of Meiniang's death and Dong Yuefan's imprisonment, everyone's attention was focused on that, so most people were confused by what they saw.
Only a few of Dong Yuefan's nine friends, who were in their own residences, overheard this and watched with great curiosity.
Now that the young lady has opened her eyes and said something to the officials, the Minister said that they could leave.
"Why are you arresting the young one?" The gardener shouted as he struggled, seeing two constables walking towards him and grabbing his arms on either side.
The other people who were summoned were also puzzled by this scene. Although they were very curious, they did not dare to slow down their pace as they walked out, for fear that if they were a step too late, they would also be left behind. This was the Ministry of Justice, and being left behind would definitely not be a good thing.
"Is there nothing else for me to do for now? I'll be going now. Don't worry, I won't sneak away. I'll just find an inn to stay in and wait for the adults' good news."
"That gardener has a very good physique, so the adults can use torture with confidence when they are investigating the case," Hong Xiaoduo said, looking at Minister Geng.
She had done what she was supposed to do and had no interest in the trial, so she didn't want to stay any longer.
Upon hearing this, Minister Geng nodded, wanting to say something, but then decided to remain silent.
"Wait for me outside for a moment," Mu Rongjing said in a low voice.
Hong Xiaoduo agreed and turned to walk out.
Upon arriving outside the Ministry of Justice, they stood there looking at Mu Rongjing waiting on the side. They saw the same person who had been standing there before. Mu Rongjing said that the person was Dong Yuefan's second brother, and he was still standing there.
Hong Xiaoduo thought for a moment and didn't go up to greet them. Just then, a carriage stopped, and Dong Yuejie quickly stepped forward and helped a person down from the carriage. Hong Xiaoduo recognized the person; it was Dong Yuefan's father, Dong Xiang.
It wouldn't be appropriate for Brother Dong's father not to go up and greet him, so Hong Xiaoduo went over and said, "Greetings, Prime Minister."
“Young Lady Hong, what are you doing here? I know you’re worried about Yuefan, but there’s no use in you staying here. Go back first,” Prime Minister Dong said to Hong Xiaoduo.
Dong Xiang thought to himself, "I've been begging everywhere and there's still no hope. What use is it for a young girl from the martial arts world to stay here?"
Hong Xiaoduo was just about to tell him that there was new progress in Dong Yuefan's matter, which was very beneficial to him, and that he should not worry about Dong Xiang and should just go back to his residence and wait for news.
However, Prime Minister Dong no longer looked at her and directly asked his second son, "How is it?"
At this moment, Mu Rongjing walked over and saw Dong Xiang and his son talking about something, while Hong Xiaoduo silently stepped aside.
After giving a slight bow to Prime Minister Dong and his son, Mu Rongjing led Hong Xiaoduo into his carriage.
"What, they don't know you're helping them?" Murong Jing asked from inside the carriage.
Hong Xiaoduo smiled and said, "You probably don't expect me to be of any help."
Seeing no disappointment in her tone or expression, Murongjing nodded: "Aren't you afraid of gossip? Why don't you stay at my residence?"
Hong Xiaoduo didn't hesitate and nodded in agreement.
"Then let's drink the tonic soup back at the manor." Murong Jing's next words stunned Hong Xiaoduo. How could she have forgotten that? Was it too late to back out and get off the carriage...?
"Actually, I..." Hong Xiaoduo was about to tell him the truth when she saw another carriage pass by outside the window. Inside that carriage, Xiao Kaiyang was hanging his head and looking dejected.
"Stop the carriage, Kaiyang?" Hong Xiaoduo called out to both the coachman and Kaiyang in the other carriage at the same time.
Inside the carriage at the Wei residence, Wei Junpei looked at his dejected grandson and felt a pang of regret and guilt. Just as he was racking his brains for a way to comfort his grandson, he heard someone calling his grandson's name. Suddenly, his grandson seemed to be injected with adrenaline and rushed out of the carriage.
"Stop the car, Kaiyang! Slow down! Be careful!" Wei Junpei shouted frantically.
Before the carriage had even come to a complete stop, Kaiyang jumped off. Seeing Hong Xiaoduo also hurriedly getting off another carriage and walking quickly towards him, his eyes instantly reddened, his little mouth trembled, and he rushed over crying...
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