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"I hope His Highness the Crown Prince can uphold justice and teach my daughter a lesson?"

"Miss Chu's guess is good." Xiao Jinzhi nodded.

"A piece of jade pendant can actually put forward so many conditions. Maybe Yang thought she was giving a gold mountain." Chu Huanyan sneered.

"More than that..." Xiao Jinzhi shook her head helplessly, "Seeing that Gu was interested in the jade pendant, she not only begged Gu to save people and uphold justice, but also detailed Miss Chu's various crimes. Hearing this, Gu simply couldn't believe it. My ears are almost calloused."

"Then why didn't His Highness interrupt her?"

"Of course it's because the jade pendant is still in her hand, and she doesn't know whether it's true or false for the time being. If there is any problem, I'm afraid she will still have to deal with it."

However, when this Yang arranged to wrongly accuse Chu Huanyan, his appearance was really disgusting.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Chu Huanyan said with a smile.

"Lin Zeyuan, what are you going to do?" Xiao Jinzhi asked again.

Chu Huanyan thought for a while, "I heard that the official who took the bribe is safe and sound?"

This time, Xiao Jinzhi did not come forward completely, but only gave instructions secretly, so the bribed official had already been able to escape guilt by virtue of his personal connections.

If he is acquitted, Lin Zeyuan's crime of bribery will naturally not be established.

Seeing Chu Huanyan's thoughts, Xiao Jinzhi said: "Don't worry, Lin Zeyuan is a soft-spoken person, and no one will stand up for him. If you want to keep him in prison, it's just a matter of a single word. Of course, If you want to be more legitimate, go to the official who took bribes..."

"No need." Chu Huanyan shook her head and interrupted Xiao Jinzhi, "This matter is enough to trouble His Highness the Crown Prince. As for the rest, just let nature take its course."

Speaking of which, she didn't want Lin Zeyuan to stay in prison. After all, money lenders couldn't enter the Dali Temple prison.

If Lin Zeyuan is not allowed to come out, how can he live a good life with debt collection every day?

Xiao Jinzhi looked at Chu Huanyan and said with a smile: "So, you have been prepared from the beginning that Lin Zeyuan will be released soon?"

"Although I am not in the court, I also know that when the water is clear, there will be no fish. I am afraid this is even more true in the court. Since the official dares to accept bribes, it means that he has something to rely on. Whether it is unwilling to punish , it is still not time for punishment, so as long as the official is acquitted, Lin Zeyuan's crime will naturally be difficult to establish."

From the beginning, what she wanted was not to put Lin Zeyuan in jail, but to make him owe interest, and at the same time, let Yang reveal his trump card in a panic.

Chu Huanyan's eyes fell on the jade pendant in her hand again. The pattern became more and more familiar to her.

Her maternal grandfather's family has been in business for generations, mainly dealing in jade. When she was a child, she once saw her mother carving jade. The technique was indeed very similar to her mother's craftsmanship.

However, she must have never seen this jade pendant. The jade pendant carved by her mother when she was a child should not have this pattern.

Chu Huanyan stared silently at the jade pendant in her hand, while Xiao Jinzhi was also silent, his eyes falling directly on her.

Chu Huanyan was right. When the water is clear, there will be no fish. Although there are bribers in the court, they just turn a blind eye. What's more important is that these things affect the whole body. It's not very useful to catch one of them rashly and punish them before the time comes.

However, the fact that Chu Huanyan knew this so clearly showed that she had no intention of embarrassing herself from the beginning.

Even though I was thinking of him, it was inevitable that he would feel a little unfamiliar.

"Miss Chu..." Xiao Jinzhi called out, but Chu Huanyan was looking at the jade pendant in her hand, so she obviously didn't hear her.

Xiao Jinzhi thought about it, lowered her voice a little, and called softly: "Happy face."

"What?" Chu Huanyan came back to her senses and turned to look at Xiao Jinzhi.

Did she hear it wrong? Xiao Jinzhi just called Huanyan?

Xiao Jinzhi's heart froze, and when she met Chu Huanyan's doubtful gaze, she subconsciously put on a romantic smile and said: "After all, Gu has helped Chu Huanyan, and we should be considered friends. Calling Miss Chu is too harsh. I wonder, Miss Chu... would you mind changing your title?"

The words "I'm afraid it's inappropriate" came to her lips, and Chu Huanyan was about to say it, but suddenly and inexplicably remembered Qin Li's words before: Your Highness is really a very good person!

Seeing Xiao Jinzhi, who was smiling and flirting, Chu Huanyan silently swallowed those words.

After all, Xiao Jinzhi helped him, so being so cold and hard seemed to be a bit like burning bridges.

Moreover, for Xiao Jinzhi, it was just a casual shout, and he didn't care at all. It was just a title, and it seemed that there was no need to be so formal.

However, Xiao Jinzhi called her "Happy Face"...

It's really a bit unaccustomed, let alone if others hear it...

Seeing Chu Huanyan's embarrassment, Xiao Jinzhi smiled again and said: "Miss Chu, there is no need to be embarrassed. I just said it casually. Since Miss Chu is not willing, I will definitely pay attention to my words and deeds."

Chu Huanyan looked at Xiao Jinzhi and felt something strange inexplicably, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. In the end, she just attributed it to the fact that she might not be used to getting along with Xiao Jinzhi, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding."

She suppressed her thoughts, looked away and stopped thinking about it, so she didn't notice Xiao Jinzhi's guilty expression and red ears after she looked away.

Seeing that it was already lunch time, Chu Huanyan said a few polite words, pretending to invite someone to come down for lunch.

However, since Xiao Jinzhi didn't even go to the front hall, it was impossible for Xiao Jinzhi to really stay for dinner, so he quickly left the Hou Mansion.

Throughout the afternoon, most of Chu Huanyan's energy was spent on the jade pendant. She thought of many old things from the past, but she just couldn't remember where the familiar feeling came from. She could only temporarily restrain her thoughts.

As for the Yang family, she did not show up again for the next two days. However, according to the information she heard, she was not idle during these two days. Seeing that there was no movement from Xiao Jinzhi's side, she did not dare to urge him. , so he tried to pawn his things, used some money, and went to the prison of Dali Temple again.

When Chu Huanyan walked into the Dali Temple prison, she happened to hear Yang and Lin Zeyuan talking.

"Yuan'er, just rest assured, His Highness is the one who has found a way for my mother. He is no more reliable than that bitch Chu Huanyan!"

"Mother, are you really sure? How could your majesty, the Crown Prince, agree to your terms just because of a jade pendant?" Lin Zeyuan's tone was full of hesitation.

Chu Huanyan was amused. It seemed that Lin Zeyuan was somewhat rational.

"Don't worry, the prince will never lie to me about a woman. As for Chu Huanyan, although she is the legitimate daughter of the Hou family, she is nothing compared to His Highness the prince!"

Just when Yang continued to ensure that there would be no problem, and even thought about using the hands of His Highness the Crown Prince to teach Chu Huanyan a lesson.

The next moment, Chu Huanyan walked out from the corner.

"Auntie is really confident in what she said."