The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

Glancing at the yamen runner who was sitting on the ground, the Dali Temple Chief Justice showed displeasure: "How many times have I said this? The Dali Temple is a place to eradicate lawlessness and uphold justice. I wonder where you all put my daily teachings! Why don't you leave now!"

The yamen runner on the ground quickly acknowledged his mistake, jumped up, and fled in a panic. Only then did Huo Wuyou sheath his sword.

The Dali Temple Chief Justice had a smile on his face and looked kind, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with him, like a smiling tiger.

"I am an ignorant person and I have offended the Marquis of Lin'an and the two young ladies. Please forgive me."

Huo Wuyou remained calm and said, "I can't say it's an offense, but I just want to ask you, sir. If someone beats the drum to complain about his grievances, can you meet him?"

"Of course." The Dali Temple official said with a smile, "It's just that each case is discussed separately. Miss Xue's case is still under investigation, so why bother beating the drum again?"

After that, his smile deepened a little: "All the relevant clues of this case have been recorded. If Miss Xue is determined to see it, I am not afraid to open this backdoor for the sake of Minister Xue and Marquis Lin'an."

Huo Wuyou looked sideways at her, as if waiting for her decision.

The words of the Dali Temple Minister were somewhat inflammatory, as if Xue Zhiyi, who was standing here at the moment, was an unreasonable person who was using his power to force the Dali Temple.

Sure enough, the discussions around became louder and louder. People were just saying that Xue Zhiyi was bullying others by taking advantage of her power, and that Huo Wuyou was not a good person either, and was no different from those spoiled young masters.

After exchanging a glance with Huo Wuyou, she sneered, "No need. Even if I walk through this door, I can only see what you want me to see, right?"

At this point, she could already conclude that the Dali Temple Chief had been asked by someone to conceal the truth of the case. Even if she walked into the gate of the Dali Temple, she would not be able to obtain any useful clues. Why should she embarrass Shen Qingtang and Huo Wuyou's reputation for this?

However, the Dali Temple Minister paused and said, "Miss Xue, you are joking."

Xue Zhiyi just looked at him and said coldly: "My lord, please laugh and joke more when you have nothing to do. What if one day you can't laugh anymore?"

After saying that, ignoring the discussions of the onlookers, she walked down the steps, walked through the crowd, and left.

Shen Qingtang and Huo Wuyou just glanced coldly at the Dali Temple Chief Justice and followed Xue Zhiyi's steps.

There was nothing exciting to watch, so the onlookers were dispersed by the Dali Temple Minister.

At this moment, a drizzle began to fall from the sky.

It is early spring now, and I am afraid it will be rainy for a long time in the coming days.

Raindrops formed on her eyelashes and were very cold, but she did not feel cold. She just looked at the gloomy sky in a trance.

Suddenly, an umbrella blocked her view.

She turned her head and met Huo Wuyou's face. He looked worried and said, "Let's go first."

Shen Qingtang also followed, looking at her with only heartache in his eyes: "Zhiyi... no matter what, things have come to this, you have to take care of yourself."

Xue Zhiyi remained silent for a moment. She looked at Huo Wuyou and called out, "Marquis Lin'an."

She felt a little uncomfortable in her throat, so she just asked him calmly, "I want to go to your house, is it convenient?"

Huo Wuyou was stunned, and did not ask any more questions: "Come with me."

In the carriage, Shen Qingtang wiped her tears again. She asked Xue Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, you have doubts about the death of Xue Wu's sister, why don't you go and look at the Dali Temple records?"

"Because the Dali Temple has long been bribed." Huo Wuyou said: "There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. The Dali Temple is unwilling to act according to the law, and they have their own shameful reasons."

Shen Qingtang opened his mouth, then lowered his head as if to stop the war: "I originally thought that if it was really done by some refugee, I would ask my father to mobilize the guards in the capital to catch this villain... But if there is someone behind this murderer, I don't know what to do..."

"It's not that easy." Xue Zhiyi's voice was still hoarse. She looked at Shen Qingtang: "Qingtang, thank you for today."

Just after wiping the corners of her eyes, Shen Qingtang's tears fell again: "Why are you telling me this?"

Letting Xue Zhiyi lean on his shoulder, Shen Qingtang patted her back to comfort her.

But in a flash, they saw Huo Wuyou, who was sitting opposite the two of them, staring at Xue Zhiyi without blinking, and the worry and heartache in his eyes could not be concealed at all.

Shen Qingtang lowered her eyes sadly. The answers to some things were already obvious, and she couldn't deceive herself in the slightest.

……

Lin'an Marquis Mansion.

When we arrived, the rain had gotten heavier.

When they got out of the car, the servants took the umbrellas and welcomed them into the house.

Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou were just entering the room one after the other when Shen Qingtang suddenly called out, "Marquis Lin'an!"

Huo Wuyou was stunned, and said to the servant: "Take Miss Xue in first."

Then he asked Shen Qingtang: "What's wrong with Miss Shen?"

But Shen Qingtang looked at him, as if he had made a decision, and said seriously: "There is something, Qingtang doesn't know whether the Marquis knows..."

Huo Wuyou looked at her, puzzled: "Ms. Shen, please speak."

Shen Qingtang bit her lower lip lightly, as if she wanted to say something, her eyes became even redder: "Qingtang has a man in her heart, he saved my life, I care about him."

Huo Wuyou was stunned. It was not that he could not understand Shen Qingtang's earnest eyes, but he was just an ordinary man and could not have room for any romantic thoughts in his heart.

Shen Qingtang said, his voice choking: "I don't think there is anything shameful about this. Even if that man is thinking of someone else, I don't want to force it. I, Shen Qingtang, am still upright, but..."

She paused and said, "But I also care about Zhiyi. I don't want to see her in danger... My Lord, you should know that Zhiyi is engaged, and it is an imperial engagement that cannot be disobeyed."

Huo Wuyou was stunned. He didn't expect that his thoughts would be so obvious, so obvious that even Shen Qingtang, a bystander, could see it.

But he couldn't deny his feelings for Xue Zhiyi, so he was speechless for a moment and couldn't find any words to respond.

"My Lord, if you really love her, please consider her a little. Some affection will harm her."

Huo Wuyou had thought about Shen Qingtang's words...but he knew that he had no intention of fulfilling his feelings for her yet, and he just wanted to let his feelings for Xue Zhiyi fade away quietly.

But he didn't expect... he couldn't hide his feelings so well, and his feelings were so obvious that even Xue Zhiyi and Shen Qingtang knew about it.

He thought unwillingly: He would never be with Xue Zhiyi in this life.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Don't worry, Miss Shen. Since I have intervened in today's matter, there is no reason for me to ignore it. But I also know my limits. I will not provoke people who I know will not have any results."

Shen Qingtang lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking. She unconsciously shed a tear, then quickly wiped it away: "Thank you for your consideration, Lord Marquis. I just hope that you can handle this matter smoothly. It's time for me... to leave."

After saying that, she bowed slowly, lifted her skirt, turned around and ran into the rain.

Huo Wuyou felt as if something was weighing on his heart. He sighed slowly and told his servants, "Get an umbrella and send Miss Shen home."

……

Xue Zhiyi was taken to a reception room. When Huo Wuyou came back, she had recovered and the emotions in her eyes were temporarily under control.

Huo Wuyou didn't understand why Xue Zhiyi suddenly came to him, but he also knew that Xue Zhiyi was a thoughtful person. He came here at this time, and there must be something he needed to discuss hidden from others.

So he dismissed the servants and sat down face to face with her: "You speak."

"Marquis of Lin'an." Xue Zhiyi got straight to the point and asked, "Do you want to overthrow the Minister of the Dali Temple?"

Huo Wuyou was stunned when he heard this: "What did you say?"

Xue Zhiyi pursed his lips stiffly, with a hint of coldness: "If you want to overthrow the Dali Temple, now is your chance, because I can be sure that there is another hidden reason for my fifth sister's death. If it can be proved that the Dali Temple condoned the real murderer and deceived his superiors and subordinates, he will not be able to escape unscathed. Not only that."

Her eyes flashed with coldness: "Not only that, he can even accuse the people who colluded with him behind the scenes of the Dali Temple."

Huo Wuyou narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Xue Zhiyi with a bit more scrutiny and vigilance: "Why are you so sure that I want to overthrow the Dali Temple? Everyone in Huajing knows that I am just an idle playboy who doesn't care about worldly affairs. Who would I want to deal with?"

Xue Zhiyi thought to himself: I don't know what this person who is sneaking around in the Xue and Zhao families is pretending to be at the moment.

She did not point it out, but only asked: "The Dali Temple Minister is Prince Gong's man, the Marquis must know that, right?"

Huo Wuyou held his chin up: "What about you?"

He pretended not to care, but his fingers were already fiddling with the teacup unconsciously. Looking into Xue Zhiyi's eyes, he asked, "You are engaged to Prince Gong. Since you know that the Dali Temple Minister is Prince Gong's man, why don't you ask him for help? Is it because you have never considered yourself a member of Prince Gong's party?"

Facing such questioning, Xue Zhiyi just slowly lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment. She did not answer Huo Wuyou's question: "It is rude of me to say this to the Marquis, but I must investigate this case thoroughly. The worst option is to ask for an audience with His Royal Highness Prince Gong."

As she spoke, she stood up and bowed to Huo Wuyou: "Thank you for your help today, Marquis Lin'an. I am sorry to bother you so much, now I'm leaving."

Unexpectedly, before she reached the door of the reception room, Huo Wuyou behind her also stood up: "Xue Zhiyi, when you used me, could you at least show some guilt?"

She knew clearly his feelings and knew that he didn't want her to go to Prince Gong, so she chose to use him.

He is so self-righteous and confident, which is really despicable.

Shen Qingtang really wronged him. Who was provoking whom?