she has golden eyes

42 Shame
The carriage that Mei Xue and Li Jinzhi were riding in just reached the entrance of Xuanren Street when they heard noises coming from ahead.

Mei Xue was slightly surprised, and looked away from the book.

Most of Xuanren Street is occupied by the Shu Palace, and the other houses are also ordered by the imperial court, so it is always quiet here, and it is rare to be so noisy.

A dark shadow was cast on the white gauze curtain, and it was Peng Liang's voice:

"Master, Miss Mei, Master Qiao is making a fuss again, saying that he wants to see his daughter."

Mei Xue was so speechless that Yan Yun dared to write a letter asking for a blood test in the early court, so he must have been completely sure.

But now they want Qiao Juncheng to show embarrassment and create public opinion in advance, how unconfident must they be?
Li Jinzhi was silent for a moment, then smiled lightly, took out Mei Xue's veiled hat from the closet box and said:

"I'm in a good mood today. Miss Mei, would you like to watch a good show?"

During these few days when Mei Xue was in the palace, Qiao Juncheng would make trouble every day. Although Li Jinzhi had a good temper, he was a little annoyed.

Mei Xue nodded, took the veiled hat from Li Jinzhi and put it on her head.

She knew that Li Jinzhi would not let her get off the carriage, it was just to prevent accidents.

Just judging from the clothes of the spectators around Qiao Juncheng, it was clear that Qiao Yan's family had obviously put in a lot of work.

Mei Xue watched Li Jinzhi get off the carriage, and Jiu'er stood by the window, not forgetting to leave a gap in the curtain for Mei Xue to look out.

The handsome young man in white and black hair attracted everyone's attention as soon as he got off the carriage. Seeing that it was the carriage of the palace, everyone guessed Li Jinzhi's identity and immediately moved out of the way.

Qiao Juncheng, who was crying in front of the mansion gate, was startled, and hurried to Li Jinzhi and said:

"Are you the son of the Prince of Shu? Qiao Juncheng, my subordinate..."

Li Jinzhi raised his hand to stop Qiao Juncheng from continuing, but looked at him with a smile and asked:

"A few days ago, Mrs. Ling and Mrs. Yan's family went to the empress to plead guilty, saying that they had confessed to the wrong person, why now they say that Ling'ai is in my house?"

Qiao Juncheng was clearly prepared for this question, and immediately answered:

"The last time we had a hasty meeting by the Luoshui River, the officials and his wife only cared about their joy and didn't really see it clearly.

After thinking about it carefully, the birthmark on the little girl's arm was not very obvious when she was young, but now that so many years have passed, it is normal that there is no trace! "

Jiu'er laughed angrily, and said sarcastically:
"Master Qiao, even though you don't care about your status as an official, you still always honor real people. If you mess around like this, aren't you afraid of losing the face of your real people?"

Qiao Juncheng didn't expect a servant girl in the palace to be so tongue-in-cheek, her face flushed immediately.

The people around who were really watching the excitement also laughed.

Li Jinzhi stood on the steps in front of the palace with his hands behind his back, still smiling, looked at Qiao Juncheng and said softly:

"I have something to ask Mr. Qiao, please give me your advice.

Mr. Yan Ge wrote a letter asking for a blood test. In the memorial, he said that Mrs. Qiao and Mrs. Ling were sick because of missing her daughter, but I don’t think Mrs. Qiao looks like she is sick at all. "

Having said that, Li Jinzhi bent down slightly, looked directly at Qiao Juncheng at the bottom of the steps with a smile and asked:

"May I ask if Mr. Qiao got some miraculous medicine and recovered overnight, or did Mr. Yan Ge dare to deceive the king in order to achieve his goal?"

As soon as the word "deceitful" was uttered, the noisy crowd fell silent in an instant, Qiao Juncheng also turned pale instantly, and he faltered for a long time before saying:
"This, this... the lower official just recovered from his illness, so... just..."

"If I remember correctly, Mr. Qiao came to ask for someone at the gate of my house on the day Mr. Yan Ge wrote the letter."

Li Jinzhi still said it with a smile, ignoring Qiao Juncheng's panic, he waved to Guanshi Liang who was waiting by the side and said:

"Accompany Mrs. Qiao to the old mansion of Yange, and ask Mrs. Qiao for me to see if Mrs. Qiao is sick or not. Otherwise, the crime of deceiving the emperor may be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment for investigation. .”

Qiao Juncheng was so frightened that he staggered and nearly fell down. No matter how he cared about acting, he turned around and ran away.

Because of his panic, Qiao Juncheng even lost one of his shoes, but he didn't bother to pick up the shoe, and ran without a trace with one bare foot.

The crowd of spectators became chaotic, and the booing people arranged by Qiao Yan's family quickly dispersed.

Li Jinzhi waved his hands with a smile, and said to the rest of the watching crowd:

"In two days, please go to the lobby of Habayashi Wei to see the truth. It's getting late today, so please leave!"

After finishing speaking, Li Jinzhi bowed his hands to everyone politely.

The crowd applauded, some scolded the Qiao Yan family for their brazenness, and some lamented that the prince of Shu was approachable and courteous in words and deeds.

Mei Xue curled up the corners of her mouth behind the veiled hat, and silently closed her eyes to rest her mind.

Obviously, she was right to be ashamed of Qiao Juncheng.

After Mei Xue returned to the bamboo garden, she ate some food, took a bath and changed into her clothes, and still used the wooden hairpin to simply pull up her hair.

The nanny came over with Ping An in her arms, and Mei Xue checked Ping An's pulse, touched his little face, and took Jiu'er out of the house.

Yu Rong said to Madam Zhang sadly:

"Mommy, the girl looks thinner, so she doesn't take a rest, so she goes out to work again."

Grandma Zhang sighed and said:

"Which one who lives in the palace is not a noble person? The girl has a cold temper, so how can she not work hard after serving you carefully for so many days?"

Mei Gang was already waiting at the corner gate, and not long after Mei Xue got into the carriage and left, Gao Yuan led his people to follow behind.

Just to prevent someone from following Mei Xue.

Li Jinzhi also had to go out after lunch break. When Song Zhijie sent him to the door, he was still smiling and persuading him:
"My son, it's not a big deal, just go down for a while."

Li Jinzhi shook his head and said with a smile:
"It's better for me to go there myself, so that Mr. Shen can believe in my sincerity."

Song Zhijie could only nod his head.

The carriage turned around in Luoyang City for more than an hour before stopping at the gate of a remote courtyard.

Mei Xue put on her hood and got out of the carriage. As soon as she opened the courtyard door, she saw Qin Li and Sun Qiang were already waiting for her.

The small courtyard dug a tunnel, Mei Xue followed Mei Gang forward, Qin Li whispered beside him:
"At the beginning, Aunt Qiu still had the strength to yell and scold, but no one paid any attention to her. Now she is much more honest."

Mei Xue nodded, turned another corner, and arrived in front of a prison cell.

It was said to be a dungeon, but it was actually cleaned up very cleanly. Even the candles burning on the table were made of high-quality beeswax.

Mei Xue sat down in the round chair and looked at Aunt Qiu through the wooden railing.

A woman with all kinds of styles, even after staying in the dark underground for a few days, she is still beautiful and eye-catching.

Aunt Qiu tore off the big red brocade quilt covering her body, rushed to Mei Xue barefoot, grabbed the wooden railing with her slender hands, and said angrily at Mei Xue:

"Little bitch, I know who you are. It was you who had my elder brother arrested and my uncle killed."

Mei Xue just laughed, waved her hand to signal Aunt Qiu not to get excited, and then said flatly:
"I think Aunt Qiu actually doesn't want to waste time acting, because you are still in a hurry to escape from the capital, and I'm not interested in you, I just want to know some news.

So, let's have a good time and talk about the conditions? "

Aunt Qiu was stunned by Mei Xue's attitude, she stared at Mei Xue for a long time before asking:
"I'm just a servant, what can I know? It's useless even if you kill me."

"Your life is useless to me, and you haven't hurt me, so even if you don't say anything, I won't hurt you at all."

When Mei Xue said this, she still looked at Aunt Qiu with a smile and asked:

"But Aunt Qiu is a smart person. What do you think will happen to the Yan family, including the Qiao family, in the near future?"

Aunt Qiu's face darkened instantly, but she still struggled and said with a sneer:
"What do they do to me?"

Mei Xue stood up, put away the smile on her face, approached Aunt Qiu and said coldly:
"You hate the Yan family to the bone, and you know that the end of the Yan family is coming, but you are unable to take your daughter away from the Yan family.

When the Yan family is destroyed, I promise to send your daughter to you intact, and I can give you mother and daughter a new identity, and let you choose a good place in Sichuan to start your life again. "

Mei Xue had already walked up to Aunt Qiu while she was speaking. She stopped and said coldly:

"If you refuse to cooperate, I will release you now, but I can guarantee that you will die at the hands of the Yan family before dark."

Aunt Qiu withdrew her hand holding the pillar as if in shock, looked at Mei Xue in horror and gritted her teeth and said:
"You are a young girl, how can you be so vicious?"

Mei Xue smiled again, and said softly:

"Because I am not a girl raised in a boudoir, because I want to live a good life instead of being slaughtered.

To make a long story short, you don’t need to tell me about dirty ledgers or Tibetan silver dens, these are useless, probably before I came to Beijing, Qiao Yantie and his family have already cleaned up these things. "

Mei Xue glanced at the hourglass in the corner, smiled and said:
"I'll give you a quarter of an hour, tell me something really useful, remember, I won't give you a second chance."

After finishing speaking, Mei Xue turned her head and walked back, found a comfortable position in the round chair and sat against the back of the chair, looking at Aunt Qiu leisurely.

(End of this chapter)