amaotonovel Chapter 335: Settlement of Accounts after Autumn
Chapter 335: Settlement of Accounts after Autumn
"The Third Master Ji appeared immediately after I rescued the little girl. The first thing he said when he saw me was, I am not Ji Yuntang."
"And the reason he gave was also very interesting. He said that this princess was born in the countryside, could not read, and did not know martial arts. Then how could she save the little girl in front of the out-of-control carriage?"
"He suspects that this princess is someone else's fake. This is the third suspicion."
"Combining these three points, I have reason to suspect that Third Master Ji deliberately threw stones at our horse to cause it to go crazy and lose control in order to test whether I know martial arts."
"That's not enough. He also placed a four or five-year-old child on the path our carriage had to pass, in order to determine whether this princess would save her."
"If I hadn't taken action, the carriage would have hit the little girl. If anything happened to the little girl, I would have been held responsible, which would have affected my mood for tomorrow's assessment."
“But if I take action, he will question me to my face and say that I am not Ji Yuntang, because in his impression, Ji Yuntang knows nothing and can do nothing.”
"No matter whether I saved the little girl or not, he has a reason to cause trouble for me. The Third Master Ji regards human life as worthless and wants to use this to implicate the entire Yewang Mansion. He deserves death."
After Ji Yuntang finished speaking, everyone present looked at Ji Zihang in surprise, hardly daring to breathe.
Just because the crime was committed in the street, assassinating the princess was a serious crime.
Ji Zihang has knowledge but no character, and he has a case on his mind, so his scores in the three Canglang Poetry Talk exams will most likely be cancelled.
In addition, if the charge is proven, he will go to jail.
Ji Zihang also realized this, his face turned pale, and his body was shaking as he stood there.
He didn't expect that his little tricks would have nowhere to hide in front of Ji Yuntang.
If she really held on to him, what should he do?
He didn't dare to think about the consequences.
As Ji Zihang's biological brother, Ji Huaiche knows his younger brother very well.
As soon as he saw Ji Zihang's panicked expression, he knew that Ji Yuntang's words were not groundless.
Most likely, Ji Zihang was responsible for the carriage losing control.
Ji Huaiche cursed Ji Zihang in his heart for being stupid. Not only did he fail to harm Ji Yuntang, but he almost got himself involved.
If this matter is really investigated and it is determined that Ji Zihang did it, his life will probably be ruined!
The Royal Academy will not retain students with bad conduct, nor will officials who commit crimes be appointed to official positions in the government, and others will not marry their daughters to people who bear a criminal accusation.
Neither the academy nor the officialdom would allow someone like him to enter.
If he gets married in the future, others will think of this and feel resentful, saying that the Marquis's family has produced an unfilial son.
Ji Huaiche's image had already been damaged, and now he encountered something like this. He wanted to curse in his heart.
But he knew that it was useless to scold anyone now.
As the Right Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, this case was also within his jurisdiction.
The only solution now is to find a way to help Ji Zihang clear this charge and try to prevent this incident from affecting him.
Ji Huaiche took a deep breath and took the initiative to step forward and said: "Princess Ye, what you just said is just your one-sided statement. What evidence do you have to prove that Ah Hang did this?"
Ji Yuntang glanced at him and said with a half-smile: "You want evidence, right? No problem!"
She walked quickly to Ji Zihang, and Ji Zihang's heart was lifted.
Just when he thought Ji Yuntang was going to hit him, he didn't expect her to walk right past him and in front of a servant.
Ji Yuntang stretched out her hand to him, "Take out the things, and I will spare your life."
The servant was brought by Ji Zihang. When he saw Ji Yuntang standing in front of him, his legs were shaking.
He pinched the corner of his clothes and trembled, "Princess Ye...Princess Ye, I...I don't know what you are talking about."
Ji Yuntang said directly: "Take out the things you used to scare the horses!"
The servant's legs became even weaker!
He knew clearly that Ji Zihang and Ji Huaiche were both here, and if he really handed over the things, he would be dead.
Seeing that the servant was slow to act, Ji Yuntang lost his patience.
She simply clenched her fist and punched the servant hard in the stomach.
The servant's face was distorted with pain and he couldn't straighten his back.
Just as he bent down, Ji Yuntang pulled his belt again, and many small objects fell out from inside.
The most eye-catching one is a wooden slingshot.
The slingshot is very small and looks inconspicuous when carried on the body.
If you don't look closely, it would be easy to mistake it for an ordinary decoration.
Ji Yuntang picked up the slingshot and asked the servant, "What is this?"
The servant was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, his face as pale as paper.
"This... this is a little thing I made for fun. It's not worth much."
Ji Huaiche's eyes flickered slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Ji Yuntang, you said it was Ah Hang who did it just based on a slingshot. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"
Ji Yuntang played with the slingshot in his hand and nodded slightly.
"Ji You Shaoqing is right. We shouldn't be so careless. How can we convince people with just a slingshot?"
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Chen Hu and ordered: "Chen Hu, go and bring over the little girl that I just rescued."
"Yes, Princess." Chen Hu responded and soon brought a little girl in a pink dress.
Next to the little girl, there was a young woman with red eyes from crying. She was the little girl's mother.
As soon as she came over, she pulled the little girl and knelt in front of Ji Yuntang.
"Thank you, Princess Ye, for saving my daughter's life. I, Xu Ying, am grateful."
Ji Yuntang stepped forward to help her up and asked, "Mrs. Xu, what did you do today? How did you and your daughter get lost? Please tell me all these."
Xu Ying looked ashamed and said slowly, "I brought my daughter out today to buy some cloth from the cloth shop to make her new clothes for the New Year."
"At the time, the woman was looking at fabrics in the cloth shop. Unexpectedly, Xiao Taozi disappeared in the blink of an eye. The woman was terrified and looked for her everywhere. Finally, she found Xiao Taozi in the clinic next door."
She looked at Chen Hu and said, "It was this benefactor who sent Xiao Taozi to the clinic. I would like to thank you for your help."
Chen Hu waved his hand and said, "You don't have to thank me. This was all the intention of our princess. She saved your daughter and she paid me to send your daughter to the clinic and let the doctor take her pulse. If you want to thank someone, thank our princess!"
After saying this, Xu Ying was about to kneel down to thank Ji Yuntang, but Ji Yuntang held her back.
She said softly: "Mrs. Xu, I have something I want to ask your daughter."