At this time, Ding Jinzhi had entered the room, and Yu Qingcheng came forward to see Master Ding. Ding Mengxuan also visited his father with some trepidation.
Ding Jinzhi said: "Xuan'er, what's wrong with you? You look so ugly?"
Ding Mengxuan said: "Ah, no, I'm just too nervous..."
Ding Jin was stunned: "Why are you nervous?"
Ding Mengxuan knew that he had made a mistake and was at a loss for words.
Yu Qingcheng took over the conversation with a smile: "Miss is nervous about testifying tomorrow."
Ding Jinzhi stared into her eyes and said, "How did you know about the testimony?"
Yu Qing paused, then smiled and said: "Oh, I just heard what the lady said! Isn't that right, lady?"
Ding Mengxuan said hurriedly: "Yes."
Ding Jinzhi said coldly: "It's so late, what are you doing here?"
Yu Qingcheng said: "Look at how Master Ding is acting like a prisoner. I'm here to deliver ingredients to the young lady! Master Ding, take a look, are the colors and texture of this ingredients okay?"
Ding Jinzhi said expressionlessly: "Really? But I just saw someone pulling and tugging downstairs. One of them is you, Boss Yu, right?"
"yes!"
Ding Jinzhi said: "What about the other one?"
Yu Qingcheng said: "The other one is Miss Ding. Right, Miss?"
Ding Mengxuan woke up from a dream and let out a vague oh.
"Why don't I look like him? That person seems to be almost a head taller than you, and..."
Yu Qingcheng secretly scolded Ding Jinzhi for being cunning, but he still smiled and said: "Master Ding, it's so dark, maybe you saw it wrong. The lady was standing on the steps at that time!"
Ding Jinzhi was still dubious. He pondered for a moment and said: "If you have nothing to do, please retreat first!"
Yu Qingcheng curled his lips and said, "Master Ding, you think I'm in the way, right?" He turned around and walked out.
At this time, the curtain suddenly shook. Ding Yi had sharp eyes and exclaimed: "Master, there seems to be someone behind the tent?"
Ding Jin was startled and stared at the curtain intently.
Ding Mengxuan was so horrified that his face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "No, there is no one here. Maybe it was the wind?"
Ding Jinzhi recalled what he had just seen downstairs. He couldn't help being horrified and told Ding Yi: "Go over and take a look."
Ding Yi was terrified, but under the pressure of his master, he had no choice but to take two steps forward and then stopped tremblingly.
While Ding Jinzhi was scolding him for being useless, Yu Qingcheng said: "My life is worthless, so let me go over and take a look."
While thinking about it, he slowly walked to the curtain, lifted the curtain and said, "I think the master is suspicious. Look, is there no one at all?"
With that said, he lifted up the tent for everyone to see.
There is a screen window behind the tent, but there is nothing in front of the window. Where is there anyone?
Ding Mengxuan let out a long breath, but her heart was still beating fast.
Ding Jinzhi also breathed a sigh of relief and began to scold Ding Yi for being neurotic.
In fact, Yu Qingcheng did not lift the tent to the end, because a long opening was cut by a sharp blade from the window lattice to the west end. Ling Yun just escaped from the opening and used Qinggong to go downstairs.
In this situation, without a rope or an assistant, one person could easily escape without making any sound, which made Yu Qingcheng have to secretly praise Ling Yun's profound attainments and Qinggong.
As soon as Ling Yun returned home, Yuan Ping came to him, "Oh! My brother Ling, where have you been all night? Mr. Lu is angry!"
Ling Yun was startled, "What happened?"
Yuan Ping said: "Assassins came tonight to assassinate Du Zhenghai and the others. Yang Zhen and I arrived in time. Although nothing happened to Du Zhenghai and Taoist Priest Yuan Zhen, the two assassins escaped; the remaining two The assassins also died on the spot.”
Ling Yun took a deep breath and was speechless for a long time.
Yuan Ping said: "Where were you at the critical moment? You didn't say a word before leaving."
Ling Yun said silently: "Don't say anything, let's go see Mr. Lu first."
Ling Yun bites the bullet and comes to see Lu Wenzheng.
Lu Wen asked with a serious face where he had been tonight?
Ling Yun said: "I... went out for a while to have something to do."
"Public or private?"
Ling Yun pondered for a moment and said, "A little... personal matter."
Lu Wenzheng said: "Since it is a private matter, why didn't you come and ask for leave from me beforehand? Do you know what the crime is for leaving the government without permission?"
Ling Yun was speechless for a moment, so he could only say: "Ling Yun neglected his duty, please punish me."
Lu Wenzheng said: "Let me ask you first, where did you go tonight?"
Ling Yun didn't understand why Mr. Lu was searching for the bottom of things like this.
Lu Wenzheng sneered and said, "Commander Ling, do you still want to hide it? I want to ask you, what did you do in Ding Mansion tonight?"
Ling Yun's heart sank, and he glanced at Xu Zhi.
Lu Wenzheng changed his eyes and said, "Do you want to wait for me to tell you personally?"
Ling Yun knew that someone among them must have betrayed him, so he stopped prevaricating and lowered his head and said: "My lord, forgive me, Ling Yun went to Ding's house to see Miss Ding tonight. He just wanted to use some old friends from the past to persuade her to speak uprightly when she testifies tomorrow. "
"Is there an accident?"
"No."
Lu Wenzheng said: "Is it your idea to go to Ding Mansion alone or does someone else know about it?"
Ling Yun said: "It was my idea alone."
Xu Zhi said hurriedly: "Your Excellency, it was the student's idea to go to Ding Mansion."
Lu Wenzheng said: "Oh, it turns out that you two conspired together. As officials of the imperial court, you knew the law and broke it. What crime should you be guilty of?"
Xu Zhi said: "Sir, this matter is entirely the student's idea. He should be considered the mastermind. Please punish the student."
Ling Yun said: "No, sir, this matter was done by my subordinates. I carried it out personally and treated it as the mastermind. If my lord punishes me, I should punish my subordinates!"
The two of them were arguing, and Lu Wenzheng was angry and laughing at the same time, "Okay, you each bear half of the responsibility for this matter. I should have punished you heavily, but the matter is critical, so I will record it. But we can't condone it. You guys, all your salary for this month will be deducted, will you be convinced?"
Ling Yun glanced at Xu Zhi and said: "This subordinate takes it orally -"
Lu Wenzheng said: "Aren't you convinced?"
Xu Zhi hurriedly said: "I am convinced, I am convinced!"
Xu Zhi and Ling Yun stepped back, looked at each other, and laughed in unison.
Xu Zhi said: "How do you feel now?"
Ling Yun said: "I'm extremely depressed. My salary has been cut off this month. I really don't know how to survive."
Xu Zhi sighed and was speechless.
Ling Yun suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "By the way, Mr. Xu, how could Master Lu know about my visit to Ding Mansion last night? Tell me honestly, was it you who told the secret?"
Seeing Ling Yun's eyes that looked like a smile but not a smile, Xu Zhi said lazily: "Forget it, if I tell the truth, won't I be harming others and myself? I'm sick? You'd better study others."
"Who is that?" The two of them fell into deep thought.
But Ding Jinzhi came down from his daughter's building and returned to the living room. He was listening with an angry face to what happened when the two assassins just stabbed the soul:
Xiao Yongnian said: "We will follow your Lord's instructions. I will ambush you at the crossroads in front of the prison door. I will wait until Ling Yun appears and lure him away so that Brother Luo can do what he wants."
Luo Zhenyi said: "Unexpectedly, I was ambushed as soon as I entered the cell door. There were ambushes all around, and arrows were fired. The two deputies who went with me were both hit by arrows and died miserably. I fought hard for a long time, and finally opened a bloody path. Out."
Xiao Yongnian said again: "I was afraid that Ling Yun would come and ruin the big thing, so I kept waiting at the key entrance. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, I didn't see Ling Yun's shadow. It was already a mess inside. I was about to go look, but I saw my elder brother We came out in panic. Alas, since things are not harmonious, we have no choice but to come back and resume our lives."
Ding Jinzhi twisted his beard and muttered: "This old guy Lu Wenzheng is indeed a cunning man! But fortunately, there are no survivors left, otherwise there will be big trouble."
Xiao Yongnian frowned and said, "Sir, I'm just curious. There was so much commotion in the Shangshu's Mansion of the Ministry of Justice at that time. Why didn't Ling Yun see him?"
Ding Jinzhi said: "Now that the matter is over, let's not discuss these details anymore. We just want to think about tomorrow."
If he had known that Ling Yun was hiding in his daughter's embroidery room at that time and almost encountered her, I am afraid that instead of brushing it off as a trivial matter, he would have been shocked and shocked and felt it was a great shame and humiliation!
Who knew that fate would play such a trick on him.
At dawn the next day, Ding Jinzhi had finished his breakfast and had just arranged things in the mansion. His close family member Ding Yi came to report that Lu Wenzheng and his party had come to visit the mansion.
Came so fast. Ding Jinzhi had no choice but to give an invitation.
Everyone came in quickly. Lu Wen was in front, followed closely by Ling Yun, Xu Zhi, Yuan Ping and others; Du Zhenghai was lying on his back on a stretcher with an expressionless face, being supervised by several Lu Mansion guards.
Ding Jinzhi stepped forward with a forced smile, gave up his seat, ordered tea, exchanged some pleasantries and then got back to business.
Lu Wenzheng asked Miss Ding to come forward as a witness.
Although Ding Jinzhi was deeply unhappy, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and tell Ding Yi to send someone to call.
Here, Ding Jinzhi ordered the housekeeper Ding Yurong to retreat; Lu Wenzheng understood this and arranged for Xu Zhi to send the rest of the people who came with him to the outer hall.
At this time, there were only Ding Jinzhi, Lu Wenzheng, Xu Zhi, Ling Yun, Ding Jinzhi's housekeeper Ding Yurong and the criminal Du Zhenghai and others in the living room.
After a while, Miss Ding came to the front hall surrounded by several close girls.
Ding Mengxuan lowered his head and timidly said a blessing to Lu Wenzheng.
Lu Wenzheng said hurriedly: "Miss, you don't have to be polite. Now that the labor lady is here, I feel really uneasy. However, I had known that Miss Ding is a person who understands justice and is well-informed. She will definitely be able to help us detect this case. Here, I will I would like to express my gratitude to Miss Ding in advance."
After saying that, he stood up and bowed deeply to Ding Mengxuan.
Hearing this, Ding Mengxuan's originally restrained and nervous mood eased slightly, and he said softly: "Mr. Lu, you're too polite. Just tell me what you have to say. As long as the little girl knows, she will tell you everything she knows."
Lu Wenzheng thanked him, then pointed at Du Zhenghai and said, "Miss Labour, please identify this person."
Ding Mengxuan turned to Du Zhenghai with his wonderful eyes.
Du Zhenghai twisted his face and said nothing.
Lu Wenzheng said: "Miss, please identify him carefully. Have you seen this person?"
Ding Mengxuan pondered for a moment, and she remembered last night.
Scenes of thrilling scenes appeared before our eyes again.
The tense situation at that time made her panic, and she could not calm down for a long time after Ling Yun escaped without any danger. In all likelihood, her father's words to her at that time could not be heard.
So how should we answer now? She slowly raised her face, but inadvertently collided with Ling Yun's expectant eyes.
She felt like her heart was pounding like a deer, and she lowered her head in panic.
Everyone was tortured by her hesitation and hesitation.
Ding Jinzhi finally couldn't help but said: "Xuan'er, if you don't know this person, just tell him. There is no need to worry about anything."
Ding Jinzhi is already leading the way for his daughter!
Lu Wenzheng sneered secretly in his heart and said slowly: "Yes, who knows that Miss Ding is a person who understands justice well and can speak uprightly. I only listen to Miss Ding's words now."
Ding Mengxuan lowered her head, but she could feel everyone present looking at her.
She remembered what Ling Yun said to her last night. She finally nodded, "Yes, I saw him outside the abandoned house in Lingshan, not far from Qingyun Temple."
Ding Jinzhi raised his eyebrows angrily, but was speechless. His elbows were turned outward, and the daughter couldn't help herself.
He sighed to himself, but Lu Wenzheng couldn't help but feel happy, "Miss, please tell me about the situation in detail."
Now that the matter has come to this, Ding Mengxuan no longer hesitates, and she tells the story of that day in detail.
Ding Jinzhi was so angry that he almost fainted. He had no choice but to twist his face and let everything go.
Lu Wenzheng said: "Master Ding, did you hear clearly? What Miss Ding just said is consistent with Commander Ling's testimony, which is enough to be accepted. But why is Miss Xiangluo's confession contradicting it?"
He ordered people to bring Xiangluo.
Xiang Luo walked into the hall tremblingly. When she learned about the situation in front of her, she knew that all denials and lies would no longer work. Since the young lady had already confessed, what else could she say?
There was a feeling of despair in her heart, and she sadly admitted that what she had confessed yesterday was perjury.
Lu Wenzheng said: "Let me ask you, why did you perjury yesterday? Who instructed you?"
"I..." Xiang Luo's face was ashen, and her mind went blank.
Lu Wenzheng said sternly: "Xiangluo, did you wait until you were in the lobby before you confessed?"
Xiang Luo had a complete mental breakdown at this time. She trembled: "No! I say, I say! It's... Master Ding asked the slave to say this! The slave has served the Ding family since she was a child. Miss Ding is very kind to the slave. The slave can only obey the orders of the master. ...Lord Lu, I blame you for everything, if you want to punish me, please punish me!"
Ding Jinzhi shouted: "You bitch, how dare you talk nonsense! Someone, take this bitch down!"
The housekeeper Ding Yurong gestured to the left and right, and Ding Yi and several other servants stepped forward and pulled Xiang Luo out without any explanation.
Lu Wenzheng smiled and said: "Please be patient, Master Ding. I would like to ask you, Master Ding is an official of the imperial court. Why did you appoint a girl to give perjury to obstruct my handling of the case?"
Ding Jinzhi said awkwardly: "Master Lu, don't listen to this bastard's nonsense..."
At this time, Ding Yi suddenly returned in panic and said in a trembling voice: "Master, it's not good! Xiangluo, Xiangluo, she..."
Ding Jinzhi's heart sank and he asked urgently: "Tell me quickly, what happened to Xiangluo?"
"She, she committed suicide by hitting a pillar in front of the steps!..."
