The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 250: Grievance

Yu Qi witnessed Zhao Yu die on his bed.

He invited people from the Imperial Medical Academy, but they still couldn't find out what was wrong with Zhao Yu.

They only said that they used a kind of medicine, which was extremely potent. It was a miracle that Zhao Yu's already weakened body could have lasted this long.

Yu Qi closed Zhao Yu's eyes and sent someone to the palace to tell the emperor about it.

Li Jing is truly ruthless, and Zhao Wanfu is even more so. No matter what, Zhao Yu is Zhao Wanfu's biological daughter, yet he was able to abandon her.

"Zhao Yu is dead."

Yu Qi had the jailer coldly relay this sentence.

After hearing this, Zhao Wanfu seemed to have expected it, and there was no sadness on his face.

The jailer muttered to himself as he walked, "The rumored Prime Minister Zhao is indeed cold and ruthless."

Zhao Wanfu closed his eyes. There was a great commotion outside, saying that Li Jing had been arrested. It was hard for him not to know. Zhao Yu still told everyone about it.

It was originally thought that Zhao Yu would die immediately after taking the medicine and arriving at Dali Temple, but unexpectedly, something went wrong.

I wonder what the situation is like on Li Jing's side.

Yu Qi did not tell Li Jing about Zhao Yu's death. Li Jing's limbs were bound, and he only frowned slightly.

He presented Zhao Yu's testimony to Li Jing, who remained completely bewildered.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. My father investigated the matter in Lizhou more than a decade ago, and I was not involved.”

He vehemently denied it, but Zhao Wanfu readily agreed to all of these things.

Both of them went to the extreme, and after interrogating for a long time, they still couldn't get anything useful out of Li Jing.

Although he knew this would happen, Yu Qi couldn't help but feel anxious.

Zhao Jiahe has gone missing, and Li Huaijiang is currently sending people to search for her. Who knows what kind of trouble this will cause.

Just as he was fretting over this, the jailer rushed in to report.

"My lord, a large crowd has gathered outside, all here to plead for justice for the Crown Prince."

Yu Qi couldn't help but chuckle: "Seeking justice?"

What injustice has been committed?

However, it is true that back then, before the matter of Li Sheng was fully investigated, many scholars and ordinary people spontaneously went to speak out for Li Sheng because of his virtuous reputation and many good deeds.

This scene from over a decade ago is being recreated, which is both funny and frustrating.

"Have someone disperse them and send them back, so they don't hurt the civilians."

If someone gets hurt, the situation will be difficult to control. Li Jing's reputation has been too good in recent years, just like Li Sheng in the past.

Yu Qi's eyes flickered. Over the years, Li Jing had truly mastered the essence of Li Sheng's past behavior.

The noise outside was also heard by Li Sheng. He glanced at it and recalled many past events.

"It seems that Li Jing has won the hearts of the people in recent years."

Li Huaijiang happened to come over and heard Li Sheng's words.

"Back then, when my elder brother was convicted, these people suffered the same fate."

She entered through the back door. There were too many people at the main entrance, with people holding up signs and saying that Li Jing had been wronged.

But the one who was truly wronged was Li Sheng.

Li Huaijiang was angry, but she didn't vent her anger on those outsiders.

Li Sheng lowered his head: "Let's deal with this matter as soon as possible and give everyone an explanation."

People can only see what's in front of them, so it's no wonder they react this way.

The officials from the Dali Temple drove the people back, while other scholars wrote extensively about Li Jing's good deeds over the years.

Shen Hanyu also saw those things.

The common people and scholars started arguing, so the girls' school had to temporarily prevent them from risking going to class.

"The streets are too chaotic."

Miao Cui couldn't help but complain after she walked in.

"I don't know who organized so many people, they all blocked the Dali Temple and made a scene."

Shen Hanyu and the others knew Li Jing's character, and seeing so many people supporting him now filled them with mixed emotions.

"How's it going with the Dali Temple?"

"The people have probably dispersed. Are you going over there, young lady?"

Shen Hanyu nodded. Having heard that Li Jing had been arrested, she wanted to ask Li Jing about what she had learned from Zhao Yu.

But Li Jing probably won't tell her that easily, which is troublesome.

After the crowd dispersed, Shen Hanyu rode over in a carriage. Upon seeing her arrive, Pei Du, who was working at his desk, went out to greet her.

"You've come to ask about Li Jing?"

Shen Hanyu said yes.

Zhao Yu is dead, and now only Li Jing knows where her father's body is.

It's a pity that Zhao Yu didn't know who the people who handled the Suzhou matter later were, otherwise she wouldn't have needed to go after Li Jing.

Li Jing had just finished interrogating someone, and he still had the same smile on his face.

Upon seeing Shen Hanyu appear at the cell door, Li Jing said, "I know what you want to ask."

Shen Hanyu stared at him with a dark look in her eyes.

Li Jing slowly got up.

"The former governor of Suzhou really had a good daughter; she is so filial."

His tone was ambiguous, neither sarcastic nor anything else, but Shen Hanyu clearly didn't like it.

"So you admit what you did?" Shen Hanyu's palms were slightly sweaty.

Li Jing smiled and said, "What did I do? It was the Zhao family who did it. Zhao Yu was terrified in the middle of the night and it took her a long time to admit that she had harmed the governor of Suzhou. She knelt down and begged me to help her cover it up. I was deeply in love with her and made the only mistake I ever made."

The matter was thus easily dismissed, leaving Shen Hanyu unsure whether to be angry or amused.

Pei Du looked at Shen Hanyu's face and reached out to offer her some warmth.

The clichés written by the scholars were still delivered to Li Jiangui; they repeated the same words over and over again.

Li Jiangui had already seen these things, so he put them aside.

"Your Majesty, it's time to rest. This is a very important matter, and it certainly won't be easy to investigate it all at once."

Lai Shun brought in the lamp. Li Jiangui hadn't slept much these past few days, and he couldn't sleep either. Whenever he closed his eyes, the events in Lizhou would intertwine with the present.

"No need. I'll rest properly after this matter is settled. Send your men to keep quiet about what those people are saying. Don't let this kind of thing get sent to me."

Lee Geon-kyu would rather see concrete evidence than these written statements.

Because of Li Jing's tough stance, the matter had to be temporarily put on hold. Zhao Wanfu was fully aware of what Li Jing had done, and he took full responsibility for everything.

“This man is determined to take the blame; all the clues we have now point to him.”

Li Sheng rubbed his temples wearily. It was indeed true. Even he was now in a daze, wondering if Zhao Wanfu had done that thing.

"There must be some minor details that haven't been uncovered yet. By the way, what about Li Jing's advisors?"

"They are unaware of the important things."

Having interrogated Yu Qi for so long, he naturally saw those matters clearly.

Li Sheng nodded.

This is really troublesome. If we don't find something useful soon, we might have to release Li Jing.

"I'll go to the Prime Minister's residence again to take a look." Li Sheng stood up.

The Prime Minister's residence was searched several times, and everything useful was brought out.

When we arrived here, the house, sealed off, was empty and desolate, appearing very cold and lonely.

Li Sheng pushed open the door and went straight to the study.