great mandate

In Junfu's study room, Jun Taiwei looked focused and was wiping a sword.This sword was held by him when he was young, and he was born and died many times with him.

Jun Luchen stood aside, a little afraid of the captain, tried his best to muster up his courage, and said: "Shen Wuji treated Ruoguang like that in front of everyone, Ruoguang is a kid who cares about face, now he shuts himself in the room and doesn't want to go out. I can't wait to die."

"That means he's not dead yet?" Jun Taiwei said calmly without raising his head, "Then wait until he's dead."

"..." Jun Luchen hurriedly said, "Taiwei! Although Jun Ruoguang was a little reckless, but Shen Wuji slapped the Taiwei in the face, otherwise I would not dare to invite you to come forward. Who in the capital? If you don't know that Jun Ruoguang is your nephew, then Shen Wuji—"

"You also said that everyone in the capital knows that Jun Ruoguang is my nephew," Jun Taiwei cut off his words, and said calmly, "Now that Mr. Yu Ge wants to reverse the case for Luo Jinyu, Jun Ruoguang is rushing to beat Mr. Yu Ge. Face, why don't you think about how I want to see Mr. Yuge?"

Jun Luchen muttered: "Ruoguang just exchanged a few words with Luo Jinyu..."

"How is Ruoqing?" Jun Taiwei suddenly asked, "Have you gone home?"

Jun Luchen was stunned, and his voice became quieter: "This kid is not sensible, he still stays outside. He has been used to this since he was a child, but I also let people watch him secretly. Now he is serving as a housekeeper for a family. Ugh." He felt a little ashamed.

"Understood, you go back first." Jun Taiwei said.

Jun Luchen hesitated, seeing the clan brother next to Jun Taiwei winking, he had to retreat out embarrassingly.

After Jun Luchen left, only Jun Taiwei and that clan brother were left in the room.The clan brother sighed: "Ruo Guang is not up to date, his talent is mediocre, and he is narrow-minded, so he can't be used. But, after all, he is also a child of my Jun family. You pushed him out to be an abandoned son, and you deliberately let him provoke Shen Wuji to retaliate. Bargaining with Shen Wuji about exchanging Mangshan, is it..."

Jun Taiwei was still wiping the sword carefully, and asked, "Do you think I'm too ruthless?"

Clan brother shook his head: "I'm more worried about your timidity than ruthlessness. Do you really think that if you develop Ruoguang Gu and monopolize Shen Wuji's hatred, Shen Wuji will compromise with you for him?"

"Who said I want to compromise with Shen Wuji and bargain with him?" Taiwei Jun raised his eyes to look at him.

The clan brother was taken aback.

Jun Taiwei put the sword back on the shelf, and said calmly: "I deliberately coaxed Ruoguang to be fine, so that he can continue to make public, so that he can have a chance to provoke Luo Jinyu, and Shen Wuji will teach him in public."

The clan brother was puzzled: "And then?"

"Then... Didn't Shen Wuji yell in public that Ruoguang's child is prone to premature death? He kept his promise, that if anything happened to Ruoguang's child, everyone would just think it was Shen Wuji's fault. It's not that easy, most people think that Shen Wuji is acting like a demon again." Jun Taiwei's eyes flashed brightly, and he said, "At this time, you can tell those trash below to be quicker and clean up Mangshan. All traces have been wiped clean!"

The clan brother suddenly realized, he beat his palms: "So that's the case." He hesitated again, "It can be thousands of miles..."

Jun Taiwei gave a "tsk" impatiently, and glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and he immediately embarrassed, not daring to say anything more.

"It's hard to find people who can fly. Children with full moons are everywhere. They all look the same. They scratched their faces and burned them, and no one can tell the truth. Do you want me to teach you?" Mrs. Jun After finishing speaking, Wei walked out with a flick of his sleeves.

The clan brother hurriedly followed out, but said goodbye respectfully at the door, turned around and hurried to find someone, and told him carefully.

In the middle of the night, the official residence area in the capital was completely silent, with the occasional knocking of a watch, followed by a few dogs barking, and soon it was quiet again.Suddenly, the tree shadow whirled, and black shadows flew by one after another. The corner of the clothes scraped the branches and leaves, rustling, but it was not loud, like the wind blowing.

The two men in black came to the roof of Jun Ruoguang's house, one of them was holding a comatose baby.

The two lay on their stomachs and watched for a while, only to see that Jun Ruoguang's family was fine, they seemed to be asleep.The two of them looked at each other, jumped down lightly, came to a room with ease, and looked through the crack of the door, only to see a nanny, with her back to the door, dozing off with her head on the table under the flickering and weak candlelight. Little by little, a small baby was sleeping soundly in the cradle beside her.

The man in black took out a stick of incense from his pocket, lit it with a torch, and quietly poked it in through the crack of the door.

Not long after, Mixiang drifted over, the nanny shook a few times, couldn't hold her hand completely, and lay down on the table.

Only then did the two men in black push open the door and tiptoe in. One of them reached out to hug Jun Qianli who was in the cradle, while the other drew out a dagger and was about to slash at the baby in his arms, but saw the baby who should have been dazed. The nanny on the ground stood upright with a carp, and slashed her hands to snatch the dagger in his hand.The tablecloth of the Eight Immortals table was also lifted by the person hiding under the table, and a person came out to catch the man in black who was trying to take Jun Qianli away.

At the same time, under the outer wall of Jun Qianli's house, several men in black who were about to set fire to it were also subdued by the Jin Yiwei who were lurking beside them.

...Luo Jinyu fell asleep as usual, unable to fall asleep for a long time like last night.

He is afraid that he is also a demon.

It's okay during the day, but in the dead of night, when you close your eyes, your mind is full of chaos, and it's all about Shen Wuji, which is really embarrassing.

What Luo Jinyu thought about last night was the scene of Shen Wuji kissing her, but tonight she thought about it even more. For a while, she thought of the pain she had suffered at that time, but because of Shen Wuji's sudden intrusion, she felt a lot better for no reason. He looked at Jun Ruoguang with a sneer.

Although Luo Jinyu didn't like to see Shen Wuji's powerful appearance, but at first glance, compared with Shen Wuji who was coquettish and mischievous with her in private, and always raining pear blossoms at every turn... well, it's really a delicate mood.

This person has two faces, which is not desirable.Luo Jinyu secretly thought.But...but he also sang bad faces because of his loyalty to the emperor.

Luo Jinyu sighed again.After these days, he also had some understanding of Shen Wuji, and knew many difficulties of Shen Wuji.As Shen Wuji himself said, since ancient times, the royal family has regarded eunuchs as domestic slaves, so it is really not easy to be in Shen Wuji's position.

After thinking about it, Luo Jinyu couldn't help feeling a little more sympathetic to Shen Wuji, and then thought of Shen Wuji's extraordinarily gentle and sincere feelings towards him all the time...

Humans are not grasses and trees, who can be ruthless, even a "stone" like Luo Jinyu can't help being touched.

Thinking about it this way, and thinking about Shen Wuji's face covered and weeping, this young master Luo, who has always regarded a beauty as a bone, belatedly felt a little bit of pity.

If there is a next time, I can no longer stand by and watch like a stubborn stone. What's more, I have to pass a handkerchief to him to wipe my tears, otherwise it's no wonder he always calls me a heartless piece of wood and stone.

Thinking of this, Luo Jinyu's face became hot, and his heart became confused.

……

Jun Qi didn't go back to his room to sleep with his wife that night, but stayed in the study alone cross-legged and meditating.Thinking of the third watch, he slowly opened his eyes, turned his head and looked out of the window where there was no movement, his expression seemed calm, but when he looked closely, he could see his eyes narrowed slightly.

The next day, the capital was calm and calm, and no one heard of a family losing a child, and no one was on fire.

Luo Jinyu washed up early in the morning, had breakfast, still dressed in white and hairband, dressed plainly, and went with the punishment department.

Shen Wuji didn't come to see him off today, but Lai Fu said to Luo Jinyu that the master had something important to do last night, and he told him that he might not be able to come back early this morning. If Luo Jinyu is going to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, there is no need to worry. Those are the same words, I think Whatever happens, he has everything in his pocket.

Luo Jinyu didn't think about it, she just answered whatever was asked.But Shen Wuji had a heart, he was the leader, thanked Laifu, and went.

The promotion of the Ministry of Criminal Justice today is different from yesterday. Today there is no elder Yu Ge, nor the emperor hiding behind the screen. There are only the officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple that should have been there. Luo Jinyu is not as friendly and polite as yesterday. For his identity, he took out the case file of the year and asked for details one by one.

Standing alone in the courtroom, Luo Jinyu saw these officials and the plaque hanging on the hall, she was dazed for a moment, remembering the days three years ago, she instinctively repulsed, her heart was heavy and gloomy, she was sweating a lot, and her breathing was not smooth.

He secretly clenched his fists, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and repeated several times to try to calm himself down. No matter what was going on in his heart, he responded calmly.

After initial questioning, I mentioned the victim's family members and witnesses, etc., and asked them one by one in court.

These people still insisted on their testimonies back then, but the officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple were seasoned, insinuating, and questioning step by step. They saw that there were some flaws and it was not easy to fool them, so they reasoned that it had been a long time, and they couldn't remember clearly.The hall officials asked a few more questions, and they simply came to a conclusion called "no reason".

"I don't know...I'm just saying what I know, and that's what I know." Da Geng said.

The hall official asked: "You said in your confession that you saw Luo Jinyu burning bloody clothes and burying murder weapons by the river at night, but according to the official records of Qin Tianjian, it was dark that day, there was no moonlight, and it was difficult to see five fingers away five steps away. How can we confirm that the person is Luo Jinyu ten feet away? If he burns the murder evidence, won't he cover his face? And the river is next to him, why doesn't he throw the murder weapon into the river instead of burying it in the ground?"

Da Geng poked his neck and said: "The little one just saw it... Although people can't see clearly, the clothes are exactly the same as what he was wearing when he was arrested, and the size and dress are the same. And what will he do?" Disposing of the murder weapon, how does the little one know what he is thinking? Maybe scholars think differently from others?"

The Tang official said: "So you really didn't see that person's face clearly, just based on the costume and the back view, guess that person is Luo Jinyu?"

Da Geng hurriedly said: "It's not a guess! It's just...it's..." He gritted his teeth and said, "Just by looking at his face, it must be him! And everyone knows that a few days ago, he just met the victim People have disputes, if it’s not him, who else could it be? The young ones don’t know anyone, they don’t favor anyone, they just testify for justice.”

Tang Guan said: "Oh, you have already identified him in your heart, so no matter how you say it is him."

Da Geng said: "My lord, if you say that, I won't be happy..."

"I'm investigating the case, but I also asked you if you like it?" The hall official was a little speechless, "Then tell me, why are you so talented that you can see what ordinary people can't?"

Naturally, he couldn't tell, he kept yelling that he would help or not, let alone not kiss anyone, and was dragged out.

The same is true of other people, the words are vague, and many places cannot be studied carefully. Once you ask carefully, you will know that it is unreasonable, and the other party can't give an answer, and they can't explain it clearly, so they can only continue to make up nothing.

Finally, it was Yin Tianfu who tried the case back then.

This Fu Yin has been an official for decades, and he is also used to being an idiot in the officialdom. He got the news early, and he has coped with it in his heart.

The official of the Ministry of Punishment asked: "So, none of you saw that Luo Jinyu killed someone, so you convicted him of murder?"

Fu Yin sighed, and said righteously: "My lord, if these evidences are put together, it is unlikely that it was not homicide, and it is more likely that homicide was committed. In a major murder case, it is better to believe that there is something than that there is nothing. Just doing it with righteousness in mind.”

……

Luo Jinyu stood aside, watching and listening quietly, feeling a chill in his heart.For the past three years, he has often harbored this chill in his heart, thinking about it, but he can't think of anything else. He only thinks about resurrecting his mother, and nothing else matters.This "doesn't matter" is not relief, but almost hopeless.

He didn't know whether his innocence could be proved, and he didn't care anymore after a long time. In short, it was already like this, so why bother.

……

No progress was made that day, they all dispersed, Luo Jinyu was still sent back to the Shen residence in a sedan chair.The sedan chair landed safely at the gate of the mansion, the concierge saw it, knew it was Madam who was back, and rushed to meet her, but it was still a while before Madam got off the sedan chair.

The concierge waited for a while, then said cautiously: "Young master Luo? Young master Luo?"

He wondered if his wife was too tired and fell asleep in the sedan chair.When Madam left this morning, she didn't look very well, as if she didn't have a good rest last night.

After a while, the porter hesitated and raised his voice: "Mr. Luo?"

This time a voice came from inside: "Sorry." Then, a thin hand lifted the car curtain, revealing Luo Jinyu's face, he apologized, "I was distracted just now, I didn't pay attention."

With that said, Luo Jinyu got out of the sedan chair, turned around and was as polite as usual, thanked the four porters, watched them carry the sedan chair away, and then walked towards the mansion.

But the concierge felt that something was wrong, as if Madam's face was paler than usual, and there were some sweat stains on her forehead that she hadn't had time to wipe off.

He hurriedly followed, pretending to be unaware and concerned: "Is the young master going to court today?"

"It's good, thank you." Luo Jinyu stopped, thanked him earnestly, and then asked, "Brother Shen is back?"

The concierge shook his head: "The master hasn't come back yet. What's the matter with the young master? The master has ordered that if the young master has something to do, the younger ones will immediately go to Dongchang to find him back."

"No need." Luo Jinyu hurriedly stopped, "I'm just asking, I don't have anything to ask him, so there's no need to worry. I didn't sleep well last night, and I'm a little tired. I want to go back to my room to rest for a while."

Luo Jinyu reluctantly went back to the room, closed the door, as if all her strength was taken away, she leaned against the door panel, gasping for breath, her mouth was dry, her heart was flustered and she was short of breath, and she had a splitting headache.

Here it comes again... This feeling comes again...

He clenched his fist tightly, but he didn't feel it was enough, and pinched his own flesh hard, but the pain seemed to be pulled away together with the strength, and he felt that his soul was out of his body, and his body did not belong to him.

This body...in fact, it does not belong to me at all. The body, hair and skin are all given by the mother, so it cannot destroy itself, and cannot kill itself...

But at this moment, he just wants to die!He doesn't want to live!Why are you still alive?Why didn't you die?Three years ago, how could it be my mother, it should be me!

Luo Jinyu even wanted to refuse to go to the criminal department again, he even wanted to tell Shen Wuji that he didn't want to overturn the case.

But he can't.

Shen Wuji had thought hard to plan this for him, if he gave up here, it would be a waste of Shen Wuji's sincere painstaking efforts.

What's more, there was still a dispute between Shen Wuji and Wu Wei, just to alleviate Shen Wuji's guilt of letting him go privately, the case had to be overturned.

It's just... It's just that he is really uncomfortable!He didn't kill anyone, didn't hurt anyone, and didn't mess with anyone... He didn't do anything, but so many people said that he did it, and some even said that they saw it with their own eyes, and said it decently, and This kind of coincidental evidence... Luo Jinyu almost believed it herself.

So, he didn't want...he didn't want to see those people again, and he didn't want to recall those things again.He has never been so eager to avoid the crowd, and even wants to escape into the mountains like he is now.

……

Shen Wuji didn't return home until late at night. He looked at Luo Jinyu's room from a distance, and saw that the lights inside had been extinguished. Lai Fu also said that Mr. Luo was fine today except that he had no appetite for food.He went back to his room to wash and rest.

Therefore, Shen Wuji didn't know that Luo Jinyu didn't fall asleep, but stood by the window, hidden in the shadows, silently watching his figure move.

Luo Jinyu has been standing here for a long time, he has been waiting for Shen Wuji to come back.

He had been extremely uncomfortable on the way back from the Ministry of Punishment, but he managed to calm himself down later, not daring to worry others, knowing that once he showed any discomfort, the Shen residence would definitely be turned on their backs.Therefore, in front of Lai Fu and others, he tried his best to appear natural.

But he wanted to see Shen Wuji more than ever. Even he himself was surprised by the sudden surge of longing. Well, even if you say something stupid, it's fine to get angry with yourself.

He even wanted... wanted Shen Wuji... just like that day when they were close to each other, intimate, earnest, and caring.

When he thought of this, his face was on fire, and he thought to himself that he was absurd, how could he have such wild thoughts.But the brain seemed shameless, thinking more and more.

Now that Shen Wuji came back, Luo Jinyu wanted to go to him, at least say a few words, even if he wasn't hugging him.Although I don't know what to say, at least a few greetings are fine.

However, he wasn't in a hurry, he was clearly just making excuses to chat, so in the middle of the night, lonely men and widows could hardly escape being suspected of harassment and extremely impolite.

Under Luo Jinyu's hesitation, she still stood there, frowning slightly, looking at Shen Wuji's room earnestly and sadly, feeling ashamed in her heart, and thought again: Why didn't Shen Wuji come to me?

This idea is really wrong!

Luo Jinyu secretly condemned herself, still unable to stop the inexplicable longing in her heart, watching the light in the side room turn on and off - Shen Wuji probably fell asleep.

Luo Jinyu felt a little lost in her heart, and at the same time was ashamed of this loss.