CHAPTER 267: CHAPTER 266: WHO DECEIVED MY SISTER?

Yu Nianzhao asked lazily, "Mu Hongxuan, do these guys have the right to take away the top scorer of the imperial examination?"

"No!"

"What about the Dragon Shadow Guards?"

"The Dragon Shadow Guards can!"

"Then take Zhang Qishuo away."

Yu Nianzhao casually ordered.

Zhang Qishuo was taken aback, then sneered and said, "Yu Nianzhao, you haven’t actually married Prince Su yet, and you think you can directly command the Dragon Shadow Guards just because you will be Princess Consort Su? You should know, the Dragon Shadow Guards are appointed by the Emperor; they’re his best protectors, as if they’d listen to you..."

As soon as the words fell, the Dragon Shadow Guards hiding in the shadows suddenly appeared, lifted Zhang Qishuo up, and quickly dragged him to an incomprehensible place.

Seeing the idle people were all cleaned up, Yu Nianzhao said to Ji Yasheng, "Are you going to meet the Emperor like this?"

Ji Yasheng bowed and kowtowed, saying, "Yes, I don’t have many opportunities to grasp. If I tell the Emperor directly about this matter, what if they collaborate from inside and outside? The family massacre, I’ll never forget in my life, I must make this case bigger and bigger, so that someone will always pay attention, so my Ji family doesn’t become wandering ghosts."

"Indeed, you have quite a few unjust spirits on you, some are already in their seventies or eighties."

Yu Nianzhao mentioned offhandedly.

Ji Yasheng stopped his kneeling action, disbelief written on his face, "You can see them?"

"Yes, I can!"

See what?

Of course, a mystic, Ji Yasheng didn’t need to ask further, if he could, he would rather kneel at her feet.

Plop!

Ji Yasheng’s kneeling grew numb, but this time his expression was truly joyful.

"You said those in their seventies or eighties, maybe it’s my grandfather? Can you really see them?"

Ji Yasheng was very excited, if it weren’t for the difference between men and women, he truly wanted to hold her hand, grasp her shoulder, and listen attentively.

"Yes, their resentment is strong."

Yu Nianzhao stared at Ji Yasheng and his unjust spirits, offering a bit of advice, "I’ll take you into the palace, you’d better conduct rites for them sooner, maybe they still have a hope of reincarnation."

Ji Yasheng asked hoarsely, "What if I don’t do the rites, what will happen?"

Yu Nianzhao said, "They might dissipate with no fate of reincarnation, or they might be spotted by other malicious ghosts and devoured."

Ji Yasheng was extremely sad, "Fine, I understand, then thank you, Master."

With Yu Nianzhao’s ’escort’, they quickly arrived at the palace.

The matter of the new top scorer exposing Duke Luu had long spread throughout Shangjing.

In Jinluan Hall, a group of ministers already stood, including Chu Wenjun, many familiar faces.

He slammed the table, sternly asking, "Ji Yasheng, you’re the new top scorer, do you know that this matter is known by everyone, and it’s really not good for you, you’ve ruined a perfectly good joyous occasion."

Ji Yasheng said bitterly, "Every word from this commoner is true, for this revenge journey I participated in the exams, passing hurdles to get this slot, just to meet the Emperor and ask His Majesty to take charge."

Emperor Anqing rubbed his temples, asked helplessly, "You say someone at Duke Luu Mansion killed your sister?"

"Yes!"

"Do you remember who it was? Male or female?"

"I don’t recall well, at that time, I was sheltered by my parents and sister, barely escaping, only my misfortune was..."

Ji Yasheng’s eyes dimmed, the event back then replayed repeatedly in his dreams, the start of a nightmare.

Emperor Anqing’s gaze was heavy, "So many people in Duke Luu Mansion, you don’t even know who killed you?"

"I don’t..."

Emperor Anqing was truly worried, yearning to uproot the Empress Dowager’s party’s influence.

Without evidence, Duke Luu would only retaliate against Ji Yasheng from this matter.

Emperor Anqing glanced at the expressionless, calm Chu Wenjun standing motionless, his gaze chilling.

"Even the Emperor..."

Ji Yasheng smiled bitterly, suddenly feeling lost, "Is there still justice in the world? Am I not an ironclad witness enough?"

Mr Lin couldn’t hold back, he said displeased, "Words are not proof, I’ve heard bits about the Ji family massacre, but it was settled as bandits robbing and killing, since you think the killers are from Duke Luu Mansion, why not come to Shangjing earlier, why drag until now?"

Ji Yasheng clutched his fists, furious, "My whole family was wiped out, I feared exposing myself, living in hiding, how am I supposed to frequently show myself outside?"

Mr Lin dismissed it, "Who knows if you’re lying, or who’s backing you, trying to frame Duke Luu Mansion."

Wasn’t this a hint to doubt Xie Jiuxiao?

"Your Majesty, a massacre surely leaves some clue." Yu Nianzhao remained unfazed, reminding.

"Alright, I know, I will have the Dragon Shadow Guards investigate the Ji family, see if there’s any clue."

Emperor Anqing agreed swiftly, even Ji Yasheng couldn’t help but glance more at Yu Nianzhao.

Couldn’t help but marvel at the efficacy of Yu Nianzhao’s words.

"You didn’t see who at Duke Luu Mansion wiped out your Ji family, how do you know it was Duke Luu Mansion?"

Mr Song suddenly spoke, pinpointing the crux.

"That’s because...that person got involved with my sister, my sister is simple and kind-hearted, she fell in love and the whole family knew, I never saw him, just glimpsed afar, he always hid his identity, until once, drunk, I overheard, it was my sister saying, her lover was from Duke Luu Mansion, would come in spring on a white horse to marry her."

"But then, my sister’s belly grew first, unmarried and pregnant, ridiculed by townspeople, became depressed, she early had bad thoughts, later my father couldn’t bear it, took my sister to the capital! She returned smiling, her mood lifted, saying her lover would marry her, thought she’d truly have a belonging, until finally...we awaited assassins who butchered the Ji family."

Speaking of these old events, Ji Yasheng couldn’t resist reddening his eyes, emotions within churning endlessly.

"Speaking of, to talk love with someone of your sister’s generation, promise marriage, and from Duke Luu Mansion, I can only think of one person."

Not just Yu Nianzhao, even others’ gazes involuntarily settled on Chu Wenjun!