Chushi Youtian asked, "Account book? Where is the account book?"

Chushi Youtian wanted to make use of it to hold down Prime Minister Lan.

"It is in the charge of Xu Qing. I asked him to bring it back when he returned to Jing City." Shuo Ling replied.

After hearing this, Prime Minister Lan couldn't help but shake slightly.

Chushi Youtian continued to ask Shuo Ling, "Where is Xu Qing?"

"I arranged him to live in my mansion." Shuo Ling replied.

Chushi Youtian nodded, "You must be tired because of the long journey. You can go back home to get everything ready, and take part in tomorrow's morning meeting with Xu Qing."

"My honor, Your Majesty." Shuo Ling said and stepped back to the side.

After the morning meeting, all the officials talked about this. Prime Minister Lan looked pale and returned to the mansion of Prime Minister quickly.

At the same time, Mo Li and other people reached Jing City.

Reaching the mansion of Marquis Shuo, Mo Li firstly sent Xu Qing into it and told Zhou Ji what Shuo Ling had said.

Zhou Ji nodded and took Xu Qing into the mansion of Marquis Shuo.

Runyu and Pei Moning went out of the carriage and then Yun helped Yang Zijin get out of the carriage.

Pei Moning walked to Yang Zijin and smiled, "Your Highness, you haven't been back for a long time. How about visiting the Blossoming Peach first?"

"OK." Yang Zijin nodded.

She turned back and said to Mo Li, "We leave here first."

"Young Master Pei and Run, thanks for sending Her Highness back." Mo Li said to Pei Moning and Runyu.

They accepted his thanks and all walked to the Blossoming Peach.

Meanwhile, Shen Yang and Qiao Shu got out of the carriage, talked for a while, and left together.

After they left, Mo Li hurried to run into the mansion.

When Prime Minister Lan returned to the mansion, he was out of temper and broke what was in his hand into pieces.

Lan Ruojing heard the sound, ran to see the mess in the study and asked, "What happened, dad?"

"What happened? Someone I asked to kill people in Jiandu surprisingly left some clues." Prime Minister Lan said as he was out of breath.

Lan Ruojing heard it and felt confused, "Dad, why?"

"Shuo Ling brought the Community Head of Jiandu back to approve His Majesty the disrepair of the dam." Lan Ruojing clenched his teeth.

Lan Ruojing heard this, "Dad, don't be afraid. Even if someone testifies to it, the end will be the same without clues."

"He has a record of how much money was spent on the dam." Prime Minister Lan frowned.

Lan Ruojing paused and asked, "Dad, how to deal with it?"

"How? Who knows? The witness is in the mansion of Shuo Ling. Tomorrow he will take part in the morning meeting with officials. We can do nothing." Prime Minister Lan said and gradually growled.

Lan Ruojing lowered his eyes slightly and looked up, "Dad, I have an idea, but we can only resign ourselves to our fate."

"What kind of idea?" Prime Minister Lan asked.

Lan Ruojing whispered to Prime Minister Lan.

After hearing this, Prime Minister Lan frowned and sighed, "Now we can just have a try."

Prime Minister Lan nodded and walked out of the study. The mansion of Qiao's family.

Shen Yang walked here with Qiao Shu.

"Uncle Shen, this way please." Qiao Shu smiled and said.

Shen Yang nodded and walked in.

Qiao Yanlin was sitting in the courtyard and reading medical books.

Qiao Shu saw her dad and said, "Dad."

"Shu, you have come back." Hearing the sound, Qiao Yanlin looked up, put aside his medical book, and stood up.

Shen Yang said, "I have sent your daughter back safely. You don't have to worry about her."

"Dean Shen, sit here." Qiao Yanlin smiled and said.

Qiao Yanlin continued, "It's time to have lunch. How about having lunch with us, Dean Shen?"

"Shu, chat with your Uncle Shen. I will buy a roasted goose from Zhang's restaurant, whose roasted goose is the most delicious. We add more delicious food at noon." Qiao Yanlin said to Qiao Shu.

After hearing this, Qiao Shu smiled and said, "Dad, you sit to chat with Uncle Shen. I will buy the roasted goose for lunch."

"OK. Be quick and come back as soon as possible." Qiao Yanlin nodded and said.

Qiao Shu smiled and said, "OK, dad."

At the same time, she walked out of the mansion of Qiao's family.

Opposite the mansion of Qiao's family, two men peeped at the door. Seeing Qiao Shu get out of the mansion, they saw each other, noticed the direction she went to and then ambushed at the entrance of the alley.

"Uh-uh..."

Qiao Shu tried her best to struggle, but suddenly an ache came from the neck and she blacked out.

When Qiao Shu woke up, she felt a little bit dizzy. After a few minutes, she could see clearly and found that she was in a shabby room. Her hands and feet were tied and she was unable to move.

"Have you woken up?"

Qiao Shu didn't notice another two men in the room until she heard this.

"Bro, I have never seen such a beautiful woman. What a good chance. How about..." The short man stared at Qiao Shu in an ill-disposed way.

Qiao Shu knew what he meant, so she couldn't help moving backward.

"Liu, don't forget what Mr. Lan asked." The elder man disagreed with him.

"Bro, Mr. Lan just asked us to ensure she was alive. And who offends Mr. Lan can be alive later? It will be a pity to miss this chance if she dies. How about you first?" Liu said as he drew near Qiao Shu.

Qiao Shu felt afraid, "What are you going to do? If I am hurt, my dad will punish you."

"Your dad?" Liu laughed as if he had heard something interesting, "Your dad is just a vice-president of the imperial hospital. Do you think we will be afraid of him?"

Liu crouched down and touched Qiao Shu's face, "How soft the face is. I hope you can be obedient and we will not make you suffer more."

Qiao Shu tried her best to stay away from Liu but failed. She was so afraid of this rascal that her eyes were filled with tears.

The moment the elder man wanted to speak, the door was opened.

Lan Ruojing entered the room and frowned at the scene, "I asked you to invite Miss Qiao. How dare you treat her rudely?"

The elder man winked at Liu, so Liu hurried to untie the rope and then they left the room.

Qiao Shu tried to move her rigid hands and feet, and stared at Lan Ruojing on guard, "What the hell are you planning to do?"

"What? Did you forget what you said before, Miss Qiao? It was you that claimed to kill Yang Zijin. Why is Infanta Qingcheng still alive?" Lan Ruojing lowered his head to play with the folding fan in his hand and said in bad mood.

Qiao Shu struggled to stand up but subconsciously stepped back, "I can explain."

"Really? Give me your explanation." Lan Ruojing looked up to watch Qiao Shu and sneered with his folding fan opened.

Qiao Shu felt so afraid by Lan Ruojing's stare that she didn't know what to say.

"Why not continue? Am I too kind?" Lan Ruojing folded his fan with a more gloomy face.

Qiao Shu felt afraid because she knew how bad Lan Ruojing was, "Yang Zijin truly ate the dessert, got poisoned and trapped in a coma. Out of expectation, Shuo Ling loves Infanta Qingcheng so much that he used the Twin Worms to save Yang Zijin."

"Deep love? Twin Worms? So interesting." Lan Ruojing sneered.

Qiao Shu tightened her mouth and took heart, "I don't want to do it anymore."

Lan Ruojing looked at Qiao Shu and raised his eyebrows as if he had been waiting for the rest Qiao Shu wanted to say.

"In the past, I thought it was Infanta Qingcheng who took Shuo Ling away. When I saw Shuo Ling got poisoned but still cared about the infanta, I knew I had made mistakes. Because of my mum, Shuo Ling treats me well. Without Infanta Qingcheng, he still will not love me..."

"So you want to be a good girl to let them have a good ending?" Lan Ruojing sneered at Qiao Shu as if she had been an idiot.

Qiao Shu felt more afraid by Lan Ruojing's stare, "I, I just don't want to waste my time on something meaningless."

"Meaningless?" Lan Ruojing thought for a while, "Since Miss Qiao considers it meaningless, you will not mind that His Majesty knows what happened outside Jing City. Right?"

"No!" Qiao Shu was panicking, and she thought if the Emperor knew that she asked someone to pretend to be the soldier to attack and kill victims in Jing City, she would be punished. Perhaps her father would be punished due to her.

Lan Ruojing opened the folding fan and shook it twice, "Miss Qiao, don't you know the cause and effect? The cause was that you found someone to pretend to be soldiers and hurt the victims, and the result will be the punishment of killing your whole families according to the tempers of His Majesty."

"No, I beg you!" Qiao Shu immediately kneeled on the ground, "It is none of the business of my dad. I will assume the whole responsibility. Don't implicate others."

"Implicate others? It's the father's fault for not educating his son well. If others know what you do, they won't believe the vice dean Qiao knew nothing." Lan Ruojing paused, "If I hurt you, others will think I bully you."

"Mr. Lan, Young Master, it's my fault. Please forgive me." Qiao Shu tugged the hem of Lan Ruojing's clothes with regret.

Lan Ruojing glanced at Qiao Shu who kneeled beside his feet, "I'm in charge of the security of Jing City rather than forgive other's mistakes."

"What can I do so that you can let me go?" Qiao Shu wiped her tears.

Lan Ruojing crouched down, raised the jaw of Qiao Shu with his folding fan, and forced Qiao Shu to look at him, "Since you don't want to hurt Infanta Qingcheng any more, I can accept it. As long as you kill Xu Qing, I don't mind forgetting everything."

Qiao Shu stared at Lan Ruojing with her eyes wide open. Xu Qing was in the mansion of Shuo Ling, so it was impossible to kill Xu Qing.

"Aren't you willing to do so?" Lan Ruojing closed his folding fan and stood up, "Since you are unwilling, don't blame me later."