Three Years After Falling Off the Cliff

Fu Yi reached out to pull out the arrow from the wooden pillar. The arrow was stuck very deep, and she used all her strength to pull it out. She walked towards King Ning step by step.

“Miss Yun!” Several guards with swords rushed out from the corner. The leading guard drew his sword and blocked the way of Ning Wang: “Harming the royal family is a grave crime that will lead to the extermination of the family!”

"Cen Chu?" Fu Yi recognized the person and stopped moving forward. She played with the arrow in her hand and said, "I haven't seen you for three years. You have grown taller."
Cen Chu tightened his grip on the hilt of the knife, lowered his eyelids and said, "Miss Yun, you have been friends with His Highness for many years, there must be some misunderstanding."

Fu Yi threw the arrow at Prince Ning, and a guard with a sword chopped the arrow into two pieces in mid-air.

"Good skills." Fu Yi smiled and said, "There are many experts in Prince Ning's Mansion."

"Whether you believe it or not, I have never sent anyone to hunt you down." Prince Ning stood up, holding his shoulder. Half of his sleeves were stained with blood, and beads of sweat dripped down his pale cheeks: "I can swear..."

"If oaths are useful, there will be no unfaithful people in the world." Fu Yi felt it was ironic: "Sui Ruijing, I know you did all this to gain my trust. You are afraid of the Yun family but you are more afraid of me."

She had known Sui Ruijing since she was five years old. Her footprints were left on every floor of Chenque Palace, and she would eat a few fruits from the pomegranate tree in the courtyard every year.
But human hearts cannot stand the test of power.

"What will it take for you to believe me?!"

"Did you know that the masked archer who shot an arrow through my chest three years ago had a black mole on his forehead?" Fu Yi picked up the broken arrow on the ground and got on the horse. "That black mole is exactly the same as that of a eunuch in Concubine Zeng's palace."

The color suddenly drained from Prince Ning's face.

"And more." Fu Yi stroked the horse's mane and looked down at Prince Ning: "Don't pretend that you have so much affection for me. A married man should be obedient and treat his wife well. Pretending to be affectionate will only make people disgusted. Miss Lu is both talented and beautiful. Being your princess is already a great injustice. Don't be ungrateful."

"Your Majesty." Cen Chu watched Fu Yi leave in a daze. He turned around and saw Prince Ning vomiting blood. He hurriedly supported him and said, "I will take you back to the palace to summon the imperial physician immediately."

"Don't let anyone know." Prince Ning wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his fingertips trembling: "Don't let anyone know that I'm injured."

Given his current embarrassing position, if this matter were to become a big deal, it would only give the emperor another excuse to clean up the power of the royal palace.
Looking at the bleeding shoulder, King Ning was in a trance, then smiled bitterly. Fu Yi also expected that he had some concerns, so she was so cruel to him.

However, things did not change according to Prince Ning's will. Although he did not publicize the matter, Fu Yi turned around and rode his horse to the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture.

"Come, help!"

The gatekeeper of Jingzhao Prefecture saw that the woman on horseback looked so frightened that she didn't even care that her hairpin was crooked, and hurried forward to help her hold the reins of the horse.

"Someone wants to kill me!"

The bailiff was shocked when he heard this, and quickly opened the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture, hid the woman inside the palace, and stood guard at the gate with his sword drawn.

Jingzhao Yin had just laid down in bed when he heard someone reporting that a young woman was being chased in the street. He was so frightened that he quickly got up from the bed and hurried to the front yamen.

As soon as he stepped into the yamen, he heard the woman covering her face with her right hand and crying about her dangerous experience, while holding two broken arrows in her left hand.

Jingzhao Yin paused slightly. Why did this girl's voice sound a little familiar?

When the woman raised her head, Jingzhao Yin's legs went weak, but fortunately his men supported him and he did not fall to the ground.

Who let this devil in?
"grown ups!"
The Jingzhao Yin was so frightened by the cry filled with grief and indignation that he trembled three times.

"Sir, you have to do the decision for me. Someone wants to kill me." Fu Yi cried even more sadly, as if she would not leave until the murderer was caught today.

Jingzhao Yin quickly asked someone to bring hot tea to Fu Yi: "Miss Yun, are you serious?"
"How can a junior joke about such a thing?" Fu Yi handed the broken arrow to Jingzhao Yin and took two sips of hot tea from the teacup: "Yesterday, His Majesty appointed me as a county lord. Today, after dinner with a few friends, I left the restaurant and someone attacked me. This is the arrow that tried to hurt me."

When Jingzhao Yin heard this, his back bent. She was conferred the title of Princess yesterday and was assassinated today. This is a big case!

"Come here, immediately go to the place where Yun Junjun was in danger and investigate. Don't let go of any suspicious people." Jingzhao Yin carefully looked at Fu Yi who was "overly frightened" and asked: "Can Yun Junjun see the appearance of the bad guys?"

"I saw a shadow from a distance, but it wasn't real." Fu Yi tried to recall: "At that time, he missed his target with his arrow, and when he saw that I had discovered his hiding place, he turned around and ran away. But the way he ran away was a little strange, and it seemed that his left foot was not working properly."

"What's his height and build?"

"He is not very tall and is rather thin." Fu Yi handed the empty teacup to Jingzhao Yin: "Please give me another cup, sir."

Jingzhao Yin helped her pour the water: "This is a serious matter, my lady, please do not leave the government office for the time being. I will arrange for someone to go to your house to inform your family." "Thank you, sir." Fu Yi looked at Jingzhao Yin gratefully: "Fortunately, there is an upright official like you guarding Jingzhao Prefecture, otherwise I would not know where to hide just now."

"You are too kind, my Lord." Jingzhao Yin coughed dryly, stroking his beard and trying to look calm and elegant: "Please rest assured, my Lord, I will definitely catch this villain!"
In fact, he was not as good as Yun Fuyi praised him, but even the famous dandy in the capital said that he was honest and reliable, which showed that he was still popular among the people.

Catch it, and you must catch it seriously and vigorously!
At this moment, Jingzhao Yin felt that he was extremely tall.

In less than half an hour, Yun Zhaobai arrived at the gate of Jingzhao Prefecture and saw several men dressed as servants holding wooden sticks following the yamen runners. He couldn't help but ask, "I'm Yun Zhaobai. May I ask where are you going?"

"My master has arranged for people to catch the criminals, but he is worried that there are not enough people, so he asked us to go with him to help." The servant rolled up his sleeves and said solemnly, "Please rest assured, Master Yun, my master is upright and fearless, and will definitely not let off the criminals who dare to hurt Miss Yun."

Yun Zhaobai hurried into the inner court and saw Fu Yi sitting at the stone table with tea and snacks in front of her. The Jingzhao Yin was telling her about the strange cases he had solved over the years with a great deal of excitement.

He was originally anxious and worried, but he felt relieved instantly.

"Uncle, you are really amazing. You can even catch such a cunning criminal. I wonder how many people have benefited from your skills."
"It's all a small matter. Studying and becoming an official is to protect the people."
"Uncle, your biggest shortcoming is that you are too modest. It would be great if all officials in the world were like you."
"Thank you, my dear niece. Thank you."

Yun Zhaobai: “…”

"Nephew Yun is here, please take a seat."
Looking at the enthusiastic Jingzhao Yin, Yun Zhaobai recalled that when the other party saw him three days ago, he politely called him "Mr. Yun", but now he had turned into his nephew.
Flattery is indeed a sharp sword that destroys people's will.

The capital city is full of people and is not a suitable place to hide, especially when the person being arrested has obvious defects.

It was still dark, Yun Zhaobai sat beside him, listening to Jingzhao Yin and Fuyi talk about the legendary case-solving all night, and he was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes. But Jingzhao Yin and Fuyi became more and more energetic, and when they were talking, Jingzhao Yin even took out a pen and paper to write a couple of words for Fuyi.
Yun Zhaobai yawned. He never expected that Lord Jingzhao Yin, who was nearly fifty years old, still had so much energy.

At dawn, Fu Yi was listening to the Jingzhao Yin telling about a case of a thief disguised as a ghost in the middle of the night, when the bailiffs brought in a young man in gray.
"Sir, we have captured him!"

Jingzhao Yin paused with a look of regret, and looked up and down at the man who was tied up by the yamen runners: "Prepare for the court session."
Turning around, he saw Fu Yi also looked like she hadn't heard enough, so he straightened his back even more: "Come on, my dear niece, today I will try this case thoroughly!"

Fu Yi took advantage of the situation and quickly followed behind Jing Zhao Yin: "Thank you, uncle. I am sorry for making you suffer for my younger generation's affairs."
"Back then, I didn't sleep for three days and three nights to catch the criminal. Today's little thing is not worth mentioning!" Jingzhao Yin waved his sleeves, "My eyes are like a magic mirror. No bad guy can escape from my hands."

"Uncle!" Fu Yi was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears.
Facing Fu Yi's gaze full of admiration and emotion, Jingzhao Yin raised his chin and said, "Yes, I am such a good official."

After the court session, the bailiff presented the found bow and arrow to the Jingzhao Yin: "After comparison, the arrows here are made with the same craftsmanship as the arrows used to assassinate Miss Yun."

"My ancestors were hunters, so I am guilty of keeping bows and arrows privately. But I don't even know this girl, so how dare I hurt her?" The young man refused to plead guilty and kept shouting, "Please, sir, please look into this matter."

"Don't make excuses. Last night, a scholar who was returning home late passed by and found you hiding in the alley. Not only did he draw your appearance, he also planned to report to the authorities early this morning." The bailiff took out a scroll of painting from his arms, and the painting showed the appearance of a young man.
"There was also a night incense collector who thought you were a thief and had been hiding in the corner waiting for you to steal so that he could catch you and ask for a reward. But you suddenly raised your bow and arrow to injure someone, scaring the night incense collector so much that he couldn't sleep all night."

The young man moved his lips, not knowing how to refute.
He thought he had been secretive enough, but he didn't expect that some nosy people would cause trouble.
What's wrong with these people? What are they watching in the middle of the night?
It was really ironic that he, with his superb archery skills, fell into the hands of these unknown people.

"Huh?" Fu Yi, who had not spoken since she entered the court, suddenly stood up and walked to the young man. The young man lowered his head to avoid her sight, not wanting her to see his face clearly.

"This person... I seem to have seen him somewhere." Fu Yi turned to face Jingzhao Yin and bowed to him as a junior: "Uncle, please check the identity of this person thoroughly. I suspect I have seen him before."

Jingzhao Yin's expression became serious, "Take the man away and search him."
The young man raised his head and looked at Fu Yi angrily. Just as he was about to curse, the yamen runners stuffed some rags into his mouth.

The bailiffs clapped their hands. They had seen many evil people like this who would shout and curse when they were discovered, so they were very skilled at blocking people's mouths.

After a cup of tea, the yamen runner came back with a strange look on his face. He secretly observed the Jingzhao Yin's expression and stammered, "Sir, the suspect just now... is a castrated eunuch."

Prince Ning's Mansion.
"My Lord, this is bad!" The attendant knelt beside Prince Ning's bed: "Wang San has been arrested."

Prince Ning, who was injured and had a fever, opened his eyes and sat up expressionlessly: "How could he be caught?"

"Last night, Yun Fuyi did not return to the mansion after she separated from you, but went to Jingzhao Prefecture. The people of Jingzhao Prefecture searched overnight, and Wang San was found before dawn." The long-servant said angrily: "Yun Fuyi is clearly determined to go against us! Your Majesty, this woman cannot be kept."

This kind of fight is always a back-and-forth, who with a brain would report it to the police directly?
Simply sick!
There was no candle in the room. Prince Ning covered his painful wound and said, "Get out!"

The eunuch's voice sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, the prince has sent someone to send you a message, asking you to come to Jingzhao Mansion for a talk."

(End of this chapter)