Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 304 The Chronicles of the Flourishing Emperor? An Empress?
But when Lin Yangyang asked for details, Lu Huai did not speak.

He walked to the window, looked at the moonlight, and said goodbye.

Lin Zhiqing knew he had other things to do, and that he was going to the Ministry of Justice's residence tonight because he was worried about her and Lin Yangyang, so she nodded.

After Lu Huai left, only Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang remained in the room.

Having resolved a major issue, Lin Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon seeing her expression, Lin Yangyang knew she was thinking of Aunt Mu, so she awkwardly tried to comfort her:
“Qing, now that Yun Jian, who revealed the news about Aunt Mu, and the woman who killed Aunt Mu are both dead, Aunt Mu will be happy if she is watching from heaven.”

"I wonder if she'll be happy," Lin Zhiqing said, looking at the brightest star in the sky.

"The real instigator may not have done anything, but he is the one who deserves to die the most."

Lin Yangyang understood that she was talking about Jiang Liuyun, and scratched her head: "This Jiang Liuyun is cunning and treacherous. It's really not easy to kill him, but that day will come eventually."

"Look, I never thought we could go toe-to-toe with the Marquis of Zhenyuan's mansion, but we've done it, haven't we?"

"Moreover, the clues Aunt Mu provided also pointed to Yun Jian and the woman with the mole. Neither of the two women escaped!"

Mentioning this incident, Lin Zhiqing also thought of the two bloody words in Aunt Mu's hand.

Female, number two.

When she learned about the thin man with a mole from Yun Jian, she also referred to the clues in Aunt Mu's hands before identifying the contact person as a woman disguised as a man.

Looking at it now, everything does indeed make sense.

But if you think about it carefully, it's quite normal that Aunt Mu could tell that the person who harmed her was a woman.

But how could she know that it was Yun Jian who revealed her whereabouts?

Could it be that Yun Jian did something that Aunt Mu discovered...? Lin Zhiqing was slightly lost in thought.

Seeing her like this, Lin Yangyang knew she was thinking again, so she didn't say anything.

But Lin Zhiqing didn't think about it for too long. He already had the answer to the question, and it was normal for some unexpected situations to arise during the process.

She took a deep breath, her mind preoccupied with another matter.

She had previously thought that by capturing Yun Jian and the woman with the mole, she could find out the reasons why Aunt Mu had not yet finished explaining why the neutral ministers opposed the retrial of Lin Congrong's case.

However, the current situation is that Yun Jian is unaware of this matter, and the woman with the mole has remained silent about everything.

The Minister of Justice has now broken ties with Jiang Liuyun; their positions are different, and he probably won't help Jiang Liuyun oppose the retrial anymore.

At least he is still in a neutral position, just like before.

But it took a lot of time and effort to solve the problem of one person taking sides.

It's impossible for Lin Zhiqing to use this method to dismantle the ministers who oppose the retrial one by one.

Ultimately, she still couldn't find the real reason why the neutral ministers opposed the retrial.

Do we really have to bring Jiang Liuyun down to find out?

Lin Zhiqing shook her head; that was unrealistic.

The Zhenyuan Marquis's position in the court was secure, and he had not yet found any weaknesses in their defenses, let alone brought down Jiang Liuyun.

In retrospect, the complete logic is to re-examine Lin Congrong's case, find evidence that the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion framed Lin Congrong, and bring down the Zhenyuan Marquis and Jiang Liuyun.

Her desire to go straight to the final step and bring down Jiang Liuyun, thereby gaining the support of neutral ministers who opposed the retrial, was truly a betrayal of the Heavenly Gang.

Just as she was lost in thought, Lin Yangyang's soft breathing came through.

Late at night.

Regardless, Jiang Liuyun and the Minister of Justice will not get a good night's sleep tonight.

Let's talk about tomorrow's problems tomorrow.

...The next day, the sun rose high as usual.

No one knows what turbulent undercurrents are hidden beneath the calm surface of Shengjing City.

Asagao prepared congee and side dishes early in the morning. After Lin Yangyang finished eating, she went to the training ground.

Lin Zhiqing then had Chaoyan bring the account book and began to check the accounts.

My cousin is still on his way back from Yunnan, and Lin Zhiqing has taken over most of the Lin family's affairs.

Fortunately, she was quite adept at it.

Asagao brought over a cup of tea: "Miss, why don't you rest a little longer?"

"I'm not tired." Lin Zhiqing took the tea and sipped it. "The account books can't be piling up. If problems arise later, it will be troublesome."

“Miss, the master and madam must dote on you very much. In our hometown, I've never even seen a literate woman.” Asagao thought of Aunt Mu, her voice lowering slightly.

“My aunt used to teach me a few words from time to time, saying that if I could read, I would be able to better assist the young lady.”

At this point, Lin Zhiqing frowned, recalling the words "woman, second" left by Aunt Mu.

Yes, she had almost forgotten about it if Asagao hadn't brought it up.

Aunt Mu was illiterate before.

Aunt Mu told her about this.

Lin Zhiqing's mother was also illiterate, and Lin Congrong used to teach his mother to read when he had nothing to do.

Aunt Mu served her from the side, and in doing so, she secretly learned quite a bit.

Thinking of these memories, Lin Zhiqing always felt that the scene was very beautiful.

She smiled slightly: "Asagao, learning to read is indeed a good thing."

“Miss, Jianxin Hall also teaches people to read. I’ve heard about it a few times. Since you’ve arranged for someone to do it, it must be a good thing.” Chaoyan said, grinding ink beside her.

"No, it's not just that having someone do it makes it a good thing; it's that it can enhance our knowledge and allow us to learn more." Lin Zhiqing casually picked up a book he was reading.

“The people at Jianxintang must learn this, because they need to be literate to study the art of judging the mind.”

"If you have time, I'll have to teach you; otherwise, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble."

"Look, do you recognize these characters?"

Asagao leaned closer to take a look, then shook her head.

Lin Zhiqing pointed to the book and read aloud: "The Annals of Emperor Sheng, this book tells the stories of the emperors who appeared in the Great Sheng Dynasty."

As she spoke, she picked up her pen and wrote down the four characters.

Although her handwriting wasn't good, she kept practicing the script of Dasheng, which was the traditional Chinese script from her previous world.

As she finished the last stroke, she habitually blew on the paper.

The ink dried quickly.

"Stories of emperors?" Asagao felt that these words suddenly seemed solemn.

As if she had remembered something, she flipped to the last few pages of the book, but after searching for a long time, she couldn't find anything and looked troubled.

Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly: "What are you looking for?"

“Woman.” Asagao answered seriously, “I’m looking for the character ‘woman.’ My aunt told me before that decades ago, a female emperor emerged in the Great Sheng.”

"An empress?" Lin Zhiqing was a little puzzled, because she had never heard of this story when she was learning about the history of the Great Sheng Dynasty.

Moreover, the Great Sheng Dynasty treated women very harshly, and they were not even allowed to enter or leave bookstores. How could an empress emerge from such a situation?
This sounds like something out of a fairy tale.