Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 373: Divorce plan

"As expected!" Jiang Liuyun exhaled a breath of stale air: "Lin Zhiqing, I knew it was you who did this!"

The Minister of Justice and his wife, whose gazes had been fixed on Jiang Liuyun with disgust, now turned to Lin Zhiqing.

Asagao naturally knew that Yan Yu had taken the veil, and they couldn't get it back, so she couldn't help but take Lin Zhiqing's arm: "Miss."

Lin Zhiqing's heart sank. She was about to speak when she saw that the guard was still bowing, so she remained silent for the time being.

Sure enough, before the guard could finish speaking, he waved his hand behind him.

Soon, another person stepped forward carrying a red veiled hat.

The guard then continued, "Sir, the veil was not found in Miss Lin's room. It was found where Miss Lin fell."

Jiang Liuyun's smile froze instantly.

Lin Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief. Could it be that Yan Yu returned to the manor and brought back the veiled hat?

No, there's no time to think about that now.

Lin Zhiqing cleared her throat, tears welling up in her eyes before she could speak: "My lord, my lady, now that the veil has been found, you must do justice for me!"

"I have always stayed in the front yard and have never been to the back mountain. Please investigate, sir!"

In fact, Lin Zhiqing didn't even need to speak; the moment the veil appeared, the Minister of Justice's gaze had already shifted away from Lin Zhiqing.

With witnesses and physical evidence, Lin Zhiqing's alibi is impeccable.

But Jiang Liuyun couldn't accept this fact. He took a few steps forward and quickly stood in front of Lin Zhiqing:
"Qing'er, who exactly are your accomplices, and why did they poison Jin Zhi?"

“I don’t blame you for using me, but you can’t smear me.”

Lin Zhiqing sneered inwardly.
She had never seen such a hypocritical person. It's like the magistrate is allowed to set fires while the common people are forbidden to light lamps. What kind of logic is that?

She blocked Chaoyan behind her, looking wary: "Young Master Jiang, you must be crazy. I don't understand what you're saying at all."

Jiang Liuyun was somewhat excited:

“You know Li Jinzhi is a womanizer, so you deliberately arranged for a woman to get close to him, drug him, and cause him to overdose and die, and then frame me.”

"Given all this, do you dare deny it?"

"I didn't do it, why should I admit it!" Lin Zhiqing's face showed just the right amount of surprise:

"Young Master Li died from a drug overdose?"

"Enough!" The Minister of Justice interrupted their conversation, not allowing his son's shameful deeds to spread.

Jiang Liuyun gradually calmed down, but at this moment he felt rather helpless.

This was the first time he had experienced what it felt like to be slandered.

No, not the first time.

Lin Zhiqing had previously falsely accused him of having an affair at the Cangxianglou.

But that incident didn't have a particularly big impact on him; this time, however, it's different.

If the murder of Li Jin is confirmed, the Minister of Justice will certainly make things difficult for the Jiang family during the retrial of Lin Congli's treason case.

That would have had a huge impact at the time.

And what about his father? How is he supposed to explain this to him?

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Jiang Liuyun's mind, leaving him speechless for a moment.

Just then, the guard spoke again:
"My lord, just now Miss Lin's relatives arrived at the entrance of the manor, saying that they wanted to take Miss Lin back to the Lin family."

Relatives?

Lin Zhiqing was somewhat surprised; the Lin family had come to pick her up?
But thinking about it, it makes sense. It's already late, and if she's being held at the villa, Lin Congli definitely won't be able to get through to her.

Even so, a sense of warmth still welled up in her heart.

She also had the Lin family fighting alongside her.

The Minister of Justice waved his hand casually as he looked at Lin Zhiqing trembling.

That meant Lin Zhiqing was to step down. "Thank you, Minister." Lin Zhiqing wiped away her tears with her handkerchief, and as she turned around, she brushed past Jiang Liuyun.

Jiang Liuyun and Lin Zhiqing exchanged glances. Jiang Liuyun noticed the ease on Lin Zhiqing's face, but felt a sudden, inexplicable irritation in his heart.

But he has no other choice now.

Moreover, upon hearing the news that the Lin family had come to pick up Lin Zhiqing, for some reason, a glimmer of hope appeared in his heart.

Will his father come?

Lin Zhiqing was unaware of Jiang Liuyun's inner thoughts. She held her breath until she saw the faces of Lin Congli and the others, at which point she finally felt completely at ease.

For some reason, the people she saw every day seemed different at this moment.

"Zhiqing, is something wrong?" Lin Congli was the first to speak. His brows were slightly furrowed and the corners of his mouth were downturned, clearly showing that he was very worried about Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Congyan's peach blossom eyes flashed with anger: "Why did you seal off the mountain? It's so late, what if something happens?"

“Qing-mei, you are not well, and it’s windy in this villa. I’ve already asked Xiao Cui to make some ginger soup. Are you feeling unwell?” Lin Yangyang squeezed forward and asked.

"Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Sister, let's talk after we get in the carriage," Lin Shi'an said.

"Zhiqing is dressed in thin clothes. If she is exposed to the cold wind for a while, she will get sick even if she is not sick."

"Yes, yes, get in the carriage!" Lin Yangyang pulled Lin Zhiqing and quickly got into the carriage.

Throughout the journey, everyone kept asking about each other's well-being.

This stirred something within Lin Zhiqing.

Apart from Lin Shi'an, Lin Zhiqing did not speak to any other members of the Lin family about this plan.

Upon returning home, she immediately told him the truth.

"To get involved personally?" Lin Congli frowned deeply.

"Zhiqing, what you're doing is too risky. If it weren't for Yan Yu, what about Li Jinzhi...?"

He didn't say it aloud, but Lin Zhiqing understood what he meant.

“Uncle, if I don’t go, Jiang Liuyun won’t fall for it. I’m the most crucial link,” Lin Zhiqing explained.

"You?" Lin Congyan tapped his fan. "Jiang Liuyun actually has such genuine feelings for you?"

"I don't know how much of this is genuine," Lin Zhiqing said truthfully.

"If this plan fails, I have a second one. I will not let Jiang Liuyun escape."

"But the honey trap and the divide-and-conquer strategy are the safest bets."

Lin Shi'an hesitated for a moment: "Zhiqing, things seem to be a little different from what you told me at the beginning."

"Indeed, there were some hiccups along the way." Lin Zhiqing smiled. "But fortunately, with the help of Yan Yu and Lu Huai, the plan was able to proceed smoothly."

Lin Yangyang was so anxious that she scratched her head and cheeks:
"So now, is Jiang Liuyun the murderer who killed Li Jinzhi? What if it's not him?"

"It can only be him," Lin Zhiqing replied confidently.

"In order to control Li Jinzhi, he deliberately arranged for a woman to seduce Li Jinzhi."

“I left the same sleeping potion on that woman as I did on Li Jinzhi. Li Jinzhi died from the sleeping potion.”

"It's undeniable that the woman was arranged by Jiang Liuyun. Furthermore, many people saw the woman sleeping on Li Jinzhi's bed."

"From the perspective of the Minister of Justice, it can be said that the person who killed Li Jinzhi was from the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion."

Lin Shi'an nodded:

"In this way, with two lives lost between the Minister of Justice and the Marquis of Zhenyuan's residence, it is naturally impossible for them to join forces again."

“That’s right.” Lin Zhiqing nodded in agreement.

“We have successfully sown discord between the Minister of Justice and the Marquis of Zhenyuan, which at least ensures that the Minister of Justice will not favor the Marquis of Zhenyuan’s family during the retrial of my father’s case.”

"Of the three major obstacles, one has now been successfully overcome."