mtlumby2d Chapter 357: Different to Yihuan
Chapter 357: Different to Yihuan
Too many doubts piled up in her mind. Yi Qianhuan felt that all the information she had obtained so far was like a tangled mess, completely entangled together and could not be sorted out at all!
His temples felt swollen and Yi Qianhuan hadn't felt such a headache in a long time.
It’s all because of Ji Chilian. If this man had discussed it with her, she wouldn’t be so passive!
But when she thought about it, she found that Ji Chilian seemed to have no obligation to discuss it with her.
After all, they are just in a cooperative relationship and cannot influence each other's actions.
Feeling inexplicably restless, Yi Qianhuan sat down directly in the main seat.
Lifting his chin, Yi Qianhuan looked at Ji Chilian with his phoenix eyes, and said in a bad tone: "Master Du, I think you are too arbitrary this time. Even if there is a connection between this spy and Master Xiao Shen, why did Master Xiao Shen bring the body of this person to his room after killing him? Isn't this asking for suspicion?"
Ji Chilian said calmly, "Perhaps Master Xiao Shen did not kill anyone, but someone discovered the relationship between Master Xiao Shen and the spy, so they left the body to Master Xiao Shen."
"If it is related to the corpse, it means it is related to the spies of Xijiang Kingdom, then the governor should not only arrest Lord Xiao Shen today, but also take me with him." Yi Qianhuan did not evade every word, and his eyes swept across Ji Chilian like a sharp blade, "Lord Xiao Shen is staying in the National God's Mansion. In this case, the corpse not only appeared in his room, but also appeared in the National God's Mansion. According to what the governor just said, the corpse appeared in my house, it must be related to me, why don't you ask the governor to arrest me as well and go to the Northern Fusi to investigate together."
Yi Qianhuan wasn't done yet, she took the initiative to stretch out her fair wrist and provocatively thrust it in front of Ji Chilian.
"Your Excellency the State God believes in my innocence, and I am grateful. But Your Excellency the State God, there is no need to involve yourself in this matter. Otherwise, if I implicate Your Excellency the State God, it will be my fault." Shen Yaosi bowed to Yi Qianhuan with great respect, and every word he said was sincere.
In this situation, anyone would think about protecting themselves first. The fact that Yi Qianhuan took the initiative to get involved in this matter was enough to prove that Yi Qianhuan believed in his innocence.
In this case, he could not implicate Yi Qianhuan no matter what.
"Master Xiao Shen, what I said today is not only for you, but also for myself. After all, you are staying at the National God's Mansion temporarily. If the truth cannot be investigated in a short time, someone will always suspect me. Instead of me coming out to explain, it is better for me to make this matter clear myself. No matter what happens, I will fully cooperate and prove my innocence."
Yi Qianhuan spoke casually and deliberately glanced at Ji Chilian.
"Ji Chi Lian, if you want to arrest Lord Shen today, why not take me with you? I just want to see how severe the punishments of your Beifusi are." Yi Qianhuan smiled charmingly with her red lips.
As soon as she uttered these offensive words, the entire front hall fell into silence.
The heavy air made it almost impossible to breathe.
Just when the atmosphere became extremely tense, Ji Chilian let out a long sigh.
He stood up from his seat and bowed to Yi Qianhuan: "I dare not."
"Then investigate the truth of the matter. Before the truth comes to light, I will temporarily close the National God Palace and cooperate with you in the investigation." Yi Qianhuan didn't look at Ji Chilian, and the inexplicable irritability in his heart eased a lot.
"Thank you, Lord God of the Country. We, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, will definitely cooperate with the investigation." Shen Yanqing bowed and saluted, touching his arm with Shen Yaosi beside him.
Shen Yaosi finally came to his senses and followed Shen Yanqing in bowing to Yi Qianhuan.
When he bent down and lowered his head, Shen Yaosi was about to hide the surprise that flashed in his eyes.
He really didn't expect that Yi Qianhuan would stand on the side of reason rather than his relatives.
"Speaking of which, where is the body of the spy?" Yi Qianhuan changed the subject. "Let the coroner perform an autopsy. We will definitely be able to get more clues from the body. I think we should first find out the cause of death and determine whether Master Xiao Shen's room is the first crime scene."
She knew where the body came from, so as long as she conducted the investigation she mentioned, most of the suspicion on Guoshen Mansion and Shen Yaosi could be eliminated.
"The body is still in my room. I asked my servants to guard the body to prevent it from being damaged. I want to ask the coroner to come and investigate to prove my innocence." Shen Yaosi said hurriedly.
"In that case, there's no need to drag it out. Let's go ask the coroner to perform an autopsy now. Since this matter is related to the National God's Mansion and Lord Shen, I think the Governor won't mind if we watch the coroner perform the autopsy in person, right?" Yi Qianhuan asked this, but his words did not contain any hint of asking about Ji Chilian's intentions, and every word was sharp.
The smile on Ji Chilian's face disappeared without a trace, and he put away the Buddhist beads: "Of course, I will go and ask the coroner from the Northern Fusi."
"Then let's go to the backyard and wait. Lord Shen, Little Lord Shen, please." Yi Qianhuan walked in front with the humility of Shen Yanqing and his brothers.
Shen Yaosi stared at Yi Qianhuan's bright figure, and heard Shen Yanqing's deliberately lowered voice in his ears.
"Ayao, when did you become so close to the Lord of the Country? Today, the Lord of the Country has been protecting you with every word he said."
Shen Yaosi shook his head and also lowered his voice to respond to Shen Yanqing: "I don't know either. I originally thought that after the explosion, Guo Shen would have resentment towards me because of the injury of the little Guo Shen... Besides, Guo Shen and Ji Chilian are now engaged, so it would be more normal for her to stand on Ji Chilian's side."
"This further proves that Lord Guoshen is not an ordinary person. He supports what is right, not relatives." Shen Yanqing murmured in confusion, "However, Lord Guoshen just now did not show any mercy to the governor. Could it be that they have some conflicts in private?"
Shen Yaosi shook his head and did not answer the question directly.
He didn't know much about what happened between Ji Chilian and Yi Qianhuan.
However, he seemed to have never noticed any ambiguous atmosphere between the two people before.
Unable to help but turn his head to look at Ji Chilian, Shen Yaosi found that this man had regained his usual calmness and composure.
Not only that, Ji Chilian's eyes were always on Yi Qianhuan, and he didn't show any anger at all.
Yi Qianhuan was ruthless just now. If it was someone else, Ji Chilian would not only greet him with a smile, but might have already attacked him.
It seems that Ji Chilian's attitude towards Yi Qianhuan is different from that towards others...
Speculations arose in his mind, but Shen Yaosi was too focused to notice the stairs under his feet.
Shen Yaosi missed a step and fell forward.