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Chapter 41 Beauty Is Doubtful

Jiang Anyi's heart was beating very hard. No matter how well prepared it was, he would still be nervous when things were about to come.

The soldiers rushed Jiang Anyi into the government office through the side door. The structure of the government office was similar to that of the county office. After passing the gate, turned over the ritual gate, and came to the lobby. The lobby of the government office was much wider than that of the county office, and was much brighter, and the gloomy smell of the county office was missing.

There is a plaque with "Anyang Mansion" hanging in the middle, and below is a screen with a picture of the mountains and rivers rising to the sun. There are tables and chairs in front of the screen. The governor Li Gongzhao sat upright in the chair, and there were two chairs on the left. One of them was Chen Weng who met at the birthday party, and Shao Xuelu sat on the other side.

Seeing Jiang Anyi entering the lobby, Chen Hongzheng stood up and walked to Jiang Anyi and said with great sternness: "My friend Anyi, I am here to show your attention today. In the lobby, you must answer the questions from the masters truthfully and not deceive them. But don't worry, with me here, no one will be trapped in you."

After saying that, Chen Hongzheng patted Jiang Anyi's shoulder to show encouragement. Jiang Anyi was so moved that she burst into tears. Unexpectedly, Chen Weng, who had only met for one time, was so enthusiastic and worked hard for an unfamiliar junior. On the contrary, Shao Xuelu first took someone to arrest him, but he said nothing in the lobby and was useless to be a teacher.

Li Gongzhao met Jiang Anyi at the birthday party. The prince and the prince appreciated him very much. He even said a few words of encouragement while the prince was happy. He didn't expect to meet in the court so soon. He said that Jiang Anyi was a member of the Yuantian Sect and knew it was impossible with his heels. Today, he might as well handle it impartially, ashamed of Xin Shuming's face.

After slapping the table gently, Li Gongzhao asked, "Jiang Anyi, I ask you, do you know the Yuantian Sect?"

"Sir, I know."

The five words were like thunder, which shocked the four people sitting in the hall, one was happy, one was panicked, and one was suspicious. The shocked was governor Li, who did not expect Jiang Anyi to not follow the routine and should have unexpected words; the happy was Xin Sima, who did not expect that he was so lucky that he could catch a Yuantian scholar, and God bless him; the happy was Chen Hongzheng, who was full of enthusiasm to be an elder who was eager to be a righteous man. If Jiang Anyi was really a member of the Yuantian scholar, wouldn't he ask for trouble? The doubt was Shao Renfu, who knew Jiang Anyi's resume, studied at home since he was a child, and after becoming a scholar, he came to Zechang Academy. Where did he know about Yuantian scholar?

Jiang Anyi said again: "I heard from my inmates mentioning the Yuantian Sect in prison. I just learned about it shortly after."

Li Gongzhao wished he could drag Jiang Anyi down and beat him a few times, so that you could breathe heavily and tease your mansion. Xin Shuming was almost suffocated by this sentence, and his face turned red and coughed. Li Gongzhao said mockingly: "Xin Sima, I didn't expect that the name of the Yuantian Sect could be spread in your prison. I admire him."

Chen Hongzheng let out a long breath, and finally put his heart back in his stomach. He thought that he would take less of such things in the future and that he would have to do it a few more times.

Shao Renfu had no expression on his face and was secretly annoyed in his heart. Damn it, and he was really a treacherous person.

Seeing that Xin Shuming was defeated, Li Gongzhao felt relieved and smiled and said, "Jiang Anyi, my mansion asked you, you are a member of the Yuantian Sect, can anyone in his family believe in the Yuantian Sect?"

It turned out that it was not really about Changchun Temple. Jiang Anyi was completely relieved and said calmly: "Sir, I heard the word "Yuansheng" even the three words "Yuansheng" were still an hour ago. How could it be a member of the Yuantian Sect? My father died early, and I have never heard anyone mention the Yuantian Sect in the town where I was."

Li Gongzhao nodded. This was the mode of response. He turned his head to Xin Shuming and said, "Xin Sima, why did you capture Jiang Anyi?"

Xin Shuming already knew that this scholar was not simple. He received a gift from the prince at the birthday party of the palace. It was ridiculous that he even hid twenty taels of gold in the money cabinet. He might have beaten him so much that he offended the prince and might even have to put his old fortune in it.

Thinking of this, Xin Shuming smiled and said, "Someone threw a letter to report Jiang Anyi in Tongkou. The official was anxious and did not observe much, which led to wrongful accusation of the good man. Please forgive me."

Finally, he heard Xin Shuming surrender, but Governor Li didn't want to let go easily. Just as he was thinking of stabbing Xin Shuming, he scraped some oil from his hands, and a minor official ran into the door and replied loudly: "Sir, the prince of Anyang has arrived."

Governor Li and others hurriedly got up outside to greet him. Jiang Anyi heard the laughter approaching. Shi Fangdao, the prince of Anyang, appeared in front of him with a graceful figure beside him, with a gauze on his face and could not see his face clearly. When passing by, a scent of a secret fragrance came to his nose. How could this smell have never been smelled? Jiang Anyi suddenly remembered that this was the fragrance emitted by Miss Xinfei, who was the prince who gave him wine at the birthday party.

Shi Fangdao came out of Yangyi Village and thought about how to save Jiang Anyi. This matter was related to the Yuantian Sect. Shi Fangdao was a little afraid of being a mouse. The Yuantian Sect was not infectious. After entering the city, Shi Fangdao had an idea and went to the plum garden with a group of horses.

Shi Fangdao, from the father's mouth, learned that Xinfei came from the capital to deal with the matter of the Yuantian Sect because she received the news that Qi Kaishan appeared. The entire Long Guard in Jiangnan was temporarily controlled by this woman. Since it was involved in the Yuantian Sect, it would be best to invite this Bodhisattva to come forward. Even if she was unwilling to come forward, she would have said hello, which was not considered a transcendence.

When he came to Meiyuan and saw Xinfei, Xinfei was indeed interested. However, when he heard that the students of Zechang Academy were causing trouble in front of Sima's Mansion, Xinfei's face changed. Longwei is a secret spy organization, and it is not appropriate to arrest the Yuantian Cult. It is appropriate to leave it to the Sima's Mansion. Xinfei knew that there must be something wrong with arresting people. As long as the Yuantian Cult does not escape, other things can be turned a blind eye to her and let Xin Shuming do it. However, Xin Shuming aroused the anger of the students of Zechang Academy, and she could not bear it. Even as a Longwei polite, she did not want to easily touch the power of the Ze party.

After glanced at the prince who was concentrating on tea tasting, Xin Fei opened her lips and chuckled: "What does the prince mean?"

"I don't mean anything. But my father mentioned that he had just rewarded this person at the birthday party and was robbed of face, so I must ask whether Jiang Anyi is a Yuantian scholar. If he is really a bandit, he must be punished more severely."

"Oh, I've alarmed the prince. That little girl wants to go there in person to tell the prince clearly whether it is true or false." Xinfei said as she stood up and said, "Please wait for a moment, Rong Xinfei will change her clothes."

After waiting for half an hour, Shi Fangdao drank five cups of tea, and even he ate half a plate of the tea set on it, which made Siyu, who came to change the tea, burst out laughing.

Perhaps Siyu came to Xinfei to say good things, but after a while, Xinfei finally appeared. She covered her face with a scarf and did not take a car. She rode a horse with Shi Fangdao to Sima Mansion. After inquiring, she found out that the students of Zechang Academy had dispersed and the government office was opening a meeting to interrogate Jiang Anyi.

The seats were arranged in the court, and the prince's status was respectful and he refused to talk about him. Jiang Anyi was surprised to find that Xin Sima was actually sitting at Xinfei's attack, and his eyes were filled with fear. Governor Li introduced the situation and glanced at Xinfei from time to time. Jiang Anyi found that he was also afraid.

This woman was unusual, Jiang Anyi thought secretly. He only heard the prince say, "Since that's the case, it means that Jiang Anyi is trapped."

“That’s right.”

Shi Fangdao stopped talking, Xinfei never spoke from beginning to end. Li Gongzhao and Xin Shuming looked at each other, and Li Gongzhao announced in court: "Jiang Anyi was contaminated and was acquitted."

"What should I do if I confiscate my silver? There are twenty taels of gold that the prince rewarded." Jiang Anyi knew that the prince was here to save him and became brave.

When Xin Shuming saw the prince smiling at him, his face turned red and said, "I'll go to Sima's Mansion to give it to you later."

The case trial ended here. Li Gongzhao glanced at the prince and Xinfei, meaning that he should announce his withdrawal. Unexpectedly, Xinfei looked at Jiang Anyi with interest and suddenly asked, "Jiang Anyi, do you know Changchun Temple?"

Jiang Anyi's heart sank, and the thing he was most worried about happened. What should I do? I deny that as long as the government comes from the Ganzhi Shop, I can find out that he said that Subaibi was learned from the old god, and the image of the old god was completely fabricated by Chongyun. Qi Kaishan, Chongyun and others died because of these words. Jiang Anyi really wanted to slap his mouth and let you talk nonsense.

A sentence flashed through my mind, "Ninety percent of the truth and 10 percent of the lies are perfect lies." This is the trick of the demon when facing interrogation. There is no need to think too much in the court, Jiang Anyi replied: "I know."

The court suddenly became deserted, the atmosphere became solemn. Xinfei's outward twilight surprised everyone, and the prince Shi Fangdao felt even more shocked. He knew what Changchun Temple meant, how could Jiang Anyi have a relationship with Changchun Temple? It seemed that he was too careless this time.

Before Xinfei could ask questions, Jiang Anyi took the initiative to see a fallen rock at the official road of Canglan Ridge when he returned home during the Chinese New Year. Ma Jing mistakenly left Changchun Temple, met Chong Yun and others, and learned to make a white jade. Xinfei listened quietly. She did not intend to ignore Shi Fangdao in Xiangxue Hall, but received a quick report from Longwei, saying that Qi Kaishan appeared because he learned about Liu Songtao's situation from the Ganzhi Store, and this Ganzhi Store was the secret recipe provided by Jiang Anyi. The record of Jiang Anyi's return was missing on the seventh day. All the situations were linked together, and Jiang Anyi became very suspicious.

"Have you ever been to Changchun Temple on your return? What did you see?" Xin Fei stared at Jiang Anyi's eyes, trying to see some flaws in his eyes. A trace of fear flashed in Jiang Anyi's eyes. What was he afraid of?

"On February 7th, I came to Changchun Temple and prepared some gifts to thank Taoist Master Chongyun. Someone suddenly smashed the temple gate at night, and later there was a fight. I hid in the room and didn't dare to come out. It was not until dawn that I found that Taoist Master Chongyun and Taoist Master Ning and Ningxu were both dead. There was an old man on the other side, who was also dead. I was very scared and couldn't bear to throw them away their bodies in the wilderness, so I dug a pit next to the temple and buried them."

On February 7th, the itinerary with Jiang Anyi was matched. As for what happened in the sight, only he knew. Xinfei suddenly asked, "What gift did you give Master Chongyun?"

"A bag of tea leaves, is it the tea I took from Master Hongxin, Anlong Temple?"

"Master Hongxin, isn't Master Hongxin from Mingpu Temple?" Long Wei did find a pack of tea at Chongyun's residence, but he didn't expect that the tea has an extraordinary origin.

"That's right." Jiang Anyi thought to himself. It seemed that Master Hongxin's name was quite famous. Xinfei actually knew his name. He remembered that there was a sign given by Master Hongxin, so he hurriedly removed it from his neck and said, "Master Hongxin also gave me a sign of Buddhist guardians. Please check it out."

Xinfei carefully looked at the wooden sign and asked someone to hand it back to Jiang Anyi. Her tone calmed down and she chuckled: "It is really enviable that you can get Master Hongxin's fate. This wooden sign is very important, bring it well."

The person who can be trusted by Master Hong Xin is naturally not a bad person. One thing is clear that Jiang Anyi is not a Yuantian scholar. The only suspicious thing is whether the situation that happened that night in the middle is really as he said. In fact, it doesn’t matter. Even if Liu Songtao, Qi Kaishan and others died at the hands of Jiang Anyi, Jiang Anyi not only made any mistakes but made contributions.

Thinking of the empty iron box, Xinfei looked at Jiang Anyi meaningfully and turned around to ask Xin Shuming: "Xin Sima, you have copied some treasures at Jiang Anyi's residence, show it to me."
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