novelhk Chapter 336 Ji Zihang was arrested
Chapter 336 Ji Zihang was arrested
Xu Ying pulled Xiao Taozi over and said, "Princess Ye, if you have anything to ask, you can always ask."
Ji Yuntang squatted down and asked softly: "Xiao Taozi, aren't you in the cloth shop with your mother? Why did you run out to the street alone?"
Xiao Taozi knew that Ji Yuntang was the one who saved her. She stared with her big round eyes and said in a baby voice: "Mom is buying cloth in the cloth shop. I'm waiting for her at the door of the shop."
"There was an uncle who gave me a candied haws and asked me to follow him. Then he carried me to the middle of the street."
"Before I could react, the carriage came towards me!"
Ji Yuntang asked again: "Where is the uncle who held you?"
"My uncle is gone. He left me behind and went away!"
Ji Yuntang narrowed her eyes, and it turned out to be just as she expected.
In this way, her guess was correct!
At this moment, Xiao Taozi sniffed and said sincerely: "Sister Princess, I seem to smell the scent of that uncle. He is nearby now."
"Little Peach, how can you be sure that the person who took you away is here?"
Seeing the confusion on Ji Yuntang's face, Xu Ying came out to explain: "Princess Ye, you don't know that little Taozi has had a peach scent since she was born. Anyone who has held her will be more or less stained with her scent."
"This smell usually cannot be washed off within three days. Others may not be able to smell it, but Xiao Taozi can smell it right away."
Ji Yuntang didn't expect that Xiao Taozi also had a special physique, and she looked puzzled.
"But I also hugged Xiao Taozi today. How can she be sure that this smell must come from that person?"
Little Taozi waved her hands and said, "Sister Princess smells different from that uncle."
"Sister Princess smells nice and sweet, but uncle smells stinky, like..."
She frowned and thought for a moment, then her eyes lit up and she said, "It's like the smell of my dad going out fishing and not having taken a bath for three days. Little Peach doesn't like it."
Ji Yuntang looked at the little girl dancing and thought she was very cute.
She took out a peach-flavored candy from the space, peeled it and fed it to Little Peach, then touched the little girl's head.
"Xiao Taozi, do you have any way to find that uncle?"
Xiao Taozi nodded, "Yes, Princess Sister, wait for me."
Little Peach ate the candy and squinted her eyes happily. She skipped into the crowd.
Ji Yuntang followed behind her.
Little Taozi looked around and when she walked next to a man she thought looked similar, she would politely call him "Uncle" and then move closer to smell him.
As she approached, she noticed beads of sweat on the forehead of an ordinary-looking man in black in the crowd.
He glanced at Ji Zihang, then slowly moved back, trying to escape.
He is fast, but Ji Yuntang is even faster.
Ji Yuntang had been observing the reactions of the people around him, especially the servants brought by Ji Zihang.
Seeing the man in black trying to run away, she stepped forward and knocked him to the ground with a sweeping kick.
The man in black subconsciously pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it towards Ji Yuntang's chest.
At the critical moment, a hairpin suddenly appeared in Ji Yuntang's hand, and he stabbed it directly into the black-clothed man's eyes.
"what!"
The man in black screamed, and he felt a black screen in front of his eyes, and warm liquid flowed out of his face.
He covered his eyes in pain, and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.
Blood splattered all over Ji Yuntang's face, but she stood up calmly, took out a handkerchief and slowly cleaned the blood off her hands.
This scene scared everyone.
This also scared Ji Zihang and Ji Huaiche who were standing next to them.
They had seen how Ji Yuntang beat people, and they thought he was brutal enough!
Unexpectedly, her move drew blood and actually directly destroyed the black-clothed man's eyes.
He showed no mercy at all.
Ji Yuntang wiped the blood off his face and said in a cold tone: "This man tried to assassinate my princess in public, he should be put to death."
"But considering that he might be related to the case of the carriage losing control, I will temporarily spare his life. After the case is thoroughly investigated, I will transfer it to the Dali Temple for handling."
At this time, Xiao Taozi's voice rang out.
She pointed at the man in black who was rolling on the ground in pain and said, "Sister Princess, it was him. He gave me a candied haws and carried me away."
"He still smells like me."
Xu Ying asked worriedly: "Xiao Taozi, are you sure?"
"You can't talk about this kind of thing casually."
Xiao Taozi nodded, "Sure, if Princess Sister doesn't believe it, you can go and look at his right hand."
"When the uncle gave me the candied haws, I saw with my own eyes a black mole on the palm of his hand."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Hu stepped forward and pulled up the right hand of the man in black.
After he looked at it, he immediately widened his eyes and said, "Princess, there is indeed a black mole on the palm of his hand."
Now that things have come to this, it has been confirmed that it was the man in black who did it.
Ji Yuntang looked at Ji Huaiche and curled the corners of his mouth.
"This man is also wearing the uniform of a servant of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, and he also came here with the Third Young Master Ji."
"Prince Ji, do you have anything else to say?"
Ji Huaiche's heart sank.
He knew that at this point, all the evidence pointed to Ji Zihang.
If he continued to protect Ji Zihang, he might be dragged into trouble.
By that time, it really won’t be worth it!
Ji Huaiche gritted his teeth, weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and finally made a decision that went against his conscience.
"The Third Young Master Ji is suspected of being involved in the case of the Night Prince's carriage going out of control. Pass on my order to arrest him and take him to the Dali Temple Prison. He will be tried later."
Ji Zihang's pupils suddenly shrank and he looked at Ji Huaiche in disbelief, as if he didn't believe that his own elder brother would send people to arrest him.
Sharing the same disbelief as him was the guard from the Dali Temple standing next to him.
They opened their mouths slightly, looked at Ji Huaiche blankly, and stood there not daring to move.
I have seen people who abuse their power for personal gain and bend the law, but I have never seen anyone who sacrifices his own family for the sake of justice.
Does Prince Ji really want to arrest his own brother?
Ji Huaiche clenched his fists and glanced at them.
"What are you still standing there for? Take the suspect away quickly."
The guards of the Dali Temple were shocked and came back to their senses as if they had been electrocuted. They looked at each other, then stepped forward, grabbed Ji Zihang and walked out.
The servant who assassinated Ji Yuntang and the servant holding the slingshot were also taken away for investigation.
Ji Huaiche was walking very fast in front, and Ji Yuntang was shouting at his back.
"Prince Ji, this princess will keep an eye on the progress of the trial of this case. Third Master Ji is your brother, you cannot protect him, otherwise you will be abusing your power for personal gain, and you will have to give up your position as the Right Junior Official of the Dali Temple!"