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As soon as Shu Chen left, Yuan Qi turned around and asked, "Madam Pei, who is this lady? Do you know her?"

"Oh, I forgot to introduce her," Zhou Chang put his heart back in his stomach and forced a fake smile to Mrs. Chu, "This is the wife of Lord Chu, the Minister of the Dali Temple."

"Mrs. Chu is polite." Yuan Qi bowed slightly.

When Yuan Qi showed up just now, Mrs. Chu was stunned.

She had seen countless beauties of all ages, but had never seen such a godlike figure. For a moment, she even went through all the famous families in Jindu City in her mind.

When Yuan Qi came to greet her, she never stopped looking at him with her bright eyes. Seeing that Yuan Qi was well dressed, she unconsciously showed a jealous and flattering smile: "I don't know which family this young lady is from. Is she new to Jindu?"

"This is Miss Yuan, the young master of the Long Yuyuan family." Zhou Chang rushed to introduce.

"The Longyu Yuan family?" Mrs. Chu smacked her hands in confusion. She couldn't remember any prominent family in Jindu City with the surname Yuan.

Then he noticed Yuan Qi and Zhou Chang standing on one side, looking very close to each other, so he couldn't help asking, "Are you old acquaintances?"

This time, Yuan Qi rushed over and answered, "Yes, I met Madam Pei last year. Madam Pei wanted to bless the jade pendant, and I happened to know Master Shuchen, so I introduced him to her."

"You introduced Master Shuchen?" Mrs. Chu was skeptical.

Zhou Chang nodded and said, "Yes, I would also like to thank Miss Yuan."

Mrs. Chu couldn't think of the Yuan family, so she didn't dare to speak rashly and could only be polite: "That's great. Mrs. Pei and I have known each other for more than ten years. She was not good at socializing, but I didn't expect to make new friends. But it's true, Miss Yuan is such a person with good character and appearance, anyone would want to get close to her. If there is a chance in the future, please invite Mr. Chu to be your guest."

"Thank you for the compliment, Madam Chu. It's my fault that I'm trying to get ahead of myself, but Madam Pei doesn't mind." Yuan Qi nodded slightly with a normal attitude, and he had no intention of taking the opportunity to make friends with Madam Chu.

Zhou Chang was a little surprised. Wasn't he supposed to take the "inner chamber route"?

The three courts jointly tried the case, except for the Censorate, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice were the two legs.

While they were talking, Shuchen came back with a Buddhist scripture in his hand, and behind him followed a young monk who was holding a golden box for blessing.

Shu Chen first presented the scripture to Yuan Qi with both hands: "This scripture is handwritten by me and I am giving it to you, the donor. I hope you can get what you want and have infinite blessings."

Yuan Qi took it with both hands and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Master."

Shu Chen turned around and held the golden box over again: "Donor, please open it yourself."

Yuan Qi took out the golden key from his bosom, opened the lock on the golden box, lifted the lid, took a look, then took it out with both hands and held it in his palms.

Zhou Chang and Madam Chu were both watching closely from the side, but unfortunately neither of them saw the whole thing.

Zhou Chang was particularly curious, and failed to see clearly what the jade pendant looked like twice. Unfortunately, due to her poor eyesight, she could only see a blurry red shadow.

Mrs. Chu grew up in a wealthy family. Although she only caught a glimpse of a corner, she could infer that the jade pendant was of great value from the blood-red color of the jade. Even the way she looked at Yuan Qi became a little strange.

Yuan Qi was completely unaware and directly put the jade pendant into his arms, then bowed again: "Thank you, Master."

"Amitabha," Shu Chen returned the greeting, "Donor Yuan, I have something else to do, so I will not accompany you any longer. I will take my leave first."

After saying this, he turned and left without even looking at Zhou Chang.

Madam Chu watched the whole process from the side. Seeing that Yuan Qi really had a blessed jade pendant, she felt bored and said goodbye with a pout: "I also have to go to the Baohua Hall in front to burn incense. I'll leave first."

"Madam Chu, take care." Zhou Chang hurriedly sent the plague god away.

The two of them watched Mrs. Chu leave together.

Zhou Chang turned around to thank Yuan Qi.

Yuan Qi first placed the scripture that Shu Chen had just copied in front of Zhou Chang with both hands: "Madam Pei, this is yours."

Zhou Chang was startled, but he didn't refuse. He took it and held it in his hand: "Thank you."

Yuan Qi asked again: "Mrs. Pei, we did meet once last year. Do you still remember?"

Hu Wan's memory is all fuzzy, not because her brain isn't working properly, but because her eyesight isn't good enough.

But her memory still matched the name and outline.

Zhou Chang could sense Hu Wan's concern for the sutra, so he carefully put it in his arms and nodded, "Yes, I remember. Thank you so much for helping me out just now."

"Although it was a coincidence today, even if we didn't meet here, I would go to your house to pay a visit to Madam Pei tomorrow." Yuan Qi went straight to the point.

Faced with such a straightforward person, Zhou Chang did not hesitate and blurted out: "Miss Yuan, there is no need to say more. I know what you are talking about. Miss Yuan, there is no need to speak. I will speak for you in front of Lord Pei."

Yuan Qi was startled, then he seemed to understand: "Mrs. Pei must know about the Yuan family's affairs?"

Zhou Chang regretted what he said impulsively just now, and calmed himself down secretly: "I heard a little from that person at home."

"Madam, do you know that my father was wrongly accused?" Yuan Qi asked again.

Zhou Chang didn't know how to answer, the more he spoke, the more mistakes he made.

Yuan Qi, however, obviously had a different understanding, and suddenly said seriously: "Madam Pei, please forgive me for being blunt, but I did hear what you said to Master Shuchen just now in the corridor, but that's all. This is the last time you mentioned it today, and from now on, I, Yuan Qi, will not remember this anymore."

"No, that's not what I meant." Zhou Chang knew that the other party had misunderstood him when he heard it.

Yuan Qi wanted to retort: ​​"What my daughter is asking for will not embarrass Madam. It is because my father was wrongly accused and his crime is not punishable by death. Lord Pei, the Minister of Justice, is the presiding judge. I have requested to see you many times but failed. That is why I want to see you, Madam."

"Miss Yuan, don't worry too much. I don't think you mean to threaten me with what happened just now. You are a person of high character and noble character. You would never do such a thing." Seeing Yuan Qi's serious face, Zhou Chang hurriedly explained.

Yuan Qi was startled again: "Except for this time, my daughter and Madam Pei have only met once. How can Madam know my daughter's mood?"

"Uh..." Zhou Chang couldn't explain it clearly, so he just said, "Although we only met once, the lady's fairy-like appearance is amazing. With such appearance and character, she would not do such a dirty thing."

Yuan Qi smiled calmly, not knowing whether to believe it or not, and nodded again: "The so-called friendship between gentlemen is based on honesty. I am fortunate to meet you here today. I want to be honest with Madam Pei, so I made that confession just now. Please forgive me for being abrupt."

"Yes, yes," Zhou Chang followed suit, and thought of Madam Chu, and suddenly understood why Yuan Qi ignored him. "The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as honey. I was not careful in choosing friends before, and was influenced by that long-tongued person. Forget it. Anyway, Miss Yuan believes in me, and I am determined to be your friend."

Yuan Qi was somewhat flattered: "No, I didn't expect Madam Pei to be such an open-minded person. It shows that there are heroes among the ladies."

Zhou Chang didn't know where this came from, but he was very happy to hear it. He bent down and found Yuan Qi's hand and held it tightly: "Miss Yuan, wait for the news. Even if I can't help much, I can at least find out all the reasons. I will definitely not let your father be wronged and lose his life in vain."

These words were not only spoken on behalf of Hu Wan's identity, but also a promise that she would help the Yuan family no matter what identity she used.

Yuan Qi held Zhou Chang's hands tightly, his eyes full of tears, and he couldn't speak for a long time. "Collect, collect, infinite scenery, sell today, and be generous tomorrow."