Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 167 Li Ziyan pretends to be injured

After thinking back, Li Ziyan showed a look of sudden enlightenment on his face, and then cast his eyes on Xu Gong standing on the stage. He lowered his eyes slightly, a barely perceptible smile appeared on the corners of his mouth, and he lowered his voice and said: "This old guy actually calculated everything! He is really a cunning old fox!"

Then, Li Ziyan's sight shifted to Li Yin and Zhao Nian who were sitting nearby. At this moment, Li Yin and Zhao Nian were leisurely clinking their teacups, as if the person being interrogated was not their son or son-in-law. Seeing this scene, Li Ziyan could not help but sigh helplessly: "This place is simply a nest of old foxes!"

After a moment, a loud shout was heard: "The charge that Minister of Works Li Ziyan had secret dealings with foreign enemies is pure fabrication!" The voice was as loud as a bell, echoing throughout the court.

There was a burst of discussion among the crowd:

"That's what I was saying. I saw Li Ziyan when he was a child. He was a well-behaved and sensible child. How could he betray his country?"

"Yes, the innocent are innocent. In today's trial, Minister Li has finally been cleared of his injustice."

Zhao Junning stood aside, and after hearing this, the stone hanging in her heart finally fell to the ground. She was about to turn around and leave, but suddenly she saw a black arrow shooting straight at Li Ziyan's heart like lightning!

In an instant, time seemed to freeze. Zhao Junning stared at the scene in disbelief with her eyes wide open. Her body trembled involuntarily, her eyes instantly moistened, and tears blurred her vision. She twisted her neck desperately, trying to see what was happening, but all she saw was chaos.

Meanwhile, the court below was already in chaos. People were screaming and shouting in panic, running around. The guards drew their swords and nervously searched for the person who shot the arrow. However, the mysterious archer had already disappeared without a trace...

"There is an assassin, protect him quickly."

Xu Wenhe and Zhou Aoyang looked at each other and nodded, patted Lin Muchen on the shoulder, and then they jumped downstairs and ran to a place. Zhao Junning picked up her dress and ran downstairs to Li Ziyan. She came in front of Li Ziyan and stretched out her hand to Li Ziyan with trembling hands. She couldn't speak, and tears couldn't stop flowing.

She fell to her knees and cried, "Li Ziyan, Ziyan." Li Ziyan cried and felt his heart break when he heard Zhao Junning cry. He held Zhao Junning's hand gently to show her that she was fine. He was also telling her that he was acting and not injured.

Zhao Junning was crying with tears in her eyes. She realized that this was a trap. She suppressed her anger but had to continue the performance.

Xu Wenhe and Zhou Aoyang caught up with Qian Runzhi at a very fast speed. Zhou Aoyang kicked Qian Runzhi to the ground. The two of them worked together to beat up his men and let the men who followed them push him back. The two saw Zhao Junning on the stage looking at Qian Runzhi with resentful eyes. She stood up and walked towards Qian Runzhi: "Is it you?"

"Young lady, you are not dead yet? I thought I killed you with that knife, but I didn't expect you to be so lucky. It's really bad that your husband was killed by an arrow."

Li Ziyan, who was lying down, suppressed his anger and cursed in his heart: "Qian Runzhi, just wait for me."

"Who are you and how dare you assassinate an official appointed by the imperial court?" Lin Yi slammed the table and questioned.

"Who am I? Anyway, I've been arrested by you. My name is Qian Runzhi, the son of the third county magistrate of Lucheng."

At this time, Lu Wu shot a silver thread in his hand into Qian Runzhi's neck, "What grudge did Minister Li have against you that you assassinated him?"

"He and his wife caused my family to be destroyed, so they deserve to die. If he and his wife hadn't forced my father to hand over the public funds, my parents wouldn't have moved away from Liangzhou because of the loss of face, and they wouldn't have encountered the Northern Mongolian army on the road and wouldn't have died. All of this was caused by him and his wife. They should bear the consequences."