I just want to live a good life

Chapter 172: An unexpected gain

The man who wanted to eat fish was named Hao Yuan, nicknamed the thief with the shrewd hands.

As soon as you hear this nickname, you know he is a habitual thief.

He was sent to the Dali Temple just because he stole things.

In fact, ordinary theft cases are not qualified to be sent to the Dali Temple for trial, and the punishment is not as severe as the death penalty.

It’s all because this god of skill stole something from someone he shouldn’t have.

He actually sneaked into the head of the prime minister Cheng Ji.

A year and a half ago, Hao Yuan heard on the road that someone had asked someone to escort a batch of treasures to Cheng Ji.

There was a night-shining pearl as big as an egg in it, and the price on the black market was thirty thousand taels for the pearl.

He was a man of great skill and courage, and wanted to make a fortune by relying on his skills as a thief.

So he set his eyes on the treasures from the escort agency, but the escorts were very alert and did not give Hao Yuan any chance to attack along the way.

Seeing the treasures being transported into Cheng Ji's mansion hidden in vegetable baskets, Hao Yuan thought of an idea.

He used some tricks to sneak into the team of vendors delivering vegetables to the Cheng Mansion. After delivering vegetables a few times, he became familiar with the housekeeper of the Cheng Mansion, who actually agreed to let him work as a handyman in the mansion.

If Hao Yuan was also a talented person and climbed up step by step in the Cheng Mansion, he would have become Cheng Ji's servant in just two months.

After several months of observation, he finally found where Cheng Ji hid the treasure.

So, on a dark and windy night, he sneaked into Cheng Ji's treasure room and stole the night pearl.

There are countless treasures in Cheng Ji's treasure room, but Hao Yuan knows one thing very well: people should not be too greedy. This is also the secret of why he has not been caught for so many years as a thief.

He only took one night pearl from so many treasures, and Cheng Ji would definitely not be able to find it in a short time. By the time he found it, he had already sold the night pearl for the money and fled far away. Moreover, this night pearl was not obtained in a legitimate way, and he was sure that Cheng Ji would not dare to report it to the authorities for investigation.

So he just took a wooden box containing the night pearls and left.

After getting the things, he found an excuse to ask for leave and leave Cheng Mansion. The first thing he did was to go to the black market to sell the night pearl. However, the box containing the night pearl was a bit cumbersome to carry, so Hao Yuan threw the box away on the way.

Who knew that this box would bring him fatal disaster.

After selling the Night-Shining Pearl, Hao Yuan should have left the imperial city and hidden away immediately. However, firstly, the Cheng family was not looking for the Night-Shining Pearl, and secondly, he had just met a girl he liked in Yihong Tower, and the two were in the midst of their love affair, so he was reluctant to leave.

As a result, less than a month after the Night Pearl was sold, it was captured by a group of masked men. The leader of the masked men interrogated him and asked him to hand over the box containing the Night Pearl.

But he had thrown away the box long ago and couldn't hand it over.

The masked man also captured the girl he was dating and threatened him, and then beat the girl to death in front of him.

Later he was thrown into the Dali Temple on the charge of murdering the girl in Yihong Tower.

The man in black sent him a message, telling him to let him go when he remembered where the box was.

This case lasted only a few months. A few days ago, Lord Lu made a ruling on him, saying that he would be executed in the autumn.

Counting the days, the execution is not far away.

During Hao Yuan's narration, Su Nuan noticed the box and the man in black.

She asked Hao Yuan carefully about the appearance of the box, and it was exactly the same as the one Xia Qingyao kept for Xia Qingyan.

Was it a coincidence or the same wooden box? Su Nuan's answer was the latter.

What was in this wooden box actually involved Cheng Ji.

Could it be that the person who had always wanted to kill her was Cheng Ji?

It’s a pity that Hao Yuan doesn’t know what secrets are hidden in the box, otherwise we could get some clues from him.

This is an unexpected gain.

Right now Mu Yunting is trying to find a way to bring down Cheng Ji. Once Cheng Ji is brought to justice, the series of events caused by the wooden box should be over.

After Hao Yuan finished telling his story, others also started talking and told their own stories.

Su Nuan seemed to have turned into a judge that night. After listening to a story, the villain in her heart would judge whether this person deserved to die.

After being forced to listen to stories for an entire night, I found out that more than half of the people here did not commit crimes that warranted the death penalty. It was just that they offended the powerful, so their punishment was heavier.

Su Nuan's disgust towards the Dali Temple Minister reached a new level.

When she sees Mu Yunting, she will tell him about the unfair judgment of Lord Lu.

At this moment, the Crown Prince Mu Yunting, whom he was thinking about, was concentrating on studying Buddhism in Jing'an Temple. As soon as he thought of his concubine Xia Qingyan, he would go to the abbot to listen to his lectures.

Finally, after his unremitting efforts, he could not forget Xia Qingyan. Her image would appear in his mind whether he was eating, sleeping or listening to Buddhist lectures.

Especially the scene where she shyly bumped into the tree. Whenever I think about it, I can't help but laugh.

Like now.

"Your Highness, Concubine Xia is in trouble."

Mu Yunting still had a smile on his face, and was slightly startled when he heard Ye Yin's report.

"What did you say?"

"The night Concubine Dong entered the mansion, she was poisoned. Imperial Physician Yao found out that it was caused by the incense. It just so happened that Concubine Xia had entered Concubine Dong's room during the day on the pretext of investigating a suspicious person.

When Marquis Zhongyuan heard about this, he went to the palace and complained to the emperor that Concubine Xia had poisoned his daughter. The emperor asked the Dali Temple to investigate the case. As a result, Lord Lu, the chief minister of the Dali Temple, personally brought Concubine Xia back to the Dali Temple and threw her into jail after interrogation.

All in all, Concubine Xia has been in prison for two days and two nights."

“Lu Jingzhi, how dare he!”

Mu Yunting stood up suddenly and walked out with big strides.

Ye Yin followed closely behind.

In the moonlight, more than a dozen figures came out of Jing'an Temple, riding horses and galloping all the way.

An hour later, the door of the Dali Temple was smashed open and the bailiff who opened the door was kicked to the ground.

"Let Lu Jingzhi come to see me quickly."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had a cold face and a grim tone.

The bailiff was so frightened that he trembled and knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

"Why don't you go and invite Lord Lu?" Ye Yin reminded the bailiff.

The bailiff then came to his senses and hurried away.

Mu Yunting called another bailiff and asked him to take him to the cell.

This yamen runner was much smarter. He trotted ahead to lead the way, fearing that he would upset the Crown Prince if he walked too slowly.

When everyone arrived at the No. 1 cell, Su Nuan was leaning against the wooden fence and resting with his eyes closed.

There was a faint glow from candlelight on this side of the wooden fence, which made her feel a little more at ease.

Although Hua Yin bought her many conveniences in this cell, a death cell is still a death cell. It is dark, damp, and filled with the smell of death. Su Nuan didn't dare to sleep in it, for fear that she would have a nightmare as soon as she closed her eyes.

From a distance, she heard the sound of chaotic footsteps. It was already late at night, and it was time for the jailer to rest after his last night check. However, there seemed to be too many people doing the night check tonight.