The daughter of a noble family is reborn, and she is doted on by her godmother.

Chapter 21 Overturning the verdict

"Jewelry care? And what does this have to do with exonerating Duke Wu Jing? And what does it have to do with exonerating Tong Yuxing?"

"Of course it's alright. It's just that those treasures haven't been repaired or maintained in a long time, and I can't bear to let them gather dust." Gou Chenjun finally put away the somewhat frivolous tone in his voice, and his tone became more composed.

"I know the price you charge for jewelry maintenance. I'm in a hurry today, but I'll bring the money tomorrow. I promise you won't lose out."

Yun Yuke did not answer.

"Boss Yun? You're not taking orders?"

Instead of saying you're coming to give me money tomorrow, why don't you just go report to the county government office first?

Yun Yuke questioned the other party.

“Hehe, logically speaking, that is indeed the case.” Gouchen Jun Sun Heng nodded slightly solemnly, but then shook his head exaggeratedly.

"But I don't want to go. Boss Yun, I've already told you, those people at the county government can't catch me."

"So you've said all this just so we can fix your jewelry?" Yun Yuke asked, puzzled. Even now, she still didn't know what the other person was planning or why they were giving her so much information.

“Boss Yun, I admit it, I hate you. I wish I could set your backyard on fire right now to avenge you for destroying my stronghold,” Gou Chenjun squeezed out these words from his throat. “Really, if I hadn’t overheard your conversation with this girl, I would have killed you.”

"Heh, just a defeated opponent. Do you think you can win on my turf?" Yun Yuke naturally couldn't show weakness either.

"Enough with the nonsense. I'm keeping you and this Miss Yan around for the future. As I just said, I want to overturn the case of Duke Wu Jing. I want to find all sorts of evidence to prove that Duke Wu Jing is innocent. Now that we have Tong Yuxing as a witness, I not only cannot kill them, but I also need to find a way to protect this young lady."

"After all this talk, who exactly framed Duke Wu Jing? You have a grievance, why don't you..."

Yun Yuke was about to ask why she didn't sue the government, but then she thought, in this era, those who can do these things are, frankly speaking, the upper-class people.

Even Magistrate Sun... couldn't guarantee absolute impartiality. His alliance with Magistrate Sun in suppressing the bandits was primarily driven by self-interest; the Wind Wolf Stronghold's robbery of merchant caravans was paving the way for his future establishment of his own caravan escort agency.

"As you know, at this time, most people can't handle this kind of injustice. Boss Yun, you're an experienced adult, so don't be too unrealistic."

"So how exactly do you plan to overturn the verdict against Duke Wu Jing? Since you say that both Tong Yuxing and Duke Wu Jing were wronged back then, is your method to overturn the verdict to organize the people of Fenglang Village to rob people?"

"That's my business. Anyway, young lady, if I need your help in the future, please do me a favor. And Mr. Yun, please take some time to have Lady Wu Jing's jewelry maintained. I will provide the funds. I won't let you suffer any losses."

After Gouchen Jun finished explaining, he smiled and turned around, "Then goodbye, you two. It was a pleasure chatting with you. I've gained a lot today, I'm very satisfied! Hahahaha! Good, good, heaven hasn't forsaken me!"

Then, Gou Chenjun threw the tinderbox in his hand aside, and Yun Yuke hurriedly flew over to save it.

At the same time, they saw Gou Chenjun leap up and jump onto the wall of the Yun Mansion. With another leap, his figure disappeared into the moonlight.

Yun Yuke flew over and barely caught the tinderbox, quickly blowing it out to prevent further problems.

"Such superb lightness skill!" Yun Yuke looked in the direction where the other person disappeared, and originally intended to go there, she also rushed over in that direction.

"Don't pursue a desperate enemy! Sister Yun!" Without knowing the other party's situation, it's hard to say whether they have an ambush, so it's not advisable to pursue them in the middle of the night.

That's how it should be, that's definitely how it is. Yun Yuke stopped and returned to Yuan Chen's side.

Seeing that the person had left, and that the constables who had said they would guard the Yun residence were not moving at all, and considering that there had been some noise during the discussion but no one had come to the rescue, it was clear that Gou Chenjun had at least said one thing correctly.

The constables were truly useless; they genuinely believed that Lord Gou Chen wouldn't be coming tonight.

"Sister Yun, what do we do? I... I revealed my identity today, will that be..."

The two decided to sit down in the pavilion and analyze the current situation.

"Don't worry, Chenchen. What that person said basically confirmed the situation for us, so it's still useful. Most of what he said is correct. If he wants to overturn the case, your identity is still useful. At worst, we can deny it; your survival is the most important thing."

Both of them were essentially survivors of a disaster, and they looked at each other. Yun Yuke saw the same sorrow in Yun Chen's eyes as she had eight years ago, and she took her hand.

"Chenchen, don't be afraid. Sister Yun is here. Gou Chenjun is indeed a ruthless man. He led the mountain stronghold to commit all kinds of evil deeds, which is his problem. But now that he thinks you can help him, we don't need to be afraid that he will harm you."

Yun Chen nodded, pinching her thigh with her right hand to stay calm.

"I'm fine, Sister Yun. It's not easy to confirm that my family was innocent. I should be happy."

"Alright, wipe your tears, we still have to keep going! Let's go back and rest first. He spilled kerosene in our yard, Aunt Chang will probably be furious tomorrow," Yun Yuke comforted her.

Unexpectedly, Yun Chen was amused by these words.

"Sister Yun, you really don't know the difference between grains and small things. Kerosene usually has a strong smell. Even if he poured on some kind of cooking oil, it would still have a distinctive oily aroma. Smell it, where is this smell?"

"Huh? Is that so?" Yun Yuke didn't have a problem with her sense of taste; she genuinely hadn't thought of that. In addition, in her excitement, she often shut down her other senses to maintain focus and be able to sense the enemy's movements.

I took a deep breath, and indeed, the air still smelled of the same earthy scent.

Yun Yuke sniffed carefully, but suddenly smelled a faint scent other than soil.

"Huh? Something's not right?"

Yun Yuke looked at the artificial rockery in the corner of the garden; the strange, unusual smell was coming from there.

"Woo..."

Someone is crying? Yun Yuke rushed over, only to find a small figure behind the artificial rock – it was Yun Qingjin.

The tiny child, dressed only in a single layer of clothing, huddled up behind the artificial rockery.

"Qingqing! What are you doing here!" Yun Yuke quickly picked up the little girl. Yuan Chen was also shocked when he saw her. The two of them didn't have time to go back to the underground workshop and went straight back to the room in the backyard.

The two quickly found some blankets to wrap the little man in.

Yun Qingjin was conscious, but the wind was indeed strong at night, and she did catch a chill.

It wasn't until I was wrapped in a blanket that I truly recovered.

"Qingqing, why aren't you living in the underground workshop with Aunt Hua and our artisan sisters? What's going on with you running off to the garden?"

"I was just planning to go outside for some fresh air. Uncle Wu and the others were already asleep, so I didn't wake them. But before I got back, I suddenly noticed someone had broken into the garden. I was afraid to go back, worried about disturbing them..."

Yun Qingjin didn't know who the person was at the time. She wanted to go back and call for help, but the person was probably skilled in martial arts. If she made any rash moves and startled the other party, it would be difficult to handle.

Fortunately, I was quite familiar with the layout of the backyard. I had helped Aunt Chang tidy up the garden a few days ago, and since I was a short person and walked very lightly, I managed not to be noticed.

"Later, Mother and Sister Yun came back. I realized he wanted to harm you, so I was even more afraid to come out. I was afraid he would capture me and then use me to threaten you..."

"Our little one is so clever!" Yun Yuke held the little one in her arms. The little one was still cold and seemed not to have recovered yet, so she held him even tighter.

Yuan Chen reached out and tucked the blanket around Qingqing. "Qingqing, even if you're as smart as you are, please don't run out at night again. What if you catch a cold?"

"Thank you, Sister Chenchen. Who was that person just now? I think I heard him call someone 'mother'? And what kind of jewelry did he have?"