Chapter 289 - 113 East Mountain_2
One may ascend to the heavens if they find the Way, yet this proverb did not prove true for the Xue Family. Shen Yurong did find the Way, but only by climbing over the Xue Family’s bloodshed. And He Jun, a man of learning, was trapped in this mine, so emaciated he was nothing but skin and bones.
"Who are you, and why do you want to exonerate his lordship?" He Jun asked.
At this time, his mind was surprisingly clear, and he could still inquire of Jiang Li.
"My name is Jiang Li," Jiang Li responded candidly, to the astonishment of Ye Mingyu. She continued, "I am the legitimate daughter of the current Grand Secretary Jiang Yuanbai. I came to Tongxiang at the behest of the daughter of County Magistrate Xue, Xue Fangfei, to overturn the verdict against the Xue Family."
"Jiang Yuanbai?" The group was momentarily puzzled; for them, Yanjing was too distant, and the Grand Secretary in Yanjing City was an entity they had never even seen. Peng Xiao stared at her and said, "Miss Xue is already dead."
Jiang Li sighed inwardly. If even Peng Xiao and his group knew about this, Xue Huaiyuan was inevitably aware. Naturally, to torment Xue Huaiyuan, Yongning would certainly deliver one piece of bad news after another to him, causing him to live a life worse than death, slowly crumbling.
"Miss Xue is indeed dead, but her death was not straightforward," Jiang Li said. "I was an old friend of Xue Fangfei, and this time, I am here to clear the entire Xue Family of their wrongful charges."
Not only Peng Xiao and his group, but even Ye Mingyu was taken aback. He had never known that Jiang Li had any connection to that rascal Xue Fangfei. So, it seemed that the Xue Family’s disaster was not just a matter for Xue Huaiyuan alone, but the children of the Xue Family were also implicated; this was nothing short of a calamity that threatened to annihilate their entire clan. What kind of deep-seated hatred could lead to such a vendetta? Ye Mingyu sensed the complexity of the matter.
"How do you plan to overturn the verdict for the Xue Family? Why should we believe what you say?" He Jun asked.