Chapter 355

After weighing his pros and cons, Qin Zhun finally vaguely said, “Lord Hu, Qin Xin is indeed not from the Qin family. It is only because she has a connection with my humble wife, so she officially put her under her name.”

Hu Mingke swept a glance at Li Jinzhu who was kneeling on the ground, and continued to ask Qin Zhun. “Marquis, the Li’s is now suing you for abducting their daughter, does Marquis admit it?”

Li Jinzhu wanted to say he wasn’t suing the marquis but when Hu Mingke glanced over from above, he trembled all over, only feeling severe pain in his hip and back. He was afraid of being beaten again, so he did not dare to speak and just let the magistrate say whatever he wants.

Qin Zhun angrily said, “Nonsense!”

At this very moment, Qin Zhun almost wanted to separate his name from Qin Xin, if it wasn’t for his reason keeping him from doing so. He had just seen with his own eyes how much Gu Jing doted on Qin Xin, he didn’t hesitate to negotiate and compromise at all.

Right now, his family has already been tied to Gu Jing, so Qin Xin could only be a young miss from their Qin family.

“We adopted her! Adoption!” Qin Zhun bit the bullet and said, “Because my humble wife adored Qin Xin when she first saw her when she was a child, so she was adopted from the Li family.”

Qin Xin looked at Li Jinzhu with a pleading face, who was not far away. After today, she has become the laughingstock of the capital, if she was not Qin Xin, then even Gu Jing’s concubinage documents wouldn’t count anymore.

Li Jinzhu: “…”

Lin Jinzhu was disappointed with this daughter in front of him, but she was still his daughter after all. Besides, he couldn’t just say that they swapped his daughter with the Qin family’s real daughter.

Under the scorching eyes of everyone in the public hall, Li Jinzhu nodded, “That’s right, it was this poor commoner and the child’s mother who “give her for adoption” to the Qin family.”

Hu Mingke’s gaze fixed on Qin Zhun, unblinking, thinking of the emperor’s oral order, and then said, “Since the two families consider it to be an adoption, and there are rules for adoption, then an adoption document must be issued.”

Qin Xin’s pupils shrank slightly as she tightly wrapped the cloak around her body.

She was originally recorded under Qin Zhun and Madam Su’s household registration, and outsiders thought that the Qin family’s blood flowed into her body. Even when Qin Jiu talked nonsense in front of those noble ladies in Shenghua Pavilion last time, at least she could bite the bullet then and refuse to admit those accusations, since to those noble ladies and common people she was still the young miss from the Qin family.

However, surely after today, everyone would know that she was just an adopted daughter of the Qin family… whose biological father and mother were murderers, moreover, she was betrothed to a fool…

Whilst, Qin Zhun couldn’t wait to respond, “Lord Hu is right, it is time to issue adoption papers.”

To him, issuing an adaptation paper was just a trivial matter, he just wanted to finish this and get out of here as soon as possible.

Immediately, an official issued the adoption papers and handed them over to Qin Zhun and Li Jinzhu to sign, one of which was kept in Jingzhao for records.

The matter finally settled, and both Qin Zhun and Gu Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Qin Xin’s complexion was complicated, and her eyes darkly flickering.

She had thought that she had fallen into the dust when she turned from a royal consort to a lowly concubine, and even though she didn’t want fate to mock her, it was as if there was an invincible hand constantly flung a hard slap in her face and dragging her deeper into the mud…

Qin Xin felt cold all over and looked panicked.

“Hu Mingke, can I take my ‘person’ away now?” Gu Jing impatiently asked Hu Mingke in front of him.

Hu Mingke smilingly arched his hand and said, “Please help yourself, Your Highness.”

“Let’s go.” Gu Jing flung his sleeves away without a second thought, while Qin Xin could not be as resolved as he was, and could not help but look at Li Jinzhu, who was kneeling on the ground, after all, these were still the parents who gave birth to her and carried her on their back…

Gu Jing looked at Qin Xin with a cold squint, while the latter pursed her cherry lips slightly and didn’t dare to say anything as she silently lowered her head and followed Gu Jing away from the court of Jingzhao.

As she walked out of the public hall, she could still hear Hu Mingke questioning Li Jinzhu once again. “Li Jinzhu, you killed and fled, will you confess or not?”

Outside the public hall, shops, and two story-buildings were full of people. Some of these onlookers continued to watch the magistrate’s trial of the murder case with great interest, some were still discussing the case just now, and some were looking at Gu Jing and his concubine, pointing at Qin Xin and did not stop gossiping until the carriage was far away.

Qin Xin and Gu Jing left, while Qin Zeyu stayed for two more tea cups time before he went back to Qin’s residence.

After returning to the house, Qin Zeyu first did was to see Qin Jiu and told his sister what happened outside the second prince’s mansion and in the court, including the magistrate ruling. “…Li Jinzhu denied the murder, saying that Zhao Aman was the one who did it, finally Lord Hu put him in prison to await another trial.”

Qin Jiu was flipping a book while drinking fruit juice as she listened with her left ear and let it out on her right ear, while Du Ruo was making new fruit juice by hand and asked a young servant to fan Qin Jiu.

Seeing how comfortable and laid-back Qin Jiu was, Qin Zeyu was practically jealous of his sister.

“Sister, you’re not worried at all, not afraid?” Qin Zeyu couldn’t help but ask.

Qin Jiu perfunctorily raised her hand to pat Qin Zeyu’s head, “There is A’yu.”

As if he was recharged, Qin Zeyu’s spirits were lifted and felt that even though his sister was treating him fiercely, she still put high hopes for her younger brother.

Qin Zeyu straightened his back and suddenly felt that a mission was given to him. That’s right, their eldest brother was not here, he was the only male in this mansion.

Seeing Qin Zeyu’s reaction, Qin Jiu continued to drink her fruit juice as the corner of her lips curled upwards thinking this kid was really easy to coax. Well, she could even coax her golden thigh, coaxing this kid was simply easy.

Qin Zeyu patted his chest and said, “Sister, don’t worry, there’s me. Whoever dares to bully you, I’ll beat him!”

He waved his fist as he made his solemn vow, feeling that he had not beaten Xu Jinpeng enough, and should have kicked him a few more.

Qin Jiu burst out laughing, seeing his sister’s reaction, the naughty kid rolled up his sleeves dissatisfied, and said. “Sister, don’t underestimate me, I’ve been following Master Yue for half a year and I’ve made a lot of progress in my martial arts. I’ll show you!”

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