The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law

Chapter 1803: Tranquil Heart

The people who came to Tianhai Mountain Villa today were, of course, not just the servants from within the villa.The ones witnessing this grand scheme unveiling were also people from the Yangguan City Governor’s Office, officials from the Ministry of Justice sent by the Imperial Court, as well as the bosses of various commercial firms closely linked to Tianhai Mountain Villa.

After all, not only should Fu Jian be brought to justice to clear the Ningwang Residence’s name, but the owner of Tianhai Mountain Villa also needed to be restored.

Everyone’s testimony was needed.

The human-shaped mask that was removed was placed on a head carved from a radish, and it was clear that it was the face everyone knew as Zhu Haisheng.

And lying before everyone was a corpse with a destroyed face.

An old member of the Beiping Army stepped forward and exclaimed after looking, "Yes, it’s him. Back then, Fu Jian came to the Beiping Army Camp exactly with this face. Although he has aged, I always remembered the scar on his face, and such a scar can’t be faked."

Several doctors stepped forward and said, "This scar is over a decade old, there’s no mistake!"

The servants of Tianhai Mountain Villa pointed at the fake face on the radish and said, "This really is our owner’s appearance, our owner..."

Now this owner only had a face left.

Everything had settled, and the truth was right there.

The official from the Ministry of Justice bowed to Jin Zijin and said, "Prince Ning, since it has been confirmed that this person is Fu Jian, please allow me to take Fu Jian back to Beijing to be brought to justice."

"Hmm, go ahead!"

Gu Youyou even sent some medicine with them, in case it decayed on the road!

Jin Xuyao never appeared before everyone, and the face with a fake mask would never show in the eyes of the world again.

He became an enigmatic figure unknown to the world. No one knew why Fu Jian took the original Zhu Yiping as an adopted son with him and found some unknown child to become Zhu Yiping.

People speculated that perhaps that child was really Fu Jian’s own son.

And Fu Jian’s sparing of Jian Shiqing was ascribed to a lifetime’s final bit of conscience.

Or it was a deal between him and the real Zhu Haisheng—Zhu Haisheng gave him a face and a life, and he let Tianhai Mountain Villa prosper, then raised his son.

The person had died, and the reason why remained unknown.

Jian Shiqing regained his identity and became the new owner of Tianhai Mountain Villa.

He used only his last name, changing his name to Zhu Shiqing.

But the character "Ping," which originally symbolized a wish for safety, seemed hardly related to his life.

At night, he carried two jugs of wine to find Jin Xuyao in the bamboo forest on the hillside.

After gazing at each other for over a decade, this was the only time they smiled upon meeting.

"I’ve known since I was little that you used my identity, so I hated you!"

"Then why didn’t you say something?" Jin Xuyao raised an eyebrow and asked.

Zhu Shiqing paused, then said helplessly, "You ask knowingly, does it interest you?"

"Interesting!" Jin Xuyao said, "Who told you to be the secret-keeper? You asked for it."

Zhu Shiqing lowered his head, and after a moment he chuckled, "Fortunately, I kept secrets, or else neither of us might have had a chance to grow up."

He tossed one of the jugs of wine in front of Jin Xuyao, saying, "Young Prince, have a sip."

Jin Xuyao looked indifferently and said, "I don’t drink."

He stood up and walked deeper into the bamboo forest.

"Where are you going?" Zhu Shiqing shouted out.

Jin Xuyao smiled bitterly, "Where else can I go? With a face like this!"