The moment the middle-aged man appeared before them, the young girl's face went deathly pale.
The man was even more furious. He turned sideways and thrust his hand through the bars of the cell, but he still could not reach so much as a corner of the Elegant Man's clothing.
Although Gu Yanran had never seen Li Xuanjing at the Li Manor, the portrait of her father's killer had long since been carved deeply into her heart.
The Elegant Man's gaze fell on the man locked in the cell, and he said calmly, "In the case of Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan, all the masterminds have been brought to justice. The only exception is the son of the Gu Family's guard captain, who fled and has yet to be apprehended. I have always considered that regrettable. Today, at last, we can bring the case to a satisfactory close."
Gazing at that figure, the girl said in grief and indignation, "My father was upright and incorruptible. Who among the people of Qinghe County doesn't know that? How could he possibly have abducted women and forced good women into prostitution? Those crimes were all slander you pinned on him, Lord Li! You have committed every evil under the sun. Aren't you afraid Heaven will punish you?"
The Elegant Man looked toward her, a ripple passing through his eyes. Then he said, "Gu Yanran, daughter of Qinghe County Magistrate Gu Wenhan, sixteen years old, gifted and intelligent. She could compose poetry at six, understood music, and was especially skilled at calligraphy. She was known as the foremost beauty of talent in Xuan Prefecture. She studied under the great calligrapher Madam Wei, and surpassed her teacher in time. Her Zanhua Small Regular Script was gentle and elegant, graceful and flowing, unmatched anywhere in Great