"Guessed?" Song Qingshu was utterly floored. He had never expected Shui Sheng to have such a talent for comedy.
Li Qingluo's face darkened. If not for the fact that the other girl was Song Qingshu's friend, with her usual temperament, she might have turned her into flower fertilizer on the spot.
"Why did you guess that?" Worried that Li Qingluo might explode, Song Qingshu hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over.
Seeing their strong reactions, Shui Sheng thought she had said something wrong, and her voice unconsciously dropped. "That clansman of Uncle Liu's was named Liu Yunsheng..."
"Liu Yunsheng?" Song Qingshu was completely baffled. He had never even heard of this man.
Yet Li Qingluo grew visibly agitated and seized Shui Sheng's hand. "That person was really called Liu Yunsheng?"
"Mhm~" Startled by her reaction, Shui Sheng nodded instinctively.
"Who exactly was this Liu Yunsheng, to make you so excited?" Song Qingshu could not help asking. Xiaolongnü beside him also looked at her curiously.
Li Qingluo sighed, a trace of reminiscence appearing on her face as she began recounting an old story. "Back then, my little uncle-in-law was framed by Qin Hui, and Wan Qixie was assigned to preside over the case. The Dali Temple vice ministers at the time, Li Ruopu and He Yanyou, both believed my little uncle-in-law was innocent and argued fiercely with Wan Qixie. They were all stripped of office as punishment. Besides court officials crying injustice for Yue Fei, the common people were also in an uproar. The most famous among them was the commoner Liu Yunsheng, who submitted a memorial seeking justice for my little uncle-in-law. But by then, the Dali Temple was already under that dog Wan Qixie's control, and he ordered Liu Yunsheng executed."
Song Qingshu was deeply moved and could not