mtl008 Chapter 685 The Key to Overturning the Case
Chapter 685 The Key to Overturning the Case
Rong Xin quickly took two steps and bent down to help the person.
Even though she's been in this world for so long, she still doesn't like kneeling. When she was in the palace, she always avoided people because she wasn't used to it and couldn't get used to it.
Rong Xin felt that the two looked somewhat familiar, but couldn't quite place them. She simply said softly, "Get up quickly."
Luo Jing, a tall and burly man, knelt firmly on the ground like a small mountain, still looking at Rong Xin in disbelief, as if he were dreaming. "Miss Rong Xin, is that you? I am Luo Jing, the master's personal guard. We have met before."
After hearing him say that, Rong Xin looked at him carefully and began to remember him somewhat.
Luo Jing wasn't much older than her. He had been with the Duke of Rong since childhood, so he had met Rong Xin quite often.
In Rong Xin's memory, he was a tall young man, and he looks very different now.
That's why she didn't recognize him at first.
Rong Xin nodded. "It's me."
Then he looked at Old Meng and asked uncertainly, "Are you Dr. Meng?"
She didn't have much contact with Doctor Meng. Before he went to the army, he was practicing medicine in the capital and would occasionally come to her residence to see patients. After he went to the army, they never met again.
Old Master Meng looked at Rong Xin, tears streaming down his face, and nodded repeatedly.
I never imagined I would have the chance to meet the Rong family again in this lifetime.
The incident involving Consort Rong in the palace caused quite a stir back then, and everyone thought that the Rong family had long since disappeared.
I never expected that Rong Xin would still be alive.
Seeing this, Lu Yangyang quickly stepped forward to help them up. "Uncle Luo, Elder Meng, my aunt has been suffering from amnesia and poor health these past few years, so I brought you to Changyang County, but I haven't been able to let you meet her yet. Please forgive me."
"There are still members of the Rong family alive. I have no regrets even if I die now." Luo Jing had known all along that Lu Yangyang had brought them to Changyang County for a reason, and it was probably related to the Chenzhou case from back then. He just never expected that Rong Xin was still alive.
He had barely escaped death when he returned from Chenzhou, and his first thought was to go to the capital to discuss matters with the Rong family. But he never imagined that upon arriving in the capital, he would hear that the entire Rong family had been raided and even that Consort Rong in the palace had committed suicide by self-immolation. He had followed Duke Rong since childhood and had a deep affection for the Rong family; his greatest wish in life was to follow Duke Rong to the death. He never imagined that fate would be so cruel.
Rong Xin looked at him and finally remembered, "Third Brother Luo, I'm sorry."
This title made Luo Jing momentarily dazed.
Back then, among the guards around Duke Rong, he was the third in rank. Rong Xin always affectionately called him Brother Luo the Third. Now, when he heard that title again, all his other brothers were long gone.
Luo Jing couldn't hold back any longer and quickly wiped his eyes.
As Rong Xin looked at them, thinking of her elder brother, the Rong family army, and the people in the Rong State Duke's mansion, she felt a splitting headache and almost couldn't stand up.
Lu Yangyang quickly helped her up, "Auntie?"
Rong Xin helped her sit down slowly, gently shaking her head. "I'm fine. I want to know about what happened in Chenzhou back then. I believe that my elder brother would never have colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. It was said that the letters that were found in the Rong family that were in collusion with the Northern Yan could not have been written by my elder brother."
"What letters about colluding with Northern Yan? This is utterly absurd!" Luo Jing clenched his fists in fury. When he finally returned, the Rong family had already been executed. He hadn't had time to investigate what had happened. Those beasts! Duke Rong died so tragically while defending the city. How dare they, how dare they fabricate such charges against him after his sacrifice?
The conviction of the Rong family was decided in a very hasty manner. Not to mention Luo Jing, even Rong Xin at the time did not have time to do anything.
She knew nothing about these things. The first thing she could think of when she received the news was to ask the Empress for help. The Empress was ill at the time, but she still managed to arrange for people to investigate immediately. However, no matter how fast they were, they couldn't outrun the crime that was being brought to light.
Even if she were incredibly naive, she sensed something unusual at that moment.
Ultimately, it was all in vain.
Looking at Rong Xin's pale face, Lu Yangyang knew that she had been thinking about what happened back then. She silently took her hand and said, "Aunt, A-Que said that only by contacting the old members of the Rong family army can we have a chance to help the Rong family overturn the case."
"Regarding the case from back then, neither Uncle Luo and the others, nor you, being in the police force, knew many details. But there must be many people who were concerned about this matter back then who are still alive. Now that you're better, you'll definitely be able to find out the details of the case."
Rong Xin and the others quickly understood what Lu Yangyang meant.
The Rong family was executed, but there were many who openly and secretly relied on them at the time. They must have done their part in trying to help the Rong family when they fell into trouble, but ultimately they were powerless to do anything. However, the clues and evidence they possess must still exist, and these are the keys to overturning the Rong family's case.
Rong Xin is a member of the Rong family, so collecting evidence from that time in her name is the best approach.