Ouyang Lei smiled. "I was just doing my duty. The one you should really be thanking is Old Lu. Now, I must present the case to the Emperor for his review, so I won't see you and Lady Lu out."
"It's fine, you should attend to your duties. No need for formalities," Lady Wei said with a wave of her hand.
Zhi Wan took Ouyang Lei's words to heart.
'He's right. If my cousin hadn't risked his life to save Huan'er's family, they would have perished in the fire. They never would have been able to come forward and identify Lu Lan, and the case would have remained at a standstill.'
'And as long as the case remained unsolved, the suspicion against me could never be cleared.'
She was deeply moved by what her cousin had done for her and felt a desperate urge to see him.
She suppressed the turmoil in her heart and said to Mr. Chen and Wang Wuzuo, "Mr. Chen, Wang Wuzuo, thank you so much." She curtsied to the two men.
