"You've braided the tassel quite beautifully," Shen Yinning remarked. "This jade pendant suits you."
A gentleman is like jade.
Cui Ji grew up eating meals from the homes of common villagers in the countryside. He is more sympathetic to the people than any official.
Since taking office, he has worked diligently. Apart from helping her, he has never done anything that violates the law or moral principles.
Now, everyone knows that the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, though young, is honest and upright. The townspeople often see him eating noodles or wontons at roadside stalls, and even the old lady selling vegetables dares to joke with him, enthusiastically introducing him to young maidens and newlywed wives.
Shen Yinning looked at Cui Ji's refined and noble face: "Killing is not something that requires your involvement. To me, Cui Ji doesn't need to be stained with blood and lives; Cui Ji only needs to be the original Cui Ji—isn't that enough?"
