Insisting that Su Qingli committed murder

Su Qingli also spoke up to defend herself at the right time: "I have no motive to kill Master Cheng. Please understand, Your Excellency the County Magistrate. Master Cheng is a strong and powerful man, while I have no martial arts skills. I am only good at music and have a basic understanding of literature. How can I kill him?"

Cheng Nianshan’s death did have a small relationship with her, but she was not the one who killed him.

She defended herself, and it was reasonable.

"You can't kill, but you can ask someone to kill."

In order to exonerate himself, He Zefeng quickly accused Su Qingli of being the culprit.

"Mr. He dares to do it but not to take responsibility for it. Mr. Cheng and I have no grudges against each other, so why should I kill him? Besides, I went to the Qi Mansion to be a private tutor because I was really short of money." Su Qingli explained calmly, indicating that she had no motive to kill.

"I can testify that Miss Jiang applied for the position of tutor at the Qi Mansion because she was short of money. The story of her hiring a killer is nonsense. Miss Jiang is kind and generous, and she definitely has no intention of killing. It's Mr. He, on the other hand, who is probably guilty!"

Qi Jinqian spoke sincerely and volunteered to come over to be Su Qingli's witness and to guarantee her.

He Zefeng, however, kept pestering Su Qingli and asked her some questions.

"Could it be that the Sixth Young Master paid for it? I see that the Sixth Young Master is strongly protecting this female tutor. Cheng Nianshan's death might have been caused by someone hired by the Sixth Young Master."

Things had come to this point, and He Zefeng became enraged. He began to accuse Qi Jinqian. The man's jealousy and self-esteem ran wild, burning out his remaining sanity.

A fifty-year-old man suddenly walked in from outside the government office. It was He Zefeng's biological father, He Xiaowen. As soon as he entered the hall, he scolded his own son.

"Zefeng, please take care of yourself and stop slandering me. The Sixth Young Master attended the Queen Mother's birthday banquet in the Imperial Palace. I saw it with my own eyes, but you pretended to be sick and refused to accompany me to the palace for the banquet. Why is that?"

"Father, I am your biological son. Aren't you being too disloyal?" He Zefeng was furious. It was bad enough that others wronged him, but his own father also came to join in the fun.

He Xiaowen scolded, "Zefeng, don't you intend to listen to your father's words?"

"Yes, Sixth Young Master, didn't you just say that you were with this female tutor?" He Zefeng ignored He Xiaowen's dissuasion, recalling that there were contradictions in Qi Jinqian's words.

"Sister Jiang is with us, Mr. He, just accept it. Sixth Uncle has something to do and can't always be with Sister Jiang, but Brother Mian and I are always by her side."

Unexpectedly, Qi Caiyao and Qi Mian, brother and sister, arrived and worked together to help Su Qingli clear her suspicion.

"Zefeng, you should just plead guilty. Justice is clear. Why do you have to be so competitive and frame others? I've brought Rukawa here."

He Zefeng gritted his teeth and roared, his fists clenched in anger, "Father..."

"Ryukawa, just tell the truth." He Xiaowen ignored He Zefeng who was furious.

Suddenly, a man walked outside.

"I, Wang Liuchuan, pay my respects to the County Magistrate. I am He Zefeng's personal servant. The eldest son did kill Cheng Nianshan because he broke his promise, took the eldest son's money, and refused to work for him."

He knelt on the ground with his head down, not daring to look at anyone.

"You dog slave, you are talking nonsense! I treated you as a loyal servant in vain, but you actually framed me. Your Excellency the County Magistrate, you can't trust what this guy said." He Zefeng tried his best to resist the urge to punch the person next to him.

"Young Master, now that the time has come, you'd better stop struggling and just admit it." Wang Liuchuan put on a plain face and tried to persuade He Zefeng earnestly.

"I admit that I am your uncle. I will beat you to death, you slanderous dog slave!" He Zefeng kicked Wang Liuchuan twice, wishing he could kick him to death.

"Come here, arrest He Zefeng. He openly assaulted a witness in court and defied the laws of this official and the court. This is a serious crime!"

County Magistrate Dai slammed the gavel angrily and ordered the county yamen runners to pull the furious He Zefeng away.

The yamen runners simply stood between them to prevent him from beating Wang Liuchuan.

"Wang Liuchuan, please continue." County Magistrate Dai signaled Wang Liuchuan to explain He Zefeng's crimes clearly. There seemed to be a hidden story here, as He Zefeng's behavior and attitude became more and more abnormal.

"Yes, Your Excellency." Wang Liuchuan knelt straight, then said with a humble look, "The eldest son had originally agreed with Cheng Nianshan to bring Miss Jiang to him as a gift, but he failed to get her. Cheng Nianshan didn't bring her as agreed, and an argument ensued between them. In his rage, the eldest son killed her."

"You little dog slave, if you dare to make up stories again, I'll cut off your three-inch silver tongue!"

He Zefeng was full of rage, but he didn't get angry when he heard this. Instead, he was stopped by the yamen runner. He bared his teeth and claws like a shrew, pretending to tear Wang Liuchuan's mouth apart.

"The case of Cheng Nianshan can be closed. Now that the evidence is conclusive, He Zefeng will be thrown into jail and await his punishment." County Magistrate Dai announced the adjournment of the court. The yamen runners held water and fire sticks in their hands, knocking on the ground in unison and shouting "mighty".

"Thank you, Magistrate Dai. I'll take my leave." Su Qingli's heart, which had been stuck in her throat, finally settled down. Fortunately, she was safe and sound. Her black hair on her forehead and the sideburns beside her ears were soaked with sweat.

"Miss Jiang, please stay." At this time, Hongyu called out to Su Qingli, her face full of guilt, "I'm sorry just now. It turns out that you are also a victim. I almost missed you. Fortunately, my husband didn't succeed."

"Mr. Cheng is dead. Please accept my condolences. Since I am unharmed, I will not blame you."

Su Qingli smiled. She couldn't accept Hongyu's apology with peace of mind. After all, the murderer of Cheng Nianshan was someone else.

But she was not a saint. Cheng Nianshan and He Fengze were in cahoots with each other and conspired to harm her. Their deaths were not a pity.

"Miss Jiang, to be honest, Nianshan didn't want me to do the embroidery. He kidnapped you and presented you to Master He because he wanted to make a few more coins. That's why he agreed to Master He's deal. Harming others will eventually harm oneself. He has reaped what he sowed."

After Hongyu finished speaking, tears rolled down her cheeks continuously. She sobbed and raised her wrists to wipe her tears with her sleeves.

Su Qingli couldn't bear it, so she considerately handed over a handkerchief, sighing inwardly, "Hongyu, this is for you."

"Thank you, Miss Jiang." Hongyu's eyes were red from crying, and she was obviously very sad. They were husband and wife, and Cheng Nianshan still wanted to protect her more at the end of his life and was very good to her.

Su Qingli thought of the people in the Qi Mansion. They believed her unconditionally and lied for her, but she couldn't be honest with them.

The strong feeling of guilt in Su Qingli's heart was ignited and could not be controlled.

So she trotted quickly to catch up with the Qi Mansion's carriage.

Qi Mian, who had parted the curtains, caught a glimpse of Su Qingli catching up from afar. "Sixth Uncle, Sister Jiang is running after our carriage."

"Uncle Ding, stop the carriage and wait for Miss Jiang. She must have something to say to us."

Qi Jinqian followed Qi Mian's gaze and saw Su Qingli, who was running hard with her skirt lifted, enter his field of vision.