Chapter 126 Ending

The guests also took advantage of this break to quickly skim through the script, memorizing the main points, leaving the rest to their improvisation on the spot.

The VCR on the big screen quickly finished playing again, and the guests were all ready, adjusting their state and quickly getting into the story.

The group was now in a place decorated like a government office hall, with staff members playing officials sitting high in front of the hall, while several guests knelt in a row below.

At this moment, Song Rui's voice, acting as the guide and narrator, rang out.

"The case of the young master of Zuixian Wine House murdering Lan Niang, a courtesan of Hua Man Lou, has all the witnesses and physical evidence. The case is closed on the spot."

"Young Master Gu, for his own selfish gain, deceived Le Ji Lan Niang into trusting him and then cruelly murdered her, turning her into a vengeful spirit that haunted the Lu family and killed the Lu family's eldest wife, Qian Yaqiu. Therefore, Young Master Gu was executed here."

"Yang, a concubine of the Lu family, murdered Ren Ning'er, the young mistress of the Lu family. After the murder, she deliberately concealed the crime and tried to clear her name by claiming it was a ghost."

"Although there was a reason for the incident, it is intolerable under the law of the land. According to the laws of the Great Chu, the sentence is beheading."

"The son of the Prefect of Jingzhao, Wei Gongzi, committed adultery with another man's wife and secretly opened the Flower Pavilion to seek personal gain for her. He was sentenced to one hundred lashes and exiled to the army, and was barred from serving as an official in the court for life."

"The deceased in this case, Qian Yaqiu, murdered the servant Qingyuan out of jealousy, which led to the disaster that befell the Lu family today. Although she is dead, her crime should be punished to atone for Qingyuan's death."

As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Yang burst into tears and embraced Young Master Gu, her eyes filled with regret and fear.

Young Master Gu gently patted Concubine Yang's back to comfort her, but his own face was already as pale as paper.

They all killed people; they all deserve to pay with their lives.

Luo Jiayin, as the innocent party, stood to the side with the Lu family head and the Ren family head, who were also innocent.

At this moment, Lu Ziye suddenly stepped forward, pointed at Yang Yang kneeling in the field, and seemed to be trembling with anger.

"Yang! You shameless woman, all those years of loving you and raising our son to be the successor of the Lu family, is this how you repay me?"

"I never imagined you were such a vicious and venomous woman, you deserve to die..."

Lu Ziye became more and more agitated as he spoke, and even seemed to be on the verge of attacking the two of them.

The performance went too far...

Luo Jiayin frowned, watching Lu Ziye's retreating figure and thinking to herself.

Yang Yang was kneeling on the ground crying when she suddenly saw Lu Ziye yelling at her, and she was startled.

Fortunately, Gu Yishen reacted quickly. He immediately pulled Yang Yang behind him and stepped in front of her like a son protecting his mother.

"What right do you have to criticize me and my mother?"

Gu Yishen looked up and his gaze fell on Lu Ziye. His aura was not like that of a heinous criminal who was about to die. Instead, he had a cold and arrogant air about him.

Lu Ziye's face instantly darkened. He just wanted to show off, but before Yang Yang could react, Gu Yishen would actually step in and catch his performance.

However, Lu Ziye still thought that Gu Yishen was, after all, an artist in the same company as him, and would definitely be on his side. Now that he had stepped forward, it was very likely that he was deliberately acting opposite him and wanted to give him a chance to perform.

Moreover, during the concentrated reasoning segment, he had worked hard to speak well of Gu Yishen and defend him.

Thinking this way, Lu Ziye felt more confident and increasingly believed that Gu Yishen understood his goodwill and was creating opportunities for him.

All he needs to do is follow Gu Yishen's lead and perform well.

Thinking of this, Lu Ziye snorted and glanced at Gu Yishen and Yang Yang with extreme contempt.

“I am the head of the Lu family, and you and Madam Yang are my wife and children! You are both members of the Lu family. You have committed such a grave mistake, how can I not have the right to punish you!”

Gu Yishen's expression remained indifferent, but as he listened to Lu Ziye's words, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"Wife and children? Heh..."

"How dare you call us your wife and children?"

"But over the years, have you truly fulfilled your responsibilities as a father and husband?"

“You are cowardly and heartless. At first, you regarded my mother as a substitute for Qingyuan. Your so-called careful cultivation was just because you disliked Qian Yaqiu and she had been childless for many years. You just had no successor.”

“You…” Lu Ziye pointed at Gu Yishen.

He was speechless after Gu Yishen's words, but he still refused to admit defeat.

"At least I haven't done anything like the murders, arson, or other heinous crimes you've committed!"

"Hahaha—" Gu Yishen laughed loudly upon hearing Lu Ziye's words.

Immediately afterwards, he fixed his gaze on Lu Ziye and slowly approached with his feet.

"You think..."

"How are you any more noble than us?"

"You just didn't succeed."

After Gu Yishen finished speaking, he stopped looking at him.

"I...I was..."

Gu Yishen glanced at him casually, a disdainful smile appearing on his face as he watched Lu Ziye's eager explanation.

Standing behind, Yang Yang watched as Lu Ziye blushed and was unable to refute Gu Yishen's words, and a strange mix of emotions suddenly welled up in her heart.

Yang Yang hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up her courage and stood next to Gu Yishen.

"Patriarch Lu."

Lu Ziye was somewhat surprised when he heard Yang Yang call his name.

Unexpectedly, this girl is quite bold; she dared to suddenly interrupt when acting with a professional actor like Gu Yishen.

Lu Ziye looked at Yang Yang, but his expression didn't change much.

“Patriarch Lu, we both bear responsibility for how things have turned out this way.”

"As for Shen'er, it is my fault for failing to raise him properly, which led him to commit a heinous crime. As for the relationship between you and me, I'm afraid you should indeed feel guilty towards me."

"But things have come to this point, and now Shen'er and I have received our due punishment. Let's leave those old stories behind."

Lu Ziye's face darkened, and his gaze toward Yang Yang was filled with displeasure: "What do you mean by this?"

Yang Yang looked at Lu Ziye, and suddenly her eyes revealed a clear understanding: "The Lu family head's favor over the years is real, and what he saw through my shadow was Qing Yuan, which is also real."

"Does Patriarch Lu know why the Lu family has suffered this calamity?"

Lu Ziye stared intently at Yang Yang without saying a word.

Yang Yang chuckled softly, "It's because of your selfishness."

"If you hadn't abandoned Qingyuan and her two children back then because of your own selfish desires and the power of the Qian family, you could be happily married to her now, with two daughters to dote on you, and your family living in harmony."

"But you didn't."