Chapter 178 Murder in the street? The evidence is solid!

After leaving Yunhe Tower, Qiu Shui was walking towards the villa.

The sky was dark in the evening and the cold wind made her feel even more uneasy.

The princess said that she would arrange for someone to hide in Yunhe Tower so that Wenchangbo could be captured and caught red-handed.

Unexpectedly, although Wenchang Bo asked her to kill the master, he didn't even give her the poison.

However, the princess's men did not show up, probably because they were afraid of alerting the enemy.

Qiu Shui wanted to return to the villa quickly, so he turned into a secluded alley.

As soon as she entered, she stopped.

I saw Jiang Si and a man dressed as a servant standing in the alley. It seemed that they had been waiting for a long time.

"Jiang Si, why did you follow me? Does the uncle have anything else to tell you?" Qiu Shui asked with forced calmness.

"Follow? No, I came here on purpose."

Jiang Si smiled grimly and walked forward step by step.

Qiu Shui realized something was wrong and turned around to run.

In an instant, Jiang Si stepped forward.

The two men grabbed her arms at the same time and slammed her against the wall.

Qiu Shui was so dizzy that he didn't react at all. He only felt a chill in his chest.

Jiang Si pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed it into her chest!

"you……"

Qiu Shui lowered his head and stared at the knife in front of his chest, blood flowing down the blade.

Jiang Si's eyes were complicated, and he said with regret: "Qiu Shui, I don't want to either, but it's because Uncle is suspicious by nature."

Qiu Shui widened his eyes, filled with resentment and hatred.

She stretched out her hand and grasped Jiang Si's sleeve tightly: "I...will never let you go even if I die...and..."

Jiang Si shook off her hand and prepared to stab her twice more to give her a quick death.

At this time, footsteps were heard from the alley.

"stop!"

General Zheng of Jingzhao Prefecture shouted loudly, and a group of officers surrounded him.

"Kidnapped a decent woman and murdered her in public to silence her. Come, arrest him!"

He had received news long ago that someone had lured the slaves in his house and escaped.

It would be fine if it was an ordinary slave who ran away, but the one who brought the news was Princess Jingbei's people. She said that the escaped slave was the goddaughter of her grandfather, Mr. Xu, a good girl who had already escaped from slavery!

The princess said that she did not want to pursue Qiu Shui, but only wanted the traitor to be brought to justice.

As soon as General Zheng led his men to the alley, he recognized Jiang Si.

Before he could react, Jiang Si actually killed Qiu Shui!

Qiu Shui collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from his mouth, and he looked up at the sky with bloodshot eyes.

Before she died, she suddenly realized that... Xie Yao had never intended to let her live.

Jiang Si just raised his hands and tried to resist when Bai Mi rushed forward from behind and kicked him on the knee, causing him to fall to the ground with a thud.

The officers rushed forward and held him and another guard from the Earl's Mansion down.

Bai Mi bent down, probed Qiu Shui's mouth and nose, and shook his head, saying, "Dead."

If you kill him with one blow, even gods cannot save him.

Then, he shouted exaggeratedly: "Sister Qiushui, you died tragically! How could you believe the nonsense of this lunatic and elope with him? Jiang Si, you ignored Sister Qiushui's infatuation for you, why did you kill her? Tell me!"

"How dare you arrest me? I'm the guard at the Wenchang Marquis's residence! My uncle is Xie Ming'an!"

Jiang Si struggled desperately and shouted loudly.

"So what about Wenchang Bo?"

A cold voice came from behind General Zheng.

Xie Yao, wearing a clean white cloak, with a black hairpin and a phoenix hairpin, walked out slowly, holding a lantern.

The warm light illuminated her fair jade-like face, which was calm and cool.

"Under the Emperor's feet, the world is clear and bright. If you dare to kill someone in the street, no one can save you."

Military Officer Zheng ordered, "Imprison Jiang Si and keep him under strict guard!"

Many people had gathered at the entrance of the alley, pointing and talking at Jiang Si.

"Isn't this Jiang Si, the head guard of the Wenchang Marquis's residence? He actually killed someone in the street!"

"Didn't you hear? The one who died was Mr. Xu's goddaughter. This Jiang Si abducted a decent girl and eloped."

"To think that there is such a wicked person around the Earl of Wenchang, like servants must have like masters. No wonder the Earl's wife lives in a separate house from him."

Xie Yao lowered her head and looked at Qiu Shui's body with a calm expression: "Give him a proper burial."

Then, she turned to Officer Zheng and said, "There is solid evidence that Jiang Si committed murder. I hope Officer Zheng will take good care of him and not let him die in prison like Sun Hongfang of Ji'an Hall did before."

Previously, Aunt Sun’s elder brother, Sun Hongfang, was imprisoned for only a few days before he died.

After investigation, Bai Zhu said that the jailer did not know that Sun Hongfang was forbidden to eat Xiebai, and the prison food he gave him contained this substance, which triggered his acute illness and caused Sun Hongfang to die in prison.

What’s funny is that Sun Hongfang is the owner of Ji’antang and has been running a medical clinic for a lifetime. How could he not know that he cannot eat Xiebai?

The warden of Jingzhao Prefecture, perhaps, was able to kill Sun Hongfang in prison because of Xie Ming'an's bribery accounts.

Jiang Si, who was arrested this time, knew more.

If Xie Ming'an dared to take the risk and silence Jiang Si, it would prove that he was colluding with the warden of Jingzhao Prefecture and forming a clique for personal gain.

If he does nothing, one day Jiang Si will become his biggest evidence of guilt.

This day is coming soon.

"Yes, Princess!"

Military Officer Zheng agreed and ordered his men to take Jiang Si and the other two away.

At this moment, Xie Mingan, who had just returned to the study in Wenchang Earl's Mansion, was anxiously waiting for news from Jiang Si.

What he waited for was a message from the police: Jiang Si killed Qiu Shui in the street, was caught on the spot by the judicial officer and Princess Jingbei, and has been sent to the Jingzhao Prefecture jail!

Xie Mingan's eyes went dark and he almost fainted.

Along with the police came Awu and Sang Ruo, who were sent by Xu Susu.

Sang Ruo said leisurely, "Master, my wife said that she has bought all ten shops of your Xie family in the capital. She doesn't want any of the shopkeepers and employees. You must take them back quickly. They are still waiting for their monthly salary from the Master's Mansion."

"Madam also asked me to tell you something: Even if we don't divorce, she can make everything under the Xie family's name go bankrupt. It's not those shops that will make money, but her Xu family."

"Bang!"

Xie Mingan threw the teacup on the table to the ground, almost mad with anger: "Get out, get out of here!"

Sang Ruo left before he could scold her.

"Xie Yao, Xu family...I won't let you go!"

Xie Mingan's angry roar echoed in the empty study.

Ah Wu and Sang Ruo followed the messenger. When they were about to leave the mansion, Ah Wu suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Ouch, I need to go to the toilet. Sir, please go first."

The officer did not suspect anything and left.

Sang Ruo turned around and went back to the Bo's house, and after making several turns, he ran to a yard with wooden boards nailed to the windows.

This is where Aunt Sun is imprisoned in the Bo Mansion.

The lady asked her to find the person, and it was Aunt Sun.

When Jiang Si got into trouble, the servants in Bo's house were in a panic, and no one knew where the person who was looking after her had gone.

Awu was guarding outside the yard, and Sang Ruo quietly pushed open the door under the cover of night.

A dull, decayed smell mixed with tonics hit me in the face.

After seeing the scene inside the house, she opened her eyes wide.

After not seeing her for a few days, the once glorious Aunt Sun was now lying on the bed with her hair disheveled, wearing only a single piece of clothing, her hands and feet tied with ropes, like a silkworm cocoon.

She had gained a lot of weight, not the kind of plumpness that comes from being strong, but the bloating that comes from being force-fed.

Aunt Sun heard the noise and slowly raised her head.

"It's you, the maidservant beside Xu Susu..." Her voice was hoarse.

Sang Ruo said, "Auntie Sun, my wife asked me to ask you, what exactly happened to the death of her dowry nanny, Nanny Su?"