Chapter 52: Qu Lianzhi killed him
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of armor.
The official from the Ministry of War held the imperial edict in his hand and said sternly, "By the Imperial Order, Duke Su is guilty of privately raising soldiers. This is an unforgivable crime. He must be arrested and tried immediately!"
The female members of the family all moved out of the way, and the maids and servants protected the three young ladies from the marquis's mansion behind them.
Qu Ling saw Chi Yuan at a glance.
He was wearing an official robe and had a cold expression on his face.
Qu Xin stood aside, his brows furrowed, obviously still not recovered from the shock.
"Raising troops privately?" He looked at Duke Su in disbelief. "Are you crazy?"
Keeping private soldiers is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of your clan!
He only heard Qu Mingyue say that she had lost all the money in the Duke's Mansion and that Duke Su wanted to divorce her.
But I didn't know what the silver was used for...
Qu Xian was frightened for a while.
He began to be glad that Liu Xuan was dead.
Otherwise, if Qu Ling's dowry is used to fill this deficit in the future, once the incident is discovered, the Marquis's family will not have a good ending.
The prince will not admit it, and this crime can only be borne by the people below.
At this time, someone from the Imperial Censorate also stepped forward, saying in a stern tone, "Duke Su, now that things have come to this, please go ahead."
Duke Su closed his eyes, his heart feeling cold.
He knew he was finished.
Chi Yuan slowly stood up and took out a confession from his sleeve, but he did not hand it to Duke Su. Instead, he walked straight towards Qu Mingyue.
"Madam, the jeweler has been apprehended. Is it true that you were defrauded? Please come with us to the Dali Temple to identify him."
His voice was not loud, but it was particularly clear in this noisy environment.
Qu Mingyue trembled all over, looked up suddenly, and her eyes were bloodshot.
"Caught?" Her voice was hoarse, as if squeezed out from between her teeth.
Chi Yuan handed her the confession. She grabbed it and scanned the words with trembling eyes. Suddenly, she broke down and cried, "It's all my fault that Ah Xuan was harmed. It's all my fault that he was harmed."
There was endless regret in her voice.
As soon as Chi Yuan came in, he saw Liu Xuan lying in a pool of blood. He asked, "Madam, do you know who killed the prince?"
Qu Mingyue was heartbroken and pointed at Qu Lianzhi, "She is this little whore."
There was no restraint in the words.
Song was inconsolable. "You are about to die, yet you still want to frame my daughter. You fool, you were cheated out of money, so you set your sights on the county lady, thinking of using her dowry to make up for it. Are you planning a rebellion?"
"Even God couldn't bear to see your son fall to his death, saving the county lady from jumping into the fire pit."
Chi Yuan's eyes couldn't help but look for Qu Ling.
But she was surrounded by maids, and only the pearl hairpin swaying on her head could be seen.
I feel a little uncomfortable.
Even in such a place full of tigers and wolves, she is as tough and tenacious as grass.
"Let's go." The people from the Censorate urged impatiently.
The moment Duke Su took a step forward, he heard Qu Xi say, "Write a letter of divorce, and I will bury A Xuan properly."
"There's no divorce agreement," Duke Su sneered, "but there is a divorce agreement."
With a fierce and murderous look in his eyes, he added, "I lied to you. I won't even give you a divorce. I'm going to take your sister to hell with me."
Qu Qi punched him in the face, his face filled with anger. "Okay, then I'll chop your son into pieces and feed him to the pigs."
"You dare!" Duke Su gritted his teeth and said word by word, "I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."
Qu Qi snorted coldly, "I don't know whether you can become a ghost or not, but your son will definitely become a wandering ghost."
Duke Su was completely devastated. He jumped up and down, cursing with all his might, "You will die a miserable death..."
Qu Chen remained unmoved, but took a step back and continued, "Don't worry, as long as you write the divorce letter, I will bury him properly, and I will also bury you properly. After we die, the incense will continue to burn."
Upon hearing this, Duke Su seemed to have lost all his strength and instantly looked ten years older.
"My lords, do you mind waiting a little longer?" Qu Xin was very polite to the people from the Ministry of Justice and the Censorate.
The two were also willing to give him face.
The servant came up with writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone.
Qu Mingyue's eyes seemed to have become empty, as if her soul had been taken away.
Duke Suguo wrote the divorce letter and threw it directly on Qu Mingyue.
Then he looked at his son sadly and was taken away.
Finally, Qu Mingyue let out a shrill cry.
She held her head with both hands, pulled out her hair, and crawled to Liu Xuan like a madman, hugging his body, losing her mind.
"It was Qu Lianzhi who killed you. Don't worry, mother will definitely send her down to see you."
Her voice was hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from a broken chest.
She no longer admitted that she had killed her son.
The resentment in my heart needs to be borne by one person, and that is Qu Lianzhi.
Song was angry and afraid.
Liu Xuan is dead, what does that have to do with her daughter?
He also hated Qu Xian. Leaving such a person in the Marquis's Mansion, who knew what kind of trouble would arise?
"Master Chi, since you are from the Dali Temple, why don't you investigate how he died? My daughter can't stand this injustice."
"No need to check," Qu Chen said, "We've already sent someone to check. Taiyun Pavilion has been under renovation for a long time, and the railings are loose. He must have slipped and fallen."
Besides, the Duke Su's Mansion had already committed a capital crime, and Liu Xuan would die sooner or later.
When he saw Qu Mingyue like this, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes, heartache and helplessness.
After all, she is my biological sister.
"Sister, let Axuan go. I will bury him properly. You can still live in Linjianyuan in the future." There was a rare hint of tenderness in Qu Xin's voice.
But Qu Mingyue seemed not to hear and still hugged Liu Xuan tightly.
Qu Xin sighed and waved his hand. A maid came forward and tried to separate Qu Mingyue and Liu Xuan.
Qu Mingyue struggled desperately, "Get away! Don't touch my son!"
"It was Qu Lianzhi who killed him!"
Qu Mingyue kept repeating it, speaking to everyone, but also as if speaking to herself.
It seemed that as long as she said it enough, Liu Xuan’s death would really have nothing to do with her.
The miserable cry made Qu Lianzhi shudder.
"Why don't you investigate?" she said angrily. "I didn't kill him, so why are you blaming me?"
She was really frightened by Qu Mingyue's resentful eyes. He was a madman. Who knew what a madman would do?
"It's you, right!" Qu Lianzhi pointed directly at Qu Ling, "My grandmother has already sent someone to take back the pearl flower that Liu Xuan gave me. You used it to trick him into coming to Taiyun Pavilion, right?
This was equivalent to her admitting that she had a secret relationship with Liu Xuan.
Qu Ling's voice was calm, "No."
She said calmly, "You can ask Master Chi to check it out."
Qu Lianzhi was about to say something when Qu Qin shouted angrily, "You bastard, he's your sister's fiancé, how could you have a private relationship with him..."
It's such a disgrace.
The Song family was also desperate.
There are outsiders here. If people hear it, how can you compete for the position of Crown Princess in the future?
A feeling of powerlessness arises from the bottom of my heart.
She couldn't help but look at Qu Ling. Was the daughter she gave birth to really worse than the one Xu Zhaoyue gave birth to?
"Come here, take her to the ancestral hall and make her kneel down. She cannot get up without my permission!"
Song did not stop him.
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. It’s better to leave quickly.
Qu Lianzhi was almost mad with rage, his face flushed red, anger gushing out of his eyes but he didn't know who to vent it on.
She didn't do anything today.
Why is everything blamed on her?
Where is justice?
"I can walk by myself!" she screamed, covering her ears and turning away.
Qu Ling's face was calm, and he was very happy as he looked at her back.
In this life, it was Qu Lianzhi who frequently knelt in the ancestral hall.
Ha ha.
Qu Mingyue also stared at Qu Lianzhi as he left, with only one thought in her mind.
I must send her to accompany my son.
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