Chapter 355: A Great Gift
Yu Shengsheng handed the two pages of paper to Mrs. Lu.
"This is Yan's confession of having an affair with Doctor Cui, and..."
She paused for a moment before continuing, "More than a year ago, pregnant Miss Lu returned home to visit her family, but she accidentally miscarried and died, leaving two lives."
When Mrs. Lu heard this, her eyes turned red as she thought of her daughter's miserable condition at that time.
"Madam thought it was the stepson's faction that did it, and there was some misunderstanding about the matter. Yan confessed that it was she who did it."
Mrs. Lu held the confession tightly, reading it over and over again, tears welling up in her wide eyes.
"This bitch, she was the one who provided evidence implicitly, so I..."
Lu Jinming's wife is his second wife. His original wife died, leaving behind a son. He was also a handsome man when he was young. He happened to meet his current wife who had called off the engagement, and she fell in love with him at first sight.
At that time, he was just a minor official of the fifth rank. He relied on the influence of his current wife's family to be promoted and gradually reached his current position.
As for the son born to his first wife, Lu Jinming loved him very much at first. He felt sorry for him because he lost his mother so early. He told his current wife more than once to take good care of his son.
But as time went on, his current wife gave birth to two sons and a daughter, his official position became higher and higher, and he took in many concubines. The space in his heart that belonged to his deceased wife and sons became less and less.
It was not until his son died accidentally on the way to school that he remembered that he had not seen his son for two or three months.
Yu Shengsheng finished her tea and said, "Mrs. Lu, now that the truth is out, you can comfort Miss Lu's spirit in heaven."
Mrs. Lu held the confession tightly and looked at her with tears in her eyes. She wanted to ask her what she meant, but she didn't ask.
Anything else you can ask?
Since she already knew that Yan was the murderer, she must also know that her stepson was wrongly accused.
But her stepson died in an accident. Mrs. Lu knew whether it was an accident or not.
Mrs. Lu put away her confession, stood up and saluted.
"If the princess has any orders in the future, I will do my best to obey her even if it means death."
Yu Shengsheng placed her hands on her knees, her expression unchanged: "Mrs. Lu, you are too kind."
Mrs. Lu left and went to the carriage outside the door, where she found Yan was already in her carriage.
Jin Baobao stood by the window, watching the carriage go away.
"Miss, she's gone."
Looking back at Yu Shengsheng, there was no sign of joy on her face.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Yu Shengsheng shook her head: "It's okay, you guys go wait for me outside."
Jin Baobao and Lu Hu retreated to the door and closed it gently.
Yu Shengsheng closed her eyes slightly and lowered her head.
Mrs. Lu found out the secret from Doctor Cui's booklet and guessed the truth.
It’s actually true.
Yan killed Miss Lu, leaving two lives, and was guilty;
Mrs. Lu mistakenly thought her stepson was the murderer and caused an accident that resulted in his death, so she is also guilty.
But she did not expose it. Instead, she sent Yan to him and threatened to kill her stepson.
Yu Shengsheng felt indescribable.
She looked down at her hands and whispered softly, "Yu Shengsheng, you have come to this point today."
Is it right or wrong?
She couldn't figure it out, and she couldn't turn back.
He stood up, opened the door, and ordered, "Find someone to perform a ritual for the deceased Master Lu."
Tomorrow, light another eternal lamp.
Inside the Zhenqiao Tower, Hei Bai came quickly with a letter sent by a carrier pigeon.
"Master, news about Yunzhou."
Fu Qingyin opened it and frowned slightly.
"Master, what's the situation? Is it not good?"
"The situation in Yunzhou is much more serious than imagined," Fu Qingyin turned his finger lightly, "Send a message and ask Meng Ye to go to Yunzhou instead. Ask him to conceal his identity and be careful."
"See if you can find the prefect of Yunzhou."
"Yes." Hei Bai accepted the order, "Master, Shen Mingzhou in Lincheng has not been found yet, and something like this happened in Yunzhou again, is there any connection?"
Fu Qingyin looked at the note: "The prefect of Yunzhou came from Qingming Academy and has done a good job in recent years. He wrote to me at the end of last year. Meng Ye also went to Yunzhou."
"I believe he is a good official."
Hei Bai whispered, "Okay, I understand. Send two more people to Yunzhou to find out the situation."
Fu Qingyin nodded, and Hei Bai turned and left.
Fu Qingyin looked at the time and didn't know how Yu Shengsheng's matter was going.
At this time, Hei Bai heard someone outside saying, "Princess."
Fu Qingyin picked up the report again.
After a while, Yu Shengsheng came knocking on the door.
"Enter."
When Yu Shengsheng entered the room, Fu Qingyin didn't look at her immediately. He looked at the report for a while, and when he didn't hear her say anything, he raised his eyes.
Seeing that she looked unhappy, he asked, "What's wrong? Is things not going well?"
“No, it went smoothly. I handed Yan over to Madam Lu.”
Fu Qingyin wanted to ask her what she was worried about, but swallowed the words back and pushed the small plate of candied fruit on the table to her.
"Why? Do you think that the guilty people have not been caught and justice has not been served?"
Yu Shengsheng blinked slightly, and Fu Qingyin pointed at the chair, motioning her to sit down.
"There are not so many perfect things in the world. Although the law is majestic, it also has many loopholes. Some people are guilty but cannot be brought to justice. This is the norm in life."
Yu Shengsheng listened to him carefully and looked at him for a while: "Is there anything a commander cannot do?"
Fu Qingyin was startled, then chuckled: "Of course, I am not a god, and the power in my hands is limited."
“Some things, if you want to accomplish them, you still have to prepare them wholeheartedly, whether it’s three years, or five years, or even longer.”
"Or rather, even the emperor has times when he wants but cannot."
Yu Shengsheng lowered her eyes and looked at the candied fruit on the plate: "I thought that only people at the bottom would be oppressed and humiliated, just like I was before, while those at the top, holding the blade of power, can turn the tide and do whatever they want."
Fu Qingyin listened to her words, his eyes flickering.
When I heard her say "just like me before", my heart tightened, and when I heard her description of the superior, I felt a little helpless.
"What you said... in some ways, it's not wrong. Compared to the common people at the bottom, of course, those who hold power can get more and act more recklessly."
Yu Shengsheng pursed her lips and said nothing.
Fu Qingyin was silent for a moment and said, "From now on, no one will be able to bully you at will."
Yu Shengsheng's heart choked slightly - but she was no longer the same person, and there would no longer be Grandma Wu.
Fu Qingyin saw that her eyes were red and felt sorry for her. He wanted to reach out and touch her eyebrows, but then he curled up his fingers.
"I have some good news, do you want to hear it?"
Yu Shengsheng looked up: "What?"
"I have asked someone to suppress some of the news about the Crown Prince that was spread before."
"The Emperor should know about this."
Yu Shengsheng was slightly surprised: "Pressure?"
When he heard him say that the emperor also knew about it, he understood his intention.
"What does the Emperor say?"
"Of course I won't say anything. This matter alone is far from enough to bring down the Crown Prince."
Yu Shengsheng rekindled his fighting spirit: "It doesn't matter. A drop of water can wear away a stone. One day, it will work!"
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