Chapter 303: Retracting His Confession on the Spot
Liu Laosi vomited blood after being kicked by Su Huaiyuan, which showed that the kick was quite powerful.
Liu Laosi panted and said, "This old servant was... instructed by the Second Madam to take Miss Sheng out of the house."
"Cheng Zishan, that crazy woman is now insane and can't confirm whether what you said is true or not. This general warns you to tell the truth!"
"If there is even a single false word..."
Yu Shengsheng watched from the side. Su Huaiyuan spoke sternly and had no intention of letting her off.
Liu Laosi quickly struggled to get up and kneeled on the ground: "What I said is true. Miss Sheng has already interrogated me. What I said has been written down as a confession. I have also signed and sealed it. I dare not lie."
Su Huaiyuan's fingers trembled slightly: "You mean, what is written in this confession is true?"
He took out the confession, and Liu Laosi took a closer look and said, "Yes."
Su Huaiyuan asked again: "You said in your letter that Zhiyi told you to listen to Cheng Zishan and just listen to her no matter what she did to Shengsheng?"
"yes."
Su Huaiyuan's eyes turned red, and he turned around to look at Su Zhiyi beside him: "Zhiyi, what do you say?"
Su Zhiyi laughed bitterly: "Father, you already believe the words in the confession, believe what this old slave said, if that's the case, why bother asking your daughter?"
Su Huaiyuan clenched the confession and shouted, “I’m asking you, what do you say? I want you to tell the truth!”
There was a glimmer of tears in the corners of Su Zhiyi's eyes, and she raised her hand to wipe away the overflowing tears.
But he still raised his chin stubbornly.
"Father, Yu Shengsheng can interrogate Liu Laosi, so can't he force him to confess?"
"If she can interrogate, then so can I. Someone, come here."
At her command, someone brought a man up.
"Father, this person knows Liu Laosi very well, and he would not hide anything Liu Laosi has done from him. Father, please listen to what he says."
Su Huaiyuan looked at him and asked, "Who is he?"
Yu Shengsheng also looked up. The man was probably in his early twenties, wearing a long blue cloth gown. He was not as rough as old tree bark like Liu Laosi, but tall and slightly thin, like a bamboo shoot.
With a father like this raising a son like this, it's no wonder that the father would give up everything to pave the way for his son and help him become successful.
As long as his son can become an accountant and marry a merchant's daughter in the future, their Liu family can achieve class advancement.
No longer have to be a slave to others and can live a decent life.
Sure enough, when Liu Laosi saw his son Liu Yuanxiang, his eyes immediately widened. They had been as dead as death before, but now they were big and bright.
But it was not happiness, but shock and fear.
Liu Laosi said in a trembling voice: "Son, why are you..."
Before Liu Yuanxiang could speak, Su Zhiyi said slowly, "Liu Laosi, your son is a scholar. He cannot read the books of sages in vain. He must learn the words of gratitude and righteousness."
Liu Laosi was breathing rapidly, his chest heaving, and his rough fingers tightly gripping the floor tiles.
"General, it's me... I... I'm a worthless person. I'm ungrateful. I took advantage of Cheng Zishan and took Miss Sheng out of the mansion first."
"Because I was afraid that Miss Sheng would punish me, I wanted to please her and follow her wishes, and slandered the princess, saying that it was the princess who ordered it."
"It's my fault. I'm worse than an animal. It has nothing to do with my son. Please punish me. Punish me."
A hint of pride flashed across Su Zhiyi's eyes.
See, it's that simple.
Yu Shengsheng is really too naive. She grew up in the countryside and has never seen the world. The things she has seen the most are probably the prey in the mountains. But those prey are all animals. How can they compare to the evil of human nature?
She had been in the capital for more than ten years and was accustomed to the struggles among people.
Yu Shengsheng, why should you compete with her!
She took a deep breath and looked at Yu Shengsheng: "Shengsheng, you hate me so much? In order to slander me, you actually bribed this old slave?"
A smile appeared on Yu Shengsheng's lips, but her eyes and brows were covered with frost.
"Bribe? Why do you need to bribe?"
Yu Shengsheng asked back: "Just like now, you don't need to bribe him, just control his son."
Su Zhiyi sighed heavily: "If you say so, I have nothing to say. Liu Yuanxiang has been working in the shop for a long time. Did I expect this to happen? That's ridiculous."
Fu Qingyin laughed softly, "Today, I have really broadened my horizons. I thought that the treacherous and evil people in Zhenqiao Tower were hateful enough, but I didn't expect that Princess Rongyang, a woman, could be so cunning and eloquent."
Su Zhiyi said sternly, "Commander, no one can pin the blame on me for something I didn't do. Liu Laosi said it himself, and it has nothing to do with me."
"Could it be that the commander wants to force the accusation on me?"
Su Huaiyuan cupped his hands and said, "Commander, now that I have taken over this matter, I will investigate it thoroughly. However, it will take some time to find out the truth. Please give me two days, Commander."
After that, he turned to Yu Shengsheng and said, "Shengsheng, I won't easily believe what Liu Laosi says. I believe you, but he keeps talking in circles. I have to ask for clarification."
Yu Shengsheng smiled and nodded: "Trust me? That's easy."
Just as Su Huaiyuan was about to speak, Jin Baobao came in from outside.
There was also someone following behind her.
When this person came closer, everyone was surprised, even Liu Laosi himself was stunned.
“This…you…”
Su Zhiyi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt something was wrong in his heart. He immediately looked at his two subordinates.
The subordinates were also confused and at a loss. They looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jin Baobao smiled and said, "Oh, are you all dumbfounded? Come, let me tell you something."
"This matter begins with the fact that my young lady is intelligent, wise, and clever... Anyway, she has a particularly good brain."
"When Liu Laosi was interrogated, he said that his son worked in the shop owned by Su Zhiyi, and became an apprentice to an accountant. He would be able to become an accountant in the future. When Liu Laosi heard this, he thought it was a great thing, and of course he was completely devoted to Su Zhiyi."
"Speaking of which, Cheng Zishan married the second young master and became the second young lady of the Su family. She is so beautiful, walking around the mansion every day, acting like a young lady... Wow, it seems like she has already become the mistress of the family."
Su Yanshu felt as if he was stabbed by a knife, and the veins on his forehead throbbed.
Hei Bai listened with great interest. This girl told stories in the same way as the blind storyteller Wu in the storytelling hall.
"Later, I found out that Cheng Zishan had ulterior motives. She never wanted to get married. She just wanted to have a place to stay and to seek revenge. Liu Laosi found out about this and told Su Zhiyi. When Su Zhiyi heard this, she thought, eh? Here's her chance."
"Tell him that he has to listen to Cheng Zishan. If Cheng Zishan wants to harm my young lady, that's even better. Just go with the flow. If she doesn't want to harm her, then do it when no one is around and put the blame on Cheng Zishan."
"When my young lady heard this, she thought, how can we just let it go? She definitely can't! Immediately, her smart, wise, and clever mind came up with an idea."
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