Next, it’s the same as the first and second rounds.

After dinner, Maria took out the letter and read out its contents, saying that whoever could decipher the inscription would receive gold and the position of head of the Ushiromiya family. Naturally, everyone then once again questioned the existence of Beatrice and began to discuss it.

But this time, unlike the previous two acts, Lou Zuo, who had remained silent, finally spoke.

"In fact, that's not a story. Beatrice really exists! I've seen her before!!"

Hearing what Roza said, the other people in Ushiromiya were shocked, and then, under the gaze of everyone, Roza told everything.

That was twenty years ago. At that time, Lou Zuo was just a child. One day, she was scolded by her tutor and mother, so she was in a bad mood and ran to the forest crying. At that time, Lou Zuo also thought of the legend of the witch in the forest, so she thought about letting the witch take her away.

In this way, Rosa was walking in the forest and accidentally came to a mansion. At that time, she thought it was the witch's residence, so she sneaked in and met Beatrice there. Although her attitude was a bit arrogant, she gave people a feeling of innocence and incompatibility with the world. The two talked a lot at that time. It was at that time that Rosa learned that Beatrice had never left the mansion, and her father would come here every few days and told her that there were wolves in the forest and asked Beatrice not to go out.

However, of course, Rosa knew that there were no wolves in the forest, so she enthusiastically invited Beatrice to go out with her.

At that time, Lou Zuo didn't seem to have thought about the relationship between Beatrice and her father, but now...

"Wait, how old is the Beatrice you saw?"

Looking at her sister, Huiyu asked, and after hearing Huiyu's question, Louza thought about it.

"If I had to say, he is definitely older than I was at the time. I would say he is about the same age as in the painting."

"That's not right."

At this time, the eldest brother Zangju raised his own questions.

"According to the legend, my father became rich after he got the gold. It must have been more than 40 years ago. That means if Beatrice was still alive at that time, she would have been at least 40 or 50 years old! Was Beatrice that old when you saw her?"

"Of course not!"

This time Lou Zuo shook his head very affirmatively.

"The Beatrice I saw at that time was exactly the same as in the painting, but if you were to talk about her age, she was obviously younger. Now that I think about it, I guess she was only about 20 years old!"

"In other words, what the balcony saw at that time should be the child born by Beatrice and my father."

At this time, Lefevre also spoke.

"Because it's a child born from a lover, there's no way to show up in public, so he can only be fostered in the annex - I didn't expect that dad is so capable."

After this episode, the originally tense atmosphere became slightly more relaxed. At this moment, Fang Zheng silently glanced at the pale and silent Ushiromiya Xia Fei and narrowed his eyes. However, Lou Zuo did not seem to notice and continued to speak.

At that time, Rouse simply invited Beatrice to go out for a walk because he heard that Beatrice had always stayed in this mansion and had never gone out to see the world.

However, something went wrong on the way. Beatrice accidentally fell off the cliff and hit her head hard on the ground. Although Lou Zuo ran over to check the situation, Beatrice's head was already broken. So in fear, Lou Zuo ran away. After that, because of fear, she did not dare to tell anyone about it...

"So... I killed Beatrice. If I had called for help, if I had taken emergency measures..."

Having said this, Lou Zuo also began to tremble all over, and Fang Zheng reached out and gently patted her shoulder.

"Well, it's not your fault. According to your description, Beatrice's head was directly smashed and her skull was fractured. It was too late to save her. Moreover, it was she who made the final decision to leave the mansion. I believe she would not blame you. After all, it was just an accident, and she saw the world of her dreams..."

"Thank you, Fang Zheng..."

Feeling Fang Zheng's comfort, Lou Zuo's emotions finally calmed down a little. The others just looked at Lou Zuo, and then Huiyu asked again.

"And after that?"

"I was scared to death. I hid in my room after returning home, fearing that my father would come to scold me. But nothing happened. It was not until midnight that Genci came to ask me what happened. I told him everything, and then Genci comforted me not to worry, and that he would take care of everything... and then..."

"None of us brothers and sisters knew about this."

Zangju also sighed at this time.

"It seems that the source is indeed my father's confidant. Of course, the accidental death of an illegitimate child is not something worth telling others."

“…That’s all I know.”

After saying everything, Lou Zuo breathed a sigh of relief. Over the years, she had been immersed in the self-blame and guilt of killing Beatrice and could not extricate herself. It was also because of this that every time she saw her daughter imitating a witch, Lou Zuo would feel irritated and even angry and frightened. But now... she felt that she had finally come out of this nightmare.

"Well, Lou Zuo has confessed her secret."

At this time, Fang Zheng raised his head and looked at Concubine Xia of the Right Palace.

"So is it your turn next? Ms. Xia Fei?"

"Xia Fei?"

"Sister-in-law?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, everyone turned their heads to look at the pale-faced Ushiromiya Xia Fei in surprise. Upon hearing Fang Zheng's words, Xia Fei suddenly jumped up as if she was pricked by a needle and looked at Fang Zheng with fear on her face.

“What are you talking about!?”

"There's no point in playing dumb now."

Fang Zheng reached out and pointed at the letter on the table.

"According to what the lord said, the Beatrice she saw was already dead. A dead person couldn't have sent the letter. Then who sent the letter in the name of Beatrice? I think you should have a rough idea. In fact, I have been observing you all the time. Only you began to change your expression after hearing the story told by the lord. Obviously, you know something else."

"Really? Princess Xia?!"

At this time Zang Ju also looked at his wife in surprise, and Zhu Zhixiang also looked at his mother in surprise. Feeling the gazes of the father and daughter, Concubine Xia's expression became paler.

"I don't know, I know nothing!!"

"Xia Fei!"

At this time Zang Ju also noticed that something was wrong with his wife, and he immediately frowned and started asking.

"What on earth are you hiding from us?!"

“I…I…”

"We don't know what the other party meant by this letter. If something happens to one of us, Ms. Xia Fei, are you willing to take responsibility? For example, Zhu Zhixiang?"

“…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Xia Fei's face turned even more gloomy. She looked at her daughter, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.

"Okay, let me tell you, actually... I killed someone! Is that okay?"

"What?"

"kill?"

Hearing this, everyone present was shocked, and Zhu Zhixiang was even more astonished.

"Mom...murder? Are you kidding me? Are you like Aunt Lou Zuo, blaming me for some unexpected incident? If that's the case..."

"No, that's not it..."

As she spoke, Concubine Xia lowered her head.

"That was nineteen years ago. I hadn't given birth to a child at that time, and then my father found me and asked me to raise a baby..."

"baby?"

"Yes... I couldn't accept it at all, so I pushed the baby and the servant holding him off the cliff..."

“…”

Hearing this, everyone fell silent, and Fang Zheng stared at Xia Fei.

"And then? Did you confirm their deaths? Like Balzao?"

"How could I possibly do such a thing? At that time, I was just confused for a moment!"

At this time, Concubine Xia also hurriedly defended herself.

"I was so angry at that time! My father was disappointed in me and even asked me to raise a child who I didn't know where he came from. How could I accept that?! So, so at that time I... I..."

At this point, Princess Xia of the Ushiromiya covered her face and burst into tears. Looking at the crying Princess Xia, everyone didn't know what to say for a moment, and at this time, Fang Zheng's voice sounded again.

"That's interesting."

"interesting?"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Fang Zheng in confusion.

"What's the meaning?"

“It’s very simple.”

Facing everyone's gaze, Fang Zheng smiled slightly.

"You see, according to what Louza said, she met Beatrice twenty years ago, and then Beatrice died unexpectedly. Now we all think that Beatrice should be the child of Mr. Ushiromiya Kinzo and the first generation Beatrice. Then Ms. Xia Fei told us that nineteen years ago, Mr. Ushiromiya Kinzo brought a baby to her for adoption... This is not just a question of adoption. If I remember correctly, as a member of the Ushiromiya family, you have the right to inherit the next generation of the head of the family."

"yes!"

Hearing this, everyone reacted immediately.

"Dad can't just bring a baby here for adoption. It's fine for others, but my eldest brother's family has the right to inherit the title of head of the family, etc., which means..."

Lefevre's expression also changed at this moment.

"Hey, this is a joke!"

"Is this really a joke?"

Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes, not quite smiling.

"Look, 20 years ago, Beatrice died, and a year later, Mr. Kinzo brought a baby and hoped that Ms. Xia Fei would adopt it. What kind of baby needs to be adopted? Of course, it is a child who has lost his mother. So where did his mother go?"

"No, so you mean..."

Huiyu also reacted at this time.

"Wait, this... this is impossible!!"

At this moment, almost everyone present understood what Fang Zheng meant. The child that Jin Zang asked Xia Fei to adopt nineteen years ago was obviously of the Ushiromiya family's bloodline. It was even possible that Jin Zang wanted the child to inherit the Ushiromiya family, so he hoped that Xia Fei could accept and raise the child.

So whose child is this?

Considering that Beatrice died twenty years ago, and Kinzo brought this child a year later, and the Beatrice who died unexpectedly was the child of Kinzo and the first Beatrice...

There is only one truth.

"Kinzo and his lover, the first Beatrice, gave birth to a daughter, who was the second Beatrice that Roza met. And Kinzo obviously had some kind of close relationship with his daughter... This is not surprising. Roza also said that the Beatrice she met looked exactly like the one in the painting. Considering that the painting was obviously older than she herself, there is only one explanation, that is, the daughter looks exactly like the mother. Therefore, Kinzo transferred his feelings for his first love to his daughter, and the two of them also had a child."

Fang Zheng said while smiling.

"However, after that, Beatrice met Roza, left the mansion, and died unexpectedly. Of course, it was impossible for a child who lost its mother to survive alone, not to mention that the child was still a baby at the time, so Kinzo wanted to hand the child over to Ms. Xiafei to raise him. Perhaps he also planned to let the child inherit the Ushiromiya family to atone for his sins. But Ms. Xiafei was unwilling to accept the child and pushed him off the cliff - of course, generally speaking, he would definitely die, but..."

Fang Zheng picked up the letter again.

"Now it seems that the other party really survived a disaster."

“…”

After hearing this, everyone was stunned.

"Hey, you must be kidding, this..."

"but……"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Although they emotionally couldn't believe that their father would do such a ridiculous thing, their reason told them that this might very well be the truth!

At this moment, Fang Zheng also stood up.

“So why is she called Beatrice? She should be called Ushiromiya Airi… Balza, let’s go.”

"Hey? Where are you going?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Lou Zuo was also stunned.

“That mansion.”

Fang Zheng pointed at the letter again.

"Didn't it say that if you find the gold, you can inherit the Ushiromiya family?"

"Have you solved the inscription?"

"Of course not. I've never been interested in puzzle games."

Fang Zheng shook his head.

"This is just a simple association. You see, doesn't the legend of the Ushiromiya family always say that the witch gave the gold to Mr. Kinzo? So it's simple. The gold is in Beatrice's hands, and where does Beatrice live? Now we have the answer, don't we?"

“…”

yes!

At this time, other people also reacted. Indeed, the legend of the Ushiromiya family's gold has a long history, but they have never seen gold. This means that the gold is definitely not in this villa. Otherwise, they grew up here since childhood, and it is impossible that they have never seen the shadow of gold.

And now, they learned from Louza that there is a Western-style house in the forest of the island, and Beatrice lives in it. So isn't the answer simple and clear?