Chapter 123: Life is at stake
"Human life?"
Gu Yuan and Wang Heng jumped up together, looking ferocious as if they wanted to tear Gu Huan apart.
Mu Junyan stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Huan. He raised his eyes coldly and said slowly, "Don't you two believe it?"
Seeing Mu Junyan defending him like this, Wang Heng naturally couldn't be the first to do so.
He turned around and glared at Gu Yuan: "You don't even know your woman? How many murders have you committed?"
Gu Yuan's face flushed red, and his ancestors in the underworld were about to jump up and beat him to death.
He stammered, "They are just slaves. It is not against the law to kill one or two of them if they make a mistake."
Gu Huan sneered.
"Yinzhi's parents and Jinkui are slaves, but the groom Laoliu is not a slave. And the private school teacher's son Ji Xuanyu is not a slave either!"
"You want to convict me with just a few words? Do you have any evidence? Yinzhi said I killed her parents based on a so-called blood letter? It's so funny."
Aunt Pei laughed wildly: "Also, your father ordered the beating of the groom Lao Liu. Are you going to go to the government office to sue your father?"
Gu Yuan angrily said, "The groom Lao Liu was beaten to death because he tried to humiliate you. How can you say that it was your aunt who killed him?"
Gu Huan said coldly, "Because it was Aunt Pei who arranged for the groom Lao Liu to sneak into my room, and then she killed him with father's hand. Father, if you are willing to take the blame for her murder, that's fine."
Gu Yuan was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Bring the person in."
Gu Huan's body was trembling slightly due to extreme anger, and she tried hard to stand straight.
Before coming, Mu Junyan explained to her clearly all the witnesses and physical evidence in his hands.
She was grateful to Mu Junyan for doing so much for her in secret.
But she can't hide behind Mu Junyan forever, she has to learn to face it herself.
Otherwise, your previous life would have been died in vain.
After a while, Chi Yan and several guards escorted in several people and a pile of evidence.
Chi Yan led his men to investigate everything, and he knew everyone's background best.
Without waiting for Gu Huan to speak, Chi Yan explained everything about the people and the matter with an expressionless face.
"The couple were neighbors next door to Yinzhi's house. They heard a fight in the house before Yinzhi's father died. Through the crack in the door, they saw Madam Lu leading two strong men out of Yinzhi's house. They had a good relationship with Yinzhi's parents, so they pushed the door open out of concern and found that Yinzhi's father had been strangled to death on the bed.
But they dared not speak out. Not long after, the Wenchang Marquis's Mansion sent people to hold a simple funeral for him and told the neighbors that he died of a sudden illness. And my mother, who worked in the marquis's mansion, was taken away that night and her whereabouts were unknown. ”
Aunt Pei stared with her scarlet eyes: "You took the silver and still spewed shit!"
"That's right. On the day of the funeral, Madam Lu gave each of the neighbors one or two taels of silver as a reward, asking them not to talk nonsense."
Chi Yan then took out a testimony: "This was written by Yinzhi's mother, but she knew that someone would not let her go. In order to protect her daughter, she hanged herself the next day and left a blood letter to let Yinzhi know the truth about her parents' murder."
Chiyu took the testimony and unfolded it in front of Gu Yuan and Wang Heng, and their faces changed.
"As for Ji Xuanyu, he did fall off the cliff, but was rescued by a local hunter, leaving behind a bloody shirt. The hunter who rescued him was also found. He said that the person he rescued said that someone lured him to the edge of the cliff and pushed him off the cliff."
Gu Huan took over the conversation: "Brother Ji was murdered because of me, because Pei didn't want me to escape from her clutches, she wanted me to continue suffering and prevent Brother Ji from taking me away. Brother Ji was a student, what is the crime of murdering a student, I think my uncle and father know it, right?"
Mu Junyan's face darkened.
Brother Ji.
It's such a warm call.
Killing a slave is not a big deal, but murdering a student is a serious crime.
Gu Yuan and Wang Heng were both speechless and felt a chill down their spines.
Wang Heng regretted receiving the wedding invitation very much, and regretted even more that he wanted to curry favor with Duke Yong and attend the banquet in person. Otherwise, he would not have to face all these troubles.
"And...mother."
Gu Huan looked at her mother who was crying and leaning softly in Nanny Zhou's arms.
"If I hadn't brought Miss Shen, who is proficient in poison, back to the mansion and found that my mother had been poisoned, I'm afraid my mother would be terminally ill and would not live long. My mother is a fifth-rank messenger, what crime is it to plot against the imperial court?"
Gu Yuan and Wang Heng looked pale.
Upon hearing this, Wang cried even harder.
Her daughter, who is living such a miserable life, is still thinking about her, such an incompetent mother.
Gu Huan suddenly smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes, and looked at Gu Wanru.
"Sister, how many people have you killed?"
Gu Wanru stared at her in horror: "I didn't kill anyone, it was Pei who killed them all, it has nothing to do with me."
Aunt Pei heard this and started crying while laughing.
Her own daughter, whom she had cherished with all her heart, now only knew how to put all the blame on her.
Aunt Pei suddenly knelt on the ground, staring at Gu Huan with her bloodshot and mad eyes, crying and laughing, looking like a madman.
"Ruru didn't kill anyone. She really didn't know anything. She always thought she was a legitimate daughter. It's all me, all of it! But am I wrong? I am the most noble eldest daughter of the Pei family, the richest family in Jiangling. Why should I be a concubine?
How many noblemen wanted to marry me as their principal wife, but the Pei family forced me to give up my happiness and become a lowly concubine! Who can I go to for justice? You are all so sanctimonious. You used my money and still look down on me. Why? ”
Gu Huan ignored her words and went straight to the point with a smile.
"Oh? Then who arranged the kidnappers that my elder sister tricked me into going out with? Where was Jin Kui? Did you kill him too? If someone hadn't arranged the robbers, Jin Kui wouldn't have died. I'm curious, who exactly did the kidnappers want to kidnap? And who arranged it?"
Gu Wanru's face turned pale and she looked at Aunt Pei in horror, signaling her to accept everything.
Aunt Pei's gaze slowly fell on her own daughter, her face full of despair.
She nodded slowly, tears streaming down her face as she spoke: "Yes, I bribed the kidnappers. I asked them to kidnap you. Jin Kui died because of me. It's all my fault. It's all my fault!"
Gu Wanru bit her lips tightly, tears streaming down her face, and looked away, no longer looking at Aunt Pei.
Gu Huan raised her voice and said, "Oh? But, Jin Kui was killed by Gu Wanru. I saw it with my own eyes."
"No! Don't even think about killing my daughter!"
Aunt Pei suddenly rushed towards Gu Huan like crazy, stretching out her sharp nails to scratch her face.
Before she could get close, Mu Junyan swung his arm and a gust of knife wind flew straight towards Pei's face.
With a scream, the person was thrown to the ground. The guards tied her up. With a snap, her arm was broken and she screamed in pain.
Chiyu frowned, stepped forward and pinched her chin. His hands slipped and the jawbone fell off. He stuffed a piece of cloth in her mouth. Pei trembled all over in pain, but could no longer make a sound.
"No, I didn't kill Jin Kui. Why would I kill her? She grew up with me..." Gu Wanru was anxious and cried.
"Yes, she and Yinzhi both grew up with you. One was almost beaten to death, and the other was killed by you."
Gu Wanru’s crying stopped abruptly, and she looked at Gu Huan like a stranger.
No, like a devil from hell coming for revenge!
Gu Huan said calmly, "Because the kidnappers wanted to arrest the young lady, and you pushed me out to take the blame, Jin Kui yelled that I was not the young lady. So, you killed her."
"Ah? Didn't the kidnappers kidnap Gu Wanru?" Gu Yuan and Wang Heng came back to their senses.
Mu Junyan looked at the girl.
She is disregarding herself for revenge.
Gu Huan really didn't care.
But she bet that the people present would not dare to go out and tell others, because they did not dare to make an enemy of the Duke's Mansion.
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