Chapter 102: She was born in a humble place, a slave...
Li Shuli was frightened for a moment, but quickly calmed down.
She glanced at Xie Wuhen, her words still full of provocation: "I wonder if Master Shaoqing minds that his wife was born a slave, or that he minds that his wife is not the legitimate daughter of the Li family?"
Xie Wuhen increased the strength of his hands, pinching Li Shuli so hard that her face turned red.
Wu Sheng warned quietly, "Boss, if you keep pinching her like this, I'm afraid... you'll really strangle her to death."
If you strangle someone to death, you won't be able to get anything out of them.
Only then did Xie Wuhen suddenly let her go.
Li Shuli coughed and gasped frequently, but finally recovered her breath.
She said, "It seems that the Shaoqing is not ready to face the truth."
Wu Sheng angrily took over the conversation: "What truth or falsehood? How can our young lady allow you to fabricate things at will?"
Li Shuli sneered, "Everything I said is true. Your Excellency, do you not want to believe it, or do you not dare to believe it?" She continued, "If you do not want to believe it and do not dare to believe it, why do you have to detain me here and force me to do it?"
Xie Wuhen seemed to realize that he had lost control.
He was silent for a moment, took a few steps back and sat back in his chair.
"Go on." His voice was as cold as ice.
Li Shuli's eyes flashed with pride, and she then recounted in detail how Su He was punished for stealing steamed buns, how she was killed and buried, how she impersonated her and married into the Xie family, how she was rescued from the burial pit, and how she discussed with Su He how each of them would return to their respective places.
Finally, she spoke sincerely, "Master Shaoqing, I really don't know where she went. Logically, you and I were both deceived by her. Given her cunningness, how could she tell me where she went?"
The truth is like a thunderclap or a sharp axe, shattering the whole world into pieces.
The air was silent for a few moments.
During these few moments, Wu Sheng felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing, and his three views were completely shattered.
If what the woman in front of him said was true, then the gentle and quiet young lady before was hiding it too well. No, not just hiding it well, she was simply too bold and unforgivable.
Just because he was unwilling to accept punishment for stealing steamed buns, he killed his master and took his place. After the matter was exposed, he escaped. Such a crime deserves to be cut into pieces!
What is even more incredible is that as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, he actually married such a woman and was in love with her for several months. How can people accept this?
He looked at Xie Wuhen anxiously. At this time, Xie Wuhen's face was cold and hard, and he remained silent.
The silence was like the calm before the storm, or like a string that could not be tightened any more and could break or collapse at any time.
He called out softly, "Boss."
Xie Wuhen ignored him.
After a moment, he asked Li Shuli in a hoarse voice, "You mean, she also copied down all the details of my interactions with her for you?"
Li Shuli smiled and said, "That's right. If you don't believe me, Master Shaoqing, I have a record written by your wife in my sleeve pocket."
Her fingers were injured and it was inconvenient for her to reach into her pockets.
Wu Sheng simply stepped forward, took out the record from her pocket, and nervously handed it to Xie Wuhen.
As soon as Xie Wuhen took the record, he recognized Su He's handwriting at a glance.
The content is detailed and specific, for example, she once held a lantern festival for him, and he said, "I wish to be with you for the rest of my life and never let you down."
For example, he would always buy her chestnuts and shell them for her himself.
For example, he planted a plum forest for her in the backyard, saying that it would be convenient for her to collect flower dew at home.
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The records are not in chronological order, and it seems that they are written down wherever they think of.
She clearly remembered every moment they spent together, yet she mercilessly transferred all those memories to another woman.
She delivered so thoroughly!
Li Shuli didn't forget to add fuel to the fire: "To be honest, she even recorded your sex life in detail and told me to remember it well and not to let anyone know."
Xie Wuhen clenched his fist and shouted, "Shut up."
Li Shuli was frightened and then shut up.
Xie Wuhen crumpled up the page of records and threw it into the charcoal stove in the house.
The fire whooshed up and burned the paper to ashes.
He was silent for a moment, then asked in a cold voice, "Why do you have the same appearance?"
Li Shuli shook her head. "She and I are of different social status and have no kinship, so naturally, we wouldn't look the same. This might be her trick. Not only did she replicate my appearance, she also created a birthmark on her back that's identical to mine."
She laughed as she spoke, her laughter unbridled. "Who knows what method she used? Maybe she disguised herself."
Xie Wuhen suddenly recalled that Li Jianye had claimed that she had changed her appearance and had specially checked the birthmark on her back. He even remembered the shape of the birthmark on her back.
But he quickly suppressed the memory, then stood up and walked out of the house.
His face was stern, and a chilling aura emanated from his body. As he walked, he ordered, "Lock this girl up tightly. Don't let her go out and bite anyone."
Wu Sheng replied "yes", then left the house and locked the door.
Li Shuli was yelling, "I've said everything I need to say. Why are you still locking me up? Open the door, let me out, let me out..."
But no one paid any attention to her.
Outside the house, Xie Wuhen quickly returned to the study.
Wu Sheng followed his master trembling with fear, fearing that he would bring bad luck upon himself.
It was late at night, and the sound of clappers could be heard from deep in the streets, but neither the master nor the servant was sleepy.
The news we learned tonight was too shocking, and everyone needs time to digest it.
Xie Wuhen ordered in a deep voice: "Don't make anything known about what happened today."
Wu Sheng lowered his head and replied "yes".
"Send someone to the West Mountain to find the old couple who took this girl in, to verify the truth of what she said."
Wu Sheng asked, "Are we going to look for it now?"
Xie Wuhen replied: "Yes, now."
Then he ordered: "Go to the front hall and interrogate Chunlan."
When Wu Sheng led Chunlan out of the woodshed that night, he had to give her a few instructions: "Answer whatever the boss asks you later. Don't hide anything."
Then he asked, "Was the young lady really Li Shuli's maid before? Was she the same as you?"
Chunlan bit her lip and said, "That Li Shuli can't compare to my young lady."
Wu Sheng said with a bitter face: "I didn't say to compare them together, I just think... Isn't the young lady a little too bold to kill... kill the master?"
Chunlan glared at him angrily and said, "You don't understand anything." Then she walked towards the front hall.
In the dark night, she looked thin but determined.
When Chunlan walked into the front hall, Xie Wuhen had already taken the first seat in the room.
Under the candlelight late at night, his face was pale, his eyes were like cold arrows, and his whole body was filled with a murderous aura.
Under normal circumstances, Chunlan would definitely be afraid of such a son-in-law.
But today, having fallen into this situation, she has long been ready to die.
She knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "I am guilty, and I will leave it to you, my son-in-law, to deal with me."
Xie Wuhen said coldly: "Tell me everything you know."
Chunlan answered frankly: "Since I have decided to stay, I have never thought of betraying the young lady."
Xie Wuhen's expression remained unchanged, but his tone became a little more ruthless: "You should know that I can take your life at any time."
Chunlan straightened up and said: "I have only one worthless life, and death is not a pity. I will bite my tongue to commit suicide now." After saying that, she opened her mouth and was about to bite the root of her tongue.
Wu Sheng was quick-witted and quick-handed. He rushed forward and pinched her jaw to prevent her from committing suicide.
She looked at Wu Sheng with tears in her eyes and said, "I'm not afraid of death, and I'm not afraid of you either."
These words were said not only to Wu Sheng, but also to Xie Wuhen.
Wu Sheng was a little sad: "If you have something to say, just talk it out. Why bother... running to your death?"
Xie Wuhen also spoke in a deep voice: "If you dare to die, I will hang your body on the city wall to lure your young lady out. Do you think she will come to collect your body?"
Chunlan choked, and her courage to die instantly disappeared.
She whispered back, "Miss...you will definitely not be fooled."
Xie Wuhen asked again: "Where did she go?"
Chunlan choked up and replied, "I don't know, and I haven't asked."
"Since she left you here, she will definitely come to pick you up, right?"
Chunlan lowered her head and did not answer.
"I just need to detain you in the mansion, and I'll be able to catch her sooner or later, right?"
Chunlan suddenly fell to the ground and started crying, saying, "The young lady kept me here because she believed that my uncle was a good man and would treat me well. The young lady said that if Li Shuli dared to bully me, I could go to my uncle or to the old lady."
Xie Wuhen's eyes were also wet with tears, but he quickly forced the tears back.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Since she knew I was a good person, why did she leave? Why did she conspire with another woman to deceive me?"
My father was deceived by my mother, and now he is also deceived by his own wife. Everything seems like a cycle, like a fate.
When Chunlan heard this, she knew that Li Shuli had already told the truth.
She burst into tears, "Miss, you have your own difficulties. Li Shuli suddenly came back to life and came back to find you, threatening to expose you. Your impersonation is not legitimate, so I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure to calm her down."
Xie Wuhen questioned: "Since you are known for your dishonesty and lack of integrity, why did you kill your master and take his place in exchange for punishment?"
Chunlan felt increasingly aggrieved: "Sir, did you hear from Li Shuli that the young lady killed her master and took his place simply because she stole steamed buns and refused to accept the punishment? Sir, do you know what that punishment is?"
Xie Wuhen's eyes were red as he waited for her to continue.
Chunlan's voice was filled with sorrow, tears streaming down her face. "Young lady stole the steamed buns to help the hungry, but because of those buns... Li Shuli wanted to stab you to death with a pair of scissors and smash me to death with an incense burner. If she hadn't died that night, Young lady and I would have died. We are Li Shuli's servants, yes, but did we deserve to be killed by her in silence like that?"
No one answered her question.
Only Wu Sheng murmured, "I didn't expect that Li Shuli would be so cruel."
Xie Wuhen was also speechless for a long while.
After a moment, he exhaled a breath of foul air, "Let's stop here for tonight. Take her back to the woodshed first."
His tone was full of fatigue.
Wu Sheng looked at his master worriedly, lowered his head and replied "yes", then pulled Chunlan up and brought her back to the woodshed.
That night, Xie Wuhen returned to the main house.
Everything in the house was still the same, even her scent had not faded.
He sat in the rose chair in the house all night.
He finally understood why she had gotten up early yesterday to help him change his clothes and wash up, and why she had sent him to the gate of the courtyard. Was she saying goodbye to him at that time?
He finally understood why she suggested taking a bath together on the eve of their separation and why she was so indulgent in the bathtub. At that time, she knew that this was the last time she and he would make love together, right?
He thought of Merlin on that rainy night again.
He thought it was a wonderful first encounter, but he didn't know that she was burying a body at that time.
He thought again of the birthmark on her back.
He thought she was trying her best to remove the mark, but he didn't know she was trying her best to brand it.
He thought again of her drinking contraceptive soup.
It turned out that she was not afraid of giving birth, but as his mother said, she never intended to have children for him.
Her name was Su He, so she liked to hear him call her "He He".
Hehe, also known as Hehe.
No wonder she took in so many hungry people, took in Ah Si, and even asked him to revise the Liang Law to guarantee the basic rights of slaves for Ah Si's sake.
Because she was born in a humble family and was originally a slave.
Xie Wuhen felt as if a huge rock was blocking his chest, making it difficult to speak.
When he looked up, he saw the book "Slave" on the bedside...
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