Chen Yu was terrified. A jade thumb ring engraved with the character "Mu"? It must be either her brother or the cripple. Her ears were ringing, and she hurriedly rushed to the yamen.
There was a corpse in the courtyard. Under the white cloth, a pair of black cloth shoes were visible. The shoes were embroidered with a pair of small fish on the outside. They were shoes she had made herself.
Tears welled up in her eyes instantly. She stumbled towards the corpse, her hand trembling as she reached out to grab a corner of the white sheet, only to have her wrist grabbed.
"Stop looking. There are many sharks in the river outside the east city. The body is unrecognizable. The coroner has already examined it and found that the body has an injury on its right leg."
"It's definitely not him, I want to see it with my own eyes..." Shen Yu cried out in grief, pushing Jing Wang forcefully.
King Jing had no choice but to hold Chen Yu in his arms, fearing that she would see the bloody scene and spend the rest of her life in sorrow!
"Let me go, I want to see it with my own eyes." Shen Yu was stubborn, and seeing that King Jing refused to let go, she bit King Jing's arm.
Even so, King Jing gritted his teeth and kept Chen Yu by his side.
Seeing that Jing Wang refused to let go, Chen Yu bit even harder.
Soon, King Jing's sleeves were stained with blood, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered with a stern face.
"Shut up, fish!"
Mu Nanfeng rushed over shouting, but seeing that the Prince of Jing was bleeding, he had no choice but to knock Chen Yu unconscious.
Mu Nanfeng helped Chen Yu out of Prince Jing's arms and walked out of the government office.
A crowd had already gathered at the door, eager to know who had killed the cripple. Seeing Chen Yu unconscious, the crowd panicked, asking, "What happened to Miss Chen Yu?"
"Poisoned? Or killed?"
"Damn it, another murder in the capital?"
"..."
To quell the public's panic, Mu Nanfeng had no choice but to make up a reason on the spot: "Yu'er fainted from excessive grief over the death of the lame man."
"Ah! So Miss Chenyu really does like the cripple."
"Yes, I don't know what the cripple looks like. He always covers his face with a veil. Now that he doesn't cover his face anymore, his face has been eaten away by sharks."
well!
With a new emperor ascending the throne during a turbulent time, with frequent murders, how could people's hearts be at peace?
The Emperor was also filled with fear and unease, and ordered Lord He to resolve the case as soon as possible so that the people could feel at ease.
As noon approached, in order to appease the people, Lord He decided to publicly execute Zhiya.
Zhiya was taken to the execution ground, where crowds flocked to the scene, completely surrounding it.
Bang! The adult slammed the gavel and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Recently, murders have occurred frequently in the capital. His Majesty, fearing that the people would be worried, has ordered me to announce the verdicts of several murder cases hereby:"
The murder of Wang Baozhu, the fire on the passenger ship, and the death of Liu Niang were all the work of Manager Liao and the villains. Manager Liao has already slit his own throat and committed suicide, and the villains have all been beheaded.
Later, the Zhang family was murdered, the Xue family warehouse caught fire, and He'er and Kang'er were kidnapped. All of these were the work of Qiu Xue'er, who had been poisoned to death.
Yan Wang ordered Zhi Ya to shoot and kill Kang'er, and hired someone to poison the well in Kong Xiang's mansion. Yan Wang has been killed.
As for who poisoned Qiu Xue'er, and who killed the cripple, the government will close the case as soon as possible and give everyone an explanation.
After speaking with the magistrate, he suddenly threw out the execution warrant and ordered in a stern voice, "The time has come, execute!"
As Zhiya's head fell to the ground, the people cheered, "Evil has been punished!"
"Apart from the wicked, the capital will be at peace."
"Don't be too happy yet. What grudge does Qiu Xue'er, a mere maid, have against Zhang Manguan? I'm afraid the real mastermind behind this is still at large."
“That makes sense. Also, who killed the cripple?”
"What's the background of this cripple? Is he a beggar from out of town being chased by enemies?"
Listening to the discussion, the adult suddenly realized that perhaps finding out the lame man's background would lead to the culprit.
So, without even having lunch, Lord He rushed to the Mu family to interrogate Shen Yu.
Shen Yu had already woken up. She took a couple of bites of the pancake and was about to leave when Yang Hua grabbed her. "Yu'er, your eldest brother has gone to Guhe Village to pick up your child, as well as Madam Jia and Yanran. From now on, you will all live in Xixiang Garden in the west. Don't go to the countryside to suffer anymore."
Shen Yu knew that Yang Hua's actions were still intended to bring her and Prince Jing together. Although Prince Jing was already a second-rank general and had always been devoted to her, her heart belonged to Liu Yu, and even if Liu Yu died, she would not change her mind.
She pulled her arm away and got up to leave. Unexpectedly, the guards ran over and formed three human walls to block her way.
Looking at the wall of people standing in front of her, the grievances she had been holding back burst forth, and she cried out to the sky.
"ah……"
Yang Hua, heavily pregnant, walked out and glanced at Chen Yu, trying to comfort her, "Yu'er, your mother is getting old and her health is not good. If you marry a beggar, wouldn't your mother be even more worried?"
Shen Yu suddenly turned around and glared at Yang Hua, questioning, "The cripple is already dead, why are you still stopping me, sister-in-law?"
"Isn't this all for your mother? You're raising two children alone, suffering in the countryside, and your mother is worried about you all day long."
Sister-in-law, I have already planned your future. You can move back to the capital. Even if you don't marry Prince Jing, we can find another wealthy and powerful family.
My third uncle said there was a newly appointed Vice Minister of the Imperial Secretariat, young, handsome, and refined; most importantly, his wife had just died.
"Ha ha……"
Chen Yu was both amused and exasperated. With tears streaming down her face, she pointed at Yang Hua and mocked, "Sister-in-law, you're so filial! You even worry about your sister-in-law's marriage for the sake of your mother-in-law."
Do you know? Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger. Do you know? My father's last wish. He didn't want us to marry above our station; he only hoped we could marry ordinary men, stay out of power struggles, and live a peaceful life.
You, Zhao Yanghua, in order to curry favor with the emperor, sent Shuxiang and Chenjing into the palace. Do you even know Chenjing's temperament? She can't tolerate her sisters at home, and she'll definitely cause trouble in the palace. You're sending her to her death!
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