Chapter 48048 The Punishment of Being torn apart by a chariot
But when Du Qingtang left with the yamen runners, Fu Wen thought something was going to happen to her, so he hurried to ask Cao Xingcan for help.
After all, he is the second grandson of the Cao family. Just one word and people from the Baoding clan will rush to work for him.
Within half an hour, Cao Xingcan knew the reason why Du Qingtang was taken away by the yamen runners.
Cao Xingcan's expression was a little strange, and Fu Wen was so anxious that he pulled his sleeve: "Hey, tell me quickly, what's going on!"
"Ahem—" Cao Xingcan cleared his throat, his expression returning to normal. "Yuan Sheng reported Du Qingtang to the county magistrate, saying she was a woman."
Fu Wen: “…???”
Fu Wen was dumbfounded, and it took him a while to find his voice: "What did you say?"
Cao Xingcan brushed her hand away and said unhappily, "You clearly heard it."
Fu Wen scratched his head and muttered softly, "Qingtang is clearly a man, how could it be possible... Is Yuansheng sick?"
Cao Xingcan shared the same sentiment and said with certainty, "Based solely on Du Qingtang's riding and archery skills, she can't possibly be a woman."
If Du Qingtang were a woman, his name Cao Xingcan would be written backwards!
Fu Wen nodded, her worries suddenly gone. "It seems Qingtang will be back soon. Classmate Cao, why don't we go to the county government office to pick him up?"
Cao Xingcan frowned: "I won't go. She's not a three-year-old baby... Hey! Why are you pulling me in? Fu Wen, you're so bold!"
Fu Wen didn't care about that and pulled Cao Xingcan straight out the door: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't miss it."
Cao Xingcan was so annoyed by her that he ordered his steward to harness the carriage and ride as fast as he could to the county government office.
It was also a coincidence that as soon as the carriage stopped, Du Qingtang walked out of the county government gate holding a book.
Fu Wen's eyes lit up, he leaned out half of his body, and waved his hands vigorously: "Qingtang! I'm here!"
Cao Xingcan couldn't help it after all and rolled his eyes in an rude manner.
Du Qingtang saw the looming figure in the carriage, raised his eyebrows slightly, stepped into the carriage, sat down, and poured himself a drink without any courtesy: "Why are you here?"
Cao Xingcan glanced at the book beside Du Qingtang and pointed at Fu Wen: "She said that you were taken away by the yamen runners and came to me for help."
Fu Wen grabbed Du Qingtang and looked him up and down, not even sparing a hair. Then he heaved a sigh of relief and leaned back against the carriage, feeling relieved. "I'm glad you're okay. I was so scared."
Du Qingtang evaded the point and said, "The county magistrate was kind enough to give me a chance to prove my identity. Now that my identity is clear, he has let me go."
As she spoke, she picked up the book and said, "Here, look! This was given to me by the county magistrate. It has many annotations on it, which will surely benefit me greatly."
Fu Wen and Cao Xingcan each had a copy and were reading it attentively.
For a moment, the only sounds in the carriage were breathing and the soft rustling of pages turning.
Du Qingtang slowly closed her eyes, her expression calm. No one knew the turbulent waves in her heart.
"Sir, we've arrived at the academy."
Du Qingtang opened his eyes and bowed to Cao Xingcan: "Thank you, classmate Cao, for seeing me off."
Fu Wen also bowed to express his gratitude.
Although Du Qingtang successfully survived the crisis on his own, Cao Xingcan did send people to inquire about the news, and Fu Wen felt that he owed him a favor.
Cao Xingcan pursed his lips and hid his fingers in his sleeves. An inexplicable emotion gathered in his heart, causing him to twist his fingertips vigorously. His tone was as arrogant as ever: "If you leave and never come back, I will lose an opponent, and the next few years will be boring."
Du Qingtang: "...Goodbye."
Du Qingtang jumped off the carriage, and Fu Wen followed closely behind, standing on the side of the street and watching the carriage go away.
On the way back to the dormitory, Fu Wen asked for some more details.
Du Qingtang was picky and said everything he could say.
Fu Wen was relieved, but he also felt an even deeper hatred for Yuan Sheng: "When he is executed, I must go to the scene to see it in detail. Only then can I vent my hatred!"
Du Qingtang disagreed: "The execution ground is too bloody. If you go, you will probably have nightmares when you come back."
On the contrary, for her, Yuan Sheng's blood would only calm the hatred and resentment in her heart and make her have sweet dreams.
Fu Wen was a man who listened to advice. Upon hearing this, he quickly shook his head and said, "Forget it then."
Du Qingtang added, "Awen, if others ask, you don't need to tell them everything. Just say you are helping to solve the case."
Fu Wen had no doubts: "No problem, I'll make a note of it."
As expected, as soon as they returned to the dormitory, the students who had been paying attention to them swarmed over and asked them questions.
Fu Wen used the words Du Qingtang taught her to send the man away. After a short rest, the two went to the dining hall for dinner. After returning, they read the book given by County Magistrate Meng together until the hour of midnight, when they washed up and went to bed.
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The next day, Du Qingtang returned to Class A of Enlightenment.
The news that the county magistrate had summoned Du Qingtang had already spread, and out of curiosity, many people came forward to find out what was going on.
Du Qingtang still used the same rhetoric, and everyone believed it without a doubt, and just denounced Yuan Sheng indignantly.
"I hope the county magistrate can give this man a severe sentence to serve as a warning to others!"
"Although I think so too, looking around the world, how many people are as cruel and ruthless as Yuan Sheng?"
Some people discussed the matter at hand, while others congratulated Du Qingtang for getting the first place in the county exam.
"Congratulations to classmate Du for winning first place."
"Student Du, I read an article yesterday and have some doubts in it. I wonder if you can answer some of them for me?"
Du Qingtang originally wanted to build a reputation for himself and improve his popularity, so he naturally would not refuse.
Once there is a chance, there will be a second one. The students in Class A did not want to miss this opportunity. They dug out the difficult questions they had in recent days and went to Du Qingtang for answers.
The crowd did not disperse until the gong sounded to signal the start of class and Teacher Wang walked in.
After the Chinese studies class, there was a horse riding and archery class, which ended at noon.
On the way to the dining hall with Fu Wen, Grandpa Liu called Du Qingtang and said, "Son, your mother is here to see you. She's waiting outside the academy. Come with me to see her."
Fu Wen knew that Yuan had remarried, and later deduced from the words of the Du sisters that Yuan favored her nephew from her mother's side and treated her own children as worthless. He felt that Yuan had bad intentions and signaled to Du Qingtang with his eyes -
If you don't want to go, you can just turn it down, there's no need to force it.
Du Qingtang shook her head. She knew why Yuan was looking for her, and she also knew Yuan's paranoia and stubbornness.
If Yuan was refused entry, she would wait outside forever, and there was a high possibility that she would get carried away and do something ridiculous.
Du Qingtang worked hard for several months and finally won the praise of all the students in the academy. He must not let Yuan Shi ruin it.
"You go eat first and bring me two buns. I'll be back soon."
Fu Wen had no choice but to go with her.
......
Yuanshi was still wearing the dark green short-sleeved shirt and long skirt she wore during the Chinese New Year. She stood in the wind with her hair disheveled, looking forward to something.
As Du Qingtang walked out of the academy, she immediately trotted forward.
Grandpa Liu said cheerfully, "It seems your mother misses you so much that she can't wait even a moment."
Du Qingtang chuckled and interrupted Yuan before she could speak: "There are so many people coming and going here, let's go to the side."
Yuan thought about what she was going to say later and let Du Qingtang pull her behind the stone lion.
As soon as he stood still, he couldn't wait to speak, with a righteous tone: "I heard that you got the first place in the county examination. Go and ask the county magistrate to release Sheng Ge'er. Sheng Ge'er is a good boy. It is absolutely impossible for him to kill his parents. The murderer must be someone else. Ask the county magistrate to send someone to investigate again..."
Yuanshi chattered a lot but received no response. Feeling puzzled, she looked down and found Du Qingtang looking up at the sky.
Yuan looked up, the sky was clear blue, nothing in sight, and she asked dissatisfiedly, "What are you looking at?"
Du Qingtang: "I was wondering why you started dreaming when it's not even dark yet."
Yuan was stunned for a moment, then became furious when she realized what was happening: "Du Qingtang!"
Du Qingtang said calmly: "I told you not to mess with me, it seems you still haven't learned your lesson."
Even someone as thick-skinned as Yuanshi could sense the danger and impatience in Du Qingtang's tone. She took a deep breath and felt timid.
But thinking of Yuan Sheng who was imprisoned, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said in a gentle voice, "Even if Sheng'er did something wrong in the past, he doesn't deserve to die. Tang'er, please consider that I am your mother and he is your cousin. Go and plead with the county magistrate for mercy."
That morning, the yamen runners interrogated the people in the alley. Yuan wanted to plead for Yuan Sheng, but was locked up at home by Old Lady Hu. It was not until today that she found an opportunity and sneaked out.
Hearing that Du Qingtang had ranked first in the county exam and the county magistrate admired her very much, Yuan came to Qingyuan Academy to find her.
I didn't expect Du Qingtang to be so cold-blooded. She watched her cousin being thrown into prison without helping him.
What Sheng Ge'er's mother said was indeed correct. Du Qingtang was simply not going to be able to take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life. Only by marrying into the Hu family would she have the opportunity to have her own son, a son who would take care of her in her old age and see her to the end of her life.
Du Qingtang: "Impossible."
Yuan Shi fell backwards in anger. Glancing at the students coming in and out of the corner of her eye, she gritted her teeth and threatened, "If you don't agree to me, I will let everyone know that you are..."
Du Qingtang: "Go back, go back to where you came from. Otherwise, I don't mind going to the county magistrate and asking him to impose a heavier sentence."
Yuan knew that Du Qingtang could definitely do it.
So she ran away, crawling and rolling.
As soon as she returned to Dahe Town, she was caught red-handed by Old Lady Hu and her two sons. Old Lady Hu slapped her hard and locked her in the woodshed without giving her any food or water.
Of course, this is all later.
When Du Qingtang returned to the dormitory, Fu Wen had just finished his meal and gave her the buns: "It's still hot, eat quickly."
Two people sat opposite each other, one eating buns and the other watching the other eat buns.
Fu Wen secretly observed Du Qingtang's expression and asked her, "What does Auntie want you to do?"
Du Qingtang took a sip of water and said, "She asked me to ask the county magistrate to release Yuan Sheng."
Fu Wen: “….”
Fu Wen was speechless and choked with emotion. She said nothing, but just patted her friend's shoulder and comforted her silently.
Du Qingtang: "I'm not sad, I've gotten used to it."
The Yuan family is accustomed to favoring boys over girls.
It was customary for Yuanshi to always choose Yuansheng between her and him.
Yuan Shi was like a cockroach or a bedbug, showing up every once in a while to disgust her.
Du Qingtang had thought many times, wishing that Yuan Shi was not her biological mother.
In this way, she could harden her heart and kill Yuan with her own hands to avenge her past life.
Unfortunately, there is no if.
Du Qingtang couldn't help but sigh that the word "if" was too cruel.
"I don't have classes this afternoon, so let's go to the bookstore and hand in the paintings."
"That's exactly what I meant."
The two took a nap for half an hour and then went to the bookstore together.
The boss happened to come to the bookstore to check the accounts. When he saw Du Qingtang and Fu Wen, he asked about their county exam results and congratulated them again.
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After Yuan Sheng confessed his guilt and signed his name, County Magistrate Meng reported the matter to Zhili and handed it over to the Governor-General for a decision.
The Governor-General of Zhili did not expect that a mere case of cheating in the imperial examination would lead to a shocking case of parricide.
Considering Yuan Sheng's bad behavior and to prevent others from imitating him and causing panic among the people, the Governor of Zhili consulted the laws of Daxia and decided to sentence him to death by being torn apart by chariots.
When his colleagues learned about this, they hinted that the sentence was too heavy.
The Governor-General of Zhili said bluntly: "This man first cheated in the imperial examinations, then murdered his father and mother, and poisoned his sister. In my opinion, the punishment of quartering is too light for him."
The colleague was speechless and said with a salutation, "Your Excellency is wise. It is I who was shortsighted."
When the verdict arrived at the Qingyuan County government office, County Magistrate Meng remained silent for a long time before saying to his advisor, "It's time to make Yuan Sheng's verdict public."
The lawyer took the order and left, re-copied the judgment document and posted it personally on the notice wall at the entrance of the county government office.
When the news spread, the people applauded.
At the same time, Yuan Sheng's actions spread like wildfire and spread beyond Qingyuan County.
Not to mention how the people in various places reacted, the scholars who prided themselves on their high moral character were furious.
They believed that Yuan Sheng had brought shame to the scholars and was a disgrace to the scholars. In anger, they wrote parallel prose to denounce and scold Yuan Sheng's vicious behavior.
In just a few days, hundreds of parallel prose pieces came into being and circulated in the streets and alleys.
Yuan Sheng became famous in another way, becoming a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat. Even the dogs on the roadside would bark at him after hearing what he did.
In order to quell public anger as quickly as possible, County Magistrate Meng had to move Yuan Sheng's execution date forward to three days later.
He did not forget Wu Laoqi who reported Yuan Sheng.
Wu Laoqi sold arsenic to Yuan Sheng, which indirectly killed the three members of the Yuan family. However, he was completely unaware of this before. Afterwards, he bravely stood up to expose Yuan Sheng's crime, which was considered to be a redress for Yuan Ping, Zhu and Yuan Xue.
In this way, the merits and demerits were equal, so County Magistrate Meng ordered his men to beat him with thirty sticks and then let him go.
That day, Wu Laoqi returned to the City God Temple with his bloody buttocks covered, found the 100 taels of silver notes hidden underground, and left Qingyuan County overnight, disappearing without a trace.
......
Hongyang Academy.
In the classroom, students were denouncing Yuan Sheng.
Each of them was furious, with angry expressions and fierce words that made people's blood boil and want to rise up.
Someone noticed the young man in the corner, and suddenly remembered something. He asked loudly, "Classmate Xie, if I remember correctly, your ancestral home is Qingyuan County?"
Classmate Xie raised his head and saw that it was Xie Guang, the king of repeating a grade in the D class of Qingyuan Academy.
Add a keyword, past tense.
In February this year, after Xie Guang recovered, he left home alone and came to Hongyang Academy to study. It has been two months since then.
Xie Guang tightened his grip on the book page, his expression expressionless: "Xie's ancestral home is indeed Qingyuan County."
"Then do you recognize Yuan Sheng?"
"What does this Yuan Sheng look like? Is he hideous, ghostly?"
Countless curious eyes came from all directions. Xie Guang shook his head: "Xie doesn't recognize this person, and I have never seen this person before."
There was a burst of disappointed boos all around.
Someone else asked, "Classmate Xie, do you know the first place winner of this year's county exam, Du Qingtang?"
Xie Guang paused and said, "I know. She and I were classmates."
The man asked, "I've heard so many compliments about her. Could you please tell Zhang if she really lives up to her reputation?"
The others pricked up their ears silently, as they were also curious about this county champion who was in his prime.
Xie Guang was silent for a long time, so long that everyone thought he would not answer. Suddenly he laughed and said, "She is a very good person, worthy of her reputation and worthy of deep friendship."
Unfortunately, he failed to seize the opportunity, but instead believed the words of the villain and became enemies with Du Qingtang.
Do you regret it?
Xie Guang didn’t know.
Maybe one day he will get the answer, but the most important thing right now is to study.
......
In a teahouse in a small town in Northern Zhili.
The teahouse is very small, so small that it can only accommodate ten or twenty people.
The guests sipped tea while listening to the storyteller telling strange stories.
Just when the story was about to get to the point of rapt enjoyment, the storyteller slapped the wooden stick and said, "To know what happens next, please listen to the next chapter!"
After saying this, he left the teahouse leisurely, ignoring the complaints that suddenly broke out in the teahouse.
"Hey, have you heard? A big thing happened in Qingyuan County, Baoding Prefecture!"
"What's up?"
"A candidate was caught cheating in the county exam. Later, someone beat a drum and accused him of murdering his father and mother and poisoning his sister."
Everyone exclaimed.
"This person is so vicious!"
"I wonder why the Qingyuan County Magistrate dealt with this man this way?"
"Five horses torn apart."
"That's great! This is how the evildoers should be severely punished!"
The guests applauded and new guests came.
The shopkeeper called out, "Axue, serve the guests tea!"
"Here I come."
A soft female voice came closer from afar, and several regular customers greeted her with a smile: "Miss Xue."
Miss Axue is nineteen years old and has a beautiful face, but her beauty is ruined by a scar that spans half of her face.
When she first started working as a handyman in the teahouse, someone was curious and asked about the origin of the scar. Miss Axue smiled and said that she encountered criminals on the way to escape and had to do the scar to protect herself.
When everyone learned the truth, they felt very sympathetic towards her. Even the shopkeeper, who was always strict, took good care of her.
Miss Axue served tea to the guests and then stepped aside.
The guests continued with their previous conversation.
"The scholar next door to my house wrote an article yesterday denouncing that person. I overheard it and vaguely remember his name was Yuan Sheng..."
Miss Axue was stunned when she heard this. She didn't know what she was thinking about, and tears flashed in her eyes.
.......
The day of Yuan Sheng's execution soon arrived.
Even though the body was torn apart by five horses and the scene was extremely bloody, there were still many people who came to watch.
Yuan Sheng was dressed in prison clothes and had iron shackles on his feet, and was taken to the execution ground by yamen runners.
"He looks like a decent person, but he has a black heart."
"You beast, worse than pigs and dogs, go to hell!"
Some people threw mud at Yuan Sheng and spat at him.
Yuan Sheng did not react at all and allowed the yamen runners to remove the shackles and tie ropes around his head, wrists and ankles.
He was wondering how Du Qingtang was doing now.
Has he been stripped of his official title and thrown into prison?
The court will definitely chop off her head for the crime of deceiving the emperor.
He will wait for Du Qingtang underground with Yuan Ping and Zhu.
A gust of wind blew, brushing away Yuan Sheng's messy hair and making his vision clear.
Then, a face that he hated to the core came into view.
She was wearing a green robe and had a cold expression, like a pine tree, a cypress, or a crane standing out among chickens, making people notice her at a glance.
Du Qingtang!
Yuan Sheng's eyes were bloodshot.
Shouldn't she be in jail?
How is she still alive?
Yuan Sheng wanted to scream hysterically, but before he could make a sound, the rope suddenly tightened.
asphyxia.
Severe pain.
He could feel his body being pulled in five directions and torn inch by inch.
Yuan Sheng regretted it.
He shouldn't have pleaded guilty and signed the contract.
Du Qingtang is still alive, but he has become Yuan Xue's scapegoat.
Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world.
His fate was already determined when he decided to rather die than drag Du Qingtang to hell with him.
The horse galloped, accompanied by a loud noise, and blood and flesh splattered.
"ah!"
The people covered their eyes in fear, but they also laughed and shouted.
"Good death!"
“Serves you right!”
"The county magistrate is wise!"
The cheers resounded through the sky and lasted for a long time.
Du Qingtang stood in the crowd, staring at Yuan Sheng quietly until the body parts were picked up, thrown into sacks, and sent to the mass grave outside the city.
The hyenas would tear into the sacks and gnaw on the fresh flesh.
Crows also get a piece of the action, feeding on the carrion.
For many years thereafter, whenever someone mentioned Yuan Sheng, in addition to cheating in the imperial examinations, they would also mention the poisoning of his parents and younger sister.
He will truly be condemned by thousands of people and will be infamous for eternity.
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Du Qingtang left the execution ground and returned to the courtyard.
The courtyard was empty. The girls were busy in the shops and only came back after dark.
Du Qingtang sat in the main room. She did nothing but stared into the void quietly, as if she was thinking about something.
Half an hour later, Du Qingtang took out twenty taels of silver from the wooden box where he kept his money and went alone to the market that specialized in buying and selling livestock.
She bought a donkey and customized a cart.
Used to grind or transport heavy objects.
She bought a boning knife that cut through iron like mud.
Used to kill chickens or other living things.
Finally, she bought some veterinary medicine, which was extremely effective and was said to be able to stun a large insect.
In case chickens or other living things are struggling to survive.
After purchasing all the necessary items, Du Qingtang drove the donkey cart to Du Ji Snacks.
Du Qingzhu was collecting money behind the counter at the door. He immediately saw Du Qingtang jumping off the donkey cart. When she entered, he asked hurriedly, "Where did this donkey cart come from?"
Du Qingtang said: "If you buy it to pull the mill, you can also have an easier time."
Du Qingzhu didn't say anything, but just touched Du Qingtang's hair: "Tang brother is so nice, he knows how to be considerate of his sister."
Du Qingtang didn't move, letting her caress him. "I just went back to the courtyard and found mice in the house. You can stay in the shop for the next two nights. Wait until I'm done with them before going back."
"Rat?" Du Qingzhu frowned. "I'll go back with you. You can't handle it all by yourself."
Du Qingtang sternly refused: "No need, I bought some veterinary medicine, and we'll finish it quickly."
Du Qingzhu had no choice but to give up: "Okay, I'll tell my fifth sister and the others that I won't be going back for the next two days."
Du Qingtang nodded, said a few more words to Du Qingzhu, and then went back.
......
The moon is rising above the branches, and the night is getting darker.
The bustling county town finally quieted down, and the people extinguished their oil lamps and fell asleep.
The Du family courtyard is no exception.
Du Qingtang turned off the lights and went to bed early. The rooms were pitch dark and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.
A dark shadow climbed up the wall and landed lightly on the ground.
There was a bulge on his back, and when he landed on the ground, he still remembered to protect it with his backhand, as if it was something extremely precious.
The black shadow walked very lightly, approaching the west room step by step.
He first listened attentively to make sure that the person in the room was breathing deeply and sleeping soundly, and then he pushed open the door.
"Crack—"
A shrill sound cut through the night sky.
At the same time, white powder fell from the door.
The black shadow's eyes became fierce and he dodged, but he was still a step too slow and inhaled the white powder.
The black shadow thought to himself that something was wrong and turned around to go back the way he came.
He was extremely fast, but still not as fast as the speed at which the white powder entered his body and merged into his blood.
Before he could climb to the top of the wall, his legs gave out and he fell to the ground.
With a "bang", the wooden box fell and the things inside were thrown out.
It's a phoenix crown and a red robe.
The bright red and huge pearls on the phoenix crown sparkle in the night.
The black shadow struggled to get up, but failed. His whole body seemed to be filled with cement and he could not move.
The footsteps came closer and stopped in front of the black shadow.
Du Qingtang leaned over and pulled off the black veil, revealing a familiar yet unfamiliar face.
"It's you."
Qi Ping.
A dog raised by Qi Heming was also the one who fed her poisoned wine.
Qi Ping collapsed on the ground like a pile of mud, panting heavily, his eyes filled with cold murderous intent: "Bitch, how dare you plot against me!"
Du Qingtang slapped Qi Ping in the face, causing him to turn his head away. "You bastard, use your dog brain! If you hadn't plotted against me first, disrupted my plans, and acted like a ghost instead of a human, and hadn't come to my house rashly at night, why would I have plotted against you?"
Qi Ping spat out a mouthful of blood. The great humiliation made veins pop out on his forehead and his face look ferocious.
Du Qingtang kicked away the annoying phoenix coronet and bridal gown, picked up the envelope, ignored the words "From Atang himself", tore open the envelope, and found two letters inside.
One of them was Yuan Sheng’s letter of accusation, and the other was written by Qi Heming.
Du Qingtang crumpled the letter into a ball, threw it at his feet, and put it into his sleeve.
Qi Ping swallowed the blood in his throat and said in a hoarse voice, "This letter and the phoenix coronet and bridal robe were sent to you by my master."
Du Qingtang sneered: "Do I have to accept it just because you give it to me?"
Qi Ping's breathing became heavier: "I have no ill intentions, it's just..."
Du Qingtang interrupted him: "Just let Yuan Sheng report that I'm a woman, right?"
Qi Ping's pupils suddenly shrank, his breathing became rapid, and he looked as if he was facing a great enemy. It was obvious that what Du Qingtang said was right.
Du Qingtang remembered the pain of the poisoned wine entering his throat, his face turned cold, and he kicked Qi Ping in the chest.
Since his rebirth, Du Qingtang has insisted on doing morning exercises every day and has practiced horse riding and archery for several months. His kicks are very powerful and he kicked Qi Ping so hard that he rolled over twice and vomited blood.
"I guess Qi Heming just asked you to deliver something and help me keep my identity secret."
"And in order to please Qi Heming, you acted on your own initiative and played a trick, using Yuan Sheng to let Du Qingtang die openly, and then brought me back to Xiajing and presented me to your master."
"It's just that you didn't expect me to get away with it. Fortunately, Yuan Sheng is dead now. You can pretend that nothing happened and just complete the task that Qi Heming assigned you."
Qi Ping swallowed hard: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Du Qingtang turned a deaf ear and continued, "That night, you snatched Yuan Sheng's letter of accusation and saw Wu Laoqi. You thought he was just an ordinary beggar and didn't take him seriously, but you didn't expect he would be mine."
"In your eyes, I'm just an ordinary girl from the countryside. I don't know why I caught Qi Heming's eye. You've never taken me seriously, and you even look down on me. That's why you stepped into my territory without any precautions."
Du Qingtang looked down at him and slowly pulled out the boning knife from his sleeve.
"Today I want to teach you a lesson: never look down on a woman."
As death approached, Qi Ping finally felt fear. He knew he couldn't escape, so he said in a timid tone, "Since you know the master's identity, aren't you afraid that if I die, he will take his anger out on you?"
"A dog that betrayed its master. I'm cleaning up the mess for him."
For his hypocrisy in this life, and for following his cousin Qi Heming's orders and feeding her poisoned wine in the previous life.
Du Qingtang raised his knife and the boning knife drew a line of blood across Qi Ping's throat.
Qi Ping died before he could even utter a cry of pain.
Du Qingtang stood up and turned to look at the phoenix coronet and bridal bridal gown.
She stepped forward, stepped on the luxurious phoenix crown, and crushed the priceless pearls.
Du Qingtang moved Qi Ping and the phoenix coronet and bridal robe onto the donkey cart, left the Du family compound in the dark, and came to the wilderness.
In an open space, Qi Ping's body was covered with a phoenix crown and bridal robe, soaked in kerosene.
Du Qingtang held the torch, stared quietly for a moment, and then lit the phoenix crown and bridal bridal gown.
With a loud "boom", the fire grew stronger.
The flames instantly engulfed Qi Ping and the phoenix crown and bridal bridal gown.
Du Qingtang stood in the wind, the blazing fire could not melt the frost in her eyes.
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