Chapter 464: Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess is in Qi County
Sun Rujing bribed the apprentice of the clinic and asked him to help watch over the man.
When he persuaded Mr. Shu and Mrs. Shu to go to the Big Buddha Temple to fulfill their vow, he let his apprentice take action.
They threw the man's body off the cliff, smashed his face, changed his clothes into a groom's, and kept him company with Mr. and Mrs. Shu.
Just as Sun Rujing expected, Shu Yirou fainted upon hearing the news of her parents' death and had no intention of recognizing anyone.
He took charge of this matter.
He said the disfigured body was that of a groom, and no one doubted him.
Shu Yirou herself had never paid much attention to her own groom, so she couldn't tell whether it was real or fake.
Her heart was completely focused on the bodies of her parents.
"Nonsense, all nonsense!" Sun Rujing never expected the truth to be revealed, and he was so flustered that he didn't know what excuse to make to exonerate himself.
"Your Excellency, everything I said is true." The apprentice of the clinic also presented the silver note given by Sun Rujing.
"Where is Lin Daming, the steward of the Shu family?" the county lord asked again.
The butler stepped forward quickly.
"Can you tell me if this is the banknote from your Shu family?"
To prevent counterfeiting, each banknote has a unique code.
The Shu family would also register every banknote that went out.
Lin Daming looked through the account book and replied tremblingly, "This is the Shu family's banknote. Sun Rujing left from my branch five days ago."
The timing is right!
Her parents had just died five days ago.
Shu Yirou was about to fall, and Lu Li kindly helped her up.
After hearing what the housekeeper said, Sun Rujing continued to shout: "My banknotes were lost as soon as I left the house. I can't find them. They were stolen."
"The evidence is irrefutable, yet you still dare to make excuses?" The county magistrate shouted and asked the coachman to hand over the evidence as well.
The groom repeated what Sun Rujing had said to bribe him.
"It was Sun Rujing who asked me to do this. He gave me two hundred taels of silver and told me to send the maid away while I was getting in the car and push the master and his wife off the cliff."
Shu Yirou bit her lips tightly.
The county magistrate was right. The evidence was irrefutable. No matter how much Sun Rujing tried to deny it, it would be useless.
He is the real murderer who killed my parents!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but ask out loud: "Why, why did you do this?"
"My parents treat you well and treat you like their own son. Why do you want to harm them?"
Her screams were filled with pain and confusion.
Sun Rujing knew that the case was hopeless. He sat on the ground and sneered, "You treat me like your own son? Haha."
He laughed as if he had heard a great joke.
"If you really treat me like your own son, why did you gradually take back my management rights after you had a son?"
"If you really treat me like your own son, why do you want me to marry into your family and give birth to a child with your surname?"
Shu Yirou looked at him in surprise.
Her tears couldn't stop falling.
She choked up as she explained, "The management rights were taken back because the shop was no longer profitable, so we sold it. Dad once said that when Xiaobao was born, he would hand over the other shops to you, and he would concentrate on accompanying Mom and Xiaobao."
"As for the marriage, when I asked you about it, you agreed happily. You also said that it didn't matter whose surname the child was, because no matter whether the last name was Sun or Shu, it was still your child."
She cried for her own stupidity and for her parents' trust in the villain.
Sun Rujing said nothing.
"No noise is allowed in the court!" The alarm stick in the county magistrate's hand fell again.
He pronounced Sun Rujing guilty.
He murdered three people and was executed later.
"The case ends here and the court is adjourned." The county magistrate happily announced the case was closed.
This, he thought, was the easiest case he had ever handled.
The witnesses and evidence were all prepared in good order.
He just had to go on stage, go through the motions, and be done with it.
As expected of the Jinyiwei, they are so efficient!
When Sun Rujing heard that he would be executed in the autumn, his face turned pale.
At this moment, he truly realized that he was going to die.
He wanted to pounce on Shu Yirou, but was grabbed by the yamen runners and could not move.
He shouted, "Yirou, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have been so obsessed. Save me, I will serve you like a slave for the rest of my life."
Shu Yirou looked at him with hatred, gritting her teeth and said, "Go to hell and make amends to my parents and Xiaobao! You still want me to save you? Ha, I wish I could kill you with my own hands."
Sun Rujing wanted to say something but was taken away.
Shu Yirou took a deep breath, feeling very upset at the moment.
She looked at Lu Li and Tu Susu who were standing beside her and said, "Thank you, both ladies."
"You're welcome." Lu Li shook her head.
Seeing her haggard face, Tu Susu could not help but comfort her, "Miss Shu, things have come to this point, don't be too sad. After all, the man surnamed Sun has been sentenced to beheading."
"But if we ask about cutting down trees in autumn, will it be too late this year?" Shu Yirou murmured to herself.
Every autumn, all those who were to be beheaded by the imperial court had to be reported in advance, and then the beheadings would be carried out in October or November.
It is already mid-November. If we wait for the report and the response, I am afraid we will have to wait until next year to be beheaded.
Shu Yirou was very unhappy that Sun Rujing could live one more year.
She wanted him to go to the underworld and work like a slave for his parents to atone for his sins.
[Yes, if I go through the process again and again, I might miss this year's autumn harvest.]
[How about I help her out and use the expedited channel? ]
Lu Li pondered secretly in her heart.
"Don't worry, young lady. Now we have steam trains that can send official documents back to the capital very quickly." She comforted Shu Yirou.
"Let me borrow your good wishes." Shu Yirou nodded.
She now felt somewhat grateful to the kidnappers today. They had accidentally injured Sun Rujing, and it was a really good injury.
She wished time could go back. After knowing the truth, she also wanted to beat that bastard up.
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With Lu Li as a factor, Sun Rujing's case was quickly decided.
The county magistrate rubbed his hands, somewhat excited.
Unexpectedly, the Crown Princess was actually in Qi County.
He performed well this time. The Crown Princess should remember him, right?
Maybe he will be promoted soon.
The night before the execution, Shu Yirou went to find the executioner who was in charge of beheading her.
"Miss, what can I do for you?" The executioner Lao Zhang looked at the rich young lady who came to his door.
"I heard that you will be in charge of the execution tomorrow. I would like to ask you..." She said as she took out the silver.
Lao Zhang nodded and interrupted her: "I understand. I guarantee that the head will fall off with one cut, and your family will definitely not suffer too much pain."
He had seen too many people like this coming to him.
All for the sake of making the passing of my family easier.
"No, I want you to slow down." Shu Yirou shook her head.
"Slow down?" Lao Zhang was stunned.
"Don't let him die so easily, make him suffer more." Shu Yirou clenched her teeth, her eyes filled with hatred.
"The person tomorrow is your enemy?" Old Zhang looked at her in surprise.
"That's right." Shu Yirou nodded solemnly.
"He killed my parents and my younger brother. I will not be able to rest until I have my revenge."
"Are you Miss Shu?" Old Zhang finally recognized the person.
"Yes." Shu Yirou nodded with tears in her eyes.
"I understand." Lao Zhang nodded and returned the silver to her.
"Why? Can't you help me?" Shu Yirou stood there in a daze.