Chapter 64
When the system said this, Chu Huan finished her tea.
She put down the teacup and was about to get up to say goodbye when Shang Lu suddenly picked up the teapot and poured her another half cup.
Chu Huan looked down at the extra milk tea, then looked up at Shang Lu's ambiguous expression and uttered a short "Huh?"
Shang Lu said calmly, "You seem thirsty, drink some more."
Chu Huan: "..." I think you are thirsty, thirsty for the melon.
The system has the same suspicion, deliberately turned off the sharing, and privately chatted and joked: [Hehe, no one can escape the charm of eating melons~]
After saying that, he immediately resumed the group chat mode, ready to continue eating melons.
Chu Huan nodded secretly.
We hadn’t noticed Shanglu’s fondness for eating melons before, probably because his appearance and temperament were too deceptive, and others didn’t dare to share gossip with him, so this hobby remained hidden under the surface until it was discovered today.
Eating melon is a hobby that is beneficial to physical and mental health.
It must be carried forward in the Great Sheng Dynasty!
Since Shang Lu offered to keep someone company by pouring tea, Chu Huan took advantage of the situation and sipped the tea: "Tong'er, continue."
She didn't care where she ate the melon, but considering Shang Lu's teaching for more than two months, she decided to give him a ready-made hot one.
The system also wants to develop like-minded people, look at what it just said, and continue to speak passionately.
Zhang Zizhen killed Miss Zhuang in a fit of rage, and for many years after becoming a bandit, he regretted it. He didn't regret killing her, but rather regretted not letting Miss Zhuang suffer enough humiliation before killing her, giving her an easy death.
Zhang Zizhen's psychology was actually somewhat abnormal, but in ancient times, there was no criminal psychology or abnormal psychology. He lacked a clear understanding of himself and always believed that he had not fully vented his anger. This is why he continued to abuse and vent his anger on people like Miss Zhuang.
If he encountered obedient ones, he would raise them like kittens and puppies for a few days, just to watch the fun unfold. If he encountered disobedient ones, he didn't have the patience to discipline them. He would either force them to be slaughtered to satisfy his desire for violence and release, or leave them to his brothers to entertain him. In any case, he would not let them leave the mountain alive.
Chu Hua's eyes were filled with extreme coldness, and her fingers gripping the teacup exerted subtle pressure: "I've cultivated my character for many years, but I'm still not good enough."
The system seemed to sense an invisible murderous aura, and the words it was about to say paused before cautiously reminding: [Sister Huan, you don't have the right to kill.]
Shang Lu raised his eyebrows slightly. Chu Huan killed someone? No way.
He had known Chu Huan for more than two months and was able to confirm this, but the system had been with Chu Huan for half a year, so why couldn't it be confirmed?
This system isn't as childish as it sounds, is it?
If that were the case, it would explain many of the inconsistencies that have been revealed so far.
Chu Huan comforted Xiao Shatong: [Don't worry, I won't be that bad yet.]
"Of course, the killing is left to the Imperial Guards. Why would I dirty my hands for this kind of trash?"
Jia Yi and Cai Gang: "..." So their hands can get dirty? Fine, they are the swords in the emperor's hand, they can hit wherever they point.
The system is indeed reassured: [That's good.]
Shang Lu keenly heard the lingering fear in the system's tone. Did the system really believe that Chu Huan would kill someone, or was it afraid of the possible consequences of Chu Huan's killing?
The system was worried that if Chu Huan continued to talk about Zhang Zizhen's rubbish, she would get angry and develop breast nodules, so it simply skipped some details that might easily make her angry.
Zhang Zizhen did these things without hiding them from Miss Yan, and sometimes even dragged her along, both to intimidate her and deter her from running away, but also to drag her down with him.
"Ms. Yan is such a smart person! There have been people who look more like Ms. Zhuang than her over the years, but why is she still alive and well while everyone else is dead?"
When it came to the key point, the system kept it a secret: [Sister Huan, take a guess?]
Chu Huan had never studied criminal psychology and did not understand the thoughts of criminals and perverts. At most, she had watched some dramas with her mother who liked suspense and detective stories over the years and understood some common routines.
[I'll try...] Based on the currently known clues and the character's background and plot, Chu Hua made a reasonable guess: [Zhang Zizhen's behavior seems to be a case of staying awake for a long time.]
The eagle soars through the sky, fierce, sharp, and unruly, and will not easily obey human commands. To tame an eagle, one must imprison it, depriving it of food and sleep, until its will is completely worn down.
Zhang Zizhen's actions somewhat resembled the practice of "starving an eagle." Initially, he deprived Miss Yan of food and water. Later, he forced her to try and escape again and again, only to face repeated failure and despair, constantly wearing down her will.
Zhang Zizhen attempted to break and bend Miss Yan's spine. Miss Yan appeared obedient, marrying him and bearing his children, but in reality she never yielded. This made Zhang Zizhen feel deceived and provoked.
The system thought: Isn't this well said? It's all very accurate.
Chu Hua: [Most people would retaliate if they were deceived or provoked, let alone someone like Zhang Zizhen.]
The more Miss Yan refused to give up, the angrier Zhang Zizhen became. The two of them were like a hawk being tortured and its hunter, determined to fight to the death.
The system applauded vigorously. If it had eyes, the twinkling of those eyes at that moment must have been filled with the admiration of a fanboy: [Sister Huan is amazing! Her guess was almost spot on!]
Shang Lu was slightly surprised. Did he guess it right?
Is Chu Huan a natural born criminal solver?
Chu Huan was not proud of this. The matter between Zhang Zizhen and Miss Yan was slightly similar to the matters between human traffickers and abducted women that she knew in her previous life. It was just a matter of experience.
What are the first and second mistakes?
System: [Our system operates according to pre-set codes. You humans are very complex creatures with rich emotions. You are often influenced by your emotions and do things that are difficult for us to understand.]
Miss Zhuang is weak, while Miss Yan is strong. Aside from their faces, they don't actually have many similarities. Zhang Zizhen initially wanted revenge, but later on, he truly fell in love with Miss Yan.
Chu Huan looked disgusted: [If I like you, I have to force you, imprison you, beat you, force you to watch me kill people, and make you only have me by your side. Who wants this kind of love? This is a crime!]
[Rape, imprisonment, assault, murder, crimes are numerous and unforgivable. Please immediately castrate, draw and quarter, or execute by slow slicing. Thank you.]
system:【……】
Phytolacca: “…”
I can see it.
Chu Huan really hated Zhang Zizhen so much that she wanted to inflict all the most brutal and terrible punishments in the world on him.
Jia Yi and Cai Gang silently noted in their hearts: We must pass a message to the brothers in the Jinyiwei, and not let Zhang Zizhen have an easy time.
The system almost stuttered: [In short, Zhang Zizhen has a love-hate relationship with Miss Yan. He likes her but refuses to admit it, but can't bear to hurt her. He hesitates and struggles with all kinds of things, and then Miss Yan finds an opportunity to give him this book.]
Chu Hua: [Book? It can’t be…]
System: [Yes, it's the book "The Red Chamber."]
Miss Yan had tried too many times to escape, but couldn't. So she wrote down everything she'd learned from Zhang Zizhen and their experiences. She thought that if she ever managed to escape, this would serve as evidence.
Zhang Zizhen discovered this, and Miss Yan, in a panic, threw the book off a cliff. By chance, the book was found by a passing scholar. The scholar, short of money, embellished the existing material and wrote "The Story of the Red Chamber."
The plot was full of twists and turns. Chu Huan thought that Miss Yan had finally escaped thanks to her years of hard work, but she didn't expect it to be a closed loop, connecting the storyline with reality.
Shang Lu didn't expect this to be the ending, and always felt that something was left unsatisfied.
Chu Huan suddenly realized: "Tong'er, you can't just be reading some pornographic novel, right?"
"Of course, am I that uninspired?" the system said proudly. "I originally wanted to collect some of the most popular novels recently, thinking you could read them when you have time."
[When I finally discovered this, I realized this popular erotic novel was actually based on real events. So, I had to dig deeper, didn't I?]
[Then I realized that many of the things described in the pornographic novel were true. To avoid being held accountable, the scholar deleted and embellished many details, including names and backgrounds, but overall there were not many changes.]
Chu Huan was surprised that this was a true story, while Shang Lu was surprised that Chu Huan, an unmarried girl, would actually read pornographic novels in secret.
"I send you."
Chu Huan looked down and found that the milk tea in the cup was indeed gone.
Send the guests away as soon as they finish eating the melon, tsk.
After leaving the business, Chu Huan began to worry. In reality, there really was a stubborn and unyielding Miss Yan.
Chu Hua: [Tong'er, help me find the original prototype of this Miss Yan. We also need to investigate everything related to Zhang Zizhen, the Shanzhai, and the County Magistrate.]
The system came to claim credit: [I knew you would want it, Sister Huan. I've already prepared it in advance!]
Chu Hua: [Tong'er is awesome!]
System: [Hehe... Isn't that necessary? ]
After Chu Huan returned home and confirmed that all the Jinyiwei who could transcribe the conversation were at home, the system explained everything one by one.
That night, the news reached the palace. The emperor became interested in "The Red Chamber", which was adapted from real events, and asked Lin You to bring a copy for him to read.
Lin You: “…”
Some words were too disrespectful, so he could only think in his mind: The plot summary of "The Red Chamber" is here, and the emperor still wants to read the original content. Could it be that he is interested in the pornographic novel itself?
That’s right, the best erotic pictures in the whole Sheng Dynasty are all in the imperial palace.
The emperor has three thousand concubines in his harem and is not a serious person. He is different from the second prince who strictly adheres to male virtues.
The emperor seemed to realize that Lin You was thinking about something extremely rebellious, and gave him a cold look, asking him to figure it out himself.
Lin You immediately became obedient and obediently found a copy of "The Red Chamber".
The emperor read the banned book out of curiosity and shared it with the queen after reading it.
The queen had no interest in the erotic novel and even gave the emperor a subtle eye roll. However, she finally opened the storybook because of the emperor's words, "This is adapted from real events" and "It's the melon I got from Chu Huan."
She sympathized with the tragic fate of Miss Yan and other girls, and was angry at the collusion between the local county magistrate and Zhang Zizhen. She prayed that Miss Yan could escape from the tiger's mouth and hoped that Zhang Zizhen would be punished.
Unfortunately, "The Red Chamber" has no ending.
In other words, there is an ending, but it was added by the scholar who found the evidence.
The Queen wanted to depict an ending for "The Red Chamber" where good is rewarded and evil is punished, so she took the initiative to find the Emperor to inquire about the progress of the matter.
It was a rare occasion for the Empress to speak to him, and the Emperor showed a delighted expression: "I have already sent the Imperial Guards over overnight."
When the queen heard that the Jinyiwei was involved in this matter, she felt relieved.
She had nothing else to say to the emperor, so after listening to the part that interested her, she bowed and took her leave, leaving without waiting for the emperor's consent.
emperor:"……"
Looking at the queen leaving without hesitation, he always felt that he was being used and then discarded.
I thought the queen came to talk to him on her own initiative to forgive him, but it seems that it is not that easy.
The emperor sighed secretly. After so many years of cold war, the queen was still angry. He was the emperor of the country, the master of the great prosperity. How could he never take a concubine and live with her forever?
*
Chu family.
Chu Huan knew that the Jinyiwei had taken action after hearing the news from the system, but she also had to give a corresponding response and could not just wait, otherwise it would be inconsistent with her character and personality.
But with the Jinyiwei guarding her closely, it was indeed difficult for her to find other ways.
Fortunately, Miaoshou Kongkong was still in the capital. Chu Huan collected the relevant evidence and gave it to Meng Hang, asking Meng Hang to secretly put it into the study of the Minister of Justice's house.
Meng Hang had been stealing things for so many years, but this was the first time he encountered a strange request to deliver something to someone.
He didn't ask what the gift was, and did it neatly. Before leaving, he left a note: This is for you, no need to thank me.
When the Minister of Justice saw this, he immediately felt dizzy.
This note instantly brought him back to the dark days when he came to the national treasury with nothing and left a note, making the civil and military officials in the court and the people of Dasheng laugh at the whole world and being so poor that he had to be treated to candy by thieves.
If he hadn't been cooperating with the play to avoid exposing the truth, he really wanted to throw the note at Meng Hang and ask him: What's wrong with you being so empty-handed? Whether you're giving something away or stealing something, you have to leave a note to show off, right?
What made him even more upset was that such notes came every other day.
With the best courier to deliver intelligence, Chu Huan didn't have to worry too much. After eating the corresponding melon, she would organize the evidence and deliver it once, making the Minister of Justice reluctant to enter the study.
On this day, Meng Hang came to deliver clues to the Minister of Justice as usual. However, when he entered the study to put down his things and was about to leave a note, he found that the Minister of Justice had left a note for him: Send it here, thank you.
Below is a simple map that marks the location of the Dali Temple Minister's house and very considerately draws the route starting from there.
Meng Hang didn't understand and was greatly shocked.
"Hiss—giving the credit to others, your character is truly noble!"
At first, he really didn't know what Chu Huan wanted him to deliver, but the news that Chu Huan and the system had eaten was passed to him. He helped Chu Huan deliver it once, and soon the Ministry of Justice cracked a major case. How could he not notice it?
That was why it was easy for him to sneak into the Minister of Justice’s house every time - everyone was just putting on an act.
As a result, the Minister of Justice wanted to give up the credit.
Noble, so noble!
Meng Hang was deeply moved and, as the noble Minister of Justice wished, sent the document to the home of the Supreme Court Minister.
The Dali Temple Minister who was also having the same nightmare: "..."
The second time he came, Meng Hang saw a note in the study of the Dali Temple Minister, asking him to deliver it to the home of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
"This--" Meng Hang was stunned. Are all the officials in Dasheng so noble?
He was a petty thief and courier, and he looked so out of place among them.
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