Chapter 93
It was indeed the reason given by the Shuntian prefect, killing someone while riding in a car, and then putting the suspicion of murder on Su Shou.
Chu Huan was very curious: [What did that maid say that made Xu Tao want to kill someone?]
Making an elegant young lady who only knows how to play the piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting kill someone is just as difficult as making a good person turn evil.
Even if she threatened in person with words like "I will kill your whole family", given her status and ability as a maid, it would only be words and it would be difficult to do it in reality. Xu Tao could just send someone to send the maid away or sell her, and would never kill anyone for this.
No one could imagine what words could be so powerful, and they became even more curious about the truth.
System: [Actually, judging by what she said, she's not mad enough to kill someone. There are other reasons. Let me explain.]
When the maid was nine years old, her parents sold her to a trafficker for two taels of silver. The trafficker, impressed by her beauty, wanted to sell her to a brothel for a good price. The difference in pay between the brothels in the small county and the capital was enormous, so the trafficker took the maid all the way to the capital and sold her for eight taels.
The maid knew her life would be ruined if she entered the brothel. She pretended to be obedient and didn't resist, secretly looking for a chance to escape. She tried to escape at night, but after a night on the run, she was eventually caught by the brothel's men. It was then that she met Xu Tao, who had returned from burning incense outside the city.
Xu Tao took pity on her and bought her for ten taels of silver. She became her maid and named her Jasmine. While they were nominally master and servant, Xu Tao treated Jasmine like a younger sister. In her free time, she taught her how to read and write, how to do accounting, and how to take care of her clothes and jewelry.
No matter how much she treated Jasmine like a younger sister emotionally, she was still a slave who had signed a contract to sell herself and was bought into the mansion to be a maid, not a rich lady to be served by others, so she had to work.
Combing hair, dressing and cleaning are not difficult tasks and anyone can do them. However, they are too replaceable and it is difficult to stand out.
Clothes and jewelry are valuable. Taking good care of them can broaden your horizons and help you learn the skills of reading, writing, and accounting. No matter whether Jasmine stays in the Xu family or redeems herself and leaves, becomes an accountant or opens a clothing store, she will be able to find a job with a good monthly salary.
Xu Tao had long-term plans for Jasmine, and everyone saw this clearly and thought it was a good idea - it is always better to rely on yourself than on others.
But Jasmine herself can't do it, otherwise there wouldn't be such a murder and burial incident.
System: [When Xu Tao was young, she was just visually impaired, not much different from the average person. Later, she lost her sight, and had to pay close attention to every aspect of her daily life, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation. She wasn't as easy to serve as before. Jasmine gradually grew impatient, and often just did things casually. She wasn't very attentive to her clothes and jewelry, and even secretly wore Xu Tao's jewelry.]
As the girl got older, she began to worry about many things. She had grown accustomed to the life of a servant in the Xu Mansion, where she had no worries about food and clothing. Xu Tao would give her any jewelry she wanted. She worried that she would have to leave the Xu Mansion and return to the poor life of not having enough food and clothing.
She was two years older than Xu Tao, and had fallen in love early. Seeing that Xu Tao was still unmarried and could not be a maidservant in the dowry, and would become a concubine to her husband's son-in-law, she fell in love with the second son of the Xu family. She would often send gifts to the second son under the name of Xu Tao, and frequently flirted with him.
Whether the elder brother took his younger sister's personal maid as a concubine, or the younger sister's personal maid seduced the elder brother, if this matter were to get out, it would be a scandal for the Xu family.
If some insiders exaggerated the story and said that Jasmine was raised by Xu Tao as her younger sister and that the Xu family was going to adopt her as a daughter, then it would become a case of the Xu family's young master and his younger sister having an affair.
By then, the reputation of the young master of the Xu family will be ruined, the reputation of the young lady of the Xu family will be tarnished, and the entire Xu family will be affected.
Chu Huan secretly took a breath: [How come while saving someone, I almost saved my enemy.]
[Is this a relationship? The kind that kills the whole family.]
Is she saving someone? She's the kind that destroys an entire family.
Everyone's pupils trembled. What the hell is going on?
Is it so serious that your whole family will die if you fall in love?
They didn't understand the meme, but the system did: [That's the standard for a bloody, sadistic novel, running three million words from beginning to end. This is a small unit in a crime thriller, at most a hundred thousand words.]
Chu Hua was too lazy to comment on the melodramatic plot: [Go on.]
System: [In order for the Second Young Master to concentrate on his studies and have a bright future, the Xu family has surrounded him with servants, not even a single maid. How could they tolerate Jasmine's seduction?]
Xu Tao is Jasmine's mistress. Because she wasn't strict with her servants, she was criticized by her parents. This affected her future and the future of the Xu family. The Xu parents were furious and were quite harsh in their criticism.
Chu Hua suddenly had an idea: [Could this be the beginning of Jasmine's hatred and curse against Xu Tao?]
The system confirmed her suspicions: [Yes, Xu's father and mother scolded Jasmine, saying, "You're so shameless at such a young age," and scolded Xu Tao, saying, "Look at the girl you painstakingly raised, and she's turned out to be this kind of scum!" "If I had known this would happen, I would have let her rot in a brothel!" and so on.]
Jasmine had been raised under Xu Tao's protection, so how could she have encountered such a thing? Being scolded like that in person, she burst into tears and snot. When she heard Xu's mother say, "The Xu family can't keep a girl as old as Xin, we'll sell her off tomorrow," Jasmine kowtowed and begged for mercy, repeatedly crying, "I won't do it again, young lady, save me!"
On one side were her parents, brother, and the Xu family, and on the other was her sister, whom she had protected for many years. Xu Tao was torn between the two. She wanted to protect them all, but she couldn't protect any of them. In the end, she transferred Jasmine out of her courtyard and made her an ordinary maid.
Everyone: ???
Everyone:!!!
Chu Huan was shocked by this handling method: [Whose decision was this?]
System: [Xu Tao's plea, "Moli and I have been sisters for many years. I cannot bear to see her suffer in another family. Please have mercy on me, parents, and keep her!" These are her exact words. I haven't changed a single punctuation mark.]
Chu Huan: “…”
Phytolacca: “…”
The prefect of Shuntian Prefecture suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, otherwise how could he hear such outrageous words?
You've been calling me sisters for so many years, don't you have any sisters of your own? You treat a maid you bought to do work as your sister.
You still can't bear to let her suffer in other people's homes. Are other people's homes full of dangers and dangers, and she can enjoy a good life if she stays in your home?
Is selling a maidservant who tried to seduce a young master evil? Are all those skills she learned just for show? Will she be unable to survive if she leaves the Xu family? Isn't this a clear example of moral blackmail?
No one expected that such a short sentence would have so many flaws.
Chu Huan used to think Xu Tao was a kind person, and she helped Jasmine and Xu San when they were in trouble.
Now it seems that it was because the previous days were smooth sailing and no major events occurred. Once something happened, Xu Tao's shortcomings were immediately revealed, such as indecision, procrastination, and inability to distinguish between the important and the unimportant.
Chu Hua: [I originally thought that because she had experienced the suffering of the world herself, she had a stronger sense of compassion and empathy, which is why she couldn't turn a blind eye to those in trouble. But when I hear this... why does it sound so erotic?]
If she hadn't said it, the system wouldn't have felt it. But as soon as she mentioned QY, the sense of déjà vu was so strong that the system trembled, wishing it could go back a minute to stop Chu Huan from saying those terrible words.
The melon-eating system has no function of retracing time and space, so it can only continue to speak with tears in its eyes:
Although Jasmine stayed at the Xu family, she went from being a personal maid to a wealthy lady to a maid who could be ordered around by anyone. The difference in status was too great, and within a few days she was crying and begging before Xu Tao.
Xu Tao sighed and said, "There's nothing I can do." Mo Li immediately asked, "You won't help me?" Xu Tao was already blind by then, and didn't notice the jealousy on Mo Li's face. She simply said, "This is the best I can get for you." Mo Li said, "I shouldn't have counted on you!" before leaving.
[Sisters, well, the master and servant fell out. Jasmine's life in the Xu family was miserable, and she didn't go looking for Xu Tao again. Until one day, Xu's father promised Jasmine to the housekeeper's son. Jasmine was really unwilling, so she went to Xu Tao again to beg for mercy.]
Chu Huan was completely numb after hearing him beg again and again.
Chu Hua: [Ever since she seduced the Xu family's young master, Xu Tao no longer has the final say in her affairs. How could Jasmine not see clearly?]
System: [It's not that I can't see clearly, it's just that Xu Tao is the only one in the Xu family who could possibly help her. However, Jasmine's indenture contract was taken away by Xu's mother a long time ago, so Xu Tao can't help her.]
Jasmine knew that no matter how much she begged, it was useless. She scolded Xu Tao to her face, "You never treated me as a sister. You only treated me as a dog. If you lead me out, everyone will see your kindness! I am just a tool to display your kindness!"
Chu Huan: “…”
To be honest, she really didn't understand why the Xu family handled it this way.
Even if he didn't sell Jasmine out of Xu Tao's favor, he would still have to send her to the farm, right? If he kept her at home, what if she got into trouble with someone again?
How could the Xu family be so confident that they thought everything would be fine as long as they kept an eye on the person?
The governor of Shuntian Prefecture was also puzzled.
Which maid would not be punished or sold off after being caught seducing a young man?
As a result, when he was about to be sold, he begged the lady for help; when he was tired from work, he begged the lady for help; when he was betrothed by the owner of the house, he was unwilling to beg the lady for help. It seems that the lady is your biological mother and has to help you with everything. If she doesn't help or is unhappy, you will scold her?
The price of a maid was two to three taels. Xu Tao spent ten taels to buy Jasmine, which was enough to buy four maids.
He rescued her from the fire, and later taught her calligraphy, accounting and jewelry. If you hire someone outside to teach you, which one of these doesn't cost money?
This really saved a ungrateful ungrateful person.
There was something even more shocking to them.
System: [Jasmine has her eye on the Xu family's son, so why would she want to marry the housekeeper's son? The housekeeper's son also knows about Jasmine's past troubles. Their married life has been a turbulent one, and Jasmine hates Xu Tao even more.]
Many of these rumors were spread by Jasmine, including rumors like, "Serving a blind man has no future," "A blind woman can become a daughter," and "No matter how good your rebirth, you're still blind and can't get married." The servants around Xu Tao often stayed around for short periods of time, influenced by these rumors.
[A stranger cursing a blind man, and someone they grew up with cursing a blind man, a normal description and a malicious curse, the effect is completely different. Xu Tao was chilled to the bone, but because they grew up together, she pretended not to hear it.]
Chu Huan asked a second time: [What did Jasmine say that made Xu Tao decide to kill her?]
System: [She said a lot, including things like, "No one wants a blind woman, she can't get married, and she's having an affair with a guard or servant," "I saw her hugging Xu San with my own eyes," "Xu San came out of her room in the middle of the night," and "I boiled water for her to take a bath in the middle of the night."]
[There are also comments like "Dozens of people died for a blind man," "Would you dig out someone's eyes for a little silver?", "Who knows what she gave behind the scenes," and "Maybe he just likes the blind lady."]
Chu Huan's brows were furrowed tightly: [She is deliberately destroying Xu Tao's reputation.]
Xu Tao already had difficulty finding a husband because she was blind, and now the servants in the mansion were making up stories about her. If the rumors got out one day, would she still be able to live as a human being?
The system paused: [Jasmine was being intentionally vague, but some of what she said is indeed true.]
[For example, when Xu Tao and Xu San were hugging each other, it was Xu Tao who accidentally fell and was hugged by Xu San. Xu San came out of the room in the middle of the night, and Xu Tao had something to ask. He boiled water for a bath in the middle of the night, and Xu Tao had a fever and sweating and needed a bath. The truth is mixed up and it is difficult to distinguish.]
Xu Tao has never married. Those who know about her marriage are hard to say, but those who don't know could easily believe she's having an affair with the guard. Furthermore, Xu San truly loves Xu Tao, guarding her day and night, knowing all her likes and fears. Xu Tao knows this but doesn't reject her. There's definitely something fishy going on between the two of them.
Xu Tao was hurt by what she saw and was afraid that Jasmine would say more nonsense, so she killed her in anger to silence her.
Chu Huan summarized it simply: [This is the case of a small amount of kindness followed by a large amount of resentment.]
System: [Xu Tao has given too much. Jasmine takes all of Xu Tao's efforts for granted. Whenever she's not happy, she becomes resentful and blames Xu Tao for not helping her anymore.]
[But it depends on the person. Sister Huan, aren't the green bamboo, red plum, and white peach around you all pretty good?]
Chu Hua: [I kept them by my side because they were trustworthy. Those with substandard character were already sent away.]
In order to eat this melon, I remained silent for a long time, but fortunately I could still pretend to be in thought.
Chu Huan pretended to have just figured things out and said to the Shuntian Prefecture Governor, "Your Excellency, I originally thought the murderer couldn't bear to see the victim's eyes gouged out while he was still alive. Now that I think about it, it's possible he murdered her to silence her and then disguised the crime."
"If it's the latter, as long as we find out the identity of the deceased and who the deceased had any grudges with, I believe this case will be solved."
The Shuntian prefect had already heard the cause, process and result of the entire case. With Chu Huan's expression of sudden enlightenment, he quickly realized that this logical chain of reasoning was not difficult and that his expression was a bit too exaggerated.
To make amends, he smiled and said to Chu Huan, "Miss Chu has superb ability in solving cases. She was born to be a member of our Shuntian Prefecture. Please consider us!"
In an instant, the suspicion turned into a legitimate reason for deliberately praising Chu Huan and wanting her to go to Shuntian Prefecture.
The reaction speed is fast enough.
Chu Huan was at a loss for words and politely declined, "My daughter is not very talented or well-educated. Your Excellency the Prefect is too kind to praise me."
With the help of the system, Shuntian Prefecture sent yamen runners to Xu Mansion to find someone to identify the body. Then, through investigating Xu Mansion, they found out the grudge between Jasmine and Xu Tao, and Xu Tao and Xu San confessed everything.
The case was closed in less than a day and a night, from the discovery of the body to confirmation. It was extremely fast.
After this battle, Shuntian Prefecture Governor fully experienced the pleasure of being led by Chu Huan and the system.
In the past, solving a case required painstaking efforts to find clues. If useful ones were found, it was fine. If useless ones were found, all the hard work would yield no results. However, with the system, everything is clear.
Even if you need to find witnesses and physical evidence to close the case, you should do it with a definite result and not be too easy.
If solving a case is so easy, who would be willing to work hard?
Shuntian Prefecture Governor: I’m sorry, I don’t want to work hard anymore!
He came to Chu Huan's house with a gift in hand, smiling, and went to her on the pretext of "thanking Miss Chu for helping to solve the case." Then he handed Chu Huan another case file that had troubled him for many days.
Chu Huan: “…”
system:【……】
The Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court immediately knew about what the Shuntian Prefecture Governor had done.
Good job!
I thought you just temporarily asked Chu Huan and the system for help due to the emergency situation, but I didn't expect that you were planning to develop them into non-staff members of Shuntian Prefecture and keep asking them to handle difficult cases.
Shuntian Prefecture has difficult cases, but doesn’t the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have any?
So, within two days, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court also came to ask for help with gifts and case files.
Minister of Justice and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Sorry, we don’t want to work hard anymore!
Chu Huan: “…”
system:【……】
So who still remembers that 188 is just a melon-eating system, not a criminal system?
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