Chapter 142 Confrontation in Court
“Big brother!”
Lu Chaochao’s face turned pale.
Lu Yanshu covered his head tightly, pursed his thin lips, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
His fists were clenched so tightly that veins were visible.
"Yanshu..." Xu felt uneasy.
Lu Yanshu raised his hand slightly, closed his eyes tightly, and his thick eyelashes trembled slightly, showing that he was extremely uneasy inside.
[Lu Jinghuai ordered Pei Yaozu to kill people. How old was he at that time? 】
[After the deed was accomplished, Pei Yaozu's eyes were dug out and his tongue was cut off! 】
Lu Yanshu carefully digested Chaochao's thoughts.
He was young and frivolous at the time, and was suddenly paralyzed in bed, unable to accept the reality.
I am extremely resistant to that memory.
For so many years, I didn’t dare to think too deeply about it.
Even the memory is vague. The doctor once said that he blocked that memory as a way of self-help.
Now that he suddenly thought of it, he still couldn't calm down.
His lips trembled, and he looked at Xu, unable to speak for a long time.
Xu's eyes were red. "I have sent Pei Yaozu to the Xu family. Unfortunately, after ten years, I can no longer find evidence that Lu Jinghuai hired someone to kill someone."
"It's all my fault that I didn't know people well enough to cause you to suffer."
"Mom, our lives are getting better and better, let's not talk about the past."
"All the suffering, deception and humiliation I've endured will be taken back one by one!" Lu Yanshu held his sister's hand, feeling slightly relieved.
"Tomorrow, my son will report to the police."
"It's been a long time, and there is no evidence of hiring a killer, but..."
"You can sow discord in the Marquis' Mansion and throw dirty water on Lu Jinghuai..."
Lu Yanshu concealed the murderous intent in his heart.
[Born as a bad seed, Lu Jinghuai is born as a bad seed! 】
Lu Chaozhao cursed in his heart.
Early the next morning.
Lu Yanshu went to the government office to report in person, and the Xu family took Pei Yaozu into custody.
Lu Yanshu sued Lu Jinghuai for hiring a killer and Pei Yaozu, which caused an uproar.
"Lu Yanshu was murdered back then?"
"Or my uncle? My grandmother's brother?"
"Oh, Lu Jinghuai hired someone to kill someone? How old was Lu Jinghuai at that time? He was about the same age as Lu Yanshu, about eight or nine years old?" The capital was in an uproar.
Lord Zhong, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, personally welcomed Lu Chaochao into the government office.
Who made her Princess Zhaoyang now?
"Greetings, Princess." Lord Zhong bowed deeply.
Lu Yanshu was now a scholar, so he did not bow to the official, but he bowed respectfully.
The young man pointed at Pei Yaozu and said, "I jumped into the water to save Miss Jiang. She was frightened and hid in the rockery crying."
"I had already climbed ashore, but Pei Yaozu held me in the water until I passed out."
"I lost that memory for many years due to excessive stimulation. Now I can remember it. Catch the thief!"
"Pei Yaozu had his tongue cut off and his eyes gouged out by Lu Jinghuai. He is now a cripple!"
Lord Zhong hurriedly sent someone to summon Lu Jinghuai.
Along with her came the old lady.
As soon as Old Pei entered the court, she let out a wail and suddenly pounced towards Pei Yaozu.
"Yaozu, Yaozu! I'm your elder sister, who the hell dug out your eyes?"
When Pei Yaozu heard the voice, he immediately opened his mouth and screamed, tears streaming down his face.
He hugged old Mrs. Pei and cried bitterly.
"Tongue, where is your tongue? Yaozu! You are the root of my Pei family!" The old lady hugged Pei Yaozu and cried in pain.
Lu Jinghuai watched coldly. He had just finished the provincial examination and was still a little weak.
He just bowed and said to Lord Zhong.
"I have never hired someone to kill someone. Besides, Jing Huai was only eight years old back then!"
"Brother, I hate Jing Huai for entering the Marquis' Mansion. Jing Huai thinks his identity is not glorious and he owes you, so he tolerates you everywhere. But why would you throw dirty water on Jing Huai?"
"Jing Huai hired his uncle to kill my eldest brother. This is ridiculous."
"It is ridiculous that Jing Huaisheng dug out my uncle's eyes and cut off his tongue!"
Pei Yaozu heard his voice.
Suddenly became excited.
"Ah! Ahhh!" Pei Yaozu rushed towards him like a madman, but he was blind and could only stagger and fall to the ground.
Lu Jinghuai looked calm: "Uncle, for the sake of our family relationship, Jinghuai will take good care of your only son for you." Lu Jinghuai said word by word.
Pei Yaozu has wasted ten years and is no longer as stupid as he was back then.
He cried and screamed, his face full of despair and compromise.
"Uncle, did I hire someone to kill my brother?"
"Uncle, did I dig out your eyes and tongue?" Lu Jinghuai walked forward and bent down to look at Pei Yaozu.
Pei Yaozu held his head and screamed miserably.
When he heard Lu Jinghuai's voice, he trembled and kept shaking his head.
Old Mrs. Pei was frightened out of her wits.
"Who do you think hired a murderer to kill Yanshu?"
"Who dug out Yaozu's eyes and tongue?" Old Mrs. Pei felt as if she was struck by lightning.
Lu Yanshu looked calm. He had never thought that he could defeat Lu Jinghuai today, but...
He just wants to sow discord among the Marquis's family.
But Pei Yaozu must die.
"Grandma, Jinghuai did not hire anyone to kill anyone. Look, even my uncle shook his head." Lu Jinghuai looked at his grandmother and said seriously.
"Perhaps, my eldest brother offended my uncle unintentionally."
Old Pei's throat seemed to be blocked.
She knew her own brother well. Without the inducement of huge sum of money, he would cherish his life very much.
He often steals things and peeks at his young wife taking a bath.
But he didn't dare to kill anyone.
"Don't call me big brother, you don't deserve it!" Lu Yanshu laughed softly.
"You are like a rat hiding in a dark canal, spying on our lives every day. You are a dirty thing that cannot be seen in the light. How can you call me big brother?"
"Old lady, do you know who you are?"
"Let your uncle kill someone, and then dig out his eyes and tongue. It's really horrifying... I'm really afraid that one day you will attack my grandmother." Lu Yanshu glanced at Old Mrs. Pei.
The smile on Lu Jinghuai's lips disappeared and his expression became gloomy.
Lord Zhong already knew that the two were the concubine and the principal wife of the marquis.
He slammed the gavel and asked, "Pei Yaozu, did anyone instruct you to kill someone?"
Pei Yaozu shook his head vigorously.
"Did you do this alone?"
Pei Yaozu knelt on the ground and nodded continuously.
Old Mrs. Pei suddenly woke up: "Yanshu, Yanshu, please don't tell your uncle, okay?"
"We are a family, a family!"
"Yanshu, your uncle has been spoiled since he was a child. Can you forgive him this time? He will never dare to do it again."
"Besides, you've stood up now, haven't you? Yanshu, you've recovered. You're not dead or disabled, so please let your uncle go..." Old Mrs. Pei suddenly grabbed Lu Yanshu and looked at him hopefully.
"Family members are connected by blood. Sir, we won't sue anymore." Old Mrs. Pei waved her hands and wanted to pull Pei Yaozu away.
He was stopped by the police.
"A family?"
"Is my name in the family tree?" Lu Yanshu asked softly.
Old Mrs. Pei stood there in a daze.
[Fortunately, the engagement has been severed, otherwise the old woman would still want to use filial piety to pressure me! 】
[My elder brother has been in despair for ten years, and you just laugh it off? 】
Lu Chaochao's face was tense.
"You personally kicked me out of the family, crossed me off the family tree, wrote a letter of severance, and we have no connection anymore?"
Lu Yanshu said softly.
There was a dangerous light flashing between his brows.
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