Chapter 263: Lure and Capture
Tang Sanmei followed out and looked at Su Caixia and said, "Sister Caixia, are you okay?"
Su Caixia turned around and grabbed Tang Sanmei's arm, her eyes sharp: "What did the person who gave you the cake just now look like? Tall, short, fat, thin, male or female?"
Tang Sanmei was startled by her and said, "A little beggar gave it to me. He said someone else gave it to him. I don't understand what it means, so I just brought it to you."
Su Caixia let her go.
"Sister Caixia, are you okay? If you feel uncomfortable, I will talk to Master and ask for leave for you. You don't look well."
"Third sister, I do feel a little unwell and need to go to the clinic. Please tell the master for me." Su Caixia said, then turned and left the embroidery workshop.
By the stream. Su Caixia looked at the river surface, and the image of the fool struggling in the water emerged in her mind.
The note she received just now said that someone had seen her and the fool, and that person knew that the fool's death was not an accident, but she did it on purpose. The person also asked her to meet here, saying that as long as she gave enough silver, the other party would keep silent.
There were footsteps coming from behind. Hearing the footsteps, Su Caixia turned around abruptly, and when she saw the person coming, her eyes were full of shock.
"You...Aren't you always following that stupid beggar?"
The middle-aged beggar in front of him had unkempt hair and a tattered face, and his tattered clothes gave off a sour smell.
Hearing Su Caixia's words, he responded with a mean face: "Yes, it's me."
"You said you saw..."
"Yes, I saw it." The beggar said proudly, "You tricked that fool here, threw his favorite cakes into the river, and he jumped in..."
After hearing what he said in such detail and knowing that it was exactly the same as what had happened before, Su Caixia believed him.
"That's enough. What do you want?"
"Didn't I tell you? Just give me the money and this matter will be known to you, me and God."
Su Caixia looked at the beggar in front of her, and all kinds of possibilities emerged in her mind.
She worked in an embroidery workshop and had seen all kinds of ruffians, not to mention this greedy beggar. If she gave him the money today, she would be coerced by him for the rest of her life.
"I brought ten taels of silver, which is all the money I have saved. I can give you all the silver, but you have to keep your word and stop threatening me with this matter."
"Don't worry, I just want money."
"Then come and get it!"
The beggar strode towards her and held out his hands to her.
Su Caixia reached into her clothes, took out a dagger, and stabbed the beggar in the chest.
"Go to hell."
The beggar leaned back, sat on the ground, and shouted, "No more playing, no more playing, she's going to kill someone, why don't you show up?"
"Who are you talking to?" Su Caixia had a bad feeling in her heart.
"We." Captain Feng appeared with his detectives, and with him also appeared Tang Yichen.
The whole thing was arranged by Tang Yichen. From writing a note to Su Caixia, luring him here, to using the beggar that Su Caixia had seen before to trick him, even the process of the fool's death was figured out by him. Although Su Caixia was very cunning, she erased all traces, leaving only the footprints of the fool falling into the water.
However, it was the fool's footprints when he fell into the water that revealed all the secrets.
Judging from the footprints left at the scene, the fool threw himself into the river.
He was a fool, his mind wasn't very clear, but no matter how foolish he was, he knew to avoid dangerous places, such as cliffs and water...
He threw himself into the water without hesitation. There was only one possibility: someone had tempted him with something. He was calling for cakes, so it was very likely that the cakes were the bait.
This place is remote and there are very few people around. There is no witness to what Su Caixia did. Only by creating such a witness can she panic, lose her composure, and confess.
"Brother Yichen..." Su Caixia looked at him blankly. "Why are you here?"
"Why am I here? Shouldn't you know better than me? Thanks to you, my hand has become like this. The doctor said it will never be able to return to its original state in this lifetime." Tang Yichen raised his right arm slightly and looked at Su Caixia coldly.
Su Caixia laughed loudly: "Brother Yichen, who told you not to love me, who told you not to marry me? I like you so much, and I have waited for you for so long, but you don't give me any hope. Aren't you going to take the imperial examination? If your hand is crippled and you become a disabled person, can you still take the imperial examination? If you can't take the imperial examination, you will be a cripple, and I am worthy of you."
"We have heard what you and the beggar said just now. The evidence is conclusive. Bring him back to the yamen and let you make a judgment." Captain Feng waved his hand.
Several constables arrested Su Caixia.
Su Caixia started to panic and shouted at Tang Yichen, "Brother Yichen, I love you too much, so I would use this method to keep you. You are useless now, you can't pass the imperial examination, and you will need someone to take care of you in the future. I am willing to take care of you for the rest of my life, I am willing to marry you, please help me to speak for you, don't arrest me."
"It's so noisy! Shut her mouth." Captain Feng said impatiently.
A constable stuffed his sweat towel into her mouth.
Su Caixia cried out in a groaning voice, her eyes full of resentment.
Until she was dragged away, she was still staring blankly in the direction of Tang Yichen.
Captain Feng patted Tang Yichen on the shoulder and sighed, "Young man from the Tang family, being too popular is a sin. Don't be too sad. Maybe you can recover in a few years, and it won't be too late to take the exam again then."
"Thank you, Brother Feng, for what you did today." Tang Yichen bowed.
"You're welcome. We're all family, there's no need to be so formal." Captain Feng said, "Then we'll take her away. You can go back and rest early."
Captain Feng took Su Caixia away.
The beggar walked towards Tang Yichen and looked at him cautiously: "My mission is completed..."
Tang Yichen took out a string of copper coins and handed them over: "Thank you for your help today."
The beggar got the money and heard Tang Yichen's thanks, and he was completely stunned.
"Well... although your hand is disabled, you are good-looking. With your looks, there is nothing you can't do?" The beggar comforted Tang Yichen.
Tang Yichen: “…”
He didn't need such comfort.
"Don't worry, I won't be upset." Tang Yichen said calmly, "I just feel sad that I harmed an innocent person because of my own affairs."
When Tang Yichen returned to Chuan Chuan Xiang, the whole family was anxiously looking for him. Tang Luwu was the first to spot him and strode over to greet him.
"Brother, where have you been?"
"What's wrong?" Tang Yichen asked.
"The government just tried your case. We went to the trial as soon as we heard the news. Guess what, the person who harmed you turned out to be Su Caixia." Tang Luwu said angrily.
"Su Caixia's parents are looking for you. The government sentenced Su Caixia to exile, and her parents must want to plead with you. We are worried that if you meet them, they will do something bad to you. After all, that family of lunatics has no brains, who knows what stupid things they will do when they go crazy?" Li Taohua explained.
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