Chapter 57: Forcing Him to Testify Against Her
Luo Xifeng's face turned pale, and he pursed his lips without saying a word.
How could he not know what Chu Yangyang had done.
Seeing Luo Xifeng remained silent, Lan Yu knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face, and said anxiously, "Master Jiang, when the princess whipped us that day, Doctor Luo was there. He can testify for us."
He suddenly moved his body on his knees, knelt down and turned to Luo Xifeng, "Doctor Luo, three months ago, the princess whipped us, and you were clearly there. Please, as a doctor with a kind heart, please speak a word of justice for us."
Chu Xinyao took the opportunity to turn to Luo Xifeng and said, "Lord Luo, I believe you have been treated specially by my sister every day, and I believe you must have suffered a lot. Today, Lord Jiang is here, so you can speak out your heart."
She paused, still pretending to be a good person, "Or maybe, my sister was really wronged by these two lovers, or maybe."
At some point, Xiao Renyu quietly stood behind Chu Xinyao, looking at Luo Xifeng with a complicated expression.
Luo Xifeng and Chu Yangyang were not at home these days, so she guessed that they must have gone somewhere for a secret meeting.
He keeps saying that he wants to bring them together, but actually he is secretly doing things. He is an extremely insidious person.
But what Xiao Renyu said had a different meaning. "Brother Xifeng, please help Yangyang clarify the matter. She is not that kind of person at all."
"Oh, Miss Xiao, you still don't know much." Chu Shiying stepped forward and patted Luo Xifeng on the shoulder, with the authority of an elder from the Prime Minister's Mansion. "Xifeng, just tell me the truth. If there is anything, Lord Jiang and I will naturally shoulder it with you. For the sake of the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion, some of the tumors in the mansion should be punished."
After saying that, he looked at Chu Yangyang with contempt, as if to say, I'm talking about you.
Jiang Ning stroked his long beard and looked at Luo Xifeng, who lowered his eyes. "Doctor Luo, you just need to tell the truth."
Luo Xifeng raised his eyes, glanced at the people around him, and his gaze finally stopped in front of Chu Yangyang.
Their eyes met, as if two lightning bolts struck each other, generating a huge electric voltage.
Why did he read a hint of frankness in her eyes?
But at that time, he clearly saw with his own eyes how she beat the Lan Yu brothers, and he also heard with his own ears her order that no one was allowed to approach the side yard, especially him, Luo Xifeng.
His heart was in turmoil, and the painful memories of the past and the Chu Yangyang who was so different from today were all vivid in his mind.
He broke his eye contact with her and looked at Jiang Ning. He was about to speak.
"There's no need for Lord Luo to testify. I admit that I whipped the Lan Yu brothers."
Chu Yangyang raised her head, her eyes like the first rays of sunlight after snow, sweeping across the crowd with a clear gaze, her brows spotless, so bright that the whispers suddenly subsided.
It was as if the person who did something wrong was not her at all, but these people who claimed to denounce her.
Miao Yun fell to his knees, burning with anxiety. "That's not true. The princess did whip Lan Yu and the other two, but there was a reason."
"Reason?" Chu Xinyao let out a sneer. "My sister has always had a bad reputation. I'm sure everyone in Datong City knows what her personality is like. She always does things according to her own preferences and doesn't treat her servants as human beings, let alone this..."
She laughed mockingly, "Not to mention this dirty guy who lets everyone play with him."
Upon hearing this, Lan Yu's face flushed red, and an expression of disbelief flashed across his face, instantly turning into a look of hurt and sadness.
Chu Shiying interjected, "No matter who it is, no one should abuse someone like this, and even cause a loss of life. Our country of Great Yue has its own laws, and our families have their own rules. You cannot act so recklessly."
As if he had made up his mind, Lan Yu suddenly stood up with a glare, "Princess, I know you are a royal concubine, and you are untouchable by us lowly slaves trampled in the mud. In this case, I can only die to prove my determination and to tell my brother's spirit in heaven."
After saying this, he suddenly stood up and resolutely rushed towards the beam.
"Quick, stop him." Jiang Ning gave an order.
Officers and soldiers rushed forward and grabbed Lan Yu, who was about to commit suicide.
While everyone was still watching the excitement, suddenly a maid in a green dress rushed out and knelt in front of Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning was confused, "What do you mean?"
Before the maid could even speak, her face was already covered in tears. "Master Jiang, please help my sister. My sister Linghua died so unjustly."
Suddenly a new episode occurred, and Chu Yangyang tried hard to recall the person named "Linghua".
It does seem familiar.
Jiang Ning frowned and shouted, "What grievances have you suffered? Wait until I have finished examining the princess's case before you go to the Dali Temple to file a complaint. Don't make trouble now."
The maidservant in green shook her head vigorously and cried, "Master Jiang, please spare my life. I really have my reasons. If you were not here today, I am afraid that I would have died like my sister Linghua, with no intact body."
This was a creepy thing to say. Chu Shikuang, who had been silent the whole time, asked curiously, "This maid's words are quite strange. It's better to listen to what she has to say."
As soon as she finished speaking, Yan immediately pulled Chu Shikuang's sleeve, startling him into silence.
However, Jiang Ning also heard the green-clothed maid's implication and asked, "Could it be that your sister Linghua's matter is also related to the princess?"
The maidservant in green kowtowed repeatedly, leaving a bloody mark on her forehead, but acted as if nothing had happened. "Master Jiang, it was the princess who tortured and killed my sister Linghua. My sister died a horrible death. She was... disemboweled by the princess, all because she had only pulled out a strand of her hair. The princess brutally murdered Linghua. I beg Master Jiang to see through this and give my sister justice."
These words were like a thunderclap, instantly shattering the nerves of everyone present.
They had always heard that the princess was cruel and did not treat servants as human beings.
But they always thought that the princess just beat the servants a few more times, was a little mean to them, and shortchanged them in food and drink.
I didn't expect that he could actually kill his servants at will.
According to the laws of Dai Viet, even if the Prime Minister is extremely powerful, if the murder case is reported to the emperor, the murderer must pay with blood.
Chu Shiying was so angry that he pointed his finger at Chu Yangyang and said, "Chu Yangyang, how could my Chu family give birth to a woman as cruel and brutal as you? You are a disgrace to my Chu family. You will ruin my Chu family's reputation in an instant."
Facing new accusations, Chu Yangyang lowered her eyes, her hands still hanging naturally at her sides, as if the person being accused was not her at all.
But Luo Xifeng gritted his teeth, with an unbreakable cold mist in his eyes and the corners of his lips stretched like knife blades.
Seeing Chu Yangyang remained silent, Jiang Ning asked, "Princess, how do you explain this matter? Do you know the maid Linghua?"
Chu Yangyang raised her head slightly, her eyes fixed on Jiang Ning. "Linghua used to be a maid at Bishuiyunju. She did die in my courtyard."
Hearing this, the maidservant in green wept even harder, "Master Jiang, the princess has admitted it. What I said is true. Please be sure to help me. My sister died so unjustly."
When Jiang Ning heard this, the good impression he had of Chu Yangyang, who was calm and composed when they first met, instantly vanished. His face fell and he said coldly, "Princess, please come with me to the Dali Temple."
"Wait."
Chu Yangyang once again glanced at the people around him who were gloating over someone else's misfortune. Her tone remained calm, without a trace of panic. "Master Jiang, don't you want to hear the reasons behind the murder?"
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