Zhumen Hangui

Chapter 58
"Don't ask again, I killed the man, I plead guilty!" Aunt Yang was shaking like chaff, but her eyes were firm.

There was an uproar in the room, everyone did not expect Mrs. Yang to plead guilty like this.

"What's the motive?" Li Tuiguan asked hastily, feeling refreshed.

"He... he treated me lightly, and I couldn't bear the humiliation. In desperation, I picked up the inkstone and smashed it down. Who would have thought that he would die like this, I missed it!"

After Aunt Yang finished speaking, she covered her face and wept, but everyone was shocked.

"Then Zhu Tian is contemptuous of you?" Li Tuiguan looked Yang Fu up and down, this Zhu Tian is really not taboo!
"You said Zhu Tian was frivolous to you? Then why did you go to Zhu Tian's house before dawn? You sent him to be frivolous?" Zhang Wei suddenly sneered.

Su Yizhao glanced at Zhang Wei, not bad!This guy has a lot of brains.

"That's right! Although Senior Brother Zhu Tian doesn't have a beautiful wife in his family, there are quite a few beautiful houses. How could that be?"

Qu Liuyun also thought it was absurd, how could such a thing happen?This doesn't make sense!

"I have no grievances with him, so why kill him? I know you won't believe me, but he has unreasonable thoughts about me. I can't bear it, and I did something wrong!"

Aunt Yang covered her face with her sleeve and refused to look up at the crowd.

Su Yizhao smiled, "You have no grievances with him, but that woman has deep entanglements with him."

After she finished speaking, she pointed to the food box on the side and said, "Brother Zhu can't eat so much food by himself. You explained that he is picky, but I think each plate has a lot of weight. I'm afraid you know that there are two people eating , that’s why you have to prepare more, right?”

Aunt Yang raised her head immediately, her eyes were full of panic, "No! I wanted to cheat, so I prepared more."

"I'm afraid that woman has known Senior Brother Zhu Tian for a long time, and she often comes to this restaurant. When it's Aunt Yang's turn to be on duty, there will be more variety and quantity of food than usual. You just need to ask the other aunts who are doing chores. I will know."

Su Yizhao didn't allow Aunt Yang to argue, and what the mouse girl found out was a young woman.

Hearing the words, Li Tuiguan suddenly realized again, he really thought Zhu Tian was so extravagant before!

"I killed people, you just catch me, why bother to ask? I also want to keep my reputation, anyway, I am alone, even if I die, I will have no regrets."

Aunt Yang cried bitterly, she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Su Yizhao, her eyes were full of pleading.

Su Yizhao was suddenly stung by the other party's eyes full of despair and pleading, she fell silent, wondering if she should continue.

Only Aunt Yang's crying was heard in the studio, but Li Tuiguan was not a stupid person, so he naturally saw the clue.

"How could Zhu Tian belittle you? Who are you hiding for? If you don't resort to the truth, the punishment of this yamen must be unbearable for you."

Seeing that Mrs. Yang was still trying to argue, Li Tuiguan immediately said to the yamen servant: "Go to her house and check to see if there are other people there. If there are young women, take them to the yamen for questioning."

This kind of help in concealment must be due to the close relationship with Mrs. Yang.

As expected, Fu Yang panicked. She took a few steps on her knees, stepped forward and grabbed the corner of Li Tuiguan's robe, trembling all over with fright.

"My lord! A man was killed by a woman, so my lord should cut the woman to pieces. A life is worth a life. If the woman confesses, it has nothing to do with others."

Li Tuiguan frowned, and yelled at the yamen servants at the side, this nonsense, if it spread, it would damage his majesty.

"Don't pull people away quickly? How decent!"

"Mother!" Suddenly a delicate female voice came, and everyone present raised their eyes to look at the woman who stepped into the room.

Su Yizhao also looked over immediately, only to see that the girl was about twenty-eight years old.

Although she is wearing a Jingchai sarong and blindly wearing village make-up, she has clear eyebrows, bright eyes and white teeth, even with the seven-point mark.

Seeing this woman approaching gracefully, Mrs. Yang couldn't help but turn pale with fright.

She screamed, "What are you doing here? Go back!"

After saying that, he rushed forward to push the woman, but the woman did not resist, but hugged Mrs. Yang.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and her face was full of sadness.

"Mom! I can't escape, why bother to struggle?"

"My lord! This person is Li Ping'er, the daughter of Mrs. Yang. She said outside that she killed the man. She didn't dare to make decisions in a lowly position, so she brought him in." A yamen servant stepped forward and reported to Li Tuiguan .

"You child, why are you so stupid? Mother has already pleaded guilty, what are you doing here? I didn't ask you to leave the capital, why are you disobedient?"

At this moment, Fu Yang couldn't bear it any longer, and slapped Ping'er's thin and weak back hard, crying like a madman.

All the people present were moved by it, not to mention other things, it was the heart of loving women that made them feel touched.

At this moment, everyone's attention was on Mrs. Yang, mother and daughter, but Su Yizhao turned to look at the person behind him.

I saw him staring blankly at the mother and daughter, but his hands were clenched into fists.

"Who is here?" Li Tuiguan shouted at Li Ping'er.

Ping'er let go of her mother, walked calmly and knelt down in front of Li Tuiguan.

"Minister Li Ping'er pays tribute to my lord!"

Su Yizhao looked at Li Pinger who was kneeling on the ground, feeling mixed feelings in his heart.

"Are you the daughter of Mrs. Yang? Why do you say you killed Zhu Tian?" Li Tuiguan asked with sharp eyes and a serious expression.

Li Ping'er took a deep breath when she heard the words, and said coldly, "Because Zhu Tian deserves to be killed!"

Su Yizhao looked at Li Ping'er with a calm and composed face, but her rapid and heavy breathing and trembling body were enough to show that her heart was not at peace.

Glancing at the head of the mountain, Su Yizhao admitted at this moment that there is a certain reason why the academy does not allow young women to enter.

In fact, the truth of the matter is about to come out, Zhu Tian's killing is entirely his own fault.

Mrs. Yang has been living with Li Pinger ever since her husband died of illness five years ago.

The two were originally from the Changtian Mansion. After their husband died of illness, the family bullied the orphans and widows. Their lives were not comfortable, so they came to the capital to find a job to support themselves.

Mrs. Yang came to the capital to do odd jobs everywhere. It was not until two years ago that she searched for opportunities to ask for connections and then entered Fengtian Academy to work.

"Due to years of hard work, my mother's body has been damaged, and it is quite difficult to do heavy work. Two months ago, she had a hidden disease and her waist and abdomen hurt unbearably. But she didn't want to miss her work, so she insisted on going to the academy."

As soon as Yang Fu grabbed her daughter's hand, she shook her head vigorously, "Stop talking!"

"I couldn't bear my mother's hard work, so I disguised myself as a servant, gave money to the guards at the back mountain, and sneaked into the cottage to help my mother work together."

With Li Pinger's narration, the context of the whole incident gradually became clear.

Li Ping'er disguised herself as a servant girl but did not attract the attention of the students. The students were so excited that they had to light up the lamp to study at night. They studied very hard, so why did they pay so much attention?No one found it for two days.

But on the third day, Mrs. Yang shifted to work in Zhu Tian's cottage, but Zhu Tian saw through Li Pinger's disguise at a glance.

But Zhu Tian didn't expose it that day, so Li Ping'er didn't know that Zhu Tian already knew.

(End of this chapter)