Datang: Hiding private money, exposed by Xiao Sizi

Chapter 576: Wrong! Bright eyes!

Zhou Qin, where did you get the money to satisfy Zhou?
In an instant, everyone's imagination ran wild.

And Zhou seemed to have thought of something, and her face turned pale in an instant.

At this moment, everyone inside and outside the court was thinking, and many people were whispering.

The people outside have already started talking about it.

"The salary is only ten strings of cash, but the Zhou Mansion has to spend three hundred strings of cash every month!"

"Madam Zhou, you're spending 280 strings of cash a month!"

"Oh my god, I can't even imagine how much two hundred and eighty strings of cash is!"

"Even if we work for decades, we can't earn 280 guan!"

"It's really too extravagant. I used to think that every 1 tael of silver my family spent a month was a waste. Now I know that I was so narrow-minded."

"Have you never thought about where Zhou Qin got so much money to support such a woman?"

"Yes, his salary is ten strings of cash. This salary should not be considered small, right?"

"Of course it's a lot. One tael of silver is enough for a family of three to eat for half a year. Do you think it's a lot?"

"Does Zhou Qin have other income besides his salary?"

"This... shouldn't be the case. As an official, he should only have a salary from the court. Where else can he get other income? And what can he do to earn 300 strings of cash a month?"

"strangeness!"

"What do you think? Could it be that Zhou Qin embezzled money? If so, this amount of money would explain it."

When Zhou heard the people's discussions, she suddenly shouted, "Nonsense! How could my son be corrupt? I am the most honest and upright person!"

"Anyone can be corrupt, but my son definitely won't be corrupt!"

Zhou's voice was very loud.

That voice sounded as if it was about to break.

The people were all stunned.

Zhou looked directly at Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, my son is not corrupt. He will never be corrupt. He is a good official."

Li Shimin frowned, looked at Wei Zheng, and asked, "Has the Censorate investigated?"

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "We have checked and found that Zhou Qin has never embezzled anything."

Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

She put her hands on her hips, looked proud, and said, "I told you that my son would never be corrupt!"

Qin Wenyuan looked at Zhou who was standing up straight and said, "Madam Zhou, your son is indeed not corrupt. Can you explain to everyone how Zhou Qin managed to meet your extremely high monthly expenses of 280 guan?"

Zhou's face turned pale again.

She pursed her lips, a look of confusion on her face.

"I do not know."

She really doesn't know.

Although she is a strong person, she is not someone who can hide her thoughts.

If she knew, she would have been exposed long ago.

Qin Wenyuan looked at her and said, "It's normal that you don't know, because your son doesn't want you to know that he has gone astray because of his filial piety to you."

"what?"

Zhou was stunned.

Everyone only listened to the hidden meaning in Qin Wenyuan's words.

They all looked at Qin Wenyuan curiously.

They also wanted to know what Qin Wenyuan knew.

Then they heard Qin Wenyuan say: "Zhou Qin's monthly salary is only ten strings of cash, while the monthly expenses of the Zhou Mansion are three hundred strings of cash. In addition, Zhou Qing has no additional land or income, so this is obviously not right."

"Therefore, I will have someone investigate."

"Finally, a mechanism was found in Zhou Qin's study. When it was opened, a box appeared in the wall."

"The box is right here."

As he spoke, he clapped his hands.

Then, a bailiff came out.

The bailiff was holding a box in his hand.

Qin Wenyuan said: "Open the box."

The bailiff quickly opened the box.

Everyone looked at it and were shocked.

I saw that the box was full of copper coins and bills.

The amount is written on the bill, and this bill can be exchanged for copper coins.

Qin Wenyuan said, "There is a total of one thousand strings of money here. I think Madam Zhou should be familiar with it, right?"

Zhou's face changed drastically.

Qin Wenyuan continued, "Zhou Qin had to commit suicide in exchange for the money, so he would definitely tell you where the money is hidden and satisfy your needs."

"And I think he should have told you that this place will have a steady flow of money to replenish it. After all, this thousand strings of cash can only sustain your expenses for three months. Zhou Qin has already risked his life, so how can he only protect you for three months?"

Zhou's expression changed completely.

She couldn't help but took three steps back, looked at Qin Wenyuan with horror, and said, "You...you...how do you know all this? How do you know the secret that my son told me?"

Zhou's words were undoubtedly a self-exposure.

Those who originally had some doubts about Qin Wenyuan's inference are now completely certain!

Everything was just as Qin Wenyuan said.

Zhou Qin’s money came from illegal sources!

And Zhou Qin, for this money, ended his life!
All he did was because of his vain and extravagant mother!

Everything, at this moment, is clear!
As soon as Zhou opened her mouth, she knew she was wrong.

She shook her head quickly and said, "I, I don't know what you are talking about. I don't understand it at all!"

Qin Wenyuan looked at Zhou who had changed her words and said calmly, "Even if you deny it, it's meaningless, because I found several letters in this treasure chest."

As he spoke, he took out a few envelopes.

He said, "Master Wei, Mr. Chu, you have been the ones investigating this case before. You can take a look at these letters."

Having said that, he handed the letters to the two men.

Chu Suiliang and Wei Zheng took out the letter without any hesitation.

His eyes fell on it.

Then the expressions of both of them turned cold.

After the two read several letters in succession, Wei Zheng's eyes were cold and full of inhuman majesty. He said, "Ms. Zhou, your son has been secretly working for others to support your extravagant life. He is indeed not corrupt, but he has become someone else's pawn!"

"Someone gave him money every month as bribe, and he had to do things for that person against his conscience!"

Chu Suiliang also sighed. He looked at Zhou and said, "We are all from poor families. I thought that after experiencing the hardships of life, we would especially cherish the hard-earned life in front of us. Besides, shouldn't people who are used to suffering know how to save money?"

"Why don't you understand?"

"You were so arrogant and extravagant, and you ended up killing your son with your own hands."

"Your son is a good son who is filial to you, but he is not a good official."

After listening to Chu Suiliang's words, Zhou couldn't help but step back.

He kept shaking his head: "No, no, it's not me."

"You are talking nonsense, you are talking nonsense!" "How could it be because of me? How could it be because of me?"

Zhou's expression was somewhat broken.

Obviously, she was unwilling and afraid to admit the fact before her.

She couldn't admit it.

Qin Wenyuan grabbed the envelopes and threw them forward, saying sternly: "Ms. Zhou, do you think I am deliberately framing you? Take a look for yourself to see if the handwriting on this letter is your son's."

Zhou's face turned pale.

With trembling hands, she picked up a letter.

He opened the letter and looked up.

The whole person's eyes became dull.

She was shaking all over, shaking her head, "Why...he can tell me! He can tell me!"

“Why did it have to come to this!”

Qin Wenyuan looked at the collapsed Zhou and said calmly, "Why? Haven't you thought about yourself yet?"

"Don't you know your character at all?"

"Are you a reasonable person?"

"You have threatened outsiders and court officials many times, and used various methods to force them to convict Lord Bai! Even if I found irrefutable evidence, you still made a scene and still refused to believe it!"

"You treat outsiders like this, let alone your son."

"Ask yourself, if your son advised you not to wear expensive clothes or buy expensive jewelry, what would you do? Would you scold him for being unfilial? Would you say he forgot his mother after becoming an official?"

Qin Wenyuan's words were like daggers, stabbing Zhou again and again.

Zhou opened her mouth and trembled. She wanted to refute, but after opening her mouth for a long time, no sound came out.

She couldn't argue with that.

Because she knew that Qin Wenyuan was telling the truth.

If Zhou Qin dared to say this to her, she would scold Zhou Qin to death.

But she never thought of forcing her son to go to this point!

Zhou's legs suddenly went weak and she sat down on the ground.

Her tears fell down with a crackling sound.

The whole person is filled with regret.

Qin Wenyuan looked at her and said, "It is said that loving mothers often spoil their children, but a strict mother who does not have a clear understanding of herself will ruin her children even more."

"I hope other mothers can learn from this and avoid ending up with a lifelong regret."

As Qin Wenyuan finished speaking, the truth behind Zhou Qin’s death was finally revealed!
It turns out that Zhou Qin was not murdered, nor was he killed by Bai Yanguan, but committed suicide!

He ended his own life.

Through the vase, something like murder was accomplished.

Then he smashed the vase in an attempt to destroy the last evidence and frame Bai Yanguan!
The reason he did this was to show filial piety to the arrogant Zhou.

In order to get enough money for Zhou to squander, he turned to other people, acted according to their orders, and went against his own conscience to get money.

In the end, he ended up dead!

At this point in the case, the truth came to light.

Zhou's crying was full of regret.

Those who witnessed this trial also felt very complicated at this moment.

Especially for those who are children or parents, their feelings at this moment are even more complicated.

"Ah, I didn't expect the truth of this case to be like this."

"Who would have thought that the reason for all this was actually because of filial piety!"

“Is it wrong to be filial to your parents?”

"Of course it's right. Filial piety comes first among all virtues. If you don't obey your parents, you will be struck by lightning!"

"There is nothing wrong with Zhou Qin's filial piety, but his mistake was that he knew it was wrong but did not point it out. Instead, he took the wrong path to satisfy Zhou's wrong behavior. This is the real mistake."

"Foolish filial piety is not desirable!"

"If Zhou Qin had pointed out Zhou's mistake in time, maybe now we wouldn't be seeing our loved ones die!"

"Yes, this really reminds us that we must have principles and bottom lines in everything we do."

The people were talking about it, and the officials were nodding with emotion.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, then said, "Xuanling."

Fang Xuanling quickly stood up and bowed to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty."

Li Shimin said: "Write down this case and announce it to the world."

"In our Tang Dynasty, there is a tradition that filial piety is the most important virtue. Filial piety is a virtue that every child should possess. There is nothing wrong with this, but we must also be aware that filial piety is not an unprincipled and unconditional concession. Filial piety must also have principles and bottom lines, otherwise, it will lead to such a tragedy."

"Let this case serve as an opportunity to alert the world. I don't want such tragedies to happen again."

Fang Xuanling heard this and said quickly, "I obey your order."

Li Shimin classified this case as a tragedy and wanted to publicize it throughout the country to warn the people.

By doing this, there is no doubt that Zhou Qin and the Zhou family will become negative examples known to everyone in the world.

Zhou Qin's reputation was completely ruined.

And Zhou, who has always been domineering, will also have his reputation ruined.

After all, everyone would think that if she hadn't been so overbearing and arrogant, Zhou Qin wouldn't have gone astray.

As soon as Li Shimin gave this order, Zhou's eyes rolled up and she fainted.

Li Shimin waved his hand without even looking at Zhou and said, "Take him away."

Soon, the bailiffs carried Zhou out.

As soon as Zhou left, Han Min and others felt that the air seemed to be much fresher.

There is really nothing likable about Zhou.

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Han Min looked at Qin Wenyuan and said with a smile, "Sir Qin is indeed a master at solving cases. As soon as he came back, he solved this difficult case for us. Now the truth of the case has been revealed, and Sir Bai has been cleared of all charges. This is truly cause for celebration!"

When Qin Wenyuan heard Han Min's words, he shook his head.

He said: "The truth about Zhou Qin's death has indeed come to light, but the truth about this case has not yet come to light."

"As I just said, Zhou Qin committed suicide to frame Lord Bai under orders from others!"

"Then there are two unsolved issues!"

Qin Wenyuan looked at everyone and said, "First, who is behind Zhou Qin?"

"Who has been giving Zhou Qin money and controlling him?"

"Second, why did this person want to frame Lord Bai?"

"Did Lord Bai offend him? Or did Lord Bai do something that threatened him, forcing him to get rid of Lord Bai!"

"Only when these two problems are truly solved can this case be closed and the true truth be revealed!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes moved.

Indeed, Bai Yanguan’s suspicion was ruled out.

But the person behind this case has not been found out.

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