The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 29 The Truth, The Moon in the Copper Basin (Double update today)

Holly killed the old lady with the powder hidden in the bell.

But Yu Ren obeyed the princess's order, and put away all the things in Fengtingyuan, only to be encoffined.Maybe Wu Tong was worried that the abnormality of the bell would be discovered, so he took the risk to steal the bell, but ended up having a dispute with Yu Ren and killed him by mistake.

In order to cover up the traces and get rid of the crime, he collected some valuables and pretended to be a thief stealing.

Then he heard that Lancheyuan was on fire, so he rushed to fight the fire, fearing that he would be suspicious if he went too late, so he grabbed an empty wooden barrel on the way.There is water everywhere in the Bieyuan, just wait until you get close to the Lancheyuan and find a pond to fill the barrel half full, then you can make the illusion that you came all the way with heavy objects, so you are late.

But in this way, it must be too late to find a place to hide the things, so I can only hide the things on the way to Lancheyuan.It's just that the other garden has run out of water, and the more people walk to the front, the more people are likely to be buried in the place where they stopped to pick up things.

And Dongqing has been in the outer courtyard since the old lady's death, and she must have learned about the princess' order later than Wutong, the steward.I'm afraid that when she rushed to Yu Ren's place, she found that he was dead and the bell was gone.Naturally, he would think of Wutong. In order to help him get rid of the crime, all this was facilitated.

Yu Qiansi stood with her hands behind her back.Gusts of cool breeze quietly fell into the garden, gently lifting the corners of the woman's blazing skirt, and the look of disdain made people dazzled.

"Since I discovered the strangeness of the flowers and plants in Fengting Garden yesterday, I have already doubted the person who maintains the flowers and plants. Although those flowers and plants are common in ordinary yards, they are all fragrant. You don't hesitate to spend more time and carefully maintain different soil materials every day. , let those flowers gather in one place, just to cover up the fragrance of the medicinal powder."

After all, Green Bamboo is not easy to get along with, if she discovers the powder in Tao Ling, she will naturally be seen through.

But yesterday, Yuqian made many investigations, and it must have caused Cuizhu to think of everything. In order to help his son take the blame, he took all the blame and died.

"It's just that I don't understand a little bit. How do you know that Wutong killed someone?"

I just saw Wutong's serious accident, it doesn't seem like a fake.

Wutong still hung his head, looking indifferent, but unexpectedly opened his mouth and directly answered Yu Qiansi's question.With a dry voice, it seemed like an old man had lost his life in an instant.

"It's coal essence, that piece of coal essence, she gave it to me. I accidentally dropped it during the fight."

With just one sentence, he recognized his identity as the murderer.

Dongqing was startled when she heard the words, she stood slumped, and then defended herself unwillingly.

"I put this powder in secretly, and he didn't know about it. What I said is true!"

"So what?" Yu Qiansi stood indifferently and asked, "So what? He still killed someone for you."

The cold and shallow sentence was like a sharp knife cutting Dongqing's throat, leaving her mouth open and unable to speak a word.

That's right, after all, I killed him.

She looked into Wutong's eyes across the sea of ​​people, and the eyes of the two intertwined.But Wutong suddenly pulled his lips into a smile, and in an instant, they both understood each other.

She never regretted it, so he did too.

Wutong stood still on the spot, dejected but indifferent, without saying a word, as if the world had nothing to do with him.

Everything is illusory, everything is empty.

"Why?"

Yu Anning was full of doubts, and found Wutong without focus, "Grandma treats you so well, why did you join others to harm her?"

Indus laughed bitterly.

"Princess, since you were born, you have been loved by thousands of people throughout your life. Naturally, you don't know how difficult life is for a descendant of criminal officials and slaves like me."

Across the sea of ​​people, he raised his head and looked back into Dongqing's eyes.

Abacus calculation, running affairs, welcoming and sending off, and even studying. Which one is he inferior to those poor students?But just because my ancestors made mistakes, I can only be a slave and depend on others for the rest of my life.

But life is nothing more than that, if there is no hope, living numbly is not suffering.

But if someone gives you hope, but finally makes you hold a copper basin, stand under the moon, disturb the moon in the water, and laugh at your whimsy, that is the real pain.

That kind of pain makes you unable to sleep day and night, and every time you think about it, you sigh and turn, unable to fall asleep.Why, why is it only so close?Why, can't I reach that Wang Canyue?
Wutong looked back at Yu Anning with determination, and said with a sneer: "On a snowy day ten years ago, the old lady told my father to drive my wife to Junyuan Temple to pray for blessings. If this is done, I will be the kingpin Give up our family's slavery, and give us back our freedom."

That was my father's first grasp of hope.

The honest man who had been poor all his life, whose smile seemed to be carved into his face by a knife, wanted to fight for his clever son.

The middle-aged man may not know what happened, but he must be uneasy.I am not satisfied that this opportunity comes easily, but I am also happy that this opportunity comes easily.

Before leaving, he touched his son's head with deep smile lines: "Wutong, we can change back to our original surname when dad comes back. At that time, our family of three will leave the capital and find a place with beautiful scenery to settle down. Dad can still find a school, my son is so smart, even if he fails the imperial examination, he will definitely be able to achieve great things in the future!"

So he also looked forward to it, jumping with joy.

It would be great if the snow could stop, it would be great if father could come back sooner, if only he could go to study earlier.In the future, I will be famous all over the world and let everyone know my intelligence!

But in the end, he didn't even wait for his body.

Ten years ago, the turmoil was not over, and there were bandits in the suburbs of Beijing.He robbed the carriage of the Marquis of Guang'an, forcing Mrs. Hou to fall off a cliff and die.

No one survived.

He even hoped that the old lady might be able to release himself and his mother for the sake of their family's loyalty to the Lord.

But the old lady who eats vegetarian food and recites Buddha's name, and keeps saying "all living beings are suffering", after knowing everything, pretends nothing happened.He even turned his head and continued to use this tempting bait to coax his mother into being faithful to her.

It's like fresh and sweet fruits and vegetables that can never be reached by mules and horses.

Their family is nothing more than that.

Until he met Holly.

It's not that he didn't see the hidden hatred in Holly's eyes, which flashed from time to time, but was hidden by the obedient eyelashes.

He became the steward of Gaien at a young age, not to mention that he didn't understand Dongqing's deliberate approach to him.

But so what?

In essence, they are not different, and the hatred and madness in Dongqing's eyes make him sink unconsciously.

During the temptation and indulgence, the two had their own thoughts, but the two cold hearts got closer and closer.

If there is no way forward, then let's die together.

Human beings are born into ranks, ranks, ranks and ranks. Does it count in the face of death?
Therefore, it was he who mentioned Dongqing, his mother is very good at the way of creating and restraining all things, so she must be cautious.It was he who deliberately proposed to make pottery bells for Fengtingyuan, pretending not to see that Dongqing secretly added powder to the bells.

It was also him who hung the bell in the pavilion with his own hands, intending to let that arrogant and lofty old lady experience the pain of powerlessness.

However, when everything happened, he was a little flustered.Perhaps that woman who is devoted to the Lord should live a good life and live a good life with him.

It's a pity that against people's wishes, God accidentally killed Yu Ren, and everything became more and more uncontrollable like a runaway horse.

What made him even more unexpected was that Dongqing would have the same thoughts as him.

Thinking of this, he buried his head in a wry smile.

She must also want to pick herself out, and let her take everything by herself.

Just now when the two met their eyes, they understood each other: the pain of living alone, the harassing and secluded, it is really hard to bear, it is better to die together, hand in hand to go to the mountains of swords and seas of fire, this friendship is not in vain.

Yu Anning seemed to have forgotten to breathe, and when she reached her limit, she breathed heavily and argued.

"No, grandma didn't lie! She...she really planned to let you go. It's just..."

Kong opened his mouth, his mind went blank.

She didn't know what reason to find to convince others.Grandma never said anything to her, even what happened to Boyi was guessed by her based on the half-written letter in her hand.

"The county lord."

Dongqing called Yu Anning calmly with a look of death in her mouth.

This was the first time she spoke to her little master, and probably the last time.

"Princess, the old lady deserves to die! She was the one who killed the lady back then! She knew that the snowy road was difficult and the capital was unstable, but she still forced the lady to go up the mountain to pray for her in the snowy day. If it wasn't for this, how could the lady meet those thieves? Bandits, fell off a cliff and died?!"

Yu Anning seemed to have encountered a scourge, and was so frightened that she backed away, almost falling to the ground.

It was Boyi who helped her up, but Boyi's expression was not much better.

Dongqing, however, stood still and lifted off the window paper that had been covered with yellowing warmth for many years.

"The old lady has pampered you for many years. She never taught you the rules of a wealthy family, nor did she let you get involved in the housework. Even the basic courses of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are not restricted to you. She is not pampering you. , she is hurting you!"

Yu Anning was at a loss and helpless, she didn't want to hear it, but every word fell into her heart.

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