First Wife of Zhu Family

Chapter 352 That's Just Other People's Life
"That night, because of the rumors that the mansion was haunted, Mrs. Gu took the fact that Xiaohong personally drugged Mrs. Huo as an excuse, and used both soft and hard methods to force her to go to Mrs. Huo's yard at night to find out. But she didn't want her whereabouts to be discovered. Jing Si, who was collecting slops with Lu Song at the time, found out..."

"...Jing Si followed Xiaohong all the way to the side courtyard. She originally wanted to pretend to be a ghost to scare Xiaohong and vent her grievances on behalf of Mrs. Huo. Unexpectedly, Xiaohong was a guilty conscience, and when she heard the strange footsteps, she really thought it was Huo Madam's wronged soul came back to seek revenge on her...He was frightened to cardiac arrest on the spot, and died of a sudden myocardial infarction."

Du Rongzhi thought for a while, "Then how did you come up with Jingsi's method of killing Xiaohong? After all, this fact is too unbelievable..." She paused, frowned, "I never I heard you talk about it." There was a hint of complaint in his tone.

Song Zixun couldn't help being amused by her appearance, he couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "Even I didn't know it before, so how can I tell you? It was only by chance and coincidence that I accidentally discovered the truth about 'Ghost Footsteps' yesterday."

He patiently explained, "Last afternoon, before summoning Huo Yuliang and Mrs. Gu to the side courtyard, I tried to treat myself as the deceased, trying to simulate the night when the crime happened... But I didn't want to go in before I had time. Strange footsteps sounded in my ears—there was no one beside me at that time, and the few yamen servants I brought with me were also doing further investigation in Mrs. Huo's yard."

"But the sound of footsteps became clearer and clearer from far to near... as if they were right next to them."

"It came from the courtyard..." Du Rongzhi frowned and meditated.

"That's right." Song Zixun smiled, "Although I don't know the reason behind it, it is absolutely true that the two cracks can transmit sound to each other. In fact, this phenomenon does not only happen at night, but during the day. People come and go, even if someone happens to hear it, they won't pay attention at all..."

Du Rongzhi nodded, and couldn't help sighing, "Although this case turned out to be man-made in the end, how can we know that Madam Huo is not a spirit in the sky, and wants to use this to punish those evildoers? Otherwise, it is only based on two small cracks. , how could there be such a bizarre effect?"

Song Zixun smiled noncommittally, "We don't know this anymore..."

Du Rongzhi thought for a while, and continued following his words, "Yesterday you discovered this secret, so when Mrs. Gu defended herself to quibble, you deliberately pretended to be helpless, and simply pushed everything to Mrs. Huo's 'dead soul'—— It's up to her to prove whether Mrs. Gu is really guilty..."

Song Zixun smiled lightly, "Actually, it's not an act...after all, it's been a year and a half, and it's even more difficult to find witnesses and physical evidence at that time."

"But how can you be sure that Jingsi will definitely appear?" Du Rongzhi couldn't help asking, "Or maybe she appeared, but Mrs. Gu was not frightened by the footsteps... Wouldn't it be a waste of work?" ?" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a faint smile on Song Zixun's face.

Du Rongzhi was taken aback for a moment, "...you still have something to do?"

"Naturally, we have to prepare with both hands." Song Zixun said with a smile, "Actually, before Mrs. Gu went to the side courtyard, I had already arranged for two yamen servants to hide in the room—" Facing Du Rongzhi's astonished gaze, Song Zixun looked complacent Said, "So even if Jingsi didn't come last night, or Mrs. Gu was not moved at all... I still have ways to get her to speak the truth."

Du Rongzhi was dumbfounded when he heard it, "You...you are really..." I couldn't find a suitable word to describe it.

Although she had known for a long time that Song Zixun was not as serious and rigorous as the outside world saw, but this pretending to force the murderer to submit...how could he think of it!

He was actually very happy, and asked with a smile, "How is it? Do you think that I am well-planned and predict things like a god... even better than Second Brother Chen?"

"..."

Du Rongzhi said indifferently, "How can you predict things like a god..." She squinted at him, "I guess you definitely didn't expect that Lu Song would take the blame for Jing Si."

Song Zixun was startled, and admitted frankly, "You're right...that's the only thing I didn't think of."

He said sternly, "I never thought that someone as clever as Jing Si would rather admit the guilt of murder than let innocent people take her to suffer."

"...'Every time righteousness slaughters more dogs, they are all scholars.'" Du Rongzhi sighed quietly, and said softly, "Even though Huo Yuliang has a wealth of money and is well-read in poetry and books, he doesn't distinguish loyalty from traitors and kills him." Wife and children; Jing Si Lu Song was born in a lowly family, but one of them endured humiliation in order to repay the kindness of his master; can be considered.”

Song Zixun nodded slightly, "Although it is not advisable to practice meditation, her heart to protect the Lord is indeed admirable."

"That's right..." Du Rongzhi murmured in a low voice, "Mrs. Huo is so unfortunate. The man who is so attached to her concubine destroys his wife, causing her and the child in her belly to die innocently...but how lucky she is to have Jing Si like this. Such a loyal girl, so that she will not be wronged by Jiuquan..."

For some reason, her eye sockets turned a little red for no reason, but she seemed completely ignorant, and she just said in a daze, "It's a coincidence that Mrs. Huo has been wronged; ... After a few years, will there be someone who will uphold justice for her and return her justice..."

Song Zixun's heart tightened suddenly upon hearing the deep, almost suffocating sadness and despair in her tone, he frowned, leaned forward and held Du Rongzhi's hand, "Rong Zhi, what's wrong with you? Master Lonely Soul... I don't understand what you're talking about..."

Du Rongzhi turned her head and looked at him blankly.His dazed eyes seemed to be looking at a stranger... No, perhaps not even a stranger—he could even clearly feel the chill hidden in his eyes.

This is not the first time.

She doesn't know when and why, her emotions will suddenly get out of control...

He wasn't sure if it was the root cause of hysteria...

Du Rongzhi stared blankly at him for a while before regaining consciousness.

"No...it's nothing." She shook her head in a trance, lowering her eyes to cover the emotions in her eyes, "I just heard their story just now, and suddenly I felt a little emotional..."

Song Zixun looked at her pale, almost transparent face, stepped forward and hugged her sideways, "Rong Zhi, I don't like you being so sentimental..." He paused, and said very seriously, "You know, that's just Other people's lives have nothing to do with you or me."

Du Rongzhi leaned in his arms obediently, closed her eyes forcefully, "I understand..."

(End of this chapter)