Peach Blossom at the Bottom of the Fan

Chapter 178

"Why?" After sending the coffin up the mountain and burying Xue Wanhua, Gu Sixiao couldn't help asking Su Jingchun.

Although someone drove Li Chongyang away instead of sending Xue Wanhua off for the last time, Gu Sixiao was still upset.

Why was it released?And it is still today, how absurd it is for a murderer to appear at the funeral of the deceased.

Su Jingchun hesitated for a moment, and did not answer Gu Sixiao's question first, but comforted him: "You calm down first, so I can talk to you."

"Is there something else?" Gu Sixiao took a deep breath, "Tell me! No matter what it is, I can bear it."

"The murderer who killed Second Lady Xue has been found!"

Sure enough, it was big news, but judging by Su Jingchun's expression, there was obviously another way of saying this.Moreover, Gu Sixiao believed deeply from the bottom of his heart that the real culprit was Li Chongyang.

Without speaking, Gu Sixiao looked at Su Jingchun fixedly, waiting for him to continue.

"It should be the man you mentioned, with a burly figure and a fierce face—but, when he was found, he was already dead!"

"Dead?" Gu Sixiao had an ominous premonition.

Su Jingchun nodded, and continued: "The arresters found the man in a small hut on the mountain. That hut seems to be newly built, and the furniture inside still smell of wood."

Gu Sixiao blinked, not understanding why Su Jingchun wanted to talk about the house.

"The man died in the house, not by a sword, but by drinking poisoned wine. Moreover, a letter was left on the table."

"Letter? Suicide note?! Is this suicide?"

Nodding his head, Su Jingchun said in a deep voice: "Yes, now the people in the yamen have confirmed that the man committed suicide. There is no trace of struggle, and no trace left by others. The most important thing is the suicide note."

"What did you write? It was written that he committed suicide in fear of crime? It was written that he killed my second sister?!" Gu Sixiao was a little emotional, "How is it possible? That man looks like a vicious person, how could it be possible that he was just out of fear of crime? Suicide?!"

"I know, but other people don't think so." Su Jingchun said softly: "The man said in his suicide note that he had admired Er Mistress Xue for a long time, but unfortunately, because of the family's pressure, Er Mistress married someone she didn't like. The man. In order to be able to stay together for a long time, they discussed and murdered Mu Feng..."

"Fart—" the swear words exploded directly, Gu Sixiao was too emotional to listen to what followed, "This is nonsense! My second sister has no way of having an affair with that man, she and my brother-in-law have always been very close Well, how could you want to murder him?!"

Su Jingchun nodded, but said: "At Mu Feng's funeral, what Mrs. Mu said made many people gossip. If this suicide note is really exposed, many people may believe it. thing……"

Choked by Su Jingchun's words, Gu Sixiao looked at his face and almost yelled "She likes you", but she gritted her teeth, and in the end, she didn't say these words.

It's not that she's selfish, it's that it's meaningless.Xue Wanhua never thought of letting Su Jingchun know her heart. Even when she was dying, she only had Mu Feng in her heart. If she said those things now, it would only increase trouble.

"He also said in the letter that that night, he and Er Niangzi made an appointment to kill the weasel who was sent to set fire together. Originally, he wanted Er Niangzi to elope with him, but Er Niangzi changed her mind temporarily. He temporarily Angry, he stabbed Er Niangzi. After Er Niangzi ran away, he regretted very much, knowing that Er Niangzi would die, he was distraught, so he drank poisonous wine and died for love..."

"Martyrdom?!" Gu Sixiao sneered, "How ridiculous!"

No wonder Li Chongyang didn't panic at all, it turned out that he found a scapegoat early in the morning, and he was a scapegoat who would not retract his confession.

"Li Chongyang is so cunning, I didn't expect it." Su Jingchun sighed, but said: "Si Xiao, the current situation is already like this, and Li Chongyang's exoneration has become a fact. If we want to pursue it further, the so-called suicide note It will definitely be exposed, and by that time, Er Niang Xue died tragically, it is hard to say whether Xue will be redressed, but her innocence will definitely be damaged."

Hearing these words makes people feel uncomfortable, but they have to admit that everything Su Jingchun said is correct.

Li Chongyang was exonerated, and if the investigation continues, the yamen must investigate from the man who committed suicide. Once the suicide note is exposed, Xue Wanhua will become a vicious woman who murdered her husband and was killed by her lover.

No one will care whether this matter is true or not, they will only treat this matter as gossip after dinner.

Not to mention the destruction of Xue Wanhua's innocence, the Xue family's reputation was also destroyed.

Seeing that Gu Sixiao lowered her eyes and didn't speak for a long time, Su Jingchun added another sentence: "What do you want to do, I will help you."

Closing his eyes, Gu Sixiao finally raised his head and said in a deep voice: "The yamen is unreliable, so you can rely on yourself. In this world, there are many things that cannot be put on the table. Left and right, what we have done , It’s not just one or two.”

Looking at her, Su Jingchun had a smile in his eyes, as if he had already guessed Gu Sixiao's decision.

"What about the so-called suicide note? I want to get it."

Su Jingchun smiled, and directly took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket.

Somewhat surprised, Gu Sixiao took it over and saw that it was actually Su Jingchun's suicide note just now.

The paper is full of vernacular, without any literary talent.

Gu Sixiao glanced over, but smiled, "Although this person is deliberately imitating the words of a rough man, this word cannot be deceived. Such a well-behaved lower case script must be a scholar who has participated in the imperial examination."

"Yes, Su Song has already figured out the details of that man. Let alone writing letters, he should not be able to read at all. However, I originally wanted to give this clue to the Yamen, but after thinking about it, no matter how hard I searched , I’m afraid I can’t cover up this letter, so I suppressed this matter first.”

Nodding his head, Gu Sixiao reread the so-called suicide note again, and then lit the book on fire, and burned the letter to ashes.

Even if she escaped the court's trial, she could not escape her revenge.

If Li Chongyang thought that after passing this test, he would be able to get the Xue family, he would be very wrong.

When Gu Sixiao returned to Xue's house, Li Chongyang and Xue Wanying were in the old lady's room.

"Grandma, look, I've already told you that my official is innocent at all! Otherwise, how could the government release him?!"

Just as she was talking happily, Xue Wanying turned her head and saw Gu Sixiao coming in, she immediately raised her eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for some people who were suspicious and insisted on calling the police to the house to arrest people, how could our Xue family make trouble? Such a big joke."

Gu Sixiao gritted her teeth, but resisted not to refute.

Falling on the couch, old lady Xue whispered: "Shut up! Hua'er, come here!"

Going forward, Gu Sixiao was sitting on a small footstool.

Li Chongyang, who was not far away, looked down at her with a strange smile in his eyes.

"Hua'er, tell me, what's going on? You were so sure before, but now Chongyang has been released again. He also said that the murderer who killed Wanhua has been found—is this really the case?" what happened?"

Closing his eyes, Gu Sixiao suppressed his anger and said calmly: "Yes, I also heard that the murderer was found before, and I heard that the murderer was already afraid of committing suicide, and when he was dying, he wrote a suicide note admitting that he killed his brother-in-law and sister. "

Turning her head and looking at Li Chongyang, Gu Sixiao said apologetically, "I misunderstood my brother-in-law before, and my brother-in-law has a lot of benevolence, so please don't hold grudges against me."

"Yo, you still know that you are wrong!" Xue Wanying snorted coldly: "It's really rare..."

With half-closed eyes, although Li Chongyang didn't think that Gu Sixiao really admitted his mistake, he still stood up and returned the salute, "Little sister, we are all a family, so we can talk about anything. He was convicted, but he was finally cleared of his charges. Fortunately, they found the murderer, otherwise, our family would have fallen apart..."

He looked at Gu Sixiao and said meaningfully: "Next time, little girl, please don't be so reckless. Such recklessness will really kill people."

"Thank you, brother-in-law, for your advice." Gu Sixiao returned the salute with a smile, with a natural look on her face, like a harmonious family.

Looking at the two quietly, Mrs. Xue frowned and rubbed her temples.

Things were changing so fast that she couldn't understand it.

what is going on?Is Li Chongyang loyal or traitor? !And this painting, what is going on in my mind?
As she was thinking about it, Gu Sixiao had already looked at the old lady Xue and said, "Grandma, my brother-in-law has been in prison all this time, so I helped take care of the business. Since he has come out now, the business of the Xue family will be returned to you." Brother-in-law, let's take care of it! After all, he is also familiar with this."

Li Chongyang's eyes lit up, looking at Gu Sixiao, he couldn't believe that Gu Sixiao would take the initiative to repay the right.

Although Xue Wanying thought simply, she still smiled, "You are somewhat self-aware."

But Li Chongyang didn't dare to think like this.

Does Gu Sixiao really think that he is not the murderer?Or is there another conspiracy?
"Hua'er, are you serious?" Mrs. Xue also frowned and asked tentatively.

"Naturally it's sincere." Gu Sixiao lowered her eyes and smiled wryly, "I was the one who misunderstood my brother-in-law before, but I just found out today—it's nothing, but I think it's good for my brother-in-law to be in charge of the business."

Mrs. Xue really can't figure it out now, but at this moment, she can't allow her to think about other things, so she can only say lightly: "In the end, you have been helping, I don't think it's better than this, business matters are just You and Chongyang will take care of it together. If you have any doubts, please ask me. Your father is not in good health, and I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy to take care of the shop recently. "

"Granddaughter understands." Smiling in response, Gu Sixiao stepped back, not deliberately waiting for Li Chongyang, but went straight to Xue Wen's courtyard.

But halfway there, Li Chongyang caught up with him from behind.

"Little sister, I haven't seen you for a long time, brother-in-law, I still want to have a heart-to-heart talk with you! Why do you have to go so fast?"

"Brother-in-law..." With a bow, Gu Sixiao looked at Li Chongyang with a hint of gentleness in his eyes.

Seeing her expression, Li Chongyang couldn't help narrowing his eyes.

This attitude seems to be very subtle!

"Don't talk dark words in front of Ming people, Hua'er, anyway, we have dealt with each other a few times, what are you planning, why don't you talk to your brother-in-law! Otherwise, I guess you come and guess I'm just too boring."

"Brother-in-law" hesitated to speak, Gu Sixiao said in a low voice: "Yesterday, I suddenly found out something—brother-in-law, if I tell you, you must not spread it out!"

"What's the matter? Come and listen to me?" Li Chongyang remained calm, wondering what the hell could make this thief girl change her temper.

(End of this chapter)