Just as Xiuru was about to open her mouth, Elder Zheng turned around and glared at her fiercely.
Xiuru had never seen her grandfather treat her so harshly. She was shocked and aggrieved. She couldn't speak. She covered her face and cried.
Elder Zheng was angry and ashamed at the same time. Seeing that she didn't really admit her mistakes and repent, she raised her hand to hit her.
But then he remembered the past.
I thought about my son who died early, and how soft and fragile Xiuru was when she was born.
He couldn't sustain the slap.
Xiuru's crying became even louder.
Shi'er's fingers tapped lightly on the table, and there was a thud, like a bell at dusk and morning, which made people's heart tremble.
Elder Zheng certainly put down his hand, and Xiuru's crying stopped.
"Elder Zheng, don't get angry, Xiuru, don't cry in a hurry." Shi'er said lightly, but the implication was that even if she rushed to cry first, it would be of no use.
"Qiuqiu has only been here a few days. She doesn't know the boundary river, but you don't know it either?"
Xiuru was suffocated, lowered her head and said softly: "I... didn't pay attention."
"You may not have paid attention when you knocked Linghe down from the world, but what about the second time? You broke the stalagmites protruding from the boundary river and wanted her to fall into the river. Did you also not pay attention?"
Xiuru was speechless this time.
Elder Zheng also looked solemn.
This is no longer something an ordinary person would do recklessly. Xiuru is clearly trying to kill her.
Elder Zheng was at a loss. Xiuru was just like other girls before, just a little willful. Since they were all innocuous and trivial matters, Elder Zheng did not investigate them seriously. But how could she suddenly kill someone?
Everything can be done.
What happened to this child? Is this...is this really the granddaughter he has watched grow up and loved so much?
Xiuru's heart was racing.
No, she will definitely not be able to escape a heavy punishment if this continues. Even if it costs her life and drives her down the mountain, she will not be able to bear it if she has to face the wall for thirty to fifty years!
She was devoted to the young master, so she regarded Qiuqiu as a thorn in her side.
If he was really locked up and left her with the young master, he would have no hope.
Why does she? Why can she be the Young Master's double monk? How is she inferior to her?
She may not be very old, but she is very thoughtful. She was not swept away by the rapids. She even reported her case to the young master early and started a fight.
Just now, she wanted to rush to speak and smooth things over first, but... the young master listened to her and believed her.
No...no way. You have to think of a way, you have to think of a way.
Xiuru glanced at the young master, then quickly glanced at her grandfather.
"I really didn't mean it... Young Master, Grandpa, you believe me. By the way, I was with Junior Sister Heliu at that time. If I had the intention to harm others, Junior Sister Heliu wouldn't just stand idly by."
Elder Zheng frowned slightly.
"He Liu is here too?"
Xiuru nodded and said, "Yes. Heliu and I went to the medicine garden to urge the medicine. She can vouch for me. I really just wanted to make a joke with Miss Jingqiu, and I never meant to hurt her."
Elder Zheng knew that Heliu was a careful person. If she was really present at that time, no matter what she thought, she should not have allowed Xiuru to be so rash.
"Young master, grandfather, if you don't believe it, you can ask Heliu and she will know."
She has witnesses, and Heliu will definitely be able to prove her innocence. Even if her grandfather and young master still have doubts in their hearts, they can't insist that she is unreasonable, and she will definitely not be severely punished.
Elder Zheng pondered for a moment, but the thought of cherishing his granddaughter still prevailed in his heart, and he had to beg the young master with a shameless face: "Young master, in this case, why not call He Liu here... and ask clearly.
"
Shi'er nodded slightly, as if he didn't care about He Liu: "Since the elder said so, let's ask her to come."
Elder Zheng nodded in agreement, then stood up and went out of the house to summon Heliu.
In such a short period of time, Elder Zheng was already sweating through his clothes. The night wind outside the house made him feel cold all over his body.
When his skill has reached this level, there is actually no big difference between cold and heat, which shows how violently his mood fluctuated just now.
Elder Zheng raised his sleeves and wiped his sweat, then turned his head and glanced at the room.
The young master and Miss Jingqiu were sitting side by side. One was deserted and the other was quiet. Apart from anything else, their temperaments were really compatible. They were like the same person, without any barriers.
As for the granddaughter...even if she can escape the blame for today's matter, but...she doesn't have to count on the young master.
Not to mention that the young master has already settled on Miss Jingqiu, he has already informed everyone in Jiufeng. Even if he doesn't have a crush on him, he and his granddaughter are definitely not the same person.
Heliu arrived very quickly, and she respectfully reported outside the house: "Heliu has met the young master."
Elder Zheng said aloud: "Come in."
Xiuru secretly glanced up, and Heliu walked in with his head slightly lowered, without looking away. When he got close, he knelt down on his knees and saluted the young master.
"I wonder what the young master and elders have ordered for calling me here?"
Xiuru said first: "I asked you to come over because I was afraid that I couldn't explain clearly what I was going to do in the afternoon."
Elder Zheng glanced at his granddaughter and then asked Heliu: "In the afternoon, you accompanied Xiuru to the medicine garden and met Miss Jingqiu?"
Heliu responded: "Yes."
"Later Jingqiu left on a spiritual crane, what did you do?"
Xiuru breathed a sigh of relief.
Heliu will definitely make things right, so she doesn't have to worry too much.
Heliu raised his head and glanced at Xiuru, then at Elder Zheng, lowered his head but did not answer.
Xiuru was a little anxious: "Just say it, we didn't do anything."
Elder Zheng also nodded: "Just tell me the truth."
Heliu responded: "Yes." He hesitated again, and then whispered: "It's all my fault. Senior sister and Miss Jingqiu have never been very good at harmony. I should have persuaded her. But she insisted.
Let Miss Jingqiu know how powerful she is. Don’t dare to pester the young master anymore..."
Xiuru was stunned, and Elder Zheng also didn't expect Heliu's answer to be like this.
"You...what did you say!"
Heliu shrank to the side with some fear, and seemed to be very afraid of Xiuru: "The crane that Miss Jingqiu was riding was injured by Senior Sister Xiuru. Seeing that Miss Jingqiu was about to fall into the boundary river, luckily she caught on.
A stalagmite, but the senior sister used a flying sword to break the stalagmite..."
"You're talking nonsense!" Xiuru suddenly stood up and wanted to rush towards Heliu!
She, how could she say that?
It's obvious...it's obvious...
"I really wanted to stop it, but senior sister took action too quickly, and I couldn't even have time..." Heliu burst into tears: "I know it's wrong to do this. But, I'm afraid to tell anyone that senior sister and I have been together.
I couldn't get away with it, so my senior sister asked me to hide it, so I didn't dare to tell the second person."
"You're talking nonsense!" Xiuru was almost going crazy, but she couldn't think of anything useful to say to refute. She just kept saying over and over again: "You slandered me. That's not what happened! It's not me, why are you talking nonsense?" She said.
He took a breath and said, "Obviously you are the one who encouraged me to show her how powerful she is. It's you!"
"Senior sister, you really like the young master, so you always dislike Miss Jingqiu. This is something everyone knows." Heliu raised his head, with a look of innocence and injustice on his face: "Miss Jingqiu and I
What grudges are there? Why should I encourage you? Even if it hurts Miss Jingqiu, what good will it do to me? Besides, those cranes and stalagmites were all hit by you with your flying sword, senior sister, and I don’t know how to control a sword.
Even if I have the intention to harm others, can I still do it?"
Xiuru was anxious and angry, and her eyes felt dizzy.
Yes, that was her move. But, if she hadn't been encouraging her and saying those words beside her, how could she have made such a move without knowing the importance of it?
But now she has taken it out, and the blame is entirely on her own head!
Could this girl have lost her mind and gone crazy? Didn’t she ever think about the future?
Before Xiuru could react, Heliu had already reached out and took out two small white porcelain bottles from his sleeves: "This... this was given to me by senior sister just now. She said, let me not tell this matter. If there is any
If others ask, just say you don’t know anything..."
Elder Zheng specializes in elixirs, let alone refining them with his own hands. As soon as he looked at the bottle and smelled the smell, he knew what kind of medicine it was.
This elixir is not easy to refine, and the materials are even harder to find. There are only a few bottles in stock, and now my granddaughter actually gave Heliu two bottles at once!
If there is no other reason for this, who can believe it?
"Here, I..." Xiuru looked at the medicine bottle, then at Heliu.
She suddenly realized that she had let Heliu plot against her from the very beginning.
She encouraged her to do harm to others, and she suddenly insisted on getting those two bottles of elixir, but she actually waited and bit her back here.
She was the one who had the final say on the witnesses, and she actually produced the physical evidence.
"No, it's not." Xiuru shook her head. She looked at Elder Zheng in panic, then took two steps forward and begged Shi'er: "That's not the case. She plotted against me and slandered me. Young Master
,Grandpa, don’t believe her, she harbors evil intentions, and none of her words are true..."
This time she really burst into tears, completely different from her pretentious performance just now.
Elder Zheng didn't say anything for a long time, but looked at her crying, his eyes full of disappointment.
"Why did she slander you? What she said was right. What good would it do to her?" Elder Zheng was disheartened: "I'm just asking you, even if she instigated it, she calculated it, but the two
The first attack was all your own fault, right? First you attacked the spirit crane and then broke the stalagmite. Wasn't this the result of someone putting a knife on your neck to force you to do it? Huh?"
Elder Zheng's voice trembled slightly, and he spoke every word very slowly.
Xiuru's mouth was half open, her face was full of tears, and she was speechless. She turned to look at Heliu, who looked helpless and innocent: "Senior sister, senior sister, don't blame me. I don't want this either, let's fight together.
When you grow up, I will support you and help you in whatever you want to do. But this murder of human life really goes against my conscience. I can't, I can't hide it for you..." Heliu's face was full of sorrow.
I burst into tears. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
ps: Fatty’s second update is here, I didn’t join the 2k party this time o(n_n)o~. Hey everyone, thank you for your support and encouragement.