Chapter 19 The second daughter of the Zheng family
In Dali Temple Prison, Wu Chengsi stood outside Zheng Lingxuan's cell door, staring at her intently. Zheng Lingxuan, who was closing her eyes to rest, suddenly raised her eyes and stared back at him.
"Miss Zheng, I have a question I want to ask you." Wu Chengsi said gently.
Zheng Lingxuan did not answer.
Wu Chengsi continued: "You said that your whole family was killed. I wonder if you saw your second sister die with your own eyes?"
"What do you mean by that?" Zheng Lingxuan's voice was as low as a female tiger's.
"I'll take you to see something. After you see it, you'll know." After saying that, he waved his hand and said, "Let her out."
The two jailers responded and stepped forward to open the lock. Han Cheng took two steps forward and got close to Wu Chengsi to prevent Zheng Lingxuan from raiding.
"Please follow me." Wu Chengsi turned around and walked out of the prison. Zheng Lingxuan rubbed her wrist, glanced at his back in confusion, and followed him.
Wu Chengsi took her all the way to the Dali Temple morgue, walked to a corpse covered by a white cloth, pulled her hand, and lifted the white cloth.
"Do you know her?" Wu Chengsi stared closely at Zheng Lingxuan's expression, and saw her mouth gradually opening wide, her eyebrows bursting with anger, and yelling: "You bastard, why did you bring my second sister's body here?"
Wu Chengsi couldn't help but burst into laughter. This feeling of "having his suspicions confirmed" was such a sense of accomplishment!
Zheng Lingxuan was furious and rushed towards him. Han Cheng stepped forward and stood in front of Wu Chengsi.
Wu Chengsi said hurriedly: "Miss Zheng, stop quickly. Think about it carefully. If your second sister was killed in Shangzhou, her body would have rotted long ago, right?"
Zheng Lingxuan's delicate body trembled, she stopped, and said in shock: "Then what is going on?"
"You should know about Baiyun'an's case."
Zheng Lingxuan nodded blankly,
"This woman is Wang Xiuyun, the woman who died in the Buddhist hall!" Wu Cheng thought.
"No, she is my second sister Zheng Shuying!" Zheng Lingxuan said anxiously. Suddenly, her eyes turned red and she gritted her teeth and said, "You killed my second sister again?"
Wu Chengsi said angrily: "Can you use your brain to think carefully about why your second sister didn't die in the first place, and why she turned into Wang Xiuyun and appeared in Baiyun Temple?"
"Why?" Zheng Lingxuan asked fiercely.
"All this is because someone wants to frame me, and you Zheng family are just their tools to frame me!"
Zheng Lingxuan's eyes kept flashing. She was not stupid, but she suddenly suffered such a shocking incident and was carried away by anger. Seeing the second sister who was supposed to die appeared here, some doubts that had been ignored in her heart also came to her mind.
After a long time, Zheng Lingxuan gritted her teeth and said, "Who is the person who killed my second sister?"
Wu Chengsi said in a deep voice: "Before I answer you, I would like to know more about the circumstances of your family's murder. Is that okay?"
Zheng Lingxuan took a deep breath, tilted her head to one side and said, "Just ask."
"Please tell me in detail what happened after your second sister was kicked out of Jingzhao Mansion."
Zheng Lingxuan glanced at him and whispered:
"Since then, my father said that we ordinary people cannot fight with the powerful, and decided to take the whole family to leave Chang'an City to avoid disaster. However, the day before leaving, the second sister suddenly told us that there was a very powerful person who had
After learning about what happened to our family, he sympathized with us very much and was willing to help our family get revenge!"
"Who is he?" Wu Chengsi asked anxiously.
"I only know that he is a monk named Cheng Jie. Only the second sister has seen him. The second sister said that he knows many powerful people and maybe he can help our family get revenge." Zheng Lingxuan said with lowered eyes.
"I know who that person is!" Wu Chengsi sneered.
"Who?" Zheng Lingxuan asked in surprise.
"The abbot of Guangyi Temple, Puhai!"
Zheng Lingxuan frowned, with a puzzled look on her face. Wu Chengsi said, "Go on, I will tell you the cause and effect later!"
Zheng Lingxuan nodded slightly and continued: "Father does not believe that the monk can fight against the Duke of the dynasty, and he does not want to go against the Duke of the dynasty anymore, so he insists on leaving Chang'an City."
Wu Chengsi let out a long sigh. It must be for this reason that Puhai decided to kill their whole family, and then rescued the two daughters of the Zheng family to implement the plan.
"and after?"
"The next day, a dozen of our family headed south, preparing to go to Hangzhou to join my uncle's family. Unexpectedly, as soon as we entered Shangzhou, we were attacked by robbers. My father, mother, second...and younger brother were all killed.
Dead!" Zheng Lingxuan said in a hoarse voice.
"Then how did you survive?"
"When I was young, my father rescued a gangster. In order to thank his father, the gangster taught me martial arts in the mansion for five years, and I was able to escape. However, there were still people who kept chasing me along the way.
, If it hadn’t been for Brother Di’s rescue, I’m afraid I would have been killed by them!”
Wu Chengsi frowned and said, "Presumably Di Si Cheng started investigating the case from then on. What I don't understand is, how could he arrive at the Baiyun Temple Buddhist Hall by such a coincidence?"
"That night, I suddenly received a letter from Cheng Jie. The letter said that in order to avenge my eldest sister, he had been investigating Wu Chengsi. He found out that Wu Chengsi had imprisoned a woman in the east courtyard of Baiyun Nunnery, so that
I told Brother Di that as long as this matter is exposed, Wu Chengsi can be convicted!"
Wu Chengsi took a long breath. At this moment, he finally understood all the doubts.
Unfortunately, judging from Zheng Lingxuan's testimony, only Pu Hai was involved in the case, and it is not possible to infer who is behind him.
At this moment, a civil servant came quickly and said with cupped hands: "Master, Zhuge Si Cheng is back!"
While he was talking, Zhugenan had strode over. From the expression on his face, it could be seen that he had gained a lot from his trip. Wu Chengsi asked hurriedly: "Did you find anything?"
Zhuge Nan smiled, took out a small bag from his waist, took out a string of Buddhist beads, and said, "What do you think this is?"
Wu Chengsi took a closer look and asked doubtfully: "Isn't this the Buddhist bead you found in Baiyun Temple?"
Zhuge Nan laughed and said: "This was found in Lantianpo, Shangzhou!"
Wu Chengsi was still dazed, and Zheng Lingxuan said urgently: "Did you find it where my family was killed?"
"right!"
"But, what can this Buddhist bead... prove?" Zheng Lingxuan asked, turning her head.
Wu Chengsi explained: "Zhuge Sicheng picked up a string of identical Buddhist beads in Baiyun Temple. The owner is Puhai, the Cheng Jie that your sister talks about!"
Zheng Lingxuan frowned: "I still don't understand."
Wu Chengsi was about to explain the entire case when he suddenly changed his mind and said, "I'll talk to you later. We'd better go to Guangyi Temple to arrest Puhai first, otherwise we'll be in trouble if he escapes." After leaving the prison,
He ordered a dozen Dali Temple officials and soldiers, and left Dali Temple together with Zhuge Nan and Zheng Lingxuan.
Unlike Baiyun Temple located outside the city, Guangyi Temple is located in Chonghuafang in the west of the city. Wu Chengsi led a large group of people and went straight there.
When we arrived at the gate of the temple, we saw a cloud of pilgrims. Seeing Wu Chengsi and others arriving, many people gathered around and whispered.
After a while, Puhai came out with several disciples. A tall monk shouted angrily: "Who are you? How dare you come to me..."
Before he finished speaking, Puhai glared back. The young host stepped forward, clasped his hands to Wu Chengsi and said, "Amitabha, I don't know that Duke Zhou is here to visit, and he is not welcoming you from afar!"
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "Master is quite calm. It's a pity that I know everything you have done. Come with me back to the Dali Temple Yamen?"
Pu Hai said expressionlessly: "I don't know what the Duke means by this. You can arrest him if you want. Please tell me what crime he committed."
"Baiyun'an killed Zheng Shuying and put the blame on me, and then sent assassins to kill more than a dozen members of the Zheng family in Shangzhou. Do you think you can really hide it?" Wu Chengsi shouted.
Zheng Lingxuan stared at Pu Hai: "You are Cheng Jie, right? You are the one who wrote to me?"
Puhai's face changed slightly, and he did not look at her. He whispered: "I wonder if you have any evidence?"
"We won't be here without evidence. Come on, get it for me!" Zhugenan said loudly.
The onlookers were immediately shocked and retreated into the distance.
At this moment, a bunch of monks poured out of the temple, all holding sticks and dressing up as warrior monks. Zhugenan grinned: "Oh, it seems you want to resist arrest?"
Puhai took a deep breath and shouted softly: "Get back, everyone!"
After saying that, he winked at a close disciple and said, "Master, I'll go back as soon as I go. Tell that noble lady that I can't go to her house to lecture today."
The monk cupped his hands and said, "Disciple, I have written it down."
Zhuge Nan said impatiently: "There's so much nonsense. Once you enter Dali Temple, don't even think about coming out again. Let's go!"