In the midst of many confused discussions, Yao Yi spoke: "The matter about Zhou Ding is indeed related to Yao. Please be quiet for a moment and listen to Yao tell you the truth——"
He has an official position and prestige. As soon as he said this, the surrounding area immediately became quiet.
Yao Yi looked solemn: "This matter starts with my ex-wife Pei."
It was still quiet everywhere, but everyone was exchanging glances more frequently.
The changes in the Pei family are still happening before our eyes, and it has never been a secret that Pei, who was once the wife of the minister of Dali Temple, was punished by the saint in Dayun Temple.
It is also well known that the Pei family killed the Chang family's wife because she suspected that she was the illegitimate daughter of Yao Tingwei——
But before, it was just hearsay, or at most just a few words whispered in secret.
And today at this time... I can actually hear Yao Tingwei, the rightful owner, say it in person?
Without spending a penny, you can go to the Dengtai Tower to eat wine and recite poems with high-ranking officials and powerful scholars. You can drink ice from the ice basin. Not to mention the incident of bumping into Mrs. Chang, but now you can actually listen to Yao Tingwei's words with your own ears.
private matters to satisfy their curiosity…
Is this what they deserve to hear?
How virtuous and capable we are!
The literati felt quite flattered and at a loss as to what to do, but this did not prevent them from standing on tiptoes and poking their heads to listen carefully, for fear of missing something.
"Previously, Mr. Pei poisoned the idols in Dayun Temple and destroyed the prayer ceremony. His motive was to murder and frame the wife of the Chang family. After his conspiracy was exposed, he was dealt with by the saint and imprisoned in Jingye Temple - I think you must know how much this happened
Everyone has heard it."
As a minister of Dali Temple, he spoke in a coherent manner. At this time, Yao Tingwei thoughtfully gave some background information.
But it is not only a summary of the previous situation, but also serves as a starting point.
"But what you may not know is that the Pei family had secretly assassinated Mrs. Chang before her trip to Dayun Temple. He had already hired a murderer to kill Mrs. Chang -" Yao Yi said solemnly, "Why?"
The person hired is none other than Zhou Ding."
There were sounds all around.
It turns out that he is not a lover...but one of the murderers?!
"No...impossible!" The man was shocked and shook his head in denial: "There is no way my nephew would do such a thing!"
Yao Yidao: "The case was later handed over to the Jing Yamen for trial. People around Pei had already confessed in detail. Zhou Ding had already attacked Mrs. Chang on the night of Shangyuan Festival, but Mrs. Chang escaped by chance.
After General Chang returned to the capital, Pei investigated Zhou Ding for his inability to do things well, and because he did not want to leave any troublesome clues, he had his mouth silenced and his body thrown into the moat——"
As he spoke, he looked at the man carefully: "Zhou Ding's parents returned home after not seeing him for a long time. They went to the Jing Yamen to report the case. Later, the Jing Yamen found out Zhou Ding's whereabouts through Pei's case and sent people to salvage the body but failed.
, but have truthfully informed the Zhou family and his wife about Zhou Ding’s crime and death—don’t you know about this?”
Since the case had already been adjudicated by the saint in Dayun Temple, the details were not disclosed to the public after the subsequent trial. However, everyone related to the case knew the details. The Chang family knew it, the Yao family knew it, and Zhou Ding's parents knew it.
Also know.
But the man in front of him obviously didn't know.
His knowledge of his nephew's whereabouts was still at the level of "missing for a long time."
Cold sweat rolled down the man's face. He was surprised and realized something belatedly.
After my brother and sister-in-law came back from Beijing that day, they seemed frightened and never mentioned the matter of looking for their nephew again.
Later, my sister-in-law fell ill and was unable to recover, so the couple hurriedly moved away.
He was very puzzled by this, until one day a person who looked like a servant girl found him and told him that his nephew was involved with the wife of General Chang's house, and that his nephew's disappearance must be related to the Chang family——
At that time, he thought that his brother and sister-in-law were afraid of the power of the Chang family and did not dare to investigate the whereabouts of his nephew...
Only now did I realize that there was something else going on?!
Did the person who found him not know this, or was he deliberately hiding it from him?
After all, if he had known that his nephew had attempted to harm the Chang family's wife, he would have fled with his brother and sister-in-law!
The brother and sister-in-law were also unkind. In order to cover up the scandal of their nephew's murder, they didn't even tell him. The couple just abandoned him and ran away... Is this his brother and sister-in-law!
The man complained in his heart that he was regretful, but at this time there was no way out. He could only follow the man's instructions, otherwise there would be no way out for both ends!
He hugged the baggage in his arms tightly, as if he had confidence in his heart again. Facing the angry and disdainful comments, he shook his head and said: "...Impossible, my nephew has already achieved fame and has a bright future.
, how could you take such a desperate risk to do such a harmful thing!"
Yao Yi said coldly: "This man is very addicted to gambling. On the day of the accident, because he lost money, his fiancée's brother found out about the gambling incident. In order to save the marriage, he even tried to kill the child to silence him - this
What’s so strange about someone being hired to kill someone for money?”
In order for him to avoid suspicion, Emperor Shengce never let him get involved in the Pei family and Pei's cases from beginning to end. However, in order to prevent any omissions in the Beijing government office and cause any further trouble, he carefully understood and secretly investigated the case.
case.
And because he knew so much about Zhou Ding, what he said now was clear and reasonable, making him more convincing.
On the other hand, the man was obviously getting more and more panicked. Under the scrutiny of Yao Yi's sharp eyes, he did not dare to speak harshly: "Even...even if my nephew was bewitched by money for a moment and was used by others to do stupid things.
...but, it is a fact that he and this lady from the Chang family are in love, I am not lying about this!"
This is the only support he has left now!
As long as he can prove that this matter is true, the Chang family cannot do anything to him in front of so many people!
And as long as he can leave from here and complete the person's explanation, the person will abide by the agreement to ensure that he leaves safely and give him a large sum of money...!
No matter what his nephew had done, as long as he showed up here today, he would have offended the Chang family to death. This was something he had already prepared for... The other party promised him so much money, how could he not take risks!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Thinking of this, the man felt like he was holding heavy gold and silver in his arms, and he became bolder again.
"So, it's a lie that you came to look for your nephew today, and the deep love between uncle and nephew is a lie -" Chang Suining finally spoke again, looking at the man who was still biting her and Zhou Ding's love, and said: "Only
It’s true that you ruined my reputation.”
She didn't show any anger or any emotion, she just asked calmly: "Since you said that Zhou Ding and I are in love, then why did he get engaged to another woman?"
"Then...that was the marriage that his brother and sister-in-law forced him to make, just to make him stop his delusion!"
Chang Suining looked at him amusedly: "Since he is in love with me, is he still afraid of running out of money? And why would he object to my killing for a little money?"
The man cried and said: "Who knows what you Chang family did to force a good scholar to embark on this road... There are no others, so naturally I can't confront you face to face. You can only decide the right and wrong."
said!"
"He harmed my sister's life, but in the end it was our Chang family who forced him to do it? Who would believe such ridiculous words, and you can say it!" Chang Sui'an had obviously never heard such shameless words, and for a moment he could only
I realized that the other person’s nickname was Qiugao, which made him so angry!
If he didn't have a shred of sense left, he would have wanted to send this scoundrel to meet his nephew with one punch!
Chang Sui Ning sneered silently.
A rogue?
A rogue indeed.
Is his statement ridiculous?
It's indeed ridiculous.
But if such ridiculous words are spread, some people will still believe them - when rumors are spread, people are always willing to believe what they like to hear. For those who listen to the excitement, the more absurd it is, the more lively it is.
Just like those stories in this play that cannot withstand careful study, there are many things that don't make sense, but they can still be talked about and even passed down to future generations.
And once what happened to her today is spread out so unclearly, it will be no different from a script in the eyes and mouths of strangers. Maybe it won't be long before people in the world will say that Zhou Ding's murder was done out of love for her.
Hate it.
Once something is mixed with a bit of talk about men and women, there will always be people who like to lead it to emotional entanglements.
However, the other party's reliance should not only be these unsupported absurd words... If he dares to appear here and openly ruin her reputation, he must at least have something to rely on to escape unscathed.
Chang Suining's eyes also fell on the bundle held by the man.
Look at the angle at which the baggage is held up, and there should be something long inside.
Covering it up for so long is just to attract more attention——
Chang Suining looked around.
So good, even the guests on the third floor were alarmed, either rushing towards the second floor, or standing by the inner railing, looking down at the situation on the second floor, and talking in low voices.
Well, it’s time to take out the things in this baggage.
But after all, it is a gathering place for literati. It is undeniable that people who read books have enlightened minds and clearer ideas. They cannot be deceived by ridiculous words——
Probably because he thought eating people had a short mouth, many doubts arose at this time.
"This person has ulterior motives and would only choose an occasion like today to cause trouble. It's really suspicious..."
"It's a matter of my daughter's family name. Apart from his words, there is no evidence at all. How can I be credulous?"
"That's right, I keep saying that we are in love with each other. If some people believe this, then I still say that Pan An and I are in love with each other!" Yao Xia said unbearably.
"..." Many eyes looked towards her.
A look of boredom flashed in Mrs. Jie's eyes.
A girl who has not yet left the court would say such shameless things in public, it is true that birds of a feather flock together.
A man sitting on the ground next to the ice basin said thoughtfully: "By analogy, can I say that Taibai and I are in love?"
The eyes that fell on Yao Xia then turned to the man.
The young man was still sitting upright in the ice basin. He raised his hand and smiled, looking at the man who was still kneeling: "It's just based on his feelings. There is no basis for what the visitor said. Don't take it seriously."
Chang Sui Ning glanced at the young man.
"Everything I said is true!" The man was still crying: "Even if my nephew did something wrong, the facts are always facts. Why don't you think about it, if my nephew has nothing to do with this Chang family lady?
We are strangers, so why did the person who hired the murderer find my nephew?"
"When did I say that Zhou Ding and I were strangers to each other?" Chang Suining did not deny this: "Of course I have met him before. Not only did I meet him, but I also met him because he claimed that his family was too poor to support his studies and imperial examinations.
And helped him——"
Xi'er, who had been holding back for a long time and did not dare to speak nonsense, finally dared to take over the words at this time: "Yes, my girl is kind-hearted and willing to give charity. She has not only given alms to him. You can go and ask about it. The girl outside Xingningfang
Which beggar has not received charity from my girl?"
"In the past few years, my Chang family has helped me, ranging from 100 to 80 people. I do my best to show kindness without any intention of repaying it, but such white-eyed wolves are despicable!" Chang Sui'an clenched his fists.
He now wishes he could jump off the moat, fish Zhou Ding out and beat him up!
He harmed his sister when he was alive, and now he’s dead and doesn’t stop!
Discussions started all over again.
"I was actually helped by Mrs. Chang..."
"Doesn't this mean that people are so incompetent that they repay kindness with hatred?"
"You are talking nonsense!" The man became excited: "If it is as straightforward and simple as you say, then why did Mrs. Chang give the painting to my nephew?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Xi'er said categorically: "When did my girl ever give him a painting?"
The girl and the man surnamed Zhou occasionally exchanged letters in the past, and she was the one who delivered them, so the girl never sent any paintings to Zhou Ding!
Moreover, the letters written by the girl are also pure and clear, and there is absolutely nothing that could lead to speculation!
Even so, the day after Zhou Ding's accident, the girl asked the sword boy to sneak to Zhou Ding's residence quietly and retrieve all the letters to avoid unnecessary trouble in the future.
Unexpectedly, trouble still appeared, and it was such untrue slander!
"This is the painting, this is the evidence!" The man sat up and hurriedly opened the bundle. There was indeed a rolled scroll inside.
The scroll quickly fell down from the man's rough and dirty hands and came into view.
The man cried and said: "This painting has always been hanging on my nephew's bedside. How can it be fake!"
The sword boy frowned.
What nonsense did he say? He turned Zhou Ding's house upside down. If it was hung above Zhou Ding's bed, how could he not see it?
Where did you find something to slander his girl?
Xi'er's expression changed slightly.
No, this painting...
Chang Sui Ning also looked over.
There is a figure of a girl in a green skirt standing with a cat in her arms. The girl looks up at the lovesick red bean that takes up half of the painting.
There is a signature on one end of the painting, with the year, month and name in detail. The year and month are the winter months of last year, and the name is Chang Sui Ning.
Chang Suining's eyes moved slightly.
She had just arrived here before, so she quietly learned A Li's handwriting so that no one would notice too many differences. To this end, she read through many of A Li's previous calligraphy and paintings.
Therefore, it is not difficult to see at this time that this painting... was indeed painted by A Li.
And this painting is not an ordinary painting, but it is filled with red beans that convey lovesickness.
No wonder...
No wonder you dare to come here.
It turns out that I actually have something in my hand.
Compared with the previous scoundrel remarks, this painting is obviously the real trump card.
"Look..." The man, eager to prove his innocence, showed the painting to the people around him.
