"No need to ask anymore, I was the one who killed the man, and I plead guilty!" Aunt Yang's whole body was shaking like chaff, but her eyes were firm.
There was an uproar in the room. No one expected Mrs. Yang to admit her guilt like this.
"What's the motive?" Li Tuiguan became energetic and asked quickly.
"He...he was frivolous with me, and I couldn't bear the humiliation. In desperation, I picked up the inkstone and smashed it down. Who thought he would die like this? I made a mistake!"
After Aunt Yang finished speaking, she covered her face and cried, but everyone was shocked.
"Then Zhu Tian is frivolous with you?" Officer Li looked Yang Fu up and down, Zhu Tian was really a vegetarian!
"You said Zhu Tian was frivolous about you? Then why did you go to Zhu Tian's house before dawn? Did you bring him frivolous things at his door?" Zhang Wei suddenly mocked.
Su Yizhao glanced at Zhang Wei and said, "That's right! This master is quite smart."
"Yes! Although Senior Brother Zhutian doesn't have a lovely wife in his family, he does have a lot of pretty wives. How could it be so?"
Qu Liuyun also thought it was ridiculous. How could such a thing happen? It didn’t make sense!
"I have no enmity with him, so why do I want to kill him? I know you won't believe me if I tell you, but he had evil thoughts about me. I couldn't bear it and did something wrong!"
Aunt Yang covered her face with her sleeves and refused to raise her eyes to look at the crowd.
Su Yizhao smiled, "You have no enmity with him, but that woman has a deep entanglement with him."
After she finished speaking, she pointed to the food box aside and said: "Senior Brother Zhu can't eat so much breakfast alone. You explained that he is picky, but I see that the portion of each plate is quite large. I'm afraid you know that there are two people eating. , that’s why you’re so prepared, right?”
Aunt Yang immediately raised her head, her eyes full of panic, "No! I wanted to steal, so I prepared more."
"I'm afraid that woman has known Brother Zhu Tian for a long time, and she often comes to this house. When it's Aunt Yang's turn, the variety and quantity of the food will be more than usual. Just ask the other aunts who do chores about this. Then you will know.”
Su Yizhao did not allow Aunt Yang to quibble, and the person Mouse Girl found out was a young woman.
When Li Tuiguan heard this, he suddenly realized that he really thought Zhu Tian was so extravagant before!
"I am the one who killed the person. You can just capture me. Why bother asking? I also want to keep my reputation. Anyway, I am alone and I will have no regrets even if I die."
Aunt Yang cried out in pain, and she suddenly raised her eyes to look at Su Yizhao, her eyes full of pleading.
Su Yizhao was suddenly hurt by the other party's eyes full of despair and pleading. She fell silent, not knowing whether she should continue.
Aunt Yang's painful cries could only be heard in the apartment, but Li Tuiguan was not a stupid person, so he naturally saw the clues.
"How could Zhu Tian be so scornful of you? Who are you hiding for? If you don't follow the truth again, you will not be able to bear the punishment from this yamen."
Seeing that Mrs. Yang was still trying to quibble, Li Tuiguan immediately said to the Yamen servant: "Go to her home and check to see if there is anyone else there. If there is a young woman, take her to the Yamen for questioning."
Helping to hide it like this must be a close relationship with Mrs. Yang.
Mrs. Yang was indeed panicked. She took a few steps on her knees and stepped forward to grab the corner of Li's robe. She was so frightened that her whole body was shaking.
"Sir! The man was killed by a commoner's woman. It is right for you to cut the commoner's woman into pieces. One life is worth one life. If the commoner woman pleads guilty, it has nothing to do with others."
Li Tuiguan frowned and shouted to the Yamen servant on the side that this tugging would damage his majesty if it spread out.
"Why don't you pull this person away quickly? What a shame!"
"Mother!" Suddenly a delicate female voice came, and everyone present raised their eyes to look at the woman who stepped into the room.
Su Yizhao also looked over immediately and saw this woman who was only twenty-eight years old.
Although she is wearing a Jingchai cloth skirt and a simple village make-up, her features are clear, her eyes are bright and her teeth are bright, even she has a seven-point mark.
Mrs. Yang was shocked when she saw this woman approaching.
She screamed, "What are you doing here? Go back!"
After saying that, he rushed forward and pushed the woman. The woman did not resist, but hugged Mrs. Yang.
Her eyes were filled with tears and her face was filled with sadness.
"Mom! I can't escape, so why bother struggling?"
"Sir! This person is Mrs. Yang's daughter Li Ping'er. She said outside that she had killed the man. She didn't dare to make the decision because of her low position, so she brought the man in." A government official stepped forward and reported to Li Tuiguan. .
"You kid, why are you so stupid? My mother has already confessed her crime, what are you doing here? I didn't ask you to leave the capital, so why are you disobedient?"
At this moment, Mrs. Yang couldn't bear it anymore, and she slapped Ping'er's thin back hard, as if she was crazy, and cried heartbreakingly.
Everyone present was moved by it. Apart from anything else, it was the love for his daughter that made them feel deeply.
At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on Mrs. Yang and her daughter, but Su Yizhao turned his head and looked at the person behind him.
I saw him looking at the mother and daughter with dull eyes, but his hands were clenched into fists.
"Who is coming?" Li Tuiguan shouted towards Li Ping'er.
Ping'er let go of her mother, calmly walked to Tuiguan Li and knelt down.
"Folk girl Li Ping'er pays homage to your lord!"
Su Yizhao looked at Li Ping'er kneeling on the ground with mixed emotions in his heart.
"Are you Yang's daughter? Why did you say you killed Zhu Tian?" Li Tuiguan asked seriously with sharp eyes.
Li Ping'er took a deep breath when she heard this and said coldly: "Because Zhu Tian deserves to be killed!"
Su Yizhao looked at Li Ping'er who looked calm and composed, but her rapid and heavy breathing and trembling body were enough to show that she was not actually calm inside.
After glancing at the mountain chief, Su Yizhao admitted at this moment that there was actually a certain reason why the academy did not allow young women to enter.
In fact, the truth of the matter has been revealed, and Zhu Tian's murder was entirely his own fault.
Mrs. Yang has been dependent on Li Ping'er since her husband died of illness five years ago.
The two were originally from the Changtian Mansion. After their husband died of illness, the family bullied the orphans and widowed mothers, and their lives were not comfortable, so they came to the capital to find a job to support themselves.
Mrs. Yang came to the capital and did odd jobs everywhere. It wasn't until two years ago that she found an opportunity to find connections to work in Fengtian Academy.
"My mother's body was damaged due to years of hard work, and it was quite difficult for her to do heavy work. Two months ago, she suffered from a hidden illness, and the pain in her waist and abdomen was unbearable. But she didn't want to miss her work, so she went to the academy with force."
Mrs. Yang held her daughter's hand and shook her head vigorously, "Stop talking!"
"I couldn't bear my mother's hard work, so I disguised myself as a servant, gave money to the person guarding the back mountain, and sneaked into the studio to help my mother work together."
With Li Ping'er's narration, the context of the entire incident gradually became clear.
Li Ping'er disguised herself as a servant girl and did not attract the attention of the students. The students stood up from the rooster's crow and had to stay up late to read. They studied very hard. Why did they pay so much attention? No one noticed it for two days in a row.
But on the third day, Mrs. Yang was rotated to Zhu Tian's studio to work, but Zhu Tian saw through Li Ping'er's disguise at a glance.
Since Zhu Tian didn't expose it that day, Li Ping'er didn't know that Zhu Tian already knew about it.