Xu Qinghuan suddenly spoke, which made Mrs. Tan's heart sink. This time when she came to Anyi Marquis Mansion to see Xu Qinghuan, she always felt that this girl was more shrewd than before. Mrs. Tan couldn't help but feel annoyed that the Tan family had become like this.
Xu Qinghuan is still holding on to this girl.
He really has no conscience. Without the life-saving grace of the Tan family, where would the descendants of the Anyihou Mansion come from?
Why didn't Xu Qinghuan know how to think about the Tan family? Would he want to see the Tan family destroyed?
Mrs. Tan thought of this and looked at Xu Qinghuan with her eyes, hoping that Xu Qinghuan would not ask any more questions. However, Xu Qinghuan's eyes were calm, as if she had a heart of stone.
Mrs. Tan couldn't help but feel discouraged.
Xu Qinghuan asked: "When did the eldest lady know that Jiang Zhiyi is Nie Rong's daughter?"
Mrs. Tan's eyes moved slightly, as if she was thinking: "Of course it was before I came to Beijing."
Xu Qinghuan continued: "Did Master Tan kill someone by then?"
Mrs. Tan nodded: "Not yet. At that time, the second brother just told the ins and outs and hoped that we could help Jiang Zhiyi get revenge. Naturally, I refused..."
Xu Qinghuan looked at Huang Qinghe: "Master Huang, it seems that Mrs. Tan is an accessory. Tan Er had already planned to kill someone at that time, but Mrs. Tan knew about it and did not report it, which led to today's situation."
Before Huang Qinghe spoke, Mrs. Tan had already changed her mind anxiously: "No, we only found out later...we..."
"Mother," Tan Guangyao suddenly said on the bed, "Mother, don't panic... about this matter... although we made mistakes... but... it was not... a big mistake."
After Tan Guangyao said these good news for a while, he looked at Xu Qinghuan: "Miss...you...exaggerated...the second brother told us that day...the truth...how can we believe it...don't say Jiang Zhiyi's words are empty."
... Let’s just say that Nie... Nie Rong has been executed by the imperial court a long time ago... His family will naturally be punished... Why did he keep a daughter... It is absolutely impossible..."
Under the illumination of the light, Tan Guangyao's face was extremely pale, and he pursed his dry lips: "We all thought that the second brother was deceived...My mother and I tried every means to persuade the second brother to cut off contact with the woman, but the second brother refused to listen.
, thought I wanted to occupy Jiang Zhiyi, but that woman was also vicious, saying that I...said that I..."
Tan Guangyao's chest heaved violently.
"Stop talking," Mrs. Tan cried, "You are trying to force him to death."
"Mother, only by explaining everything clearly can the whole matter be settled as soon as possible. No more deaths will be allowed. Our Tan family cannot repay these karmic debts." Tan Guangyao closed his eyes and rested for a moment to feel better.
, "The woman said that I took her body by force and lied about marrying her to avenge her. How could I do such a thing? When I met her, I was indeed tempted and wanted to take her as my concubine.
However, I found out that she was impure in mind and often engaged in deceitful dealings with an old Taoist nun. I severed all contact with her, but she deceived my second brother.
How can a girl from a good family become a Taoist nun? As for why my second brother and I fell into her hands, everyone can understand it just by seeing her."
Xu Qinghuan met Jiang Zhiyi. Jiang Zhiyi was indeed beautiful, but it was not her fault. Many women were accused of being "sexually active" because of some rumors.
Tan Guangyao continued: "I told my second brother the whole thing exactly. He refused to believe it. He stole some money and left home at night. We looked everywhere but couldn't find him, so we thought of Jiang Zhi.
"Yi...Jiang Zhiyi is completely unaware of his second brother's whereabouts." At this point, he looked at Huang Qinghe, "Master Huang...in this situation, what would you do if it were you?"
Huang Qinghe said: "I am only writing down your confession for future trial use. I cannot answer your questions, let alone affect your narration of matters related to the case. If there is any deviation, it will definitely be your fault.
A result we don’t want to see.”
Tan Guangyao apologized very much: "I made a mistake," he continued after a moment of silence, "under such circumstances, we naturally would not believe that what Jiang Zhiyi said was the truth, so we did not report this to the government or sue Jiang Zhiyi.
I remember that I am a descendant of a rebel.
At that time, my mother and I just wanted to find the second brother... It wasn't until we heard that something happened to the Sun family and the master of the Yan family was killed that we realized in panic that what the second brother said before about revenge for Jiang Zhiyi might be true.
Yes, my mother and I hurriedly went to ask Jiang Zhiyi about the truth, but Jiang Zhiyi had already left Changzhou.
So while we were looking for our second brother, we also inquired about Jiang Zhiyi’s whereabouts. My mother heard that Jiang Zhiyi had come to the capital, and Mrs. Xu was about to return to the capital. My mother asked Mrs. Xu to go to Beijing with her to look for Jiang Zhiyi.
, secondly, if it is confirmed that these people were indeed killed by the second brother, I hope the Anyi Houfu will help the Tan family because of their long-term friendship.
I rushed to the capital after taking care of my family affairs, and you all know what happened next."
After saying so many words, Tan Guangyao's whole body sank into the bed, as if he was dead.
When Mrs. Tan saw this, she sobbed and cried non-stop: "Can you wait until Guangyao's injury is better before questioning him?"
Huang Qinghe nodded, and the clerk next to him had already recorded everything that the Tan family and his son had just said, and gave it to the Tan family and his son to sign it.
"Mrs. Tan," Xu Qinghuan said, "did you know anyone from the Sun family and the Yan family before?"
Mrs. Tan grabbed the handkerchief and denied it: "How can we be familiar with that kind of people? We have only heard of them...those are big businessmen, we are just making some living money."
Huang Qinghe immediately ordered people: "Write these words down as well!"
Mrs. Tan's eyes jumped.
Everyone came out of the room, and Huang Qinghe stood in the yard waiting for Xu Qinghuan: "Miss Xu, do you think the Tan family is telling the truth?"
Xu Qinghuan said: "If what they say is true, Jiang Zhiyi and Mr. Tan must be the murderers. If Mr. Tan is caught, the case will be solved."
Huang Qinghe said: "Moreover, when Mr. Sun Er was killed, Jiang Zhiyi was in the Taoist temple on the bank of the Bishui River. Although the two thieves on the Bishui River only heard a man talking in the cabin, maybe Jiang Zhiyi cut him off.
After losing Mr. Sun's tongue, she left first. The blood-stained Taoist robe on her body was buried by the river by the man to help her cover up. That man was naturally Mr. Tan.
If I report today's documents, the Yamen will definitely draw this conclusion and start hunting for Tan Er."
Xu Qinghuan looked at Huang Qinghe, who had a vague look of doubt in his eyes: "But sir, I think there is something fishy in this."
Huang Qinghe didn't understand. Now that there were witnesses, why was he still hesitating: "If we can catch Tan Er, maybe we can get the answer." But where is Tan Er.