Mrs. Zhu still refused to admit it and kept saying that An Shi'an framed her for such a reckless thing in order to clear her sister's name.
An Shi'an continued uprightly: "Bring Mother Zhao here!"
When Mrs. Zhu heard the words "Mother Zhao", she opened her eyes nervously and felt something bad, because Mother Zhao had given her a sum of money a few days ago and sent her back to her hometown.
After Zhao's mother was brought in, her eyes were evasive and she did not dare to look at Mr. Zhu, but after the incident was revealed, if she did not confess, her son would also be implicated.
Mother Zhao knelt on the ground, trembling with fear.
Lin Zhehua had no face to cross-examine, he was sitting on pins and needles and frightened as if he was about to die.
An Shian asked rhetorically: "Mother Zhao, tell me what you did to Wu Laosi and Chen Laoer."
Mother Zhao said tremblingly: "It's madam who asked the servants to threaten Wu Laosi and Chen Laoer because Mrs. An made Uncle Lin lose his tongue and suffered too much. The lady also thought it was because Mrs. An was in a bad mood. Madam An charmed the prince and was a stumbling block on her way to becoming a princess, so Madam wanted to collude with Wu Laosi, Chen Laoer and Lao Zhang."
"The madam wants to put the lady to death, and this slave is completely unconscionable if she knows this. But I am a servant like an ant. I will do whatever the master says, otherwise I will die."
"This slave deserves death, but there is nothing I can do about it..."
Mother Zhao was sobbing and crying very sadly. Suddenly she threw herself at the pillar next to her in despair. With a loud bang, Mother Zhou was hit and killed!
Everyone present was shocked. Lu Bochu ordered people to pull down Zhao’s mother’s body.
As we all know, Mother Zhao has taken care of Mrs. Zhu since she was a child, and is the most capable and closest servant to Mrs. Zhu.
After Zhao's mother was killed in a head-on collision, Zhu's heart suddenly felt empty. The evidence was so irrefutable that she had nowhere to quibble even if she wanted to.
Lin Zhehua couldn't sit still anymore and fell to his knees with a plop. He kowtowed to Lu Bochu as if his soul was out of his mind: "Your Majesty, it's okay to discipline me under my humble position. My wife has done such an outrageous thing and I don't know anything about it. I feel guilty deeply." , please also ask the prince to spare the humble position for the sake of his ignorance..."
Lu Bochu knew that Lin Zhehua was unaware of and had no involvement in this matter. Although he could be exempted from the death penalty, it would be difficult to wear the black gauze hat.
Zhu heard that the men in her family could no longer protect themselves. Instead of being humiliated and tortured to death, it would be better to die headlong like Mother Zhao.
She didn't hesitate at all. After glaring at An Qien fiercely, she slammed her head against the pillar to death.
With a bang, Zhu Yiming fell to the ground with a cry, and the pillar was oozing with bright red blood, which was shocking.
Seeing this scene, Lin Zhehua lost his breath, his eyes darkened and he fainted.
Lin Yanyun just happened to push through the crowd, squeezed in, and saw the scene of Zhu being hit to death: "Mother!"
She shouted heartbreakingly, threw herself in front of Zhu, hugged the dead Zhu and cried loudly: "Mother, mother, don't you want Yun'er anymore...Mother... .”
Two people died at once. The people watching were talking and lamenting, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
Lu Bochu ordered people to imprison all those responsible for the relevant murders. Seeing that his sister was still very weak, An Shian said hello to Lu Bochu and wanted to take An Qi'en back to rest first.
At this moment, Lin Yanyun, who was irrational, fiercely stepped forward and grabbed Qi En, like a lion about to eat people, and cursed: "It's all you bitch, you killed my mother, I want you." Pay for my mother’s life!”
Lin Yanyun wished An Qi'en could be cut into pieces immediately. She didn't just show off her words, but raised her hand to strangle An Qi'en to death.
Snapped!
An Qi'en used all his strength and slapped Lin Yanyun off guard with a loud and crisp slap. Lin Yanyun's face was hit and she staggered and fell to the ground.
Her ears were buzzing, and the clear pink slap marks on her face were burning and painful. Lin Yanyun became even more angry and wanted to get up and hit An Qien again.
There was a sudden crash, and a sharp and shining silver sword was pointed at Lin Yanyun's face. An Shian glared at Lin Yanyun majestically.
He didn't say a word, but it was worth thousands of words. When Lin Yanyun saw the sword in front of him, he was so frightened that his whole body was so tense that he couldn't say a word.
Her state was like that of a psychopath who was suffering from an illness. When she saw the sword in An Shian's hand, she suddenly became obedient.
An Qi'en said to Lin Yanyun sternly: "Your mother brought the fault upon herself. It would be an advantage for her to die like this!"
Lin Yanyun didn't dare to move. She was so scared that she hated her good-for-nothing brother. Why was An Qien's brother so powerful, but her brother couldn't do shit? He was still like a turtle at this moment. Still hiding at home.
Lu Bochu also warned Lin Yanyun with an upright face: "Miss Lin, please take care of yourself!"
An Qien pulled An Shi'an and told him to put away his sword. An Shi'an put away his sword when he saw that Lin Yanyun was being honest.
An Shi'an clasped his fists at Lu Bochu: "Your Majesty, this matter has come to light. My sister has been weak recently, so I took her back home to rest."
Lu Bochu glanced at An Qi'en gently, and the moment An Qi'en's eyes met his, his eyes couldn't help but become ambiguous.
"Well, take your sister back quickly and take good care of her."
An Shi'an took An Qien out and saw Zhao Yan as soon as he walked outside. Zhao Yan had been following him these days and helping to find clues. An Shi'an saw all this.
"I've been busy with Mr. Zhao these days. I'll invite Mr. Zhao to a banquet some other day to express my gratitude." An Shi'an said to Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan looked at An Qien gently and replied politely: "I hope Mrs. An is safe and sound."
An Qi'en nodded slightly to him: "Qi'en thanks Mr. Zhao for your help."
Zhao Yan saw that she had lost weight and said distressedly: "Ms. An, take good care of yourself. If you need anything, just come to me."
An Qien smiled slightly and said nothing.
After a few simple words, An Shian took her back to his house to rest.
Yu Lan's eyes have been fixed on An Shi'an. She came here specially to join in the fun. She didn't believe it at all when she heard about An Qien's murder. She came here today to watch the court hearing. Since An Shi'an appeared, She never moved her eyes away after that.
An Shi'an was just and justified in clearing up her sister's grievances. In Yulan's eyes, this is what a real man does, and it is what a man does in her heart!
She would do anything for a concubine sister, and she was even more determined that such a man was worth entrusting to her.
She stared at An Shi'an's back for a long distance until she was completely invisible...
The matter passed like this. Chen Lao Er and Wu Lao Si were sentenced to death, and their family members were imprisoned for three years respectively. The children left behind were asked to be taken care of by relatives and friends.
As for whether Lin Zhehua can still serve as the prefect, this needs to be decided by Emperor Changshun.
Lu Bochu wrote the truth of the matter in detail in the letter and ordered people to rush back to Shangjing.
Before Emperor Changshun responded to the letter, Lin Zhehua suspended all official duties. Whether he could keep his black gauze hat depended on His Majesty's decision.
...
An Qien returned to her house to recuperate, and even ate century-old ginseng for several days. At first, she didn't care and didn't taste the century-old ginseng, thinking that her brother had brought it back from her pharmacy.
Later I learned that this was a very rare 100-year-old ginseng, and it was sent by Lu Bochu.
It's strange to say that he just sent something without letting her know and without seeing her. In the end, she discovered the abnormality herself and forced the truth out of Qingbi's mouth.
Ginseng is indeed a good thing. After drinking the century-old ginseng tonic for several days, she felt much better.
Once she was well, she had the energy to think wildly, and she wondered what Lu Bochu meant by this.
Why don't you come to see her? When he was in the cell before, he gave her medicine himself without avoiding suspicion, but now there is no one around?
Could it be that he had thought it through? Didn't you let her be the princess without being hot-headed?
This problem has been bothering An Qi'en. An Shi'an had nothing to do today and came back early and came to An Qi'en's yard to see her.
An Qien was sitting on the couch, playing with the newly bloomed flowers boredly in her hands. Seeing her absent-mindedly, An Shian sat down and asked her, "What's wrong? Are you bored at home?"
She was so lost that she didn't know that An Shi'an was sitting next to her. When she heard the voice, she realized with a smile and said, "Brother, what do you mean by the prince sending ginseng?"
In the end, she couldn't help but ask. In the past, she would never have said such words that were so imprudent or could easily lead people into trouble.
Probably because she no longer had the shackles of her identity as Mrs. Houfu, she felt a little freer. Moreover, she was not saying this to anyone else, but to her brother who loved her the most, so it should have nothing to do with it.
An Shi'an was looking for an opportunity to talk to her about Lu Bochu asking her to be the princess. After Lu Bochu worked so hard behind the scenes and sent people to investigate, and openly took care of her, An Shi'an felt that An Qi'en might be involved in the palace. Live a happier life.
He said earnestly: "Your Majesty told me, I think Your Majesty is serious. The reason why your incident came to light so quickly is mostly due to Your Majesty's credit. Since Your Majesty wants you to enter the palace as the Princess despite all obstacles, My brother thinks that the prince is sincere."
An Qi'en tilted his head thoughtfully and asked, "Brother, why hasn't the prince come recently? He must have regretted it, right?"
An Shi'an suddenly smiled: "How can the prince be so free? He is so busy. In the past two days, he has eaten one meal a day. There was something wrong with the canal. He didn't even return to the palace, so naturally he didn't have time to visit. is you."
"But brother, you don't look busy?"
An Shi'an sighed helplessly: "That's because the matter is so important that the prince must come forward, and the prince ordered me to come back early to watch you, so that you won't be dishonest and work in the shop again."
An Qi'en didn't expect that Lu Bochu was so busy and he was thinking about her a lot. Unknowingly, she had some thoughts of becoming a princess...
