Huzhou government prison.
Dai Chang sat aside with a pale face, constantly wiping sweat with a handkerchief, and looking at Su Huangzhe next to him from time to time. Su Huangzhe took a leisurely sip of the fragrant soup and glanced at Chen Dong's interrogation below from time to time. Suddenly he heard a shrill scream, Dai Chang closed his eyes suddenly and turned his face away, his hands shaking as he wiped away the sweat.
The person who screamed just now turned out to be just a woman, and the one who was chained opposite was He Qing. Chen Dong said from the side: "I just picked the tendon of your wife's right hand. I heard that your wife is good at playing the piano, right?" , a Jiaowei was also found from your house last time, it should be your wife’s. It’s a pity that the hand is useless and the piano is also scattered.”
He Qingchi's eyes widened, he struggled hard, and let out a long growl from his throat, but he didn't speak.
Chen Dong said coldly: "It is said that your wife is also good at dancing, but her hamstring is here. You should think about it."
As soon as Su Huangzhe put down the tea bowl, he walked down and stood in front of He Qing and said: "Your wife and you have known each other since we were young. She is the daughter of a magistrate and she doesn't despise your family's poverty. She didn't live a good life in the first few years of her marriage, right? You I feel that if I recruit someone, I will die, if I don’t find someone, I will die, so it’s better to fight to the end. Why can’t you think about your wife and children, are they willing to endure such torture? First you married your wife, then your son, Daughter, if you do this, everyone will be happy, but if you continue to carry on like this, your family will be tortured all the time."
He Qing struggled to raise his eyes and saw that his old wife was already dying. All she saw was a ball of blood. In the cell next to him were his children who were huddled together in fear. He moved his lips but did not make a sound. Chen Dongzheng signaled over there. Su Huangzhe shook his head lightly to stop, and then continued: "Your crime of private tea is serious. No matter what you commit, it is a felony to kill the three clans. Your family is not large enough to be worth ten people. But there is one thing in particular. It’s interesting, by the way, bring He Qing’s eldest son and daughter here to listen together.”
After a while, He Qing's eldest son He Xiaoran and eldest daughter He Xiaoqiao were dragged aside. Even He Qing's wife Yao was brought over. He Xiaoran and He Xiaoqiao cried and lay beside Qin to see her injury. Yao Shi's face was calm.
Su Huangzhe said: "Mrs. He, I heard that there used to be a concubine in your house. She is Luo Pingniang from Luojia Village. Do you know?"
Mrs. He nodded weakly.
"I heard that she was pregnant with a child, and the father was unknown, so you arranged for the child to be aborted?"
Mrs. He glanced at He Qing and nodded.
"Guess who I took with me when I intercepted Luo Pingniang who was escaping from the official road?"
He Qing suddenly raised his head, and Mrs. He shook her head blankly, and just said softly: "She is quite capable, and she can actually escape secretly."
"It's not that she has the ability, but that your husband has the ability." Su Huangzhe looked at He Qing's distorted face and said, "Luo Pingniang has a baby who is less than one year old with her."
Mrs. He looked at He Qing suddenly and said with all her strength, "Is this the back-up plan you arranged?"
He Qing closed his eyes and said nothing.
"Dad, Mom, what are you talking about? What's going on?" He Xiaoqiao didn't understand what happened between his parents. The mood that was originally comforted by his mother suddenly became tense, and he screamed loudly. .
Su Huangzhe glanced at He Xiaoran who was silent and He Qing who had his eyes closed, and continued: "Your father's concubine gave birth to a son, and your father secretly arranged for the concubine and the youngest son to escape, leaving you here. Die."
"He Qing, my good husband, is this what you said about staying behind?" Mrs. He struggled to get up regardless of her injuries, and even grabbed the corner of He Qing's clothes with her bloody hands. She was weak and tactful. The voice above made Dai Chang look unbearable.
He Qing still closed his eyes and said nothing, but his body was still shaking.
Su Huangzhe said to Mrs. He and brother and sister He Xiaoran: "It seems that your father still doesn't want to tell, so let me tell you. I guess you don't know either. Mrs. He, please arrange for Luo Pingniang's abortion pill to be replaced with After receiving fetal protection medicine, all the housekeepers in your house were recruited. Luo Pingniang was transferred to a separate hospital purchased by He Qing in Yuhang and gave birth to the child. You said the father of the child is unknown because He Qing always asked Luo Ping Mom is accompanying the guests, right?"
"Yes" Mrs. He didn't blink, but her face was already filled with tears.
"I interrogated your housekeeper. Although He Qing brought Luo Pingniang with him every time, he never let her accompany guests. The child in her belly is definitely He Qing's. He Qing told you that he arranged a back-up? He Qing is probably talking about the nobles in the capital, right?" Su Huangzhe said slowly, at this time He Qing opened his eyes and looked over.
"He Qing has traveled around the capital frequently in the past few years and made friends with many noble people. It is estimated that someone promised to protect Luo Pingniang and her son, so there were people on the official road to protect her all the way. If we hadn't been chasing closely, Luo Pingniang would have been there by now When you go to Xia Kingdom, you can live a peaceful life with a large amount of money, but it’s just a pity for you, mother and son.”
"Master, let me ask you, are these all true?" Mrs. He asked softly, "Just answer me."
He Qing turned away without saying a word.
"Mom, don't ask. It's true that dad sent Luo Xiaoniang to Yuhang. I saw it with my own eyes in Yuhang. I asked dad after I got home. He said he was afraid that you would be jealous, so he made such a decision. I'm afraid that you I was so sad that I didn’t tell you. I thought that in the future I would just be a bastard and just have more to eat. If you are not in good health, there is no need to hurt yourself because of this anger. I also told my brother about this. Brother, you said Just a word." He Xiaoqiao cried and held onto Mrs. He and said.
Mrs. He completely ignored what He Xiaoqiao and Su Huangzhe said. She just stood up, faced He Qing and said, "Are these true?"
He Qing sighed, closed his eyes, and nodded.
Bang, Mrs. He slapped He Qing with all her strength, but compared to the torture in prison, this slap was really nothing.
He Xiaoran, who had been silent at this time, pulled out a wooden hairpin from his sister He Xiaoqiao's head, handed it to Su Huangzhe and said: "You guys go to Meiji Pawnshop at the top of Denggao Bridge in Qiantang Mansion. I have a few boxes there. Things. There is a box among them that can be opened with this. There are letters in it that my father has exchanged with the capital and the Xia Kingdom over the years. When the news came from the capital, he asked the housekeeper to burn these documents. I kept an eye on it and sent the housekeeper away. , secretly left these behind. Only after reading these letters did I know what my father had done in the past few years. On weekdays, he entertained guests at his house and did not let us go there. He only took Na Luo Xiaoniang with him. Later, my sister saw When Luo Xiaoniang appeared in Yuhang, I had someone investigate her, and then I knew that my father had lied to my mother."
He Qing turned his face when his eldest son spoke and looked at him expressionlessly.
In contrast to Dai Chang's joy, Su Huangzhe knelt down and looked at He Xiaoran and said, "Before I arrived in Huzhou, someone sent me a letter on the official road telling me the whereabouts of Luo Pingniang. Is this also your arrangement?"
He Xiaoran nodded, "I beg Mr. Su to also say a few words for my mother when he closes the case. There is nothing to say for our children to suffer for our father. But as you said, my mother married my father and worked hard all day long. I still remember that when I was a child, at home, We were not so well-off. In order for my father and us to have enough food and clothing, my mother pawned all the dowry one after another. We were unaware of everything our father did, and we never spent the money he earned from private tea. Mr. Su’s family expenses Just check it and you’ll know.”
Chen Dong, who was standing aside, glanced at He Qing and said sarcastically: "Master He, all the money you have saved for private tea over the years has been spent on the blade."
Su Huangzhe said: "Don't worry, I will report all these things to the Holy One. Later I will ask the doctor to come in and check your mother's injuries." Then he turned back to He Qing and said: "Now it doesn't matter if you don't speak. We will also take some Go to the Luo family's account book in Shuanglin Village and compare it twice to see all your expenses and income in the past few years. Do you still think that the nobles in the capital can leave you a way out? "
He Qing sighed again, because his shoulder blade was pierced, and the movement made his painful head break out with a layer of dense sweat. He looked at his eldest son kneeling on the ground, and said slowly: "I thought the arrangement was okay. It’s absolutely perfect, it’s you!”
"Father, I don't understand why you did this. You don't think about Mom and Xiao Qiao, but I have to think about them. Mom pawned all the dowry for the family, and it's easy to get through, and she can live comfortably in the future. Thinking of having to endure such hardships, even risking your life, can you be worthy of her?" He Xiaoran said coldly: "You let several of us die tragically here, and arranged for Na Luo Xiaoniang to fly away, do you think we, mother and son, are the three of us? What?"
He Qing remained silent.
Su Huangzhe continued: "He Qing, both of your parents died when you were young, and you depended on your brother for life. If your brother's family of seven except for your one-year-old grandson, everyone else will be punished with death."
Dai Chang said from the side: "There is no need to talk nonsense with this person. The evidence has been collected. It doesn't matter whether he speaks or not. Let's quickly sort out the evidence so that the case can be closed."
Su Huangzhe glanced at He Qing, turned around, and heard He Qing's hoarse voice: "Master Su, I want to talk to you alone."
Su Huangzhe turned around, looked at the He family mother and son beside him, shook his head and said, "I don't want to talk to you alone."
He Qing was stunned, followed Su Huangzhe's gaze, and said clearly: "Then let's talk about it here, so as not to die in confusion."
