After Mrs. Wang opened her mouth, she didn't even need Xu Jian and Shan Shen to ask. She went on one by one.
Beside the writing desk, Master was writing furiously.
"He has been in contact with his godfather a lot, and the lady who told him found out the clues. He has good eyesight and can see through the godfather's identity at a glance."
"It seems that the wife advised him not to have any contact with his godfather, so as not to harm the family business, but Zhu Cheng was afraid that she would tell her, so he tried every means to silence her."
"My godfather was well-informed and gave him a prescription to add to the Madam's anti-aging medicine soup. Who knew that Zhu Cheng was a coward, so he didn't add enough medicine, and Madam poured it out but not completely. Finally, he I have no choice but to keep adding more to make Madam look like that."
"Comparing my feelings, I feel pity for his wife. She has been hanging on her life like this for eight whole years without any relief."
"People say that Zhu Cheng is so good to her and doesn't give up on her. Oh, it makes me laugh. Zhu Cheng doesn't even blush when he says this."
"How many good people are there in the British government? It seems wrong to say so. They are not the ones lying there in pain. They just need to get a good reputation and have a share of it. It is a matter of turning a blind eye."
"Only my daughter cares about her. I don't know what kind of blessing Zhu Cheng got in his previous life to have such a kind-hearted daughter. She speaks harshly but is gentle in dealing with things. She sometimes comes to my place and looks at her like this. For a moment, I felt pity for her. She didn’t know anything. If she knew it was her father who did this to her mother, I don’t know how much tenderness she would have left..."
"My godfather asked me to keep an eye on Zhu Cheng. What's there to keep an eye on? Does such a useless thing dare to say that he has harmed his wife?"
"The two boxes of gold bricks were told by my godfather. He asked us to dig them. It's not because I'm interested in getting rich. With a humble life like mine, I'd be satisfied with a little gold and a few jewelry pieces. How dare I think about gold bricks? Still two boxes.”
"Who knows what my godfather is thinking. He has been buried for so many years. He didn't dig it out sooner or later, but he decided to dig it out at this time. If he had said earlier that he could have done it when Laoshi Alley was empty, why would he lose it in the future? In the hands of Gao An."
Lady Wang talks about the eastern section and the western section, and she says whatever comes to mind, and there is no order.
The master took notes one by one, feeling heavy and uncomfortable in his heart.
In his life, he had memorized trivial squabbles between neighbors, as well as murders in which a whole family was killed over a disagreement. He also almost memorized a book of charming words, as well as weird and bizarre nonsense that could not be understood.
I have seen so much that I could accept any confession I heard, but today I just feel uncomfortable.
He quickly glanced at Shan Shen and saw that Mr. Fu Yin was also serious. Thinking about it, the master was probably in the same situation as him.
They are all fathers.
They both have daughters.
His daughter is already married, and the young daughter of a single family is waiting to be married. But as a father, how can he feel comfortable when he thinks that his daughter is very likely to meet a bitch like Zhu Cheng?
Eight years!
Even if he failed every time he passed the exam, he could pass three subjects!
This doesn’t even include Kai Enke!
Xu Jian listened for a while and said calmly: "I have said so much, why not tell me more about your godfather."
It was a coincidence that Lady Wang's stomach growled with a rumble.
She rolled her eyes and said, "Sir, the prison food smells like it, and I'm not full."
Shan Shen is a flexible person.
As long as Madam Wang tells the truth, what does it matter if she gives her a good meal?
The yamen servant went out and quickly prepared a bowl of hot noodle soup, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, and a plate of mutton.
Shan Shen was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said to Xu Jian in a low voice: "I didn't do this in the past."
Their Shuntian Mansion is not that generous.
The yamen servant was called to explain: "That's what Mr. Zhu Si left. The white-cut mutton looked clean. It's a pity that it was dumped. Anyway, they slept on the same bed, so they probably don't mind."
Zhu Cheng definitely didn't want to eat prison food, but the British government was afraid that he wouldn't be able to get used to the big pot of rice in the yamen, so they sent the food themselves, and the yamen officers inspected it before sending it in.
Lady Wang sat cross-legged on the ground and ate with gusto.
"Prison food is hard to eat? That's right. You've been following Zhu Cheng these past few years, and you've always enjoyed good food and drink." Xu Jian said casually, "What did your son eat?"
Madam Wang raised her head and glanced at Xu Jian, as if thinking about his words.
Xu Jian did not see any concern for the child from her reaction.
After thinking about it, he added, "Would you like to give your son some food?"
There was enough food on the table, and Mrs. Wang really couldn't finish it, so she didn't refuse: "Just give him some, he is too young to eat more than a few mouthfuls."
At this time, not only Xu Jian heard the clues, but also Shan Shen and Master frowned.
Generally speaking, even if a mother is very hungry, she will always be thinking about her child's food.
Of course, in this big world, it’s not uncommon to find mothers who don’t love their children.
The yamen servant packed some food.
Seemingly not interested in waiting for Mrs. Wang to finish her meal, Xu Jian stood up and walked out of the house, standing on the porch with her hands behind her back to enjoy the breeze.
When the yamen servant passed by, Xu Jian stopped him and whispered: "Ask the nanny what the child likes to eat and what taboos he has."
Shan Shen also came out. After hearing this, he thought carefully and said, "What do you mean, Duke Guo, that the child was not born in this outer room?"
Before Xu Jian could answer, Shan Shen stroked his beard and continued his analysis: "Shouldn't it be right? With her big mouth that pours out everything, if she raises a son for Zhu Cheng who has nothing to do with her, she will I’ve been screaming for a long time.”
Xu Jian chuckled lightly and agreed with Shan Shen's description.
"I didn't think about it before, but I just had an idea," Xu Jian said, "There's nothing to lose by asking a few more questions."
Not long after, the officer came back from prison.
"The child doesn't eat mutton," he said, pouting at Madam Wang who was using her chopsticks inside. "Don't you even know what the child eats and doesn't eat? The wet nurse knows that very well, and she thought The yamen took care of the children and was willing to give him a few mouthfuls of good food, so he carefully mentioned the taboos."
Xu Jian knew it.
After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Mrs. Wang finally finished eating.
Shan Shen said: "My stomach is full, isn't it time to say godfather?"
Madam Wang said it, rambling here and there, but there was no important sentence.
"Do you think that Brick is gone anyway? The world is so big and as long as you don't betray him, he will be safe?" Xu Jian squinted at her, "Zhu Cheng is useless and an abandoned son; you were also caught, and you Abandon yourself, don't show your godfather, and everything will be fine.
But you seem to have forgotten that if you don't care about your son, your godfather may not care about him anymore, right?
It allows you to raise the child without any complaints. Whose child is it?
Don't try to blame your godfather. He has no descendants and cannot give birth to a son. "
Madam Wang stiffened her neck and swallowed.
"It's okay if you don't say anything. I'll find a few old people from the palace to recognize you," Xu Jian said. "I'd be more relaxed if I were you. Anyway, I've said a lot, not less than this.
Prison food is so unpalatable, you don't want to eat that stuff every day before you go on the road, right?
Tell me more. From now on, whatever Zhu Cheng eats for three meals, you will eat the same.
You only have a few months to live, so be kind to yourself. "
Madam Wang's face fell.
A pair of slender willow-leaf eyebrows, with their eyebrows furrowed into a furrow, looked at Xu Jian coldly.
Is this Duke Fuguo?
Just too young.
If it were someone older, she would still be shameless enough to wink and soften her voice a few times.
But Duke Fuguo looked at it and refused to accept it.
She had seen so many people that she had managed to develop some discernment.
A young man with a distinguished family background like Duke Fu will like delicate little girls.
She has a pretty face, which makes people feel happy at first glance, but her temper is not that good. When her temper gets angry, she can say a few cruel words, and if she disagrees with her, she will immediately throw a bad face...
To put it bluntly, a daughter of great wealth who was pampered and cared for by the elders in the family can win over such a noble young man and make her the most important person in his heart.
That kind of dignity and squeamishness is something that the Queen would never have, no matter how much younger she is, she is more than ten years younger.
Let alone her now.
She was woken up by a knock on the door in her dream in the middle of the night. She got caught in the rain while setting up a ladder for Zhu Cheng, and was then thrown into a cell, leaving her hair disheveled and in a state of embarrassment.
It's better to save some energy and don't do such embarrassing things.
It's not a win-win, but it's a joke.
As for the Lord Fu Yin, he might be able to admire Xu Niang, but with Duke Fu nearby, he must have valued his official title, and he would not have been so stupid as to be seduced by a female prisoner.
Judging by his appearance, Shan Fuyin is not that stupid person.
Mrs. Wang understood the situation and sighed: "When you draw a cake for others, why don't you draw a round and fragrant one? You said I'm going to go on the road, how can I be more active?"
Xu Jian asked calmly: "The world is really a pie, do you dare to take it? I said you can't die, do you really believe that you can survive? Or are you as naive as Zhu Cheng?"
Madam Wang is not naive at all.
"That child was indeed not born to me," she bit her lip and said honestly, "When my godfather handed him over to me, he seemed to have been just one month old.
My godfather didn't tell me his specific origins, and I didn't ask.
You can really ask the old man in the palace to identify it. I think it is what you are thinking about.
I really didn't lie to Zhu Cheng about this. He has been in love with me for a long time. Doesn't he know whether I am pregnant or not?
He insisted on saying that he was his son and had nothing to do with me. "
Shan Shen's mouth twitched when he heard this.
So what's wrong with Zhu Cheng?
He is positive when he recognizes a godfather who has no roots; he is still positive when he recognizes an unrelated son.
To say that I have such a deep relationship with my wife that I don’t mind raising a stepson...
The child was not born from the outer chamber, and the relationship with the outer chamber was not deep at all!
Without looking at the outside room, he opened and shut his mouth and sold him to the bottom of his heart.
"I really don't know the whereabouts of my godfather. He has always seen the beginning but not the end of the dragon," Madam Wang said. "I used to have a hard time. My parents died. If I hadn't run so fast, God knows, I would have been sold to the old man. When I was young, I was sold to a flower house.
I had no money and was hungry, so I became a thief. One time I stole from my godfather and he caught me.
Maybe he saw me as pitiful, or maybe he just wanted to raise an obedient chess piece, so he accepted me as his goddaughter.
Not bad either.
Since then, I have never been hungry, and I don’t have to do strenuous work. I have had good food and drink for so many years, and my life has been worthwhile.
If not, he might have died somewhere..."
When talking about her own experience, she probably felt it deeply in her heart, and Mrs. Wang's voice became hoarse.
Shan Shen looked at her and sighed secretly.
It can be seen that the feelings are real.
It was much more genuine than the extremely fake and affectionate words Zhu Cheng said before.
Madam Wang felt sorry for herself for a while, then she managed to pull herself together and said, "My godfather calls himself Wang, and others call him Wang Yuanwai. He used to live in Liu'an Town on the outskirts of Beijing.
After I moved to Liuguo Hutong, he seemed to no longer live in Liu'an Town. He had a residence in Beijing, but I didn't know where it was.
Zhu Cheng may know that, after all, when he first came into contact with his godfather, he and I had nothing to do with each other. "
Seeing that Mrs. Wang had nothing new to say, Shan Shen asked the government officials to escort her back to the prison.
Then, Xu Jian and Shan Shen continued to interrogate Zhu Cheng.
With Lady Wang's confession, Shan Shen was no longer as polite to Zhu Cheng as before.
"Your outer chamber has explained everything," Shan Shen said. "If you accidentally harmed Li Yuanfa, you might be able to escape unscathed. But if you murder your wife, it's different."
Zhu Cheng opened his mouth to deny it, but when he saw Xu Jian looking at him coldly, he didn't dare to say anything when the words came to his lips.
Shan Shen just pretended not to notice Zhu Cheng's fear and hesitation, and continued: "You recognize your father and raise your son, what are you trying to do?"
"I don't want to raise my son?" Zhu Cheng blurted out.
Shan Shen looked at him with a dull face: "I told you, I am not a fool."
Zhu Cheng shrank his neck.
Xu Jian rubbed his eyebrows and looked tired: "You are not tired, Master Shan and I are tired.
In this way, at dawn tomorrow, you can go directly to the imperial study room to talk.
Talk about Eunuch Wang, talk about Eunuch Wang and his master, talk about Eunuch Wang who watched the gold bricks being buried more than ten years ago, and why he wants to dig them out now.
Let’s talk about your relationship with Eunuch Wang. After your wife discovered it, you used powdered medicine to harm her.
After reading the prescription for the medicinal powder, I estimate that your biological father, the British prince, will have enough time to kneel in front of the emperor. The old man will drink the prescription to see if the symptoms are the same as before.
Don't say I don't respect the elderly. Once this medicine powder recipe comes out, no one in the Zhu family, old or young, can run away. "
Now, Zhu Cheng was anxious.
Xu Jian had already made it clear before that it was the poisonous recipe used by the king's concubine to harm His Highness Prince Ding.
The big-mouthed woman has already explained everything, and it is of no use to him to hold on hard.
"I, I really didn't know it would be like this..." Zhu Cheng wiped the sweat on his forehead, "She recognized the eunuch and said that I colluded with the rebels and she wanted to report him.
I just recognized such a person, how could I know that he had ulterior motives?
But my wife didn’t listen to my explanation at all. How could I dare to let her tell her?
The eunuch gave me a prescription, saying it would shut up my wife.
I promised that the prescription would not kill her. I really didn’t want her life. I just thought it would damage her throat and make her unable to speak. I even used a small amount. I don’t know. She would end up like that.
I went to the dead eunuch to ask for an explanation, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with him and said he had no more women to compensate me.
It turns out that woman is a snake-hearted person and talks nonsense!
She said her son is not mine? She said I knew it well? Nonsence!
I want to know, can I think of taking my son home? If my father and the others hadn't stopped me, I would have admitted it long ago!
The damn eunuch said he wanted to dig gold bricks before, but he didn't give a reason. I didn't want to do it, so I guessed that the origin of his gold bricks was unknown!
But they threatened me that if I didn’t dig, they would tell everything about me. I could only...
I was forced to get to this step step by step, I, I..."
Zhu Cheng was still talking to himself, and then he saw Xu Jian smile.
Very cold and sarcastic.
Xu Jian did not hide her disdain at all: "Are you three years old this year? Others lead you to everything, but where are your own feet? Stop saying such exculpatory words, you are not that innocent. Master Shan said that you What's coming?"
Seeing his eyes fall on him, Shan Shen laughed dryly.
It seemed that Duke Fu's handsome face could not express such nonsense, so Shan Shen followed his advice and repeated what he had said before.
"If you can figure it out with your butt, don't say it's over your head."
Zhu Cheng couldn't pretend anymore.
He grabbed the notebook beside the couch that was given to him to amuse his time, and threw it at Xu Jian and Shan Shen.
The injured body couldn't exert much strength, so the notebook flew not far and fell to the ground without touching Xu Jian's shoes.
On the contrary, it was Zhu Cheng, whose muscles and bones were aching and moaning.
Thanks to book friend Xu Bicheng Official Girlfriend, I am a Super Academic Master for the tip, and thanks to Book City book friend Celestial Li for the tip.
(End of chapter)
