Chapter 65 The Truth
Zhang Sheng held Madam Guoyue hostage, and Madam Guoyue calmed down after a while.
She thought Zhang Sheng was acting, but the hairpin in Zhang Sheng's hand pierced her skin.
"Zhang Sheng, you're crazy!" Madam Guoyue scolded him.
Zhang Sheng was shaking all over. His laughter gradually rose to a high pitch and was particularly eerie. "I have been hiding my identity for the past ten years. It's been so tiring!"
Emperor Qingyuan's eyes fell on the two of them. He really wanted to hear what Madam Guoyue had done with Zhang Sheng.
Zhang Sheng's hot tears fell, and he looked at Chu Li, "Your Highness, you are really capable. I thought I could still get away with it, but I didn't expect you to find out here!"
He looked at Zhang Zhilong again, "Master Zhang, you are a good official. You don't need to interrogate me. I will tell you what happened back then!"
"Zhang Sheng, stop talking nonsense!" Madam Guoyue panicked.
Zhang Sheng yelled, “Shut up!”
This was the first time he lived with such dignity in front of this woman.
Madam Guoyue was startled by his roar, and Zhang Sheng continued.
"Twelve years ago, we had just arrived at Xiaomei Manor not long ago. My family had fallen on hard times and I was unwilling to stay in the small manor. I had just been married for a year and came to the capital to find a job. Then, because of my good looks, I entered Madam Guoyue's mansion!"
He looked at Madam Guoyue with hatred in his eyes, "This woman shamelessly drugged me and had an affair with me. She found out that my family used to be in business, so she asked me to go to Jiangnan to help her make money!"
"You, you are talking nonsense!" Madam Guoyue's voice trembled.
Zhang Sheng's fingers trembled, and he pressed the hairpin against her neck a little harder.
Madam Guoyue fell silent instantly.
"My wife Manniang felt that I was having a hard time working alone, so she came to Jiangnan to find me. I felt sorry for Manniang, but I didn't dare let Madam Guoyue know that my wife had been with me. It wasn't until two years later, when I became rich in business, that I brought Manniang back. That was the beginning of the disaster!"
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became. "I had no idea that the coachman was Madam Guoyue's man. That night when we were on our way back, Man Niang and I were resting in the carriage. The coachman drugged our food. I was unconscious, and Man Niang was... raped by Chen Er!"
Zhang Sheng's blood boiled and he burst into tears, "Man Niang thought it was me and she didn't resist from beginning to end."
"That Chen Er killed Man Niang with a blunt weapon. He told me that it was Madam Guo Yue's intention, and they also found a scapegoat, the chivalrous thief Liu Chuang!"
"He's crazy, he's talking nonsense!" Madam Guoyue shouted, "Chen Er didn't rape Liu Manniang, he did it himself!"
Madam Guoyue burst into tears, "Yes, I asked him to divorce his wife and make that woman disappear completely, but I didn't let Zhang Sheng kill Liu Manniang!"
"You forced me to do this!" Zhang Sheng smiled cruelly, "You forced me to kill Man Niang, forced me to kill my own father, and had someone kill Chen Er!"
Chu Li asked, "Where did the corpse that originally faked your death come from?"
Zhang Sheng replied, "That was a death row prisoner who was about the same height as me. He was taken out of prison by Madam Guoyue. After she was done with him, she sent him back and replaced Chen Er's body in the coffin."
Emperor Qingyuan narrowed his eyes, what a vicious pair of dogs!
He suddenly felt a little scared. He had been having an affair with this woman for more than ten years, and under her gentle and charming appearance, she actually had a heart of a vicious snake!
And this Zhang Sheng is not a good guy either. He killed his wife and father, and he is greedy for fame and fortune and wants to get something for nothing.
Zhang Sheng also said that he was forced. If he wasn’t also an unfaithful man, he would have really believed it!
Emperor Qingyuan was so furious that he wished he could kill the couple himself.
But when he thought of his son, daughter and court officials who were all outside, he held back.
However, he suddenly thought of a question. Madam Guoyue was just a woman. What connection did she have with anyone in the court? How could she freely transfer death row prisoners, kill them, and then send them back?
Outrageous!
Emperor Qingyuan's anger had reached its peak.
Unexpectedly, Chu Li asked this question for him, "Madam Guoyue, whose connections did you use to transfer the death row prisoner freely from which government office?"
Zhang Zhilong was so angry that his lungs hurt. No wonder they were fooled by Madam Guoyue and Zhang Sheng back then. It turned out that there was a big tiger behind them!
At this point, it is impossible for Madam Guoyue to make excuses.
She didn't dare to plead with Emperor Qingyuan behind the screen, otherwise Emperor Qingyuan would lose face and might even kill her.
She didn't dare not tell the truth, because Zhang Sheng had been forced by Chu Li to the point of wanting to fight to the death and die with her!
She didn't even dare to reveal the Fourth Prince behind the scenes. If the Fourth Prince was implicated, her sister would never forgive her in the underworld.
Madam Guoyue tried to calm down, "I'll go and ask Dali Temple Minister Lu Dongchen for help!"
"He took one hundred thousand taels of silver from me!"
Chu Li raised his eyebrows, "Really? It turns out it was really Lu Dongchen. No wonder he was so enthusiastic and insisted on intervening in Liu Chuang's case!"
When Emperor Qingyuan heard this, he was so angry that his chest heaved violently. What a Lu Dongchen! He was always outspoken and even dared to report the prince to his face.
I didn't expect that he would do such dirty things behind the scenes!
Chu Yue was listening to the conversation between Madam Guoyue, Zhang Sheng and Chu Li. She was surprised by the clear and logical questions asked by Chu Li while he was standing there.
Chu Li seemed like a different person, making people unable to help but look at him and pay attention to him!
Chu Yue glanced sideways and saw Zhang Zhilong, the stinky stone Zhang Zhilong who never took sides. What a look he had when he looked at Chu Li at this moment, one of admiration, appreciation, and a hint of pride!
Why is he so proud!
Chu Li looked at the yamen runner behind him, "Take the man away!"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Sheng suddenly went crazy and stabbed the hairpin into Madam Guoyue's neck, and blood splattered all over his face.
"You, you actually..." Madam Guoyue opened her eyes wide and looked at Zhang Sheng in shock and grief.
Zhang Sheng laughed and then started crying, "We have been in love for twelve years, so it's good for you to have a companion as a ghost!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to stab his neck with the hairpin, but was kicked away by Chu Li.
wanna die!
It’s not that easy. Zhang Sheng can’t get away with it. Besides, she still needs Zhang Sheng’s confession!
The bailiffs quickly took Zhang Sheng away.
Madam Guoyue looked at Emperor Qingyuan behind the screen with eyes asking for help.
"Save me, save me..."
Unfortunately, she never got a response from Emperor Qingyuan.
Chu Li glanced at the screen. His father was indeed a scumbag. After all, she had been his lover for more than ten years, but he just watched her die without moving a muscle.
Chu Yue looked at Madam Guoyue coldly. Another woman of her father had died.
Just like her mother, she will soon be forgotten by her father, and then there will be more women.
Her eyes darkened. Damn men, why are they the only ones who can treat women like this!