Chapter 27 One Inch of Gold 27
Zheng Yunni's strange smile on her face did not diminish. When she raised her eyes, she looked at Bo Ruoyou with some provocation. Although she didn't say anything, the meaning was clear. Bo Ruoyou's eyes were slightly cold. "At first you were afraid of light and fire, but soon you found that this was the life that ordinary people live, so you began to be afraid, afraid that they found you were fake, so you went back to the dark room and ruined her face."
After a slight pause, all the words of the manager came to her mind that day. Bo Ruoyou said, "You used lamp oil to cause fire, just to practice, and want to see if using lamp oil to cause fire to cause fire to death. So your father later asked you why you ignite the fire in your house, and you asked him if the fire could cause fire to death-"
That day, Huo Weilou and Eunuch Fu listened to the answer. At that time, Zheng Yunni, who was hysterical, was acting unruly, and then he realized that his words and actions were malicious.
Zheng Yunni listened to what Bo Ruoyou said, and only covered her injured wrist and laughed strangely, as if she knew that her situation was over. Zheng Wen'an came back from the shock at this moment, looked at Zheng Yunni, and then looked at the woman rescued by the embroidered robes. His voice was extremely difficult, "Yunni... Is Miss Bo's words true or false?"
Zheng Yunni's eyes suddenly turned red when she heard this. She looked at Zheng Wen'an, and her face was filled with hatred and mockery, "Is it true or not... Uncle Fifth, why don't you ask yourself, grandmother, and father..."
Zheng Wen'an's expression changed a few times. At this time, the eldest lady who had just been rescued by the embroidered clothes coughed a few times and woke up suddenly. She struggled to go to the ground, and the embroidered clothes put her down. However, she could not stand and fell to the ground immediately.
Her gorgeous outer skirt was grey at the moment, and her back was burned black and ragged. The blood color of burnt could be vaguely seen. The weak and boneless hands were also burned with blood bubbles at this moment, but she seemed to be unable to detect the pain, and she glanced at the real Zheng Yunni who came out from behind, held by the embroidered clothes.
The real Zheng Yunni is different from the burned lady. She only had black and gray stains on her face. She had no other injuries except for the fireworks burned by many cracks. As soon as she left the fire forest, she coughed violently. When the embroidered clothes let go, she also coughed to the ground.
The eldest lady crawled towards her like this, and then carefully wanted to pull her hand.
However, she shrank and hurriedly retreated a little. If it weren't for the fire behind her, she would have turned around and fled into the forest again. When she saw so many people here, she shrank her shoulders in discomfort. The moment she saw Zheng Wenrong, her eyes stagnated slightly, but the next moment, a heavy warning rose in her eyes, and her whole body became tense. Her jaw was in her mouth, her eyes were cold and harsh, staring at everyone from the gap of ink hair falling on her face. This angle made her eyes more white than her pupils, and she looked even more cold and terrifying.
The eldest lady suddenly started crying. She was always laughing habitually when she was suffering from madness. Although she was crying at this moment, her voice was hoarse and it sounded hard to tell whether she was laughing or crying. Only those standing on the side of her could see big tears falling from her face. She looked at Zheng Yunni with a keen eye, and the corners of her lips moved a few times. She clearly wanted to say something, but she couldn't say a word. Her expression was sad and confused, as if she was heartbroken the moment before, but the moment she forgot why she cried.
"Marty, when the subordinates found them, the eldest lady was hugging her and hiding in the forest with a stele engraved inscription. Because she protected her, the eldest lady was burned."
Huo Weilou looked at the mother and daughter on the ground, and a few slight ripples appeared in his eyes, "Please ask for a doctor."
He Cheng hurriedly ordered the yamen to invite the doctor. When he turned around, he saw Huo Weilou's eyes falling on the real Zheng Yunni.
She was obviously wary of everyone, but she looked fierce. She moved slowly, as if she really planned to go back to the fire scene rather than be rescued. Huo Weilou glanced at the two embroidered clothes, and the two approached her a few steps and blocked her only retreat. At this moment, she seemed to realize that she had no way out.
But except for her fierce look, she still didn't see any fear.
He Cheng sighed, "She... can she still recognize people? Can she speak?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "I recognize that the young woman guessed that the first time she had a hijack was probably two years ago. In the past two years, I want to come out to walk around the mansion and talk... I'm afraid it's a bit difficult."
A six-year-old child was locked in an underground dark room for almost ten years. Even if he had not gone crazy, he could not speak and think like an ordinary person of sixteen. Judging from her appearance, he was afraid that his mind was different from ordinary people.
He Cheng glanced at Huo Weilou, "Will the Marquis take him away directly? I'm afraid that it's difficult to judge her if she looks like this."
Huo Weilou's eyebrows were slightly frowning and was about to speak, but suddenly he heard a sound coming from behind him. When he looked back, he saw Sha Gu standing not far away with red eyes. She wanted to come here, but was stopped by the embroidered robes. At this moment, her eyes were blurred with tears.
Huo Wei said, "Let her in."
Sha Gu is most afraid of people on weekdays, but at this moment, she is still brave. She shrank her shoulders and her expression is still cowardly. But when she saw the embroidered clothes, she went straight towards the real Zheng Yunni. The moment the real Zheng Yunni saw Sha Gu, her face seemed to be frozen and harsh.
Sha Gu ran to her side. As soon as she squatted down, she took out a piece of chestnut cake that was crushed and only half left from her sleeve. She carefully handed it to Zhen Yunni.
She hesitated for a moment, raised her hand to take it, and started eating in a small bite under such a scene that she could not escape.
Half of the sky reflected by the flames, these two girls who were equally thin and scarred on the same face were as close as real twin sisters. After eating the chestnut cake, Zheng Yunni shrank and still looked at everyone with caution, while Sha Gu turned around, looking at him with a look of panic.
They seemed to have no idea what the ending would be for harming people's lives, but they felt that the situation in front of them was too big and quite terrifying. Huo Weilou frowned and said, "Take her and the other two away."
The embroidered clothes came forward to grab the person. In an instant, the real Zheng Yunni seemed to smell the danger of the beast. Her petite and thin body suddenly rose from the ground and turned around to escape. Seeing that she was thin, she didn't expect that she was so agile. She was stunned for a moment before she rushed over. She was blocked by the fire. Soon, an embroidered clothes fell on her shoulder with a palm instead of fist. A heavy blow made her body collapse, and another grasped her arm and cut her back.
This hurt her so much that she bared her teeth, and her face became even more harsh. Her eyes were staring at the people around her, as if she was about to pounce on her and bite her at any time. Her thin body struggled hard, and it took some effort to make her unable to move.
The silly aunt was panicked and stood up in shock and fear, but she did not dare to approach, and stood there at a loss and she burst into tears. The eldest lady also struggled to get up. She looked at the silly aunt and then Zheng Yunni, as if she was surprised that there was a scarred daughter. But after hesitation for a moment, she still stepped forward to stop her. Zheng Wenrong hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the silly lady, "Sister-in-law...she...she killed many lives..."
Zheng Wenrong was still immersed in the horror of the person in front of him, looking at this ugly face, and thinking about how he taught Zheng Yunni to write and paint ten years ago, he felt sad for a moment, and the corners of his lips moved a few times, but he didn't know what words to say to her. The eldest lady struggled more violently, and the louder the crying sounded, which made people feel moved when they looked.
"ha--"
At this moment, Zheng Yunni, who was falling to the ground, suddenly laughed short and sharply, as if she had seen some joke. She looked at the eldest lady's back with a fire, her eyes shining with brightness, as if she was bleeding and tears.
Huo Weilou frowned, "Take her away."
Zheng Yunni's expression changed and she said sternly: "Why? Even if I want to harm others, is she dead?! She lives well, she killed three days of life, what does it have to do with me..."
He Cheng couldn't help but say, "You failed to set fire and almost implicated your mother. You can catch you in this way. Back then, you locked up the real lady and hurt her face. These are all guilty-"
Zheng Yunni smiled exaggeratedly, and she suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Zheng Wen'an, "What about him? Is he not guilty? Where is the dead second and third uncles? And grandmother! Are they not guilty! I... I didn't have to do these... Who made me like this?!"
Tears gushed out, as if at this moment, she was the real crying, "So what, so what, it's fake, from the moment I was born, everything was wrong. Grandma could not have married the Second Prince, and they... they could not have let grandma and father hide one and leave one... but they didn't... no one had spoken for me..."
"Just because I am the young one, should I be sent to that dark place?!"
Zheng Yunni's tears fell like beads, but a shrill smile came from the corner of her lips. She suddenly looked at the real Zheng Yunni, "She and I are twin sisters, but why can't I be ashamed of the whole life? She is precious and glorious for half her life? Even God can't stand it, so she went into the culvert. The moment she saw her, I knew something was wrong. She was exactly the same as me, but with her silk, she was the real person, and I...I'm just a monster..."
Zheng Yunni couldn't laugh suddenly, as if she thought of the distant dark memory. Her eyebrows and eyes were full of resentment and sadness. With this expression, she and the real Zheng Yunni became more and more like sisters.
She pulled the corner of her lips and her voice suddenly became cold, "You turn me into a monster, don't blame the monster for being ruthless, I... I just want to live like a person. So what if I change her?"
"It's my turn after six years of comfort and prosperity..."
Zheng Yunni looked at Zhen Zheng Yunni with a stunned and crazy expression, "I... at first didn't think about leaving her underground forever, but... but someone's love is so good, and it's a good time to see the light." Zheng Yunni let go of her injured wrist, raised her hand to her eyebrows, narrowing her eyes slightly, as if she was blocking the non-existent sunlight.
"I don't want to go back anymore, I don't want to go back anymore. Since I have to keep one underground, why can't it be her?!" She suddenly put down her hand, her face mocking and cold, "What's funny is that these people who claim to be pampering her can't tell who is the real one. She is just an artifact to seek wealth and prosperity for the Hou's Mansion..."
At this point, Zheng Yunni suddenly looked at the eldest lady with a sarcastic expression, "Even my mother, she can't tell me, she treats me as the one she used to care for me. Although she is crazy, she still knows that I have been lost all night, and she... not only can't recognize her, but even..." As if she thought of something ridiculous, Zheng Yunni suddenly laughed strangely again, "Even, even when she followed me back to the culvert and saw me setting fire, she didn't know that the one being burned was the original daughter..."
"So, it's ridiculous that she watched her roll on the ground..."
Zheng Yunni's tears burst out again with laughter, and everyone's expressions changed drastically. Bo Ruoyou, who had been speechless for a long time, was also shocked. She turned her eyes to look at the eldest lady, and the questions that had been hanging around for many days were finally resolved at this moment.
The crazy mother saw her second daughter setting fire with her own eyes. Even though she didn't understand what was going on now, she still left the image of another daughter having scars on her face in her heart. The fire set by the second daughter started ten years ago and until today, burning the entire Anqing Marquis's family destroyed and everyone died. All of this started from the day the twin daughters were born, or, as early as the day when the eldest lady saved the second prince of the dynasty, the tragedy had already been foreshadowed.
Zheng Yunni said that she laughed wildly, but the victim of this incident, the real Zheng Yunni, was not at all turbulent. She stood aside and listened, and from beginning to end, there was a cold and hatred between her eyebrows and eyes, as if the cold and darkness that could not be seen in the crypt for many years had melted into her muscles and bones.
"Is this happening after your house caught fire?" Bo Ruoyou asked.
Zheng Yunni seemed to know what Bo Ruoyou was going to ask, and laughed: "I didn't expect that my mother would follow me into the culvert that night. Later I took her out. Fortunately, she was frightened and seemed to remember nothing, but I was still worried. I didn't know if she died inside, so I had a fight and my father filled the lotus pond."
"At that time, I thought it was the only entrance."
When saying this, Zheng Yunni's tone was particularly light, but the more she showed her determination to keep her own sister underground forever, which made people shudder.
Seeing Zheng Yunni's sad and mocking face, Bo Ruoyou finally said, "Maybe, your mother did not fail to separate you, but she recognized you. When you were sent away, she fell ill because of this. No matter which daughter is by your side, she loves her the same love. But you have this knot in your heart over the years, and how sincerely do you have to respect her?"
Zheng Yunni's expression changed slightly, as if she had never thought about this possibility. She was stunned for a moment. Bo Ruoyou looked at the eldest lady, "Look at her, I haven't seen your sister for so many years, but I still subconsciously protect her. How do you know that her love for you over the years has always regarded you as your sister?"
Zheng Yunni was stunned, and her eyebrows were beating a few times, as if she didn't want to believe this possibility, "Then...so what? Now the disaster of the Marquis' Mansion was buried by the older generation. It was not me who deceived the king, and it was not me who harmed the people of the Marquis' Mansion. So what if I set fire to me, I..."
"None of you can escape." Huo Weilou finally spoke silently for a long time. "Except for Zheng Wenrong and the eldest lady, everyone else was arrested in the state jail. There are many twists and turns in this case, and it is necessary to be questioned one by one and reported to the Ministry of Justice."
He Cheng quickly responded. When Zheng Yunni heard that Zheng Wen'an and others were about to be taken, her resentment was reduced a little, and she actually said, "Look at the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, what can I be punished!"
Seeing that the Yachae was about to capture her, the eldest lady's expression changed and she ran towards her. She grabbed her hand. The eldest lady looked at the Yachae in a daze and frightened manner, her mouth opened and closed, but there was only a "ahhh" sound, but she kept crying.
Zheng Yunni was furious all night, either resentful or sad. At this moment, she saw the old lady's hands full of blood bubbles but still wanted to keep her without knowing the pain. She finally couldn't bear it. She pursed her lips tightly, but she still pushed the eldest lady's hand away, then tidied her dress, and walked out with her chin.
The eldest lady wanted to follow in a daze, but was stopped by Zheng Wenrong. When she turned around, she saw that the real Zheng Yunni and Sha Gu were also led out by the embroidered clothes. She tried hard to stop her. Zheng Wenrong couldn't hold her back for a while, so she broke free and chased her. But after just running two steps, the eldest lady tripped over the hem of the skirt and fell to the ground weakly.
Zhen Zheng Yunni, who was forced to walk out, paused her feet and turned her head stiffly. She looked at the eldest lady calmly. Seeing the eldest lady crying so sadly, she seemed to think of something very long. A hint of softness rose from her eyes. She said two words unfamiliar and difficult, but her voice was hoarse and aphasia. Even the two words were difficult, and even the embroidered clothes that were closest to her could not hear clearly what she was saying.
Three lives were killed. The embroidered clothes made her feel no pity. Seeing that she was standing still, she pushed her. She seemed to have woken up. When she turned around, the soft color between her eyebrows and eyes suddenly disappeared.
Zheng Wen'an was also surrounded by a yamen. The night's incident made him feel uneasy. Now that Marquis Wu Zhao found out that the old things were in the past, there was no possibility of covering them. It can be imagined that the Marquis Anqing's mansion could not only not protect the marriage between the eldest lady and the second prince, but also be punished with serious crimes. Thinking of his mother's death and his brother's death, he could not even protect the honor of the Marquis' mansion. He was also sad for a moment. Seeing Zheng Wenrong pulling the eldest lady to comfort him, he had to say hoarsely: "Fourth brother, I'll leave it to you in the mansion."
Zheng Wenrong was sent out of the Marquis' Mansion since childhood. He was originally the one who was unwilling to admit it, but now he is the only one who can take charge of the overall situation. Zheng Wenrong nodded heavily, and then Zheng Wen'an was taken away with a depressed face.
The fire was not curbed, and no one present had expected that the foggy unsolved case would be solved like this. Zheng Yunni's own clever fire not only exposed his secret, but also made the murderer surrender. Although it was discovered in the culvert and it was a matter of time before the murderer was caught, many old stories were revealed tonight, even if someone like He Cheng felt uneasy.
Zheng Wenrong was still comforting the eldest lady. Seeing that she was unable to do so, she asked the maids to force the eldest lady to send it back. On this side, Bo Ruoyou looked at the direction where Zheng Yunni left.
Tonight, Zheng Yunni was either acting or crying. The grievances and anger in her heart were all told in front of others, but the real Zheng Yunni never said a word, maybe she couldn't say it, maybe she didn't want to say it, or maybe she was used to living in darkness and loneliness, and was full of vigilance. Only when the fool gave her chestnut cake, she could see a trace of human vitality. When she turned around, Bo Ruoyou only saw her opening her mouth, but she couldn't tell what she was saying...
"She called out 'mother'." Huo Weilou came to Bo Ruoyou at some point.
Bo Ruoyou came back to his senses, suppressed the miscellaneous thoughts in his heart, and said quietly, "She has three lives, according to the law..."
"According to the law, we should be killed." Huo Weilou did not hesitate.
Bo Ruoyou sighed and said nothing more. Eunuch Fu stepped forward and said, "That fake lady is not wrong. Everyone in the Marquis's Mansion has been guilty this time. The child is indeed pitiful. But no matter how pitiful it is, he cannot ignore the law and hurt his life."
Bo Ruoyou smiled bitterly, "Don't worry, father-in-law, the people know these principles. If they ignore the law and are punished with lynching, the world will be in chaos."
He Cheng came over and said respectfully: "Mr. Marquis, you have given instructions. The officials will interrogate them overnight tonight. Be sure to submit the file to the Marquis to review it earlier."
Huo Weilou waved his hand: "Don't give this marquis a look. The case is hereby handed over to you for trial. The subsequent files can be submitted to the Ministry of Justice as usual."
He Cheng's expression changed slightly, "Is the Marquis leaving Qingzhou?"
Eunuch Fu smiled and said, "The Marquis was a man who went to Luozhou this time. I came to you because I was entrusted by the old Marquis of Xinyang. Now that the case is over, Lord He can do the rest."
He Cheng hurriedly said, "Thanks to the Marquis who came here in person this time, if it weren't for this, the officials really didn't know what to do."
Huo Weilou was too lazy to listen to his compliments, so he only ordered: "I will write to the Marquis of Xinyang and the Second Prince for an explanation. You must be fair in your trial of this case and do not have any concerns."
What He Cheng was most worried about was that the capital city had many opinions on this case. At this moment, hearing Huo Weilou's arrangement, he felt relieved, "Yes, yes, the official must be fair and strict. Thank you, Marquis."
The murderer has been arrested and Huo Weilou is in a high position, so he doesn't have to worry about other trivial matters anymore. He Cheng asked: "When will the Marquis plan to leave the city? The Marquis is here in Qingzhou, and the subordinates have not yet fulfilled their friendship as a landlord, so it is better to--"
Huo Weilou looked at him, "I'll leave tomorrow, you don't have to spend all your skills."
He Cheng didn't expect Huo Weilou to be so anxious and wanted to say it again, but he thought that Huo Weilou was decisive and disliked the flattery in the officialdom the most, so he did not dare to stay anymore. "Since that's the case, it's too late at this moment. It's better to stop earlier and send the marquis out of the city tomorrow."
Huo Weilou did not comment and looked at the fire. Seeing Zheng Wenrong gathering to serve the slaves to put out the fire, there was no need to worry. So he turned around and left here, walked a few steps and turned around and saw Bo Ruoyou standing beside He Cheng and was talking about something. The fire was fierce, which reflected her slender figure, and her eyebrows were quite pleasant.
He withdrew his gaze and suddenly realized something was in his hand. He lowered his eyes and saw that it was the earrings just now. So he threw them at Eunuch Fu. Eunuch Fu didn't know what it was. When he caught it, he was slightly surprised, "Isn't this Miss Zheng's earrings?"
Huo Weilou suddenly chuckled, "Although it is her earring, it is not the one she dropped today."
When Eunuch Fu heard this, he widened his eyes, "Ah... The Marquis ordered the embroidered clothes to leave, not to search the treasury, but to find the earrings... The Marquis had whispered with Miss Bo for a while, could it be..."
Huo Weilou smiled even deeper on his lips, "She came up with this idea when she saw Zheng Yunni fall out of her earrings. She was smart."
Although Zheng Yunni was lying at that time, she was very calm and came prepared for several words. Bo Ruoyou was close to her. When she saw her earrings falling, she did not ask questions rashly. Instead, she looked carefully. Seeing that she was indeed suspected of setting fire on her body, she asked Huo Weilou to speak with her step, and then offered advice and sang and performed a good show with Huo Weilou.
Eunuch Fu suddenly realized, "Strangely, after saying so long, the fake lady was a little nervous. After the Marquis asked her later, she had already messed up her way. Finally, the earrings appeared as ironclad evidence, so she had to admit it. What a wonderful way!"
The case was solved just now, and Huo Weilou was still in a state of calmness, but his eyebrows and eyes were loosened at this moment. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked Eunuch Fu, "Is there a reply to the news that you asked you to the capital?"
Eunuch Fu hurriedly said, "The things are on the road. Now, looking at this situation, will you send them directly to Luozhou?"
They will leave Qingzhou tomorrow, and the Qingzhou people will be sent to the east and the east, so they should naturally be sent to Luozhou.
Huo Weilou should have denied it immediately, but he suddenly felt that Eunuch Fu's idea was very good, but he never made a decision immediately and just went back to the living yard first.
As soon as he entered the study, Huo Weilou saw two newly arrived official documents on the table. One of them came from Luozhou. He picked up the official documents from Luozhou and opened them. He only read half of them and frowned. After reading them all, his expression was already calm.
Chapter completed!