The boy trembled, like a frightened rabbit, and did not dare to speak again. Lu hurriedly spoke up, and said to the eldest lady flatteringly: "Sister-in-law, don't be angry, the truth of the matter has not been figured out yet, maybe there is really such a shameless person, the forest is big, what bird is not?" ”

Then she turned to the young man and asked, "Do you know where this noble lady your brother is talking about?" What is your name? ”

The young man shook his head and said, "My brother didn't say anything specific, he was probably afraid that he would reveal the identity of the young lady and cause trouble, so he only told me to prepare earlier, and when the time comes, I will leave the capital with them, find a place where no one is around, and live in peace!" ”

As if he remembered something sad, the young man burst into tears again, and kept wiping his eyes with his sleeves, looking really desolate.

Lu sighed and said with a look of unbearability: "Hey...... It's also a pitiful one, but you don't know who that young lady is, how can you know who the real murderer is, and your brother is afraid that he will lose his life in vain! ”

When the young man heard this, he suddenly stopped crying, and then said: "Although my brother didn't tell who the little one was, the two of them have been friends for a long time, and they also gave my brother a lot of things in private. ”

Lu Rong listened to the words, and suddenly took a few steps back as if frightened, but fortunately, Lu's eyes quickly helped her and gave her a warning look, so that Lu Rong returned to normal.

Old Madam Gu snorted coldly and said, "I want to see whose daughter is so shameless, having a private meeting with her lover at the wedding banquet of the Marquis Mansion in my town, and killing people, it's ridiculous!" ”

When Lu heard this, he took a reassuring pill, this time he had to find out Gu Qingwan through the hands of the play, she got the exact news at that time, Gu Qingwan was trapped in the back garden, but when she rushed over for some reason, she didn't catch anyone, but saw Gu Qingwan again in the Peach Blossom Garden.

Lu struck while the iron was hot, and then said: "Did you hear it, if you have evidence, quickly take it out and let the two old ladies call the shots for you!" ”

The young man crossed his heart, and then said: "The evidence is in my brother's box, and now it has probably been accepted by the class master!" ”

Lu's eyes inadvertently swept over Gu Qingwan, but found that she had a calm face, as if it was none of her business, and Lu sneered in her heart.

Since Mrs. Gu was determined to pursue the investigation, she no longer hesitated and asked Grandma Sun to notify the head of the troupe to come up with physical evidence.

After a while, the troupe moved out a big wooden box, and the head of the troupe knelt on the ground respectfully and said: "This is Zheng Jue's box, which he keeps by himself on weekdays, and others can't move it, so he hasn't opened it!" ”

Mrs. Gu glanced at Mama Sun, and Mama Sun ordered someone to open the box, but she didn't expect that most of the boxes were filled with costumes, and only a small box looked a little suspicious.

The young man hurried over, pointed to the box and said, "The thing is in the box, I have seen my brother open it in private!" ”

So Mama Sun ordered someone to break the lock of the small box, open the small box, and then was surprised to find that it was some daughter's jewelry.

There are also a few letters in it, and the jewelry is nothing special, but the letters have attracted the attention of Grandma Sun. She took out the letter, presented it to Mrs. Gu, and said, "This is in the box, it looks like it should be a letter written by the young lady to her lover!" ”

Because the handwriting on the envelope is very beautiful, I know at a glance that it was written by my daughter's family.

Old Madam Gu opened the envelope, read the contents of the letter, and then carefully identified the handwriting, her fingers clenched the paper tightly, trembling slightly, and her eyes were red as if they were stained with blood.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, come and take a look at these letters!" Old Madam Gu's words almost came out of between her teeth.

The eldest lady took the letter in surprise, and when she looked at it, her heart was cold, she rubbed her eyes in disbelief, took a closer look, and then looked at Gu Qingwan in horror, and said, "This is impossible...... Someone must have deliberately framed it! ”

Old Madam Gu didn't think so, but said coldly: "Eldest daughter-in-law, am I so dizzy that I can't even read my granddaughter's handwriting?" This box is locked, who can frame her at this time? ”

The eldest lady stood up suddenly, walked to Gu Qingwan with the letter, and asked tremblingly, "Wan'er, what's going on?" ”

Gu Qingwan glanced at the letter, and then said, "Although this is my handwriting, it was not written by me!" ”

"Is that you? Is it you? No wonder, no wonder ......" The young man suddenly had red eyes, an expression that he had known this before, and trembled and took out another piece of paper from his bosom.

He knelt on the ground and cried: "Old lady, look, this is my brother's painting before he died, saying that it was his sweetheart, when I just came, I just glanced at this young lady in a hurry, and felt a little familiar, and now I look at it again, it is the person on this painting!" ”

Mama Sun took the painting in the past, spread it out and saw that it was indeed Gu Qingwan's appearance, with a smiling and smiling expression, and the painting was very good.

The painting was presented in front of everyone, and everyone's eyes were projected on Gu Qingwan's body, ridicule, contempt, sarcasm, and resentment, all of which were accusing her of shamelessness.

Lu Shi covered his heart painfully and said, "I really didn't expect it, I didn't expect it...... It's Wan'er, it's Wan'er, how can it be like this, how can it be like this? ”

Old Madam Gu stared at Gu Qingwan coldly and said, "Do you have anything else to say?" ”

Gu Qingwan stood up, her eyes swept over everyone present, and everyone's expressions were in her eyes. Old Madam Lu's disbelief, Lu Rong's relief, Lu's pretense of heartache, Old Madame Gu's indifference, Mrs. Hu's distress, and Hu's contempt.

But she suddenly laughed, laughing so sarcastically, took the paper and the letter in her hand, and asked, "The letter was signed in July, that is, a year ago, when was this painting drawn?" ”

The young man looked at Gu Qingwan's expression, and suddenly felt a little unbearable, such a beautiful young lady, it was a pity. It's just that he didn't turn back the arrow, he could only suppress the trace of remorse in his heart, and said firmly: "This is a month ago, my brother painted it, and my brother was afraid of being discovered, so I asked me to burn it, because I thought the woman on this painting was very good-looking, so I didn't want to burn it, and I put it away!" ”

After speaking, the young man lowered his head a little ashamedly, as if he was ashamed of his unruly behavior.

Gu Qingwan smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Zhao'er, you have been following Mr. Nangong for two months, I heard that Mr. Nangong is excellent in calligraphy and painting, you come to see this painting, what do you think?" ”

Gu Qingzhao was worried, and hurriedly came over to take a look, but exclaimed in surprise: "Sister, there are lapis lazuli and red coral powder in the face used in this painting, and ...... This paper ...... It seems to be mica note! ”

Gu Qingwan nodded, patted Gu Qingzhao's head approvingly, and said, "Very good, it seems that Mr. Nangong has taught you a lot of things!" ”

"Wan'er, now is not the time to discuss painting, you better explain quickly, what the hell is going on!" The eldest lady is really going to die in a hurry, she is sure that Gu Qingwan is definitely not that kind of person, but now the situation is extremely unfavorable for her.

Old Madam Lu also looked at Gu Qingwan with a worried face, hoping that she could find a way to exonerate herself, otherwise this kind of infamous reputation would be ruined for the rest of her life.

Gu Qingwan smiled gratefully at the eldest lady, and then said, "Grandmother, you have always been proficient in qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, so naturally you don't know who uses pigments like lapis lazuli and red coral powder, and ...... This mica note, if I'm not mistaken, was out of stock a month ago, and all the paper stores in the capital didn't sell it, and the supply was just restored until two days ago, which is very strange, right? ”

When she taught Gu Qingwan to paint a few days ago, she also said that the paper was gone, and someone went to buy it, and when she came back, she said that the paper in the capital was out of stock, as for these two precious pigments, how could a play be qualified to use?

These two kinds of pigments are exclusively for the use of officials, and they are not sold in the shops outside, and they dare not sell them, which is against the law, and a pariah should not want to use such good pigments.

She glared at the actor and said sharply, "Are you lying?" Want to frame up? ”

Cold sweat immediately broke out on the young man's forehead, he bit his lower lip, he didn't dare to speak easily, but he also knew that he must not admit it, and after a little thought, he said, "Probably...... Probably it was given to my brother by the young lady, and the little one doesn't know what's going on! ”

Gu Qingwan smiled and said, "It seems that that person is also kind to your brother, and he even gave him paints for painting, so he must meet often on weekdays, right?" ”

Zilan stood up, glared at the man dissatisfied, and said: "My county lord has never liked to go out, even if he goes out, he is accompanied by many people, how can he have the opportunity to have a private meeting with any drama, I really want to laugh off my big teeth, and I don't look at my identity, my young lady is so noble, how can she look at such a despicable person!" ”

The young man was so unabashedly despised by Zilan, and immediately retorted angrily: "The villain's brother is also a talent, and his poetry and songs are all excellent, talented, and there are many women who admire him!" ”

"Hahaha...... Really want to laugh to death, talented? Bah...... A ninth-rate actor, what is said to be talented, my county lord was personally taught by the old lady, and he is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. There are also grandmothers from the palace who teach etiquette, no matter what point it is, it is impossible to watch a play! Zilan taunted even more unscrupulously.