Chapter Seventy-Two: The Shameful Truth
Liu Feng jumped up suddenly, his face surging with shock and grievance, and he yelled at Mi Zhu in a hoarse voice: "You are talking nonsense, I didn't kill my mother!" ”
"Since you didn't kill, how did your mother die?" Mi Zhu forced a step forward, and the spit that spurted out of his mouth almost splashed on Liu Feng's face.
"I said earlier that my mother committed suicide." Liu Feng replied without hesitation, at such a moment of confrontation in the court, he could not tolerate the slightest hesitation.
"Why did she kill herself?" Mi Zhu was aggressive, his voice raised an octave again, and his old face distorted into an unprecedented hideousness.
"Because—"
This time, Liu Feng did not answer sharply, but the words came to his lips, but he couldn't say anything like he couldn't say anything.
Mi Zhu thought that he had asked Liu Feng until he was speechless, but he still refused to be satisfied, and sneered: "Didn't you say that your mother committed suicide in order not to drag Adou down?" Hmph, why don't you dare to say it now, why, you also know that your reason is full of flaws, how ridiculous. ”
Liu Feng's performance undoubtedly increased everyone's suspicion of him, and at this moment, seeing his hesitant appearance, even those who once believed in him couldn't help but be a little shaken.
Mi Zhu took a few steps back and returned to the center of the hall, and said to Liu Bei with a sigh of relief: "Lord, now that the truth has been revealed, the Lord is wise and wise, and it is time to make a decision." ”
Before Mi Zhu's words fell, Liu Feng also strode into the hall and said in an almost tragic voice: "Father, I swear to God, my mother definitely committed suicide, as for why my mother committed suicide, I really didn't tell the truth before, but please believe me, my mother is not harmed by me anyway." ”
In the lobby, there was a deathly silence, and everyone didn't even dare to breathe out of the atmosphere, and the lobby was so quiet that they could hear a needle falling on the ground.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Liu Bei, and at this time, no one dared to give any more opinions, after all, this was Liu Bei's family matter.
"Feng'er, since your mother's death has nothing to do with you, why didn't you tell the truth at that time, what were you hiding?" Liu Bei's metallic voice broke the silence.
Although Mi Zhu's words are conclusive, although Liu Feng's flaws have been revealed, this matter is very important after all, and it suddenly broke out without warning, which was really unexpected by Liu Bei, and it was obviously not in line with Liu Bei's style to make a decision of life and death just based on some doubts and inferences.
What's more, the parties involved, one is his own son, the other is his eldest brother, and the incident also revolves around the death of his wife, no matter what the facts are, this matter will be spread and its reputation will inevitably be damaged.
At this moment, Liu Bei, although he has a deep suspicion of Liu Feng, is also very dissatisfied with Mi Zhu, and secretly complains in his heart that he doesn't know how to measure, such a ugly thing, just tell him in private, how can he expose it in front of many civil and military personnel.
Liu Feng was waiting for Liu Bei's words, and in his tragic look, he immediately added a little more perseverance, and said: "My son has a clear conscience about this matter, but I promised my mother that I would never tell a third party about this matter, if I say it, wouldn't it be a violation of my promise to my mother before she died." ”
Mi Zhu sneered: "Since you have a clear conscience, what can't you say?" I see that you have a ghost in your heart at all, but you use some dying promise as a shield. ”
Zhang Fei was also angry, jumped up, and yelled at Liu Feng in a thunderous voice: "Ah Feng, things have come to this point, you still hide a fart, why did your sister-in-law commit suicide, don't tell the truth!"
At this time, Liu Bei also said expressionlessly: "Feng'er, if you don't tell the truth about this matter, your father won't be able to help you." ”
Everyone was persecuting Liu Feng, and the air around him was extremely suffocating, as if he was so oppressed that he couldn't breathe.
However, this is exactly the effect that Liu Feng wants.
Looking around at a pair of awl-like eyes, Liu Feng's face was sad and aggrieved, he pondered for a long time, and sighed helplessly: "Mother, so far, my son can only break his promise to you, and my son is also forced to forgive, and I ask my mother to forgive." ”
After sighing helplessly, Liu Feng took a deep breath and said silently: "At that time, I was chasing my mother and younger brother all the way, and I accidentally passed by a private house, and I ran into two Cao Jun dog pawns who were insulting my mother, although I killed the two dog pawns angrily, but my mother was ......."
He shook his head and sighed, then continued: "Later, I found some clothes for my mother, and my mother gave me Adou who was hiding in the grass and asked me to retreat behind the earthen wall so that I could change my clothes. Not long after, I heard a muffled noise, and I ran over to take a look, only to find that my mother had fallen under the earthen wall, and her head had been hit so badly that she could not save me. Before she died, my mother said that she had no shame to see her father again because of this insult, and told me to save Adou no matter what. Later, I was afraid that Cao Jun would find my mother's body, so I was ready to tear down the earthen wall on the spot, and at that time, Uncle Yun just arrived, and the whole thing was like this. ”
Zhao Yun's mind suddenly appeared in the scene of the day, and he hurriedly said: "When I arrived, I did see two shirtless enemy soldiers, lord, I believe that what the eldest prince said is true. ”
Mi Zhu's face turned pale at once, and the whole person was like a ball that swelled to the extreme, as if it was deflated in an instant, all arrogance and self-righteousness were shattered by Liu Feng's explanation.
The truth of what Liu Feng said, coupled with Zhao Yun's corroboration, is reasonable and impeccable, even if Mi Zhu still doesn't believe it in his heart, he can no longer find a flaw.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but Liu Bei's face twitched slightly, and his eyes flashed with annoyance.
It is no wonder that his wife was humiliated by the enemy, and his adopted son told a white lie in order to protect his reputation, but he was wrongly accused of being a murderer of his mother by his brother-in-law.
This kind of shame is something he has never had, and at this moment, Liu Bei feels like he was slapped twice in public, not to mention how embarrassing it is.
"It turned out to be just a misunderstanding, hehe, come on, don't change the tea quickly, this tea is cold."
Just when Liu Bei was embarrassed, Xu Shu was the first to stand up and play a round, and the rest of Sun Qian and the others also hurriedly pulled the topic elsewhere, and the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became lively again, as if nothing had happened before.
Sure enough, they are all actors. ’
Liu Feng sneered in his heart, and smiled faintly at Mi Zhu: "Uncle, you also have a deep affection for your mother's brother and sister, it's okay, I don't blame you, just forget it." ”
"Oh...... Well...... ...... well" When it came to this, Mi Zhu was also embarrassed, and he didn't dare to face Liu Feng's eyes, so he responded casually and returned to his seat with his head down and dejected.
Liu Feng also turned back, and just as he sat down, a light voice suddenly came from outside the door: "It's so lively, I'm a step late, did I miss something?" ”