Chapter 752: Seeing Through the Lies
As the woman appeared, the onlookers whispered.
"I was thinking just now that it wouldn't be the daughter of Wang Sheng's family, but I didn't expect it to beβ"
"Yes, since Wang Sheng's daughter was lost two years ago, Wang Sheng's daughter-in-law cried when she saw people, looking strange and pitiful."
"Didn't you say that the girl of Wang Sheng's family eloped with Xianghao, how could people be in the well?"
"Who knows, Xu is the good man who made money and killed him, got a lot of money and married another lady......"
"I thought at the beginning, the girl of the Wang family looks ordinary, can she elope with someone? I can't say that I've been deceived......"
Zhen Shicheng quietly listened to these discussions and asked the woman, "Can you tell me about Ah Cai's disappearance?" β
The woman just stared at the bones on the ground and cried, as if she had not heard Zhen Shicheng's questioning.
The man on the side gave Zhen Shicheng a salute: "Lord Qingtian, the villain is Ah Cai's father, let's talk about it." β
Zhen Shicheng bowed slightly.
The man wiped his eyes and said: "The villain remembers clearly, two years ago, during the Flower Dynasty Festival, the house gave some girls a holiday, Ah Cai said that he wanted to go out to play, and the villain and the mother-in-law nodded for a while, but Ah Cai never came backββ"
Zhen Shicheng waited patiently for the man to wipe away his tears, and asked, "Do you have any doubts?" β
"Yes!" The man's voice unconsciously became louder, and his eyes showed a cold light, "Ah Cai has a kid named Ah Guang who looks at the right eye, Ah Cai must have made an appointment with that kid when he went out that day...... Ah Guang is the murderer who killed Ah Cai, and he begs the eldest master to call the shots-"
The woman on the side began to cry loudly, crying and scolding: "Ah Guang, who killed a thousand knives, is Ah Cai who killed me-"
Zhen Shicheng listened expressionlessly, waited for the two of them to ease their emotions a little, and asked, "Since Ah Cai and Ah Guang are on good terms, what reason does Ah Guang have to kill Ah Cai?" β
"Because we don't agree with them being together!" The man's face was angry, "Ah Guang's father and mother died early, and only a sick grandfather moved out of the palace to live in another place, Ah Cai is guilty of marrying into his family, of course I and Ah Cai Niang disagree." That kid must have a grudge, and when he saw that there was no hope of marrying Ah Cai, he hurt her, and took away the money that Ah Cai secretly took that day and fled......"
"So, Ah Guang is not in the palace right now?" Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard and asked.
The palace steward hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, Ah Guang has not appeared since the Flower Dynasty Festival two years ago. β
"Is there a record of reporting to such a fugitive slave?"
The palace steward looked at King Xiang.
King Xiang didn't expect the steward to be so clever, and he actually found such a suitable pair of bitter masters, and he became more and more at ease at the moment, and said lightly: "If the lord asks you, you will answer truthfully." β
The palace steward bowed and said, "It was reported at that time, and the government should still keep a record." β
Zhen Shicheng nodded slightly.
For such a thing that can be known at a glance, as long as you are not stupid, you will not lie.
"What about Ah Guang's grandfather?"
"The villain still remembers that Ah Cai didn't come back that day after dark, Ah Cai's father specially asked me for leave and went to Ah Guang's house to find someone, and it turned out that Ah Guang's grandfather had already choked...... "The palace steward replied.
The woman said emotionally: "Master, it must be Ah Guang who found out that his grandfather was seriously ill but had no money to ask for medical advice, and he harmed Ah Cai for the sake of money, but it turned out that his grandfather returned to the west, so he simply became a fugitive slave......
"Is it because Ah Guang is dissatisfied with you for not agreeing to Ah Cai's marriage, or is it for his grandfather?"
The woman was stunned.
The man glared at the woman and explained: "Master, these are our speculations, only he knows what Ah Guang caused Ah Cai, but Ah Cai's death is inseparable from that kid. β
"Are you sure this white bone is your daughter Ah Cai?" Zhen Shicheng pointed to the bones on the ground and asked.
The bones on the ground were no longer flesh and blood, only the undershirt of indistinguishable color hung on it, which looked empty, and the long hair that had lost its luster was very thick.
However, it is impossible to distinguish between a man and a woman with just one long hair, let alone recognize that this is his own daughter.
The couple nodded insistically.
"It's not wrong, the steward has checked, the only young girl who has disappeared in the past three years is our Ah Cai, who else can this be our daughter?"
King Xiang, who was standing not far away, was much more relaxed.
Originally, I was worried that it would involve me, but now it seems that there is a kid named Ah Guang in the top tank, so I can rest assured.
"I wonder what errands the two of you are doing in the palace?" Zhen Shicheng asked.
The woman said, "The slave and maid are from the kitchen." β
Zhen Shicheng looked at the man.
The man followed: "The villain follows the purchase steward to do things-"
Zhen Shicheng asked casually: "So, the two of you are okay in the palace?" β
The couple glanced at each other and nodded hesitantly: "The prince is generous, and his life is passable......"
Zhen Shicheng opened the handkerchief and revealed the small pearl earrings: "Then take a good look, is this pearl earring worn by your daughter?" β
The man glanced at it, his eyes flashed slightly, and he quietly glanced at the steward of the palace.
The steward nodded imperceptibly.
The man hurriedly said: "It's Ah Cai's, the villain has seen Ah Cai wear it!" β
"Uh, it's really Acai?"
This time, even the woman wiped her tears and echoed: "It's Ah Cai's, that's right, this is Ah Cai's favorite pair of pearl earringsββ"
Zhen Shicheng sneered and said word for word: "Full of lies, this pearl earring is definitely not something you can afford!" β
As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused a commotion, and many people whispered: "I can't afford to buy a pair of pearl earrings, right......?"
In the eyes of the people in the palace, Wang Sheng and his wife have a good errand in the palace, not to mention a small pair of pearl earrings, even if they buy a gold hairpin for their daughter, they can afford it.
There is no doubt that the pearls on the earrings, which are only slightly larger than a grain of rice, are not of much value in the eyes of people.
King Xiang was dissatisfied: "Lord Zhen doesn't think that Xiao Wang treats his subordinates harshly? β
Zhen Shicheng smiled: "What the prince does to the people of the palace is not in the investigation of the lower officials, the lower officials are just talking about the matter." β
"Really? How did Lord Zhen decide that they couldn't afford to buy a pair of pearl earrings for their daughter? β
King Xiang has seen a lot of treasures, but he doesn't think that pearls with big grains of rice are nothing.
Zhen Shicheng held the pearl earring and said loudly: "Because the earrings are not inlaid with ordinary pearls!" β
"What, not ordinary pearls?" Many people couldn't help but stretch their necks to look at it when they heard this, even several princes were no exception.
Zhen Shicheng carefully picked up the pearl earrings so that they were facing the sun.
"Can you see the difference in this pearl now?"
The originally ordinary pearl became brilliant after being draped in the sun, and showed different colors as Zhen Shicheng's fingers turned.
King Lu gasped and blurted out: "This is Kyaukzhu!" β
This thing is expensive, and there is a pair of tigresses in the family, which cost him a lot of money!