Chapter 4: Mature Youth
After I finished speaking, the county marquis Lu Cheng pondered for a moment and said: Just based on your words, how can you judge that these two murders have nothing to do with you?
You can probably guess that Lu Cheng is Lu Shang's eldest brother.
No matter who he is, I'm not afraid! I say:
First of all, of course, you can't just listen to me, you should bring in all the people you have to know. Secondly, I am not speculating, there is something suspicious. Finally, and most importantly, it's none of my business!
Lu Cheng pondered for a while, waved his hand to let the person around him come over, and without knowing what to say, the person walked out.
He walked over and whispered, "Wen Guan, you are really not gentle at all.
I was wearing prison clothes and my hairstyle was new, and I looked radiant. You say, 'How can I be gentle like this?' Does the old lady want to fry the hair? Ahhh Crazy!
I said: I can't stand slander and wrongdoing, please ...... Adults can see what is going on and return my innocence.
I want to call him big brother, but there will be a suspicion of almost a set, and you definitely don't want me to do it.
Lu Chengdao: Don't worry, this official has been an official for many years and has never had an unjust case, if you are innocent, this official will return you. However, at present, you are under serious suspicion, and this official can only hold you for the time being. When the real murderer is caught, you will be free.
Scold! Isn't the subtext that I'm the real murderer?
A few days later, Lu Shang came to see me.
I'm a repeat offender, you must have said hello to Lu Cheng if he could come, but I'm going to tell you, no, what's going on, I'll tell you later.
If you think that Lu Shang will comfort me or something when he sees me, you are very wrong, and of course it is not because of Lu Mo's death that he asked me for the guilt. He's here to ask me.
From the time I was in prison to now, I haven't been here once, why haven't I had a word of comfort?
You're going to hear my heartbreak again, and it's no use covering your ears, because it's broken into pieces!
Lu Shang asked me:
Did you let Qiu Yue rob the prison, and then you were afraid that his affairs would be exposed by him, so you killed him?
You tell me the truth, did you kill Qiu Yue? If you didn't kill it, who was it? Did you see the real murderer, and if so, why didn't you say it?
Qiu Yue is your life-saving benefactor, save you again, and hand over his son Qiu Yu to you to raise, you didn't agree, so you forced him to death, didn't you? That's why the murderer "helped" you to kill, didn't he?
Which question did he ask, you say, be reliable?
We've been married for 10 years! He just doubted me so much, and there was no trust between us as husband and wife?
I just want to ask you, do you think I look like a murderer?
My heart was like falling to the bottom of a cold lake, I was silent for a while, looking at his black jade eyes, but with sharp eyes, I wanted to defend myself in a thousand words, but only four words came out:
I didn't kill anyone.
You can hear that my tone is very calm, like a mirror.
Lu Shang put his hand into the prison door, but I took a few steps back and frowned: You don't believe me either, I will never be able to solve this crime, right?
He took his hand back, and you could see his hand clenched secretly in his sleeve.
He said: I don't distrust you, I don't want to wronged you, but you do have a serious suspicion.
I said, "Your eldest brother told you this, right?"
Brother, you talk the same way, you really treat me as a murderer.
He raised his hand, holding a small knife in his hand, it was mine, and he pulled out the scabbard, and the entire blade was stained with dried blood. I almost screamed in fright, but I held back and couldn't speak.
Is this knife yours? That day, in the woods, I saw you take it out with my own eyes, and I didn't even know about the fact that you were carrying a knife with you. I don't know, what else are you hiding from me. Wen Wan, how do you make me trust you?
Do you see how unreasonable he is? Do I have a knife with me? I just brought a knife that day, and the reason was only because if I didn't get along, I would run away from home to defend myself, so of course I wouldn't tell him. Even if I did carry a knife with me, would I kill someone? Isn't it trustworthy?
The knife is indeed mine, and I will not defend this, as for why it became the murder weapon, I do not know.
However, I should tell me about what happened in those days, and you can hear if you can hear anything.
Back in time, when Qiu Yue begged me to adopt his son, I refused.
I can't have children, I should like children more than anyone else, and it's true, when I see other people's children, I will hug and kiss them, I like children so much.
However, I don't like autumn language.
As for why, I'll tell you about him.
Qiu Yu, who looks as good-looking as his father Qiu Yue, has a relatively clear face, very bright eyes but a cold gaze, I have never seen such an indifferent child, only ten years old, it was the most innocent time, but the first time I saw him, it was like seeing a stone statue and felt uncomfortable.
Qiu Yue introduced us to each other and asked him to call me Aunt Yun, he looked at me like a foreign object, and said for a long time: ...... I want to go out at night.
Qiu Yue was stunned for a moment and was about to get angry, I pulled out a smile: Children, if you want to play, let him go out to play.
Qiu Yu rolled her eyes, her tone was cold; I'm not out to play, so why are you speculating?
A small child, what is he going to do if he doesn't go out to play, what else can he do at night? You say, isn't it a normal person's thinking that I think like this?
However, Qiu Yu is not a normal child. You'll not know this until later.
Qiu Yue said angrily: Don't be rude to Aunt Wan and apologize.
's father is dignified, or it may be because he has been managed by Qiu Yue since he was a child, and Qiu Yu is very "obedient" and says: I'm sorry.
I said: It's okay, it's okay.
I really don't blame this child, it's just that I think such an old child is worrying and too mature. Like a child, but it is the mind of an adult, saying that he is an adult, but he is really a child.
Then something happened that surprised me, and you were on the spot, too.
Qiu Yu walked out of the room, and after a while, he came back with a kettle, skillfully made tea, and poured me a cup first, looking very respectful: Aunt Wan, please drink tea.
Well, he's still a very polite child.
I took it and smiled: Thank you. Then he tried to touch his head, and he ducked and glared at me in disgust, as if he was afraid that I would break his hairstyle.
One moment it was very polite, and the next moment it was ...... Well, this kid is really unlikable.
At night, I slept at my neighbor Zhang Zhenzhen's house.
Zhang Zhenzhen is the same age as me and has an eight-year-old daughter named Rui Rui. Oops, that smart and well-behaved person, fair-skinned, and nice to speak, you must like it when you see it.
I hugged her for a long time and was reluctant to put it down, really, how much I wish I could have such a likable girl, and I won't change my daughter, but it's just a luxury.
Zhang Zhenzhen is a self-acquaintance, and after getting along with me for a while, I became familiar with it, called me sister, and finally put Rui Rui to sleep, and told me how she met the child's father, saying that her husband had helped her mother's family work in the past few days, and would come back in two days.
Zhang Zhenzhen is not as crazy as me, but, better than I can speak, I talked for a long time after lying down, and I didn't care whether I answered or not, talking to myself, I fell asleep, but I was "woken up" by her voice.
The next morning, she woke up earlier than me, and when I woke up, she had prepared all the food and put it on the table, but it was a home-cooked meal, but it was full of aroma, cornmeal dumplings, cabbage stewed tofu, and pickles.
I jumped out of bed, went straight to the table, sat down and grabbed a dumpling and took a bite, different from the white flour steamed buns, the cornmeal is more flavorful, reminding me of when I was a child, working in the cornfield with my parents.
You don't have to wonder why I can sleep and eat so well after all this happened. First, Lu Mo's death has nothing to do with me in the first place, and again, it's not me. Second, I haven't eaten enough since I was in prison, and my mother is very hungry! The most important thing is that this food really tastes like when I was a child. I haven't eaten anything like this since my family made a fortune in business.
Rui Rui looked at me: Aunt Guan doesn't like to be clean, and she eats without washing her hands.
I swallowed the rest of the dumplings: thanks to your reminder, Aunt Guan will go and wash them.
I washed my hands and face, Zhang Zhenzhen was also busy, sat down to eat, poured a bowl of cabbage and tofu soup for myself and Rui Rui, and the mother and mother ate it with relish. Then he said to me: coarse tea and light rice, don't dislike it.
I said, "I was about to eat this, but I couldn't eat it, this is a childhood memory."
Zhang Zhenzhen was silent for a while and said: Actually, I have heard of you a long time ago.
A lot of people have heard of me.
No, Zhang Zhenzhen said, I have heard Brother Qiuyue talk about you a long time ago. When he talks about you, he laughs every time, sometimes out loud.
I can't help but curse: laugh at the mention of me, am I so funny?
Brother Qiuyue laughs when he thinks of you, you can't hear anything?
Of course I heard it, and I couldn't tell from his bitter eyes that he liked me.
I said, "What if you hear it?" All I could do was make memories for him.
Zhang Zhenzhen asked me seriously: Then, have you ever been tempted by him, and occasionally think of him.
No. I replied quickly, and I only had my husband in my heart.
Of course, I can also tell you the truth, I can often think of Qiu Yue, think of his life-saving grace, and think about his care for me that year. I'm the one he likes, he's just my big brother.
I said: I am not ungrateful, Brother Qiu is good to me, I will never forget it in my life.
He doesn't want you to repay the favor, he ......
Rui Rui's bowl fell to the ground, interrupting her, she picked up the bowl, as if to continue, looking at my expression, opened her mouth, and said to Rui Rui: Go and flush with water.
Rui Rui came back and showed us: Is it clean?
I said: Clean, cleaner than Aunt Guan's washing.
Rui Rui can also cook.
I said, "Then you can do it at noon, and Aunt Guan will try your craftsmanship."