Gu Tingye came to the end of the alley with mixed feelings, and quietly poked his head out against the wall at the corner.

Sure enough, beside the haystack not far away, he saw the figure he had a vague premonition but didn't want to see the most.

"Manniang...... why?"

Gu Tingye's voice was full of pain, he really didn't want to believe what he saw in front of him.

Zhu Manniang will appear here, proving that she is the thief in Wei Chen's mouth, those jewelry and antiques, field shops, and Sister Rong's golden locks were all stolen by Zhu Manniang and pawned.

Wei Chen walked slowly to Gu Tingye's side and said softly: "The person next to Zhu Manniang, you should also know it, right?" ”

Gu Tingye nodded a little blankly, it was Zhu Manniang's brother Zhu Dachun, when Gu Tingye first met Zhu Manniang in Bianjing, Zhu Dachun was with Zhu Manniang, because Gu Tingye had already known this person.

It's just that when Zhu Manniang went to Gu Tingye, she once said in person that she was cheated out of her savings by Zhu Dachun, and later Zhu Dachun died in the middle of the road, she was helpless, and only Gu Tingye could defect alone.

Gu Tingye saw that she was lonely and pitiful, so he relented and accepted her, and bought a cemetery for Zhu Dachun, and watched the coffin sink into the ground with his own eyes.

And now, Zhu Dachun, who had died a long time ago in Zhu Manniang's mouth, actually appeared in front of Gu Tingye again, how could Gu Tingye not see that he was deceived by Zhu Manniang!

This feeling of being betrayed by the people close to him made Gu Tingye's heart feel as if it had been cut by a knife, and it was unbearable.

At this moment, Gu Tingye's heart was like a mess, he had too many questions and wanted to question Zhu Manniang face to face, so he no longer hid his figure at the moment, and strode towards the remote corner where Zhu Manniang and Zhu Dachun were.

Zhu Manniang was talking to Zhu Dachun.

These days, when Gu Tingye was not at home, she stole the valuable things in the courtyard little by little and pawned them out, and got thousands of taels of silver.

This silver is enough for their brother and sister to have no worries about food and clothing for a lifetime.

Now, the last valuable red coral forbidden step (a jade ornament worn around the waist when walking to hold down the skirt) has also been stolen by her, and there is nothing left to be nostalgic for Gu Tingye.

Zhu Manniang and Zhu Dachun discussed, and when Zhu Dachun sold this forbidden pawn today, tomorrow the two of them will pack up their things and take a boat to Jiangnan or Bashu, in short, go away and fly high, so that Gu Tingye will never find it.

Just as Zhu Manniang was thinking about the beautiful life after she left Gu Tingye, she saw Zhu Dachun looking behind her with a frightened face.

Before Zhu Manniang could react, a big hand suddenly stretched out behind her, grabbed her wrist, and snatched the forbidden step in her hand.

The sudden change surprised Zhu Manniang, and she didn't bother to rub her wrist, which was still aching, and hurriedly turned around.

When he looked back, he saw Gu Tingye standing behind him, gently rubbing the forbidden step with his hand, his face was dark and incomprehensible.

Oh my God, why is he here!

Zhu Manniang, who was a thief, saw Gu Tingye suddenly appear, and her legs suddenly became weak, and her heart seemed to stop beating at this moment.

Fortunately, she has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, and her psychological quality is quite good, and she quickly calmed down from the panic, and squeezed out an ugly smile on her face.

"Erlang, why are you here?"

Gu Tingye had a calm face, and didn't answer her words at all, but raised the forbidden step and asked in a cold voice: "That's it, this is my deceased mother's relic, you actually want to steal it in exchange for money, do you still have any conscience?" ”

Zhu Manniang's face changed greatly when she heard this, listening to Gu Tingye's meaning, could it be that he knew all about the property he pawned and sold during this time?

What went wrong? Zhu Manniang was puzzled.

But no matter what, the top priority at the moment is to stabilize Gu Tingye first, although Gu Tingye is now penniless, but his martial arts are still there, as long as he stops it, it will be impossible for him and his eldest brother to get out.

As soon as she thought of this, Zhu Manniang immediately began to brew her emotions, ready to squeeze out a few tears to cooperate with her next words.

However, Zhu Manniang just felt a little involved in the play, but Zhu Dachun next to him had already knelt down with a thud, exposing all the lies that Zhu Manniang had told Gu Tingye over the years.

After Zhu Manniang met Gu Tingye, she kept pretending not to know Gu Tingye's identity as the concubine of the Hou Mansion, making Gu Tingye think that what she loved was her talent and character.

This was the first lie told by Zhu Manniang.

In fact, when she met Gu Tingye for the first time, Zhu Manniang knew Gu Tingye's identity from Gu Tingye's conversation with the people who traveled with her, and since then she has been trying to cling to this Hou Mansion's sister-in-law.

After that, Zhu Manniang traveled thousands of miles to find Gu Tingye and told him that Zhu Dachun had cheated all his savings and Zhu Dachun's death, and he was already alone.

This is the second lie told by Zhu Manniang.

She was just afraid that Gu Tingye would forget about herself after she went to the White Deer Cave Academy, so she said this to show that she was already lonely, so that Gu Tingye felt pity for her, and finally kept her by her side.

As for the rest of the lies that continue to be fabricated in order to fulfill lies, such as illiterate, there are countless more.

Pile by pile, piece by piece, all kinds of truths from Zhu Dachun's mouth hit Gu Tingye's heart like a heavy hammer, Gu Tingye didn't understand until today that the reason why Zhu Manniang followed him was only because of his identity as the concubine of the Hou Mansion.

What sentiments, it's all fake!

At this time, Zhu Manniang was already stunned, she didn't expect that this was not a good thing, her own brother actually sold her completely.

"Zhu Dachun, are you crazy?"

Zhu Manniang pointed at Zhu Dachun and scolded hoarsely, her eyes full of disbelief.

However, her panicked appearance just proves that what Zhu Dachun said is true.

Gu Tingye looked at Zhu Manniang in frustration, and found that the very familiar woman in front of him suddenly became extremely unfamiliar.

Finally, Gu Tingye closed his eyes in pain and let out a beast-like roar: "Get out of here!" Don't let me see you again! ”

The old bottom was exposed, and Zhu Manniang knew that there was no room for recovery, and in her eyes, Gu Tingye had lost its value, since Gu Tingye was willing to let him go, it was naturally better.

So Zhu Manniang didn't hesitate any longer, and immediately threw herself into Zhu Dachun's arms, snatched away the silver tickets she had obtained from pawning her property these days, kicked him hatefully, and then ran towards the alley without looking back.

However, not far from the alley, Zhu Manniang was stopped by Shen Congxing and others who had been waiting outside.

Wei Chen stepped out, looked coldly at Zhu Manniang, who was still trying to break free, and said in a calm tone: "Zhong Huai let you go with a soft heart, this is his own business, and this official can't control it."

But you have already violated the criminal law of the Great Zhou Dynasty by stealing people's property, and this official, as the governor of a state, is in charge of criminal law proceedings, and since you have encountered this matter, you have to take care of it. Come, take down this thief woman! ”