amaotonovel Chapter 956 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (78)
Chapter 956 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (78)
Chapter 956: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (Seventy-eight)
Zhou and the assassins were brought up first.
Seeing her brother standing beside her, Zhou felt a little relieved. She shouted, "Master Du, I am innocent! How could I, a woman, pay an assassin to kill someone? And the person he killed was a maid, whom I didn't even know."
Zhou went alone to make a deal with the assassins, so she was naturally in disguise. However, the assassins pointed out the whole process of the deal between Zhou and them, and even told them where the money for hiring a killer was hidden. Their leader also followed Zhou, and only then did they know her true identity.
The assassin glared at Zhou.
"You really have a vicious heart. You spent five hundred taels of silver to make us do such a dangerous job, and you thought a maid would be easy to deal with. But you didn't tell us that she was the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. As a result, we lost two brothers and were thrown into prison!"
Lord Du had already ordered people to dig out the stolen silver, and according to the location given by the assassin, he arrested Zhou from the mansion.
"Zhou, why did you hire someone to kill someone? Why don't you explain yourself now?"
If Zhou Shi didn't live in the princess's mansion, it would be easier for her to be captured by Jingzhao Yin. She knelt on the ground, blinking rapidly, but she didn't say a word.
Master Du snorted coldly, "You are so stubborn, bring Ah Ying to the court."
After Aying was brought up, Zhou looked up at her without moving her eyes away.
Ah Ying kowtowed and said, "I, Ah Ying, greet the Jingzhao Yin. I beg you to help me. If the young lady hadn't sent someone to protect me, I would have died long ago! I don't understand why Madam Zhou wanted to kill me. If it was because of my background, then what was Madam Zhou's purpose in killing her ex-husband's only daughter? And why did the county lady try to steal my jade pendant, even wanting to kill me!"
Before Zhou could say anything, Prince Consort Zhou jumped out again and angrily accused Aying of talking nonsense.
"How dare you, my servant, to accuse the Lady of the County! This Prince Consort has heard that you are the daughter of that deceased Cai family member. Judging from your appearance, you must be a concubine's daughter or a concubine's daughter. You should have been exiled back then."
"Your Highness is wrong. My father did commit a crime and was beheaded, but I am a posthumous child. No matter how great the crime was, it shouldn't befall an unborn child, right? Besides, I didn't know who my biological father was all these years. It was only when the county lady showed her murderous intentions towards me last time and Madam Zhou sent someone to kill me that I guessed it."
"Who do you think you are? How dare you contradict this prince consort? Come, give him ten blows of the cane first."
"Prince Consort Zhou, this is the Jingzhao Yin! If you continue to interfere with my investigation, please leave." Lord Du really couldn't stand Prince Consort Zhou in the hall.
After being scolded by Lord Du, Prince Consort Zhou's face turned black and he wished he could just leave.
He looked at his sister, but couldn't leave, so he had to sit down and listen to the trial.
Lord Du held a jade pendant in each hand.
"Ms. Zhou, why did you give this jade pendant to County Lady Zhou Zhiying? And why is Aying's jade pendant the same as the one you gave her? What are the origins of these two jade pendants? And why did you contact an assassin to kill Aying after meeting the County Lady? Did the County Lady instruct you to kill her?"
Looking at the jade pendant, Zhou was quite uneasy, and her eyes were filled with anger of betrayal.
With all the evidence in hand, Zhou seemed to accept her fate. She looked up and said, "Your Excellency, my ex-husband had that jade pendant carved specifically for my child. However, I have no children. I have been married for many years but have not been able to conceive.
The jade was good jade, and the county lady liked it when she saw it. She was a lively and lovely girl, and she was also her brother's only daughter, so I gave the jade pendant to the county lady.
Zhou continued, "When I went to visit the county lady, she mentioned that she had seen an identical jade pendant. I immediately guessed that it must be the traitor Cai who had betrayed his promise and had a new lover outside.
I did instruct the assassin to kill Ah Ying because I believe my ex-husband promised not to take a concubine and to live with me alone. Ah Ying's existence is proof that he betrayed me! I cannot tolerate his betrayal!
Qingli sat aside without saying a word, and Zhou blamed everything on herself.
Zhou Zhiying seems innocent.
However, Wei Ying discovered another thing, and he wondered if Lord Du had found it.
Lord Du asked seriously: "Ms. Zhou, you really have no children? You clearly gave birth. Where is your child?" Mrs. Zhou and her husband suddenly looked up and stared at Lord Du, both of them unable to hide the shock on their faces.