He Wanted to Harm Me
The news that Gou Yu, the Minister of Punishment, went to arrest the suspect Su Liang, and turned himself in peacefully, and was taken to the Punishment Ministry, quickly spread in the capital.
Who was the real culprit in Xiao Muyun's death suddenly became confusing.
At first, the most widely circulated rumor was that "Wu Zhuangyuan fell in love with another woman and killed people to silence him". Because of Ning Jing's "forceful joining", it became "Wen Zhuangyuan killed people for love".
Su Liang went from being a ruthless person to a beauty and a disaster.
The number one scholar in civil and military affairs was a legend before today, but today his reputation has taken a turn for the worse.
Su Liang did not go out to find anyone for help, nor did he go to see the emperor to complain. Instead, he cooked for Ningjing at home.
Just after preparing two of Ningjing's favorite dishes, Su Liang and others arrived.
It is Duanmu Chen's confidant who follows Chang'an.
"My master asked me to give this to Miss Su." Chang An handed Su Liang some pieces of paper.
It was what Su Liang needed most right now. She took it and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, the Fourth Prince. Are those really Xiao Muyun's handwritings?"
Chang An nodded, "Master said it was written by Xiao Muyun himself. Looking at the ink, he didn't write it all at once."
Su Liang looked confused. Can you tell they were written at different times? This makes forgery less likely.
"Xiao Muyun has an entourage who always takes him with him. Where is he?" Su Liang thought of the boy he had met in the restaurant.
Chang An sighed, "I drowned in the lake in the back garden of Xiao Mansion last night."
Su Liang frowned, "What is Xiao Muyun's fatal injury like?"
"A stab wound through the chest." Chang'an said, "My master originally asked me to tell Miss Su that she must not be taken to the Criminal Department, as it would be very troublesome." I only learned about Mr. Ning's surrender on the way here. "
Su Liang nodded, "Please tell your master that I have remembered all his kindness."
Chang An said sternly, "Miss Su has been more careful these days. Master said that the emperor feels that there is a secret in Miss Su, so he may not take advantage of this incident to test Miss Su's reaction."
Su Liang was stunned for a moment.
Duanmu Yi doubts her? It’s not surprising when you think about it. A weak woman who had been away from Beijing for more than a year suddenly became so strong. It was normal for Duanmu Yiruo to suspect that she was an enemy of the enemy.
Duanmu Chen asked Chang'an to tell Su Liang about this, just to let her know that the royal family would not protect her because of her reputation as a martial arts champion and bringing glory to the country, and she had to solve all the troubles by herself.
In short, if Su Liang cannot prove his innocence, he will kill someone to pay for it.
Su Liang thinks it's reasonable. She didn't expect the royal family to give her any privileges.
After Chang'an left, Su Liang opened the pieces of paper and found Duanmu Chen's handwriting. He wrote down what Xiao Muyun had read in the Xiao family mourning hall, and wrote it again to Su Liang.
So although it was written by Duanmu Chen, the content is in Xiao Muyun's tone.
The first piece of paper records the experiences of Xiao Muyun and the original owner from acquaintance to falling in love.
Between the lines, there are affectionate memories.
But the original owner is dead, and its authenticity can no longer be tested. Su Liang frowned when she saw Xiao Muyun writing about several private trysts between him and the original owner, holding hands and hugging each other.
In fact, from Su Liang's point of view, when Xiao Muyun and the original owner met, the original owner had not yet grown up, and Xiao Muyun was already a widower whose wife died.
The original owner was raised in a boudoir, with a simple mind, but a gentle temper and extremely beautiful appearance.
It was hard for Su Liang not to suspect that Xiao Muyun was motivated by sex. Let her use her own opinion to evaluate this matter, it is an old man seducing an underage girl.
It was true that the original owner liked Xiao Muyun, and he really gave her a fan pendant and other tokens, but "holding hands and hugging" still made Su Liang suspicious.
So bold?
Even if the original owner was from a humble background and didn't understand the rules, Xiao Muyun, as the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, from a well-educated family, and a self-proclaimed scholar, didn't he understand that these behaviors were out of line? He didn't know that if someone found out, he would be fine, but would the original owner's life be ruined?
The paper was full of romance, and Su Liang didn't see any of the basic moral values and sense of responsibility in life.
After just reading the first page, she felt uncomfortable.
On the second page, Xiao Muyun wrote that he thought the original owner was dead, and until he saw Su Liang again, he lived like a zombie, waking up in pain, and missing him in his dreams. And he was completely unable to accept the marriage arranged for him by his family, and tried every means to find excuses to shirk it all.
Su Liang frowned. The "first meeting" that day at the restaurant was an accidental encounter. Xiao Muyun had nothing to do and went out to drink alone. He was dressed exquisitely and looked good.
What misunderstanding does he have about the term "The Walking Dead"?
Up to this moment, Su Liang only thought that Xiao Muyun was really obsessed with the original owner and felt unwilling after seeing her, so the words he wrote were exaggerated and moved by himself.
But in the second half of the second page, Xiao Muyun wrote about how he poured out his heart that day, and how Su Liang refused indifferently, and even lied about amnesia to escape and deny everything in their past.
If an uninformed outsider reads these words, he will think that Xiao Muyun is the most infatuated person in the world, and Su Liang is the ultimate scumbag...
Su Liang looked at the third page.
Xiao Muyun wrote about his pain throughout the article, saying that he and the original owner had a physical relationship early on, and he had long believed that she was his woman, but now he had to watch Su Liang marry another man.
He really wanted to tell the world about his relationship with Su Liang, but he didn't want to ruin Su Liang's current marriage and bright future.
"You have changed. You have gone very far, but I have been waiting for you in the same spot. When you come back, I can't wait for you to look back."
"I really want to go to you immediately and tell you everything I want to say. Even if you kill me, I will have no regrets."
"I woke up in the middle of the night and had an impulse to give it all up and never care about anything or anyone again."
"Without you, what's the point of me living?"
...
Su Liang saw the end, and a chill spread in her eyes.
She didn't think that everything Xiao Muyun wrote was false.
But the deep affection and pain expressed in the words on these pieces of paper did not match what Su Liang knew about Xiao Muyun!
Xiao Muyun did want to renew their relationship several times after seeing Su Liang return to Beijing, but all Su Liang felt was a man's possessiveness for a beautiful woman.
Su Liang didn't see the "infatuated waiting" written by Xiao Muyun on the paper.
He grew up in a big family, and as a bastard, he was obviously a very shrewd and sophisticated man.
If he was so infatuated, why didn't he investigate the cause of death of the Su family? At the beginning, he didn't even dare to look at the body of the original owner!
If he was really as painful as it was written on the paper, even if he didn't commit suicide for love, he should be thin and haggard, right?
During the time when he thought the original owner was dead, Xiao Muyun was clearly living a comfortable life, because he was born in an aristocratic family, even if he didn't have much talent, let alone ambition, he could still live a carefree life.
When he found out that Su Liang was alive, but just didn't want to be with him, he suddenly felt that he couldn't live anymore?
Then how did he live for more than a year when he thought the original owner was gone?
His so-called infatuation is that it doesn't matter if you die, but if you don't live with me, then I might as well die?
In this regard, Su Liang felt only deep contradictions and disharmony, which was extremely weird.
If Xiao Muyun appeared in front of Su Liang at this moment, she would definitely ask, "Are you crazy?!"
However, outsiders who don't know Su Liang, Xiao Muyun, and what really happened between them will believe what Xiao Muyun wrote before his death, rather than what Su Liang said.
Therefore, although these pieces of paper cannot prove that Su Liang killed Xiao Muyun, they are full of Su Liang's "motive" for killing Xiao Muyun - to erase her shameful past.
With Xiao Muyun's death, it is difficult to disprove what he wrote.
Su Liang read the four pieces of paper again, and the more he read, the more he felt that this matter was weird from beginning to end.
If it was really Xiao Muyun who wrote these things on his own when he was awake, what did he want to do? Did he really want to jump out and slander Su Liang for having an affair with him? Or did he want to commit suicide because he couldn't live anymore?
Su Liang thought the latter was impossible.
If it was the former, why did he die?
Did someone secretly discover that Xiao Muyun wanted to harm Su Liang and help her remove the obstacles?
Even more impossible. Otherwise, why would he use a weapon similar to hers?
If he changed the weapon, no one would dare to say that this murder was related to Su Liang!
It was because of Su Liang's weapon and what Xiao Muyun wrote in person that Su Liang became the biggest suspect.
There is no doubt that the real murderer wanted to frame Su Liang.
Those pieces of paper could not have been written by Xiao Muyun in a bad mood to move himself. In matters of love, it is not strange for one party to exaggerate his emotions and imagine some things, but what he wrote was too fake, and the tendency between the lines was too obvious.
"I must go find you, even if you want to kill me, I want the world to know that you are my woman" is equivalent to saying, "If I die, it is Su Liang who killed me."
At this moment, Su Liang even felt that the real murderer and Xiao Muyun had joined forces to frame her!
But Xiao Muyun could never sacrifice his life to harm her.
There was no such deep hatred between them. Xiao Muyun gave Su Liang the impression that he was greedy for comfort and timid.
There were many contradictions.
The weirder it was, the more Su Liang felt that the truth could not be inferred by common sense.
Assuming that her idea was true, Xiao Muyun was angry after being rejected and set up a trap to harm her, first wrote down the directional words "Su Liang might kill him" in his own handwriting, and when he got into trouble, Su Liang would be the biggest suspect. In this case, he was at most seriously injured.
But he died.
Did the plan go wrong and the strike was too heavy? Or did the people who conspired with Xiao Muyun deceive him, saying that he would only be seriously injured, but ended up killing him with a knife, achieving their goal and silencing him at the same time.
In short, although the truth is unclear, because Xiao Muyun "happened" to write these false accusations, Su Liang had to suspect that he was not innocent of his death and even participated in it.
Su Liang stuffed the papers into the stove, and they turned into ashes in an instant.
The dish she cooked for Ning Jing placed next to it was no longer hot.
Su Liang brought it to Nian Jincheng, "It's getting cold, you eat it, I'll make it again for him."
Nian Jincheng thought it was good to have him eat it, and did not complain, but asked Su Liang if he had thought of how to save Ning Jing.
Su Liang shook his head, "Don't worry, see if there are any little ghosts jumping out."
"He won't be tortured, right?" Nian Jincheng frowned.
"He has surrendered and admitted to killing people, why torture? He should be beheaded directly." Su Liang said.
Nian Jincheng: ...Why did I hear Su Liang's expectation? It must be his illusion.
The next moment, Su Liang said, "It's also interesting to rob the execution ground. I'll rob him and we'll disappear together and hide in the dark. It's actually more convenient."
Nian Jincheng: ...It turns out that it's not an illusion. Su Liang is actually looking forward to Ning Jing being beheaded. I'm drunk...
"Just kidding. No one wants to hide and be in the dark if they can live openly. You should understand this." Su Liang said.
Nian Jincheng was heartbroken again.
"Okay, eat quickly. I'm going out later. If anyone comes, hide under the bed so you don't get discovered." Su Liang left after saying that.
Nian Jincheng saw that Su Liang was not panicked, so he didn't think about it so much. The worst-case scenario is just to rob the law field, but it’s not impossible to rob it.
Su Liang made two more dishes for Ning Jing, packed them in a food box, then picked up the horse and went out.
People she saw on the road pointed at her, and she could guess what they were talking about without paying attention.
And these same people were still praising her for her extraordinary talent and beauty before yesterday.
Su Liang was in a very calm mood. Fame and honor are all false, they are not what she wants, and she doesn't care.
…
When Su Liang saw Ning Jing, he had already been imprisoned in the prison cell of the Criminal Department.
Single room, quite clean. He did not change into his prison uniform, but sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, like an immortal who had descended to earth and endured calamities.
Su Liang suspected that she was let in so smoothly because someone wanted to hear what she would say to Ning Jing.
The cell door opened, Ning Jing opened her eyes and saw Su Liang coming in carrying a food box.
"Thank you." Su Liang smiled at the jailer, "Can we have a conversation? I'll call you when I'm leaving."
The jailer nodded, locked the door from the outside, and left.
Su Liang sat down next to Ning Jing, took out the food from the food box and put it on the ground, "It shouldn't be cold yet."
Ning Jing picked up the chopsticks and found it a bit difficult, so she ordered Su Liang, "You hold it, I'll eat this first."
Su Liang silently picked up the plate pointed by Ning Jing and moved it to the most convenient position for Ning Jing to eat. After all, Ningjing went to the cell just for her sake. This was a trivial matter.
Such movement covered Su Liang's other hand behind her back. She wrote a few words on Ning Jing's back, about what the pieces of paper Duanmu Chen sent were, her guesses, and what happened next. plan of.
Ning Jing finished eating the food Su Liang brought, Su Liang put the bowls and chopsticks back into the food box, and then the two of them started talking.
"Do you know Xiao Muyun?" Ning Jing asked Su Liang.
Su Liang understood Ning Jing's hint and shook his head and said, "I don't know him. Once in a restaurant, his servant said that he wanted to see me for something. I was injured and lost my memory. I thought it was someone I knew before. If I want to know what happened in the past, I just I went to meet him. He actually said that after meeting me once in Huguo Temple, he fell in love with me and was obsessed with me. He originally wanted to send someone to propose marriage when I was old. Unexpectedly, something happened to my family and he was sad for a long time. I was overjoyed that I was alive and hoped that I could marry him. He also took out a fan pendant and said that it was my "relic" that he secretly found after the Su family incident. Something else I made with my own hands.”
"Why haven't I heard you mention it?" Ning Jing frowned.
Su Liang sighed, "I just thought he was delusional at the time, and what he said was ridiculous. He said that he had sent people to keep an eye on me near my house. As long as I went out, he would soon receive the message and follow me where I was. He secretly watched my every move. He said it was because he liked me so much and wanted to see more of me. He also talked about a lot of things he fantasized about doing with me. To be honest, I thought that person was scary and a little disgusting. . I was afraid that you might misunderstand me, so I didn’t mention it after I returned.”
"Have you seen that once?" Ning Jing asked.
Su Liang shook his head, "After that time, he started to follow me again. For a period of time, I went to give the old man of the Duke of Qin's Mansion acupuncture every day, and he was hiding in the alley next to the Duke's Mansion. When I came out of Qin's house, He just showed up and pretended to meet me by chance."
Ning Jing's face darkened, "You said it, it turns out the person I met that time was Xiao Muyun."
"Has he looked for you yet?" Su Liang looked surprised.
"One time he suddenly appeared and asked me what my relationship was with you. I didn't know who he was, so I thought he was a madman and left without paying any attention." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang sighed deeply, "Then he didn't show up again. I thought he had given up. Unexpectedly, he died suddenly, and all the evidence pointed to me. But this is so strange. Could it be that someone knew about his paranoia about me? Seriously, kill him and blame me?"
After Ning Jing was silent for a moment, he said coldly, "Perhaps he went crazy knowing that he couldn't get you after you participated in the martial arts competition and won the top prize. He forged your weapons and committed suicide, making people think that you really had something and framed him. You kill him and silence him, and let you pay with your life, so that the world will think that you are really a couple, and then meet you again in the underworld. "
"This..." Su Liang looked strange, "Isn't it too perverted?"
"If he has long imagined that you are his, then it is possible to say anything and do anything. Don't underestimate the heart of a person who wants something from you and will be destroyed if he doesn't get it. How crazy." Ning Jing said coldly.
Su Liang frowned, "He's dead, what should I do now? He has my fan pendant in his hand. I also saw a few pieces of paper presented by the Xiao family as evidence. I don't know what they are. Could he have left them behind?" His last words said that if he died, it would be me who killed him? That’s weird!”
Ning Jing snorted, "This whole thing is very weird."
Su Liang sighed, "You didn't want anything to happen to me, so you turned yourself in, but we don't know Xiao Muyun at all, let alone what happened. It's my fault. I thought there was something wrong with him at first, and I should get my things back from him." At that time, I just thought, stay away from him and don’t get caught up in him.”
"You have offended noble people recently, and I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to hurt you." Ning Jing said, "Don't worry, there are many doubts about this case, and your weapon is the biggest doubt. No matter you or I, if we really want to kill someone, we can't use that weapon." knife."
Su Liang sighed again, "Yes, with the endless money of the Ning family, if you want to kill an enemy, how could you leave such a big flaw? It's really an unprovoked disaster. I saved Mr. Qin, and there was really no other way, so I asked Duke Qin to give me the golden medal of immunity from death to save your life. The capital is too dangerous. After this difficulty, let's go back to Xunyang City to sell tea."
Ning Jing nodded, "Okay. I will accompany you wherever you want to go. You go back first, don't act impulsively."
Su Liang called the jailer to open the door, and she looked back every few steps and left the cell.
Not long after Su Liang left, someone left the Ministry of Justice and went towards the direction of the palace.
…
After returning home, Su Liang entered the utility room and took out a knife from it. It was similar in shape to her double knives, but different. It was an auxiliary weapon of a killer from Yanyun Tower that was seized in Sujia Village.
Su Liang took the knife into Ning Jing's room, and Nian Jincheng hurriedly asked her if she had seen Ning Jing in the Ministry of Justice.
"I have seen you. Your brother is fine. Don't be nervous." Su Liang said as he wiped the knife clean.
Nian Jincheng asked, "What are you going to do?"
Su Liang looked indifferent, "This is the murder weapon. I will throw it into the lake of Prime Minister Xiao's mansion when it gets dark. It will be salvaged tomorrow."
Nian Jincheng was stunned for a moment, "The murderer is..."
"Xiao Muyun himself." Su Liang said.
Nian Jincheng was stunned, "How is it possible?"
Su Liang's eyes were cold, "I thought Xiao Muyun died because of my involvement, but the things he wrote proved that he wanted to harm me. He has been silenced, and it is difficult to find evidence of who secretly colluded with him. As long as I admit that any word of those ghost things written by that bastard is true, this basin of dirty water will never be washed away. In this case, I might as well deny it all. There is no past. It's all his wishful thinking. Ning Jing and I are innocent and know nothing."
Nian Jincheng frowned, "Will anyone believe it?"
"Is it because I am not beautiful enough? Or am I not outstanding enough?" Su Liang asked back.
Nian Jincheng's mouth twitched slightly, "She is so beautiful that she is unparalleled in talent and beauty."
"That's it. A psychopath has been secretly following and monitoring me for many years. After I won the martial arts championship and got engaged, he knew that he had no chance to get me while he was alive, so he simply dragged me to death. It's that simple." Su Liang said coldly.
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