Just as he was replying, Mrs. Zhou walked out with her head lowered. She knelt down on the spot despite the pressure and whispered.

"I've always been kind to me, so I only hit and scolded me when I was drunk."

"Among the poor people, there are many unsatisfactory things. Men are the mainstay, and there are many people who beat people. This kind of thing is between husband and wife, and the women do not mention it, and there is nothing to mention.

Even if I go to that kind of place, how many men won’t go there? They will never deprive me of my food and clothing.”

Who can tell her about her injuries? Could it be that she was reported to the official? After reporting to the official, she was beaten again? Why bother?

However, these words did not cause any disturbance in Wu Xuchen's ears.

He seemed to be discerning the truth from what the woman said.

But for a moment, he cast his heavy eyes on the woman and repeated Gu Huaizhi's words when he was making tea, neither salty nor bland.

"There is a motive for the crime."

The woman's expression changed: "Sir, he is the husband of a commoner woman."

Wu Xuchen said calmly: "Why are you so anxious? I didn't say that you killed Zhou Qingshan."

However, he seemed to have thought of something, and asked as if unintentionally: "But, are you familiar with the word 'Wu Po'?"

The hands under the woman's sleeves tightened.

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In the main hall, Gu Huaizhi was drinking tea leisurely. He was sitting in a lazy posture, looking like the Qianqian son Zhilan Yushu.

The man has a faint smile on his thin lips, and his eyes are shining. He has an eye-catching appearance, but who doesn't know that his methods are ruthless and far-sighted?

Next to him sat a gentle and quiet little lady.

The woman wears a moon-white gown with flowers in her collar, and wears a cotton skirt embroidered with hibiscus flowers. A goose-yellow ribbon is tied around her waist, showing her gracefulness. She has not yet shown her pregnancy, her appearance is beautiful, and her eyes are filled with spring water.

Her black hair was tied up into a bun, and the beads and flower tassels were abandoned to match it, and only a jade hairpin was used to pin it.

The cinnabar earrings that looked like blood beads hung from the jade earlobes, which was so bright and beautiful that it made her dizzy even more. The beautiful jade was shining brightly. Her skin was as beautiful as snow, and she seemed to be able to squeeze out water.

There was a plate of snacks on her right hand, but she never touched it.

Ruan Zhen was peeling the oranges she had taken from Sheng Wan in her hands, peeling them slowly. The air was filled with the sweet and sour taste.

Gu Huaizhi held tea in his hand and looked at her for a moment.

Ruan Zhen was stared at so hard that she continued to peel the orange slowly. After struggling for a while, she generously broke off two pieces and handed them over with her small white hands.

"Eat it yourself." Gu Huaizhi frowned without moving, and it smelled sour.

Ruan Zhen's palm-sized face has indeed become sharper in just a few days.

He looked back at the sky and said warmly, "I'll take you to Yuelai Tower for lunch."

Ruan Zhen remembered that it was a restaurant under Yi Lin's name, the most famous and expensive restaurant in Lin'an.

"Is there anything you want to eat?"

Ruan Zhen shook her head.

"The signature dishes at Yuelailou are pretty good. They have also introduced new products in recent days."

Ruan Zhen thought for a while, then licked her lips, which still had juice left on them: "Oranges mixed with sugar should be delicious."

As she said that, she was really hungry.

Gu Huaizhi:......

Is that thing edible?

Whatever Ruan Zhen wants to eat right now, no matter how precious it is, he can find it.

He was about to say something sarcastic, but when he met Ruan Zhen's Xing'er-like eyes, the words that came to his mouth became: "Okay."

Just have an appetite.

Ruan Zhen stuffed a few pieces into her mouth with satisfaction, and then remembered the business reason why Gu Huaizhi came here.

"Master Wu just said to summon Zhou Qingshan's wife, but she has a problem?"

"Um."

After receiving the response, Ruan Zhen frowned, really confused.

She had heard from Sheng Wan that Mrs. Zhou was a pitiful person, but why did she become a suspect again in just a short moment?

To kill the person next to you shows that your psychological quality is not generally good.

But if this is the case, why did she hang herself again? Is this intentional to confuse everyone and get rid of suspicion?

It shouldn't be.

"What about the people who died in Manchunyuan? And what happened to the storyteller in the teahouse?"

"Could it be that she also did it?"

Isn't this the executioner?

Gu Huaizhi glanced at her, obviously too lazy to talk nonsense about it. He bent his arrogant index finger and knocked on the coffee table, making several rhythmic crisp sounds.

Shangfeng understood, he took a step forward and said respectfully with an expressionless tone.

"On the surface, Li Quan is a popular storyteller, but behind the scenes, he is engaged in shady business."

He sells women in flower houses all over the place.

He has been doing this kind of unscrupulous thing for more than ten years, and he has never failed, and has never been noticed by the world.

When the Dog Emperor Zhou Yi was on the throne, human traffickers were everywhere, and it was not particularly unusual for a family to lose a girl or a family to lose a boy.

"Ms. Zhou is an extremely delicate woman."

Always dress cleanly and look gentle and gentle.

Li Quan saw it in a teahouse and fell in love with it. He also knew that he could sell it for a good price. But if he wanted to sell it, he had to sell it to Lin'an. Only in this way, the safety would not be exposed.

He did things neatly and succeeded quickly. At that time, Zhou Qingshan was away and would not return home for three to five days, which was a good time for him to take action.

Changfeng spoke clearly: "Li Quan never married, and after he stunned Madam Zhou, he also became lustful. In addition to him, there were several accomplices who transferred women to various places. They also had other identities and were members of Manchun Yuan.

Young man."

This is what the madam knows.

But she could buy a steady stream of girls at the lowest prices from the young men. The girls around her could also be handed over to the young men because they were disobedient or offended the nobles, and sold to Lin'an again and again.

, and it became a hidden link.

Ruan Zhen became even more confused when she heard this.

"If that's the case, then Li Quan is a villain and he is the best at pretending. How could his storyteller be so weird that day?"

Like an evil beast about to break out of its cage.

Gu Huaizhi said calmly: "He was hit by 'Wu Po', which has no solution. He will fall into a hallucinatory state before he dies. What he said and did may be the biggest evil thoughts in his heart. It may also be that he has done something before

, and succeeded, the moment when his nerves were most tense and stimulated."

Ruan Zhen felt like vomiting again when she thought about that story.

"Who gave this medicine?"

Changfeng saw that Gu Huaizhi didn't stop him, so he said, "Mrs. Zhou."

Ruan Zhen was a little shocked.

"Then the people in Manchunyuan were also handcuffed by her?"

Changfeng: "Except for the few at the back, all the others in front are the hands of Zhou Qingshan."

"Zhou Qingshan's private indiscretions were his most resentful matter. After Mrs. Zhou escaped, she was covered in scars. She was so hysterical that she wanted Zhou Qingshan to kill all the women in Manchun Courtyard who were having fun with her."

"The Crown Princess may not know that although Zhou Qingshan is a bastard, he never hits a woman. The scars on Madam Zhou's body were branded by her herself."
Chapter completed!