Cui Jiulang cried heartbreakingly. He was only nine years old after all, and everything that happened today was unbearable for him. When he saw his grandfather frowning, he cried and said, "My grandmother took me in, and I saw my mother lying on the ground, with so much blood around her... So much blood..."
Even now, when Cui Jiulang thinks of the scene at that time, he still can't help but tremble all over.
Cui Liuye, who was standing by, couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward and put his hand on Cui Jiulang's shoulder, pressing it, and gently coaxed him, "Okay, it's okay, Jiulang, don't be afraid, keep talking."
"My father was not far from my mother, also lying under the table, holding a dagger in his hand..." Cui Jiulang opened his eyes wide, thinking of the scene at that time, and his voice became louder and louder: "I ran over and called my mother, but she didn't answer me. My grandmother squatted down and said that my mother was dead..."
Cui Jiulang's emotions completely collapsed and he could no longer speak. He started crying and retching with his eyes turning white.
Cui Yuandao hurriedly reached out to hug him, calling his name over and over again, and patiently advised him: "Good boy, it's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid, grandfather will find out the matter clearly and will not let your mother die in vain..."
After finally pacifying Cui Jiulang, Cui Yuandao had Cui Jiulang taken away, and then asked Cui Liuye to go down and instruct the servants to pack up.
Mr. Cui Liu also knew that after such a big incident and causing so much trouble to the family, it would be really shameless to stay any longer, so he went downstairs to pack up without saying a word. However, as soon as he went out, he ran into Mr. Gao, and he hurriedly greeted him.
Mr. Gao nodded at him warmly: "Is your father in there?"
"Yes." Cui Liuye led him up the steps, lifted the curtain and led Mr. Gao in, while calling out to his father, "Uncle Gao is here."
Cui Yuandao turned around and smiled at Mr. Gao: "You are here. Come and sit down. Sorry to trouble you."
"What are you talking about?" Mr. Gao stroked his beard and shook his head: "I knew you were going to leave. What? Are you looking down on students? Do you think students are the kind of people who are afraid of trouble?"
"That's not what I meant." Cui Yuandao was very calm. "Of course you don't think we are troublesome, but I really did cause trouble for you. Besides, this matter may not be resolved in a day or two. If that's the case, how can we live here for a long time? Apart from anything else, the people from the government office will have to come here again and again. By then, I'm afraid your family will be overwhelmed by it."
"Don't say that." Mr. Gao insisted: "If the old man thinks highly of me, I will just continue to live here. What's the trouble? A person of integrity is not afraid of his own shadow. Don't tell me that I don't trust the character of the old man?"
Things came to this point, and after much deliberation, Cui Yuandao had no choice but to agree.
Mr. Gao then asked, "What happened to the fourth brother? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Cui Yuandao was also worried when talking about this matter. He shook his head and slowly sighed: "It's hard to explain. Although I trust Lao Si, it's not easy to ask for help. Even if it's you, don't do anything at this time. I trust the court. If it's really not Lao Si, the court will naturally give him justice."
The two talked for a while, and seeing that Cui Yuandao was very determined to handle the matter himself, Mr. Gao had no choice but to nod and say goodbye.
As soon as he left, Cui Liuye called out to his father, "Fourth brother told me that he and Wu Qianniang were childhood playmates. He couldn't stand seeing Wu Qianniang being humiliated, so he was moved with compassion and rescued her. He just wanted to send her to Jiangnan, and had no other intentions... How could he kill Fourth sister-in-law for Wu Qianniang?"
It is true that Li has a very bad temper, but Fourth Master Cui is definitely a very calm person. He has always been able to remain calm when dealing with Li.
Even if he really had a mistress and was discovered by Li, he would not get so angry as to kill anyone.
But now Li is really dead.
Master Cui Liu thought of the Li family's appearance and became even more worried: "Dad, you haven't seen the attitude of the Li family. I'm afraid they will really file a complaint with the emperor..."
Speaking of filing a complaint to the emperor, Cui Yuandao had an idea.
He then glanced at his son and said, "Let's go meet your fourth brother."
This is natural, we have to find out what is going on.
Cui Liuye agreed and said, "Son, I'll arrange it right away."
At this time, the excitement outside had not completely dissipated. Mr. Cui San stood outside the carriage, enjoying the show with great interest, and then turned to look at Princess Fenyang: "How is it? Are you enjoying watching this excitement?"
Seeing him so proud, Princess Fenyang knew that he was the one who had done this. She withdrew her gaze and asked the driver to change the direction. The group left Gao's alley and went to Zhengyang Street not far ahead. They entered the private room of Baoding Building. Princess Fenyang sat by the window, drank a sip of tea, and raised her chin to Master Cui San. "Brother San, is what you did reliable?"
Don't let that happen again, you end up losing the rice instead of the chicken.
Princess Fenyang was also frightened by Su Yao's incident.
Cui Sanye was confident, and when he heard Princess Fenyang asked this, he was a little angry: "What are you talking about? I spent so much effort, is it just for fun? Of course I can be trusted. Don't worry, he killed his wife, and he must pay with his life. Cui Laosi can't run away this time."
"What's going on?" Seeing that Mr. Cui San was talking so seriously, Princess Fenyang also reacted and lowered her voice and asked him solemnly: "Did you do it cleanly?"
"Don't worry." Master Cui swept away his previous carefree look, his eyes full of viciousness: "I have said long ago that they will pay the price. The fourth brother thinks he is in control of the family business. I think I can do nothing if he quits? You know what kind of person I am. I like to keep a hand in everything, even for them. I am preparing for today. Others may not know, but I know why the fourth brother has a bad relationship with his wife. It is simply because he does not like people like the fourth brother's wife at all. He has liked the girls of the Wu family since he was a child. It is really a coincidence that a few years ago, I met Wu Qianniang in the painted boat in Jinling. She was affiliated with the Jiaofang Division under the Nanjing Ministry of Rites. I knew at that time that I would need her one day. Coincidentally, she is also a smart person..."
Princess Fenyang suddenly realized.
No wonder Mr. Cui San said he wanted to find the fourth son’s wife first when he arrived in Beijing. It turned out that he had already made plans.
She breathed a sigh of relief: "You have done both of these: getting Xiao Heng to go to Yunnan and tripping up my uncle. What's next?"