Wang Yuanwai began to kowtow in the air, and while kowtowing, he chanted:
"I really have no choice... Can you forgive me, please forgive me? Madam, I'm sorry for you, it's me who's sorry for you! I kowtow to you, I burn more paper money for you, I perform great rituals for you, I will I hope you can live peacefully and comfortably in the underworld, and you must not come to ask for your life!"
The people around him were shocked when they saw this scene and heard what he said.
Prince Wang could hardly believe his ears, let alone his eyes. But if he had not seen these words coming from his father's mouth with his own eyes, even if he killed him, he would not believe that it was his father's own hands. Killed the mother.
"Dad! You... why did you kill your mother! Why, why!"
He rushed forward, grabbed Wang Yuanwai's arms and shouted.
Wang Yuanwai seemed to have not seen him at all. He stared straight into the air and murmured: "Madam, please spare me, spare me! You know how I have treated you in the past twenty years! But you I can't have sex because I'm sick, I... I'm a normal man, I can't stand the temptation, I let her have my child, but I really didn't want to harm you, she forced me, she forced me Yes! She said she had my child, she forced me to marry her, and she was the one who forced me to kill my wife. If you want to kill someone, go find her!"
His words of pleading were spoken in a sinister tone. Even though it was broad daylight and even though the room was full of people, everyone felt goosebumps when they heard it. Especially the servants of the palace were trembling. , looking around in fear, as if the ghost of the mistress had arrived.
"Ah!" Qiuping suddenly let out a shrill scream, rolled her eyes, and fainted backwards.
Prince Wang frowned: "Father, what did you say? Who forced you to kill your mother? Who had your child?"
Wang Yuanwai, however, seemed to be oblivious and kept kowtowing in the air until his forehead started to bleed.
Shen Ning couldn't help but shook her head and said to Magistrate Zhou: "Master Zhou, now that the real culprit has been caught, take him back to the Yamen for further interrogation. In fact, even if you don't ask, I believe Master Zhou already understands the whole story."
Magistrate Zhou nodded sadly and ordered: "Someone, bring Wang Yuanwai back to the Yamen."
The officials pulled Wang Yuanwai up from the ground. Wang Yuanwai was in a daze and showed no resistance. The crowd grabbed the iron chain and took him away.
Prince Wang stared blankly at his father's back as he was being taken away, his face full of confusion.
"Miss Shen, is it really my father who killed my mother? Why? Why did he do this? Has he always treated my mother very well?"
Shen Ning glanced at Qiu Ping, who was fainting on the ground, and said calmly: "Master Wang, don't you understand?"
Prince Wang followed her gaze and said in surprise: "You... you mean that my father... he and Qiuping... have an affair?"
He was so shocked that his face looked like it had been struck by lightning.
"Not only is there an affair, Qiuping also has your father's flesh and blood."
Shen Ning said lightly.
"What?!" Prince Wang was shocked again, "I don't believe it, it's not true!" He shook his head vigorously.
"Whether it's true or false, although your mother was killed by your father, she... was also one of the murderers, but she didn't do it herself."