The weird smile on Zheng Yunni's face remained undiminished, and the tails of her eyes twitched, and she looked at Bo Ruoyou provocatively, although she didn't speak, but the meaning was clear during the period, Bo Ruoyou's eyes were slightly cold, "You were afraid of light at first. Huo, but soon found out that this is the life of ordinary people, so you start to be afraid, afraid that they will find out that you are fake, so you go back to the dark room and ruin her face."
After a slight pause, all the manager's words that day came to her mind, Bo Ruoyou said: "You lit the fire with lamp oil just for practice, and you want to see if you can burn people to death with lamp oil, so your father asked later Why did you light a fire in your own house, and you asked him if that fire could kill—"
When the manager answered that day, Huo Weilou and Eunuch Fu listened. At that time, they only felt that Zheng Yunni, who was hysterical, acted indifferently. Only now did he realize that his words and deeds were malicious.
Hearing what Bo Ruoyou said, Zheng Yunni only held her injured wrist and smiled strangely, as if she knew that her fate was over. Zheng Wen'an just recovered from the shock at this moment, looked at Zheng Yunni, and then at the woman who was rescued by the embroidered clothes envoy The woman's voice was extremely difficult, "Yun Ni... What Miss Bo said, is it true or not?"
Zheng Yunni's eyes turned red when she heard this, and she looked at Zheng Wen'an with mixed hatred, anger and mockery on her face, "Is it true or not... Uncle Wu, why don't you ask yourself, grandma, and father …”
Zheng Wen'an's complexion changed a little. At this time, the lady who had just been rescued by the embroiderer coughed a few times and woke up suddenly. She struggled to get off the ground, but the embroiderer put her down, but where was she? Standing still, he immediately fell to the ground.
Her gorgeous outer dress was now covered in gray stains, and the back was scorched black and tattered, and the burnt blood was faintly visible, and those weak and boneless hands were also burned with blood bubbles at this moment, but she As if she couldn't feel the pain, she glanced around in a panic, and saw the real Zheng Yunni who came out from behind and was hugged by the embroidered clothes envoy.
The real Zheng Yunni is different from the burnt lady. She only has black and gray stains on her face, and her robe has no other injuries except for the many holes scorched by sparks. It was a violent cough, and when the embroidered clothes emissary let go, she also coughed and fell to the ground.
The eldest lady crawled all the way towards her like this, and then carefully tried to hold her hand.
However, she flinched for a while, and hurried back a little. If it wasn't for the fire behind her, she would have turned around and fled into the forest again. Seeing so many people here, she shrugged her shoulders uncomfortably , and the moment she saw Zheng Wenrong, her eyes froze slightly, but in the next moment, a heavy guard appeared in her eyes, and her whole body tensed up. The black hair on her face stared at the crowd. This angle made her eyes more white than pupils, making her look even colder and frightening.
Da Furen suddenly burst into tears. She suffers from madness and always laughs habitually. Although she is crying at the moment, her voice is hoarse and it sounds indistinguishable. Only the person standing beside her can see the big Big teardrops fell down her face, she looked at Zheng Yunni earnestly, the corners of her lips moved a few times, she clearly wanted to say something, but she couldn't say a word, her expression was sad at one moment, and at the other at a loss, as if she was devastated the moment before , but at the next moment, he even forgot why he was crying.
"Master Hou, when the subordinates found them, the eldest lady was hugging her and hid behind a stone tablet with an inscription on it in the forest. Because of protecting her, the eldest lady was burned."
Huo Weilou looked at the mother and daughter three people on the ground, with slight tears in his eyes, "Doctor please."
He Cheng hurriedly ordered the yamen to invite the doctor, but when he turned around, he saw Huo Weilou's gaze fell on the real Zheng Yunni.
She was obviously full of vigilance towards everyone, but her expression was stern, and she moved back slowly, as if she really planned to return to the scene of fire rather than be rescued at the next moment, Huo Weilou glanced at the two embroidered envoys, then The two approached her a few steps, blocking her only escape route. At this moment, she seemed to realize that she had no way to escape.
But apart from the stern look on her face, there was still no trace of fear.
He Cheng sighed, "She...does she still recognize people? Can she talk?"
Bo Ruoyou said: "Yes, the girl guessed that the first time she came out of the dark canal was two years ago. In the past two years, she wants to come out many times to walk around the mansion and talk... I'm afraid it will be difficult."
A six-year-old child has been locked in an underground darkroom for nearly ten years. Even if she has never gone crazy, she cannot speak and think like an ordinary sixteen-year-old, and judging by her appearance, I am afraid that her mind is also different from ordinary people. .
He Cheng glanced at Huo Weilou, "Then, Lord Hou, should you take her away directly? She looks like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to interrogate her."
Huo Weilou frowned slightly and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard a sound behind him, he looked back, but saw Shagu standing not far away with red eyes, she wanted to come here, but was stopped by the embroidered clothes envoy Now, my eyes are blurred with tears.
Huo Weilou said: "Let her in."
The silly girl is usually the most afraid of people, but at this moment, she also has a little courage. She shrugged her shoulders, her expression was still timid, but when she saw the embroidered clothes envoy let her go, she walked straight towards the real Zheng Yunni. Go, and the moment the real Zheng Yunni saw the silly girl, the stern look on her face froze as if frozen slightly.
Sha Gu ran to her side, and as soon as she squatted down, she tremblingly took out a piece of chestnut cake that was crushed to only half a piece from her sleeve, and handed it to Zheng Yunni carefully.
She hesitated for a moment, raised her hand to take it, and started to eat it in small bites under such an inevitable situation.
Half of the sky reflected by the flames was blood-red. These two girls, who were also thin and had scars on their faces, were very close together like real twin sisters. Looking at the crowd, Sha Gu turned around with a look of bewilderment and panic.
They didn't seem to know what would happen if they killed someone, they just felt that the situation in front of them was too big and terrifying, Huo Weilou frowned, "Take the two of them away."
The embroidered clothes envoy stepped forward to grab the person, and in an instant, the real Zheng Yunni seemed to be a little beast that smelled danger, her petite and skinny figure suddenly rose from the ground, she turned around and was about to run away, the embroidered clothes envoy saw her Thin and small, she didn't expect her to be so agile, so she was stunned for a moment before rushing forward, but she was stopped by the fire, and soon, an embroidered clothes envoy landed on her shoulder with a palm instead of a fist, and the heavy blow made her collapse , Another grab cut her arm behind her back.
She gritted her teeth in such pain, her face became even more stern, her eyes glared at the people around her, as if she was about to jump up and bite at any time, her thin body struggled so hard that it took a little effort for the embroiderer to move no.
The idiot panicked, got up in shock and fear, but didn't dare to approach, just stood on the side at a loss and shed tears silently, the eldest lady also struggled to get up, she looked at the idiot, then at the real Zheng Yunni, As if surprised that there was a daughter with a scar, but after a moment of hesitation, she still stepped forward to stop her. Zheng Wenrong hastily stepped forward and pulled the eldest lady back, "Sister-in-law...she... she killed many people..."
Zheng Wenrong was still immersed in the horror that this person was Zheng Yunni, looking at this ugly face, and thinking about how he taught Zheng Yunni to write and paint ten years ago, his heart was filled with grief, the corners of his lips moved, but he didn't know what to say to her What kind of words, and the madam struggled more violently, crying louder, which made people feel moved when they saw it.
"ha-"
At this moment, Zheng Yunni, who fell to the ground, suddenly gave a short and sharp laugh, as if she saw some joke, she fixedly looked at the back of the eldest lady, her eyes reflected the fire, and they were as moist as tears of blood.
Huo Weilou frowned, "Take her away together."
Zheng Yunni's expression changed, and she said sharply: "Why? I'm going to kill someone, but is she dead?! She's alive and well, it's her who killed someone for three days, so what does it have to do with me..."
He Cheng couldn't help but said: "You attempted to set fire to harm people, and you almost brought your mother into trouble. With this, you can be arrested. Back then, you locked up the real eldest lady and hurt her face. These are all crimes— "
Zheng Yunni laughed exaggeratedly, and she suddenly raised her finger to Zheng Wenan, "What about him? Is he not guilty? What about the dead second and third uncles? And grandma! Are they not guilty! I... I don't have to do this ... who made me like this?!"
Tears gushed out, as if at this moment, she was really crying, "So what is true, so what is fake, from the moment I was born, everything was wrong, grandma could not have been with the Second Highness marriage, they... they could have kept one from grandmother and one from father... but they didn't... no one ever spoke up for me..."
"Just because I'm the little one, should I be sent to that dark place?!"
Zheng Yunni's tears fell like beads, but a stern smile appeared on the corner of her lips. She suddenly looked at the real Zheng Yunni, "She and I are twin sisters, but why can't I see each other for the rest of my life, while she is golden and precious, and she is half-lived in glory?" Even God couldn’t stand it, that’s why she was let into the culvert. The moment I saw her, I knew something was wrong. She was born exactly like me, but with her silky body, she is the real person look, and I... I'm just a monster..."
Zheng Yunni suddenly couldn't laugh, as if thinking of that distant dark memory, her brows and eyes were full of resentment and sadness, with this look, she and the real Zheng Yunni became more like sisters.
She pulled the corners of her lips, and her voice suddenly turned cold, "You turned me into a monster, so don't blame the monster for being ruthless, I... I just want to live like a human being, so what if I change her?"
"She lived a comfortable and prosperous six years, and it's my turn..."
Zheng Yunni looked at the real Zheng Yunni with a bewildered and crazy expression, "I...at first I didn't think of leaving her underground forever, but...but it feels so good to be loved by someone, and the days when I can see the light are so good "Zheng Yunni let go of her injured wrist, raised her hand between her eyebrows, and narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she was blocking the non-existent sunlight.
"I don't want to go back, I don't want to go back anymore, since one must be left underground, why can't it be her?!" She put her hand down suddenly, with a mocking and cold face, "It's ridiculous that these self-proclaimed pets Her people can't tell who is the real her, and she is just a tool to seek prosperity and wealth for the Hou Mansion..."
At this point, Zheng Yunni suddenly looked at the eldest lady with a sarcastic look, "Even my mother, she can't tell the difference, she treats me as the original one, and loves me very much, even though she is crazy, she still knows that I lost her. Overnight, she... not only did she not recognize her, she even..." As if thinking of something ridiculous, Zheng Yunni suddenly laughed strangely again, "Even, even when she followed me back to the underdrain and saw me setting fire, I didn't know that the one who was burned was the original daughter..."
"So, it's so ridiculous to watch her roll around on the floor..."
The tears of Zheng Yunni's smile welled up again, and everyone's expressions changed drastically. Bo Ruoyou, who had been silent for a long time, was also shocked. She turned her eyes to look at the eldest lady, and the questions that had been lingering in her mind for many days were finally solved at this moment.
The crazy mother saw the second daughter set fire with her own eyes. Even if she didn't understand what was going on at the moment, she still left in her heart the image of another daughter with a scar on her face. The fire started years ago, and it has been burning until today. The entire Anqinghou Mansion was burned down, and all of this started from the day when the twin daughters were born, or, as early as the day when the eldest lady rescued the second highness of the dynasty, the tragedy began. There are already foreshadowings.
Zheng Yunni said that she couldn't stop laughing wildly when she said what happened back then, but the victim of this incident, the real Zheng Yunni, didn't see any disturbance on her face. She stood aside and listened, with indifference and hatred in her eyes from beginning to end. It seemed that the perennial cold darkness in the dark ditch had melted into her blood.
"Is this after your house caught fire?" Bo Ruoyou asked.
Zheng Yunni seemed to know what Bo Ruoyou was going to ask, so she smiled: "I didn't expect my mother to follow me into the dark ditch that night, and I took her out later, but fortunately she was frightened, as if she didn't remember anything It looked like it, but I was still worried, I didn’t know if she was dead or not, so I made a fuss, and my father filled up the lotus pond.”
"At the time, I thought that was the only entrance."
When she said this, Zheng Yunni's tone was extremely understated, but the more so, the more she revealed her determination to keep her sister underground forever, which made people shudder for a while.
Seeing Zheng Yunni's sad and mocking face, Bo Ruoyou finally said: "Perhaps, it's not that your mother didn't separate you, but she also recognized you. When you were sent away, she fell ill because of it. No matter which daughter is by your side, she loves her equally. It's just that you have this knot in your heart all these years, and how much do you really respect and love her?"
Zheng Yunni's complexion changed slightly, as if she had never thought of this possibility, she was stunned for a moment, Bo Ruoyou looked at the eldest lady, "Look at her, she hasn't seen your sister for so many years, but she still subconsciously protects her." She, how do you know that her love for you all these years is treating you as your sister?"
Zheng Yunni was stunned, her brows twitched, as if she didn't want to believe this possibility, "Then... so what? The elders are the ones who planted the scourge of the Hou Mansion. I am not the one who bullies you, nor is it me who harmed people in the Hou Mansion. , so what if I set fire to it, I... "
"None of you can escape." Huo Weilou was silent for a long time and finally opened his mouth, "Except for Zheng Wenrong and the eldest lady, everyone else has been detained in the state prison. .”
He Cheng quickly responded, and when Zheng Yunni heard that Zheng Wen'an and the others would also be arrested, the resentment on her face became less, and she said: "Let's look at the laws of the Great Zhou, how can I be convicted! "
Seeing that the yacha was also coming to arrest her, the eldest lady's expression changed, and she also ran towards her. As soon as she grabbed her hand, the eldest lady looked at the servants blankly and terrified, she opened and closed her mouth, but there was only the sound of "Ah", only the tears continued.
Zheng Yunni was furious all night, either resentment, or desolation, at this moment, seeing the old lady's hands full of blood blisters but still wanting to keep her without pain, a flash of unbearableness finally flashed on her face, the corners of her lips tightened He squeezed it tightly, but still pushed the lady's hand away, straightened his dress again, and walked out with his chin raised.
Da Furen wanted to keep up in a daze, but was stopped by Zheng Wenrong. When she turned her head, she saw that the real Zheng Yunni and the silly girl were also led away by the embroidered clothes envoy. She said "ah" and tried to stop again. Zheng Wenrong couldn't pull it for a while, so she broke free and chased after her, but just after running two steps, the lady tripped over the hem of her skirt and fell powerlessly to the ground.
Zhen Zheng Yunni, who was restrained from walking outside, paused, and turned her head back stiffly. She fixedly looked at the eldest lady, seeing her crying so sadly, as if thinking of a very long time ago, A trace of tenderness rose from her eyes, and she said two words strangely and with difficulty, but her voice was hoarse and she had aphasia, even two words were difficult to say, it was the nearest embroidered clothes teacher Didn't hear what she was saying.
In the end, three people were killed, and the embroiderer showed no mercy to her. Seeing her standing still, she pushed her. She seemed to wake up. When she turned around, the tenderness between her brows and eyes disappeared. net.
Zheng Wen'an was also besieged by the yamen's servants. This night's incident made him feel uneasy. Now that Marquis Wu Zhao has found out about the past, there is absolutely no possibility of covering it up for them. It is conceivable that the Marquis of Anqing will not only be unable to keep the marriage between the eldest lady and the second highness. , I am afraid that he will be punished for a felony. Thinking of his mother's death and his brother's tragic death, and he can't even keep the honor of the Marquis Mansion, he is more sad than his heart for a while. Seeing Zheng Wenrong pulling the eldest lady to comfort him, he said hoarsely: " Brother, in the mansion, I will leave it to you."
Zheng Wenrong was sent out of the Hou's Mansion since he was a child. He was originally a person whom the Hou's Mansion didn't want to admit, but now, he is the only one who can take charge of the overall situation.
The fire has not been contained yet, and no one present at the scene thought that the misty and unsolved case would be solved in such a way. Zheng Yunni's self-made fire not only exposed her secret, but also made the murderer arrested. Although the underdrain was discovered, the murderer It was a matter of time before he was caught, but many old things were revealed tonight, and even an outsider like He Cheng felt overwhelmed.
Zheng Wenrong was still trying to appease the eldest lady, but seeing that she couldn't help it, he ordered the servants to forcefully send the eldest lady back, but Bo Ruoyou stared at the real Zheng Yunni's leaving direction in a daze.
Tonight, the fake Zheng Yunni is either acting or crying, and the grievances and anger in her heart are all expressed in front of others, but the real Zheng Yunni has never said a word, maybe she can’t say it, maybe she doesn’t want to say it, or maybe she’s used to living. In the darkness and loneliness, her body was full of guard and coldness, only when the silly girl gave her chestnut cake, she could see a trace of human vitality, and when she turned around just now, Bo Ruoyou only saw that she opened her mouth , but it's hard to tell what she said...
"She called 'mother'." Huo Weilou walked up to Bo Ruoyou at some point.
Bo Ruoyou came back to her senses, suppressed the miscellaneous thoughts in her heart, and said quietly, "She has three lives, according to the law..."
"Behead according to the law." Huo Weilou didn't hesitate.
Bo Ruoyou sighed, and without further words, Eunuch Fu stepped forward and said, "That false eldest lady is not wrong. Everyone in the Marquis Mansion has sinned this time. That child is indeed pitiful, but no matter how pitiful she is, she cannot be ignored." The law hurts human life."
Bo Ruoyou smiled wryly, "Don't worry, father-in-law, women of the people know these truths, if they ignore the law, they will be lynched, and the world will be in chaos."
He Cheng came over and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I have ordered everything. I will be interrogated overnight by the officials tonight. You must submit the file to Lord Hou for review earlier."
Huo Weilou waved his hand: "You don't need to review this case, you have the full authority to hear this case, and the subsequent files can be submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice as usual."
He Cheng's expression changed slightly, "Master Hou is leaving Qingzhou?"
Eunuch Fu laughed and said, "Master Hou was on a business trip to Luozhou this time, but he came to you because he was entrusted by the old Marquis Xinyang. Now that the case is over, Mr. He can do the rest. good."
He Cheng hurriedly said: "Thanks to Master Hou's personal visit, if it wasn't for this, I really don't know what to do."
Huo Weilou was too lazy to listen to his compliments, and only ordered: "This Marquis will write to Xinyanghou and His Highness the Second Highness to explain, you must be fair in handling this case, and you don't have to worry about anything."
What worried He Cheng most in his heart was that the capital would have opinions on this case. Hearing Huo Weilou's arrangement at this moment, he felt relieved, "Yes, yes, this official is definitely fair and strict. Thank you, Lord Hou."
The murderer has been arrested and brought to justice. Huo Weilou is in a high position, so he doesn't have to worry about other trivial matters. He Cheng then asked: "When Lord Hou plans to leave the city? Lord Hou is here in Qingzhou, and I haven't fulfilled the friendship of a landlord. How about—"
Huo Weilou stared, "I'm leaving tomorrow, you don't need to waste all these efforts."
He Cheng didn't expect Huo Weilou to be in such a hurry to say more, but he thought that Huo Weilou was vigorous and resolute, and he hated flattery and flattery in the officialdom the most, so he didn't dare to stay any longer, "Since it is so, it is already late now, why don't you rest earlier?" Next, I will send Lord Hou out of the city tomorrow."
Huo Weilou was noncommittal, glanced at the scene of the fire, and saw that Zheng Wenrong was gathering servants to fight the fire, so he didn't have to worry about it, so he turned and left here, walked a few steps back, and saw Bo Ruoyou standing beside He Cheng talking something, the flames were fierce Lie is strong, but it reflects her slender and straight figure, and her eyebrows are quite pleasing to the eye.
He withdrew his gaze, and suddenly felt something in his hand. He lowered his eyes and saw that it was the earring just now, so he threw it at Eunuch Fu. Eunuch Fu didn't know what it was. Miss Zheng's earrings?"
Huo Weilou chuckled suddenly, "Although it is her earring, it is not the one she dropped today."
When Eunuch Fu heard this, he widened his eyes, "Ah... Lord Hou ordered the embroidered envoy to leave, not to search the treasury, but to find earrings... Earlier, Lord Hou had whispered to Miss Bo for a long time, could it be... "
The smile on Huo Weilou's lips deepened, "She came up with such an idea after seeing Zheng Yunni drop her earrings, she is quite clever."
Although Zheng Yunni was lying at that time, she was very calm. She came prepared after several speeches. Bo Ruoyou got close and saw her earrings falling off, but she didn't rush to ask questions. Instead, she checked carefully and saw She was indeed suspected of arson, just now she asked Huo Weilou to take a step to speak, and then offered advice, singing and playing with Huo Weilou.
Eunuch Fu suddenly realized, "After talking about it for so long, the fake eldest lady was a little flustered. Afterwards, Lord Hou asked some questions, which made her lose her mind. In the end, the earrings appeared as irrefutable evidence, so she could only admit it. It's wonderful." method!"
When the case was solved just now, Huo Weilou was still in a serious state of mind, but at this moment his brows and eyes relaxed three points, and suddenly he remembered something and asked Fu Gonggong, "Is there a reply to the news I asked you to send to the capital?"
Eunuch Fu hurriedly said: "The things are on the way, now look at the situation, should we send them directly to Luozhou?"
They will leave Qingzhou tomorrow, and no one will be there when the things are sent to Qingzhou, so they should be diverted to Luozhou.
Huo Weilou should have denied it immediately, but he suddenly felt that Eunuch Fu's idea was very good, but he didn't make a decision immediately, he just went back to the guest house first.
As soon as he entered the study, Huo Weilou saw two newly arrived official documents on the table, one of which came from Luozhou, he first picked up the official document from Luozhou and opened it to read, only read half of it, brow Then he wrinkled up, and after reading all of them, his expression was already serious.
After thinking for a while, Huo Weilou ordered: "Call Bo Ruoyou here—"